Need some help? Beginner :x
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Topic: Need some help? Beginner :x
Posted By: Rux Ton
Subject: Need some help? Beginner :x
Date Posted: 14 July 2014 at 2:19am
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Hi guys! TLDR before anything else, I am an electronic music
producer/composer ( http://www.soundcloud.com/ruxton ) of 10 years but
decided I start working on my visual art to go with it. This is my second piece ever. I have no art skills, so everything is really just trial and error. My logo is the skull mask (its supposed to represent a degu skull, not sure if I nailed it). Its what I use as my "brand" for my music, so I decided I needed to bring Rukkus (his name) to life in sprite form so that someday, I can do music videos, games, etc featuring him.  I had no color set in mind when i did this so the colors may seem odd together. Not sure how many colors I used but I wanna say like at least.. 16? I am very bad at backgrounds and things like that so any tips would be awesome! Let me know what I can do to improve, etc. And alas, thank you for this great community, ive been around but never signed up. You guys all do such great work it is absolutely INSPIRING to me!  EDIT: I should also mention I have no clue how to shade really. I used to draw when I was really little and I was half decent for my age but now ive lost everything because I got so nose deep into music. Let me know how I can improve on that and anti aliasing as well  (Moved since i realized this is a better place for this hah, sorry about that) I would just love to know what I can do to fix and improve, etc |
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Posted By: JustinGameDesign
Date Posted: 14 July 2014 at 10:05am
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For starters, pick one light source and stick with it. The BG is backlit, the foreground is front lit, and the rock is lit from above. Next, use a real reference for a pose every time until you know how to draw your own. Otherwise, take a look at the color tutorial in this forum. At the very least, you can make a BG gradient with less contrast. |