Lin Sketchbook

[lin]

*points to title* - for lack of a better name. ^^;

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Edt: Decided to write "short" into. It turned out very long. XP Do feel free to skip this part and just go see the drawings! XDD

First, I'm complete newbie to sganime! XD

Found the joy of manga drawing just 2 years ago(Mar 2006, I actually wrote it down) when my colleague at work saw my doodles and said "I think you can draw a comic..."

and I actually believed him and tried. DrakenSpell, my dream/daydream for 10+ years then, got put down on paper... and, well, I got totally hooked on drawing stories manga style, ever since. --Found my hobby at the ripe o' age of 30! ^^;; (Yes, lin is that old)

Then comixjam 2007 came around, and I thought I'll give it a try, so Spirit of Tooth was "invented". Didn't win anything, but I got to keep the blog, hosted by funicsvalley. ^^

During and after comixjam I discovered the fun of forums(ya, i'm slow. >.< ), joined the AMWC@sgcafe and met Luthiea. A character design exercise posted by her has now progressed to a novel/manga WIP, and yes, thus, we have Rainyskies. 8D

At the present moment, Drakenspell is only on 2nd draft, Spirit of Tooth has not been updated for months (TT TT), and, well, Rainyskies is a bit delayed too. Whatever free time I have, I draw and practice for these three. So you'll probably notice that the range of stuff i draw is somewhat limited; basically whatever is required to draw these 3 stories. XP

I learnt mostly from "how to draw manga" books; also really like "Bleach"(both artwork and story) a lot! Have never been trained in any graphics/illustration/design/whatever thingy, or seen much in this area, so not too sure how to judge my standard; so would very much appreciate comments/critiques so that I can improve! XD

p.s. For those interested to see parts of DrakenSpell, Spirit of Tooth or Rainyskies, the links are in my sig. For those who went, thank you very much for giving your time to see them, and critiques are welcome! ^^
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Anywayz, had some free time at work; drew this on very rough paper, so gotta "airbrush" away the text after scanning. XP

Lucian, character from Luthiea's story - Rainyskies. Long time never draw him already; he's looking a bit different. >.<
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[kraystone]

Hee hee, it also happens to me if I don't draw the character for a long time :p

The face is handsome! But I find the arm too long, unless that is perhaps what you want? Maybe can add more folds on the clothes so it will look more like fabric on his body.

Jia you!

[lin]

Thanks for the comments n tips! 8D

[annhell]

hey lin~ he's a true blue bishounen :D that scar or tattoo? on the side of his face, his elf-like ears and his seemingly oriental outfit makes him all the more mysterious.

[Mrv]

You might want to start drawing the spine of the object/character first before going on to the face or hair. Worry less about the details and don't be afraid to use more curves even though he is a male character. Other than that, looks good so far, keep it up. :)

[annhell]

yup, spines are very effective to convey more movement and flexibility, and add to more emotions for the drawing. good advice mrv =) and maybe you can adjust the levels in photoshop, so it will look more cleaned up. don't have to erase so much stuff too ~_~

[lin]

annhell, Mrv, thanks for the tips!

Ya, Mrv got my weaknesses spot on. XD I do tend to shy away from drawing curves on a male character, and many times I get lazy n skip the spine. XP
Ah, yes, must draw more. ^^

annhell: actually, I don't have photoshop. I usually use this program called "Arcsoft Photostudio" that came bundled wiz my OS program loooong time ago. It's v v basic, but quite ok for most stuff that I do so far la. ^^

[lin]

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Zhiwei, from Spirit of Tooth

[lin]

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Lucian again. The thing round his arm is his weapon. XP
His shoulder looks strange, but I can't tell why. Can anyone solve this for me?

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Thiea.

Both from Rainyskies.

[Luthiea]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

My Lucian!!!

XDDD

[Mrv]

Looks great. Nice pose on the female character. For the guy, perhaps the arm is too far out from the shoulder joint? You might want to check your anatomy books on that.

[lin]

Do you mean the left or right side? Or both? ^^
Paiseh so many questions. XP

[annhell]

woo lucian is the <3 ^^

wow i love your sketch of Zhiwei!! Although lucian is such a bishie ^^ but the way you drew zhiwei seems more matured and confident. Stuff like the hair strokes, his posture and expression, the very nicely proportioned face. And i think it helps that the lines (pencil or digital? can't really tell) are nice and clean. very pleasing and easy on the eye :D i actually hope you'll carry on more with this style~!

[lin]

annhell: Ahhh, thanks lots! TT TT <--crying in happiness

Zhiwei was done as a practice on mangastudio. (I digital-inked over a digital-pencilled version; I really cannot draw in pen, even digitally... TT TT )
He's done like this cos of his character lo; this crazy guy is much less serious than Lucian. XP

If anyone wants to see his antics can click on the "Spirit of Tooth" link on my sig. <-- Lin does some blatant advertising... XP

[lin]

More Thiea. Hmmm... legs might b too long. >.>
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[lin]

Daniel - from DrakenSpell. Sorry the hands are off. Out of practice. >.<
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[lin]

This one drawn last year. But I like it a lot, so upz it goes. XP
oops, maybe I should put nudity warning... >.<
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[Mrv]

Nice sketches, you might want to look out for your kneecaps, might be a bit too big. As for the shoulder problem, a bit hard for me to put in words XD.

The best I can say is that wrist that appears a bit too extended, and together with the hand resting above it, gives the impression that he is pulling his arm out of his socket. At the same time, if he is relaxing, his arms should bend rather than be straightened out.

I'm not very familiar with bishohen stuff, so I might be wrong when it comes to all this, but I hope that helps. XD

[lin]

Yes, he does look like he's pulling his arm out... or has hurt his arm or something. >.<
will go edit n try again, thanks! XD

[canary]

wow, nice one ^_^ looking at ur sketches, reminds me of my old days too~~ jia you!! u're doing great ne ;D

[tolowa]

ahh i like the new one with the angel girl
quite graceful..but yeah the kneecaps are kinda big
her right leg looks kinda off a bit
try drawing through(as in see-through) your stuff to see if it all joins up correctly..den fleshin out details..

[lin]

Lucian, edited. I think his arm looks much better now; thanks to Mrv for the tips! XD
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and here's Thiea again; she's like, going to do fighting scenes soon, so I'm getting her to warm up... (and that probably accounts for the grumpy exp on her face... XP )
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canary>> Thanks, I will jia you!
Mrv, tolowa>> The angel-girl ~ yeps, her kneecap is off. >.< But, i kinda forgot where I kept the original drawing, so will not be editing this. Must note for future charas, tho. ^^

[annhell]

awww the angel girl is so sweet...and the wings are very nicely done~ this is artistic nudity ^^ hohumm i spotted something about your perspective drawings..you emphasize on the parts near the camera, but those further away from camera (eg. thiea's head in the last picture) you didn't make it smaller...otherwise the foreshortening will be perfect ^.~

[lin]

Ahh, noted, thanks! :D

[Mrv]

Xd np. +1 to what annhell said about foreshortenting. You might want to even throw away any detail on any heavily foreshortened part (especially those furthest away) to exaggarate the effect.

[lin]

yeps, working on it... :smilieDumb:

Btw, also added intro to first post of sketchbook. It's an epic and unneccessary wall o' text, though. All who venture there, be warned. :D

[annhell]

moouu lin! i finally got to reading Spirit of Tooth....and i LOVE it! The plot is totally funny and surprising and there's just so many things i want to know more about...Zhiwei seems like such a normal chap that you *totally* got me when you revealed why the old man called him a 'batty horse' (haha! that actually made me laugh out loud XD). And how did Matilda wind up working there...oooo so many questions! i really dig the dialogue too...so the biggest question now..will you be continuing this :3

well anyway i read your intro as well~ it's really inspiring to know that you've gone this far in just 2 years! and i feel warm and fuzzy that you've been working so hard on your comics...makes me want to add oil also haha~ thanks for sharing that with us ^o^

[annhell]

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Zhiwei, from Spirit of Tooth

aahh zhiwei... :smilieBlush: i love him even more now ^^

[lin]

annhell, thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou! :cry:

Yes, I will be continuing Spirit of Tooth; still got lotsa stories (about him)to draw! XD
But, will be delayed, so dun bother checking at the website; I'll post notice of any update on my sig. ^^

I still have much to learn, let's ganbatte together! XD

[lin]

Background practice, Rainyskies. Supposed to be corridor of inn, but not too sure... >.<
Still workin on thiea... :D

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[annhell]

hey lin~ i guess you will be using medieval europe as a backdrop then~ the top left one looks like those houses from germany..nice~~ btw the pied piper of hamelin came to mind, actually :D

[lin]

annhell>> thanks for de comments! ^^ Ya, it's supposed to be medieval, and kinda europ-y, i guess, but also more on the "serious" rather than "fairytale" side. Still having difficulty adjusting the mix. >.<

Anyway... distracted again. XP
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[AlienJ]

hmm... very nice the line is smooth. Is it a fast sketch

[Mrv]

Nice sketches! I like the backgrounds and props. A handy way of getting the "feel" of backgrounds is to get reference pics and pretty much draw over them. That way, you can know how each part of the building pillars/walls/floors work with each other.

The guy looks pretty neat, though I have no idea how he manages to keep his hair long with that whip of his. XD He reminds of some character from an old anime.

[lin]

AlienJ: thanks, but nope, it's not a fast sketch at all; I no good at fast sketches - tend to tickle too much. XP

Mrv: re:draw over reference pics - great idea, i shall try that; the way parts of buildings join to make a convincing structure was really giving me problems. thanks for the tip. ^^

re: that guy ah - Hehe... he's a fictional hero; hence will look cool and have neat hair under ALL circumstances. Well... it helps too that his whip is magic, la. XP
And yes, he's modelled after one of my author's fave bishies, Sesshomaru. (Hope that's the one you're thinking about? ) XP

[lin]

I got the "corrections" for Thiea done! XD
I'm putting a "mini pic" of both side by side for easier comparison - the one on the left is "original", the one on the right is "new and improved". Thanks to annhell and Mrv! ^^
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[lin]

I just found out how to "colour" using Mangastudio. Yay! XD
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[Mrv]

Haha, nah. I was thinking of Kurama form YuYu Hakusho, which happens to be an 90s anime. You can google and see who I am refering to.

Nice colouring job on the character. If you want to achieve a watercolour effect, you can just leave the highlighted areas in blank/white. As for Thiea's pic, is it possible if I drew over the original? Might be easier for me to get what I meant over to you. Its ok if you don't want to. ^_^''

[lin]

As for Thiea's pic, is it possible if I drew over the original? Might be easier for me to get what I meant over to you. Its ok if you don't want to. ^_^''

No problem; the more improvements the better! XD
Thanks in advance! :D

[lin]

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yep, what the pic says. ^^
if anyone's interested to see ----> http://blog.funicsvalley.com/spiritoftooth/
comments, critiques etc welcome. :smilieDumb:

[kraystone]

Hahaha, I laughed at the sheep customer service part. That was a good one :xD::xD:

Back to story:
I'm not sure what was happening with the coffee shop incident with the uncle challenging the protagonist. As I read on, there seem to be no relation with the later incidents. Is that supposed to tell us that he's smarter than the average guy? extraordinary?:confused:

[lin]

Back to story:
I'm not sure what was happening with the coffee shop incident with the uncle challenging the protagonist. As I read on, there seem to be no relation with the later incidents. Is that supposed to tell us that he's smarter than the average guy? extraordinary?:confused:

Opps, paiseh, that one is quite easy to miss - last panel draw the namecard too small. XP

Basically, what happens is this - no one is able to win the bet because they always get confused by the mirror. However, Zhiwei, does not have that problem cos he do work everyday through the reflection of a mirror(dentist's mouth mirror, he has lots of practice). XD

So actually this incident is supposed to intro pple to his occupation. ^^

[kraystone]

OOOOOOH!!!!!!!! I noticed the namecard but I'm not sure why the uncle got so much attention at first and didn't come back later ^^

Now that you explained it, it sounds better and clearer :P

[lin]

Closest I ever got to a "quick sketch" that is somewhat presentable. XP
Anyway, did it to the theme of "I'm so tired" that I saw at another forum.
Ya, the right arm is awkward. Paiseh. XP
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Hmmm, I seem to do a lot of this "sitting slumped over" poses. >.>
Must change...

[Darkwind was Here]

very nice~

i believe the pic would look even more awesome if u draw your sheep (from your comic) to look at the guy with concern from his side - free advertising for your webcomic :d

[lin]

Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for viewing my comic! XDD
But, that guy is not Zhiwei le, so no sheep for him, just lalang. XD
And I must resolve to stop drawing sheep draw less sheep soon too... :smilieDumb:

[BNN]

ooo that's a pretty nice sketch there

got the emo feel hehe

[lin]

Thanks BNN. ^^

Anywayz... The AMWC is doing an anthology! XD
Erm. soon. XP
Submitted the one n only comic I ever completed... :D
Here's an illustration on it, comments/critiques welcome ne. ^^
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[lin]

spoiler. ah, well, but I like the sketch. ^^

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[winter_hyde]

oohhhh...i like the sketch too!

[lin]

winter hyde>> thanks. ^^
below: experimenting. :D
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I think i inked the bod too thin/lanky again. >.< Neck is a bit off too. >.>

[annhell]

woohoo the girl is so cute. is she featured in one of your comics? don't remember seeing her before but yet she looks so familiar .__. and always enjoy your bishies as always ^o^ he is indeed lanky, but there's also beauty in tall thin guys wahah.

but i do have a suggestion, hope you don't mind...!
that is to try drawing without using so many lines for your roughs. instead try to focus on using the lines to add volume, lighting, sense of weight etc. this also helps build up confidence in your strokes and ultimately your drawing, not to mention it saves up alot on cleanup time.

[lin]

Hi annhell, thanks for the comments! :D
That gal looks familar cos she looks like Rain >.< It's my standard "cute-gal face", not much modified. XP Anyways, Luckycharm is the 2nd comic I started and the first and only that I completed. I did it before SoT, for submission to Fresh Mode magazine but never got a reply from them. XP It's only 4 pages(!); and I can't show it here and now cos I submitted it to the AMWC anthology; you can see it when the antho webbie is upz ba. 8D

Re: your suggestion, no problem, it's a good one, and practical too... for one thing, with my present way of drawing I can not make a decent picture with pen alone. >.<

Will be aiming to train up to that level, but at the moment the only way I can get anatomy correct is to actually draw the anat... i actually draw the breastbone, clavicles, ribcage n spine (and pelvis sometimes too)under most of my drawings. And some still turn out off. XP

[winter_hyde]

Anywayz... The AMWC is doing an anthology! XD
Erm. soon. XP

hey lin..just checking with you whether we can send in our works for this anthology..i am rushing a chapter now..should finish it in 4-5 days time..

thanks

[lin]

Woot! I think more entries would be great! XD
But, just let me check with Luthiea the Thread Starter of AMWC first, ok? ^^
And, erm, AMWC is a humble little club at SgCafe and this is our first anthology(for fun and experience), so I hope you're not expecting lotsa lotsa exposure or a big publication or what hor... XP

[winter_hyde]

Woot! I think more entries would be great! XD
But, just let me check with Luthiea the Thread Starter of AMWC first, ok? ^^
And, erm, AMWC is a humble little club at SgCafe and this is our first anthology(for fun and experience), so I hope you're not expecting lotsa lotsa exposure or a big publication or what hor... XP

hahaha...it is going to be my first posting for anthologies..as you said,its just for fun..need comments and advices from you guys..watching u guys draw motivates me greatly.hahaha..thanks lin!

[tictac]

lin: thin isn't a problem IMO, unless you didn't plan for that originally.

1 thing though - the way the sleeves fold for the left arm looks kinda weird.

[lin]

1 thing though - the way the sleeves fold for the left arm looks kinda weird.

oh, that's cos it's not exactly a fold; it's a slit down his sleeve from shoulder to elbow, then it's tied with ribbon so there's a small bunch-up there. ^^

[annhell]

omg the anthology!! i don't think i can make it T____T sob..anyway nvm.. i'll looking forward to seeing your story in the antho webby :D (is there gonna be one?)

[lin]

About the antho webby... I'll hafta poke alien a bit more... >.>
XD

[lin]

Just for fun (ok, I got distracted... >.> )

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[Mrv]

Nice skeches, seems to be revolving around dancing? XD For the girl, you might want to check how the chest deforms when it is stretched, as well as the size off the right hand holding the ribbon.

If you want to maximize your strokes, you can try drawing with as little lines as possible. Just lay down the very very bare essentials that make out the motion or the image. Then you can slowly overlay all the details like clothes in motion etc.

[BNN]

whoo the girl's pose is pretty nice!

it has a... amano feel to it

[winter_hyde]

ya..the dancing girl has a very nice and elegant pose..!

[AlienJ]

haha.. Lin cool sketeh. love the one with the hand-stand and the guy that jump up cool pose

[lin]

Mrv>> wa, sharp eyes; ya, on second look just realised the gals hand is a bit off(wrong origin. >.< ) Thanks for the useful suggestions, I always look forward to your comments. XD

BNN, winter_hyhe>> thanks! ^^

AlienJ>> cos kena a bit affected by alienj's "attitudy" poses lor... XP

[AlienJ]

Lin> haha.. "attidudy" Rulez

[lin]

Hyde>> Wukong for you! XD
Hope you like it. ^^
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[winter_hyde]

i have this feeling you would definitely take out the armour around his waist...ha..

i like the hair!!!

[AlienJ]

haha.. not bad a diff style of sun wu kong, but his jin gu ban abit soft, like can bend easily

[lin]

hyde>> Thanks. ^^ The hair is done with "brush" tool. XP

Alienj>> Ya, I also noticed that. XP Must edit soon... XD

[lin]

Lin drew Hyde's Wukong(again, ya, but he's nice to draw. XP ) and AlienJ's Reaper(so cool, cannot resist - paiseh, AlienJ I never ask formally first, hope you dun mind...) at work yesterday and today. XP But now lin is too tired to continue today. >.<

So, posting upz WIP first. AlienJ and Hyde, pls forgive the messy pics. :p

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[winter_hyde]

i thought u said u arent good at weapons?!?!?

how come reaper's scythe is so perfectly drawn? actually not just the scythe,the reaper is just good!

and i like the way you drew ling hou..

i am imagining the completion of this wu kong and reaper!

jia you!

[lin]

hyde>> thanks. Ahh, well, I useless at armour(hafta go research), weapons wise, can't invent much. Wukong and reaper's weapons are already designed ma; I just gotta use ruler n draw. xP

Acck, feel a bit lazy these few days... >.<;;

[AlienJ]

Lin>> haha.. ur reaper is really cool, like the feel u give to it. a but the arms is like abit off. Hmm.. or is it just me.

[lin]

arms... actually was wondering if it's off too, but wasn't too sure... the left hand wrist looks a bit broken, right? XP

[winter_hyde]

arms... actually was wondering if it's off too, but wasn't too sure... the left hand wrist looks a bit broken, right? XP

i feel tat he could hold the scythe slightly higher of u wanna prevent the left wrist from looking tat way ba..:xD:

[Mrv]

Nice sketches of AlienJ and winter_hyde's characters!:) Try bending the character's back to show a sense of weight, makes the picture more convincing.

[lin]

Yep, thanks for the comments! Will try tweak the pose when inking. XD

[lin]

ah, long time never draw! TT TT
anywayz, here's wukong, inked. XD
changed the hair(inspired by hyde's pic of his drawing at AFA), also tried to tweak the spine a bit. XP
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[AlienJ]

hoho... after inking it look so diff. 2 Tumb up. good job

[lin]

Thanks! I actually ink in many small little strokes to build up the curve; when you zoom out later the strokes look blended into 1 line - this is easier than BNN's method of "one steady stroke". XP

Although this way the line is not as clean, but it's easier to control; maybe you can try that too! XP

[BNN]

hahaha i was about to comment that the lineart looks a lil fluffy

but hey he's wukong right

monkey with fur! XD

[lin]

yeps. Me lineart always a lil' fluffy. Cos I can't do "one stroke" la. Line goes wiggly. XP

[annhell]

omyomy hyde's wukong is looking so delicious XD really wanna see what he looks like in action~! and i love how you've cleaned it up XD

[winter_hyde]

wa..nice ah...glad to see wu kong going places!

[lin]

SoT again. XP
This is still WIP.
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[winter_hyde]

long time never see your post le..ha..

jia you!

[Mrv]

Nice sketches! You might want to check how the neck sits on the shoulders for the wukong pic. Nice job and the latest wip piece, though I find it a bit strange for both the male and female character to have the same sized eyes.

If you want to build up your stroke strength/stamina, you can grab your favourite comic book cover and trace over the image with a pencil. The catch is to keep only one tone throughout the whole tracing. Which means it should all look as if its drawn in one go, no jagged lines.

It also happens to be a nice warm up for inking too, go give it a go! :)

[Notches]

Like the inked version and your newest piece.=D I think it's better to avoid hairy lines though.I have problems at getting clean lines during sketching as well.Maybe you can try drawing directly with pen sometimes to practise making clean strokes?

[lin]

hyde>> ya, has been quiet... must jia you... XDD

Mrv, Notches>> thanks for the tips! ^^

WIP... deleted to save space. xP

[winter_hyde]

theres a slight difference in the way you drew this..esp the lines..ha.

[lin]

Ya, trying the One-Line-less-furry inking technique... didn't think it was that obvious, though; your eyes are very sharp! o_o

erm... paiseh to ask, but can you explain more what looks different about the lines? (it isn't very obviously different to me, so I'm curious... ^^ )

[oreodunk]

hihi i think like nothes say, practise more with drawing directly with pen xD can help avoid mao mao(hairy lines).. like u want draw this line, draw it fully if wrong den erase and draw the whole line again(for pencil only, cause obviously using pen u will not get the chance to erase :D), xD dunno if u could understand me or not :x


though im no expert, practising with pen has certainly helped me a lot


i shall quote this from a book "If the first curve you draw osn't correct, erase it and try again, Take your time and concentrate, but try not to be tense" xD

[lin]

Thanks, oreo. ^^
okies, ya, I've been practising. Used to think I won't be able to get the line modulations I wanted wiz single lines... actually I'm wrong, of course; it's all a matter of practise (I've been taking the easy way... XP ). Looking at both methods, must admit that single lines look very good (if not better).
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But yet I still think sketchy lines have its points too... *szelin is in denial... XP *
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Ah, well, still practising lor. XD

[Mrv]

Nice sketches so far! You might want to err...give him some clothes later. XD

Relax your wrist more when you draw lines, don't clench your fingers on the pen/tablet too much when you draw, regardless of thickness etc. The pen/tablet should be comfortable to hold and be slightly wobbly.

If possible, try use your whole arm when you are drawing, it gives you much more control and fluidity in your strokes. You'll find that some lines are better to just use your wirst to draw, while others you find that using the rest of your arm and locking the wrist works better. Experiment and see what works for you.

Try not to put too much pressure on the paper, regardless of what pen nib you are using. Too much contact with the paper actually makes it harder to draw, too much friction. That is why you'll get the dark line drifting to the light line effect. While this works for effects and such, your general line and stroke should be uniform. The tip of the pen should be gently resting on the paper, to the point that it is still help up by your arm from pressing hard on to the paper.

Hope it helps!

[lin]

Thanks for the tips, Mrv! ^^
This *points down* is something I don't usually draw. >.< Found that it's good for inking practice, though. XD WIP...
edt: replaced the WIP pic to save allowed attachment space. xP

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[winter_hyde]

hi lin,

basically from wat i saw,,its tat from your past drawings..you normally did many lines instead of the usual one stroke..therefore it sometimes results in thickening of the lines when they criss cross..so it makes some parts thicker and some parts thinner..

as the parts which are thicker will normally catch the eye first..so sometimes it seems a bit unbalance overall..

an example
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/winter_hyde/SoTXmas082lines.jpg

but it also boils down to individual style..and its just a minor issue..not need to think too much..just draw as you are..as long its comfortable for you..

and nice one on pic #97

something different from you..ha..jia you!

[lin]

hyde>> thanks for the explanation! ^^

okies, christmas pic done. XD
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[lin]

Another WIP. XP
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[oreodunk]

yo nice painting on that xmas pic,

crits for the latest is the head too small, neck too long,the clothes folding is too stiff on the left arm( can observe when ur in the train xD alot of office guys :p den the left hand also abit weird T_T

[lin]

hey oreo, thanks lots for the crits!
editing now... XD

[winter_hyde]

hey nice work on the christmas piece...

seems tat you are getting more and more confident in colouring your pics now... :)

[lin]

Thanks, hyde. ^^
okies, here it is again... I didn't manage to edit everything, but changed some here n there(esp shoulder n hand...); hope it looks a bit better. XP
Head size n neck length will hafta wait for redraw(ie, another pic. XP )
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[lin]

Matilda is turning out to be really fun to do... XP
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[winter_hyde]

hi lin...nice matilda...will be using her crossing leg style as reference next time..ha..

anyway for the left hand..is tat the little finger or the thumb at the outer front..cause it looks suspiciously like a little finger..ha!!

happy 2009!

[AlienJ]

Haha.. it been awhile since i commet. woo.. lin nice work.

Love the Matilda work but for the face part maybe u can smaller the eye abit too big.
(haha.. personel commet la)

btw Cheer a new year is coming haha.. ya 09

[lin]

Pair of bookmarks, B&W. XP
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Hmmm, black one still need adjustment. xP

Triva: The symbols beside them spell "SoT", where "S" is a snake(medical/occult symbol, fanged for matilda cos she's a vamp), "o" hints at their job(for zhiwei it's the straight-on view of a dental drill, for matilda it's the straight-on view of the suction) and "T" is formed by their individual tattoos(zhiwei has that on his back, matilda on her left upper arm).

As usual, critiques are welcome. ^^

[winter_hyde]

just a minor issue.

you might wanna alter the colour of the logo behind matilda as the colour is sort of blending into her. :)

[lin]

okies. XD editing...

update> got the "mechagal" at the prev page inked. Replaced original pic to save space, so pls click here (http://www.sganime.com/showpost.php?p=1801&postcount=97).