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Spikings In reply to Razorb [2013-04-21 10:02:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Aaron, appreciate it!

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Spikings In reply to Ayjun-invayjun [2013-04-21 10:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks! Abandoned facilities are pretty interesting to try, I just need to practice them more over time. ;D

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Spikings In reply to oukay [2013-04-19 18:14:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^_^ I struggle with backgrounds a lot too, but doing some basic perspective lines and/or rough block 3d screenshots help give a good foundation to a piece. Thanks for the watch btw, really appreciate it!

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oukay In reply to Spikings [2013-04-19 19:00:15 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome , yeah, my backgrounds are all dirty hahaha, full of sketch lines and this things :s , if i dont leave this lines ,the background doesnt look ''good''

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Spikings In reply to oukay [2013-04-19 21:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Just had a look at your latest drawing of smoking a pipe - it looks pretty awesome actually, love the colours! My best advice is just to study closely how other artists you admire manage to make clear 'lineless' lines, if you get my meaning...like, they make an obvious difference between one object and another, but without using black lines. Basically, observe, reference and practice. If in doubt, just copy a piece you love, for study reasons, and not upload it to deviantart, sometimes that's the most effective way of learning somthing new ^_^ long post is long, sorry! xD

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oukay In reply to Spikings [2013-04-20 11:24:50 +0000 UTC]

yeahh, thank you , you said now my worst problem! , is hard to paint a background without black lines! , but i'll do what you said , thanks for the advice , is good when someone answer with a long post hahahaha ,btw , your backgrounds are awesome G.G

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Spikings In reply to oukay [2013-04-21 10:11:43 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yeah I can't help but rely on lines for some of my styles. I recently got out of that by using the lasso tool to create some clean crisp edges and shapes. It's just fun to break out of the box and go crazy, even if the result isn't 100% the best. It's the experience maaaaaannn.
D'aww, glad you like my backgrounds! I'll hopefully be doing more soon, just need to practice like hell. >_<

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oukay In reply to Spikings [2013-04-22 12:54:59 +0000 UTC]

i'll try to use the lasso tool , when i'm painting background most of the time i do a ''base colors layer'' , yeah , you have to try everything to get better hahahah , please , do it!

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Spikings In reply to oukay [2013-04-22 15:45:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, just mess about with it - you can even do a basic sketch on one layer for guidance, then lasso over it afterwards on a new layer. Yeah I do a lot of base colours, but they always end up changing a lot before the end piece! xD

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oukay In reply to Spikings [2013-04-22 17:07:05 +0000 UTC]

yeah! hahaha ,the colors of my pieces ALWAYS change in the end haha

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Spikings In reply to Katastrophimatt [2013-03-21 10:03:18 +0000 UTC]

I'm starting off with basic 3d model blocks, then painting over. Felt like I was cheating at first, but it's a good way to get ideas and concepts down quickly without having to worry about perspective issues later on. Eventually I'll start doing a transition over to perspective lines though, for knowledge's sake.

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Katastrophimatt In reply to Spikings [2013-03-21 14:36:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!
Yeah, when you do check out this tool from Epic Games
[link]
really helpful for setting up quick perspective grids!

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Spikings In reply to Katastrophimatt [2013-03-22 10:08:35 +0000 UTC]

Looks amazing!!
.....although on closer inspection, doesn't seemavailable for Macs. Sadface.

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