Blackrock's Fanart - Now Taking Requests [Archive]

Blackrock

July 21st, 2007, 04:18 PM

Pretty good, You do great work wiht your faces. From one aritst to another, your style looks abit more American than Japanese. Do you consider yourself a manga artist, comic books artist, or something else?

Well I did take some reference from manga in my younger days, but I'm trying to find my own style, and to take a more liberal approach to proportions, expressions, and really everything like a lot of American cartoons. I have nothing against manga/anime but all mangakas kinda draw according to the same basic formula, whereas every American cartoon on TV has it's own visual flavor. I haven't the patience for animation, but I'd like to create a webcomic if nothing else. But first I need a compelling, original idea and the ability to write a story for more than a few pages...

Dennys

July 22nd, 2007, 12:29 AM

You've really got some talent here. I sense a monthly HS webcomic ....

Blackrock

July 22nd, 2007, 01:06 AM

You've really got some talent here. I sense a monthly HS webcomic ....

I've been thinking about that, actually. Something funny and/or satirical, like VG Cats (that's www.vgcats.com if you're not familiar with it), but exclusively Scape. I imagine I'd just illustrate whatever witty observation came to mind for a weekly-or-so strip, but I don't even have one idea to get started!
A lot of good webcomics are collaborations between two or more artists, and I wonder if I will ever meet a writer on the same page as me who could provide the wit for me to illustrate.

NecroBlade

July 22nd, 2007, 01:08 AM

Sweet zombie Jesus those are awesome! Raelin could use a burger or two, though.

hi1hi1hi1hi1

July 22nd, 2007, 01:08 AM

:jawdrop: Very good artwork. Now I'm looking forward to that weekly comic strip. :wink:

scorpiusx

July 22nd, 2007, 01:10 AM

Purty good.

Blackrock

July 22nd, 2007, 01:30 AM

Sweet zombie Jesus those are awesome! Raelin could use a burger or two, though.

Well, I was practicing with exaggerating some features to try and find my own style. Raelin strikes me as a very delicate-yet-tough and flowy kind of figure, so I experimented with the super-thin waist but she came out too long in the first drawing. I kinda like the front-on look in the smaller drawing to the right, though.

UPDATE: Hmmm... I think I have an idea! But it will take some time to ferment...

XSI Addict 32

July 22nd, 2007, 10:11 AM

Well I did take some reference from manga in my younger days, but I'm trying to find my own style, and to take a more liberal approach to proportions, expressions, and really everything like a lot of American cartoons. I have nothing against manga/anime but all mangakas kinda draw according to the same basic formula, whereas every American cartoon on TV has it's own visual flavor. I haven't the patience for animation, but I'd like to create a webcomic if nothing else. But first I need a compelling, original idea and the ability to write a story for more than a few pages...

I understand the want to develop your own style. I, myself, developed mine from the various How to Draw -insert some childish cartoon name here- and from the manga I read. I tend to emphasize the head, having it be about the same size as the chest. I also like to make large feet, which is odd, since my shoes always look the worst in my pictures. I'm tempted to post some of my drawing, though they aren't HS. I never was very good at drawing other people's art.

Good luck with your comic strip. I hope it turns out well.

~XSI, not afraid to flaunt is childish ways.

ChilliDog

July 22nd, 2007, 10:41 AM

Those look fantastic!
Kind of a cartoonish feel but everything in proportion and looking AWESOME! That's exactly the kind of style I've been trying to accomplish lately. I love these drawings, the Zettian looks amazing. Keep it up dude, I'd love to see more!

ChilliDog

July 22nd, 2007, 10:42 AM

Raelin could use a burger or two, though.
:lol:

Blackrock

July 23rd, 2007, 12:22 AM

Argh, I didn't work on my comic strip today! Maybe tomorrow. I've felt more confident lately but I'm still rusty... Gotta draw Jandar and an open T-rex maw so let's hope this works out! I thought about drawing a samurai archer but I realize I'm still intimidated by fancy armor... I'll work on it.

GForce3062

July 23rd, 2007, 09:25 AM

:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:

Those look amazing!!!!!!! Great job!!!! And I thought my Heroscape drawings were good. :D

champrjk

July 23rd, 2007, 01:47 PM

I greatly like your work Blackrock. (along with your avatar and sig, The orcs in WCIII are awesome.) I like your humor too. Quite simple yet funny. I love it. Can't wait to see more! :thumbsup:

johnny139

July 23rd, 2007, 01:53 PM

VERY cool. Stylistic. It reminds me of Genndy Tartakovsky's work, like Samurai Jack. Nice stuff. Can't wait to see more.

CupidsArt

July 23rd, 2007, 02:20 PM

Woo Hoo, another artist, :D Love that style, :D

Blackrock

July 23rd, 2007, 04:38 PM

Thank you all for your kind words! However, if I'm to move beyond pages of simplistic, randomly assorted sketches I'll need some inspiration. If anyone has a request of a character or scene they'd like me to draw, I'll give it a shot. Don't ask for Major Q9 though, I tried it... he's not easy :oops:

johnny139

July 23rd, 2007, 04:58 PM

Uh... how about some Romans, or Marcus?

XSI Addict 32

July 23rd, 2007, 05:03 PM

300 style? Roman vs. Orcs?

Blackrock

July 23rd, 2007, 05:37 PM

300 style? Roman vs. Orcs?

Aw snap, you just gave me a great idea... But I can't make it till I get my shipment! I've got Marcus and a pack of the IX Roman Legion coming in the mail, we ordered six boosters and a Road to the Forgotten Forest set from HasbroToyshop.com on Friday night and my dad says it would take at least a week to get here :( Not good since it's all I can think about... plus I'm going to a sleepover Thursday and I wanted to have those figures when I introduce my friends to the game. Any chance they'll show up after 6 days?

hi1hi1hi1hi1

July 23rd, 2007, 08:35 PM

I ordered mine on a thursday and they were sitting on my doorstep the tuesday I got back home from vacation (5 days later) so ther may be some hope for you.

champrjk

July 24th, 2007, 01:11 PM

I got my shipment from HMG in less then five days.

Blackrock

July 24th, 2007, 02:11 PM

I got my shipment from HMG in less then five days.

I can't say anything bad from experience but I should hope there are some perks to shipping from them, starting at $9.51 for even a single booster.

Blackrock

July 25th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Hey all! Sorry I haven't updated since Day 1, but I'm working on it. I've spent all afternoon today trying to learn how to draw gorillas so I can draw a primadon or two. Unfortunately, large hands gripping laser guns is a challenge for me, and it would appear that primadons are a little bit bigfoot-like, in that they're covered in fur and don't have exposed pectoril and belly skin, like their faces. It shouldn't be hard to make that adjustment, I just need to be able to draw one in the way I'm hoping to for a particular project I'm working on.

Blackrock

July 29th, 2007, 03:11 PM

Hey-hey! I got some new stuff! I practiced drawing apes for a day so I could draw primadons. First up is the best result of those sketches, and with space leftover I filled in with an Aubrien archer and some elf faces. Then we've got some samurai and Omnicron doodles (you can tell the clunky, larger Omnicron was the first I drew; I think I worked those arms a lot better on the one at the top).

InfinityMax

July 29th, 2007, 04:40 PM

Those are really cool, Rock. I would love to see them inked and colored.

Blackrock

July 29th, 2007, 05:30 PM

Those are really cool, Rock. I would love to see them inked and colored.

Yes, I've been meaning to get around to that. I have a project in mind, and a greatly talented artist on this board offered to color if I provide a good lineart. Since I prefer just drawing to coloring (not that I don't enjoy coloring with markers), I'd like to see what he can do with Photoshop :)

brickman1444

July 29th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Jandars_Hope

July 29th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Great drawings - some are quite comical :thumbsup:

bluekitsune13

July 29th, 2007, 08:19 PM

Great work. It really reminds me of Ben Caldwell's work.

http://www.daredetectives.com/actionmain.html

I picked up one of his books, the Fantasy Cartooning. It has a similar style that you have. Did you perhaps read any of his books too?

I like American style cartoons more than Japanese anime ones. It just seems to me that the anime style is WAY too overdone, plus it's not that hard to do. I like his style because it allows characters to display a wide variety of emotions.

NecroBlade

July 29th, 2007, 10:24 PM

Cool!! I like the chibi robo-samurai by your signature.

Blackrock

July 30th, 2007, 04:42 PM

Great work. It really reminds me of Ben Caldwell's work.

http://www.daredetectives.com/actionmain.html

I picked up one of his books, the Fantasy Cartooning. It has a similar style that you have. Did you perhaps read any of his books too?

Never heard of him, actually. But I like what I see!

Cool!! I like the chibi robo-samurai by your signature.

Thanks, glad someone's noticing :P I like to charicaturize myself as part of the signature. Here's a photo of my true mug if that interests anyone:

And here's some new work, inspired by boredom and love for Krug.

ares834

July 30th, 2007, 08:30 PM

beatigul wish i could draw like that.

GForce3062

July 30th, 2007, 11:13 PM

I'm really lovin your artwork. It truely is awesome! Keep up the great work! :D

scorpiusx

July 30th, 2007, 11:25 PM

Nice! I like the interpretation of Agent Carr :laugh:.

Blackrock

July 31st, 2007, 12:28 AM

Thanks for the words of encouragement! I'm getting more confident and inspired to work on something original as I go along, but it's still got a long way to go. I know I'd like to create my own fantasy saga much like The Lord of the Rings, Warcraft, Final Fantasy, and of course Heroscape and the like.
At first I though about creating a fantasy world with a variety of furries as the primary inhabitants, but then I get picky about wild animals and other races so I figures I'll go with a generally original race of people and any others I can come up with. I don't have any good, recent concepts of what I've been working with, but I'll post some here if that wouldn't be against the rules. I'm thinking there'll be no humans, elves, or any of those "traditional" races... well, maybe orcs, ogres, trolls, and goblins :wink:
The race I have in mind is very human-like, same basic anatomy and whatnot, but they have these animal noses; I'm not sure if I can really compare them to any particular animal's nose, not really dog or cat like...just kind of an outward-pointing, broad, downward-pointing triangular brown nose. They've got long, tapering ears and skin the same color as humans, though I haven't tested darker complexions yet; I may have a whole 'nother race in the warmer lands. As for other intelligent races, the only thing I've really decided I want to develop is some subterrainian mole people with whom the kingdom that stars most of the saga was at war with at some point.
Anyway, for a good story you need conflict! And every world has war. Only problem is I can't come up with a good enough basis to create a world map or anything dividing any kind of enemy nations, or come up with something they're fighting for that hasn't been rehashed over and over. I suppose adventures taking place during a typical conquest such as the Romans' or the American Revolution could work. I don't know if I want to create and revolve the story around a rag-tag band of RPG-esque adventurers or lordly heroes of much fame such as Arthas and Thrall, leading the epic battles which make up the turmoil faced by the world.

ares834

July 31st, 2007, 12:33 AM

Post some of those creatures please.

Edit:Post number 200 its party time. :twisted:

scorpiusx

July 31st, 2007, 12:36 AM

Happy 200th post, ares834!

:cheer: :bunny: :bananna: :nether: :cheer:

On the subject, what if you have them waging a war over a certain neutral race of creatures?

ares834

July 31st, 2007, 12:38 AM

Happy 200th post, ares834!

:cheer: :bunny: :bananna: :nether: :cheer:

On the subject, what if you have them waging a war over a certain neutral race of creatures?
Thanks it's very exiting. Having them fight over a neutral race is an awsome idea.

Blackrock

July 31st, 2007, 01:09 AM

On the subject, what if you have them waging a war over a certain neutral race of creatures?

What do you mean?

ares834

July 31st, 2007, 01:10 AM

Maybe the nuetral faction could wield powerful magic and the other factions want to use the nuetral faction for their own purposes?

scorpiusx

July 31st, 2007, 01:10 AM

or come up with something they're fighting for that hasn't been rehashed over and over

Nerd_Tendo

July 31st, 2007, 02:53 AM

If those are doodles, then the Mona Lisa was a napkian drawing! Those are great!

scorpiusx

July 31st, 2007, 03:16 PM

If those are doodles, then the Mona Lisa was a napkian drawing! Those are great!

:rofl:

Nice assessment!

Blackrock

August 5th, 2007, 05:37 PM

I've been working on some original stuff lately, I'll try to get that up by tomorrow if I can.

Blackrock

August 6th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Here's some new stuff! Again, just pages o' doodles but I am working on some more finished, colorful things... just you wait :o Here I have some zombies and Mario stuff, just 'cos I felt like it.
As for the second page, I saw this character in my head and had to draw her. I'd like to have an all-purpose character of a non-copywritten source, but I don't actually have any ideas for comic-type stories or anything... But i want to do more than pin-ups with this character >o< If only I knew a writer @_@ I still want to work on my fantasy world, I don't have any art of said plans though. I gotta work on drawing castles and royalty and guards in armor and stuff... and of course a story and all that.
So yeah, Nikki as I've decided to call her, isn't fanart but you guys showed an interest in my more original work so...here's my most recent attempts.

Nerd_Tendo

August 6th, 2007, 07:27 PM

The offical 1-UP Bump!

Scape_Scrub11

August 6th, 2007, 11:45 PM

Awesome job Blackrock! Keep it up!

Schulzy

August 7th, 2007, 12:13 AM

Those drawings are pretty darn sweet. All your zombies seem to have an attitude that says "Dernit, not again!"

Billtog

August 7th, 2007, 01:37 AM

Wow I guess I'ven't posted here yet, but your sketches are amazing. I really like your style. As for finding a writer, I would suggest looking over the fanfictions and picking whoever you like best.

I have one gripe. The Japanese swords in your pictures are really thick, but I think that it's just because of the exaggerated style you use. And I only complain about it because I'm obsessed with swords. :D

champrjk

August 7th, 2007, 03:50 AM

Those japanese swords are for chopping tofu. Their samurai swords are left in their war armory.

Great new drawings blackrock. I really like the Orc and zombie drawings.

Blackrock

August 7th, 2007, 12:40 PM

Eh, they look really thick on the figures; I thought it was some kind of shorter-and-thicker style of blade :P Anyway I mostly drew that last Izumi, real quick like, to fill up space so I could justify scanning and posting that page, though I see my error with the Tagawa drawn with the Omnicron. He looks kinda misproportioned to me anyway. Samurai give me difficulties but I'll work on it :)

Akralon

August 13th, 2007, 08:50 AM

Great work. You definitely have a wide range of skill. I'd be interested to see some of the dragons - or maybe some nakitas. I never get tired of seeing them. :popcorn:

Hex_Enduction_Hour

August 13th, 2007, 11:56 AM

Blackrock, how'd I miss this thread?
Your cartooning skills are solid!
Drake, Carr, Jotun, Zettians, Omnicrons, Krug - they look fantastic!
The Gorillinator with his fist on the ground is tops too.
The Nikki sketches are superb. She a real girl?
I dig sketches of heavyset people - they're not always easy to pull off and it takes a differnet curve of line to get them correct. You got it! Very nice.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h249/jonan_jello/emoticons/893applaud-thumb.gif

I'd love to see you do Valguard.
Make sure you submit your art for some Codex issues if you haven't already!

EDIT: DED is great!

Blackrock

August 13th, 2007, 04:44 PM

The Nikki sketches are superb. She a real girl?

I wish; she's just a character I made up. I feel dumb now 'cos I haven't drawn her any more since... I have a bad habit of coming up with decent ideas and proceeding to draw blanks when it comes to further ways to draw them. Thank you for your kind words, though!
I've recently started touching up the paintjobs on my HS figures. I tried taking before-and-after pics but the initial shots didn't come out very well so I'll just show them after; anyone familiar with the figures should know what's been changed, such as how I dirtied up my Major Q9 with some brown and black washes, or colored in Krug's hair, touched up his browns, and did a black wash over the whole of hm. I'm probably going to work on my Omnicron Snipers next, make them look a little more battleworn; maybe a light gray wash or something to accentuate shadows. They just look too pristine, though I love their structure and the white-and-blue color scheme compliments it well.

Chimpy

August 16th, 2007, 09:18 PM

:up: :up:

Wow. I cannot believe I missed this thread. Your G'nator pictures are awesome! Would you mind if I scaled one down and put it in my avatar?

Blackrock

August 17th, 2007, 11:32 PM

:up: :up:

Wow. I cannot believe I missed this thread. Your G'nator pictures are awesome! Would you mind if I scaled one down and put it in my avatar?

I wouldn't mind at all! I really need to do some more formal, refined art actually... Maybe I can draw a good, complete scene involving a G-nator or two, which CupidsArt can color and you can use for your avatar :) Of course, that may take a while, so if you wanna snip one of my sketches that's fine too :lol:

Nerd_Tendo

August 17th, 2007, 11:34 PM

Blackrock

August 18th, 2007, 11:58 AM

Blackrock

August 27th, 2007, 05:55 PM

I would really like to get a specific request from someone :) I need a good motivation to draw something decent, and I'm hoping that if someone describes a scene or pose they'd like to see some of their favorite Heroscape characters in, I'll gladly take a crack at it! And, if all goes well, I may get CupidsArt to color it.

I also have a question to anyone who scans pictures into Adobe Photoshop: I use a Canon MP730 scanner/copier/printer. While I don't have Photoshop on my personal computer, the other computer in the den, to which the machine is linked, does. I use Photoshop's Import option to scan in my drawings, but the problem is that they scan in about 10 times larger than life-size! Like 2500 pixels wide or something.
I have a foggy memory of things scanning in much smaller in the old days, when we first got the machine, but I have no idea how it started scanning in so big or how to set it back. I've done all I can, but if anyone is familiar with the interface, please please pleeease respond to this post or message me or something! It's just so tedious having to estimate what to resize every drawing I scan in to, plus it goes so slowly. I recently discovered that scanning in black & white makes mere pencil markings perfectly black, just right for a lineart to be digitally colored! Frustratingly enough, if you resize a black & white picture the lines become hideous and pixelly; I don't even know how to switch a picture's format between color, grayscale, and b&w after scanning it...if that's possible.

One More Thing: I can't seem to find how to post a thumbnail-link of a picture on PhotoBucket, but I could do it on the ever flakey and inferior ImgHut (or whatever it's called). Can anyone tell me how?

bluejester48

August 27th, 2007, 09:21 PM

How about the Nakita agents in some sort of Charlies angels like poses....

Nerd_Tendo

August 27th, 2007, 09:33 PM

How about the Nakita agents in some sort of Charlies angels like poses....

And mabye have the Krav Maga Agents be behind walls and such, getting ready for an attack on them?

Akralon

August 27th, 2007, 09:43 PM

Nerd_Tendo

August 27th, 2007, 09:45 PM

Oh, I just remembered your chacter, whats-er-name? ...anyway, Try Bio of her? I know you said you whernt gonna do much with her, but...

Blackrock

August 27th, 2007, 10:07 PM

I think you should have a samurai, vaulting into the air with blade ready to slash at a mounted opponent - either tornak, grimnak, me-burq-sa or even a swog rider.

Or mabye just grimnak's trex with a dead tarn clamped firmly in its jaw, with rivers of blood running down its jaw.

Also, I haven't seen any drawings of Mimring blasting people with fire.

Well, I was thinking about drawing a squad of 4th Mass. fighting Mimring, but I don't really know how to draw fire and make it look like...fire, without a black outline and all. I'll talk to CupidsArt and ask how he might digitally add that bit in with the rest of the colors :)

champrjk

August 28th, 2007, 06:23 AM

Cool, looking forward to it! I think 4th mass fighting mimring would be sweet!

Fl0ydski

August 28th, 2007, 07:42 AM

Good expression on the characters.
Sort of has that more recent Disney art feel(which I like).

I like your style man. Keep it up.

~Floyd

Taelord

August 28th, 2007, 11:21 AM

These are really good. I love the zombie. It's my favorite.

Pumpkin_King

September 5th, 2007, 04:37 PM

Whoops, IE window confusion. Wrong forum. :oops:

Pumpkin_King

September 5th, 2007, 04:41 PM

These are fantastic, Blackrock! I just wish I had a faster Internet connection so I could look at all the pics. I love the stylised look, more than any "serious-style" art. Earlier, you said you wish you knew a writer. I'm sort of an ameteur, but I'll be glad to offer my services in the interest of making a webcomic.

Blackrock

September 5th, 2007, 09:44 PM

Argh, I'm so sorry for the slowness guys. I've been so busy with schoolwork and everything. I'm still practicing some techniques, getting closer to something... I think.

Syvarris the Ruler

September 5th, 2007, 11:25 PM

Argh, I'm so sorry for the slowness guys. I've been so busy with schoolwork and everything. I'm still practicing some techniques, getting closer to something... I think.
Take all the time you need.May I suggest Syvarris and some Aubreins fighting off an orc horde?

Free

September 10th, 2007, 03:54 AM

I can't say for sure how to fix yr scannin' problem as I don' have that model, but ya *should* be able to access yr scanner options through My Computer> Control Panel> Printers & Faxes (assuming, of course, that yr running windows)

As fer convertin' to/ from greyscale; simplicity in itself. Once ya get yr scan into PhotoChop, on yr menu bar go to Image> Mode> (pick one)

Hope this helps a lil' bit.

As fer yr art itself.....WOW!!! Yr good :) If yr still takin' suggestions, I'd like to see some special attacks depicted; Mim's bad breath & Grimnak's chomp spring to mind immediately. I'm also tinkin' that as a "steppin' stone" (so to speak) to doin' a full story comic, ya might wanna try a few short 4 or 5 panel strips (like in the newspapers) as a kinda warmup exersize. Well....a warmup, & we won' hafta wait as long to see some finished product from ya :)

Keep 'em comin'

DEATHWALKER

September 23rd, 2007, 03:07 AM

I'ld like to see DW 7000, 8000, and 9000

Hendal

September 23rd, 2007, 01:00 PM

maybe have thed gorillinators attacking orcs trying to get to close to the Nakita's.

Krug & Jotun fighting would be good?

the grubbers being sucked into a hivelord to juice it up with life ( as it/they are battling something - samuri's?)

so many options, great art work, thanks for sharing

Ugly-Caco

September 26th, 2007, 05:14 AM

Ive been a member of Heroscapers for about 10 months now and its just now that I'm roaming around the fan art area.

Dude I love your sketches. They're toonily kickass! 8)

Ugly-Caco

September 27th, 2007, 10:50 PM

Request/suggestion: All out battle between assorted units of Utgar vs assorted units from the good guys. Blood, gore, limbs flying, heads pulled out. Wouldn't it be great to make your sketches gorey? But it's not gorey gorey, rather Happy Tree Friendish gorey.
http://www.mekulius.com/comics/Wetworks/Wetworks25aWrapAround.jpg
Jotun can be in the background swinging his sword and Krug could be slicing imperiums in half like they're roaches. 8)