I tried my hand at something new...

[CrimiClown]

I already asked several people what they thought about it. I got various comments, ranging from "OMG GREAT!" to "OMG STOP TRYING!"... I just wanted to know what you think about this:

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http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/ifyousayso.png

http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/longingforsunshine.png

Thank you for your time.

[ThunderPX]

He looks like the CEO of VORTECH Inc. drawn in Samurai Jack style. Me likes.

[Fawriel]

I predict Radium coming in here to tell you that you are better than me.

It's actually quite cool. Brilliant style. It has something to it. Elaborate on that more. And give the eyes a bit of shading or lighting, too. Then again, maybe not. *shrugs*

[Sucka_Tube]

A very interesting choice of title. Is the said drawing of the "antagonist" archetype? It appears to be, as the aggression is shown very clearly given the hand guesture (Universal Semiotics). It was created using a strange method of combining blocky shapes, as well... Interesting.... Mmmm.....

[Murderbeam]

Wha?

[Radium]

I predict Radium coming in here to tell you that you are better than me.That would be like telling someone "you're a better paladin than Arthas".

Anyway, as I've already told you, the style is very nice. Simple graphic art; you can make money off this kind of stuff. I feel I should point out, though, that the hand wasn't clear to me until Sucka pointed it out. Maybe it's just me, but at first it struck me as some kind of armor on his shoulder. It would be a bit more clear that it's a hand if I had noticed the faint gray lines that are his actual shoulders (blame my monitor, maybe). I think it would work better if the gray shoulder line (at least on the left) was brighter, or maybe his hand was changed a bit so it wasn't in such a shoulder-and-collar-y place.
I disagree on Faw with shading the eyes. The lighting is from behind; the eyes being in shadow works great. I'd suggest making them smaller, though, as it would make him look a bit more evil.

[CrimiClown]

I'm so sorry, everyone... D= (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36657282/)

I drew another... :p

[Fawriel]

Hmm, not bad at all, either... only that part seperating the front and back halves of the head... it's too straight even in comparison to the rest of the image. Unless he's wearing a mask or something.

[CrimiClown]

Hmm, not bad at all, either... only that part seperating the front and back halves of the head... it's too straight even in comparison to the rest of the image. Unless he's wearing a mask or something.
I guess you're right... but that's how it looked in the mirror, though... and I wasn't wearing a mask, I'm sure. D=

:P

*** EDIT!! ***
Another one... *sigh* (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36664246/)

[n00b]

I'm so sorry, everyone... D= (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36657282/)

I drew another... :p

This is my least favorite of the 3. The first and third pictures were of someone you could tell had evil intentions.

This one looks like a pretty boy posing for a magazine covershoot.

[CrimiClown]

This is my least favorite of the 3. The first and third pictures were of someone you could tell had evil intentions.

This one looks like a pretty boy posing for a magazine covershoot.
Yeah, all cigar-smoking and sunglasses-wearing people are evil... D=

... I should have given him a 3-day old beard... :/

[n00b]

Yeah, all cigar-smoking and sunglasses-wearing people are evil... D=

Most of my analysis came from the poses each character was in, not their overall looks.

[CrimiClown]

Most of my analysis came from the poses each character was in, not their overall looks.
I guessed so because of the 'poser boy', but I wanted to make it look like a stereotype. ;)

[Sucka_Tube]

This is my least favorite of the 3. The first and third pictures were of someone you could tell had evil intentions.

This one looks like a pretty boy posing for a magazine covershoot.

Cut out the "pretty" part for more accuracy.

[CrimiClown]

TEH MATRIX REFERRANCE! (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36712738/)

[n00b]

Cut out the "pretty" part for more accuracy.

How about you shut yo mouth for more accuracy?
When I say "Pretty boy" it's because it's a (-) "pretty boy" expression and pose.

[Sucka_Tube]

TEH MATRIX REFERRANCE! (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36712738/)
Hmm... it looks like David Blane in a moustache holding a contraceptive capsule on its outer edges... hmm... interesting.... Hmm...

n00b: waa dun u shut yo mowt?

Stijn: filter bypass edit

[NovaStar]

I'm so sorry, everyone... D= (http://www.deviantart.com/view/36657282/)

I drew another... :p

*super glitter eyes*
Purdy...
I need to try something new with my drawings too, but I don't know what D=
I've already changed from freehand to using shapes but some don't look good doing that =(

[CrimiClown]

http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/ifyousayso.png

I'm getting better and better at this. :D

(sorry for reviving an old topic, but I thought it was a waste of space to make a new one)

[Fawriel]

You have my seal of approval!

[Xobim]

Nice, allthough his eyes could've used some more colours, just to give him a tad more detail. Now he looks like a zombie with his eyeballs ripped out of their sockets... :)

[FreeLance]

"Meowth! If we don't catch dat pikachu, da boss is gonna be really angry with us!"

[ShadeJackrabbit]

Reminds me of the graphics style in "Another World."

[Xobim]

Indeed! It looks quite the same...

[Ninja 101]

???????
What is that humanoid?

[Radium]

You'll have to make a new thread soon because it's no longer new.

[Nonomu198]

(hello jcf ppl)I jost came and saw it and the newer pics r alot better :) .
ppl rly do make money outa this style, u can see alot at museums and 2d pre-graphics at 3-d movies (if u get 2 see em,imean).
u can use some more colors,some weirder ideas, and u gut urself a pro modern art ([lol i use 2many notes]not that these takes "pro".All bout....well idk these stuff r way complicated [haha more notes *EVIL* {w8 this smiley is evil?}]) ;-). If u like this style then go on and master it =D.You r rly good at it

[Doubble Dutch]

Aye, it exceeds brainfart many times over. It has my dolphin of approval.

[ShadeJackrabbit]

You have a dolphin of approval? Where do I get one?

[MoonBlazE]

You have a dolphin of approval? Where do I get one?
You don't wanna know. Trust me.

[ShadeJackrabbit]

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1410/dolphiney2.gifThere we go!

[Doubble Dutch]

Hmmm, It's not bad, but not as much fun as mine.

I got mine from Nick Kim, he *invented* the seal of approval:

http://www.nearingzero.net/250dpi/nz034.jpg

[FreeLance]

I've been doing a seal of approval since I was a kid, and got it from my mom who has been doing it for a very long time as well.
It involves backwards clapping and going 'arph arph arph.'

[Fawriel]

Awwwwwww, how cute!

[CrimiClown]

It seemed unnessecary to me to open a new topic about my vector artwork, so here ya go:

http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/longingforsunshine.png


I call it "Longing for Sunshine"

Notice how the rain'drops' are semi-transparent? Gives you a nice effect on all kinds of forum backgrounds!

[Radium]

Notice how the rain'drops' are semi-transparent? Gives you a nice effect on all kinds of forum backgrounds!Well, no, it just left me wondering why the rain was yellow =P. When I heard it used transparency and viewed the image alone, though (white background) it looked very nice.

Criticism-wise, the back of his head looks a little sloped off. More importantly, though, I think you missed some potential to do more with the lighting and color. I'm not sure the bright blue shirt and warm red woodwork on the window go great with the deary gray outdoor sky and white (or potentially yellow) rain.

[CrimiClown]

More importantly, though, I think you missed some potential to do more with the lighting and color. I'm not sure the bright blue shirt and warm red woodwork on the window go great with the deary gray outdoor sky and white (or potentially yellow) rain.

That's why he's longing for sunshine. :(

[Nonomu198]

It seemed unnessecary to me to open a new topic about my vector artwork, so here ya go:

http://chaos.foxmage.com/CrimiClown/longingforsunshine.png


I call it "Longing for Sunshine"

Notice how the rain'drops' are semi-transparent? Gives you a nice effect on all kinds of forum backgrounds!

Very very nice.
I think you posed the middle bright colur a little badly... Also, the yellow rain reminds me of Pako's Mona Lisa ( http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=17169 )

[DoubleGJ]

Raindrops widen in the wrong direction, it looks as if it was ascending, not descending. You could also turn the window a bit with the perspective, because the character seems to look at the left edge of the window, not the rain itself.

Other than that, very good job!