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Posting because I'm kind of damn proud of this, and also because I'd like some feedback-! (Wanna turn this into a finished, polished-ish piece! I know there's some wonkiness with the crane's lines itself, I'll go over those again~) Fisheye in general is a lotta curves and weirdness, but I was just curious if anyone had any tips for creating smooth curved lines digitally without relying on pen tools or somesuch? :/ I might be driven crazy if I have to use pen/bezier lines, ugh...
But yeah, a thing! Pchat with Devonition , and infinite thanks to him for pressuring me into doing this, and for believing that it could be done. ;-; This is a dumb idea that I've wanted to draw for probably a year now, but never had the courage to try to do, yet this turned out way better than I could've hoped for... thank you so much, man. ;-;/
And hey, I kinda missed these idiots. (I'm sure Ian didn't miss me, though xD)
Ian and Cris, of my story Angel Dust , and an illustration for this piece: AD - Rise .
AD - Swan Song Part 1The boys are betting again on who's going to die. That's what it's all come down to, in the end: just one big game where someone's bad luck equals a couple of stale cigarettes and a shot of 'Dust, and who has to dig the grave.
Cris watches them lazily, out of the corner of his eye; he's no fucking peacemaker and he couldn't really care what they do as long as they aren't killing each other--not yet, at least. Rich's voice rises above the scraps of chatter but really he's only fighting the howling wind: the kid's gotten a lot louder since he killed that gangbanger from Stone's group--nothing more than a lucky fucking shot of course, everyone knows that--but it's gotten to his head and now Rich struts around like he's something dangerous. He's picking on Thomas again too, calling him a faggot and a worm and whatever other idiotic insults span his pathetic vocabulary. It makes Cris want to laugh, and grind the fucker's face into the
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DeeDraws [2014-02-06 06:17:01 +0000 UTC]
Great job! The fisheye effect works great for this setup!
One thing I'd recommend is to watch where your action lines are going and intersecting. The bottom of the crane arm risks being adjacent with the horizon. Also the crane lines lead the eye to the top left creating a focal point (maybe intentional? focus on the sky to create the infinite/lost/empty mood of ian laddie?).
But overall, this is great! I love how you did the city!
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Laitma In reply to DeeDraws [2014-02-10 08:29:35 +0000 UTC]
Ahhhhh, this came kinda late, but hopefully I fixed the composition enough-!
Thanks so much for the feedback though! <3
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DeeDraws In reply to Laitma [2014-02-11 23:19:14 +0000 UTC]
No worries! haha colored version looks great!
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Blacku-draws [2014-01-31 01:41:56 +0000 UTC]
I saw it on tumblr before and I'm happy you upload it here to so I can write how much I love it ;w; I adore everything related to Angel Dust so this made me so happy ;a; It's awesome right now but I wish too see it in colour tehee c:
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Laitma In reply to Blacku-draws [2014-02-06 01:02:32 +0000 UTC]
Heheheheehe, well I'm trying to color it now, so-!! (Keyword: trying xD)
But waaaahhh, thank you so much, I'm so happy to hear that! I'm stuck in AD right now though, I'm sad, I don't know what to do with the story... DX But I'll try to keep woring on it soon-!! ;=;/
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PhantomTeacup [2014-01-30 08:41:45 +0000 UTC]
ooh neat fisheye perspective! actually the thing that looks most in need of correction is the position of Ian's head in relation to his shoulders. (his face looks like it's being viewed from below but the rest of the image is more of a bird's-eye view. looks like it would make his neck really sore...)
and pfff smooth digital lines I WISH I KNEW. (I don't ink digitally at all xD;; )
I feel like I have subconsciously cultivated a style that requires a minimal use of smooth lines for this very reason.
can't wait to see where you take this one C:
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Laitma In reply to PhantomTeacup [2014-02-06 01:05:45 +0000 UTC]
Ahhhhhhhhh I'll try and see what I can do, of course I... procrastinated to hell and back (I turned this into a homework assignment, hahah) so let's see what I can scrape by with... but I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
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Yutaki [2014-01-30 00:33:12 +0000 UTC]
Okay, this is really really awesome so far! I love fisheye perspective >w<
As for smooth lines: I never really use the pen tool, I just zoom out a lot and draw the line in one dynamic motion. It looks best this way >w< As for lines that can't be drawn this way; Draw and erase, draw and erase...
Also I wouldn't make Ians legs at the bottom so thin I think it doesn't fit the rest of the perspective. But they DO have to grow thinner just not that much, at least that's what I see^^
Also I hope the crane will fade out a bit in the distance into the sky, that'd be great! ^0^
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Laitma In reply to Yutaki [2014-02-06 01:07:36 +0000 UTC]
Hahahahahah, yeah, it might come down to that, either zooming out or lots and lots of ctrl-z... xD That's what I always liked about small tablets, they're easier for covering large areas-! XD
But thanks, I'll try to take into account everything you said, thanks so much! Also, I plan to color this... in a nighttime setting!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Yutaki In reply to Laitma [2014-02-06 14:51:54 +0000 UTC]
Yeah that's true!
Though I like medium sized Tablets most since I'm just so used to having a size around A4 |D
Ohhhh, Nighttime will look great, will you add some stars? owo
I love skys with stars >w<
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hnkkorgris [2014-01-29 22:54:07 +0000 UTC]
Oh good heavens this looks amazing... How did you get the curves so perfectly aligned like that?
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Laitma In reply to hnkkorgris [2014-01-31 02:25:45 +0000 UTC]
Ahahah, th-they're really not that aligned and just eyeballed, but zooming out helps to make sure the "thumbnail"/general look of a picture is right! I've got to fix up some of 'em though when I polish this piece up... but thank you so much!!
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hnkkorgris In reply to Laitma [2014-02-01 00:58:39 +0000 UTC]
I dunno, if you say so... you make it sound so easy, goodness gracious 0_0
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Laitma In reply to hnkkorgris [2014-02-05 02:33:48 +0000 UTC]
Hahahahah!! To be honest, sometimes I do fisheye because curves are easier to "fudge" than regular linear perspective, which has to be a lot tighter and rely on you being able to draw clean, straight lines.... xD
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Floppsy1 [2014-01-29 19:16:45 +0000 UTC]
Omigosh! I love the way you have done this! The way its curved is just sooo... awesome!
though Im very worried for Ian... being up at that height ... :s
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Laitma In reply to Floppsy1 [2014-02-05 03:00:43 +0000 UTC]
Hahahahahah, you should be 8(
But thanks man, fisheye is actually super-fun to do!! <3
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shases [2014-01-29 18:51:45 +0000 UTC]
HOLY SH- this is awesome bro * A * I could never get the hang of fish-eye perspective. The only thing that does look odd to me is the crane, because it's so bent, the part near the viewer seems to follow one vanishing point while the part that's further away seems to follow another? Idk, it could be just me.
As for the smooth lines I don't think there's an easier way to get lines that smooth than the pen tool, so I don't really know what to suggest >__>; I'm really comfortable with using the pen tool for that (even if I rarely do it and my lines are all squiggly XD;; )
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Laitma In reply to shases [2014-02-05 03:00:20 +0000 UTC]
Ahhhh yeah, I know what you mean, I'll re-work the whole crane in my re-paint~
but yeah, I... haven't really figured out how to get some nice clean lines either... I might just leave it a lil sketchy, whoops... xD;;
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chernotrav [2014-01-29 18:33:18 +0000 UTC]
I love Ian I don't know why )
Maybe I can make some over-paint if it'll be helpful for you.
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Laitma In reply to chernotrav [2014-01-31 02:24:30 +0000 UTC]
Hehehehe, thank you~
Well, a character like him (and Rei) just seems to be your type, hahahah! It's mine too, so I don't know why exactly either~ Maybe it's those eyes always looking at the sky~
I think I can figure out what I need to do for the crane, I just need to actually map out the vanishing points/curves. I don't want to trouble you when you're so busy, unless you would really like to do it/it would be stress-relieving for you, hahahah! I'll give it a shot this weekend though and see how it goes-! Thank you so much for the offer, I'm super-flattered but would be so embarrassed to take up your time, hahahah!
(Color-wise, I'm thinking of a nighttime setting, I'm a little crazy like that but I think, it could be fun-!)
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chernotrav In reply to Laitma [2014-01-31 07:42:18 +0000 UTC]
I see ) Well I know what to do with such perspective view I'm just to weak at speaking English to describe it in words. But I'll try!
I'm often help my friends with drawings so it's almost a hobby for me. At least you should know that it's a pleasure for me )
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Laitma In reply to chernotrav [2014-02-01 00:33:31 +0000 UTC]
W-Well as long as you don't mind-! I'll be working on this picture this weekend too, since it'll be due soon (I'm using it for a class project) but man I would be honored!! <3
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chernotrav In reply to Laitma [2014-02-01 06:53:21 +0000 UTC]
Oh I'm not sure if I'll make it in time (( Damn.
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Laitma In reply to chernotrav [2014-02-01 08:11:14 +0000 UTC]
It's due next Thursday, I needed a kick in the ass to get me to finish this so I turned it into a homework assignment~ XDDDD
No worries and no stress! I probably won't get around to working on it until Sunday (I have other homework to finish first ;-; ) if not tues/weds night... ohboy xDDD
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chernotrav In reply to Laitma [2014-02-01 08:15:00 +0000 UTC]
X)
Do you have a skype or have I asked this question before?
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Laitma In reply to chernotrav [2014-02-02 23:06:54 +0000 UTC]
Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! ohmygosh no, you haven't asked before, but--alright, let me note you mine-!! *0*
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