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Miguel Castaneda
Well, here it is. I said I wanted to draw a nude as if drawn from life and I did. Sadly, there was no real model... ;_; I used Kuo's oft suggested Pose Maniacs website and chose a random virtual pose and drew from that. I wonder if a real model would look this good, though? XD Still... I'm TAKIN' volunteers!! XD .............. Yeah, right... Anyway...
I should also mention that this was also the FINAL test of Open Canvas to see wether or not it really is of any use to me. Actually, ~StaciNadia wanted to test it herself with a picture she's doing now but when I opened OC last night, I saw it was the last day of the trial soooo... She's not going to be doing that. But as I was saying, this was to test not only how I'd be able to do a nude in OC (since Rydia was fully clothed) but also to see if my original impression of OC was correct. That being that it was much easier for me to draw clean lines in OC than in Photohshop. And, just LOOK at the line art on this baby! A lot of it was drawn in ONE pass with NO retouching and NO mad scribbling! Perhaps THIS is the secret of the great artists I've been missing for so long? In anycase, the final verdict is that YES, OC is useful in providing clean line art. So, as soon as I get paid again, we're going to buy OC! I can't wait to see how nice it'll make my comics look...! ^^
As to the background and lighting... This... Is supposed to be based on the class I took Figure Drawing in, back in school. I say "based" because my memory sucks and it's been about eight years since then. I put in two light sources, the windows on the side of the class and the overhead lighting. Is there actually a chalkboard on that side of the class? Was it truely chalk or maybe dry erase? I have NO clue! Ask *metalfighterriku. She might know.
So, in closing... Drawn on OpenCanvas, colored in Photoshop.
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Well, newer versions of Photoshop also require you to mortgage your house and put up a kid as collateral and I'm not doing that. :p
Ah. I see what you mean about her ribs. It does look a little odd on that side when I look at it that way.
Anyway, thank you! ^^ All that means a lot coming from a pro. ^^
Newer versions of Photoshop also automatically smooths out your lines, a feature I have also found immensely helpful. Nice job indeed with the lineart on this one, I can certainly see that with practice, you'll master varying line weights. The figure is nicely drawn, the curves and general proportions of the body are well done. If you connect the line of her ribs a little farther out on her shoulder, it'll help fill out her figure and also let you make a smoother curve down to her waist. The shoulder area is a big fleshy area, so don't worry about making her look too big that way. Nicely done again and good luck with OC.