Aanker's Art

[Aanker]

I know, problem is im lazy, and rather do other things.. the problem isn't really technique, more proportions, poses, i suck at drawing humans mostly. heres some of my stuff:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...73#post7694573

my skills lie mostly with ink


your the best

Well, you do certainly have a good style, to begin with (the one with the man in some gas mask standing near what seems to be central park is exceptional in this case).

Oh, and yes, humans are really tough to draw . I still have eye-nose proportion problems, especially when it comes to viewing faces from different angles/perspectives.

[Killerbee]

Your army/mass pictures are far better than your close-ups ! Normally it's the other way round.

Nice OP man !

[Aanker]

TWO NEW TGW IMAGES!

The Skies Are Clear

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The Aviator

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(close-up, looks bad unless zoomed out )

[Killerbee]

Nice work mate, especially the plane !

I know, problem is im lazy, and rather do other things.. the problem isn't really technique, more proportions, poses, i suck at drawing humans mostly. heres some of my stuff:

Know the feeling. Best way is to buy a drawing book. I find Manga a great drawing method to start. Easy to draw and can look impressive without much difficulty

[Aanker]

AND... YET ANOTHER NEW WORLD WAR I DRAWING!

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Over The Top (LARGE)

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I think I can get a bigger (image) size on this one later on...

[Ayleid]

AND... YET ANOTHER NEW WORLD WAR I DRAWING!

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Over The Top (LARGE)

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I think I can get a bigger (image) size on this one later on...

How is it possible that you can be soo good? This, honestly, rivals a lot of the art which dots my house, which I payed for.. You are really, really good!

[cpdwane]

One question: With so much lead on the page, who do you stop yourself from smudging it? that's a problem I've always had.

[Aanker]

One question: With so much lead on the page, who do you stop yourself from smudging it? that's a problem I've always had.

I use HB-graded lead (most of the time, sometimes I use B-graded, but that's the "smudgiest" I have). You can also prevent the smudging by putting an additional paper (I think a soft paper with as little friction as possible is the best for this task) between your hand and the drawing. Also, I don't usually move around my hand a lot, but leave that to the fingers (finger flexibility helps ).

Another good way to prevent smudging is by planning slightly - leave the darkest, most intensive areas for the finale, and keep a good number of open spaces. Drawing from the left, to the right, usually helps.

[KDK]

Very very nice

[The Hedge Knight]

Although colour telivision was not invented released until 1966, a whole 48 years after the end of world war one me and Aanker decided to press ahead with technology slightly out of its time .

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[Aanker]

Thanks for all of your comments! They are all very welcome

@Josst
That coloration is great! If you can do the rest of the artwork for GW after you have worked on the cargo craft (which, I must say, I am really looking forward to), we should have a fine set of loading screens to get the player immersed into the era before he has even started playing

Splendid work!

[crossjon]

Although colour telivision was not invented released until 1966, a whole 48 years after the end of world war one me and Aanker decided to press ahead with technology slightly out of its time .

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wow that's amazing. Is there anything you two can't do. +rep to you both if I can.
P.S. nice references aanker.

[Audacia]

Aanker this is really great stuff, keep doin what you love man because we're loving it!!

[Aanker]

AND ANOTHER WORLD WAR I PICTURE:

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The Birth of an Ace (LARGE)

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Note that I had to use Photoshop extensively on this one (making it take double the actual drawing time to complete), due to the bad qualities of my scanner

[Maяcel]

Nice, the people are a bit small tho

[Aanker]

Nice, the people are a bit small tho

Problem appears when you're not using references

I think I have painted too many dwarves.

PS. Nice tip, though, I might use that method in the future!

[abbews]

You're one of the best I've ever seen. If not the best at drawing! +rep and Welcome to the Graphics Workshop!

[Aanker]

LAND BATTLE LOADING SCREEN FOR THE GREAT WAR MOD:

(if you have played the game, you know where this picture would be suitable)

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The Plan (LARGE)

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It could have done better with some minor edits (like the smoke from the pipe), but it will do for now.

[Aanker]

Also, I spent some time reworking the background on my space battle project. Very tedious work, since the stars in the image should have different brightness levels, different sizes and sometimes different colours (younger stars tend to be bluish-white, while older stars are generally yellow-red). Also, making a nebula, with all the direct and indirect lightning, isn't the easiest thing in the world either.

Stars and Nebulae

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[Legless Lannes]

Just to reiterate what other's have said.
Will love to see you make something Napoleonic.