Axe-Cell In reply to Omnicenos [2014-09-24 13:26:49 +0000 UTC]

I am so definitely keeping a majority of what you've said into consideration.

My sincerest of apologies that my reply to your detailed comment is brief, but... in all honesty, I just love to read detailed comments such as yours~ Thank you so very much for your thoughts and suggestions on what NOT to do on my future pictures<

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Axe-Cell In reply to StR-Lite [2014-09-09 08:45:09 +0000 UTC]

Whoa!~ o Ao
Hahaha... the original sketch was actually done months ago, even before the basic colour ref sheet of Cassandra and Arianna were done. |D Needless to say, my anatomy style might have changed again, so.... :'D yeh. Anyways, looking at the lower left arm now... oh dang nabbit. Welp, I really oughta learn more about shading then~ It'll take a while, but it'll hopefully show soon. I mean, I'm still trying to get the hang of digital. |D Still.

I just couldn't figure a way to add that green lighting without turning this piece into a mess. D; I mean, sure, a green flame looks cool and all... but I don't want to do it in a background like this one! And I don't really know what to do for the background after I'd completed the line-art and colouring and shading, quite frankly.... ^^" It's like, I want to do something epic, but knowing my skill with digital drawings at the moment, I can't just work on this in total darkness. Accidents happen, but only a small percentage of it will turn out successful. And I don't want to risk that. Either way, I still need to get the hang of digital shading, seeing as it's so different from traditional shading. And then there's the problem that I really don't want to select the wrong colours for the shading as well. So much more to learn... I'll get around soon, not to worry. c':

Thank you so kindly for your compliment, my friend!~
Seriously though, you're too kind with your comment here. ; u; I actually cried a bit upon seeing this....

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StR-Lite In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-09 23:20:02 +0000 UTC]

…I'm pretty much guessing the sketch of Roslan was done about the same time you did with Sagacious and somebody else, eh? c; As well as to mention your style of drawing seemed to change dramatically over the years too, what else would I say~?
I understand, since what I can see are literally a bunch of brush tools inside a program that's only controlled by a mouse if we don't have a tablet pen. :I And frankly, that also applies to cell-shading as well. xD It's whenever you're trying to add something that makes the picture look more detailed but realized you've made a mistake the whole way, it's hard to change it all the way back to where you started from. I would like to try some bits of soft-shading more often, but getting a good grip to do it is difficult to start with. D; But people say if you keep pursuing after it, you'll be able to achieve something hard like this in a matter of time, no? Takes a while, yes, but the results itself will be significant afterwards.

Well, you deserve one for the hard work you did, so no need to thank me. :'D You're very welcome~

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Axe-Cell In reply to StR-Lite [2014-09-09 23:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Pfffffft~ X'D Somebody else. That's a good one~ Though honestly, that's all a part of my plan. C|
Honestly, I'm just frustrated that I can't seem to keep my style in one place. It likes to dash about here and there, restless and never satisfied, just like myself. It's never-ending, but then again, it never stops evolving. And... it's better that way, now that I think about it. :I Thank you, my friend~
Well, that's what the "Ctrl+Z" command is for, hm?~ :'D And saving the file before we go overkill with the details, of course. I mean, I'm sure that the both of us have come across really spectacular artists on dA who've used only a mouse to create amazing pictures, no? If they can do it, I'm sure that we can achieve that scale as well, with plenty of challenges in the way like how I did in my previous reply here.

Asfgjhkll!! ; n; But still!

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StR-Lite In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-10 13:37:07 +0000 UTC]

But I thought I remembered seeing another of your characters altogether in a picture… D; Ah wells, guess I'll wait for it in the meantime then. xD Well, I honestly thought that's a good thing, because you get to at least experience each of it while you can. And then if there's a technique for them, I would use that and apply it to the other styles so that they'll become… well, a different style. :'D
True, true~ It's all in the matter of patience, is all.

Hm? c:

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Axe-Cell In reply to StR-Lite [2014-09-10 13:49:20 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh... you'll get to see who this other character is~ C| I haven't really given him enough love like how I'd done to Rossi and Pei-Pei and Cassie, so it's understandable why you couldn't remember his name. |D
Well, I happen to have this dilemma that "if my style keeps changing, my watchers would start questioning my capabilities" or that kind of stuff. :I Myeh, this is what I get for having a calculator mind.
Ooohh... nothing~ c;

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StR-Lite In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-10 14:37:25 +0000 UTC]

What? :'D Wait, I know the character's name of course, but I don't know whether I should say it here or not. |D
Eh, I change my drawing style once in a while, but not much surprise there, really. xD Though so far, I haven't had a question like that before… I'm probably guessing that it's common around in dA?
Oh fine. |D

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Axe-Cell In reply to StR-Lite [2014-09-10 23:37:09 +0000 UTC]

Pffft~ I see what you did there~
I don't really know. |D Personally, I have that question rolling around my head, haunting me every time that I look back and find that I couldn't replicate a style that looks quite good. So.... it depends. :'D

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Axe-Cell In reply to Ashbaker0508 [2014-09-08 00:40:36 +0000 UTC]

It's all good, Lauren~
Thank you very much for your comment, friend~

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Ashbaker0508 In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-08 21:06:08 +0000 UTC]

^^ No problem!~

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Axe-Cell In reply to HASBEAN [2014-09-08 00:39:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you so kindly for your critique on this piece, my friend!~ *takes note about the pointed line-art ends rather than to leave them as squares part*

Yeah, shading. I've always had an issue with it whenever I can't see the whole picture as I shade this piece, working on a magnified screen and all, quite unlike how I would normally do for my traditional drawings. Though... now that you mention about his knuckles... I didn't think that such a small amount of shading would actually achieve that. *takes note of that as well* I really ought to get the hang of using the saturation function to achieve a light and dark effect on my digital drawings instead of just white-and-black on an overlay layer, except possibly for the eyes.

A light eating flame? Well that's an interesting concept that you've raised there, Paige~ But no, this flame does not consume light. Instead, it consumes heat. Gah, I didn't add any of the lighting from that flame!!

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HASBEAN In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-08 01:58:36 +0000 UTC]

Wait..you work black and white and then use layers to saturate? Cool! I was never satisfied with what the layer options gave me, so I didn't keep using them.

Aww I was kinda digging the idea of a "light eating" flame. though eating heat is probably more purposeful..I guess. *thinks of how one would use either*
Either way its cool And you're welcome, I try to be helpful when I can.

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Axe-Cell In reply to HASBEAN [2014-09-08 02:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Welp. At least I learnt something from this experience. Now to make my way around them on my next picture!~

Why would anyone want a flame that consumes light? That's just... the opposite of what a flame is supposed to do. Same thing goes for the heat consuming variant, despite it being a really bad choice in a really cold zone. But it works against those who plan to use fire-based attacks, consuming the heat before it touches the person that the flame is supposed to protect~

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HASBEAN In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-08 22:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Cool! Its a counter fire flame~

Maybe a villain that works or gains power in the dark could use it! ......though that's not Roslans style I'm sure.

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Axe-Cell In reply to HASBEAN [2014-09-08 23:13:03 +0000 UTC]

And it still works as a light source!~

Wait, you're referring to the light consuming variant? Well... that depends on my characters/items, and whether or not I can find a use for a flame that consumes light. You're more than welcome to use the concept for your characters if you'd like to, since it was you who'd came up with that concept when you saw Roslan's green flame.

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Axe-Cell In reply to Drake6401 [2014-09-07 05:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Alright, alright. |D Pretty please, Mr. Drake?
I was in a rush when I was typing the description of this piece, so yeh, that explains why I didn't put that in.

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Drake6401 In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-07 05:58:43 +0000 UTC]

Okay I will.  And that Sir.Drake to you.

  Considering that you don't have a drawing tablet, I'm impressed.  Fire is hard and to get the light effect, I can note you the steps and tips.
The all over shading is quite nice and I like the pose.  Something you may find interest in is how to make the metal based items have a shine to them which I can explain in a note.

   All over it looks neat.  Digital would be a positive change to make.  I like it.

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Axe-Cell In reply to Drake6401 [2014-09-07 06:02:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh fine then, Sir Drake. |D

Pffffft. It's what you call practice with the mouse, my friend. And... there's no need to Note me on how to achieve the lighting effect when there are tutorials on dA that can save your time from explaining it all to me via Notes. And why Notes to begin with when you can type it all out in the comments?
But for the metallic shine, I would like an explanation on that one. Hadn't taken my time to search for a tutorial that teaches me how to achieve that, so yeh. But still. You could've done it in the comments!

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Drake6401 In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-07 06:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Okay that's better.

   I enjoy helping, you know that.  I prefer notes because I can get descriptive and long.  I try to keep only image related conversations in comments and anything else in notes.  That very rarely works out though.  If you want my tips, just say so, I'll be glad to help.

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Axe-Cell In reply to Drake6401 [2014-09-07 06:19:52 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes, you just gotta learn how to step back, no matter how much someone needs help. It's a lesson that I've learnt the hard way, so yeh. Be careful.
Really? You really ought to chat more then, Drake. |D But... whatever floats your boat, I suppose. And we'll see, we'll see.

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Drake6401 In reply to Axe-Cell [2014-09-07 06:33:44 +0000 UTC]

  I'm not holding back on helping anyone who needs it or would like it.  If someone doesn't want my help, then so be it.
I've done too much good to quite.

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Axe-Cell In reply to Drake6401 [2014-09-07 06:44:14 +0000 UTC]

That depends, that depends. I'm more for the consequences than the results. But that's another topic altogether.
Keep up your good work of helping others, then. I expect no less from you.

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