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The Land Before Time => LBT Fanart => Topic started by: Shauni on February 15, 2008, 05:45:15 PM

Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Shauni on February 15, 2008, 05:45:15 PM
Yeah, crappy. 8D I tend to rush when it comes to art, and I haven't really attempted this style much. It's difficult to get down right, and the pictures I'm posting are my first attempts in the universal style.

Please don't be /too/ harsh. x3 I know they're bad, but hey, first attempt..

This is Ruby. I drew her on printer paper, and what had been on the picture was the wallpaper with the exact pose and everything I was attempting here. Yeah, can't really do poses on mah own without having something to look at.  :lol:

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/Shauni2/ruby100.jpg)


Thud, the green raptor. For this I was watching an episode and kept pausing it to draw him.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/Shauni2/thud103.jpg)


LULZ EPIC FAILURE CHOMPER

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/Shauni2/chomper102.jpg)

xD I know the eye is WAYYYY too far on that one. I can see the flaws in all of them.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: DarkHououmon on February 15, 2008, 05:47:20 PM
I wouldn't call this artwork crappy. I like it. ^^ My fav one is the pic of Thud.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Chiletrek on February 15, 2008, 05:48:48 PM
Hello:
 Do you think that's crappy? then you should see my own pics :lol , you sure draw very good pics Shauni, Chomper and Thud look great
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Shauni on February 15, 2008, 05:49:48 PM
Aw, thanks.  x3

Heh, I have a long way to go, I know, but they're alright for first attempts I guess.

ohmygawsh, I love thud. 8D Raptors rock.

And thanks, chiletrek, heh, I seriously doubt your pics are bad.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Nimrod on February 15, 2008, 06:11:32 PM
Wow, you draw very nice pics. I like them all. You are doing a great job  :yes
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Malte279 on February 15, 2008, 06:15:08 PM
I took the liberty to cut the word "crappy" from the title of this thread. Your drawings are very well done and I daresay you are aware of it. No false modesty ;)
The range of facial expressions in your drawings is exceptional. There are many and different emotions in the faces of Chomper and that raptor. Giving the right expression and / or posture to characters in a drawing or a picture can result in a piece of work that can tell a whole story. I hope to see more of your art :yes
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Kor on February 15, 2008, 06:32:00 PM
You draw very well.  Hope you keep the drawing up.  If you need things to look at maybe some various dino poseable figures may help.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: The Great Valley Guardian on February 15, 2008, 08:15:13 PM
This art is superb for a first attmept...I wanna see more alot more! And I happen to like the Chomper pics the most! Keep up the good work!
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Shauni on February 15, 2008, 10:04:37 PM
Heh, aw, but I liked the crappy.  =P

Honestly, I didn't think it was so good.  I'm just a little too critical, I guess. But I am happy with these, just the same.  Glad you guys approve.  ^^

Y'know, that's a good idea about the figure thing. I think I'll try that. Just gotta dig up the ancient toys. xD

Bleh, I found another sketch I did around the same time. This one was for a friend, her fan-character A'isha. I wanted to make it look like Chomper, that was intentional since some of the same-species characters look pretty much the same in the series. But, I also tried to make it seem like a different character as well. Whether I accomplished that is up to you folks.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/Shauni2/aisha101.jpg (http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/Shauni2/aisha101.jpg)
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Chiletrek on February 15, 2008, 10:36:17 PM
Hello:
 She looks similar but different, which is very good because it adds uniqueness to the new character :yes .
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Coyote_A on February 16, 2008, 12:58:04 AM
Shauni, that a very nice pictures. You sure have a lot of experience in drawing pics with a pencil. :yes
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Post by: Kor on February 16, 2008, 01:11:57 AM
Thanks, I liked the picture in the link also.  Maybe you are a bit to self critical, some people are.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Sky on February 16, 2008, 04:41:50 AM
I don't think they're crappy (Hm..funny word xD).
They are really great. The Thud one looks awesome.  :lol:
And I saw the A'isha pic in Tropicalia's forum. Nice job.  :D
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) on February 16, 2008, 02:19:12 PM
I personally like the Ruby one the best. But they're all good.

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Post by: Kor on February 16, 2008, 04:11:17 PM
It seems like most here agree on how good your drawings were. I guess you have no choice but to add yourself to the list of artists here.   :yes
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Post by: Lain_EX on February 16, 2008, 04:43:08 PM
There are very nice drawings! They're very well made!
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Post by: Tropicalia on February 16, 2008, 05:43:55 PM
Like I said at the other forum.. they are amazing x3 I never saw the ruby one before and she came out really well! ^^
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Mumbling on February 17, 2008, 03:05:09 AM
if you think these are crappy then you might want to know mine are like those of 3year-olds might look like... No i think they even make better drawings than i do lol :rolleyes:  But you are really great at this stuff! keep the good work up !! :)
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Sky on February 17, 2008, 03:48:36 AM
Hmm, if this is crappy, then I would really like to see your "good" work. =3
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Petrie. on February 18, 2008, 10:32:31 AM
Do you have any intention on coloring these?  I've a feeling they can look quite good with color.  :)
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Chiletrek on February 18, 2008, 02:15:38 PM
Hello:
 Mmmm I agree, Sauni, maybe with some good colouring you'll really see they are not crappy ;)
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Kor on February 18, 2008, 03:28:51 PM
That sounds like a good idea to me.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Malte279 on February 18, 2008, 03:29:32 PM
If you are serious about calling your own work crappy Shauni, can you be a little more specific on what part of your work you are not satisfied with?
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Shauni on February 19, 2008, 10:16:11 AM
Aw, thanks everyone. I really appreciate it.  :D

As for coloring, nyer... I'm gonna admit I'm not the best coloring person there is. If I colored the sketches in, wouldn't turn out so well. I've got no sense of shading or lineart style. I've ruined many awesome-looking sketches simply by coloring...And with lack of anything but a crappy trial-over program where I have to screenshot everything I color, and since I only have a mouse to work with, it usually just involves a crappy airbrushing. xD

..Which is quite evident on my Deviantart selections that I've actually taken time to color in.  =P

Why don't I like 'em?

Hrm, dunno.... =x I suppose it's because I couldn't draw them on my own, really. I'm just still a little disappointed in myself that I have to be staring at reference in order to draw anything correctly, meaning I have to print out pictures of the poses I want too sometimes with other art.  :lol
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: DarkHououmon on February 19, 2008, 11:17:31 AM
Maybe you could ask someone to color them for you?

And I use references sometimes when drawing myself. I don't see a problem with it, personally.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Kor on February 19, 2008, 12:01:57 PM
You can ask someone else if they'd color your pictures if you'd like.

Also as for needing to use models, many famous artists have had to use models.  One modern one, though likely most here never heard of him since most do not read comics, is Alex Ross, who does photo realistic pictures where his artwork looks like it's a photograph.  He uses models.  I think the guy who does the Dinotopia books uses models also, though I'm not sure.
Title: Shauni's lbt art
Post by: Chiletrek on February 19, 2008, 03:02:06 PM
Hello:
 There is nothing wrong to use models, in fact you may use models for your drawings but with no doubts your own drawing will serve as models for other artists too ;) .