Dragonmaster's Art

[Dragon Master Mike]

Traditional Art:

Ocean:

Biggest painting I've ever done, 30X40
http://oi65.tinypic.com/ws1s9s.jpg


Old crappy stuff:

I've got this that I entered for WAR Drawn Arts.

http://oi58.tinypic.com/wrl3sx.jpg
http://oi61.tinypic.com/2wno4rs.jpg


Tanks:

Non pokemon related, just something i drew
http://oi39.tinypic.com/zix45t.jpg



Digital Art:

Old crappy stuff:

Onix:


Took me 2 months to get more motivation, but I made something else! I made an onix, once again in Krita. Thing is that the background sucks so bad that I think it actually takes away from the picture.

backround:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/23j0tiw.jpg


no backround:

http://oi59.tinypic.com/25f651f.jpg



Espeon:

SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW!!! By completely new, I mean one hundred and ten percent new and different. Thanks to someone from PXR on skype, I found the most amazing free art program ever. Its called Krita. Has TONS of tools and brushes and features, AND its free. Easy to figure out too, hardest part was figuring out what brush to start with (Because there really are that many).

Anyway, before I say any more, here is the picture:

http://i60.tinypic.com/xerlol.jpg

It is a shiny Espeon, made for the shiny contest. I think that with time and practice, I can get better at this program than I ever could have been at paint.net


SF's Flareon:

MADE SOMETHING NEW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SF!!! I made this for her for her birthday. Already gave it to her but I wanted to post it in here. Spent 4 hours (A new record) on the flareon alone. Put minimal effort into the background because I had to get it done in like, two days, and my patience was 100% gone.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/n4dtmb.jpg
Suicune's Fire and only Suicune's fire has the right to use this image (Kinda Obviously)

DM Bannar:

I just made something else. A banner for my signature. Not sure if my signature is too big now but i will try to check that.

http://oi39.tinypic.com/2w3vtdv.jpg

Bulbasaur I Avatar:

Well, i haven't been making anything in a while. I just made this however due to a friends (Bulbasaur) request. I suppose if anyone wanted to make a request, even though there are other artists better than me, I would likely take the request.

http://oi43.tinypic.com/idx6ds.jpg
Bulbasaur and Only Bulbasaur has permission to use this image.


Deddenne:

Alright, made another picture. My primary purpose for this picture was to make something for the GCEA X/Y event but i also made it to test out Paint Tool Sai =D i may not be very good with it yet (This is my first time ever using it) but im loving it so far.

http://i44.tinypic.com/10wsdwm.jpg

Eevee:
Got yet another picture. I made this Eevee for my upcoming story (my writing skills are far from fantastic but i figured id give it a try)
the background is basicly the same as my Bulbasaur but much much better.
http://oi42.tinypic.com/2luoy1g.jpg

Mesprit:
I made another picture. I couldn't decide which i liked so i uploaded both of them. The backround looked dull so the second image was my attempt to make it slightly more interesting.*
http://oi39.tinypic.com/28uh3dw.jpg


and now version two:
http://oi44.tinypic.com/29zbi10.jpg


Bulbasaur:

Due to a friends (bulbasaur) suggestion/request i have drawn Mays Bulbasaur. To me the shading looks a bit off on the face but i think the pod on its back is the best ive done with shading yet. also probobly took the longest out of all the pokemon i drew, believe it or not i spent 3+ hours (not consecutive) working on it.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/200xsuv.jpg
i give Bulbasaur rights to use this image however he wants


Ho-Oh:

This Ho-Oh is still not amazing compaired to many other pictures i have seen recently on this forum but its still my best picture yet IMO
http://oi44.tinypic.com/103xzc8.jpg

Squirtle:
this Squirtle is not very good but IMO its an improvement over my first attempt (the garchomp that i will not link to or post here because im very unhappy with how it came out)

http://oi41.tinypic.com/21m88lt.jpg

[Bulbasaur]

this bulbasaur
http://oi41.tinypic.com/21m88lt.jpg
Looks like Squirtle to me. :X

[Suicune's Fire]

HOORAAAAAAAAAAY! It looks so much better! :D Well done. I don't think the garchomp was more detailed than this; the garchomp had sprite parts, which made it not detailed, but messy and something that had nothing to do with detail. XD This is great, though. :] To make it easier when you go over the sprite lines, do you reduce the opacity level of the sprite's layer so that it's dim, and you can see the lines that you're drawing over it with better? It makes it easier to see. x)

It needs a nose, and a bit more shape when it comes to the mouth. The arms and legs are also bear, and the tail should be curly, like a squirrel's tail. xD What I suggest is, after you go over a sprite like this, you then go google the pokemon you're spriting and use a reference to fill in the details that you couldn't make out because it was a sprite. Or maybe the detail couldn't be included well enough in the sprite because they're small. XD Regardless, go to google images and look up squirtle, then use that to edit the lineart that you got from tracing over the sprite. Make sense? :]

You're progressing fast, as this is pretty good, so well done!


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Looks like Squirtle to me. :X
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To make it easier when you go over the sprite lines, do you reduce the opacity level of the sprite's layer so that it's dim, and you can see the lines that you're drawing over it with better? It makes it easier to see. x)
~SF.
yes i did. and thanks for the complement, it really isnt that good. next time i will look up pictures of the pokemon so i can see other details

[Dragon Master Mike]

New picture =D very happy with how it came out, not amazing but its my best picture yet

[Suicune's Fire]

Hooray! 8D You know, when you have a new picture, you can post it in the post you're telling us there's a new picture in. ^-^

As for THIS...


yes i did. and thanks for the complement, it really isnt that good. next time i will look up pictures of the pokemon so i can see other details
There's a difference between putting yourself down and wanting to improve... You're putting yourself down, so stop that. xD

So! The new ho-oh picture! I do like it. :] The pose is good, but there's a lot about it I want to critique. x) Firstly, the outlines. You have a bunch of coloured lines inside the drawing, but then some of outlines turn black, like on the head. It looks a little out of place, especially when you use black for the whole head, since there are many colours there. There's nothing wrong with using black for outline colours, but it's usually appropriate when all outlines are black and thinner, or when there's a heavily shaded part of the drawing and you need dark outlines so that they don't clash. Another thing is that the colouring is a little messy; I can see that the white belly has pixels around the yellow outline above (between the white and the orange chest) and that would come from using the paint bucket tool on photoshop when you're not dealing with pixel outlines.

Never use the paint bucket tool when you're colouring a drawing that you've done with the brush. :] Otherwise it does that--leaves stray pixels unfilled. Unless you're then going to go over the edges with a brush, then don't use the paint bucket tool. You can do that on the colour layer, and then the outline layer over the top will cover up where the white starts and where the orange chest begins, but you have to do that with layers. Or, if you want to be difficult and use the same layer for colour and outlines, redo the outlines after you've done the colour.

Apart from that, the creature looks very flat. This partly comes from the black outlines being used in unnecessary places, and the outlines are also a little thick. They don't need to be. Another thing is, the toes on its left foot (on our right) look a little twisted, and behind the foot, the white, round leg part is cut off. That should continue in its circle, but instead it gets cut off near the topmost toe. That is also the toe I'm referring to which is in the wrong spot; it should be over to the right a little and larger, and proper shaped more like a claw.

Other things include not much shading at all, and the face is very expressionless. Expression comes with time, and it isn't helped by the black outlines either. It looks similar to what an ancient inscription of a ho-oh would look like or something. x)

But regardless, I do still like it. :D I hope my advice/critique helps! You've definitely got the right idea; just need to work on some things. :] Also, do you do sketches before you draw? It's important to always do that too. x) On a bottom layer of course, haha.


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Hooray! 8D You know, when you have a new picture, you can post it in the post you're telling us there's a new picture in. ^-^

As for THIS...


There's a difference between putting yourself down and wanting to improve... You're putting yourself down, so stop that. xD

So! The new ho-oh picture! I do like it. :] The pose is good, but there's a lot about it I want to critique. x) Firstly, the outlines. You have a bunch of coloured lines inside the drawing, but then some of outlines turn black, like on the head. It looks a little out of place, especially when you use black for the whole head, since there are many colours there. There's nothing wrong with using black for outline colours, but it's usually appropriate when all outlines are black and thinner, or when there's a heavily shaded part of the drawing and you need dark outlines so that they don't clash. Another thing is that the colouring is a little messy; I can see that the white belly has pixels around the yellow outline above (between the white and the orange chest) and that would come from using the paint bucket tool on photoshop when you're not dealing with pixel outlines.

Never use the paint bucket tool when you're colouring a drawing that you've done with the brush. :] Otherwise it does that--leaves stray pixels unfilled. Unless you're then going to go over the edges with a brush, then don't use the paint bucket tool. You can do that on the colour layer, and then the outline layer over the top will cover up where the white starts and where the orange chest begins, but you have to do that with layers. Or, if you want to be difficult and use the same layer for colour and outlines, redo the outlines after you've done the colour.

Apart from that, the creature looks very flat. This partly comes from the black outlines being used in unnecessary places, and the outlines are also a little thick. They don't need to be. Another thing is, the toes on its left foot (on our right) look a little twisted, and behind the foot, the white, round leg part is cut off. That should continue in its circle, but instead it gets cut off near the topmost toe. That is also the toe I'm referring to which is in the wrong spot; it should be over to the right a little and larger, and proper shaped more like a claw.

Other things include not much shading at all, and the face is very expressionless. Expression comes with time, and it isn't helped by the black outlines either. It looks similar to what an ancient inscription of a ho-oh would look like or something. x)

But regardless, I do still like it. :D I hope my advice/critique helps! You've definitely got the right idea; just need to work on some things. :] Also, do you do sketches before you draw? It's important to always do that too. x) On a bottom layer of course, haha.


~SF.

Thanks. Yes i did use the paint bucket tool and i have been going over the areas it leaves uncovered but i guess i missed a spot. i also knew the feet were off but no matter how much i toyed with it i couldn't make it look normal. I will keep these things in mind next time, particularly the part about the black outlines. Not sure what i was thinking when i did that. Maybie i should try to draw something with colored pencils and paper, im better at drawing than digital art ( or whatever you want to call it) (these are my first REAL attempts at digital art, ive been drawing IRL far longer than i have been drawing digitally)

[Suicune's Fire]

No worries. x) Yeah, therein lies your problem. Ahh okay, I see! Well remember to look at reference photos, or even literally bring up your own hand and curl your fingers over, then copy the shape of them. Okay, sounds good! 8D XD Doesn't matter. You live and you learn, right? xD Yeah, you could try that! 8D Digital art takes a while to get a handle on. (Traditional art and digital art is what I generally call them. xD) Cool! Well you're getting better so don't get discouraged!

Also, do you have a drawing tablet? That's what I use and it's MUCH easier than a mouse.


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Also, do you have a drawing tablet? That's what I use and it's MUCH easier than a mouse.


~SF.

I have used drawing tablets but i dont actually own one. Also is it bad that the program im using i don't think is really even meant for this kind of thing lol (paint.net)? i just use it because i don't know any other decent free programs and i don't feel like spending money (yet)

[Suicune's Fire]

I see! Drawing with mice...too hard for me. xD Maybe drawing traditionally would be best for you for the time being. :] Ahaha, nah, Paint dot net is pretty good as far as I know. I had it once and it was okay, but I just preferred photoshop so I use that instead. x) I think GIMP can be useful as well, and Paint Tool SAI is great, although that costs money, I'm pretty sure. =/ You can get a free trial, but those things are annoying. xD


~SF.

[Bulbasaur]

I see! Drawing with mice...too hard for me. xD Maybe drawing traditionally would be best for you for the time being. :] Ahaha, nah, Paint dot net is pretty good as far as I know. I had it once and it was okay, but I just preferred photoshop so I use that instead. x) I think GIMP can be useful as well, and Paint Tool SAI is great, although that costs money, I'm pretty sure. =/ You can get a free trial, but those things are annoying. xD


~SF.
I got a free version of Paint Tool SAI. It was a fan translation.

[Dragon Master Mike]

decided to try my hands at some recolors. Meet Dialgo and Gartle.
EDIT: the reason i named the pokemon like this is because i used colors from different pokemon to recolor these.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/50me78.jpg

http://oi40.tinypic.com/2620hf6.jpg

[Suicune's Fire]

Nice sprite recolours. 8D You could post that in the GSS if you wanted. xD I like the ho-oh recolour, but the garchomp's palette is a little strange. The yellowy colour on its belly doesn't really fit, I don't reckon, as it's too light. The shading is a really dark colour too, which doesn't work so well. I think some of the blue is a little too light around the outlines too. Since Garchomp are coloured with dark colours, the sprite is shaded for a dark palette. If you use light colours, you need to compensate and adjust accordingly. Basically: don't have the outlines too light, otherwise it's going to blend with the other shading that you've coloured right inside the outlines. You want to have them distinctly different. x) I dunno if that makes sense or not. xD


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

That makes sense, thanks for the advice. i didn't really care for the Garchomp recolor either but i figured id put it up

[Suicune's Fire]

No worries, mate. x) Haha, well it's good, but it could use improvement and I think that learning a lesson even from a sprite you don't really want to recolour will serve you well in the long-run anyway. :D

Anyway, looking forward to more art. 8D


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Alright, due to having too much free time i have drawn yet another pokemon. Due to a friends suggestion/request i have drawn Mays Bulbasaur. To me the shading looks a bit off on the face but i think the pod on its back is the best ive done with shading yet. also probobly took the longest out of all the pokemon i drew, believe it or not i spent 3+ hours (not consecutive) working on it.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/200xsuv.jpg

[Bulbasaur]

Alright, due to having too much free time i have drawn yet another pokemon. Due to a friends suggestion/request i have drawn Mays Bulbasaur. To me the shading looks a bit off on the face but i think the pod on its back is the best ive done with shading yet. also probobly took the longest out of all the pokemon i drew, believe it or not i spent 3+ hours (not consecutive) working on it.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/200xsuv.jpg
That friend is me, surprise surprise.

But I really like it! :D

[HKim]

Alright, due to having too much free time i have drawn yet another pokemon. Due to a friends suggestion/request i have drawn Mays Bulbasaur. To me the shading looks a bit off on the face but i think the pod on its back is the best ive done with shading yet. also probobly took the longest out of all the pokemon i drew, believe it or not i spent 3+ hours (not consecutive) working on it.
http://oi43.tinypic.com/200xsuv.jpg


YES! BULBASAUR!

I love it! Like Mr. Bulbasaur above me, I agree that is a fantastic picture! The shading is a nice touch.

And no, I am not biased.

[Rival Max]

The shading on Bulbasaur is great. However the outline needs a little work. Under the belly it kind of cuts off. Also the eyes scare me a little..lol.

Overall the color makes it jump out ! just needs a couple of minor touches, including some more work on the background.

[Dragon Master Mike]

The shading on Bulbasaur is great. However the outline needs a little work. Under the belly it kind of cuts off. Also the eyes scare me a little..lol.

Overall the color makes it jump out ! just needs a couple of minor touches, including some more work on the background.

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree the backround could use more attention. Also i didn't even notice just how bad the outline in that spot looked.

[PerseusRad]

These all look very nice, and even the Squirtle, which I will admit is the worst out of all of them, is still better than anything I would be able to do. I especially like the. Garchomp re color. The contrast between the original and it is very noticeable.

[Suicune's Fire]

I agree with Achilles about the outlines. x) Work on getting them to be smoother, and following a more consistent line. You also forgot the two dots for a nose, and generally the bulbasaur eye has a more shaped iris, like humans do, which touches both the bottom and the top of the eye. Example:

http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/69/310965-bulbasaur_main_image_large.png

Nevertheless, you did a great job. x) You could try giving the treetops a little more shape, rather than being flat at the bottom, but that's all experimentation!


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

thanks for the compliments everyone lol.

I made another picture. I couldn't decide which i liked so i uploaded both of them. The backround looked dull so the second image was my attempt to make it slightly more interesting.
http://oi39.tinypic.com/28uh3dw.jpg

and now version two:
http://oi44.tinypic.com/29zbi10.jpg

[Suicune's Fire]

NNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIICEEEE! 8DDDD I really love this one! It looks amazing! XD I think that the second one is definitely better, since it has those colours and it looks awesome overall. x) I think the puddle should be shaped a little differently however; try to make it more flat, with less accentuated curves. Right now it looks like it's a 3D puddle suspended above the ground, twisting in a funky non-possible way. XDDD Maybe Mesprit is doing that to it but who knows.

Awesome picture. I love the colours you've used and the mesprit looks awesome. Only thing I can suggest is refinement of the fingers, and smoothing out the lines around the face and eyes. Also there are uncoloured pixels along the bottom of the wall. Other than that, it's perfect. Nicely done. x)


~SF.

[Bulbasaur]

So I just thought of something. You've just been drawing individual Pokemon, so why not try a whole scene? Like maybe two trainers battling with their Pokemon. I just thought it'd be something different to try.

[Dragon Master Mike]

The thought has occured to me. Two trainers battling with there pokemon... im terrible with people so i dont think i could put the trainers in but i could put the two pokemon fighting... possibly... up to now i have been tracing the outlines of the sprites, coloring/shading it in, and removing the sprite. i should attempt a pokemon in a pose different than the sprite (in other words, not use the sprite to trace)

[Bulbasaur]

The thought has occured to me. Two trainers battling with there pokemon... im terrible with people so i dont think i could put the trainers in but i could put the two pokemon fighting... possibly... up to now i have been tracing the outlines of the sprites, coloring/shading it in, and removing the sprite. i should attempt a pokemon in a pose different than the sprite (in other words, not use the sprite to trace)
You should put the trainers in, just because of the fact that you "suck" at people. How will you get better if you don't draw them?

[Dragon Master Mike]

Ive actually got something non pokemon related, but i wanted to post it anyway (theres no rule saying no non pokemon related art right?). I actually didnt just make this i made it a phew months back and i wanted to see what people thought.


Remember i said i am better at traditional arts? Example:
Do to a friends request i have gotten a smaller image
Still to big? alright i got an even smaller image
http://i43.tinypic.com/1zdsopt.jpg


Self hardening clay painted with acrylic paint. you cant really see very well in this picture but it has angel wings on its back. 14.5 centimeters (or for those who prefer to use standard units, 6 and 3/4 inches) tall.

Theres a drawing to go along with it too but i cant find it, whenever i find it i will post it

[Rival Max]

I love working with clay. Is this a tribute to a lost pet or something you made up?

[Dragon Master Mike]

It was something i made up. I was brainstorming and i started sketching a charecter that looked kind of like a cross beetween a dog a chipmonk and a rabbit, and it had a turtle shell on its back. Somehow through a ton of sketches it turned into completely a rabbit (sorta) and the turtle shell got switched with angel wings.

[Rival Max]

I just noticed your mesprit, its really good. You have improved a lot since your Bulbasuar the background in the second one looks great it really drew my attention.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Thanks, i still have a lot more improving to do but i agree that i have gotten better since the bulbasaur.

Got yet another picture. I made this Eevee for my upcoming story (my writing skills are far from fantastic but i figured id give it a try)
the background is basicly the same as my Bulbasaur but much much better.
http://oi42.tinypic.com/2luoy1g.jpg

[Suicune's Fire]

Yes, you've definitely gotten better! ^.^

LOL IT'S SO CUTE. And yes, you're right about the background being much better! I like the way this one has been coloured, and the pose is pretty nice too. ^^ I love the way you did the background; the style is cool and everything fits together nicely. Also feel free to add your own little touches to pokemon you draw, such as some fur ruffles here or there. x) It also helps to reduce the rigidity because it's showing that you're being more free with your art. The right side of the eevee's head has a long slant where it should probably be a bit more rounded, to create more of a headshape. The left side is great though, especially where you put the cheek at the base of the eye.

By having that top line on the back leg, it separates the leg from the body and makes it seem like a piece that was glued on or something, so keep in mind that you don't need lines like that if body parts are adjoining. x)


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

lol thanks, i didn't even notice that weird part on its head. also that didn't occur to me when i was making the leg.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I am totally spamming this thread with art. Non pokemon related, just something i drew in art class. its an M4 Sherman (WWII American tank) being fired at by a Panther (WWII German tank). Part of the image is blurry because the background is watercolor and the paper warped slightly so when i scanned it it didnt scan perfect but whatever. also a tiny bit of the image got cut off on the right side but i couldnt fix it

http://oi39.tinypic.com/zix45t.jpg

[Bulbasaur]

Thanks, i still have a lot more improving to do but i agree that i have gotten better since the bulbasaur.

Got yet another picture. I made this Eevee for my upcoming story (my writing skills are far from fantastic but i figured id give it a try)
the background is basicly the same as my Bulbasaur but much much better.
http://oi42.tinypic.com/2luoy1g.jpg
I told you this on Skype, but PXR must know.

I never thought Eevee was that cute, but in this picture, Eevee does look pretty cute.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I originally was only going to make one so i posted it in the general spriting showcase but i made another so i will post both here. The already posted one is the honedge. These are my first REAL attempts at sprites so i really don't have much idea what i'm doing.

Honedge:
http://oi39.tinypic.com/111pdlj.jpg

Fletchling:
http://oi41.tinypic.com/vpx091.jpg

[Dragon Master Mike]

Alright, made another picture. My primary purpose for this picture was to make something for the GCEA X/Y event but i also made it to test out Paint Tool Sai =D i may not be very good with it yet (This is my first time ever using it) but im loving it so far.

http://i44.tinypic.com/10wsdwm.jpg

[Bulbasaur]

Wow, this sucks!
...
...
Just kidding. It's very different from your other ones, due to the watercolors, but it looks very nice! Good job!

[Dragon Master Mike]

Thank you. I expect once i get better at using this program my future drawings will be much better than my ones with paint.net

[Dragon Master Mike]

Been a while since iv'e posted anything. What the hell have i just made. It was supposed to be poetry. POETRY. About a monster. Or maybe a demon... whats it matter, some kind of creature. Don't ask me how it got to where it did. All i know is that it is more art than poetry now. Was thinking about not posting it because i don't usually share my poetry but i did.

I call it... A Journey Through Fonts

Frame 1
http://i42.tinypic.com/2qbruz4.jpg

Frame 2
http://i41.tinypic.com/29pqdzm.png

Frame 3
http://i42.tinypic.com/e0fv5h.png

Frame 4
http://i43.tinypic.com/155qb8z.png

Feels incomplete....

[Ninaiso]

I'm really enjoying your work! I love the paints and sculptures and that text journey there looks awesome to me! I absolutely love it!!
Really good job! Keep it up!

[Dragon Master Mike]

Thanks! :biggrin: That text journey thing was just me experimenting with making something using different fonts and i started typing the first thing that came to mind.

[Dragon Master Mike]

NEW ART!

i haven't been making anything in a while. I just made this however due to a friends (Bulbasaur) request. I suppose if anyone wanted to make a request, even though there are other artists better than me, I would likely take the request.

http://oi43.tinypic.com/idx6ds.jpg
Bulbasaur and Only Bulbasaur has permission to use this image.

[Suicune's Fire]

LOL THAT BULBASAUR. I love its face. xDD I think you should probably include a little more detail such as the toes and claws, and also the darker green splotches. It's cute though. xD


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

LOL YOUR BACK!!! I haven't seen you on in like, forever! Thanks for the compliment!

I actually managed to completely forget about those details, once again because of my complete reliance on sprites as a base. This time i changed it slightly so its arm was up but the sprite was an old one from an older game because i liked the position for what i was doing. The sprite didn't have the spots or claws. But thanks lol. I cant seem to figure out how to make small images like that look sharp though. Its not particularly pixelated but i have seen much sharper on such a small image.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I just made something else. A banner for my signature. Instead of me posting it, just look in my signature. Not sure if my signature is too big now but i will try to check that.

[Suicune's Fire]

LOL YOUR BACK!!! I haven't seen you on in like, forever! Thanks for the compliment!

I actually managed to completely forget about those details, once again because of my complete reliance on sprites as a base. This time i changed it slightly so its arm was up but the sprite was an old one from an older game because i liked the position for what i was doing. The sprite didn't have the spots or claws. But thanks lol. I cant seem to figure out how to make small images like that look sharp though. Its not particularly pixelated but i have seen much sharper on such a small image.

YES I AM!!! I have been gone for a while. xD But now I'm back. Huzzah! No worries. <3

Oh really? Lol fair enough. Yeah, it's the Red/Blue sprite, right? 8D I love that pose. xD The thing is, you have to see the sprites as a simple pose reference, rather than something to replicate in a larger form. Especially because a 56x56 pixels is a verrrrrry small space to work with and leaves practically no room for details. xD Well, ones accurate enough to be used as a reference. Especially back when they had no clue how to make pokemon sprites. lel.

As for the new ones, I like it. :D It's a pretty cool banner, although rather basic. The charizard needs some nostrils, and same with the garchomp. I also think it's a little out of place that the charizard's outlines are smooth, and the green colouring on the wings is jagged and obvious, if you know what I mean. I think some stronger shading would also be a good thing to experiment with, both on him and the garchomp. :] Nice though.


YOU SHOULD DO A FLAREON


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Again thank you so much! About stronger shading, i have been trying to shade better but i cant seem to figure out how to shade any better. I must have shaded the charizard three times before i even got it to be where it is now. Also for some reason it never occurs to me to give my pokemon nostrils. And i intended to make that line smooth on the Charizards wing and completely forgot.

Anyway, i have decided to post a few photographs that i took. Trying to shrink them was annoying me so im not going to actually put them on the post, just the links to the image.

Wild Horse - Taken at Assateague State Park, Maryland:
http://oi39.tinypic.com/zjz9eb.jpg

If my theory that everything looks better with color boosted is correct, this version of the above image should be better:
http://oi42.tinypic.com/xmv593.jpg

One more:
http://oi39.tinypic.com/259bz3r.jpg

[Suicune's Fire]

One thing would be to use much darker colours and be adventurous with shading. :] Don't be afraid to shade much darker than what you're doing. And about nostrils...well it's part of the pokemon's anatomy. xD Like a nose is part of the human body.

Nice photos. O: I agree that the more vibrant one looks better. I don't know why, but it just does, haha. I also like the scenery you photographed. :] It looks pretty neat.


~SF.

[Dragon Master Mike]

MADE SOMETHING NEW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SF!!! I made this for her for her birthday. Already gave it to her but I wanted to post it in here. Spent 4 hours (A new record) on the flareon alone. Put minimal effort into the background because I had to get it done in like, two days, and my patience was 100% gone.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/n4dtmb.jpg
Suicune's Fire and only Suicune's fire has the right to use this image (Kinda Obviously)

EDIT: I just noticed the suns position and the shading completely disagree.

[Rival Max]

MADE SOMETHING NEW! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SF!!! I made this for her for her birthday. Already gave it to her but I wanted to post it in here. Spent 4 hours (A new record) on the flareon alone. Put minimal effort into the background because I had to get it done in like, two days, and my patience was 100% gone.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/n4dtmb.jpg
Suicune's Fire and only Suicune's fire has the right to use this image (Kinda Obviously)

EDIT: I just noticed the suns position and the shading completely disagree.

Great shape, the shading is a little off. It is hard to adjust with the program you use ? Also the eyes are creeping me out! :)

[Dragon Master Mike]

thanks lol

If this is what you meant by adjusting shading:

http://oi62.tinypic.com/167k1lz.jpg

Then yes I can adjust shading to some degree. If it's not, then can you tell me exactly what about the shading is off? And the eyes.... Do you have any idea how long it took me to get them how they are now? They were even worse when I first started, and I had to redraw them like, 5 times before I decided that was the best it would get. But fully agreed. They are still wierd.

EDIT: Achilles you are awesome. Your comment made me mess around with tools that I forgot even existed in the program I use, and those tools made me come up with an idea on how I can smooth my shading by like 100 times. I now present Flareon V2.0!

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2r6ipmd.jpg
Like mentioned on the original, SF feel free to use this.

[Dragon Master Mike]

SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW!!! By completely new, I mean one hundred and ten percent new and different. Thanks to someone from PXR on skype, I found the most amazing free art program ever. Its called Krita. Has TONS of tools and brushes and features, AND its free. Easy to figure out too, hardest part was figuring out what brush to start with (Because there really are that many).

Anyway, before I say any more, here is the picture:

http://i60.tinypic.com/xerlol.jpg


It is a shiny Espeon, made for the shiny contest. I think that with time and practice, I can get better at this program than I ever could have with Paint.Net (My previous program). For the clouds I tried to emulate what I would do in a traditional painting. I got minimal success with that.

[Dragon Master Mike]

Took me 2 months to get more motivation, but I made something else! I made an onix, once again in Krita. Thing is that the background sucks so bad that I think it actually takes away from the picture.

backround:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/23j0tiw.jpg


no backround:

http://oi59.tinypic.com/25f651f.jpg

[SassySnivy]

fjaksldf;jslafj DAT POEM. I LOVE the typography and the lack of a distinct background..it really adds to the anonymity of this so-called "monster," and the typography itself gives the poem a much more cryptic appearance. I also love dem photographs~<3 You should totally try out more typography. It's a really cool form of art that is really underrated; though it can be very effective if you know how to use it!

[Dragon Master Mike]

fjaksldf;jslafj DAT POEM. I LOVE the typography and the lack of a distinct background..it really adds to the anonymity of this so-called "monster," and the typography itself gives the poem a much more cryptic appearance. I also love dem photographs~<3 You should totally try out more typography. It's a really cool form of art that is really underrated; though it can be very effective if you know how to use it!

Typography... If you are reffering to what I think you are, I didn't even know that had a name. I just got some random inspiration one day and decided to go with whatever came to mind. Thanks lol. I just might give that another try. And the pictures? I thought I took those down before you posted

[SassySnivy]

Yeah, it's called typography! :D But hey, the more you know, right? If there's one thing that I remember the best that a teacher of mine from seventh grade told me, it's that you learn something new every day.

And yeah, I was referring to that photo of the horse and that landscape. xD Sorry if I wasn't clear!

[Dragon Master Mike]

You were clear, but I mean I thought I took those pictures down

[FreekyLeekyDeeky]

Took me 2 months to get more motivation, but I made something else! I made an onix, once again in Krita. Thing is that the background sucks so bad that I think it actually takes away from the picture.

backround:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/23j0tiw.jpg


no backround:

http://oi59.tinypic.com/25f651f.jpg


That Onix looks slightly derpy but just the right amount of derpy

I approve

[Dragon Master Mike]

Has it really been that long since i've bothered to post something?

I've got this that I entered for WAR Drawn Arts.


http://oi58.tinypic.com/wrl3sx.jpg
http://oi61.tinypic.com/2wno4rs.jpg


This took me somewhere between 9 and 11 hours. I could most likely have done it faster, but I work slow. As I wrote in the submission:

"This was behind a vacation house I used to have. The place wasn't totally the middle of nowhere, but compared to where I lived at the time, it might as well have been."

Made with watercolor paints and watercolor pencils.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

That picture is really nice. :O I really like the water and the trees in the background. Watercolours are so fun! I'm trying to learn how to use them properly but it's so hard! xD

Also looking back, the shading/texture you did on that onix is so good. :O Onix seems like it would be really difficult to draw!

[Dragon Master Mike]

That picture is really nice. :O I really like the water and the trees in the background. Watercolours are so fun! I'm trying to learn how to use them properly but it's so hard! xD

Also looking back, the shading/texture you did on that onix is so good. :O Onix seems like it would be really difficult to draw!

Thank you! Yes, watercolors can be difficult. I always have trouble making colors blend how I want them to.

As for the Onix, it actually wasn't very hard, but it took what felt like forever. I honestly didn't think it was that good, but thank you!

[Dragon Master Mike]

So, I haven't posted anything in like, a really long time, but I've gotten quite a bit better at traditional art since then (Haven't even tried digital art in a while so I still suck at that), so i'm gonna post this.

Biggest painting I've ever done, 30X40. Finished at the beginning of September 2016. Not the greatest photo but It was the best I could get.

http://oi65.tinypic.com/ws1s9s.jpg


...also, can someone fix the missing apostrophe in the title of this thread that is going to drive me crazy now that I don't suck at grammar anymore.

nvm, it actually works now so I can edit my own thread's title.

[Noblejanobii]

Mike can art? Who knew! Not me.

Looks great though! Can't wait to see more!

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/Y6Dz1Zx.jpg

Your art is beautiful, dude, no need to be humble about it! XD

[SassySnivy]

MIKE, THIS PAINTING IS BEAUTIFUL. You need a better camera though so we can see it in all its glory. Is it based on a photograph?

THE WAVES TURNED OUT AMAZINGLY. THE WATER IS. JUST. SO. OMG. And the crests of the waves are just so well done <3

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Wow that is so impressive! :O It's beautiful! The water! The way you did it around those rocks at the front... That's amazing! :O And the sky is gorgeous! *super impressed*

[Suicune's Fire]

Mike. Dude. That is amazing. Holy crap. The ripples in the waves and the cloud shapes and the highlights on the mossy stones--DUDE! Looks so sweet! What the heck! You're amazing at traditional art! OO: FOUR FOR YOU, MIKE.

[Chibi Altaria]

Fweeeeee...those clouds are still better than any clouds I can draw. xD AND THE WATER. THE LIGHT AND THE WAVES OF THE WATER. Amazing!

I can't paint to save my life, but you're genuinely good at it. Kudos! :D