Show us your drawings/artwork

shifty_uk · 25 May 2011 at 11:29

You'll get a brand new Bamboo for that price. Anything bigger, even at second hand will be much more expensive I reckon.

shifty_uk · 15 Jul 2011 at 15:00

shifty_uk · 15 Jul 2011 at 22:10

Thanks man. Similar style but not as decent:

shifty_uk · 20 Jul 2011 at 11:43

Thanks dude. Yeah, kinda dropped that image, was good for sketching/working out that style of rendering but nothing more!

Some updates:

Random model

My other half

Come on chaps

shifty_uk · 7 Sep 2011 at 15:23

Thread revival

I'm contemplating doing digital/mixed media portraits to subsidise earnings, not really sure what the market is like, though.

shifty_uk · 23 Sep 2011 at 13:02

compboyo said:
one I done a few years ago nothing special was just bored one night

Niiice!

I know this thread has kinda fell on its rear end but here's a couple more and I have a question: I get random messages sent through tumblr or email asking mostly about photoshop, tutorials and brushes so I stuck a FAQ section on my site: http://ryanarts.co.uk/blog/?page_id=57 If there's any other questions you feel I could write about then please ask

shifty_uk · 23 Sep 2011 at 13:17

Cheers fellas. After a lot of talks with the other half, I've decided to give up on my mundane, safe career options in management etc and focus on my one true passion, production art. Couple more years left at uni and hopefully plenty of time to get my portfolio up to scratch! That's the plan, anyway!

Lighting is my biggest downfall, mainly because I'm almost scared of adding colour/depth/detailing to my non-reference sketches. Really need to get a grip and really think about things!

TheMeekon said:
A little something I have done on my dinner break. Think it was after playing a lot of RO2:

snip

Haha, just knocked it up during your lunch hour, eh? Awesome skills with the texture mapping!

shifty_uk · 23 Sep 2011 at 14:16

Cheers for the encouragement chaps

Nice smooth rendering Craig, like it

Tablet size is relative to screen size, imo. Huge screens with massive resolutions wont fair too well with small tablets. I use an A5 spec because it's widescreen like my laptop - My medium of choice when painting because I can essentially sit anywhere and relax.

shifty_uk · 23 Sep 2011 at 14:20

shifty_uk · 23 Sep 2011 at 16:31

MoNkeE said:
I really like your work, Shifty

Thanks, man

Wizzfizz said:
I'd love to learn to draw but I just don't know were to start. Some very nice pieces of art in here.

Literally just a case of picking up a pencil/pad and start drawing whatever you fancy! I'm sure there will be a few beginner sketching exercises on Youtube or something if you search.

Forde said:
Some of the stuff in this thread is great! I'm going to be publishing some ebooks soonish and might need front covers..

Email in trust

shifty_uk · 24 Sep 2011 at 18:53

_ST said:
Here is a sample of my girlfriends artwork. It would be nice to get some feedback from you all as she has only been drawing a year.

Absolutely fantastic, tell her to keep at it.

@franco, I believe he was being sarcastic

Hope this thread is spurring everyone on, like it is with me.

shifty_uk · 25 Sep 2011 at 00:08

placeholder said:
Im sure technical people can offer constructive things but as a someone just looking at a picture for what it is she should be very proud of herself.

No technical imperfections that I can see, it's a cracking piece of work!

KatanaDV20 said:
Im reading this thread with a stunned look on my face. Some awesome talent on show here - you guys could easily make money off those skills I would think!

That would be a dream!

shifty_uk · 25 Sep 2011 at 00:53

Not really sure what to see in reply to that, your comment has left me speechless! Never once thought anyone would say that about my work, makes me feel like all the practice and effort is worthwhile

Cheers dude!

shifty_uk · 25 Sep 2011 at 01:02

Art is entirely subjective

I'll upload more stuff tomorrow.

shifty_uk · 25 Sep 2011 at 18:00

First sketch of this evening. Took a bit longer because I used a couple of references.

shifty_uk · 29 Sep 2011 at 21:15

shifty_uk · 13 Oct 2011 at 16:49

I shall take great pleasure in receiving it :eek:

Would anyone be interested in a 'how to draw' thread? I've kinda went back to basics working on human figures with lines, perspective drawing, colour theory and so on so might be interesting to get other people onboard, share resources etc.

shifty_uk · 15 Oct 2011 at 16:50

Another reference free sketch, 1 and a half hours.

shifty_uk · 15 Oct 2011 at 18:21

Excellent rendering! I'm in the same boat but around here they seem to charge circa £150 for 8 weeks or so of life drawing - ridiculous!