I dont think of myself as an artist - more a creatively minded laymen. Im blessed with perpetual inspiration, but cursed by a lack of talent.
I have always loved to sketch, and on the odd occasion even paint. Unfortunately for me, a real world canvas doesnt have an undo button. This is why, back in 1996, I first started toying with a Shareware version of Paint Shop Pro (found on the cover of a magazine). I knew almost instantly that digital art was for me.
Fast forward to 2006, when I discovered a highly under-rated (yet unfortunately limited) program called FaceGen. Within hours of tinkering with the software I was creating realistic characters well beyond anything I could have managed via traditional mediums. But what to do about bodies for my newly created digital brethren?
I took it upon myself to scour the internet in search of a 3D software package that was flexible enough to fulfil my specific needs, while still being NOOB friendly. Untimely I didnt want to spend months, or even years deciphering the ins and outs of 3D Studio Max for instance.
It wasnt long before I caught digital whisperings of a program called Poser, which lead me eFrontiers very own site.
In search of more examples of Poser art I found myself inevitably at Renderosity...and I havent looked back since.
The community here is certainly a mixed bunch (as are all communities, online especially), but in the great majority they have proven to be incredibly helpful, and wonderfully supportive.
If you plan on commenting on my images (and I certainely hope you do) while praise is always appreciated, critical analysis and constructive criticism is encouraged.
Happy rendering!
Comments (12)
Bea
A great style :)
bluetoad
hope you release it online - the style looks superb
AnAardvark
I really like the blood spatters. Great expression as well, and I like the postwork.
ArtPearl
Very strong design, B&W with little bits of red is always very dramatic. Looks like a hint of a smile on his face, is he a 'kind' gangster?
TheAnimaGemini
Fantastic creation. Great work.
ClawShrimp
I wouldn't say he's 'kind', but he certainly does enjoy his job :).
Anniebel
Cool image
Rutra
Perfect style. Maybe the postwork is a bit excessive, as it's hard to distinguish the details in his expression (maybe that's why ArtPearl saw a smile there).
pjz99
Cool character :) I suggest you either go all halftone, or all smooth shades, or if you mix them, make the halftones as distinct from the smooth shades as possible; they don't mix all that well imo and they don't really reflect what a paper artist would produce. You might try running each filter separately, and with pretty aggressive settings, and then try compositing them together. Typically in hand-drawn comic art you see some amount of ink wash (the smooth shades) with some amount of halftones cut from sheets of halftone gradient overlaid on top. In the real world, halftone dots do not bleed. Although I suppose I am a little old fashioned, and today's digital process make these techniques obsolete. Here is a tutorial that details another approach to adding halftone "cutout pieces" to an image via Photoshop that you might want to check out; the English is a bit difficult but the screens provided are very clear. There isn't anything really bad about the look you already have, but if you are going for a "raw" newsprint look, this is something to check out.
ClawShrimp
Really fantastic and useful advice pjz99! What I really SHOULD have done before attempting this kind of post work was to actually look at an old comic. This was all done from expermination and memory. Not the most effective means :). You've really given me some food for though - Thank you!
bantha
Very impressive. I like his stare a lot, as well as the style.
dphoadley
Interesting! DPH