The Energon Pub

by **Blitz Magnus** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:22 pm

Not very much effort, but I thought I would give it a try since I'm not much of an artist.

by **Ericon** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:47 pm

As simple as it sounds, the best advice for any artist is to just practice, practice, and then practice some more.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:11 am

Wht he said.
Practice is good.
Also, for 3D, just study G1 Cartoons and look how the perspective is.

by **Ericon** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:31 am

Sherade wrote:Also, for 3D, just study G1 Cartoons and look how the perspective is.

Or, if available, use the actual toys, you can't get anymore 3-D then that.

Set em up in poses and just sketch away.

by **Deadpool.** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:54 am

Reading comics and looking at official/fan drawings helps. You more-or-less just pick it up gradually.

by **Blitz Magnus** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:19 pm

Ok, thanks

by **Deceptiwho?** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:17 pm

Ericon wrote:
Sherade wrote:Also, for 3D, just study G1 Cartoons and look how the perspective is.

Or, if available, use the actual toys, you can't get anymore 3-D then that.

Set em up in poses and just sketch away.

QFT!!

by **Ramrider** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:07 pm

Sherade wrote:Also, for 3D, just study G1 Cartoons and look how the perspective is.

No, don't do that.

But yeah, it basically comes down to observation and practice. I definitely second (or third, or whatever) the use of toys as reference.

I'd also recommend brushing up on figure drawing in general. At its core TF anatomy is basically the same as our own, so if you can learn something about drawing human figures, that can be used as a grounding for your TF drawing.

by **Blitz Magnus** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:11 pm

Ramrider wrote:I'd also recommend brushing up on figure drawing in general. At its core TF anatomy is basically the same as our own, so if you can learn something about drawing human figures, that can be used as a grounding for your TF drawing.

I'll give that a go.

by **Ramrider** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:36 pm

Actually, I don't know if this is any help to you, but I posted a little step-by-step thing of how I work in this thread. I wasn't specifically covering perspective, but you may get something useful out of it.

by **Blitz Magnus** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:40 pm

Ramrider wrote:Actually, I don't know if this is any help to you, but I posted a little step-by-step thing of how I work in this thread. I wasn't specifically covering perspective, but you may get something useful out of it.

Thanks!