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Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 12 Nov 2009 Posts: 2232

Very nice

I'm liking the outfit , But I especially love the detail to the hair big grin

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

That was the hard part, since the picture required me to use more than one type of color pencils lol. I normally just use one type, which is blue.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 12 Nov 2009 Posts: 2232

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Thank you.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 08 Sep 2008 Posts: 3428

now that is awsome rune.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Its ok so far, but I felt like i could have done much better if I had centered the character.

Rank: Senior Member Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 343

Practice makes perfect, Mr. Rune!

Anyone who has the will for success will go far, and you have more than enough to go beyond that Mr Rune! Very Happy

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

I appreciate the optimism, i don't believe I have what it takes to go that far. School takes a priority and I made that during what little free time i had.

Rank: Senior Member Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 343

Don't worry time moves on its own. It doesn't matter if one have a few minutes as long as one has time to do what he likes!

Besides you don't need to become the most skilled of artists from one day to another, so take as much time as you need Mr Rune! Wink

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Again, a new pic. I only just caught the mistake with the eyes. Like I said before, I'm horrible with those.

Rank: Senior Member Joined: 22 Dec 2009 Posts: 343

An artist in the making! Very Happy

Keep up the hard work Mr Rune!

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 9138

nice one rune good work there mate. Very Happy

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 2173

((Rune174, I've been meaning to ask you... why don't you draw yourself? I mean, the waiting list for the Royals is pretty darn long... so... wouldn't it be better if you just drew yourself?

Then you could play with yourself too... um... you know what I mean.))

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

Well, I would draw myself, I just do it for fun, but when it comes to drawing for....... professional means or when it comes to coloring, I tend to suck big time. As you can see, i am only good with using one color in general in order to get the general outline done. The only reason I did ok with the Windy Maiden was because All I had to do was use some Black color pencil markings which made it look a little better.

As for playing with myself, I can't do anything outside of a few basic poses.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Posts: 2173

((Well, I say challenge yourself. You've already accomplished, "The Pose"... try for something dynamic. Like two of your characters twirling in a dance or something...

...or riding a bike...

...or swimming...

Quit being such a pansy about what you can and cannot draw. Caroline's-Real-World-Avatar storytime. I paint mininatures for Warhammer, 40k, and other systems. I've painted them for... geeze, 10+ years now... and wow do I feel really old now. Anyway, I remember the first thing I painted. Bretonnian Archers... and wow did my paint-job suck. I mean... wow, did they suck. But, I kept trying at it. I kept trying bolder colors... I kept trying to paint eyeballs and teeth... small decorations like ribbons or tatoos... And, I now even try to make minor-model adjustments... like adding bags, or chainging weapons. And you know what... my paint jobs and modeling sure aren't going to win me any prizes, but, to me, I think they look good. I can see how much I've improved from the first set, and I can even look back at my figs, and see which ones I painted before some of the others.

If I had just stuck with what I did with the archers, I wouldn't have a single model with eyes.

Point being, you can draw blue-line sketches. Why not something as simple as using the black-line trace on your blue-line? I know you can do it. Even if you blur and smear the crap out of everything, sometimes you just have to do that once to get the hutzpah to really try again. I can't count the number of times I painted eye-patches over guys because I couldn't get the eye correct. But, each "bad eye" I painted got me a bit closer to painting "good eyes".

So... there is your encouragement for the day.))

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

lol, I understand, I guess I'm a negative person at times. My mind is just in so many places.

FA · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 2070

Keep up the great work. I drew some things lately aswell. Don't pressure yourself about the slightest thing though, I think it happens to every artists and drawer.