.Kittenly Sketchbook.

[kittens]

Hello and welcome to my sketchbook!

= D My name is Rebecca and I am currently 21 and living in Southern California! I have been drawing all my life, but I have only recently started to take it pretty seriously. I want to improve so here I am!



Any comments or critiques are defiantly appreciated! Thank you! = )

[kittens]

Been mostly doing anatomy studies lately but took a break to do something else.

[kittens]

Black on black still life, hands and some random doodles. I've honestly never really done a still like before so it's about time!

[Burdie]

I really like the sketches in your recent post. The two portraits are really lovely. The perspective in your still life seems a little off though. The shoe and sock look like they're tilted to far forward...

[p sage]

Hi kittens,

First off, really great stuff. You have an amazing ability so far. That first portrait is well done. I do see a bit of a need to learn values and light a bit more... the cheeks of the girl in the portrait aren't showing light properly; same with the apple.

You are pretty far down the road, though. You have a really good grasp on form so far and your lines are great.

Great start!

[kittens]

Thanks so much for the input! I had a pretty hard time with the perspective on that still life painting. Obviously something I need to really sit down and put in some hours of drawing towards and well as with light as shade. Looking forward to doing it here = )

[kittens]

Here's some more stuff I've been working on. Something I started today for fun, some contour hands and foreshortening, a few self portraits, and my boyfriend.
Srry about the quality of the last two
= )

[kittens]

Random

[kittens]

something I've been work on the past few days. Trying to get an underwater feel for it.

[Cornu]

Hi Kittens :-)

Well, no critics at my level on your drawings except ... wow ! I really like your portraits, except maybe the guy one. For some reason the chest feels ok but the face looks flat.

Your "comic like" drawing look pretty solid too.

Bon courage :)

[kittens]

Thanks Cornu! = )

So here's an little bit of an update. Been doing a of drawing lately but most of it is not really worth posting.

First here's an update of a piece that I feel like I've been working on for FOREVER...thanks to everyone helping me out in the critique center! = )

Next is an assignment for an Illustration class I'm currently taking.

and the last is just some boring still life =P

[Dr.Polygon]

I love the ants spraying the little people. Sometimes I think the ants are out to get us, and we deserve it. :hatsoff:

[kittens]

Haha yea exactly what I was thinking! = P

[Ninjac]

Hey Kittens, Great start! The portraits are beautiful keep up the good work :)

[Karein]

Hey Kittens, I really enjoyed the ants spraying the humans idea. And your underwater piece looks lovely so far, It's very pretty. Anyway, keep up the good work :)

[stragan]

lol @ the ant spraying people
when you think about it, it's so sad

[kittens]

Haha thanks guys! Yea what if...heh = o

[kittens]

Thought I'd post the finished version of this, not much differently from the one before. And here is the next project I'm working on : Leo just in sketch stage right now, trying to get some input from the critique section right now = p

[Cacodaemonia]

Love that finished lion piece from the crit today. I'm keeping an eye on you. ;)

[Sylph]

Lovely work :) I really like how you do faces

[kittens]

Alright well here is the finished Leo piece both inked and colored. I like the ink...I don't know how I feel about the colored version I don't think the colors are really working but I don't or well didn't really know how to fix it. Or I guess I just didn't want to start over and over and over again heh. I need the practice though I guess.

Thanks Sylph and Cado! :hugsmile:

[andres333]

Nice anatomy studies, naming the parts is not always necessary, believe i've tried that method, keep it up!!

[kittens]

Thanks guys!

Well these are some assignments from the a basic class I'm taking. Still life, contour, negative space etc. Also a few barque studies.

[kittens]

Planes of the face studies as well as some stuff from my quick sketching class!

[sandeepbarot]

nice stuff

[Cacodaemonia]

All those sketches and studies look like they're pretty useful! Keep it up. :)

[kittens]

Thanks Sand and Caco! = )

More quick sketches and an assignment from class...political cartoon. I've never really cared much for political cartoons but this one was actaully pretty fun to draw = )

[kittens]

I guess this is a new piece I decided to start tonight, despite having massive amounts already of art homework...haha o well I was feeling inspired and decided to go with it.

I have been trying to achieve this view of the face in perspective so many times and failed. I'm not sure if it's really working or not? I am really trying to block it out but it's still confusing to me. Anyways...

[Conscious]

I am quite sure that its working for you. I think all those anatomy studies and classes youre doing is having quite the positive impact =)


Wish I could take more drawing classes *sigh*

[Ian Barker]

I'm loving all these studies! Keep it up! Also good job balancing them out with more imaginative stuff. :)

[kittens]

Thanks guys!

Here are some overlays, basically the assignment was to go over the quick sketch figures with tracing paper and block in the shapes. = )

[kittens]

Here are some quick sketches done today working with the Andrew Loomis book. It awesome that they have it at my library! = D

Sorry for the somewhat bad picture quality! = /

[kittens]

Barque copies from another class that I'm taking, second one is obviously not done yet. = )

[kittens]

Quick sketch Figures

Kinda had a frustrating time in class today I practiced so much in between classes but when it came to the actual class I got stiff... Guess it just happens sometimes.

[Cacodaemonia]

Lots of great sketches, and the Barques look good. Keep it up! :)

[kittens]

Sp day ink! = D

[kittens]

Random-ness!

[kittens]

One of my teacher is obsessed with us drawing "organic material" so here is some of that, plus a quick master study-ish! = D

[L-DLS]

LIking ya progress and anatomy studies.. keep it up... you are getting the foundations right cant wait to see ya first advanced piece...ur colors are getting through as well...

[Ivan Turcin]

you sure have a great potential, just keep it up. Love your quick sketch figures.

[kittens]

Charcoal still life and an update on another project I'm working on! = D Thanks!

[Cacodaemonia]

The still life looks pretty good, though all the objects appear to be made of the same material. Of course, that might be the case, hehe.

Love the lines on the girl. I can't wait to see this progress!

[kittens]

Thanks!

Yea they were all made out of the same clay and spray painted = D

[Cacodaemonia]

Haha, well that explains it!

[kittens]

Attempt at landscape painting in oil. I've honestly never really painting with oils before, I dunno why it just seemed expensive and somewhat of a hassle but I have to admit now that I doing it I am falling in love! I really am wanting to do a self portrait in oil, hopefully I have some time later tonight to start that! = D

A more or less finished barque copy and a more or less not finished one!

[kittens]

Some random stuff from today so far....

Got figure quick sketching class at 4 so there will prolly be yet another update later = D

[L-DLS]

Getting sharper and sharper. good on ya.. go enjoy d sketching session.. slowly but surely u getting there..

[kittens]

Few studies and update on another

[kittens]

Alright well I'm not really happy with this and I know it has a lot of issues but since this was today's project.

This is an assignment for an illustration class I'm currently in. Basically you have to take a fairytale or nursery ryhme and alter it in some way. It's supposed to be done in a kids storybook like fashion Only allowed to you one color as an "accent". = D

[kittens]

Figure Quick Sketches from today, some better than others but none the less here they are

[kittens]

Some work from today... sargent color study in oils that I started looking pretty crappy right now but if I fix a few things...lips...maybe and another random wip, dunno if anything will come of it at this point yet

[kittens]

Yesterdays workshop! Kinda creepy, not my usual kinda of stuff but it was fun to do. And the skeleton we were looking at was real...

I still have some work to do on both of these, which I'll do on Thursday! = D

[kittens]

New Sketchbook!

Some random sketches from today, not much I caught a pretty bad cold = (

[kittens]

Yesterday and today....

I was a disaster at my quick sketching class today! Could not get loose enough, guess there's good days and bad days... = /

[Feil Magnus]

not bad at all for a bad day very nice sketches.

[latigid]

Hey some really good stuff in here your studies are tight and i love the ants spraying the little people in the kitchen also really like your charcoal still life keep posting

[Janos]

I like you style and your life studies are really nice. YOu capture the form very well. I'd say you could try some different media, for instant some light ink dilution to try and work with planes rather than lines. Cheers

[Cacodaemonia]

You've posted a lot of great stuff since I last stopped by! I really like that blue skeleton, and the strong lines on this girl (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=833203&stc=1&d=1258610114). :)

[Eraiasu]

You have got a bunch of solid studies here. I just love the faces you draw (and figures). Oh i just want to draw now! :D

[kittens]

@Feil Magnus - Thanks! = )

@latigid - Thank u!

@Janos - Thanks so much for the input! Yea I'm defiantly trying to expand in any way I can so I'll look into your suggestions! = D

@Cacodaemonia - Thanks as always =)

@Eraiasu- Thanks! And yes Draw!!! = D

An update of the past couple of days finish of a sargent color study in oils which the camera didn't really pick up too well, it's not really "finished" per say but I don't think I'm going to work on it anymore meh...

Some quick sketches and some random colonial looking people! Which look kinda funky now that I'm seeing them smaller, o well I guess practice is practice. And other randomness = D

I told myself that I'm going to post the good and the bad of everything I do here. No one is perfect and we all have good as bad days. The point of this is to help motivate progression. Guess I'm mostly just talking to myself here or giving myself an out loud (sorta) confirmation that everything here does not have to be amazing. We all have to start somewhere and that is OK!

[Cacodaemonia]

In the first two portraits, it looks like you might be making the noses just a bit too long, and the space between the noses and bottom of the chin a bit too small. I do that a lot, too. D:

[kittens]

Thanks Caco! yea now that I am looking at them again I def see what you are talking about ><

A few sketches and another attempt are trying to color this picture!! Aghhh! I think it's better than the last but I'm not totally satisfied with it. I tried to go flatter but I don't think it worked.

[kittens]

Some more random-ness and some loomis studies! Thinking about adding Chow to my list of things to do each week. = D

[kittens]

Practicing skintones before I go to bed! Mehhh... Trying to play with warms vrs cool but I really don't know what I'm doing.

[kittens]

So today I'm apparently feeling inspired to work! More random ness ...now I really need to go to bed early early class in the morning gah

[Cacodaemonia]

I really love your pencil work. :) It's funny - this girl (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=840145&stc=1&d=1259387632) reminds me of the character portraits from FFVIII. XD

For the skin tone practice - and I'm learning all this, too, so take what I say with a grain of salt - I think the right side of her face looks really good. There's that nice warm reflection from her hair that is believable. The left side and the areas facing the camera are a bit less convincing, though. The grayish shadows on the left, in particular, seem way too desaturated to me. And here's some advice I got recently - for the brightest highlights, try using the complimentary color of whatever color the object is. So in this case, blue-green.

[MasonJames]

I really like the first drawing, is that a self portrait? The ants idea is genius.

[kittens]

@ Caco - Thanks so much for the tips = D <3

@Mason- Thanks! Yes the first one is an attempt at a self portrait = P

Today's work...realizing I gave her a man chin = P Put the second one in the critique thread for now here (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=175081)

[kittens]

Last couple of days of work

[kittens]

More from today = D

[Cacodaemonia]

Nice anatomy studies, and this girl (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=845242&stc=1&d=1259901954) looks awesome. :) The legs in your most recent post don't looks quite right, though. The foot on the ground doesn't really feel like there's any weight resting on it, and the raised leg has some issues around the ankle.

[kittens]

@ Caco- yea I agree with your crits. Thanks for the input I didn't see the problem with the ankle until now! = D

Start of another inking...thinking I might redo the face. did some still life sketches today too but my camera has randomly stopped working meh...

[kittens]

Last few days = D

[kittens]

While watching the anatomy streaming class = D

[kittens]

Last illustration class project and I'm finally doing a chow so here is the wip! = D

[Jamie Romoser]

hi there :) you have improved so much this sketchbook looks real promising
keep up the hard work ill be staying tuned
have a good one :sungod:
-Jamie

[kittens]

Thanks Omerta! = D

i have been drawing like crazy, my hand literally hurts right now. This is some stuff from a few days ago, I'll have another big update tomorrow most likely. School is over yay! = D

[kittens]

Ah yes and I finally did my first chow, got a bit rushed at the end there but it's done none the less. Much fun!

[kittens]

Studiesss

[struve]

I enjoy your figure drawings, you have a really cool style.

[ketoprak]

It seems that you enjoy drawing females more than drawing males.

I like your pencil work on the latest piece, but I can't help but to notice a slight of femininity on the man's face. I don't know if this intentional or not.

I like your style, though. it reminds me of Disney and these sketches are great.

[Pierce9]

Awesome! Beautiful portraits, well beautiful everything really. No crits, just wanted to say you got some rad art going on here, thanks for sharing!

[Janos]

Great stuff, especially the faces. Real feeling in them.

Cheers

[kittens]

Yesterdayyy

Mostly some quick random-ness, a few quick sketches from class and a chow wip = D

[kittens]

So I wanted to work on a series of self portraits over the break....meh...I think it needs some tweaking so it looks a bit more like me but since I haven't done much with oils I don't think it's horrible, the reference pics for what I'm gonna be working on are on my FB = D

[MephistoLV]

You are developing a really solid foundation of work here. I really enjoy some of your characters. They are just realistic enough to be believable, yet just cartoonish enough to bring a great sense of whimsy. Keep at it!

[plantman]

I really like this one, what was it you did to get these results?

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=849212&stc=1&d=1260250253

[Fallenangel]

Hi, just looked through your SB, you've got some real potential.
Keep up with making those anatomy and face sketches, it's really important to understand how human body looks and works.
Try to make more sketches from life, animals, plants, cars, streets and etc. try to understand how each thing connects to other and how they interact together.

You draw many faces and characters but most of them have the same face, try to draw different characters- old, young, girls, guys, babies, ugly, beautiful and etc.

There are tons of good artists that can draw perfectly a cute fantasy girl but when you ask them to draw an old man sitting in a chair they say that they don't like it - when actually they just can't draw it, like i said before you've got real potential- please don't become one of these artists.

Keep up the great job and keep practicing.
Alex.
:)

[MoKhi]

You've got style. I'll be keeping an eye on this sb from now on. Every time I think of a critique to make I see that you've addressed it in the next post.

Wonderful line quality and flow. The poses have life and energy. Try doing some work on expressions because I notices they're often the same. Also keep working on your color application and try to push the contrast in them and try not got let the brush strokes in your digital paintings get to uniform. It'll be more interesting if you mix it up and got in thicker in some places. For example, the background in last image in post 84 isn't as interesting as it could be with more variation and contrast.

Keep posting, rah rah rah! Can't wait to see more.

[kittens]

Haven't updated in a while cause of the holidays but I'm still been drawing!

Thanks for all the helpful comments.

@ Meph - Thanks so much! = D

@ plant- Not sure if this is the answer to your question but I used charcoal on newsprint with a lot of accidental smudging. = )

@ Fallenangel - Thank you so much for your post. It's funny because the past week or so I told myself basically exactly what you have said. Going to try to lay off drawing the girl, or at least not as much. As you can see from this post. I really want to try to expand and your post just re-affirmed my thinking and I appreciated your directness! = D

@ Mokhi - Thanks so much for you crits! You are very right! = )

I'm really am not liking this now but here was my finished chow just because I thought I should meh...

Alright well after watching the Vandruff on demand I kinda see Bridgeman in a new light so here are a few studies.

I did do some expression studies about a week ago, using some random tutorial.

Also I'm trying to draw something other than people and I'm actaully really enjoying the freedom of it. If you can't tell, the last page I was watching Finding Nemo = P

Thanks Again =D

[plantman]

This is another nice one-

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=864340&stc=1&d=1261874134

I would agree with Alex and suggest some more drawing from life, but! - in your own style. Its clear thats what youre enjoying.
Using the charcoal works well. You could then move onto photoshop and try out some custom brushes that have a similar great result?

[kittens]

I've been drawing a lot but because of the lovely holidays I haven't gotten a chance to post. I'm prolly gonna update in a few separate posts. This was some stuff before or on/around Christmas I think. Mostly studies and randomness

= D

[kittens]

An attempt at another sp, not quite done yet though

[kittens]

More stuff mostly a lot of studies = )

[kittens]

Finished sp...more or less

[bagtaggar]

I just looked at this after you responded to my sketchbook, and it's very cool to see how you improve with each page. Awesome work!!!

[kittens]

Thanks bagtag! = D

and yes...i know that in the last pic that looks nothing like a wolf! I need to practice drawing some animals now yes!

[kittens]

Some of yesterday and this morning

[Sebastian Wagner]

wow I really enjoyed your sketchbook. I really like the way you did the portaits. Good stuff.

[chromion]

Hello and welcome to my sketchbook!

= D My name is Rebecca and I am currently 21 and living in Southern California! I have been drawing all my life, but I have only recently started to take it pretty seriously. I want to improve so here I am!



Any comments or critiques are defiantly appreciated! Thank you! = )

I like this..

[chromion]

GooD EfforT Kitty...

[kittens]

Update! Some stuff for an upcoming project and class work = D

[Craz]

It's great to see someone hitting all the foundations so hard. It's obviously paying off, too.

[kittens]

Thanks Craz!

I've been really busy so I haven't gotten a chance to update as frequently as I'd like, but here is some of the past week or two...

[kittens]

(continued...)

[jeremygordon89]

It looks like you're doing very well with your studies, and you seem to have a good idea of what you should be practicing. I definitely like what I see, would like to see more still life / anatomy stuff too. Your figures are looking awesome though, so keep it up

[kittens]

Again it's been a while since I've posted >< Schools started up again and I've been so busy... I also applied for TAD... we'll see how that goes Looking at the scholarship winners so far...I don't think I have a chance in hell but we'll see... = D

First few things are for the comic I'm working on. I'm not sure if I'm liking the colors yet.... hrm Obviously still in major progress!

The rest is some school work and yet another self portrait. I don't really think I got a likeness but practice is practice! = D


I will try to post more often <3

[Janos]

Kittens, when have you become so good????

I remember the Surveyor chow, I really liked your entry. I should have checked out your sketchbook then, I missed so much good stuff.
Your traditinal portraits are beautiful, try doing some boys though. Men aren't as complicated as they might look, actually we have a lot to offer facially! :)


I am subscribing, don't want to miss too much!

[kittens]

My camera is dead after last weekend, so I can't really show a whole lot of what I've been doing, but I can show the digital stuff...

More of the comic....I was pleased with it at first, but now I am seeing all the mistakes.. =/

[Janos]

Havent got a clue about comics, but I like what you have done. WIll you be adding speech bubbles?

[kittens]

I haven't updated here in forever so i guess it's about time that I did = D

[kittens]

Stuffz

[kittens]

yuppp

[Samszym]

Just looked through the whole sketchbook. Really nice stuff! The figures look great, they have a really nice sense of volume. The recent more vector-looking stuff is nice too, but I think those blush spots you use on them make them look kinda flat. Keep uploading stuff!

[Sen 6]

The improvement in this thread is just WOW! :teeth: I came upon your sketchbook from the TAD forums and saw that you had applied.. are you attending TAD now?
-sen

[MasonJames]

You seem to intuitively know how to capture the figure of the people in your drawings, the women in particular. If the figure isn't perfect than you capture it very close to being perfect.

I love the portrait in 79, despite the right eye being a little out and the hair looking slightly too big for the face.

Definitely doing well, hope you come back and give some updates soon.