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AMKitsune: @Ritter: Hopefully the first of many to come :D
Really fantastic work here. I Love the little touches that you've added like the bottle and 'witch-hunter control panel' conforming to the contours of the snow. The only thing that I notice as being a bit off is the fact that there's a bit of black haloing around Katia's fire. Besides that though, a perfect way to start the new year XD.
Armored-Struggle-Wagon: @Tahrey: Who needs 3D printing when you already have sculpting skills? I'll work on it when I get my schet together, I've been slacking lately....
Strawberry-Jamasaur: I really should step up my digital art game, because once I'm on a computer I have no clue what I'm doing. maybe I should get lessons or something. Anyways, I might have to jump on this bandwagon at some point now that I'm totally obsessed with this game.
Tahrey: ASW: But how will you mass produce them? :(
Also, dont' worry about purple sculpey or whatever, just bake it hard then paint it :D
Alternatively: Red, blue, a touch of white, knead knead knead. Worked OK back in our Fimo days.
Tahrey: The things I've made from Plasticine in the past would disagree with you on that point ... the oil eventually seeps out and you get left with a brittle thingy and a greasy stain underneath it.
Could be we were using an inferior brand, though.
Might work to spray it with lacquer or something to seal it? And what even happens if you bake Plasticine anyway?
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note to self: DO NOT BUY PLASTICINE THEN PUT IT IN THE OVEN. NO NO NO DO NOT DO THAT.
Armored-Struggle-Wagon: @Tahrey: Modern plasticine works wonders, even if it's Dollarama brand 'Craft!' plasticine, I use it because it's cheap, reliable, and never dries out, even when exposed to Hand sanitizer.
and no, I've tried painting it, and the paint gets all crusty, and eventually just corrodes the plasticine...
and plasticine melts when exposed to high temperatures, and if left long enough on a lightbulb, it will loose all color, do not ask how, or why I know this.
Tahrey: I feel the irresistable tingle of SCIENCE! creeping over me. Someone might have to handcuff me to the chair for my own protection.
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SCENE: A nearby discount store
"Can I help you sir?"
"No, no, just browsing for ... supplies..."
"It's just that chair you're dragging behind you is making a bit of noise ... and damaging the floor ... and scaring the children ... and knocking lots of stuff off the shelves..."
"No, honestly, I'm fine, but thank you for asking. I've got some science to do."
AMKitsune: @Strawberry-Jamasaur: Honestly, with your pre-existing artistic ability, learning how to use whatever program(s) you end up choosing can only serve to make your pictures cleaner, sharper and maybe even more colourful? (if you decide to go down that route)
A lot of learning about these sorts of programs can be found on places like youtube. If you ever want anything specific explaining though, feel free to ask. I may not be quite as talented an artist as the rest of you, but I'm not too shabby at finding my way around an image editor and knowing what most of the buttons do XD.
It might be a bit jarring to begin with considering the different feels of traditional mediums compared to digital, but learning your way around an 'art program' would defiantly be a skill worth developing. If nothing else, you'd be able to digitally touch-up your scanned/photographed traditional work.
Strawberry-Jamasaur: @AMKitsune: I honestly think the thing I need to improve most on is coloe and effects. I find that a lot of the artists I aspire to have a way with color that simply eludes my understanding. It's part of the reason my work thus far has been monochromatic. Thank you for the offer to help.
Tahrey: SJ: Pretty certain if you can handle the monochrome pencils that well, colour will hold no particular challenge once you get over the fear and do the necessary research.
Also, USE MSPAINT, LOL.
(Honestly, a lot of people have made amazing stuff with simple tools like that, and it could be a good intro to the "feel" of digital media before getting overwhelmed by all the different tools and features of Photoshop and the like)
Strawberry-Jamasaur: @Tahrey: Well, my problem with color is more about color choice. I'm terrible at choosing colors, but when the colors are not decided by myself I usually do fine. And I have actually used Pokemon Art Academy quite a bit, so I've done some other digital stuff before.
Tahrey: In which case, photoshop or the like may actually be the better choice for you. That or an oldskool hard-paletted paint program. That way you can separate the different coloured parts into individual layers, and then change it to your heart's content later on with the colour tinting / hue shift tools (or in the old program, twiddle the colour indexes around/use a colour-replace tool).
And indeed if you go old skool enough you'll either have a limited range of colours to pick from for your palette (EGA-high, Atari ST, Amiga especially in extra-high-rez) or a near-/completely-fixed one (EGA low, pretty much every non-Atari 8-bit machine ever...), which would be an interesting exercise in picking sets of colours that work well together, blending them in various ways to create (a still-limited-range-of) intermediates and that, in extreme cases (and as shown off in some of Kazerad's own deliberately retro styled sprite arts), can even be used to substitute for the shadow / highlight tones of other midtone hues.
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Late happy new year to everyone! Lets sty determined cause hope for you yet!
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Really fantastic work here. I Love the little touches that you've added like the bottle and 'witch-hunter control panel' conforming to the contours of the snow. The only thing that I notice as being a bit off is the fact that there's a bit of black haloing around Katia's fire. Besides that though, a perfect way to start the new year XD.
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Also, dont' worry about purple sculpey or whatever, just bake it hard then paint it :D
Alternatively: Red, blue, a touch of white, knead knead knead. Worked OK back in our Fimo days.
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I don't use sculpey, or fimo, I use regular Plasticine, it's better because it never dries out :3
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Could be we were using an inferior brand, though.
Might work to spray it with lacquer or something to seal it? And what even happens if you bake Plasticine anyway?
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note to self: DO NOT BUY PLASTICINE THEN PUT IT IN THE OVEN. NO NO NO DO NOT DO THAT.
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and no, I've tried painting it, and the paint gets all crusty, and eventually just corrodes the plasticine...
and plasticine melts when exposed to high temperatures, and if left long enough on a lightbulb, it will loose all color, do not ask how, or why I know this.
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(Later)
SCENE: A nearby discount store
"Can I help you sir?"
"No, no, just browsing for ... supplies..."
"It's just that chair you're dragging behind you is making a bit of noise ... and damaging the floor ... and scaring the children ... and knocking lots of stuff off the shelves..."
"No, honestly, I'm fine, but thank you for asking. I've got some science to do."
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A lot of learning about these sorts of programs can be found on places like youtube. If you ever want anything specific explaining though, feel free to ask. I may not be quite as talented an artist as the rest of you, but I'm not too shabby at finding my way around an image editor and knowing what most of the buttons do XD.
It might be a bit jarring to begin with considering the different feels of traditional mediums compared to digital, but learning your way around an 'art program' would defiantly be a skill worth developing. If nothing else, you'd be able to digitally touch-up your scanned/photographed traditional work.
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Also, USE MSPAINT, LOL.
(Honestly, a lot of people have made amazing stuff with simple tools like that, and it could be a good intro to the "feel" of digital media before getting overwhelmed by all the different tools and features of Photoshop and the like)
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And indeed if you go old skool enough you'll either have a limited range of colours to pick from for your palette (EGA-high, Atari ST, Amiga especially in extra-high-rez) or a near-/completely-fixed one (EGA low, pretty much every non-Atari 8-bit machine ever...), which would be an interesting exercise in picking sets of colours that work well together, blending them in various ways to create (a still-limited-range-of) intermediates and that, in extreme cases (and as shown off in some of Kazerad's own deliberately retro styled sprite arts), can even be used to substitute for the shadow / highlight tones of other midtone hues.
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