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Good lord I spent all the hours from roughly 12pm to 6pm drawing all these. FFFFFFFFFFFFF I apologize for my congnizance (lack there of), it's really slipping because me attention span is at its end and I need to go build my pot which I have like... SHIT JUST TODAY TO FINISH GAAAH.

I had the movie playing as I scribbled this, taking more stills of the aliens and watching closely the certain parts where they moved and what not. Oh MY FREAKING BAAAACK, not good to hunch over a laptop for that long. I moved my arm once and got tingles up to the elbow. THE INSIDE OF MY LEG FELL ASLEEP but the rest was fine. How does that even happen?

Sitting at the computer for over 6 hours, that's how. 8|

So, now I have to be a total freak about getting better at prawn realism and really don't feel like doing anything else but just drawing them repetetively and having them become absolute PERFECTION. Which I will never achieve. Which means I'll be doing this shit for the rest of my liiife. DD8


Okay, critique time. I don't care if you disagree. stfu. I see EVERYTHING wrong with them. xU
Monk- It's a gift... and a curse.

Top left Eleanor is the first thing I drew. I love it major... It turned out like ALMOST perfect compared to the image in my mind. Angles are funky though. Little face appendage thingers aren't long enough. Neither is her nose-bridge-whatever. But I like it regardless. I think it's just because it's Eleanor. >_>

Harold over there on the right. I... don't even know what happened there. His eyes are way too big, which is why I think of it as a baby picture. And his proportins are SO. FREAKING. HORRIBLE. He faces the same issues as El over on the left, angles are crazy awful. Pretty much nothing in the right proportion. Though I do like his nose ridge for some reason. Still. ÜBER FFFFAAAAIILLL.

Eye doodles! I suddenly saw (again) how AMAZING their eyes were and just wanted to doodle out more of them. I want to focus on getting those eyes just right. Eyes are the window to the soul so if they're janky you'll notice right away. More of the same issues from the top two only a limited scale since the bodies aren't focused on really, cept for ALbert there. We have El saying no to something and then... lol I guess Lucifer had to rebuff because he ended up coming out in the eye to the left of her when I had intended it to be Albutt originally. xD I swear, he's a fungus on my brain. And then to satisfy the fairy he got more of himself drawn but still not accurately because I need more practice with the mouth parts/face diddlies/tentacles in general. D'oh.

Then finally I deiced to tackle a full bust for some reason... The sketching part was fine and I'm actually pretty darn proud of it but my FUCKING TABLET kept throwing hissy fits and loosing it's pressure (I thought I was past this shit by getting a new one?) which is why the rendering isn't done. I just couldn't stand to keep messing with it and getting more and more aggrivated. xC His face is still too long from tentacles to back of the head, neck still looks a bit too long/isn't thick enough, eye is too big/misplaced on the head and at a funny angle, both sets of feelers aren't long enough and I royally fucked his jaw, but other than that I do like it.
I took a lot of time to study the contures of everything and look at the flesh of the neck and where the breathing slits met up with these ridges of flesh that actually aren't part of the breathing apparati at all. (So I think they're just some form of musculature?) Whatever, I did my best and it's not too shabby all things considered.

But that doesn't mean for a second I'll stop being anal about it. :/ Holy spider monkies I am so intimidated to attempt a full body drawing in this style... Watch me just draw bits and pieces but never put them together.

And all this practice makes me wonder how my cartoony prawns would look if I drew them again... >3>

HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY BLATHERING AND THE FACT I LEFT THE COLOR PALETTES I USED ON THERE LOOOLOOPS

Eleanor, Harold, ALbert, and K all featured here are © to me
Lucifer's eye is © to ~Gwendoleen-6 (I really need to draw some other OCs one of these days...)
and District 9 and all related ideas are © Neill Blomkamp and whoever else
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Comments: 51

gutter-child In reply to ??? [2010-08-11 02:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Adobe Photoshop CS4. c:

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Allantsuki In reply to gutter-child [2010-08-11 08:54:11 +0000 UTC]

I got Corel Painter along with my tablet

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gutter-child In reply to Allantsuki [2010-08-11 21:49:23 +0000 UTC]

I have a tablet also. Never used Corel since I couldn't get my free software to work, though. :<

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Allantsuki In reply to gutter-child [2010-08-11 22:01:55 +0000 UTC]

D:

I have a good tablet and I can't do even half of the half of the things YOU do.

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gutter-child In reply to Allantsuki [2010-08-14 17:21:42 +0000 UTC]

Well I've been drawing pretty religiously for about 8 years. :v And I plan on making it my job, so don't give up hope. I sort of got a kick start. xD

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Allantsuki In reply to gutter-child [2010-08-14 17:32:32 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW
I still got LOTS to learn

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Allantsuki [2010-05-14 17:19:30 +0000 UTC]

You're AWESOME!

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gutter-child In reply to Allantsuki [2010-05-16 23:21:03 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you!

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High-Guard [2010-02-02 17:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Who's the red and black eyeball belong to? Meant to ask...

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gutter-child In reply to High-Guard [2010-02-02 18:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Why that is Lulufluff (Lucifer lol) created by ~Gwendoleen-6

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High-Guard In reply to gutter-child [2010-02-02 19:39:20 +0000 UTC]

Nomnomnomnomnom...

K. I will stop obsessing now, I promise!

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Ronnen [2010-01-31 07:40:46 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! 8D I need to get me a tablet so I can practice realism again. I really stink at it.

BUT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT AS I CAN SEE HEEEERE~! They really are lovely. O_O

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Avadras [2010-01-28 00:27:27 +0000 UTC]

I don't care what you say, I think they're all lovely~

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Gwendoleen-6 [2010-01-27 17:02:52 +0000 UTC]

you miss,
are one fuckin' crazy badass chick !

sweet baby jesus- these are actually hurting my eyes it's soo good.
especially the first, sad Eleanor one. it's like HAI GUYS IM ACTUALLY IN THE MOVIE NAOW.
Kak is just the sweetest looking thing, i wanna snuggle his face.

your crazy by the way, im an idoit and made Lucifer's fookin design all complicated.
if i tried this id fail epically lol.

WELL I SAY ALBUT AREN'T YOU JUST DASHING.

yes, lobster is a fungus, the smelly kind too. thats WONT GO AWAY.
i made him that way tehe. btw it looks like fudge is all 'no |:C' and Lucifer's
just like 'ORLY? NO? >:U doesnotcomute' with his demon glare of rape.

HELLO BBY HAROLD. YOUR TOO YOUNG FOR GIRLY MAGS.

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gutter-child In reply to Gwendoleen-6 [2010-01-28 00:53:54 +0000 UTC]

Why yes. Yes I am crazy. 8| Seeing how much I like to, in essence, bash my head into a brick wall repeatedly. AHURHUR

lmao that is so hilarious I actually said that exact same thing to someone else about their work. GET OUT MAH HEAD.
I finished that and I was like "Aw, dude, sad El could replace that one guy just sort of standing there staring into space in the beginning. loool" <33 MUST DRAW HER MORE AS REAL she'd like my crack, mang.

Dude I betchu I will at some point draw him realistically and curse your name the whole time (since I can't stop once I stop, ILLOGICAL). But lol he's just got booboos, think of all of El's mutha effin' stripes! D: Took me 3 hours to draw a realistic fairyskank bust earlier. And yet I want to... draw more... realisticprawnswtfisthis

Yes freaking moldy lobster all up in my brain making little holes for himself to live in and eating my synapsessss. He's like those little fungi that look delicious and even taste good but then you eat it and DIE.
roflll I noticed that too I was like "dude they're talking to eachother lolunintentional" which makes it awesome in a creepy way. o_o God, stop conspiring against me you delicious food items!! >:C

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Gwendoleen-6 In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-29 05:31:29 +0000 UTC]

indeed you are.
but i think it is one of the reasons i love you
then i shall watch and possibly provide you with a helmet lmfao.

NEVER IT IS WARM AND SNUGGLY.. AND STFU YOU LIKE ME THERE |:C
seriously Lucifer's all 'respect my authoritah! :U' shushh you tard.
lmfao i'd hear it in the distance and just shake my head all 'crazy bitch is doin' it...'
yeah, but he's also got those mofo bigass neckplates i have him for some ODD reason. curses.

IM PUTTING YOU IN REHAB.. mebbe later cause i enjoy seeing them.
it pleases my eyes.

yesh, this is our food dicussion. do not eat the lulu, you will die.
being awesome and creepy is how he rolls Jess..

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CommanderEVE [2010-01-27 15:03:27 +0000 UTC]

You are really starting to get at drawing the Poleepkwa. Also, you made it funny at the same time. LOL And oh, GAWD! Your real good at drawing the eyes. I love drawing eyes!

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gutter-child In reply to CommanderEVE [2010-01-28 00:34:17 +0000 UTC]

Funny ORLY? I do like funny stuff. durhur.
YEAH I CAN TELL with all those eye photo manips you upload. I have no idea why but their eyes are just amazingly fun to draw. I think it's because it's a challenge. >3>

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CommanderEVE In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-28 22:25:03 +0000 UTC]

LOL

I should start drawing more Poleepkwa eyes then Human eyes. But the last time I did that I couldn't draw Human eyes again for like half a week. I was freaking out. XDD

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gutter-child In reply to CommanderEVE [2010-01-29 04:18:53 +0000 UTC]

Whoa dude I haven't even draw a human at all in a month or so... I just realized this. xD But I tend to think of eyes along the same lines no matter the species. Just bigger for the prawns and in a slightly different face structure. c: Still I know what you mean. I tried to draw a griffin the other day and I was like "foooook |:U" total fail. lol

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CommanderEVE In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-29 09:23:33 +0000 UTC]

LOL Yeah, I tend to try and think of it that way too. I also noticed that the Poleepkwa eyes are at a slight angle. or is that me...? XD

Lol You will get use to it again.

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gutter-child In reply to CommanderEVE [2010-01-29 18:32:21 +0000 UTC]

hmmm I haven't looked real hard recently. Could be! >3> Their eyes are farther back in the head compared to ours so in the end even if they're similar they can be quite a challange. They seem to be more prominent and rounded then ours too. xD Bah, now I must watch the movie again when I have time!

Oh yes. I drew something totally non-D9 today and it's coming out pretty darn lovely, I'm surprised. I'm glad I haven't lost mah edge. *SHING!*

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CommanderEVE In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-29 18:51:05 +0000 UTC]

I haven't looked in a while too. XD Yes, I also noticed that. They are round like Cat eyes. LOL every time I look at my cat or Cat's food, I'm gonna think of Poleepkwa now. LOL

Awesome, i cannot wait to see it.

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suthnmeh [2010-01-27 08:52:40 +0000 UTC]

omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgthisisawesomeandprettyand OH YAY KAAAK! *huggles him* He's all realisticky! I'm seriously loving this, and that eeye *drools* Iloveitiloveitiloveit! You are VERY good at this, so keep it up!!!

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gutter-child In reply to suthnmeh [2010-01-28 01:53:33 +0000 UTC]

LMAO BREATHE
You're no use to me dead...

DON'T WORRY every free moment I have I draw this shit. D8 wtf.
AND THANK YOU MI AMIGA, nyahaha.

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suthnmeh In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-28 09:32:08 +0000 UTC]

Lawl it's so refreshing to see you're still obsessed after all these months. YAY!! I shall follow in your footsteps, hermana!

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cyname [2010-01-27 03:40:49 +0000 UTC]

Man I love your emotions with them! Not only do you do a great job on drawing them realistically (so jealous!) but drawing them with emotions-so very excellent!

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gutter-child In reply to cyname [2010-01-27 16:17:02 +0000 UTC]

jfdsl- Thank you my buttercup. (<-lol wut? butercup? idk. D8) I do love my emotions! URHURHUR

You need to make a prawn OC that I can DOODLE! >:U And put all kinds of emotions on and what not. >3>

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cyname In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-27 17:19:03 +0000 UTC]

I know it! But every time I try to draw a prawn, they come out all cartoony instead! (Oh, and please don't go there about my heads-prawn heads are the absolute hardest!)

I have been working on making them more realistic too, so I hope I can get a better drawn one up (for coloring) soon. I have been totally blown away by your neat realistic prawn drawings-you are doing them great

I love my emotions too!

sweet dumpling!

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gutter-child In reply to cyname [2010-01-29 18:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Nyah, but that's okay! D: I like your cartoony prawns! Would it help if I just made a prawn makeable you can color in the lines too? SO YOU CAN JUST GET A CHARACTER OUT?! >:U

Them realistic boogers are hard, I feel your pain! But I think my arsty side has been starved for a challenge so I'm having a real fun time drawing them regardless of the effort involved. xD I appreciate you saying that though, in the end it's nice to know that they DO look realistic and my brain isn't just fabricating that idea. @_@

mmm- dumplings...

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cyname In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-31 05:59:39 +0000 UTC]

I would really love that! And it would also help studying your prawns how you draw them, so I can get some pointers on tackling the really difficult parts (well that counts as most all of them for me!)

I would like that a lot! Seriously doggone it! Actually I have been thinking of a prawn character, somewhere between a militant activist freedom-fighting prawn ("gung-ho prawn"), and a "grandma" prawn (or grandma/grandpa prawn) where many prawn generations come to to find out more about their prawn heritage...or something like that. I can see an older prawn sitting in a rocking chair (?) and knitting (?)...okay maybe not!



definitely:

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gutter-child In reply to cyname [2010-02-01 01:21:10 +0000 UTC]

I shall get on that! I'm a bit wary to draw cartoony prawns again though, not sure why. Maybe I fear I will loose my realism? D8 idk. I think I'll try updating the cartoon style as well... The old way was far too stylized. I wish I had more freakin' time to draw realism, though! UGH SCHOOL! >n<

I really, really, REALLY like the grandma prawn idea, just because I have yet to see something like that yet. ANNND because I am a grandma stuck inside a young woman's body. xDD YOU LOOK FAMISHED HAVE A COOKIE! OR FIFTY! <333 *shoves cookies at*
Do it totally omg granma prawn for the win.

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cyname In reply to gutter-child [2010-02-01 23:14:24 +0000 UTC]

I actually love the idea of grandma-militant prawn-look out for those cookie bombs!
LOLOLOL

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DeustisOfShadows [2010-01-27 03:25:06 +0000 UTC]

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i love you!

i love them all!

LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!!
(except for caddy in the middle...)

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gutter-child In reply to DeustisOfShadows [2010-01-27 15:26:27 +0000 UTC]

YOU GET A COOKIE YOU SILLY BISCUIT.

ffff- Well thank you, lol. <333


(Wait where? lol I think you're seeing Albert? xDD)

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DeustisOfShadows In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-28 01:46:40 +0000 UTC]

im pretty sure Albert isn't the one im talking about.

i mean the scary "ORLY" PRAWN.

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gutter-child In reply to DeustisOfShadows [2010-01-28 02:29:19 +0000 UTC]

OOO lol nono that's Lucifer. xD He's a sociopathic, murdering, rapist terrorist CRAZYMAN (lol he's worse than Caddy? D8) but he's actually... nicer to El than Caddy is. Soooo I'm not sure. It's all very weird. :V

...Granted he's only nice so he can use her and manipulate her to his will but... STILL... >3> He never hits her atleast. |:C

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Herr-Wozzeck [2010-01-27 02:51:05 +0000 UTC]

Yay! More realism style. More, or I'll feed you to the dogs!

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gutter-child In reply to Herr-Wozzeck [2010-01-27 16:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Not the DOGS. D8

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Dracontar [2010-01-27 02:01:30 +0000 UTC]

LOVELY!!!
YAY ELEANOR!
(...right?)

Awesome!
Don't beat yourself now...

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gutter-child In reply to Dracontar [2010-01-27 16:11:13 +0000 UTC]

Who at the bottom? xD Nah that's K, a much loved though under-drawn fellow OC. But they're friends, so CLOSE ENOUGH?

But if I don't I'll never get better. >3> THANKS THOUGH. <3

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Storm-Blix [2010-01-27 02:01:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!!!

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High-Guard [2010-01-27 02:00:29 +0000 UTC]

WHY IS IT SO AWESOME!!!

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gutter-child In reply to High-Guard [2010-01-27 15:20:14 +0000 UTC]

FOR THE SAME REASON YOU HAVE NO QUESTION MARKS?? xDD

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High-Guard In reply to gutter-child [2010-01-27 17:25:25 +0000 UTC]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOLOLOOOOLOLLLOLOLOOOLOOL

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Rakeesh [2010-01-27 01:45:21 +0000 UTC]

Don't be too hard on yourself. You've got mad skills that some of us are completely jealous of. You should be proud because the #1 thing is that you accurately portrayed prawns in detail. One or two proportions off isn't too big a deal, those can be worked on in the future.

And to correct your statement; it's not "no more", it's "No! MOAR!"

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gutter-child In reply to Rakeesh [2010-01-27 15:24:01 +0000 UTC]

D:
Yeah I guess zou've got a point... I suppose I should be happy I can make it look reasonably good at all considering how much I used to fail at anything realish. xD
Thank you.

DON'T WORRY. I was just real frustrated when I finish this. But I'll be doing more when I have time. YOUR INSANE LUST WILL BE SATISFIED. >:V

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Heizerunattsu [2010-01-27 01:40:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow nice eye detail! cool pic all round :3

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AloriaTheZombie [2010-01-27 01:36:52 +0000 UTC]

These are awesome! I love the bottom one

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spiritheartsoul [2010-01-27 01:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow these are awesome^_^ You're quite talented.

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