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Coronadofwb — DP: One of Those Nights
Published: 2011-06-24 01:49:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 10738; Favourites: 396; Downloads: 92
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***Download for larger, higher quality image***On another one of his patrols, Danny came across several ghosts ransacking some downtown areas of Amity Park. It had been a long night, so Danny was eager to deal with these ghosts and just be done. However on the chase through the chaos of it all, they managed to elude Danny and vanished out of sight, and out of sense. Danny grumbled, it's another one of those nights...
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The title was perhaps inspired by some rough nights I've had at work lately. I'm hardly the greatest story teller, but figured I should have a little something to help describe the image.
This image was a bit of a warm up piece, to help me get back into the swing of digital art (one would be surprised how many of the simple things about digital art they forget after not touching it for just a few months!). It is nice to finally do some more art after just not having the time from my math and physics heavy college major.
Overall, I'm not too terribly happy with this piece. I spent far more time on it than I was planning. A lot of experimenting went into this image so it was essentially a learning tool for me. I did learn quite a lot with this experimentation, so I suppose that's what counts ^_^ Nearly everything painted in this image was out of the normal painting routine for me. There are plenty of errors in this, as I became exhausted of working on it, though I am more than happy to receive critiques on anything in the picture. I'm not sure if I'll actually go back and fix the errors, but I suppose it depends. I can always use the critiques for future reference (:
This image was drawn and painted entirely from memory, which given the results, I won't be doing again! Too much effort with too little a reward in this go, but still a great learning experience in seeing where my limitations and improvements are!
Time: Worked on and off for past 3 weeks. True time taken unknown
Tools: Photoshop 7.0
Danny Phantom (c) Butch Hartman, Viacom
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why'd I say windows when I meant the moon? ^^"
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I have two questions
1. how do you get such smooth lines? mine are always jiggly and unappealing to look at.
2. how do you manage to get the hue from light sources like the windows on the buildings and the lamp post?
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Each time I listen to the song "Some Nights", and look at the lyrics, it's like it's describing Danny. I'm telling you each time I listen to it, I can't help but compare it to him. Look at the lyrics and see for yourself. [link]
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Thank you for the wonderful comment!
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i was a huge fan of danny phantom once. somehow i forgot it existed, i found it somehow and watched the movie again. i remember how awesome it was 
but it's sad they don't give it on tv anymore
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My interest wavered from time to time with Danny Phantom as well, but it seemed to have really impacted me, because even though it's gone, and I had a difficult time tolerating the third season, it's just been a show I could never completely move on from it
It is sad. Nickelodeon programming is so strange now. I've watched the new Nick show, Legend of Korra which just premiered this passed April, and they don't replay the show, when they used to replay the newly premiered shows all of the time back in the time that Danny Phantom was a new show, so I have no idea what the deal is.
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I managed to post a dump in my scraps. Hope it helps for the time being
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The plant cacti? Well not in my eyes, but perhaps in yours? XD He's next to a dumpster, where pretty much anything could be
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dont ever think your terrible, in alot of ways, you do better than butch hartman, though i find drawing like human characters is easy, after a little practice, but backgrounds look the hardest.....and ghost monsters....
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I could hardly dream that I could ever be better than someone as talented as Butch Hartman in any way, but truthfully, I draw Danny Phantom as well as the detailed background because it is just that hard for me. It's incredibly challenging, and it has taught me a lot artistically doing so. I could never draw people, and drawing Danny Phantom has allowed me to understand human anatomy this well. I know someone's talented when their unique style can teach me something so indepth 
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lol its kk. Yeah, I agree. When I draw Danny Phantom style drawings, it's a little bit of a challenge and I seem so eager to finish them, but that's why I try to be patient on them and not rush them, or they will become very bad. Characters are quicker to get done but the backgrounds take a lot longer.
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Thank you miss wingedwish! Your approval of this makes me even happier with this image! 
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Thanks for the comment!
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Psssht! From memory, after so long? You're still quite the mastermind *^_^* I am partial to anything with a moon, though!
Speaking of the moon, I love the detail on that and on the plank (although the squiggle on the plank threw me off a little). And the curvature of the spine made me look twice, but I don't see a problem with it because you do tend to give this sort of art more curves and flowing lines than the stick-straight lines of the original.
Whatever you think, it's lovely work 
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This is such a lovely comment, I'm not sure how to thank you in a same strong way 
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Nonsense! You deserve it *^_^* I only wish I weren't so sporadic with my comments; like the Red Queen said to Alice, it takes all the running you can do just to stay in one place. I dream that someday I can be back on this site regularly with the sketches I've been piecing together turning into something more substantial. I'm just nightmarishly busy; two friends got married this summer and one more's getting married in two weeks, and you know how it is with that sort of thing--suddenly it's no longer "her wedding" but OUR wedding and I'm finding myself doing all these lunatic things like searching for sci-fi cake toppers and planning joint bachelorette parties. Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war. *^_~*
To answer your question, as bad as things were before, that's how good they've become *^_^* It's kind wishes from nice people like you I have to thank for it, really; good wishes always do the work. I've had a job I adore for over a year, I've got my own place again, and I'm in good shape and better spirits lately. And thank you for asking!
What about you? Professional graphic design, you say? Congratulations! That's truly something to be proud of--I hope you're having fun with it!
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Ahh, I'm so happy to hear things are going so well for you now! You're a survivor, and triumphed for sure! That's so true by the Queen XD I've become terrible at responding to comments, as you may have noticed. Things are not so well in my life (also why my art postings have nearly come to a complete halt). Hope you can get into art again with little hassles, but I understand how that can be, so no rush! Much luck with the weddings! I have a friend getting married in December, but I'm not in any part of the wedding outside of being there simply as a guest. Hearing how much of a hassle it's been for you, can't say I'm heartbroken that I'm not more involved, because I'm certainly not, lol! 
So very delighted how things have turned around in your life! I pray dearly that they stay that way for a long time to come ^_^
Thank you! It is exciting! Something I can add to my professional portfolio as well ^___^ So gleeful I am! <3 I've also been pestered for commissions, so it's like my art life took a big leap forward all of the sudden with this professional graphic tutorial I'm working on, and two commissions. I might die from the business, but it'll be a good way to go XDD! Just too excited for words
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*smiles with a precise military bow* You honor me with that compliment and I could hardly fail in the face of such kind wishes. Thank you.
I'm sorry to hear things have been bumpy for you lately 
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Nonsense! You've worked hard, and been through so much, and the very least I can do is commend you for it
I remember saying I had these commissions and even that tutorial I was going to do and put in my portfolio, that all fell through. I'm not even sure if I should mention why. I'm not surprised, and it was for the best. Oh well, just gotta pick myself up and start over.
I'd be excited to see that as well! I do believe some people I know will make it big someday. Not sure if that'll ever be the case for me as it's not exactly the field I spent the last 6 years studying, but ya never know 
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Oh, we're here and there : ) I'm writing more than I'm drawing these days, but I've also taken up a martial art, so I'm exhausted a lot and fall asleep anywhere I can. I hate waking up and realizing I've got nothing done, but I do love sleep too hahaha.
I remember someone saying to me once, "Well, when you fall off a horse you've got to get back up and shoot it, right? Or something."
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I've sorta been doing the same. I just recently graduated from college and the last few years I seldom had time to draw, and getting back into it has been a bit more of a doozie than I hoped, but I just gotta do it if I want some results. It sounds like things are very fulfilling for you now (: Haha! Sleep! Can we ever get enough of that thing? XD
Well, that's a new one to me XD It reminds me of a catastrophic 4-wheeler accident I once had, survived unscathed and hopped right back on the thing, so I suppose I can say I have the guts to do pretty much anything. Who knows what I'll end up doing, I suppose as long as I'm doing something and enjoying it, that's the best I can do
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omg, freakin awesome! How long have u been drawing DP
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I think it was about this time of year in 2005 when I had just drawn my first Danny Phantom image, so about 6 years, on and off I'd say. I still have some of my images from that year dangling around in my scraps gallery (x
Thanks for the lovely comment!
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I was only 9. I'm 15 now, DP style is hard
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It is, believe me it is x_x You're at about the age I was when I started to improve at a quicker clip, changing from my familiar style as a kid and onto to things new, but you'll get the hang of it! (I'm well into my 20s)
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Oh wow. At 20, I hope I'm still a very active member on DA and I hope I improve greatly. Ppl are saying now at a fast rate now. I started the style back in October 2010. And on a scale from 1-10 how close am I to the DP style
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I still hope I can be, at least more active in the coming years, but still be a member here on dA. I plan to never leave this account. At your age it took me quite some time to get a handle of certain styles. I was 17 when I started drawing DP, and it took me 2 months to get a hang enough of the style to where I could draw it without the help of references. Just keep working at it, and use all of the references you need. I used references all of the time when I was learning the style, and would even copy pictures to see how well I could put the picture I was seeing onto paper. It's challenging to do that, and it was great practice. I'd copy a picture, and then I'd draw more images just from memory regardless (never using refs no matter how badly I wanted to), and if I found I was struggling more than I should, grabbed another image and did the same thing, repeat repeat (:
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I do that, take pictures and draw them free hand. I recently drew a Control Freaks picture of when Freakshow is talking about Danny joining his cast. You should check it out and tell me watcha think.
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I am still astounded, every single time I see one of your works, at how well you can get the style down. It looks like a frickin' screenshot! Yes, there are probably some errors in it, but honestly, I can't tell where they are. Except perhaps for the fact that the moon's not a PERFECT circle. But, in that case, who cares? Circles suck anyway.
It's good to get a new drawing routine going; it leads to improvement. Or, sometimes, the new style is worse (as I have experienced quite a few times). However, that's clearly not the case here. Great work, as always!
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How ridiculous is it that I think I'm still terrible at this style? That was intentionally done as the background style is very exaggerated and purposely disproportionate, as this allows more focus and depth of the characters (x Glad you noticed!
Any practice, with good or bad experiences, is always good, because the important thing is is that the artist is learning, and with that automatically comes improvement and artistic wisdom, and that was the entire point of this painting; a learning experiment (:
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INSANELY RIDICULOUS. GET THOSE THOUGHTS OUT OF YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW, MISSY.
Hehee. Yes, experience is always a good thing. Ima post a little experiment I've been working on involving clothing bunches. And I already know how I can make a similar, but better, image next time I try!
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I love this picture! He's so cute even with that expression! He's adorable. ; u ;
Gosh! I love how you do the outer lines! o: So AWESOME! x3
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its totally awesome to see more DP art from ya, and you're totally getting better!
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Aww, thank ya Ryan, you're too sweet (: And I'm very happy to hear I'm improving
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Poor Danny. Love all of the details of the building you added.
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