Stuff I'm working on.

[Jared_T]

Well after my car accident I started drawing my PSU characters in a group photo. With the intention of using it for my Desktop wallpaper.

Artist notes:
I drew Shalan (tallest) right after my accident and had a hard time concentrating but other than her pose looking rather static I think she turned out well. Shalan's PM is also in a rather static pose, I intend to touch up the line work and expression when I color.

Hailey and her PM I tried to be a little more animated. I still have a lot left to do with them...

(Click to see full image)
http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.gif (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.gif)
(Coloring has begun)
http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.jpg (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.jpg)

[qoxolg]

Thats looking pretty good already :D
I like the more dynamic pose of the other 2 characters to the right.

The only thing I can point out, is that the tall girls legs are to long, compared to the rest of the body. You might have focused to much on a screenshot while drawing that one, since the others look more "lively"

Well, I am interested in the results :D

[Arryn]

ooh i likes it cant wait to see it finished
and one word for the 2 on the right
GLOMP :3
had similar idea for a pic like those 2 earlier today o.o
is looking good :3

[Rust]

Really nice linework so far. I find Haley and her PM a bit blurry to distinguish all the details, sadly. I like detailed lineworks ; hope the coloring will make it even better.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

Needs more Dragoon. :wacko:

[Jared_T]

Really nice linework so far. I find Haley and her PM a bit blurry to distinguish all the details, sadly. I like detailed lineworks ; hope the coloring will make it even better.

I have found that to be a rather common problem with Adobe Photoshop. And as I have no idea how to use Illustrator to vectorize my line work, I usually just end up doing a lot of clean up when I color. I believe that I'm gonna start working on my 3rd character tomorrow.

[qoxolg]

I have found that to be a rather common problem with Adobe Photoshop. And as I have no idea how to use Illustrator to vectorize my line work, I usually just end up doing a lot of clean up when I color. I believe that I'm gonna start working on my 3rd character tomorrow.

Illustrator is not worth it. It sometimes completly change the shape of the lines.

If you wanna know:
• open a new RGB document in Illustator that is the same size as your drawing.
• Now got to File>>>Place... and choose your drawing there.
• Resize the placed drawing you made while holding Shift
• Now make sure the drawing is seleted, and go to: Object>>>Live trace>>>tracing options..
• Make sure the "preview" checkbox is checked and start playing with the parameters.

[Jared_T]

Thanks Q. That should give me something to play with. Even if it's not as good as I've been lead to believe.

[Jared_T]

Bah! double post. Oh well, I have my third Character finished (minus touch ups and color). Next is my ForteGunner Cast character, which looks to be a lot of fun and work at the same time.

http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.gif (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.gif)

Artist notes:
I tried to draw Fuuko in a pose I've seen before but never drawn so I could get some practice at it. Although honestly I don't know how often I'll draw anyone that way, it was harder than I expected, but I think it turned out well. The boots need a little more work and I'm counting on the coloring to fill in much of the gaps in the details.
Her PM I wasn't really sure how I wanted to draw her, so she just... turned out that way, after drawing and rejecting several quick sketches. Please be aware that a good portion if her sword is in the ground. I'm also not sure that I like her expression.

[qoxolg]

Nice work there!

The arm that holds the sword is a bit to large. The shoulder should be hidden behind the body. You can easely fix that in Photoshop before you start coloring it.

[Jared_T]

Well I have the my last character/s finished. And I know I've heard this before but, drawing CASTs is hard.

Now I need to do is clean up and color. As well as a background. Soo.... Any suggestions for the BG?

@Q: Thanks for the tip.

[qoxolg]

I have to say I like the cast and her PM the most of them all :D

Coloring sounds like a hell of a big job! I already have a hard time when I have to color 2 characters :o

As for a background.. dunno.. I am not really into PSU. Just make sure you pick someting that sets a good mood for the picture. You can also try to first draw the background and after that color the characters.

good luck!

[Rust]

Wow, very nice composition so far. For the face expression, i must admit the Caseal's PM is the one i most prefer (with her empty eyes). As for the pose, i prefer the one with your human hugging her PM, it's the most dynamic and original in this drawing. My own character preference goes for the newman (maybe the beast would have won if she wasn't wearing that awful Voloyal Set :wacko:).
The coloring gonna be a lot of work, but i can turn the thing even more good. If i happen to really like the coloring, be sure this artwork gonna be saved in my 'artwork' folder. As for the background, maybe Gawik's Pub, or else the characters could all stand on the stage where Hal was standing in the Club, back in the 1UP Cup event. Just throwing ideas randomly as qoxolg can't really help on PSU related things. ;o

[chaoskila]

looks like a screenshot out of the game o_0

[Mimo]

:O oooooooooo pretty pretty pretty!!! :D

[Jared_T]

Well I've started coloring. And because I forgot to reduce the rez before I uploaded, you all get to see a high rez copy till next upload.
I still need to check my line work and color Hailey & PM weapons.

http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.jpg (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.jpg)

[qoxolg]

I like your color :D looks really light and fits perfectly with the linework.

[Rust]

I like your color :D looks really light and fits perfectly with the linework.

I couldn't have said it better.

[Jared_T]

Well I have a few more colored. I'm still not sure that I like my beast's PM's pose. But as I can't think of what other pose to put her in I'm gonna keep it.

*yawn*
I'm gonna take another look at it after I've slept and see if I still like the progress so far. I'm starting to feel that the BG is going to be the easiest part of this picture.

[Jared_T]

Changed my mind, I redrew the PM. :)
I think this one looks better. Now for the Cast...

[Libram]

I agree with the PM change.

*thumbs up*

[Rust]

What Libram said. And can't wait for the last part to be colored, because your CASEAL's PM already looks pretty badass without the colors.

[haruna]

Lookin' sweet!

[Jared_T]

I have finished coloring my characters and PMs. Now for the background. ^^;

(Click to see full image)
http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.jpg (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.jpg)

[SabZero]

Whoa, quite the project! It's coming along nicely.

[qoxolg]

I respect your willpower to finish something as big as this :o I already get demotivated when there is more then one character in a pic :wacko:

[Rust]

*cries*

I'm so gonna save that pic once it is finished.

[Jared_T]

Well I spent the day working on the background. I got a lot done, but there is still a LOT left to do. *sigh*

[qoxolg]

Since you are making use of a screenshot as reference: Don't take over the flaws of the game! the leafs on the cherry blossom tree look exactly what they look like in game :P (which is an impressive thing to achieve), but it will look better if you go for a bit more realism.

[Jared_T]

That makes sense. I'm still trying to figure out making custom brushes. But in my defense I didn't try to duplicate the cherry blossoms exactly. And the petals on the ground were just a few that I drew and then copied over and over.

[McLaughlin]

That looks great. I really like it.

[Jared_T]

Well, in less someone wants to talk me into working on this more I think I'm gonna call it finished.

http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.jpg (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.jpg)

[Mysterious-G]

Oh holy shi-
Amazing!!

[qoxolg]

It's looking awesome! :D I don't think you have to change anything.

Although.. maybe a little overall thing I always do when the picture is finished (if you are using Photoshop CS3):
add an brightness/contrast layer on top of all the others, and start playing with the brightness and contrast (make sure 'legacy' is NOT checked), it sometimes does miracles :wacko:

[Rust]

Saved.

[Jared_T]

It's looking awesome! :D I don't think you have to change anything.

Although.. maybe a little overall thing I always do when the picture is finished (if you are using Photoshop CS3):
add an brightness/contrast layer on top of all the others, and start playing with the brightness and contrast (make sure 'legacy' is NOT checked), it sometimes does miracles :wacko:

Thanks, and CS3 is not required. I have CS2 and I have the brightness/contrast layer option. However the 'legacy' option is not available.

On another note it looks quite nice as the wallpaper (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/Group-wall.JPG) on my new laptop. :) But I'll take a look at the contrast levels on a few other monitors.

[qoxolg]

The colors are not realy bad on my monitor.. lets say just say they are a bit flat for my taste. (I am using a Dell 2407WFP).

I send you a PM with an example of how I would adjust it with some explaination.

[Arryn]

luv it well worth waiting to see the finished piece d^^b

[beatrixkiddo]

Well, in less someone wants to talk me into working on this more I think I'm gonna call it finished.

http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group-th.jpg (http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/PSU-group.jpg)

Wow, really nice :P

[Freshellent]

Outstanding.

[sKOsiris]

wow this is awsome bro. congrats!!!
was all of this done in adobe photoshop correct? i like the light effects on the weapons, makes it stand out quite nice especially on that halarod and everything else.

[Jared_T]

Yes was done 100% in Adobe Photoshop CS2.
The lighting effect was a simple glow effect.

[Seority]

-saved to computer-
That's just stunning!
:')

[Zero-Sensei]

That is simply amazing! You should draw Zero Sometime! =D

[Jared_T]

After seeing Qoxolg's animation of his character dancing I came to the conclusion that I wanted to give that a try.
Well I took Qoxolg's advice and took a pre-animated dance step and I'm going to try to draw one of my characters dancing.

http://www.outlawed-sleep-productions.com/images/Dance_project.gif

Although I can't decide which character to draw doing this rather clumsy dance step. I'm tempted to let the next person to post decide. :-P
I think maybe my human or caseal would look cute.

[qoxolg]

The one that has the biggest breasts of course :wacko:

[McLaughlin]

I think you should do the Caseal. :P

[Sharkyland]

I'm trying to figure out what type of dance it is doubt it's PSO/PSU related, but good luck.

[MaximusLight]

Casts aren't clumsy though, I mean look at Data, he learned how to dance in like an hour.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

I think it needs to be Maximus Light. Hands down. He needs to be the guy doing that dance.

[Jared_T]

The one that has the biggest breasts of course :wacko:
Shalan it is! Based off my original comment. Although I don't think her outfit allows for much "jiggle" which is what I'm sure Q is hoping for. :wacko:

I'm trying to figure out what type of dance it is doubt it's PSO/PSU related, but good luck.
Actually I don't know if that is an actual dance. Although it was meant to be one.

I think it needs to be Maximus Light. Hands down. He needs to be the guy doing that dance.
Um... No.

[Rust]

I vote for Shalan too. Just because Newearl are the best when it comes to random dances... I think. :wacko:

[qoxolg]

Shalan it is! Based off my original comment. Although I don't think her outfit allows for much "jiggle" which is what I'm sure Q is hoping for.

Everyone can jiggle when not wearing a bra :wacko: I was orignally planning to make my animation jiggle aswell.. but her arms are blokking it T_T