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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #870 on: January 12, 2009, 07:46:55 am
I'm not offended, thanks for telling me. I don't know why this happens but I'm certain my drawings aren't for everyone too.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #871 on: January 12, 2009, 03:14:14 pm
Helm I have a comment about the inking but I want to preface it with a little disclaimer. I come at things very much from an animator's perspective so when I ink, I think economy, the minimum amount of lines necessary to communicate an idea, etc. Obviously that's not your style but I wouldn't expect you to change it. But I think there is one thing you could take from the animator's mindset... it's hard to explain so I made a visual.



Your picture has these beautiful sexy lines that I traced in blue. You obviously planned it this way in your pencils and put a lot of thought into them. But then the way you inked them, they became kind of lumpy and lost in the details. I would suggest making these lines read bold and smooth instead of camouflaging them, since they are clearly the foundation of the whole picture. I'd have all your details play *around* those lines and make them the main feature instead of hiding them.
I mild from suffer dislexia.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #872 on: January 12, 2009, 04:58:31 pm
Thanks for the concept, yeah, this is a matter of mindset. I don't really think making the construction lines obvious on the end level is important.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #873 on: January 12, 2009, 08:09:24 pm
In my eyes it's not about showing the construction (in which case you wouldn't ink it in the first place) but to put a subtle visual emphasis on lines that entertain the eye.

So it's not about showing construction, it's about enhancing the properties of the construction with the rendering.

... I wish I was a native english speaker ):
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #874 on: January 12, 2009, 08:48:23 pm
And then there's something to be said about subtlety, yes?

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #875 on: January 12, 2009, 09:10:14 pm
plorp:
There are no ugly colours, only ugly combinations of colours.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #876 on: January 12, 2009, 10:34:07 pm
I liked the other mask test better!

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #877 on: January 13, 2009, 03:54:13 am
First ever 3d work:



Only part not done in blender is the texture on the vase. Effect on the floor was totally unintentional, but I like it ;).

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #878 on: January 13, 2009, 10:47:08 pm
WATAH!

There are no ugly colours, only ugly combinations of colours.

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #879 on: January 14, 2009, 01:31:57 am
almost looks like a form of digital stenciling... very fun look.   Bruce lee i'm assuming?