Video game fan art?

[Nando]

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]

...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. :>

...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]

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]

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.

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...

...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)

I'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]

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]

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

[Digi.k]

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

[Ji-L87]

Here'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.

I 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]

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.

Here'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]

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.

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]

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.

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.

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]

Artworks 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]

I think I managed to finish it. Now I can stop spamming this thread with progress updates  You all better be thankful.

[Necromancer]

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]

HAHAH f*cking 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!!!!