Val's artwork... NOW IN FABULOUS TECHNICOLOUR!

**Valigarmander** · 09-23-2008, 08:39 PM

I've got a few pictures I've made in the past couple weeks, all of which were inked and colored in Photoshop. Normally I have a real trouble with Photoshop, but recently I've been getting the hang of it pretty good. Take a look at what I've got and let me know what I can improve on.

Leche Libre
FREE MILK! Just a weird idea I had once, decided to go along with it. My first real colored image, and I'm plenty proud of it.

Juego Florero
A bit more artistic than my last one... I'm quite proud of this. It took a while to get the clothing and the style of the skulls right, but I think it turned out fabulously.

I Like Asian Girls
Don't worry, not pornographic. I decided to step away from the Latin/Hispanic theme and move to another favorite subject of mine: Asian women.

Speed · 09-24-2008, 12:40 AM

HOLY **** IT'S NOT ALL PORN!

Anyway I loled hard, good job Val.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-24-2008, 08:27 AM

Those are all some wicked stuff, Val. I love the second one. Very Grim Fandango.

Good work, dude. Seriously.

Bomby · 09-25-2008, 12:52 PM

Me likes. I like the ~~third~~ second one most.

**Valigarmander** · 09-25-2008, 09:34 PM

I Like Asian Girls V2

Updated version of my last pic... added a better background and changed some of the shading on the girl. Tell me if it's better or worse.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-26-2008, 01:13 AM

I'd say better. The text isn't too great, but the background is very nice.

Speed · 09-26-2008, 04:56 AM

I like her little \\m//

I tell you though, I like Asian Girls too.

Panfan · 09-26-2008, 11:45 AM

hey guys did some1 say asian girls

**Valigarmander** · 10-14-2008, 08:51 PM

Made a new one. Check it out.

Warrior

Edit: Btw, made a tutorial.
Coloring Tutorial by ~valigarmander on deviantART

***Booyakasha*** · 10-14-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DELICIOUS POISON

Grim Fandango

Hey, look. Someone else who's played 'Grim Fandango' ever. We should form a cool club, AI.

Your art is really good, Val.

**Valigarmander** · 10-14-2008, 11:01 PM

^ I... wanted to play it too, but I could never find a copy.

Plus I've been too lazy to pirate.

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-15-2008, 12:13 AM

I actually got a copy of the demo in a Maximum PC or Boot Magazine when it came out. They sell a re-release of the game in a DVD case here, so I picked it up last year. Apparently the retro PC market is much more viable here than the US. We even get lots of ports of console games to PC that I don't think the US gets too many of. Got a copy of Chaos Legion by Capcom, ie.

That's a pretty slick picture, Val. I like your style. As a tip: Try to avoid using the really large brushes for shading/highlights. If you just do your highlights on a new layer and turn down the opacity, I'm sure using a smaller brush will give it a nice organic look (if you've got the patience to do the manual distribution rather than the whole turn-down the hardness dealie). Always try using a brighter color to highlight with instead of just white, it pays off if you're the one choosing what it lightens to. You can always mess with the hue and brightness of the highlight colors afterwards, if you put them on seperate layers.

I like the vein details and so on in the highlights, especially.

Speed · 10-15-2008, 03:02 PM

Val is like my art god now....

**Valigarmander** · 10-23-2008, 12:56 AM

Calavera Tañedor

A new drawing. It's neat, though, since it's been over a month since my last calavera drawing (Juego Florero), and just recently as an assignment for my Spanish 2 class we were to create some sort of calavera artwork for Dia de los Muertos. I figured I'd do something new and more suited to the specifics of the project.

***Cosmonautical*** · 10-23-2008, 07:21 AM

I love that one, dude. Day of the Dead = win.

09-23-2008, 08:39 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Val's artwork... NOW IN FABULOUS TECHNICOLOUR! I've got a few pictures I've made in the past couple weeks, all of which were inked and colored in Photoshop. Normally I have a real trouble with Photoshop, but recently I've been getting the hang of it pretty good. Take a look at what I've got and let me know what I can improve on. Leche Libre FREE MILK! Just a weird idea I had once, decided to go along with it. My first real colored image, and I'm plenty proud of it. Juego Florero A bit more artistic than my last one... I'm quite proud of this. It took a while to get the clothing and the style of the skulls right, but I think it turned out fabulously. I Like Asian Girls Don't worry, not pornographic. I decided to step away from the Latin/Hispanic theme and move to another favorite subject of mine: Asian women.

10-15-2008, 12:13 AM	#12
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I actually got a copy of the demo in a Maximum PC or Boot Magazine when it came out. They sell a re-release of the game in a DVD case here, so I picked it up last year. Apparently the retro PC market is much more viable here than the US. We even get lots of ports of console games to PC that I don't think the US gets too many of. Got a copy of Chaos Legion by Capcom, ie. That's a pretty slick picture, Val. I like your style. As a tip: Try to avoid using the really large brushes for shading/highlights. If you just do your highlights on a new layer and turn down the opacity, I'm sure using a smaller brush will give it a nice organic look (if you've got the patience to do the manual distribution rather than the whole turn-down the hardness dealie). Always try using a brighter color to highlight with instead of just white, it pays off if you're the one choosing what it lightens to. You can always mess with the hue and brightness of the highlight colors afterwards, if you put them on seperate layers. I like the vein details and so on in the highlights, especially. Last edited by Cosmonautical; 10-15-2008 at 12:44 AM.

09-24-2008, 12:40 AM	#2
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	HOLY **** IT'S NOT ALL PORN! Anyway I loled hard, good job Val.

09-24-2008, 08:27 AM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Those are all some wicked stuff, Val. I love the second one. Very Grim Fandango. Good work, dude. Seriously.

09-25-2008, 12:52 PM	#4
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Me likes. I like the ~~third~~ second one most.

09-25-2008, 09:34 PM	#5
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I Like Asian Girls V2 Updated version of my last pic... added a better background and changed some of the shading on the girl. Tell me if it's better or worse.

09-26-2008, 01:13 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I'd say better. The text isn't too great, but the background is very nice.

09-26-2008, 04:56 AM	#7
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I like her little \\m// I tell you though, I like Asian Girls too.

09-26-2008, 11:45 AM	#8
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,805 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	hey guys did some1 say asian girls

10-14-2008, 08:51 PM	#9
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Made a new one. Check it out. Warrior Edit: Btw, made a tutorial. Coloring Tutorial by ~valigarmander on deviantART

10-14-2008, 11:01 PM	#11
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	^ I... wanted to play it too, but I could never find a copy. Plus I've been too lazy to pirate.

10-15-2008, 03:02 PM	#13
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Val is like my art god now....

10-23-2008, 12:56 AM	#14
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Calavera Tañedor A new drawing. It's neat, though, since it's been over a month since my last calavera drawing (Juego Florero), and just recently as an assignment for my Spanish 2 class we were to create some sort of calavera artwork for Dia de los Muertos. I figured I'd do something new and more suited to the specifics of the project.

10-23-2008, 07:21 AM	#15
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I love that one, dude. Day of the Dead = win.