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by PolygonreVue, Level 24
Last updated at July 9, 2009, 7:47 pm
How to make a Monster

I can't draw, but I've always wanted to. For me, one main reason for why computers are such a big part of my life is that they enable me to the impossible - in this case, draw my favourite Starcraft-unit, the gut-wrenching Hydralisk.

This post is partly a shameless act of self-promotion for my new and (yes, I disclaim it openly and fully) commercial blog, but also an honest question to you guys what you think of my work. I have recently started writing Photoshop- and Illustrator-tutorials for the Blogatize-network, which is something I cannot do at my main, eSports-focused blog. In the first article, I go through how I drew a conceptual image for a tshirt-print - meant to become part of the growing wardrobe of A Certain New Site.

Feel free to check it out, tell me like it is - does my image suck or is it worth a damn? Is the tutorial, despite its length, helpful and read-worthy or just plain boring? Feedback is king! ;\

How to Draw a Hydralisk in Adobe Illustrator

EDIT: My second post has both grander ambitions and a more awesome result, check it out:
How To Make A Zombie Nightmare:

http://throughlookingglass.net/how-to-make-a-zombie-nightmare-in-photoshop-illustrator/

Hydralisk

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winterborn
winterborn Jul 10, 2009 at 9:07 am
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Pretty hard to follow a kinda guide like this, its good and gives much information but it may be hard for someone to draw a hydralisk just out of a picture, if i try and make one i might do something completly different but the guide is ok from my point of view so keep it up :)
PolygonreVue
PolygonreVue Jul 10, 2009 at 9:17 am
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Thank you for your input, this is my first attempt at getting into a whole new niche of blogging, and I think I might have gone a bit to in-depth. The choice of a hydralisk as the theme is just a way of doing the task a bit more interesting, but I agree - in terms of the end result, there's room for improvement.

My next post will be less lengthy and showcase a bit more skill, I hope. Thanks again for the feedback :)
Relm
Relm Jul 11, 2009 at 5:33 pm
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Thx for posting this :p I may give it a shot.
PolygonreVue
PolygonreVue Jul 14, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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Nice to hear, I hope you find the article informative. Also, do feel free to check out my new post, How To Make a Zombie Nightmare - using Photoshop and then ripping it apart in Illustrator:

http://throughlookingglass.net/how-to-make-a-zombie-nightmare-in-photoshop-illustrator/
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