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Ragaru — Wraith of the Night
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Wraith, a Demon hunter who is a Demon himself only in a more or less human like body (though the proportions and anatomy are pretty unlike that of human), a vessel for his more inconsistent demonic form...It's a recent idea of mine, a character in the direction of Van Helsing mixed with a scarecrow, and some elements from an older character of mine [link] ("The Wanderer")
Currently thinking over what the plot should be and what direction I should aim for.
As for now it's a story taking place in the 19th century Europe or beyond.
It's kinda hastily done as you can see on the background and trees but still the idea is defined and you get an impression of the atmosphere... where obviously Wraith is looking down on a tower castle, thinking there might be a library with the information he needs.
So... any opinions?
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Did you realy make a story based of this character? If you really did i want to read it.
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makes me think jonathan crane AKA the scare crow looking at arkham asylum
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He he, true. And if you were to see his "face" you'd find him to be even more similar. The reason is that he uses a stitched mask of fabric similar to that of a scarecrow to hide his face.
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Ooh wow! You will be drawing more of him right? I'd love to see his backstory and what he really looks like under those clothes!
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I sure will eventually.. but I've got about 9 personal concepts/projects that I'm working on and expanding, hoping to visualize them graphical or animation wise one day, and right now the focus isn't on him... rather some sci fi stories... but i guess that during fall, I'll be more occupied with his story, as that time of the year reflect the universe which Wraith is portrayed.
And I've gotten the main plot planned, and his appearance is pretty much visualized in my sketchbooks, so one day you might be seeing more of him
Thanks a lot for commenting and Watching me!
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Alright, I hope to see more of him lol. I have a fondness for the nonhuman heroes (particularly the reptilian and undead ones, demons comes close). Might your stories have some of those?
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He he, I have a fondness to non human characters in general.. whether they're merely machines with less then 10% of their humanity left.. any kind of sci fi/fantasy, mixup of species of reptilian, marine, insect like etc.
So yeah I have quite bit of characters spanning over the stories.my first and most well developed story have an undead king/lord with an army of undead/skeletal warriors in heavy armors.
As for wraith.. he is a demon in a human body so it's a body that won't be technically living, only reanimated so unded all the way
And in my sci-fi stories i have reptilian aliens but not so well developed.. I've taken to Xenobiology and worked out an understanding of alien life forms... the majority are resembling insect like organisms, based on how though insects are on earth, therefore a more likely organism to evolve into intelligent organisms...
Also got an Insectoid-Reptoid species that might be interesting to see one day...
but all in all.. not too much of them reptilians.. I'll be focusing on those, so thanks you for bringing that to my mind!
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Ah, wow. I also have a fondness for superheroes (and one of mine is a reptilian superhero, a big, brutish one too). I'd love to know some of your stories actually if you don't mind.
Might you tell me about one of your good guys/heroes (hopefully well-developed) that are demonic, reptilian, undead, or a combination of the above? 
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Well... i have... hmm let's see...
There is one good guy, The Wanderer.. He's technically not living as his mind is in a mechanical botanical organism driven body.. so he is in a way a machine with a human mind.. also he looks similar to a samurai with a straw hat and katanas. He's from my fantasy story called The Legend of Aaldauria.. he's in the second installment of the quadrilogy, not entirely an undead.. but pretty much unique enough among them ;]
Recently I got an idea for a new Sci-fi concept...
I call it "To the End of the Universe"
It's a humorous variation of a sci-fi adventure.. in opposition to my rather dark "Techion" Sci-fi story..
Anyway, in the new concept I have a combo of both.. I call him Egg.
He was originally a reptoid Alien scientist.. or more exact, a Cybernetic Bio-engineer.
Until an accident, destroyed his body beyond repair, mainly his head and 20% of his spine remained, of the head, the skin and scale had been torn or melted away due to acids involved in the accident.. so what's left is a slightly deformed skull of his original species lacking a jaw and certain bone structures around the skull...
being so lucky to having the accident in a cybernetic bioengineer lab complex, he was quickly brought life support equipment, leaving him to be a heat floating in a jar, to some time later being adapted to a new body.. so he becomes an "undead" Reptilian alien character... the reason he's called Egg is due to his deformed head, with egg like proportions(though his species already have elongated head structures) but also because he has an obsession with eggs, as a Bioengineer he is amazed by the eggs and the concept of an organic shell growing a complex organism.
So he's basically a tall, lunatic, psycho of a cybernetic bioengineer, with an obsession for eggs..
When it comes to other characters fitting the good-guy/undead/ category, there's not much i can think of, primarily my demonic/undead and reptilian characters are bad-guys as i naturally finds the antagonistic characters to be most interesting...
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Oh... I see. I actually prefer the protagonists over the antagonists. It's supposed to be the heroes to root for, if the antagonists become the more interesting group, you end up misguiding your audience. If the protagonists aren't important, what's the point to the story in the first place?
I honestly don't get off on such ideas. I'm a rather cynical person that prefers (mostly) idealistic ideas and story. Relating to the villains over the heroes feels really cynical (almost nihilistic) if you ask me. Sorry but I really stick with the idea that you're not supposed to relate with the antagonist, I prefer it being about the good guys more so. Bonus points of course if they're undead, reptilian, and/or demonic, so I'm hoping for them as the good guys.
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He he, I see I see...
The reason i like the antagonists are primarily due to their designs, Take Star Wars, Darth Vader, iconic as he is, is so much more interesting to me than Luke.
Likewise Boba Fett rather than Han Solo.
But that is natural to me as i am an artist and find interest in such... also Antagonist are the opposing force, the other point of view.. so it is not necessarily the protagonists view that the majority would relate to.. it depends on which side it is told from.
However, when it comes to what the characters stand for... it is entirely different...
The Joker in batman, the Dark Knight especially, a visually wonderful realistic interpretation of a classical character... though when it comes to the acts, I feel I really despise the character.
But everyone have their own liking
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Yeah I can understand actually. I think it's more a matter of challenge to make the protagonist as interesting as the antagonist. Ultimately both will be heaving a large amount of the plot so they both need to work. I guess the trick is avoiding favoring one over the other, I often tend to make the protagonist more interesting than the antagonist (which is pretty much the norm for superheroes 
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Indeed!
And fear not.. I am a person type artist, what the people want is what they (eventually) might get.. so I'll be considering undead reptilians and demons in future story.. and just as a reminder.. Wraith's story is about demons breaching the World Beyond and entering ours, in a 1600-1800 century world...
so there will be demons fighting their own cause, and taking their part of Wraith's side.. or his archenemy's so you'll be getting lots of undead/demons there
You're watching me so just keep your eyes open closer to Fall
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Alright I will!
Really can't wait to see Wraith's true demon form lol
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First it's the human world form, as his demon form cannot entirely exist in our world... yet
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Ah, well I'm sure it'll be interesting when the form can exist. Might it be possible for you to draw his demon form so long as it isn't too much of a spoiler?
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Well the details around the plot, aren't decided yet... so it might be a spoiler that he manages to exist in his demon form... or it might be a part of his ultimate goal(therefore something he would achieve eventually... it wouldn't be "the Lord of the Rings", if none of the protagonists were to inflict with the ring
But I really haven' envisioned his true demon form.. only his flesh vessel.. but then again, that body is pretty much a terrifying sight.. like Spawn, a protagonist with a pretty bad looking face, he he..
Might try to sketch up something soon.. but I'm just letting you know that I'm somewhat busy this month(May) due to a certain Math exam i have to pass.
but as of June first, I'll be a free man!
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Alright then. Well if you want ideas about his demon form I can certainly give some ideas lol. And once June comes perhaps we can talk through some sort of chat messaging system sometime!
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Of course, other's ideas and opinions are of great value when developing concepts.. so they are very welcome
And mayhaps we can do so as well, we'll se by June.
In the mean time take care man!
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Alright then, I was thinking of his demon form being a demonic-looking giant spider with reptilian scales as it's skin. His skin would be black, dark red, dark purple, or any combination of the above. It also has green acid blood that he can spew out (or bleed out if somehow injured) and the veins that carry his acid blood are clearly visible. has 4 dark green eyes. What do you think?
Also, good luck with your exams in May, Do your best now!
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Always loved arachnids, yet i feel that form is a bit too fragile in response to his brother.. currently the primary antagonist, he's much of a dragon like rocky looking demonic brute of a monster..
Here's a quickly patched together pic [link]
..where you see 2 early sketches for Wraith, one of Wraith's brother in the lower left(in his primary form as mentioned above) and 2 digitally executed clothing concepts.
As for the colors... YES! My favorite colors are primarily red and black where the overall color is black and the red is for the details.
Same goes for black and blue as well.
As for the blood having it green and acid like wouldn't be really original, as it's already used in the "Alien" franchise, the predators, and Spawn in general.
What I'd aim for... would be something like a black liquid of a very slimy/thick consistence, that in our world gradually would evaporate into a black fog... as it is separated from the body it came from and don't possess the ability to fully exist in our world.
The vein suggestion just gave me a brilliant idea, something like instead of having the veins bulging convexly, concave "crack" like lines going inwards in the top "skin" surface giving a rather unfamiliar look to what one is used to see of demons...
Thanks for putting me on this idea.. I like it
the amount of eyes also gave me an idea: having the demons possessing the ability to create eyes for espionage, or surveillance purposes as well as giving them a more intimidating look.. as if, for example you have a 2 eyed demon which then suddenly have 3 more eyes emerging from the skull with a slimy goo dripping down to make it even more creepy
Thanks a lot my friend, though your suggestion don't suit my vision of Wraith's demon form, you have given me a lot of inspiration, i really do appreciate that a lot!
And fear not.. I'll be sure to get some protagonist spider demon fitting your description into the story ;]
And thanks I'll do my best indeed
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Alright then, wonderful to know you have so much stuff down and set up! I'm glad that I helped inspire you.
Hope you can hit me up with a message once you are all done your exams so we might be able to continue talking about this.
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I don't know yet.. I do awfully much wish to visualize most of my stories as traditional puppet stop motion movies.. where I make all from scratch and give the audience both the visual and audial experience of the story/concept.. as I have developed a little foundation for music composition, I consider myself a fresh beginner composer, so i dream of making the music, the figures, the sets, post edit, and even voice acting(as far as my skills go that is), all myself.. so you can consider me a person dreaming of being a one man production studio..
But I am limited by recourses so I have to work up a budget so i can start... and i consider a sci fi story as my first project... but then again.. working with futuristic designs require a lot of technical and symmetric shaping skills, which I don't know how well i possess.
So Wraith's story could honestly be a better starting point.. but it remains to see as the story isn't as well developed as the intended Sci fi story...
At any rate, my stories will be visualized rather than written, i have that urge to make my designs come to life so i do what i can to chase those dreams.
I'll hit you up by the beginning of June
But we can still keep on talking about this of course, I'm only occupying myself with maths in daytime
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Alright then, I'd do love to see your ideas visualized, so don't give up on that dream!
So in the meantime, what's your opinion on superheroes? I actually have my own superhero if you're interested
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I won't
Well superheroes.. I've grown up with them.. but as earlier stated I've always been attracted to the Villains...(basically due to the designs as you know)
But Primarily Batman and Spiderman have been the closest i got to superhero interest of a bigger degree, and that was basically trough toys and action figures..
Spiderman was mostly due to Venom, as the brutal alien monster he is.. so unique and truly just caught my attention fully...
When it came to batman, i always liked him over the others.. i didn't like the joker then.. he was too exaggerated and boring.. batman however had the cape he was dark/black and had only white eyes making him appear rather villainous to me..
So all in all, my interest lies with the design of the character.
But if you think of Spawn, he's pretty villainous looking, but the good guy, still an anti hero but protagonist nonetheless, and i find him to be awesome looking.
So my general opinion, design i the core...
Sure, just share with me this Superhero of yours
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Ah. I grew up with Spiderman. I actually liked Sandman before the infamous story that retconned 20 years of development. As for Batman I didn't care for Joker either. I liked Killer Croc a lot more lol.
My superhero is "The Allx", a monstrous, alligator-man brute. I designed him after Killer Croc. Most people seen him from this pic [link] But I'd say the best representation of him is this pic [link] Except he has alligator scales all over his body. He is more "hero" than "anti-hero", though he's closer to Batman than Superman as a hero. Also he has a horrible habit of smoking cigars a lot. What do you think of him? Anything you'd like to ask about him?
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Never really got to know other than Joker, Poison Ivy and Mr. Freez in my childhood.. there weren't any comics or tv cartoons only the movies, which I was too young to watch.. basically I've had very little of the stories of superheroes...
Ah Killer Croc yes, a good foundation for a superhero.
Personally I find the first pic most interesting... due to the execution but also style...
In the second one I find him lacking more of the alligator features as he is represented more human than reptile, and the artists vision of alligator hide is vaguely similar to the real deal both in the scales(as you mentioned) but also color and surface topography...
I'd even do an interpretation for you just to justify your character.. but then again Time is my enemy... already promised to make art for 2 friends of mine, which will be done in june.. but I might have the time after those
Smoking just like Hellboy, he he
I like that feature
Well there are the questions:
- How did he become what he is?
- Who are he fighting?
- AND WHO IN THE WORLD GETS HIM HIS CUBAN CIGARS?! o.O
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If you ever do have time, please let me know when you're done your exams. I think a combination of both pic I showed you might be a good idea. We can discuss it further when possible.
He was originally a 70-year old sergeant that was part of an experiment designed to extend his lifespan. Ther serum he took had alligator DNA in it, and what wasn't expected was how well the DNA reacted to his body (probably due to his blood type 
His enemies are supervillains and and a mafia of mutants changed by radiation who each work for their selfish needs. He usually doesn't kill any of his enemies and is very helpful and self-sacrificing, but since he was a sergeant, he has no problems with doing so if it must come to it and can be ruthless to his enemies.
Actually after the mafia gives him enough problems, he goes to their hideout and beats them all in a fight and a smoking contest to become their new leader. Now it's not really a mafia anymore since the mutants have to follow their new leader's rules pretty strictly (which is not to cause problems for the civilains, something they've done a lot before). The ex-mafia is how he gets all his cigars.
Speaking of which, you might have any characters who could take him on in a smoking contest?
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I see I see...
Well for a smoking contest, i have one who would give The Allx a pretty tough challenge... I present to you... PLATE! [link]
This is just the first piece that defined the character.. his designs have evolved miles beyond that. so don't be at ease by his lack of a mouth and lungs.. his true design have it all
Can the Mutant beat the Machine?
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Ah, heheh. Well I think it'd be cool for the two to get together for a smoking contest (might like to see an updated version of Plate though). But I think the mutant can beat the machine, The Allx absorbs heat to get stronger, so what little heat he'll get from the cigars will add up. The question is, how long will the contest last?
I've actually been looking for a writer to do a short story of The Allx's smoking contest with the mutant mafia that he overtakes after he wins. Just wondering if you might have interest in that.
So perhaps might I hear your overall opinion on my superhero, The Allx?
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If it is a contest of strength it might be even.. but in the aspect of time, the organic element have to rest to restore the body's functions and regain energy, as tissue and muscular material have a physical limit, reached over time...
In Plate's case, he is primarily powered by an experimental matter annihilation core(colliding antimatter and matter to release the energy, which will be solidified into matter and antimatter and collide again, repeating the process giving an everlasting source of pure energy), but in addition he have 3 micro-fusion reactors( would give all the energy a regular human would need to live beyond a millennia with constant physical activity, in a realistic term,, resting included), as backup power, but also a potential booster if needed to overpower local sections of the body..
Time is the essence yes, eventually the organic Allx may die du to his lungs rotting, or some of Plate's primary functions short circuit if an electromagnetic burst/pulse were to suddenly occur
As for writing.. I've never really written anything of a story other than some school related stuff in primary language class...
And if i first were to do so, I'd prioritize my own concepts.. as they need to be solidified in details and dialogue, currently most of all my currently 9 stories/concepts are in my head.. and that's enough to roughly make 7 movies and 2-3 additional sequels, based upon the chapters of all the stories I have.
So I am sorry to say I wouldn't be the man in the position to do that 
Allx.. I've always Loved reptiles and humanoid reptilians are just for the better in character concepts.
So I like the idea of the character.. though i do really not feel the character have fully been justified, i find the digital model interpretation you showed me to be.. well honestly, i didn't like it.. i find it too human like, as I do like the features of all reptilian creatures, so much more than humans..
so that's how I feel about the head..
As for his story, it's a typical superhero story so you stay true to that part.. though (as the perfectionist i am) I would like to hear how the genetical fusion of the human and alligator DeoxyriboNucleic Acids, would occur, how the mutation would be accelerated, and how the tissue could sustain itself trough the process without deforming or being destroyed.. etc.
I just like the scientific theories and such, adds much more credibility and fascinating fiction
But then again that requires one to possess a great amount of knowledge over many fields of science...
I get a somewhat Hellboy like feeling from your character, only the green reptile version
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Ah, well I actually have Allx having a regenerative system in his body. It's more like Hellboy than Wolverine though, will get him out of many tight spots but won't regen him from a single cell, and it keeps him smoking for longer periods of time
If you know anyone who's good at literature and wouldn't mind the idea of The Allx's smoking contest, then please let me know
Now what parts of The Allx do you think could change in your opinion? To be honest I love all the reptilian features on him, but I'd like to try and keep his head humanoid, has the skin and teeth of an alligator, but all else of his body can very well be alligator features. Here are two pics of him if you'd like a closer look at his head [link] [link] Or heck, take a look at the entire folder for him [link]
I'll see if I can figure out a genetical fusion of human and alligator DNA, as it is important. And I do like the Hellboy feel for him too, I think it works well.
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He he than he is the ultimate chain smoker
brute monster characters are easy to come up with... i come up with several characters every month.. some only remains as sketches, and others makes it into a story, or gets their own story.
Sorry, I know none
To change my mind, he'd gotta be more true to an alligator... Because the current design envisioned shows a human with green scaled hide, a tail and sharp teeth.
In my vision he's more brown, darker.. bulky but with sharp edges(elbows, shoulders wrists and other joint areas,), an alligator head with features of the human skull but not as flat as an alligator head, more mass upwards like a t-rex a but remaining with the more rectangular shape of an alligator head.. and of course the scales, and spike like structures down the spine.. more intimidating, strikes fear in his enemies, but the outer looks don't reflect the inner soul...
Unless you aim for higher credibility and scientific foundation for the story... it wouldn't really be necessary to put too much research and theorizing into it
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Well what can I say? I love my smoking superheroes lol. What might be your opinion on The Allx having smoking contests in his superhero stories?
It sounds like you have quite the revision of The Allx. I would not mind seeing a simple pencil sketch of this revision you have in mind as it sounds interesting. Such a thing can't take long, right?
I'm actually taking a chemical engineering course in college once I graduate in June, so hopefully I'll learn plenty of things there.
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If this is a rough work, I'd love to see what an entirely finished piece looks like!
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He he, yes i am limited by my pc's power, so if i were to make it all the way, it'd be taking forever. So i can barely manage to work on resolutions beyond 2000 pixels
Anyway, thanks for the fav, and i guess it is in order to welcome you to DeviantArt!
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Thank ya kindly good sir! Umm, this may seem odd but what do you use to create your Paintings? As in do you use the computer to draw and color or is it done by hand? spaces: http demoncrymore. deviant art . com/ #/d3a1p4x
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Most of the art you see in my gallery are entirely digitwlly excecuted.
The program considered the best digital painting software is Adobe Photoshop CS (Creative Suite, folloved by it's version number. Currently it is CS5) it's focused on photo editing and art.
In addition there is Painter wich is a digital painting software fully focused on replicating traditional painting styles, as oils, watercolors, ink etc.
As for the way of actually turning your pencil/brush stroles into the digital world, there are the digital Tablets, wich basically are surfaces(sometimes even screens) that transfere your moves trough an electromagnetical pen making the strokes recreated digitally, usually tablets have pressure sensitivity, making variations in the thickness of the stroke depending on pressure... some tablets even have angle and rotation registration features.
Leading company in the tablet industry is Wacom.
Don't know how much you already know, but I hope this is of any help, If you're curious about more, or anything else, just ask
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Thanks! I'm kinda new to the digital world of drawing, and drawing itself. What you told me helps a bunch! I would like to know how much that all costs though, I'm kinda shOrt on change so I'm still not certain how heavily I'd want to invest into the hobby. It probably sounds amateurish because Everything looks so professional but oh well.
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Anytime, just glad to help out!
First of you need a tablet, and Wacom is the leading company in that field.
Just to roughly sum up the core,
The Best of the best, the ultimate tablet, is the "Cintiq" [link]
The working surface is a LCD screen tablet with the best pressure levels and features(the pressure levels determine how much variation in thickness you can achieve in respond to the amount of pressure applied to the surface... usually it ranges from around 200, 500, 1000, and with the Cintiq: 2000 levels.)
Available in 12" at $999, and 21" at "1999.
Second up is the Intuos4 line [link] .
It's the best of tablet series without screen integration(which is unique for Cintiq only)
It comes in the sizes:
Small. A6 format, at $229.
Medium. A5 format, at $349.
Large. A4 format, at $399.
XL. A3 format, at $469.
All have the top features such as the Cintiq, with 2048 pressure levels.
So comes the basic Bamboo Tablet [link] it's the best alternative for beginners, as it is simple, not too big and cheaper.
Bamboo however is primarily made for the experience, as an option to using pc mouse or touchpad, so you get 4 versions.
Bamboo Touch, a fingers only interface(A6 format i think), at $49.
Bamboo Pen, best starter alternative with pen at 512 pressure levels, A6 format, at $69.
Bamboo Touch & Pen, A5 format, Pressure levels at 1024, at $99.
(Also in an A4 variant at $199.)
Lastly there are other companies producing different types of tablets.. but unfortunately I don't have much knowledge of them, as I've always keeping myself to Wacom.
Then there are the Softwares.
And here we have Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 5 (Adobe PSCS5) [link]
It's the most powerful photo editing and digital painting program on the market.
However such luxury has it's price... basic edition of photoshop is at $699.
If you're a student you can get it to a much more decent price, as I've understood it that is.
Second up is Corel's Painter 11 [link] , being a cheaper alternative, not so powerful as PSCS5, but it's a program focusing on traditional art so it have features making a better expression in terms of replicating oils, watercolor and inks.
the price is about $399.
Then there is Gimp, it's a free photo editing, painting software you can fin it here: [link] .
I have no experience with it.. but A friend of mine have, and it's pretty work he's making...
Just check out his gallery
Of course you need a PC or MAC to run the program and connect the tablet to... and it's important to have higher amount of RAM, and processor and graphics/video card able to be dealing with higher resolutions and graphics..
However there is a VERY good alternative.
the past 3 year I've been using a HP TX2000 series Tablet PC, it's a cooperation between HP and Wacom, making a Laptop with a Touch and Pen (pressure sensitive too) enabled Screen, so you basically get a Laptop with a built-in Tablet.. more specifically a Cintiq like PC, paint right n the screen, and ultimate mobility, if you were to have a Cintiq, you have to connect it with 3 cables, one for power, one for Video, and USB for PC connection.
The Newest of this HP Tablet PC series is the HP Touchsmart TM2 series, with multi touch and pen included, and as my TX2000 could handle photoshop with high resolution documents back in the days of 2008, i can only imagine this would be even better: [link]
Truly the best deal i know of when it comes to digital art tools
So there you have it!
and if you wish to improve within drawing, invest in a spiral sketchbook with hard cover, practical to carry around and gives good support to the paper... and just draw what you see and try to understand nature as a whole, with all the forces of nature working as one!
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Haha! Thanks for being so specific with the models, pricing, and brands. That makes everything so much easier! I think I'll stick with the paper and pencil for now but perhaps in the near future that will change. That's great advice by the way. I haven't tried just drawing everyday things like buildings, trees etc... Well, theirs a first time for everything! Thanks again for all the info and I hope to have some actual artwork to put up soon.
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No problem, always assisting those needing help/info
Also as for drawing, if you're aspiring towards character/creature design, watching people and try to recreate, stylize or abstract them is very good to help you develop a good drawing line, and understanding of proportions and anatomy... trying to extend your imagination is the best thing you can do.. find inspiration in the very smallest of things and make it something unique
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Huh, I never looked at it that way before. I'll keep that in mind.
In retrospect, it all seems so simple! What if I could load the drawings through a printer into the computer and then use the photoshop to color and bring depth to it? Is their a difference in quality from that and a digital sketch or is it just that you would have less pixels to work with? Sorry to be asking so many questions, I'm sure you must be pretty busy.
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Yes a lot of people(professionals as well) scan their original sketches into the PC and start coloring/painting over it...
As an example you have this person's works [link]
mostly of the works are drawn by hand and digicolored later.
The quality depends on your printers scan resolution(or camera resolution if you use a camera to transfer the drawing to a PC), but at any rate, Photoshop can handle documents up to about 300.000 x 300.000 pixels... which is insane... you could cover a pretty great amount of land with that resolution
but can't imagine any standard type PC being able to handle that O.o
So a scanned drawing can have a resolution up to 2000x1500 pixels I assume... In Photoshop you can decide the exact height and width of your document, in pixels, inches, cm etc.
No, not at all, I'm just glad to be of help, you see
And I'm not really busy, only got some maths to attend to, other than that there isn't much other than personal work keeping me busy
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Thanks for bringin all of this into the light. It helps to understand how the things work. Is theIr anything that inspires you to draw or do you just pull random ideas out of your head, or does it just kind of flow from the pencil onto the pad?
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Well, it varies.. Sometimes i just startvout making random shapes and later refine and define them into something fugurative.
Othwr times i think trough what i need/feel to design, based on a setting.
And then there are the concept that my mind comes up with by itself, whether it's by looking at things, or listening to music.
As an example, I do love movie and game soundtracks, and when I listen to them while taking a walk, driving, or before i sleep, my mind create a setting or a scene, suiting the melody and mood of the track.
Mostly, this has contributed a lot to define most of my planned stories, as i intent to visualize them eventually.
So it really depends on what i do,
Draw and let the line guide your mind.
Plan and throughly develop an idea and thereby a concept, before you execute it.
Take inspiration from your surroundings, what you see, what you hear, can be so much more, allowed by your imagination to extend beyond itself.
Art is to some extent undefinable, because our minds can go beyond what we can see.
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