now with some steps - nsfw

[Φ]

nice lip studies! cool man, looking great!
n´EOW is great! amazed by the snow, I always struggle with that…
for the castle, you could make it a bit more complex…and detail it out…just thinking! looking good!
cheers

[Darlene]

Merry Christmas! Great sketchies. Thanks for dropping by!

[Nibras]

Hey man
Awesome work
Your eow entry was off the hook
Alot of studies which is very good just remeber to keep applying them man
Keep at it bro

[Bill]

Really Nice studies, and many of them. You got some great colors also. That guy with the skull where his stomach should be? Hmmm.... Dig it!!

[dCepT]

Happy New Year!

Very nice studies man! The one in post #276 has some hella nice values goin' on!

The facestudies will pay off bigtime as well! You're doing a lot of Hogarth studies, yeah? Sprinkle some Bridgman or loomis on top for a good mix

Colors seem nice throughout!

Keep postin' dood!

dC

[ruuhkis]

lovin' the paintings dude!
one thing, though, that caught my attention - when you draw eyes, especially the lower lid, try not to separate its planes with an outline. rather, try to use values only. as mullins said, pick specific values for the light side (say, anything between 5-10) and specific values for the shadow side (1-5, 1 being black and 10 white). keep the values separate by avoiding mixing values 1-5 in the light side and 5-10 to the shadow side.
I feel like your work needs to be simplified a lot in terms of shape and values...simplifying is a thing I'm struggling with a lot because, ironically, learning to simplify is a very complex process for me.
I recommend the book "The artist's complete guide to drawing the head" by William L. Maughan. it demonstrates how to think of the drawing process more simply, how to use just 4 values to draw convincingly. it also shares tips on the equipment you are recommended to use, how to choose specific drawing paper that has one of the 4 values...how cast shadows are hard, form shadows soft...etc. ah, I'm a lousy writer, I'll just stop here.
keep going

[Shard]

some amazing stuff since I last popped in this thread!! really like those digital enviros! have a great and productive new year! loooking forward to see more!!

[kidult]

Clochette - Thanks, yeah fixed the perspective in the final
eminkey2003 - thanks and will try!
Royzy - and thanks for the kind words!
bigfooTrooper - thanks, i tried some more detail but got stumped, really ddint want to use ref on this one so I could spot the weaknesses!
Darlene - thanks and UPDATE!
lilnebo - Thanks!!!!
Bill - thanks, yeah I likes hims too...must got back and finish...
dCepT - Thanks so much!
ruuhkis - thanks for the good tips! Im busy with hogarths book on face, has some good stuff in there
shardana - Thanks and you too!

so not much work done over beer drinking seasonso trying to get back into it! some studies, a page of scribbles to get back into, an oil painting wip (loads to do still!) and my final eow

[lennon]

Hi man, those last two enviros really put a lot of us into real shame. Great work. About the anatomy, well we are all in the same dirt. I'm stuck with arms and I can still remember two years ago, thinking that I was really close and that was going to solve the complete deal in a week. We move slowly but we move, and I can see the progress in here. But hell, it's a long road isn't it?

[2buiart]

man, some of the studies from ref are fukking awesome.

Dont forget to study while u r copying instead of rushing through them or just worried about the final product.
The process of study versus the final product of the study are like the engine of the car vs the appearance of the car. If the car looks bad ass but the engine sucks = the car isnt worth much.
I hope I didnt lost u on the examples haha

[D@niel]

Cool to see that the studies are paying off man!! Keep up the sweetness!

[kidult]

lennon - thanks and long road indeed, but fun to travel!
2buiart - thanks and yes Im trying not to rush em anymore!
D@niel - thanks!

some stillife in pencil, some non reffed heads and a digi still life

[L0rin]

great sketchbook keep at it
think i shall follow your lead with the studies, tis somthing i can never quite get myself to do, time to try again

[chr!z]

The last two environments are awesome!

[dCepT]

Good studies! The EOW turned out nice!

The faces that aren't studies seem a bit rushed or not thought through... the rendering is a bit haphazard and whatnot... try to do one of your studies, only from memory after doing it from ref... just to put the same effort of thought into something not reffed Don't know if it helps, though, just a thought

Keep rockin'!

dC

[kidult]

L0rin - thanx and go for it!
chr!z - thanx
dCept - thanks and I did take my time I just suck

some studies, a character sketch (futuritx fashionista) and a life paint

[Meon]

Sweeeet castle! i love the eye studies you did!

[Joey-b]

hehe some good stuff, i really really like the mouse, very well rendered stuff
i envy ur will to practise.. wish i had it hehe

Edit : ow and u have the same phone as i do

[Kian]

You're approaching this whole thing bang on mate. Keep up with the real studies, and personal works. The Eow is great mate. Well done

[alicelefay]

i particularly love your painted works, both enviros and portraits...very nice!
Good work on the studies too...
and thank you for your visit in my sb, of course!

[sketcheth]

Those digital still life paintings are really, REALLY sharp. The eow is gorgeous, great balance of cool and warm tones...that shadowed portion of the mountain is just gorgeous. Nice job there, you've obviously been studying! The structure studies of the face are really nice and I think they've helped you. Keep sketching the figure, som of them are looking just a bit stiff. Lovely work. Reminds me just how many studies I'm not doing. Great work.

[kidult]

Espenboi - thanx, good ol hogarth
Joey-b - thanks, thats my girl's phone, mine is so battered......
Kian - thanks so much
alicelefay - thanks and right back at cha!
sketcheth - thanks, just looking around at how hard other people work helps me to get motivated

some leg studies from life, a wip design thing and a sketch

[Cloister]

Ambitious sketching... keep it up!

[Oranje Joe]

i dig that mouse

[Clochette]

Nice studies, keep it up!

[JailHouseRock2]

Great looking digi studies, love the evos too.
keep em' coming,

matt

[alicelefay]

cool painting, I especially love the colours

[Diverse]

Damn man, your poses looks great. So great improvement!

[kidult]

Diverse - thanks mang!
alicelefay- thanks
JailHouseRock2 - thanks and will try
Clochette - thanks
Oranje Joe - thanks me too!
Cloister - yup yup

some more studies and a cellphone done in illustratot for work, got axed needed to be cartoony

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Yo kidult! Very nice stuff going down here, and it needs to be said! I am liking these studies here, keep studying, you are improving fast!

Keep at it!

-E