Art gallery [Large pictures warning!!]

[ajrimmer42]

:shifty: :O:

[Letum]

This week I have mostly been making fan stuff for darkest Hour and the 29th ID.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2743/z134nuro.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3610/joycesmall.jpg
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5397/smallfry3.jpg

[Oberon]

I have embarked upon a new modelling journey :D so to speak.:ahoy:

Can you tell what it is yet?
And no prizes for saying "It's a boat" or "A propeller"!!!

Ironclad? :hmmm:

[ajrimmer42]

Ironclad? :hmmm:

Not far off, I've just a bout finished it now so I might as well tell! 'tis the Turbinia, the first steam turbine powered vessel, launched in 1897. The particular type of engine later powered the Lusitania, Mauritania and HMS Dreadnought.

[TLAM Strike]

Exploring some of the features in Max.

US Barbel Vs. Yugoslav Sava
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3594/barbelvssava.jpg

[TLAM Strike]

Since my last render enlisted no comments here is something better. This came out so good it is now my current desktop.

HMS Astute in undersea canyon.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=321&pictureid=2265

[Lionclaw]

Looks good, I like the 2nd one. :)

How long did it take to render the scene?

[TLAM Strike]

Looks good, I like the 2nd one. :)

How long did it take to render the scene?

Thanks, it took about 30 seconds to render.

[Lionclaw]

30 seconds? Quite fast. :)

[TLAM Strike]

30 seconds? Quite fast. :)

Its not that complex of a scene, 35,000 polygons- most of that is the trench. One light source, and environmental fog.

[aergistal]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/825/bombardier.jpg

Well, minus the wheels and the base which are shamelessly taken from another model. You know, it's called reuse :DL

[Lionclaw]

Good to reuse, saves time. :DL

Nice looking train! :up:

[aergistal]

Working on a british X-Craft. Wanted to do this a long time after reading 'Sink the Tirpitz'. I found some plans for the X5-X10 series [more here (http://www.heiszwolf.com/subs/plans/plans.html)].
If you have any good pics or drawing please share. I want to add a lot of details once the basic form is done.


http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5177/59792625.jpg

[aergistal]

My X-Craft is starting to look like something from outer space. Still not happy with the upper part of the tail, the one next to the exhaust. I will probably have to redo it later but for now I'm sick of tweaking.

The plans I found are so misaligned that I suspect the British did it on purpose to confuse the enemy should they get their hands on them.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3224/x51c.jpg

The real thing at Maritime Quest, only it's X-24
(http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/x_craft/x24_page_1.htm)

[Lionclaw]

:o

Wow, looks nice. :up:

[Lord_magerius]

Google Sketchup? :hmmm:

[aergistal]

Google Sketchup? :hmmm:

No, Rhinoceros. flakmonkey (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=117627) already posted a very nice and detailed poly model of this sub. I am using NURBS as I'd like to have the exact curves of the real sub.

[Oberon]

A quick Subsim preview of a pic I'll be putting up on dA tomorrow.

Kanalkampf:

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6263/stuka1.jpg

Any thoughts?
Drawing sea is a bitch! :haha:

[TLAM Strike]

Any thoughts?
Drawing sea is a bitch! :haha:

More good work Oberon! What is the link to your dA page?

Have you considered a CGI sea with hand drawing objects (the ships and planes)? I've seen a few movies where traditional animation and CGI are mixed and I thought it looked very interesting.

[Oberon]

More good work Oberon! What is the link to your dA page?

Have you considered a CGI sea with hand drawing objects (the ships and planes)? I've seen a few movies where traditional animation and CGI are mixed and I thought it looked very interesting.

Thank you :yeah:

http://electricfox5.deviantart.com/

That's an idea...I haven't got an CGI programs at the mo, is there any free ones that you would recommend?

[Torvald Von Mansee]

http://gocomics.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5f3053ef013480712c11970c-800wi

[Sockeye]

Some cool stuff be in this thread :up:

A few of mine--two from June, one from today.

I didn't finish-finish this one, but the idea's there. The stick sticking out from the vertical stabilizer: I was mulling over the idea of aerials for radar-warning receivers, etc, but that fizzled.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8420/foofighter15jun10.jpg


Colourized Mary here for kicks. Still not quite sure if I changed the look in her eyes or not.
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3632/mmonroecolorized15jun10.jpg


And today, a bored-to-death sketch. The Catapult was supposed to be kind of standing in water, but to be honest, I just didn't want to draw the legs; as well, I'm thinkin' Spy vs Spy.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9969/spyvspycatapult.jpg

[Torvald Von Mansee]

http://i.imgur.com/hW3ZE.jpg

[Dowly]

While I found that hilarious, please refrain from posting other's work. This thread is to show work of your own. :salute:

[Oberon]

While I found that hilarious, please refrain from posting other's work. This thread is to show work of your own. :salute:

He knows, he posted here instead of the Funny pictures thread by mistake.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163913&page=130

[Dowly]

Ah right, haven't been following that one very closely. :salute:

[krashkart]

Ah right, haven't been following that one very closely. :salute:

Blasphemer! :O:

[Alex]

A British HDML (Harbour Defence Motor Launch). :)
Didn't model the guns nor the depth charge racks as I didn't care about the damage model so far.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4818/05inharbourpadstow.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3226/hdml.gif

[ajrimmer42]

Very nice Alex ^^^ love it!

Finished this a little while ago but never ended up putting on any pics.

The Turbinia, built in 1894 was the first steam turbine powered vessel in the world. Versions of it's engines went on to power the Lusitania, Mauretania and HMS Dreadnought.

My first attempt at modelling a real world vehicle, I tried to get it as accurate as possible but I could only find very basic low res plans, plus the 2 sets of plans I had seemed to differ both with each other and the actual vessel as it is now. I managed to get some half decent reference pics though. Also, anyone with a keen eye will probably notice there is one too many windows on the bridge :p annoyingly I somehow only noticed after I'd finished and just couldn't be arsed to change it. :doh:

Today, in Newcastle's Discovery Museum (which isn't that far from me so I really should try and visit lol).

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/ajrimmer42/2753183619_d4886e00df.jpg

The rather unusual screws

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/ajrimmer42/144548471isQvUi_fs.jpg


The Model, rendered in 3ds Max and Vray:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/ajrimmer42/Render1.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/ajrimmer42/Render2.jpg

Probably have a few more to upload soon, and I've got a fresh Poser render on it's way :D

[Alex]

Nice model, pretty good job from you too, mate. :up:

[Lionclaw]

Looks great guys! :up:

[Dowly]

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Galaxy_V1.jpg

[Lionclaw]

Hey, a galaxy. Looks nice. :)

What program did you use to make it?

[Dowly]

Photoshop

[Chad]

Nice work guys! I hadn't checked this thread in awhile. Everything looks good!

[Dowly]

Consumed
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Earth_Consumed_v1.jpg

[TLAM Strike]

Two Russian divers board a Sirena UME swimmer delivery vehicle.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=321&pictureid=2874

[Lionclaw]

That looks cool, nice. :)

[ajrimmer42]

New render :D Posed in Poser Pro 2010 and rendered in Vue 8 xStream with SkinVue 8


http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/231/d/1/Papillon_by_UrbanProtocol.jpg

:yep:

There's also some new photography on my DeviantART (http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/)

[ajrimmer42]

and another :D

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/231/7/7/Night_Blade_by_UrbanProtocol.jpg

[Alex]

Man, I like very much the shading of every material in the scene !
Leather and metal (the nose wheel especially) look just great. :yeah:
Cool work mate !
Keep it up ! :up:

Edit

Reducing the specular level of the babe's skin may make it look even better though. :hmm2:

Call me perfectionist. :O:

[ajrimmer42]

Man, I like very much the shading of every material in the scene !
Leather and metal (the nose wheel especially) look just great. :yeah:
Cool work mate !
Keep it up ! :up:

Edit

Reducing the specular level of the babe's skin may make it look even better though. :hmm2:

Call me perfectionist. :O:

Thanks man, I'm still playing around with SkinVue's settings, I'll have a fiddle around with the specular sliders. Though one reason for the brightness there is because I put a point light very close to light up her body and i think i made it a little bit too bright. :doh: :D

[Dowly]

Vue and the extra apps are growing to be more and more faster in making complex stuff that used to take quite some time. Like Skinvue for example, or the normal Vue that can make realistic terrain/sky if you just got the CPU power to render the scenes.

One thing those who make 3D models to keep an eye out is Modo, it's taken the 3D community by storm. Not nearly as popular as 3ds MAX atm, but it's catching up very fast. It's extremely easy for both newbies and pro's to get into as the interface is very nicely organized.

Check it out: http://www.luxology.com/

They got 15-day trial.

This be the program I really started to learn 3D modelling with, (King Tiger on the earlier pages of this thread.) I had tried 3ds MAX dozens of times, but it's interface was just so clumsy for a newbie to learn.

[Raptor1]

I think I'll give Modo a look. It sometimes seems as if Max is completely bent on doing exactly the opposite of what you ask it to do...

[ajrimmer42]

I saw Modo while i was flicking through a 3d magazine down my local newsagent a few months ago, someone had made an awesome Spitfire with, they seemed to be saying it was good for making vehicles and such. Might give it a try.

[Dowly]

I saw Modo while i was flicking through a 3d magazine down my local newsagent a few months ago, someone had made an awesome Spitfire with, they seemed to be saying it was good for making vehicles and such. Might give it a try.

You can do pretty much any 3D work with it. It comes with sculpting tools etc. so not just machinery but organic stuff is doable.

[Raptor1]

Technically you can do whatever you want with pretty much any serious modelling software, the question is how easy it is to do.

[Dowly]

Technically you can do whatever you want with pretty much any serious modelling software, the question is how easy it is to do.

Aye, that's true.

Anywho, here's a great tutorial series for modo that shows how to build an mech/tank thingy. You get a pretty good sense on how easy the program is to use.

http://www.luxology.com/training/training.aspx?mode=Search&tags=WMD

The parts are scattered around, but should be easy to find.

[Alex]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/GWX/chapeau.png http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/read.gif


http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4995/69800240.jpg

[Dowly]

Very nice! You've come a long way from the civilian car you build when I was still hanging around with the crew. :up:

[Alex]

Danke Dowly. :03:

[Lord_magerius]

Random tiger I knocked up this afternoon, sorry about the poor quality but my scanner is on its way out
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Tiger1.jpg

[Sledgehammer427]

I wanted to get back into my sketching (stopped after high school... which gave me an excuse to start)
and with the upcoming meet, I figured I would draw something that...well...fit :D
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo351/Fastrat91/SSN571.jpg
it's rather rough but I don't think it's bad for a half an hour with only pencils and charcoal
the paper was a smisge too big for the scanner, rest assured the entire 571 is there

[Sledgehammer427]

another one, a freehand I did of a type XXI being launched.
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo351/Fastrat91/XXI.jpg

[Dowly]

Trying out some 3D compositing stuff. :hmmm:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Mech_on_Street_v1.jpg

[Chad]

Nice work, texture and model!

[Dowly]

The Mech comes with Modo. :O: Tho, currently building my own. :hmmm:

EDIT: And here be the little I've got done for my mech.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Mech_hand.jpg

[Chad]

Oh is that the mech that is written about in all those tutorials?

[Dowly]

Oh is that the mech that is written about in all those tutorials?

Don't recall seeing any tutorials for the Mech, maybe you're thinking the WMD tank. :hmmm:

[Chad]

Maybe.. I've been all sorts of confused lately :doh:

[Dowly]

Quickie
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/Minigun_v1.jpg

[ajrimmer42]

Dowly, how are you finding Modo? How does it compare to say 3ds Max, in terms of ease of use, render quality/time etc?

[Dowly]

Wouldn't switch to anything else. Very easy to use and learn. I heard Industrial Light & Magic switched to Modo awhile back too. :yep:

I mostly do non-textured renders, so they are pretty fast. Once you start using complex materials with reflections etc. the render times go up naturally, but it's not that bad. Think it took 4-5 minutes to render an 1280x720 version of the Minigun with some extra geometry and all kinds of shiny materials in it. :hmmm:

Definitely a worth to check out, think they got a 15-day trial on their page. :salute:

[Alex]

@ Dowly : I can do it in a few seconds at my end once the light in the scene is set up correctly. :o

Dowly, how are you finding Modo? How does it compare to say 3ds Max, in terms of ease of use, render quality/time etc?
I guess you guys need some help in 3DS regarding lights ? :yeah:

As what you need to have in the scene is an atmospheric light, I think you've all been amazed by the time you need to render a scene with some skylight included, eh. :nope:

Why does it take so much time ?
The more light rays, the more atmospheric the light will be, the better it will look in the end... And consequently ? The more time you'll need to render the scene.
How to reduce the number of light rays, thus reducing rendering times ? :hmmm:
Simple.
Create your skylight. Select "Rendering" at the top of the screen, and click on "Light Tracer". Then, decrease the original number of rays/sample (250, originally). Decrease it to something like 100, for example, and your rendering time is going to be reduced by... 2000 % ? (yes, 2000)

:|\\

Apart from that... Pretty good job so far, Dowly, keep it up ! :arrgh!:

[Dowly]

@ Dowly : I can do it in a few seconds at my end once the light in the scene is set up correctly. :o

Maybe you got better PC? :O:

[Alex]

Oh certainly not, trust me. :03:
Regarding atmospheric lighting, when you want to reduce rendering times what matters is the number of light rays, and that's all. :up:

Err, maybe not :hmm2:, you should use the light tracer too to reduce it even more...
In a video that is. :up:
For a screenshot, reducing the number of light rays of the skylight will do.

:DL

[ajrimmer42]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/271/a/c/in_shadows_by_urbanprotocol-d2zntno.jpg

http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/#/d2zntno



http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/272/0/4/the_aviator_by_urbanprotocol-d2zqbiu.jpg

http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/#/d2zqbiu


:p2:

[CCIP]

Sketched with my tablet in photoshop for about a half hour, just at random without any plan or reference, something kinda cool came out.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/robot.jpg

[Lord_magerius]

Just been messing around in photoshop with a couple of quick paintings.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/PStest.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/2-1.jpg

Edit: Might as well add this one too :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Forest.jpg

[Lord_magerius]

Another quick one in Photoshop
Edit: Oops. didn't notice the last post was mine, should have just edited that, sorry. :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Mountain1.jpg

[Dowly]

Amazing work! :yeah:

I take you use tablet?

[Lord_magerius]

Thanks and no, not at the moment, just using a mouse until I can afford a tablet :)

[Castout]

I dig my older signatures

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/Mig-17F-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/MiG-21Silver.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/Mig21F13AURIsig.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/EgyptMig-21MFCamo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/Mig-21MF2.jpg




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/TypeIVC41color.gif




Photoshopped a little

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/KMSHipper.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/Sukhoi27B.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/Su-30filmgrain.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/SpitMkVsmaller.jpg

Well not exactly art but I pretty like them :)

[Lord_magerius]

It could be better but it's 9a.m and I haven't slept in two days :cry:
Have some Donitz
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Donitz.jpg

Edit: Might as well stick this one on. A burning Panzer 3 in a field
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Burning-Panzer3.jpg

Just decided to be really lazy with it and use custom brushes :)

[Weiss Pinguin]

My newest desktop: http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh323/quantumpenguin/Desktop-1.jpg

I was watching the Scope visualization on windows media player and wondered what it would look like on camera, and on my crappy phone camera it looked really cool. It's also where my new signature comes from ;)

[Alex]

Scaring a few holidaymakers placidly sailing their rented small boat on Lake Louise, Alberta...

http://d.imagehost.org/t/0869/test.jpg (http://d.imagehost.org/view/0869/test)

@ Dowly : the 109 will follow... In some months, LOL. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/Panzer_Kamerad/smileys/mdr.gif

[Schroeder]

Are you sure that the K+D under the wing shouldn't be the other way around?:hmmm:

[Alex]

LOL you're right man, should have fixed it in a few seconds but I just didn't think this detail would attract so much attention, next time I'll keep in mind people mostly step in to point out defaults. :O:

[Dowly]

Something small I've been doing whenever I've been arsed. A Hydra flak emplacement from Warhammer 40K universe.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Hydra_bunker.jpg

[Raptor1]

Where's the gun?

[Oberon]

Where's the gun?

It's obviously a British Hydra flak emplacement. :yep:

[Dowly]

Where's the gun?

On the to-do list. :DL

[TLAM Strike]

Well I'm taking an intro to 2d art course in College. Part of that is to do a sketch book journal of work on one subject. What kind of subject would interest me?

How about the works of Tom Clancy? :rock:

This is the first image I have drawn (we are required to do three items a week).

Bear in mind that I have not drawn anything in like 9 years...


http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/4240/subindrydock.jpg

[Chad]

Not bad, it's your handwriting that scares me :O:

J/k mate

[FIREWALL]

This is a place where you can put your work in for everyone to see.

You can post anything you want as long as it´s art related and made by you. Composed screenshots, hand drawn stuff, wallpapers etc.

There´s one rules:
1. DO NOT post other peoples art and claim it as yours.

If possible, attach the original photo/screenshot, so we can see how much you´ve edited it.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here´s two of my wallpapers that I made last week.

Originals
Pic1: http://www.pointofexistence.com/newsimages/News42/Nh90-2.jpg
Pic2: http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2452/buchon9306sf.jpg
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5195/skyreplace7ci.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6316/spitfire3cp.jpg


Pic1
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2676/bfpoewallpaper6xk.jpg


Pic2
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1852/victory2pf.jpg

The picture I like best is your Sig. :woot:

[Geno_Mariner]

Just did this today on tablet. My attempt of the Oberon Class after flipping through my Submarines book when I got bored.
The image was too small for me to attempt drawing details (and I googled, but several results were too different or didn't have top views). So I sort of made it a foggy morning or something XD Take in mind I have not drawn submarines for.... a year and a half or so? I'm trying to dig up my old pics of the HMAS Rankin and my own submarine that I made up for my story (yes I write stories).

http://saurerk19.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/0/2/2702390/2979979_orig.png

I know some parts looks weird or out of place, I am trying to work on more stuff like this...

[Oberon]

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/044/9/9/panther_by_electricfox5-d39hp47.jpg

An early morning sketch on Boxing Day. :yep:

[Alex]

Let's see what it's going to look like in SH3, with some textures. Soon. :)
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1510/boatkd.jpg

[Chad]

That's awesome! Nice work :up:

[GoldenRivet]

Thought i would finally share some of my artwork. I havnt put pencil to paper in years.

1st image: Shelby Series one. This was drawn using a standard number 2 pencil while looking at a concept drawing in a magazine. Ink was freehanded over the pencil lines. Unfinished. Approx 1998

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1R3Zvx1uC-c/TZDRobFgUoI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/PRRSpd3qme8/s1600/Series%2BOne.jpg

2nd Image: F-18. This was drawn using a standard number 2 pencil while looking at a photograph in an aviation magazine. Ink was freehanded over the pencil lines. Approx 1998

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ViOxyavyy-8/TZDRsW40mRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/95dhqpGQN7Y/s1600/F-18.jpg

3rd Image: Ink over pencil. Based on video game advertisement from about 1997.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ta-Yo0C5nEU/TZDRymXL2vI/AAAAAAAAAfg/BVLwAJHAko0/s1600/F-16.jpg

4th Image: Beretta 9mm. Pencil with ink accents. 1999?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BXuM2pH7uzo/TZDR4cvmyYI/AAAAAAAAAfo/afuzF_8yPbo/s1600/9mm.jpg

5th Image: Rattlesnake in desert. Pencil. 1997

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO97dtqGg5w/TZDR-XoiRXI/AAAAAAAAAfw/QJVA6dgT9Us/s1600/Rattler.jpg

6th Image: Purchased a T-shirt on a ski trip in 1995 that had this on the back of it. Freehand while looking at the shirt.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7cW2hmxoU4/TZDSDH_OxZI/AAAAAAAAAf4/Yreof_EnhXw/s1600/Croc.jpg

[Chad]

Most impressive John, didn't know you were an artist :)

[GoldenRivet]

Thanks... i dont put the pencil to the paper like i used to.

I think teen angst used to be my fuel - i dont have that now LOL

[Torplexed]

Most impressive John, didn't know you were an artist :)

Indeed. You certainly had far superior technical drawing skills than I did at that age. :up:

[Matador.es]

this is art.....

http://www.geenstijl.nl/archives/images/boemJDAMknal.jpg (http://www.geenstijl.nl/archives/images/JDAMboemgroot.html)
click for full pic


Resulting in:
http://www.geenstijl.nl/archives/images/boemknalJDAM3x.jpg

Check him closing in:
http://www.geenstijl.nl/archives/images/JDAMboem3x.jpg

http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/2011/03/top_die_kop_storing_tmobile_li.html#more
Translation:
JDAM bobms are being dropped at Khamis Special forces compound. The unit is lead by the son of Gadaffi; Khamis al-Gaddafi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamis_Gaddafi). Who was in the states just before this crises broke out. (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/28/libya.gadhafi.son/?hpt=T1)

Thought it was a cool sight to share

[ajrimmer42]

Few recent renders, started getting back into Poser again :D Rather pleased with these two, some of the first I've done with displacement turned on. Tried displacememnt before but it seemed to just slow render times down, but if you only put 0.1 on then it's perfectly adequate and you still get fine render times :) these are also some of the only ones which I've edited in Photoshop too.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/088/8/1/81d6a6d7bd7063a312b56798c099ea9d-d3b7lpy.jpg
[/URL]
[url=http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/art/Effervescence-200229046?q=gallery%3Aurbanprotocol%2F23998972&qo=0]Effervescence (http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/art/Effervescence-200229046?q=gallery%3Aurbanprotocol%2F23998972&qo=0)

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/063/8/2/82978b644973c19971de829c570761a2-d3awyb1.jpg

Kiss the Rain (http://urbanprotocol.deviantart.com/art/Kiss-the-Rain-199732141?q=gallery%3Aurbanprotocol%2F23998972&qo=1)

[Matador.es]

check these images @ geenstijl.nl

http://gigapica.geenstijl.nl/2011/03/odyssey_dawn.html

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/foto/11b62e3e_15191656.jpg (http://gigapica.geenstijl.nl/2011/03/odyssey_dawn.html)

[TLAM Strike]

More stuff for my art class...
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6871/scan0001dah.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6118/scan0003au.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3677/scan0004jq.jpg
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/5449/scan0005d.jpg
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3503/scan0006ok.jpg
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2852/scan0008a.jpg
(Yea I know I'm not good at drawing human figures, but I figured I would give it a try)

[TLAM Strike]

I attacked some of those drawings I made with photoshop...

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9248/fightersonfochmkiicopy.jpg
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8752/lzedmkiiicopy.jpg
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2449/taskforcemkiicopy.jpg

[claybirdd]

You should include a pregnant Vigidis by Edwards' side for the Iceland pic. And the sergeant should be smoking. Sorry just finished reading Red Storm again for the 4th time.

[Torplexed]

A few recent renderings done in Painter.

The late Elisabeth Sladen as Dr. Who Companion Sarah Jane Smith.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/042411.jpg

Grace Park as Battlestar Galactica's Sharon Valerii. I think she's starring in the rebooted Hawaii Five-O these days.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/043011.jpg

[Growler]

A few recent renderings done in Painter.


Out of curiosity, about how long does one of these portraits take? I'm guessing you're using a graphics tablet as well; true?

[Torplexed]

Out of curiosity, about how long does one of these portraits take? I'm guessing you're using a graphics tablet as well; true?

About five to six hours or so. Longer, if I start obsessively tweaking them to death. :D Yeah, they're drawn with a Wacom graphic tablet.

[Growler]

About five to six hours or so. Longer, if I start obsessively tweaking them to death. :D Yeah, they're drawn with a Wacom graphic tablet.

Man. Six hours with a graphics tablet, and I'm lucky to have something that would fit in on a kindergarten wall.

Do you/have you use/d traditional media as well?

[Torplexed]

Do you/have you use/d traditional media as well?

Sadly, most of my old inks, paints, airbrush supplies and design markers live forgotten in a box in the closet. Too slow, too messy, too toxic. I did learn a lot from the years of traditional media though. And at least the pencils still get a healthy workout most days. :)

[Lord_magerius]

What tablet do you use Torplexed? Been meaning to get one for years rather than do everything with a mouse :DL

[Torplexed]

What tablet do you use Torplexed? Been meaning to get one for years rather than do everything with a mouse :DL

A Wacom Intuos3 9"x12" tablet. However, I keep eyeing those newer Cintiq tablets that Wacom makes now, where you work directly on the screen. I'm still trying to justify the expense though. :D

[TLAM Strike]

You should include a pregnant Vigidis by Edwards' side for the Iceland pic. And the sergeant should be smoking. Sorry just finished reading Red Storm again for the 4th time.
I wanted to do something like that but I ran out of time and felt I had way too many RSR pictures...

Oh well here are some more I've colorized with photoshop:

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6805/asatcopy.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7770/backfirescopy.jpg
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8905/convoymkiicopy.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5725/japanesesubcopy.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5728/counterattackmkiicopy.jpg

[Lord_magerius]

Your composition is getting much better TLAM, just adding the colour and the odd tweak to your original sketches is bringing more life to them. Keep it up :yeah:

[Gerald]

I wanted to do something like that but I ran out of time and felt I had way too many RSR pictures...

Oh well here are some more I've colorized with photoshop:

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6805/asatcopy.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7770/backfirescopy.jpg
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8905/convoymkiicopy.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5725/japanesesubcopy.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5728/counterattackmkiicopy.jpg Nice work, :yep:

[Howard313]

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/131/a/f/black_mage_by_fanposters-d3g4usd.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/131/6/f/navi___character_profile_by_fanposters-d3g44i1.jpg

Both were made in paint, first one is black mage from final fantasy, second one is Navi from Ocarina of Time. Each took about half an hour, the black mage took a little longer for obvious reasons.

I also have a slightly altered version of Black Mage which is below

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/131/5/d/black_mage_version_2_by_fanposters-d3g588c.jpg

[Dowly]

Like that Black Mage. :up:

---------------

A very quick thingy of Zatoichi the blind swordsman (lack of detail is intentional.. because he's blind and.. it's a artsy thing, you wouldn't understand :O:)

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Zatoichi.jpg

[Howard313]

A very quick thingy of Zatoichi the blind swordsman (lack of detail is intentional.. because he's blind and.. it's a artsy thing, you wouldn't understand :O:)

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/Zatoichi.jpg

Is that a character you made up or something from a book or movie?


-----------------

Lord of the Rings: Work in Progress


http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/132/2/1/sauron_by_fanposters-d3g7i4j.jpg

[Dowly]

Is that a character you made up or something from a book or movie?

Zatoichi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi)

:salute:

[TLAM Strike]

Lord of the Rings: Work in Progress


http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/132/2/1/sauron_by_fanposters-d3g7i4j.jpg

My astronomy professor told the class something interesting the other day. The Eye of Sauron is real. Its the Fomalhaut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomalhaut_b) star system found in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

[SgtPotato]

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1707/finalillustration2.th.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/finalillustration2.jpg/)
Acrylic on Illustration board. :D

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5342/finalillustration1.th.jpg (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/finalillustration1.jpg/)
Acrylic/Watercolor on Watercolor canvas paper. (I hate the paper itself, caused crinkling and shrinking. I decided to use acrylic on illustration board only.)

[Oberon]

Christ Spud...those are brilliant. :yeah: You kept that talent quiet!

[Dowly]

I agree, very nice work. :yep:

[joea]

I need to reveiw this thread, just commenting the pics on this page, big fan of Zatochi Dowly nice one-saw the film version with Takeshi Kitano (of Battle Royale). Howard313's Eye of Sauron is also good. SgtPotato's paintings are just superb!!! :yeah:

[Dowly]

big fan of Zatochi Dowly nice one-saw the film version with Takeshi Kitano (of Battle Royale).

You're the second person I've talked about Zatoichi who doesn't (seem to)
know that there is 26 (+ the 2000 ones) Zatoichi movies. (Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi#List_of_original_films)) :DL

I highly recommend you to try and get the boxset from somewhere with all
the original movies with Shintaro Katsu playing Ichi. :up:

[Betonov]

One question

Is art considered a photograph, that has not been altered in any way aafterwards, but it has been taken artisticly, only with the camera's special functions (like shutter speed) ???

[Dowly]

One question

Is art considered a photograph, that has not been altered in any way aafterwards, but it has been taken artisticly, only with the camera's special functions (like shutter speed) ???

Why not? ;)

Tho, there's also the SUBSIM Photography Thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=143583).

[Betonov]

Why not? ;)

Tho, there's also the SUBSIM Photography Thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=143583).

There are photographs and their are artistic photographs :03:

[Ria]

I love drawing/painting/sketching, whether it's on my tablet or paper, or watercolor!
This is a birthday card for my cousin (in middle) featuring my sister on left and myself on the far right dressed up in costumes from our favorite game/movie/series. http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad50/ria_orion/bdaycardfinal2.png

http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad50/ria_orion/slep2.jpg
http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad50/ria_orion/154115_170680452961313_100000580796770_449381_7488 340_n.jpg One of my favorite singers.

...I have a lot more haha. These are some of my favs. Yay for hobbies! :yeah:

[Platapus]

I am always envious of people who can draw. :salute:

What a great skill that must be.

[Torplexed]

Excellent work Ria! :cool: :up:

[danasan]

(Victo)Ria

Your pictures are just

brilliant!

danasan

[Betonov]

(Victo)Ria ???

You're the one that made brownies the other day :)

If you bake as good as you draw then no wonder Neal wouldnt share them :DL

[danasan]

family affairs...

that's why she was promoted within a day...:O:

Anything else to show?

danasan

[Oberon]

Fantastic stuff Ria, absolutely fantastic! :yeah:

[Ria]

(Victo)Ria ???

You're the one that made brownies the other day :)

If you bake as good as you draw then no wonder Neal wouldnt share them :DL

*Gasp* My identity has been revealed!
Yes, I did make those brownies :P Unfortunately my cooking/baking is not as good as my drawing... did my dad mention I blew up the toaster? MAKING TOAST? It was a faulty appliance, I tell you!

Thanks all for the nice comments :D
family affairs...

that's why she was promoted within a day...:O:

danasan

Hahaha, why yes! Plus I've been a side-kick for his spam destroying activities and other things. And I'm awesome!
Yes, I have some more stuff, but I don't want to crowd this thread!

[danasan]

But talented people are welcome to crowd this thread...

I wish I had that talent for art.

@ Betonov: You are right, I'd better stick to and improve my photography. But what I meant with art is being creative and creating things you can touch at the end of the day...

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[Betonov]

But talented people are welcome to crowd this thread...

I wish I had that talent for art

If you can't draw, take (artistic) photos
If you can't take photos, make mosaics
If you can't make mosaics, weld a metal sculpture out of old car parts
If you can't weld, make an Eiffel tower from spaghetti

[Ria]

Just finished this picture :)http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad50/ria_orion/hhs2f.jpg

[CCIP]

Verry stylish :up:

I presume you do your colouring with a tablet?

[Ria]

Verry stylish :up:

I presume you do your colouring with a tablet?
Yessir, a small Intuos4 :) Although I can also do traditional mediums, but an imaginary eraser is very handy.

[Dowly]

Dang, you've got quite a talent there, Ria. Keep them coming. :up:

[Growler]

Excellent work Ria! :cool: :up:

Looks like a contender has stepped up. :D

Man, I'm jealous of all of you with this talent.

[kranz]

If you can't draw, take (artistic) photos
If you can't take photos, make mosaics
If you can't make mosaics, weld a metal sculpture out of old car parts
If you can't weld, make an Eiffel tower from spaghetti

this reminds me of Eddie Izzard speaking about Hitler (can be found on y.tube)

[Lord_magerius]

I was bored so I knocked this thing out. Could be better but it's not too bad I suppose.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Space1.jpg

[TarJak]

Reminds me a bit of a scene from Freelancer.

[Betonov]

I was bored so I knocked this thing out. Could be better but it's not too bad I suppose.


Could have been a fresco on my wall :DL Nice one


I got a question. I used to draw short comics while in high school and they're all on paper and I need a good tutorial on how to get scaned images of hand drawn images into Garfield quality comic strips

Something like this
http://www.sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/2008-01-28.gif

into this
http://www.sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/2008-01-29.gif

Tried google, but nothing I can really use.

[Dowly]

Torplexed might be able to help (at least I think he does/did some of his stuff on paper first). :hmmm:

@Lord_magerius

Very cool! :up:

I take you used the tutorial @ deviantart for the planet?

[Lord_magerius]

It wasn't the Deviant art one but yeah I used a tutorial, didn't realise it was so simple to make planets :D

Edit: Might as well stick my latest WIP in here too, just wish I had a tablet. Would make things much easier
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Vettelrough4.jpg

[Flaxpants]

Could have been a fresco on my wall :DL Nice one


I got a question. I used to draw short comics while in high school and they're all on paper and I need a good tutorial on how to get scaned images of hand drawn images into Garfield quality comic strips

Something like this
http://www.sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/2008-01-28.gif

into this
http://www.sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/2008-01-29.gif

Tried google, but nothing I can really use.

Hi Betonov, not sure if I understand you correctly but I think you're referring to what is generally known as the 'inking stage'. I have worked in the comics industry myself in the UK, and most comic artists will generally use either brushes, dip-pens or technical pens for this task (certainly is in the example above), or a combination of those. This is a whole skill in itself and the quality of your linework can make or break the artwork. Most comic artists develop their own style over time, and it is as much the linework as it is their drawing skills that make their work stand out. Certainly in the old days, there used to be a penciller and an inker, so different are the skills.

As with anything like this it is all about practice, no tutorial can teach you to do this as you will develop your own style over time. There's a couple of simple tips I can give you that might get you started-

-Increase the thickness of your lines anywhere where there would be 'shadow', and decrease the thickness where there would be 'light'- In the example cartoon above, you can see the artist has done this (thicker lines underneath the arms, head,etc.. and thinner lines above. This is why a brush is good for this task as simple pressure can alter thickness, dip-pen the same to some extent. Personally I use a brush, though both take a great deal of control and practice.

- Balance black & white areas. Create a balance between the black and the white. I think of it in terms of 'weight'. black is heavy, white is light. Arrange things logically with that in mind.

Hope this helps you. Good luck!

[guimsmann]

Some of u seems to have a lot of talent :up:

[Dowly]

Something small I tinkered with whilst having my evening coffee. :hmmm:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/comparisation.jpg

[Growler]

Something small I tinkered with whilst having my evening coffee. :hmmm:



Very nice work, Dowly, and relevant to my interests, too.:)

[Torplexed]

Haven't been drawing or painting much lately. Thought I'd make amends with a fast-drawing filly.


http://pyxis.homestead.com/She-riff.jpg

[Dowly]

Excellent as usual. :up:

[kingfosco]

Interesting works guys. Keep up the good work!:salute:

[Agiel7]

I'm a 21 year old art studio major at UCSB who's looking to get an illustration degree in grad school at a CSU (or if I win the lottery, an actual art school a la CCA or Pasadena Art Center). Been working on this piece for a bit.

http://uweb.ucsb.edu/~kevintan/DSCN4187.JPG

36x24 in canvas with oils.

As you can imagine, the hard part wasn't the Strike Eagle. I'm going to have to re-take a photo of this in actual daylight, and it still needs a couple more hours put into it, but for the moment, I'm got a much needed break from it.

A black and white charcoal piece on gray canson I did a few years back.


http://uweb.ucsb.edu/~kevintan/5049980642_896d52241a_b.jpg

[TLAM Strike]

@Agiel7: I could see that Strike Eagle painting handing in the corridors of the Pentagon! :yeah:

[Gerald]

@kingfosco, Welcome to SubSim, :up:

[Oberon]

Wow Agiel that is great, love the refueling shot :yeah:


In other news, Lady Steven's drawing for Neal's birthday is superb. :yep:

[Gerald]

@guimsmann! Welcome to SubSim :yep:

[TarJak]

Wow Agiel that is great, love the refueling shot :yeah:


In other news, Lady Steven's drawing for Neal's birthday is superb. :yep:
There was a refueling shot?:D

[Agiel7]

There was a refueling shot?:D

Had to think about that for a second, then looked back to my original post, then remembered:

"Oh yeah, I uploaded that too." :oops:

Glad you liked it. Truth be told, my forte is more figure drawing.

[Jdam8139]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum, but when I saw this thread I figured I'd make a contribution....

I bought a Bamboo tablet a few weeks ago and this was one of the first things I drew:
http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/Jdam8139/Untitled-1.jpg

[Torplexed]

Nice work Jdam. Hard to live without a tablet once you got one. :up: Welcome to Subsim!

Glad you liked it. Truth be told, my forte is more figure drawing.

Hope to see more, Agiel. :salute:

[Torplexed]

Thought I'd draw up something traditional and heartwarming for the holiday. :O:

Happy Thanksgiving! (in the USA, anyway) :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Thanksgiving-Fights.jpg

[Gerald]

^ Good one, :DL

[Gerald]

@ Jdam8139! Welcome to SubSim, :sunny: Nice to see ya.

[Geno_Mariner]

Been looking back a couple of pages, some great stuff. Damn Spud, you do some great painting :doh: Unlike my first acrylic painting in 5+ years... 'scuse the large pic, I can't seem to work out how to make a preview that can be clicked on for a larger pic :dead: And I had issues mixing green, hence why the green is... well... puke green. It looks better IRL too.


http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/004/8/c/8cc7532a49029af10725099c5acacd25-d4l9bog.png

I'd share more but I don't wanna make this post too big lol :oops: Nice to see there's more anime-style artists here, hopefully I can get my motivation back to draw some more nice stuff.

[Agiel7]

Another painting. Actually not done, as you can probably notice the very blatant clone-stamping in Photoshop, but it's where I'm taking this piece. I'll finish it when I get to it.

http://uweb.ucsb.edu/~kevintan/assdfaf1.jpg

[Lord_magerius]

Looks really good Agiel can't wait to see it when it's finished :yeah:
Some really good work by everybody else too, been a long time since I was in here :O: Decided to fire up photoshop a little earlier and knocked this out.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Toffeeapple/Art1small.jpg

[Karle94]

Drew this when I was bored in class. I call it: Shells of fury. I had only a small book as a referance on the Bismarck. Most of it is actually based on memory. Ya´ll have to excuse the bad quality of the picture. Bad camera on my phone.

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy51/Karle94/Hand%20drawings/29042011053.jpg

[Dowly]

First try on tilt-shift, not bad. :hmmm:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/tilt_shift_Train.png


Original:
http://en.gtwallpaper.com/fondecran/train/train_06.jpg

[Betonov]

First try on tilt-shift, not bad. :hmmm:


Not bad indeed :yeah:

[Schroeder]

@Dowly

Looks a bit like a model train now.:DL

[Dowly]

@Dowly

Looks a bit like a model train now.:DL

Well that's good, because it is what tilt-shift is; faking the miniature look.

[u crank]

It's perfect.:up:

Could have fooled me. Looks like a very good model.

[Gargamel]

Well that's good, because it is what tilt-shift is; faking the miniature look.

That reminded me I have a tilt shift app on my phone. First attempt at it:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll203/goestrider/50672ba0.jpg

iPhone 4s & tiltshiftgen app

[kranz]

is that Jesus there?

[Gargamel]

is that Jesus there?

Wut?

[Betonov]

The image that the light gives on the ceilling does look like an angel though :hmmm:

And then there's that face in the green box

[kranz]

The image that the light gives on the ceilling does look like an angel though :hmmm:


Jesus with wings

[Gargamel]

O I see it now.

That may actually be a face, it's a very very dirty eye wash station.

[Dowly]

Made me a wallpaper, thought I'd share. :salute:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/AlienPlanet1.jpg

[Howard313]

So, last night I played this relatively new indie horror game simply called "Slender"

One thing lead to another and I ended up drawing this...

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5361/slendermanc.jpg

So yeah, slenderman... I've resorted to drawing internet memes now. :shifty:

[RHR]

http://s1055.photobucket.com/albums/s520/RHR3/?action=view&current=28beffae.jpghttp://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s520/RHR3/28beffae.jpg

[RHR]

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s520/RHR3/24d5d1aa.jpg

This is the kind of stupid crap i do when i get bored..

[Howard313]

My latest and greatest masterpiece, I call it....Scarecrow.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/263/4/d/scarecrow_by_howard31391-d5fba1m.jpg

[McBeck]

Well that's good, because it is what tilt-shift is; faking the miniature look.

How did you do that?

[Dowly]

How did you do that?

Just make a selection for the area you want to be in focus, invert the selection,
feather and blur.

Or check this tutorial:
http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/tilt-shift-photography-photoshop-tutorial/#.UHGJT1HMm8c

[Betonov]

How did you do that?

It's easy. here's a tilt shift of my car. It was done by an android phone app in seconds

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s480x480/383548_510378402308015_1956085386_n.jpg

[McBeck]

So what app did you use?

[Betonov]

Awesome miniatures, its a demo on Android store.
Probably better apps for this, I just instaled the first one i found

[Betonov]

Oh, and I used this site: http://tiltshiftmaker.com/

to create this:

http://www.facebook.com/ajax/messaging/attachment.php?attach_id=0d58c6522937a5eb57ef4d261 ca7643b&mid=id.326960914040564&hash=AQARXZg4ejBp4zlM

[Anthony W.]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/22043_1319990477293_3682482_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/22043_1319990437292_3786114_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/22043_1319990197286_3411244_n.jpg

[Dowly]

Fairly sure I haven't posted this one.

The following is a map I drew of the Unterzee in the game, Sunless Sea, prior to the patch that randomized some of the island. But, there will be some spoilers as to the locations of some fixed islands.

http://i.imgur.com/E0kFdSX.jpg

I did this in GIMP 2.0. Every island and coastline is hand drawn with Wacom Intuos.

[Dowly]

Doodled a bit, trying a new style of forest (for maps) and some water shading thingy. (Photoshop & Wacom Intuos)
http://i.imgur.com/fglc7i8.jpg

[Dowly]

Trying out this flat/2D style. Kinda ok I think for a first try. The point is to not use any shading (which I broke when I added that little bit of shading on the tower :oops:).
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x462/Dowly/FlatDesign_02.jpg~original

[Schroeder]

So that's what Dowly's place looks like.:huh:
I bet he only lives at the very top of it and the entire rest of the tower is divided into beer and vodka tanks with an additional huge library for adult movies.:stare:

:O:

[Dowly]

bet he only lives at the very top of it and the entire rest of the tower is divided into beer and vodka tanks with an additional huge library for adult movies.:stare:You forgot hookers... you monster. :hmph:

[Torplexed]

Nice sense of atmospheric perspective in that one Dowly. I like the monotone look. Is that vector or Photoshop or both?

[Dowly]

Nice sense of atmospheric perspective in that one Dowly. I like the monotone look. Is that vector or Photoshop or both?
Photoshop, just colors that give that far away, foggy feel.
Trees are custom brush I found via google, Daarken or something.

Love this style, so simple. Less is more type of thing. :yep:

[Dowly]

Colored by your's truly. (clicky for larger photo)
http://i.imgur.com/D4PN8Bil.jpg (http://imgur.com/D4PN8Bi)
Aarne Juutilainen, commander of 6./JR34. (Winter War)

[Torplexed]

Nice work. :cool:

[Dowly]

Thank you Torplexed. It means a lot hearing that from you. :up:

Skin tone is something I need to work on, doesn't look 100% natural to my eye. I spent over an hour to try to adjust it, always too saturated or pale.

Practice makes perfect, I guess. :hmmm:

[Torplexed]

I've never done it, but I've always figured there are times when you have to make subjective decision when coloring historical photos. For an army uniform or tank paint scheme you have surviving examples and reference. For those nondescript civilian outfits in the back ground, not so much. Just use your best judgement. I imagine even hair color can be a guess sometimes.

[Dowly]

I've never done it, but I've always figured there are times when you have to make subjective decision when coloring historical photos. For an army uniform or tank paint scheme you have surviving examples and reference. For those nondescript civilian outfits in the back ground, not so much. Just use your best judgement. I imagine even hair color can be a guess sometimes.

There were some things I had to improvise, gladly not many. Like the jacket color, I took from a finnish war movie called "Talvisota", where a officer uses the same exact looking jacket. The hat and gloves are both extremely light blue, with blending mode "color" and opacity turned down, same for the snow (nothing's quite b/w in real life, reflections etc.).

[Delanski]

Ohh nice thread! I'll be sure to check the rest out, nearly bedtime for me.

Just a few of my own things.

http://36.media.tumblr.com/200cfab28573a22794aac9f64c4266bd/tumblr_nhywo5p4LD1te8puvo1_1280.png


http://41.media.tumblr.com/9c9018ed75d38bd563daac9437ab5d41/tumblr_n70fut53Kb1te8puvo1_1280.png


http://41.media.tumblr.com/c74eb24ef9fba312424e4dad36c37e73/tumblr_n6zzfjUtpi1te8puvo1_1280.png


http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd489/DRILLB1T/stormtrooper%20helmet.png


http://41.media.tumblr.com/d6d89c27a26b4191d88a2a1dd3c58748/tumblr_nqahrcmxrI1te8puvo1_1280.png

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/yy1gcYk.jpg Almost done: left paw looks unfinished...

[Commander Wallace]

There is a good deal of talent here in the forums. Nice artwork and drawings Dowly and Delanski. I have told you before Eichhörnchen that your art work was exceptional. The rabbit is just another example of that excellence.

Congrats to all of you. :up: I'm sure there are others here with artistic talents as well like Jdam, Torplexed just to name a few.

[Aktungbby]

The rabbit is just another example of that excellence.

That is not a rabbit that is a hare!:Kaleun_Mad: A young hare is called a leveret and a young rabbit is called a kitten, kit, or, least correct but very commonly, a bunny (http://www.diffen.com/difference/Bunny_vs_Rabbit).:know:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hare_vs_Rabbit (http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hare_vs_Rabbit) :D

[Eichhörnchen]

:har: ... Now there has to be some mileage in this hare/rabbit thing. Maybe a 'Guess The Animal' thread?

[Schroeder]

That is not a rabbit that is a hare!:Kaleun_Mad:
Hare Krishna?:hmm2:

[Commander Wallace]

That is not a rabbit that is a hare!:Kaleun_Mad: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hare_vs_Rabbit (http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hare_vs_Rabbit) :D



You must have me confused with the host of Wild Kingdom. To be precise, Hares and rabbits are both in the family Leporidae but are separate species and there are of course differences.

On the other hand, I'm so used to seeing Eichhörnchen and squirrels, I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't. :D

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/0F0xhgf.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

http://i.imgur.com/0F0xhgf.jpg Squabbit:




:rotfl2:

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/DLdNIjr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WpA4CJQ.jpg Finished (though left eye maybe should be lower)

Working on this today (no, CW, it's not a raccoon)

http://i.imgur.com/00Ct0ev.jpg This one's finished

[Commander Wallace]

http://i.imgur.com/DLdNIjr.jpg Working on this today (no, CW, it's not a raccoon)

http://i.imgur.com/00Ct0ev.jpg This one's finished


Excellent paintings. As schroeder said, Great hare Krishna painting. :D


The other one on top is great as well but I have no idea what it is.

[fumo30]

http://i.imgur.com/DLdNIjr.jpg Working on this today (no, CW, it's not a raccoon)

http://i.imgur.com/00Ct0ev.jpg This one's finished

Ain't badgers hibernate in winter?

Good paintings anyway.

...Yes, according google, sometimes in winters they may move out of their cave.

[Torplexed]

These are splendid acrylics! :cool:

Good thing it's a European badger, I think the American badger will sometimes eat squirrels. :o

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks, guys; our badger is an intermittent hibernator, only going to sleep when it's really cold. I wish we had more large mammals, although seeing them dead at the side of the road always makes me sad.

[Jimbuna]

Two excellent pieces of work :cool:

[Torplexed]

Next sig image nearing completion. I kinda miss the days when we could post them at this size. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Big_Bad_Wolves_sig.jpg

[Schroeder]

Next sig image nearing completion. I kinda miss the days when we could post them at this size. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Big_Bad_Wolves_sig.jpg
Makes you wonder though why one wolf is shading his eyes in the middle of the night...:hmm2:

[Eichhörnchen]

Trust you! It's a dramatic, theatrical pose, is all...

[Aktungbby]

U-K9 perhaps??!!:O:

[Torplexed]

Trust you! It's a dramatic, theatrical pose, is all...

I had another theatrical finger pose in mind at one time. :D But then decorum set in.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Bird_Option.jpg

[Aktungbby]

I had another theatrical finger pose in mind at one time. :D But then decorum set in.
Decorum est V reverso BBY! http://stvmcqueen.tripod.com/salute.jpg http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/05/19/origins-of-the-v-insult/ (http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/05/19/origins-of-the-v-insult/) http://stvmcqueen.tripod.com/lesalute.htm (http://stvmcqueen.tripod.com/lesalute.htm)

[Torplexed]

You pull a species back from the brink of extinction and this is the thanks you get. :O:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a1/ed/37/a1ed3776259dfeafefc62e95554479a4.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I had another theatrical finger pose in mind at one time. :D But then decorum set in.

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Bird_Option.jpg

LOL :)

[Sailor Steve]

Next sig image nearing completion. I kinda miss the days when we could post them at this size. :D
When was that? The old sig size was quite a bit smaller - 500 x 150 pixels, as opposed to the current 640 x 220.

[Torplexed]

When was that? The old sig size was quite a bit smaller - 500 x 150 pixels, as opposed to the current 640 x 220.

I'm thinking of the Subsim/Wolfpack League Pro Board days when we used to get some bloated multiple sig images. In the dial-up age that made for some painfully slow page loads. :/\\!!

[Onkel Neal]

Next sig image nearing completion. I kinda miss the days when we could post them at this size. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Big_Bad_Wolves_sig.jpg

If you use a sig that large, you have to limit your posts to no more than 1 line :03:

[Torplexed]

If you use a sig that large, you have to limit your posts to no more than 1 line :03:

Wow. Minimalist posting. Twitter will seem verbose in comparison. :D

[Onkel Neal]

Hey! Your quotation made it 2 lines.... :88)


and don't edit it, that will make 3 lines!

[GT182]

Delanski, Eichhörnchen, and Torplexed, you guys have an amazing talent. :yeah: I envy all of you.

[Torplexed]

Hey! Your quotation made it 2 lines.... :88)


and don't edit it, that will make 3 lines!

Sorry Neal. I was with you until the intricate "Hey!" part. :D

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Quotation.jpg

[Delanski]

Cheers GT182 and Wallace. It's been a while since I've done anything but you guys got me all motivated! Got some ideas already that I'd like to do. Went through my old stuff from highschool and forgotten how awesome Intaglio printing is! I really want to try my hand at this again.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/13082663_1319700648045262_8842557032735109204_n.jp g?oh=16ea3b978c1be3cb33c6ed78d0793aa3&oe=577477DC&__gda__=1472036188_5d6446efabf96df099d2c67bc11c290 6

The whole etch is based on piece from one of my favourite artists Yoji Shinkawa.
Well weekends here, I suppose it's a good time to start getting the stuff I need for more etching and printing.

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/29S3TKN.jpg still some finishing to do.

http://i.imgur.com/GNBWpwp.jpg finished

This horse was photographed by my father-in-law some years ago at East Farleigh, Kent; I always wanted to get it into a painting.

[Commander Wallace]

It's been a while since I've done anything but you guys got me all motivated! Got some ideas already that I'd like to do. Went through my old stuff from highschool and forgotten how awesome Intaglio printing is! I really want to try my hand at this again.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/13082663_1319700648045262_8842557032735109204_n.jp g?oh=16ea3b978c1be3cb33c6ed78d0793aa3&oe=577477DC&__gda__=1472036188_5d6446efabf96df099d2c67bc11c290 6

The whole etch is based on piece from one of my favourite artists Yoji Shinkawa.
Well weekends here, I suppose it's a good time to start getting the stuff I need for more etching and printing.


This really is fantastic work Delanski. If you're not selling your artwork, you should consider it. :yeah:






http://i.imgur.com/29S3TKN.jpg still some finishing to do.

This horse was photographed by my father-in-law some years ago at East Farleigh, Kent; I always wanted to get it into a painting.


Excellent work as usual Eichhörnchen. First rate. Lots of artistic talent here in the forum. :yeah:

Nice cake and nuts anyone ? :)

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/HQ6yThe.jpg Another ploughscene

[Aktungbby]

^Sometimes it's a harrowing experience:woot:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Clydesdales-harrows.JPG/1024px-Clydesdales-harrows.JPG

[Dowly]

http://i.imgur.com/1hNJqNnl.jpg (http://imgur.com/1hNJqNn)
Finnish soldier in Vuosalmi '44

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/xu6gLPe.jpg My wife's friend's chickens

[Catfish]

Those paintings are really nice, almost photorealistic but still obviously paintings. Well made :up:

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks, Catfish. I photographed the hens running around in different parts of the garden; the door is from a friend's old stable yard.

http://i.imgur.com/SkVcNl6.jpg

[Dowly]

Indeed, those paintings are amazing, but.. where's the squirrel painting? :o

[Eichhörnchen]

:haha: There will be one of those along, just for you... and maybe a ferret if you're lucky :up:

[Aktungbby]

http://www.natureartists.com/art/resized/1602_IMG_0950.JPG

[Eichhörnchen]

http://i.imgur.com/fWknHDo.jpg Start http://i.imgur.com/XQbRynq.jpg Middle

http://i.imgur.com/1spTeNH.jpg End

[Jimbuna]

Would love to see a white Vulcan.

[Fubar2Niner]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/736793_470935192941698_287609214_o.jpg

Best I can do Jim, only got camo pics taken by myself :( Hope this might cheer you up.

Fubar

[Aktungbby]

Would love to see a white Vulcan.
Best I can do Jim, only got camo pics taken by myself :( Hope this might cheer you up.

@ JIMBUNA: Perhaps a little something can be arranged for your daughter's impending nuptials! At least something will be ri.... er White!:Kaleun_Cheers: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/30/17/2A1B226F00000578-3144589-The_legendary_Cold_War_plane_upstaged_bride_Emily_ Smith_29_as_it-a-1_1435680024172.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/30/17/2A1B225E00000578-3144589-They_said_they_felt_lucky_to_have_had_the_display_ at_their_weddi-a-3_1435680045820.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Best I can do Jim, only got camo pics taken by myself :( Hope this might cheer you up.
I believe he meant he wanted Eich to paint him one. Otherwise this is just another photo thread.

[Fubar2Niner]

I believe he meant he wanted Eich to paint him one. Otherwise this is just another photo thread.

Sorry Steve misunderstanding :oops:

[Fubar2Niner]

Thanks BBY, bailed me out yet again :up: