AnimeSuki Forums

mantidor · 2004-09-15, 03:20

oh my.. a thread with my name >_< it feels weird...

So... Ive decided to share my drawings since I feel if I dont do it they might be lost forever. I started drawing this characters since I was little, around 11 years ago actually. By that time anime and manga didnt have the huge influence they have on me now, so the style is just mine, nothing manga-anime related, although it has influenced my most recent drawings, the old ones just came out of nowhere it seems... these first ones are recent ones....anyway I think I suck at scanning! I didnt realized it wasnt as easy as I imagined.

most of my drawings were drawn during class (either school or college) so the drawings are usually drawn in notebooks, you can see the stripes (is this the correct word in this case?) in the background unfortunatly. how could I end my whole school and career in record time if I hardly ever payed any atention in class is honestly beyond my comprehension.

Now this drawings arent anything spectacular by normal standards, I of course love them with my heart, but Im sure most people wont be very fond of them.

oh Im using spoiler tags since for me its better this way (yes, crappy conection T_T) sorry for the inconvinience.

Spoiler for angels (group) :

Spoiler for angelix and demonix:

Spoiler for arcanid and its pet:

Ill post more later.

any feedback at all is very welcome ^_^ (even the "jeeesus, thats pure crap" ones

) Ive been looking forward to improve them but I find very hard to add things like perspective, or new positions, I suck when I try to make them look from the front for example.

INDEX!

This has proven to be really weird for me, Ive decided to put the names of the characters in the spoiler tags, what is extrange for me is that although I made up this names a very long time ago, Ive never actually have written them O_o, this sharing of my personal things freaks me out a bit, but as I stated I think is necesary.

group 1 ( this post)
group 2
retrospective
royal
winged dragon

Marlin · 2004-09-15, 03:22

Is this homework? LOL

Anyway, very nice drawings...

mantidor · 2004-09-15, 03:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marlin

Is this homework? LOL

Anyway, very nice drawings...

I know what you mean, well ,the pics were already scanned and I finished my homework moments ago, I thought it would take longer... anyway good night already! its 2:30 AM here Z_Z

Ashi-chan · 2004-09-15, 10:19

I like. They have a mysterious, gothic feel, for some reason. And I love the effect scanned ballpoint pen has on the drawings. That particular style is very simple, but it adds to the elegance. Love to see more.

mantidor · 2004-09-15, 11:57

Thanks ^_^, I did enhance the pics a bit since the scanner raw was too bright, so I reduced the brightness and enhanced the contrast. I tried to scan some of my pencil drawings but the scanner cant do it and it turns out as a blank imgage ;_;

here is more

Spoiler for angel:

Spoiler for demon and raven:

Spoiler for wingless dragon:

Spoiler for angelix gift:

Spoiler for citizens (random) :

Spoiler for soldier and citizen (random) :

aph · 2004-09-15, 14:51

you have a nice style i like it, but you should work on a design for a composition or something, and then flesh it out with tone and detail.. im sure ur capable ^ ..

nh1 · 2004-09-16, 07:53

Oh! Your style! If you want to, I'm sure your drawings would be appreciated here.

Mika · 2004-09-16, 09:30

if you are working with black pens...you can set the scanner to black and white...as opposed to color...it should kill all the blue lines and stuff! Nifty style tho. its pretty cool!

Necrodeath · 2004-09-16, 09:36

Awesome, I especially like the snake and dog (is it a dog?) drawings...those are just awesome, and will make a great tattoo if surrounded by some random tribal ^_^"

Neat0 work, keep it up (Y)

Edit: lol,, nevermind on the dog thing, it's not a dog ^_^"
I also see why you like mantisses so much

dreamless · 2004-09-16, 10:50

very interesting drawings... kinda wondering if you took any inspiration from AD&D and Call of Cthulhu artworks?

Artemis · 2004-09-16, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mika

if you are working with black pens...you can set the scanner to black and white...as opposed to color...it should kill all the blue lines and stuff! Nifty style tho. its pretty cool!

Scan in B/w.... That is so simple it kills me. Thanks for the tip! (spends ages fiddling with levels and colour adjustments on images drawn on schoolbook paper)

mantidor · 2004-09-17, 11:55

Thanks for the replies ^_^

at the moment Im doing a composition as aph suggested, when I finish the preliminary skech Ill post it for advice in how to improve it

LOL necrodeath it certainly wasnt a dog

oh and thanks for the scanner tip Mika ^^

aph · 2004-09-17, 13:11

hey dont compromise your own talents for what other people tell you though.. just do whatever is fun ;D

edit: cause ur stuff is freakin' cool ;]

umbrella · 2004-09-17, 14:04

wow those r pretty kool i wish i could draw like that

sOnJoOL · 2004-09-17, 18:05

man you're really good.
and you did that at age of 11, wow.
the dragons look cool.

Denen Hiryu · 2004-09-17, 21:19

ya you defenitly have your own style, very gothic, medevel fantasy art. yours and mine are somewhat simular 'cept that when i got into anime, I wanted to create a jap-anime/fantasy art type image. but ya you have a nak for drawing dragons <reptiles> and fantasy inspired work.

I relly enjoyed the picture you posted, besides the homework part

NoSanninWa · 2004-09-18, 03:13

I really love this stuff. Very gothic and edgy nighmarish visions.

Still there is a question that everyone is thinking it, but noone is daring to ask. I will have to put myself forward and ask this question. How the heck does a mantis hold a pen or pencil?!

mantidor · 2004-09-19, 04:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

I really love this stuff. Very gothic and edgy nighmarish visions.

Still there is a question that everyone is thinking it, but noone is daring to ask. I will have to put myself forward and ask this question. How the heck does a mantis hold a pen or pencil?!

Im glad you asked, its really difficult and I had to practice a lot to get confortable with it, fortunatly now Ive improved my skills at holding pens and pencils.

Spoiler for me drawing:

It took me a lot of time, Ive been drawing since I was eleven, and therefore the first pics werent as good, sOnJoOL sorry for the confussion ^^; those drawings are recent, this ones are the very first ones

Spoiler for 11 years ago:

this ones are a bit more recent

Spoiler for around 5 to 6 years old, I cant remember >_<:

the recent ones

Spoiler for more recent:

Im glad I took out my old folder with most of my drawings, imagine 11 years of drawing them! >_< its really a lot of paper...so Ill pick the more representative ones to post later. Maybe Ill even put them titles to make a neat index *pretends to be one of those cool artist from this forum section*... that should be fun, my drawings havent got titles ever until now ^_^

mantidor · 2004-10-01, 00:35

I know its been a while... but dont think Ive forgotten about my thread, Im posting now another drawing, made some time ago. I just noticed its incomplete! but completing a drawing as old as maybe 2 or 3 years seems odd... however I cant stand it. Now I have to complete it... done, I added it something.

sorry for the double post, but its required in order to make a neat index! ^_^

Spoiler for royal:

sarcasteak · 2004-10-01, 03:25

Wow, the royal one holding a staff or something? I can't really tell because of its lack of hands...

And like everybody said, you have a neat art style.

2004-09-15, 03:20	Link #1
mantidor the Iniquitous Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bogotá	mantidor's drawings oh my.. a thread with my name >_< it feels weird... So... Ive decided to share my drawings since I feel if I dont do it they might be lost forever. I started drawing this characters since I was little, around 11 years ago actually. By that time anime and manga didnt have the huge influence they have on me now, so the style is just mine, nothing manga-anime related, although it has influenced my most recent drawings, the old ones just came out of nowhere it seems... these first ones are recent ones....anyway I think I suck at scanning! I didnt realized it wasnt as easy as I imagined. most of my drawings were drawn during class (either school or college) so the drawings are usually drawn in notebooks, you can see the stripes (is this the correct word in this case?) in the background unfortunatly. how could I end my whole school and career in record time if I hardly ever payed any atention in class is honestly beyond my comprehension. Now this drawings arent anything spectacular by normal standards, I of course love them with my heart, but Im sure most people wont be very fond of them. oh Im using spoiler tags since for me its better this way (yes, crappy conection T_T) sorry for the inconvinience. Spoiler for angels (group) : Spoiler for angelix and demonix: Spoiler for arcanid and its pet: Ill post more later. any feedback at all is very welcome ^_^ (even the "jeeesus, thats pure crap" ones ) Ive been looking forward to improve them but I find very hard to add things like perspective, or new positions, I suck when I try to make them look from the front for example. INDEX! This has proven to be really weird for me, Ive decided to put the names of the characters in the spoiler tags, what is extrange for me is that although I made up this names a very long time ago, Ive never actually have written them O_o, this sharing of my personal things freaks me out a bit, but as I stated I think is necesary. group 1 ( this post) group 2 retrospective royal winged dragon Last edited by mantidor; 2004-10-01 at 12:46.

2004-09-15, 11:57	Link #5
mantidor the Iniquitous Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bogotá	Thanks ^_^, I did enhance the pics a bit since the scanner raw was too bright, so I reduced the brightness and enhanced the contrast. I tried to scan some of my pencil drawings but the scanner cant do it and it turns out as a blank imgage ;_; here is more Spoiler for angel: Spoiler for demon and raven: Spoiler for wingless dragon: Spoiler for angelix gift: Spoiler for citizens (random) : Spoiler for soldier and citizen (random) : Last edited by mantidor; 2004-10-01 at 00:42.

2004-09-16, 07:53	Link #7
nh1 KAWAIII-III!!!! >^_^ > Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Magical land! (Magica-ru land!)	Oh! Your style! If you want to, I'm sure your drawings would be appreciated here. __________________

2004-09-18, 03:13	Link #17
NoSanninWa Weapon of Mass Discussion Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York, USA	I really love this stuff. Very gothic and edgy nighmarish visions. Still there is a question that everyone is thinking it, but noone is daring to ask. I will have to put myself forward and ask this question. How the heck does a mantis hold a pen or pencil?! __________________ There's not that fine a line between willing suspension of disbelief and something just being stupid.

2004-09-15, 03:22	Link #2
Marlin Sakura's so cute! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Great open Sea!! off course Age: 40	Is this homework? LOL Anyway, very nice drawings...

2004-09-15, 10:19	Link #4
Ashi-chan Resident Asian Nerd Girl Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: That blackish hole-ish thing Age: 37	I like. They have a mysterious, gothic feel, for some reason. And I love the effect scanned ballpoint pen has on the drawings. That particular style is very simple, but it adds to the elegance. Love to see more.

2004-09-15, 14:51	Link #6
aph Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Uk, nearish London. Age: 37	you have a nice style i like it, but you should work on a design for a composition or something, and then flesh it out with tone and detail.. im sure ur capable ^ ..

2004-09-16, 09:30	Link #8
Mika Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Age: 46	if you are working with black pens...you can set the scanner to black and white...as opposed to color...it should kill all the blue lines and stuff! Nifty style tho. its pretty cool!

2004-09-16, 09:36	Link #9
Necrodeath Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Netherlands, Maastricht Age: 38	Awesome, I especially like the snake and dog (is it a dog?) drawings...those are just awesome, and will make a great tattoo if surrounded by some random tribal ^_^" Neat0 work, keep it up (Y) Edit: lol,, nevermind on the dog thing, it's not a dog ^_^" I also see why you like mantisses so much

2004-09-16, 10:50	Link #10
dreamless /Ultimate Magic Attack!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Time Warp/Future	very interesting drawings... kinda wondering if you took any inspiration from AD&D and Call of Cthulhu artworks?

2004-09-17, 11:55	Link #12
mantidor the Iniquitous Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bogotá	Thanks for the replies ^_^ at the moment Im doing a composition as aph suggested, when I finish the preliminary skech Ill post it for advice in how to improve it LOL necrodeath it certainly wasnt a dog oh and thanks for the scanner tip Mika ^^

2004-09-17, 13:11	Link #13
aph Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Uk, nearish London. Age: 37	hey dont compromise your own talents for what other people tell you though.. just do whatever is fun ;D edit: cause ur stuff is freakin' cool ;]

2004-09-17, 14:04	Link #14
umbrella Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004	wow those r pretty kool i wish i could draw like that

2004-09-17, 18:05	Link #15
sOnJoOL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004	man you're really good. and you did that at age of 11, wow. the dragons look cool.

2004-09-17, 21:19	Link #16
Denen Hiryu Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada Eh! Age: 38	ya you defenitly have your own style, very gothic, medevel fantasy art. yours and mine are somewhat simular 'cept that when i got into anime, I wanted to create a jap-anime/fantasy art type image. but ya you have a nak for drawing dragons <reptiles> and fantasy inspired work. I relly enjoyed the picture you posted, besides the homework part

2004-10-01, 00:35	Link #19
mantidor the Iniquitous Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bogotá	I know its been a while... but dont think Ive forgotten about my thread, Im posting now another drawing, made some time ago. I just noticed its incomplete! but completing a drawing as old as maybe 2 or 3 years seems odd... however I cant stand it. Now I have to complete it... done, I added it something. sorry for the double post, but its required in order to make a neat index! ^_^ Spoiler for royal:

2004-10-01, 03:25	Link #20
sarcasteak WAHA~ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: World overloaded with fun Age: 39	Wow, the royal one holding a staff or something? I can't really tell because of its lack of hands... And like everybody said, you have a neat art style.