Mogtoats' stuff [Updated: Jul 19 2010]

[Mogtoats]

Fixed, I think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/DarkBlue_Ice/vader.jpg

Anything else before sealing?  

[Errol McGillivray]

That made a big difference. The shapes are a lot more clear now.  

[Mogtoats]

Fishfrogfishfrogfish!

Ahahaha.

My scanner's very bad. The paper's bubbled, and the concavities show on the scan because they're blurry.

Filling a large area is some pain.  

[Mogtoats]

Newest. Verticality FTW. And yay for background.  

[Errol McGillivray]

I like that you can see the underlying gesture of the leggy things here. It makes things more alive and interesting.  

[Mogtoats]

Thanks Errol.


A quickie for an auction:



Symmetry is nonexistent here. D:  

[Mogtoats]

So?

(if the image breaks, click the link?)

Thigh/crotch area to be reworked, if I ever re-work it. D:  

[Anpu the black Seraph]

Dude, it looks cool to me. What type of medium do you use?  

[Mogtoats]

Smog: Pencil + minor Photoshop
The guy with the...cylinder: Photoshop.  

[Errol McGillivray]

I think the legs look good. It's the torso that is a bit confused. I would say to layer your strokes once you've make the overall shape to indicate what is overlapping something else. That can help with the crotch area too. (I think the crotch area is alright actually.)

The first one is symmetrical with just enough asymmetry to not be a boring mirror of itself. (Of course inorganic things like the mask have to be symmetrical, but I like that the organic hair is not. The buildings could have been a bit more naturally asymmetrical (skyline).  

[Mogtoats]

Now you know that I never looked seriously at a skyline. smile

Thanks for the comments/tips!  

[Mogtoats]

No refs. Arm turned out slightly weird. I think it's because of the cape. Oh well.  

[Mrs.Orange]

I think her skull is too flat behind o_o and I don't know if the arm's weirdness is because of the cape, it's probably the muscles that might be too emphasized for the pose, and also mislocated.

Maybe you could give a look to some anatomy books to learn about what's behind skin, it's really important because, in the end, human shape depends on that.


Anyhow, I don't know much about digital painting, but the colouring looks great =)

And I really like the creatures you draw, very detailed.  

[Mogtoats]

Thanks for the comments! You're right about the skull. D:

I should definitely start doing studies.  

[Badeye]

I hope you don't mind, I did a drawover 'cause i'm not very good at words D:




So this is following the arm. I started with the arm, then tried to set up everything else to suit that. Her head isn't wide enough, but more difficult to me was the angle at which her face is turned- nearly pure profile. With the body twisted away from us and the head twisting towards us, it creates an unnatural pose. Possible, but kind of awkward.



This one I started with her head. If the body is more in profile, there's less conflict between the movement of the body and the movement of the head. If that makes sense. It means the shoulder needs to be pushed back significantly, but it improves the pose, I think.


I'm not terrific at anatomy so there are likely some bumps, but maybe that'll help smooth out some of the things that seem off? Very cool coloring, by the way.

fake ps- I didn't set the hips very well for balance on either drawover since the cloak covers it up and the pic doesn't seem to need the legs. If you do need the legs though, you'd probably wanna set the hips more centered under the head to improve the look of sturdiness or balance.