Xenos's Sketchybook

**xenos** · November 1st, 2007, 03:46 AM

I thought it would be great practice, if i drew costumes throughout the ages. Cause right now, im really terrible at drawing people with clothes on!

So here i go.
#001 Stone Age

#002 Bronze Age

**xenos** · November 1st, 2007, 06:43 AM

**toubab** · November 1st, 2007, 08:32 AM

lol love their yeyes!

**xenos** · November 1st, 2007, 05:14 PM

toubab - thanks. I too like the eyes, but im still new to that style. Here's a quickie in my old style (some random Sith)

**RandAlThor** · November 1st, 2007, 05:18 PM

Lol, how cool are they :-). Really like that last piece, very mysterious... more more more...

**xenos** · November 2nd, 2007, 10:15 AM

some quick sketches from a live model, in a two day painting course i had last week..

around 2 - 2½ min.

i was a little rusty, its been like 2 years since i last drew a live model

**Camara** · November 2nd, 2007, 11:04 AM

Hahaha,nice expressions!And nice colors!Your old style was hot too!

**Buckster** · November 2nd, 2007, 11:24 AM

I love the bronze age female, awsome expression! Nice colors too. I see that your new style is tweaked but watch out for the legs. It feels like the joints are a tad low.

Keep it up mate, cheers

**xenos** · November 2nd, 2007, 10:15 PM

Camara - hehe thanks, but its not like im gonna abandon my old style. i just wanted to develope a style that would stand up little bit more from the crowd

ref.

**xenos** · November 3rd, 2007, 03:55 PM

i have been thinking that i should quit at my work and just draw like crazy for half a year and then look for some illustration type job.
I'm getting sick of my current work as a cleaner (like today i had to wash blood, vomit, shit and other substances out of carpets) and the pay isnt even good. I get like only 500-800 euros a month and my rent is 372 euros. Also i have been working there all the way from 2001 and i have begun to suspect that, if i dont now make some drastic changes to my life, i'll never become an illustrator (im already 25 years old!)
So i was thinking that, if i concentrated just on my artwork for half a year, i might become good enough to do this professionally..
Theres just that if/when i do this, it'll take 2½ months (maybe longer) until I'll get any money from welfare. And im not sure if i can save enough money beforehand to survive the 2½ months.. unless i ate only noodles!

Still, im scared to do this, but i need to change my life, if i ever want to become anything.. so i think I'll quit at the end of this year! (gotta save some money before i begin this)

anyway, heres the latest one

**xenos** · November 3rd, 2007, 07:15 PM

i finally started to draw this short story i have had for a long time now.. Its not good or anything like that, I'm terrible writer after all, but at least I'll get experience at drawing comics

I'll continue this tomorrow.. need go to sleep

**MsMaverick** · November 3rd, 2007, 08:02 PM

Hey there! I really like the borderline crazy look they have in their eyes--especially that first guy. I would not want to meet him in a dark alley. I like your style; it's very bold and matter-of-fact; but one thing i've noticed is that your torso to leg ratio is a little off. I sort of have this problem sometimes too; i draw the legs and feet way too small. If you start noticing your feet are smaller than the hands, you know you have a problem. =P Also, I noticed there's a lot of black in your shadows, and i don't know if that's left over from your outline, but sometimes it helps to have some color in your shadows; it makes everything pop out more.

Oh, and good luck with your life-changing decision, man! You've defintely got balls. =D

**xenos** · November 4th, 2007, 05:18 AM

MsMaverick - yeah, the legs are still a little too short, but at least they are now longer than they were in the summer. Then my legs were tiny!

..but really, my style is still a "work in progress", it'll prolly change quite bit over time

i thought i should try out how the main character in the short story should look.. heres what i came up with (its not really original or anything, but wth

)

**xenos** · November 4th, 2007, 05:36 AM

what the heck, heres some of my old drawings (from last summer)

aand my previous comic. But its really crappy, so i'll post only the link!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...i/bad_idea.jpg

**Camara** · November 4th, 2007, 10:22 AM

Seriously...you are posting some amazing stuff!!!The green orc in post #13 and the boy with the sword are great!Don´t worry about your current job.It´s good to make a change in your life if it is for better!Remember that there is no limit of age to work as an illustrator!I think the same as you,I am 23 and I need to improve a lot if I want to become a profesional illustrator but I have to finish my degree first....damn...I haven´t got free time to spend drawing!Argh!
Ok ok ok,enough chat!!
Great job!Keep posting!

Edit: Just one advice that master whiteeeeeeee gave not too long ago: Use different colors for the skin.For example,the green ork is very monochromatic.Maybe use some pale purples around the eyes,nose,chin...you know,those places wher the skin is thinier and you can see the blood through it.

**xenos** · November 4th, 2007, 07:17 PM

heres the first page! Wohoo! but what im really excited about is that, It's light years ahead of any my previous comic! ..not that i have made many comics, only a few one pagers. But still, i didnt believe i could draw something like this in a day. im happy!

Edit: just noticed that the dragon looks different in the 2 panels. i'll gotta fix that tomorrow
Edit2: fixed (removed some horns from the dragons head in the first picture..)

**xenos** · November 4th, 2007, 08:06 PM

Camara - thanks! i'll try not to worry too much about quitting my work
and when it comes to colors, i know intellectually, that i should play more with the hues and saturation.. but i tend to forget it

i just gotta practice more

**armetage** · November 4th, 2007, 11:48 PM

kinda cool stuff actually ;D

**xenos** · November 5th, 2007, 06:09 PM

been pretty lazy today today, i only painted couple of hours (with oil colors) and i did this. i'll try to be more productive tomorrow!

**xenos** · November 5th, 2007, 08:06 PM

from ref..

**Ashrumm** · November 5th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Hey man nice stuff!! my only crit is to work on your line work a bit more. Your color is pretty damn good. You have a good understanding of value keep it up!!

**xenos** · January 4th, 2008, 07:34 PM

"By the power of the Elder Gods, I raise this thread from its grave!!"

I gotta go to sleep now, but I'll post more, tomorrow... i promise!

**Aveh** · January 4th, 2008, 08:04 PM

I don't really have any crits for you to be honest. Just asspats from me right now, I [B]LOVE[B] That little kid swinging the sword. So much character to him.

You should make a little gif animation of him. I think it could turn out amazingly well.

Edit:Yeah I'm going to agree with the short leg comment, it doesn't bother me aesthically in some, but the others it draws my attention a lot.

**AmontilladoAg** · January 4th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Fun sketchbook

I envy your color skillz... very nice work!

Show us more, plz

**xenos** · January 5th, 2008, 04:51 PM

Aveh - thanks, i love asspats!
umm, about the boy with the sword, i don't think my skills are there yet, that i could animate him. But maybe a short comic?
AmontilladoAg - thanks

uh, sorry. Been watching cartoons almost all the day (Avatar: The Last Air Bender and Code Geass. And by the way, do not watch them! They are like pure crack for the brain!)
But i did manage to draw something.. its still not ready, but i did promise to post my drawings today.. um, yeh..

just some practice before the P.O.W. begins ;P

**xenos** · January 5th, 2008, 05:15 PM

heres a character study from a while back, for the comic

**xenos** · January 12th, 2008, 07:16 AM

still a wip

and some pics i did for the "15 minute sketchathon" thread at CGTalk Link
12 min. with a pencil and.. maybe 5-8 min. in PS?

10 min. pencil

but i couldn't resist giving a quick color job in PS, maybe 20 min.?

and heres the last one, 13 min.

and a quick photoshop makeover. i quess about 15 min.? (also made him resemble more like the guy in the reference foto)

**VilleK** · January 12th, 2008, 07:55 AM

Hey I haven't seen you on MSN for a while. Nice style, but you definitely need to learn how to draw feet

**Carbono** · January 12th, 2008, 08:04 AM

Nice style man, i love these bug eyes! Your coloring is sick too, i love the saturation.

My only advice... how about a study showing different expressions you can achieve with those kinds of bug eyes? I believe it would look nice!

Keep it up, looking good!

**xenos** · January 12th, 2008, 02:21 PM

VilleK - sorry, i have been like super lazy

you know, been watching cartoons and reading comics so much that i have had no time for chatting.. okay, i lied a bit there. I have a few irritating persons in my friends list in msn messenger, and i just didn't want to talk with them.. hmm, i guess, i should just delete them out

Carbono - thanks

heres some expressions (they didn't turn so hot, but oh well, i'll do better next time!)

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