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Topic: New illus on Dodecaden |
LoTekK
Replies: 42
Views: 30017
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:44 am Subject: New illus on Dodecaden |
As said before: You're hardcore!
Love your style, you've got it in boatloads. The linework, the watercolor look, everything just works.  |
Topic: Adjanah - piratey goodness |
LoTekK
Replies: 5
Views: 3938
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:24 am Subject: Adjanah - piratey goodness |
Very cool, but I agree with B0b about her chest. Her boobs look kinna misshapen, too. I think her right boob is bigger than her left?
Also, her right leg is bugging the hell out of me. It looks alm ... |
Topic: PsCS2 layers+undo problem |
LoTekK
Replies: 4
Views: 1999
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:20 am Subject: PsCS2 layers+undo problem |
I've noticed this for some time. It basically will happen if you history-undo all the way back to a state just after (or is it before?) you switched layers. So switch layers, dump about 30 brushstroke ... |
Topic: Current "easy" ways to maintain a website? |
LoTekK
Replies: 17
Views: 8318
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:08 am Subject: Current "easy" ways to maintain a website? |
Some sort of CMS would probably be the best way to go about it. I think spooge and sparth both use Coppermine, which seems like a good bet.
If you're feeling adventurous, and know a little php, you ... |
Topic: Nightelf (wow fan art) |
LoTekK
Replies: 14
Views: 7009
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:08 am Subject: Nightelf (wow fan art) |
I like what you've done with the background elements at the bottom, and I think the softening of the fadeout on the left is an improvement. I'm not so hot on the face, though. I think what drew me to ... |
Topic: Nightelf (wow fan art) |
LoTekK
Replies: 14
Views: 7009
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:56 am Subject: Nightelf (wow fan art) |
I think her nose could use more tweaking for the shape (right now it doesn't appear to be "sitting" properly on her face). Also, her lips and chin/jaw deserve some more love.
Aside from t ... |
Topic: Action Greg |
LoTekK
Replies: 13
Views: 5326
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:44 am Subject: Re: Uh not really |
Exclamation gave a helpful, constructive critique of the comic page you put up. The points he raised were pretty much the same things that struck me when I first saw the piece. Might want to keep that ... |
Topic: Where has Craig Mullins gone??? |
LoTekK
Replies: 65
Views: 42616
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:35 pm Subject: Where has Craig Mullins gone??? |
Just thought I'd shout out. Looks like the access issue has been fixed, since today is the first time I've been able to access his site in over a month.  |
Topic: wow fan art |
LoTekK
Replies: 10
Views: 7255
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:13 am Subject: wow fan art |
Jeff! Good lord, how've you been?
I'm liking the background right now, though the colors feel overly muted, in my opinion, especially for a WoW piece. One thing to keep in mind is your values (I ... |
Topic: Open Canvas Cursor Problems |
LoTekK
Replies: 4
Views: 3134
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:52 pm Subject: Open Canvas Cursor Problems |
Apparently a driver update fixes the issue; at least, that's what's been said over on the ConceptArt forums. Have your friend download the latest Wacom driver, and everything should be dandy.
Unles ... |
Topic: Character sketch |
LoTekK
Replies: 4
Views: 2177
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 10:40 pm Subject: Character sketch |
Actually, i'll go ahead and disagree (to an extent) with andyt about 'filling with lines'. Crosshatching is a great shading method, depending on the overall look you're going for, but it's important t ... |
Topic: WRECK! |
LoTekK
Replies: 7
Views: 3083
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:48 am Subject: WRECK! |
Aside from the aforementioned perspective issue on the ship, this is a simply gorgeous piece. I love the colors, and adore the costume design on the ladies. Beautiful. Might I inquire, what medium did ... |
Topic: Mutant Zombie in DooM style.. |
LoTekK
Replies: 5
Views: 2302
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:44 am Subject: Mutant Zombie in DooM style.. |
I'd make the shoulder pads smaller, they're nearly as big as his helmet.
That's more of an aesthetic decision than technical flaw, methinks. Remember that Warhammer 40k Space Marines have shoulder ... |
Topic: Is it possible to save streaming video? |
LoTekK
Replies: 7
Views: 3018
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 7:36 am Subject: Is it possible to save streaming video? |
aside from third party stuff, i remember being able to save certain streaming formats by hunting through my IE cache, though this was a while ago... i don't know if any current formats actually save t ... |
Topic: abandoned city:daylight view |
LoTekK
Replies: 9
Views: 3751
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 7:04 pm Subject: abandoned city:daylight view |
i was going to go into a tirade about black hole physics. but i won't.
I'll do you the favor and sum it up for you.
BC, nothing comes "from a black hole." And yes, that includes light, hence the ... |
Topic: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
LoTekK
Replies: 22
Views: 8948
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 5:45 pm Subject: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
This one's been discussed to death...
Artrenewal.org is a great resource for old paintings but their views are clearly ultra-conservative and they have a very narrow appreciation of art. T ... |
Topic: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
LoTekK
Replies: 22
Views: 8948
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 12:03 am Subject: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
what's the long face in reaction to?
btw, just to make it clear, i support neither view in its entirety... bits of this and bits of that... |
Topic: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
LoTekK
Replies: 22
Views: 8948
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 5:25 am Subject: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
Oh, and as a counterpoint, I remember having a discussion with a classmate last semester about some of the stuff on sijun and on conceptart.org, notably spooge's work as well as Andrew Jones' self-por ... |
Topic: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
LoTekK
Replies: 22
Views: 8948
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 5:10 am Subject: "Bad Art/Good Art" - Fred Ross: thoughts on modern |
Many veterans will likely have read this lecture already, but I myself only just today caught it on artrenewal.org. It's a speech that was given by Fred Ross at the MOMA in 2001, and while the views w ... |
Topic: SEAL 'Nam (biggish file) |
LoTekK
Replies: 3
Views: 2275
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2003 5:07 pm Subject: SEAL 'Nam (biggish file) |
pretty nice pic, as far as attitude goes... a background would probably help a lot, though... aside from that, just one thing: is the guy currently on patrol? coz if he is, lose the cig (surest way to ... |
Topic: Down the Stairs |
LoTekK
Replies: 11
Views: 4695
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 11:35 pm Subject: Down the Stairs |
That is disgustingly cute.
Took the words right out of my mouth. :p Great piece.
About the lighting on her dress and on the stairs, I think the thing that's bothering me is the fact that, asi ... |
Topic: a couple traditional images Lord of the Rings and from life |
LoTekK
Replies: 21
Views: 7738
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 11:29 pm Subject: a couple traditional images Lord of the Rings and from life |
The colors on that gouache are wonderful, and those speed oils look great.
About the Legolas pic, though. His face seems a little wide for Orlando Bloom, who has a slimmer face, and as mentioned, h ... |
Topic: AC Cobra Game model |
LoTekK
Replies: 4
Views: 2580
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 11:08 pm Subject: AC Cobra Game model |
Like fungi, the Cobra is one of my favorite cars. I actually had the good fortune to finally see one up close when I randomly came across one parked on the street as I was walking home with my girlfri ... |
Topic: Art Tutorial on Color and Digital Painting |
LoTekK
Replies: 42
Views: 92001
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 10:57 pm Subject: Art Tutorial on Color and Digital Painting |
Fan-frigging-tastic!
I've been dormant on these forums for the past couple months, but i come back and what do I get? Ron's posting again! I've seen some old posts from him (most notably the ... |
Topic: parting.. such sweet sorrow |
LoTekK
Replies: 5
Views: 2680
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 10:36 pm Subject: wow |
i gotta say, i love this... one of the few new pieces i've seen in a while that just really reached out to me (and gave me a big ole fist to the nose)... it's really raw, but has this 'finish ... |
Topic: Try-Out on Da gfX-tablet!!1 |
LoTekK
Replies: 12
Views: 4441
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 8:19 am Subject: Try-Out on Da gfX-tablet!!1 |
not just the driver... if your tablet's too close to a monitor (at least with the older wacoms, ie. intuos1, etc), the cursor gets all jumpy as hell... happened to me when i switched over from a lapto ... |
Topic: Porn and Art |
LoTekK
Replies: 157
Views: 59446
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:48 am Subject: Porn and Art |
i really didn't want to get into this, but gigatron's comment about homosexuals being immoral because they don't procreate kinda pissed me off... in fact, i was recently involved in a huge discussion ... |
Topic: about work visas |
LoTekK
Replies: 5
Views: 2383
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:15 pm Subject: about work visas |
oh yeah, i guess in my sleepy stupor i forgot to specify that i was referring to US-based companies... bleh... i guess that means unless i can get myself to spooge-level quick (not gonna happen), i'm ... |
Topic: Graphire VS. Intuos |
LoTekK
Replies: 23
Views: 8871
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 1:53 am Subject: Graphire VS. Intuos |
i'm with B0b... upgrade your computer first... i myself have an intuos1, 6x8, with a P3 850 and 128MB of RAM... lemme tell you, that shortage of ram really manifests itself when i work with larger pic ... |
Topic: about work visas |
LoTekK
Replies: 5
Views: 2383
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 1:45 am Subject: about work visas |
seeing as i'm an international student, i was wondering if anyone could shed light on how common (or uncommon, as the case may be) it is for videogame companies to give out work visas to a prospective ... |
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