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Maht C.
almost didn't make it on time >.< this is my class's first archaeology excavation in July back then (before covid), it was the dry season and the sunlight stings so much. I attach the referee's picture.
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Amazing colors and likeness! splendid job done
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What is your process for hair on character illustration, especially complex hairstyles from Africa?
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How to make the flappy skin between the fingers and the lines on the palm. And can we translate all zbrush sculpting tools to blender as well?
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Can we only morph social media influencers or can we choose any celebrity?
Stan Prokopenko
Since Ethan specifically said influencer instead of celebrities, I would stick with that. A lot of celebrities are on social media, so I think someone like the Rock who is very active on social would be fine.
Abhighyan Sabarigiri
yea @Stan Prokopenko can we do any celebrity or anyone
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How to block out a full bodied dragon? My heads come out ok but I find adding bodies to them a task. Also how to draw an open mouth dragon ?
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Mark crilley's YouTube channel should help out with improving manga style drawings.
Pedro Henrique D'Oliveira
Awesome Aby! i will look right now at some of his videos!
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Ruan jia, guweiz, ross draws, kekai kotaki, kerem beyit, kirsi salonen, feng zhu, daarken, adam duff, anthony jones, firstkeeper, Vitaly bulgarov, alex oliver , Rafael grasetti, yudita afandi, yanal sosak, marc brunet, dave greco, david finch, marco bucci, dave rapoza.
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The girl seems out of proportion. Her arms and legs seem too short. As others have already suggested, study references of people riding a llama.
RItesh Dhande
thank you
Jahsee Mullings
I am 15 yrs old boy and I am trying my best to understand everything I need to know about art on proko and elsewhere to achieve that dream. I am planning to be a self taught artist using proko.com and other art websites to help my grow. Questions: 1. Could you give me the difference between a concept artist and an illustrator because I want to be them both in the gaming industry someday. 2. When being a self taught artist, would I get less money working in the gaming industry because I have not graduated from a physical art college? 3. Would I hinder myself from getting jobs or a fan base because I don’t have an art degree? 4. Could you give a summary of what it is like working in the gaming industry? 5. Why do you two are so interested in art? 6. What could I do right after I am out of school meanwhile I am learn art and eventually applying for Jobs in the industry? 7. Where would I apply for different companies worldwide? 8. What are some encouragement you two could give to me for always continuing to love art? Thanks for your time in advance and for you lovely answers. I WANT TO WORK AT XBOX SOMEDAY 🥇🧨🥇
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1.Concept art is more of a solution to a design problem like a proof of concept that uses art to convey to the game devs that this is how a certain object in the game would function and it has to be designed in such a way. You are laying out different view angles and cross section of something that needs simplification. Whereas illustration is your book covers, trading card artwork, comics. 2. No not at all, your portfolio will speak for you. Just don't mix up too many different genre and styles of artwork in your portfolio. 10-15 best works and cater them to the studio you apply to. 3. You are 15! Hold your horses a little. Job comes later. But won't discourage you from working on building a fanbase. Work one step at a time. Chose one direction and improve in that aspect of art first. Art school is too expensive, online workshops and mentorships are better as you can opt for monthly payments. Right out of school you could look at joining event management companies to get exposure to hosting and arranging event like comic con and other conventions. There you will meet many like minded people and you would gain clarity where you want to go. Since you want to work at xbox, you can learn a programming language and get into the game industry as a programmer. For where to apply for jobs, you should check out artstation jobs, creativeheads.net, and 80.lv has curated jobs for paid members. I hope I was able to answer some of your questions. Keep creating!
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Please give some insights into illustrating for graphic novels and their covers as well. What should the process be for the planning out the panels and how is flow of story decided? For the cover, how is the title designed and how are both cover art and title graphics merged together?
Erik Gist
3yr
This is an incredibly complex question. The easy answer is 1. Rough thumbnails breaking down the flow of your panels and their contents 2. Breakdowns refining the contents 3. finishes, final rendering. For a more in depth analysis I recommend reading the many books by Will Eisner and Scott Mccloud as well as How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way. As for covers, that's usually handled by the graphic designer. Usually there is an established template that you can ask for from the client. Every so often the cover designer will do something unique, and that can be a lot of fun. Even more rarely you can fight to incorporate the title into the artwork.
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