Partisan`s Sketchbook

[Partisan]

SKIP THE FIRST PAGE ITS TOTAL NONSENSE

so these are the first 2 pictures i dare to share with you. Both were made with photoshop and mouse (my tablet is to crappy so i decided to use the mouse as long as i`m saving the money for a wacom). These are the first pictures i ever made using the computer for drawing. I wasted severals years doing nothing and just wasted time by playing computer. Now i finally got to the point were i realized what is important for me in life. The community of CA showed it to me: its Art ! For i dont know how to paint on canvas in oil (there isnt any real art-school nearby) i`ll try to learn to draw on the computer. so this is my personel little journey to art. If any of you has something to say feel free to do so. What i really need are tutorials and tips for photoshop and computer aided painting in general and dont be to harsh

1.called "Arise"


2. has no name

[Partisan]

/edited

[Partisan]

variation of the no name pic...i think i am gonna name it "night of the hunter" or something similar cliché

[Partisan]

thats what i made out of the sketch tonight.

[Partisan]

a little colorcheck , ref used. if its not recognizable it should be a red marble ^^

[Partisan]

serious question i need help. how do i manage it to get "clean" edges and shapes ...no matter how big the picture is it always looks kind of "washed" and ...it is not sharp, i always see the pixel ... DPI is up to 1000 (i know 350 should be enough ^^ ) and the resolution is 4000x11000....i don't get it how could this be.

and does anyone know a good tutorial for making vectorized brushes with illustrator ?

[Partisan]

small update. just edited some things I am not happy with this picture showed me that i pretty much know nothing about drawing with photoshop



Task for today will be to create an avatar for my CA Profile ...lets see what happens ^^

[Partisan]

/edited

[Enydimon]

Interesting style! But I do think that your textures are overpowering the form instead of adding to it. You might want to tone it down a bit.

[Partisan]

thank you ! but thats the main problem here ^^ i honestly dont know what i am doing, its just an abusive use of splatter and vectorbrushes ...these pictures a the first 4 pictures ever made by me in photoshop ( and on the computer in general ) ...i need advice and years and years of practice ^^

[Partisan]

/edited

[Partisan]

Blood Angels Company Captain WIP

[f1guremeout]

In my opinion, the texture work isn't as objective as it is strong. It's executed, yes, with very little direction, yet with a brimming talent I'm seeing there. Looking out to see how that latest WIP turns out.

[Partisan]

more WIP, tried to get the look of an brightly polished Armor

[Partisan]

playing around with illumination an atmosphere

[Partisan]

actual state of affairs so far, without environmental lighting , still WIP

[Partisan]

progressing, the two sources of light make it a bit tricky, currently working on the reflection of the powersword , next step will be to create the emerging light from the sword itself, so still WIP

[mike butkus]

Your work has a real presence! good design.

[Partisan]

Thank you for your kind words ^^!

[Partisan]

so here it is "finished" i think ( except the metal thing to tie up the plait, missed it somehow ) , crits are welcome

[Partisan]

i dont have a plan for this ( as most of the time because my skill isnt that good so i cant just do what comes in to my mind ) i will see where this ends up

[Kambei Shimada]

Really nice and slick!

Loving the more abstract pieces like post no .2.

Keep posting!

[NickyBeats]

that warrior turned out awesome!! and i love everything else too. looks quality dude!! keep em coming.

[Partisan]

Many thanks to both of you !

[Partisan]

some progress

[Caiphas]

hey,you have some cool stuff,i like the texture brushes you use for the background,they pretty cool

[Jephyr X]

In my opinion, the texture work isn't as objective as it is strong. It's executed, yes, with very little direction, yet with a brimming talent I'm seeing there. Looking out to see how that latest WIP turns out.

I second this! Welcome to the forum and a more productive turn in your life. Not "knowing what you're doing" is where we all start...but you are blasting out of the gate and can go very far if you keep working at it.

[Partisan]

many thanks Caiphas and Jephyr X ^^

[Partisan]

progressing further , i do have some trouble here because i dont know how to come from a greyscale to a colored image

[Partisan]

and more progress, i dont know how the guy in the middle should look like that is why there is no progress on him so far .