Video game fan art?

VenomMacbeth · 09/08/2012, 07:45 PM

Anybody on here do any kind of fan art for video games? I've done a lot of small-ish paintings, mostly stuff from Transformers, Zoids, or Macross, but I started on another small project today & thought I'd show it off here:

It's the Silver Hawk battling it out with King Fossil from Darius. I usually begin these paintings with a pencil sketch (this one is incomplete), which I then go over with ink before painting with acrylics.

I was particularly pleased with how the sketch of King Fossil was turning out, so I went ahead & started inking it. As you can see, though, the Silver Hawk sketch has been erased because I was dissatisfied with it. I will be posting my progress on here, assuming there will be more progress (I have a habit of starting these things & never finishing them.)

What do you think? Care to show off some of your artwork?

Ji-L87 · 09/09/2012, 05:27 AM

Progress looks good so far, I'd love to see one with color!

I can't ink to save my live, I tried and the lines turns out all wobbly and not very nice. Blahgh! Now, digitally is another matter

This thread makes me remember that I have a DA account I haven't touched in in a year or so and...I don't want to log in and check my message center *shudder*.
I mostly did anime fanart but I remember like...3 or so game ones:

(Just a heads up, I've had that account since...like...2004 and I was alot younger back then and it shows. I act and spell like a prime time weeaboo....even more than now

Judge me with that in mind

)
Old -----------------------------------> New

...and now I realize I haven't done anything art-related at all this year...

Gotta start again or I'll loose it for real...

Edit: Just remembered this Mega Man meme from 2008. It looks okay, even today

Nando · 09/10/2012, 11:56 AM

Damn nice stuff guys!

Moar PCE/Turbob related art is needed though! ;)

VenomMacbeth · 09/10/2012, 06:36 PM

Quote from: Nando on 09/10/2012, 11:56 AMDamn nice stuff guys!

Moar PCE/Turbob related art is needed though! ;)

I was thinking about maybe doing something Soldier Blade related.

Nando · 09/11/2012, 11:42 AM

Quote from: VenomMacbeth on 09/10/2012, 06:36 PM
Quote from: Nando on 09/10/2012, 11:56 AMDamn nice stuff guys!

Moar PCE/Turbob related art is needed though! ;)
I was thinking about maybe doing something Soldier Blade related.

Some original art would be awesome!

What size is that canvas you are working on?

RegalSin · 09/11/2012, 10:28 PM

It is done it is great, it is good, but it is not original. It could be used for a cover, etc, etc, etc. or even poster. However it looks like you might have some difficult with the dimension of the ship vs the battleship. However in theater ( towards stage ) it looks decent.

Drakon · 09/12/2012, 08:43 PM

Awesome pics! I don't do fanart I do original music that's inspired by video game music.

esteban · 09/13/2012, 02:06 AM

Quick, someone post the link to the thread that galam started recently on this topic...

Digi.k · 09/13/2012, 04:51 PM

I should get off my ass and do some canvas art on pc-e games... but that is the problem... I can't stop playing games.. >__<

VenomMacbeth · 09/14/2012, 01:39 AM

Quote from: RegalSin on 09/11/2012, 10:28 PMHowever it looks like you might have some difficult with the dimension of the ship vs the battleship. However in theater ( towards stage ) it looks decent.

Indeed you are right sir, which is why I have erased it & started over on the Silver Hawk.

Quote from: Digi.k on 09/13/2012, 04:51 PMI should get off my ass and do some canvas art on pc-e games... but that is the problem... I can't stop playing games.. >__<

Same here

Ji-L87 · 10/06/2012, 07:47 PM

Just did a sketch, we'll see if I finish it or give up

Too tired to point out faults, need to look again tomorrow

Nando · 10/06/2012, 09:34 PM

Quote from: Ji-L87 on 10/06/2012, 07:47 PMJust did a sketch, we'll see if I finish it or give up

Too tired to point out faults, need to look again tomorrow

Finish it!

Using a tablet?

we've got a sick house around here, no break for art or gaming on my side.

Ji-L87 · 10/07/2012, 04:36 AM

Quote from: Nandowe've got a sick house around here, no break for art or gaming on my side.

Aw

Quote from: Nando on 10/06/2012, 09:34 PMUsing a tablet?

Yeah, but it's got the wrong "aspect ratio". The work area matches a normal 4:3 display, so I've had to make it fit with a 16:9 display instead. Now 50% of the tablet isn't in use

Feels a bit like a waste.

Edit:

Small update:

Been trying to fix some of the mistakes I could find and did battle with my arch nemesis, anatomy and his sidekicks hands.

Edit edit:
Some rough linework...

fraggore · 10/07/2012, 03:41 PM

looking good your a talented artist, wish i could draw i want a gradius tattoo from just above my elbow to my wrist i know what i want but cant draw it.
goes like this

on my forearm i want the vic viper with the a few options flying over a line of Easter island heads shooting some small ships down the the head going off into the distance towards my wrist, then i want a fire moon on my elbow with a fire dragon wrapping around it going down the back of my forearm with some of the enemy ships mixed in.

seems a good idea of a tattoo very different.

Ji-L87 · 10/11/2012, 03:31 PM

Thanks O:)

Slowly, very slowly moving forward with this.

I got stuck with the whole idea of it for a while but just got some momentum again. I'll try and finish this, dangit!

But I just seem to keep changing/adding stuff....

Nando · 10/11/2012, 03:52 PM

it looks really cool, but there's a visual disconnect, at least now, from the bubble up top and the characters bellow.

I hear ya on the changing stuff...I've changed Yuna's position several time already... I think I'm gonna try the digital route once I've got the final rough composition down.

Anyway, good job! KEEP IT UP!

Ji-L87 · 10/11/2012, 04:07 PM

Quote from: Nando on 10/11/2012, 03:52 PM...there's a visual disconnect, at least now, from the bubble up top and the characters bellow.

I hear ya on that one. Hopefully it will make more sense in the end....maybe. :>

Quote from: Nando on 10/11/2012, 03:52 PM...I've changed Yuna's position several time already... I think I'm gonna try the digital route once I've got the final rough composition down.

Oh yeah, you still got that on your hands

Sorry 'bout that. Shall be interesting to see how it'll turn out. You got a tablet too?

Anyway, good job! KEEP IT UP!

Nando · 10/11/2012, 11:37 PM

I'm sure it will, work in progresses always look better in my minds eye. ;)

I was debating the medium for the yuna piece. At first it was going to be all pencil art and MAYBE markers, but realistically speaking digitally is the best way to go. This will be my first fully digital piece so bare with me ;)

It will be about 600 dpi 8x10, so you should be able to blow it up some and still retain some decent sharpness. I've got a usb tablet here at home but I can't find the pen...BLEH and I've got a really nice Intous at work. Lucky for me I can work on digital stuff while on breaks and no one cares. So I hope to make some progress that way. But you know how it goes...lol

Ji-L87 · 10/13/2012, 07:34 AM

Quote from: Nando on 10/11/2012, 11:37 PMI was debating the medium for the yuna piece. At first it was going to be all pencil art and MAYBE markers, but realistically speaking digitally is the best way to go. This will be my first fully digital piece so bare with me ;)
It will be about 600 dpi 8x10, so you should be able to blow it up some and still retain some decent sharpness.

600 dpi with those measurements (are you thinking in inches?) is officially pretty damn big

The piece I'm working on is just about 2000 pixels high and only 72 dpi (but then again, never intended for it to be printed, if I did that, 300 dpi would be better perhaps). I don't know, I just have a hard time working on really big stuff. Photoshop zoom levels are a bit odd and file size and the performance/memory it takes is a bit of a turn-off for me

Also more time consuming. At any rate, I think you should be able to work in a slightly smaller scale and still reach desirable results...

Quote from: Nando on 10/11/2012, 11:37 PM...I've got a really nice Intous at work. Lucky for me I can work on digital stuff while on breaks and no one cares. So I hope to make some progress that way. But you know how it goes...lol

...what do you work with that let's you have a glorious Intous?

Man, I've wanted to try those things for the longest time, they're too expensive, even today when the old models are...well, old!

Edit: I think I just got the Intuos-line confused with the Cintiq-line

I have an older Intuos, it's a Cintiq I'd love to try (or a newer Intuos, for that matter)

Quote from: Nando on 10/11/2012, 11:37 PMI'm sure it will, work in progresses always look better in my minds eye. ;)

Hopefully it will be easier to understand what I had in mind now. Started filling in some colors and did the background last night/morning.

Background's actually darker than that, I just have fully white, semi-transparent layer on top so I can still see the lineart and what I'm doing

Nando · 10/13/2012, 12:28 PM

thats looking really nice!

I've got a couple of side ideas for the yuna piece that might benefit from the high res and i also want to try a poster size print or as close as possible. I've also considered doing it in illustrator for the vector benefits.

I'm a creative director at a software co. and use the tablet almost daily. I'm spoiled by it. i use a combo of mouse and tablet when doing pixel art. For now my pen and sketchpad should be enough. lol

Drakon · 10/14/2012, 07:46 AM

Here's some of my original music which is inspired by video game music.

Digi.k · 10/15/2012, 06:35 PM

I am gonna try and get a few done before Christmas...

Ji-L87 · 10/19/2012, 06:41 PM

Quote from: Drakon on 10/14/2012, 07:46 AMHere's some of my original music which is inspired by video game music.

*songs*

Cool. I Liked "Light" and "Cross" the most, would fit quite well in a driving game perhaps (or maybe shmup?). I tried the Forza Horizon demo yesterday and I'd rather have some of those songs in there instead

Nice "soft" sound which isn't trying to kill my speakers or sub.

Quote from: Digi.k on 10/15/2012, 06:35 PMI am gonna try and get a few done before Christmas...

Artworks or music?

Slight progress update:

Colors filled in and started adding some shading. Ran into a few bumps but think I made it out okay, was quite a while since I colored anything...and cell shading can be hard because it's hard to..."cheat" like you can do with soft cell shading and similar styles by adding soft graduations between colors. If your shadows/shapes are off in a hard cell shaded artwork, it'll stand out like a sore thumb

Drakon · 10/19/2012, 07:35 PM

Thanks. The irony of it all is that my music isn't intended for games, just listening. As for the sound being "soft" it's just the software I'm using. I'm terrible at coming up with great instruments and effects so I just use generic packs and usually compose with the same instrument set.

As for your picture it's looking great now that it's coloured in.

Quote from: Ji-L87 on 10/19/2012, 06:41 PM
Quote from: Drakon on 10/14/2012, 07:46 AMHere's some of my original music which is inspired by video game music.

*songs*
Cool. I Liked "Light" and "Cross" the most, would fit quite well in a driving game perhaps (or maybe shmup?). I tried the Forza Horizon demo yesterday and I'd rather have some of those songs in there instead
Nice "soft" sound which isn't trying to kill my speakers or sub.

Ji-L87 · 10/20/2012, 04:08 AM

Quote from: Drakon on 10/19/2012, 07:35 PMThanks. The irony of it all is that my music isn't intended for games, just listening. As for the sound being "soft" it's just the software I'm using. I'm terrible at coming up with great instruments and effects so I just use generic packs and usually compose with the same instrument set.

Oh man yessss, I kow what you're talking about. I've tried to make a few songs in a program called Reason (a friend totally rocks that thing out like it's nobody's business) and tweaking instruments/creating new ones is haaaaarrrrd. Do you have a midi-keyboard or similar input device or are you rolling with the good ol' mouse?

Drakon · 10/20/2012, 07:05 PM

Just the mouse. I love sequencing (or whatever it's called when you just click the notes with the mouse). I'm not big on playing instruments, but I'm good enough at writing music.

Quote from: Ji-L87 on 10/20/2012, 04:08 AM
Quote from: Drakon on 10/19/2012, 07:35 PMThanks. The irony of it all is that my music isn't intended for games, just listening. As for the sound being "soft" it's just the software I'm using. I'm terrible at coming up with great instruments and effects so I just use generic packs and usually compose with the same instrument set.
Oh man yessss, I kow what you're talking about. I've tried to make a few songs in a program called Reason (a friend totally rocks that thing out like it's nobody's business) and tweaking instruments/creating new ones is haaaaarrrrd. Do you have a midi-keyboard or similar input device or are you rolling with the good ol' mouse?

Digi.k · 10/20/2012, 07:52 PM

Quote from: Ji-L87 on 10/19/2012, 06:41 PMArtworks or music?

art stuff

definitely want to get a pc kid, pc denjin, magical chase and Ys one done.. and something from one of the soldier games and perhaps a twinbee and parodius one too if I got the time.. need to remember to buy some canvases

Ji-L87 · 10/28/2012, 03:33 PM

I think I managed to finish it. Now I can stop spamming this thread with progress updates

You all better be thankful.

Nazi NecroPhile · 10/29/2012, 11:02 AM

Nicely done!

I like it, but I can't help being an inveterate pervert and thinking the two gals with wide open mouths need dildos in their hands...... I'm such a perv.

Nando · 10/29/2012, 11:05 AM

HAHAH fucking Necro! lol

Nicely done!

Now get to working on a second piece. You ain't old, just need a little inspiration and refilling of that creative well. Obey more!!!! ;)

Ji-L87 · 11/19/2012, 05:28 PM

I need to draw more often so...this happened. She's small because I plan to make her all pixelart-ish and stuff if things go well

Used that old left over pose sketch as base

Armor's actually a bit weird/hard to draw because the shape of everything changes in every darn pic I have...!!
So, Nando, at least I'm sharing the same burden now!

Edit:
While I'm at it posting, I found this old video game related 4koma....thing...in my photobucket wip folder so I'll throw it up as well. But I won't finish that one, has been too long!

Digi.k · 12/15/2012, 07:28 PM

did a little pop-up prototype a few weeks back... was some random guy playing the pce.. although everyone was too young to get it.. thinking it was a Dreamcast so I reluctantly agreed...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=514902641867847

Ji-L87 · 12/16/2012, 04:44 AM

That's pretty cool.
Mistaking it for a Dreamcast isn't too bad, the could've said Xbox : /

esteban · 12/16/2012, 07:48 AM

Quote from: Digi.k on 12/15/2012, 07:28 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=514902641867847

NEXT STEP: MUST ADD VIRTUAL CUSHION

Seriously, though, after seeing all this productive artistic output....

I want to make some TG-16 ornaments for the holidays.

I have a few days.

Digi.k · 01/13/2013, 10:27 PM

so a few weeks ago I ordered a pce controller from japan..

The idea was to create something that replicated a joypad/joystick/user input etc... to make an abstract piece...what for? for a project based on the "Artist Multiple".

The college has some old machines that heat up sheets of plastic and then vacuum forms the plastic around an object..

So taking apart my pce controller...

I made some pce controller moulds..

so... gonna mix this up and pour plaster into those moulds..
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esteban · 01/14/2013, 12:26 AM

HOLY CANNOLI!

Nazi NecroPhile · 01/14/2013, 12:00 PM

Sweet! I'm looking forward to seeing OBEYist's Multiple.

SuperPlay · 01/14/2013, 02:21 PM

Looking good, cant wait to see the end result :-)

Digi.k · 01/14/2013, 07:20 PM

The results... well not too keen on the air bubbles.... >.> did a 3rd party psx controller too.

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roflmao · 01/14/2013, 10:47 PM

Looks good! You could probably use some sort of epoxy putty or Green Stuff to fill in and shape those pockets before you paint it (or do whatever you have in mind

).

Digi.k · 01/15/2013, 02:13 PM

well I gave it another go.. turned out much better this time.

attached the back to it

MotherGunner · 01/15/2013, 02:18 PM

These are so cool man! When are you going to start selling controller bar soaps?

esteban · 01/15/2013, 11:49 PM

SOAP BARS?

Forget about the Irish Spring, digi.k, and make some BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TurboPads + licorice cord (optional).

bob · 01/16/2013, 03:47 PM

Another vote for chocolate.

bob · 01/16/2013, 03:49 PM

I made this shadowbox a couple of years ago. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the characters and HADOKEN are raised off the background to give a bit of a 3D effect. Not sure why I made it, or why my wife stayed with me after.

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roflmao · 01/16/2013, 03:52 PM

Sweet! I just wrapped up a 4-panel tunnel book as a gift for Christmas. That looks really nice.

bob · 01/16/2013, 04:05 PM

Quote from: galam on 01/16/2013, 03:49 PMI made this shadowbox a couple of years ago. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the characters and HADOKEN are raised off the background to give a bit of a 3D effect. Not sure why I made it, or why my wife stayed with me after.
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Don't be fooled. the workmanship is shoddy. Blanka already fell off twice.

Quote from: guest on 01/16/2013, 03:52 PMSweet! I just wrapped up a 4-panel tunnel book as a gift for Christmas. That looks really nice.

To quote of the greats..."pics or it didn't happen"

esteban · 01/17/2013, 12:32 AM

Quote from: galam on 01/16/2013, 03:49 PMI made this shadowbox a couple of years ago. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the characters and HADOKEN are raised off the background to give a bit of a 3D effect. Not sure why I made it, or why my wife stayed with me after.
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I'm not even a fan of Street Fighter and I think that is awesome.

VenomMacbeth · 04/11/2013, 01:49 PM

I thought I'd revive this thread to show off a song I've started on:

https://soundcloud.com/cerulean42/metal-swordsman-theme-of

There's not much to it yet, but I'm working on it. It's for a game concept I've been drawing up recently.

fraggore · 04/22/2013, 05:54 AM

Quote from: galam on 01/16/2013, 03:49 PMI made this shadowbox a couple of years ago. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the characters and HADOKEN are raised off the background to give a bit of a 3D effect. Not sure why I made it, or why my wife stayed with me after.

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Thants cool she should be a proud woman.