Need Some Drawing Tips...

Illumina

Where can I get a good reference for drawing space-type armor? I want to create a neat piece of original art and making my own marine sounds fun. I just need some kind of pic to use as a reference point. Can anyone help me find something?

Whoops, I accidentily posted before I was finished. I was also going to ask for any kinda of help for keeping my proportions right every time. Right now I end up finding a chart every time I start, and things often come out looking odd anyways.

DocterJ

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=7&t=46611' target='_blank'>Coils Latest Tutorial will come in handy for human proportions</a>

mikachu

Yeah, Coil's tutorial is very good, and I believe www.polykarbon.com features more in depth, comic style specifics about drawing the human body if you need it.

As for the armor itself, I find it useful to think of specific movies you liked, animes, or any thing media related, really, and look it up on the net. E.g, look for "Starship Troopers" in google, then use its image finder thing. I'm also fairly certain that some bored people have created modelling reference image galleries somewhere (maybe on www.planetquake.com somewhere? I'm not sure) that can easily be used for drawing.

<a href='http://conceptart.org/' target='_blank'>http://conceptart.org/</a> is nifty.

<a href='http://www.volny.cz/lord_vader/vault/ft/armors/armors_en.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.volny.cz/lord_vader/vault/ft/ar...s/armors_en.htm</a> is a site about fallout, but happens to display all sorts of neat looking armor.

And that's all I can think of. Have fun.

Illumina

Thanks a lot, if I ever get something made that looks ok, I'll post it here.

MrMojo

Concept art is sweet.