City of IF

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

yeah..... seems more artists have joined IF... and I'm behind on my part of showing off ^_^=

Elemental pic: fire

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

wow.... real big.... 1 sec

Crunchyfrog · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 3998

that's really good, Hak!

:clap:

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

ok, pic got resized, and thanks Crunchy ^_^=

Chinaren · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:

Wow. Impressive Hak. :tu:

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Thankies China!

Guest · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:01 am Post subject:

Hope to see more of your art hak. I like your realism and animestyle in the picture and the butterfly affect that looks like its fire or orange smoke, its enchanting. Thanks for making my sig purple hak!
:great: Here is a box from me and its the fabels that has been paid into your account. Sorry no real money. :)

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Thanks Christal, and I hope to see more of your works as well!

Scheherazade · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

oooh... *sits and waits for next picture(s)*

D-Lotus · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 4123 Location: Hollywood, USA

That's amazing. What is the process? How do you do that digitally?

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

*sits and waits with Schehrazade*
Well, D, I threw a gray background on the bottom layer of photoshop elements, then I drew the butterfly, then fire. Smudge and blur, burn and dodge... then I threw a blob on the drawing, highlight then darken... then did the background and hair. I changed the opacity of the background to darken it with the gray from before.

that's how I did it... all digital.

D-Lotus · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 4123 Location: Hollywood, USA

I need to learn how to do that. But how does a mouse effectively substitute the pencil? Is it because the lines are ready made, and one must only expand or contract them?

Chinaren · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

I can tell from that post you are highly conversant with computer graphic programs D! ;)

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

I don't use the mouse anymore.... the best I could force myself to spend the time on was this:

Done in an hour of class... (I have major ADD, so don't hurt me)

This was my first photoshop pic. done with a mouse:

so... after three or four years of beating my head on my desk using the mouse, I spend around $150 on an Intuos3 graphic tablet... to do stuff like this:

I can still use the mouse, I just choose not to... and I rarely have time to scan my sketches, cuz my pops is always playin WoW on our scanner computer.

this is the only sketch I got in recently (three and a half months ago)

This was scanned just after it:

Well..... there's a lot of pics there... I'll have more up sometime.

sir wax · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:11 am Post subject:

Hak. I WANT YOU SO BADLY...... to do some work for me in the future. :smile:

These are fantastic! I'm glad you went for the tablet, i've had friends tell me how much easier it is to flow. And i'm still trying to wrap my head around the first one and how exactly you did it in photoshop, still amazes me. I gotta get a scanner so i can try that stuff in my Adobe suite.

Keep up the great work... but don't wear yourself out. I've seen it happen. ;)

Sincerely,
SirWaxaLot

Crunchyfrog · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 3998

Really good stuff there, Hak!

:clap:

Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:

Wow your better at creating line artwork than me. I've been using my 3d ability for four years now, but can't use it to fix stuff as great as you can create them in photoshop, but I do have a graphics tablet and pen, so I could try photoshop out and see how myne turns out. I also darkened the lines of my pictures so you could see it clearer. Hope to see more come out! I like that rebel you've drawn, but still love the butterfly effect. Plus I'm not as artistic as my sisters. I only draw good when I have a picture of something in front of me and then I change the picture as I like it or I draw out of my head when I have time to do so, but I don't usually tire my self out, f5 sir wax.

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

hee, thanks for the happy comments guys... I'm acctually willing to help anone get better, so if you have any questions, just ask.

Sir Wax, the way I did that first picture was as follows:
Using the mouse, you get the basic structure of the figure down in a color such as red or blue. You do the basic, bloby outline with black, then pick your color for lines (usually darker than the rest of your colors, bt it looks cool when it's lighter as well)
You slowly work on the lines, erasing the ends into a pointed curve, so it looks more "flowy"
After finishing the lineart, you color in a layer or seven under it.
Photoshop has many brushes that you'll find, I used the grass, and the leaves for the background and foreground. For grass, pick a green then as a base color, a darker version of that green. (for a warmer look, you could do shades of yellow, or green and yellow... a dark red with a light brown makes good grass for sunsets)
To make it so you could see under the leaves in front, you can change the opacity of the brush or the whole layer.

for those without photoshop, I can reccommend Oekaki, it's free and fun. I still use it from time to time. I have one picture in my gallery from doing oekaki:

pen pressure doesn't work on this though, so you have to use the old school ways to make it look proper.

D-Lotus · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 4123 Location: Hollywood, USA

Amazing. Maybe someday I'll experiment with computer art...

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Maybe you should...

well, I just drew another pic, just to bother my friends with another message.

If you want me to draw somethig for you, I'd love to!

Gallant · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:25 am Post subject:

You have some incredible skills there. I love these pictures. I just had an idea! Everyone is suggesting that I do a big group photo. My camera isn't exactly perfect so if possible after I finish it. Could I send it to you to be sharpened up and maybe even coloured?

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Sure! I'm always looking for stuff to do (other than homework) Thanks for the comment Gallant.

Phang · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

Verrry nice. Some of your digital colouring is a little jarring, but your actual drawings are fantastic.

I guess I really should start up a thread for my work...

Guest · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

Whay cool Hak! Your art still amazes me. I like that red hair in the pic of the rebel, makes me think of juniper lee. ^.^ Can't wait to see more

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

My most recent.... a ten minute throw-up picture of my renewed obsession:

Ledgend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time: Hylian Loach

Plus a preview of fanart for a local writer (you know who you are.... miss evil dragon thing)

Guest · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:33 am Post subject:

Great! I like that fish thing. The eye is done good to, but pixely.

Chinaren · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:46 am Post subject:

I suspect the eye is blown up, hence the pixelness.

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

china's right. it's been zoomed in.... because that was all I had done.

Warsor · Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 91 Location: Inside your mind

Very smexy work Hak. Keep showing off your stuff for us art fans. Ta for now!

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Sorry I haven't been posting more pieces lately; it's the end of the school year.

Pencil and paper drawing ^_^=

sir wax · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:29 am Post subject:

coooooooooooool!!

Sincerely,
SirWaxaLot

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

photoshop'd pencil sketch.

Chinaren · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject:

Hey you! Where's my commission?

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Sorry China, the end of the year is in a week, and all I could get is some old sketches from work, the only reason the last one posted is colored is cuz I was at school, and I had to color it for Desktop publishing. Sorry, I promise I'll work on it really soon, both of em!

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

last pic till I get to Juneau. China, I'll be working on your commissions while I'm there. Today's the last day of school, and now for a hectic summer of working and saving up for Sakuracon.

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

Good picture of the face, the eye is a bit askew, but I can't talk the same happens to me sometimes when I draw. ^_^ Wow is it end of the school year already! WOW

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

I've been on tomecity postin stuff, and I'm acctually making a comic thing now.
comic
random shiz

enjoi

Guest · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

Heya. I sent a pic of what the hair of cuba should look like. Thanks for taaking time to draw a picture for the book. I drew cuba not to long ago, but I'll send you her rough sketch through to you, oh yea If I don't have time I'll let you know she has three darkbrown dots on her back and she is a minature lion. ^_^

Edit: I like your comic. ^_^

Hak · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Hell's Basement

Two recent pics

Guest · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

Oo, I like the cat and purple lady, Oh post the witch if you want to! ^_^