Simon's Sketches

orald · Post by **orald** » 23 Aug 2008 07:56

I knew there was something too familier about her dress...

HWI WAS NOT A CRACKA

?

Nekhrun · Post by **Nekhrun** » 23 Aug 2008 09:43

orald wrote:I knew there was something too familier about her dress...

HWI WAS NOT A CRACKA
?

Whitey

orald · Post by **orald** » 23 Aug 2008 15:59

Well, yea, she was kinda asiatic, can't remember whether mediterenian or more to the east.

Hwi kinda pales in my memory in comperison to the greatness of God Leto, you know.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 23 Aug 2008 20:38

chanilover wrote:
Simon wrote:

I could have sworn I posted this stuff..

That's right, I still havent been able to fix Hwi's skin tone!
The spirit is willing the thin ass paper is weak.
YOU'VE TURNED HWI NOREE INTO MARILYN MONROE FROM THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. HWI WAS NOT A CRACKA.

You're right! Holy crap I never noticed that!

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 23 Aug 2008 20:41

Ampoliros wrote:good job...but isn't Hwi dark skinned?

not to nitpick or anything

Totally correct. I fucked up. I was going to repaint her but the paper wasn't meant for paints. You can see just looking at her face how messed up that spot was from my trying to cram detail into it that just wasn't going to go, considering the shyte paper and brushes I was using.

Ampoliros · Post by **Ampoliros** » 24 Aug 2008 02:28

Its cool. You know, as long you don't have her wearing a superior off world stillsuit and get swallowed by Waterworms who get cut up by lasbeams and she's pulled out by Tleilaxu who clone her and turn her into an axlotl tank to crank out Dune Babies.

Cause that would violate the HLP's copyright.

inhuien · Post by **inhuien** » 24 Aug 2008 06:00

Simon wrote:
chanilover wrote:
Simon wrote:

I could have sworn I posted this stuff..

That's right, I still havent been able to fix Hwi's skin tone!
The spirit is willing the thin ass paper is weak.
YOU'VE TURNED HWI NOREE INTO MARILYN MONROE FROM THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. HWI WAS NOT A CRACKA.
You're right! Holy crap I never noticed that!

You’re all missing the real genius here which is the falling Fish Speaker (?) to the right of Hwi's knee. Zooming in to about 300%, It's akimbotastic

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 25 Aug 2008 00:51

Ampoliros · Post by **Ampoliros** » 25 Aug 2008 10:34

Hey I do have to give credit where its due, its good work. It shows vision and creativity to create a visualization of this scene from Leto's Point of view.

But this is Jacurutu, so I have to bitch about the color.

Simon already proved himself 10x more Mature than KJA, he admitted the mistake and accepted critique.

Seraphan · Post by **Seraphan** » 25 Aug 2008 11:17

Hurray for Simon!

. Now my turn to bitch a little, Leto's arms are supposed to be encased in sand trout as well.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 25 Aug 2008 11:36

Simon wrote:
Ampoliros wrote:good job...but isn't Hwi dark skinned?

not to nitpick or anything
Totally correct. I fucked up. I was going to repaint her but the paper wasn't meant for paints. You can see just looking at her face how messed up that spot was from my trying to cram detail into it that just wasn't going to go, considering the shyte paper and brushes I was using.

Canvas is expensive. My dad used to use masonite board with a couple of coats of gesso.

http://www.dickblick.com/zz149/45/?wmcp ... overture01

http://www.dickblick.com/zz006/82/?wmcp ... udio+Gesso

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 25 Aug 2008 12:08

Watercolour paper isn't too expensive, and it's nice for pencil work as well.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 25 Aug 2008 14:29

Freakzilla wrote:
Simon wrote:
Ampoliros wrote:good job...but isn't Hwi dark skinned?

not to nitpick or anything
Totally correct. I fucked up. I was going to repaint her but the paper wasn't meant for paints. You can see just looking at her face how messed up that spot was from my trying to cram detail into it that just wasn't going to go, considering the shyte paper and brushes I was using.
Canvas is expensive. My dad used to use masonite board with a couple of coats of gesso.

http://www.dickblick.com/zz149/45/?wmcp ... overture01

http://www.dickblick.com/zz006/82/?wmcp ... udio+Gesso

I know

I had a friend back in the day who had an older sister and she'd make her own canvas (frame and stretch, she bought the materials unassembled).
I wasn't really into painting back then but now I wish I'd had the forsight to learn how she did it (exactly, I have a rough idea of course). It'd be a handy skill today.

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 25 Aug 2008 14:36

Simon wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
Simon wrote:
Ampoliros wrote:good job...but isn't Hwi dark skinned?

not to nitpick or anything
Totally correct. I fucked up. I was going to repaint her but the paper wasn't meant for paints. You can see just looking at her face how messed up that spot was from my trying to cram detail into it that just wasn't going to go, considering the shyte paper and brushes I was using.
Canvas is expensive. My dad used to use masonite board with a couple of coats of gesso.

http://www.dickblick.com/zz149/45/?wmcp ... overture01

http://www.dickblick.com/zz006/82/?wmcp ... udio+Gesso
I know

I had a friend back in the day who had an older sister and she'd make her own canvas (frame and stretch, she bought the materials unassembled).
I wasn't really into painting back then but now I wish I'd had the forsight to learn how she did it (exactly, I have a rough idea of course). It'd be a handy skill today.

It's not hard, just takes a quick bit of practice, I think the only tool you need to buy other than a staple gun is the thing which grabs and stretches the canvas, any paint store should have them.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 25 Aug 2008 14:41

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Watercolour paper isn't too expensive, and it's nice for pencil work as well.

That's what I'm using now,

I also started using these cool acid resisitant inks so the ink doesn't stick to my hand and smear as I draw (it dries instantly as far as I can tell).

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 13 Dec 2008 11:20

Did this the other day. It turned out OK. Yeah it's not Dune but I thought I'd share anyway.

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 13 Dec 2008 11:28

what kind of message are we sending with the
"Warriors - Come out to Plaaayyy" avatar, hum?

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 13 Dec 2008 11:58

Nice flame.

(Shouldn't his legs ghost out a wee bit more, like the gun does?)

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 13 Dec 2008 12:01

I still have to add the mobsters "looking about in fear" to the foreground, good eye.

inhuien · Post by **inhuien** » 13 Dec 2008 16:40

Lovely use of colour, has it been touched up on a computer at all?

Sole Man · Post by **Sole Man** » 13 Dec 2008 21:36

Simon, I thought you was dead.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 14 Dec 2008 10:38

inhuien wrote:Lovely use of colour, has it been touched up on a computer at all?

Yeah, it was. Well,half anyway. The Punisher was done traditionally, then I went over with digital coloring. Removing imperfections from the original scan, darkening the blacks and giving the road flare some digital "omph". Not done yet though, still have to learn how to use "layers" properly in order to reinsert the criminals from the original page (which I hear makes the coloring process SO much easier/efficient!).

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 14 Dec 2008 10:39

Sole Man wrote:Simon, I thought you was dead.

Nope. Just bored.

DuneFishUK · Post by **DuneFishUK** » 15 Dec 2008 14:27

Nice - Love the black-and-white as always

Layers are brilliant for cocking about with composition - masks too. Funstuff

SandRider · Post by **SandRider** » 15 Dec 2008 16:26

SandRider wrote:what kind of message are we sending with the
"Warriors - Come out to Plaaayyy" avatar, hum?

I'm not tryin' to start nuthin', ya'll're playin' real nice, an' all,
but I cain't hep but feel a might taunted.

J A C U R U T U

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