Posts Tagged ‘Illustration’

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This week we’ll be taking a look at three evil sorcerers. These form the bulk of the leaders in fantasy stories.

three sorcerers

Have a look at this week’s pic.

I’ve drawn three examples of the typical evil sorcerer.

The first is the nomad traveler type. He wears the robe with hood, but is very unassuming and keeps to himself and plots in secret.

The defining features are the nose and beard. Also, when possible, hard shadows are a good idea to emphasize that he is evil. (See the blog on mysterious characters).

The second picture is exactly the same as the first except sometimes the Sorcerer has been able to live through death and been consumed by his magic. In this case he’s undead and has a skull for a head. Not only is this creepy, but shows he has total control of all things.

Once again, look at the shadows and keeping parts of his features hidden.

The last picture is the obviously sinister type. This one makes no attempt to hide the fact that he’s evil. He has power and he’s not afraid to use it.

Tip: Adding war paint, a mask, hideous scars or shiny glowy eyes helps to show that he is not a normal person and makes him scary.

Have a look at these and try creating your own villain!

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This week we’ll be drawing the vile, and brutish Orcs. My personal favorite, these guys are probably the most barbaric of all the raises with simple intelligence. They resolve most conflict with brute force because of their strength.

Have a look at this week’s pic.

two views of an orc's face

The first step is to create the rounded shape of the head. Now you add a Huge protruding bottom jaw and teeth.

Then a flat pig nose.

Add in small eyes and heavy eyebrows.

Now add hair (if there is any) which is rough and spiky, unless tied back.

Put on a pair of elfish ears.

Their skin is scared which is not surprising, seeing as they are quite a brutish race.

Tip: Most features closely resemble an amalgamation of a boar and a very muscular human.

Give it a shot and see what kind of orcs you can create!

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This week we’ll be having a look at how to illustrate kid’s faces.

Look at this week’s pic.

three faces of children

All three of the children have round faces. This is the first tip when drawing children. Unless your style is very angular, keep most edges smooth. This is important for the soft child look.

The next step is to make the eyes and ears bigger than you would on an adult.

Cute kids have round, small noses, cheeks, mouths and teeth.

Hair is usually curly, long or fluffy in the girls and spiky for boys. This adds to the cuteness.

Tip: You really have to accentuate features to show an emotion. It can get hard to draw kids to get them to match the age you have in mind, so study how other artists have achieved aging and practice!

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This week we will be looking at a very subtle thing that makes a character more interesting. This is the unshaven look.

This is effective for making your character appear mysterious or drunk or just make him look like he’s having a rough time. It also adds sex appeal to the rugged hero.

three examples of unshaven characters

Have a Look at this week’s pic.

I’ve drawn 3 different characters with the stubble look. Depending on the groundwork of your character (fat, thin etc) the stubble look has different effects.

The first is the typical hero looking character. But because I’ve made him unshaven and a little drowsy looking, now he appears drunk.

The second is also the hero or anti hero. He is wide awake, so he looks more mysterious and has that rough look to him.

Lastly, is a chubbier character to show you how the stubble effect can look humorous.

He’s just angry. The stubble is as easy to draw as it looks.

Many very fine flicks on the facial hair areas. And that’s it!

Hi guys

This week I wanna show you that choosing your style shouldn’t always be set in stone, and leaving room for improvement and experimenting with other styles is the basis of what it means to be an artist.

Have a look at this week’s pics.

The first row across is an example of the old classic cartoons style. A lot of the old black and white comics used this extensively shaded style. The shading aside, it was a very simplistic style in which the shading was used to bump it up. For the most part light sources didn’t play a massive role like it they do today.

The second column is an example of a style that I’ve become quite fond of. It’s a very angular style. It is very blocky and made of several shapes. It seems easy to pull off, but appearances can often be deceiving. A good example of this type of art is the Work of Humberto Ramos. Phenomenal artist, and has worked a long time to refine his style to perfection. If done correctly, this style looks amazing.

Lastly is my own style. I’ve made it a lot more basic for this tutorial, but it still remains straightforward.

It’s the mainstream style, you draw it how you imagine it.

This style closely resembles real life, with enough comic flair to make it comic art.

There are also artists that draw extremely realistically. It’s all a matter of what style appeals to you the most.

Once you’ve decided, all you have to do is make it your own. A lot of artists fall into the copycat bracket and their work looks exactly like the artist they admire. Which isn’t always a good thing. Better to take the basics and make it your own.

Have fun and show us what you come up with!