Castle Paradox

Cardcaptor Stacey · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:20 pm Post subject: My fanart

These are very recent pictures of my Cardcaptor Stacey character:-

This matrix one isn't so good...

Anyway, that's it for now! I have about 10 other new images, but I just want to finish them off! Razz

Velduanga · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject:

Was this Flash? or Illustrator? Not really sure. Anyway, not bad outlines and color, although the profuse amount of gradients is throwing of where the light source really is. Might I suggest basic cel-shading style thats layered with multiple tones? It's a lot more work, but believe me, they'll look a lot better. This is just bothering me, but high contrast text gets tacky when overdone(complementary colors always do well). BTW, Mr. Children's face is frightening.
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:47 pm Post subject:

here is an advice, study the shape of hands, because you cannot really tell where the hand begins, and where the arms end. thats basically it, the pictures are nice. also study the guns, add some folds, cause they look so plain.
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Hunter Green · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject:

You need to study the way that faces look. Also hands. Also bodies. Also hair, clothing, and inanimate objects.
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SunsOfFlame · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 139

Are you still working on your game? I remember I loved that one. OHR...I don't remember. I know I was in it as LionX5 though. That was by you right?? If you've stopped on that you should start back on it.

On to the art...

Most everything has strange proportions. I suggest you get one of those crazy wooden models they make you study in art classes. Or just do some simple anatomy studies.

And gradients....never ever use them agian, lol. Gradients always just look horrible, no matter where or how. Maybe on backrounds or glass. Maybe.
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Cardcaptor Stacey · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:

I can't do hands! Don't know a good way of drawing them.

Hunter Green - What's wrong with the faces?

Velduanga - Illustrator. You know Mr. Children? Actually it's Kazutoshi Sakurai's (vocals) face from Mr Children.
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Battleblaze · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:57 pm Post subject:

...ouch prepare for critique.

Better from me than from...CP. Ok Let's just focus on the first picture. I accept that you draw in a differnt style, happy. But your people could use better form, I hate to agree with hunter but jeez. Ok on the first picture the girls neck is out to far, and its at an angle where if the hair wasn't in the way her neck would fly off her body. To test this just follow the line with your finger and see where it leads. I find easier to make the neck like start neat the point of the chin. The face is a bit roundish but I guess that's just the look you were going for. Her nose is...no. The point is out- of-control exaggerated. The bottem line of the nose should be like a slanted quarter circle. Besides that your good to go.

Oh yeah in the second picture the hands remind me of a reflection through a lava-lamp and the boobs are lopsided. Crazy boobs are unaceptable.

Didn't you make OHR battle?
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Cardcaptor Stacey · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:59 am Post subject:

Yes I did make OHR Battle and didn't realise I did the breasts wrong! Oops! Crying

Edit it later.
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