Crimson's book of strings (Update April 25)

**Crimsonstring** · December 19th, 2005, 11:18 AM

I need as much advices and crits as I can get. I'm trying to learn to do this thing right, so please help me.

**Serpian** · December 19th, 2005, 11:43 AM

Woah! When you said loads of crap I expected a humble beginner! But yo´re well on yor way! I'm not even worthy of first-posting this thread! Keep it up!

**madplanet** · December 19th, 2005, 09:20 PM

The one face towards the middle-ish, the woman's eyes are deep and penetrating. she stuck out immediately. Other than that your figures look really good, so show us some more.

**Crimsonstring** · December 20th, 2005, 04:27 AM

Thanks. Well then here are some more. They're a bit older (I'll try to update the thread weekly with new sketches)

**Crimsonstring** · December 20th, 2005, 10:40 AM

I really screwed up her leg...and some proportions. But I like how the skulls turned out

**asoir** · December 20th, 2005, 10:55 AM

Last updates are fantastic, lots of great expression in the Centaur, and the enviro's brilliant!

**Crimsonstring** · January 3rd, 2006, 03:59 PM

I'm glad you like them

I'm gonna use the holydays as an excuse for doing nothing...except the following crap

**Crimsonstring** · January 9th, 2006, 05:36 PM

I hope this won't be the last update for this week

**scorpion007** · January 9th, 2006, 10:03 PM

Hi, I really like those portraits in the very first picture the best. They look nice and clean and well executed. The shaded ones are not bad, but they lack some elegance that the first ones had. Maybe its the way you shaded them? I dont know.

**Crimsonstring** · February 12th, 2006, 10:58 AM

Finally an update! I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or not.

scorpion007: people often say that my line sux, and they prefer when i hide it with shading. I guess it's nice to hear an opinion like your's for a change.

PhotoShop 7

Pencil

**Crimsonstring** · February 13th, 2006, 09:37 AM

Maybe I'm better at drawing trees?

**Crimsonstring** · February 16th, 2006, 03:48 AM

PS speedpaints and an animated gif

**Cique** · February 16th, 2006, 04:55 AM

I too was expecting a novice, but your much better than me, the lines on the jet thing bother me though there a bit wobbley looking, but the rest are cool.

**peterhurman** · February 16th, 2006, 08:40 AM

you have some really nice sketches, i love the one of the centaur archer. i think your pencil stuff is better than the digital, but it will come together with pracice.

**Vimmzy** · February 16th, 2006, 09:03 AM

nice!!

**Hitsys** · February 16th, 2006, 09:10 AM

You have a very good stuff here.
I really like your pencils, the trees study is awesome.

About your lats pics, I really like the one with the fire in the horizon, maybe the line is too much in the middle... Maybe moving the horizon up or down will give another feeling to the pic. I like the feeling that was done so quick so looks fresh.

The vehicle isn't working very well. Maybe it need a little more of the volume, some dust around or smoke from the motor. The blurry background I think is too much, I know that's for give more velocity to the image but I think will be interesting see a little more of that part.

I like the idea for the man... It remember me one character from Princess Mononoke (one of the Miyazaki's films)

The first one is strange... I don't know what it is really but it is interesting the design anyway. The composition is a little boring because the object it is in the center but as a quick sketches I think they are cool.

**T-Raktor** · February 16th, 2006, 09:50 AM

I like your work, i don't have anything to comment. They are nice...i don't know what to suggest to do next

And one of your girls looks like an ex girlfriend of mine

**Crimsonstring** · February 16th, 2006, 10:11 AM

First of all thank you for the comments. They are much appreciated.

oven g love: practice makes perfect....I just hope to get there before my life times-out

Hitsys: the line is a most unfortunate composition accident. That's what happens if no forepreparations are done. Punch me in the face if I do it again.

You're right about the vehicle, and about the whole image. I tried to make it foggy but failed.

The composition is set as a character sheet.

T-Raktor: i guess practice and practice

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About the girl: I don't know what you're talking about! We didn't do anything! I don't even know her! Honest!

**Crimsonstring** · February 21st, 2006, 04:08 PM

Sorry, I can find a drop of energy to take a piece of paper and a pen these weeks. I hope these 2 sketches won't hurt your eyes...much

**Crimsonstring** · February 26th, 2006, 05:53 PM

First sketch was inspired by a topic from the DSG forum.

I forgot to upload this one yersterday

some of the house's features have wrong proportions (not a surpise cause, after all I made it)

I had this idea in mind, that two lovers were cruely punished. The guy was turned into a decaying tree and the girl was hunged by one of his(it's) branches (no, I'm not a sick bastard!...usually)