The Seth's Sketches

[The_Seth]

G'day guys and girls, my names Seth and i've been a bit of a anime fan for a while now. I've taken a crack at making sigs, av's and amv's over the past few months, but then i found this forum around xmass and noticed a thread called 'Satsumaru's Drawings' which pretty kicked my brain into overdrive, as it reminded me that i used to be able to draw. So this is my work since then.

Spoiler for Getting back into it:

Spoiler for Copied from Satsumaru, need to start somewhere:

Spoiler for Zombie eyes, finding my style:

Spoiler for Medusa becomes my model:

Spoiler for First crack at shading a face:

Spoiler for Getting the hang of it:

Spoiler for Got the hang of it i think:

Spoiler for Attempting cute, really hard for me:

Spoiler for Definately where it's at:

Spoiler for Playing around:

Spoiler for I like zombies, really fun to draw:

Spoiler for Need's some cleaning up:

Spoiler for A bit of Maid-sama:

So far all of my drawings have been freehand, using a HB pencil that has a little eraser on the end, a little black sharpener and a $6 sketch book. I've never seriously drawn before so im going to be experimenting with some different pencils over the next few months, but im really bad at colouring so i will leave that until i absolutely have to haha.

Anyway I look forward to everyones feedback, also any small tips or recomendations for what pencils i should be using would be great as it's a pain having to do shading and fine details with the same pencil.

Cheers, The Seth.

[Daniel E.]

Welcome to FC Seth!

You obviously had a fair share of talent so I'll be sure to check your thread from time to time.

noticed a thread called 'Satsumaru's Drawings' which pretty kicked my brain into overdrive

Yeah, Satsu is pretty awesome, isn't he?

[The_Seth]

Thanks for that Daniel, your too kind.

And yeh Satsu certainly has set the bar for drawing and animation ability, gives me something to aim for which is always handy.
Which is why I threw another sketch together today, this time I attempted Rem from Death Note.

Spoiler for Rem:

I'll get around to doing the upper body later, just trying to get his mouth to make sense without any coloured pencils was painful enough for now haha.

[xl_Legit_lx]

Great work man, I like the way you detail each part and such, and how you showed us your gallery by parts and the zombie one is very good, lots of talent with those...(probably because you love them so much). Good stuff, hope to see you branch out into more things with your hand-drawn art .

[The_Seth]

Thanks for that Legit, i tried to make it atleast somewhat amusing to read and look at. Sadly work's been kicking my butt over the past few weeks so i haven't gotten to do as much drawing as i'd like but hey.

Heres an attempt at drawing some different things, this was taken from FMA Brotherhood in probably one of the most powerful scenes i've seen in an anime for a while (that said i haven't seen all of FMA Brotherhood so please don't anyone spoil it).

Spoiler for Hawkeye:

Not entirely finished but then again not many of my drawings are .

[xAvalonx]

amaaaaaaaaaaazing
can't wait to see more

[The_Seth]

Ok time for another pic upload, but first thank you xAvalonx your too kind.

Ok so for this post im going to try something a little different and show the stages of me drawing Mustang (the pic was taken from FMA Brotherhood). At the start it took a while to get the rough shape of his face because i was always stop starting with it but i think it worked out.

Spoiler for Stage 1:

Ok so this is what i had to work with today, quite a bit of work ahead.

Spoiler for Stage 2:

Next up i messed around with the overall image, trying to make everything to scale whilst getting a rough idea for the hair and shading.

Spoiler for Stage 3:

Now we have the first bit of shading layed down, i find it easier to start with doing the face rather then the hair, as this way you can erase/redo whatever you need to around the face to get it all right.

Spoiler for Stage 4:

Time to do the hair, opon further reflection i should really try getting the pencil lines going in the same direction as the hair is meant to be.

Spoiler for Stage 5:

Almost there now, just doing up the uniform, really should get some colour pencils one day..

Spoiler for Stage 6, Fin.:

And here we have it, after doing the eyes, darkening the lighter a little more and fixing some little details. I'm pretty happy about it, there's a few little things i goofed up but she'll be right.

[Hooves]

Welcome to the Fan Creations section The_Seth, and I must say! Your Hawkeye drawing is just amazing also the 6 stages to your drawing of Roy Mustang. Keep up the great work

[The_Seth]

Thank you very much Hooves, it seems that my Hawkeye drawing is being enjoyed (even my mum likes it, tho she thinks it looks like her as a young girl but whatever haha).

Anywho i've been feeling a little creative ever since joining up with this forum and have tried a few things, some old some new, entering in the EMDAS Feb and coming even 2nd made me pretty happy so i decided to archive it into this thread.

Its pretty sappy so if action and intense story telling is your thing i would suggest skipping this story.

Spoiler for Teddy (Origins):

In the beginning there was...Teddy.

Teddy was a very shiny stuffed bear. He was baught by a man with a smile on his face and a woman with a very big tummy.
Teddy had a feeling that he was bought for a special purpose, a purpose that would see him experience one of the greatest wonders of the world.

It wasn't long before Teddy met his special purpose, through the miricle of birth Teddy was now a friend of Baby Boy.

Teddy was always with Baby Boy. Teddy was there for Baby Boys first tooth, Teddy would become chew toy for Baby Boy as he cried in pain.
Teddy was witness to Baby Boy learning to crawl, it was ofcourse to get Teddy to chew on.
After a tantrum or two Teddy was witness to Baby Boys first steps, which resulted in Teddy becoming a cushion for Baby Boy to fall on.
Teddy was even lucky enough to becoming Baby Boys first word, Mum and Dad where very jealous.

Time would slowly pass, and Teddy was as happy as could be. He went with Baby Boy to playschool where they made friends and learnt to paint with their fingers, or in Teddy's case his face. It was at that time that Teddy realised Baby Boy was no longer, he was now Boy.

Boy would grow to greatly enjoy playschool, sometimes even getting so excited that he would forget to take Teddy, but a few minutes later Teddy would always hear the car return home, and the cries and quick footsteps of Boy running to get him. Teddy hoped these days never end.

A year of playschool would pass, and Teddy had become anxious as Boy was starting school. It wasn't that Teddy was fearing being forgotten, but rather that he wouldn't always be there for Boy. But teddy was put to ease as he went to the first day of school with Boy, Teddy watched on as Boy attempted reading, counting and telling stories.

Time moved quickly after this, Teddy was always there for Boy after school, listening to Boy talk about his day, helping him read and count, Teddy even meet Boys friend's. Teddy was very happy, no matter how much Boy grew he always had a spot in his life for Teddy.

Until oneday, Boy had a different kind of friend over to play after school one day, a Girl. Teddy did not like the look of Girl, she didn't seem to be very fun to play with, and she commanded every moment of Boys attention. Boy seemed to be under some kind of spell and Teddy could do nothing. Teddy watched on in horror as Boy and Girl sat on Boys bed, looking into each other's eyes, their faces moving towards each other slowly, Teddy wanted to scream out and warn Boy that Girl was trying to headbutt him!

But it was already too late, their heads had met. Teddy was struck with fear, he knew that Boy was no longer Boy, he had become something far more dangerous and evil. Boy had become, Boy in Puberty!

The world inverted, Boy in Puberty was growing overnight, his voice was squeaking and gradually getting deeper, and red spots began to appear on his face. Boy in Puberty stopped playing with Teddy, rather he placed Teddy on his desk close to his new computer.
It was in this place that Teddy watched everything that was familiar be wiped away by bigger beds, posters of angry looking people standing like the handicapped, and music was being played constantly. And it was definately not 'Ring around the Rosy' which used to be Teddys favourite song. It was now music about feeling's, and everyday situations. Teddy would curse this music.

Boy in Puberty still talked to Teddy but it was mostly about girl's, car's, money and how he had a lacking of all of them. Teddy also had to watch Boy in Puberty play very violent and foul games on his computer, whilst occasionly seeing Mum and Dad peer into the room just to see what all the noise was. They where almost as confused as Teddy was, but they still seemed to smile, almost as if they where remembering a time long ago. Such strange people Mum and Dad where.

After a few very long years, Teddy was getting a grasp on Boy in Puberty's emotions, it seemed that Boy in Puberty was starting to calm down.
He had a firm footing on the world, he acquired a part time job, he had started driving around with Dad, and had a very embarrassing conversation with Mum about something that likened to tango.
Teddy had no idea what they where saying but Teddy would sigh in relief, Boy in Puberty was no more, he was now Boy in Adolescence.


Boy in Adolescence was much easier to get along with, the posters on the wall's where now of drawings, advanced maths and even some poetry. Boy in Adolescence started working harder and his friends started to come by more often, but it wasn't just boy's, it was girl's too.
And they all watched movies together and laughed out aloud. Boy in Adolescence even began a deep and meaningfull realtionship with Girl from all thoes years ago, they studied together a lot, watched movies together, and on one night when Mum and Dad where away they disapeared into Mum and Dads room for the night. Teddy wasn't sure what they did in there but it must have had something to do with all the late night computer searches that Boy in Adolescence was into.

Time moved by very carelessly over the next few years, Boy in Adolescence spent less and less time with Teddy, and more and more time working and studying. Boy in Adolescence must have been very tired as Teddy saw him come home very late one night being barely able to stand. Mum and Dad where waiting for him with stern looks on their face's, and a bucket. Boy in Adolescence was very sick the next day, Teddy was very worried but Mum and Dad where laughing in the hallway, he would be ok.

Not before long Boy in Adolescence would manage to finish school, buy a car with the help of Mum and Dad and get a new better paying job. Teddy watched Boy in Adolescence work hard and have lot's of fun with his friend's, and especially Girl. It seemed that Boy in Adolescence and Girl where planning to go somewhere far away where they could learn very difficult thing's. This place was called University. Teddy had heard Mum and Dad discussing University, it would mean that Boy in Adolescence would be moving out from home and he would only come back very rarely. Teddy had become afraid, was it possible that Teddy and Boy in Adolescence where going to part ways?

Teddy had been with Boy in Adolescence since day one. He had watched him grow from a crawling, crying Baby Boy, to a fun and excited Boy, to a scary and evil Boy in Puberty, and then to smart and caring Boy in Adolescence. And no matter what Teddy was always talked to, patted on the head, smiled at whenever he was looked at, after all boy's need their teddies.

However the day would finally come. Boy in Adolescence had packed up his room into a few boxes, some of which where loaded into the back of his car, Girl was there talking with Mum and Dad, telling them that they had bought a mobile phone and would always be in touch.
Mum was so happy that she could bearly stop the tears from flowing, Dad was standing tall and proud, laughing as he watched his son come back into the house for the last time.
Dad shook Boy in Adolescence's hand, he told him that he was very proud, Mum began to cry. She told her son that she would call every day, and that if he ever needed anything they would always be there. Boy in Adolescence looked very happy, and very strong.
That was until he glanced over into his old room, where Teddy sat silently on the desk. A small tear formed in his eye.
He slowly walked over to Teddy, Mum, Dad and Girl watched on. Boy in Adolescence picked up Teddy and held him close, with a single tear running down his face he said to Teddy.

'You've always been there for me, you never judged me, you always listened, you always smiled, you are the best friend a boy could ever have.
I will miss you Teddy.'

Teddy was placed back down on the desk and watched Boy in Adolescence wipe the tear from his face, turn around and walk away.
Teddy's work was done, the Boy in Adolescence is no more, he was now a Man.

On the other hand i recently decided to upload 2 AMV's that i threw together, they are a bit more true to my character and are not moe in the slightest. Also bear in mind that i just use Windows Movie Maker so they arn't going to blow your socks off.

Spoiler for Elfin Lied AMV:

The first one here is Elfin Lied, i based it around when Lucy was a child for that added creepy feel, then i threw in a bit of slow paced Metal to try and control the mood. There is a few minor things i would like to tweek but i made this a while ago so im just going to leave it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AqxwDerFos

Spoiler for HOTD AMV:

Now this one i made yesterday, its based on High School Of The Dead with a bit of Parkway Drive thrown in. There isn't anything special about how i did this one, i just prefered to show the action side of things rather then the other side of things. All in all i enjoy watching it and i hope someone else does too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVr_SDXscL4

[Asuras]

I'm really diggin' the zombie picture.

Great sketches, good work. You've got some pretty awesome talent right there.

[Hooves]

I really liked the Teddy story for the Origins contest

[The_Seth]

Thank you for your kind words Asuras, im glad you like the zombie.

And thank you again Hooves, i've made another entry for this months contest which is a bit different to Teddy, well its drastically different but aslong as its amusing im happy.

And whilst im here i may as well throw up a pic that i threw together over the last two days, im giving cute another go using Yui from K-ON. As per usual the pic isnt completely finished but im pretty happy with the progress so far.

Spoiler for Yui:

I might have to start putting my drawings along side the originals i take them from, could be an interesting concept.