I just have to say this looks AMAZING. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it came straight out of an animated movie. And I mean that as a huge compliment. It's really beautiful.

I have a degree in classical animation, and understand every bit of work that goes into them. I say this both to explain why it might look that, and to say that I definitely take it as a compliment. :)
Glad you like it!

Ahaa so I was right on the money without realizing it! Wow. That is great, your learning from that really shines through. I can honestly see this scene being played out in a theater. I think that is a really neat style to see as a commissioner, it brings the characters to life in a fun way.

That's really great to hear! I was actually thinking of opening for commissions like this, so I hope people agree with you! :)

Can I marry your art style?! OvO

Take it slow there! My style is not that kind of style!
It needs to be seriously wooed before you pop questions like that! D:

Pffft. Then let the wooing begin. <3

really glad you like it! :)

You're very talented! Especially with humans. XD It's just... Cool. :D

I love the contrasts in this piece: the choice of weapons, the style of clothing on the characters and the colors used (pale vs dark).

Very cool artwork.

I'm not gonna lie, the contrast in clothing and weapons was dictated by the characters. They exist in different stories and time periods. But the colour is all me! :D I really had fun with them.
Really glad you like it!

Ahhh, as has been mentioned, this looks like it came right out of a Disney movie. Which is to say, I really enjoy it.

I may quibble with their story decisions but their artistry is undeniably amazing, so thank you very much! :D

Such amazing work, I really must consider getting a commission from you some day

I really hope you will! :)
I'm open!

I shall check out your price ^.^

Phew boy, this is a pretty badass scene I must admit, very great work doing this Brindle!

Thanks a lot! :D

8D Still thrilled~

Still glad you like it! :D

Oh gosh, I absolutely love the style you drew this in! Really reminds me of the last 2D animated Disney/Dreamworks films (i.e. Treasure Planet, Sinbad, Atlantis, etc.) Their facial expressions and costumes are hella awesome, too~

:D Glad you like it! I seem to be getting this compliment about it looking like an animated film a lot! I'm very flattered!

Hehe, no problem~ I do love it when people incorporate that type of style for their characters. ^^

Impressive! Very impressive. Recognize the influences. Too bad there isnt' really much of a 2D industry any more. You'd be a perfect fit.

(I did 2D for a while and went on to 3D instead.)

Yeah, I was trained in 2D. My year was very early on after our program switched to a degree program, so we ended up as sort of a guinea pig year, and our digital education really suffered for it. Lots of teachers juggled into the position who shouldn't have been there. I really need to find the time and money to learn the software and make myself that much more employable (or employable at all XD )

Glad you're impressed though! :)

I understand if you need a classroom environment to pick up the software, but it is possible to learn the software by hitting various online tutorials. I had to pick this stuff up on the job a few years ago so you can do it with self study, but these days you have to watch a lot of youtubes to get the intricacies of tasks such as skin weighting and making skeleton rigs. Let me know what you need and I can advise and provisde respources, I an fluent in 3ds Max and Maya, mostly current. XD.


What sort of job are you looking for?

I like animating much more then modelling, lighting or rigging. Though honestly right now I'd rather have 2d work in the gaming industry. I'll let you know if I am ever in need of 3d recourses! Thanks :)

Well not a lot of help I can give you in 2D, as my 2D past was mostly university. However, you can do and practice animation with freely available characters for testing, so you can practice the movement, and timing. Note me for Details if you'd like, But it can be done, fairly easily. Hope this helps.

As for 2D games animation, learn Flash, and research the 2D game engines out there. There are a LOT of 2D phone and tablet game companies set around San Francisco, and a few in Las Vegas and a couple in Boston, and I hear that with the demise of a couple of 2D studios on Vancouver B.C. that there are rumors of a studio for cel phone games starting up there now. But Flash is where it's at, for the moment, but they also seem to use Animo on occasion as well.

Huh, must've ran in with the neck-grab while he was still drawing his gun, speedy.

Faster than a speeding bullet, evidently XD

very lovely

id love to get some tips from you on this kind of thing (im useless with digital art lol)

I'm really just trying to figure out how colours work XD
I'll answer any questions I'm able to, though!

well, i know i need a lot of work. And any tips could be useful even helpful critiquing (Think i spelled that right, lol)
so i guess any general tips you can give out... not sure what or where i need work... since i prefer traditional media (and my pen tablet is kinda crappy...)

and also yes your art and this pic is amazing btw! I would kill to see it in an animated movie... be damn epic i think

Reminds me very much of a dreamwork animated movie. I reallllllly want to be able to draw like this one day. I just need to sit down and just practice shapes and basics....I think I'm too far into my own way that I need to go back to square one lol. Really, seeing this really made me set myself a new goal! :DD I'm inspired! If you have any tips, I'm totally willing to be critiqued! :DD I really love how there is no shading, BUT the presence of just the lighting makes it look shadowed! :DD (That and the colors you used.)

:D I'm really glad to be inspiring someone!
Really the best thing I can suggest is study. Study mostly from life! Learn anatomy, and how to think in three dimensions. As you're doing that, study artists you admire. Cross reference what you like about their stuff with what you're learning from drawing from life, and try to figure out why they're doing what they're doing. A lot of times you won't be able to emulate something you like in someone else's style until you figure out what made them do it. But study many artists, rather than just a couple, to make sure your style stays yours. Otherwise, just draw what you love, and do as often as you can.
I don't feel qualified to give any tips on colour just yet, I'm honestly just learning about them myself. Just try to understand something new about colour with every piece you do. Consider the environment and the quality and source of the light, when you're picking your colours. It'll take research!

Hope that helps, some.
Best of luck! :D

Yes it helps a loooot. Perhaps my problem is that I have always skipped the "Realistic" Art style. Since I was little I just jumped into the cartoon style. :D I guess that's my new stepping stone. To get better at realism before I try to go any further. (Although I'll still doodle like crazy. x3) Thank you very much! :DD

That's not all. This is is the reason why you don't bring a knife to a gunfight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsqClktIKZQ

I dunno, that seems to have worked out ok.

This looks like a screencapture out of a Disney movie. Geez you're amazing.

I really quote every comment about this seeming a screenshot from a movie: you're amazing!

Also, yay, humans!