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Ha-HeePrime — Thundercracker is Bored
Published: 2009-08-07 22:29:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6121; Favourites: 195; Downloads: 1140
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...And another version of this sketch [link] byI actually think this one is even better than the Skywarp one, [link] color-wise.
The funny thing is, I sweated for MONTHS over these. I wanted to try coloring more in the style of when he does his markers-on-colored-paper stuff. But it just wasn't coming for me. It felt like I was trying to be someone I'm not. But the other night, I took these and just went at them - no test-sheets, no sweating; I just colored. And they came out pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. I'm happy with them, anyway. I don't color exactly like Alex does. But I don't want to, either. We're different people; we color differently.
Markers and colored pencil on colored paper.
Thundercracker gehort Hasbro
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hah. I don't think I ever saw this one, Prime. Very cool
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My Dad does this - falls asleep in front of the television and starts snoring, then chokes on his own snore ("*snort") and nearly (but not quite) wakes up.
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I love the perspective in this, makes him feel very big
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Nice. I love stuff like this. not posed or being bad a$$. Just candid. Love it.
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Thanks! That's what I loved about this lineart, too. I was grateful to be able to color it.
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This cracks me up, and I think it's partiatlly the paper it was drawn on. Something about the image of a huge alie-robot on a tiny piece of paper is hilarious.
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Glad to amuse
I wish I was the kind of person who sketched epic pictures in their notebook while bored. But alas, thus far I only color them...
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Don't worry, it was an pic coloring job.
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Anytime! I'm ace at misspelling "epic!"
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I agree with Chromie *stares at TC's knees.*
I loooove your colourign! Another Awesome job!!
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Somehow...you always shade LEGS so awesome...
All I can stare at is Thundercracker's knees.
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sorry, hit the wrong button. Anyway, as I was going to say, this is a wonderful piece, not just for the subject matter, but for the obvious spontaneity. It's almost like a 'drawn photograph'. 
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I can't take any credit for the sketch; I just colored it. But it is a GREAT, as you say, spontaneity.
I just felt lucky to get to work with it!
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Ooo, you did TC too
Do you find it easier or harder to color sketches, as opposed to finished lineart?
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Oh yeah - to answer your other question, the white bits are white colored pencil, which is opaque so it pops off the darker paper. I've started using more and more colored pencil, whenever the markers sink into the paper too much...
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Ah, colored pencil! That makes sense.
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Actually, I'm starting to like coloring sketches more than finished lineart. It really depends on the art itself - if the sketch is really unfinished - like Robby's Magnus - it can be a little hard, if I feel like I need to add something to the base sketch to make it work in color. Making the styles mesh is tricky, and I always feel like I'm defacing or cheating somehow. On the other hand, if the lineart is very smooth, but the surfaces are left blank, so all I have is the outlines, I get terrified. I don't know what to do with something so simple! I have to make up a lot in that instance, too.
So yeah - there are hard and easy bits in everything.
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Ooo, I understand what you mean about just plain line art with no surface detail/basic shadowing. The emptiness... I suppose there are so many possible treatments its hard to pick one, hmm.
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i dono why but it just apears to me like hes comming off the paper i love it! haha hilarious too!
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Now where is Warp with the energon cube to dump on him to wake TC up? XD
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