kabeone Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Update 7/27/14: It's been 2 years now since I started this thread and drawing. I was going to do another recreation of the same scene but I wanted see them to be happy for once. http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/208/e/8/remi_and_scourge_by_kabeone-d7sl936.png Update 7/1/13: So it's been almost a year. I was going to post this on the exact day but I finished it early. Here's the same scene redone to compare to when I started out a year ago. http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/182/6/5/remi_anniversary_by_kabeone-d6bllaq.png Emboldened by posting in this thread which then led to art posted in this thread I'm now making my own thread to show some stuff I'm trying to do. This is the pic I started drawing when I finished the first part of my fanfic. My character Remi with my "I can't have you in game so I'm writing a fanfic about you" LI Lord Scourge I'm posting it now because I keep fiddling with it and I want to stop so I can go draw something else. http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/202/f/0/remi_at_the_end_of_a_world_by_kabeone-d581ok1.png Edited July 28, 2014 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmama Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 YAAAAAY!! Love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canino Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That's amazing! I wish I could draw like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmama Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I keep going back to this, and then I started re-reading your fic......and then I ate chocolate and swooned at every Remi/Scourge scene.....even the "Sith"ones....I'm a dark a twisted person. <3 Much love Kabe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 That's amazing! I wish I could draw like that Thank you! I keep going back to this, and then I started re-reading your fic......and then I ate chocolate and swooned at every Remi/Scourge scene.....even the "Sith"ones....I'm a dark a twisted person. <3 Much love Kabe! eeeheee, chocolate + Scourge Thanks for the kind comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) I would pair up any companions in a relationship just because I like the idea that they could fall for each other. (hint more Torian+Mako style matchups plzthxbai) On the other hand, some pairings are hotter than others http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/204/4/8/jedi_tango_by_kabeone-d58ccoy.png Notes: I cannot think of Doc without thinking of Doc Holliday, so he's dressed that way because ... because <3. I also suck at drawing lightsabers Edited July 22, 2012 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I have never drawn someone else's character before so it is with some trepidation that I post this, based on the fanfic by Earthmama this scene specifically. http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/212/6/3/so_that__s_why_you_stayed__full__by_kabeone-d59cxcx.png Close up of the Kiyana http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/212/1/f/so_that__s_why_you_stayed_by_kabeone-d59cx7n.png In the story, I don't think Kira is supposed to look evil, but man I was super mad at her for hiding like that. I don't care about Doc, she can have Doc. But dammit Jedi you're supposed to be better than a sneaky skank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmama Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Kabeone, I love it! I am still so honored that something I've written inspired you enough to draw it! Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Kabeone, I love it! I am still so honored that something I've written inspired you enough to draw it! Thank you so much! Thanks for letting me draw her . It's too bad I picked a scene where she had to be so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Wanted to visualize my smuggler/operative type guy from my fanfic so here he is: http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/218/f/d/aiden_by_kabeone-d59zxsx.png Sadly, in my fanfic he is supposed to be very good looking, I don't know that I've actually accomplished that. owell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Because the servers were down. http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/222/a/2/aric_jorgan_by_kabeone-d5ajmum.png Edited August 9, 2012 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrichai Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Oh yeah! Two-seaters would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Oh yeah! Two-seaters would be great! I know right? *sigh* I can dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Because Vector. http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/227/6/f/vector_hyllus_by_kabeone-d5b5qxa.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmama Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Because Vector. http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/227/6/f/vector_hyllus_by_kabeone-d5b5qxa.png I just...I'm just....I need to go write an Agent fan fic were he doesn't die.....Gorgeous pic Kabe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 I just...I'm just....I need to go write an Agent fan fic were he doesn't die.....Gorgeous pic Kabe! Thank you (and an Agent fan fic from you with living Vector, well who wouldn't love THAT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crezelle Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I just...I'm just....I need to go write an Agent fan fic were he doesn't die.....Gorgeous pic Kabe! *giggle* ayup and yus, i lurv that pic i wish i was confident drawing human faces..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) *giggle* ayup and yus, i lurv that pic i wish i was confident drawing human faces..... I have zero confidence and I draw horrible human faces i just post the ones that are recognizable. (but really most are utter carp) and i was feeling dumb so, for you crez http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/227/8/c/vector_and_chiss__photoshopped__by_kabeone-d5b81s1.png INSTACHISS Edited August 14, 2012 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgani Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous work. This is my favorite Vector ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crezelle Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) INSTACHISS lmao <3 Edited August 15, 2012 by Crezelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfino Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm this close to whipping out my tablet and going to town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm this close to whipping out my tablet and going to town... doooo eeeeet (I have no idea what you mean but) doooo eeeeet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirdthestrill Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Kabe, your style isn't like much of what I've seen before. What programs/techniques do you use? (If you don't mind my asking) I like them, especially the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabeone Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I usually do a quick sketch in photoshop, I'll also lay down flats and some rough shading. For Aiden I stayed completely in photoshop for the others I switch to Painter because I am more comfortable with the brushes. I like soft blending so I use large grainy blenders and a oily camel hair brush to get a slightly textured look. [Edit to add: Wacom tablet] I don't really have much of a "technique" I've got a long way to go to learn and I make it up as I go along. I try really hard to find a photo reference for positioning, foreshortening,and perspective. Sometimes I'll get different photoreferences and mock up a quick composite and sketch from that. For color choosing I'll grab colors from photos of real people. When I try to grab colors from screenshots it's usually really purple, I think it has to do with the lighting on the ships. So the process goes: Work big. I do 8.5x11inches at 300dpi. Smaller than that and I struggle.Save versions of the file every time I do something drastic like flattening.Figure out what I want to drawFind references to help me with perspective/foreshorteningTake a ton of screenshots in game to try to get the "feel" of what the characters faces should look like.Rough sketch in photoshop on a separate layer (background is usually white for sketching)Cleanup sketch to make lines better and less scratchy, probably fix any weird uglies if I canSwitch background color to the main color the photo is going to be, if you don't do that then all the colors you pick are going to look different in your final (well they look different to me, if you understand color theory then maybe you don't need this step)Choose colors, skin colors are hard so I grab them from photos and tweak them to fit my purposes. I try not to use too many colors, when you use too many colors in painter everything starts to look muddy when you blend.Make a new layer to lay in flats, I like to use a square brush that's too big so I don't get fiddly with details. Lay in shadows, I add shadows to the same layer, if you're not comfortable you can make a new layer for shadows but I run into mud problems when I do that.Make an extra copy of the sketch layer and flatten one copy of the sketch with the flats, shading, and background. You should now have a background layer and a sketch layer. The extra sketch layer is just a guide when you switch to painter. You can hide this layer and you may never need it.Switch to Painter, here's where things get creative. I use a blender (standard 20 px grainy blender) to blur the lines on the base layer. This is why I like to have an extra copy of the sketch layer so that if I need to check where a boundary should have been I can always unhide it to take a look. I pick out the colors that I like from the blending to add new shadows. Correct hideous structural problems that always arise. There's this part in every drawing where everything looks awful and you want to throw it away and start over, if you don't push past it you'll never finish anything. (Well for me, people who are good probably don't have that problem anymore but I bet they did at some point)Once you have your colors and shadows add highlights, blend when necessary, try not to overdo it (something I'm still trying to stop doing). add darker lines where you want to emphasize edges.Final step is to go to Deviant Art or CgSociety, look through all the work there and feel bad about myself All of this is possible with photoshop but my version of photoshop is oldish and I already have my brushes set up in painter. Here's a quick process gif sorry I don't have a flats only version but I failed at step 2 http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/227/c/0/vector_process_by_kabeone-d5b9of3.gif Edited August 15, 2012 by kabeone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfino Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 doooo eeeeet (I have no idea what you mean but) doooo eeeeet. LOL. My drawing tablet. Can't find my pen though... Guess I better buy a new tablet... Oh huuuuussssbaaaaaand. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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