Kenshin and Kyo

merylsilverburg · Mar 1st, 2003, 07:48 PM

Hello all! Here is another MS Paint drawing from me. For a while now, I've been wanting to draw a picture featuring two of my favorites samurai, Kenshin Himura and Kyo. So, I decided to do so on MS Paint (this was before I downloaded a Photoshop program). I tried to do the shading the way that Gadzoox told me to do, but I'm still so very bad at it.

I hope you guys like it.

Kenshin and Kyo

Some difficulties I encountered while drawing this picture were the hair (for both), shading, and Kyo. He was a hard one to draw.

mark0™ · Mar 1st, 2003, 08:16 PM

Holy Socks, thats awesome, Much better than Sky.

Your shading on the hair is simply great!

Seriously, Get Using Paintshop Pro or Photoshop, a talent like yours deserves a decent package!

merylsilverburg · Mar 1st, 2003, 08:21 PM

Thank you mark0! I'm glad the hair turned out well...I was having such an incredibly tough time with figuring out shading for the hair...so I resulted with just basic zig-zags.

Thanks again!

DSgamer · Mar 2nd, 2003, 12:17 AM

O_O dude, that is amazing. I can't believe you did that with ms paint

Gadzoox · Mar 2nd, 2003, 12:56 AM

WOWO!!!

You said you had troubles with the guy? The black haired guy?! HE'S GORGEOUS!!!

This is really really really great! You've managed to get two characters on one page and they don't compete for attention (though that black haired guy just sucked me right in!) and their proportions relate to each other perfectly, something I couldn't do if my life depended on it!

The shading looks great, just keep at it and you'll get the hang of it soon enough, though it looks amazing right now!

Actually, here's a link to a really good tutorial on hair shinies (I think) and colouring cell style that's easy to follow and done by a friend of mine! It helped me quite a bit!

https://www.kina-ink.com/indexold.html

Go to 'tutorials' and there are a bunch in there!

Good luck and don't give up!!!

merylsilverburg · Mar 2nd, 2003, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gadzoox

WOWO!!!

You said you had troubles with the guy? The black haired guy?! HE'S GORGEOUS!!!

This is really really really great! You've managed to get two characters on one page and they don't compete for attention (though that black haired guy just sucked me right in!) and their proportions relate to each other perfectly, something I couldn't do if my life depended on it!

Thanks a lot! I'm glad Kyo caught your eye!

The only reason why I said I had trouble with him is because it's hard to find pictures of him (anime-style) and I only had the manga to refer to (which the drawings are different, like all mangas are). So, it took me about 6 days to draw him and only 1 day to draw Kenshin (guy on the left). O_o;;;
The proportions being right is by luck, honestly. At first, I wanted Kenshin to be the focus and Kyo in the background. But as I kept drawing, Kyo just turned out a bit larger (due to his hair) and so I kept it that way. I'm glad it turned out okay.

Quote:

The shading looks great, just keep at it and you'll get the hang of it soon enough, though it looks amazing right now!

Actually, here's a link to a really good tutorial on hair shinies (I think) and colouring cell style that's easy to follow and done by a friend of mine! It helped me quite a bit!

https://www.kina-ink.com/indexold.html

Go to 'tutorials' and there are a bunch in there!

Good luck and don't give up!!!

Thanks for the link! I must check it out and practice...took me a whole week just to get the shading done right in this picture. -_- The tutorial will make my life easier, LOL.

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I appreciate it!

kupoartist · Mar 2nd, 2003, 05:41 AM

(this space occupied by speechlessness)

anyways, I seriously looks like you traced it from the original or somthing! your lines are amazing, the proportions brilliant... considering that you've done it in MS Paint, the Lines don't even look jaggedy ... you were blessed with very steady hands Meryl

... The colours are similarly well put in there, with a great idea of light...

and now you've got Photoshop... I can't wait!

dan da man · Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:03 AM

I cant believe you did that with MS paint.....But it is awsome, im stunned, Im so crap on MSpaint!

ssjtrunks13 · Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:54 AM

That is probably the best picture I have seen using MSPaint. I believe if you can do this with MSPaint that your stuff would look really amazing using something better, though I don't think you should give up on MSPaint because your pictures that I have seen always turn out amazing. I hope you start putting up a lot more of your stuff.

merylsilverburg · Mar 2nd, 2003, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by the_artist

anyways, I seriously looks like you traced it from the original or somthing! your lines are amazing, the proportions brilliant... considering that you've done it in MS Paint, the Lines don't even look jaggedy ... you were blessed with very steady hands Meryl

... The colours are similarly well put in there, with a great idea of light...

and now you've got Photoshop... I can't wait!

Thank you very much!

I'm so happy it turned out well. I downloaded a trial Paintshop actually....O_o so I don't really have that much time to do much on there (30 day free trial). I'm going to have to go out and buy Adobe or something.

I really appreciate the comments from everyone, thank you!! *bows deeply* I'll try to put out more stuff when I can. Thanks again!

mark0™ · Mar 2nd, 2003, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by merylsilverburg

I don't really have that much time to do much on there (30 day free trial). I'm going to have to go out and buy Adobe or something.

*cough*Download Crack*cough*

hehe, I bought My Paintshop, but I'm sure you could Crack the Trial somehow, not that I know anything about how to do it.

Gadzoox · Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:40 PM

If you've got KaZaA Lite you can probably find either the whole program or a 'crack-er', heh.

I /love/ it when things work out by mistake!

And there are TONS of other great tutorials on the net, just go to www.google.ca or something and to a search for 'Photoshop tutorials' or even go more specific! Glad I could help!

Pu the Owl · Mar 4th, 2003, 10:21 AM

That's really a nice pic meryl! I like the drawing very much, and the colors, with the opportunity of getting another program, would look a lot better IMO, but they're ok as they are!

ssjtrunks13 · Mar 4th, 2003, 12:06 PM

Yes, the color are great for MSPaint. I'm sure you're stuff will only get better.

Sword 4 Hire · Mar 4th, 2003, 06:27 PM

Like I said in gadzoox's thread

Wow...

merylsilverburg · Mar 4th, 2003, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mark0

cough*Download Crack*cough*

hehe, I bought My Paintshop, but I'm sure you could Crack the Trial somehow, not that I know anything about how to do it.

Quote:

Originally posted by Gadzoox

If you've got KaZaA Lite you can probably find either the whole program or a 'crack-er', heh.

I don't know anything about "Cracking the Trial" (O_o;

and I don't have KaZaA Lite, so I guess I'm outta luck.

Quote:

Originally posted by Fortune

That's really a nice pic meryl! I like the drawing very much, and the colors, with the opportunity of getting another program, would look a lot better IMO, but they're ok as they are!

Yeah, I know the colors look...maybe kinda dull and not vibrant, but that was the mood I was going for. But, I'm pretty sure that a better program will help me out a lot.

Thanks to everyone for your feedback and responses!

Pu the Owl · Mar 4th, 2003, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by merylsilverburg
Yeah, I know the colors look...maybe kinda dull and not vibrant, but that was the mood I was going for. But, I'm pretty sure that a better program will help me out a lot.

Ahhh! I didn't want to say they're not "vibrant"! I meant that maybe you could add more details, like shadows in anime style or reflexes or stuff like that. It's not necessary, but they could make of your drawings amazing works

merylsilverburg · Mar 5th, 2003, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fortune

Ahhh! I didn't want to say they're not "vibrant"! I meant that maybe you could add more details, like shadows in anime style or reflexes or stuff like that. It's not necessary, but they could make of your drawings amazing works

Oh!

Yes, I tried to do that; I tried to make some more creases in the clothing, more shading in the clothes, more shading on the hair and face, a nice background....but it's so incredibly hard.

It's hard to blend well and make proper details because there's not many tools and options in MS Paint.

Carlito · Mar 5th, 2003, 09:27 AM

Cool pic meryl!

ssjtrunks13 · Mar 5th, 2003, 12:18 PM

I think it's fine the way it is, you could probably redo it in Photoshop when you get used to it.

Mar 1st, 2003, 07:48 PM	#1
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	Kenshin and Kyo Hello all! Here is another MS Paint drawing from me. For a while now, I've been wanting to draw a picture featuring two of my favorites samurai, Kenshin Himura and Kyo. So, I decided to do so on MS Paint (this was before I downloaded a Photoshop program). I tried to do the shading the way that Gadzoox told me to do, but I'm still so very bad at it. I hope you guys like it. Kenshin and Kyo Some difficulties I encountered while drawing this picture were the hair (for both), shading, and Kyo. He was a hard one to draw. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

Mar 1st, 2003, 08:21 PM	#3
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	Thank you mark0! I'm glad the hair turned out well...I was having such an incredibly tough time with figuring out shading for the hair...so I resulted with just basic zig-zags. Thanks again! __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

Mar 2nd, 2003, 12:17 AM	#4
DSgamer here and there Joined: Dec 2002 Location: ps2f, where else? Age: 37 Posts: 1,347	O_O dude, that is amazing. I can't believe you did that with ms paint __________________

Mar 2nd, 2003, 05:41 AM	#7
kupoartist .illustrated.thingy. Joined: Mar 2002 Location: pixel-land Age: 39 Posts: 2,576	(this space occupied by speechlessness) anyways, I seriously looks like you traced it from the original or somthing! your lines are amazing, the proportions brilliant... considering that you've done it in MS Paint, the Lines don't even look jaggedy ... you were blessed with very steady hands Meryl ... The colours are similarly well put in there, with a great idea of light... and now you've got Photoshop... I can't wait! __________________ ~ the kupoartistry network ~ puppeteer ~ forever loyal ~ illustrated girl ~ arbitrary imposition ~ moonlight butterfly ~ うらぎりもの ~

Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:03 AM	#8
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Mar 1st, 2003, 08:16 PM	#2
mark0™ Extinct. Joined: Nov 2002 Age: 39 Posts: 1,185	Holy Socks, thats awesome, Much better than Sky. Your shading on the hair is simply great! Seriously, Get Using Paintshop Pro or Photoshop, a talent like yours deserves a decent package!

Mar 2nd, 2003, 12:56 AM	#5
Gadzoox goon squad Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Age: 41 Posts: 1,673	WOWO!!! You said you had troubles with the guy? The black haired guy?! HE'S GORGEOUS!!! This is really really really great! You've managed to get two characters on one page and they don't compete for attention (though that black haired guy just sucked me right in!) and their proportions relate to each other perfectly, something I couldn't do if my life depended on it! The shading looks great, just keep at it and you'll get the hang of it soon enough, though it looks amazing right now! Actually, here's a link to a really good tutorial on hair shinies (I think) and colouring cell style that's easy to follow and done by a friend of mine! It helped me quite a bit! https://www.kina-ink.com/indexold.html Go to 'tutorials' and there are a bunch in there! Good luck and don't give up!!!

Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:54 AM	#9
ssjtrunks13 Results May Vary Joined: Sep 2002 Age: 40 Posts: 2,712	That is probably the best picture I have seen using MSPaint. I believe if you can do this with MSPaint that your stuff would look really amazing using something better, though I don't think you should give up on MSPaint because your pictures that I have seen always turn out amazing. I hope you start putting up a lot more of your stuff.

Mar 2nd, 2003, 10:40 PM	#12
Gadzoox goon squad Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Age: 41 Posts: 1,673	If you've got KaZaA Lite you can probably find either the whole program or a 'crack-er', heh. I /love/ it when things work out by mistake! And there are TONS of other great tutorials on the net, just go to www.google.ca or something and to a search for 'Photoshop tutorials' or even go more specific! Glad I could help!

Mar 4th, 2003, 10:21 AM	#13
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	That's really a nice pic meryl! I like the drawing very much, and the colors, with the opportunity of getting another program, would look a lot better IMO, but they're ok as they are!

Mar 4th, 2003, 12:06 PM	#14
ssjtrunks13 Results May Vary Joined: Sep 2002 Age: 40 Posts: 2,712	Yes, the color are great for MSPaint. I'm sure you're stuff will only get better.

Mar 4th, 2003, 06:27 PM	#15
Sword 4 Hire Retired... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Swamp hill. Age: 40 Posts: 1,632	Like I said in gadzoox's thread Wow... __________________ and for now the tired soldier sheathes his sword...

Mar 5th, 2003, 09:27 AM	#19
Carlito Puerto Rican Knight Joined: Jan 2002 Location: In a Bar, Under the Sea Posts: 513	Cool pic meryl!

Mar 5th, 2003, 12:18 PM	#20
ssjtrunks13 Results May Vary Joined: Sep 2002 Age: 40 Posts: 2,712	I think it's fine the way it is, you could probably redo it in Photoshop when you get used to it.

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