Maian's Tablet Art Thus Far

So, after owning a tablet for nearly an entire year and not getting any use out of it, I finally cracked down, bought two books, and started to get to work. I thought I'd share what I have here. Aside from exercises, I usually only draw something I'm into at the current moment, which right now, is Kingdom Hearts. >_> But, expect a giant wave of Zelda art when Spirit Tracks rolls out or we get more news of bloody Wii Zelda. My Zelda fandom will return in full force without a doubt. Anyway, here goes. Please, tell me what you think and don't be afraid of being a harsh critic.

Sirus
A character of mine, and the first creation I attempted with the tablet. It's very unfinished, and unfortunately, I haven't touched it in months. =/ I laid down some base coloring, and never added to it. Shading and lighting needs to be added onto every area, and without that, it's pretty lacking technically and stylistically. And the hair would look better if I wasn't too damn lazy to change my brush size when filling it in =X

Same picture as above, slight shading
The same as above, only with actual lighting/shading on the green part of his outfit. ...Unfortunately, I shut off all the other color layers when I did this and I think they ended up getting deleted, so this shading came at the expense of all the other color.

Eye
I've been doing a few exercises from the Painter book I got (Digital Character Design and Painting). This is one of them. Don't mind the practice lines on the side.

Tree
Another exercise. I never really finished it, but I'm content how it is. Almost reminds me of MM's moon tree. =|

Girl face
So, this was my first attempt at a full portrait picture. Ten bux goes to whoever guesses the video game character that I used as a vague base reference. Anyway, it came out completely how I didn't want it, largely due to a fact that I was following a tutorial that didn't work with my style at all. Even when I know I'm following instructions to draw something in its own style, I can't help myself from adding my own, which led to kind of a messy picture. Also, it should be noted that everything below the neck was done in about 30 seconds to a minute due to impatience. That lighting doesn't even make sense. So...disregard that.

Girl (Same as above, better)
Believe it or not, these two pictures both used the exact same sketch as the base before being colored. I like this one a whole lot more, and it came out how I actually intended. You'll notice her lips are actually closed (The "whistling" look in the above picture was actually just a coloring error, but I decided to just go with it since it instead just made it look like she was doing that on purpose), the image is tilted to its correct position, and it's just a hell of a lot cleaner. I spent a LITTLE more time on the below-neck area, but still not a whole lot.

Adult Sora Conceptualization
Playing 358/2 Days kind of awakened a Kingdom Hearts obsession within me, unfortunately. I had an urge to do conceptual art for it, but not in super exaggerated anime style or creepy yaoi fashion like most KH art seems to be. I wanted to make an older, more realistic looking Sora (note the hair) as he could potentially appear in KH3. I tried to be consistent with KH's clothing style while still making it my own, and every time I look at it, I feel more and more like it's too, I don't know, medieval? Granted, this would stick out like a sore thumb in any kind of medieval setting, but I just can't find the right word. It just doesn't seem modern enough for KHverse. Also, you can tell I didn't spend a whole lot of time on the keyblades. The Kingdom Key is so-so, and on paper, the other one cut off. I spent hardl any time going over it on tablet, which resulted in it being chopped off, and uh, not even straight. ;| Will fix.

Sora: Coloring Progress
Coloring progress on above picture for anyone who cares. You can kinda see the stages. Bottom legs have barely been touched, torso is nearing completion, upper legs are being worked on, etc.

BAD GUY (Unfinished)
The potential villain in a story I'm working on. Partially inspired by Ganondorf, with a picture of Big Boss used as a base reference. I squared up the jaw a bit, amongst other things. Far from finished. Oh yeah, and he's not human. ;| That's uh, why he's got dark grayish skin and junk.

Oh, and I may as well post this. Just drew it today during a board game.

Revamped Sora
A new jab at newer Sora, drawn mainly out of boredom during a board game we were playing, and the fact that my sister has been asking me for help with 358/2 Days the whole day. ;| Hasn't been outlined yet, but you get the basic idea. I feel like the outfit is more in line with KH's consistency, while still achieving the things I wanted. The roughness/incompletion kind of hides it right now though.

Ten bux goes to whoever guesses the video game character that I used as a vague base reference.

Looks to be some sort of FInal Fantasy character, so i'll just guess.. that summoner chick from FF8, Yuna was it?

I like the Bad guy unfinished piece the best

Originally Posted by Kveldulf

Looks to be some sort of FInal Fantasy character, so i'll just guess.. that summoner chick from FF8, Yuna was it?

I like the Bad guy unfinished piece the best

Heh, close. Lightning from FFXIII. I used her face as the base, though it's pretty dang similar. Really the only noticeable change is the hair, which is just darker and less dramatic.

And thanks. I haven't touched that in ages though, I should get on that. =X

Not bad, not bad at all. Man, if I had a tablet, I would've used it immediately! Now I have a tablet PC, and this thing is awesome. I don't think I could ever go back to using a mouse.

I like how you're obviously trying to branch out into more realistic styles. I especially like the eye.

Those colored pieces are fantastic. Very nicely done.
(Now I need to learn to color better in Photoshop, as I too have a tablet.)

Thanks. =) Yeah, I've had an Intuos 2 for a long time after getting it for Christmas, but was too damn lazy to use it. =/ On paper, I've developed a style that is most definitely my own, but I never knew how hard it would be to translate that to color. I'm experimenting with different coloring styles, and I hope I'll find a way to make it work with the rough, sketchy style that I usually employ.