bright_ephemera Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Whee! So the Forced Companion Daycare stories over in the Fan Fic forum started inspiring adorable chibi pictures of our favorite toddler companions, and I figured we could make an art thread in the, er, art forum! Fic: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=506989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Title illustration by kabeone: http://www.deviantart.com/download/315579731/forced_companions_daycare_by_kabeone-d57vyvn.jpg And kabeone's rendering of M1-4X's bad day with BABY ANDRONIKOS, BABY RISHA, and BABY TANNO VIK: http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/201/6/c/not_the_turrets_by_kabeone-d57zi3h.jpg Crezelle's illustration of BABY VECTOR being saddened by BABY KALIYO while BABY JORGAN finds himself up a tree: http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz293/Crezelda/torbabies.jpg Feel free to post your own! Edited July 20, 2012 by bright_ephemera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/201/7/1/if_i_choose_wrong__there__s_no_going_back__by_kabeone-d5813w8.jpg Couldn't resist a chance to do Jaesa and T7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Ten-minute sketch before work: Baby Quinn and Baby Elara having their characteristic interaction. http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg522/bright_ephemera/fcd1.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) eee I can't stop doing these <3 to akaavi http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/202/1/0/akaavi_by_kabeone-d5835yu.jpg Edited July 20, 2012 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgani Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 AHMIGAWD!! Could anything be cuter???? NO! It's completely un-possible. *squish Akaavi* This cookie. It brings honor. *squish again* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostinsane Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 LOL. I love these. The Akaavi one especially made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have avoided drawing Aric, because I lack the skill to draw chibi kitties with the appropriate level of cuteness. The line was too good though. Grumpy Kitty <3 http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/202/e/b/aric_jorgan__carnivore_by_kabeone-d584b6x.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgani Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 *squish Aric* i wants one of my very own! *squish* Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 You know what's really hard? Drawing! I don't do much of it. I would love to learn how to do cleaner black lines so I don't get all the white-and-grey artifacting while I'm coloring in. But a felt-tip pen setting appears to be insufficient? Anyway, have snack time with Jorgan and Guss: http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg522/bright_ephemera/guss_and_jorgan_fish.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 You know what's really hard? Drawing! I don't do much of it. I would love to learn how to do cleaner black lines so I don't get all the white-and-grey artifacting while I'm coloring in. But a felt-tip pen setting appears to be insufficient? Anyway, have snack time with Jorgan and Guss: Cute! Some stuff about lines If you are using photoshop or something like it, start by drawing at a much higher resoution. Downsizing your image will make your lines cleaner any artifacts will be much smaller as well. Draw your lines on a transparent layer not the background with white or whatever color. Make a new layer and trace over your sketch, try not to use short pecky strokes on your final layer but longer smoother ones. If you are using a scanner then you should adjust the levels (Image > Adjustments > Levels) . You'll see a 2d graph where the spike is probably high on the right side and mostly low every where else. Move the middle carat to the right (that's the one for midtones) that will make the lines darker. Make a new layer for coloring, you can put the layer under your line layer or if you prefer, put it over your line layer and set it to multiply. That will allow you to color over the lines slightly without messing them up. I always set the opacity on my brush to 100% for final lines because I don't like having to press too hard to get the line dark, I use my tablets pressure sensitivity to control line width not opacity. Anything less and the lines are kind of weird (like the lines on my first two pics because I did not check my brush settings ) I'm not much of an artist but those are the tips that i've managed to beat into my head over the years. And if you're using MS Paint or something like that, you're pretty awesome because that program is awful If you're using a mouse to draw I bow to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Vector and Kira join the Fray. Featuring the worst kid's haircut of all time. http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/203/3/b/do_you_think_we_can_take_him__by_kabeone-d587t77.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Some stuff about lines If you are using photoshop or something like it, start by drawing at a much higher resoution. Downsizing your image will make your lines cleaner any artifacts will be much smaller as well. Draw your lines on a transparent layer not the background with white or whatever color. Make a new layer and trace over your sketch, try not to use short pecky strokes on your final layer but longer smoother ones. If you are using a scanner then you should adjust the levels (Image > Adjustments > Levels) . You'll see a 2d graph where the spike is probably high on the right side and mostly low every where else. Move the middle carat to the right (that's the one for midtones) that will make the lines darker. Make a new layer for coloring, you can put the layer under your line layer or if you prefer, put it over your line layer and set it to multiply. That will allow you to color over the lines slightly without messing them up. I always set the opacity on my brush to 100% for final lines because I don't like having to press too hard to get the line dark, I use my tablets pressure sensitivity to control line width not opacity. Anything less and the lines are kind of weird (like the lines on my first two pics because I did not check my brush settings ) I'm not much of an artist but those are the tips that i've managed to beat into my head over the years. And if you're using MS Paint or something like that, you're pretty awesome because that program is awful If you're using a mouse to draw I bow to you. Additional drawing stuff: I have a little Bamboo tablet and Corel Painter Essentials for input. I switch to Paint .NET, which has a decent subset of Photoshop's functionality, to start coloring. I find layers mysterious and therefore frightening but should probably work out how to build them into the sketching process, especially for the lil' wispy lines to black outlines transition. If chibi BioWare characters are what finally force me to learn my way around drawing and digital artistry, I will feel...well...I won't know what to feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Some stuff about lines If you are using photoshop or something like it, start by drawing at a much higher resoution. Downsizing your image will make your lines cleaner any artifacts will be much smaller as well. Draw your lines on a transparent layer not the background with white or whatever color. Make a new layer and trace over your sketch, try not to use short pecky strokes on your final layer but longer smoother ones. If you are using a scanner then you should adjust the levels (Image > Adjustments > Levels) . You'll see a 2d graph where the spike is probably high on the right side and mostly low every where else. Move the middle carat to the right (that's the one for midtones) that will make the lines darker. Make a new layer for coloring, you can put the layer under your line layer or if you prefer, put it over your line layer and set it to multiply. That will allow you to color over the lines slightly without messing them up. I always set the opacity on my brush to 100% for final lines because I don't like having to press too hard to get the line dark, I use my tablets pressure sensitivity to control line width not opacity. Anything less and the lines are kind of weird (like the lines on my first two pics because I did not check my brush settings ) I'm not much of an artist but those are the tips that i've managed to beat into my head over the years. And if you're using MS Paint or something like that, you're pretty awesome because that program is awful If you're using a mouse to draw I bow to you. Wow, this has proved tremendously useful! Keeping the sketch level on a separate, removable layer makes things much prettier. And the safety net of duplicating the inked layer for coloring? Me gusta. Doesn't improve my steadiness of hand during the inking stage any, but it's a start. So thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Wow, this has proved tremendously useful! Keeping the sketch level on a separate, removable layer makes things much prettier. And the safety net of duplicating the inked layer for coloring? Me gusta. Doesn't improve my steadiness of hand during the inking stage any, but it's a start. So thank you! Yay! Layers will spoil you forever. Also this: Poor talos the first scene I draw him and he's crying. http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/204/3/e/show_and_tell_with_kaliyo_by_kabeone-d58e0um.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crezelle Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz293/Crezelda/blorp.jpg had to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 roflmfao. awesome + inuendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Love the fur. Also, Crezelle, you're a bad person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalterien Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Crez, you are my hero for today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Xalek, aka the creepy guy in the hallway http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/206/4/3/xalek_by_kabeone-d58j7re.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canino Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 My question Crez, is why isn't Aric wearing a shirt? Hmm?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crezelle Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 My question Crez, is why isn't Aric wearing a shirt? Hmm?! because i suck at drawing clothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright_ephemera Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 I have no words for how much I heart Xalek. Chibi Xalek is just...is just...d'awwww. I wonder how many people he's killed at this point in his life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilaniGrey Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm loving the dark side chibi Jaesa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-ToXiN Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 These are so awesome and so cute! Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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