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Hey, wanna criticize this drawing I made?

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:00am
by Cosmic Average
Sorry about this, but it's beeen posted on another message board that allows images to be attached to posts. http://yerf.com/forums/ikonboard.cgi?s= ... f=6;t=3238

So, what do you think?

And why did the scan come out so bad?

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:11am
by Dalton
Looks like an octogenarian furry...

Scanning pencilled images can be a pain in the ass. I don't have any good tips on fixing it except try switching it to a black and white photo.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:11am
by Kelly Antilles
Hm... the face is a bit... squished. It needs to be a little rounder and the shading makes the snout look squared off. The body looks great, though. And I like the ears and hair.

as for the scan, depends on how you had your settings.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:17am
by Cosmic Average
Dalton wrote:Looks like an octogenarian furry...
Heh.. I'm afraid I don't know what that is. Care to explain?
Scanning pencilled images can be a pain in the ass.
It's actually ink. :D
I don't have any good tips on fixing it except try switching it to a black and white photo.
I tired that, it only made it worse. :?

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:19am
by Cosmic Average
Kelly Antilles wrote:Hm... the face is a bit... squished. It needs to be a little rounder and the shading makes the snout look squared off.
Shading?
The body looks great, though. And I like the ears and hair.
Thanks. :)
as for the scan, depends on how you had your settings.
I scanned it as a color drawing.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:28am
by Dalton
Cosmic Average wrote:
Dalton wrote:Looks like an octogenarian furry...
Heh.. I'm afraid I don't know what that is. Care to explain?
She looks old...
Cosmic Average wrote:
Dalton wrote:Scanning pencilled images can be a pain in the ass.
It's actually ink. :D
Ah, I see.
Cosmic Average wrote:
Dalton wrote:I don't have any good tips on fixing it except try switching it to a black and white photo.
I tired that, it only made it worse. :?
*shrug* Scan it at a higher DPI.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:31am
by Cosmic Average
Dalton wrote:She looks old...
Yeah, it's the extra lines around the eyes.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:41am
by Kelly Antilles
the hard lines around her snout... makes it look like she has a box for a nose.

Oh, and scan in greyscale. That will help. Single color ink in color just doesn't scan well.

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:55am
by Cosmic Average
Kelly Antilles wrote:the hard lines around her snout... makes it look like she has a box for a nose.
Don't deer have boxy snouts?
Oh, and scan in greyscale. That will help. Single color ink in color just doesn't scan well.
Thanks, I'll try that when I can get to a scanner..

Posted: 2003-04-23 10:59am
by Kelly Antilles
She's a deer? :shock: Oh, okay... :oops: I thought she was feline. my bad. in that case, the face is a bit too wide. Needs to be a bit thinner or lengthen the snout a little to make it look that way.

Posted: 2003-04-23 11:14am
by Cosmic Average
Kelly Antilles wrote:She's a deer? :shock: Oh, okay... :oops: I thought she was feline. my bad. in that case, the face is a bit too wide. Needs to be a bit thinner or lengthen the snout a little to make it look that way.
Actually, since, I didn't use any reference photos, it could be anything.. So, no biggie. :)

And lengthening the snout tends to make it look masculine, in my opinion.

And thanks for the criticism. I'll keep it in mind when I make my next drawing.

Posted: 2003-04-23 11:16am
by Kelly Antilles
But let me reitterate. I LOVE your work. you are quite talented.

Posted: 2003-04-23 12:14pm
by Companion Cube
I can't really add anything here except to say...nice pic. :)

Posted: 2003-04-23 12:18pm
by Evil Sadistic Bastard
Prepare for criticism...

Well, it looks a bit like a sculpture. Apart from that, the drawing doesn't look bad - it's certainly better than anythign I could produce.

Posted: 2003-04-23 01:18pm
by Cosmic Average
Kelly Antilles wrote:But let me reitterate. I LOVE your work. you are quite talented.
Ah, gee, thanks. :D And I just started drawing about seven months ago.

Now, for a sexier pose...

EDIT: For some reason, it doesn't look quite as choppy here.. http://www.starport33.com/ib/uploads/po ... 107562.gif
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
Prepare for criticism...

Well, it looks a bit like a sculpture.
How so?
Apart from that, the drawing doesn't look bad - it's certainly better than anythign I could produce.
Thanks.