The Hellish/Heavenish Bar

Pager · Post by **Pager** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 17:55

I found the best way to learn how to draw is to start drawing on things you shouldn't be drawing on...like desks, tables and walls...You should have seen my bedroom in University...that's where I learned to draw dragons...

...and if you don't really feel like doing that, just get a huge piece of paper and tape it to a wall and draw on that...it's almost like drawing on the wall, without actually doing it.

PraetorScylla · Post by **PraetorScylla** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 21:17

The best way to learn how to draw is to take someone elses work, and copy it, pixel by pixel, at fiorst.

Then, after you know all the lines, draw it free hand. Without copying, without having the picture there.

then change the picture. If it still looks good, change it again. Otherwise, go back a step.

Keep on goign until you ahve a picture nothing like the original, and you have a good idea about propotions and shading.

After those two, it's just learning to put lines where they should be, and which detials to include. if you chose a detailed picture to start with 9thanks, Dizi . . .

), you'll have a good idea about that, too.

problem with drawign on desks is that i always draw the same things. Draw other peoples work and your conscience keeps tellign you that your drawign is still too close to the orginal.

Pager · Post by **Pager** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 0:30

Ya, that's a good point too...and probably a bit more practical and not to mention won't get you into trouble with parents, teachers, significant other, IKEA...

But, think of it more than just drawing on a desk for something to do, think of it more like putting your artwork on display for others to see...and more specifically where they will see it.

People tend to put more effort into improving themselves when they know someone is looking and it might not help you to learn, but it gives you great practice...and practice makes perfect...

Pager · Post by **Pager** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 18:31

HAPPY B-DAY MELGAARD!!!

Post by **Chroelle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 20:05

I might take your advice. I am the publisher of a "newspaper" at work, and I am thinking that I want to publish a cartoon on the back of that at some point. So that would be a good way to show off what I have learned, and an incitament for learning more.

PraetorScylla · Post by **PraetorScylla** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 21:23

oh, . . . and always remember the power of the copy/paste!

(Unless you're working with pixia, whereas it likes to crash while you're working and tryign to copy/paste).

To make my sprite drawing easier, i've made the legs, arms, head, and torso spearate sprites on transparent backgrounds, so i can copy and paste them to different positions, always get the propotions right, and only have to redraw the connecting bits and shading.

And I'm writing a script for pixia to fix the shadign for me. <3

(or . . . to HELP me fix the shading easier . . .the auto-shadign turned out like crap)

Railwaymodeler · Post by **Railwaymodeler** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 17:38

As far as drawing goes, some people are just naturally good at it. I was drawing in shades and perpspective with pens and pencils when I was three or four. And I knew about backgrounds when I was in preschool.

I remember one time, I did a series of drawings of famous transport vehicles, locomotives, planes, trucks, buses, and freight and passenger cars for trains. I did about 200 drawings over the course of a year. They were greyscale isometric. I still have the set at my parents' house... somewhere.

Post by **Chroelle** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:41

I think I will go and make a thread called something like "SHow me your drawings"

PraetorScylla · Post by **PraetorScylla** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 17:53

too bad i
'm workign on soe lo-res sprites (70x160 is my largets one) or i'd psot some.

That, and the fatc that their top-secret until the project is done.

Post by **Chroelle** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:48

It seems that the forum issues cleared up....? I haven't had issues the last two days...

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 13:30

I haven't had any issues too. So whatever you've done, it's working

Pater Alf · Post by **Pater Alf** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 13:48

There were no problems for me the whole week. But I had some issues some minutes ago. But after I saved a thread in the german corner from the "No posts exit"-bug everything worked fine again (is it possible that there is a connection between this two things?)...

Scythe · Post by **Scythe** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 18:19

I don't know if "working ok for 2-3 days" means we're safe, but I hope so. No serious problems for me either (this particular thread takes forever to load though; possibly, the length of the thread gives some sort of problem?), though I haven't been here that often.

Post by **Chroelle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:38

I think we might need to start a new bar soon, as I have experienced issues that occured time and time again after loading the bar. MEaning that the forum could be running smoothly and after loading the bar thread it got slower in loading other threads and I got more errors. So anyone who feels like it can start a new bar. Just link to this thread in the first post though, so people know what it is about. And when this is done any moderator or admin who sees it can close this thread...
Would do it myself but opening bars should be done properly and I am going to check out if gameadding works ok, and that will take up all of my time.

Pager · Post by **Pager** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 16:10

Does this mean I have to settle my bar tab?

Post by **Chroelle** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 17:17

I am pretty sure it can be moved to the new bar. Anyone up for the challenge of making a new bar? It will forever keep your name visible in the forums.

Also wanted to say that gameadding has started again. So expect the site to get more games and also hopefully more visitors.

spanek · Post by **spanek** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:17

The new bar is here... http://curlysworldoffreeware.com/viewtopic.php?t=1263

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