[Phenylacetat]

hi there, just did this a couple of days ago.
its the first coloration i did ever, btw with ps6 and mouse.

lineart:

first try, didnt manage the metal look of the gun, however:


second try, didnt manage the gun, although it looks kinda metal already:


well, any tips about how to create metal effects or comments about anything else i did wrong in the pics are appreciated.

sry for the bad english, i'm german and kinda weak in foreign languages :=:
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[Matthew]

Wow! that is actually really cool and I started to think about Quake ..hmm
Keep it up

Matthew

[ZakatH]

Quake World and Quake 2 forever!!!

Good work.. perhaps u could make sharper edges on the gun and flatten it a bit.. the handle(the thing in your hand...) is large compared to the rest of the gun.. also u might wanna work some more on the hand

Good work tho.. I suck ;p
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[Phenylacetat]

i'll give it a try,
i think i will add details to the arm and hand, and try to flatten the gun.
i'll post it when its finished, this friday or so...

btw, didnt recocgnize the quake look, but now that u mention it.
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[Loxley]

Definition of form is lousy. The gun looks like bent, squished tubesteak instead of solid metal. The hand just barely manages to look better.

[Phenylacetat]

any tips regarding the solid metal effect? how can i style it solid,
/me chobo nub.
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[Phenylacetat]

i would really appreciate any advice on how to make it more realistic
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[Matthew]

Hey, I can�t see the pictures anymore.
But if I remember the image correctly you could add a light source above or beneath so you would get a shadow at the opposite.

take it easy
Matthew

[Phenylacetat]

neither can i.
tripod seems to be down or sth. as always it does suck.
i'll try to upload them elsewhere
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[Eelco de Vlieger]

Hi Neighbour, I'm from Holland so my English sucks as well.
I hope I can give you some advise, cuz I just started this hobby.

Pistolen sind nicht so klein wie du sie zeichnet. Try to look at websites of gun manufacturers, like www.heckler-koch.de or www.carl-walther.de as a reference. Guns are bigger (you would know that if you ever shot with a desert eagle).

The tip of the middelfinger looks broken and the thumb looks too short.

The shading and the flesh tones on the arm are nice (at the second try).
Keep working on it I hope this advise is useful.

see you around.

[Phenylacetat]

well havent had an reference for the scribble and just one hour of biology lesson time,so i did actually neither look for the proportions of the gun nor the finger tips. next time i will.

well, except air pistols i did not use any kind of gun.

thanks for the links, i'll look for reference if i need it again.
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[Eelco de Vlieger]

Hi, it's me again, i tried to draw a hand with a pistol. Here's the result.

Sketch:

Traced sketch:

1 minute photoshop :: main colors and the dodge/burn tool:


I hope it helps you out to get the proportions right. Here's a link to a hand tutorial http://www.anticz.com/handtut.htm and a link to a http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/effects/metal.htm tutorial about metal in photoshop.

[Phenylacetat]

drawed a lot of hands the past half year,...
http://mitglied.lycos.de/Fallenshideout/Bilder/hand.jpg
http://mitglied.lycos.de/Fallenshideout/Bilder/lit.jpg
http://mitglied.lycos.de/Fallenshideout/Bilder/spider.jpg

but thanks for the metal tut thats what i looked for.
i'll give the pic a new try when my wacom arrives...
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