xD And that would be why they're both cringing.
._. Now what to draw?
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
Your rp character? :3
...of course, there isn't the clothes yet.... **coughs** It'll get done! Really! @__@;;
...though they could be in just standard clothes or something. XP
Anyway, sketching characters, for me, really help me develop them. Often their personality and background evolves while they're drawn. :3
Zigren- 02-22-2007
Hmmm~ I think I'll do that~
Zigren- 02-22-2007
@_@ Now I just need to actually decide what she looks like.
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
Inspiration spell! :spell: Summon Muse!
Zigren- 02-22-2007
I have been inspired! And I have also decided that snakes are ever so hard to shade when they're haphazardly coiled!
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
Woot! XD
But they're nonetheless so awesome. ;3
And soft. And cute, with those little dragon faces... <3
Zigren- 02-22-2007
Agreed <3 <3.
;~; I hate drawing profiles more.
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
Yeah, they can be annoying sometimes. Raamah's profile often gives me trouble. XP
Zigren- 02-22-2007
,_, That's why I love chibis. You don't have to deal with lips! and in some cases noses!
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
Well, its always good to do what you're not good at. x3 (How else are you going to get better? ;p)
For me, the most annoying part is usually keeping the proportions accurate for the characters.... and Raamah and his nose/forehead... @_@ Lucky his bangs are as they are. XP
Zigren- 02-22-2007
._. I have problems with making people float. Apparently the floor isn't in the same place for some as others.
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-22-2007
A good way to help with that is some basic, basic perspective.
One quick and relatively easy thing you can do (which I may or may not, depending on how much time I have) is draw evenly spaced lines (doesn't have to be much, an inch or so works.) I usually do 8 of them. Each line represents a foot, and the bottum is the ground. (The seven feet gives me plenty of room for 6'+ people.)
Then draw each person you intend to have in the picture on the grid, with their (estimated) height. Make sure their feet go to the ground (sometimes its good to draw feet first, so they're firmly grounded and because then you're working backwards, seeing things differently from usual.) and their heads come to whatever their height should be, estimated as far as inchest go. It doesn't have to be at all detailed, just a quick rough that shows you where each part of them is.
Then, choose where you want the eye level to be, and draw a straight line across them on whatever you choose.
Next go back to your picture, and draw the eye level (AKA horizan line) across the page. If your horizan line was, say, 4 ft, everything on its level is 4 feet above the ground. No matter how small they get, whatever part of your picture crossed the four foot line will be centered at that line.
....did that make sense?
Zigren- 02-22-2007
Absolutly, although that would actually help me if I had a ruler or a tablet though. Mostly because my hands have something against straight lines.
AuroraDragonKaya- 02-23-2007
Estimations are usually close enough. ^^ I rarely use a ruler for it anymore (though it works fine)
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