The Energon Pub

by **Us and Them** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:06 pm

Just a start for now I'll post more here as I get it scanned and finished (as well as convincing myself to draw again..)

News Credits: 5 · by **frenzy_rumble** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:08 pm

kick ass

by **Us and Them** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:29 pm

Thanks.

This is a preview of the cover I just scanned in. I have to clean it up, add text, some effects, etc. The ad in the first post shows the main character Grae, and on the cover is (working name) Sara.

by **DesalationReborn** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:00 pm

Seems bleak.

[zero-kaiser's YouTube Channel] · by **zero-kaiser** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:44 pm

damn.. thats awesome.. o.o" i shall most certainly be looking forward to this.. any idea when we might expect to be able to see the finished product?

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:40 pm

The art is great, but to dark for my tastes.

by **Us and Them** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:57 pm

Yeah, it was never meant to be a bright happy thing..I actually had started it a few years ago when I was going through rehab after some medical issues. I put them away awhile ago, but pulled them out again..So, maybe it'll spark something more and I'll get back into them. I have about 5-10 pages done so far.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:38 am

Intriguing ...

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:39 am

that is some fantastic drawing. do you have anything else we could see?

by **Us and Them** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:43 pm

Thanks..And I'll be posting more as I go. Just updated the cover pic with what I was able to do today..Mind you my photoshopping/finishing skills aren't anything professional, I'm just trying out some stuff.

by **Izanami** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:52 pm

Very nice! The textures and folds on the hair and clothing are very well done, and a good sense of anatomy for the face, body and arms. Nice inking as well.

For constructive criticism you should try studying hands a bit more, yours seem a bit too short, and the fingers (particularly in the first cover) need to have the spaces in between them. Also, watch the foreshortening of the legs on the second cover.

Keep up the good work, I'm inspired!

News Credits: 4 · by **GrimSqueaker** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:54 pm

Beautiful work

by **Us and Them** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:14 pm

Yeah, I tried taking a life drawing class, but never went through with it..So I didn't go the whole route of learning actual muscle design etc, so I kinda just wing it..And yeah, I guess the fingers do look a bit small. I never really liked how the shadows fell either, but, eh, it's something. I should do that"under drawing" or whatever, but I always just go for finished pencil.

by **Izanami** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:45 pm

Us and Them wrote:Yeah, I tried taking a life drawing class, but never went through with it..So I didn't go the whole route of learning actual muscle design etc, so I kinda just wing it..And yeah, I guess the fingers do look a bit small. I never really liked how the shadows fell either, but, eh, it's something. I should do that"under drawing" or whatever, but I always just go for finished pencil.

You're just winging it? :shock:

Impressive results

by **Us and Them** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:54 pm

Thanks yeah, I've never been one to do the under work, just get to it lol. Sometimes it suffers from it, sometimes not.

This is the pencils to page 1, before I can touch it up any. This is an old page, so back then, my style was much more cartoony that how I finished this all. You'll be able to see the difference as I post it.

by **LL Cool VF-1J** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:40 pm

beautiful work, you must familiar with Schopenhauer.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:12 pm

Wow, that is awesome, love the lineart.
This looks amazing, far better then what I ever could do with humans!
I'm looking forward to seeing/reading more of it!

by **Us and Them** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:00 pm

LL Cool VF-1J wrote:beautiful work, you must familiar with Schopenhauer.

No? Who's that?

by **Us and Them** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:37 pm

Pencils

My attempt at "finishing"

by **LL Cool VF-1J** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:09 pm

Us and Them wrote:
LL Cool VF-1J wrote:beautiful work, you must familiar with Schopenhauer.

No? Who's that?

a famous German philosipher. Basically he believed that existence is mostly negative and had a pessimistic standpoint. I really like him.

by **Us and Them** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:53 am

Ah interesting. I might have to look him up, find a strong quote or something.

Page 1 pretty much all done now as well, minus the text.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:51 pm

Amazing work! You got me beat many, many, MANY times over in art.

I can't draw people for crap. I stick to stick figures

I'm going to add this to my favourites and keep checking back on it. I really like where it's going.

After all, life isn't just black and white, is it?