Cheers guys. I might try another at some point today but drawing anything with a track pad is a PITA. I should really learn to use the little nubbin thing that gets so little use, it seems like it would give a lot more fluid control if I could only... control it.

You could always try a pencil wrapped in tinfoil, that way it acts like a drawing pad. A really bad one missing the fluidity and pristine control, but better than using a finger, in my opinion.

A few sketches I did while trying to learn GIMP a little more. Between the laggy brushes and the sudden crashes and freezes it's not bad program.

Happier with this.
Still learning the basics

Oh Mind that's good. I feel like you nailed that one.

Aw, I liked the snail.

madmax, that helmet is tight!

I wish I felt like it was getting better. Unfinished crappy thing.

@Mind, I say you should try to simplify your brush strokes, right now there's a lot of dark spots in random places and overall he's very cloudy, try to find places on him where it would make sense to be dark. Perhaps work on the design a little longer as well.

@Dr Evil, Thank ye!

Thanks for the advice, madmax. I tried to make the brush strokes not so random in these.


I wish I could just get amazing without practice

That last guy reminds me of a character from an old Nick cartoon. Good work. They're definitely easier on the eye that's for sure.


Don't we all...but then again, where would the joy be if we never got to experience our skills evolve?

i wish i could get amazing even with practice, *sigh*

Portrait of a Finnish Officer

And the original
http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/524632-1/Aho_Martti

That looks pretty goddamn sweet. Cheers!

Also, how the hell did you end up doing that? Most people don't even remember that Finland took part in the second world war.

Thanks. I chose him randomly while browsing WWII photos (not that I didn't know about their involvement) but it was just a coincidence.