I have been getting super frustrated with my own lineart...so I am wondering if I should just switch to doing traditional lineart. I feel like the lines look so much nicer, textured, and not all wavy and insecure looking.
I have a friend who's best drawing she usually only takes like 20 minutes on and then the stuff she spends hours on nobody notices. I think that's just the thing. The stuff that is quickest and easiest for us is often the stuff that looks more skilled than the stuff we work hard on. But I guess it's good to constantly challenge ourselves, but most likely everyone will end up liking the stuff we didn't challenge ourselves on.
I think what I am saying here is that you are extremely skilled at cell shading and I wish I could do what you do! XD
Thank you, Wakusei!! ;u;/
The "line art" is traditional, but it was actually done in pencil rather than ink. :D I've been doing a pre-sketch with a hard pencil and then going over it with an HB mechanical pencil, because it helps keep things clean. And it's a lot easier than inking, haha. xD
Yeah, idk if I'm making any sense or if this is even relevant to what you were saying, but YEP.
Hm, hm... I don't know if I follow what you're saying entirely, but I guess I do feel like my cell shaded drawings are somehow "less finished" than other things that take longer. xD; Idk, it's just a bad habit (?) of mine to assume that if I work longer on a drawing, then it's somehow more finished than one that only took a couple hours. Which isn't the case, of course, but it tends to be what I subconsciously associate with my drawings when I do them. xD;
And thanks again! :D
Last edited by moonlit dream at 12:18:57 AM CST on December 31, 2014.
Haha, yep, it was me! :,D I'm really really glad you like it, haha~ ;u;/
You know, I never noticed she had this teacher looking theme going on when I was drawing this. xD Her description said she liked math problems, so I went and gave her a calculator. :^D But again, I'm really glad you like it! Trix's design is just so fun, I'm really glad I got to draw her~~
Thank you so much for all the sweet words, and happy new year to you, too!! :D
Wow~! You did an amazing job on all those details~! DAT HAIR IS CRAYCRAY AWESOME! I love her expression as well and how enegertic this pic is~ Wow! You went all out on this!
Did you combine traditional lineart with cellshading? It looks quite nice!
I feel like when you tell yourself 'this is going to be cellshaded' or not then I feel like somehow you are restricting yourself to just doing what is fun for what you want...but then it might also help you will decision making. I feel like you are disappointed with yourself whenever you do cellshaded or semi-cellshaded or whatever even though you are really good at it and always come out with good quality stuff with it anyway. Guess your innerself is just telling you to challenge yourself...but now I'm just ranting!
Again, great quality~ Love the colours and the vibrancy of this pic!
Wakusei Aoshi
Otaku Eternal | Posted 12/31/14 | Reply
@moonlit dream:
I have been getting super frustrated with my own lineart...so I am wondering if I should just switch to doing traditional lineart. I feel like the lines look so much nicer, textured, and not all wavy and insecure looking.
I have a friend who's best drawing she usually only takes like 20 minutes on and then the stuff she spends hours on nobody notices. I think that's just the thing. The stuff that is quickest and easiest for us is often the stuff that looks more skilled than the stuff we work hard on. But I guess it's good to constantly challenge ourselves, but most likely everyone will end up liking the stuff we didn't challenge ourselves on.
I think what I am saying here is that you are extremely skilled at cell shading and I wish I could do what you do! XD
moonlit dream
Supreme Individual (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/31/14 | Reply
@Afterglow:
Go ask Brad for hair like this.
moonlit dream
Supreme Individual (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/31/14 | Reply
@Wakusei Aoshi:
Thank you, Wakusei!! ;u;/
The "line art" is traditional, but it was actually done in pencil rather than ink. :D I've been doing a pre-sketch with a hard pencil and then going over it with an HB mechanical pencil, because it helps keep things clean. And it's a lot easier than inking, haha. xD
Yeah, idk if I'm making any sense or if this is even relevant to what you were saying, but YEP.
Hm, hm... I don't know if I follow what you're saying entirely, but I guess I do feel like my cell shaded drawings are somehow "less finished" than other things that take longer. xD; Idk, it's just a bad habit (?) of mine to assume that if I work longer on a drawing, then it's somehow more finished than one that only took a couple hours. Which isn't the case, of course, but it tends to be what I subconsciously associate with my drawings when I do them. xD;
And thanks again! :D
Last edited by moonlit dream at 12:18:57 AM CST on December 31, 2014.
moonlit dream
Supreme Individual (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/31/14 | Reply
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Haha, yep, it was me! :,D I'm really really glad you like it, haha~ ;u;/
You know, I never noticed she had this teacher looking theme going on when I was drawing this. xD Her description said she liked math problems, so I went and gave her a calculator. :^D But again, I'm really glad you like it! Trix's design is just so fun, I'm really glad I got to draw her~~
Thank you so much for all the sweet words, and happy new year to you, too!! :D
moonlit dream
Supreme Individual (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/31/14 | Reply
@Kaerlyn:
Thank you so much!! :,D
Wakusei Aoshi
Otaku Eternal | Posted 12/30/14 | Reply
Wow~! You did an amazing job on all those details~! DAT HAIR IS CRAYCRAY AWESOME! I love her expression as well and how enegertic this pic is~ Wow! You went all out on this!
Did you combine traditional lineart with cellshading? It looks quite nice!
I feel like when you tell yourself 'this is going to be cellshaded' or not then I feel like somehow you are restricting yourself to just doing what is fun for what you want...but then it might also help you will decision making. I feel like you are disappointed with yourself whenever you do cellshaded or semi-cellshaded or whatever even though you are really good at it and always come out with good quality stuff with it anyway. Guess your innerself is just telling you to challenge yourself...but now I'm just ranting!
Again, great quality~ Love the colours and the vibrancy of this pic!
Afterglow
Angelic Dishwasher (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/30/14 | Reply
Dat hair. I want it.
Kaerlyn
Tea pixie (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/29/14 | Reply
She looks amazing! Wow. So happy amd full of movement ^^ cute outfit too.