silver's artwork

[DracoNyon]

revival!!!

If you are using paint with a mouse. Make use of the shape tools. The circles would be a big help in this and make it look a lot smoother. Also I know if you have older versions of paint (before vista i believe) the option to save as a .png is not available. I would sugges a .gif or .bmp as an alternative. I really like the expression on him in this one. Also as stated the vines are too rigid and don't look nice because of the different thicknesses throughout the piece. Try and start fat while gradually tapering to the end.

Angle is good but the wings are off and don't match with the angle. His left wing is way too big even at that angle.

Make sure you use use the sprite as reference. Again like with the vines start big and taper down gradually. (unless with some unusual positions where it would be so). Fins are not well done and are placed wrong and spaced unevenly. Try to even out the spacing and placement.


Nice work on position for such a complex pose and shape. The body however is way to squarish and should be rounded off. claws are the feet need work.



whatcha think?

So overall I think you NEED to use the shape and line tools in paint if you are going to do anything with the mouse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI4i_u6PfLY take a look at that or just search youtube for "speedpainting in ms paint" Lastly I know you said that don't talk about shading you want that cartoony look but they look awful without any kind of shading. You still get a cartoony look with shading but without it they look flat and not interesting. Just a simple shade will do like done in a sprite. (but more than you put in any of your drawings). Use the sprite constantly as reference. Though I would actually prefer you draw them on a piece of paper and take a photo with a camera if you don't have a scanner and put them on here that way if you don't get the hang of the shape and line tools. Lastly with all things, PRACTICE like crazy. You won't get good if you don't. Hope this helped.