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.

2,601
Eel
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Zuljaras bwahaha I swear it’s nothing but a little mushroom fella.

(And thanks! I tried to do that thing where shadows are purple)

[Edited Wed 10th Jul 2024 by Eel]

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,602
Zuljaras
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Eel The result is indeed really good! And the line art is marker or fine liner? Permanent, not water soluble?

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

2,603
VividSkies
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Eel Very nice! I really like the black shading. I never shade with black because I risk ruining drawings, but I love it when others shade with black. It's always used masterfully and gives off a nice effect. The mushroom cap sort of gives me sunset vibes with the colors.

“Woah-shi! It’s a double Yoshi explo-shi!” - Yoshi’s Woolly World ad, 2015

If you’re curious, the character in my PFP is Flaky from Happy Tree Friends.

Switch Friend Code: SW-1834-9478-0593

2,604
Eel
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Zuljaras I used an acrylic paint marker over the dry watercolor. (The gray on the floor is a generic alcohol marker).

@Pastellioli Oh when I began adding the black lines I was very much afraid it was already ruined hahaha. It kind of got better as I kept going at it.

[Edited Wed 10th Jul 2024 by Eel]

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,605
VividSkies
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Eel A lot of artists say you should "never shade with black" but I think that shading with black is really cool and looks clean, though of course when shading with black it can be a bit risky and you might think the picture is ruined at first, but I think it's just trusting the process as you go along. A lot of comic book and manga artists, as well as video game artists like Shigenori Soejima (with several artworks he made for Persona 5) do such a splendid job with shading with black, plus it can also convey a mood, like a more gritty or serious one.

“Woah-shi! It’s a double Yoshi explo-shi!” - Yoshi’s Woolly World ad, 2015

If you’re curious, the character in my PFP is Flaky from Happy Tree Friends.

Switch Friend Code: SW-1834-9478-0593

2,606
Zuljaras
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Eel first watercolor and then marker? I thought it was the other way around. At least from the line and wash videos I have watched.

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

2,607
Eel
Wed 10th Jul 2024

@Pastellioli oh I love when they do the thick solid black shadows, like in the The Dark Spire.

@Zuljaras Since it’s a paint marker, I just thought it would be best to avoid wetting it too much. It applied fine over this brand of watercolor, mainly because it’s basically just ink so it’s pretty flat and it dries quick.

[Edited Wed 10th Jul 2024 by Eel]

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,608
Zuljaras
Thu 11th Jul 2024

Finally done with my mini Link vs Octorok! The painting was just hell

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

2,609
Eel
Thu 11th Jul 2024

A hellish process is fitting for a hellish enemy

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,610
OctolingKing13
Thu 11th Jul 2024

@Zuljaras omg that looks absolutely AMAZING !!!

BRING NINJI INTO MARIO KART WORLD RIGHT NOW.
five favorite games of all time:
1. splatoon 3
2. minecraft
3. mother 2
4. xenoblade chronicles 3
5. zelda majoras mask
apart of the #HashtagGang
resident swiftie
😻

2,611
Zuljaras
Thu 11th Jul 2024

@OctolingKing13 Thank you

I know that Link looks a little goofy, especially the face, but at such miniature scale the best I can do is practice

[Edited Thu 11th Jul 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

2,612
Eel
Thu 11th Jul 2024

@Zuljaras a YouTuber I watch had good results using fine-pointed paint markers on figurines. That might be worth trying for small pieces!

[Edited Thu 11th Jul 2024 by Eel]

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,613
Zuljaras
Fri 12th Jul 2024

@Eel I used that for his pupils but I guess the face was not smooth enough.

BUT the good news is that if you look at it from 2-3 meters away and squint your eyes it looks fantastic!

[Edited Fri 12th Jul 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

2,614
Anti-Matter
Fri 12th Jul 2024

Dancing Sword Kick by Tsurugi from my Boxing Tunes 4.
Untitled

Rhythm gonna hit your head.

2,615
Zuljaras
Sat 13th Jul 2024

Here is a gif of the sculpture.

Untitled

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

2,616
Eel
Sat 13th Jul 2024

Rotating like that it reminds me of that scene in the matrix (and shrek)

Bloop.

SMM2 Maker ID: 69R-F81-NLG

My Nintendo: Abgarok

2,617
Yousef-
Sat 13th Jul 2024

Cool shoutout to Shrek there, also great sculpture

Playing Xenoblade, feel free to add me on switch or steam.

Party in XB1:
Shulk - lvl6
Reyn - lvl3
Fiora - lvl5

Steam “plats” completed: 9

Steam Friend Code: 1176431257

Switch Friend Code: SW-7391-1388-5607

2,618
Zuljaras
Sat 13th Jul 2024

@Eel now I can't stop thinking about Fiona fixing her hair mid air before kicking people in the face

@Yousef- thank you again!

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

2,619
Snatcher
Sat 13th Jul 2024

@Zuljaras I always hated those things in oot I mean I know you just block them but still lol! I the way you got it to stand airborne was creative as well.

Nintendo are like woman, You love them for whats on the inside, not the outside…you know what I mean! Luzlane best girl!

(My friend code is SW-7322-1645-6323, please ask me before you use it)

I’m very much alive!

Current obsession: Persona 4 golden!

2,620
Zuljaras
Sat 13th Jul 2024

@Snatcher thanks This stuck with me when I was fighting those things in BotW.

Now I wonder if I should buy an old PS1 just to make it special like my US N64.

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

Forums

Topic: NintendoLife Artists Thread