CK's Art - The First Step is Admitting I Have a Problem - VGF

Codiekitty · 01-30-2005, 05:37 PM

It's a-me, CodieKitty!

Actually, I originally just drew the mewkie. I liked this so much, I decided to use it on my website - I threw on a comment, wrote "COMICS CORNER", and used something I'm about to explain to make it into something fun for my Comics page. By the way, is it just me, or does my handwriting with a red sharpie look like it's written it some poor schmo's vital plasma?

Sketched using an action figure as a guide. I was too lazy to do his bottom half, so I just had him climbing a wall.

In Paint Shop Pro, under the Colors toolbar, then under "Adjust" at the bottom you'll find something called "Threshold". It turns the picture to black and white. Which colors become black and which become white are determined by how high you set the number. You can use it, along with the Fill tool, to make it look like you drew it in Paint.

Cool, eh? But the truth is, you really shouldn't color a drawing you're going to threshold - you WILL end up with specks from the coloring that you have to go through and clean up. It also works best on unlined paper, because you may end up with lines. And if you set the Threshold too low to remove the lines, some of the lines you do want may vanish.

Basically, draw them on unlined paper, don't color them, scan them, threshold them, color.

By the way, these are on lined paper because I didn't have a sketch pad, and I had a spare notebook laying around. I just bought a sketch pad and some tracing paper today.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

[ March 31, 2005, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: CodieKitty ]

Wonder Wario · 01-30-2005, 07:29 PM

Heeeeeeeeey! Spiffy Codie! I did'nt know you twas an artist too! Makes me wish I had a scanner again. Whenever you draw something, be sure to post it, okay?

Codiekitty · 01-30-2005, 07:54 PM

Well, two things about my drawing skills:

- While I can draw cartoons, I can't draw realistically. Don't ask me to.

- The only thing I can draw without looking at a guide to look at is lemmings, some Skitties that need work, and imaginary dragon-things from the back of my mind. Everything else, I need something to look at in order to draw.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Wonder Wario · 01-30-2005, 08:00 PM

Two more things!

I draw cartoons too. Drawing realistically bores me, though there's nothing wrong with realistic drawings. ;p

That's fine about having to have something to look at. I just love looking at things other people draw!

Codiekitty · 02-01-2005, 11:01 PM

I was coloring a drawing of a Skitty sketch I made just to try out coloring techniques, when this idea popped into my head.

In case you couldn't tell, that's not me. That's just a plain ol' Mewkie.

I totally effed up that Mewkie's eyes.

The Skitty was done from memory, so she's not quite as good as a "guided" drawing. But the Mewkie was done with a blown up Mewkie, which I admit it hard because of the lack of detail on a Mewkie. But the very first Mewkie I ever drew (the one at the top of this page) came out so well... why can't I do it again?

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

GRENTLEMEN · 02-02-2005, 07:00 AM

Looking rather cool, CK.

Wonder Wario · 02-02-2005, 07:46 AM

Very cool Codie! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nabooru98 · 02-02-2005, 08:05 PM

Hey, those are neat! I can't draw realistically either. Cool stuff ^_^

Codiekitty · 02-03-2005, 12:38 AM

An experiment with coloring techniques.

Drawn a little awkward (why do I always mess up one of the ears?), but like I said, it was just for playing around with ways to color it.

Yeah, Skitty gets to be my guinea pig a lot.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

X-3 · 02-03-2005, 03:57 PM

Aw, look at the little thing.....

Codiekitty · 02-06-2005, 11:53 AM

Drawn mostly from memory (the countless eraser marks and Axl's head show it), but I did have to glance at my toys for some parts, mainly Axl's bottom half.

As for what's up with the Skitty... I drew Axl, somehow got his head facing downward and a bit of a spooked expression, so I had to draw SOMETHING for him to be looking at.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

**L007 is Undecided** · 02-06-2005, 11:58 AM

AWESOME drawings, CK!

X-3 · 02-06-2005, 11:58 AM

Coolness.

Speaking of Axl, yesterday, I got a Axl action figure!

Codiekitty · 02-06-2005, 12:02 PM

Was it the ten-inch one with the elbows that bend the wrong way? Because that's what I have.

Despite the fact the elbows bend incorrectly (they bend left and right instead of up and down, which limits the posibility of his arms), it's actually a VERY nice figure. And only ten bucks.

I also have this three-incher with a VERY frightening face.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

**L007 is Undecided** · 02-06-2005, 12:10 PM

Ok, something is on my mind.

What's a Mewkie again? >_>

Codiekitty · 02-06-2005, 12:22 PM

Mewkies are the basic enemies from the Mappy games. My sprite form is an enlarged blue one - in the actual game they're pink (just like the one in that drawing), and while I don't mind pink as a color (some of my favorite VG characters wear pink. Just look at Taro) it's just not something I myself would wear.

By the way, while Mappyland is actually a quite enjoyable game, the original Mappy is borderline unplayable.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

X-3 · 02-06-2005, 12:34 PM

My Axl figure has two pistols(SP?), those two weird white wing thingys, and hair you can put on/off.

My Axl figure was made by Jazwares.Inc.

Other charaters in the X figures are (From left to right) Vile, Black Zero, Zero, X, Axl, and ??? X.

I've noticed something cool.... Bass has two action figures you can see (Normal and Mine thingy) and Zero 9Black and normal) The realation? Both cool(Bass is coler) and made by Wily.

Anywho, I hope to see more art from, Codie Kitty! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Codiekitty · 02-06-2005, 12:37 PM

Yeah, I think that's the ten-inch one. If it looks something like this, it is.

...and Cheetor is defenseless because I lost his guns.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

X-3 · 02-06-2005, 12:46 PM

Yep. Thats the one.

Joe: I am the perfect Capcom charater!!

Axl: I think not!

Joe: Go, my Mongooses!

Axl: *Shoots, kills them* Now for you... *Shoots, kills Joe*

Thursday....

Axl: Do do do....

Chaos Man(My MegaMan figure): I will....

Protoman EXE: Your under-arrest!

Bass EXE: Pitiful mortals.....

X-3(Sonic toy): Shut up, all of you....

Link: No.

I think you all have a basic idea of my Video game toys.....

Ganondorf: You're all pitifull man monkeys.....

Back on topic, CK, you're art is great!

Codiekitty · 02-06-2005, 12:57 PM

Thanks for your compliments, everybody! It helps me to keep going toward my goals. You all will get to see what these "goals" are when I complete them.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

01-30-2005, 05:37 PM	#1
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	It's a-me, CodieKitty! Actually, I originally just drew the mewkie. I liked this so much, I decided to use it on my website - I threw on a comment, wrote "COMICS CORNER", and used something I'm about to explain to make it into something fun for my Comics page. By the way, is it just me, or does my handwriting with a red sharpie look like it's written it some poor schmo's vital plasma? Sketched using an action figure as a guide. I was too lazy to do his bottom half, so I just had him climbing a wall. In Paint Shop Pro, under the Colors toolbar, then under "Adjust" at the bottom you'll find something called "Threshold". It turns the picture to black and white. Which colors become black and which become white are determined by how high you set the number. You can use it, along with the Fill tool, to make it look like you drew it in Paint. Cool, eh? But the truth is, you really shouldn't color a drawing you're going to threshold - you WILL end up with specks from the coloring that you have to go through and clean up. It also works best on unlined paper, because you may end up with lines. And if you set the Threshold too low to remove the lines, some of the lines you do want may vanish. Basically, draw them on unlined paper, don't color them, scan them, threshold them, color. By the way, these are on lined paper because I didn't have a sketch pad, and I had a spare notebook laying around. I just bought a sketch pad and some tracing paper today. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there! [ March 31, 2005, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: CodieKitty ]

01-30-2005, 07:29 PM	#2
Wonder Wario Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Gender: Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 65 Thanked 37 Times in 23 Posts Points: 5,733.75 Bank: 1,284.12 Total Points: 7,017.87 Donate	Heeeeeeeeey! Spiffy Codie! I did'nt know you twas an artist too! Makes me wish I had a scanner again. Whenever you draw something, be sure to post it, okay?

01-30-2005, 07:54 PM	#3
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Well, two things about my drawing skills: - While I can draw cartoons, I can't draw realistically. Don't ask me to. - The only thing I can draw without looking at a guide to look at is lemmings, some Skitties that need work, and imaginary dragon-things from the back of my mind. Everything else, I need something to look at in order to draw. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

01-30-2005, 08:00 PM	#4
Wonder Wario Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Gender: Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 65 Thanked 37 Times in 23 Posts Points: 5,733.75 Bank: 1,284.12 Total Points: 7,017.87 Donate	Two more things! I draw cartoons too. Drawing realistically bores me, though there's nothing wrong with realistic drawings. ;p That's fine about having to have something to look at. I just love looking at things other people draw!

02-01-2005, 11:01 PM	#5
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	I was coloring a drawing of a Skitty sketch I made just to try out coloring techniques, when this idea popped into my head. In case you couldn't tell, that's not me. That's just a plain ol' Mewkie. I totally effed up that Mewkie's eyes. The Skitty was done from memory, so she's not quite as good as a "guided" drawing. But the Mewkie was done with a blown up Mewkie, which I admit it hard because of the lack of detail on a Mewkie. But the very first Mewkie I ever drew (the one at the top of this page) came out so well... why can't I do it again? Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-02-2005, 07:00 AM	#6
GRENTLEMEN Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 15,881 Thanks: 456 Thanked 1,150 Times in 628 Posts Points: 6,344.57 Bank: 1,830,360.28 Total Points: 1,836,704.85 Donate	Looking rather cool, CK.

02-02-2005, 07:46 AM	#7
Wonder Wario Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Gender: Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 65 Thanked 37 Times in 23 Posts Points: 5,733.75 Bank: 1,284.12 Total Points: 7,017.87 Donate	Very cool Codie! [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-02-2005, 08:05 PM	#8
Nabooru98 Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,988 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 11,358.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 11,858.00 Donate	Hey, those are neat! I can't draw realistically either. Cool stuff ^_^

02-03-2005, 12:38 AM	#9
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	An experiment with coloring techniques. Drawn a little awkward (why do I always mess up one of the ears?), but like I said, it was just for playing around with ways to color it. Yeah, Skitty gets to be my guinea pig a lot. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-03-2005, 03:57 PM	#10
X-3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brigade HQ Gender: Posts: 9,006 Thanks: 264 Thanked 276 Times in 205 Posts Blog Entries: 3 Points: 5,445.31 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,445.31 Donate	Aw, look at the little thing.....

02-06-2005, 11:53 AM	#11
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Drawn mostly from memory (the countless eraser marks and Axl's head show it), but I did have to glance at my toys for some parts, mainly Axl's bottom half. As for what's up with the Skitty... I drew Axl, somehow got his head facing downward and a bit of a spooked expression, so I had to draw SOMETHING for him to be looking at. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-06-2005, 11:58 AM	#12
L007 is Undecided Axe Shreddin' Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: Farmerland. Gender: Posts: 7,341 Thanks: 90 Thanked 292 Times in 172 Posts Points: 2,153.54 Bank: 15,959.16 Total Points: 18,112.70 Donate	AWESOME drawings, CK!

02-06-2005, 12:02 PM	#14
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Was it the ten-inch one with the elbows that bend the wrong way? Because that's what I have. Despite the fact the elbows bend incorrectly (they bend left and right instead of up and down, which limits the posibility of his arms), it's actually a VERY nice figure. And only ten bucks. I also have this three-incher with a VERY frightening face. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-06-2005, 12:10 PM	#15
L007 is Undecided Axe Shreddin' Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: Farmerland. Gender: Posts: 7,341 Thanks: 90 Thanked 292 Times in 172 Posts Points: 2,153.54 Bank: 15,959.16 Total Points: 18,112.70 Donate	Ok, something is on my mind. What's a Mewkie again? >_>

02-06-2005, 12:22 PM	#16
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Mewkies are the basic enemies from the Mappy games. My sprite form is an enlarged blue one - in the actual game they're pink (just like the one in that drawing), and while I don't mind pink as a color (some of my favorite VG characters wear pink. Just look at Taro) it's just not something I myself would wear. By the way, while Mappyland is actually a quite enjoyable game, the original Mappy is borderline unplayable. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-06-2005, 12:34 PM	#17
X-3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brigade HQ Gender: Posts: 9,006 Thanks: 264 Thanked 276 Times in 205 Posts Blog Entries: 3 Points: 5,445.31 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,445.31 Donate	My Axl figure has two pistols(SP?), those two weird white wing thingys, and hair you can put on/off. My Axl figure was made by Jazwares.Inc. Other charaters in the X figures are (From left to right) Vile, Black Zero, Zero, X, Axl, and ??? X. I've noticed something cool.... Bass has two action figures you can see (Normal and Mine thingy) and Zero 9Black and normal) The realation? Both cool(Bass is coler) and made by Wily. Anywho, I hope to see more art from, Codie Kitty! [img]smile.gif[/img]

02-06-2005, 12:37 PM	#18
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Yeah, I think that's the ten-inch one. If it looks something like this, it is. ...and Cheetor is defenseless because I lost his guns. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-06-2005, 12:46 PM	#19
X-3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brigade HQ Gender: Posts: 9,006 Thanks: 264 Thanked 276 Times in 205 Posts Blog Entries: 3 Points: 5,445.31 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,445.31 Donate	Yep. Thats the one. Joe: I am the perfect Capcom charater!! Axl: I think not! Joe: Go, my Mongooses! Axl: Shoots, kills them Now for you... Shoots, kills Joe Thursday.... Axl: Do do do.... Chaos Man(My MegaMan figure): I will.... Protoman EXE: Your under-arrest! Bass EXE: Pitiful mortals..... X-3(Sonic toy): Shut up, all of you.... Link: No. I think you all have a basic idea of my Video game toys..... Ganondorf: You're all pitifull man monkeys..... Back on topic, CK, you're art is great!

02-06-2005, 12:57 PM	#20
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,500.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,951.46 Donate	Thanks for your compliments, everybody! It helps me to keep going toward my goals. You all will get to see what these "goals" are when I complete them. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!