The Sand Sheiks

[Wooz]

Another wasteland picture, for your viewing pleasure.

Thank you for using WoozTec, have a nice day.

 

[SuAside]

hmz looks a bit strange to me. the mask (esp the eyes) and the wrist looks a bit small/thin.

i'm not into the bedouine (sp?) thing either, very nice otherwise, but not my thing. sorry Woozy.

 

[Cirius]

These characters really remind me of the Tuskan Raiders, from the Sta r Wars series.

 

[Paladin Solo]

I really like the feel of your new art. I'd rate it 10/10. Nice work, Wu Zi.

 

[Wooz]

hmz looks a bit strange to me. the mask (esp the eyes) and the wrist looks a bit small/thin.

i'm not into the bedouine (sp?) thing either, very nice otherwise, but not my thing. sorry Woozy.

1) Big turbans. Baggy clothes.

2) Eheh, why the apology, mang? You don't have to like it


Anyhoo, more. Sketches, 3-10 mins work each, more or less :

Dusty:

Mask detail, no, she's not a pilot, 's the shit they wear under the turbans, scarves, and all that shit.

Wastelander sketches:

 

[Carib FMJ]

Geez Wooz, maybe I should call in a favor and ask you to do some art of me... You know as I am going to the service and all and set it wasteland/Fallout style.


Nice work

 

[N'jok]

great pic! looks like some organised desert-warrior escort, cool!

 

[alec]

Nice stuff, not exactly my kind of thing, but nicely done nevertheless.

You did the colouring with the computer, I suppose?
I like how some parts look like they were watercoloured the old-fashioned way, but the white is a dead giveaway that this is pc arbeit.
May I ask how much time you put into it? 'Cause I suppose you computer-artists use the pc for a reason, yes? That reason -ultimately - being that it's more time-efficient, yes? If I were to make a drawing like this, it would cost me an afternoon, certainly. The pencilwork would only take half an hour or an hour or so, but preparing the paper, watercolouring it, drying the paper before putting on the various layers, that would take several hours.

The sketches are okay, I guess. Is that the kind of line you get when drawing on one of those tablets? 'Cause I wouldn't know, I've never used one. Stupid question, but: is that hard to do, drawing on such a tablet? I mean, you don't actually see what you're drawing under the tip of that stylus, eh? I'd get disoriented by stuff like that. Or can you put a paper on the tablet and use a regular pencil for drawing? That work?

 

[SuAside]

2) Eheh, why the apology, mang? You don't have to like it

because it's quality artwork in a wasteland setting with no empirical reason not to like it. yet i dont. zomg

 

[Wooz]

Nice stuff, not exactly my kind of thing, but nicely done nevertheless.

Thanks.

You did the colouring with the computer, I suppose?

All of those images were done only on the computer. I did a lot of sketches on my sketchbook before, but what you see was made 100% on the PC.

May I ask how much time you put into it?

The 'finished' thing? The first one? Around twelve hours. The other ones, minutes.

I suppose you computer-artists use the pc for a reason, yes?

Let's get things straight, hombre. I study at an an art academy and spend hours drawing with 'traditional' means, charcoal, pastel, oil paint, you name it. I'm no "computer artist", if even such thing exists, as I'm certain I'd never be able to draw like this on the tablet if I didn't learn to draw earlier.

Why do I use the computer for this kind of artwork? It's more practical. Not always faster, but easier to handle your drawing and repair what you botched than on canvas, paper or whatever other 'physical' background. Changes are made in an easier way, colour/shape layers don't have to wait until they dry or reach the adequate consistence to work on them, and you can implement things you'd never be able to do on a canvas, such as photo texture or setting a clear, black smooth inky line over an "impasto" surface.

Furthermore, pc drawing and traditional drawing isn't opposed to each other, I think they complement themselves. At least in my case, as I often use scanned pencil sketches and continue them on the computer. The oil paint skills learnt at the academy are a great tool for colour and shape handling, and the constant sketching/pc drawing polishes my drawing as well.

Did I answer your question?

The sketches are okay, I guess. Is that the kind of line you get when drawing on one of those tablets?

The sketches were made quickly, as a passtime and a few-minutes escape during graphic design, redundant work for school. And yes, those are some of the lines you can get with Teh Tablet, although all depends on said tabelt's quality, the best being the Wacom ones. Of course, this also means that a cheaper tablet = less pressure points per centimeter = crappier real-life drawing emulation.

Stupid question, but: is that hard to do, drawing on such a tablet? I mean, you don't actually see what you're drawing under the tip of that stylus, eh?

Not stupid at all. (Ok, a bit stupid. Utterly permeated in bucolic stupidity, just because it's you )

Kidding.

Hard? No. Not really, you got to get used to the thing, in the same way you have to get used to drawing on 100x7rawn crappy anime in your math notebook all your life0 papers on easels when you're used to drawing on a desk/drawing table on small formats. It takes getting used to, but it isn't anything that I'd call 'hard', more on this in a second:

b) There are some, hyper-uber expensive graphic thingamajigs in which you draw *on the monitor*. But those cost a fortune.

'Tablets' are panels over whoch you draw with a special pen, and you have the result on the monitor. Hence, instead of watching your hand draw, you watch the screen, where it appears. That's the whole 'getting-used-to' and the only major problem to adapt from traditional means.

Or can you put a paper on the tablet and use a regular pencil for drawing? That work?

You can put a piece of paper over the tablet and draw over it with the tablet pen, leaving no marks on the paper, but transfering the drawing onto the graphic canvas of your choice.

'ere.

 

[alec]

Hm. Well, thanks for all the info. I feel like it might be a good idea to buy one of those tablets and do some experimenting with it. If they're not too pricey, that is. One would also need good software, I presume?

 

[Wooz]

Buying a Wacom Intuos tablet would be a good idea. Besides the already-mentioned advantages, they're generally bundled with the strictly-basic elements of graphic software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.

Anyway, I wouldn't boast Wacom as I do if I hadn't tried out several other tablets, thinking the price wouldn't matter. In this case, it pays off.

 

[Carib FMJ]

Nice work Wooz, I'd have to commission you to do some art work me one of these days.

 

[Wooz]

Thanks man.

Comissions welcome, as well as avatar pimpin' yo.

 

[DirtyDreamDesigner]

I like this work, Wooz, especially the last one, the wastelander sketch. I like how the whole piece centers around the eyes/glasses while the rest is somewhat blurry and undefined.

 

[monsharen]

Yoy already know what I think of this Wooz, but for the record.

[ass_kissing] A neat idea formed into a tasty piece of art, thats skills. I must admit I admire "your" style. You're good at capturing a feeling. [/ass_kissing]

Keep it up

 

[Wooz]

[asskiss] Dudes, it's mostly for you fucks to enjoy it or criticise it, anyways[/asskiss]

 

[Cirius]

actually i shouldnt critise this work. Its actually very nicely done, and it has a very PA feel too

 

[Josh]

Wow, the first picture is excellent. Deffinitely your best work for a long while, in my opinion.

 

[Demonslayer]

Looks like a IMI Galil on the first image.