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Quote from user: McDuck MenuThis drawing was thought of by Dutch Duckfan Down Under, I simply followed his example :) (Finally had a bit of time on my hands)

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i272/McDuckMenu/spandoek1.png
I love it! My original drawing was not good at all (as are most of my full-body drawings). It, as they say, failed. For those who want to see it, here it is:
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1244/002pr.jpg
Now the idea might seem a little strange to foreigners, but it's an old tradion in Dutch stories to end with Donald running off to Timbuktu, and being chased by an angry mob. This picture shows him training.

I didn't notice this topic before, and...
Seriously?...Are you PROFESSIONAL artists or what? Your work is AMAZING!!! Absolutely perfect. Especially McDuck Menu, Scarp, Robb_K and Quackberg.
Considering we're talking about Disney, can we post non-ducks art? If so, here's my cover for our TaleSpin fan comic project :
http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/085/f/b/talespin_fan_comic_cover_by_steetboris-d3chs2n.jpg
I sure don't have the same level! lol But considering I almost never drew anything in my life, I'm quite happy with the result :)

I don't have time to do any drawings now (unrelated to a story for sale), so I'll upload a few older ones (I hope have not been posted yet on THIS forum (I post most of them on McDrake.NL, and get confused as to what has been posted where):

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/805/crygoofytt9.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-08-08

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3562/ludwig3mf4.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-06-12

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6312/barendbuizerdou6.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-05-31

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1071/3littlepigsblio6.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-05-31

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6412/cupidomirinqx4.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-05-07

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6746/brerrabbbit100dpitj6.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-05-31

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3121/pocahontasvv2.jpg
By rob_k at 2008-04-10

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6792/emileagle2tr5.jpg
By rob_k at 2007-12-17

I apologise if some of these were already posted on the first installment of this thread. The Bre'r Buzzard (we call him Barend Buizerd in Holland) is the drawing I used for my avatar logo both on this forum, and on McDuck.NL/McDrake.NL. Funny, he is NOT a buzzard (which is a hunter), but is a vulture, which is a scavenger.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/221932_1521888426851_1823804790_887898_7722489_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/226889_1538474481492_1823804790_905527_5857949_n.jpg
This is a non-Disney character of mine, he's called Al Hawks and actually he should have a round-chin which I forgot to draw! ;)
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247033_1562106912288_1823804790_935367_4234048_n.jpg

Quote from user: QuackbergGood drawing steet, especially the characters I think and I have always enjoyed TaleSpin and Colonel Spigot (I think that's his name) was my favorite in that series. I'm not a professional artist but it would be great if I was as that would be a lot of fun I think - looking forward to that day to have something published by Egmont (hopefully :P). And I not suprised to hear that some of the other artist has something published in some way, as they are that good to do so =).
Thanks! And yes, that's Colonel Spigot! (perhaps you've heard of him? :P) I do believe your work is of professional quality.

And the fact some of you are actually professionals (or semi-professionals) doesn't surprise me :) Maybe I even read some of your work! (I used to be a massive Disney books (Mickey / Ducks) reader when I was 5 to 15...then I stopped reading, until recently with the new Disney Afternoon comics)

Quote:And finally there's me. I've been trying to draw Disney characters (mostly Ducks) for nearly a decade now, and I still can't do it. That's why never post any drawings here: they're terrible.
Well considering the very high quality of the average drawings posted here, it's obviously hard to keep up. But honestly, your work is far from being terrible!
Have you tried the advice given in the previous pages, though? Start with very basic forms (circles, squares...) to get the right proportions. This has helped me A LOT. (though I do still have many problems : I have a lot of trouble drawing hands, feet, and hats especially...Also perspective is very hard...)

Also try to look at a reference picture when drawing (not tracing, just look), that helps me too. Even professionals use modelsheets, don't they?

Quote from user: steetHave you tried the advice given in the previous pages, though? Start with very basic forms (circles, squares...) to get the right proportions. This has helped me A LOT. (though I do still have many problems : I have a lot of trouble drawing hands, feet, and hats especially...Also perspective is very hard...)

Also try to look at a reference picture when drawing (not tracing, just look), that helps me too. Even professionals use modelsheets, don't they?
I did look at a lot of model sheets. When you're just starting to draw it's a very useful thing to do. When you're a bit further along the road, perhaps it's best to let go of those sheets a bit, in order to get a style of your own. It takes a LOT of practice, but it's fun to do :) So practice, practice, practice, and you'll get there. As for Quackberg, I think you just need a bit of luck. It's a bit of an overcrowded market at the moment, as the publishers aren't accepting much, but your artwork already has that professional quality.

@Steet; I don't think you've read any of my stories, since I just had one page published in 2010 in Holland/The Netherlands :P I'm only 23 years old, so it's probably impossible you've seen any of my work published ;)
Perhaps you have read some op Robb's stories, he's been an artist for a far longer period than I have been.

Quote from user: steetQuote:And finally there's me. I've been trying to draw Disney characters (mostly Ducks) for nearly a decade now, and I still can't do it. That's why never post any drawings here: they're terrible.
Well considering the very high quality of the average drawings posted here, it's obviously hard to keep up. But honestly, your work is far from being terrible!
Thank you! Although you're right, terrible is a bit too much.
Quote from user: steetHave you tried the advice given in the previous pages, though? Start with very basic forms (circles, squares...) to get the right proportions. This has helped me A LOT. (though I do still have many problems : I have a lot of trouble drawing hands, feet, and hats especially...Also perspective is very hard...)
I did, this draweing is from before that time. It's getting better and better. :) But you seem to be having the same problems as I: arms and legs.
Interesting note: I started drawing the hardest part (the head) first on purpose. Now the head is one of the best things I can draw. I also chose the head first because I didn't know how to express body language yet, so it would look very dull.
Quote from user: steetAlso try to look at a reference picture when drawing (not tracing, just look), that helps me too. Even professionals use modelsheets, don't they?
That's a good one, I've got to remember that. I do take pictures from comics to see what a character is wearing. Inducks scans work just as fine.
Quote from user: Robb_KUse the basic geometric forms to build up the figure from the inside out. One cannot just simply try to draw the "outline" of the figure, and hope to place the parts in their proper positions (as Duckfan Down Under has found out to his frustration. He started to take our advice and draw geometric shapes and his drawings started to look better. But, he has abandoned that, and so, his work is not improving much.
Yeah, Robb's right. You can't just draw an outline (except for my heads, which seem to look only worse when using a circle), which I've been doing for years before I started using geometrical figures.
But I had a reason to do it. For a long time, I only drew Ducks just to do something, and I didn't want to spend too much time on it. Just one head, that's 5-10 seconds, and that'll do. Today, I've drawn a one-row comic (like Taliaferro) with Huey, Dewey and Louie. I took me an hour, but by Banks, it looks brilliant. I'll scan it soon. Promised. :) And underneath, there's another one with Gus Goose. That one took shorter, but it's only two panels.

I haven't abandoned using circles. The drawing you see up here is an old one, from last summer or so. And they're still looking better and better.

Right now, I'm drawing 6 pages of small ideas (one page or less). There's 2 one-pagers, and 8 one-row comics (two fit on a page). You might never see anything of it, but here are the ideas:
-A World War One helmet can still be useful (1 page)
-Gus Goose + All you can eat = Trouble (done)
-Outnumbered (done)
-Saying goodbye (a very silly idea, 1 page)
-A huge discount
-Stranded
-Bills
-Violence (it's not as bad as it sounds)
-Bean rigged
-Bean excersing