Doodlings

**Valigarmander** · 07-26-2010, 11:06 AM

I've been doodling a bit lately, and it's been a while since I've posted any drawings that weren't done in MS Paint, so I figured I'd scan and upload a few. I apologize for the crappy scan quality.

Just random sketches. Some are cartoony, some are more realistic. Everything here's original except the hands, which I tried to copy from a tutorial to help improve the way I draw hands.

Some random cartoonish characters. The mice are, well, just mice. I'm not that good at drawing mice without a reference, so they may not look perfect. The creepy guy on the right is something I drew when I was trying to work on expressions.

A drawing of a girl. She's supposed to be some kind of elflike fantasy demihuman, but I kind of screwed up the ears (I was trying to be creative with the elfish look). I never really finished anything past the head. As you can see, it stands somewhere between "realistic" and "cartoony". I've been experimenting to see what looks like a decent blend without looking too over-the-top (i.e. "Are the eyes too big to look real?" "Could the nose look more cartoony?").

I haven't retired from drawing weird **** either.

A cartoon sketch. Not sure what I plan on doing with this character, but we'll see. I still don't really have a discernible "style", so I'm trying a few things to see what fits me the best. I like the way this one turned out, and I think I'll color it eventually.

So, those are a few things I've jotted down in my sketchbook recently. I might post some more stuff if I don't end up with artist's block. Feel free to comment, critique and make suggestions, keeping in mind that these are just sketches.

CuccoLady · 07-26-2010, 01:22 PM

The hands are great. You've managed to work out drawing more realistic hands and more cartoony ones and they are all awesome and dammit I wish I could draw hands. x{D

And you say you don't have a discernible style, but all of your doodles/drawings/works/whatevers have a very distinct Valstyle to them. You're awesome at stylizing stuff. :{D

Antisocial · 07-26-2010, 01:31 PM

Awesome job. Be sure to get back to us on that last one if you do color it.

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Originally Posted by CuccoLady

Valstyle

SOMEONE GET ON URBANDICTIONARY WITH THIS

**Valigarmander** · 07-26-2010, 04:52 PM

Valstyle. I like it. It sounds dirty.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-27-2010, 06:13 AM

Only because it has Val in it.

Props on the hands, hope someday they're a non-issue for you. They're a big obstacle to overcome.

Kargath · 07-27-2010, 06:56 AM

i saw 'doodlings' and was disappointed to see the lack of mini-Prinnies

**Valigarmander** · 07-29-2010, 07:16 PM

I've never played Disgaea.

Here's a few more things I've done recently.

Some more hands and stuff. There's still a lot of things I can't do with hands, so I'm always practicing with them.

The same character as the one I posted at the top of the page, but with a little more emotion.

Aaand... well, I'm not sure what this is.

MeowMan · 07-29-2010, 07:33 PM

You drew a picture of yourself drawing a picture of yourself drawing a picture of yourself?

The Spark · 07-29-2010, 07:40 PM

^^ I tried that one time. It would've worked out better if I wasn't terrible at drawing.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-30-2010, 09:55 AM

The Spark · 07-30-2010, 12:34 PM

Oh yes, the brilliance of MC Escher AI. Sorry Val, yours just doesn't quite compete.

**Valigarmander** · 07-30-2010, 01:00 PM

Stupid Escher. Always trying to one-up me.

MeowMan · 07-30-2010, 01:38 PM

He gives you green mushrooms?

Jere · 07-30-2010, 06:35 PM

NO he tries to give him green mushrooms

The Spark · 07-30-2010, 06:46 PM

I LOVE mushrooms! Wait... What mushrooms are you talking about? *backs away slowly, then turns and sprints away*

MeowMan · 07-30-2010, 07:21 PM

Well there's a comic joke idea..

**Valigarmander** · 08-07-2010, 03:27 AM

I'm still experimenting with new styles and such, and I've also started messing around with Photoshop more, as seen here.

I've still got room to improve, but that's what PRACKTIS is for.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-07-2010, 07:01 AM

Dude, that is looking sweet.

If you want to control the size of the grain in that filter a bit more, I'd also recommend sizing up the pic to do the filter, and sizing back down. In the resize settings window, you want the smoothing settings at bicubic normal to preserve the integrity of the image. It's in a dropdown near the bottom right of the window.

**Valigarmander** · 08-07-2010, 08:34 PM

Here's a few more of the same pic, though I've been messing around with different filters in these ones.

This last one A.I. did. And, here's the original:

User Name · 08-07-2010, 09:49 PM

I love that character. Just looking at her, I can imagine what her voice sounds like, how she speaks, and what her story is. Great job, Vally!

07-26-2010, 11:06 AM	#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	Doodlings I've been doodling a bit lately, and it's been a while since I've posted any drawings that weren't done in MS Paint, so I figured I'd scan and upload a few. I apologize for the crappy scan quality. Just random sketches. Some are cartoony, some are more realistic. Everything here's original except the hands, which I tried to copy from a tutorial to help improve the way I draw hands. Some random cartoonish characters. The mice are, well, just mice. I'm not that good at drawing mice without a reference, so they may not look perfect. The creepy guy on the right is something I drew when I was trying to work on expressions. A drawing of a girl. She's supposed to be some kind of elflike fantasy demihuman, but I kind of screwed up the ears (I was trying to be creative with the elfish look). I never really finished anything past the head. As you can see, it stands somewhere between "realistic" and "cartoony". I've been experimenting to see what looks like a decent blend without looking too over-the-top (i.e. "Are the eyes too big to look real?" "Could the nose look more cartoony?"). I haven't retired from drawing weird **** either. A cartoon sketch. Not sure what I plan on doing with this character, but we'll see. I still don't really have a discernible "style", so I'm trying a few things to see what fits me the best. I like the way this one turned out, and I think I'll color it eventually. So, those are a few things I've jotted down in my sketchbook recently. I might post some more stuff if I don't end up with artist's block. Feel free to comment, critique and make suggestions, keeping in mind that these are just sketches.

08-07-2010, 07:01 AM	#18
*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	Dude, that is looking sweet. If you want to control the size of the grain in that filter a bit more, I'd also recommend sizing up the pic to do the filter, and sizing back down. In the resize settings window, you want the smoothing settings at bicubic normal to preserve the integrity of the image. It's in a dropdown near the bottom right of the window. Last edited by Cosmonautical; 08-07-2010 at 11:49 PM.

07-26-2010, 01:22 PM	#2
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	The hands are great. You've managed to work out drawing more realistic hands and more cartoony ones and they are all awesome and dammit I wish I could draw hands. x{D And you say you don't have a discernible style, but all of your doodles/drawings/works/whatevers have a very distinct Valstyle to them. You're awesome at stylizing stuff. :{D

07-26-2010, 04:52 PM	#4
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	Valstyle. I like it. It sounds dirty.

07-27-2010, 06:13 AM	#5
*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	Only because it has Val in it. Props on the hands, hope someday they're a non-issue for you. They're a big obstacle to overcome.

07-27-2010, 06:56 AM	#6
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	i saw 'doodlings' and was disappointed to see the lack of mini-Prinnies

07-29-2010, 07:16 PM	#7
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've never played Disgaea. Here's a few more things I've done recently. Some more hands and stuff. There's still a lot of things I can't do with hands, so I'm always practicing with them. The same character as the one I posted at the top of the page, but with a little more emotion. Aaand... well, I'm not sure what this is.

07-29-2010, 07:33 PM	#8
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	You drew a picture of yourself drawing a picture of yourself drawing a picture of yourself?

07-29-2010, 07:40 PM	#9
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	^^ I tried that one time. It would've worked out better if I wasn't terrible at drawing.

07-30-2010, 09:55 AM	#10
*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	^^

07-30-2010, 12:34 PM	#11
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	Oh yes, the brilliance of MC Escher AI. Sorry Val, yours just doesn't quite compete.

07-30-2010, 01:00 PM	#12
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	Stupid Escher. Always trying to one-up me.

07-30-2010, 01:38 PM	#13
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	He gives you green mushrooms?

07-30-2010, 06:35 PM	#14
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	NO he tries to give him green mushrooms

07-30-2010, 06:46 PM	#15
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	I LOVE mushrooms! Wait... What mushrooms are you talking about? backs away slowly, then turns and sprints away

07-30-2010, 07:21 PM	#16
MeowMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Pegasus Gender: Posts: 6,606 Thanks: 849 Thanked 208 Times in 132 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Well there's a comic joke idea..

08-07-2010, 03:27 AM	#17
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'm still experimenting with new styles and such, and I've also started messing around with Photoshop more, as seen here. I've still got room to improve, but that's what PRACKTIS is for.

08-07-2010, 08:34 PM	#19
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	Here's a few more of the same pic, though I've been messing around with different filters in these ones. This last one A.I. did. And, here's the original:

08-07-2010, 09:49 PM	#20
User Name Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Gender: Posts: 7,209 Thanks: 701 Thanked 536 Times in 367 Posts	I love that character. Just looking at her, I can imagine what her voice sounds like, how she speaks, and what her story is. Great job, Vally!