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[Stern]

Here's a new song!

Recreation
This is after disastrous scene in Grace. Written by Jacob Sternborn

Let me know what you think!

This post has been edited by st3rnb0rn: Apr 29 2011, 06:37 AM

[arokalot]

Here's a new song!

Recreation
This is after disastrous scene in Grace. Written by Jacob Sternborn

Let me know what you think!

I think every song to your soundtrack is impressive... you do some amazing work with piano roll lol.

[Stern]

Thanks. I don't agree with you though, as I see myself as mediocre. Especially when it comes to percussion.

I'm currently trying something that I've previously found very hard. A Piano-Only piece. I just never can get it right. Hopefully it will turn out alright.

Regards,
st3rn

This post has been edited by st3rnb0rn: May 3 2011, 09:13 AM

[Wanzer-panzer]

Wow. Just wow. Everything sounds so professional, much better then on some major titles. If you don't mind me using this? and if I give you credit, both as St3rnb0rn and under your real name? I'll give a link to the youtube vids and forum if you let me. The game wont be for sale. This music mixed with some original pieces it would greatly enhance my game. This is seriously amazing.

The music I would like to use is anything you are not using for your project.

This post has been edited by Wanzer-panzer: May 3 2011, 03:39 PM

[Stern]

I'm really glad you like them. You can use anything that isn't titled "Beneath Music" or "Request" but so far there isn't much . Credit "Jacob Sternborn".

I'll definately try to make some more stuff for people to use. I was thinking of making a pack of a few tunes and releasing for everyone to use, but I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested.

Regards,
st3rn

This post has been edited by st3rnb0rn: May 4 2011, 03:37 AM

[Stern]

Yey, new song!~

A Planned Death
I "doodled" a bit. This piece wasn't made specifically for anything :>

Regards,
Stern

This post has been edited by Stern: Jun 8 2011, 02:48 AM

[Stern]

Since the competition has come to an end, I thought I could post this 'ere

Waging War
I wrote this for the competition on R3. The theme was symphonic orchestra. It got 2nd place

[Stern]

This is no longer a thread for my music only. I merged it with my Art thread. This means I'll be posting some random doodles here as well

Like this one;

[Show/Hide] Face-Graphic

I tried to focus on shading the hair properly, but I'm still struggling with getting it to look right. I'd love pointers and tips if you have 'em!

[X-M-O]

I think the style looks great, and the hair looks good.
The part that needs work is the fact that you need to decide where the light source is at and shade everything to reflect (no pun intended) that source.
So, while a lot of it is correct, the light seems to be coming from the bottom-right. So shading needs to be more prominent on the top-left.
Some of the shading happens at unbalanced intervals. A good idea would be to check this tutorial out and see what part you can improve. =]

[Shadyone]

It looks great, that bandage bugs me though.. it doesn't wrap around the head cleanly, it has a little bit of a point at right jaw (from his perspective) and on top of his ear has a bit of a point upwards. His expression creeps me out, I think he wants to exploit me D:

[Stern]

@X-M-O: Thanks for the reply! I am really bad at lightsources and shading. I saved the tutorial and I'll make sure to follow it
closely for my next coloured picture! Hopefully you'll be able to spot a minor improvement, at the least.

@Shadyone: Yeah, I'm terrible at drawing proper bandages/clothing/folds. I tried to make it that some of the hair from the back of his head stuck out behind the bandage, but it looks a bit wonky, I agree!

[Show/Hide] Lineart/Sketch

Here's a picture I was drawing/working on yesterday. The sketch took about 15 minutes (which is really fast for being me). I haven't done much with the lineart yet so some of the lines look jaggy if you zoom in. It was mostly to practice full-body poses, female anatomy and clothing-folds, which I'm also having trouble with.

This post has been edited by Stern: Jul 9 2011, 07:15 AM

[Shadyone]

Another good looking drawing, although her chest area is a bit masculine, mainly around the shoulders and the arms a bit. Otherwise it's fine

[Stern]

Thanks! The shirt was at first meant to be a leather-vest, but mid-drawing it I changed it. I forgot to amend the shoulders completely

No way back (working title)
This is a small sample, or draft rather, of what I'm working on right now, any feedback is appreciated!

This post has been edited by Stern: Jul 9 2011, 02:17 PM

[Stern]

Random picture. Practiced hands (I'm abyssmal at drawing hands! ) and lightsources. I was going to try to do some fancy stuff with the hair but I didn't quite think through the pose and the hand sorta made it too hard >_>

[X-M-O]

That's very good, especially for having a hand in the hair.
It's exceptionally difficult to get hands looking right, but to be putting them in the hair... that's pretty challenging. Kudos for that! =]

The colours are spectacular! I love blood reds and blacks on clothing; that sounded weird, but anyway... I'm not a vampire... <.<
You've done pretty good with the lighting too, by the way.

I really like the drawing. Is there any chance that you'll tell me why there are bandages on her legs?

[Stern]

Thank you! I like blood-red as well. It's definately one of my favourite colours.

There is no particular reason as to why she has bandages on her legs. It's just something I randomly add as a bad habit if I think the picture looks to empty or the clothes too boring.

[X-M-O]

Well, an idea for something else you can add if you feel the image is too bland...
Tattoos, jewellery, ribbons, accessories, or an animal/book/game that the character is focussing on. =]

I think the idea of tattoos and/or jewellery on a character drawing can use useful, inspiring, and unique. ^^

[Stern]

@X-M-O: Thanks for the advice! I think that I could probably work with tattoos and jewerly to begin with. I doubt I could draw a proper looking animal (yet) as I still struggle with human anatomy

This is a random story that I started writing. I find that when it comes to writing a proper novel or similar kind of storytelling my vocabulary is lacking. Especially if I compare my swedish works with the english ones. So I wrote this mostly to see if it was noticeable that english wasn't my native language. The story isn't finished, but I didn't feel like posting a massive wall of text, so I took a little bit to start with

[Show/Hide] The City in Ashes

It’s just another night, like any other. The city is as desolate and sepulchral as yesterday. You can feel the chilling, but familiar, breeze that seems to be following along the empty streets. The currents create a hauntingly beautiful sound that feels oddly like the agonizing screams that this city once was known for. In the obscurity it looks like the vines growing on the sidewalk take the shape of people seeking sanctuary in the darkness. An odd flickering streetlight serves as our guiding star in this despairing atmosphere. Navigating the wide cracks in the road could prove troublesome for some, but I’ve walked this road a multitude of times before.

I always try to stay sane, but it saddens me to see this place in such state. I tend to ignore what this city symbolizes, or rather, what it has become. I still see it as my home. Is that too morbid? Many would probably argue that it is, but I won’t let others opinions overshadow my judgement.

Hayley is holding my arm as tight as she can as we walk over the terrace. She knows just as well as I do, that we’re being watched. In every window of every building, you can see their azure eyes following our every movement. I suppose it should worry me the same way it worries Hayley, but I can’t say that I mind walking around with a hypothetical bull’s eye on my back. Being the prey of a predator is my favourite blood sport. The reason why I’m carrying a leather pouch with gunpowder isn’t to use it for ammunition, but to lure out the beasts. They recognize the strong scent of the gunpowder and relate it to human flesh. Unfortunately, they’ll be disappointed.

- “Aren’t you worried that they’ll come for us?” She asked with a slight stutter on her voice.
- “Nah, don’t worry sis. Even if they do, you’re in good hands.”
- “I guess you’re right”

Hayley is a goodhearted girl. She deserves a home more than anyone. She’s far too graceful for this place. It’s demoralizing to think that I can fight off these disgusting beasts like they were nothing, just to protect her, but I can’t do anything to save her from this filthy hellhole. I’ve wanted to help her ever since I met her. Well, you could say that I did help her, but at this pace it looks like we’re going to be spending the rest of our existence as outlaws.

As we were getting closer to the plateau I felt Hayley’s excitement rising in form of painful pinches in my left arm. For now, I let her. It’s not every day I get to see her in such a good mood. It brings me joy to see that she still can find a shed of light in this, otherwise funereal city. There’s something about this girl that makes me want to keep on going. Maybe it’s the way she tries to convince me that no matter how bad we have it, it can’t get worse than her previous life. Before I liberated her from her father. Yeah, by “liberated” I mean dismembering him slowly limb by limb. If you still haven’t picked up on the fact that I’m not an elegant or courtly guy, that should do the job. Her father was nothing but a despicable vermin who didn’t deserve his life. This might seem slightly hypocritical coming from someone who kills people for a living, I know. I did it for her and she's thankful for it. I stopped walking for a brief moment and Hayley looked at me with a puzzled look.

- “You know, Hayley? Once I have enough money to buy you a better life, I will. I promise.”
- “You’re working too hard! You know that I’m happy as long as I can be with you.” She replied.

This post has been edited by Stern: Jul 16 2011, 03:34 PM

[Stern]

Another one! I spent longer on this one than I normally do. It might be noticeable, it might not. I also tried to make some nicer looking lineart >_>. I think I have the shading under control for the most bit. I might be completely off though, still practicing.

Also, those aren't meant to be bandages, but I'm pretty bad at drawing clothing folds so it turned out to look more like bandages than anything else >_<.

Also... Hands... ...


EDIT: Oh and also some failed anatomy...

[Show/Hide] Dude

EDIT2: Oh dear. I didn't realize the scribble-doodly-man was so huuuuge!

This post has been edited by Stern: Jul 18 2011, 11:36 AM

[X-M-O]

The City in Ashes is actually well-written, and I liked it.

Your orange-haired, female maniac doesn't look that bad either, lol. Just missing the hands and a couple areas that look slightly off-balance, but nothing to be worried about (except the hands).

Your huge male anatomy image looks pretty good, and fairly accurate in relation to anatomy. Not sure why you consider it to be a failed attempt, it does work pretty well. =]