[Drawing] EL III Art Thread

I your drawings of Loki!

EDIT: dropping the question 'coz I already got the answer

I AM HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO "LIKE" IT

My graciousness, that is, just.. I don't even have words to express how amazed I am

EWIORRJEJFDDFDJ EXCITED TYPING

I'll be drawing as good as you in no time with that tutorial!

haha that is amazing, I don't know who Loki is but the picture is damn swell!

Oh, rats! I was trying to follow your tutorial--I really was--but it turned out all wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong! It looks nothing like Loki... I'm a failure as an artist. It's absolutely awful. I really mean it. I'm going to put it under an espoiler because I don't like looking at it. I just thought it would be kinda funny if I posted it anyway, is all. Like, "Hey, at least you tried, kid," you know?

Spoiler:  

I know, awful.

i tryd
u shuld all try
em srs

Spoiler:  

Originally Posted by Florinasaur

Holy everliving crap! That is the most amazing thing ever! Its...


I just dont even... i just...wow...speechless. This is even better than the last one by miles! Wwwwwwoahsdjadhsjsda.



You are truly the greatest ever.


(i lol'd hard at the spoiler!)

Originally Posted by !!agniq!!

I your drawings of Loki!

EDIT: dropping the question 'coz I already got the answer

Originally Posted by Eskibro

I AM HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO "LIKE" IT

My graciousness, that is, just.. I don't even have words to express how amazed I am

EWIORRJEJFDDFDJ EXCITED TYPING

Originally Posted by zay

I'll be drawing as good as you in no time with that tutorial!

haha that is amazing, I don't know who Loki is but the picture is damn swell!

Oh god you guys! <3333

Thank you so much!

I wish I could honestly say more! ; - ;

Originally Posted by Holden

Oh, rats! I was trying to follow your tutorial--I really was--but it turned out all wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong! It looks nothing like Loki... I'm a failure as an artist. It's absolutely awful. I really mean it. I'm going to put it under an espoiler because I don't like looking at it. I just thought it would be kinda funny if I posted it anyway, is all. Like, "Hey, at least you tried, kid," you know?

Spoiler:  

I know, awful.

HOLDEN

OH IT'S A MASTERPIECE!

xDDDDDD!

Originally Posted by Ochibi

i tryd
u shuld all try
em srs

Spoiler:  

!

That is great! <3

Originally Posted by tlozbj

Beatiful the work of a god a eternal legend everything is great.But in SS you forgot Hylia but everything was great

Hylia is in there. :p She is the statue just above Fi. =)

And thanks! <3










Okay so, before I go on:

I had to put that ugly dA watermark on my beloved Loki drawings since someone on ebay was selling it as prints, and then a UK printing company was caught trying to sell it as prints too without my permission or consent. They've all been stopped, but from now, because of this - all of my major fan art pieces are going to have an ugly watermark on them. I can't risk it anymore. :[










New work:


Dream Flight



Painter XI/Wacom tablet

A young girl riding on a griffin. Not my best work, but just playing around with landscapes/different brushes a bit more in some random scene.






PS: The Loki tutorial will come soon. I just have other things to work on first!

EL, don't worry about the watermark. I've never felt that they take away anything from the pieces or that they make you look a worse artist; and I'd much rather you protect yourself than have some douche bags steal from you even if that was the case.

Originally Posted by Keith

EL, don't worry about the watermark. I've never felt that they take away anything from the pieces or that they make you look a worse artist; and I'd much rather you protect yourself than have some douche bags steal from you even if that was the case.

Yeah that's true.

I guess I better start my own printing shop or account or whatever to sell my work if people want them desperately. I'll see what happens first.








Anyway more stuff:



Loki and Cat



Painter XI/Wacom tablet


What started as a silly afternoon sketch turned into some serious work in the end.

Loki with his new pet cat. He put a little tesseract gem on it’s head.

Yeah I dunno... some stupid ♥♥♥♥ (and more Loki abuse).

more






Smile Loki



Done on Painter XI/Wacom tablet (one layer painting). References used. Drawn from scratch and observation.


yeah

another one

ffffff





What my digital workplace looks like (including the work in progress of him)

Spoiler:  

The power of Painter XI.

His smile was such a nightmare to draw. I almost flipped my table at some point, but I carried on and FINALLY got it right after many hours.

well

not much to be said, except for the fact that it's another drawing of him. I made this one big for use as a free personal wallpaper for anyone. Feel free to resize it to suit your desktop size.

I didn't mention this on Tumblr or dA, but the reason why I drew this is because of the fact that drawing people happy makes me feel happy. Cause, well... stuff is going on with me and /shrugs. So I guess it's kinda... vent art?

But anywho enjoy. <3

AND YES THAT TUTORIAL IS COMING.

Plus I might draw Thor next. I'll see how I feel.

OH WOOOOOWWW! Hnngh. Hes so pretty! I love the smile! It looks great!

dfhjsfhjsdgfdsfsfd

Amazing, EL.

^ Thanks Flo and Black Knight for the comments!




As promised guys, the official Loki tutorial is now complete! It's a large file so beware. xD




How to draw Loki






I hope you're all up for another master class!

Thanks for the support so far guys!



What I posted on dA:

Spoiler:  

Please forgive me for my somewhat mediocre/bad English skills. Writing isn't really my strong point, especially when I'm trying to explain things, so some of it might not make sense? But I tried my best.

And yeah… I got my layout ideas from Imagine FX's workshops. xD



I didn't mention this in the tutorial, but the reason why I only use one layer for my digital artworks is because of two reasons: It's a personal thing of mine to only use one layer (I like to keep my digital artworks as close as possible to the feel of it being traditional). The second reason is that you just can't treat Painter like Photoshop. If you're someone who uses a lot of layers in PS, you'll eventually discover why it becomes a little impossible to do the same on Painter.

I'll try to keep it short here, but Painter does funny things with layers. One of the biggest upsides is that the colour picker tool/dropper will pick up colours from the under layers even if you're on an above layer. Now… if you're someone who uses the whole greyscale technique where you add colour after you're done, do you see where I'm getting at? If you choose a colour on the colour layer, it's going to pick up the grey as well! Plus, the wet brushes will smudge all layers - no matter what layer you're on, and hopefully now you can see why it can become a nightmare to use for some people.

Personally, I think you need to understand traditional medium well enough before you consider getting Painter. In some ways it can truly mimic traditional art which can frustrate some true digital artists out there. But any who I'm rambling on now.





Hopefully this tutorial will give you guys a better understanding and insight into how I've been able to draw those recent Loki artworks and for now my future art pieces. And I hope this tutorial helps those who are new to Painter. (:

Feel free to ask me any questions if you're curious about this tutorial.

Thanks for reading guys!

It's all pretty amazing to me. It's hard for me to understand how people can make things so realistic.

You're an inspiration EL.

Wonderful tutorial EL, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Eternal Legend

Loki and Cat



Painter XI/Wacom tablet


What started as a silly afternoon sketch turned into some serious work in the end.

Loki with his new pet cat. He put a little tesseract gem on it’s head.

Yeah I dunno... some stupid ♥♥♥♥ (and more Loki abuse).

Bahaha, this is the first thing I thought of:

Originally Posted by Golddron

It's all pretty amazing to me. It's hard for me to understand how people can make things so realistic.

You're an inspiration EL.

Thanks Brian <333

Originally Posted by Astarael

Wonderful tutorial EL, thanks for sharing!

No problem!

Bahaha, this is the first thing I thought of:

xD!

And yet, THIS IS SO TRUE.

Thanks for sharing!







WIPS


Thor (work in progress)





Untitled (work in progress)





Gonna finish these in the upcoming days.

Dat. Thor. Hnngh. Hes gonna be fantastic when he's finished!

Wolfy thing: Yeah...that looks cool! I love you choice of lighting. Its feet and legs look a bit short though but thats just me.

I wish my best drawings turned out as half well as your prototypes.

I am... jealous, stunned, speechless, amazed. I am an art major and I have never seen someone do these types of works, and they are beautiful! They remind me of skyward sword with the graphics and watercolor dreamlike feelings. I cannot wait to see more! Plus your wolf work in progress above is AWESOME I can't wait to see it when it's finished.

*applauds* You are quite talented, EL! xD Keep going!!

Goodness me it's SPC!

as in Super Cool Cartworks!

these are really just...... unbelievable!

Just
wow

That's all I can say really

Fantastic as always

your drawings are soo, realistic