Reference sheet!

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Good news! I am getting my first reference sheet done! I am so excited, I have never had this done before. It's going to cost around $250 but it will be well worth it. Wish me luck everyone, I am so excited and I will show you progress pictures along the way. ^^

[Fahn† 0]

$250?!

[MinervaMunk 0]

That sounds like a stack of cash you're coughing up.

[SimonTheDigger 0]

The artist does very beautiful and detailed work. Given that a reference requires several well drawn pictures I expected the price tag to be far higher. But the level of detail in her artwork is astoundingly beautiful and i have always been a deep lover of art. And the money isn't too much of a deal, I have already saved up $50 in just one week from small tips, driving people around, selling small PC parts, or helping people with their computer issues. So in 4 more weeks i can pay her in full, it'll be a while either way but she has informed me that there will be some very rough drawings soon for me to make some decisions to tweak.

 

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rhyu/

 

Here is a good example of what drew me to her art style:

 

[MinervaMunk 0]

This is beautiful stuff. I hope your ref comes out well.

 

That's still a wad of cash though.

[SimonTheDigger 0]

This is beautiful stuff. I hope your ref comes out well.

 

That's still a wad of cash though.

 

I know it is, but i have always been a fan of quality over quantity. To me i figure it is best to go big or go home. I suppose that's why i don't get too many people wanting to spend 1.5K for me to build them a PC lol. But thank you for your blessings in hoping this turns out well ^^

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Ok so some quick sketches have been done for me to help get things going. The first image is a bit too realistic for my taste, a few hours later she came back with the second image with the corrections. Still needs some work since the body is a little too thin and starved looking. But overall i think this is a good start so far.

 

 

 

[Faolan† 0]

good art, expensive art.

 

all my money goes into my house and preparing for having a family xD

[The Slimeinator† 0]

I remember when I thought about having a reference sheet.

 

...

 

What, you expecting a story or a link or something? Scram!

[MinervaMunk 0]

Your ref is really shaping up! Its going to be so exciting to see your character in full color! I never would have guessed we'd have another reptile here. ^^

[XarZyth† 0]

Yea. I paid like 20 bucks for my ref sheet. I just wanted something for my eyes to use and other artists when they were doing cheap commissions.

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Thanks guys! She is almost done with the concept. She helped work out the bony appearance that I had before and gave a little more meat to the body. The only last gripe i have is the snout, which is too muzzle like and lacks the normal conical look of a skink. So she is working on that and if it looks good i think its' safe to say i can move on to the next step actually having it drawn! I can't wait to have it colored, it's going to be lovely since she is doing this all with computers for the last bit ^^

 

Before:

 

After:

[SimonTheDigger 0]

She has fixed the nose and has now begun to work on coloring the body, so far everything looks good and I am just loving the color pattern. Needs something for the foot paws, plain black is a little too stale for me. Any opinions so far?

 

[MinervaMunk 0]

You make one cool lookin' skink! Though, I can only imagine trying to draw this an get it right with those blended stripes you have on your body.

[Carter CatFox† 0]

Now that's what I call an original 'sona! It looks great IMO

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Thank you guys! I really am happy that you all like how it's turning out. There is still a lot to work on but overall i think it is shaping up well. I hope you like the final piece when it's all done. ^^

[SpaceFox† 0]

Very cool looking!

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Hmmm, we are beginning to wrap up the coloration. And at this point i think my sona has reached the point that I had envisioned in my mind all these years. I felt that it was a little lacking before and i told her to freestyle a little bit with the colors to see if she could think of something fitting. In all honesty I like the second one more, but I also want your opinions on this as well. Which do you like more? And what are your comments on it?

 

 

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Yay! It's finished! here is the final front pose for my sona fully rendered! I will send the other pose when she does it, but for now I am just so happy seeing my sona fully rendered and brought to life. I hope you all like it ^^

 

[Pooty_BlaDiBla 0]

NEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!

[XarZyth† 0]

Had lots of fun in the Livestream watching you and Rhyu work on the troll and then afterwards watching this. Looks awesome dude!

[kmmnderkoala† 0]

thought it was a waste of money at first. till i saw the last pic. worth every penny, im sure. i actually said to myself out loud "oh heck".

[kmmnderkoala† 0]

thought it was a waste of money at first. till i saw the last pic. worth every penny, im sure. i actually said to myself out loud "oh heck".

[SimonTheDigger 0]

Had lots of fun in the Livestream watching you and Rhyu work on the troll and then afterwards watching this. Looks awesome dude!

 

awww thanks' date=' I wish I could have seen it being drawn. I would have loved that, now I got to wait to see her draw the backside then. Glad you like how it came out. :3

 

thought it was a waste of money at first. till i saw the last pic. worth every penny, im sure. i actually said to myself out loud "oh heck".

 

Well I told you that I knew what I was doing in the first place, I am very picky about artist and how my money is spent. Glad you enjoy the final look. Now for the backside ^^

[Foxx† 0]

When I saw this I passed out from the awesome power of your 'sona. AMAZING!