Thats a very nice WIP i do like this pose of this dragon (?) and how you made the swirly smoke, a nice touch to it all.
not to mention the human pose, i think it fits with the piece very good.

Thank you very much! I'm happy with how this is turning out... it'll be interesting to see how I'll paint it. *no idea on a light source yet* XD

Btw, your new icon is really nice. <3

About the light source, it all depends on the scenery, which i have not a single idea how it is (if it is not the same as the old one)
but yeah, i love it! i do like how you done the wing on the dragon, not to mention those feets, they're so awesome!

[ offtopic] And why thank you, the ever so amazing darkicewolf! [/ offtopic]

It's 500000% more dynamic than your first WIP shot. :D

Although I actually have to say that I really like how you used different tones to indicate masses to originally plan it.

Hurray! :'D Thank you!

My sketches tend to be messy, so it's easier to do solid colors to make sure the composition will be okay when I finish. XD Hard to tell if it's just white everywhere, right?

FFT Reis? Nice. :D
I am digging the dynamics and look forward to the finished work!

Heck yeah, man. I love FFT soooo much, and it's a shame they didn't put any characters at all in Dissidia. I'd love to kick ass with Cid or something. :x

Thank you! <3

This is really awesome! I love the dynamic poses of both aaaand the angle of the dragon-beasty!

Thanks a bunch! :'D I think this'll be a really fun painting to finish~

You know how to do awesome pose :O
and those wings... <3<3

Thank youu!

Haha, I don't think she could fly with those wings, though. XD

With magic, we can do everything \o/

The energy in this is amazing. I love the perspective too, it really lends to the action.

I've got a question. How do you flesh out dynamic poses like that? My stuff always comes out incredibly static and boring, and if I try to be even the least bit creative I get a really awkward-looking result.

Thanks so much! c:

Short answer, experience. Short answer but a lot less vague: I doodle really shitty sketches all the time. I have a sketchbooks with pages and pages full of doodles I drew when my classmates were standing around and I liked their pose. When I start a big commission, I usually take 20 minutes to do some warm-up sketches and see what pose will work best. If I have an idea, I go for it and put it down on paper while I remember. Doodling is the perfect time to experiment and try out dynamic poses, before you even have to spend a lot of time on it.

I'm too lazy to scan in all my sketchbooks, but trust me... if I could show you, about 1/3rd is notes and the other part is filled to the brim with tiny drawings. People don't have to see them, and many don't even realize that you do actually practice outside of commissions.


I hope that helps! Really, all it takes is drawing and redrawing. :'D Even with this drawing, I had to redraw Tifa several times before I was happy with how her pose was looking.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19128585/Ol.....c-Sketch-1.jpg


First link didn't work, grrr. XD I wish FA had a "check comments" feature like dA has.

Thanks for the response! I suppose practice really is essential. I used to keep sketchbooks too, but I got frustrated by how crappy my drawings would come out. I'm at this stage where I refuse to draw anything unless I know it's going to come out "good" and presentable, but I guess I've just gotta roll with it until the crappy drawings stop being crappy. xD

You're welcome~ c:

No matter how experienced you are, there will always be drawings you "throw away." I've sometimes worked hours and hours on a personal drawing and went "you know what, this isn't working" and went to something else. So don't let that discourage you! It's all a part of the process. <3 XD

Awesome lineart,it's getting good this work,keep it up!!

Thanks, hon! :'D

Oh my... I CANNOT wait to see this done!

Aww, thank you! I think this'll be a fun one to color, once I get to it. :'D

I love how fluid this is! I'm not completely sure what or whom Reis is but I would not want to be him. Those thighs look dangerous.

In all seriousness though, I can't wait to see this finished

Reis. <3 I used her non-stop from the time I got her, lol.

Anyway, this looks amazing, and does have a real feel of action happening.