Robolus Sketchbook! 01-17

**Marko Djurdjevic** · October 4th, 2003, 01:34 PM

OK people,

the truth about Robulus is, he is a whiner!
Everytime we see each other for a beer or two, he starts telling me that he's a shitty artist, that he's a lousy drawer, blah blah blah.
Rob, you shithead, your not only one of my best friends, you're also a very talented artist and if you don't stop whining in front of me the next time we see us, I'll blow your head off!
Look what people are paying attention to you, believe it already, you ignorant Superdude!:beer:

Best
Marko

**magira** · October 4th, 2003, 04:29 PM

A superdude, indeed..

I absolutley adore what you did with this copic-multiliner. Looks to me that not a single line is at a wrong place.

**Kortez** · October 4th, 2003, 04:56 PM

robbie roxorz my boxorz! :dork:

you're a great artist! :inlove:

**Suder** · October 5th, 2003, 07:07 AM

well, i agree with marco! when he blows off your head, i will help him...kung-fu man, kung-fu...you know, i'm better in kung-fu than in drawing, so be aware...

that photoshop portrait is just amazing!
i want do see you, doing that the next time we meet! you have to teach me handling contrasts! and do your selve a favour and take a little time doing some portraits in oil (bad english, i'm sorry)!!! love your stuff!

**Robolus** · October 5th, 2003, 10:06 AM

Marko: Greeaaat Marko! Now the whole world thinks I´m a whiner! The next time we see us I´ll :bash: and then we see who of us is the whiner, haha!

magira: Many thanks!

Kortez: Thanks, dude! I hope too see you in Cologne!

Suder: You too? O.K! Come on! I know Mikado!
Off course, I show you how I work, but then you have to show your result here in CA.

Here is a Overpaint that Marko did from my last picture, Now it really has the illusion of a photo. Thanks again!

New one, and the

Painting Steps!

**dilation** · October 5th, 2003, 01:32 PM

amazing work

**Rusty** · October 5th, 2003, 09:33 PM

great updates Robolus,those ink drawings specially appeal to me since i know how god damn hard it is to do a good solid drawing with ink,your fantastic with that media...

awesome stuff.........whiner

Rusty

**xia** · October 5th, 2003, 09:45 PM

Very Nice :chug:

**morbidhumor** · October 6th, 2003, 03:42 AM

Awsome stuff as usual. Is the face from ref?

**Robolus** · October 6th, 2003, 05:41 AM

dilation, Rusty, xia: 1001 x thanks!

morbidhumor: Many thanks, yes I did have a reference pic.

A Oil Portrait Study in B/W after Ref.
I have posted this beforen in CA, but I think it fits now in my Sketchbook between the other portraits. I´ve done the study after I have read THIS BOOK.
I was very happy with the result because it was my third portrait I did in oil ever. Two nights, a lot of coffee, in about 6 hours.

Here is a BIGGER version.

**Kortez** · October 6th, 2003, 06:22 AM

those two last portraits freakin amazing! I love the colored one :thumbsup:

I need to check out that book

btw. I've talked to my parents and I'm not going to Cologne, maybe next time. I hope you guys have a great time

:nopity:

**van** · October 6th, 2003, 10:44 AM

Awesome work, man. You just keep getting better and better.

**Dan.v.D.** · October 8th, 2003, 08:34 AM

you´ve got a very nice slick style!

stop whining and face the truth: u rock!

and better don´t disagree for we´ll meet at the workshop

**magira** · October 22nd, 2003, 08:39 AM

whats up with your sketchbook?

update? !

**endregan** · October 22nd, 2003, 10:01 AM

wow that oil painting is so great.... congrats on that.

i love your paintings

**metalwinds** · October 22nd, 2003, 12:11 PM

great portraits you got here, and the inked heads are amazing. dont have any useful criticism, so now im done

peace

**ericdee** · October 25th, 2003, 09:24 AM

Haha, I was wondering who you are, Roberto, now I gotch´ya! Hehe, wonderfull stuff, let us do a german section here!
Cya, Eric

**TARGETE** · October 25th, 2003, 09:45 AM

Robolus,

I like those painted heads, a very nice feel to them, painting can be difficult but once you learn it you will be unstoppable.

JP

**Robolus** · October 25th, 2003, 09:22 PM

Kortez: Thanks man! It´s a pity that you can´t come to Cologne, well maybe next time! :chug:

van, Dan. v. D., endregan, metalwinds: Many, many thanks guys!

ericdee: Haha, yep, good idea, CA rocks!

Targete: I´m glad you like them. I love to paint and draw but I have the feeling the better I become, the lesser I really know and the longer the way still is that I have to go.

...but that feeling is good!

magira: Ah, sorry, you´re right! These new sketches are for you:

ref: Repin, Rembrandt, Domenichino, Michelangelo, Piazetta

**Robolus** · October 25th, 2003, 09:34 PM

New concepts for figurines:

**Marko Djurdjevic** · October 25th, 2003, 09:38 PM

BWHAHAHAHA!

Damn, these are funny....:rofl:

**Main Loop** · October 25th, 2003, 10:29 PM

this is some great stuff.. i especially like your brush pen work... the amimal characters are too cutesy for my liking, but then again, they have to be for that sort of client... nice to see a pro at it..

**Fipse** · October 26th, 2003, 04:09 AM

Hi Robolus,

I really like the pendrawing in your last post of Mastercopies - seems I really have to do some, too as you proposed (You know my prob with time yaddayadda

)

Your Funnies are interesting for me because I always try to find hints in drawingstyles about the region the drawer is coming from. These pics really look "german" to me, maybe with french influences. I suppose you´re a fan of Asterix?

Nice work as usual and I´m still feeling sorry that we couldn´t meet in Essen.

Fipse

**Robolus** · October 26th, 2003, 12:56 PM

Marko: I´m not a big western Fan but they where fun to draw.

Main Loop: Many thanks!

Fipse: Yes, you´re right! As a chield I was a big fan of the french and belgian comic masters like Franquin, Hergé and Uderzo - Heroes for me!

Fun with the old masters:

**scumble fish** · October 26th, 2003, 04:19 PM

Those western character drawings are great. Damn funny! Some good line work going on in your recent sketches too. That last one of the woman laying down is nice.....

**Suder** · October 27th, 2003, 09:17 AM

hey, nice update, man! i also love your mastercopies, and will do some as well, next time we meet!

**Robolus** · October 29th, 2003, 03:52 PM

Many thanks, scumble fish and Suder! The sketch of the woman is a copy from Degas!

Life drawings and no Ref sketches. Above left is a quick sketch of Suder who visited me today!

**Farin** · October 29th, 2003, 04:28 PM

Really like your stuff. Looking foward to your next post.

hurry up

**Mari** · October 29th, 2003, 07:12 PM

Wow... if one ever wanted to feel inferior...

Your work is amazing. I have one of the hogarth books and you have mastered the anatomy of those flawlessly. I think that he kind of exagurates (sp) some things in anatomy, but that may be just me.

Anyhow, you are just all around talented. You've got the cartoony stuff, and the realism, and everything. The line work and the shadows are incredible.

It's cool to be able to talk to professionals on this board, and I like that you post your processes. It helps to see how another artist starts their stuff and progresses.

Inspired-

Mari

**Suder** · October 30th, 2003, 11:21 AM

i look bored...

... no mastercopies, but practicing lights and shadows :o

just kidding. it was a lot of fun and i don't know why you made me look so bored (and yourselve angry...)

do i have to say it again? your stuff is so cool!