robokochan Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 Less fanning the fire, more mecha boobies! I second that motion! Quote
bake_art Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) ...you can always tell when an American artist is trying to draw japanese!correction: you can always tell when a wannabe manga/anime artist TRIES to draw mecha/anime characters. 317033[/snapback] What the hell? Sundown is right, I agree with part with what LordSixx says. Western artists drawing anime/manga always seems to miss something (even my work is like that). But hell, I do want to be an anime/manga artist, I wouldn't even consider drawing in any other style. And I'm gonna keep drawing in manga style until I master it and make it look genuine. You're more than welcome to give constructive criticisms on the artwork here, but if you come in just to insult people you can f*ck off. If you like starting flame wars so much, go make a macross 7 thread or something. Edited August 4, 2005 by bake_art Quote
polidread Posted August 4, 2005 Author Posted August 4, 2005 ha? but i like macross 7 ! Yeah! i agree with her sentiments! What !? Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 ...you can always tell when an American artist is trying to draw japanese!correction: you can always tell when a wannabe manga/anime artist TRIES to draw mecha/anime characters. 317033[/snapback] What the hell? Sundown is right, I agree with part with what LordSixx says. Western artists drawing anime/manga always seems to miss something (even my work is like that). But hell, I do want to be an anime/manga artist, I wouldn't even consider drawing in any other style. And I'm gonna keep drawing in manga style until I master it and make it look genuine. You're more than welcome to give constructive criticisms on the artwork here, but if you come in just to insult people you can f*ck off. If you like starting flame wars so much, go make a macross 7 thread or something. 317125[/snapback] The reason some western artists can't "ddo" manga and anime right is due to the fact that they percieve it as simply a style rather than a "way". If you look at Lone Wolf and Cub and Blade of the Immortal..and many other manga, they do not look like the stereotypical manga with big eyes simplistic linework and plain visuals. ALL manga share something in common, style has NOTHING to do with it. Manga for the most part is telling a visual story in a fast pace...the reader has to get what the hell is happening in that one panel and his or her eyes have to be able to "flow" to the next panel easily. Where as western comics such as marvel and DC(aside their manga licenses) can take their time for stories, manga is meant to be read and understood RIGHT away. Remember in japan a lot of manga is produced in a faster rate than american comics...and are put out faster. Not to mention are read on the daily subway ride to work by many businessmen. This does not mean that all the stories in manga have to be rushed and every issue needs a definite beginning and "happily ever after" ending, but that the story visuals have to be UNDERSTOOD faster and as a consenquence, read faster at the same time. Not speed reading, but its a whole mental thing. Say for example I draw a guy hitting a baseball with a bat, if I were to do an americanized comic, I would show the steps of hitting the ball, whereas if I were to do a manga, I might just have one panel showing the ball already hit, and the bat with "delayed" speed lines conveying the notion that it just hit the ball. That's basically the jist of it, not everything has to happen immediately, but your art has to HIT the viewer immediately, he has to know whats going on the minute he sees the panel. It is painfully obvious to see those doing manga right and those who do it wrong. Just because it may resemble anime may not dictate nor define it being manga. And doing something like big anime eyes is only done well when someone KNOWS the reasons behind it(this case being that if a main character is relatively short....in reality the eyes would be small but on screen it would be very hard to see the eyes...hence the notion of big eyes). Anime stylistic stuff can only be done right once one knows when and where to do things...like shading..on a dark side not on a light, et al. And it does not matter if you are japanese or not, samurai m's comments are totally correct,lord sixx's is very very wrong, and there are a good number of american artists who can do anime and manga right. Bake, poli, TWDC, BOB, and many others here are doing a good job. And they post frequently and get along pretty well..not to mention have a lot off art here. Lord sixx posts here, calls us all wannabes, but where is HIS art? *not trying to flame but I am trying to prove a point here* Anyways sorry for not adding any drawings yet guys..but there WILL be some once I finish this darn bio class. grrrr Quote
Goshawk Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 Just want to add my two cents here. Every drawing that has come out in ths thread has been awsome. Granted all I can do is tech drawings and not like these guys, but each one has own unquie style that should be apprciated. I know I do, even though, the artist hasnt mastered a style, but hell you got to give the guy credit for doing what he can. All I can say other than that guys is, Keep up the damn good work!!!! You guys are awsome! Quote
bake_art Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 ha? but i like macross 7 ! 317318[/snapback] Sorry Poli, I was just joking about the fact that any Macross 7 thread in MW tends to degenerate into a flame war... I'm not insulting Macross 7 Quote
polidread Posted November 17, 2005 Author Posted November 17, 2005 Walang Problema! sorry if i havent been updating XP real life's been interfering with my Macross and here i am, offering old art for remuneration. she was supposed to be Samurai M's website mascot, hopefully he wont mind me sharing her here. not neccesarily a Variable Fighter, but a Valkyrie in familiar mecha armor nonetheless.. Quote
yellowlightman Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 one more. 345967[/snapback] Going for a Mikimoto-style watercolor with that one? Looks good! Quote
akt_m Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 (edited) one more. 345967[/snapback] Going for a Mikimoto-style watercolor with that one? Looks good! 345995[/snapback] thx! yep trying to go for mikimoto-style. now i'm pretty much enjoing to use it. it's more dificult to use than a computer(you can't make a mistake) but at the same time it is faster(my pc sucks) and the results aren't so "artificial". those are my previous attempts. they are off topic but i think there is no problem posting them here. (didnt finish rei) Edited November 21, 2005 by akt_m Quote
polidread Posted November 22, 2005 Author Posted November 22, 2005 Watercolors! ive got to get back on them too weve got so much to improve upon and the Eva 's colors look nice too. no problem with them. just follow up with a VF Girl from time to time Quote
robokochan Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 This thread needs more Valk-Girls! I need a fix.... This is a plea to you polidread! Quote
agass4u Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 That's some great work. I was starting to think this thread was dead. I'm pleased to see it's not. Quote
z-ro Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 well ... this isn't my work. i just search google for a vf line art and bumped with this picture. Quote
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted December 6, 2005 Posted December 6, 2005 looks more like a vf-11 girl to me.... by the way, when are you comin' out with some new stuff, polidread Quote
akt_m Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) more one. did some digital enhancements. Edited December 11, 2005 by akt_m Quote
Bub Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 Again, I've staying in the real world for the past few months. I'm really glad to see new posts and artwork here in MacrossWorld. Yes poli, when are you gonna post some more of your valk girls? Quote
polidread Posted December 13, 2005 Author Posted December 13, 2005 i dont know, aside from working on my own Mac kits, im still ogling AKT M's watercolors! soon, i hope! ^^ Quote
polidread Posted February 3, 2006 Author Posted February 3, 2006 not much, but she's still something to share and quench your VFG fix. *dodges hammers and rocks Quote
J A Dare Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 I like! But is that really a valkgirl...or valkmax? Quote
polidread Posted February 5, 2006 Author Posted February 5, 2006 err... i'll leave it to your individual imaginations but far as i remember, Mikimoto never gave Max Jenius any deliberate curling / waving hair... Quote
EXO Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 Holy cow, that last one is awesome! Talagang maganda yan... tapusin na! Quote
the white drew carey Posted February 5, 2006 Posted February 5, 2006 Great stuff, Polidread... but isn't that a VF-1A? =P Quote
polidread Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 err... yeah, i must have made a mistake with the name.... Quote
akt_m Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 a valk-girl, bake-art asked me to colour it. i should have done some white stars but i'm going to add it later. hope you guys are going to like it. (it does not reflect what is actually on the paper, i changed the contrast/bright/saturation in order to give it better colours) Quote
Phalanx Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Yo polidread nice drawings but I have a personal request, can you please do a VF-2SS Valkyrie 2 girl for me? if not thats fine Quote
Valkyrie Nut Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Yo polidread nice drawings but I have a personal request, can you please do a VF-2SS Valkyrie 2 girl for me? if not thats fine 377179[/snapback] He's already done one, look further back in the thread Quote
Phalanx Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 Nice drawings as well White Drew Carey, you got some talent Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted March 9, 2006 Posted March 9, 2006 Nice work polidread. Got any females? I.e. Minmay, Misa, Millia artworks you can share? Quote
polidread Posted March 14, 2006 Author Posted March 14, 2006 errr... aside from practice copying from Mikimoto's "Macross7:Trash" sidestory manga? not much... but lemme see if i can unearth and show them here soon... XP Quote
Kamion Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 omg. guys, great work!! totally glued. polidread, if you can do one of valkyrie-girls like the wwII girls montage, that'll make one FANTASTIC wallpaper. I'll print one out and pin it up! Quote
wolfx Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 GOSH! Cool thread! Where have i been all this while? Quote
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