Intuos 3 Background tests!

[jazzistoobad]

Well my Intuos 3 tablet is about 2 weeks old & I'm really starting to like it alot. I try to do one background a day from various animated shows & will move to live ones soon. I've based these backgrounds off reference pics. Here are a few of them. Hope you enjoy these.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/2-bad/catslaircopy.jpg
Show: Thundercats
Approx time: 3 hours

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/2-bad/dantebackcopy.jpg
Show: Fullmetal Alchemist
Approx Time: 4 hrs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/2-bad/Redesigns/snakemontainwacomcopy.jpg
Show: He-man 200x
Approx Time: 4 hrs

[Max]

well a good start..just keep on painting and try and take refs from some great artist out there..they always help
and an advice.. while painting always have in mind the flow proportion and the lighting..and never get satisfied ;)

All the best mate!

[animosapien]

hi there..

got to se a great start..well I suppose you are yet to explore the pressure sensitivity magic ofIntous.

A little suggestion..explore brushes..cause they are the name of the game.
Avoid softness in your work and get a good grip on the strokes..
Avoid 'cat scratching' ..cause the technique will work well only if you work on a small brush size on a big canvas.

Ofcouse ..refer to how Feng Zhu treats strokes
Dan milligan treats lightings
and Gez fry treats softess in clolours ( thats because I guess you like the soft way )
and choose one artist at a time and lean the trick..
Its worth it .

and remember ..never tyr to copy a particular stroke.
Try various means of achieving it ..try pressure sensitive brushes...you've got a stallion there..but you finally gotta tame it rite..?

great effort and post your doubts
chow