Fan Art Q-gallery IV - Some traditional arts ! [Archive]

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qoxolg

Jul 24, 2010, 03:07 AM

Hello>
Everyone!

Welcome to my gallery full of nonsense, weird art, and sometimes something Phantasy Star related.. As you can see this is my second third fourth gallery thread already (thanks to some topic title edit bug), my first one can be found right here (http://pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137076). my second thread can be found here: http://pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144098 and the third can be found here: http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167127

So.. What can you find in here:
Part 1: Rules for requests
Part 2: Latest art
Part 3: 4 recent art pieces
Part 4: Art PSO related
Part 5: Art PSU related
Part 6: Art PSZ related
Part 7: Tutorials
Part 8: Other random stuff

You can find all of my non PS related old stuff, by clicking on one of Qox' boobs in my sig..

-------------------------------= Part 1: Rules for requests =-------------------------------
You can request ANYTHING! be it PSO/PSU related.. something creepy? some other games/anime/human you want me to draw for you? I accept pretty much everything..

Basic Rules
• Try to keep your request within the rules of this board. I don't really care about drawings mature stuff, but others here might.
• Make a detailed discription, with preferably as much reference as possible. If you don't, I will make weird poop-art.
• You can pick any style you wan't. Just name the drawing out my gallery with the style you like, and I'll do it.

Current request list:
• None

-------------------------------= Part .0: Project Comiq =-------------------------------
This is a little project I am working on for about 2-3 months. At first I wasn't planning to share stuff, to prevent interference, but I guess most guys and gals here already found my stuff on my DA, so I figured I could add it here as well. 99% of the stuff I draw for this project is not and will never get colored (by me that is). You can find the group on DA here: http://project-comiq.deviantart.com/

Remember: You can't join as a member (you can watch if yo want to). I am the one who invites people, when I think you can be helpfull.

I won't share story related stuff here. Just the art.

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Character concepts
http://jojo.sappusx.com/com1s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com2s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com3s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com4s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com5s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com6s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com7s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com8s2.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com9s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com11s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com12s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok158s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok158b.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewn7s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewn7b.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarl8s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarl8b.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlqwintos.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlqwintob.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewnQUATROs.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewnQUATRO.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlTRIOs.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlTRIOb.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarlduo.jpg

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facials
http://jojo.sappusx.com/cover1d.jpg

Area concepts
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PSOFasion
http://jojo.sappusx.com/com14s.jpg

Enemy concepts
http://jojo.sappusx.com/com15sketch.jpg

Other concept art
http://jojo.sappusx.com/com16.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok127.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com18s.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/com18s.jpg

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-------------------------------= Part 0: Phantasy Star Arts group on DA =-------------------------------
Join the group, you fckin a-holes! > http://phantasy-star-arts.deviantart.com/

-------------------------------= Part 2: Latest drawing =-------------------------------
Classmate 8
Made another classmate concept. A HUmarl again (for my comic).
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok166s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok166b.jpg)

Classmate nr. 2 art
Just some art I made from the Afro-classmate I made some time earlier...
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok167s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok167b.jpg)

Copic markers try-out
Just got my first set of (12) Copic Markers :D This was a first tryout. I miss a lot of basic colors (I got a light/pastel pack) like red, orange, dark blue, light green, greys, etc, etc.
It was fun!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok168s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok168b.jpg)

Snow White
I just noticed on time CG Hub is doing a drawing jam ' Fairytales Re-Imagned'. This drawing jam was allmost MADE for me.. :wacko: so I am trying to enter.. Hope the guys there won't destroy me (CGhub is a pro art community). Here is the rough sketch. Coloring will be same style as Tinkerhell.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s8.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165d8.jpg

Portrait traditional
Portrait was requested by the girl you see in the picture.. :wacko:.. I hope it kind off looks like her..
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-------------------------------= Part 3: Four most recent art pieces =-------------------------------

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-------------------------------= Part 4: Art PSO related=-------------------------------
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-------------------------------= Part 6: Art PSO2 related=-------------------------------
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-------------------------------= Part 5: Art PSU related=-------------------------------
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-------------------------------= Part 6: Art PSZ related=-------------------------------
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-------------------------------= Part 7: Tutorials =-------------------------------
Eeasy coloring video's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLQt0A6Ike8&fmt=22
and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TcKUf3l5tc&fmt=22

Tinkerhell drawing video's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5AGbtJJo1o&hd=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBOT-GClFJ8&hd=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtyKKi9hL5E&hd=1

Easy coloring tutorial
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http://jojo.sappusx.com/easycoloringtuto.jpg
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Q-real Coloring Tutorial
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http://jojo.sappusx.com/Q-real_coloring_tutorial.jpg
Video 1: Shade lv1=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWpG9wyGkWY&fmt=18
Video 2: Shade lv2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpeM15rx2A4&fmt=18
Video 3: Darkshading=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNclcJfEVKM&fmt=18
Video 4: Shading lv3=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKi5qoA2GDg&fmt=18
Video 5: Extra colors=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FG3fZgX4A&fmt=18
Video 6: Lighting=http://tinyurl.com/Step-6
Video 7: Object Lighting=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyB9gxmI7nY&fmt=18
Video 8: Finishing=http://tinyurl.com/Step-8x
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Cartoonshading sketch & video:
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Sketch video:
CLICK THIS PICTURE FOR VIDEO!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok48sketchvideo.jpg (http://gallery.me.com/blek_meeler#100057)

coloring video:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok48colorvid.jpg (http://gallery.me.com/blek_meeler#100068)
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Creepshading videotutorial (covers most of the basics of my coloring):
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Little F*cking Mermaid Layering:
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Little fucking mermaid ripped apart:

First the sketch:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t0.jpg

Next I did some flats and erased the sketch:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t1.jpg

Next I did some shading in a "Linear Burn" layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t2.jpg

and more detailed shading in a "Linear Burn" layer on top of it:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t3.jpg

Next I did some soft dark shading in a normal layer that is underneat the Linear Burn layers:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t4.jpg

Next I gave the skin some color by using a red brush in a normal layer that is underneat the dark shading layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t5.jpg

Next I added some specular lighting in a "Color Dodge" layer (Dodge does the opposite of Burn):
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t6.jpg

Next I added some gloss in a normal layer (I hope the PNG file works):
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t7.png

Next I added blood. The blood layer is underneat the shading layers and above the skin color layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t8.jpg

Next I added some dark and heavy shading by using a grey/blue/purple brush in a normal layer that is on top of the other layers:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t9.jpg

Next I did some flats for the background:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t10.jpg

Next some shading in a Linear Burn layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t11.jpg

and some more softshading on top of it, in a normal layer using dark brushes:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t12.jpg

I added some blood to the BG, this layer is underneat the shading layers:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t13.jpg

I did some specular lighting using a "Color Dodge" layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t14.jpg

I did even more dark shading in a normal layer on top of the others:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t15.jpg

I added some glow in just a normal layer:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t16.jpg

and finaly I always do some color corrections using a Brightness/Contrast layer, there are two versions: One with high brightness and contrast and one with low brightness. note: The Birghtness/Contrast I use is new in Photoshop CS3, so if you have an older Photoshop version you have to use different tools:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok9t17.jpg

...just http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif
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Nerdlove layering:
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When you use Linear Burn layers it's easy to make shades by only using all sorts of grays.
Lets rip nerdlove appart:

Here we have the line work:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t1a.jpg

next I filled it up with some flats:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t2a.jpg

next I made the cell shade in a "Linear Burn" layer.. as you can see I only used some gray tones.
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t3a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t3b.jpg

next I added some color to the flats, the "Linear burn" layer is still on top of this one:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t4a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t4b.jpg

next I added more reddish to the skin and a very soft grey/purple tone to the rest:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t5a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t5b.jpg

next I added some blush to the cheeks of the nerds and some darker shadows to the background:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t6a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t6b.jpg

next I added the shadow that is casted by the objects:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t7a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t7b.jpg

I added some bricks to make the background less empty:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t8a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t8b.jpg

and I added some glow to the harts:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t9a.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok22t9b.jpg
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-------------------------------= Part 8: Other random stuff =-------------------------------

As song I made (it's a remix of an old song of me and a friend):
Download here:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/SPX_-_Reborn_(2009_Sapmix).mp3 (http://jojo.sappusx.com/SPX_-_Reborn_%282009_Sapmix%29.mp3)

Mimo

Jul 24, 2010, 08:58 PM

Cg to a new thread! XD

Just wondering, are you still working on requests at the moment? o,o

Sord

Jul 25, 2010, 01:52 AM

Man, another gallery thread? You'll be buried in these things by your final days.

qoxolg

Jul 25, 2010, 03:36 AM

@mims:
Yay me! or even better: yay PSOW for locking the toptictitle after 400+ replies. :wacko:

Yeah I still work on it. I still got two requests running, though it's a little hot here the past few weeks, which makes me not wanna sit inside my room with my sweaty arm sticking on my tablet. :wacko:

You can still drop new requests if you feel like.

@Sord:
Yep yep.. and to think you've followed me since my first. Hmm yeah.. as long as the internets exsist I'll be lurking here making new threads :wacko:

qoxolg

Jul 26, 2010, 01:31 PM

Yeah yeah.. working on it.. :wacko:

Changed the eyes completely.. giving them more the sad look like the girl in you picture. Hope the colors will turn out good.

Is the girl really that pale?

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147lines.jpg

Sayara

Jul 26, 2010, 01:40 PM

The bleeding white skin tone was in an attempt at Klimt's gold style cartoon sketch of Fullfillment https://www.ancienttreasuresusa.com/v/vspfiles/parastone_paintings/klimt_full.jpg

So you can play as you feel with it

Mimo

Jul 26, 2010, 02:35 PM

@Sayara: Hehe that artist is really popular, I like his work too n.n

@Q: Gawd, your lines are so perfect it makes me jealous XD;; I love her expression and.. is she sticking out her tongue? :3

Volcompat321

Jul 26, 2010, 03:32 PM

Doesn't he get those perfect lines with Illustrator? :P
Even if he did, they're still amazing to look at, and I love this new one, for Sayara!

I'm still astonished at how awesome Sieno came out!

Keep up the good work! P.S. I'm working on Q now for you, even though it's been like 9384938 months since you requested her! lol

Also, I think that's the bottom lip, isn't it, Mimo?

qoxolg

Jul 26, 2010, 04:12 PM

@Sayara:
Kay, will try try to keep the skin light while shading.

@Mims:
Perfect? not nearly! this is one of my poorest jobs when it comes to lining. I think the brush was a little to small for this resolution.. I used 50% zoom for most part of the clothes, but it came out alright after tweaking the brush settings in Photoshop which gives more precision and better interpolation to your brushstroke, though it will really kill your computer when using it while coloring :wacko:

Other then that: Lining is simply getting the flow and getting the flow in one smooth movement of your hand.. :wacko:

And no.. she doesn't stick her tongue.. it's the inner lines of her mouth/lips. I never really like to draw the lower and upper lines of the lip, it makes the look fat. Lips are just an extension of your skin with a slighty different color, thus no lines should be above or underneath. yush!

you can see it in the original sketch that it's her lips:
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http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok145.jpg
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@Volcom:
No no, not illustrator, the main con about letting Illustrator generate your lines, is that it can sometimes change the look of your drawing completly, and it will make some errors at parts where it crosses other lines. Illustrator lines are very recognizable.

Great to hear your working on her.. your new computer handling it fine?

Sayara

Jul 26, 2010, 07:51 PM

@Sayara: Hehe that artist is really popular, I like his work too n.n

@Q: Gawd, your lines are so perfect it makes me jealous XD;; I love her expression and.. is she sticking out her tongue? :3

@Mimo: Alot of my works are often return to a basis of his work

Volcompat321

Jul 26, 2010, 08:45 PM

@Volcom:
No no, not illustrator, the main con about letting Illustrator generate your lines, is that it can sometimes change the look of your drawing completly, and it will make some errors at parts where it crosses other lines. Illustrator lines are very recognizable.

Great to hear your working on her.. your new computer handling it fine?

Ooooh, I thought you used Illustrator!
Hehe

Yea, I've been having fun trying to get her where I wanted her (lol) again, but this time my computer isn't shutting off on me! HAHA!

The new computer can finally run Photoshop, and wont lag (even with ridiculously large pictures!), so I'm having fun making a lot of different things, and entering some contests on DA. Mainly for fun though with that.

Mimo

Jul 26, 2010, 09:10 PM

@Volcompat321: Gib Illustrator? XD

@Q: That's insane, my hands are always shaking during the outlining step of my work. Which is why most of the times I don't bother to clean it up.. but you do a good job of it, keep it up and improve! (I not mean this in a bad way n.n)

@Sayara: I see, it is nice to see someone incorporating his style within their own. Looks really neat. : D

Volcompat321

Jul 26, 2010, 09:28 PM

Messaged you.

Ce'Nedra

Jul 27, 2010, 02:34 AM

The new computer can finally run Photoshop, and wont lag (even with ridiculously large pictures!),

Good, now go finish my damn coloring :P

qoxolg

Jul 27, 2010, 10:55 AM

@mims:
It's not very insane (Well, I am insane because I am doing it). My hands shake like hell aswell :wacko: my handwriting is also not the best in the world :wacko:

Clean lines are a bit overrated though. For 90% it's a waste of time for a good artist. I am not really much of a great artist myself, so I try my best to put alot of time in perfecting everything that doesn't require much skill. I simply compensate my lack of talent with techniques and tricks :wacko:

I don't think your art needs clean lines. Your current way of lining matches good with your coloring.

Mimo

Jul 28, 2010, 02:53 AM

Aw thanks qoxolg ;.;

-creeps up behind Vocompat- BEAR HUG! XD thanks~

Ami

Jul 28, 2010, 07:30 AM

O AO....

You just inspired me to try out some watercolor pencils whenever I have funds to do so. I saw them one day and passed them up since I've never seen anyone use them before.

...I suffer from shakyhanditis too. Why I don't bother with outlining seriously.

qoxolg

Jul 28, 2010, 10:55 AM

@mims:
now now, no need to cry little girl :wacko:

@ami:
I've yet have to show the true powers of the watercolor pencils (using a brush and water to make it paintsy) :wacko:

qoxolg

Jul 28, 2010, 12:26 PM

If mimo can draw hot man, I can draw hot gurls.. :wacko:

Very hot and sweaty..

just for fun.

used pastels to color, which is why it looks like a mess :D

blah!

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok149.jpg

Facials:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok149d1.jpg http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok149d2.jpg

Back to work :wacko:

qoxolg

Jul 30, 2010, 11:50 AM

making progress!

The flats were a fuckin lot of work with the whole pattern. Tried to copy Sayara's pattern as much as possible.. will start shading this weekend I guess..

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147flats.jpg

Mimo

Jul 30, 2010, 09:59 PM

Oh wow! Those are some crazy color choices you used there. I'm really liking how this is turning out, I bet it was a lot of work to do those patterns in the outfit. o,o

qoxolg

Jul 31, 2010, 01:30 PM

Gotto give some credit to sayara's original for the whole pattern idea :)

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v26/Snoopychan/Laur.jpg
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qoxolg

Aug 3, 2010, 04:01 PM

Bday picture for Ami... was a real quicky.. I think it took between 4~5 hours at most.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok150s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok150b.jpg)

Now I really should knock off with all the Bday shit :wacko: I keep the requests waiting way to long.. yeah I am still working on Sayara's picture. I have a free day off on thursday and friday so wil probably finish it soon.

this is where I am: in the middle of applying the second shading layer.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147x1.jpg

Ami

Aug 3, 2010, 04:54 PM

O AO

I already gave you my heartfelt thanks in the DA comment for Ami. But please don't feel obligated to do anything for me just because it's my birthday or anything. I'm happy with the most simple things.

Mimo

Aug 3, 2010, 05:25 PM

UFO's! D:< Haha nice, that Sayara picture is comming out nicely. Do you plan on creating a background? o,o;

qoxolg

Aug 4, 2010, 01:27 AM

@Ami:
I did it because I wanted to do it myself. I had this planned after finishing Sayara's request past weekend, but stuff came up so I didn't finish it :wacko: I had this nice idea, and it came out close to how I imagined it, so I'm happy I made it.

@Mims:
OMG! Darn UFO!

Hey! There he goes with the cake! After him!

But: yeah gonna do the same BG as Sayara's but then in my own style.

Ami

Aug 4, 2010, 06:47 AM

oh okay. I start feeling guilty when people put previous stuff back because of me D:

Sayara

Aug 4, 2010, 08:01 AM

You sir are making great progress on this work. :>

qoxolg

Aug 5, 2010, 05:47 AM

Ok, I take that back! My harddrive of my laptop got corrupted :( right now I am trying to recover all of my important data. My new computer which I ordered a few days ago, will be delivered next week, so don't expect anything (besides some traditional art) from me.. Stay tuned!

Cheers! :wacko:

Ce'Nedra

Aug 5, 2010, 08:32 AM

Dan had je je corrupte hardeschijf maar meer geld moeten geven :P

Alle gekheid op een stokje, dat is wel kut.

Good luck recovering stuff.

qoxolg

Aug 7, 2010, 04:16 PM

This weekend I was @ my parents and I scanned all the drawings I've made till now. Enjoy them in good quality this time (high res links included). I am thinking about giving away my sketchbook when it's full and when I have scanned the pictures inside, if people are interested :wacko:

here we go!

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn1s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn1.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn2s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn2.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn3s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn3.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn4s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn4.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn5s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn5.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn6s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn6.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn7s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn7.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn8s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn8.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn9s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn9.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn10s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn10.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn11s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn11.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn12s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn12.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn13s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn13.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn14s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn14.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn15s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn15.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn16s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn16.jpg)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn17s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn17.jpg)

qoxolg

Aug 7, 2010, 04:19 PM

New picture I made with pencils:

I tried for realism with pencils. Came out pretty good!

http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn18s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn18.jpg)

Ce'Nedra

Aug 7, 2010, 06:35 PM

Looks nice indeed.

You gonna color my request still by the way? Just curious

qoxolg

Aug 16, 2010, 12:06 PM

I am back! got my new computer!

pics!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/imac1.jpg
http://jojo.sappusx.com/imac2.jpg

About the insides:
iMac 27" (2560x1440px)
Core i7 Quad 2.93Ghz
4GB ram > will upgrade to 16GB soon
256GB SSD + 2TB HDD
ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB

Thats enough horsepower to keep drawing the next few years! :wacko:

@Death_T:
Yeah I will. I am first gonna try out photoshopping on my new computer, then I will finish Sayara's request, next I'll finish yours. Be patient!

Ce'Nedra

Aug 16, 2010, 01:00 PM

Oh i am, i still wait for a ceretain pic to get colored by Volcompat which he started like ahlf year ago on :P

Was just making sure you won't forget it :P

Volcompat321

Aug 16, 2010, 03:04 PM

Oh i am, i still wait for a ceretain pic to get colored by Volcompat which he started like ahlf year ago on :P

Was just making sure you won't forget it :P

Hey, I'm working on it. :P
:D:D

qoxolg

Aug 16, 2010, 05:03 PM

Ok.. this is how far I got today :wacko: didn't have much time..

guess what/who

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok151sk1.jpg

Ce'Nedra

Aug 17, 2010, 12:51 AM

de rol qyx?

Mimo

Aug 17, 2010, 01:00 AM

Cool, nice machine you got there.

I like that new sketch you did, though her torso and mebbe her legs look a little weird to me, but her face expression is nice.

qoxolg

Aug 17, 2010, 11:51 AM

@Death_T:
Almost.. it's De rol le Q!

..

no, it isn't.. I didn't give 'it' a name, but you got the idea right.

I designed her on paper actually, but I haven't made a picture of it yet :wacko:

@Mims:
Nice machine yeah.. I call it the 'iQ' teheh..

As for the sketch.. it's a little wrong, though the legs don't start at the part that look like the pants.. that part actually start somewhere underneath her belly button (if she had one).. (though it still is full of wrongs :wacko:

I probably will finish it after my commissions.. or probably.. I won't.. (LAZZZZZY!)

qoxolg

Aug 17, 2010, 04:02 PM

YES! Finally it's done! hope you like it Sayara!

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147b.jpg)

facials..

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok147d.jpg

only one commission left! :)

and to remind you the horror of it... this is where I left...

http://jojo.sappusx.com/horror.jpg

Ce'Nedra

Aug 17, 2010, 04:16 PM

That and this http://jojo.sappusx.com/scn13.jpg XD

I just spoke to my friend who is the other Newman, he'd like to ask if its possible to change that rod into a Psychowand, as you basicly only need to change the end for it (the one sticking down). If not it's all cool ;3

Your new mac working well?

qoxolg

Aug 17, 2010, 04:48 PM

aaahh shiiiii!!! but that one doesn't have a real BG, so I don't really mind making it. I will change the wand. I made it look like that cause of lack of reference during my vacation back then. I am gonna redraw it on my computer anyway :P

My new mac is working like magic! wow.. not a single hiccup.. PSD files that open like they are jpg's.. :wacko:

Mimo

Aug 17, 2010, 05:32 PM

Great work on that Laur piece, I love how you smoothed out the colors especially around the belt and the hair looks great as always. :3 Your current project looks like its going to be tough to finish the background, so I wish you good luck XD The neuman on the right looks awesome btw o3o

Sayara

Aug 17, 2010, 05:35 PM

Ah! Very niceee!
I will work on your part riight away

Ce'Nedra

Aug 18, 2010, 12:38 AM

qoxolg

Aug 18, 2010, 10:40 AM

@Mims:
Thanks! I was worried it would turn out bad, cause I stopped in the middle of the coloring.

Yeah.. the BG is a shitload of work (the lining that is..) once the lines are there it will hopefully turn out as good as the Sienno picture (hopefully better)

@Sayara:
Thanks!

I love your piece! Q always needed to be drawn in your style :wacko:

@Death_T:
I am awesome itself, so that won't be a problem I guess.

Ce'Nedra

Aug 18, 2010, 03:25 PM

Heb liever dat je me nu met m'n huidige forum naam aanspreekt :P die andere naam maakte ik toen ik nog ene klein kut kind van 12 was ofzo.

Then i expect a master piece :O

MaximusLight

Aug 21, 2010, 10:26 PM

Well I see you've kept yourself busy as ever.
I like the mass of new sketches.

qoxolg

Aug 23, 2010, 01:42 PM

@Death_T:
Okaaaay! haha.. I didn't even notice until you said it. :wacko:

By the way.. I haven't drawn shit past days.. haha.. I can't seem to get started on it. I actually need to take some better screenshots for the background, cause I don't understand a bit of what I sketched back then.

@Max:
Thanks! yeah I've been busy. Most of the sketches on paper were made during my two week vacation in Switzerland.

qoxolg

Aug 23, 2010, 05:09 PM

Q in the rain..
Made with the maru tool on DA: http://muro.deviantart.com/
176542603

And it really sucks a bit.. it's both slow, crappy brushes and brushes that are as small as an ant!

qoxolg

Aug 30, 2010, 04:45 PM

finally, after more then a week of procrastinating, I worked a little on it. I don't think it's coming along like I want it. I think I can finish this (at least this year :wacko:), though I am not really expecting it to come out good, since it's to much work, and I'll probably go for a quick finish because I am getting bored.

progress:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok126fuck.jpg

Volcompat321

Sep 1, 2010, 05:31 AM

I love that background!

Ce'Nedra

Sep 1, 2010, 10:05 AM

Yeah looking food indeed, much better then that sketch you had, but yeah...that was a sketch XD

qoxolg

Sep 1, 2010, 12:45 PM

FUCK YEAH!

have fun coloring guys.. :)

click for big etc etc..
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok126liness.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok126linesb.jpg)

Ce'Nedra

Sep 1, 2010, 01:53 PM

It looks great :D but i thought you said you wanted to color it yourself :P

Also what about the battle pose one? I take it you need a break first :D

qoxolg

Sep 1, 2010, 04:27 PM

I was just kidding. Don't think I've lined this for nothing. I finish all of my commissions anyway. Till now I've never failed to finish my commissions.

And yeah.. after this I'll take a BIG break, so I can work on my comiq project.

Ce'Nedra

Sep 2, 2010, 12:38 AM

Yeah i can imagine all to good you want to take a break from commissions soon and work on your own stuff. Let's see what your awesomeness can do with this :D

Volcompat321

Sep 2, 2010, 12:58 AM

Do you happen to have the .png?

qoxolg

Sep 2, 2010, 02:55 AM

Kirukia

Sep 2, 2010, 08:22 AM

Oooo I like your new one =D

Volcompat321

Sep 5, 2010, 08:45 PM

@volcom:
Png?? I have the .psd version for you if I have enough space on my domain.. I could also make it into a little contest by uploading it on DA :wacko: (no one will be foolish enough to enter the contest, so I don't have to worry about prizes)

Whichever version I could take it from to color without having to worry about going over lines! :P

I'd enter that contest, no prize necessary! :wacko:

Speaking of, I'm making sure I have everything ready for the PSArts contest...
I've been busy working and whatnot, so I haven't gotten everything written down yet. :/

qoxolg

Sep 6, 2010, 02:59 AM

I'll upload the version with the base colors when I have that part done, cause it's a freaking lot of boring work (unless you wanna do it yourself).

I've been slacking alot lately aswell. I really feel like I don't wanna do anything at all.

qoxolg

Sep 6, 2010, 12:51 PM

Download the PSD file on DA! (takes to much space on my little 512MB domain) :wacko:

178297654

JOIN THE CONTEST!

IF you wannabe hardcore: Erase my colors and fill the basecolors yourself!

Volcompat321

Sep 7, 2010, 04:35 AM

...Deviation does not exiist! :O

qoxolg

Sep 7, 2010, 11:34 AM

It DOES! it's all an illusion! just a bunch of pixels! :wacko:

Volcompat321

Sep 8, 2010, 07:58 AM

Yea, I saw it! :P

qoxolg

Sep 23, 2010, 06:47 AM

Ce'nedra & Azel @ Neudaiz
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

GRUUUHUHUHUHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAA

AAAAAA
AA
aaaaaAAAUHHHHWAAAAH!

IT'S DONE! F*CK YES!

With that my shitstorm of commissions comes to an end! Hope I can put some more time in my comic project :)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok126s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok126b.jpg)

Volcompat321

Sep 23, 2010, 07:26 AM

Ooh my Jesus, that is something beautiful!

Ce'Nedra

Sep 23, 2010, 09:24 AM

I'm...speechless...

...

...

...

Just to epic for words...TYVM! :wub:

Volcompat321

Sep 23, 2010, 11:37 AM

It really is too epic for words.
It's so wonderful!

I follow your tutorials, and still don't get this amazing!

I really love your style too. I hope that never gets old, cause I'll keep saying it! :P

qoxolg

Sep 23, 2010, 02:37 PM

@Death... Ce'Nedra:
Glad you like it :)

@Volcom:
I will see if I can put up a new tutorial using this pic, since I've mde quite some changes in my way of coloring (less layers and much faster)

Glad some people still appriciate my style :wacko: since it's horribly time consuming

Volcompat321

Sep 23, 2010, 11:39 PM

That would be great.

qoxolg

Sep 26, 2010, 02:54 PM

I made a new scribble though I will probably never use it. :wacko: so I thought I could at least share it to show how I create the base of my drawings. I don't use reference to make this by the way.

I wonder if someone knows what is (gonna) happening in this picture, by just looking at this scribble..

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok153scribble.jpg

TenebriS

Sep 26, 2010, 03:48 PM

is it 2 women at a party?
left one is smoking and carrys her handbag on the shoulder and the left is listening to music and dance?^^

qoxolg

Sep 26, 2010, 04:47 PM

ROFL! nice try though :wacko:

I see I can go all ways with just this as the base.. haha..

qoxolg

Sep 27, 2010, 03:58 PM

Can someone supply me with the whole story behind PSO?

I can't seem to find all the information on the internet. The only timeline I can find is one that is ways shorter then the timeline I've seen in the PSOBB artbook, though that one is in japanese, so I don't understand it.

Other information I find doesn't look very reliable either. Can someone help me? It's for my comic project, for the ones who are wondering. I wanna plot out some idea's for the story, so I can start with drawing a first chapter asap.

qoxolg

Oct 11, 2010, 04:25 PM

Lots of people ask me how I create clean lines.. so here is a little video of how I do it. As you can see, I also have shaky hands.. it's just a matter of patience.. :p

Also my tablet is feeling a little wonky since I got a 16:9. Making all straight lines curve a little.

Check it out in 720p!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLQt0A6Ike8&fmt=22

Oh// by the way.. I've been busy with comiq for now.. writing the script for the first chapter! >_>

SleepyKiks

Oct 11, 2010, 06:17 PM

wow o___o you've got some great inking and line art abilities.

Mimo

Oct 11, 2010, 09:42 PM

HM! This gives me an idea to draw stuff at an extremely high resolution for better lines and now that I have my new monitor...! Se va a ver muy chidoooo!

Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

qoxolg

Oct 12, 2010, 04:55 PM

HAHA!!!! :wacko:

You FOOLS thought I'd only do a lining tutorial? My computer is blazingly fast and doesn't care about recording a 2560x1440 pixel video while doing some heavy usage of Photoshop.. teheheh.. I recorded my whole coloring process! it's speed up about 10 times to keep it within the time limit. This picture was not very complex, so I could do it quick.

I will use the picture for the cover of my first comic chapter.. though it then WILL have a BG.

enjoy.. in 720p of course!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TcKUf3l5tc&fmt=22

@SleepyKiks: Thanks!

@Mimo: Have fun losing all of your free time! :wacko: Social life is overrated, who needs that anyway? :?

Mimo

Oct 13, 2010, 07:49 PM

It would have taken me about 30 tries to draw out her ID... but you make it look easy >x< loool OH I like how you do the shine here, looks very simple. What is the original time on this one?

qoxolg

Oct 14, 2010, 10:43 AM

It's not easy :wacko:

doing the shine is simple indeed.smart usage of color dodge makes live easy!

the whole coloring took me 2h 3min I guess

qoxolg

Oct 23, 2010, 03:54 PM

Potential cover chapter 1 comiq
In the first place I was planning to use the tutorial pic for the cover of my first comiq chapter... BUT.. today I fixed my tablet somehow, so it now works with properly again (well, missing the lower part of it now).

First I started sketching to try it out, then I thought: Hey, looks pretty good, lets line it.. then I thought: NEH! don't feel like lining, so I started graying it.. and ended up look this:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/coverps.jpg
facials:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/coverpd.jpg

Actually, I like this one more then the tutorial picture. So I am gonna do a background for this one I guess. :wacko:

By the way: This is the first time I've colored something with 16-bit. It really seemed to have paid off, since there is close to no banding :) Though I warn you: Only use 16-bit if you have a powerful computer!

Volcompat321

Oct 23, 2010, 04:15 PM

Oh my damn, that is beautiful!

The no lines makes her stand out very well!

Only thing though- her chin is kinda weird looking... lol.
VERY beautiful non the less.

Mimo

Oct 23, 2010, 04:23 PM

HORY SHET! MAN JAW! xD lol sorry. I agree with Volcompat321. I would probably draw that angle on a man, but not a little cute girl D: May I draw and post some sketches of mebbe how it should look? :3

Pirrip

Oct 23, 2010, 05:22 PM

It doesn't look like a man-jaw to me... it looks like the incredibly-difficult-to-capture angle of the face from the underside.
I admire your love of reflection, though.

How is your comic coming, by the way? What's your process for doing it?

qoxolg

Oct 23, 2010, 08:49 PM

Thanks guys for making me realize it was wrong. In the sketch I thought the jaw looked a little awkward.. but now I'm sure.. though I still like it better then the other picture :wacko:

this better? (couldn't fix it completely with the whole layer mess)
http://jojo.sappusx.com/coverps2.jpg

@Volcom: Thanks! No line rocks! I think I've finally perfected this style.. now if I didn't make mistakes while sketching.. :wacko:

@Mims: haha. not really man jaw.. more a.. a.. fat-jaw.. But it's okay for you to sketch. Then everyone can learn from it :)

@Pirrip:
I really shouldn't have tried in the first place. It's punishment for random scribbling and then turning it into a picture.

The comic? not very well :( I've made some concept art, I tried to write the first piece of the first chapter in some kind off script (I am no good story write). I've made doodles layouts for three pages.. then I realized I had to make a map of all the places I am gonna use, to keep it consistent.. so now I am busy with that. In between.. I make this sort of art, which I might use for the comic.

Pirrip

Oct 23, 2010, 11:20 PM

I don't think you should have not tried. I mean, you have to take risks to get better, at least in my opinion. Sometimes, when I want to do a pose guaranteed to make someone look awkward someplace, I'll look up a posefile, or get someone around me to do a similar pose so I can draw it out just the way I want it.
I do that all the time, now, map out places I need to keep consistent in my manga pages. Like, there's a doujinshi my boyfriend and I have been working on for a while, and we needed to draw up some maps to keep the details right.
When it comes to making pages, I usually have an idea for a story first, then write it out in a script-like-format, and then draft single scenes to take no longer than 20 pages.
I usually make very rough looking draft pages, just jotting the poses and dialog and important details. Then once I've drafted a chapter out, I start on the real pages. It's a long process for me and I sincerely wish you luck.
Will you be posting any previews from it here on the forums?

Mimo

Oct 24, 2010, 12:58 AM

She's been eating too much cake xD hehe well it looks way better now : ) HMM! I need to help you on some stuff... but I still have no clue where to start ._. and I'm doing an art trade with Pirrips so I'll be busy for a bit. n.n; Well mebbe you can do some sketches and I can refine them a bit.. like add detail to stuff you don't have time to fix.. or something.

Volcompat321

Oct 24, 2010, 03:17 AM

Still shocked how amazing she looks!

Seriously, I'm just like... wtf wow...
Lol.

GREAT JOB!

qoxolg

Oct 24, 2010, 03:45 AM

@Pirrip:
It's a good thing that I at least do try hard poses. These days I don't use any reference at all anymore for the poses. I've done that a lot, but after a few times I didn't learn much of it, so I decided to not use reference anymore (at least for characters, I do use reference for backgrounds). One of the reasons I am doing the comic, is so I get forced to draw all kinds of poses, perspectives and background.

My biggest trouble right now is getting the story done. What I've done so far, is that I made a timeline for like 12 possible chapters (never gonna make it) and I put the timeline PSO's original story aside it, to make sure that I keep true to the original story.

Originally Rust was gonna help me with the story, but I haven't seen him for months. So now I have to do it myself.

Just like you I am writing some sort of script with the dialogs and stuff that describes what happens. It's real chunky and I've written it in my own language at first. The comic will be english, but since english is not my native language, it's easier to think out the script in my own language and later translate it.

After writing down a small portion of the story, I wanted to test out how fast I could make it into some draft pages. (using wireframe figures for the poses and perspective and a rough layout of the environment (and of course including the textballoons). So far it's going pretty fast, but I have trouble with thinking of the environment out of the blue, which is why I first wanna make maps and also design objects that fit into the PSO universe.

There are still a lot of things I haven't really decided on. I will try to make a list so maybe other people can help me think.

You can follow my comic project on my DA group: http://project-comiq.deviantart.com/ people can join the group if they want, I really need help on some things to speed up. There is still a lot of concepting and thinking to do.

@Mims:
Yeah.. fat Qox :o eewwww..

I will write some stuff down that has to be done.. then you can pick stuff up in your own pace whenever you feel like it.

rofl.. It's a good thing I have some experience with running projects @work.. haha.. (not that I am a very good projectmanager :wacko: )

@Volcom:
Thanks for liking! I am glad this style is finally liked.. hehe.. most of the time people opt for my lined style when I do commissions, although I am more fan of the lineless style.

Volcompat321

Oct 24, 2010, 03:47 AM

You could always do another one of mine!
This time my CAST Enzylon-2! Without lines! :D:D:D:D:D

Sayara

Oct 24, 2010, 09:07 AM

Relook at her belly area, to me, it seems that the navel is way too high for how much under abdomen she has,

Pirrip

Oct 24, 2010, 12:43 PM

@Pirrip:
It's a good thing that I at least do try hard poses. These days I don't use any reference at all anymore for the poses. I've done that a lot, but after a few times I didn't learn much of it, so I decided to not use reference anymore (at least for characters, I do use reference for backgrounds). One of the reasons I am doing the comic, is so I get forced to draw all kinds of poses, perspectives and background.

My biggest trouble right now is getting the story done. What I've done so far, is that I made a timeline for like 12 possible chapters (never gonna make it) and I put the timeline PSO's original story aside it, to make sure that I keep true to the original story.

Originally Rust was gonna help me with the story, but I haven't seen him for months. So now I have to do it myself.

Just like you I am writing some sort of script with the dialogs and stuff that describes what happens. It's real chunky and I've written it in my own language at first. The comic will be english, but since english is not my native language, it's easier to think out the script in my own language and later translate it.

After writing down a small portion of the story, I wanted to test out how fast I could make it into some draft pages. (using wireframe figures for the poses and perspective and a rough layout of the environment (and of course including the textballoons). So far it's going pretty fast, but I have trouble with thinking of the environment out of the blue, which is why I first wanna make maps and also design objects that fit into the PSO universe.

There are still a lot of things I haven't really decided on. I will try to make a list so maybe other people can help me think.

You can follow my comic project on my DA group: http://project-comiq.deviantart.com/ people can join the group if they want, I really need help on some things to speed up. There is still a lot of concepting and thinking to do.

I couldn't join the group,(it said it was closed) but I watched it.
I cannot stress enough that I think you're making a comic for all of the right reasons. I mean, comics/manga really are the best way to get better at things like poses, perspective, backgrounds, and all sorts of other things.

I grew up in the U.S., so I am a native speaker of English. BUT, I did make a hentai manga once--in Japanese-- so I've had a similar experience where I've written my draft pages in my native language before translating them for my final pages.

Years ago, when I first discovered PSO when it came out for Gamecube, I made a little comic about it in a small diary-like book. Your project makes me feel nostalgic. I'm very excited about your venture and I really can't express that enough.

qoxolg

Oct 24, 2010, 01:37 PM

@Volcom: Will pick up new commissions after I have done at least one chapter of the comic.

@Sayara: You're right, I'll see if I can fix it up. (there are a lot of layers in the way) Thanks for noticing!

@Pirrip: I made the group now open for members and contributors.

Volcompat321

Oct 24, 2010, 03:55 PM

@Volcom: Will pick up new commissions after I have done at least one chapter of the comic.
@Pirrip: I made the group now open for members and contributors.

It's all good, I was mainly joking, but if you want to do a commission whenever you get the time, in this art style, and my character, then that would be sweeeeet!

Also, now I can finally join that group!
And I want a comic, you gonna have it only digital, or on paper too?

qoxolg

Oct 24, 2010, 04:34 PM

@Volcom:
If there are enough people interested, and If I get a decent amount of chapters done, I will consider on letting it get print on paper.

EDIT: To give you guys an idea of the BG.. I am making. The BG is still very rough. I will add a few more detail levels before I will give it color.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/coverbg1.jpg

Volcompat321

Oct 24, 2010, 08:34 PM

Sounds good to me!
I'm gonna try to spread the word, cause your work makes me.... hahahaa.
Jkjk, but it's great!

qoxolg

Oct 27, 2010, 09:55 AM

Potential cover chapter 1 comiq
DONE! I forgot to fix the bellybutton :o
http://jojo.sappusx.com/cover1s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/cover1b.jpg)
facials
http://jojo.sappusx.com/cover1d.jpg

qoxolg

Oct 31, 2010, 11:59 AM

Ok ok.. I just took the time to write things down about Project Comiq.

I also posted it into my group http://project-comiq.deviantart.com/, but I am also gonna post it here for people that might wanna help me out a bit :)

Project Comiq - Chapter 1

Project Comiq is a big project of mine to create a comic. The main reason why I do this, is to force myself to draw all kinds of hard poses, perspective, backgrounds and keep my art consistent. The comic will be based on the video game Phantasy Star Online and follows the story of the game, seen trough the eyes of my own character Qox.

Scope:
Chapter 1 will be used to give the reader some information about the story of PSO (mainly what happened before pioneer 2 reached Ragol). It will include Qox first days at the hunter academy/school whatever. I want to use that to give some basic information about photons, weapons, barriers etc. In the first chapter Qox will look a little different, being a HUnewearl for a change. She won’t be for long.. still searching for a reason why she will become a force :p

Main goal:
Getting at least one chapter done within a year time from start till end.

Mindset:

This will be a comic, not a manga. This means reading will be from top-left to down-right. Besides that, I am not gonna use any of these:

Suffixes: Please, no! western people that use japanese suffixes... thats so.. *#$@!
Japanese anime/manga cliché: It’s f*ckin cheap, predictable and it always looks the same (and very corny). With this I mean: Shrines, valentines day chocolate, festivals, fireworks, test of courage, amusement parks, etc.. Besides the fact they don’t belong in the PSO universe, I am western person, so I simply can’t draw something I don’t understand.
The comic won’t be colored. Probably only line work, and maybe some grey shading.
The comic will follow the PSO storyline as much as possible, but from my own perspective.
The comic will stay as close as possible to the universe of the PS franchise. This will require a lot of research. This also means that everything that gets designed, that is not in the game, must fit in the PSO universe.
I don’t want to much interference with the story from others (also the reason why I kept this project a secret). With that I mean: I don’t want to do requests to make someones character appear in the comic. I will decide myself who is and who isn’t gonna appear. Of course if your character fits in the story or I need just a random character I won’t mind using them. Just keep in mind I am not gonna use ridiculous name.
On the other hand: If someone thinks he/she can write great story’s: Feel free to help me, though I do need to get convinced about your writing skills :p
In terms of blood and violence: It will be a little mature. It won’t become some disgusting horror comic, just a good amount of death and blood.
There won’t be any hero’s and super powers. Qox is just a weak melee force. I think a more mature/realistic story fits PSO much better.

To do:
Before I can start drawing chapter 1, I want to get some thing done first, which are:

Area’s:

Qox’ home > map

Outer appearance of her home
Objects that you can find in her home, like: Bed, chairs, tables, kitchen, bathroom, lamps, doors, etc etc.. There is a lot of stuff in the home that needs to be designed in a way that it fits in the PSO universe.
Living area where Qox lives > map

Design of buildings, street.
Transport (teleports, or some kind of monorail?)
Shops in the living area?
School/academy (for hunters) > map

Building
Class rooms > Desks, etc.
Forest > map (should we use the games maps? or make an original forest area (that looks more like forest then a park :p).

Characters:

Caseal > The Caseal I’ve drawn a few times:

Needs a name
Needs a personality / bio
Needs some redesigning when it comes to her body part, which are now just basic HUcaseal parts. Maybe someone with more PSU knowledge can help me here.  Right now she functions as the person Qox shares her home with. I haven’t really thought of much more about her.
School > People

Teachers?
Random classmates, or maybe some that will come back later in the story

Phashion:
PSO needs it’s own type of fashion. The hunter outfits in PSO are fine, but what about clothes people wear when they are not fighting? I think the clothing in PSO should be less flashy then the clothes in PSU, a little bit between PSU and just normal clothing.
Every idea is welcome, since I suck at designing clothes.

Enemies:

Wolves/Gulgues?
Booma’s/Bartles?
Hilde any

I think that with the enemies we could do some cool stuff with normal / ultimate versions of the enemies. IT would be logic if halve evolved enemies exist, like a Booma having a shield on his back or a Gigo Booma getting grasshopper blades. Also, I want the enemies in the comic to appear scary and violent. So please no cuddly Booma’s :-)

Discussion points:

Barriers and Frames: How do they work, what is their size, weight, how does it get equipped? What is the difference with Armor and Shields?
Photon weapons: How do they function? Will a saber cut anything it touches? or are photons solid like a saber out of metal?
Mag and Photon Blasts: When you look closely at a Photon Blast, it looks like a D-cel creature. Does this mean D-cels were used to make Mags?
TECH: How does it work? What does it use to create the Technique? Are techniques a type of Photon energy? How are the elements used in TECHs? How do the DISKs work that are used to learn a technique? How come different levels of techniques exist? TECHs are not magic, like in Final Fantasy.
How are weapons and items stored? some kind of nano transformer?
How did all of the animals in the caves get infected by the saps of De Rol Le? Did he infect them one by one? That would be weird cause he swims in the sewers.

As you guys can see: Enough to do! :wacko:

qoxolg

Nov 1, 2010, 04:49 PM

After more than a year, I am gonna replace the posters in my room. Anyone here interested in the my old ones? I will try to send them using the tube that comes with my new posters. If no one is interested I'll trow them away when I receive my new ones.

It's these:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/DSCF2325.jpg

They are both 50x70cm (19,7"x27,5" for the weird people :wacko: ). Of course you won't get my frames :p

Volcompat321

Nov 1, 2010, 05:24 PM

I don't want to be greedy and take both, so can I have the one on the left?!?!
(from the picture's POV)!

How much you want for it?
And you should totally sign it.

qoxolg

Nov 1, 2010, 06:05 PM

I don't want anything for them. If I don't give them away, I will trow them away. They are not really worth much, since you can also make the poster yourself by downloading my high-res art and then order a poster on http://us.posterxxl.com/?c=us

I will also give other people the chance the react, then you'll need to have a death match to win the posters :wacko: (I think I can only send both at the same time, since I only get one tube with the new ones).

If signing makes you happy I will do so :wacko:

Volcompat321

Nov 1, 2010, 06:41 PM

Death match?!
Sounds fun!
And hell yes, signing them will make me extremely happy, cause your art is amazing!

And I'd rather have the one(s) you've owned, cause it means a little more something towards personal value, to me anyway.

If I have to get both, then hell yes, I will!
Also, if you ship them to me, I can mail out the other one to the next person, so someone else can get the other one.

Mimo

Nov 2, 2010, 01:22 AM

Can I have that stuffed crocodile plushy? ;w; hehe

qoxolg

Nov 2, 2010, 01:32 PM

@Volcom: Where do you want me to sign them? :o

@Mims:
Sorry...
http://jojo.sappusx.com/croq.jpg

As you can see, mr croq is kindoff attached to me.. :wacko:

Volcompat321

Nov 2, 2010, 03:25 PM

Any one of the bottom corners would be coool, or wherever you think would be better! :D

Mimo

Nov 2, 2010, 06:04 PM

Ha, I have a soft spot for all reptile plushies... x3 Well I guess I can't have all of them.. ;-;

Good luck on your death match Volcompat! :D

Volcompat321

Nov 2, 2010, 06:27 PM

No contenders so far, but thanks!

qoxolg

Nov 3, 2010, 11:40 AM

@mims:
I think my brother gave me this one when he came back from his vacation in the US.

@Volcom:
I don't expect any other contenders, so no worries :wacko:

Volcompat321

Nov 4, 2010, 04:48 AM

I don't expect any other contenders, so no worries :wacko:

Heheh, good.
Now people will regret not having some artwork, and SIGNED by te greatest artist in the WORLD!

And Mimo..... you two should do a piece together, print it, sign it, and send it to me! :wacko:
That way, I have two of the best artists artwork!

Volcompat321

Nov 8, 2010, 11:33 AM

So when do I find out if I get these for sure? :o

qoxolg

Nov 8, 2010, 11:42 AM

When my new posters arrive, but you can be pretty sure about it :-)

Also, I think I will give away my drawing book when it's full and scanned.

Volcompat321

Nov 8, 2010, 12:09 PM

OH MY!
Now see, THAT I would pay for!

I'd do anything for that!

qoxolg

Nov 8, 2010, 12:17 PM

I don't like getting money for the stuff I draw. I earn plenty of money @ work (more then I "need"). I wanna keep drawing as a nice carefree hobby, that is not bound to money. Though I always like getting art in return for art. :wacko:

By the way: I just got a message that the package is send. I think it's coming from germany, so it will take a couple of days. I can only send the package away on saturday, cause the postoffice always closes before I get home from work.

Volcompat321

Nov 8, 2010, 12:22 PM

qoxolg

Nov 8, 2010, 12:39 PM

The book won't be full for about a year I think. I only draw in it when I am not @ home (like visiting my parents or vacations).

Yeah, you can PM it.

Volcompat321

Nov 8, 2010, 12:43 PM

The book won't be full for about a year I think. I only draw in it when I am not @ home (like visiting my parents or vacations).

Yeah, you can PM it.

I would wait for it! :P

Plus, it would give me PLENTY of time to finish whatever you have me draw. :P

PM sent!

qoxolg

Nov 10, 2010, 05:10 PM

some stuff I've drawn for my comic project.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/Bed Q -1.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/nighttable-lamp.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/deskcomputerchair.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/mirrorsmalltable.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/doorsQhome.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/savagegulgus.jpg

Volcompat321

Nov 10, 2010, 05:57 PM

some stuff I've drawn for my comic project.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/mirrorsmalltable.jpg

Is that a Talis in the corner?

qoxolg

Nov 11, 2010, 01:04 AM

yep :)

Volcompat321

Nov 11, 2010, 03:21 AM

I like!
All the concepts are pretty frickin' awesome!

qoxolg

Nov 11, 2010, 06:54 AM

Volcompat321

Nov 11, 2010, 07:01 AM

Thanks!

And I am not stopping you to also make some concepts :wacko:

Most of my concepts took less then a hour. It's a great way to get more comfortable with drawing on a tablet.

The more I need to concept myself, the longer it takes before I can really strt with drawing the actual comic.

I'll help. Just let me know what you want me to draw.
It's easier for me if you let me know.. that way I don't waste time doing something you might not want. :wacko:

qoxolg

Nov 11, 2010, 12:16 PM

Well there is plenty to do! You can pick anything from my list. Just try to keep it simple, That way it will be more satisfying and fun anyway. You can draw in any kind of way you want. What's most important is that I get an idea of what things should look like. A scribble is always more and better then no scribble at all.

If you can't decide about what to pick from the list: Here are some things I won't touch for quite some time:

Q's home:
- Caseals Bed
- Caseals closet
- Caseals Desk/chair etc.

School:
- Try to design some random classmates that are HUnter class (HUmar, HUmarl (doesn't exist in PSO, so you're free to make something out of it), HUnewearl, HUnewn (also doesn't exist), HUcast, HUcaseal. I can imagine the amount of CASTS are limited, since in the time of PSO, the amount of CASTS with an emotion chip are low and CASTS that are simply programmed (ones that can't develop themselves), wouldn't benefit from doing a Hunters training.

You can draw them with PSO clothes (used in battles), or in their casual clothes (also gives you a chance to design some phasion).

Animals:
You can try to make up some hybrid animal designs like the Savage wolf/Gulgus one I made. For the first chapter I only need forest animals.

Maps:
I need a mpa of the area where Q lives.

Volcompat321

Nov 11, 2010, 07:59 PM

qoxolg

Nov 12, 2010, 01:01 AM

IT really is a lot! Thats why I wan't help, cause this is only part of what I need :wacko:

qoxolg

Nov 14, 2010, 06:38 AM

Finally got my posters.. :-)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/postr1.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/postr2.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/postr3.jpg

I hope I can send the old ones next weekend!

Ce'Nedra

Nov 14, 2010, 01:36 PM

Hey that's pretty cool :D

So me and Azel are now on your "Wall of Fame" XD

Waar heb je dat laten maken? Uitgever ofzo?

BIG OLAF

Nov 14, 2010, 02:35 PM

I really like your backgrounds, and your attention to their details. Like the picture of the Ohtoku City benches a couple posts above this one: absolutely exquisite. I also like the angles and poses you put your characters in.

*hopes this next bit doesn't sound mean or rude, because it isn't meant to be either*

However, if I could give you a little constructive criticism. I notice that you try to put a lot of detail into your characters, both faces and bodies. I'm not sure if it's your coloring style or line art, but, I think you might put a little too much detail into some things (such as the faces, or hands) that would possibly look a lot better simplified, like in an anime style.

Now, if it's just your art style, and you're happy with it, then ignore my suggestion. I'm just trying to help out a little, and offer a different take that you may (or may not) want to try.

qoxolg

Nov 14, 2010, 02:56 PM

xmoonprismpowerx

Nov 14, 2010, 03:15 PM

@Death_TCe'Nedra:
Yep, you're on my wall :wacko: though I didn't have much choice, cause it's one of the few horizontal drawings I've made the past year. I made it @ http://www.posterxxl.com/ It's quite cheap actually.

@BIG OLAF:
Thanks!

And of course criticism is welcome! It's one of the things I've learned to accept @ work. I always take it seriously and try to pick it up and get better.

As for the faces and hands: Hmm yeah, they seem like a bad habit of mine (I think it started with my dark picture some years ago http://sappel.deviantart.com/gallery/#Creepy ). I dunno if it has much to do with my style (do I have a style at all?!). I do like putting in realism in my shading, though I am not very good at that, so it most of the time looks a little messed up/weird. I will see if I can do realism without complexity.

I think coloring is the hardest things to find/make for yourself XD I'm trying to try and find what coloring style I like the most, but I want to refine my lineart a little bit more. But I like the poses/angles you do, too. Mine are always straight on/boring. Mimo does a lot of experimental angles I like, too. But I watched that coloring tutorial you did. And I really like the light shading. Like up to the 4 minute mark. I think the darkness which make the characters pop a lot started a few minutes into it after that. But that might just be preference.

I have NO idea how you color inside the lines, and I want to learn how! I can't begin to figure out how much of my time coloring is me erasing the color outside of the lines XD

qoxolg

Nov 14, 2010, 03:51 PM

I think it's never to early to start with a coloring style. It's important to to keep improving both your line art and coloring, to keep them on the same quality level.

Don't be afraid: I really suck when it comes to poses and perspective. One thing that did seem to help me a little is by drawing a background first. That way you already have the right angle and perspective and it gets easier to make a pose within it.

About my coloring. My real style actually starts after the first to shading layers. The shading is simply to make the character from a flat 2D thing into something that has volume. The real coloring start after that. I think to many artists actually stop with coloring after simply shading. Problem with that, is that the picture will look very flat and an overkill of colors. Thats why I put a lot of additional colors to get more unified colors (in the video you can see I work a lot with blue, which is a very neutral color (duh, the sky is blue))

About coloring within the lines: I simply use the selection wand of Photoshop :wacko: You can read about how I do it in here (http://sappel.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2axaui).

xmoonprismpowerx

Nov 14, 2010, 04:39 PM

Volcompat321

Nov 15, 2010, 02:47 AM

Finally got my posters.. :-)

I hope I can send the old ones next weekend!

That is so awesome!
And take your time sending them! :wacko:

That Nedra one is just amazing!

qoxolg

Nov 15, 2010, 01:38 PM

@Moonthingx:
Yes it will. Use it wisely and it will be a mighty tool that will spare you tons of layers when coloring.

@Volcom:
I first need to find tape to close the box :wacko:

oh by the way.. small things for comic project:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/kitchentableplantwindow.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUMARuno.jpg

EDIT:
GIGOTOLLAW YEAAAAAAAH!!

I don't like their weird faces...

http://jojo.sappusx.com/gigotollaw.jpg

Volcompat321

Nov 16, 2010, 02:44 AM

Can I make a forest creature concept?
I have a crazy idea that you MIGHT like. :D

Of course, you can re-draw it to the way you like it.

qoxolg

Nov 16, 2010, 03:08 AM

You HAVE to! :wacko:

Volcompat321

Nov 16, 2010, 04:08 AM

You HAVE to! :wacko:

In that case!

qoxolg

Nov 16, 2010, 06:05 PM

2nd classmate concept:
HUmarl idea.. I inteded to draw her in casual clothes.. but I dunno.. maybe these fit better as battle clothes? hmmmz.. depens on what the other slaves helpers come up with.. :wacko:

Anyway.. it's a black (or should I say "dark skinned") girl. I thought that would be fun. I wanted to make her look kinda funky.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarlduo.jpg

I kindoff like it, may color it to give an better idea of her looks.

qoxolg

Nov 21, 2010, 09:57 AM

HUnewearl classmate 3
3 concept for comic project.

I made some new variation on the HUnewearl outfit.
http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlTRIOs.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlTRIOb.jpg)

facial for old times sake.. :wacko:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlTRIOd.jpg

Mimo

Nov 21, 2010, 05:02 PM

That looks great Q! I especially like the bandana. -needs more girls- x3

qoxolg

Nov 22, 2010, 01:06 AM

Next one will be a HUnewn though..

I am not stopping you from designing some nice gals of course.. :wacko: Cause I really need to finish the objects in Q's house, so I can begin with drawing the first few pages of the comic as a try-out.

Volcompat321

Nov 23, 2010, 08:17 AM

Wow, I specially love the dark skinned girl!
Is that your first drawing of a darker skinned character?

qoxolg

Nov 23, 2010, 01:27 PM

hmm not the first one, but I think it is the first one I did without any reference (Well, I haven't used reference for drawing for quite some time now)

qoxolg

Nov 24, 2010, 04:03 PM

HUnewn classmate 4
4th concept for Q's classmates for comic

Made up by me, just like the HUmarl one.

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewnQUATROs.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewnQUATRO.jpg)

qoxolg

Dec 8, 2010, 01:58 PM

HUnewearl classmate 5
5th concept for Q's classmates for comic

Still need some more, though I can still draw a few pages before I have to have enough classmates.

This is my first time drawing a chubby person.. was pretty hard :wacko:

and OMG worst hand evah :o

http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlqwintos.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewearlqwintob.jpg)

Keely

Dec 8, 2010, 05:49 PM

That girl does look chubby so congrats on accomplishing your goal on the first try. Her arms, thighs and boobs really sell the idea. She even looks kind of cute with a sweet facial expression that makes her seem approachable and a hour glass figure that hits at the ribs instead of the waist.

qoxolg

Dec 28, 2010, 12:01 PM

Pencil scribbles
This christmas I was @ my parents, so I took my drawing book with me to scribble stuff on paper for my comic. I made two character concepts. I also photographed two drawings I never showed off, because I was lazy/forgot to do so. Those are a little older.

In chronological order:
Q the FOna.Beast
A mix of a FOnewearl and A.Beast. D-cel creatures are so last year.. :wacko: GO INSECTOIDS!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok157s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok157b.jpg)

Dunno.. Q and FOnewn
Dunno why I drew this.
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok158s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok158b.jpg)

HUnewn classmate 6
HUnewn concept
http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewn7s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUnewn7b.jpg)

HUmarl classmate 7
HUmarl concept
http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarl8s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/HUmarl8b.jpg)

Apone

Dec 28, 2010, 08:36 PM

I dig the FOna.Beast

qoxolg

Dec 29, 2010, 04:12 PM

hmm yeah.. dig deep into the caves.. :wacko:

qoxolg

Jan 3, 2011, 10:30 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5AGbtJJo1o

Little drawing video. this is part 1

Yes, I am finally gonna finish this old work! enjoy in 1080p

The banding you see in the video is because of the compression.

qoxolg

Jan 4, 2011, 10:54 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBOT-GClFJ8&hd=1

Part 2!

Part 3 will be the BG.. durr... :wacko:

qoxolg

Jan 12, 2011, 05:32 PM

Tinkerhell
Cute :)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok115s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok115b.jpg)

Facials:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok115d.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtyKKi9hL5E&hd=1

Mimo

Jan 13, 2011, 01:45 AM

Her face is cute, but the scene is pretty creepeh D:> Another great tutorial~

qoxolg

Jan 13, 2011, 12:15 PM

Well the scene is hell itself, so it should :wacko:

If I feel like it, I will also make a text tutorial that goes along the video's. This one is made the same as my comic cover. This one is just a bit darker :wacko: I have to admit I almost lost hope with the BG when I had to add the color, but somehow it seemed to get okay in the last hour I work on it.

The whole thing is done in 15 hours I think. The video's are x10~20 speed.

Volcompat321

Feb 7, 2011, 06:03 PM

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ!!!!!

I got the posters you sent!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! And I love that you signed them!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

qoxolg

Feb 21, 2011, 02:28 PM

ACTION!!!
Random doodle. I am still alive yesh! I am just working on my comiq. Won't color this. You can color it yourself by donwloading the png file (click on the image)
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok159s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok159b.png)

facials
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok159d.jpg

qoxolg

Mar 16, 2011, 01:35 PM

Q @ seaside area CCA redone traditional style
I just redid an old picture traditional (With some minor differences).
Original:
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http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok13s.jpg
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I am sorry for the bad quality. I had to make a picture since I drew this on A3 paper. Can't scan that.. :wacko:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok160s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok160b.jpg)
facials
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok160d.jpg

Now back to work on my comic :wacko:

Akaimizu

Mar 16, 2011, 01:49 PM

Wow, I specially love the dark skinned girl!
Is that your first drawing of a darker skinned character?

Actually, Tynselle Nbareh is also a darker skinned girl. But that one was done with references. It was one of the earlier works.

Mimo

Mar 16, 2011, 04:09 PM

Looks great Q. I especially like that orange glow you created. What did you use for coloring?

Sayara

Mar 16, 2011, 05:16 PM

Probably Prisma, or a waxy color pencils.
The ONLY thing i wish is to adjust her eyes. Give them some color... that bright white eye just really unsettles the whole piece.

Broken_L_button

Mar 16, 2011, 05:20 PM

I love it as well. Even though, at first glance, it looks like a peaceful scene of Q feeding her (extremely adorable) MAG, the look in her eyes hints that there's something unsettling in the air...

Gotta agree with Mimo on the double saber's photons; quite impressive. I'd be interested in knowing what you used for that.

qoxolg

Mar 17, 2011, 01:02 PM

Actually, Tynselle Nbareh is also a darker skinned girl. But that one was done with references. It was one of the earlier works.
On that one I didn't really focus on the other aspects of dark skinned girls though. On this one I intentionally did.

Probably Prisma, or a waxy color pencils.
The ONLY thing i wish is to adjust her eyes. Give them some color... that bright white eye just really unsettles the whole piece.
If it was digital I would try it, but with pencils it's to risky. Also the photo made the white a bit to bright. In the real piece the white part of the eye looks smaller I think.

Looks great Q. I especially like that orange glow you created. What did you use for coloring?
Thanks! Pencils and pastels I used.. and toilet paper to smudge :wacko:

I love it as well. Even though, at first glance, it looks like a peaceful scene of Q feeding her (extremely adorable) MAG, the look in her eyes hints that there's something unsettling in the air...

Gotta agree with Mimo on the double saber's photons; quite impressive. I'd be interested in knowing what you used for that.
She's probably spotting some Gee's or Gi Gue :p

For those who want to know, this is my gear for my traditional art:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/gear1.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/gear2.jpg

What you see:
Sketchbook (A4)
Sketchbook (A3)
Faber Castell coloring pencils (24) (can also be used for water color)
Neocolor Pastel crayons (15) (or whatever they are called in english)
Eraser
Point sharpener
Black pencil H (I use that to make sharp black lines)
Pencil 4H (I use that one mainly to sketch, since it's very sharp and light)
Pencil 4B (soft pencil, can be used for black/white shading)

My process for drawing on paper:
1. Stick figures > 4H pencil
2. Sketch > 4H pencil
3. Erase sketch to make it barely visible
4. Line with Black H pencil
5. Color the shine FIRST > Coloring pencils (sadly I miss light blue :wacko:)
6. Color the atmospheric shade (blue in most of my art) > Coloring pencils
7. Color the whole picture very lightly
8. Smudge the whole thing with toilet paper
9. Color drop shadows > Black coloring pencil
10. Recolor every part using the pastel crayons. Important during this step is the amount of pressure you use. Too much pressure and the drawing is ruined.
11. Smudge the pastel with toilet paper, this will make the colors very smooth, yet the color is a lot deeper then you will get with just coloring pencils.
12. With all the coloring, the black lines almost disappeared and look kind of grey, so I always redraw the lines with a black coloring pencil.

The glow of the double saber is mainly done with the red pastel, using more pressure on the edge, and smudging that a bit. On the ground and around the double saber I used very very very light pressure on the red pastel crayon and smudged it, to make it blend with the other colors.

Broken_L_button

Mar 17, 2011, 01:21 PM

That's quite the gear, indeed. I would have never guessed that toilet paper could be a crucial tool in making colors blend together. Thanks for sharing!

Mimo

Mar 17, 2011, 03:53 PM

Ahhh that's even better! Now I can check out my store to see if I can get some similar tools! Totally random, but I like your wooden floor. Haha c:

qoxolg

Mar 18, 2011, 02:24 PM

That's quite the gear, indeed. I would have never guessed that toilet paper could be a crucial tool in making colors blend together. Thanks for sharing!

Your fingers will work as well, but you wil only be able to use that 10 times :wacko: after that you'll have to wash your hands.

Ahhh that's even better! Now I can check out my store to see if I can get some similar tools! Totally random, but I like your wooden floor. Haha c:
At least it's cheaper then an A4 tablet :o

It's not wooden, it's laminate (or whatever thats called in english). This your it will be replaced with rosewood colored, which will make my room a look a lot warmer.

qoxolg

Apr 14, 2011, 05:54 AM

Candy&Cola
Done for Reiq's 7 mil contest on DA. Thought it would be fun to join, since I also joined his 3 mil contest a few years ago.
The background became a bit of a mess.
204843677

Still working on my comic btw. Right now lining the first few pages.

qoxolg

Apr 16, 2011, 01:31 PM

As you guys might know, I am working on a little comic project which is based on the PSO universe. You check out my progress @ my DA group http://project-comiq.deviantart.com/ (feel free to join and help/support me).

Because I've seen most of these kind of 'grande' ideas fail, I've decided to actually do this right, and do a lot of concepting/researching before I actually start with drawing pages.

Till now I've sketched 10 pages and 3 of them have high res lines. There is also a lot of concept art made by me, Mimo and Rust. My goal is to get at least one chapter done (at least 20 pages long) before the end of October. While I am pretty confident that I can get the drawing part done in time, I suck at writing story's and english is not my primary language, making things only harder for me.

Since I can't stand corny stories (the main reason I quit watching most anime shows), I want this comic to have at least some decent story (though the story is not really the most important part of the comic for me).

In order to let things make sense, I tried to research some of the stuff that is left unexplained in PSO. I'd like to discus these things with as many people as possible, maybe you guys have better ideas about these things then I do.

Here we go!

1. Barriers and Frames. How do they work?

Barriers: I see barriers as some sort of invisible shield/screen that is attached to the device that most hunters have on either one of their arms. It makes use of photons to charge it.

Frames: I see frames as some sort of thin layer of photons, that covers the whole body. The frame will protect the wearer from fatal attacks until it is depleted. In that sense the HP bar you see in game would be the amount of Photons left protecting the body. When the protection layer is gone, a single hit from a Booma could be enough to kill a hunter. The frame will use the photons that are inside the body of the hunter. The stronger the frame, the more photons it will need to work. That way, a rookie hunter won't be able to use high class frames.

2. Photon Weapons

My main problems with photon weapons:
a. Are the photons solid, or is the just a stream of energy like in starwars that can be turned on/off? What would happen of you would touch the photon part of a weapon? would it cut of your hand?
I like the idea more that photons in weapons are solid and can be toughed and that they cut using the edge.
b. I thought it would make sense that one weapon is stronger then the other, because of the amount/type of photons inside. Now the question is: How does the attack power of the hunter add to the power of the weapon. Is it the physical power of the hunter + the photon power of weapon, or could it be that hunters use photon in their own body to add to the photons in the weapon?

3. Mag and Photon Blasts

Mags: As far as I know, mags are living machines that have D-cels inside of them. The question is: How do mags give their owner 'more power' like in PSO? Some kind of photon transfer? Doesn't make much sense to me actually..

Photon Blasts: Mags build up energy each time the owner gets hit. Could this be like collecting photons that flow away from the frame when the owner gets hit? During the Photon Blast stage they will transform into a D-cel creature and release the collected energy.

Still makes not much sense :p

4. TECHs

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MAGIC!?

No, not really. TECHs are more something scientific. In PSO TECHs can be used without weapons, so it must be a bit different from PSU.

How I think it could work in PSO:
In PSO you have Disks that lets you learn a TECH. My explanation would be that a Disk writes a small part off the brain with a formula that will enable Humans/Newmans to manipulate photons and release them from inside their body. TECHs can't be learned without a Disk, because they would be to complex to learn for a human being.

Higher level Disks (in PSO you can only level up TECHs with higher level Disks) simply contain improved formula's that will use up more photons (TP).

I dunno how to explain the different elements.. anyone ideas?

5. Storage of weapons and items?

In PSU they have the nano transformer, but what abut PSO? any ideas?

Akaimizu

Apr 18, 2011, 12:17 PM

1. Interesting theory. Even though in PSO the Barriers and frames were given no distiction from each other. They were just a different level of invisible body shielding. I often thought of them more like those personal defensive barrier grids from DUNE. The idea is that they do help the user from some scrapes, but have limited issues with how the object is to strike at the person. As if the technology isn't there to make perfect sense of what (going through the shield) is from the user or used against the user. So while it's pretty good at recognizing things which are directly attached to the joints of the user, it can be hazy on other things.

The stronger the shielding, the more massive attacks it can protect against. Still, like faults in the armors, these have them too, but moreso from the standpoint of technological difficulties in determining what they act against. Given how they react you also notice that little things don't get zapped or repelled by the shielding. (Maybe it is a lack of details, but you don't see bugs, or even various amounts of foliage, get disturbed by the shielding. Yet, when it does flash, it flashes in a clear bubble (or flat arc) separated from the body.

2. Photons are pretty much like Light sabers in which the actual contained photon is energy, or some kind of heated plasma. In general, you don't see them ever coming in direct contact with anything unless they are to cut. However, I would almost related them to some sort of heated plasma that can be shaped and formed to harder/sharper properties. This would make more sense in the idea that hides of certain strength actually can effectively repel the weapon with little to no structural damage. Especially since natural or biological monsters (with no technology nor light-refracting hides) don't have shield devices, just hides, bones, and shells.

3. Mags could be some of the more simplest living-machines in design. The programming to give them sort of an awareness and limited personality. Mags can and do interface with the user's own technological systems. It is here where you basically have a link to how Mags can affect the hunter. The person inside is one thing, but their devices enhance them to capabilities of a true hunter. Kind of like Assisted strength, aspects to increase their accuracy, defense is a given, and even certain aspects to increase the resonance of their own brain-waves that work towards techs. Remember, even without weapons in hand, they are still wearing stuff to enhance their own bodily resources to work as a hunter.

4. Answered in part by 2 and 3. Techs are actually not magic, but a coalescence of Photon energy (which is actually an existing element that exists in all things, in Phantasy Star Online and others) kind of like the force, but more so adherent knowledge of its existence and how to harness it. What's even more interesting is how they linked the process of biological brain waves to enhance this effect. Photon is biological as the creatures themselves. So the idea is that a part of the biological brain is useful for powering these photon reactions (Techniques) and it was even figured out which part does it. Thus how the Newmans were created for the sole purpose of having more intense brainpatterns to drive these techniques. The hunter outfits, themselves (or a device they always keep on them) takes these patterns and enhances them to physical manisfestations.

This is one of the areas that fascinated me since PSO. Put the real Phantasy aspect in there. I always looked at it as false-fantasy. The idea that we, as humans, created stuff of fantasy with our minds, but we make and use technology to make it real. We use science to become wizards, perform biological experiments to create *elves*, etc. It would've been even cooler if creatures like the dragons were all human constructs, but that's not the case. This would've joined that Anne Mcaffrey area of storytelling hinting that mankind can actually re-envision their world (through science) to work like it does in the old fantasy books.

5. Nanotransformers, technically were the only real explanation of them. However, in the past (like PSO and perhaps before hand) they are limited in resource and what access they have. It wasn't until PSU where they had nonatransformers good enough to be able to actually contain Clothes (right off the body of the host) and Hairstyles. Separated individual items (not worn) was a limitation of the old nanotransformers as the advanced programming required for such careful placement of actual worn articles (regardless of individual's body size and frame) was not something people figured out at the time. This is still, in one part, a teleporter mixed with a possible dimensional space for which item gets contained in. So tricky interpretations of what is what apply. Think of "The Fly" but in a different more advanced light. We may have gotten past the determination of what constitutes and actual individual object from something else; now it's the complexities of what belongs to what and where.

Believe me, I took all of these to heart, before I even made my first Fan Fiction of Phantasy Star. Some of these are obviously clarified in an interpretation beyond was was given, but that's the thing. There are holes in Sonic Team's explanation, but with just enough to have people just accept that this is how things work, as long as it makes understandable gaming sense. Of course, understandable gaming sense isn't enough for a full blown detailed story, in which all little aspects of technology get thrown under scrutiny. You may see some variation in other interpretations, but this one is my somewhat loose one that seems to work with the idea of PSO and PSU if taking the PSO before PSU route.

qoxolg

Apr 20, 2011, 01:03 PM

Thanks for your input. I try to gather as much as possible and then come up with my own vision.

I also like PSO because of it's more down to earth approach to things, like the techs. A device as the enhancer of brainwaves into physical manifestations is not a bad idea at all. In that case a disk would e more of a small module or chip hunters put into their 'device'.

About the barriers and frames, they are different in PSO. Frame == armor, barrier == shield. The barrier is attached to the arm and is more concentrated, useful for deflecting attacks. Frames can also hold units to further enhance the abilities (photons) of the hunter.

Akaimizu

Apr 20, 2011, 01:44 PM

Ahh. For some reason, I forgot that part. Makes sense. I got the terms mixed up. I always remembered there were 2 general descriptions for the same kind of defense.

It was Barriers and Shields
Armors and Frames.

qoxolg

Apr 21, 2011, 10:39 AM

Yep.. Shields and armor could only get equipped by Hunters and Rangers. Maybe more demanding.. and less efficient then frames, and since a Force needs to use part of their photons to 'cast' techs, armors/shields would be to taxing? hmm..

also.. Resta would in that case be simply a recharge of the frame? hmm.. interesting.. :wacko:

Akaimizu

Apr 21, 2011, 11:17 AM

It could be done that way, particularly if it is to say that most attacks are powerful enough to incapacitate somebody in one blow, if they don't have them on. Thus why it's rare for a hunter to achieve total death in battle, and there's time for them to get rescued. A hunter is only brought down to the state where their devices can only sustain the necessary vitals.

This is due to the idea that *not since Phantasy Star 1* could anybody be truly resurrected with the technology they know now. PS1 had true magic. Resurrection was real. It is the stuff that is long forgotten. After that, the only way you could figuratively go on is if you were either Cloned or you didn't die in the first place.

qoxolg

Apr 29, 2011, 11:28 AM

All tough the first screens looked a bit dissapointing, I still couldn't resist to make the first PSO2 fan art :wacko:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok162s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok162b.jpg)
facials
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok162d.jpg

Mimo

Apr 29, 2011, 12:51 PM

Her hips look odd to me. I love how her face turned out and how you did the effects on the metal plates. Looks like you really got down the design of the outfit, which must have been friggin' hard to do. :3

qoxolg

Apr 29, 2011, 01:07 PM

It does eh? I think it's because the upper body looks a bit confusing with the spiky thing.

I also used a new way of coloring for this one. I think its a slight improvement on my previous coloring technique (it also uses less layers).

The main problem with the design was the lower-body, of which I hardly had any screens from the front.

Let them FOnewearl design come! I can't wait for those :wacko:

Ami

Apr 29, 2011, 05:47 PM

Yeah them hips look odd yo.

But other than that, the color and stoof look good. Especially that sword.

Mimo

Apr 29, 2011, 06:54 PM

Oh gawd.. xD

Well, My big sis loves your picture Q. She recognized your style. :3!! That's awesome.. right? c:

Broken_L_button

Apr 29, 2011, 08:17 PM

The face, metal plates and that textile thingy under them look awesome. Especially the face. Good work on that!

qoxolg

Apr 30, 2011, 02:30 AM

@mims: AWESOME PAWESOME! :wacko:

@BLB: Thanks!

By the way guys, maybe my original stickfigure sketch helps:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok162x.jpg

Ami

Apr 30, 2011, 10:02 AM

Yeah now I see why it looked weird, those belt things cover up enough of the hips so you can't really tell the placement

Mimo

Apr 30, 2011, 02:30 PM

I see a huge problem. In the wire sketch, the hips are made out to look like a cone... when it's not suppose to be like that. You have to work with three ovals to get the curvy ness of her hips, otherwise it looks stiff and like a cone. Also you changed her left thigh from the final. It's correct in the sketch, but you took a chunk from her in the final picture. This give it an odd illusion that the left leg/thigh is thinner than her right. Which makes it look like she's got more junk in the trunk on the right side. D: Hope that helps, I could probably re-do your sketch, but I dont want you to take it as an insult. :c

McLaughlin

Apr 30, 2011, 05:56 PM

By no means am I a good drawer, but I think, if you imagined her standing straight and facing you, her hips would look really awkward and flare out like bell bottom pants. I'm on my way out or I'd try and show you what I mean with some paint comments, but I think if you "pulled in" the right hip (our left) she'd look a lot more anatomically correct.

Where her hand is resting on her hip wouldn't look so weird if the her entire posture was bent to match, but the way it looks to me is almost like the lower half of her torso is a right angle triangle, and the body can't bend like that. If you throw one hip out to the side the other one follows it. In your drawing, it doesn't.

That's just my unqualified opinion though. I still think you did a great job (far better than I could ever manage).

Sayara

Apr 30, 2011, 07:25 PM

I think, the biggest hip situation is that the armor has no presence on her body. Armor, I'd at least imagine would have some effect to her bare skin, like compression or something; you dont have that; so it looks weird that way

qoxolg

Apr 30, 2011, 07:54 PM

@mims: No thats fine. I am by no means a pro artist (or becoming one), so it's no insult to me. I don't have the luxury of anyone teaching me how to draw, pretty much everything I do is self taught. I don't have much of a clue what I am doing. Of course I can see myself it looks wrong, though the hard part is actually fixing it. Since I wanted to be the first PSO2 fan art with this one, I didn't really put much effort in the sketch.

@McL: Opinions are always qualified.

@Sayara: I don't think it's just the armor placement (Which indeed is a bit wrong). I had a hard time finding any reference of the lower body at all. I still need to figure out how this outfit work.

Thanks everyone for their comments. Always appreciated.

Mimo

Apr 30, 2011, 08:23 PM

Yeah I find it hard to go back and fix things. I suppose it's best to leave it as it is and just wait for foney outfits to come out. Can't wait to see you do that one for teh Q. :3

qoxolg

May 1, 2011, 02:05 AM

True. Sometimes you just shouldn't look back, but instead do it better with your next drawing.

Hmm.. no, I can't wait! I was hoping the high quality video would show some FOne, but it didn't :( I wonder if they still have the face paint.

Mimo

May 1, 2011, 05:39 PM

Yes, yes! Move forward and improve next time. :3 Hm. I hope they give options for face paint, but not like the ones from psp2/psp2i... oh gawd most of them looked so horrid. I thought it was a bad idea.

qoxolg

May 2, 2011, 11:34 AM

I never really liked the face paint in PSO, which is why I never drew Q with face paint :wacko:

qoxolg

Jun 4, 2011, 10:10 AM

MEGABUMP-3000!!!

I am still alive, yes.

I am also still working hard on my comic, which is why you don't see much art of me.. you can expect more as soon as PSO2 FOnewearls are revealed.. :wacko:

anyway:
Portrait traditional
Portrait was requested by the girl you see in the picture.. :wacko:.. I hope it kind off looks like her..

Made using pencils and toilet paper..
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok163s.jpg

Broken_L_button

Jun 4, 2011, 04:49 PM

I like that portrait a lot! My favorite part of it are the eyes. There's something about them that makes them feel more realistic than the rest of the portrait. Great job!!

qoxolg

Jun 4, 2011, 05:31 PM

I applied a lot of shading around the eyes to give them more depth.

Mimo

Jun 5, 2011, 06:01 PM

I would of added a little more shading around the neck area (where the neck meets the hair) and also around the straps on her shoulders. o: Still I like the colors, reminds me of the ocean. Nicely done Q. :3

qoxolg

Jun 6, 2011, 10:29 AM

The original thing on paper looks more balanced. The photo makes some parts look darker and some parts lighter then they actually are. I will try to scan it some day :wacko:

The original reference picture was made @ a lake.. not exactly an ocean but it's in the right direction..

qoxolg

Jul 5, 2011, 03:32 PM

Snow White
I just noticed on time CG Hub is doing a drawing jam ' Fairytales Re-Imagned' http://cghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6174. This drawing jam was allmost MADE for me.. :wacko: so I am trying to enter.. Hope the guys there won't destroy me (CGhub is a pro art community). Here is the rough sketch. Coloring will be same style as Tinkerhell.

Here the progress of the sketch:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s3.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s2.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s.jpg

Sayara

Jul 5, 2011, 07:08 PM

wow your inital sketch is like how i normally sketch too :wacko:

qoxolg

Jul 6, 2011, 01:06 AM

Maybe we think/work alike, though I do a bit more iterations before I am satisfied. Rough doodling is IMO the best way to lay out the basics for an artwork.

qoxolg

Jul 9, 2011, 05:48 PM

making some progress..

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s5.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165d5.jpg

qoxolg

Jul 11, 2011, 03:44 PM

I'm progressing.. :)

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s6.jpg

Close up:
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165d6.jpg

qoxolg

Jul 20, 2011, 09:27 AM

Done!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165s8.jpg

http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok165d8.jpg

qoxolg

Jul 23, 2011, 08:52 AM

Classmate 8
Made another classmate concept. A HUmarl again (for my comic).
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok166s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok166b.jpg)

Classmate nr. 2 art
Just some art I made from the Afro-classmate I made some time earlier...
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok167s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok167b.jpg)

New tools
I just bought some extra tools!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/tekenspul2011.jpg

Copic markers try-out
Just got my first set of (12) Copic Markers :D This was a first tryout. I miss a lot of basic colors (I got a light/pastel pack) like red, orange, dark blue, light green, greys, etc, etc.
It was fun!
http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok168s.jpg (http://jojo.sappusx.com/ok168b.jpg)

qoxolg

Jul 24, 2011, 11:41 AM

I think I will take a few months break from my comic project. Don't worry, I will not abandon the project, I just want to do some other stuff then just working on the comic. Most of all I am trying to sharpen my drawing skills.

I am still having to much trouble with just the basics of drawing (mainly anatomy and perspective). Just by entering the Drawing Jam on CGhub made me realize how much I suck. I also started watching some videos from http://www.youtube.com/user/FZDSCHOOL and in one of the videos the guy compared drawing with solving a math problem. Sometimes you already think you know the answer but you have no clue how you got there and you will try to reverse engineer/guess the whole formula to get to the answer. This is very time consuming and might not even get you the right results. The better way is to actually get to the answer by breaking the formula up in simple parts to get to the correct answer a lot faster.

The same thing can be said about drawing. Usually I just start doodling having almost no clue about that the heck I am actually doing, which results in halve assed stuff that takes huge amounts of my time.

I've already started doing some "life-drawing" exercises using photo's (I guess it's better then nothing). I am also gonna order some good books about anatomy/perspective hoping I will get somewhere :wacko:

In the mean time you guys can drop some requests again if you feel like.