Progression of a piece of art - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

CG · 11-04-2006, 01:38 AM

I'll be showing you guys how my pics go together. Just because I can.

Because I am so... dang lonely right now. I drew up this:

Obviously inspired by the commercial for Good Wilt Hunting when he's sat in his shared room by himself with the curtains drawn.

So up there is the simple stage. I've drawn the image with pencils, then inked over it before scanning it into my computer on my ole' trusty CanonScan DJ46U ex. *pats it* Good girl. The next step I take, is adjusting the brightness/contrast, to the lines are more darker and not so grainy.

With the lines more solid, I put to work the paint can icon and fill in the basic colours. For Wilt obviously it's red, white, blue, black, and pale yellows.

With the main colouring of his body done, I erase the 'white' of the background. Since I'm feeling finiky I'm taking my time and erasing around the outter black rather then select delete. This is a longer way then my normal proceedure. So far I been at this for 10 minutes.

Took me a good hour to erase all the white combined with the job of shading it all but on a seperate layer each time so not to disrupt the outlines. Wilt is now completed, but now I gotta draw the background on a seperate page and work him into it.

CG · 11-04-2006, 04:11 AM

I followed the same proceedure for the background, so there is little to no reason to reshow you guys that stuff.

So I present to ye:

Completed Piece

I am immensely pleased with it. Are you?

pitbulllady · 11-04-2006, 04:51 AM

To say that I'm "immensely pleased" is an understatement of epic proportions. This is just so profound, I can't quite find the words for it.

pitbulllady

antgirl1 · 11-04-2006, 07:20 AM

Awww....poor Wilt. He looks like he needs a big hug.

BlooCheese · 11-04-2006, 12:49 PM

That is a beautiful piece of art.

Kzinistzerg · 11-04-2006, 04:41 PM

Quite good, GC! I like the way you did it.

Really good atmosphere.

LaBlooGirl · 11-06-2006, 05:05 AM

Awww....Wilt needs about a thousand hugs. VERY well done.

HappyFoppy · 11-06-2006, 10:38 AM

Whoa. If I get a scanner, I'm gonna do a drawing CG style. Impressive drawing.

Imaginary Light · 11-07-2006, 12:44 PM

Oh my gosh, SO amazing! Well done

Carlaz · 11-08-2006, 03:33 PM

Excellent work! Thanks for sharing with us!

11-04-2006, 01:38 AM	#1
CG Foster's Legend BACK FROM THE DEAD?!!? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,120	Progression of a piece of art I'll be showing you guys how my pics go together. Just because I can. Because I am so... dang lonely right now. I drew up this: Obviously inspired by the commercial for Good Wilt Hunting when he's sat in his shared room by himself with the curtains drawn. So up there is the simple stage. I've drawn the image with pencils, then inked over it before scanning it into my computer on my ole' trusty CanonScan DJ46U ex. pats it Good girl. The next step I take, is adjusting the brightness/contrast, to the lines are more darker and not so grainy. With the lines more solid, I put to work the paint can icon and fill in the basic colours. For Wilt obviously it's red, white, blue, black, and pale yellows. With the main colouring of his body done, I erase the 'white' of the background. Since I'm feeling finiky I'm taking my time and erasing around the outter black rather then select delete. This is a longer way then my normal proceedure. So far I been at this for 10 minutes. Took me a good hour to erase all the white combined with the job of shading it all but on a seperate layer each time so not to disrupt the outlines. Wilt is now completed, but now I gotta draw the background on a seperate page and work him into it. Last edited by CG; 11-04-2006 at 02:58 AM.

11-04-2006, 12:49 PM	#5
BlooCheese Foster's Legend Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 891	That is a beautiful piece of art. __________________

11-06-2006, 05:05 AM	#7
LaBlooGirl Mac's World in Bloo "What are YOU lookin' at?" Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: crappy New Jersey Posts: 781	Awww....Wilt needs about a thousand hugs. VERY well done. __________________ ~Ami~ Let your imagination run wild... That's MY Bloo, MINE!! (Avatar piccy belongs to "sperg" of deviantart, sig piccy to "jameson".)

11-07-2006, 12:44 PM	#9
Imaginary Light Princess of Zingapore, Wisconsin Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Posts: 1,746	Oh my gosh, SO amazing! Well done __________________ Facebook Youtube Instagram

11-04-2006, 04:11 AM	#2
CG Foster's Legend BACK FROM THE DEAD?!!? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,120	I followed the same proceedure for the background, so there is little to no reason to reshow you guys that stuff. So I present to ye: Completed Piece I am immensely pleased with it. Are you?

11-04-2006, 04:51 AM	#3
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	To say that I'm "immensely pleased" is an understatement of epic proportions. This is just so profound, I can't quite find the words for it. pitbulllady

11-04-2006, 07:20 AM	#4
antgirl1 Baja Blast my Beloved Rapo or Rachel is fine! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,781	Awww....poor Wilt. He looks like he needs a big hug.

11-04-2006, 04:41 PM	#6
Kzinistzerg Foster's Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 803	Quite good, GC! I like the way you did it. Really good atmosphere.

11-06-2006, 10:38 AM	#8
HappyFoppy This rank is six words long STFU AND DANCE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hotel Hotel Posts: 597	Whoa. If I get a scanner, I'm gonna do a drawing CG style. Impressive drawing.

11-08-2006, 03:33 PM	#10
Carlaz Foster's Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 860	Excellent work! Thanks for sharing with us!