Happy St. Patrick's Day from Baxter & Tlaloc!

KitFang · Happy St. Patrick's Day from Baxter & Tlaloc!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Baxter & Tlaloc! (& me too!)

Yea...I know I'm late. ::facepalm::

I gotta agree with Bax, I f-ing hate it when people do that...

Enjoy! ^_^

Kiva Shirogane

I'll comment HERE because I'm not cool enough to have an active DA account.

Ahahaha! 8D Now that Tlaloc has pointed it out, I have a definite desire to want to pinch Baxter and run.

The clothing (especially Baxter's over...coat...jacket...swishy...thing...) looks AWESOME. I continue to wonder how Tlaloc's secondary belt stays up. I think it's glued to his pants.

My desire to pinch and/or poke Baxter remains unchanged.

KitFang

D'awww ::blushes:: Thank you!

When I pose the figures in Poser, they're quite nude...so I can reference their body shapes and posture and all that... But drawing the clothes and hair is done without reference and is still difficult for me--so I'm really glad to know they work. I totally copped out on Tlaloc's stud belt though, lol. I just didn't have the patience to draw all the little spikeys. XD And yes, I think he does glue it...or it's magic...that's always a possibility. ^_~

Just remember, you'd better run like hell after you do it, because you're going to be facing nightmare god wrath...and unlike Tlaloc, you are not also a god.... lol

Kiva Shirogane

The fact that you can draw clothing that well without reference makes me cry. XD Curse you and your mad skills.

I can run fast! =D At least, I can run fast when there's an angry nightmare god chasing me. That tends to make me run extremely fast, for some reason. XD

KitFang

::again with the blushing...:: Thank you.
I can offer some tips on what I've done to try to "learn" clothing better, if you like.
We'll never find exact references to use for our beloved characters' costumes. So what I've had to do is reference different aspects of clothes many times, and when I get badly stuck on something I always try to find something similar in material thickness or style to learn about the folds from. Try studying your own clothing when you're working on something. For example, if the item in your drawing is long-sleeved, go find a long sleeve shirt or jacket, try it on in front of a mirror, and study specific areas of it to see how the fabric behaves as you move. First, observe the overall fit, the way the fabric clings or is stiff. Then focus on the details of what it does at the waist, the chest, the armpits (always a particularly difficult area for me), the upper arm, elbow, and lower arm. Check how the cuff lays on your wrist, or if the motion has pulled it up the arm a bit. Things like that. I usually work digitally, so I have to try to remember specific things about specific areas, go to the computer, rough them in, and then head back to the mirror to study some more...but if you are working in traditional mediums, you can try bringing your paper to the mirror and sketching there. ^_^

**edit--Funny how certain things can motivate you.... lol I'm still not sure if even an angry nightmare god could make me run though. I really hate running. XD

LittleArtemis

You already know how I feel about that pic. XD
Pinching and running from tempermental gods is fun. Especially when you've pissed them off about a million times before. (Nay I remind you of the "what class would Baxter take in college to get laid" convo?)
But I must say...I'm jealous of your anatomy skills. Wish I could steal 'em.

KitFang

D'aww But you can! Just nab a copy of Poser or DAZ Studio 3D (DAZ is more user-friendly and is also FREE omigawsh! XD ). Pose, reference, create! =D

LittleArtemis

KitFang

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/software/studio/-/?&_m=d

If you're going to give it a try, also check on the promotions and whatnot link and look around the site for any other free content to use in the program itself.
And I cannot stress this enough: Read and do the tutorials! Trust me, it's the only way you will be able to learn how to use the program. No blundering around and teaching it to yourself intuitively. It just won't happen that way. Got it? lol

I still only have DAStudio 1...I need to get Yami to give me a copy of 2....since I can't wait around for my slow connection to DL it myself.

LittleArtemis

KitFang

D: I will! I swear! .....eventually.....

LittleArtemis

Srsly! We need to be able to share more tuts, and shit! D:
I need to traumatize you more too XD

KitFang

Hey, I'm still waiting for you to share your dragon tutorials. Gimmeh!! XD

I'm not easily traumatized...

LittleArtemis

KitFang

Get hijackin' already!

lol What's funny, is that I'm not even scared.

LittleArtemis

Kiva Shirogane

*runs off to steal DAZ*

You two are the best of friends! 8D In a scary sort of way.

My mind is so curious as to what you guys cook up when I'm not around. XD Curse my lack of a decent way to talk to either of you. D=

KitFang

All shall learn 3D programs and despair!!
Uh...I mean, rejoice, yea...that's what I meant. Totally. Just be prepared for any serious work to take you umpteen-billion years to accomplish. Setting things up and rendering for realism is a bitch like that. lol (Though to be fair, I don't really render in DAZ, so I'm not familiar with the time-allotment with it...so yea.)

And anything we cook up elsewhere is basically just like our convos on dA...

LittleArtemis

I have enough of a hard time with realizm in traditional art, thank you. D:
Even if you love my gradual shading. And shit like that. XD

We met on DA, I stalked her, she stalked me, we started talking, and scaring Rae, exchanged e-mails, and went even worse from there. Best way to catch me is on DA though.

And yes! We are psychic twins! ...Or rather, I'm on MSN 24/7, and when she e-mails me, I immediatly go to talk to her. XD

Kiva Shirogane

Maybe it's time for me to get another DA account. x.x Although, there's no point, I've barely any access to a scanner, and my tablet is broken. Ah well. :< Maybe I'll do it anyway, just to view other people's art, and fav and stuff.

KitFang

o_O Why would you need another dA account??

LittleArtemis

Yeah? Why would you need another?
Me, I need to kick mom off her comp to steal her scanner, and I'm sorta lazy with the tablet. Plus, it's being bitchy with me. But then again, it's ancient. XD Got it off my mom, who only used it to play Tic-Tack-Toa with friends.

KitFang

You have got to be kidding me...why would anyone buy a tablet to play tic-tac-toe? More importantly, how do I get her to fund my whims?

LittleArtemis

Funding is through Daddy dearest. And I don't know, ask her. I was lucky enough to talk her into giving it to me for artistic purposes.

Fish

I bought my tablet for $45. STINGY JEWS FOR THE WIN.

KitFang

D: $45?! What kind of tablet?? Teeeeeelllll meeeeeee!

Fish

Bamboo.

No, literally. -shoos away pandas-

DARN RAPSCALLIONS GET OFF MY LAWN/STOP EATING MY TABLET

No, but I got it used at this store by me. Great stuff. And its in awesome condition, to boot. =)

KitFang

Darn those pandas...they're always eating digital art tools...can't trust 'em any farther than you can throw 'em...

Phooey....used goods stores... Can't count on finding such for myself, lol. Guess I'll just have to stick with my trusty Graphire for now. ^_~

Nice find though! Good on ya!