crowline Sketchbook

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crowline Sketchbook

Postby crowline on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:56:08 GMT

I am pretty new to the program still - but love it. Here are some sketches, Ill try to update with more occasionally.

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edit: just adding all new images to this post so they're easy to find - newest on top
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7/18/10

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7/16/10

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7/12/10
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7/2/10
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6/22/10

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6/18/10

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1/15/10

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1/14/10

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1/10/10

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1/9/10 //i was listening to Amon Amarth tonight...

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1/6/10

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1/5/10 //apparently i just cant resist slapping horns on everything... so here is another imp.

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1/4/10

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1/1/10

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Decided to try a quicker sketch using some of the other tools, modifiers, and no mirror.

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12/27/09

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12/26/09 //now with HAIR

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12/25/09

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12/23/09

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Last edited by crowline on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:30:57 GMT, edited 30 times in total.
testing build of swatchified/undo alchemy > https://spideroak.com/browse/share/crowline_spidershare/public
alchemy sketches > http://al.chemy.org/forum/sketches/topic433.html#p1712
character/color inspiration > http://characterwell.blogspot.com
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby nop on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:53:36 GMT

I really like the second one. Keep it up dude !
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby crowline on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:53:25 GMT

thanks nop :)

Ok so I just added the java flags to my executable so that Alchemy will run with opengl hardware acceleration - as mentioned in this thread http://al.chemy.org/forum/talk/topic20.html. Man do I wish I had known about this before. I knew my performance wasn't great before - but it was functional. With the hardware acceleration its like a whole new program!

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Just to get this info in as many places as possible, here is how to do it.

If you are on linux, and have a 3d-capable card... which i imagine you do... save the following text as GLAlchemy (or whatever) in the same folder with your Alchemy executable. (or just modify your Alchemy Executable to look like this)

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#!/bin/sh
cd `dirname $0`
if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
  $JAVA_HOME/bin/java -client Xmx256m -Dsun.java2d.opengl=true -jar ./Alchemy.jar $*
else
  java -client -Xmx256m -Dsun.java2d.opengl=true -jar ./Alchemy.jar $*
fi
cd $OLDPWD

then make sure it is executable. You can type 'chmod +x GLAlchemy' in a terminal to set it as executable if it is not. Then try running that executable file rather than the Alchemy executable. You may just find yourself running an EXTREMELY more capable and responsive program!
testing build of swatchified/undo alchemy > https://spideroak.com/browse/share/crowline_spidershare/public
alchemy sketches > http://al.chemy.org/forum/sketches/topic433.html#p1712
character/color inspiration > http://characterwell.blogspot.com
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby Karl DD on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:24:55 GMT

Thanks for that, I'll think I will include that script with the next release.
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby jack751 on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:38:49 GMT

great work dude






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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby tbnylk on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:25:39 GMT

Really good rendering of the faces! Awsome stuff!
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby crowline on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:15:40 GMT

Thanks for the nice comments.

Though the program is intuitive enough, I am getting more and more comfortable with it - and am starting to get a feel for some of my favorite tools and settings. I think i finally am getting my scrawl shapes settings under control :)

I added another sketch, I used the pressure shapes tool quite a bit for the first time. It worked well enough for me despite that pressure sensitivity isn't working for me at the moment.

I think this is a problem with my wacom configuration/the current state of wacom in ubuntu rather than an alchemy problem. (although pressure sensitivity DOES work in mypaint... it doesnt seem to in some other programs :roll: )

I just used the pressure shapes for drawing lines - and it worked well for that.
Last edited by crowline on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:17:18 GMT, edited 1 time in total.
testing build of swatchified/undo alchemy > https://spideroak.com/browse/share/crowline_spidershare/public
alchemy sketches > http://al.chemy.org/forum/sketches/topic433.html#p1712
character/color inspiration > http://characterwell.blogspot.com
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby jack.lyall on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:43:49 GMT

great work . awesome rendering of the faces




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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby crowline on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:18:37 GMT

Added some more sketches (to the collection in the first post of the topic). I suppose i should ease off the vertical mirror some... but it makes doing some of these character concepts develop so quickly and easily... its addicting.
testing build of swatchified/undo alchemy > https://spideroak.com/browse/share/crowline_spidershare/public
alchemy sketches > http://al.chemy.org/forum/sketches/topic433.html#p1712
character/color inspiration > http://characterwell.blogspot.com
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Re: crowline Sketchbook

Postby hicell on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:20:29 GMT

great work dude
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