Lonesome Aldora

Posted Dec 26, 2005, 10:51:15 PM UTC

Well here it is all finished. Hope you like, because its my first attempt at something like this. Please leave comments behind. :)

Comments

MissezNoll
Dec 26, 2005, 8:37:03 PM UTC
Holy smokes girl! Look at the wonders you are creating while my back is turned! This drawing is so very imaginitive. I have never ever seen a mermaid look like this and it is ingenius. But then again, I am not quite sure if it is supposed to be a mermaid considering you have clearly put a mermaid in the background. Well, whatever it is, it is definitely original and wonderful. Arkillian has given you some incredible advice on how to get the three dimensional aspect in your drawing. Even more so than what you already have. it all comes down to the shading babe. But you are definitely getting there, so don't worry. I absolutely cannot get over that hair on the seahorse head. it looks amazing. You have the perfect balance of light on it to give it that "wavy" texture. Your progress is astounding. Love yas! ^_^
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- AnimeBoyToyKoibito
  Dec 26, 2005, 11:34:40 PM UTC
  First off, let me tell you, having your sleeping brother's butt in your face is not pleasnt at all. >< Especially when its a brother who sleeps like a rock and wouldn't wak up if a hurrican somehow came passing through here.
  
  LoL
  
  Ok now moving on, Truthfully, I've no idea WHAT I was thinking when I made this. All my friend kept saying I should draw an animal, and I was going trough some images of animals to use as a sort of refrence whenI saw an image of.. a cat I think it was. Well I started to draw the head but my hand had a mind of its own and started to add in the circle to make a long snout, and then the wings, etc etc. This is what came out. LoL I just kind of started seeing a new creature in itself and went with it, at first I was going to give it a horse like lower body, but I thought that that would not be quite as good as something that could be underwater, because I have never really tried to depict water before.
  
  Anyway, so the mermaid fin came out, and the mermaid in the background... I am not too sure why she was placed in there either. Maybe because I want to start adding a lot of things into my images? Not sure. Something subconscious I think though.
  
  And I was actually quite proud with the hair myself, I usually dont have hair coming out so.. balanced. Anyway, thank you so much for the great words!! They are appreciated.
  
  Love
  ~~Mellie
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ArkillianDragon
Dec 26, 2005, 4:49:09 PM UTC
First thing- texture- the water should be fluid, and quite often it will have waves going horizonally. If its close to the suface, you'll see diffused light. Having your shading going in one directing like this is good for some things, but not water. my suggestion is poppin over to the stationary, or an art store and picking up a softer pencil that smudges easier, and use that, or a bigger pencil- you can get them in art stores. They're what... 4 times the size of a normal solid pencil?
Second- Shading. With pencil drawings like this, its not the form you want to convey more, but the lighting difference. I'm assuming that light is from above? if you shade under the tail and various other places, it'll look 3D, and like the picture is all together. Do the same with white too
Lastly- with drawing the tail, compare it to a dolphin, cause that is the closest I can think of to a mermaid. Their tails don't 'bend' as such, but they have a gradual flexability. The flipper looks great, but the body before it needs a softer angle. Its easier not to thinkof it as human, but as a dolphin.

On the lighter side, you've vaguely got the rule of thirdsin place here, which is why the seahorse creature looks interesting- if you divide the picture into 1/3 horizonatally and vertically, the main focus should land on these lines. Which it is And its got some nice emotion. I'm not sure why its sad, but I do feel for it.

I hope this all helps
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- AnimeBoyToyKoibito
  Dec 26, 2005, 11:23:33 PM UTC
  You've no idea how much you have helped me, I am going to attempt to place everything you have just told me into this as soon as I get some new materials for drawing. I was actually thinking of doing it over again so I can keep both of them and see how these things help the image and what I had done right in the first place. I deeply thank you for all of your wonderful advice, as it shall help me along the lines of the rest of my art.
  
  Also, I am very exicted bye the fact that you can, indeed, feel the emotion in this. I was really trying to bring that out, and I am just glad it worked.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 27, 2005, 2:40:50 AM UTC
  Not a problem- I always try to point out the good and bad with a picture, and supply a reason why for both- giveing ways to improve it if I can. I'm a helpfull person I guess. I juist wish I got some of it when I was stareting out more Who knows how good I'd be now if I got extra help like now on DA and here.
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  AnimeBoyToyKoibito
  Dec 27, 2005, 7:20:34 PM UTC
  Why yes you are. Extremely helpful. And I think you made it out just fine by yourself. You have very good drawings.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Dec 27, 2005, 7:54:33 PM UTC
  Thanks
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