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Built4ever β Four Step Castle Drawing Tutorial
Published: 2012-11-21 02:04:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 43217; Favourites: 1170; Downloads: 1183
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This should give a little insight into how I draw these castles.Related content
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It looks so damn good....why is it when other people draw it, it turns out better than when we try it...by we, I mean, me. hahahahaΒ
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Practice practice practice. It takes 1000's of hours to be good, ask any successful artist or designer!
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have you ever written a book and if so what was it called?
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I'm working on several books really, architectural and not, of my own. I was officially printed in "Curse of Strahd" Ravenloft adventure/guidebook from Dungeons and Dragons/Wizards of the Coast, should be available at major bookstores and gaming stores, maybe comic stores. Illustrations were architectural, castle plan/mao, a gypsy wagon, old windmill cutaway, and more. Doing more work for them this year too, top secret, but it will be architecture!
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This helps me greatly with my comic I'm working on. Thanks for the tips.
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No problem, enjoy!
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Francois, i have a question, do you draw from the imagination or use a reference to create these illustrations?
Sorry, i speak english as Tarzan :/
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Most castles and cities like this are drawn completely from imagination. In some cases I might take a quick look at a few picture on the internet, for example, if I want to look at how a Chinese roof is shaped, or to check medieval fortifications on top of a wall, or something, which I just look at, commit to memory, and proceed. But this castle, Castle Iventorr, was drawn from scratch, no reference really. Tarzan English is okay! Better than the chimp. Thanks!
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Francois,Β thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. i will try to put this into practice! i will try first with your tutorials 
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Wow, it's wonderful. It reminds me of a fuller version of the Penne castle in France. Great job !
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HMMM yes haven't seen that Penne castle before, just peeked at it. Many of my castles look like that he he...
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Thank you, this tutorial has given me ideas on how I could draw a city scape for a larger drawing that has been daunting me! Will you be creating anymore tutorials?
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Maybe. I guess I haven't done a city yet, that's more spread out. You saw the "Ursidea" city I posted a few weeks ago? I'm also drawing a village for that same person. Cities are challenging because of the sheer magnitude of different structures.
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Wow, thank you so much for sharing your progress in your works.
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This is really amazing and helpful!Great job!
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So cool! Trying this method for my painting.
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Yeah? Doing a castle?
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HMMMM you mean a classic two-point perspective with diminishing lines? Not for this one, but I might for other stuff. I just draw this!
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thats exactaly what i meant! thanks! ^^
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Plus, I get asked to do these. I just have to stop myself in the middle of drawing these and scan them. I have never taught professionally.
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This looks great and I'm inspired to give it a try! Well done and simple.
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Actually, you should join queeky.com and do one of these... its one of those sites that lets you "play back" your drawings so you can watch the entire process in detail.
its not the only site like that, but queeky is my favorite, their in-browser paint is really easy to use (not at all like DA Muro... ahem)
just thought i should mention.
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I would have to scan it many times I suppose during process?
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A very nice scene and tutorial, thank you for sharing it
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ooh a WIP! so this is what happens huh? i still honestly don't get how the render is so neat and sharp ;A; i usually end up erasing a hole in the paper or something i'm trying to get a sketch to neaten up!
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When the paper is getting wrecked, get some tracing paper and redraw over it. I can't go too far either before I have to scrap a drawing because of erasing and re-drawing. Also, draw with light pencils first, 2H or 4H...
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ah thanks for the advice ^^~ hm yeah...tracing paper- my friends tell me to use normal file paper instead of catridge since it erases neater because it doesn't have a grain smoother surface i suppose.... but cartrige paper...feels...more...arty.....[shot]
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