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GONTARO · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2000 11:30 pm

It's not Tony Hawk but some character designs again*S*
http://gontaro77.tripod.com/RAKUGAKI/

it's on the front page

BTW, Tony Hawk is 38!?

burn0ut · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2000 11:38 pm

damn the quality kicks ass!!
compared to a skater tho hes a bit bulky with the pads and the board is kinda huge.

but its a character design so woot awesome shit man!!!

i also dig the chick when u click on the picture

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SporQ · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2000 11:46 pm

bitchin'

i like the bulky feel to it...

SporQ

phreaknasty · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 12:26 am

i wanna be your bitch, can i be your bitch? i love your style as i've said before. eriously though i love your stuff.

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YourMum · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 12:57 am

Wow, man! That's great! Skating has been one of my favourite hobbies for ten years or so. I love it. This reminds me about my background. Nice feeling.

Keep posting, gontaro.

-Juha-

Psionic · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 2:06 am

I love the style of the character, very slick, nice work, you gonna colour it?

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micke · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 2:06 am

Nice, Gontaro. But are'nt the arms too short?

Mikael

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agent44 · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 7:53 am

I really like that picture (despite the arms.) I checked out your other stuff. Really cool. I like your style.

sear · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 9:47 am

gontaro,
nice pic.
i checked your website got nice stuff.
i like your style...
keep posting

peace.

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black_fish · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 10:13 am

I have to agree with Micke the arms are way short. THat wouldn't be a problem I guess if the character wasn't looking so realistic. I also want to add that sometimes you tend to put too much hard shadows in some areas, like her sweatshirt, and what should be a loose cloth looks like carved stone

Textures (and folds) are tricky to render (I know something about that

Other than that, great work man, I really dig it. Would we have a chance to see some of your work inked, or even in full color?

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Axl · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 10:34 am

Another nice piece Gontaro.
Like the design and the little outline of the boarder in mid air.
Couple of questions:

Are the lines that clean before you scan the pic or do you adjust it afterwards?
and
What grade pencils do you use?

Lukias · Guest Member #

You have one of the coolest styles I've seen, no shit.

Yourmum....10 years, shit, I've been at it for eight and I thought that was ages.

Hey, ever attempted any creature drawing.....I'd kill to see what you came up with.

PS - yeah and Tony's kid is starting to rip......whadayaknow.

Seraphire · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 6:00 pm

Damn, your good.

It's not his arms that are short. Compare it to his head and body. They match.

His legs are too big and long.

The way you always draw peoples hands gnarled up weirds me out. But I can't seem to get enough of it.

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A.Buttle · member Member # Joined: 20 Mar 2000 Posts: 1724

Tony Hawk may be 38, but he's still a badass. Have you ever seen the old skate videos he used to do where they would all skate pools with board shorts and checkered slip ons? They RULE!

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steady · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2000 11:01 pm

gontaro i just checked out your site
you are so cool
can i be you?

GONTARO · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2000 1:32 am

burnout: thanx, I agree w/ his board is a bit bigger compare to his body...how come I never noticed that when I was drawing...
you like the colored piece I did? *L* that was a quick color man...it took me an hour.
I have to do more of those then.

SporQ: thanx, bulky??? what's that mean?

phreaknasty: man thanx. I never got that kinda compliment before *LOL*

Yourmum: thanx, I just want to draw a black kid w/ skateboard and for my own practice I wanna be able t get it right. black, white, hispanic or asian I wanna get it right and doesn't look weird.

Psionic: I donno...If I'm gonna color this or not. I didn't draw this pic as a colored piece.

micke: Yeah I was checking earlier this morning on the lightbox but as the way the pants are on his hipbone I think It's about right...no??

black_fish: my colored art is in my website
click on the front image and you can see one of my colored art. Is the face realistic???
I still think it's stylized though...
and the arm is short too? hmmm I have to double check that again huh.

Axl: Is it clean??? tha...thanx man*L*
I don't adjust any curves but I mess w/ channels on PS. it's pretty much the way it is. I use HB mechanical pencil on a xerox papar.

Lukias: thanx, creature drawings? like monsters and shit? I used to did a lot of
drawings of those but it's some where in my file...I gotta find that disk someday...

Seraphire: thanx man*S* god is in the details,
hands and the face*S* I usually do couple gesture drawings of hands before I draw a character sketches. it works you should try it too.

A.Buttle: yeah...I admire his ability...I'm 27 but I'm not as near fit as Tony is. increddible...

steady: You don wanna be me *L* trust me I'm one ugly Jap. *LOL*

Seraphire · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2000 3:28 pm

Gestures... I know.

I've been working on coloring. But I really need to spend some time a get back into pencilling.

I stopped drawing awhile ago and I'm just awful now. I really need to start sketching again, and get back into the rythme.

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Seraphire's Cafe/Digital Evolution

]|V|[ERLIN · member Member # Joined: 05 Nov 2000 Posts: 56

damn nice omg i am saving every one of your works i see!

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GONTARO · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2000 9:04 pm

Seraphire: yeah, the gesture drawings will loosen your hands and prevent from stiffness(?)
the most fluid and increddile lines I saw on the web is the artist called Alan Tews.
his drawings are just simply brilliant!

Merlin: *L* I'm glad that you like my drawings
did you save my photo image too? *L*

Silico · member Member # Joined: 25 Nov 1999 Posts: 178

Gontaro... *speechless*

you totally got me man, serious! i don't think i could have asked for more, your style is so pimp i cannot believe that not more people have checked this out!! OH MANNN you gotta post more, this is the best shit on the planet of humans!

p.s- to any of you who just looked at the one he told you to go to, check out the other pics too!! Gontaro you are an awesome artist i love you!!

jcterminal · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2000 10:37 pm

i dunno, the proportions seem right to me.

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GONTARO · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2000 5:16 pm

Silico, thanx for the generous comments.*L*
I'm so glad that you liked my style.
I've had been posting on other borads but your compliments are the best among others*S*
again, thank you.

jcterminal, shit!! that's cool!! that's how you make corrections *L* yeah as you said I didn't see anything wrong but the right shoulder*L* or may be I still don't see it yet.

LimpySide · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2000 9:07 am

Gontaro, the picture is great! I love it.
You're a great inspiration to me.
Also, Alan Tews artwork is great just like you said. He's been a big influence on my work. Even though I'm not that great.

Well, keep up the good work. Post some more soon.

Katana · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2000 10:00 am

Sweet! I think anatomy, poportions and reality is a far second to style and mood, which you have mastered here in this picture. I mean if you want it to copy reality perfectly just take a picture, right?