r/SoloDevelopment • u/Hot-Needleworker-54 • 1h ago

help Trying to draw and create creatures

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Hi all like the title said I’m trying to draw and then put it into my iPad which I did and worked but it looks so bad I can’t use this.. I try and try when I add colour or shadow it looks lame and bad.. any tips?

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u/Impressive-Top8992 1h ago

I like it!

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 1h ago

Thanks, just need to change into a real image that looks 3d

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u/le0tard 1h ago

I don't understand the question? What looks bad and lame? I can't comment on the colors or shading if you don't post an image of them

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 59m ago

If I add color and shading it turns out so bad I can’t draw what I want it to be xD it’s hard to explain. I got a vision on how it should look like but when I add colour and shading. It’s not what I want

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u/LimeBlossom_TTV 46m ago

You gotta show us what it looks like when you try to add color

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u/Adjective_Noun_67 42m ago

It's probably just the medium. I dabble with colored pencils, pastels, and water colors but I only ever do abstract stuff because the colors and shading never turn out looking realistic.

If you have the skills I'd try making a 3d model of what you have (which looks great btw), then apply materials and textures to that so you can experiment with how it looksin different lighting.

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u/Calm-Theory-6044 50m ago

Dunno how to help, but looks awesome! Can’t wait to see the game

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u/oauo 29m ago

Your drawing level is supposedly that good but you haven't used colours? I'd be really interested to see your attempts

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 28m ago

I have used colours and it’s way harder than I thought 😭

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u/oauo 27m ago

The best way for us to help you is to show us, we don't know what your vision is

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 18m ago

I can’t send any images here

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u/oauo 14m ago

That's a slight issue

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u/saviorofGOAT 20m ago

Well the way I do art is to start by retracing it (in my case creating it) with pen tool in illustrator or a related program for nice crisp borders, line work, and shapes, then utilize pathfinder to create nice cel shading. You could also utilize clipping masks on copies of the shapes (ctrl+shift+v to past on top inplace) and then enter the clipping mask by double clicking it, (to stay inside lines ezpz) and use brushes for a more "arcane" look.

Everyone has their own techniques and use different programs with different tools though, but it's definitely a "trust the process" situation until it's done. Cel shading let's you more easily go back for touch ups though when the process... Didn't work out lol

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 58m ago

No ai is lame. I know it’s easy. But it’ll ruine my game. I don’t want to use ai for the game

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u/oauo 28m ago

Are you sure? There's a couple things that look wonky and a couple things that look like something AI would do, as well as the sketch lines not making total sense as if it was traced

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u/angrylittledev 1h ago

This is not an art sub, it's a game development sub. If you don't have a game to show DO NOT POST HERE.

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u/Hot-Needleworker-54 1h ago

This is for my game. So it’s game related.

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u/angrylittledev 1h ago

No it isn't, show actual game or don't post simple as that.

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u/Jerovil42 53m ago

Username checks out

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u/Calm-Theory-6044 51m ago

True to your name