NintendoLife Artists Thread - General Discussion Forum

komicturtle · 2011-05-03T22:59:54+00:00

I've seen another topic regarding Video Game Fan Art but I wanted to start a thread where anyone who loves drawing can share their own art. Critiques are welcome (just be respectful). I'm majoring in Game Art and I make comic books for fun. I love drawing and really want to put myself out there. I know I have lots of work to do to be a great artist and I strive to do better. Here's two pieces I've worked on since I began attending my college. This is one I worked on yesterday and into earlier today. Took me awhile to work on the trainer. I decided to just use art from Pokémon Dream World as it works better with my art style than the standard Ken Sugiromi's. I've been wanting to do something like this for awhile and I'm glad it turned out good. I regret 'rushing' through it though as the trainer could have looked better had I spent more time. Maybe next time I won't have trouble drawing him again but spend more time tweaking and fixing things. Oh, and he's supposed to look like me (in a 'cartoony' sort of way- like a caricature but not really if you know what I mean. I'll be practicing drawing my favorite Pokémon instead of simply importing them over. I had fun putting in the Pokémon as I had to adjust their height correctly ex. I'm 5'6 and Meganium is 5'11- though I'm not entirely sure they are measuring it standing on it's two back feet; Golem is 4'07 and Carracosta is 3'11 which I made a mistake as it seems that the two are the same height but they're not supposed to be. I also regret not putting Torkoal in as I love turtles and it's one of my favorites. This is one piece I made awhile ago. It was supposed to be a street with a clock tower in the middle (you can at least see the clock tower in it in some form) and working on perspective. Then, I found the ruler tool in Sketchbook Pro and decided to just draw lines and came up with this. You can see different 'faces' in it as well which I thought was pretty cool as one of them wasn't intentional and reminds me of a character from Super Paper Mario. One of my friends said it reminds him of the Black Eyed Peas recent album because of the choices of color I made. This only took me 2 hours to make since it's really simple. I call it "Perfectly Imperfect". EDIT: Fix'd the size of the second picture. Sorry about that TBD.

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Eel
Fri 19th Jan 2024

@DreamlandGem ooooh I love the pastel look, and the blue eyes, and the clouds!

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

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D-Star92
Fri 19th Jan 2024

@DreamlandGem Anytime! I was thinking of making a Kirby drawing myself, I do have a Kirby amiibo that I could base my drawing on.

"Give yourself the gift of being joyfully you."

Playing: Disney Dreamlight Valley

Ask if you want to be Switch friends with me, but I'd like to know you first. Thanks! ❤️

My Nintendo: D-Star92

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Zuljaras
Sat 20th Jan 2024

Progress on the cyclops!

Only hands, head and shoulder pads are left to be done

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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rough-machine01
Sun 21st Jan 2024

I created this insignia as part of a clan that's from an idea I had in "Kid Icarus: Uprising".

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Zuljaras
Mon 22nd Jan 2024

Done with the sculpting part.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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Zuljaras
Tue 23rd Jan 2024

Another page of my sketchbook is done! A kraken attack!

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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EllaTheQueen6
Tue 23rd Jan 2024

@Zuljaras Now I know why I ian't got any art skills, you took it all

Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Murin!
President of the Chit-Chat thread

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Zuljaras
Tue 23rd Jan 2024

@EllaTheQueen6 Oh come on, thank you!

BUT you shouldn't underestimate your skill, just practice and practice and ... practice! Also have a clear vision on what you want to achieve.

For example, I really want to draw like Jacek Yerka but that will probably never happen, however if I look at his paintings and try to study them in details, I might be able to produce something similar ONE day in like 50 years

And it is important for your work to be appreciated, that way you know you are in the right direction

So, again, thank you

[Edited Tue 23rd Jan 2024 by Zuljaras]

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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rough-machine01
Tue 23rd Jan 2024

Inspired by the web series "Hazbin Hotel", I designed my sona as a three-tailed fox demon, who can offer any wish (but with a nasty twist to it).

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rough-machine01
Wed 24th Jan 2024

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Zuljaras
Wed 24th Jan 2024

For my next page I tried drawing a vampire.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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rough-machine01
Thu 25th Jan 2024

Alternate version

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Zuljaras
Thu 25th Jan 2024

Another page is dedicated to Castlevania

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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EllaTheQueen6
Thu 25th Jan 2024

@Zuljaras HOW DO YOU DO THESE SO FAST AND SO GOOD

Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Murin!
President of the Chit-Chat thread

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Zuljaras
Thu 25th Jan 2024

@EllaTheQueen6
1. The sketchbook is small: A6 format so I do not have to draw big pieces.
2. It is tanned so by default it has a nice background color.
3. Quick sketch with a pen, black liner on top and then run the whole page with eraser to get rid of the pen.
4. Pick a limited color palette and just blend some colors on top.
5. Add highlights with a jellyroll pencil and a pastel pen.

And that is it. No more than an hour for a page.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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Zuljaras
Fri 26th Jan 2024

This is the line art phase of my next page. I decided to draw the Predator. I really love that character!

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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Zuljaras
Fri 26th Jan 2024

The Predator is finished as well

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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rough-machine01
Sat 27th Jan 2024

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Zuljaras
Sun 28th Jan 2024

The Cyclops Kings is all painted and finished

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
My Sculptures

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Late
Sun 28th Jan 2024

@Zuljaras Nice work. I used to play lot of HoMM 2-4 back in the day. It was one of my favorite series. I got 5 as well but it didn't run well on my PC so that was when I fell out of the loop.

Check out my Gaming Nonograms thread here on Nintendo Life if you are into Picross or other similar games.

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