The Red Light District - Painterly Shenanigans ( Now with Enviros )

[Rostas]

GO FURTHER FOR MORE RECENT DRAWINGS - YOU HAVE ENTERED A PAINTERLY ADVENTURE


Indeed I lured you here with breasts - but don't feel guilty , carry on dear friend. Come along my journey and help me win battles of internal strife , boobage overload and let us destroy fear with testosterone and ironclad balls.


Well , technically it's not so much a Red Light District as it is a port for the New World. It's just an artsy struggle , a manly struggle , filled with hopes and dreams and the hormone-filled dreams of a once perturbed teenager that only wished to draw the perfect boo - I mean achieve his greatest desire - Be a great artist , an artist that inspires , that plunges into the depths of counsciousness and hopes to drag whatever lies there out to the surface.


Will you join me ? Will you help me get there ? Who knows .

As a once great man said - " Only time , and hormones will tell. "

Thank you for visiting and let us thrive .



- Andrew.

[Rostas]

Sorry for the big rezolutions ,this is my first time posting ....I hope I didn't screw up my first time ^^ ,ok then ,here is more art ,some colored ones in painter and photoshop.They're not so recent but they're my first ones ,but here I go ...:( It's so frustrating to color with a mouse...

[Gelvin]

Hello there, i like your sketches in the first post best. You got some wild imagination :)

I think you should work a bit on getting cleaner lines. And when coloring, try to use a hard-edged brush. That will make the painting less blurred and more defined. Sorry, i am not really good with words in english :p

Keep it up ;)

[Rostas]

Thanks Gelvin , well I hope my most recent sketches got any development in that area ^^,I will post the most recent now and keep posting daily from that.Ok guys,here's some more art ,these are my most recent ones..First a study I've done after a photo ,a figure drawing and more sketches and a photoshop one .Hope you like them :)

[Rostas]

Now I'll post my very last ones and I'll start by posting daily ,hope I can improve so I have what to show you guys and thank you very much for looking.Need strong critiques to improve,ok,so ,here I go with the last ones ! :D

[RedSquirrel]

Welcome to CA, and no worries, you will make plenty of friends in no time!
Posting up a sketchbook here is the first step to greatness ;p
As Gelvin suggested, neaten up those lines; practice drawing them without picking up the pencil so often.
Dont forget to study anatomy, there is plenty of reference on the web and in books - plenty suggest checking out posemaniacs and stuff by Loomis and Bridgman.
Keep posting ;)

[Rostas]

Thank you RedSquirrel ,for the welcome and tips ,and here are some Bridgman studies and a still life i've done ...hope I'll manage somehow to do them everyday ,and I'll try to improve my line too :D .

[Rostas]

Ok ,so here's 2 more Bridgman ,on rhythm ,some doodle crazyness or clumsyness ^^ ,a life study ,and posemaniacs at the end .I'm starting to see ghosts :vodkamachine:

[Rostas]

Ok here's more and Bridgman studies and a drawing I've done,hope you like it :D ! Hope my line is a bit cleaner :).

[Rostas]

hello again CA folks ,here's 2 more drawings ,wee lol ^^ hope you like them ,line is a bit messy ... :(

[Rostas]

Ok ,now a Gandalf WIP I'm doing ...I love LOTR a lot so ,I hope I will get this thing done right *sigh* ,well,here we go ...

[kinjura]

Rostas, thank you for stopping by my sketchbook and leaving your comments. Looking through your work, your studies are making you better so fast. If I were as good as you when I were your age...

[Rostas]

Ok,here's the not exactly "finished" piece of Gandalf ,I'm not 100% content with it ,but I've learned a lot of things from doing this :) ...hope it's worth a word or two.

P.S:Thank you for all the visits till now and the ones that commented and critiqued,it really means much to me and my improvement ,Cheers and I hope I make more new friends soon ^^ ...ok ,so here's the gandalf piece

[Rostas]

Ok ,here's more crazy doodleness ,hope you like them ,first,some little practice,then Bridgmeman and then some more sketches ...I really want to improve to show you guys something better and more entertaining :( ..Enjoy!

[Rostas]

A bit of a delay tonight with the drawings ...they're just 2 sketches and 1 drawing ,hope it's worth anything ,I'll post more in the upcoming days ,or maybe even later tonight . Ok here's the stuff :) ,enjoy!

[Rostas]

Good morning ,people of CA :D ,here's a doodle and more Bridgman studies,I've learn quite a lot of things and I hope I could show you guys something better soon ,Cheers!

[Rostas]

Good night ,people of CA ,here's more stuff ,2 Bridgman from mind and 2 portraits ,one from a photo and one from imagination,will come with more maybe later tonight or after I get some sleep ^^ ok here ye drawings!

[Gelvin]

Great work Rostas, your figuredrawings is definitely improving.

Keep sketching like this and you will become a master :)

(And i hope you are feeling better)

[Rostas]

Good night CA people ,hey Gelvin,thanks for your kind words ,and yes ,I'm feeling a little better. Ok,so here are some new drawings,sorry for posting a bit late .Ok so here are 2 drawings,some sketches and Frodo and Aragorn ^^ ,yeah. Enjoy! Critiques are extremely welcome :D

[vayne108]

What jump right at me, when I saw your art is that your renderings are way to soft and can use more tonal value like darks and lights. Also try to practice your line quality and ananomty. However you chose interesting subjects and compositions in your work.

[Rostas]

Hey CA people,g'night to you all ,here's some updates ,first a drawing and I've tried these days to improve at line doing some random exercises and besides that I've done some sketches,a still life of a orange lit by a lamp and Loomis studies . Now i've noticed I kinda screwed up the last loomis study,gonna have to redo that tommorow ..well ,here are the stuff anyways :) ,enjoy ,c&c are in need ^^.

[Rostas]

Hey guys,sorry for the late post again ,I'm such a lazy fish ,here's some drawings I've done these days ,some sketches,some from imagination,others from reference photos and a drawing I've did today. Some are mostly studies of form and line,trying to improve on these because I kinda suck .Ok,so here's the stuff :)

[Rostas]

Good night again people of CA ,here are some updates for today,mostly drawings from imagination,a figure drawing and some poses ...Critiques are extreeeemely welcome,I really need them to improve so ..Fire away! ^^ Ok ,less talking more posting...

[vayne108]

I love that you are doing just the lines on paper. Oh gosh I remember my instructor from fountain 1 drawing class, had us stand there for a whole class period doing that ( which is about 3 hours give or take).

[Rostas]

Good night people of CA again ,and thank you vayne for the comment,yeah ,the line exercises are fun to do ^^ and here are some updates ,some drawings ,more doodles and more linework.I really want to improve so shoot me with all you've got guys,I'd be very happy ,Cheers ,and here are the drawings :D

[Rostas]

G'night people of CA ,here I am bugging as ever and trying to improve ,need crits and tips ,and cheers to that if my brains lits. Yeah I know,my rhymes suck ,Ok so here are some updates ,some more linework and a "study" after Rubens ,if it looks like one and two drawings,hope you like them ,c&c are giga welcome ^^ ,enjoy!

[rosethornCGart]

Hello. Just dropping by to say hi. I like the last sketch; it shows contrast in lighting and interesting composition. I can tell you work very hard. We all want to improve so badly (me included!!) So keep it up!!!

Cheers,
Phuong.

[Rostas]

Good night again people of CA,here are some more updates for today ....And it seems Mr. Form and Mrs. Light don't like me too well,I'm trying to get more acquainted to them and be friendly,start from scratch,I started too abruptly with complex shapes,so know I'll try meddling with the simple ones,I really want to improve and bomb be with giga critiques ^^ ,Thank you for all that viewed my site till now and for those who will view it and maybe aid me in my quest for improvement! Cheers,and here are the doodles,a drawing I've done and a study of Light and some gradients ...Hope you like them,enjoy!

[Rostas]

Extremely Sorry ...I accidentally double posted and I removed the drawings now ...will have to post something new later ,good night again and cya all later !

[Rostas]

Hey people of CA, "Is it really that time again?" ^^ half life 2 quote lol ,well ,hello all and I already missed posting here :D ,here are some updates for today,a still life from a photo,something done in photoshop.

I guess it's a wip cuz i didn't really finish it ,again a still life but now from life :),some light studies and a drawing.I really really really want to improve and I need giga crits and slaps on the face to straighten up and I will really appreciate it.Seeing all these great sketchbooks on CA inspires me and drives me to go on! Here are the updates then ...

[Rostas]

Good night CA people,here are some updates for the last two days ,some sketches,a portrait of a classmate of mine ,more linework and lots of bridgman studies . I'm trying to not slack off so much so I can improve in a better way,need zega crits so shoot me with all your turrets and bullets and laser beams :)).

And here are the stuff ! Enjoy :D

[Rostas]

And again :D a pleasant and good night to all the great artists here on CA ,more updates for today ,not much,but some sketches and an update if not the "finished" photoshop drawing . I think I made it more unclear than it was ,and again ,it sucks drawing with a mouse,but here I stop complaining and start posting. Some sketches,and some random drawings to try to make my line more clean and smooth .Here they are ! Enjoy ^^

[vayne108]

Keep up with the studies, there are looking good! One, thing through your losing a bit of your anatomy and gesture that you achieve in your studies when your tighten them them up to render.

[Rostas]

Good night to y'all ,and hey vayne,thank you very much for the advice and for watching my thread,it means much to me,cheers to you!

Today's updates include a drawing ,a figure drawing after a photo,and then a doodle,both ruined cause I rushed like a prick :(,but after that I tried to revise my patience and try another one,from imagination followed by a sketch.I should really pay more attention when doing figure drawing and any drawing...gonna try and be more patient from now on.

I'm gonna try and do more studies next,maybe redo my proportions studies,and more posemaniacs gestures.I really need crits so I would really appreciate the help,thanks for all the views and for those that will come! Enjoy! :D

[Carg0re]

Hi Rostas, thx for stopping by my SB.... time for me to return the favour :)

After Looking through your works i think you should definately keep doing bridgeman studies. your figures get better and better. try to focus on linework and construction. when it comes to shading, try to work from life and work with a strong lightsource. thats easier to start with, coz diffuse and natural lightning are the hardest ones to nail, coz you need to have some decent knowledge of light and how it behaves.

keep it up and growing, i love your dedication, mine does lack at the moment :( but i'll update as soon as i get my portfolio back:)

greets, ben

[Rostas]

Hey all again ,a pleasant night to all CA artists around ,cheers and to more drawing! I'm here again for some little updates,thank you Carg0re for the kind words and for posting and sharing your thoughts on my progress.It means much to me and I hope we grow in this wonderful community together with all the other great artists that are here. Thanks again and here are the updates ,3 drawings ...no studies today :( .Also ,I'll try really hard to improve my line and try to simplify the sketches more,seems as if the more I complex them,the more they get unclearer and softer ,and I don't want that ...so I'll try these days to tighten up my skills so I can go on. Cheers to you all and here are the updates,Enjoy!. P.S - I changed the resolution a little so they'll be more intelligible with all this softiness and stuff ...:(

[Carg0re]

hi rostas, you're quite a working bee, huh?! :)
i hope so too! if we keep working hard enough we'll eventually reach this goal... but u know, no pain no game :P

you're on your way, good thing to focus on line, try to break it up. i had (and have sometimes, ... real bad habbit!) a lot lines that are to hard and break up the dynamic of my pieces. i hate it when things look overworked, but i make this mistake a lot... don't establish the same bad habbit, it's soo hard to get rid off'em once they become routine :)

greets, ben

[doncam]

nice start to your SB Rostas. Watch the line work man, some of it is pretty loose and needs tightening up. You are going well, and very busy by the number of postings. Keep up the good work.

[Rostas]

Hey all,good night to you all,and here I am again,this time posting a bit late .... didn't have internet for a day and it kinda sucked.

Thank you dancom and Carg0re again for the kind words,I really appreciate you looking at my SB ,it means much and makes me happy and more eager to improve!I hope you improve faster and better too so we can all become great artists some day! Cheers!

Besides that,I've drawn a little ,the updates aren't much,it takes longer when I have to devote myself to one drawing at a time :( ,the improvement is kinda slow and I don't know If i'm improving .But I'm optimistic and I really want to overcome my lackings so ,please,critique hard ! Ok ,so here are the updates, 2 digies(they kinda suck because i;ve drawn them with a mouse and I guess they're WIP's) and 2 pencil drawings.Enjoy! Have a pleasant day :D!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again ,hope you have a pleasant night and I am happy to post again here. Some more updates,this time some little studies ,some pose studies ,gradients,a muscle study ,and a ink drawing . I hope you like them ,I'll work harder so I can improve more and more and shoot me and bomb me and hit me :)) with everything you got. I'll be sure to equip a sturdy armor xD .Thank you for all the views and comments and for all to come.

Cheers to all! :D

[Flashback]

Those are some awesome bridgman studies.

[Lionese]

Hey wanted to stop by and give you a bit of my support because you are showing alot of strenth into improving and i think that is the 1st step into a positive evolution in your art!

Your creativity wonderfull and keep up with it, its the most needed thing in art.
I know your focusing on anatomy and general shadows and shapes but also study a bit of color so you can get the hang of it and develop both your drawing skills and painting skills at the same time so they progress in a equal manner.

I would suggest you gave a look at some anatomy books(just in case your not making your drawings from somekind of refernce or guide), references are always good to study weird angles and the general shape of the body and has you keep drawing you will keep absorving all the information has time goes by and references become unedeed in the future.

I will keep and eye on this, your efforts are amazing.

Take care.

[Rostas]

Flashback-thanks man!

Lionesse - thank you very much,it means much to me that you support me and my path of improvement and I am very happy you gave me all the advice *hugs* lol ^^ . I hope we both improve so we can be great artists some day :D Cheers to you Lionesse and have a great day and WORK HARD :D!

[Lionese]

Your sweet :heart:.

There is something i forgot to tell you.
Go through the forums and check these Sections:
-REFERENCES & INSPIRATIONS
-TUTORIALS, TIPS, & TRICKS
-FINE ARTS, STUDIES, & DISCOVERY

Around them you will find great resources for anatomy, color theory, shadows, digital painting, and much much more!

Alot of that stuff is there and its meant to be seen XD just in case you missed it, there are sites that the members of CA provide that are very helpfull like posemaniac wich has like a ton of dynamic poses!
The rest is up to you :P hope you take advantage of them!

And yes i am studying color theory but i am tiny beginer so alot of it fails, ah well i have to keep going.

:heart:

[Rostas]

Hey all,a pleasant good night again,and here are some little updates.A digie(WIP-yeah,another one,this time I'm gonna try and finish this),and some more pencil drawings.Hope you like them! Enjoy :D I need to work more on backgrounds,more on composition,more on colors,more on everything ...Sounds fun xD

Lionese-thank you very much again for the references and advice, It will definetly help me ,good tidings and to more drawing! and some *hugs* lol ^^

Now,back to drawing more and listening to more soundtracks xD. Oh ,and ,health and wisdom to you all :yayca:

P.S- Sorry for the messy posting of the drawings,I'll try to be more organised next time.

[Rostas]

Hey guys,a good and pleasant night to you all! I'm here for some little updates,I haven't posted these last 2 days because of some problems and I really don't know If I could post really daily from now on but I will try :( . Ok so here are the updates,some pose sketches ,an update on the digie with the priestess and a apple digie and a drawing .Well,I hope you enjoy them ,thank you for all the views that I received and I will receive ! and for the comments and advice and for those that will come ,because I really really want to improve. Enjoy and have a very good night again :D!

[vayne108]

I see improvement, but watch your portions. For example the last pic posted. The girls head is small and the forehead long. The size of the ribcage and torso also is a bit huge.

[Rostas]

Thanks Vayne a lot,I'll try to improve more and more and be more careful with my drawings,keep on DRAWING !

[Rostas]

Hello allo ,a good and pleasant night and I salute you ,oh great artists of CA :yayca: ,I have some updates for yesterday and today ,and more of them are studies done after studies,eye studies,nose,etc. I'll post more these days,and hopefully learn something too :D.

Vayne-thank you again for the support and advice you give me ! Thumbs up dude! :yayca: :yayca: :evilmustache:

Enjoy and thank you again ! :) P.S: I accidentaly double posted again and edited the previous post,sorry ,I'm such a clumsy noob

[Rostas]

Good night to all CA artists ,its good to post here again :yayca: :yayca: sorry for the delay again ,here are some updates, more sketches ,this time a scenery too ,and lots of the sketches are drawn from photo references,and some Bargue studies and another digie(yeah,another WIP,yes I suck..).Also,I'm trying to get a togher grasp of anatomy and gesture.

I hope I can draw more these days and kick my butt with crits as much as you like ^^ .I am eager to get a nice ol' beating xD or more (now that sounds masochistic) :)). Ok here are the updates,enjoy! and have a pleseant night :).

[Rostas]

Hello all again,a pleasant night to all CA artists :D and hugs lol ^^. Here's an update on yesterday's digie.No pencils today :( ,this really took my time and yes,it does suck to draw with a mouse,its still a WIP and ill finish it tommorow I hope,and crits and opinions are extremely welcome :).Hope you like it ,enjoy and have a great night! :D

[Rostas]

Hello all ,a pleasant evening again and here is the finished piece of the digie,It could be much more finished but It would have took longer the time ,and with a mouse it really is a frustrating job ,but nevertheless I had so much fun and I learned so much and I am very eager and excited to start other drawings soon.

I'll post later tonight some pencil stuff I hope and I hope you enjoy the finished piece.Thank you very much and have an excelent day ,art included ^^ :D ! Cheers :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey all again,a good morning to you all this time ^^ ,not much of an update now,just a digie wip I've started,but I'll make sure to post my pencils too tonight and finish this too before midnight falls . Thank you all again and please beat the pulp out of me till you get improvement! Crit crit crit me and cheers to all artists on CA :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey all again,a good night to all CA artists ,here are some updates,the previous "finished digie"(It could have turned out better if I was more patient) ,the pencils I said I will post and another digie.Problem is,i realised early that I have to take care with what resolution to work and that stuff,was working with default photoshop size and I was asking myself,why are they so blurry when I zoom in to add details(well duh,I'm so stupid),so I played with resolutions,color modes and all that.

I learned lots of stuff ,and its very fun to learn from experience :). Second thing ,I should pay more attention and do more studies,I've been kinda lazy these days and I don't really like it.I should slap myself,or you should slap me ,physically or with crits,whicever you want ^^ lol. Ok so here are the updates,I will try to procastinate less and draw more ,even if it kills me. So,enjoy,thank you all for watching again :D ,and hope you like it ! :yayca: :yayca: :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hello all and again a pleasant night to all CA artists,glad to post here again and for now,I don't have so much of a big update,just 2 digies and now I'm doing some penciling to improve my line and form and stuff. I wanna try to work more so please crit my arse off :D . Thank you again and hope you like it.Cheers :yayca: !

[Twan]

wow, your stuff is very interresting! Post others draws!

[Rostas]

Hello all again,and a pleasant good night to you :) ,glad to post here again and maybe with more improvement,more variety and more likeability. Thank you all again for the comments and for the views,I am grateful and I really hope I can grow in this wonderful creative and inspirational community together with all the artists here. And as always I am eager to receive more crits and comments so,please nuke me with all you've got :).

Ok ,so today more pencil drawings ,and some more digies too,this time ,environments too(wow-can you believe that?) and the previous "finished" digie. And as for the pencils ,they are more studies ,Loomis and from references(movies,tv series) like a drawing of Sylar from Heroes and one from Rush Hour 2 ^^. Hope you like them,enjoy! :yayca: :yayca:

[Rostas]

Just a little update for now,a color study from a movie

[MattGamer]

woo, the studies are great!!! don't ever stop, you
are on the right track! now remember when you are
copying something, that you're thinking of why it is
and not to just copy. think of why the shadows are
a certain way or why the light is appearing on the
face or in the eyes that way. think of the different
materials and how the light affects them and what
colors are produced.

same with your loomis studies. study the figure and ask
why it is a certain way. is it because the body is leaning
on one leg? or is it because the figure is about to jump?

the more you draw, the more you will understand and figure
out these things! the more you spend away from drawing
and painting (and learning) the harder it is to get back into
it! keep working hard and set goals for yourself too!!! :]

also, if you are painting with a mouse, try to save up for
a Wacom tablet. no matter what you have to do to get one,
even a Wacom Bamboo is worth it all!!

[Rostas]

MattGamer- Hey man thanks a lot for the support and the advice,it means a lot to me ,oh and about the tablet and the mouse thing ,I really want to buy a tablet but I guess I will wait till I'm 18,that's in November :),then Ill buy a good enough one to start with,so till then Im kinda stuck with this crappy mouse ,and it will be good exercise for me because I can straighten my pencil skills till then too.Thanks again and a raised :yayca: flag for you m8 :)! Keep working and keep improving.

Hey guys again,here again for a little update,im also working on more pencils to post later today or tommorow,but now just a drawing and a color study in photoshop.

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,good night to you all ,here's another update ,another color study and a doodle digie. Hope you like them ! Enjoy and cheers to you all :yayca: (Uh..i got to really do something about the faces of my characters).

[Rostas]

Hey guys again ,another update,2 more digies ,ive got to work on pencil more too ,but damn,my hand does bother me when I draw with this stupid mouse....I really got to buy a tablet *sigh*...anyway's here are the updates,hope you like them,enjoy and cheers to all! :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey guys again :D,here I am with updates ,some pencils this time,and a portrait of my mom ,still studying ,and I have to study a lot,from hands ,to ears to bones to muscles and all the other stuff.I'm still such a noob and have so much to learn ,faces too,I suck at drawing them :( .

I need to study more to improve so any crits or comments or opinions will be very appreciated.I'll study from Loomis and Bridgman cause I like them the most ,but I like Vilppu too ,and maybe I'll draw from life more. *sigh* Well,work,fun and improvement awaits,cheers to all of you :) .Enjoy!

[Rostas]

Hey guys ,again I'm late for posting ,I really want to try to post daily so I can manage my improvement better but sometimes I guess I just slip into total idiocy *sigh* ,well anyways,the updates are again Loomis studies,this time some head ones,cause I suck at drawing faces and heads and thought I should really go and study more deeply into this.Besides the studies,some still life's i've done outdoors on a table . Ok,Enjoy! :) .

Oh and I have a question besides this if anyone would be so kind to answer,I would really appreciate it,I seem to have a kind of a big problem with depicting form,and well ,shadow and lighting ,I seem to have studied a bit but I guess I really can't seem to be getting something that aids me ,I feel I'm at the same level with lightning and shadow but maybe it's my impression ,and It would really help me if you could give me some advice on this.Should I do more still life? Should I pay more attention to the elements that are needed to portray this ?Should I do some master studies? Anything would be very appreciated ,thank you again and have a pleasant night!

[localfatheaded]

nice work, I would recommend trying to focus on making your lines more fluid, and also try and get a good contour/outline done before you start to shade, it'll help give you drawings a more finished look, keep it up!

[Rostas]

Thanks a lot ,I will try to do that today and thank you a lot for the advice,it means a lot to me.I would try to do more ball studies,and cube and stuffs to shade and try more lightning exercises. Thank you again and I'll post later something :D Cheers!

[Bagg]

Hey Rostas just been reading through your sketchbook and I am floored at how hard you are working :)
you are so dilligent with your studies, I am truly jealous! also I'm impressed with how hard you are working with your mouse can't wait for you to get a tablet and see what you produce then!
Hmm now for crits: the things that I can see that are causing most trouble are line economy, so work on you ability to use less lines for more and keep the lines a bit cleaner.
Also i would recomend working on improving proportions and finding a way to lay down some structure to keep the proportions correct.
Other than that your work looks great and you are very inspiring, to see such vast amount of work produced in such a short time.

P.S. your creative stuff is really great hope to see some more soon :)

:yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey guys ,a pleasant night to you all again,here for some updates,more digies. Thank you Bagg for the kind words,it really motivates me to see people support me on my journey for improvement :D ,thank you very much and I'll work harder and I'll not dissapoint you guys! Cheers to all CA artists !:yayca: P.S: I'll also work more on line as Bagg suggested and other people so I should get to work :D thx guys for advice.

[Rostas]

Hey guys,a good night again to you all and It feels good to post here again,thank you all for the comments and views and here I am with some new updates,a digie and some pencils,this time ,some life studies from life and sketches. Enjoy and cheers to you all!

[NyTRo]

wow you really keep the pace going , good job wish i could focus like that these days. as for crits: try building your lines from light to darker tones if you try shading, and other that that keep going with the construction of your subjects. It's important to know how the contstruction works before diving into shading techniques. oh and can i maybe get some of your dicipline?
keep going ;) great work, i'l be shure to check on you now and then.

[Rostas]

Nytro-thanks man it really means much to me to hear that ,and I will be sure to follow your advice ,I need all the advice I can get and all the help,thank you very much again and cheers to you and your improvement,I hope to see more from you !:yayca:

Hey all and a good night you,here I am again to post and glad to do it,more digies,going to do more pencils too ,it's getting more fun to work in photoshop but more painfully frustrating to work with the mouse,I just can't seem to get those little details that I want,can't seem to finish one drawing so I can show something fully completed,and I'm thinking that It will take too long to finish something with this mouse,so please excuse my sketchy,messy drawings. I hope I can show you guys more finished drawings when i get my tablet ,thank you all for the support and the views.Cheers guys,you're the best!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again ,here with some little updates,again,the lazyness has risen ,but I fought it back *swordfight* and now im doing more pencils. Today's updates are still studies,loomis and face studies cause I really need to study faces ,I really suck at them. Thank you all for the views and comments again and I hope to post here again very very soon :) .Have a pleasant and productive night :D!

[Rostas]

Hey guys ,here I am to update again ,more digies on the way ,this time 1 study ,and one drawing .Hope you like them ! Enjoy and have a pleasant night guys ,Cheers!

P.S:1000 views!Thank you very much all for all the views and the support and comments and everything,it means so much to me and my future improvement,sincerely guys,you've made my day,or any day :)) ,thank you again and Cheers to all of you and your future improvement!

[vayne108]

ok, for your digital renderings your values are too blocky. Try transitioning your values with the alt key. Like in this tutorialhttp://garang76.deviantart.com/art/Character-Painting-tutorial-100911601. I hope that helps.

[vayne108]

...oops link didn't work, my bad. Heres a new one.http://garang76.deviantart.com/art/Character-Painting-tutorial-100911601.

[Bagg]

Hey again, hope all is well :)
your lines are looking really good and that last greyscale study of the woman looks great, but I have to agree with Vayne108 you need some more gradiation or smoothing of the colors (grays) to help give the sureface more volume and also to make it feel more three dimensional.
Other than that your work is looking great and it's good to see your still working hard, very jealous :)

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here to post again,and I'm happy to do it ,I guess some of you are probably tired of hearing my same salute everytime xD but yeah,that's me.

Vayne- thank you very much man,that thing helped me IMENSELY ,I mean ,the thing with alt is just to cool xD pick and blend,pick and blend ,I can't get enough of it,it would be more fun with a tablet though *sigh*,but thank you a lot man,it means much to me and my improvement,cheers to you too and to your future improvement man!

Bagg- hey man,thanks for commenting again and for showing your support,i am eager to see more from you too ,i don wanna catch you in a lazy state ,or i'll slap you brick-dead lol ^^ *Giving some cake* ,draw,draw,draw man :D ,I am very happy for what you said,that's why I want you to improve too ,so no cloud-sightseeing and more drawing! Cheers :D :yayca:

Today's updates,more digies,and some pencils,loomis studies and a drawing,I hope you like them,enjoy! :mod:

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here for a little update,it's not much,but I'm a little tired today,it's another WIP,I hope to finish this somehow and I would really like some critiques on this one and advice on how to improve it,would really like to draw more pencils but so tired,and there's school too that I have to take care of too,the last weeks of school are so noisy and full of stuff to resolve.Well,there's only a few weeks before the big holiday! 3 months of vacancy! I'm so eager to learn stuff in those 3 months :) .Well ,enough talking,more posting.Here's the update,enjoy ,and cheers to everybody :) :yayca:

[Bagg]

Just dropped by to say hi and I'm amazed at that last peice, I'm not too sure whether it's the alt thing or not but that is by far your best digi painting so far :hugsmile: It looks Amazing so impressed :hugsmile:
Erm not exactly a lazy state but I'm in the middle of getting up a new sketchbook and have a fresh start with daily updates as I need to improve and have the motivation to do better :)
speak to you soon and hope you finish off that last digi.

[Rostas]

Hey guys again ,here to post ,again late,yeah,I know,have a lot on my head right now ,and well,sry for the late posting ,its an update on the last drawing,im so mad that I cant work a lot some days but well....good days will come :D,soon.

Bagg- man ,you don't know how happy I am to see your support,thank you very much for your advice and the motivation you give me. I will try to finish this piece more,I'm happy you like it,I really hope too for your improvement and cheers,you're the best! Keep drawing!

[Bagg]

Hey Rostas, Howz things going ?
Good to hear i'm helping :hugsmile:
Really great update on the picture the skin is looking a lot nicer and some really good details have been put in there :)
I like the way it looks at the moment, really nice style going on and no real critiques.
I'm not too sure but she looks really sad and reminiscent, I think I can even see a tear?
Promise I'll get my new sketchbook up soon, just for you :yayca: :angel:

[vayne108]

Vayne- thank you very much man,that thing helped me IMENSELY ,I mean ,the thing with alt is just to cool xD pick and blend,pick and blend ,I can't get enough of it,it would be more fun with a tablet though *sigh*,but thank you a lot man,it means much to me and my improvement,cheers to you too and to your future improvement man!

Your very welcome, I'm so glad I could help!!!!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,late for updates again ,but I'm trying to keep up ,the updates are the "finished" previous digie ,but again,its far for complete,because of this mouse ,I hope to get the tablet soon ,to show you guys something more completed ,and I hope too to complete them . :) ,and loomis studies and some sketches. Thanks vayne for your help again and Baggs for your unlimited support and advice ,i can't thank you enough,I'm hoping to see your new sketchbook soon ,and be sure to post daily or at least ,I want to watch your progress too man,cheers and thanks again. Here are the updates ,enjoy and cheers guys!

[Rostas]

Hey guys ,glad to post here again,a little update with a environment and a color study after a friend's photo,hope you like it ,enjoy and have a pleasant night guys! Cheers :yum:

[Bagg]

Really like the color study, I can't get over the fact you did that with a mouse I am truly in the presence of a drawing god :p

The enviroment is good but it seems to lack perspective and the same wow effect as your color study.

also I'd recommend trying to overlay some texures or photos, or create some custom brushes to add more texture :)
If you need help creating custom brushes just hollar and I'll help ya out :)

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret :p this so far has been my artistic bible and I hope it will help you as it has me, it covers everything from color to texture to line art.
here is the link: http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm

anyways keep up the great work :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,here for another update,more digies on the way,more environments this time. I'll work more on pencils too cause i've been lazy with them ,and I really need to work on faces more :(,I really want to draw them well.

Bagg- Man,thank you extremely for all of your support,you can't imagine how happy Is to see someone really support you,I am really eager to see your new sketchbook soon,I send you my best wishes and thoughts and my sincere desire for your improvement,thanks man ,you're the best!

So,here are the updates,enjoy! :) And a good night to you all. :yayca:

[Rostas]

Hey guys,another small update for today,again I'm tired and I'm sick of it...Tommorow I will post some pencils too,but today,2 digies...Thank you all and enjoy!

[mathias92]

Damn! You are so good to be 17. Im also 17 and want to be a good artist. And after a while I want to make my own sketchbook to, but right now I'm definetly not good enaugh x]

[Bagg]

cool update really like the style you have got going on with this character, I think the enviro is maybe lacking definition or a definite light source.
What do you mean your tired and sick of it, if you wanna talk just drop by my SB or my email is [email protected]

Mathias92: hey man your always good enough to start a sketchbook, I wish I had started mine sooner.
This sketchbook thing is for any age and any skill, just as long as you are willing to learn :)

[Rostas]

Hey guys,good night to you all,happy to post here again,more digies on the way,mostly studies ,light and colour ,trying different approaches maybe,a worm too from Worms,dunno,but having fun nevertheless :D. Hope I can post the pencils soon too,maybe tommorow.

Mathias- thank you man very much,it means much to me,and I hope you post your sketchbook soon,as Bagg said,there's no age restriction or something like that,post and I will be glad to help :D ,thx again

Bagg-As always dude,you're the best,maybe we'll chat sometimes ,more than just a post or two ^^ ,thanx again and cheers to you and your improvement!

So,here are the digies,enjoy!

[Rostas]

Hello all ,good night to all the artists here! :) Here for some little updates,two digies ,one "finished" and one WIP ,I dunno if i am going to finish it but I'll try. These days I'll work on perspective too cause I bollocks-suck at it ,and other things too. Enjoy,hope you like them and thanks and cheers to you all!

[Bagg]

hey man that one with the woman in the bath is truly amazing, really nice colors.
With the first one I'm not to sure what the thing on her head is but other than that all of your work is looking good :)

[realextension]

Hey Rostas, lots of promising stuff in here. Keep it up bro. Just pay more attention to details. Would love to see something more refined.

[Rostas]

Hello all,glad to post here again,the updates include the pencils and some drawings done in pen ,i'm drawing with it because I'm trying to improve my line and it's very fun to draw with. In the pencils you'll spot some Team Fortress 2 drawings too xD ,the Heavy and the Scout lol ,very funny the "Meet the..." series from TF2,copyright Valve of course :).And 2 environments in photoshop.

Bagg-thank you man again for the support ,I would have liked to have a more normal conversation with you lol,I mean on msn or something ,anyways,cheers man ,cheers to you and your improvement!

realextension-hey man ,thank you for commenting and for the kind words ,and I hope for your improvement too and to say it more clearly in romanian,Bafta si spor mult ,si sanatate! :)

Ok,so here are the updates,enjoy !

P.S:I would need some advice on photoshop brushes,I mean ,everytime I try to draw something with a brush or something custom made,everytime it seems to end up in an impressionistic way or something like that,not only the environments and such,and I would really like some help on that.Thanks and cheers guys!

[realextension]

This is a good place to start: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47859

And this one: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53517

Dont rush through pages too fast tho.

Also Prom's having some cool tuts on his site http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/

Enjoy :)

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here to post again ,and glad to do it ,thank you all for your support and advice and everything.It means very much to me ,cheers to all of you! The updates for today include pencil,pen and some digies. Mostly referenced poses,a study from Loomis ,etc. ,started to study hands cause I know I really suck at them.And have to work more on faces too ...Well,hope you like them guys! Enjoy and cheers to all of you and a good night.

realextension-thanks man a lot,they're very helpfull sites indeed,Ill work from them and spor si tie omule :D ,la munca si toate. Sanatate si numai bine.

Ok guys,so here are the stuff.

[Rostas]

Hey all again,late for posting ...but glad to do it,and the updates aren't much but I hope I can update more these days,had fun with photoshop more and my sketchbook were I draw lots of stuff from life. I intend to finish all that sketchbook and post all of the drawing when I finish it ,and as I do that,Ill update with pencils and pen drawings done on regular paper.So,thank you all for the support and kindness and everything and I hope to show you more soon.

Ok,so here are the updates,enjoy!

[realextension]

Much better dude! But you gotta learn how to blend the values. Take a look here: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107217

Toate cele bune ;)

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here to post and glad to do it again,the update for today are more digies,a drawing i've colored after lineart,a banana study from life(and a banana phone for fun from it :)) ),another girl study from imagination and an environment.Hope you like them,enjoy!

realextension-thank you dude a lot,it helped me very much,Ill try to work more on blending and other things besides that,thank you very much for the advice.Cheers man to you and your improvement!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,late again for posting *sigh* ,I so wanna kick my lazy butt off ,but here I go posting.Updates are not so many,most are studies from life and one from imagination,working on pencils right now and on more digies.So bear with my unfinished drawings please till I get my tablet,I know I know that shouldn't be an excuse for my errors and for my lack of skill,but I hope to improve more with the help of all of you. Thank you all for support and advice and here I go! Enjoy and have a very good day :D

[Bagg]

Hey Rostas sorry I haven't been round, but I'm back :)
You have been hard at work, your stuff is looking great and your digital stuff has truly blown me away!
So much improvement, inspired me to get back to drawing, work, work, work !
anyways speak to you soon and keep up the really amazing work :)

[Rostas]

Hello all again,here to post again ,late to do it :( ...Well anyhow,updates this time are more in number and consist of digies and pencils .Studies from life,from Loomis,Bridgman,Vilppu,trying to understand more anatomy ,gesture ,color and other stuff I'm bad at,hands...I suck at lots of things and these days ill try to catch up with the things im bad at to balance my knowledge more.

Bagg- Thanks man a lot :D ,you propel me forward every time with your support and advice and everything and I thank you for that. But my drawings are very far from being "really amazing work" but I'll strive to achieve that :) .Thank you again and I wish you the best in your art journey! If you need to talk sometimes or something like that ,add me in your msn or yahoo,or i dunno :) ! Thanks man and good tidings!

Thank you all again and I hope to show you more these upcoming days ,or these weeks if I manage to buy my tablet :) !Enjoy! :D

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here to post again ,the updates are not really that much ,I really need some advice too ,on doing still lifes,specifically in pencil,cause I have more problems with values and form,or any other life drawing .My process tends to not be that good ,and i've looked on various threads and such for answers.I got some but i'm still baffled.Anyways,I want to do more to improve on form and light and shadow,cause that's where I lack the most right now.Drawings are mostly studies ,still lifes,and 2 drawings in photoshop,one from imagination,second one from observation and then added some elements from myself but I actually destroyed it that way *sniff*

Thank you all for the support and I wish you all the best in your artistic journeys :D! Enjoy!

[Rostas]

Hey all again ,here for some updates,ain't too much,I've been growing a bit lazy and I have to throw that lazzyness away,some of the updates includes studies of Kevin Chen's class demos and they're very helpfull :D. Thank you all for the motivation and support and I wish you the best in your artistic journeys. I need lots of crits and I hope you guys can help me :) ,thank you again and don't hesitate to point out my obvious mistakes and my lack of knowledge. Cheers guys and enjoy ! :)

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here for a small update,just a drawing I've finished today and I hope you like it ,thank you all again and enjoy! :D Cheers!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again ,here for some little updates,not much again,I've been lazy again and it sux :( . Anyways,digies are all from imagination,no studies this time ,and I really have to buy myself that tablet,cause it's getting harder and harder to draw with it ,or at least,more frustrating.Well,here are the updates,and a wip im working on ,enjoy! P.S:sorry for the big resolution :(

[Rostas]

Hey all again,good night to you all and cheers,here to post again,I am even late this time ,damn ,i've been so lazy and I hate it :( ,anyways,update isn't so big ,and i haven't even scaned the pencils. Leaving aside my stupidity,here are the updates,two drawings,one from imagination,one with reference and then continued from mind(yeah i know,i shouldn't really be doing that). This aside,I have to draw more from life to keep my drawings from looking so dull. Thank you all and I hope for the best in your artistic journeys :D! Enjoy

[Rostas]

Hey all,here to post again ,the updates include pencils and digies ,mostly studies,hope you like them! Enjoy ,thank you all for comments and views ,i wish you the best in your journeys!

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here for some updates,all are digies,but most of them are from imagination (i should really do more studies). Anyhow ,thank you all for the views and comments and I hope you like them ! Enjoy and cheers to you all and to your artistic journeys :)

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here to post again,the updates consisting of exercises more,some b&w drawings done after referenced photos,basically,they're shape wielding exercises,some cloth tryouts,from the 7 rules of folds,and a portrait drawing from mind.Right now I'm having real problems with the mouse,and I really need to buy that tablet,and I think i've had enough of the mouse,and need to step on the next phase.Anyways ,I hope you guys could tell me If I'm evolving,just a bit,cause sometimes i feel in a stump and I don't know what to do .Thank you everyone for comments,views and help and have a nice and wonderful day :D!Cheers and enjoy!

[Rostas]

Hey all,it's me again lol,today's updates jump from pencil to pen to ink and they're all ,or almost all,studies from Loomis.I'm working on construction of the body again,cause I don't want to get in bad habbits when it comes to proportions,construction or anything else in between.Also,i'm studying folds and measurement right now,cause my eye is so badly trained when visualizing something,so I got to work harder If I want to improve better.

Thank you all for support,views,comments and I would really love more advice and crits ,so push me harder,kick me in the back so I can be on track! Hey,that's a pretty good rhyme lol xD :)) Ok ,so ,back to posting,have fun guys and don't ever give up and draw draw draw! Enjoy!

[abr7man]

man i can see some crazy improvement here :O ....really great studies...but try to take some pieces to the end and render them...i wanna see some fairly finished work from you...keep the hard work...u kick ass ;)

[Moosh]

That's a lot of improvement! Your Loomis studies are awesome.
I think a greater value range and some blending would make everything even better.

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,here to post and the updates include pencils,studies again,this time trying to "blend" in what I learned from Loomis and Bridgman ,and it's wonderful how in the end things fit together and you learn more from this.I've done 2 watercolors too,I've kinda got a liking to them xD .Anyways,I'm cutting on the digies a little cause I want to go to the basics ,I lack soo much so I need to tighten myself if I want my journey from photoshop to be more pleasant.

abr7man-hey dude thanks a lot for the comments,I made me really happy lol ^^ thank you for the advice,I'll be sure to follow it cause I need all the help and crits I can get.A big thumbs up to you and cheers!

Moosh-thanks a lot Moosh :D ,and welcome to CA btw ,I'm looking forward to seeing more from you (yeah I need to work more on values and blending,thanks for the tip :D ) Cheers dude!

[Rostas]

Hello guys and good to see you ,very good actually :D! I'm happy to announce that 2 days ago my tablet came,a Wacom Bamboo ,and I simply love it ,it's so fun working with it and effecient and everything,I haven't had problems acoustoming myself with it and I'm working hand-pain free and frustration-free and it's simply marvelous.Momentarily I really tested what this baby can really do cause I'm still learning how to get the most out of it,tips would be extremely welcome,and I have some drawings done with it,some studies from imagination after Bridgman and 2 drawings,one environment and one with a very destroyed perspective(I really got to work on that perspective).Well I hope you enjoy them and I really hope I can show you guys something better soon.Thank you all and may you have a wonderful and artistic journey :D!

[Rostas]

Hey all again ,good night to you all and glad to post here again :D,todays updates aren't much but i've really experimented on this little baby of a tablet lol .Well enough drooling and back to updating,the updates include a painting (I guess it's a Lotr fanart ...I guess :)) ,a portrait of John Thaw,a great british actor who unfortunately died ,R.I.P ,but nonetheless one great actor.

And two other drawings ,Im still experimenting and still learning and I hope I can show you guys better stuff in the future .Thank you all for views and comments and everything and shoot me with critiques cause I really need them :)! Good night all and have a great artistic journey!

[Rostas]

Hey guys,a little update for today,the rhytm is pretty slow but I'm trying to get to finish some of my drawings too,tryng to improve my patience too lol ^^.Just two updates for today,one drawing after a photo and the other is a master study after Sargent,after Nude Egyptian Girl painting,truly beautifull painting,as all Sargent's works nevertheless.While I was doing it I really learned a lot and I hope I can implement that knowledge into my drawings.Well,enough talking ,cheers guys and thanks for all the views and comments and I wish the best in your artistic journeys!

[Rostas]

Hey guys,good night to you all,here for another update,two color study digies and a monster design(of a Strigoi lol) and some pencils,studies from Loomis,Bridgman,a study from daarken's drawings ,late for posting again because I made a slight break ,realizing that I was so frustrated with some things and too close to see what's really in front of me ,and I had to step away to see the overall,and it really was worthwhile,so people,breaks are good(drawing is more good haha lol xD).Ok so here are the updates,hope you enjoy them,Cheers!

[Rostas]

Hello all,how are you guys doing,here for some updates,not much,some little digies,drawings and a study ,and I haven't scanned the pencils but I will.I really need to work my pencil skills cause i lack very much there and it shows in my digital work too :(. So,here are the updates,hope you like them! Cheers and have great fun in your artistic journeys fellas!

[Bagg]

Hey man, Been a long time since I've posted here.
Been looking at all your work and I am floored at how much you have improved, your tablet skills are insane :)
you should take in part of some of those competitions, I reckon you would do well in the CHOW comp.
keep up the great work!

[Rostas]

Hey guys,good to see you,here for a fast update,hope you like it ,enjoy and cheers to you all ,thanks for all the views and everything!


Bagg-dude ,where ya been :D ,why dontcha have a msn so we could talk ,nice seeing you and thanks a lot for the support,it really means much to me :D ,oh and I would really like to see more of your updates too :D so keep working man! Cheers

[vayne108]

MY god, you'll improved the time I was gone!!! your improvement is remarkable, keep it up !!!!!!!! and I'm sorry for my absence.

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here for a small update (I should really try to post daily),a portrait again,but It looks kinda metally,i shouldn't have used that hard of a brush :( . Hope you like it,enjoy and cheers to you all :D!

vayne-dude ,good to see you :D ,how you beein doing ,thank you veeeeery much for the support,it really makes me feel good :) ! Cheers to you man too,and your artistic journey and don't let yourself beat! Keep drawing!

[Jesus Food]

lol i love the manners class pic. she should not be teaching that class...

[Rostas]

Hey all,here for a quick update,sorry for being late again,the updates are the CHOW i've been doing lately and a color study ,hope you like them ! enjoy..

JesusFood-Hey dude ,yeah,I guess so...xD ,thanks for the comment,cheers!

[Rostas]

Hey all again,here for an update again,I should really try to post daily ,:( ,but well,the drawings are a study from a photo,and some environment thumbs(I have to do more of those) cause I really lack there,perspective and everything .Hope you like them,cheers guys!

[vayne108]

Nice updates !!!!! I exspecalitly like the nude women next to the green water. It has a nice color palette, and great lighting !!! I'm excited to see what you do next!!

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here for update,I'm working so slow ,sry about that :(

Vayne-dude,thanks :D,happy to see you like them,its really healthy for my improvement ^^ :D ,cheers to you too!

[Rostas]

Hey all,here for some updates again,damn,late again :( ,I'm being too slow with my drawings ,and I had a little break ,I have to work harder ,thank you all for support and comments and everything.Updates are some little studies ,one drawing and two wips im working on,hope you like them! cheers ! enjoy :)

[Rostas]

Hey all,here for an update,some pencils too this time and some aquarelle,just started and I have realized I major suck at them :)) ,really hard,but It's very fun and Ill keep at it because I really need to be more serious traditional-wise ,well,here are some updates on one of the wips,some more wips :)) ,and well ,maybe Ill get to finish some these days ,yeah,I am so messy :(.Thank you all for views and comments and everything,shoot me with all your uber criticism cause I really need it ,thank you and I wish you the best in your artistic journeys :D,cheers and enjoy!

[Rostas]

Hey all ,sorry for being very late for posting ,I had some problems and I don't know how I did it but I managed to solve them ,also,I started drawing hard with pencil again so I didn't scan,so the update today consists of twp digies,mostly wips,sorry for stupid quality and unfinished stuff :( ...Anyways thank you for views and everything,time to start working hard! Enjoy :)

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here for update,got back to doing pencils cause I really lack there so I should really work my pencil skills before going all berserk with this whole digital thing :) ,some are studies ,some from imagination ,and some weird creature designs with brainstormed names ,hope you like them ! :D thanks all and I wish you a good night or....day? I dunno :D ,have a good time nonetheless ,cya! P.S:I still suck with traditional paint mediums ...working on that,somehow xD

[Rostas]

Hey guys ,late to post again ,and I'm not gonna give you the long and whining boring part so I'll just cut out to the fact that school started and etc. so,updates aren't really that much ,not posting for 9 days they're kinda little in number,so I really need to do some more studies ,my proportions suck,sometimes my gestures suck ,and ,sometimes the overall sucks ,if not everytime :)) well yeah,gotta keep pumping the work so I really really really need some critiques and advices and everything. Cya guys and have a good day :D cheers and enjoy!

[miycko]

nice stuff man :) i really like the last image in post #128 hope you finish it sometime

[Rostas]

Hey all,here for a batch update,but being so late again is no excuse so maybe I should try to post daily (haven't I mentioned this before?) :)) ,anyways ,here are the drawings,hope you like them,no digies this time,trying to get better at traditional :) ,cheers everyone :D! and enjoy :)


Miycko- hey,thanks ,actually I dunno If I could really finish that ,cause it's kinda finished but maybe ,maybe Ill get back to it :D you never know,glad you like it ,cheers to you ! :)

[Rostas]

Hey guys,good to post here again,and here's another batch ,hope you enjoy it ...oh and lately I've had some problems with morale ,i dunno ,I would really appreciate it if I could get some giga crits :( ,anyways ,thanks for all and good night :D, or day? :D cheers!

[Rostas]

Hey guys again,i'm such a slowpoke again,and I'm sorry for that ,here for an update,not a big one,but nevertheless. My drawings are so stiff sometimes,and I hate that , :( sad face ,well ,I REALLY have to work harder ,and who is up to give me some advice I really really need it . Thanks guys and have a good night or day :D!

[Rostas]

Ok ,I don't know what to actually say but the thing I should say is that I'm a bit ashamed for not posting here for a couple of months. I have worked ,but ....yeah,I'm lame I know, the laziness of scanning or posting just faded away through the veil of time or maybe is it forgetfulness? One more reason was that I couldn't see my thread in the Sketchbooks domain.I do not know why,is it because I have not posted? Or some other motive ? I'm not posting now any drawings because I have a rather big batch so I'll post it tommorow after I finish with a school exam . I'm sorry for not posting nothing at all ,and I hope my thread will appear in the sketchbooks once i post this :/.

So cheers :),hope somebody remembers me xD.

[Rostas]

Hello all ! Time for some posting , but ,unfortunately not the big batch. It's not huge,but ...I'm a little hesitating xD. Well,I'll post it today,tommorow,soon enough anyways. But for now,two drawings I kinda intend to finish. First one is with some mermaids or that's how I think they look and second is well,some kind of mutated Batman fanart xD.I don;t know what turned it into one,but I guess I wanted to do a "made-up" villainess. So,here she is, Fishnet her name,loving and hating Batman her game (a double personality kind of woman). Well,anyways,please shake your eyes from the awful proportions .I will repair those in due time :). Crits and comments are very welcome :D.I really need them so please fire at me. :) Cya guys and hope you like them ,and it's good to be back !

[zerdron]

Just keep practicing I know you can even do better than your previous works.

[Rostas]

Hello all again,here I am posting that batch ,hope you like some of them and I want to start killing the spit out of my lazzyness . I need your comments,your criticism :D .Thank you all and I'll cya later .

Zerdron-Thank you man :D It really means much to me and I'm really happy I'm progressing. ^^ Catch you later.

[Rostas]

Hey guys,here for a little updated,this time a finished drawing ,if it looks finished.But I learned a lot from it because i didn't work in a big resolution so that kept me from detailing too much cause it would have took much more,and because I did it after a sketch in the anterior post. Hope you like it :D. Cheers guys.

[Rostas]

Hello guys again,here for another 1 drawing update. It's more of a character drawing,some kind of redneck rocker or I dunno ^^. Hope you like him.Cheers ! :D

[Rostas]

Hey guys,update on the way, some character drawings and a ...I dunno,after a friend painting ,at least,only the face of hers. :( I would really love some criticisms right now . Cheers guys and hope you like them ! Good night :)

[Rostas]

Characters ,characters ,they're so fun to draw. Improvisation and creativity is multiplied a lot when I do that,but it has to be very organised too so I doesn't look too encumbered . Sry for the very late update guys ^^ and Hello to all. So ,it's an update on the previous character drawing and 2 others I've done.Hope you like them ,Cheers guys ! :D

[paperhead]

Salut omule!

I think that you should seriously start drawing from some anatomy books because your characters are very disproportionate and the poor things are broken all over the places. I'd recommend Burne Hogarth and Andrew Loomis, at least that's where I study from and it really helps. Try to process the information you gather and don't just draw what you see, try understanding how muscles, joints and other things work together in the human body.
So you should allocate more time for study than drawing from imagination, it just isn't the right time now.

Bafta si spor la desenat!

[Rostas]

Hey , it has been like mostly 3 years since I posted something. I am trying to get back into the site , since I didn't post for a long time. The last thing I posted was the CHOW, I felt like I was more ready to participate and I learnt alot in these 3 years.

I will post some of my recent drawings. I will try and get back before I plunge into the pit I have fallen too again.

The people who knew me or even remember me 3 years ago. Thanks for doings so. And It's good to be back I guess.

I've been drawing a lot these 3 years and I don't know If I should just post old stuff or post new stuff.

I guess I'll post a large batch of the finished drawings I did in all these 3 years or I dunno.

Well ,without further ado , here are the drawings. Hope you like.


So first batch from 2009-2010. I have like two more from that year and those are just the finished drawings.


@paperhead. Salut man ! Mersi ca mi-ai dat reply.

About anatomy , those are old drawings. My new drawings have improved a lot. I will post some of the current stuff to get back to posting like I used to. In no way does my anatomy look like 3 years ago hahaha. And I do have a book from Andrew Loomis and did study from him and Hogarth, also Vilppu and etc.

Bafta si tie si sper sa ne mai auzim. Pentru moment am sa postez niste desene care is mai recente.


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[Rostas]

Another batch incoming. I don't know If I will post all the batches in one single day or will keep posting them as well as new drawings along side them.

I'm really confused on whether how I should go about this.

Anyways , here are more drawings for you guys.

Enjoy ! Again another batch from 2009-2010.

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[Rostas]

I realised most of the sketches and drawings I did we're not saved as jpegs. I only saved the ones I liked or the ones I thought back then are "completed".

It's a real pain to check every psd because I have like 200 for every year or more.

Also most of them are digital. I haven't done traditional in a while.

Here's another batch 2010-2011 this time.


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Still 2010-2011 going towards 2012.

Problem was I never was used to finish drawings so I have more sketches which is a pain to post.

By now you have probably already seen my evolution. Hope you guys like.

Anyways I'm going towards the end of the batches since I don't wanna post all the crappy stuff I've done.

I'll only post the polished ones.


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This is probably the penultimate batch. Maybe I'll post more of those old ones but I'll have to check all the PSD's I haven't saved.

Anyways I hope you enjoyed the little journey.

If I had to post all the things I did It would take me more than 2 days. xD

This is from 2012.


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[Rostas]

And this is the last batch with a fast evolution from 2009 to 2013.

I didn't want to drag this too much as my eyes would've popped out from the frustration.

If I would have posted more often and regularly I would've had more to show and encompass.

Anyways it's my fault , I've been the lazy type always. Good thing I kept drawing.

If there are any crits or support , I'd appreciate it.


If it wasn't for my best friend Silvia, who is also an artist I wouldn't have evolved so much. Her crits and her support helped me evolve all the way , faster than ever.

I am excited for what's next in my art journey and I hope you will accompany me :D.

Cheers.



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I wish I could pump up more drawings a day but my back is hurting like hell when I concentrate. Anyways , I think I should loosen my hand more. I'm way too stiff when I draw.

Well , I'm gonna try and post daily stuff by now. I'll start with a study of a painting. I'm sure you all know it. It isn't finished but I'm gonna go with the process now.

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[Rostas]

Here is one of the updates I posted on CHOW with the Starbound Outlaw. Hope you like :D.

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Update on the painting. I learnt a lot . I love doing studies. You learn all the good things , like how light interacts and how each hue of the flesh has its own structure and combines with everything.

Doing studies also makes you leap a lot in understanding how you can use RGB sliders and working with LIGHT as color as opposed to working with the mainset of COLOR.

Color is light and vice versa and it takes a pretty amount to really understand the machinations.

Cheers.


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[vayne108]

Hello, rostas ! Thanks allot for the feedback on my sketchbook ! I'm sorry it's been a while since I've given you any feedback.

So, here goes nothing ^_^ ! I like your since of color and volume, however the last piece in post #152 needs the congestion to be reworked, it's to dull and static. Try to repose the characters more dynamically, that should help the composition.

[Rostas]

Hey Vayne , nice to see you. Great improvement from you. I haven't slacked either as you see xD.

I'll be posting mostly daily from now on , as I'd like to evolve faster and faster.

Thanks for coming here and posting.

[Rostas]

Little warm-up in the morning. Will follow up later with more updates.

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Some more practicing on thumbs and a sketch. Nothing too fancy yet.

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Another batch of thumbnails , this time some color practice.

7-10 mins each.

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[Spoonigan]

Great Sketchbook! I admire how many life studies you've got in here, it's nice to see how much work you're putting in. :) Would love to see some of these environments blocked out with a bit more detail. Keep up the awesome work!

[vayne108]

Hey Vayne , nice to see you. Great improvement from you. I haven't slacked either as you see xD.

I'll be posting mostly daily from now on , as I'd like to evolve faster and faster.

Thanks for coming here and posting.

Your very welcome ! Anyways working daily is intense but worth the work. Definitely when looking back on far one has come.

[Rostas]

@ Spoonigan - Thanks for the kind words. I am doing lots of studies because you start to understand things faster by doing real life studies and also studies of old master paintings like from Bouguereau ( which is my favorite painter ) and Sargent and etc. I love inspecting old paintings. It gives more insight than you can possible gather. It's just wonderful that you can understand things so fast by just dabbling in such masterpieces. Also , I suck at environments haha.

@Vayne - Yep , thanks as always :D Let's keep supporting each other from now on. And never give up ^_^. I mean even if you wanted to , it'd be like a shadow following you for the rest of your life. Once you paint you never ... faint? Lol I dunno xD.



Anyways here is the finished study of the painting and the process of it. I'm gonna do some more studies today . I'd also appreciate it if someone would give some insight on speed of drawing. I mean , I think I'm pretty slow. Doing speedpaintings doesn't seem to be my forte. But I'd like to learn how to used textures more and maybe do some mattes. That would maybe increase my speed.

Without further ado , here I go.

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And a new update arrives. Some sketches , some ideas for future drawings. I'll try and participate for the CHOW but I'd rather study more so I can be more prepared later.

Thanks and enjoy :D.

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Little morning warm up with a mood sketch. I'll continue the other sketches I did yesterday. Hopefully I'll learn how to deal with texturized brushes more.

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Been out in town today. Gonna post this quickie and I'm gonna continue tommorow on the other sketches.

Cheers.

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Good morning CA. Some quickies and an update on the other sketch I did. Dunno If I'll finish it. I want to gather speed so I;'m gonna do more fast stuff to be more spontaneous rather than drag my drawings sometimes for days.

I kinda hate that I'm slow and I can;'t use textured brushes that good. It'd be appreciated if someone gave me some insight on how to gather speed.

Thank you.

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Character Thumbs. Doing these really helps me pick up details and poses better.

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A moody sketch. Trying to get better at combining character + environment.

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A drawing i'm going to work to a finished state. Hope you like.

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Some more thumbs and a character silhouette or something.

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Two updates. I'd post my pencils also but my scanner is kinda busted. And I don't have a camera to make a pic of.

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[vayne108]

Nice updates, your warmups have a mood/atmosphere/feeling to them. However they can be a bit on the dark side, which trends to hide the silhouettes of the various elements of the drawings.

[Rostas]

@ Thanks man . Yeah I know what you're saying , I'll try and make them more solid. Sometimes the details are kind of mixed up and some of the forms loose themselves inbetween each other.

Some more thumbs and an update on the previous drawing. I'm also trying to get back into traditional because I totally suck there.

Cheers everyone.

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[Azsha]

Very nice sketchbook, by the way i am from Arad, it's really nice to meet you. :drinkup:

[Rostas]

@ Nice to meet you too Azsha :D. Salut mai bine zis. Da-mi add ca friend si mersi ^_^.

[Rostas]

Some enviro thumbs. I know I suck at making them look any good and understandable but I hope I'll learn. I'm at one of those points where I think my art is utter shit and I'm trying to get better. :/. Kinda bummed.

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[Rostas]

4 Enviros . Probably 30-40 mins each ,except for the last one where i had to stop a bit because my eyes started to hurt. Anyways , i got the hang a bit of the textured brushes and i made some of my own that I will try to apply at the best of my ability. Also I'd probably draw some creatures also next because i suck at drawing creatures.

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[WRappiii]

thanks for stopping by my sketchbook! nice work ethic.

this (http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1727600&d=1361780920) enviro looks great :)
and this study (http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1727782&d=1361800736) came out nicely!

[Rostas]

@Wrapiii - Thanks man :D . Anytime. I like supporting other people.

Two Game of Thrones studies. Not too great but it's all about learning lighting and mood. And color.

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A self-portrait that took about 30-40 mins. It looks like dung but i'm gonna be doing these everyday for 1 week from now on because it's harder to draw yourself than others. At least, that's what I noticed.

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[vayne108]

A self-portrait that took about 30-40 mins. It looks like dung but i'm gonna be doing these everyday for 1 week from now on because it's harder to draw yourself than others. At least, that's what I noticed.

OH, yes, I notice this too Rostas. It's definitely always harder to draw your self. I mean when I do it..... I get total mind block and a feeling of awkwardness.

While anyways I know you did it in 30-40 min, but there are problems with facial proportions a plenty. The nose is in the wrong perspective (Slightly 3 quarters) and the rest of the face is straight on facing the viewer. The eyes are too big for the face and their isn't enough space in-between the eyes. However that problem might be solved if you make the eyes smaller.

[clockodile]

Wow, you have done a lot of thumbnails recently. You use of colour seems to really be improving too.

I hope you reach your goal with the self portraits, I only relatively recently started forcing myself into it, and after a few, it seemed to be a bit easier, even relaxing - if only because the tension faded, and one adjusts to the whole set up. I agree with vanye108's comment about the proportions, though I think you are heading in the right direction with the skin colours, there are a lot of tones in there. Self portraits can be a really good way to improve 'seeing' skills though, so I think you will improve on this pretty quickly with persistence.

[Rostas]

@vayne - Thanks again man . Yeah I know the eyes are off , but I'll see what I'll do tommorow on the next self-portrait. I could prolong the time to like 1-1hour and a half but I want to get faster at drawing. Taking too much time sometimes irks me.

@clockodile - Yes ,it is important developing "seeing" and "understanding" skills which virtually translate to patience and lots of analyzing. And yeah , the proportions are off. I could've fixed stuff If i stayed more on it but I thought i'd keep it at a minimum time to focus on other things and learn as I do them. Cheers.

Some little updates before I go to bed.

I'll turn these comments into words of " Self - Wisdom " to myself and to anyone who likes listening to idiotic rambles.

Never , ever , give up. I had some shitty days these days and I'm thinking more and more that my art is shit. Well , I'm thinking anyone has gone through this but this is the worst period so far that I had. I don't like nothing that I'm doing , nothing that I intend to do and my style of painting and drawing is just utter bollocks.

Thinking that way made me realise that I was not having fun with what I'm doing. Art is great but sometimes you must do things , things that you hate to improve , and sometimes you force yourself and you constantly do that and sometimes to not be consumed by the thought that you , as an artist , must "kill yourself" to rid the world of your shitty art.

My aspiration is to be a great artist , something that I'll be proud of , and even work as a concept artist/illustrator at some game/movie company. I really believe that day will come if I work hard enough.

So , I constantly think and rethink and try and analyze everything and sometimes, that hurts me. Take my word of advice. When you think your art is shit and it seems like your art is shitter than it was before , take a break. Not a long break, but a couple of hours , get a laugh , eat something. Just don't think about art , at all. It helped me and it helps me regain focus when I come back.

Now this turned into a novel , lol.

[Rostas]

And another self-portrait as I did say I'd do one everyday for one week to learn more about lighting and color and proportion and etc. :D.

Maybe I'll post my pencil sketches and studies also because my web seems to make pretty clear pics I guess. But later on that.


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Little update before sleep. Sometimes i have the feeling my art is getting worse..... don't know why.

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Another little study on light sources and etc.

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[CMLollar7]

Siiick studies! I like all the color too! [I seem to be afraid of color]

I have a suggestion on a type of daily exercise/study that you may find entertaining and quite effective in increasing one's skills quickly.

Non-blind or semi-blind contour drawing! Blind contour is only so good, really not that great, but I think semi-blind contour drawing helps increase short term memory, and contour drawing in general helps with gestalt, awareness of negative space, loosens up and quicken's one's linear perception. Try it with a rollerball pen for starters to get the feel of how it is supposed to be done - one continuous line, whilst breaking or stopping every once in a while to recalibrate. I'm still getting the hang of the technique in pencil, but I found a ballpoint pen can work in precisely the same way if you're aware of the technique over feel of the medium.

here's an example!
http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/detail/401048562613452386_294239190

[CMLollar7]

Siiick studies! I like all the color too! [I seem to be afraid of color]

I have a suggestion on a type of daily exercise/study that you may find entertaining and quite effective in increasing one's skills quickly.

Non-blind or semi-blind contour drawing! Blind contour is only so good, really not that great, but I think semi-blind contour drawing helps increase short term memory, and contour drawing in general helps with gestalt, awareness of negative space, loosens up and quicken's one's linear perception. Try it with a rollerball pen for starters to get the feel of how it is supposed to be done - one continuous line, whilst breaking or stopping every once in a while to recalibrate. I'm still getting the hang of the technique in pencil, but I found a ballpoint pen can work in precisely the same way if you're aware of the technique over feel of the medium.

here's an example!
http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/detail/401048562613452386_294239190

[Rostas]

@CMLollar7 - thanks for the advice , but I have to make an instagram account xD . Will do later. And indeed I've tried blind contour. It is very helpful in building a good eye-hand coordination when trying to do studies and also understanding nature and negative spaces.

It would be a good practice to be honest :D. Thanks. Also , you posted twice xD.


Here's a small update on another light study. Will do more studies since my fundamentals lack a lot.

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Posting the Self-Portrait. Will come later with updates.

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A little sketch before sleep. Will post more tommorow . Another self-portrait and some things I've been working on.

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[Eightball_]

nice studies. my critique with your paintings--too much black in your shadows. pure black seldom exists at that strength in real life. try using other colors in the shadows. an easy tip to remember: cool light-warm shadows, warm light-cool shadows. this means depending on your light source, your shadows can be warm (brown, orange, desaturated dark yellow, etc) or cool (blues, purples, crimsons). try to eliminate black from your shadows and your paintings will take on a new luminiscence. hope that helps! keep it up!

[Rostas]

Two enviros. Nothing too fancy. Will post the Self-portrait soon and some other updates.

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And the other update I said. I did some traditional sketches but I won't post them too soon. So the Self-portrait for today and a orange light phase.

The last one was from imagination. I learnt a lot from these.

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A sketch. Pretty lame but wanted to try and drawing something from my head. Although most of the time it turns out 80% less awesome than how i see it. Yeah , the ye old trouble of not being able to live on par with my imagination. :/

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Last update for tonight. Will post more when I wake up. Cheers :D.

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[palladium]

Hey there Rostas. Great work in here, really like your studies. Here's a link to a bunch of free tutorials by concept artist Feng Zhu. http://www.fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.htm.
I've watched them over and over. they are full of useful information. Keep it up.

[Rostas]

@palladium - Thanks palladium :D. I know Feng Zhu. I've watched many of his videos. I know most of the artists with channel's on youtube and am subscribed to them. Thank you for telling me though :D . I love Feng Zhu.

And the update for the self-portrait. Will post more later tonight maybe.I wish I'd never have to sleep and could draw constantly. Alas , i'm always distracted by some nonsensical bull.

[Rostas]

Apparently some of my old posts do not show . The images. I've tried re-uploading but it doesn't work. Hope it gets fixed soon. Anyways I'm gonna post the last self-portrait. Now I'm starting Master Study + Still Life study week.

I'm gonna do each of those daily , each one consisting of 40 mins each. I learnt a lot from the self-portraits. Just by drawing yourself you tend to be more self-conscious and pick up more stuff than when drawing someone else. It's a different view and experience. Had lots of fun.

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Two master study updates. 40 mins each. Now this week I will do 2 master studies as I said each day. That's 14 master studies in a week.

First a Ilya Repin one , and a Sargent enviro. Amazing stuff ( not mine ofc ). Just when doing these kinds of quickies you realise the elements , colors , composition and placement of everything line and contour. Simply astonishing.

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Coming out early with a Robert Henri study ( Salome ). Will come later in the afternoon with the other study. Hope you enjoy.

[Rostas]

The other master study for yesterday. I'm feeling kinda bad lately. I'm feeling really tired for no apparent reason , and I'm not making excuses. Will come later tommorow with some updates. For now , bear with my shitty updates.

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Posting this small sketch. A little try to test out what i can do from some scribbles.

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Posting some of the traditional stuff i did too. Some pencil sketches. Will post the first batch because I wanna see if i resized them correctly so i can put the others too.

Cheers. Will come later with the master studies.

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And the other batch since the resolution seems fine. Please excuse the quality as my scanner is pretty much useless right now and making pictures with the webcam seemed like the best solution to post these.

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Two master studies for yesterday as I said.

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[BlackDelphin]

Waah lots of studies in post 209, love it!
I can see a lot of improvement and i can see the lines getting more confident and more confident.

More studies, more! And the master studies, take your time with construction first, colour scheme
and then details. Don't work on the details to soon! Remember, you're doing these to understand the
masters why they chose to draw their subject in a certain way.

Iar in rest, ce sa zic, vreau sa vad mai mult! :)

[Rostas]

@BlackDelphin - Thank you ! It's really great to know someone's watching haha. I know I should focus more because that's the point of art and actually evolving. Taking the time to see ,to observe ,to familiarize the brain with the patterns and colors. I'm rather putting my brain to automatically perceive those faster than usual.

I tend to focus too much on details if i stay too much on a drawing ,and I thought If I focus more on the overal of the picture, the colors, the shapes and the ambience I'd understand more and it's true. Details only count when you know you want to take that to the next level , but the scaffold is the most important part of the drawing. I've steadily tried to reduce the time I stay on drawing , be them studies or otherwise .

It's as much a speed problem as it is a perceiving one. I learnt a lot , and keeping the 40 min quota on each study gives me a certain barrier to not cross , because I could , but If I did , then I would never be done with them haha.

Nitpicking is the problem or habit each artist has at one point ,and it's a hurtful process where you try to perfect things that would better stand out raw and wild.

Multumesc foarte multe ca ti-ai facut timp sa dai un comment ^_^. Ma simt bine stiind ca mai sunt romani pe aici care sunt de mult mai mult timp ca mine. Daca nu te deranjeaza as vrea sa iti dau add ca friend. :) Ca nu stiu prea multi romani artisti. Am o prietena f buna care m-a acompaniat in calatoria mea artistica dar na , stii cum se spune - The more the merrier. Cheers si spor la desenat!

Now for the 1st master study for today and then a enviro from imagination also kept at 40 mins top and some weird sketches haha.

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The master study for yesterday. :D. Cheers.

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[Azsha]

Hi, Rostas great improving especially your last study, just loved the colours. Great work and nice to see you work so hard to achieve your dreams.

[Rostas]

@ Azsha - Thank you :D Glad the improvement is showing. However , to my retarded , self-criticizing eyes , it seems like walking with weight on my back while on top of a rope trying to cross the Grand Canyon on one foot. LOL.

Well , I haven't done much today but I worked on this study which was supposed to be for yesterday. I worked a bit more at it than usual. The plan was to be 40 mins. But yeah, one odd ball doesn't really count. The rest of them. about 5 remaining will remain at the 40 min quota. This one was done in about 2 hours I think. Maybe 2 and a half.

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Here's a quickie . About 30 mins it took i think. Been doing lots of enviros lately , and I kinda like it. I was afraid of doing enviros in the past. Not as afraid now haha.

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[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Nice to meet you Rostas, your sketchbook has some awesome work, and I love your colors. They give a very warm and traditional look. The studies is also looking great!

[Rostas]

@ Cabbage - Thanks man , really appreciated to see some feedback anytime :D. Studies will be finished soon , on the master study part. I'm gonna try and keep the flow going with different types of studies clocking at 30 mins to an hour every week to keep some kind of rhythm and to balance my need to do from imagination like most of the time i did most of these years. Thanks again.

Late with the master studies , but I had time to do these 2 for yesterday. I'm still one behind though. If I'll have time I'll do the remaining 3 today in the afternoon. Hope you like. After I'm finished with these I'll start doing other types of studies. Dunno what they'll consist of but we'll see.

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The Master Study I missed 2 days ago. Will follow up with the last two later today. Cheers.

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So the last update on the studies. I've finished my 14 master studies just in time :D. Yay . Now onwards to other frontiers ^_^.

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Two sketches for now :) . Enjoy.

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3 sketches and stuff . Really getting into environments and etc. :) Had lots of fun drawing these.

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@Jamie590 - Wrong post ... lol.

[Azsha]

Rostas' you're killing me! Every time i checked your posts there are so many works and progress, it's shocking!!, great work.

[Rostas]

@ - Azsha - Thanks again for the kind words :) . I'm trying my best but I , myself , know this is not enough. I have to work even harder and more. I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time by dawdling around. Anyways thanks and good luck to you too :D.

2 sketches before sleep. Yeppers.

[bopx]

It's great to see the amount of improvement in here- keep sketching!! :)

[vayne108]

I'm here to check in on your progress. Well all I've got to say is keep up all the hard work you've been doing.

[Rostas]

@ - Bopx - Thank you :D . Always a pleasure to see new people visiting.
- Vayne108 - Appreciate it man :). I guess I'm trying to keep up to my daily schedule. Hopefully I'll kick it up a notch some of these days xD. Cheers.


Some enviros and some lame ass sketches. I should name my sketchbook " If the best Sketchbooks are Downtown CA then I'm the Red Light District " . Haha.

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[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Nice job on the environments, characters and master studies! I really love your comp on the environment. The thumbnails also look like they all got strong potential as final designs. Hope to see some rendered version of them, I think they'll look great.
Thanks for visiting my sketchbook and for your tip on improving edges and adding <100% opacity. I'll definitely give that a try and see how it works out. :D

[LtPlissken]

You walked a long trenched road and went through some hard obstacles, but it was all worth it,
worth the sweat and blood to be here, to glorify this beautiful sunny day. Lots of tits,
breasts, boobs and hangers all around, adorable creatures spreading their shiny legs,
cheerful peaches mixed with tangerine. I can feel the roots coming from deep below, tying up
hard to the Scandinavian Doppelganger. Naked asses and legs, big hooters following you through
this magical voyage, being your powerful trademark, hail to the king. So many countless studies
had been brought in the Christmas spirit for sure, forcing the cracked reindeer to froze. As time
passed by, your improvements started to shine, making a flying snob, out of the dying frog.
I’ve just saw your evolution from 09, till 2013, and I have to say it’s more than amazing, you
did a big smack to the elephant shack. So good work, even more than superb. This all shows
how serious you are about art, and how serious you are about your studies, you are a true
master becoming. Big respect for naked and big breasted females. Stay strong and do more
greyscale paintings, also go for nailing more the proportion exercises.
We’ll be in touch and discuss more some sexual big tit subjects.
PS. your signature sketchbook link does not work, so it was a bit harder to come
to this book of preciousness.

[Rostas]

@ - Cabbage - Thanks man again for visiting :D. As for more rendered pieces I dunno why suddenly I'm rather hesitant of finishing something. Maybe because I stay way too much on finishing pieces. But I'll try.
@ - LtPlissken - I'm really happy you came by Lt :D. Thank you very much for the detailed description ^_^. I can't say I'm sad but It's still a long way to go. It'll be fun but also frustrating to fight with my stupid tendencies to get pessimistic. And TITS FOR THE WIN!!! xD I fixed my signature also. I really appreciate it. Cheers man. <3

Some updates. Again , nothing too finished. I'm trying to finish something. I hope I'll be able to post it soon if I don't give up because it sucks lol.

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[Azsha]

Great sketchbook you have here, and good commitment to learning too! There are some really fun paintings in here and good sketches. Cheers

[I STRaY I]

Rostas, hello! Awesome SB, and tremendous amount of work and dedication. I very much like your post #213 I think in which you describe your commitment to a time limit. This is an amazing task in itself, and I commend you for it. I suffer from details, and I tend to try and set some type of time limit, mostly 1.5hr. But I'm at a point were I think to much on how to do it, that it makes it so hard to abide a time limit. Anyways, seeing your results and practice with it makes it easier for me to see the light and one day look forward to a 40min to an hour time limit for myself. Also lastly, thanks so much for visiting my SB awhile back. The support and kind words are appreciated!

[BlackDelphin]

Envos are getting better!
Other than that, I am not sure so I'll ask. Are you concentrating on quality or quantity?
I tend to do quantity sometimes, out of eagerness and desire to improve faster.
So in any case, take your time, and try to learn as much as possible from one drawing.
It's what you learn that matters.

In any case, I like the master studies you are doing, the colour pallet is good, and the shapes
and proportions are fairly well. Don't forget edges! :D

[Rostas]

@ - Azsha - I'm Rostas . You made a comment like this is the first time you visit lol xD. Haha , but thanks.
- Strayi - Thank you a lot for visiting :D Well , speed increases when you try and draw with a deadline, and I'm trying to shift things a little. If you just keep it going you're maybe gonna nitpick everything. Well it depends on the person of course but you can try and regulate your time as I try and do mine :). Appreciated !
-BlackDelphin - Multumesc ! Da, am devenit un pic mai bun la enviros numai ca o sa trebuiasca sa mai lucrez la values decat in culoare. Greyscale o sa ma ajute mai mult si am sa incerc sa fac si greyscaleuri. Da , si sunt de acord ca mai bine stai mai mult pe un desen sa inveti mai multe , dar na , incerc sa mai schimbi viteza sa vad ce si cum :). Multumesc pentru crits!

A small update. :) Ill post more later these days.

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[Rostas]

The last update was kinda shitty so I wanna follow up with this thingy I've been working on. It's pretty bad altogether but it's not as bad as the other stuff I've posted lately. Lots of proportion mistakes and stuff but I'll either repair them or completely succumb to my urges to purposely destroy it or redraw the whole damn thing.

Anyways , I could point out different reasons to why this looks well , static , disproportionate and well , compositionaly speaking pretty boring ,but well , why whine about it? I'm just gonna post it.

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[Azsha]

Rostas i know my mind it's a complex system, sometimes is like the first time in a good way :D
Give me, your facebook id. :P

[ANtY93]

Didn't find that many boobs here but I enjoyed it for sure, you have a cool style, very artsy, looks like traditional paintings.

Nice master copies :)

[chevy28360]

Steady progress. Loving your inclusion of colors. Keep it up!

[Joe777k7]

Really great studies and painting!! Keep going!

[Betty86]

nice SB and steady improvement. lovely studies, great coours, keep it up :)!

[MrFrenik]

I thought that some of your digital work was with oils at first! Good stuff, for sure. Maybe try and work some of these to a finish? Keep going!

[Rostas]

@ Azsha - Thanks man , although I don't really wanna give my facebook ID , you can add me on yahoo messenger. I have the ID on my profile. Cheers! :)
@ AnTY93 - Thank you for visiting :D ! Really appreciated and sorry for the lack of new boobs haha. I'll be surely adding perviness soon enough * wink wink * ;).
@ chevy - I'm glad you like my style ! Trying to improve with the colors but greyscale is being prioritized since my values suck sometimes.
@ Joe777k7 - Much obliged :D. I will keep going dear Sir.
@ Betty86 - I will do more studies soon enough the same way. Maybe not master studies but different types and I'm happy improvement is showing. Kudos!
@ MrFrenik - Really? That makes me excited :D. I am opting for a more painterly style. Will probably follow up with other technique and brushes to make it more speedpainterly or who knows. And I will try to finish some when I have the patience :). Thank you!


It somehow seems I cannot post a new update. The attachment manager doesn't let me see the "Browse computer" thingy so I can add stuff. When It works I'm gonna post I did yesterday. Dunno if it's from CA or from me , the glitch I mean.

[Munin Raven]

Great studies and colour experimentation. I hope you keep that up. :)

[ANtY93]

Try uploading to imgur.com and using [ img] tags, that's what I do

[Rostas]

Munin Raven - Thanks man :D. Really glad you visited. You should post more also , you have some great technical skill. Cheers.
ANtY93 - Ill post just one thing , an update from the last drawing/sketch trying to combine chars with enviros. Thanks for the info :).

Update on one of the previous thingies. Hope you like. Some crits would be cool.


http://i.imgur.com/L9d2tvh.jpg

[Rostas]

Another update. Will cover more tommorow since I'm having some major problems outside art. Enjoy.

http://i.imgur.com/d7VF9Hd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/97Tobxt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kKrVpQp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VxcOTyD.jpg

[Rostas]

Couple updates. I'm really digging doing enviros lately. It's some great exercise for me. It's fun and engaging and also let's me exercise value , light and color. I've concentrated a lot over the years on the human body and it's a breath of fresh air to do some of these without hitting my head over how retarded they look.

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[Rostas]

Here comes a update. I really crunched a few enviros this time. I'm gaining up some speed and I'm happy. I did a common theme with one of my CA friends Azsha , a horror-oriented enviro. It isn't finished yet and I hope to get to finish it because I really suck at continuing stuff haha.

Anyways I did an asylum or something resembling it. I don't think it looks similar to one but I tried doing it from imagination or from photos I've seen.

Cheers!

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