[Rainer's Art Place] - Page 2

Rainier · 28th August 2009, 08:32

Thanks fariic, appreciate the kind words.

Of course, critics are always welcomes as well, so thanks Kel and everyone who wants to judge my work (as long as it's constructive =p)

Next stop will be using more perspective and also photo composition so it comes out more interesting.

Kel · 29th August 2009, 02:08

Make me a muffin man propaganda poster and I'll be very constructive in the future.

RocDogg · 29th August 2009, 23:33

Some nice work Rainier(BTW you spelled your own name wrong on the thread title

).

You have created some nice moods with these works, Keep it up.

As for critiques...

As you already mentioned, contrast. It is one thing I see that needs more attention in a lot of in my fellow classmates work as well. Many have problems going dark enough. You seem to have that issue to a degree and the mid tones seem a bit off which makes for a blurred/less crisp design. I think working on getting the right mid tones to go along with the extremes will help give the work more intensity. Try and get some areas where there is stark contrasts to bring more excitement to the piece. Contrast can also come into play with color choices if more drama is needed.

You also mentioned anatomy, I noticed that as well. The forearm in the one pic seems a bit shorter than it should be and the muscle/bone structure could also use some refinement.

Overall they work fine for what they are but there is always room for improvement. Keep up the good work and I hope these tips have been helpful.

Zyke · 30th August 2009, 02:16

That's some really awesome work there. Keep 'em coming

Looseshooter · 30th August 2009, 07:58

I'm drooling over your style. Great work.

I mean, I can begin to imagine things like that, but to put them on paper is real talent.

Rainier · 30th August 2009, 20:52

Tonight is steampunk night. I titled this one "ABANDON DA MOTHERFUCKIN SHIP !"

(well not really but you get the idea)

admiralnlson · 30th August 2009, 21:25

Nice one!

<3 steampunk

Looseshooter · 31st August 2009, 00:05

I praise him and he gives me steampunk. <3

Rathius · 31st August 2009, 08:11

I'm envious of your abilities. :/

Hannu Kokkonen · 31st August 2009, 09:48

Nice work bro. Some feelt really mortal =) my style. Saved them in my fanart folder.
Good work liked the envoirment pictures. Very down to earth. comfy! =)
Thanks for sharing!

orao · 31st August 2009, 11:10

simply amazing, very impressive art there man!

RocDogg · 31st August 2009, 11:27

I'm diggin the crocodilian sportin the top hat and tree lookin garb, pretty hip.

and

Nice use of positive/negative space, good stuff.

EATtheDEAD · 31st August 2009, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Winter

It's tyrael from Daiblo 2, one of the most badass characters ever made.

Blizzard.com/diablo3

Check him out when hes breathing!

completely off topic but i just visited the site. tyrael looked awesome on the frontpage. checked out the classes, the models look straight outta of wow, so i closed the page

Rainier · 31st August 2009, 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hannu Kokkonen

Nice work bro. Some feelt really mortal =) my style. Saved them in my fanart folder.
Good work liked the envoirment pictures. Very down to earth. comfy! =)
Thanks for sharing!

Woot got complimented by a dev !

Can I be an intern now ?

Meos · 31st August 2009, 16:18

Very good work man. Very beatiful and captivating.

Samplu · 2nd September 2009, 00:30

Amazing, wish I had nearly as much artistic ability xD

Rainier · 4th September 2009, 01:29

Quick drawing tonight. It's actually a..*gasp* fan art for Guild Wars ! (yes I am a fan of this game, or rather the concept artists that work for it. Look up Daniel Dociu's work, he's a master).

Not the best but i'm quite glad at the composition. Needs some work on my colouring and lights though.

Guild Wars fans will easily recognize the location

Rainier · 6th September 2009, 12:55

Heh, surprised nobody commented on the last one !

As for now; INTERMISHUN !!

This one was (quickly) made for a magazine. The theme was that a Dam will be in maintenance in 2010, so they'll have to empty the lake..and take out all the fish. Hence the illustration.

Talkbox · 6th September 2009, 13:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainier

Heh, surprised nobody commented on the last one !

As for now; INTERMISHUN !!

This one was (quickly) made for a magazine. The theme was that a Dam will be in maintenance in 2010, so they'll have to empty the lake..and take out all the fish. Hence the illustration.

newer stuffs amazing lol looks a bit like a modern day murloc. also im a fan of guild wars, the lead artist i think his name is tinfoil or something is amazing.

realnaste · 6th September 2009, 13:20

Haha. Great pic! And yeah.

Quote:

Heh, surprised nobody commented on the last one !

Can be disappointing sometimes. I have a similar situation, only worse in my thread

It's better to see hatred, than be ignored I say. Still You are doing great.
I envy You because You seem to end every drawing You do. I'm lacking in the patience department...

Meos · 6th September 2009, 13:27

The fish reminds me of the Cthulhu mythos, with a pair of legs it would be a deep one. ^^

And yeah, no comments? Well, you can rest assured many people see them and enjoy them even though they might not directly comment on it. Most people only see a need to comment if they see something they like very much for a personal reason or when they have complains.

Rainier · 6th September 2009, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by realnaste

Haha. Great pic! And yeah. Can be disappointing sometimes. I have a similar situation, only worse in my thread

It's better to see hatred, than be ignored I say. Still You are doing great.
I envy You because You seem to end every drawing You do. I'm lacking in the patience department...

Don't worry about taking a long time for your drawing, but it's always btter finishing your work

prefer quality of quickness in the first place, even some well known pros like John Howe take 2 to 3 weeks to finish an illustration

And thanks alot for the comment !

Quote:

newer stuffs amazing lol looks a bit like a modern day murloc. also im a fan of guild wars, the lead artist i think his name is tinfoil or something is amazing.

Tinfoil is his pseudonym, his real name is Daniel Dociu and ya he's amazing

Actually, i'll try to go as an intern for Arenanet next year, I hope i'll get my chance, their artists are amazing

Quote:

And yeah, no comments? Well, you can rest assured many people see them and enjoy them even though they might not directly comment on it. Most people only see a need to comment if they see something they like very much for a personal reason or when they have complains.

Yeah, i don't mean to have always comments like "yeaah it's awesome !" n' all, not much of a comment whore, I prefer criticism =p (though don't worry, I still deeply enjoy all your encouragments

).

As i'm really going back to draw almost every single day so I can perform as a concept artist later on, I always appreciate some words so I can direct myself better in my next work

realnaste · 6th September 2009, 13:42

Here goes nothing...
I'm going to focus on the castle in the sky one

The chain...I have a feeling the chain looks like it would not hold a larger animal... Shouldn't it be much larger when its near the viewer? And it would be far more "epic" if a chains peace is at least a means hight... I know it could be a magic material, but...then other chains shouldn't be visible in the distance.
The Castle itself looks like it's semi transparent. Especially the right-most "sky-island", the left-most tower, and the top of the "central tower", blends with the clouds in my opinion. I never really was good in finding things in the work's of others, so I guess those are not mistakes, but rather things I would do different :P

Rainier · 6th September 2009, 15:24

Aye thanks a lot ! Ya the chains deserve a lot more work, they seems all feeble and weak.

Agreed too with the right-ish island (though the top of the castle blends on purpose =p). Soon enough i'm going to try some new types of colouring and shading, which should normally have a better impacts on the elements in the drawing.

Coming up next will be a Skaven. Hurray for rat men

Keltic · 7th September 2009, 14:23

Islands don't float like that, and fish don't carry briefcases.

Obviously something is wrong here.

Rainier · 7th September 2009, 15:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keltic

Islands don't float like that, and fish don't carry briefcases.

Obviously you never went to Switzerland. You can't imagine what we can do with all that WW2 gold

Amarll · 9th September 2009, 06:14

Very cool. Like I posted some time ago on the variance website. There's no way I could do this stuff. Way to artistic for the likes of me.

Kel · 9th September 2009, 06:22

I want to see a goa'uld wearing tights and dancing..that's artistic!

Amarll · 9th September 2009, 06:36

I want to see a Kel wearing tights and dancing..that's artistic!

Mukan · 9th September 2009, 06:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amarll

I want to see a Kel wearing tights and dancing..that's artistic!

No, that's just frightening.

Kel · 9th September 2009, 06:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mukan

No, that's just frightening.

Do IIIT!!

Amarll · 9th September 2009, 07:04

After spending hours on hours of sketching and editing, even redoing. Dare I say.

I present to you Amarll and Kel Dancing at the psychedelic clown posse concert.

Unfortunately we were the only people there.

PS: We are both in tights if it interests anyone.

Kel · 9th September 2009, 16:02

You cannot ignore my girth!

Meos · 9th September 2009, 16:17

Truly a masterpiece!

Rainier · 9th September 2009, 17:57

After that kind of art I don't think i'll ever be able to draw or like myself in the mirror again...that was so beautiful.

EDIT: Also what the hell, still "Junior Member" after a year and some hundred posts ? :/

Mukan · 9th September 2009, 18:12

You need 250 gogo

Angrybarrel · 9th September 2009, 20:49

Fish one is the best imo

Bevo · 10th September 2009, 00:35

Those are kick ass m8. GJ.

Rainier · 11th September 2009, 00:07

Since you've all been nice so far, here's that Skaven for ya.

Klemzo123 · 12th September 2009, 15:32

Awesome Skaven! I love it! I'm fan of Warhammer and this is just amazing!
Also, <3 all your other pictures

Great work, keep it up

28th August 2009, 08:32	#41 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Thanks fariic, appreciate the kind words. Of course, critics are always welcomes as well, so thanks Kel and everyone who wants to judge my work (as long as it's constructive =p) Next stop will be using more perspective and also photo composition so it comes out more interesting. __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

29th August 2009, 02:08	#42 (permalink)
Kel Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 1428 Elm Street Rep Power: 13	Make me a muffin man propaganda poster and I'll be very constructive in the future. __________________ ¯\(°_o)/¯

29th August 2009, 23:33	#43 (permalink)
RocDogg Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Motor City Rep Power: 2	Some nice work Rainier(BTW you spelled your own name wrong on the thread title ). You have created some nice moods with these works, Keep it up. As for critiques... As you already mentioned, contrast. It is one thing I see that needs more attention in a lot of in my fellow classmates work as well. Many have problems going dark enough. You seem to have that issue to a degree and the mid tones seem a bit off which makes for a blurred/less crisp design. I think working on getting the right mid tones to go along with the extremes will help give the work more intensity. Try and get some areas where there is stark contrasts to bring more excitement to the piece. Contrast can also come into play with color choices if more drama is needed. You also mentioned anatomy, I noticed that as well. The forearm in the one pic seems a bit shorter than it should be and the muscle/bone structure could also use some refinement. Overall they work fine for what they are but there is always room for improvement. Keep up the good work and I hope these tips have been helpful. __________________ I followed the voices...

30th August 2009, 20:52	#46 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Tonight is steampunk night. I titled this one "ABANDON DA MOTHERFUCKIN SHIP !" (well not really but you get the idea) __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

30th August 2009, 21:25	#47 (permalink)
admiralnlson Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sophia-Antipolis Age: 28 Rep Power: 6	Nice one! <3 steampunk __________________ <- actually ex-AI (I'm not playing MO) All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one. - William of Ockham

30th August 2009, 02:16	#44 (permalink)
Zyke Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Rep Power: 2	That's some really awesome work there. Keep 'em coming

31st August 2009, 08:11	#49 (permalink)
Rathius Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Salina, Kansas Rep Power: 16	I'm envious of your abilities. :/ __________________ -< Counter - Armillogion Device - History - Conflux >-

31st August 2009, 09:48	#50 (permalink)
Hannu Kokkonen Developer Join Date: Apr 2008 Rep Power: 2	Nice work bro. Some feelt really mortal =) my style. Saved them in my fanart folder. Good work liked the envoirment pictures. Very down to earth. comfy! =) Thanks for sharing!

31st August 2009, 11:10	#51 (permalink)
orao Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Rep Power: 2	simply amazing, very impressive art there man!

31st August 2009, 11:27	#52 (permalink)
RocDogg Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Motor City Rep Power: 2	I'm diggin the crocodilian sportin the top hat and tree lookin garb, pretty hip. and Nice use of positive/negative space, good stuff. __________________ I followed the voices...

31st August 2009, 16:18	#55 (permalink)
Meos Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finland Rep Power: 16	Very good work man. Very beatiful and captivating. __________________ In the arena of logic i fight unarmed - Someone on a T-shirt Disclaimer! My opinions are my own. The Old Corinthians rarely support my words and views.

2nd September 2009, 00:30	#56 (permalink)
Samplu Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wherever I happen to be at the time. Rep Power: 1	Amazing, wish I had nearly as much artistic ability xD __________________ ~Soon to be Known, Loved, and Hated across Nave~ -Wanderer, Mercenary, and Pirate-

4th September 2009, 01:29	#57 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Quick drawing tonight. It's actually a..gasp fan art for Guild Wars ! (yes I am a fan of this game, or rather the concept artists that work for it. Look up Daniel Dociu's work, he's a master). Not the best but i'm quite glad at the composition. Needs some work on my colouring and lights though. Guild Wars fans will easily recognize the location __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

6th September 2009, 12:55	#58 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Heh, surprised nobody commented on the last one ! As for now; INTERMISHUN !! This one was (quickly) made for a magazine. The theme was that a Dam will be in maintenance in 2010, so they'll have to empty the lake..and take out all the fish. Hence the illustration. __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

6th September 2009, 13:27	#61 (permalink)
Meos Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finland Rep Power: 16	The fish reminds me of the Cthulhu mythos, with a pair of legs it would be a deep one. ^^ And yeah, no comments? Well, you can rest assured many people see them and enjoy them even though they might not directly comment on it. Most people only see a need to comment if they see something they like very much for a personal reason or when they have complains. __________________ In the arena of logic i fight unarmed - Someone on a T-shirt Disclaimer! My opinions are my own. The Old Corinthians rarely support my words and views.

6th September 2009, 13:42	#63 (permalink)
realnaste Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Rep Power: 4	Here goes nothing... I'm going to focus on the castle in the sky one The chain...I have a feeling the chain looks like it would not hold a larger animal... Shouldn't it be much larger when its near the viewer? And it would be far more "epic" if a chains peace is at least a means hight... I know it could be a magic material, but...then other chains shouldn't be visible in the distance. The Castle itself looks like it's semi transparent. Especially the right-most "sky-island", the left-most tower, and the top of the "central tower", blends with the clouds in my opinion. I never really was good in finding things in the work's of others, so I guess those are not mistakes, but rather things I would do different :P __________________ Last edited by realnaste : 6th September 2009 at 13:45.

6th September 2009, 15:24	#64 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Aye thanks a lot ! Ya the chains deserve a lot more work, they seems all feeble and weak. Agreed too with the right-ish island (though the top of the castle blends on purpose =p). Soon enough i'm going to try some new types of colouring and shading, which should normally have a better impacts on the elements in the drawing. Coming up next will be a Skaven. Hurray for rat men __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

9th September 2009, 06:22	#68 (permalink)
Kel Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 1428 Elm Street Rep Power: 13	I want to see a goa'uld wearing tights and dancing..that's artistic! __________________ ¯\(°_o)/¯

9th September 2009, 16:02	#73 (permalink)
Kel Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 1428 Elm Street Rep Power: 13	You cannot ignore my girth! __________________ ¯\(°_o)/¯

9th September 2009, 16:17	#74 (permalink)
Meos Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finland Rep Power: 16	Truly a masterpiece! __________________ In the arena of logic i fight unarmed - Someone on a T-shirt Disclaimer! My opinions are my own. The Old Corinthians rarely support my words and views.

9th September 2009, 17:57	#75 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	After that kind of art I don't think i'll ever be able to draw or like myself in the mirror again...that was so beautiful. EDIT: Also what the hell, still "Junior Member" after a year and some hundred posts ? :/ __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

9th September 2009, 18:12	#76 (permalink)
Mukan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Age: 20 Rep Power: 19	You need 250 gogo __________________

9th September 2009, 20:49	#77 (permalink)
Angrybarrel Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Guild: Variance Rep Power: 5	Fish one is the best imo __________________ Because he was a baby with a mustache his parents put a hat on him and sometimes called him baby mario.

10th September 2009, 00:35	#78 (permalink)
Bevo Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin Age: 31 Rep Power: 15	Those are kick ass m8. GJ. __________________ The Association [Ass]

11th September 2009, 00:07	#79 (permalink)
Rainier Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Rep Power: 7	Since you've all been nice so far, here's that Skaven for ya. __________________ Freelance Artist I'm that swiss-french gentleman from Variance, see ?

12th September 2009, 15:32	#80 (permalink)
Klemzo123 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Slovenia Rep Power: 0	Awesome Skaven! I love it! I'm fan of Warhammer and this is just amazing! Also, <3 all your other pictures Great work, keep it up __________________ "The one thing that resembles us from animals, is the good side of brains. They might be stupider and not so civilized at some look, but at least they are not complete retarded monsters that kill each other for no reason or just to get something that doesn't belong to us; as humans do!!" -- Quote from me - As any idiot could realize this.