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Bombah! July 23rd, 2009 2:11 PM

Art is... Gimp... Again??
 
That´s right everybody, I´m back!!! (Back again... shady´s back... tell a friend... lol)
For those who don´t know me: I´m a guy who is playing around with the program Gimp. Yeah, that´s all you need to know^^

I´ll show my pieces here, and hope for some crits and comments.
The work is from old to new.

OLD:


NEW:
Spoiler:
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1316/dawnp.png
My favorite imaginary place. All that´s missing is me, but I suck at drawing people^^

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7342/samusgreen.png
An edited pic of Samus Aran, that I found on the net. All I did was recoloring, and make effects. It´s nothing special, because I just made it to be less bored^^.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6171/flamara.png
Flareon uses Sunny Day^^
Most of this was made with the X-shaped brush (Yes, Flareon too).


As you may see, I love the Brush and Blur effects^^

UPDATES:

July 25
Spoiler:

A Dragon, made only with the X-brush, nothing else^^ (don´t like it that much...)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5513/dragoni.png

At first this was just a random drawing, and turned out to be a picture of war (hope you see it^^)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9316/warz.png

A random landscape... (but I really like it^^)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4296/sonne.png

A fan-art for Liquid Crystal, the Hack of Linkandzelda (can be found here: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=149622 )
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7131/liquidcrystal.png



August 3
Spoiler:
I tried to overshade Charmander, and it really looks bad... I´ll try it again^^
But I decided to show it anyway XD:
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8739/glumandaovershade.png

And here´s a... I don´t know how it´s called... of Son Goku (I know the lines aren´t very clean):
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6008/gokuovershadex.png


August 10
Spoiler:

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8930/spongebobj.png

... I just drew this in school, I think we had maths...


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3236/blitz.png

This I drew for a friend of mine. She loves the storm^^


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6580/94827688.png


A simple background for 2 Acanthite Fanarts, which are in this update too^^


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1060/acanthite.png

It looked so great when I made it, and when I finished it... call it dissapointing...


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1387/acanthitex.png

This is waaay better IMO^^ I really like this one.



August 10 (2^^)
Spoiler:

A little story to the drawings:
I wanted to draw a rainy sky. So I did:
Spoiler:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9398/rain.png

After I finished it, I felt like there´s something missing.
I didn´t have to think long, it right came into my mind: A Phoenix!
I made the phoenix, but it looked so... lonely... (I have no better word for it)
So I decided to make a scene which all of you should recognise. (but notice that it´s just a Phoenix, nothing else)

Although this scene isn´t sad at all, it made me so.
While I drew it, I listened to Evanessence (My Immortal), and honestly, I almost started to cry. I don´t care how that sounds, my eyes were wet. And after finishing the pic, my hands started shaking. I was so damn sad, and I couldn´t even say why.

And heres the picture that made me this sad:

Spoiler:

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4827/therewillbesunagain.png

Here´s another version, with me instead of Ash. (I like the original much more...)

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4944/therewillbesunagain2.png


August 12
Spoiler:

Little update:
An island in the sky^^
(It´s not meant to be a great picture, so don´t be too harsh^^)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4428/islandinthesky.th.png


August 15
Spoiler:

UPDATE:
I tryed a (for me) new way of shading: No blur, just colour. (you´ll see what I mean^^)

Spoiler:

First is a Squirtle. I just sat there and thought; Why not draw a Squirtle? (Honestly^^)
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4958/squirtel.png

Second one: Togepi.
History: I chatted with Linkandzelda, and showed him Shiggy. He seemed to like it, so I thought; Why not draw him a Pokémon?
I asked for his favorite Pokémon, and so he said; PIKACHU!!! -.-
The worst answer he could give, because I HATE Pikachu.
I asked for his second best, and it was TOGEPI!!!^^ (I like Togepi^^)
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4088/hug.png





So, tell me what you think.
Bombah!

Akatsuki July 23rd, 2009 3:02 PM

I used to use GIMP until my cousin installed Paint Shop Pro 9 on my computer. I was no where as good as you were with GIMP to be honest. Keep up the awesome work. :)

Bombah! July 25th, 2009 8:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akatsuki (Post 4891827)
I used to use GIMP until my cousin installed Paint Shop Pro 9 on my computer. I was no where as good as you were with GIMP to be honest. Keep up the awesome work. :)

Thanks, I will^^.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr_Zeus (Post 4899402)
I think photoshop is better HEHEHEH

Well, THAT´S Criticism XD


So, here´s a little update:

Spoiler:

A Dragon, made only with the X-brush, nothing else^^ (don´t like it that much...)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5513/dragoni.png

At first this was just a random drawing, and turned out to be a picture of war (hope you see it^^)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9316/warz.png

A random landscape... (but I really like it^^)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4296/sonne.png

A fan-art for Liquid Crystal, the Hack of Linkandzelda (can be found here: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=149622 )
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7131/liquidcrystal.png


So, what do you think?
Updates will come.

Bombah!

mew² July 25th, 2009 8:27 AM

GIMP never fails to amaze me. Very nice work. Love the X Brush Flareon ^^

Bella_909 July 25th, 2009 8:33 AM

Wow! These are amazing! There look almost as if you painted them by hand. Keep up the practicing! (BTW, I really like your Liquid Crystal picture)

Bombah! July 30th, 2009 12:34 PM

A little Update, but not a Gimp Pic.
it´s the first half of a SC battle, Link vs Nightmare.
I´ll scan it with a friends scanner when it´s done, and
edit it with Gimp:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1543/bilddxx.th.jpg


EDIT: Damn, I just saw it was the wrong pic, it was the old one.
In this there are a few mistakes, that I corrected. I´ll upload the right one tomorrow

dark charmander July 30th, 2009 2:09 PM

... there are no words to describe how good you are. how long have u had gimp for?

Bombah! July 31st, 2009 2:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark charmander (Post 4922958)
... there are no words to describe how good you are. how long have u had gimp for?

Wow, thanks, that really means a lot to me^^
I had it for about half a year now, I think...

ShinjisLover August 2nd, 2009 10:11 AM

I'm here just like you wanted~ Hope my review helps. ^^

Spoiler:
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1316/dawnp.png
The trunk of the palm tree is too thick and the leaves aren't long enough. Both the grass and the ocean seem like they're too elevated.


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7342/samusgreen.png
I can't offer too much on this as I'm not familiar with this character. However, I can say that you overused to blur effect.


http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6171/flamara.png
I'm not a big fan of how the grass and sky look in this picture. They just seem too overlapping. Like the X brush was just too much. The sun looks brilliant, though.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5513/dragoni.png
I gotta say, this is amazing. The fire looks wonderful thanks to the X brush and the dragon looks very sinister. However, the wings should have more depth to them. The inside color should be a lighter green than the rest because of the thin membrane on a dragon's wing (much like a bat).

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9316/warz.png
The plane (I think it is) in the background kind of looks like a bird pooping. XD However, the other plane looks fine to me. As for the war landscape, it's really hard to see. This is probably because you weren't planning on that at first.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4296/sonne.png
Those two trees seem out-of-place. Either that, or they just need to be bigger and more vibrant. The leaves in the trees should come further out so it looks less like a lollipop and more like a tree.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7131/liquidcrystal.png
From what I can see of Suicune, I noticed you forgot those two ribbon-like, white appendages that come from Suicune's back.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1543/bilddxx.th.jpg
It's really quite hard for me to see it as most of the lines are blurry. .




↑ My Review ↓ My Opinions

You're really excellent with GIMP and a wonderful artist. I don't see enough landscaping drawings, so it's a nice change. I absolutely adore art like that.

Bombah! August 2nd, 2009 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShinjisLover (Post 4936902)
I'm here just like you wanted~ Hope my review helps. ^^

Spoiler:
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1316/dawnp.png
The trunk of the palm tree is too thick and the leaves aren't long enough. Both the grass and the ocean seem like they're too elevated.


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7342/samusgreen.png
I can't offer too much on this as I'm not familiar with this character. However, I can say that you overused to blur effect.


http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6171/flamara.png
I'm not a big fan of how the grass and sky look in this picture. They just seem too overlapping. Like the X brush was just too much. The sun looks brilliant, though.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5513/dragoni.png
I gotta say, this is amazing. The fire looks wonderful thanks to the X brush and the dragon looks very sinister. However, the wings should have more depth to them. The inside color should be a lighter green than the rest because of the thin membrane on a dragon's wing (much like a bat).

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9316/warz.png
The plane (I think it is) in the background kind of looks like a bird pooping. XD However, the other plane looks fine to me. As for the war landscape, it's really hard to see. This is probably because you weren't planning on that at first.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4296/sonne.png
Those two trees seem out-of-place. Either that, or they just need to be bigger and more vibrant. The leaves in the trees should come further out so it looks less like a lollipop and more like a tree.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7131/liquidcrystal.png
From what I can see of Suicune, I noticed you forgot those two ribbon-like, white appendages that come from Suicune's back.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1543/bilddxx.th.jpg
It's really quite hard for me to see it as most of the lines are blurry. .




↑ My Review ↓ My Opinions

You're really excellent with GIMP and a wonderful artist. I don't see enough landscaping drawings, so it's a nice change. I absolutely adore art like that.

Wow... hard crits... but not that I don´t want that^^
Thanks for the review, but I have two questions:
1. In the first pic, what do you mean with elevated? I only know the word elevator, so I thought you meant it´s too high?
2. In the last landscape picture, what do you mean with vibrant?

Anyway, the ribbons ARE on Suicune, but maybe too hard to see because of the other white lines...

Anyway, thank you.

I´ll update soon, but ATM I don´t have any new pics.

Until then,
Bombah!

ShinjisLover August 2nd, 2009 11:00 AM

Quote:

1. In the first pic, what do you mean with elevated? I only know the word elevator, so I thought you meant it´s too high?
2. In the last landscape picture, what do you mean with vibrant?


1) Yes, that's precisely what I meant.
2) As in more stand-outish.

Hope that cleared things up.


Bombah! August 3rd, 2009 10:40 AM

Crystal clear, thanks.^^
I´ll change it.

Little Update (very little):
I tried to overshade Charmander, and it really looks bad... I´ll try it again^^
But I decided to show it anyway XD:
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8739/glumandaovershade.png

And here´s a... I don´t know how it´s called... of Son Goku (I know the lines aren´t very clean):
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6008/gokuovershadex.png


Don´t be too harsh on them^^

linkandzelda August 8th, 2009 4:17 AM

looks awsome dude. the Son Goku looks epic too. The charmander is pretty good also. Keep it up :P

link

Bombah! August 10th, 2009 3:58 AM

Thanks Link.
Here´s a little update, of older pics I found.
I will post better pics soon, as soon as I find the time^^.

Anyway:
Spoiler:

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8930/spongebobj.png

... I just drew this in school, I think we had maths...


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3236/blitz.png

This I drew for a friend of mine. She loves the storm^^


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6580/94827688.png


A simple background for 2 Acanthite Fanarts, which are in this update too^^


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1060/acanthite.png

It looked so great when I made it, and when I finished it... call it dissapointing...


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1387/acanthitex.png

This is waaay better IMO^^ I really like this one.


So, enough for now, please tell me what you all think of them.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 10th, 2009 8:26 AM

I really like the last one even though I don't know what it is but still looks nice. A Spongebob theme one, nice. You did a good job with Patrick Blasting off although I think you should of made the grouchy Squidward blast off.


:t354:TG

Bombah! August 10th, 2009 11:21 AM

Thank you. It is a Pokémon from Pokémon Acanthite, which can be found in the Game Development section of the Game Making ... section XD.

Heres a new update (Hell yeah, I´m so great XD):

A little story to the drawings:
I wanted to draw a rainy sky. So I did:
Spoiler:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9398/rain.png

After I finished it, I felt like there´s something missing.
I didn´t have to think long, it right came into my mind: A Phoenix!
I made the phoenix, but it looked so... lonely... (I have no better word for it)
So I decided to make a scene which all of you should recognise. (but notice that it´s just a Phoenix, nothing else)

Although this scene isn´t sad at all, it made me so.
While I drew it, I listened to Evanessence (My Immortal), and honestly, I almost started to cry. I don´t care how that sounds, my eyes were wet. And after finishing the pic, my hands started shaking. I was so damn sad, and I couldn´t even say why.

And heres the picture that made me this sad:

Spoiler:

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4827/therewillbesunagain.png

Here´s another version, with me instead of Ash. (I like the original much more...)

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4944/therewillbesunagain2.png


Hope to see some comments on them soon...

Conman August 10th, 2009 11:42 AM

As a fellow GIMP user I felt the need to say this is some pretty good stuff.
I've personally never tried doing anything like digital paintings, but now I'm kinda interested. I may have to do one when I buy my digital tablet.

----------------
Listening to: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Planet
via FoxyTunes

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 11th, 2009 6:45 AM

This is for the last one, I think you could make it a bit darker (the colors), I really like the first one. But for the 2nd one, just make it as dark as the first one =]


:t354:TG

Bombah! August 12th, 2009 12:34 AM

@ Conman:
Thank you. Sadly, I have no drawing board too...
(But I´ll get one soon, yeeehaw^^)

@... this guy with the strange name:
Nah, jk, @ ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (^^)
Thanks, I´ll do that, I know it´s pretty light.


@ All:
I have updated the first post, so every update is shown there too^^

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 12th, 2009 7:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bombah! (Post 4974541)
@ Conman:
Thank you. Sadly, I have no drawing board too...
(But I´ll get one soon, yeeehaw^^)

@... this guy with the strange name:
Nah, jk, @ ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (^^)
Thanks, I´ll do that, I know it´s pretty light.



@ All:
I have updated the first post, so every update is shown there too^^

I'm not a guy, I'm a girl ;)



:t354:TG

Bombah! August 12th, 2009 8:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ (Post 4975437)
I'm not a guy, I'm a girl ;)



:t354:TG

Ooooooh, I´m sorry.
I didn´t see that, sry.
Hope you don´t mind.^^

Little update:
An island in the sky^^
(It´s not meant to be a great picture, so don´t be too harsh^^)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4428/islandinthesky.th.png

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 12th, 2009 4:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bombah! (Post 4975527)
Ooooooh, I´m sorry.
I didn´t see that, sry.
Hope you don´t mind.^^

Little update:
An island in the sky^^
(It´s not meant to be a great picture, so don´t be too harsh^^)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4428/islandinthesky.th.png

It's alright, your forgiven =]
ummm this picture reminds me of Super Mario Galaxy for some odd reason, but nice job


:t354:TG

Bombah! August 15th, 2009 11:27 AM

Ah, nothing better than returning to your thread, and get no replies...
Hmm... maybe when I post an update? Let´s try!

UPDATE:
I tryed a (for me) new way of shading: No blur, just colour. (you´ll see what I mean^^)

Spoiler:

First is a Squirtle. I just sat there and thought; Why not draw a Squirtle? (Honestly^^)
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4958/squirtel.png

Second one: Togepi.
History: I chatted with Linkandzelda, and showed him Shiggy. He seemed to like it, so I thought; Why not draw him a Pokémon?
I asked for his favorite Pokémon, and so he said; PIKACHU!!! -.-
The worst answer he could give, because I HATE Pikachu.
I asked for his second best, and it was TOGEPI!!!^^ (I like Togepi^^)
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4088/hug.png


I know, they are not great, but that´s because it was just a quick idea^^
Hope to see some critics anyway^^
Bombah!

Lady Berlitz August 18th, 2009 11:47 AM

Very nice art here, Bombah!. I like your unique style; it's hard to compare this art to others because of its distinct features and smooth elements. And I especially like that you're using GIMP, which is a change from what most people use.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ August 19th, 2009 11:46 AM

awww the Togepi looks so cute with the bow in his head and of course I will hug it *hugs togepi*. I really love the bubbles on the squirtle picture and I also hate Pikachu >=]


:t354:TG


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