The Succeeder Stronghold

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:09 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager]I mean the people who don't think it's good now...

I suppose many artists complain about the quality of their work, no matter how good they actually are though.[/QUOTE]

My brother always did. Jenica always did. Lina does now that she's going to college for art and is for the first time doing actual training in art. It's an artist thing.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:09 pm

Yep, I always think my artwork is worse than other people say it is too...though it's certainly not up to Az's standard, in any case.
[QUOTE=Lestat]And drawing from images? There are enough images just a mouseclick away![/QUOTE]
Ooh! Call it research!

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:10 pm

True enough, Lestat

But it's just not the same..

On the other hand, using any kind of referance... I just can't make it look good, for some reason. In art class in school, we've used models (fully clothed, sadly) and my drawings of them have been... horrid.

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:12 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]On the other hand, using any kind of referance... I just can't make it look good, for some reason. In art class in school, we've used models (fully clothed, sadly) and my drawings of them have been... horrid.[/QUOTE]

Are you in college yet, or was that high school? I know my brother dealt with nude models in college.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:12 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]On the other hand, using any kind of referance... I just can't make it look good, for some reason.[/QUOTE]
Hmm...I was better at drawing from reference generally. It would depend on the reference, but still...

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:17 pm

I *think* what I go to would be the equivalent of high school... I'm not really sure... In our school system, you start at age 7, keep at it for 6 years in the same school, then start another for 3 years. Then it's another 3 years of advanced school, or 3 years of learning how to do specific jobs. I'm currently at the "advanced school" stage. After that, there's some kind of extra-advanced school thingy if you want, I don't really know much about it

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:20 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]I *think* what I go to would be the equivalent of high school... I'm not really sure... In our school system, you start at age 7, keep at it for 6 years in the same school, then start another for 3 years. Then it's another 3 years of advanced school, or 3 years of learning how to do specific jobs. I'm currently at the "advanced school" stage. After that, there's some kind of extra-advanced school thingy if you want, I don't really know much about it

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Yeah, that would be the equivalent of high school here.

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:23 pm

Okays... well I'll have to hope they do more nude model stuff in college... Maybe I'll learn how to do it properly then

By the way, there was a time when I drew from referance, though that was a LONG time ago... and I mostly used Donald Duck comics

I think that is a way to learn how to draw, and part of how I learned.

80% of it is still self-taught... drawing a stick figure as a starting point for bodies I learned from the internet

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:28 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]By the way, there was a time when I drew from referance, though that was a LONG time ago... and I mostly used Donald Duck comics

I think that is a way to learn how to draw, and part of how I learned.

80% of it is still self-taught... drawing a stick figure as a starting point for bodies I learned from the internet

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Ohh, that's good.

In my last big art project (I took the subject for a few years), I drew a few things from reference and created some odd piece at the end. Since then, I haven't really had that much practice, my studies are more related to computers than artwork, even though there has been some animation involved. I did buy a graphics tablet not so long ago though, so maybe I'll get some practice in over this summer...

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:30 pm

Cool

Be sure to show us if you make anything!

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:32 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]Cool

Be sure to show us if you make anything!

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*nods* Maybe I'll upload something at some point...

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:36 pm

Put it on deviantART in that case

Comments will either be something like "omg lolz that si liek teh greatorz" or lengthy and prone to point out every single tiny little mistake :laugh:

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:39 pm

Hmm, I just purchased some things off of deviantart.com actually. There's a lot of good artwork on there if you feel like digging through stuff you don't like.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:41 pm

@Az, Haha. Maybe...I'll see. It will probably only be small sketch type things for now anyway.

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:42 pm

Yeah... there's tons of the stuff. Just registered today, actually

Name's Vorgoeth, but I don't have anything there that isn't on my page

@Rav, there's no possible way that it could be worse than some of the stuff there

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:45 pm

[QUOTE=Aztaroth]@Rav, there's no possible way that it could be worse than some of the stuff there

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Hmmm...that's encouraging... :laugh:
And I'll look forward to seeing some of your work on there.

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:50 pm

Yay

An interesting thing about DA is that within 10 min of joining, someone added me to their watchlist

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:52 pm

They must have liked your name...

Aztaroth · Post by **Aztaroth** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:57 pm

Heh

Probably why they checked out my gallery in the first place... did leaqve some positive comments though

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat May 20, 2006 3:02 pm

Do you need to be a member to have one of those watchlist things?