Art Thread

fenrirblack · Post by **fenrirblack** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:15 pm

Here is a picture of my character, Randy (Ratatoskr). I mentioned a little while ago that I needed pictures of my new characters and here is the first one.
Credit: JakkalWolf

Post by **D-Rock** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:52 pm

Dude, that turned out great! Don't see too many squirrel characters.

Display of Affection - "I Do"

Two years, people. I've been wanting to make this for two years.

Nathan Kerbonaut · Post by **Nathan Kerbonaut** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:47 am

Congratulations to the lucky and very cute couple

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:17 pm

You got such lovely stickers and draw, Furr!

That's a cool one, fenrirblack.

Very good work with the draws, D-Rock.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:51 pm

I love the way that picture has come out! I was about to ask why she wasn't in a wedding dress then I realized that animals don't usually wear clothes. LOL

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:24 pm

Well, yeah, and the spikes would make clothing tricky.

If I could have made their hands better, I'd show off their wedding bands.

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:26 am

I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones

And all the kids cry out "please, stop, you're scaring me"
I can't help this awful energy
You're so right, you should be scared of me
Who is in control?

Introducing Lillith.
Macabre's younger sister.

Song used; "Control" by Halsey. Can't link due to language.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:05 pm

So then I am assuming that she is sort of adopted then and actually acts like a big bully based on the picture?

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:20 am

Biological. Macabre is neither of the species of his parents, so who's to say that a human-shaped one is out of the question? She was born a little after Macabre left.

And it's less that she's a bully and more that she's an outright sadist.

Halphas did a somewhat better job at raising her than he did with Macabre pretty much to make up for it. Gretchen, on the other hand, was just as dismissive of her.

At first.

Lillith got joy in causing souls even more despair to the point that Gretchen finally took notice, and views her as worthy of her time.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:17 pm

Oh so it is MACABRE that is the one that is adopted? Makes sense.

Make sure Mirage keeps hers and Macabre's children away from grandma Gretchen and aunt Lilith.

Post by **D-Rock** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:33 pm

...No.

They're blood siblings. Fully related. Same parents. Any way I can make this more clear?

Though you're correct in that Lillith is a danger to many, including Oliver.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:12 am

I missed the part where you said "biological" and thought that it meant Macabre was the one adopted since you said he was a different species.

Post by **D-Rock** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:22 am

Halphas is a pigeon and Gretchen is a goat. None of them share a species.

Consider Pete and Dragon. They're related, Pete dated Cerberus, Dragon wanted to date Peanut. with spiritual entities, species doesn't seem to matter at all.

…"biological" was the first word.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:28 am

I KNOW that obviously but I still missed it since I was multitasking. No need to be so condescending.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:30 pm

Tried my hand at Celestial Mirage again using Valentine's Gale as a reference. Wasn't too happy with previous attempts. Not wholly satisfied by this, either. Kinda stopped liking by the lining phase, to the point of not bothering to add all the details. I'll try something else later.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:37 am

well there's five major spots you'd need to fix to get the anatomy straightened out. balance, the positioning of the 2nd leg, the impossible wrist position, the chest, and the raised arm. and while i admit, my own grasp of that is far from perfect, i figure i could offer some advice.

Firstly, Balance. the character is standing on one leg, yet said leg is off center.
if you've ever looked at someone standing with only one limb touching the ground, watch their hips. they instinctively shift their balance to get that leg as close to center as possible.

next is the other leg, bending the way it is, the knee either needs to dislocate, or be on the side. straight on just doesn't work.

then we've got the wrist. your wrist can only bend 50-60* before it has to twist to go further, yet you've got it going almost 90* with no twisting visible. redrew that.

next is the chest, this is the easiest bit to fix, i just widened one side to accommodate the fact that the spikes being centered and straight forward means you're looking at her head on, not slightly off to the side like the reference you were using was.

and last is the other arm. the underarm should be smoother since it's stretching, not constricting in this position, and the hand works better in a position that shows fewer fingers. also the elbow being straight on makes more sense than side on from the posture.

lastly, when cleaning up the lines, don't be afraid to redraw or resize sections that look off. the first pass is almost never correct.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:42 am

Wow, a lot was messed up on my attempt.

Thanks for the advice. I do attempt to make corrections when I start the digital process, but no way I would have caught all of these or fixed them correctly.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:01 pm

I think I kind of like her better in this form. Is it only for a special occasion?

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:02 pm

It used to be a sort of "hulk form" that came out when she was enraged. She's since learned to control it completely with Macabre's help. Now she uses it during tough fights, or to tease Macabre for a bit.

Also works decently well should she feel like intimidating less-than-wholesome individuals.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:17 pm

Tease Macabre. Is that a good tease or a bad tease? Good as in he is really attracted or bad in that he's really terrified by it?

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:33 pm

Mirage towers over Macabre in this form.

The way I've been thinking, normally Mirage is equal to Zach, Macabre equal to Jack. Both have enhanced forms. Macabre remains the same height. Mirage grows to be as tall as Gale.

Initially it was Miles, but he's not too much taller than Jack.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:04 pm

So I'm guessing that terrified Macabre then.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:08 pm

"Shock" more than "terror." The one who was terrified was Mirage when she realized that she changed in front of him. She didn't like showing the form to anyone at the time.

Macabre rolls with things pretty quickly, though, so he helped Mirage get more comfortable with the form.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:11 pm

Well you said she uses it to tease him so I figured she changed a few more times for him in order to achieve that. Though since I know he isn't afraid of her in that form now, I'm gonna go with teasing him because he's attracted to it.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:28 pm

Teasing as in, "hey look, I'm taller than you now."

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:34 pm

Hope that Macabre can brush it off as he would need thick skin in that case.

Post by **D-Rock** » Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:58 am

He'll be fine.

Takes significantly more than that to get a negative reaction out of him.

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:39 am

Haven't had much urge to do serious drawing, so I made this, eyeballed one of those neck pillows. Made directly digitally. Have Rocky's bone brace, complete with gem. Considered making it a gif for different-colored gems, but motivation isn't there.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:11 pm

Does he have bone braces with different colored gems on them or does it change color like a mood ring?

Post by **D-Rock** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:33 pm

I was thinking the gem itself changes color. Also once considered changing the gem cut, but felt lazy.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:29 pm

You have any ideas on what the colors would be?

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:19 am

Whatever you want them to be, really.

InDaZone1219 · Post by **InDaZone1219** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:47 am

Ooh, glowing power gems are always nice :3
Wow, it's certainly been a while since I've been here but I've since updated Phaaze's look and worked on how to draw better auras

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:12 am

Really cool, man!

Nathan Kerbonaut · Post by **Nathan Kerbonaut** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:25 am

That's great! Neat character design

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:33 am

I really like the way that your character came out! Awesome!

InDaZone1219 · Post by **InDaZone1219** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:32 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys! I appreciate it ^.^

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:34 pm

As for the different color gems for D-Rock, when I asked about different colors, I meant that as if they would change color like a mood ring and what color would they be for each mood.

Post by **D-Rock** » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:54 pm

I didn't think much further than what I posted, honestly. Frankly, it was to add my favorite color to the character without making him too garish. At most, it'd change for different occasions like choosing an outfit, but even that was dropped.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:41 pm

It's your character but I don't think the gem being like a mood ring would be that garish. Depends on the moods he has though I guess. Of course since red is "neutral", we would need to change the colors around a bit.

Red=Neutral
Pink=Overjoyed
Gray=Fear
Green=Bravery
Orange=Laziness
Yellow=Knowledge
Purple=Passion
Brown=Sloth
Maroon=Anger
White=Confusion

And yes, most of them are Raven's Emoticlones.