Drawing for the Brave

[Eckzein]

Health had been in a rut for the past year or so but now that I'm feeling better, I'd figure its time to change my user name (from Quetzac) and start drawing again, its a new beginning thing. Anyway, those interested leave a comment in the link. The more resources one gives, the easier it'll be. One crappy reference means lots of artistic liberty.

 

One day I'll have a nice drawing tablet and will upload videos of the drawing process to youtube. Alas, someday but not today.

 

Was a slacker in school and never developed a portfolio so now I have a lot of work to do. Anyone brave enough to ask for a drawing will likely get one... "likely". Portrait, full sketch, action-ie thingy, just say so and I'll try to accommodate.

 

Youtube link: Pending

 

TY and GL Hf all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*For comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vandal Hearts Characters:

 

 

 

 

*Escapades onto cross hatching, so messy

 

Studies from the book "Atlas of human anatomy for the artist" by Stephen Rogers Peck:

 

 

[Hyakki]

I could use a kick in the butt to improve my own skill so show me yours and I'll show you mine (references that is )

[Eckzein]

I could use a kick in the butt to improve my own skill so show me yours and I'll show you mine (references that is )

I'm down, working on another character at the moment but I'll try and have yours finished in a couple days. Thnks for the reply. Also... I don't have a Realm Reborn character, was planning on it but stuff came up and now I'm committed to other things.

 

[Eckzein]

L'yhta Mahre is done (She's uh, doing "Where the wild things are" dance it seems). No boots but will get back to that later. Moving on to the next drawing soon-ish.

 

[Aysun]

What an awesome style. Like really nice. I love organic, sketchy art. I'm rarely brave enough to ask, but this is me asking! If you feel like drawing another archer catgirl, that is.  X)

[Eckzein]

What an awesome style. Like really nice. I love organic, sketchy art. I'm rarely brave enough to ask, but this is me asking! If you feel like drawing another archer catgirl, that is.  X)

Sure, got another drawing on the stack before I get around to it. I'll try not to disappoint.

 

 

[Eckzein]

Wanted this one to be funny honestly but as is its moderately successful. I could do more with the acid green highlights in the hair and a smidge more throughout the piece but, I'm satisfied.

 

[FreelanceWizard]

Oh, wow! I missed this thread before, and I'm terribly humbled you chose to draw my character in your awesome style. :blush: Thank you so much!

 

The funny thing is, I think I've described her doing a similar dance in RP before when she, ah, had imbibed a bit too much...

[Nykkus Trachspyr]

This seems like a perfect style for a Fem Roe. It earnestly reminds me of some of Amano's work, especially on more muscular characters. I'd be very curious to see what Nykkus looked like.

[Hyakki]

It earnestly reminds me of some of Amano's work, especially on more muscular characters.

 

I second this. I absolutely love how you drew Alves and I'm excited to see what else you do for others!

 

How long have you been drawing for?

[Eckzein]

Thanks everyone. I got another drawing to get to but I'd be more than happy to try and draw a female Roe, if you'd like it to be of Nykkas I'd humbly request just three reference shots in the armor you'd like to see them in; a frontal, 3/4 frontal and a back view.

 

As for how long I've been drawing and stuff, I went to community college for 5 years taking art classes like drawing, art history, and design. It wasn't till my 5th year that some of the 1st year students started liking the work I was producing. Till then I'd always consider myself something of an embarrassment.

 

Edit: Prolly will rework the head and the hair, possibly the whole thing, we'll see.

 

Edit: Gonna take this one a little slower

 

[Aysun]

Thanks everyone. I got another drawing to get to but I'd be more than happy to try and draw a female Roe, if you'd like it to be of Nykkas I'd humbly request just three reference shots in the armor you'd like to see them in; a frontal, 3/4 frontal and a back view. 

 

Do let me know if you need refs from me. What with the wiki and such I never know.

 

5 years.. I wish I could devote myself to something like that and get better. But I devoted my 5 years to science. ;-; Now I'm crippled creatively!

[Nykkus Trachspyr]

Thanks for the reply Eck! That has me excited. I sent you a PM with a link to some SS's. Let me know what you think.

[Eckzein]

 

 

More work could be done but, its done. Moving onto a couple of portraits, and than a full body pic and than likely taking a break ARR pics for a bit. Thinking Demon Souls inspired sketches and a couple of environment pieces, maybe some monsters. Still, if any one is interested in a drawing, feel free to leave a post and pm some reference pics, it won't be priority but I'll get around to it sometime.

 

Edit: I have a soft spot for a good villain, but considering its not the most flattering piece, will likely do a portrait of Aysun as practice for the other portrait I have in mind.

[Aysun]

Daw so sketchy and dynamic and I love it! Thankieee. (And I totally don't mind being an experiment. Ahah, who would?)

 

Keep up the awesome!

[Eckzein]

Your welcome. And this... cause I wanted to. I'm happy with it, even though I loathe that hair. If I put pupils in, or had colored those eyes, we would never escape those eyes and I worked too hard on everything else for it to just be about her eyes...>,>

 

 

 

Edit: Fixed a slight problem with the hair ;p and than another, not fixing it anymore lol

 

*Next piece will take a while. Personally thinking of going with a very long frame emphasizing the motion/torque of the swing. The emphasis is on action so I might not get proper representation of the characters involved.

 

 

What I should do, but am not going to ;p is combine both the ideas and make it something of a comic. That way you see the wind up, and the aftermath and your brain will fill in the in between.... not right now though, much much later.

 

Edit: Got the leg work done on the next drawing, will have something to show in a couple of days me thinks. Unfortunately got no printer to scan in the image, than again what's there is pretty sloppy

 

 

*Its not about the hands (god I feel like such a slacker >,>)

*That Miquote is gonna have a tail, I just really like that ass:love:

[Nykkus Trachspyr]

I love it, thank you so much! A take on Ny I would never have thought of, and now I can see her touching up the war paint/tattoos before battle just like this.

[Hyakki]

I was going to ask how your other drawings were coming along but I see you updated yesterday!

 

I look forward to seeing how Roe V Miq turns out!

[Aysun]

I looove that portrait!

[Eckzein]

Thanks everyone ^ ^

I tend to edit previous posts because I don't want to draw attention to the thread until I have something to show, so ya know, I hope I don't come off as ungrateful or cold, I do appreciate the comments.

 

As for the current project, it should be done by this Saturday, so long as those armors don't confound me.

 

After that, one more drawing of a FF14 character before moving onto other game characters and things. I'll still draw ARR characters, just off again on again.

 

Vandal Hearts: Eleni, Sara, Dolf, Zohar

Fire Emblem: Black knight, ???

Demon Souls: Armors, environments, ???

Legend of Mana: *Reproductions of portraits and the like, I'd like to emulate the storybook style one day.

 

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[Nykkus Trachspyr]

I'm excited to see how this turns out, it looks great so far.

[Eckzein]

Ugh, its not done. My trouble came from the Roe face as the armor covers so much of it up. I plan on working on it a bit throughout the next month or two. Other than that, I feel its relatively successful, still a few things that I might fix/change but...?

 

*Edit: A FB friend said it reminded them of a political cartoon, I can see that.

 

I have one more ARR character on the stack, but that'll happen when it happens. Am doing drawings from different games, will still post them in this thread, just won't update until I have ARR drawing ready.

Ty ^ ^

[Sounsyy]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Oh my this is so amazing! I love it!

[Nykkus Trachspyr]

Hah this is great. You sir are amazing keep it up!

[Shayrei]

I just have to pop in here and tell you how much I adore your art style. I can't get over how organic it feels and how much movement you incorporate into your lines!

 

Brilliant!