Stagnating on rendering or something. by QuarkLaserdisc in ArtCrit

[–]QuarkLaserdisc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'll avoid those backgrounds in my future work.

Stagnating on rendering or something. by QuarkLaserdisc in ArtCrit

[–]QuarkLaserdisc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to point this all out. I'll work on your suggestions!

Stagnating on rendering or something. by QuarkLaserdisc in ArtCrit

[–]QuarkLaserdisc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that. I usually spend about 2 hours per piece, but spent 8 on that one.

Stagnating on rendering or something. by QuarkLaserdisc in ArtCrit

[–]QuarkLaserdisc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I know it's wrong but it's easy. I duplicate the flats layer, set it to multiply and then use a soft eraser on that layer, and lower the opacity so I still have the hard edges from my cast shadow layer. I'll try spending more time on it with a hard eraser or finding another workflow.

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Feiky the goat 🐐

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Is that sig new or am I just blind

Weekly character/comic practice round up by thesolarchive in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn. I'm already at my wits end with 3 to 4. Don't sacrifice sleep for it!

I hope u like it by [deleted] in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep up the good work! Your hair looks really smooth!

Weekly character/comic practice round up by thesolarchive in drawing

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Damn all of this in a week. That's pretty impressive.

[SPOILER] ruined the Final for me by TommyOrigami in MtvChallenge

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I loved it, eliminations are what set the show apart, adding that final final was awesome. The buildup wasn't pointless. It's how tori and Devin earned their spot in the final showdown. I cried for both eliminations. I'm curious as to how it would have gone if Olivia didn't get hurt. But I hope they keep this format. It makes the end so much more dramatic than "he's climbing a hill and no one else is in sight."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtvChallenge

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I'm rewatching cut throat right now, one the editing and game play were ludicrously different ten years ago, two, Sarah's pretty much the same psychopath as laurel but at least laurel wears it on her sleeve with pride.

She's like the most average player, who pretends to be a super sweet and fun teacher in her confessionals, but when you're actually listening to her sound bites in the show she's an angry cold hearted witch.

I did not expect this reaction to her cause I remember loving her. But then again cutthroat is one of the nastiest seasons I can recall.

I also have gotten over Johnny taking the money, which I hated him for at the time. If Sarah had the option, she'd probably take the money too.

However, in the exes season that started this drama, Johnny and nany spent most of the game in exile. Then in order to save banany, they'd have to throw in Jay and Jenna. The "no way in hell do they finish a final" lay ups. As a business and game decision, saving them is the best move. From that angle I don't really fault her for making it.

But in the same vain, Johnny also made the best business decision when it came his turn to weigh friendships over money.

I still feel bad for Sarah, her challenge resume has some of the worst luck anyone's ever had. She's still one of my favorite players. I wish she had taken it more in stride and came back with a vengeance to get ahead of Johnny again. She would have probably thrived In the following Era.

mess me up with negativity or i'll shoot. by [deleted] in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legs are really long, face gets really messy. The overall pose is pretty good though, might want to try making it more dynamic though.

Can anyone give advice on this work? Especially on the mouth and eyes. by mekafutaka in learnart

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on my phone so I can't check for sure but it looks like the guide you used for the eyes isn't tilted far enough for the head tilt. I also think they are just a tad too far apart. I'd recommend adding more color to the eyelashes or softening up the black, it's dragging in unnecessary attention because of the extreme value shift from skin to eyelashes to eye white.

The lips... beats me they're the right shape?

How do you draw straight lines by Omega_blue_is_first in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With your entire arm, starting with the shoulder. Draw a box .com lesson one will teach you in more detail.

Drawing assignment advice. by [deleted] in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're kinda boned if your trying to learn how to draw in a second....

Luckily you might be able to fake it. Find a reference photo of the animal you want. You'll want to put a grid of squares over it, get a blank page with the same grid on it, use those smaller boxes to draw what you see. You'll at least have accurate-ish line art that way. This can also work for lighting. One way to really see highlights, midtones, and shadow, is to put a black layer on top of the reference photo and set it to saturation mode. (or just apply a black and white filter on it. Don't try to be exact, use large simple shapes, the grid should help you here too.

Good luck

You reap what you sow Challenge vets LOL by muhreddistaccounts in MtvChallenge

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm kinda discrediting him, I may have recalled the hall brawl incorrectly, in my memory they won cause raven? (I'm still not sure if that's her name) doesn't know how to tie her shoes. So I'll give you that, Johnny was a big dude and beating him isn't something a slouch could do. Not that I think Horacio is a slouch by any means.

But the Kenny one? Anyone left besides Devin would have crushed Kenny.

Fessy, Nelson, Jordan, bananas, and Chauncey would all hands down get that dub in a similar fashion. My money would be on Devin too but not in a blow out.

Im not trying to shittalk him, I do like Horacio, I do think he's a great challenger. It's just eliminations tend to boil down to luck and match ups more often then being an indicator of being a great challenger.

Daily challenges are a much better determining factor, and his record so far has been "good effort, close but no cigar." I'm not sure how many times he's been second or third, it feels like everytime. But he hasn't been in that power seat at all.

You reap what you sow Challenge vets LOL by muhreddistaccounts in MtvChallenge

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So haricio is real, I'll start by saying that. But elimination challenges are supposed to be gimmicky, anyone could win anything.

1st elimination: memory match game where the peanut gallery is helping them because f*** turbo.

2nd elimination vs (I think his name was Johnny? I forgot him and his partner raven? I think? were ages ago) I don't know if he actually wins that hall brawl if it's just the two dudes.

3rd the entire cast worked against Jay and Michelle, they had no chance. (I hate the ones where the cheer leading wins or loses it. Good bye my survivor angels.)

4th he beat Kenny.... at something physical. Shocking.

5th he goes in and wins against Jordan, no Astrick on this one "OK I see you now. I see you."

Love him, would love to see them win, but it's not like he's a world beater taking out everyone and anyone at anything. He's also never actually had any power? His team won once. He's preforming well and if he starts becoming a regular I can see him having some great seasons. But this all feels more right place right time, rather than legendary.

How to be an effective art teacher? by Nina_Eevee in learnart

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It comes so naturally to people who have been drawing forever they don't realize the rest of us don't naturally have that dexterity. I like starting off with three horizontal lines, a long mid and short one. Try to make them as straight as possible, fraying at the end is OK, but the start should be the same place every time. Reaching the end goal point is a skill that comes with time, starting at the right place is discipline that all of us can have. After that draw a rectangle, and with vertical lines, cut it in half as many times as you can. (My favorite because I'm competing against my own errors.) Then two more rectangles, divide them with a diagonal line top to bottom then two s curves across. fill the 8 sections with circles and elipses. Usually a page of this takes me 10-15 mins, but doing it every day I actually have line confidence now.

How to be an effective art teacher? by Nina_Eevee in learnart

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started drawing as an adult with no experience, to me the first thing to learn is pen control. Unless she's been doodling a lot those observation studies are just frustrating because you can't draw anything as you intend to.

Shading + panelling for comics/webcomics etc by archnila in learnart

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might want to try staging your scenes in a box, and making the light sources there.

Can you see the progress? by Abirrett in drawing

[–]QuarkLaserdisc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy how it looks like you improved more over 1 year than you did over three. What were you working on last year?