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TixieLix — 2012 Progress
Published: 2012-12-30 07:34:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2810; Favourites: 105; Downloads: 0
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A quick glance at my work over this year.During the middle third of the year, I noticed something wasn't quite right about the way I was doing faces and I made subtle adjustments to the facial proportions of my style. Skin was also something I kept trying to improve on and it remains one of the hardest to render for me.
I got really experimental in the last 4 months, what with playing around with line work and colouring style. I was also drawing with pen and paper exclusively during December, as I was working away from home during that time.
Looking forward to the new year and doing more drawing!
Thanks to everyone who've supported me and given me much appreciated words of encouragement and advice
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you've done some pretty epic looking stuff i must say
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You know, you could totally make a calendar *O*
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Great to see you trying out more styles and more variety, as evidenced here. Continue with this approach and I'll bet you'll manage to somehow get even better in 2013. Your pen work is lovely by the way, and your digital work is getting sharper and more varied, as I mentioned awhile ago I really like the calligraphy/ for lack of a better word "digital wood block" look painting style that you've developed as well.
All the best in 2013
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Thanks heaps! I shall and it's getting more fun and easier knowing I have such good support ^^
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If I haven't had an art block I would fill my 2012 progress meme with so many pics T^T
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awww you should draw anyway even if you have a block - think of your favourite characters and just draw what comes to mind - even if it's just a portrait it'll help
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So that's what you're doin when you suffers from art block!
I keep drawing Link and my OC but I think I need more variety!!
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Look at poses and think of the action scenes they are likely to be in?
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Look at poses and try thinking of the sorts of action scenes they are likely to be in?
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Yea I tried that actually I couldn't imagine a thing, then I looked into LOZ OOT Manga it couldn't help either. I guess that my brain is LOCKED!
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Well don't force yourself - ideas just come and will. You just need to take a break sometime and things around you will give you inspiration ^^
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Really loved following your artwork through this year. I've no advice to give besides to keep drawing because you've amazing skill and I really enjoy looking at your work!
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Thank you very much! I'm glad you've enjoyed the stuff I've been putting up
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Thanks! That's Elena from Street Fighter III
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wow! that makes it even better. my friend loves street fighter so she'll love it when i show it to her. lol
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Awww thanks again and I'm glad
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A great summary of your work over the past year. ^^ I'm looking forward to going through your entire gallery soon. 
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Happy New Year! I love seeing your artwork and I can see that over the year and before you've improved. You've done a lot and I look to seeing your artwork in 2013
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You've done a lot of amazing and inspiring art this year! Keep it up! 
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Thanks, hun! Is it because it's in pen? It's really not that hard once you get used to the idea it's not erasable, and it's no different if you were to draw scribbles to set up and then line it properly on top of it + shading
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Well I always set up my drawings in basic shapes with different lines to set up the face, inclination of the body... and with pen can't erase though lines :l Not sure it would work for me.
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You don't need to erase the set up lines if you do them lightly - by the time you go over it with the actual line work and shading, those initial lines will be barely visible. But it does takes heaps of practice to get used to since it's all about controlling how much pressure you apply with the pen and it can be more tricky than pencils. Let me know if you wanna give it a try though?
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The scanner is hyper sensitive though and will pick up on all the lines, no matter how light. I mean I might still give it a shot down the line... we'll see
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Yeah usually photos are better than scanning for these sorts of things, but it's not really an issue if it does pick up on the set up lines. A lot of the times that actually gives the drawing more depth because it shows your thinking process. If you recall in my leopard sketch, I over estimated the length of it's head and that is clearly visible still XD
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By 'these sort of things' do you mean pen drawings? Cos for my pencil drawings camera never picked up on the depth or details
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I meant for sketches on paper in general, whether they are in pen or pencils. If you're finding that cameras aren't picking up the detailing you've done in pencil, it could be that it's just too faint. I usually have more problem getting a scanner to capture details than I do with cameras. If anything, the camera usually HAS captured it, but you need to plug it into photoshop to bring it out with the brightness/contrast?
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I've done that exact method before and I found it didn't work for me... I just find the scanner is better at it
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OMG I love this so much XD!! Keep up the awesome works ^^!!
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I always like when artists experiment with their work, and even though I'm the opposite of an expert, I really think you've done great at that
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Thank you very much! I'm glad you think so ^^
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