[Art/Poetry] Xze's Corner of Insanity-12/13-WIP

[Nikki]

Many problems. So many that you need happy pills. even though there is no point to that.

Pen only

i shamed the dragon with that >>

Something i never finished But i'm pondering on finishing it digitally.

[Jairus]

Something i never finished But i'm pondering on finishing it digitally.

Ooh, that's cool.

[Nikki]

Should i try making it digi? or just keep it penciled?

[Jairus]

I honestly don't know anything about digital art. It's something I should work on at some point. In the meantime, it still looks good in pencil. If you want to work on it in a program, go right ahead.

[Nikki]

Okay, since i'm starting this comic up again i'm gonna go ahead and post the pages since a few new people haven't seen it XD

Xanthys-Page 1
Xanthys-Page 2
Xanthys-Page 3
Xanthys-Page 4
Xanthys-Page 5
Xanthys-Page 6

And here are the characters;
Rhea Dragonspeed
Lance Fayte
Jon Pyrik
Shayde Helfyre
Sierra DeVille

[Jairus]

I can't really read the first three pages of the comic.

Incidentally, cute avatar.

[Nikki]

Can you tell that they were made long ago? I think they were back in...'04 or something.

And thank you =3 i'm thinking of changing my signature to match

[Jairus]

Can you tell that they were made long ago? I think they were back in...'04 or something.

Well, the dialogue's hand drawn on the first three, while the next three have typewritten words. Pencil in my experience doesn't scan well, so I can understand the difficulties of getting it into the computer properly. Unfortunately, I don't know any tricks to help, since darkening the contrast would probably pick up a bunch of other things.

Hm, it's actually nice to comment on other people's stuff and here how they do things.

[Nikki]

Actually, 5 and 6 were also handwritten.

The first...4 were made with the idea of just having a few long comic strips, so i used the whole page with a lot of little squares. The next two i sort of wised up and put just a little bit on them so that i could make my handwriting bigger and neater.

even though my handwriting still looks like a kid's =P

[Jairus]

Actually, 5 and 6 were also handwritten.

The first...4 were made with the idea of just having a few long comic strips, so i used the whole page with a lot of little squares. The next two i sort of wised up and put just a little bit on them so that i could make my handwriting bigger and neater.

Well, the first three are a lot less clear than the last three. That's kind of what I was trying to say. And space can usually be a problem (my lack of understanding for the need for proper arrangement of space is what plagues some of my older stuff)

even though my handwriting still looks like a kid's =P

My handwriting's not much better. I spend too much time typing on a computer. I mean, I can have some pretty clear – and actually fairly neat – handwriting when I focus on it, but I so rarely focus on it that sometimes my handwriting is barely legible. At least by me.

[Nikki]

Smexy Apple =P

[Jairus]

Smexy Apple =P

Yes, cute. Incidentally, that was the biggest hint that it was you... besides the late start on your part.

As promised, this was the one I did. Not much, really.

[WhiteFox]

Normally, I take critiquing very seriously. I don't mean I'm a hardass, just that I'm serious about it.

Rather than take a few pages to make in depth comments about everything here, I'll just say this. If you are picking up *anything* and drawing *something* on *whatever*, you are doing something right. Professional artists are doing exactly what you're doing, they've just done it for six hours a day for several years. But it's still the exact same thing.

This is the reason for my sig. Anyone can draw. They just don't, and then say they can't.

Nice lighting and shading on the apple, by the way.

Jairus, that's an awesome Bunny. Kudos.

[Nikki]

the best photoshopped drawing ive done

is an apple.

a danged apple.

ironic.

[Nikki]

I made something Decently cool

And ya, that be a Velociraptor all rave-y and vibe-y.

Whoo! go flopped sleep schedule!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Nice.

I should point out that the text on the apple was almost unreadable, since it was all overlayed and the same colour...

[Zedd]

I feel the beat

[Nikki]

Nice.

I should point out that the text on the apple was almost unreadable, since it was all overlayed and the same colour...

That was intentional 

[Nikki]

STICK OF DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

im not sure if i ever posted this before, but this is technically the first Digi art i ever did with my tablet =D

Now hug it!!

[WhiteFox]

Rave: lowering the brighness on the text might make it more readable. Maybe lowering the saturation too. I could just make out the raptor, that is cool.

Stick of Doom: Sometimes, when I'm running an RP, I have to get out one of those. I only save it for special occasions.

[Jairus]

STICK OF DOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!

im not sure if i ever posted this before, but this is technically the first Digi art i ever did with my tablet =D

Now hug it!!

Heeheeheeheehee... cool. It's like a Banhammer! Only pointier!

[Nikki]

Rave: lowering the brighness on the text might make it more readable. Maybe lowering the saturation too. I could just make out the raptor, that is cool.

Lower brightness..check...

lower saturation...uh..how do you do that?

Heeheeheeheehee... cool. It's like a Banhammer! Only pointier!

you should see my Motivation mallet =D

[Nikki]

I have no idea what this is supposed to be.

Based off a pet i own on Gaia...supposed to be a horse =B

Another picture i did for my IF...lulz, i went brush-happy =B

[Zedd]

Well that's alot pics but what happen to the stuff you used to do?

[Nikki]

Do you mean my pencilwork, Zedd?

[Zedd]

Yes I do hun, And I miss talking to you on MSN or whatevers

[Nikki]

Well i lost all my pencils, my sketchbooks are full and my parents refuse to buy me more and i can never find the brand i used to use, and even if i had pencils and the sketchbook(s), my scanner is broken.

[Zedd]

Fair enough lil sis

[Brunhidden]

your art is almost getting a 'buddies on away' feel to it

[WhiteFox]

I have no idea what this is supposed to be.

just so you know, about 9/10ths of my sketch book pages look like this. I'm always experimenting on how to draw stuff; heads, feet, hands, hair, etc. I'm pretty sure this is natural.

As for lower saturation... that means more gray or white. Pale colors have low saturation. Most color pickers will have an option for saturation, (Hue/Saturation/Value.) If you have sliders for Red/Blue/Green mix, then turning all of them up a bit will desaturate the color until you get white.

(Dear god, I almost started on a rant about color theory. We'd be here all day.)