OhanzeeHakan, Fire Kougra (finished!)

[Moonshadow]

(Warning! Big picture ahead!)
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With a little cleaning up, a background and some color (as soon as I find out how to color it without messing up the lines) d'you think it'd stand a chance in the art gallery?
Constructive criticism very appreciated!

EDIT: Got new colored pencils. Went crazy on the picture:

The colors, dude, the COLORS!

I...kinda...chopped off his legs, poor guy. Something went crazy with them. I'm entering it into the beauty contest once I get the chance.

Last edited by Moonshadow on Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Pero]

Its front legs bother me as the perspective makes it look like he sort of only has three legs. Other than that, I really do think it does have beauty contest potential!

[shinigamisrevenge]

I think it is very nice. As for coloring, I may have some tips for you, but I need to know what programs you have available to your disposal.

[Moonshadow]

Its front legs bother me as the perspective makes it look like he sort of only has three legs. Other than that, I really do think it does have beauty contest potential!

So that's what was bothering me so much about his legs... -Will fix that later-

I think it is very nice. As for coloring, I may have some tips for you, but I need to know what programs you have available to your disposal.

Paint and Adobe Photoshop (7.0). Tips would be appreciated, I stink at coloring

Thanks for the comments! All this flattery is going straight to his head.
Ohanzee: They like me! They really, really like me!

[simsman24000]

Very, very nice. Although, seeing the word 'kitty' with that picture is kind of funny, if you ask me.

[shinigamisrevenge]

I use Photoshop CS so I can give you a few pointers on using 7. There are a couple different ways to go about coloring without messing up you lines. The first thing you need to do is increase the contrast of you image so that your lines show up against the background a little better. What I then do is create a mask layer and select all the white area of the image with the magic wand. Then you need to go under Edit>Fill and fill the selection with black. This will make the white areas transparent and you can then create a layer below the original and color the image without interferring and messing up your lines. Another option without creating a mask is to create a layer overtop of the original and do your coloring there and then play with the blending modes (usually multiple, screen, or overlay) and see if you find a style that you like that way. The last resort (because it is such a pain and loses image quality) is to create a layer over the original and redraw the lines in photoshop.

A helpful hint for coloring, if you want precise lines and shapes is to use the selection tools to mark off areas that you wish to color without bleeding over into other areas.

Hope this helps and anyone else can offer insights, I'm only able to give hints based on how I was taught.

Pero wrote:
Its front legs bother me as the perspective makes it look like he sort of only has three legs. Other than that, I really do think it does have beauty contest potential!

I have a suggestion for the front leg. If you draw the heel of the other leg behind the one that exists, you may solve the problem with the perspective.

[Kitten Medli]

I like it a bunch. I can't wait for the finished product!

[Pteri Sage]

I like it. A bit of shading here and there (like in the ear and under the arms) and it will be great. I'd vote for it Just tell me when ur in.

[Kitten Medli]

Wowwwwwwwww. It looks nice colored.