WHAT THE HELL I'LL POST SOMETHING

I didn't quite want to do this, but what the hell, may as well share some works.
At my very core, I'm a cartoonist. Recently I've been trying to grasp sprite art, as you may well see in a few of the these.

My friends started a MMO game called Hack Wars. For them, I started drawing avatars, since cartoons are my forte.




















More recently, I've been attempting to update their visual style.
Here's a template for a status menu:



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On another note, I've recently been trying amiably to get back into the Team-Captin.com spirit. There's a planned revival of that website, with a complete overhaul. For the moment, I'm working on the Villain Roster, which is oddly quite empty.
Now with 100% more shadow:


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Lastly, I've been reconsidering my last fun side project: The Cactuar Syndrome.
It was a host of Cactuars who had started evolving. Getting Job Classes, or changing into human characters. From Darth Vader, to Kefka, to James Bond, there's a ton of them on my Deviantart (Slaymanexe.deviantart.com).
EG:




I want to start making new Cactuars, with various poses and the like. Maybe do full poster-scale Cactuar art. lol could you imagine? That'd be hilarious.

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Oh yeah. Last-lastly, I started drawing this Bill Platypus character. I have no idea why. A platypus with sunglasses, a tie, a pipe, and a segway.



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Last-last-lastofall, if you have any requests for any of the above, just say the word. I love drawing by request. Gives me a greater sense of accomplishment.

Chow!

Wow, those are all awesome requests! I`ll get right to them, since I`ve got a long bus ride ahead of me. 8)

Request 1: TMAC

The Hacker style was designed so anyone can draw it. It looks fance, but is more simplistic than Popeye... You basically take a oblong shaped circle; this shape depends on the head you have in mind. Then attach a triangular oblong sack to the bottom of it. That's it! Fill in the details as you please. When you're done, rip together a stylish outline.

To better explain, I'll make a tutorial using your request.

Alright folks. Here's my first attempt at "How To Draw" (outside of video)


How To Draw : A 'Bazooka Knight' Hacker
Step One: Basic Frame
Important here is to visualise what you want to draw in the end. Using that mental image as a guideline, draw the head and body shapes. These can be vague, or specificly shaped.


Step Two: Advanced Frame
Now that we have our general shape, start adding more outline shapes. Where will the legs be standing? what are the arms doing? If there's a weapon; how will it sit? Using boomerang-ish legs and arms connect to the squarish circles of the hands and feet. Don't stress out on porportion. This is popart, and may be exagerated as you see fit.


Step Three: Details
Start adding the hair, facial features, fingers, clothing and other details that you want on your Hacker. Weapons should be fun to draw!


Step Four: Sticker Outline
This outline should consist mostly of straight lines. Around the rounded surfaces (EG: the bazooka sight) rounded edges are OK. Don't conform too tightly or loosely from the base image, and don't worry about being perfect. Part of the sticker outline's beauty is in the imperfection!


Step Five: Inking
Here, my tutorial may differ from your execution depending on the image software you use. For me, it's the freeware GiMP. For sake of clarity, I'll explain how I go about the following two stages.
With GiMP, it's possible to make multiple Layers. Each layer acts like an independant image atop another... So, on a new layer, begin to ink.


Step Six: Colour
Once your inking is done, erase/delete the original Layer (the one with your sketch). On a new layer (above the ink layer) fill in your colours however you see fit. When done, move the colour layer below the Ink layer, merge the ink layer down (so the two layers coexist) and voila! Our very own Bazooka Knight Hacker!


Important notes when colouring:
-Avoid using too-dark shades.
-Do not use pure black, it will end up looking like a shapeless blob inside the heavy outline inking.
-use simple colours, and keep it clean. Hackers were designed to be scaled down to icons or otherwise. The less detail, the better it will scale!


Enjoy!

I wouldn't go that far. 8)

Here's Scrooge McCactuar, Megacactuar, Teenaged Mutant Ninja Cactuar, and The Cactuar Fonz...

That`s a highly evolved Cactuar. Nearly fully transformed into his next stage. The Duck Cactuar are very rare, and bloom only once a millenium.