I've come to realize that I don't update my deviant-ART with TF2 stuff often because post stuff here. Well, in any case, I drew Demoman because he's cool.

At this point, I've pretty much decided that all the mercs are cool and I can't keep a favorite amongst them for very long.
It's so good to get reacquainted to the internet again, even if it's one-sided.

>>3460
This is great! I'd love to see a cleaned up version put up on /fanart/

>>3515
I've done a red.. er, blueline for you. I hope it makes sense, sorry for the scribbles everywhere.

Twisted feet like that are all kinds of annoying, eck.

>>3536
Thanks for the feedback! I'll try to work with it to improve my art (I did not know about the degrees a foot can go, so, like all tips involving legs, that's really appreciated!)

Trying something new. This is a WIP, might paint it later.

Posting because I feel like something is wrong with the shape of the head, but can't place my finger on it. Can anyone else spot it?

Also, I'm aware that the ear is kinda wonky. I'm fixing it.

>>6834

Here's what I noticed comparing your picture to a screencap of Medic's head from the side. (The coloring is weird because I did this in Maya and I couldn't figure out TF2's distinctive lighting style. I suggest you use Source SDK as a reference, since that's free and you can rotate and zoom in however you like.)

1) General shape - The Medic, as befitting his reputation as a mad-scientist, is a literal egg-head: the top of his noggin tapers in a very distinctive manner.

2) Facial proportions - For real people, the face is approximately composed of thirds: the forehead, the nose, and then all the rest. Medic's hairline, then, is too low, especially since the rest of the pose suggests that he's tilting his head forward.

Also, TF2's style exaggerates the size of the chin and gives all of the characters (except Pyro) Manry Manjaws of Manriness as well as slight underbites. It's up to you whether you want to draw it that way, but I still suggest you make his jawline a bit more square.

3) Lines of symmetry - even considering the shape of the Medic's head, it looks like his facial features "pull" slightly to our right (his left). It's fine to be not symmetrical, of course, but since you took the time to draw in the guidelines I thought I would point that out.

4) Faces face forward - and as the sample picture shows, the actual portion of the face that does so is surprisingly small. Medic's face looks too wide, especially his eyebrows and cheekbones. His lips also seem a bit wide (especially combined together with the above issue); in a neutral expression, the lips are not wider than the center of the pupils.

5) Less scribbling, more deliberate shading - Now, this gets more into the opinion side of things, but I feel like your hatching is very messy and it looks like it was thrown on haphazardly. If you plan to keep the shading in this style, I suggest you have these lines follow the contours of the Medic's face and eac

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>>6834

I would suggest you do some more life drawing practice, if you don't already, to better see proportions. That will definitely help with your "I can tell something is wrong but can't see what" issue.

Things I'd recommend:
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. If you can buy it, do it, most artists should have this in their personal libraries. But there is also a PDF version floating around the internet. The activities might seem a bit weird but they will really help you if you follow them correctly and don't cut corners.

http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/ and http://www.posemaniacs.com/thirtysecond will also help you.

I've done up a quick proportions guide for you, just from measuring the dimensions of Medic's head and allowing for stylised changes (like the fact his eyes aren't actually at 1/2 way point, but a little higher on his head)

Best of luck, keep it up

>>6777
Looking very solid!

If there's any artist that goes well with the look of TF2, it'd be Rockwell. Were any of his methods hard to adapt?

>>6777
I oooed and aaahed, and then I loled.

>>6777
I want to lick Spy's glove... which I suppose is not a surprise to anyone. But his expression is priceless.

I'll refrain from carrying on about my thoughts/feelings on the photo Spy is holding there...

Giving this picture another shot. Spy's face looks better this time, but I think Sniper's has gone off model?

Why am I not allowed to trace baww

Laying down some base colors and trying to figure this goddamn pose out.

>>3534

Man, I hope this is okay?

I could only see issues with Spy in this one - Sniper looks really good!
Spy's body was far too large for his head, and the lower half of his face was on the wrong plane in relation to the rest of his skull. Also, his left arm/hand was held at an awkward angle.

I think your earlier version made for a more interesting pose ( >>2645 ) but there's nothing wrong with continuing the one you have now. It'll just be more of a challenge with Spy's left arm.

Bamping with a simple Chieftain's Challenge headshot. God, I love that hat.

Also working on some more stuff which I will be posting later ... Hopefully. It actually might include people interacting! OH GOD!

AND THEN I REALIZED I FORGOT TO ROTATE THE PICTURE.

Oh yeah, people interacting. Still trying to get a feeling for that, still utterly failing. Gotta practice more, definitely ...

Your art is pretty good.
Can't wait for the next update!

Mercs drinking mulled cider the Demoman is "adulterating" More like ADULT-erating.

>>6798
Beautiful!

>>6798
Aoohhh my god that style, those mercs...why are they so gosh darn ACCURATE in personality?!

I've never seen anything so ugly and so magnificent in my life. Please make more.

Someone needs to write "Fear And Loathing In Teufort" so you can be the Ralph Steadman to someone's Hunter S. Thompson

>>6794

Funny, these don't look anything like Steadman's art to me.

Closer to Egon Schiele if anything.

This is a general proof of concept sketch. I drew the chair first, using straight lines to simplify things, and then "sat" the Heavy in it starting from his pelvis, building the rest of his skeleton in as I went. I didn't make any attempt to have correct proportions, so don't use my sketch as a starting point.

Here's an attempt to bluline the picture without redrawing it from scratch.

Starting from the top:
1) I suggested some minor tweaks to Heavy's skull, ear, and jawline. These are mostly just personal opinion stuff.
2) Give Heavy's neck and shoulders better definition. His right (our left) shoulder in particular is turned too far forward, in my opinion.
3) Add Heavy's manboobs so the volume of his chest is more clear, and it doesn't look like his stomach is pushing up into his ribcage (as much).
3) The new position of the chair's arms is mostly just a suggestion on my part so Heavy looks more relaxed and slouch-y.
4) As is, the book looks kind of like a styrofoam prop, so I changed the pose of the hand to have it hold the book open by the thumb and pinkey. I added more "life" to the pages of the book itself as well--I also suggest even more detail on the topmost page(s) to imply that this book has been read many, many times.
5) Similarly, Heavy's other hand might be better served into an active petting pose. Also, unless he's wearing a very form-fitting shirt, there should also be a slight gap between the sleeves and his arms.
6) I made Heavy's legs thicker and drew them slightly further apart to reduce the "side-saddle" look. The cat has also been made plumper so that it can still occupy the same ratio of space.

Thank you very much, that's very helpful, especially on his legs and hands. Looking at it now I do see where I made him look square and unnatural. I'll try to improve the sketch using your suggestions and then see how it looks.

Untrimmed page.

Your portraits look really good: you seem to have a pretty good idea of how to structure faces, though the individualization on Soldier and elf(?)Medic could use work, I suppose.
I can't really leave any solid concrit on the full body Scout sketch other than that the leg closest to the veiwer seems to be placed a little too far forward in respect to his torso, and that his hips start just a tad too low (I think). I'll compile some references and attempt a redline if you'd like.
Anyway, all that said, I like what you have here so far and I'd really like to see more.

>>3462
I forgot I had made this thread, oops!

I'd love a redline, actually. This is gonna sound stupid, but after three years of taking life drawing classes, drawing without a model is a bit... difficult I suppose.


Medic is an elf because I am a fag or something and I crossed it over with WoW. Pic Related, it's an Undead Pyro