JANUARY 2004(YOW!!!!!!!) guest sp thread

[keyth]

hey dudes....it's a new year. i'm about to head out for fun times so....it's a little early.

HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLES!!!!!!

KEEP'EM COM'N:chug:

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/dec312003.JPG

[Oblio]

Good Mornin'

sigh - i wanted to be the first you dirty cheater... in other words THANK YOU, my fried.
May that you ALL have a GREAT 2004. :chug:

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/1jan2k4.jpg

(made with Amelie :D )

Oblio

[PeggyChung]

ah heres my stab at it. http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp2.jpg

[Wednesday]

grrar, haed pains..

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/sp1.jpg

happy new year all :)

[J.Mac]

Wednesday - good work, and keep them coming :D

LadyLioness - not bad for your second sp, just try to measure with your pencil to help get the right praportions. keep them coming

Oblio - wow haven't seen you around to much, but i am glad to see you poping by every so often :D that pic makes me want to yawn :yawn:

keyth - that is really good! i hope to see you around here more this year :D

Killing.people - thank you so much for your words :D i appreciate it very much!!

ok here is mine as usual it is 25 minute sp late last night
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp62.jpg

-Jesse

Edit - here is a piece of crap i did today which is horrible, but i feel compelled to share my sp's even if they are big failures. i am just in a pissed off mood and i get reach my zen :mad: i don't know..... 10 minutes or even less on this waste of pixels
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/crap.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Happy New Year's guys!

Mine was busy, how was all of yours? Sorry for the poor presentation. I made a resolution to do these at once a day again regardless. Hopefully I can stay true to my word.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod226.jpg

Keyth - Nice to see you again, I've been as lazy with the self-portraits as you have :D

Oblio - My robot army is preparing itself, you ready?

J.Mac - Nice work, good improvement. Let the good roll with the bad, it all still gradually improves over time. It's like leaving a crappy sketch in a sketchbook. You know it sucks, but it's kind of like the story of your development.

Wednesday - Welcome, face looks great, ear looks kind of distracting. Nice and simple though.

LadyLioness - Be careful of the eyeform, you almost made it too literal, like a football. Check the axis of the face as well, this one has a slight curvature to it. Keep the work coming though and happy new year.

[PeggyChung]

Hey guys thanks for the comments, i always try to keep them in mind. i didnt see your comments till after i was done with my 3rd portrait, which when i scanned it, i could see all the wrongs -.-''. bleh so i set off to do my 4th sp..ehhh it didnt come out so great also. http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp3n4.jpg

BTW how do you guys do your self portraits? just look at a mirror, take a dig pic or?

hmm i cant wait till i do a sp of myself and it actually having some sort of resemblence of me. i should make myself do two a day instead

EDIT:

1-1-04 - 4:56 AM
"OH NO SHE DID ANOTHER ONE...RUN!!"
couldnt help but do another one, im seriously having a lot of fun. err this was more of a bad scribble than a sp but its still a sp so here it goes. btw i should spend more time of these next time

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp5.jpg

[davi]

LadyLioness:

i think you need to concentrate more on form and shape instead of just jumping into a portrait with line.

take your time with measurements. and i suggest completely forgetting about shading them until you can understand how to pull off the shapes.

your linework seems very sketchy and rushed, there's no need for half of a lip to be completely different as the otherside, visually sketch out the shape of the lip until it matchs, then go for the detailed line work.

keep them up.

[dns2k]

here is my quickie

it got a lil dark



-dns

http://www.geocities.com/dns2k2/self-paint.txt

[endregan]

Awesome BH. It would be a pleasure to see a SP from u ever day.

Good to see you keyth.

Keep it up lioness. try what davi said! keep at it!

jmac- i know how you feel.. :)

awesome way to start off the year. could be better though.

Andrew Jones- I did it. one a day for a month. Still going ;), thanks for the inspiration!

From Dec 30

happy new years everyone

http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan2/dec30.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan2/dec31.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan2/jan1.jpg

Messed up painting
http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan2/jan2.jpg

[PeggyChung]

Thanks for the info guys. alright heres another. i dont like this one that much, i got really impatient with it . i promise i will try much more harder on my 2nd one tonight. ughhh and this one is a little big.:bash:
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp6.jpg

ok another update. mmm think this one looks more like me than the others.

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp16.jpg

[keyth]

OB...you didn't finish your sentence man. you said i'm your fried.....fried what? fried chicken? or perhaps i'm your fried catfish? don't leave me hang'n.


http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/jan2_2004.JPG

[Wednesday]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/sp2a.jpg

im not quite awake so im bound not to make sense.. or i'll make more sense :fruit:

used a mirror, i hear photos give you cancer/steal your soul/grows hairs on your palms.

LadyLioness : i like the second one of your recent, it looks clean

keyth : the depth of feild with the the lines are cool

endregan: keep up the sps, are you going to be doing them daily still?

dns2k : like the color and loosness of that

blackhawk : my ears do stick out like that, sort of :o
sounds like a plan, i'll *try :eek: to make this daily too, great work btw

J.Mac : great values, someone has appeared to scribble angryly on your second one though, they need lots of :beer:

oblio : did you do that with eyes closed? :D

less talk more sleep now ...zzz

[Ni*]

happy new year!

hangover is wearing off and normal life is resuming so i'm back playing with my shiny new tablet. I really dont know if i've improved any but i'm trying to focus on the enjoyment of the process more than anything else. This one i enjoyed alot

cheers

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPp8.JPG

It would appear that i can't see any art hosted on fortune city, bummer..anyone else on BT that has this problem?

[Blackhawk]

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod227.jpg

[Nunch]

here's mine from today... been slacking... sorry:

http://nunch.250free.com/SP16.jpg

Keep up the dandy work 'n stuff with the portraits! They're all looking nice.

[asbestoshazard]

Nice to see all the SPs in the new year.

http://asbestoshazard.com/art/040103%20self.jpg

I used a mirror (my cam is...finished) and did a quickie sketch-style out of painter, you can see where I started to get lazy. : /

Keyth :: I am lovin' the colors packed into your first and the simple line in the second.
Oblio :: Talk about expression!
LadyLioness :: Keep up all the good practice, I particularly like the one with your hair pulled back (the latest one sans hoodie!)
Wednesday :: Nice work with the angle in the second one, nice colors, too -- makes me want to try some.
J.Mac :: Nice job with the pencils, I like the smirk.
Blackhawk :: Stunning as per usual! You always look so very cool and reserved. : )
dns2k :: I like the muted color choices.
endregan :: You're going where I have yet to tread by braving color! Awesome!
Ni* :: Nice work with the tablet, strong highlights in that one -- it's so hard to get used to staring at a screen while your hand fiddles about elsewhere <_>
Nunch :: Dude...you could almost make some fun vector work out of that.

[PeggyChung]

Thanks again for the comments guys :D

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp8.jpg

mmm to compare heres a pic i took with my web cam
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/Jan04_03.jpg

[jook]

Keyth: I really admire how you pushed so much color on that. looks great.

LadtLioness: I like your most recent two because they seem to have an actual face structure. Not just eyes, a nose, and a mouth pasted into a head shape. Watch the placement of th ears. look in the mirror where they are compared to your mouth and eyes as far as height.

everyone else: great stuff so far.

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/meinflames.JPG

[endregan]

bh- love your style :)

lioness- much improvement, just keep going!! :)

asbestos- colour is great! i like colour, but its different than graphite, have to mix your medium :P. id like to see one, try it! its fun! your linework is so good, add some colour to that

wednesday- i still will be doing one a day. ill try my best for one a day!

ni- cool, good to see ya in the in new year

keep it up guys!


http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan4/jan3.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/2004/jan4/jan4.jpg

[Wednesday]

lazy today

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/sp3.jpg

[LadyImbria]

used a mirror. Just learning painter. Nice to meet everyone.

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/v31/ladyimbria/mcot0.jpg

[jook]

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/mechanicleface.JPG

[phantom_head]

hi! i usually post in the dsg thread, but decided to give the sp a try...hmm, harder than i expected. i'm not a complete beginner, but i haven't done anything in about 5 years...so it almost amounts to the same thing;) c&c welcome!
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Phantom_Head/self_portrait1.jpg

used a mirror...pencil and ps7

[jook]

that is really nice phantom_head....

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/pencelledperspecctive.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Getting late, have to get up early to open the bar tomorrow, comments coming soon.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod228.jpg

[killing.people]

http://members.cox.net/crobinson25/self_portait_1_6_04.JPG
painter 7 .. for some reason, i miss it.

[Oblio]

rushed ad buggy - more like a fat doodle - but very enjoyable

sorry - late - i'll comment tomorow ok?

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/6jan2k4.jpg

Oblio

[edit] - and.. no, i'm not that old :rolleyes:

[J.Mac]

oblio - you aren't suppose to put your finger in there it might get stuck on eof these times :D good stuff man keep posting

killing.people - nice to yyou post here every so often :)

BH - you seem to be able to get a likeness with such ease :D i like your line work on this one!

jook - you have some crazy sp's going on, keep them coming

phantom_head - nice work it looks good :P your eyes seem to be a little far apart

LadyImbria - not shabby keep them coming

Wednesday - keep it up!

Endregan - Great work!!! keep them coming you are getting much better everyday! :D

ok here are mine the likeness is off :mad: so i think i need to do alot more measuring and a little less intuitive drawing.... :xx: i think i got to focused on trying get form of seperate features without relating them to one another. i am kind of embarrased to show these but oh well :o ....
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp63.jpg
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp64.jpg
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp65.jpg

-Jesse

[el coro]

http://www.coro36ink.com/updates/proj/primaryweb.jpg
posted this in another thread, but i did it with the intention of putting it in here.-c36

[Railboy]

http://www.atomicagedog.com/art/images/selfportrait2.gif

Hello, all. I'm mostly into the daily sketch stuff but I thought I'd post here once. This one's pretty old (01) - is that allowed?

I remember it took about an hour and a half. I used a mirror.

[PeggyChung]

Hey guys, ehh no comments, you guys sps always look good. well heres mine...ehh its such a mess, IMO and its obvious, these 2 arent improving since the last one i did. maybe im really tired when i do them? u can tell because my eyes have bags in these haha. well i ll have to do these when im really inspired and full of energy..ehh u can tell the deadness.

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp9.jpg
http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp10.jpg

[Oblio]

Comments time.

Railboy - that's lovely. Surely you can sketch a SP once in a while.. a recent one ;) (boy i wish i could stick to that sketchbook like you guys)

coro - my friend... i've seen it before and didn't find any words. :bow: rock on.

j.mac - you are doing VERY well - i'm not sure i can do that :) you make me want to study more. Don't worry - the measurements will stick with you always.. so... you can fool around.

oblio - that's sick and ugly. don't ever post here again!!!

k.p - man it's good to have you back around. :chug:

Blackhawk - umm... umm... :bash: DIE DIE DIE :bash: :D

jook - :D he he

Phantom head - that's a sweet face and a lovely drawing - especialy for a phantom.. realy (like.. welcome to the freaky area)

jook - i knew you can do that.

lady.imbria - lovely. boy i need to visit the middle class more often - i'm missing all the fun.

wed. - ahh.. that impossible tool.

endregan - pay more attention to the form. keep em coming! you're on the very right track!

lady.lioness - add a strong light (a lapmp or something) - it will help you see the form. measurea and look look look - pay more attention. also try and play with the pencil by holding it differently (near the end of it, or look at how kevin Chan holds the graphite) - it might help with the line (yours is a bit hairy).
And keep at it - all i ever learned (if i ever did, but i was far worst then you) was by doing SP's :D

azbesto... - yeah... you look so happy :p come on.. bring some more - one will not be enough here. look and Android :D

DAVI - (in toon portraits) - You got SO MUCH better. You realy rock. Super pieces man. Respect! :bow:

Oblio

[Blackhawk]

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod229.jpg

[Skank]

hehe
this is what happens when its waaaay too late and your eyes are all blurry...


http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Skank/me_green_copy.jpg

[jook]

haha, it is a funny coincidense that I feel the same way Skank. the exception is that I did this while pretty druunk. Pucker may be a girly drink or whatever, but I love that stuff....

I set out to hurt all of your eyes with colors on this one...
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/I_am_colorfulllll.jpg

[J.Mac]

jook - mission accomplished :D

skank - you are becoming the hulk :eek:

BH - :D nice

Oblio - thanks man i appreciate that and i guess you are right. i just feel i need to be perfect everytime i pick up my pencil or stylus :D

LadyLioness - you are doing good work, and i am glad to see you being dedicated. "imo" i feel you should start to measure and see where features line up on your face. study anatomy alittle so you can understand the form of the head and what is going on underneath. measure, measure, measure and then mark, this will help you see what is going on better. So keep at it!! practice practice practice :D

Railboy - that is very interesting!

el coro - that is cool :D you should post you other sp's if you do any here! i really like the colours and how it is a montage of sp's

endregan - oh i just noticed this, include the neck :D unless you are magic floating head :P

here is mine well um yeah it is ehh.... ok i guess.... i think i am going to do some sp's with different materials or somehting. i was distracted by video games, so i was giving my full attention on this one :D
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp66.jpg

-Jesse

[Skank]

Originally posted by J.Mac
skank - you are becoming the hulk :eek:

SKANK SMASH!!!

:D
im gonna do another one today....ill pay more attention to my form this time..lol
i could barely see straight last night

[jwo]

http://www.justinbrejwo.com/artx/sp0104.jpg

[HellTaxi]

back again!

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sp010704.jpg

[Ni*]

i've been slacking again, but i did do an SP that i was quite pleased with only to have painter crash before i'd saved it... thats my excuse for this shite, i'm not happy with it but i promised myself i'd post something tonight.

I'm so pissed off about losing that work, sorry for ranting, I'll comment on work another time.

http://nirvine.250free.com/SP10P.JPG

[Ni*]

decided to bash out another one tonight, I am alot happier with this one, but i still gave myself that stupid blank look :-\

i have real trouble stopping painter work from descending into a muddy mess, practice required i guess...

loads of great work on here,

hell taxi- nice line work!

Jwo- fantastic, i love that one, it looks like you are in midday sun.

Jmac- i still cant see any fortunecity hosted work :-( same for Oblio

Blackhawk- talk about efficient line use!! impressive and inspiring

el coro- i hate you,
nah, i just hate that i cant do that standard of work, great stuff


oppologies to people i didnt mention, i just realised it's 2am...

oh, and here is mine...

cheers

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP11.JPG

[Blackhawk]

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod230.jpg

Wednesday - Thank you. Try to control those values, if you start working too many values in you will lose control of the form. Keep up the work, try to make it daily :D

Ni - Thank you. One trick I learned when doing SP's, which is also something I consequently learned in a portrait painting workshop, is I go into my SP with a focus. Is my focus on values, on likeness, on emotion, on etc..... I find it makes for a much more satisfying and less frustrating experience. If I can nail my focus I was striving for, I still get the positive vibe like I've accomplished something. I used to be on the same boat as you where I'd be in a sour mood during the process because I almost felt kind of lost in it all. I create bad art when I feel unduly rushed, frustrated, pissed, etc. I don't like making bad art :) Keep it up though bud, your doing great so far, keep pushing it.

J. Mac - Thanks. Your doing great so far, maybe try a different approach to your process and stir things up. Your approach is similar across all of your SP's. My advice, shake it up, think outside the box, go for a different angle at your SP's. See what happens, you might be surprised and like the results. They are getting better though.

Oblio - Who let you in here? I thought we kicked you out of here :P Stop picking your nose too! My t-dome designs are coming along, how about yours?

Abestoshazard - Thank you. This last one of yours is very nice. The jacket become kind of a scribble mess, but the face is tied together nicely. Watch the level of the eyes though, you have my old problem, one is higher than the other. It's hard to catch at first, look out for it. Keep them coming.

Phantom Head - Nice SP, good form on this, eyes look funky though. I think the left one on the picture is either slightly looking over rather than straight, or the eye is further to the side than it should be. Other than that, nice work.

LadyLioness - Art is a very long process. Improvement isn't something that will happen instantly. It takes some people 6 months to grow into what others may take a year or two years to grow into. It entirely depends on if you stick with it. These last two are steps on the way to where you want to be, some will be more difficult than others. In that vein, I'll throw out some nuggets of advice. Watch the form of the mouth, don't necessarily think of it as an outline. Usually, where the lips meet there will be a much darker area. So you may want to work on different line values, line widths, etc. to pull areas closer or farther back. Plus it will draw emphasis to spots and overall help the form of the SP. Instead of the facial features looking pasted on, they will start to integrate into the face.

Keep practicing, if you need some clarification or help, let me know.

El Coro - You are the man. Beautiful work. I wish I had half the balls with my color that you do. Color scares me shitless, you seem to laugh in it's face. Nice.

Endregan - Thanks man. Good to see your still going at it. Watch the line variations. If your doing a straight line only portrait, start working in different line values and widths. You need to start pulling and pushing the form with line only. Experiment, use darker lines to bring stuff back, forwards, use different widths to pull features forwards and backwards. Use it to emphasize spots. Keep hammering away at it.

Sorry I didn't hit everyone's tonight. It's late, gotta be up early. Thanks for contributing to this thread guys and gals.

[Oblio]

My designs? I've already built the robot you fool - look outside your window... watch closer your friends, stand on your guard.. my robots will be watching your every move :evilbat:

[jook]

in a hurry, cant comment yet. sorry, will do later.

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/AsloppySP.jpg
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/Asloppybodysp.jpg

[Ni*]

blackhawk, thanks for the advice, i'll try to do a series of SPs each with different focus

i am also trying to vary the views too, here's on from a little farther away, I dont like this one at all, i couldnt focus on it at all. i didnt get that 'excitement' while drawing it.

ah well, next time.

cheers

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP12.JPG

[elevenrequiem]

used a photo ref for this one.. still trying to learn how to draw with photoshop (and with a wacom for that matter)

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-6%20SP.jpg

[Ni*]

ahhhhh... far more enjoyable, maybe a bit too messy but...


N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP13.JPG

elven, it is really odd going from a piece of paper to a drawing tablet and photoshop or painter, but it gives you far more freedom and an infinite collection of tools, not to mention the undo button. these dont mean shit if you cant draw though,

cool SP by the way, i like the expression, i'm always stuck with 'portrait stare syndrome' :-p

[Wednesday]

hard to do these daily, no discipline on my part :( tried focusing on values with this one as blackhawk suggested, would like to comment but really busy and there's been so many lately :)

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/awednesday/sp6.jpg

[Jseuf]

http://home.cfl.rr.com/jinxart/JimSelf1.0.jpg
There are so many amazing artists on this site...I'm torn between working harder and giving up.
Here's a Micron and marker self P.

[PeggyChung]

Thanks j.mac , oblio and blackhawk for the feedback, i didnt see the comments yesterday so i will keep in mind of what you guys said. this was yesterdays. http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp11.jpg

[Cheeseboypaul]

http://pic2.picturetrail.com/VOL9/1785198/3437016/42192379.jpg

heh first time i posted my sp was in the sketch room so i didnt get much critique, well heres my version of me.Love your sp's Jwo and Ni, makes me want to try a diff media other than pencil

oh and ladylioness, some advice that i was givin when i was in highschool, my teacher would tell me to picture the skull of the face first and then integrate teh features within the skull. I dont know if explaining it that way would help but the way i learned how to make faces started out wit a lot of skull drawings. hope that helps, i know its a bit vague but im sleepy :D

[phantom_head]

thanks for all the comments...the eyes were really off. as a matter of fact, i wasn't happy with the whole thing, so i did another sp - just lineart
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Phantom_Head/self_portrait_3a1.jpg
then i gave myself 2hrs in photoshop(7) with a tablet, and this is what came out
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Phantom_Head/self_portrait_3b.jpg
i just started doing digital painting about a month ago, and squeezing in the practice between courses is a pain! i find tutorials pretty helpful, though i usually don't go by them - but some things rub off

you guys are a huge inspiration...kinda makes me wish i'd studied art instead...

[Ni*]

No portrait as of yet today, just wanted to give a little feedback to people...

wedneday- very impressive, that almost makes you look sinister in a way

jseuf- markers eh? despite being design trained i never really got to grips with markers and never did anything beyond quick sketches so i'm very impressed with that SP!

ladylioness- you have the shape of your face and i think you've been given some great advice so we're all waiting to see the huge improvement in your next works ;-)

cheeseboypaul- thank you for the compliment. that SP is really enjoyable to look at because it has so much character and expression.

phantom_head- blinkin flip!! the line art is lovely but the colour one is fantastic. you make me want to hop back to photoshop for my next effort. it has a really quite eerie feel to it, the only thing i can say is that the hair lets it down a little, it looks a little flat compared to the face.

thats all for now, again sorry if i miss anyone and sorry for not really giving critique, just oppinion

cheers

N

[Ni*]

mmmmmm... photoshop....

quick sketch in PS to remind myself of how different it is to painter, i might come back to this one and increase the contrast or just block in the tones more.

i much prefer the pastel effect in photoshop to the one in painter classic.

(i need to move the mirror for the next one i think)

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/sp17.jpg

[phantom_head]

Ni - like the beginnings of that sketch...would look cool with a little more detail as well.

hmm, i know what you mean with the hair on my last one...i had the screen tilted the wrong way while working on it (flatscreen), and i thought i had effectively taken care of the hair by making it almost the same as the background. i was pretty surprised to see it was actually visible when i posted:D
next time i'll be more careful...and i'll choose another angle - this is too weird looking

[elevenrequiem]

Ni - thats an awesome start, i'd love to see you keep going with it. it has really cool textures, how'd you do that?

phantom_head - wow. that is really impressive. i'm blown away with the eyes. how did you get them to look so.. glassy?

just a sketch today, i'll work on colour for it and bring it back sometime soon.

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-9%20sp.jpg

[Ni*]

elven- thanks, i will work into this one. it is the standard photoshop pastel with the 'preserve texture' setting. i think it gives a really nice effect, espcially with the opacity set to about 30% (i'm a colour wimp)

phantom- i think a few highlights on your hair would finish off that sp nicely. it would push the hair back and strengthen the shading. what brush did you use for that?

elven- i will work into mine if you work into yours(not tonight though, i'm a little drunk) , deal? :-p we can see a more finished sp from each of us...

[Blackhawk]

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod231.jpg

[Cheeseboypaul]

heres a comicy sp done usin the pencil tool in painter(i suck at coloring =/), man didnt realize how exagerated i made my features in the previous sp until i drew myself again today hah, oh well...anyways

phantom head! thats some nice stuff! really impressed here sorta creepy but still awesome

http://pic2.picturetrail.com/VOL9/1785198/3437016/42408283.jpg

[Oblio]

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/BH.jpg

:evilbat:

i'll get you!!!

[J.Mac]

Oblio - haha that is funny shizzle!!

Cheeseboypaul - welcome :D

BH - Thanks for the boost of confidence :D you look like you are mesmerized or somehting. so are you going to take that from oblio?! i know i wouldn't :D

elevenrequiem - can't wait for the colour

Ni* - not bad you are improving :D the only thing that i see that bothers me is your ear is to low. other wise the structure is looking good. keep it up!

phantom_head - that is awesome!! i really like how you did that it is very impressive. i have to agree with the hair comments from other people. it def. brings the painting down some. for this painting what tools did you use?

LadyLioness - keep them coming and try to be aware of structure, basic shapes and such when you do your sp's.

ok here is mine. i have been busy working on my ThunderDome stuff. i have been up for about 30hrs now and i pumped this out it is ok i guess i had fun with it, but i can't touch what phantom_head did :xx:
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/dsp11.jpg
DSP (http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/dsp11.jpg)

-Jesse

[Ni*]

worked into this one a little more, not sure if i like it so much now, and i regret putting red into it, i just wasn't thinking and forgot i'd used blue already and they dont sit well together.

oh well here it is...

http://nirvine.250free.com/sp17b.jpg

[elevenrequiem]

finished up with the colour (i think)
crits are welcome!

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-9%20sp%20final.jpg

here's original sketch


http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-9%20sp.jpg

[stormeffex]

wow, lots of cool SP's here. i just started doing SP's myself. so here are mine.

Jan 01:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp08.jpg

Jan 02:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp09.jpg

Jan 03:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp10.jpg

Jan 04:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp11.jpg

Jan 05:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp12.jpg

Jan 06:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp13.jpg

Jan 07:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp14.jpg

Jan 08:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp15.jpg

Jan 09:
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp16.jpg

2

[Skank]

OI!
i put on my angry eyes

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Skank/me_angry_face_copy.jpg

[Blackhawk]

LOL, Oblio I'm ready and I'm packing some serious heat :D

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod232.jpg

[phantom_head]

blackhawk, cool...lol

j.mac - the only brush i used was the super fuzzy one...and i worked the entire thing in 100% opacity...in three layers.

stormeffex - i really like your rendering..

eleven - that's looking good!


here's another effor on my part. spent about an hour more than on the last one, because i messed up and had to redo the shading...still messy on the hair, but at least it's done from a normal angle.
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Phantom_Head/self_portrait_4a_copy.jpg

[Ni*]

this one started as a bit of a scribble and as usual fluctuated between ok and rubbish. i can see what is wrong with this one, most noticable are the eyes, they are off perspective, and being the first time i've drawn like this, i got confused between exlpaining structure and portraying shade.

was fun though

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/sp18.jpg

[Ni*]

elven- nice colour.

stormeffex- that first one is great, is it watercolour?

skank- cool, only thing i'd say is that the white t-shirt and the blue glow each fight for attention, so you end up looking at them instead of your face, know what i mean?

BH- rubbish as ever! nah i can even joke about that:-p
did u say u did a portrait class?

phantom- absolutely lovely, tell me you have had some training or at least years of practice? (the eyes are pretty big though)

i had to post another one because that last one was poo.

not complete, i might finish it this week..

cheers

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/sp20.jpg

[jook]

haha, That is about the bestt comeback you could have done, Blackhawk. nice drawing.


That is really good, Phantom.

Skank.............. hardcore........... :evilbat:

sorry everyone, I am just too tired to comment, got school in a few hours, should get SOME sleep.... This thread is a good-un so far.....:chug:


http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/Goodun.jpg

[stormeffex]

ni-the first one is marker. i like your sp, keep pushing it man.

jook-i'm digging the red coloring on your cheek.

phantomhead-i like the limited color choice. good variation of value.

blackhawk-i see you're going commando...hehe.

here's two entries.

01.10.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp17.jpg

01.11.01
doesn't really look like me. but i like the result. ink w/ isoprophyl alcohol, gouache, and color pencil. over quick pencil underdrawing.
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp18.jpg

2

[Ni*]

meh....
got pissed off with 5 or 6 failed attempts today, not even counting the colour ones as attempts.....

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP16.JPG

[jook]

5 or 6 attempts? What would you come up with if you did a self portrait that took that long? like one you spend a lot of time on?

[Blackhawk]

Great work guys. Comments coming tomorrow after work.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod233.jpg

[Ni*]

jook- thats a good point, my trouble is that, in painter at least and with real media, i over work the portrait untill it is a muddy fuzzy mess.

i think i need to practice the basic drawing side of it more than i have. and i'm sure you know the good satisfying feeling that comes from a line in the right place, well yesterday i didnt get that feeling at all, untill the last one.

BTW, i liked your las SP, the left eye and cheek really stand out :-)

stormeffex- that colour one is cool, it has alot of atmosphere (but it does look like you're wearing a big curly wig with the yellow patches above your head)

good work all round, it means plenty inspiration!

cheers

N

[J.Mac]

BH - I really like how you are economical with your marks :D it really is nice!! i wish i could do that

Ni* - i know how it is i am not very good with these dsp and i get very frustrated but you are doing good! so keep them coming :D

stormeffex - interesting method on the second one. it reminds me of Jhibbs work.

jook - nice start! keep it up

Ok so this is pretty sloppy today i don't know what happened. the sketch was good and then as soon as the colour started it became garbage :o i really need to start working in painter more...
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/dsp12.JPG

-Jesse

[requiem]

I notice a lot of headphones. i hope i'm not being unoriginal, but if it helps, i do dj on the side. Pencil, color in photoshop with a tablet.
stormeffex- i really dig the colored image. really nice abstraction. your pencil image seems a bit out of proportion though. still, really nice. I freaking love this stuff!!!

http://www.oraclewoods.com/bunkart/egotist.jpg

[elevenrequiem]

i'm cool with the headphones, but i dunno about the competition for the name.. no but really, awesome sp. i'd love to see a more traditional portrait style piece too. i like how you used an uncommon colour for highlights (the blue in the shirt and the face)

[jook]

thanks for the compliments fellas...

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/RedIam.JPG

requiem: that is pretty slick. you have a way with your highlights.. good. it is cartoony, yet detailed enough to be kinda believable.

J.Mac: I like your style you have for the past couple. You have heard it many times, but I looked at a few months agos sp threads and you have greatly improved. These last two would look great finished...

Blackhawk: I envy you for two reasons. A. you are damn good at this. B. Your bald head must make your life easier on these things, I suck at painting hair. good times.

Ni*: I dont know what to tell you about your overworked muddy problem you speak of. Mabey use a higher opasity with your brushes? I am not a professional, but my pics turn out muddy when I use a low opasity instead of take the time to hand pick my values. They look good though and I'll bet I'd be able to point you out of a crowd.

stormeffex: Those look good. I like the bottom one.

[Blackhawk]

Inspired heavily by one of Dan Milligan's SP's. Dan, your one of my greatest inspirations, I love your style.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod235.jpg

Jook - Thanks. I wish my bald head made it easier. I found it a hell of a lot easier with hair, it seemed like I could get away with more and I didn't have to nail the skull form perfectly with a big tussel of hair on my head.

Watch your proportions and values. Your forehead in this one looks unnaturally large, almost like Frankenstein. It doesn't really have a round feel to it, more of a straight cylinder going straight up. Be careful of the eye shape and values as well. You threw in a too literal eyef form and it comes across as too cartoonish. Observe your eyes and how the line weights can vary. I notice on my eyes and the lighting they are in that my upperlid creates a much heavier shadow, so if I am going to represent that with lines, I'll darken the upper eyelid, and keep the lower lighter. Also, watch out for the pupils, they usually don't rest squarely in the middle of the eye like that.

Keep working at it bud.

Ni - I did like a head study workshop. It wasn't a portrait class persay. We came in and my instructor Clayton Beck showed us different approaches to doing head studies for our own practice. That way we could more comfortably begin our paintings. He usually didn't go much further and the initial block-ins on a lot of the stuff and didn't really want anyone else in the class going further either. I learned a hell of a lot in the workshop, he's a great teacher.

I'll comment on the rest I missed tomorrow, too late.

[Cheeseboypaul]

http://pic2.picturetrail.com/VOL9/1785198/3437016/42893436.jpg


so cold...damn this cheap ass apartment of mine stupid mother {)(^$*0[8u6945 heater ahhh its 5:10am...

well heres my first true digital portrait enjoy.. after you ppl get your good nights rest.. bastards

:(

[Ni*]

that was some great advice and feedback, after alot of frustration and analysis of my past attempts, i started to see that i had a huge perspective problem and the advice on eyes from blackhawk helped loads. i didnt realise how much the eyes force the angle of the face.

anyway here's a quicky for today, i tried to concentrate on the basic drawing and i think i finally nailed the angle of view from the mirror that is sitting quite low on my desk.

no feedback just yet... got some other things to do tonight, just to say BH thats superb, but you look completely psycho in that one, complete with middle distance stare and jutting jaw.

cheers

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP21.JPG

[jook]

Thanks for that advise BH. I tried to incorperate it on this one. I see what you mean with the forhead thing. I have a big forhead, but admitadly not that big. I tend to try and get really fancy with these sp's. usually I end up overdoing them.

And Ni, that one does look good. looks more in perspective than any of the others I have seen from ya.

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/simpleme.jpg

[Ni*]

jook- that last one of yours is one of your best IMO, you really got the structure and the roundness. do another one like that and push the shading more, and i think you'd have a great sp.


here's a quick sketch i did last night, it was a bit of an experiment in different angles, and i just noticed, i reversed it to check it but i forgot to flip it back again...


N

http://nirvine.250free.com/sketchsp.JPG

[Blackhawk]

I think I am completely color retarded. I have to jump through hoops just to get the result I even remotely want instead of nailing it the first time. It feels very awkward and way too unpredictable.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod236.jpg

Jook, Ni - Nice improvement guys. Keep pushing that threshhold, be very observant of your values and the shapes they form on the face. Don't draw or paint the features, but draw and paint the different value and color shapes. It'll give a truer representation without all the struggle of trying to make an eye look like an eye.

[jook]

BH.. I completely feel your pain. Just wanted to thank you for your advise. Hopefully I do it justice...



I went for a bit more perspective on this one...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/bwperspective.jpg

[jook]

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/dreeeeknife.JPG

[Ni*]

another attempt at a colour one.... bloody hard!

maybe i should stick to the greyscale ones for the time being :-/

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP22.JPG

Jook, you should work into that purple one, tidy up the features and blend the blocked in colour a bit and it'd be quite nice,

bh- that colour one is a nice start and you can't nail it first time? welcome to my world :-p but keep at it, it has a great moody atmosphere to it.

cheers

N

[cotron]

blackhawk- a tip about color... in a post before, you said you try to have a focus in your sp's. with color, it's no different. color usually indicates mood, so see what kind of mood/temperature you want to give. experiment with the extremities of warm and cool colors, don't be afraid to push it too far. i would suggest to avoid the middle road with browns/greys for now and really punch it. try to have an imbalance of warm/cool... and keep doing it, you'll find combinations that work for you.

color theory is a personal thing, but i hope that i'm making some sense for you :)

[Blackhawk]

Thanks for the advice Cotron. I actually dug up some of Kevin Chen's old stuff on color and lighting too and I'll be studying that stuff intently for awhile. I'm sick of not understanding what I'm doing when it comes to color. I'm determined now to figure this shit out.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod237.jpg

Thanks guys for the comments, I'm coming back in full force tomorrow, got side tracked this weekend badly.

[Ni*]

BH, and everyone who wants to improve or try to understand colour work, here is a thread that explains it quite nicely..

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13511&highlight=sargent

it is a little frustrating because it looks really easy :-p

interresting read though.

cheers

N

[Oblio]

Mr BH.. i don't know if you realize but that last SP of you .. is BLACK & WHITE :p :D :bash: :evilbat:

Oblio
:chug:

[Blackhawk]

LOL, thanks Oblio. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek::D

[Oblio]

you'd better go to color.
In this area... you're mine .. he he he


here - aSP a la BH :D

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/19jan2k4.jpg

:rolleyes:

Oblio

[PeggyChung]

hey guys, ughh havnet posted in forever. i have failed in doing a sefl portrait everyday ): every time i want to do my self portrait im dead tired. well here is 1. i did more but i decided to not put up my REALLY really horrible ones, i should have thought of that in the first place -.-''

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp14.jpg

[Ni*]

AAAAAARGH!!! f**king colour!!!

too tempting not to try, just so damn hard!!...

but i will.....

here's me in orange. well, a poor likeness

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP23.JPG

and i still cant see any fortune city hosted work, its not a good night.

[stormeffex]

blackhawk-color is one of the hardest things to deal with. i struggle with it a lot too. but it will only come with practice. good luck on your journey.

more sp.

01.12.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp19.jpg

01.13.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp20.jpg

01.14.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp21.jpg

01.15.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp22.jpg

01.16.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp23.jpg

01.17.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp24.jpg

01.18.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp25.jpg

01.19.04
http://www.stormeffex.com/sp/sp26.jpg

2

[killing.people]

http://members.cox.net/crobinson25/jan%2020%202004.jpg

[Blackhawk]

I know it's not color yet... Oblio :D Still working the values more.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod238.jpg

[Oblio]

Fool... i know you're afraid of that place... you don't want to wonder the color land... but no matter how hard you train your values... you'll still have face me. And i just might bring colorfull reinforcements.

Oblio

realy - it's a lame excuse :D

[Ni*]

a technique commonly referred to as "dickin' about with painter"....

at least its not the brown stuff i normally do..

N

http://nirvine.250free.com/SPP24.JPG

[Jeff Gran]

http://jboy.menlofarms.net/sketchbook/SP-1-11-04.jpg

[jook]

I like the way you did the eyes on that last one, Ni.


anyways....
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/nn.jpg
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/falling_apart.jpg

[J.Mac]

jook - not bad not bad at all. i like the pencil sp. it looks as if you were into the drawing. good work keep it up :)

Jeff Gran - it has been awhile... nice sp looks pretty good! hmm you know what you and storm look as if you are related :D

Ni* - you are doing so good keep it up!! :D the only thing i see is that your ear might be a little low. even for the angle than again i could be wrong since i wasn't there :D

Oblio - haha :D

BH - Good work you are really on it this month it is great! :D

killing.people - that is neat looking sp. i like the texture of it.

storm - nice stuff, you have alot of dedication :) keep them coming!

ladylioness - good work :) just do what you can and hope to see more of you!

ok so i have been not posting as much lately and i know that it is a bad habit that i have this month, but in my defense i have to say it is b/c i have been working on my portfolio, application and essay for Art Center. I have been intensly working on that, but, I still have been doing little quicky sp's here and there just not post worthy :p oh and i am back in school now so i will be back in action very shortly :D

-Jesse

[jook]

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/IamACowboy.JPG

[elevenrequiem]

quickie here before school.. a little messy, but it worked out alright. this is the first time i just jumped in to photoshop with a brush, paint style. usually spend 75% of my time on the base sketch, then throw on the colour.

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-22%20sp.jpg

[Nunch]

Haven't posted in a really long time here. oops. sorry sorry sorry

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df38b3127cce86b45bedcc1f0000001610

[Marcatili]

Hey guys,
I'd really appreciate any C&C on this one, as well as suggestions to take it further...thanks

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/self_portrait_small.jpg

[jook]

expat. It looks good and I'd be willing to bet that it probably bears a strong resemblance to you. The one main thing if you are going for complete realism would be the eyes. I think you made them too big. A lot of people have the tendancy to make eyes too big, since they are what most spend the most time on.

[Marcatili]

thanks Jook
you may be right that proportianately the eyes are maybe a little too big...the thing is I do have big eyes so I'm not sure if they're disproportionate or not...
the eye on our left maybe is a little to big at the bottom?

since we were looking at the eyes I did wonder whether they were slightly out of line, the eye on our left seems a bit too low maybe?

i'm planning on doing a colour version of this next

[Marcatili]

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/self_portrait_colour.jpg

the colour version of me and my obligatory SP Android mohawk (emohawk?)

[jook]

The color turned out pretty nice expat...

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/UGLYreddy.JPG

[Marcatili]

i've come back to have a look at the SP again after a few hours and I don't like the colour version actually...makes me look sickly and fat-faced...I didn't realise the colour would change the likeness. I might try again later.

[MacDuff]

My ego's wealth is 614 kb ... :D
(The fisrt one is wrong : colors have been changed by my scanner and I can't find them exactly.)


http://fo3dteam.free.fr/MacDuff/Artworks%20g%e9n%e9riques/portrait.JPG

http://fo3dteam.free.fr/MacDuff/Artworks%20g%e9n%e9riques/portrait1.JPG

[Blackhawk]

Here is my attempt.

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod239.jpg

[killing.people]

* during blackhawk's ritualistic 'punching-self-in-the-nose-selfportrait-warm-up-exercises' he accidently hit his eye. emberrassed at first, he later decided, "that was pretty cool" *

[jook]

I like that one Blackwawk...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/redagain.jpg

[HellTaxi]

blackhawk, i really like the latest one. May i ask what brush youre using, and what opacity? The colors are great. keep it up.

[PeggyChung]

@ j.mac Thanks :P

though bleh, i havent been doing my sps as much as i should be, this week was major loads of work due to finals. heres one i did late lastnight. http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ladylioness/sp17.jpg


btw wow everyones SPs are looking freaking cool, i must do another one tonight, MUST!

[jook]

http://stu.aii.edu/~jlw271/Asecondsportrait.JPG

[cotron]

nice job blackhawk, do more!

[Ni*]

just a sketch, almost colour but not quite....

I've been lazy with these over the last week or so, but i think the time away helped a little, and now there have been too many posts to comment on them all at 1am, good work all round though.

cheers

Nhttp://nirvine.250free.com/SPP26.JPG

[jook]

That one is pretty nice Ni. great jorb.

This one is an inside joke of sorts...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/IamAwoman.jpg

[Marcatili]

Hey Jook,
what materials are you using for your SP's?
Are they all photoshop?

[jook]

I am using Painter 8. this one looks photoshoppish because I used the airbrush tool. I just like Painter better.

[Blackhawk]

Thanks guys, I didn't really think that last one turned out well at all. I kind of cringe looking at it.

Helltaxi - Pallette knife mixed with color pencil. Don't know the opacity.



http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod240.jpg

[J.Mac]

BH - you are awesome!! i like your last couple sp's they are just great, the coloured one is really nicethe colours look good. keep it up!!

jook - i sthere somehting you have been hiding from us.....:eek: that is funn shite. lately when i see your sp's i want you more structure with them. i think it would be a nice time for you to puch your self alittle more. good work keep it up!

Ni* - your coming along, you are progressing nicely :D keep up the work! and don't forget to measure :p

MacDuff - that is very interesting expescially the coluored version. the only thing that i don't like about it is that you less details compared to your have in your drawing. looks good :)

expat - nice drawing i really like your pencil drawing a bunch!! i find it to have a very interesting quality to it that i can't put my finger on. i want to see more !!! please :D

nunch - hey how has it been! your sp looks really good! the composition is pretty good! i can see that you have been working on you rendering skills :D nice work! the only thing that i see that might be off is your left eye. it looks al ittle bigger than your other eye. good stuff though!

ok so yet there is nothing posted by me again..... but soon i will be posting again latelty i have been inspired for some reason i just have an urge to want to draw alot :D good work everyone and keep them coming!!!!!

-Jesse

[Wizard of KOZ]

Been a while. Good to see familar and new faces alike here.

Bad days....

http://www.landofkoz.com/Paintings/self_pain.jpg

[Kanimator]

Ooh, had to throw some in before the end of January. You get not one, not two, but three, three for the price of one!

http://studiodimensions.com/kelsey/selfportraits/sp1.jpg http://studiodimensions.com/kelsey/selfportraits/sp2.jpg
http://studiodimensions.com/kelsey/selfportraits/sp3.jpg

Sorry they are not color, I'll try to be less lazy next time. :rolleyes: Well, maybe I'll try... if I feel like it...


- K
PS: It's so cool to see everyone here motivated to practice with these SP's!

[Oblio]

Blackhawk - you are realy awsome. It takes great courage to draw your self portrait with that dispair expression on your face.
YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.. but you'll die like a real man! :D :D :D :D
:chug:
Oblio

[killing.people]

very nice kanimator

obilo: remember to make your words sweet, you may have to eat them ;) hehe

[City]

Hi guys!

Thought that it could be a good chance to introduce myself :)
Here is today's SF:

http://www.tsofa.com/banners/sf-city1.jpg

I'm not about drawing myself, so this is as good as it gets :)
will share more proper stuff with you later

[killing.people]

http://members.cox.net/crobinson25/jan_27_04.JPG
soo tired ..

[City]

killing.people,
interesting colors ...

[ilex]

wow it's been awhile since i've been here. this month's thread is great! i love all the feedback everyone is getting/giving and i am thoroughly enjoying bh's struggles...i understand your criticalness (did i make that word up?) bh but your portraits move me and that's why i think they're great. i'm listening to music that's making me all sentimental and sappy. haha.

i'm sharing one i did a few days ago. i'm playing with a crappy set of water colors and it looks nothing like me i think.

http://www.botticeli.com/portraits/2004/01.25.04.jpg

[jook]

Kanimator: Those are smooth man...

Koz: I like your use of cool colors on this one.

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/stylizedscat.jpg

[dilation]

http://pjmath.people.wm.edu/sketch/sp-toned02s.jpg

[Marcatili]

Hey,
Thanks for your encouragement J Mac, I was pretty pleased with the pencil drawing too- it seemed to capture not only a likeness but a sense of personality.
Then I went and coloured it and stuffed it up, oh well.

Here's a bunch that I knocked out today- I did them a bit faster than the other one.

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/sp.jpg

here I'm screwing up my face
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/sp1.jpg

http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/sp2.jpg

This one is slanted because I had the sketchbook lying on a funny angle while drawing...dang
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/sp3.jpg

So yeah, I tried to experiment with different facial expressions and tried to see if I could convey different moods.

[Marcatili]

While I'm here:

dilation- I really like your description of form using tone instead of line, it really gives a sense of solidity to your portrait.

jook- I don't know how you churn out so many portraits, that's good dedication. As much as the portrait kinda disturbs me, the cross dressing one is probably the most solid one I've seen of yours. You've used more tone to describe shapes and maybe spent a little more time on that one I think (?). The earlier one with the green light is also good for similar reasons.

There are lots of other good ones too, I like killing.people's sp for the range of colours and that the eye draws me in and I also like City's smooth blending of tone...but I'm by no means an expert so I'll leave it there

Thanks

[City]

expat,
I think that you've got some interesting results out of your sketch-book experiments here :) facial expressions are well done... which also tells me that I should go back to my drawing board - sigh -
anybody interested in life nude drawings here? this is all I have right now... could share a few

[Blackhawk]

J. Mac -Thanks

Oblio - Lol, I see you have the verbal jabs down to an art my friend, but where is your real art? You post all these posts in here with no artwork accompanying it. :bash: ;)

Ilex - LOL, your a face I haven't seen in a few. Good to see my SP's are making someone other than myself all teary-eyed. Although I'm sure mine is more from laughing so hard at my own work :cool: :p

Jook - You sure are getting crazy with the color on these last few. Try to stay mindful of the form though, use color to help express the form, work those cools and warms. Keep at it bud.

KP - Interesting SP, eyes look a little funky, I enjoy your new style though. Good work.

City - Unless those life drawing nudes are of yourself or some expression of yourself, just keep them for the life drawing forum :) Welcome BTW.

Expat - Great set of SP's, almost look like caricature's with the extreme expressions. Nice work.

Dilation - Kind of tiny, but great SP none the less, great form to it, the values are definitely working.

Kanimator - Nice set, really clean, good job on these man.

Koz - How's it going, haven't seen you in a bit. What's got you down?

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod241.jpg

[J.Mac]

BH - no problem :D i think you should push your sp's alittle further now :p with colour, perspective or materials/medium. i want to see you out of your comfort zone. does that make sense.... eh one of my instructors told me tha is what painting is ding for me right now. and tha i should try to do that every so often. just a thought BH great work as always.

expat - wow very expressive sp's i like them! they have alot of character to them like caricatures. there isn't really anyway to crit these pieces b/c of there expressiveness. good stuff :D

dilation - very cool! to bad it is so small oh well nice work!

jook - i have ot agree with BH :)

ilex - it has been some time! nice to see you pop by and drop off a sp. you are brave for using watercolours :D

killing.people - that is a very interesting sp i like how you went about it. the lines give it energy "imo" nice work :D

city - not a bad start but it is unfinished for the most part, but you already know that.

Kanimator - oooh very clean! i like those alot they are crips and clean. they all have a nice look to them. you need to post more ok! :D

wizard of koz - what's up? you shouldn't be so blue.....hehe i made a pun :p.... ok that was dumb but anyways that is a nice sp "imo" i like the way you painted it. you are scary looking :D

sigh i wish i had a scanner so i could post some of my sp's. latelty i have been working in my sketch book, so i have been doing them in it. which i must say is way more difficult than any other way that i have done them before. so when i get a scanner here at school i will post some sorry guys/gals :o

-Jesse

[Ni*]

loads of really cool stuff recently, i'm always impressed by the pencil and watercolour ones. I really want to post some work but i'm out of bandwidth, anyone know if i have to go back and take all my images out of my posts? i'm not sure how the bandwidth thing works. removing each image from old posts would be a complete pain.... but if it would sove the problem...


any help appreciated

N

[jook]

Thanks for the adviase man...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/IAMPARRALLEL.jpg

[City]

group effort is a great thing :) what I see here really makes me believe that SF is a good exercise ... and fun :)

the thing is that I've done 2 or 3 of them in my entire life! I wonder why?
yes, guys - what is in SF for you? I mean why some people get really focused on themselves??
except for the drawing practice of course :)

[City]

J.Mac - thanks :) I know..
Blackhowk - I figured that out ;) just linked the page with my studies to my profile here... for the start

and here is my new SF:

http://www.tsofa.com/banners/city_sf2.jpg


good day to everyone

[Marcatili]

Thanks guys,
I guess they do look a little like caricatures when I go back and look at them. I'll have to try and do another straight one with some colour maybe.

Thanks for the encouragement

Oh yeah, BTW City, that latest SP of yours is great- put's mine to shame

[City]

expat,
rcome on, man :) just keep drawing
... untill you don't have to watch your hand and a "tool" that you are using

you'll be just fine

[jook]

Thanks again for the advise BH. I got an idea when you mentioned use hot and cool colors. This one I tried to make as cool as possible, my next will be hot. hopefully...

I admit I get carried away a lot on these. I just feel that self portraits are a really good way to just totally experiment. I am new to colors, so you are probably sure see a lot of mistakes and stuff. I appreciate you guys pointing them out to me...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/AAAAcold.jpg


edit* I had to fix the nose, it was really bothering me. I thinbk I drew the nose at a different angle than the rest of the face, like my head got tired and dropped a bit towards the end...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/jook13/AAaqaAAcold.jpg

[Kanimator]

One more before January ends. It's color this time, like I promised.

http://studiodimensions.com/Kelsey/SelfPortraits/SP4.jpg http://studiodimensions.com/Kelsey/SelfPortraits/SP4L.jpg


I used a different technique than I'm used to, I think it turned out pretty well. Although, I think I lost some acuracy from the lineart.

JOOK: That's your best one yet, looks really good. (although you kind of look like a purple Jolly Green Giant ;) )

[Marcatili]

Here's another fairly quick one.
I almost scrapped this one right at the start, I'm glad I stayed with it, it's my favourite of these four or five quick ones I've done.
I tried to use tone a bit more here.
http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/expat/conceptart/sp4.jpg

Also, I just signed up for another year of evening classes in drawing- it's not much but hopefully it'll keep me experimenting

[Blackhawk]

http://www.snitzerart.com/images/spod/spod242.jpg

[J.Mac]

BH - i like that it is different that your usual style :D nice work!!

expat - i really can get a sense of light and direction witht hat one. good work keep them coming! oh and what kind of class are you taking? i fyou don't mind sharing and i hope it kicks a$$.

Kanimator - cool colour job on that. it looks soft, pastel like :)

jook - that is s good sp i like that you are experimenting and having fun with your drawings. keep them coming!

city - i like that one alot it looks really good :D what size did you draw that one at. to me it seems it would be small. good work!

great work everyone just keep them coming! oh and where is Keyth at :confused:

-Jesse

[elevenrequiem]

last day of january.. last sp for january.

kanimator - really cool colors on that, a comforting image
expat - you really have those facial proportions down tight, thats the hardest part in my opinion
bh - i'm really digging the textures you have in your sp's.. what programs are all you guys using?

i've just started to get a good grasp on photoshop, but i think i might dive in to the world of painter pretty soon.

http://www.bigamericanproductions.com/1-31%20sp.jpg

[Kanimator]

WOOO! One more January portrait!
Couple of hours on this one. I used a photo ref, I feel like a cheater! :rolleyes:

http://www.studiodimensions.com/Kelsey/SelfPortraits/SP5.jpg
Waaaa! Skewed again. I really need to work on that...

Happy end of January!!