The 0112 Sketchbook

[PieMonster]

Awesome studies and pieces! The card art and those last thumbnails stand out though, they're really cool!

[Lyno]

Great, I'm glad you like them !
Here are three more!

[Selphiroth]

Lyno, your sketch book is so inspirational you have no idea. May I ask a few questions regard to your practice? How do you practice as exercises? Do you have specific set of things that you draw that helps you to perceive better? Should I do "photograph copies" or more location based drawings?

Thank you so much!

[Lyno]

Thank you so much Selphiroth !
I believe that you always should tackle your weaknesses. For example, if you don't know how to draw trees, do photo studies or go out to draw them in your sketchbook/laptop/ipad/iphone/... . Draw it until you feel you have mastered it and tackle your next weak spot. Also there is nothing wrong with using references. You can't expect to know how to draw trees out of your mind when you never drew them before. All the great artist who draw beautiful things out of their minds and make it look so easy have a great visual library. A visual library by drawing a lot from references and life.

That's why drawing from life is good. Especially for your colors and values. Using photos is good when you don't have the opportunity to go outside, but a photograph won't have the same colors and values in comparison with your real life object. A photograph is a snapshot, some values won't show up or are washed out. Same for the lights, in real life you can see how light and shadow behaves, why there's a specific color shift,...

Again, there is nothing wrong with photo studies but drawing from real life is still better. It both has their positive and negative sides. Just remember, whatever you draw, drawing is always good.

I hope this helps a bit ? For example interiors and architecture are my weakest spots, so I should study them and draw them. And look, I did one, but I should do thousands more. I only managed to do one, and I got back at drawing mountains... but I love it so much !

[Malakuko]

Sweet environments man, lookin so good!!!!!
I agree with you about the photo study v life study. Another point to that is that when you do a study from life, you pick the composition based on what you see. You pick everything that you want to go into your image, where as in a photo its already all been done for you and your just copying it Then again you can put your own twist on a photo, but its better when you do that with a live subject.

[Grafguy]

Man this shit looks dope!
Amazing you're still on the grind!
I feel kinda bad now for having left CA for such a long time
You're doing great! Keep it up!

[Lyno]

Thanks everyone ! Time to get this sb going again.
Two photo studies using basic shapes:

[madelly]

A simple question, were the last 2 pictures you submitted done using lasso/rectangular marquee or whatever it was? I find that it takes a really long time when I use those, so I'm curious to know. Thanks.

[Lyno]

Hi madelly, yes those were done using the lasso and marquee tools. Here are some more .





And five different concepts:

[Greenhouse]

Your work is fantastic, from the first to the latest! I really like this last update. The environmental constructions are beautiful.

[I-Bomb]

mezmerising enviroments man

[Lyno]

Thank you, both of you!

I've been very busy lately but I'm back to show you some more work!
Illustrations done for Blackwood & Bell Mysteries on Facebook:






Matte paint test:


Snow + forest:

[Lyno]

Done today!

[~KJK~]

rocking enviros dude! 5 stars from me!

[Mila]

How did I miss this sketchbook. I'm checking out your latest pages and it's rocking.

[Lyno]

Thank you guys !
A couple more!

Tree - after William Stanley Haseltine

[JustinBeckett]

Man...Amazing work!! I actually stumbled upon your blog randomly through google and have been checking it out all night, found your sketchbook later, it is really helpful thanks so much, and your work is fantastic in here and on your blog!

[Kambei Shimada]

Sweet!...There's soo much improvement throughout this sketchbook which is really awesome to see!

[Lyno]

Thank you very much JustinBeckett and Kambei Shimada.

Here is a lunchbreak painting :

[Rotor]

Lyno! how you been?
Haven't seen your stuff in a good while, you've progressed tremendously.
Keep pushing it man!

[Merē.Jorg]

Wow, your background and scenery work is quite awesome! Very inspiring.

[kikindaface]

wtf, you made crazy improvments since last time i saw your sketchbook ( it was back in 2009 ^^ ) keep it up dude !!

[Lyno]

Thanks everyone !

Almost a year ago I started working for FFG and I'm proud to finally be able to show some of my works. Other NDA's are getting lifted soon so I'm excited to show you more soon !

These are done for Elder Sign Omens: Ithaqua




Regards,
Lino

[Nemome]

I totally love your last work.
Damn nice colors, I can really feel the depressed rainy mood.
5 stars from me.

Keep going man!

[Rhoshone]

Wow, These compositions have a extreme feel behind them. I enjoy those vantage points a lot.

[Lyno]

Thank you Nemome and Rhoshone.

Photo study:

[Dile_]

great stuff lyno! I've seen some of those pieces somewhere else, can't recall where though. The improvement only in the few last pages is great, seems like you have some great momentum going for you!

[Eightball_]

damn dude awesome work!! you say your interiors are your weakness but i think they are awesome! keep kicking ass!

[Lyno]

Hi Dile! Sometimes I also post on FB, maybe that's why. Thank you!
Thank you Eightball!

Here is one more, studies are good but don't forget to alternate them with stuff from imagination!

[kingkostas]

Yo mate these are awesome!!! great environments, thanks for sharing