Hello everyone! I am new to the forums, just joined about 15 minutes ago.
I thought for my first post I would like to show you all a few of my drawings :)

Constructive feedback is always appriceated.

Rikku and Yuna X-2 Style ()

Tifa FF7 ()

Original Character #1 ()

Original Character #2 ()

Enjoy ;)

Wow, they are good! I like them. Post some more, please. :)

Those are excellent, arafel! Please, post some more! I'd love to see more of your work.

Original Character #1 looks like she's ready to get stuffed in the ass, and Original Character #2 looks like she's jacking off.

really good what program do you use?

something tells me you like girl not wearing much.

Yeah these are great I would to see more as well.

chorns - that was rather... unnecessary, lol.

Blue Yuna - I use a Wacom tablet in Photoshop. I love Photoshop.
And I'm actually a straight female... the second original character was done as a present for a male friend, so I guess I have an excuse for the lack of clothing?

everyone else - thanks for the compliments ^_^

I don't have any more FF fanart at the moment, but I do have some other stuff I could share :

Summer Fairy ()

AN Canadian Anime Club Mascot ()

First Photoshop Piece () - excuse the cheesy, cheap background. and the awful feet. this was my first digital picture, so...

Mother Earth () - still a work in progress... the stag needs shading and I want to eventually add a background.

nice pics

those new pics are sorta weird, I like the first two you posted more...

[QUOTE=arafel]
Blue Yuna - I use a Wacom tablet in Photoshop. I love Photoshop.
And I'm actually a straight female... the second original character was done as a present for a male friend, so I guess I have an excuse for the lack of clothing?


sorry I did like the first group of pics though. The second group was ok (compared to the first) I'd like to see the mother earth one when it's done. The Canadian one was really cute.

do you know how to get/use Wacom tablet in photoshop?

the second is nice as well... my first post was to the first group of pics i didn't see the second group:/ oh well...

Constructive feedback is always appriceated.

Coloring is nice and clean. I think you need to seriously work on proper body proportions. It's an almost constant problem and shows itself differently in each pic that I see it in. Do some life drawing, I suppose.

The mother earth one kinda looks like my youth pastor's wife. I mean she's expecting and her stomach is about the same size and the hair is about the same length the face looks kinda the same it's funny.

really good! Just 1 question: do you LIKE to draw women?

is your avatar a drawing of yours too? It's sorta cool...

that picture of the girl with the beaver is adorable ^^;;

plug: you should submit the FF ones to the art junction on the main site, btw.

really good! Just 1 question: do you LIKE to draw women?

If I didn't, I wouldn't, lol. Actually, it's mostly because I find them easier to draw, being female myself. They also seem to be more popular with people other than myself. I am working on one now with a male in it though. Are you all proud of me? lol

Thanks again for all the compliments... the second batch probably don't look as nice as the first because they are 1-2 years older. I don't get enough time to draw as I would like between all my other hobbies.

Blue Yuna - a wacom tablet is a piece of hardware; a graphic tablet. You can probably buy one at any computer parts store. I got mine from Future Shop, which is the Canadian version of Best Buy. The tablet allows you to draw on it like you would paper (although I say that, the technique is a little different, but you have to have one to see what I mean, it's difficult to explain), so it makes it easier to create nice artwork on your computer as compared to working with a mouse. Although I have seen some dedicated peolple turn out great stuff with a mouse.

edit: And I wish my avatar was a picture that I drew, lol. But it's not, it's from a recently acquired pencil board.

wow arafael your works are really nice. they're probably the best i've seen here in the forums. :) i especially love the first and the last one. keep it up! and pls post some more.

what's a pencil board or whatever??

Thanks Huntress Krystle!

chorns - a pencil board is a piece of 7"x10" plastic that Japanese school students place underneath their paper for writing. Apparently their paper is thinner there than it is here, so the pencil board (shitajiki) prevents them from marking the pages underneath. It's supposed to be a nice smooth surface to write on.

Of course, like anything, they're highly collectable and I would never use my boards as they were meant to be used. Think big, shiny trading cards :)

They are all excellent pictures and thats all I'm going to say because there isn't anything else to say

The colouring is lovely. Especially in the second two where there's more different tones in the shading. The Tifa one particuarly is a bit flat-looking.

The only big thing I see is that the body proportions are off and some of the poses look awkward. I think if you work on these things it would be great because they let down the beautiful colouring.

they're pretty cool keep it up !:) (i hope i can show some og you guys my work but i need a scanner first coz i just draw em freehand not on computer...

I oughta get one...

*thinking to self* Big shiny trading cards hmm, shiny is a good thing
it would be pretty cool to have one

Blue Yuna - the best person to get them from is my buddy David. He sells thousands of them on his website www.shitajiki.biz

Warning though, they are highly addictive. When you start to seriously consider paying $100 for a piece of plastic (and think it's a good deal) - walk away quickly O_o
A week or two ago one went for $300 on eBay... and I didn't even think it was that nice of a board. But, to each his own, I suppose.

Terra Fire - I would love to see some of your artwork as well! Please do post it once you get it scanned.

Cool there were some pretty cool Ruroni Kenshin ones. I don't know If I'd be allowed to spend that much money on, as you say, a piece of plastic. My parents probably wouldn't be too thrilled with the ones I wanted anyways.

*thinking to self* Big shiny trading cards hmm, shiny is a good thing
it would be pretty cool to have one
man, you're just like those bugs that are attracted to shiny things...

600th POST!!!

Everything looks fantastic. I love how bright the colors are.

I know next to nothing about coloring stuff on the computer, but still. Awesome job.

omfg that shits over anything i could possibly hope to do man this puts me of drawing for eva i will neav reach talent like that DAMN draw more

man you're really good at drawing keep it up

omfg that shits over anything i could possibly hope to do man this puts me of drawing for eva i will neav reach talent like that DAMN draw more

Please don't stop drawing! It takes hours of practice to improve your talent.
There also seem to be plenty of nice people here who could help critique your artwork to help you improve ^_^

But thanks for the compliments :)

nah that was really just an excuse i cant be bothered at the momment

New drawing! I've been working on this one for a while and finally finished it about 5 minutes ago.

Merry Christmas! ()

lol that's cute
the angels are adorable

man you're good

Again the colouring is beautiful but the proportions are really off.

Her head is too small for her body, her right arm is too long, if you visualise it coming down by her side it would probably reach her knee. Her neck looks like it could do with lengthening a little, she looks a tiny bit hunched up and I just don't understand her lower legs. I guess they're knee-high socks but her calves are much too short and her feet very big.

How do you start posts??????????

"Liberate your mind you motherfucker" Distured

you go to the thing that says start new topic, dumbass.

A couple new sketches for you all to enjoy :)

Winter Fairy () - A "follow up" to the previous summer fairy picture. It's quite old and I haven't touched it for a while, but I want to finish it for Christmas :)

Kaleido Star Fanart () - a newer piece, and nearing completion. Just needs to be coloured now

For Blue Yuna () - Posted this one earlier in her request thread. A pic of Rufus from FF7 and B Yuna's original character for her fanfic.

Yo, the first few were nice!


A couple new sketches for you all to enjoy :)

Winter Fairy () - A "follow up" to the previous summer fairy picture. It's quite old and I haven't touched it for a while, but I want to finish it for Christmas :)

Kaleido Star Fanart () - a newer piece, and nearing completion. Just needs to be coloured now

For Blue Yuna () - Posted this one earlier in her request thread. A pic of Rufus from FF7 and B Yuna's original character for her fanfic.

WOW!

why is your last one lesbionic? i think that's a word well you know what i mean... but overall they're really really good drawings

Actaully, that last one is supposed to be a male and a female O_o
Guess I need to practice drawing more males...

Actaully, that last one is supposed to be a male and a female O_o
Guess I need to practice drawing more males...


oh... heh heh sorry... but it's a good pic... heh sorry

hehe, it's ok CS... most anime males are sort of feminine... that's my excuse...
I'm hoping that he'll look more like a he once I'm finished colouring it. Right now it does look like he has a ponytail... but it's her hair.... and...

Anyway, thanks for the compliments :)

lol

hehe, it's ok CS... most anime males are sort of feminine... that's my excuse...
I'm hoping that he'll look more like a he once I'm finished colouring it. Right now it does look like he has a ponytail... but it's her hair.... and...

Anyway, thanks for the compliments :)

heh i suppose anime guys look feminine but yeah some colors might help me to tell the difference