Alright, i haven't had much time for drawing lately, with me working a shitty job for the last 2 weeks, but i managed to get the following 2 pics done today. Hendrix was actually done for the God comp thread, but ill post him here anyways.
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And these are a bunch of screens from a toon ive been working on in the little free time i have had.
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And thats about it for now, more as it comes.
haha guitar guy looks neat background is kind of confusing but just because I didnt notice the rings on the amp
thought it was a building.
Also cant wait for your new cartoon.
Quotehaha guitar guy looks neat
Its a vector one i did ages ago for stockvectors.com, its not the sort Hendrix used but i got lazy...>_>
you and bus tragedies gerks
i love the new gerkin style
you do anything more realistic? i'd like to see if you have any cool variations on this style
Alot of great art I like here. The art style is nice.
i really like how your art doesn't have an outline to it. and the gradients you used for shading actually look really good and clean. love the colors too
Nice job. Can't wait to see your new 'toon.
I love your clean, vector-esque style
Quoteyou and bus tragedies gerks
yeh, i know i know, this is actually an adaption of a comic i wrote for a competition i entered last years, which in itself was an adaption of something that happened to an old work mate.
Quotei love the new gerkin style
you do anything more realistic? i'd like to see if you have any cool variations on this style
I have done alot of vectors of photos of people, but i havent really tried drawing anything realistic in years, i should give that a go lol.
Quotei really like how your art doesn't have an outline to it. and the gradients you used for shading actually look really good and clean. love the colors too
Ive toned down my colors over the years, my stuff was once upon a time some of the most colorful stuff on the internet, now ive done a bit of design work and the like ive learnt a little about color theory, tho obviously i have alot left still to learn.
that cartoon looks beautiful
Quote from: GerkinmanQuotehaha guitar guy looks neat
Its a vector one i did ages ago for stockvectors.com, its not the sort Hendrix used but i got lazy...>_>
so you didn't make it for the god contest? You can't enter with old drawings.
The flash looks really neat by the way.
Quote from: psi43Quote from: GerkinmanQuotehaha guitar guy looks neat
Its a vector one i did ages ago for stockvectors.com, its not the sort Hendrix used but i got lazy...>_>
so you didn't make it for the god contest? You can't enter with old drawings.
The flash looks really neat by the way.
I drew the pic for the contest, the guitar was an old asset i had.
I dont think there is anyone who can successfully make vector drawings the way you do.
Your style is very clean, almost elegant, wich gives a weird, cool combination because the characters are so "whacky" in shape.
I have seen a lot of your cartoons and it looks like this is the best technique for you. unlike in your "doors" music video where you kept the outlines. I still love it.
I would like to see some of the realistic stuff you mentioned. I imagine it must look pretty neat with that vector shading and stuff!!
good job and gooood luck
No updates in a while, i haven't been able to do anything in a while, but the other day i started a short toon, and its already over half finished, so i though i would share a few screens.
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Nice. I wish you'd stay around longer. Or visit more often. Your mother is worried sick about you!
QuoteNice. I wish you'd stay around longer. Or visit more often. Your mother is worried sick about you!
I think she would be more worried if she saw the stuff im working on these days haha.
i have one suggestion for the first shot - the boat looks like it's hovering over the water, or directly above it. you should indicate that it's partially submerged
Alright, so heres the scoop...
A local childrens Author is looking for an illustrator to illustrate his new series, each book contains 28 pages and there are 5 books in the series. The current illustrator is apparently autistic, and while good, has trouble completing anything, so threw networking and so forth he found me, and here i am doing a demo illustration for him, he asked for a pic of a kid looking over a fence at a monkey, so thats what i did, the colors are my usual sort but he didnt give me any context so i dont know if they suit the stories themselves. Anyway heres the original outline sketch and the final demo drawing.
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i simply love your vectoring job gerkinman, im astonished over how you can process a bunch of sketchy pencil doodles into clean outcome of vectors
hows freelancing workin out for ya?
i think the shading is kinda confusing. the cage with the monkey and the pink elephant both look like their light source is in the upper left, but the cage with the giraffe looks like the light source is straight on. the buildings also look like theyre illuminated from the front but the sun is behind them. the pillar and the bush have no shading whatsoever. if you shaded using the sun in the back as the light source i think it would look really cool
i think everything cept the monkey needs to be darker so he stands out.
Quotei simply love your vectoring job gerkinman, im astonished over how you can process a bunch of sketchy pencil doodles into clean outcome of vectors
hows freelancing workin out for ya?
Tablet sketches more like, makes using the line tool to vector a pain in the arse aswell. Freelance is keeping me pretty busy, everything from iPhone games to more music videos.
Quotei think the shading is kinda confusing. the cage with the monkey and the pink elephant both look like their light source is in the upper left, but the cage with the giraffe looks like the light source is straight on. the buildings also look like theyre illuminated from the front but the sun is behind them. the pillar and the bush have no shading whatsoever. if you shaded using the sun in the back as the light source i think it would look really cool
Its funny, i think your the first person to ever mention the complete lack of logic in the way i shade things, i should really start trying harder to do lighting in a more natural way.
Quotei think everything cept the monkey needs to be darker so he stands out.
probably not a bad idea.
I'm lovin your colorful art.