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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #270 on: February 09, 2008, 11:09:21 pm
I really like that painting Indigo, you've got a confident brush stroke. This is some sculpture I just handed in for a character design assignment. It was pretty rushed towards the end, but hella fun. I'm hoping to go back to it and sort out a lot of the dodgy muscle forms I've got going on. Sorry about the big post



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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #271 on: February 10, 2008, 03:33:29 am
looks good, but i feel the silly hair detracts from it a bit. also, the hands are quite large

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #272 on: February 10, 2008, 05:13:08 am
so i got my camera back!



a girl in her late teens/early 20's is shipwrecked on an island and is worshiped by these "manahouti" (which is a bastardization of menehune, hawaiian "leprechauns")

the Lililolo shown here are the smallest type of devil on the island and are the main tribe in need of your help.  there are many others though, most of which are responsible for creating new structures and developments.

the entire thing is meant to be an observation and critique of colonial expansion and merchanitlism, in particular the confusion between what is progress and what is merely complication of lifestyle
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #273 on: February 12, 2008, 03:12:52 pm
@indigo: loving the colors on that portrait

Needed a font for a project so thought I'd give creating one a go.



Still need to take care of kerning

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #274 on: February 12, 2008, 10:56:22 pm
kerning can be a bitch, but what you've got going seems like a font that thrives on small negatives; ou might just let them run together.
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #275 on: February 13, 2008, 01:31:34 am
It's kind of fighting with its sexuality right now--the serifs want it to be more of a body-type font, but the big, boldness is screaming headline-use.  Curious for what you're going to use it for :P.  All things aside, its got a playfully-strict feel to it.  :y: Neat.
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #276 on: February 13, 2008, 02:19:30 am
@ Adarias, yea, it sounded easy when i read about it in the help me file, but after playing around with it the last coupple of hours i give in. I'll try pulling them closer together tommorow

@Rydin, hehe, yea it does kinda "fight with it's own sexuality"  :D, the goal was to create a cute, semi-cartoony font that did well in large sizes. It's for a childrens game I'm working on. I posted a screen from earlier in this thread, and actually, I have a new one. I'm kinda ambivalent about posting it, since it suffers from the exactly the same issues people here pointed out on the last one, but mehh.. I'm comfortable with the style and i have to do a lot of them, so I'll stick to this:



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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #277 on: February 16, 2008, 04:37:46 am
oo, me likes.  nice rendering style despite what could have become predictable :D


random sketch for today:

Playing around with cartoony proportions.  Character is an alchemist pilgrim here armed with a foil and short bore musket.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2008, 04:43:45 am by Adarias »
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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #278 on: February 16, 2008, 09:45:10 pm
I like it, adarias. What did you use for mediums?

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Re: Official OT-Creativity Thread 2

Reply #279 on: February 17, 2008, 12:25:57 am
hb pencil and watercolor (aquarelle)
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