dan's new gallery (Imaginary Friend 31/1)

must be months now since I last updated. So I thought it time to create a new topic.
To be honest, I haven't drawn much at all - only a few pics, which I will slowly get uploaded here.

So to get things started, here's a pic I drew at 2am this morning. I was watching a music video show (not something I normally do, but some are pretty cool) and one particular shot got my mind going. I forget the song and artist, but one of the group members (or an actress) was standing still in front of a mirror. Suddenly pulling the mic to their mouth and letting out a scream, a wind from behind blew forward. It conjured up a pretty powerful in my mind. So with a quick snap with my webcam with myself as the model, this is the pose I came up with.
I want to CG it sometime, but not sure how yet.
Well, enjoy.




More pics to come soon. I seem to be really inspired by music lately, as a few other pics I created based on the title of a Pillows song.

Looks awesome, dan.

Hahaha. Good to see you back.

It reminds me of Andrew WK. xD

"PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!"

xD That's awesome, Dan.

For some reason, I love the shoes the most. o.o But the entire structure of the figure is amazing.

Wow.. I'd like to see it finished becuase it looks cool. You have all the proportions right, but I guess I wouldn't expect any less than that from you. good to see ya back.

Ooooh, I love the hair, hands, and left shoe! Very nice.

Looks wicked. The hair is so cool and the way you did the face is very well done. Nice job.

I'm loving the converse, very nice touch. Something about the shoulder/sleeve of the arm on the left looks a little weird to me, but its probably just me.
Looking forward to seeing it CG'd though, nice work.

mm, will try to fix that up when I get 'round to CGing it. There's supposed to be a strong wind coming from behind - so I'll see what I can do.

Thanks for the comments everyone! More art should be uploaded pretty soon.

kewl picture Dan. I can't wait to see more pics from you.

Very nice! Claps for you, I wish i could draw that good, but that requires practice... A lot of it! If you think of the music video, let me know the name of it. It sounds interesting.

That is way better then me. I am so far from doing stuff like that. It looks like a rough sketch due to the excessive stray-lines, but still better then me. I love the pose it looks funny

...and drawing way better pictures than me. Insert Pep's pout-age here. It's really good, I'd ask you to colour it, but I won't expect it (not an insult but from a me perspective, I hate colouring my work) xD. It so would've been cooler if that was Billy Idol, but that's just a Peps thinking Billy Idol is cool moment.

I love it, danbah! You're perspective on stuff is great! However, It may just be late-night madness, but his right thigh looks a bit long. I don't know, though.

Quoted^(ref) Sorano (on 2 March, 2007, 10:50 PM PST) —

I love it, danbah! You're perspective on stuff is great! However, It may just be late-night madness, but his right thigh looks a bit long. I don't know, though.

I think that's because the left leg has a weird perspective from the viewpoint, and it makes the right look longer then it actually is, but yeah it looks a bit strange... I posted for the first time in like half a year

Quoted^(ref) Sorano (on 2 March, 2007, 10:50 PM PST) —

I love it, danbah! You're perspective on stuff is great! However, It may just be late-night madness, but his right thigh looks a bit long. I don't know, though.

hmm, maybe it is. Problem is, I deleted the photo reference I took of myself (yeah, I did that pose ) That could mean that maybe my legs are off....

I'm halfway through CGing it now, so I can't really fix it. Well, I could, but it would be too much work.

Thanks all! Will try to get it completed and uploaded sometime soon. First, I need to chat with Kan since my demo of mangastudio expired, so I can't export it into anything else to continue working on it.

Thanks all! Will try to get it completed and uploaded sometime soon. First, I need to chat with Kan since my demo of mangastudio expired, so I can't export it into anything else to continue working on it.

o.o Yesh!

-salutes-

I'll try to catch you on MSN on your Saturday night, my Friday morning.

And I do remember that you wanted me to convert something. I'll be glad to. =D

hmm, maybe it is. Problem is, I deleted the photo reference I took of myself (yeah, I did that pose tongue.gif) That could mean that maybe my legs are off....

Off proportion= more interesting & more artistic.

OK, back again with more art. Unfortunately, I don't get time anymore to draw as much as I used to, and I rarely feel like drawing these days, even though I still enjoy it.

Anyway, a couple of new pics for you all. This is a character I've created based on a Pillows song, Lofi Boy Fighter Girl. For the moment, he'll just be called Lofi Boy.

I deliberately threw facial proportions out the window to really stylise his face the way I wanted. He's supposed to have a really 'relaxed' look, as if nothing in the world bothers him - much like me, minus the look

I really like the style of this, but his profile is very tough to capture since the proportions and eyes are so wacky. I need to bring the forehead out further to balance things out. I've got a few other sketches of this guy, which I might add another day. These were both drawn on A3.





oh, one more thing. You might notice a resemblance to the character currently in the KAF banner (my entry for the Anniversary contest ) which I will also post below for future reference. He's basically the same, but without his headphones, and a slightly more lively smile.

Very nice profiling dan! In your first however, the shoulders aren't wide enough for the head... And something about the eyes bothers me in the second picture. But as always, great work!

yeah, things like that only become apparent when viewing it like this. In other art, his shoulders are quite narrow. I estimate him to be around 12 or 13. They eyes are freakin hard on the profile, as I can't really use anything as a reference. The outline of the eyes front-on has changed several times since the first sketches, and this is a more detailed version. I'll have to develop him a lot more still.

And that was a FAAAST post you did. I changed the topic title, and noticed you'd posted. Thanks for the comments!

Sweet. It's cool, I like the headphones. :]

Quoted^(ref) danbah (on 26 March, 2007, 03:38 AM PST) —

OK, back again with more art. Unfortunately, I don't get time anymore to draw as much as I used to, and I rarely feel like drawing these days, even though I still enjoy it.

Anyway, a couple of new pics for you all. This is a character I've created based on a Pillows song, Lofi Boy Fighter Girl. For the moment, he'll just be called Lofi Boy.

I deliberately threw facial proportions out the window to really stylise his face the way I wanted. He's supposed to have a really 'relaxed' look, as if nothing in the world bothers him - much like me, minus the look

I really like the style of this, but his profile is very tough to capture since the proportions and eyes are so wacky. I need to bring the forehead out further to balance things out. I've got a few other sketches of this guy, which I might add another day. These were both drawn on A3.





oh, one more thing. You might notice a resemblance to the character currently in the KAF banner (my entry for the Anniversary contest ) which I will also post below for future reference. He's basically the same, but without his headphones, and a slightly more lively smile.

Hey, Dan. It seems as if your really good with accessories. (your previous character had awesome shoes.) The headphones look really cool, and I like the characters hair. Keep it up, I want too see more of your art.

That's awesome ^^ I really like your eyes. Overall shading, too. ^^ I've always been a fan of th' one-way diagonal shadings :F Oh, and headphones! Niceness~ 'S really awesome that you're experimenting with stuffs still. I'm gonna try and do that too o.o;

By th' by, did you do those superhero things? ^^

Quoted^(ref) Anorudo (on 26 March, 2007, 05:05 AM PST) —

Quoted^(ref) danbah (on 26 March, 2007, 03:38 AM PST) —

OK, back again with more art. Unfortunately, I don't get time anymore to draw as much as I used to, and I rarely feel like drawing these days, even though I still enjoy it.

Anyway, a couple of new pics for you all. This is a character I've created based on a Pillows song, Lofi Boy Fighter Girl. For the moment, he'll just be called Lofi Boy.

I deliberately threw facial proportions out the window to really stylise his face the way I wanted. He's supposed to have a really 'relaxed' look, as if nothing in the world bothers him - much like me, minus the look

I really like the style of this, but his profile is very tough to capture since the proportions and eyes are so wacky. I need to bring the forehead out further to balance things out. I've got a few other sketches of this guy, which I might add another day. These were both drawn on A3.





oh, one more thing. You might notice a resemblance to the character currently in the KAF banner (my entry for the Anniversary contest ) which I will also post below for future reference. He's basically the same, but without his headphones, and a slightly more lively smile.

Hey, Dan. It seems as if your really good with accessories. (your previous character had awesome shoes.) The headphones look really cool, and I like the characters hair. Keep it up, I want too see more of your art.

o.o I love the lax expression on Lofi Boy's face on the first one. Looks like he's deep in thought... or deep in music.

Good job like normal, Dan~!

yeah, that's the kind of face I was going for. Hurrah for a small success.

Ninana: thanks I've sketched some out, but haven't made them digital yet. I've been flat out with work recently. I get home and don't really want to look at a screen any longer I might get a chance on the weekend. I'd love to get them done though. Will post them up here when I do

Anorudo: thanks man Everyone seems to like the headphones, heh. I just noticed how horribly unbalanced each side is... I need to use a ruler and guidelines better

Pepsi: glad you like the pics

finally, a new pic!
Got the motivation to draw again, so here it is

'Imaginary Friend'

Still a WIP so any feedback would be great. Cheers!

Aaw cute, is the friend going to be a gorilla or something?? o.o

You should make a smile on that balloon.

Quoted^(ref) pepsi-twist (on 31 January, 2008, 06:42 AM PST) —

Aaw cute, is the friend going to be a gorilla or something?? o.o

You should make a smile on that balloon.

oh, I was about to explain, but KAF went down and I lost the original post. This is all you'll see of the friend, so the rest is up to the imagination of the viewer. I was thinking of losing the hand altogether, but I think it helps explain things a little better, I think it also adds to the style, and will allow me to add a little more colour to things.

Nice idea for the smile on the balloon! I think I'll do that.

Aah, well if you're going to that make the lines of the arm lighter so they disappear? Like evaporating lines or something.

Maybe a thought bubble originating from the kid with a scene of her plus the imaginary friend in it, but the actual scene would be lacking the imaginary friend... and maybe just footprints from both characters or so?

It looks really adorable so far.

Quoted^(ref) Usaki Ikasu (on 31 January, 2008, 05:26 PM PST) —

Maybe a thought bubble originating from the kid with a scene of her plus the imaginary friend in it, but the actual scene would be lacking the imaginary friend... and maybe just footprints from both characters or so?

It looks really adorable so far.

yeah, I was thinking about footprints. Not really sure yet. I'd might try for some kind of BG in this. Considering she's holding a balloon I was thinking to making the pair just leaving a fairground or something like that.

Pepsi: I had a similar kind of idea - making it somewhat ghostly, and the linework sketchy.

Awhh. It reminds me of mighty joe young.
(I think that's what that movie was called, haha.)
And then I thought of --> http://aelithe.deviantart.com/art/forgotten-61660850
xD I love that idea though.
D: You're so amazing at drawing.

Quoted^(ref) Kessi (on 2 February, 2008, 12:45 PM PST) —

Awhh. It reminds me of mighty joe young.
(I think that's what that movie was called, haha.)
And then I thought of --> http://aelithe.deviantart.com/art/forgotten-61660850
xD I love that idea though.
D: You're so amazing at drawing.

hmm, does seem a little like that movie...
I want this piece of mine to be uplifting though - that piece is pretty solemn.

Glad you like my stuff.

The way you drew the little girl is very uplifting so I think you succeed in that part. Those cute little pigtails and d body language of the girl.

I would agree that you should do away with the hands. The hairy arms immediately leads people towards gorillas and animals.

I was thinking since the ground is wet from rain, maybe you can draw ripples or something to suggest weight and movement? It is blur enough to suggest any form... Hope it is a useful suggestion.

Sigh, your drawings just keep improving over the years.