Drawing with a Wacom Tablet

I forgot to post this! It's been hanging out as a draft since 2011. Enjoy!

Drawing digital art in Photoshop using a Wacom tablet takes practice. First you have to calibrate your pen settings, then you have to learn how to draw all over again. And then you have to learn how to use Photoshop. It is so hard to get smooth lines! But practice makes perfect, right? So I'm practicing...

I made this drawing of my husband's Night Elf Druid character in the World of Warcraft. It started out as a pencil sketch, then I scanned it into my laptop, hooked up my Wacom tablet and started inking, digitally.

Then I started coloring... yeah. I'm no Mike Krahulik, that's for sure. But I think it still looks kinda cool.

If you recall my previous post about sketching, this was the pencil sketch I started with.

Ava's Avatars

There's this web comic (you might have heard of it?) called Order of the Stick. "OOTS" has a large following, complete with online forums where fans love to make their own avatars in OOTS style, which is easily identifiable by large round heads, stick-figure limbs, and different-sized black dots for eyes.

Of course I had to try my hand at making some custom avatars... primarily using MS Paint, a readily-available "Accessories" program on any Windows PC.

Some of these are based on well-known characters, some are original made-up characters and things or characters I created on request for forum avatars...


Video Game Characters:



Ayame of Tenchu

Dark Elf Phantom Ranger

Selye, Blood Elf Mage

Irk, Orc Hunter

Scottimus, Undead Mage

Arbogast, Orc Warlock

Aiva, Undead Shadowpriest

Aiva, Undead Shadowpriest (v2)

Silverjade, Blood Elf Paladin

Blood Elf Rogue

Troll Shadowpriest v.1

Troll Shadowpriest v.2

Fire Elemental

Tree Druid

Blood Elf Mage

Kahne, Orc Rogue

Tauren Hunter v.1

Tauren Hunter v.2

Pandaren Brewmaster

Pixie

Cora Caster

Dark Elf Blade Dancer

Swordsinger

Musketeer

OOTS characters:

MitD Goes to China

MitD in Spring



Others...

Cobra Commander

"Drow-Dragon"

"Drow Werewolf"

Dancing Violinist

Easter Bunny

Warrior Bunny

Wampa Tribble

Padme Amidala

Kailee

Angry Halfling

Elf Monk

Girl With Pen

Battleaxe

Wampa with a Gun

Zombie Ninja

How Roland Met Wampa

Inspiration - Characterized Gaming Consoles Part II

So previously we had posted Xbox Consoles that have been done up to be characterized as popular video games
Inspiration - Characterized Gaming Consoles

This is round two.  Not as 3D glamours but still a fun way to doll up your consoles.  These have all been inspired by Japanese Icons


DomoKun - A Television station mascot in Japan

Hello Kitty, if you don't know who she is you must live in a hole.

Keroro - A popular anime character

Glowing Xbox Christmas Bells

So as you might have learned, both me and Ava work in the Tech industry.  I happen to work at Xbox . . . now you can take a moment and go "whoah" ka ka ka.  Sorry I'm being prideful.  Back to the story.  For our 'Holiday' party our invite came with a picture of bells that glowed the Xbox logo. COOL

Thus we start with some Bells purchased at our local dollar store.





Shove some green glow sticks inside
and turn off the lights. 



ka ka ka, loop them through a hair tie and Vola, instant hair accessory.

Our 'Holiday' party was at two downtown clubs that they rented out.  Walk around in a crowded dark room was a great way to show these off.

Don't they look awesome?

-SmallRiniLady

Materials:  Bells, GlowSticks, Hair Ties

Inspiration - Characterized Gaming Consoles

So earlier in the year me and Ava went to PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle.  I went in cosplay ~tee hee hee~ and found gaming consoles also in cosplay!

Where we have PC pretending to be an Elyos from Aion.

Xbox 360 turned cyber robot, if it wasn't one already

Another Xbox ready for battle

And the PS3 showing off its love for Soul Calibur II