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Inkthinker â Dwarf portrait WIP
Published: 2006-01-02 23:05:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1366; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 302
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Decided to add in a background to this character portrait > [link] <, and this is the WIP of that. It's also a bit of a peek into the process, as you can see I get pretty messy with the red pencil, but it all comes out in the wash. I'm only sort of satisfied with the background here, but I'm working with what I got. Still, suggestions are certainly welcome.Related content
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lovin' the females all along the axe handle 
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Sweet! I love the original, but the background gives it so much! I really like the beer stein (noticed the lightbulb thing from your avatar on it
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So you use pencils for the final lines, right? What kind of pencils do you use because the lines on this are very nice and clean. I can't get that effect yet and I really want to learn to draw like this.
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Just fairly standard school pencils... I use the Roseart brand of no. 2 wooden pencil, buy 'em in packs of a dozen for a dollar at Wal-Mart, but if I can't use those than just about any pencil will work as well.
It's not about the pencil (well, not entirely... a good HB pencil is a fine thing, but any good pencil will do), it's about the line itself... knowing where you want it to go and placing it there as smoothly as possible. That's one good reason for working out the rough first, so that I have strong guides to indicate where that one, clean line should go.
Confidence and experience is needed, but that can only come with practice and persisitence.
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ahh yes I see... I will try my best!
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great work man ^^ ... put details on the wood and stone (yeah... you woul probably do that without me telling you) ... buto dont overcome with that or we will miss the amazing details on the cup of beer and his hammer ^^
man... i love your art
*sorry for my poor and bad english*
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I like the Inkthinker stein. 
Hmmm...the only advanced critique I could offer is that your dwarf needs something in his beard near the bottom or off center...a braid...a bead. Something. Not a lot, just a little.... It's like all blank there.
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WoW
awesome. i love all that details... incredible!
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Dude, this is amazing stuff man. I'd love to take a crack at coloring it when it's finished, but I wouldn't do you any justice 
Anyhow, very nice work, lots of detail, lots of character. Can't wait to see the finished piece
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As it is a most excellent piece of work, I hesitate to critique.
But I wonder!
Would the scar, that removed his left eye, not leave the eyebrow
cleft in twain?
Anyway that was just a thought...
You are still my favourite pen-artist... not to worry.
Best regards!
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That is so ungodly awesome. I know you were looking for critique, but you'll have to settle for my awe.
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Wow, the attention to detail is remarkable (lovin' the mug): I actually found myself staring at the image for several minutes.
Just a question: how far apart do you set your vanishing points (and how big is the sheet, anyway)?
Considering the scale of the illustration, they must be very distant.
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This is done on 14x17, which is actually a little too big for my tastes... it forces me to scan in segments and stitch, and I own a huge freaking scanner. Working big is the only way to get that sort of detail, though.
I didn't actually set VPs for this... I used a trick in which you lay out two guidelines, and then set further points using mathematical divisions along perpendicular lines to the horizon to determine the rest of the grid.
It's a neat trick. I'm still working out how to explain it to others, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the first figure it out, it's just probably near the back of the book. It does work, though, and it's not that hard to figure out.
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Thank you for the answer.
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My only suggestion is to finish it in color. I do love your work. It is almost like looking in the old "Where's Waldo?" books at all the hidden details.
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Hah... I wish, but that's not likely to happen. For one, I don't have the material resources at hand any longer, and there's no way of knowing when I will again. For another, I'm just not that good a colourist... I'd rather finish this out in pencil and then see about convincing one of the better painters I know to take it on as a challenge or a portfolio piece... there's potential for some interesting lighting in there, which would look nice if someone had the skills to pull it off.
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I feel your pain. I am not much of a colorist myself. I love the build up work, the sketching, the fine tuning, and then...I quit. I am trying to work with color right now. I am doing this triptych called "Bad Love". It is about the depiction of how the female species of mankind seems to have the ability to completely eat a guy up and spit him out. It is a ambitious piece as it is prismacolor, ink, acrylic, and handmade wooden frame. I'll either love it or eat it up and spit it out.
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this piece is awesome especially the details on the pick. I see naughty bits... how do you do that. my lineart. scans period would never turn out this good. any tips? even if not. keep up the good work. i wanna see it colored. the handle on the mug looks kinda simple for the design of the cup. and uh if you do the poster over again make sure it dont look exactly like him. change it a little. ad horns or something like someone was over exaggerating that is if ure gonna make it look like its a sketch. tattoo on his right arm is cool. and uh... i think thats all i'll stop babbling now. cant wait to see it finished
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Hmmmm... scan advice... I'm not really sure what I can suggest, aside from scanning at decent resolution, making sure you adjust the scan settings for best results (and that's something that's generally unique to respective scanners), and doing a little post-processing in Photoshop. Keep in mind that this is a pretty big drawing, so the details aren't quite as tiny as you might think.
I like Epson-brand scanners, they've always been very reliable in my experience. I own a rather large and expensive one, but I just bought a smaller, more typical consumer unit for my girlfriend which I'm rather liking so far, and it only cost about $100.
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haha, this is just awesome! what a great idea for a background, you would definately have to be a bad sob to sit there.
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I think any dwarf who emphasizes his stature by sitting at the bar is just spoiling for a fight.
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