Oddworld Drawing Tutorials?

Manco · #1 10-03-2009, 05:26 AM

I was wondering if there were any tutorials (official or otherwise) for drawing different Oddworld creatures/characters, so I went looking, searching in the Oddworld Discussion and Fan Corner forums (and even did a Google search), but I couldn't find anything.

So assuming I didn't screw up and miss an already existing topic, would anyone be interested in some Oddworld drawing tutorials?

The attachment shows a little preview of what part of a tutorial would look like.

(Posting this in Oddworld Discussion because it doesn't seem to fit in Fan Corner; if the mods think otherwise then feel free to move this.)

Splat · #2 10-04-2009, 08:56 AM

Whoa, that's really good quality! *Is impressed*

If you can keep up that quality then this could be a good idea.

AlexFili · #3 10-04-2009, 09:27 AM

Mudokons and Sligs would be highly appreciated

Good work so far!

Manco · #4 10-04-2009, 12:05 PM

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Whoa, that's really good quality! *Is impressed*

If you can keep up that quality then this could be a good idea.

Yeah, quality shouldn't be an issue for this. What I've put up so far is just a sketch to help me get an idea of what the structure of a character would look like - the finished tutorials would be more of a step-by-step guide based on those shapes and structures e.g. "step 1, draw a circle. This will form the torso. Step 2, draw an oval..." something like that.

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Mudokons and Sligs would be highly appreciated

Good work so far!

Mudokons and sligs shouldn't be too hard to do, I'll get started on them tomorrow (it's fairly late here right now).

Any other requests? I'll probably focus on the most asked-for first.

AlexFili · #5 10-04-2009, 12:58 PM

Maybe a brief tutorial for the extra Slig forms?
Glukkons are pretty easy to make.

Splat · #6 10-04-2009, 02:41 PM

I like this idea so much that if you get some stuff finished, I'll add your thread to the 'links' sticky!

Manco · #7 10-05-2009, 08:28 AM

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Maybe a brief tutorial for the extra Slig forms?
Glukkons are pretty easy to make.

Well, it was a pain finding some decent references, but I've got the different forms for regular sligs all roughly sketched:

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Funny thing is, I never really noticed before that their middle fingers are shorter than the others. Ah well.
And glukkons really shouldn't be that difficult, I'll probably get those done fairly soon.

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I like this idea so much that if you get some stuff finished, I'll add your thread to the 'links' sticky!

Not bad for my first topic.

Anyway, I was thinking about doing one, maybe two creatures per day, and getting all the rough sketches done for all the different Oddworld creatures before moving on to creating a full tutorial. That way, I won't get swamped with work, and people won't have to wait for an age for a single tutorial - if they really need one, there'll be a simple reference already available.
Thoughts?

Software Bug · #8 10-05-2009, 10:25 AM

Wow that's really ace dude, So I got an idea, don't know if you're behind it but I'm just saying.

We have a lot of talented guys on here (including you

), that could really use like your drawings but from the front, side and top, It could be used for modeling, animation, drawing, flash stuff, anything

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Anyway, even those things you draw now, are really good and I like them

Keep up the good work.

Manco · #9 10-05-2009, 10:34 AM

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Wow that's really ace dude, So I got an idea, don't know if you're behind it but I'm just saying.

We have a lot of talented guys on here (including you

), that could really use like your drawings but from the front, side and top, It could be used for modeling, animation, drawing, flash stuff, anything

.

Anyway, even those things you draw now, are really good and I like them

Keep up the good work.

That could be quite a good idea. I mean, as long as you're not looking for exact measurements and suchlike - I can sketch with my tablet, but finelining is beyond me.
Anyway, I'd be happy to do front, side and top perspectives. They'll probably be featured in the final tutorials.

MA · #10 10-05-2009, 12:56 PM

brilliant thread mate.

and i'll tell you what would be interesting for me, a slog. when you have the time, that is.

Manco · #11 10-05-2009, 01:23 PM

Well, slogs are easy, and I'm not exactly busy right now, so:

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Enjoy!

Manco · #12 10-06-2009, 11:02 AM

Daily update #1: Mudokon preliminary sketch done.

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I was thinking of going through different species in order of their appearance, i.e. sketching all creatures that appear in Abe's Oddysee first, then moving to Exoddus, and so on.

AlexFili · #13 10-06-2009, 11:30 AM

I love these. Thanks for making the Slig so quickly.
I guess people will want Interns and Vykkers too

(Along with Paramites, Scrabs, Fleeches, etc etc)

Manco · #14 10-07-2009, 11:25 AM

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I love these. Thanks for making the Slig so quickly.
I guess people will want Interns and Vykkers too

(Along with Paramites, Scrabs, Fleeches, etc etc)

Hey, no problem. And as for Interns and Vykkers... well, it may be a little while before I get to them (like I said, I'll be doing creatures in order of appearance), but since there's one of those three-viewpoint renders available for both of those, they should be done quickly when I get to them.

Unlike a lot of the wildlife creatures; finding references for them is a pain, which is why there'll be no update today - I've been trying to get at least two reference pictures for each and every Oddworld creature to appear in a game. I think I'm sorted, but I'll double-check before I relax.

Oh, and once I've got a decent amount of sketches done, I'll edit the OP to include a list of creatures with links to their respective sketches (and tutorials once they're done).

AlexFili · #15 10-07-2009, 02:21 PM

Thanks. I hope you stay here for a long time

Software Bug · #16 10-08-2009, 12:00 AM

Great work dude

Looking forward to your next one :d

Manco · #17 10-08-2009, 07:29 AM

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Thanks. I hope you stay here for a long time

Well I'm not planning on leaving anytime...

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Great work dude

Looking forward to your next one :d

Well you'll be happy to know that I've actually got two done today, to make up for yesterday's lapse. Unfortunately, they're both of a lower quality than previous sketches. Why?

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Because Elum have ridiculous legs and arms, making it difficult to sketch their structure properly; and there's no actual good quality render of a glukkon without a suit, or for that matter from any angle except the front. I had to guess at a lot of their body.

Well, anyway, I have two creatures left from Abe's Oddysee: Paramites and Scrabs. I'll let you guys choose which one I should do first.

Manco · #18 10-14-2009, 07:39 AM

Okay, since nobody replied, I'll just upload both the scrab and paramite sketches together.

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And that clears up all creatures from AO, except one: Shrykull. I'm going to ignore that for now, since I can only find one good reference picture. If anybody knows about another decent reference I could use (such as the render shown in this image, without all the other unnecessary stuff), please let me know.

Anyway, there's only three creatures seen in AE that aren't in AO: fleeches, greeters and slurgs. Since they're all fairly simple, I'll get them all uploaded together tomorrow.

Grieva · #19 10-14-2009, 07:53 AM

these are awesome, the glukkon one is very cool, i dont think anyones shown how they stand in their suit so clearly

Splat · #20 10-15-2009, 03:03 PM

How about one of Abe riding Elum?

Manco · #21 10-16-2009, 05:49 AM

Sorry about posting these later than I said I would, I got dragged along to visit relatives yesterday and was tired when I got back.

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these are awesome, the glukkon one is very cool, i dont think anyones shown how they stand in their suit so clearly

Thanks, but that was sort of guesswork - I'm fairly sure that's how they stand, since you can see what looks like their heels/elbows/whatever sticking out a little at the backs of their suits, but I can't be sure.

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How about one of Abe riding Elum?

Ask and ye shall receive:

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I thought it'd be better if I didn't sketch the whole thing (since there's already sketches of mudokons and elum available), so I just focused on Abe's posture while sitting. The fact that his arm covers up his pelvis is kind of annoying, as that's the most important bit.

Scrabby · #22 03-21-2010, 01:51 AM

Thanks! This is very useful for me because i kinda suck at drawing

STM · #23 03-21-2010, 02:18 AM

Well that was dumb, why post on a year old thread, especially if this is the only post your going to make

Phylum · #24 03-21-2010, 03:08 AM

Scraptrapman, after writing a post, wait a few hours, then read it again. When you realise how stupid it is, delete it and start again. This was his second post, and that was unnecessarily harsh.

Allow me to put it differently.

Scrabby, please check the date of the thread you're about to post in. If you view OddHunters profile, he last logged in this month, so you could send him a PM to compliment him on his work.

Fartuess · #25 03-21-2010, 05:22 AM

It's good that Scrabby did it. I found very good references images for Oddwordl characters

Scrabby · #26 03-21-2010, 06:47 AM

Oh guys im really sorry i forgot that.

STM · #27 03-21-2010, 10:17 AM

Sorry Scrabby

Splat · #28 03-21-2010, 04:19 PM

Actually chaps, this thread is linked to in the 'Helpful Fancorner Links' sticky (check it out!), and I'm fairly sure I said it was ok to necromance any thread linked to from there.

So scrabby wins.

(But thanks for trying, Phylum)

enchilado · #29 03-21-2010, 04:56 PM

Actually, these are really good.

Gwan-Thwei · #30 03-22-2010, 04:44 PM

If Oddhunter can read this, Can you do a Meech? I know that there's only one good picture...