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« on: December 16, 2014, 01:37:45 PM »
Thanks  . I'm trying to use less lines and to just do now. It's a lot more fun this way xD Post Merge: December 16, 2014, 03:23:39 PMAlso I got feed back from four professors that my real talent is realism and that's what I should be doing. The thing is realism doesn't click for me. I only made an effort because everyone said it would be better for drawing cartoons. Two of my professors draw cartoons and teach a cartooning class, and they keep saying things like desire leads to disappointment and sadness, professionals know the difference, people who don't know art will say it's nice, and that people might skip over me for the person who knows how to try to do the style better. Of course they're all very nice and just want what's best to help me succeed, and a little critique really helps. To be honest I'm thinking that's why my stuff isn't that good. I mean I've been trying to draw simple things with little anatomy as one of them suggested, but I don't know if it looked good enough in the end. I don't want to draw realistically, but at the same I don't want to try to do something that I'm going to wind up not being good at. And the kind of person I am I'm going to try to defy it until I do it anyway. It usually makes me happier in the end. I've been asking for a lot people for advice, but I really don't know what to do. I tried taking as much advice as I could, but I don't know if I should draw cartoons in the end. Like I said the professors are all nice, helpful, polite, and have years of experience, so I'm kind of confused. Sorry about all these silly posts.
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« on: December 15, 2014, 08:22:51 AM »
Thanks for the help! He's actually a cartoonist himself, and he does give very useful advice, and is actually really nice. I'm still trying to practice with gestures and simplification. The fact is now since we did a portfolio review the professors say that these drawings of people I did for a class assignment are really good and they're who I am. That in itself is a very nice compliment, and very encouraging. It's just now I really don't know what to do since now I like drawing this simple stuff, and I don't know if his comment was about the lines or the drawing itself. It's confusing now. Is it wrong to not want to do what they say or should I just go with it? I'm the type of person who just ends up doing it anyway, so that's another thing.
Post Merge: December 15, 2014, 08:23:27 AM
Not even sure if that makes sense.
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« on: December 14, 2014, 03:11:52 PM »
Thanks Griffin! This is crazy useful! We tried things like croquis in class, but we didn't do anything where we were focusing on moving people yet. I'm a bit nervous, but I'll do whatever it takes to get this done the right way. Thank you so much for the help!
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« on: December 13, 2014, 08:08:48 PM »
Thanks Ponygrl07! That helps!
Post Merge: December 13, 2014, 08:18:15 PM
Ohh! He also said the expressive nature of my simple drawing's lines were lacking. I have an idea of what this means. Like it goes back to the whole lacking style and appeal thing. I don't know how to handle that, either.
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« on: December 13, 2014, 07:31:56 PM »
So recently I've gotten into an art slump because I realized my drawings are too generic. I got advice from a professor about it, and he said that I should draw really simple things that are good for my skill level. Like Charlie Brown, Cyanide and Happiness, and Power Puff Girls simple. It took my stubborn brain a while to realize that he was telling me to go back to basics, and that its a really good exercise. I'm trying, but everything comes out so unappealing, unimaginative, and all together blander than dry fat free whole wheat toast  . In a nutshell, how do I get out of this funk and what can I do to make my work pop and stand out? Thanks for everything!
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« on: September 03, 2014, 05:52:37 PM »
i know when you comb yarn with a pet brush you have to unravel the pieces or yeah they do knot.
i use a similar method when i rehair dolls or ponies with yarn.
Ohhhhhhh. Yeah. That explains a lot lol. Thank you!
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« on: September 03, 2014, 05:04:10 PM »
(Disappeared for stupid reasons. Uber sorry!)
Didn't get to take it to the con, soooo I'm just gonna finish this to say that I did :1
@Aitsuki: I didn't think about that. It sounds like a good idea, so I'll try it!
@fingerpaints: I tried that, but it did not go so well. The yarn wouldn't really brush through and it ended up in knots somehow.
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« on: July 11, 2014, 06:04:25 PM »
So the CON I'm going to is tomorrow and the only puppet I have is this hideous unfinished piece of crud. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginI'm trying to figure out how to fluff up the yarn I have so that I can cover this monstrosity and make it look more poodle like. The convention is tomorrow, so if you have any suggestions at all please do not hesitate to tell me. It's 9:03 pm here. I really need some help.
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« on: July 11, 2014, 01:07:54 PM »
Thank you so much! She's absolutely adorable! :"D
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« on: July 11, 2014, 03:55:21 AM »
Thank you all for your patience! It's crunch time since tomorrow is the con and I still haven't gotten far  I'm honestly worried about this. It's looking ugly, and there's nothing I can do about it right now. The paper mâché didn't stick to the tape I covered the skeleton in so I went with the foam idea. The fabric is glued on instead of seen on because my sewing skills don't exist. The legs are looking a bit stalky, and once again the plan for the wires was changed. Despite the fact that this is a train wreck I'm still gonna finish it to the end. I burnt and scratched myself up way too much to quit now. ||:1 Thanks for being awesome about all this Better photos eventually. Post Merge: July 11, 2014, 12:23:37 PMAlso if anyone knows how to get a fluffy poodle hair effect please let me know.
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« on: June 06, 2014, 12:10:55 AM »
Yes!!!! This is adorable! I love her!
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« on: June 05, 2014, 11:48:02 PM »
Oh wow I almost didn't notice it! It's so cute and tiny! I'd love to see it as a little pendant! Great job!
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« on: June 05, 2014, 11:44:48 PM »
Update 2 Finally got the wire that I needed, and it works like a charm! I started working on it earlier, and despite a few scrapes everything's going fine. It's much easier than I thought it would be. The wire is easy to cut and bend, and I was able to make the head and torso. There's even a little handle at the back of the neck to make it move up and down. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the legs. In the end I think that I'll abandon my whole string idea and just add more wire handles to the limbs. It seems like it would be easier to manage. I was going to follow the guide to a T and cover this with foam, but I think I'll cover it with two layers of paper mache instead. When that's done I'll glue the fur and features onto it.
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« on: May 31, 2014, 09:05:52 AM »
Update 1 So using this as a reference http://www.deviantart.com/art/Making-of-Puppeterasu-Pt-2-276598774 I finally got an idea of how to make this puppet work! The little blue print sketch was also updated a bit so it would be easier to figure out how the legs would work. Spoiler visitors can't see pics , please register or login I'm thinking that if I put some kind of stretchy string to the front of the front legs and back of the back legs, I might be able to get the affect that I want. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginA few weeks ago I bought some chicken wire and wood for the project, since I was pretty sure that I was going to need both. Unfortunately, it turns out that chicken wire is not the best thing to use for this. It was easy to cut and bend, but I couldn't figure out how to fold it into the right shape (unfortunately I figured this out after cutting things). I'm thinking it would be best to use plain old wire for this instead, so I'm going to try to get that today. Next time I'll hopefully have progress pics that actually show progress. :1
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