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Vardelith · Guest Member #

Ok, there was a thread a few days ago with an protomecha pic and some line art. Here is the beginning of my attempt. about 2-2 1/2 hours of work!

I"m not usually really concerned about lighting but this time I tried to be a bit more careful!

here is a detail of the pic.

here is the full pic with a temporary background! This pic is about 50%.

well coments are really welcome and any ideas as to improve it! Thanks!

Vardelith - DK

Transcendence · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 10:39 am

I wish I had balance like her :|

Nothing important or even pay attention to...but it might be better if the background worked with her pose

Get-up Kid · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 12:52 pm

you should probably mention that Francis drew it....
I think it would be a better learning experience if you did your own line art. But maybe you were just experimenting with color.

Guy · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 12:53 pm

heres what i came up with on francis' pic
hope you dont mind me posting it in your thread

looks like we both went for green pants and yellow on the wings

i havnt bothed to do a background, just spent a few hours colouring it for fun

[This message has been edited by Guy (edited October 22, 2000).]

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

You guys do realize that this is a real comic book character right? You may want to check out http://www.protomecha.com if you didn't. Its like your coloring Superman purple and green.

Guy · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 1:22 pm

oh.. hehehe.. didnt know that. oh well doesnt really matter

hmmm a purple and green superman eh? sweeet hehehe

Jenn · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 1:22 pm

hahaha hmmm... yuo should all be drwaing your own poses etc rather than tracing over someone elses

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Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Francis kinda requested they color his pic Jenn. He wants to see what other's come up with, but I think he was thinking more along the lines of style.

Guy · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 1:34 pm

Jenn: francis let us download the line drawing, for us to mess around with. thats why they're the same

the origonal post is on page 2 by now in case you missed it

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

By the way Liquid! is one of the co-creators.

Vardelith · Guest Member #

Well that's why I posted it anyways! He did ask if people would take a stab at it! I thought what the hey!

Sorry for not clerifying the fact that it was Francis's LINE ART that I was coloring.

And for those of you who are wanting me to use the original colours

I'll pass!

I like my colour set a little nicer! hey I'm not even a fan. Just liked the pic and thought the chalange would be nice!

Oh, and I do do my own line work thank you very much!

BTW: Guy, I like your version too! got to love the variation in styles!

Vardelith - DK

Nex · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 1:42 pm

Vardelith:

hi!

when you want to decide for the lighting situation on an object you paint you should be aware that the surrounding has a very important role in there.

You drew a desert for background, this means that there will be a lot of light reflected from the desert sand and thrown back on the figure.. this light would lighten up the backside there a bit, maybe even change its color tone-

looks to me like you did that in painter. I don't know painter very well but I guess it would be possible to lower the opacity of the brush to get a bit more flow from one tone to the other.

Well.. take what I said with care however because I am not a professional (not even close to it)-

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

Nice coloring of the ass there Guy.

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Vardelith · Guest Member #

Hmm.... Sorry Nex for the background I threw it in as a quick after thought to have something there before I posted it! I'll remove it and make something a little more original and proper for the pic.

As for the where I did the coloring for it... that was a PS my man. I was experimenting with some different ways of applying color quickly to an area while still doing the lights and darks.

Vardelith - DK

Francis · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 3:37 pm

Yes - I posted the line art ( http://www.teamgt.com/forum/protomecha_line.jpg ) just for this purpose.

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Vardelith · Guest Member #

Thanks for that confermation Francis!

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Transcendence · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2000 4:47 pm

bleh...this is my picking again, so ignore me if you want, but people are mistaking her breasts for parts of the upper armor type thing...

Vardelith · Guest Member #

Are you talking about the central part of the upper chest area that is basically a simple curve that surrounds the main chest protrusion? if so, I personally felt it looked better as a match with the rest of the body armor!

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

I'm thinking if you are going to make that many changes to the character then you should just be drawing and painting your own creation.

Jenn · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2000 6:58 pm

Aight.. I still think you should have tried to drw your own

Looks ok tho.

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Brue · Guest Member #

I think the first ones need a bit of blurring. hey are a bit choppy..if you know what i mean. it would give it more of a metalic finish sorta. a smooth shiny surface