New Art Thread

[lollmaolmfao]

Would love to see some new and updated art discussions and pieces, let's start a trending thread?

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Would love to see some new and updated art discussions and pieces, let's start a trending thread?

Care for what you wish...

Here is your new erotica art thread

Yes, I was in a silly mood

 

[29wordsforsnow]

OK, a more serious attempt on 'New Art', since I just finished this sketch for an illustration later.
Let's call it 'Sleeping(?) Beauty'.
Still way to go with shades and details, so mostly to get a first impression what works, what not.

 

[my_other_life]

I like your sleeping beauty. The picture is in some ways simpler than what I'm trying to draw, but is also more complex and exacting about the details of her face and body. It's a nice composition. What software are you using?

I have so many questions about digital drawings. I'm working on several drawings now. Although I have Corel Essentials, I haven't figured out how to use it so I'm using MS Paint 3D. The resulting pictures are 3-10 MB, and seem to have what I've found are MS Paint/JPEG "artifacts" (or artefacts - I've seen both spellings). I'd like to post a 2 panel drawing in Literotica of a woman shopping without a mask that gets a public spanking, along with some bystanders and their thoughts. Any suggestions? Maybe I just need to use and learn another drawing product.

If I can compress the no mask/spanking picture in work here, I'd be interested in seeing critiques and thoughts.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

I like your sleeping beauty. The picture is in some ways simpler than what I'm trying to draw, but is also more complex and exacting about the details of her face and body. It's a nice composition. What software are you using?

I have so many questions about digital drawings. I'm working on several drawings now. Although I have Corel Essentials, I haven't figured out how to use it so I'm using MS Paint 3D. The resulting pictures are 3-10 MB, and seem to have what I've found are MS Paint/JPEG "artifacts" (or artefacts - I've seen both spellings). I'd like to post a 2 panel drawing in Literotica of a woman shopping without a mask that gets a public spanking, along with some bystanders and their thoughts. Any suggestions? Maybe I just need to use and learn another drawing product.

If I can compress the no mask/spanking picture in work here, I'd be interested in seeing critiques and thoughts.

This picture was drawn by hand. I'm not that talented with software, but use Gimp for adjusting the miserable scans and inkscape for some simple line art, gradients for background etc.

The 'artifacts' are the result of the JPEG compression, I'm not sure whether Paint let's you even choose what quality you would have, the more advanced applications like Photoshop, Paintshop, Gimp etc. have some options to optimize the size of the file. But you can save to an uncompressed format like bmp first in Paint and then optimize it in a different one.

Speaking of size, if you do want to post some art please here don't make it huge, save that for publishing in the Artwork category of Lit. Something like 600 pixels in width/height is really large enough for the forum.

And, of course, you're most welcome to show us your art here before you jump into the Shark's Pool of publishing

Go and be creative!

 

[my_other_life]

I appreciate your advice. I keep saving the work in progress in JPEG or PNG, but as you note saving in BMP would probably get rid of a lot of issues. I'm really going to need to upgrade to better drawing software. I've drawn several pictures and suspect that they're all just practice because the digital quality and size will prevent them from being posted. I'll see if I can salvage the current drawing using something else. Again, thank you for the advice.

 

[my_other_life]

I downloaded GIMP and I'm trying it out. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to salvage my existing drawings, although so far I've ranged from slightly better to much, much worse while experimenting with the filters. I really wish I'd done just a little research into the different formats like JPEG, PNG, etc. instead of just jumping into drawing. Well, lesson learned in case I want to try mountain climbing, lion taming or BDSM. Thank you again for the tips!

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Just ask if you need help, there's a pretty bunch here that are proud of their scars and twisted ankles from using Gimp

 

[my_other_life]

I appreciate it. I'm still so new to Gimp I'm not even sure what to ask yet. I'm just amazed at all the options. At the moment I'm learning about paths and hoping that's a way I can make the lines from my old art sharp and of uniform width.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

I appreciate it. I'm still so new to Gimp I'm not even sure what to ask yet. I'm just amazed at all the options. At the moment I'm learning about paths and hoping that's a way I can make the lines from my old art sharp and of uniform width.

Mmh, if you want some kind of line art, you might want to give inkscape a chance. You can import the original scan as background and create vector graphics which are scalable. That's always one thing that annoys me about pixel graphics, that the resolution is finite. And after finishing long hours work you still have pixel graphics. Inkscape also comes with layers and some basic effects.

[edit:] just tried those paths in Gimp, not too bad thanks for the advice

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Sketch of the day: Something that goes along with the earlier sketch, the sleeping beauty some moments before.

I like to have one detail stick out from the rest, like the flower here or the lips in the earlier one.

 

[THROBBS]

I appreciate it. I'm still so new to Gimp I'm not even sure what to ask yet. I'm just amazed at all the options. At the moment I'm learning about paths and hoping that's a way I can make the lines from my old art sharp and of uniform width.

You're on track!

However, as 29* pointed out — resolution can be an issue.
Keep in mind that the paths are vector based and if saved along with the native GIMP file (I use photoshop) you can increase the resolution (and the file size - pixels). THEN stroke the paths (on a separate layer) with the uniform brush you choose.

Increasing the resolution will not help the original scan (or photo), but the new layer(s) of stroked paths will be sharper (as crisp as you have made the resolution)

on another thread:

Freehand drawing with brush tools vs adding a stroke to a path.

showing a path with it's anchor points and controls before applying a stroke.

 

[THROBBS]

Sketch of the day: Something that goes along with the earlier sketch, the sleeping beauty some moments before.

I like to have one detail stick out from the rest, like the flower here or the lips in the earlier one.

Do you imagine these two to be seen together?

Or just different depictions of the same concept?

I ask, because, you might want to get fussy about the "blocking"/staging of the scene. (or not). That is to say— if it is the Same scene from different Points of View, then you may want to think about if there are TWO windows and does the window or windows have mullions or not), which way she is facing, where the moon would be, the tree...etc...

You might even want to fuss with that, as the already read as the same scene, unless you start to pick it apart.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Do you imagine these two to be seen together?

Or just different depictions of the same concept?

I ask, because, you might want to get fussy about the "blocking"/staging of the scene. (or not). That is to say— if it is the Same scene from different Points of View, then you may want to think about if there are TWO windows and does the window or windows have mullions or not), which way she is facing, where the moon would be, the tree...etc...

You might even want to fuss with that, as the already read as the same scene, unless you start to pick it apart.

I think that's a solid maybe.The second is already on its way to the big picture. From the first I will actually only use the lower half, concentrate on the beauty, the background is irrelevant for this. The sketch was like this because there was excess paper in the upper half

I want these two and some more - maybe a few more sketches of the day - to accompany a poem.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Something of mine, recently posted.

I really should stick with charcoal. I do like it more than my line drawings.

The original was a photo I found on Tumblr, the gentleness of the touch was the thing that caught my eye. That, and the wonderful cock.

https://literotica.com/stories/data/illustra/2002042/f_5ee42b1fbf932.jpg

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Something of mine, recently posted.

I really should stick with charcoal. I do like it more than my line drawings.

The original was a photo I found on Tumblr, the gentleness of the touch was the thing that caught my eye. That, and the wonderful cock.

https://literotica.com/stories/data/illustra/2002042/f_5ee42b1fbf932.jpg

Nicely done - again - seen the day it was published and rated - and once again, people you're encouraged to do the same

But what I really wondered is, with the position of the hands, how this couple is positioned to each other. Almost got the impression he's standing on something like a ladder, and her hands reach up. Some joyful moments while doing housework, drilling a hole, take off the curtains to be washed...Mmh, how about something like 'write a background story for my picture'-thread, might bring some life to the board

Back to serious stuff, how much does the applied coal sticks to the paper? As I'm mostly a pencil person I'm curious how one can avoid to smudge it all over the page. Do you use a canvas stand or a second sheet of paper to cover what is 'wet' (my current attempt to keep the pencil's graphite in place)?

 

[ElectricBlue]

Nicely done - again - seen the day it was published and rated - and once again, people you're encouraged to do the same

But what I really wondered is, with the position of the hands, how this couple is positioned to each other. Almost got the impression he's standing on something like a ladder, and her hands reach up. Some joyful moments while doing housework, drilling a hole, take off the curtains to be washed...Mmh, how about something like 'write a background story for my picture'-thread, might bring some life to the board

Back to serious stuff, how much does the applied coal sticks to the paper? As I'm mostly a pencil person I'm curious how one can avoid to smudge it all over the page. Do you use a canvas stand or a second sheet of paper to cover what is 'wet' (my current attempt to keep the pencil's graphite in place)?

The drawing was done from a photo, framed pretty much as the drawing is. My guess was a studio shot - it was a very high quality image, carefully posed. He's standing, she's down on the floor.

Charcoal is a wonderful medium - mainly because it can be blended so easily (smudged if you're careless). I use a finger tip to blend, and a putty eraser to lift the charcoal for highlights. I draw on an easel, so the paper is vertical, not flat on a table. The key is not to use smooth paper - you need a rough surface to hold the charcoal. Graphite by contrast is very slippery - try the B pencils. I find 3B - 5B to be a useful range, as you can it easily get five tones by adjusting the pressure on the deeper blacks - and remember, white paper is a tone too.

 

[THROBBS]

Care for what you wish...

Here is your new erotica art thread

Yes, I was in a silly mood

I didn't get a chance to expand on this idea until today.
Had to do some stealth drawing and a quick photo (vs scan)

 

[29wordsforsnow]

I didn't get a chance to expand on this idea until today.
Had to do some stealth drawing and a quick photo (vs scan)

You always come up with a surprise Well, she's clad in textile. There should be no accusation running around naked in public...Just wondering, if people would feel objected, when you show this around at a nude beach?

 

[THROBBS]

You always come up with a surprise Well, she's clad in textile. There should be no accusation running around naked in public...Just wondering, if people would feel objected, when you show this around at a nude beach?

Someone will always be offended.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Since we started it here - I go on here, since in the end I hope for a lot of shading incl. 'white paper as a tone' too.

Some recent progress steps for the fleshed out illustration of the 'sleeping beauty, with flower and moon in the window' from earlier.

The empty window, now with a half-circular top

scanned, printed the window; added, for test of proportions, an early attempt of the beauty in her bed, flower and partial moon - the ol' stalker.

Some recent good examples of portraits with exquisitely (in my opinion) drawn hair:

Captain Kytia DeGallyn
Ilyana, Lotus, Lost

What's next: the folds of the bed and blanket, more moon. Some blurred background in the room?

 

[my_other_life]

So, for this forum, y'all are drawing/sketching/using charcoal by hand, then scanning the images in to post? I'm impressed with the art that's being posted, and the scans seem to be coming out well.

For the image sleeping beauty that 29wordsforsnow (just what are the 29 words for snow?) is working on, would you have to do the background first, then start working the foreground details like the folds of the bed and blanket? Or, do you draw the foreground first? I think in painting there's a definite order, maybe not for drawings.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

So, for this forum, y'all are drawing/sketching/using charcoal by hand, then scanning the images in to post? I'm impressed with the art that's being posted, and the scans seem to be coming out well.

Nope, definitely a pencil and pen man here Haven't found my way to brushes and more advanced techniques, but I do like my watercolor pencils, spent months with the few illustrations for Season of Love, and loved every second.

The scans? Especially the last ones, A4 format, are terrible the lousy cheap device adds some shadow (left side). So, the final one I'm going have to scan twice, one upside down, and puzzle both together to make one, a time consuming, tedious work... Probably worth to invest some money in a new device.

For the image sleeping beauty that 29wordsforsnow (just what are the 29 words for snow?) is working on, would you have to do the background first, then start working the foreground details like the folds of the bed and blanket? Or, do you draw the foreground first? I think in painting there's a definite order, maybe not for drawings.

My recommendation, start with a simple sketch, like the small square ones earlier here, don't care about whether you cross lines drawn already, shades, whatever. Just try to work out the scene, where to put what and see if proportions look more or less natural. After that start with the foreground(!), the background comes latest. That's what the sketch is for, to know what is first in the line of sight. If you start with the background you will use the eraser most of the time to get rid of lines that are in the way with objects closer to the beholder.

So here, I use the printed scan for some testing of the 'real' details first (you can see lots of erasing work at the flower pot) and after that go to the final format. From experience erased lines will show up in the scans much clearer than on paper and require lots of post-processing.

Ideally you never need an eraser, but well, who's perfect...? Even Bob Ross had his 'happy little accidents'. So jealous about his skills

 

[ElectricBlue]

The scans? Especially the last ones, A4 format, are terrible the lousy cheap device adds some shadow (left side). So, the final one I'm going have to scan twice, one upside down, and puzzle both together to make one, a time consuming, tedious work... Probably worth to invest some money in a new device.

Mine aren't scans because the originals are usually A1 - A3. Photos taken with a camera on a tripod, drawing on an easel, and all I do is crop the image, then save a copy for web display (which reduces the image size with the longest edge somewhere around 1500 - 2000 pixels).

All "processing" is done on the paper - and an eraser is an essential artist's tool. Left working lines provide an extra something to a drawing, I think.

 

[THROBBS]

an eraser is an essential artist's tool. Left working lines provide an extra something to a drawing, I think.

indeed! There is no shame in erasing.

I also tend to enjoy seeing the liveliness of working lines.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

All "processing" is done on the paper - and an eraser is an essential artist's tool. Left working lines provide an extra something to a drawing, I think.

indeed! There is no shame in erasing.

I also tend to enjoy seeing the liveliness of working lines.

Thanks for your encouragements on use of eraser and have working lines visible- like scars telling us of a life lived?

Mine aren't scans because the originals are usually A1 - A3. Photos taken with a camera on a tripod, drawing on an easel, and all I do is crop the image, then save a copy for web display (which reduces the image size with the longest edge somewhere around 1500 - 2000 pixels).

Do you use some professional lighting as well? I ask myself how to illuminate A1 - as it is huge - without having gradients, indoors?

By the way, Thanks to everyone who contributes with advice, comments, or even some self-produced art It's a pleasure to see all those different opinions and styles here. Anyone else, you're most welcome and invited to do so as well.