Ned (AlbinoCroc)
Earth
Freelance illustrator, macabre maniac
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Ned (AlbinoCroc)
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3yr
added comment inPost your best art memes 😁
my sense of humour is ink-redible.
Patience, Man. (The comma is obligatory)
My first traditional (clean) drawing in a long while. But the challenge seemed appropriate to try out my hand at not using ctrl-z. Can’t seem to control slick liners so sticking to my trusty ballpoint. Looking forwards to the critiques :)
Gorgeous drawing! Just taken a look at the other work in your album and it's awesome! Good luck!
I love how subtle but efficient the storytelling aspect is.
Really well done.
Ned (AlbinoCroc)
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3yr
Hey Karla, lovely to have you here :)
I would like to ask about advice on breaking into book cover art or card art (most illustration based jobs) industry. I am not a great designer but I sure do love spending my days painting away some dramatic scenery or figures. As an insider in the illustration game today, do you have any particular advice for an aspiring illustrator you feel like sharing? Best of wishes
Hello Marco, I wonder how do you feel on speed regarding paintings? I feel like I am getting progressively slower as I work the same hours but my paintings take longer and longer to complete. I’d like to think it is because I put more thought into my process and add necessary detail, but is it acceptable for an illustrator to work 2-3 weeks on one painting? I wonder what your experience with painting and speed has been like. I appreciate the feedback :)
Have you thought about the learning curve aspect of it? You have been improving like crazy lately and maybe you hit a steeper part of it. You have become more conscious of your brushwork and value grouping, which are things that take time at first (at least in my experience) until you get a routine and feel for them.
This poster is about my art journey, specifically when the pandemic hit, and I had just turned 30.
Growing up, I was discouraged from pursuing art in any way and was sometimes even told that I'm not talented enough to be an artist.
They may be right about my lack of talent. But part of my quarter-life crisis was this realization that even in art, if you put in the effort, you improve. I feel like age 30 was when I really embraced this idea and started to commit work towards it.
Getting back to the poster, the zombies in the background are everything in my life that was holding me back from fully connecting with art, such as self-doubt and lack of self-agency. I broke out of the prison that I grew up in, took a swing at the zombies, and gained a couple of art skill points along the way (hence the paint on my spiky baseball bat and clothes). Maybe due to the abruptness of the escape, I don't feel perfectly equipped to navigate the art world yet, like a freshly made game character that's still picking up gears from tutorial quests. So that's why I'm walking around barefoot.
Well, that's about it for the summary, haha. Thank you for reading this far, and good luck everyone! :)
Absolutely stunning brushwork, I adore the graphic nature of the hair and bat, my best wishes :)
I haven’t got much to say apart from: thank you Proko for giving me a motive to finally practice graphic design. It really was an interesting journey- revisiting these memories - and I am happy to share a glimpse of it. Inspired by old thriller/detective movie posters.
hello and nice to meet you! wooow this is well made absolutely! I love the brush strokes here, so fantastic! this is well composed and I mostly really love how you implement the brush strokes, because it is beneficial to make an object from abstract shapes, looks really cool poster! 💜🌻
Such a good composition and design, ite feels so oniric in nature. Like watching a really surreal movie. you would totally give David Lynch a run for his money jajaja. Espectacular work!
Saw it on IG already, great design and invites to discover all the forms and details.
Whoooaaaaaa :O
I love everything about this, the design, the colours the fantastic, clever composition, this one here is one of my favourites! <3
Hello everyone! This is my first post here, it's an honor to meet you all. I decided to create a poster for Meat Jail, a gory horror film influenced by the likes of Hereditary, Hellraiser and The Witch. This (imaginary) movie and its poster focus on my experience with gender dysphoria and sex reassignment surgery, the multiple fears, uncertainties and pain that I have faced because of my transness. Thankfully this movie has a good ending, our heroine survives and lives to, maybe, film a sequel.
Hey, I also have gender dysphoria but not so severe, I see you and I want to congratulate you. You’ve managed to capture this feeling very accurately, because it does feel scary and gross and the fact that you as an artist are skilled enough to translate such an abstract inception into painting is absolutely astonishing. I also want to assure you that you are and always have been a beautiful woman, I am absolutely sure of it :) I’m beyond happy that this story has a happy ending for you and I sincerely wish you all the best. Thank you for sharing this, I can only imagine it was not easy but my unyielding respect goes out to you, this is incredible
Ned (AlbinoCroc)
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3yr
do you have any tips for boosting your motivation to finish a piece you don’t really enjoy working on?
Doug Dominicali
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3yr
Hi Jeremy. I'm Doug Dominicali. I'm an 2D artist that love Hearthstone artwork.
I draw things but I draw them bad, I want to draw them less bad so I can work with you =D
Any feedback on my portfolio/artwork will be immensely appreciated... please don't take easy, I want you to hurt my feelings
Ned (AlbinoCroc)
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3yr
Asked for help
Hello Jeremy, pleased to have you here!
My name is Ned and I am an aspiring freelance illustrator. I would love to make images for card games such as MtG and/or make promo material (illustrations) for games like DnD or online videogames as well. My question is about getting the first art job: should I aim for the top and send my portfolio to big studios like WoTC? Or should I focus more of my energy into making an online presence and let smaller companies discover my art organically? If so, how should I market myself/ on which websites best to post artwork to cater to potential employers who might find my work specifically relevant to their project?
Sorry if that was a lot of questions, I appreciate the opportunity :)
Kind regards,
Ned
Hi Ned, this a question every artist must deal with. Let’s break it down. (1) You want to create art and keep growing your craft. (2) What will you get you the most motivated to make art? (3) If painting Magic cards or Hearthstone cards really motivates you to make new paintings then do those. If making your own world’s new characters inspires you then do that. Based on what I’m seeing in your work I think you like to create your own worlds. I would encourage you to write a short story and then create your own “art of” book featuring the characters and environments from that story. Once that’s done you can print your own books with self publishing and sell them online, at cons and then also use that as a portfolio to show art directors.
I would like to add m'self to the list of admirers! Those colours! Def shoot for the stars! If the moon discovers you in the meantime you can always go for that. Really nice work!
You don't ask me, however I will answer anyway... fuk da police! Aim to the top. Your work is really good.
I hope it's ok, that I jump in here. Just wanted to say, your stuff is gorgeous, I love the atmospheres you create, the shapes ,color ,lighting it's fantastic (just a fan opinion).
