The PokéCommunity Forums

The PokéCommunity Forums (https://www.pokecommunity.com/index.php)
-   Art Studio (https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21)
-   -   Manga artist in training, how am I doing? (https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=11338)

Toothache June 24th, 2004 4:38 PM

Manga artist in training, how am I doing?
 
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Toothache42/Wolven.jpg

Here's my first attempt at a manga-esque bishounen male... not too sure about the hair but I like it as a first attempt at manga style art...

What do you think? Any areas you can see I need to improve on? Comments and critique appreciated :-)

Thanks in advance peeps

EDIT: Didn't realise it would turn out this big, sorry guys... :-s

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 4:41 PM

Its pretty cool! Something I will never do ^ ^
Thought, I dun like Male Anime Charcaters too much XD (except Inuyasha =P)

Toothache June 24th, 2004 4:43 PM

Wow, I got a reply from the great Castrainer :-) Thankee

I'm just experimenting at the moment, seeing what I'm good at or not. But I like this guy (he's named Wolven). I'm really bad at doing well female anime characters... maybe I can improve how I do males...

It's an idea...

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 4:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toothache
Wow, I got a reply from the great Castrainer :-) Thankee

I'm just experimenting at the moment, seeing what I'm good at or not. But I like this guy (he's named Wolven). I'm really bad at doing well female anime characters... maybe I can improve how I do males...

It's an idea...

The Great Castrainer? O_________o Am I THAT famous here?

Im bad at drawing any human character! Darn! I cant make the head format and the eyes! The body is okay but the face part... Blargh!
Yeah! Its a good idea ^ ^

Toothache June 24th, 2004 4:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
The Great Castrainer? O_________o Am I THAT famous here?

Im bad at drawing any human character! Darn! I cant make the head format and the eyes! The body is okay but the face part... Blargh!
Yeah! Its a good idea ^ ^

Yeah, you're pretty much the big guy around the place, from what I've seen. Well respected and all that...

Ok, gonna work on my next piece, I can do fantastic swords but I have a hard time making it seem natural for one to be held... getting ideas at the moment

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 4:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toothache
Yeah, you're pretty much the big guy around the place, from what I've seen. Well respected and all that...

Ok, gonna work on my next piece, I can do fantastic swords but I have a hard time making it seem natural for one to be held... getting ideas at the moment

Ohh... I dun think im that great ^ ^; If Kairi, Arcanine or Kwesi posted here ya should say that... Im just a member, with Neck Cutting abilities and some crazy tips ^ ^;

Take yar time! Swords Racks!

coco June 24th, 2004 4:58 PM

it's a really nice pic Toothache, i mean, he looks like he could be a god

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
Ohh... I dun think im that great ^ ^; If Kairi, Arcanine or Kwesi posted here ya should say that... Im just a member, with Neck Cutting abilities and some crazy tips ^ ^;

Take yar time! Swords Racks!

Yeah, Kairi's cool too :-)

I plan to make it look right... I think I'll just do one sword for now (I'd like to draw someone holding two swords, but that's a little ambitious of me right now).

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coco
it's a really nice pic Toothache, i mean, he looks like he could be a god

Aww thankee... hhm, wasn't thinking of a god, but you know, looking at him, maybe he is... :-)

EDIT: Apologies for the double post, I dunno how to add quote replies to two different quotes at once...

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 5:03 PM

Two swords! Like Cervantes ^ ^
Just took another look at the drawing: He looks like Eusine! The guy who wants Suicune!

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
Two swords! Like Cervantes ^ ^
Just took another look at the drawing: He looks like Eusine! The guy who wants Suicune!

Really... strange, I've never played Crystal before, he started off as an image that came into my head one day that I had to get on paper...

And besides, I don't blame Eusine... have you seen how sweet Suicune looks on Pokemon Colosseum? :-)

100marios June 24th, 2004 5:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
The Great Castrainer? O_________o Am I THAT famous here?

Im bad at drawing any human character! Darn! I cant make the head format and the eyes! The body is okay but the face part... Blargh!
Yeah! Its a good idea ^ ^

I remember.... when you were still the new guy!
And just look at you now, hehe....

Hmm, that is really nice! Cool! If you don't mind me adding a little comment though, his hair seems kind of square-shaped. That doesn't stop it from being a well-drawn picture though!

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 5:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toothache
Really... strange, I've never played Crystal before, he started off as an image that came into my head one day that I had to get on paper...

And besides, I don't blame Eusine... have you seen how sweet Suicune looks on Pokemon Colosseum? :-)

Yeah! Suicune Hawckz in Colosseum ^_____^

BTW He does looks like like Eusine!

And just to ya know, inteasd of making another post right after other one from ya, use the edit button ^ ^ (In the right down part of yar post!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan
I remember.... when you were still the new guy!
And just look at you now, hehe....

Ahh... With that Castform avatar/banner... one person in da friends list... Not paired...

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100marios
I remember.... when you were still the new guy!
And just look at you now, hehe....

Hmm, that is really nice! Cool! If you don't mind me adding a little comment though, his hair seems kind of square-shaped. That doesn't stop it from being a well-drawn picture though!

Yeah, I was more worried about the various strands of hair all over the place, but he does have something of a square hairstyle... like I said, it's my first attempt, and something I can improve on for my next piece.. might look into a spiky hair style instead...

100marios June 24th, 2004 5:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
Yeah! Suicune Hawckz in Colosseum ^_____^

BTW He does looks like like Eusine!

And just to ya know, inteasd of making another post right after other one from ya, use the edit button ^ ^ (In the right down part of yar post!)



Ahh... With that Castform avatar/banner... one person in da friends list... Not paired...

Now you are, practically, the most popular male member that ever entered PC, hehe...

Spikey? Well that would be cool! You have a real talent, so it's good to see you're still working at it. Good luck on your next masterpieces!

Castrainer June 24th, 2004 5:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100marios
Now you are, practically, the most popular male member that ever entered PC, hehe...

Spikey? Well that would be cool! You have a real talent, so it's good to see you're still working at it. Good luck on your next masterpieces!

Glad to know that ya know that Im a "male member" XD Remeber when Jess tought I was a girl? It was fun when he said "WHAT?" =P

Yeah! Goodl uck on yar next drawings! I cant wait to see more ^ ^

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castrainer
Glad to know that ya know that Im a "male member" XD Remeber when Jess tought I was a girl? It was fun when he said "WHAT?" =P

Yeah! Goodl uck on yar next drawings! I cant wait to see more ^ ^

Yeah, I tend to notice the small things.. like the little Male below your name on the left ;-)

Thanks, gonna work on some stuff and get them scanned when I'm done.

Skye June 24th, 2004 5:44 PM

Very nicely done, Toothache! I really like the characteristics of the face. The expression is very nice! I have one suggestion though!

When drawing the body, it's a good idea to check out a mirror. On the neck of the human body, you'll notice it doesn't go straight down. It kind of bells out at the bottom and fades into the collar bone. When you draw that in, it'll make him appear more muscley too!

Toothache June 24th, 2004 5:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skye
Very nicely done, Toothache! I really like the characteristics of the face. The expression is very nice! I have one suggestion though!

When drawing the body, it's a good idea to check out a mirror. On the neck of the human body, you'll notice it doesn't go straight down. It kind of bells out at the bottom and fades into the collar bone. When you draw that in, it'll make him appear more muscley too!

Yeah, he's meant to be somewhat muscly... he was designed from an RP wrestler that I no longer play (if anyone knows what e-fedding is, you'll know what I mean). Thanks, I'll bear that in mind :-)

MoonLight June 24th, 2004 6:02 PM

Hey that's a Pretty cool pic ya have there , Not bad for intraining ^_^
Great Job keep up the Great Work

Toothache June 24th, 2004 6:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonLight
Hey that's a Pretty cool pic ya have there , Not bad for intraining ^_^
Great Job keep up the Great Work

Woot, even a mod likes it!! Ok, it's not as bad as I first thought :-)

Yeah, pretty soon I'll digivolve from intraining to rookie...

Er, what are you doing? Bad boy, making Digimon references on a Pokemon site... I won't do it again...

Greed June 27th, 2004 11:16 AM

Wow! This is good, Toothy! I never thought I'd have another artist friend! The words are awesome, its rad, dude! *thumbs up* =D

*dies*

Toothache June 28th, 2004 5:35 AM

Awwww, thankee hun *hugs the Toon lady* Going all red now *blushes*

Shana June 28th, 2004 5:40 AM

Wow, that's really good! You did a really nice job on it!

Toothache June 28th, 2004 5:44 AM

Yay, thankee Star! Wow, peeps really does like my work *goes to hide away and make his next piece of glory*

Greed June 29th, 2004 4:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tootache
Awwww, thankee hun *hugs the Toon lady* Going all red now *blushes*

Toon lady? XD That's a kyewt name! ^_^ There's a reason I'm CaRtOON! XD *hand stretches out to the sky and grabs the Sun*

Owww! Hot!! XDDD

BTW, I look forward to seeing more of yer piccies ^_^

*dies*

PichuSecretBase June 29th, 2004 4:52 PM

There are some flaws but nothing much. But to become a Manga-Ka you have to use ink and screen tones ^_^ screentones are pieces of papers that are used for textures, they are like a sticker.. There about $3/page. You need an X-acto knife too. Also, a tracing box, most likely. I'd haveto ask Orenji. She's the rule Manga-ka.

John Denver June 30th, 2004 7:31 AM

Geez you guys....did you read the first post in this thread at ALL!?!

With the exception of PSB, everyone just came in and said, "It's cool" "I like it" "Good Job" "A for Effort." When he obviously ASKED you guys to give SUGGETIONS on how to improve his work!! HOLY CRAP!!

First off, the hair is in fact kind of Stringy, and his head is an oval, not a box...You shouldn't color with crayons, wait until you have the proper ink or color in on your comp. The eyes are kinda small and eerie, if thats what your going for then it's ok. For a first try I think it's pretty good...

Toothache June 30th, 2004 7:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dakota
Geez you guys....did you read the first post in this thread at ALL!?!

With the exception of PSB, everyone just came in and said, "It's cool" "I like it" "Good Job" "A for Effort." When he obviously ASKED you guys to give SUGGETIONS on how to improve his work!! HOLY CRAP!!

First off, the hair is in fact kind of Stringy, and his head is an oval, not a box...You shouldn't color with crayons, wait until you have the proper ink or color in on your comp. The eyes are kinda small and eerie, if thats what your going for then it's ok. For a first try I think it's pretty good...

Thanks Dakota... yeah, I wasn't happy with the hair anyway, was trying for a wild and windswept effect, but didn't turn out too well. As for ink and colour, well, I'm not completely sure how to colour in on a computer from a pencil and paper drawing (I know I can scan it in an use an art package, but a) never done it before, and b) not sure which one to use). I used crayons cos I had them to hand so I thought, eh, what the hey :)

AngelWolfie June 30th, 2004 8:25 PM

It's great so far, but you could improve. I suggest going to www.howtodrawmanga.com, and look at some of the tutorials. They are very, very helpful! ^_^

pokejungle June 30th, 2004 8:31 PM

Very nice toothache!!

I would change the hairstyle though.....I don't know why @[email protected]

bestlittleplaya July 4th, 2004 6:17 PM

toothy nice picture its good for a first pic my first pic looked like everything but a human

PichuSecretBase July 4th, 2004 7:37 PM

Oh as for crits i noticed some. The hair is to squarish. otherwise that guys using far to much gel. He also lookes quite.. .stiff. Try to loosen him up. Trust me loosening pictures takes a lot of practice so make sure you do lots of poses. Also he looks almsot too realistic. Try making him more shapely and less detailed.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 9:27 PM.


Like our Facebook Page Follow us on Twitter © 2002 - 2018 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Pokémon characters and images belong to The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo. This website is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International. We just love Pokémon.
All forum styles, their images (unless noted otherwise) and site designs are © 2002 - 2016 The PokéCommunity / PokéCommunity.com.
PokéCommunity™ is a trademark of The PokéCommunity. All rights reserved. Sponsor advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service. User generated content remains the property of its creator.

Acknowledgements
Use of PokéCommunity Assets
vB Optimise by DragonByte Technologies Ltd © 2023.