Training montage- Updated January 20th 2013

[Ephelea]

*insert criticism here*
Btw, I'm now stalking your sketchbook.

[Jesus Food]

nice studies dude, your hatching is getting really good. dont u stop now...

[fionkell]

Fantastic studies, Sam. You're improving with every post!

[SamC]

Replies...

lilnebo: Thanks
DTP: This is a good thread on edges http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51913 also, hard edge on soft edge looks very satisfying to the eye. I tend to use the lasso tool a lot to get some nice edge variation, but it can tend to look like too much of a hard edge sometimes. Thanks
Krato: Thanks man
Parsakoira: haha i didn't D:
Cameli: Thanks
teh.meh: Thanks
zou: thanks man
Forrest_I: Thanks
jordyskateboardy: Haha yeah thats been bugging me a lot lately, trying to find the right divide between line quality and construction, I'll work on it for sure! Cheers man
Benjie: Haha thankyou, I'm glad i got you off your butt to do some work
Yor: Thankyou
Krato: Yeah I really should, I'm too lazy I'll put more time into these. And I'm using an a4 200 gsm sketchbook. I do have a moleskine, I like them when I get into using them, but I always feel the papers too smooth to render on for my liking. Hope that helps? Thanks
Hive_minD: Thanks man
Ephelea: Haha a criticism would be nice Thanks
Jesus Food: I won't, cheers
fionkell: Thanks

So I got Demon's Souls, and thats eating a lot of time but it's all very visually inspiring..so that counts as an excuse
Arms, hogarth and some photos

Some mind stuff, tried a DanielC study and really didn't achieve the values I'd studied it for, let alone the structure

Some Demon's Souls inspired shit

an enviro so far

And some quick sketch a did a while ago but forgot to post

[DTP]

cheers for the link, another excellent post dude. lovin' that demon souls guy

[Miles_]

Nice to see you getting back on it with the studies. I look forward to watching your work continue to get more awesome. You know what you gotta work on so just don't loose the fire with all that free time you've got now

[ryan mcshane]

the man in your enviro looks quite midjety and coooooooool sketches! nice topless girl too

[SamC]

DTP: No problem man and thanks muchly
Miles_: This summer, its all about the ping pong and the art
r y a n o i r: Cheers braaaa

life stuff, focusing on continuous lines

studies, from photos



life sketches of Miles, not very happy with these but they'll get better

And me trying to be bumskee, won't continue with this haha i can't pull it off

[xinranliu]

Hello
I think that one thing you could study more is a more analytical approach to figure drawing. Kevin Chen and Bammes. I think that it would help you with drawing the form and understand how body parts fit with each other.
Keep it up.

[Benjie]

Really sweet pencils dude! I'm going to stop viewing your sb late at night I think, ill destroy my brain, being scared into staying up later.

Keep being intense man!

[LAL]

Great stuff ,I like your pencil works,very nice ,keep the nice work up man.

[monsi]

the line quality in your pencil work is looking pretty good. I like the hands especially . The tones in the very latest digital painting work well too, though I'd recomend keeping the tones in the shadow a little closer together and be very careful with putting in black marks.

[no87]

some nice palettes in your digitals man! liking the continuous line stuff too. it will defiantly improving your lines doing that kinda stuff. keep grinding man!!

[alexson]

Cool stuff! Your sketches are really looking fine as cherry whine! If that is the correct term.

[Krato]

you mean d@niel right? http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...8&d=1276774720

[ryan mcshane]

no krato, he means bumskee http://minart.net/datas/works/heavy_gunner_4.jpg

nice update bro, the bumskee one doesnt look so laid back as it does in mins, he shows the attitude of the pose and everything, like your knight(?) wouldn't be in some ally way would he? he mgiht be idk, it just dun fit, i see your trying to the lighting though and you did well! keep it up! and moaar stodehhzz!

[Eddieee]

Hey sam, the hard work=paying off. I like the bumskee-tribute and your pencils are looking quite nice.

[DefiledVisions]

Shit man, those pages are killer!! really nice work. I'll have to look through this book of awesomeness, progress from first to last is huuuuuge!
keep it up!!

[Bombur]

Kicking ass as always I see.

Demon's Souls painting could use some more texture, looks too soft especially the neck area.

[SamC]

xinranliu: I'm on it thanks
Benjie: hehe work work work
LAL: Thanks
monsi: Yurr that piece sorta sucks, I rushed it too much Thanks
no87: Thanks
alexson: Correct or not, I like it cheers
Krato: I mean Bumskee, but I know which piece you mean, I think that was probably Bumskee inspired too
r y a n o i r: Yeah I only really referenced the light, as for the storytelling absolutely no thought was put in I should starting using my brain more! Cheers brah
Eddieee: Thanks man
DefiledVision: Hopefully much more to come Thanks
Bombur: Yes I should start incorporating texture more Thanks

My A4 studies
Hands from life

Bammes and Hogarth

Photos life mind

Mind shits

A5 stuff
Self portrait

life studies in line



Hands

and a little WIP, happy to take crits on it

[Metal Fingers]

awesome studies man, if you are going for a more panoramic composition maybe expand the canvas horizontally a little more? If you did it to the left a bit it would give the figure a little more room to breathe. Keep it up, as you said, TIME TO DRAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW!

[BlackDelphin]

Awesome new updates! Everything looks brilliant!!
You have come a far way, considering your first pages.

Good luck onwards.

[Andrew Sonea]

On the last WIP, I find some things a bit confusing/inconsistent. Why is her arm covered in some black stuff? Where is she? Why is she topless? What's the story there?

Other things that bother me: the mid and foreground don't fit in with the background. Different lighting situations and palette make for a jarring effect. Also, her rib cage is too small for her head and arms/shoulders. I would add a bit to it on her back near the black arm. The composition can use a bit of reworking. I would show more of the tree and figure out a proper focal point. The city grabs too much attention.

[surus]

Thanks for sharing the new pencil pages! Great progress! Keep on posting!

[Lateman]

nice studies man! i love pencil! so gimme more love!

cheers lateman

[hunchback]

the hand in the middle of the page is my favorite
those hands are a step in the right direction!

cheers

[ErikHolfelder]

Hey man, good work. You've got one of those threads that makes my life better just by existing. It's awesome to see your improvement, keep goin!

[alexson]

Hey man great work! Very nice studies. Don't really have anything constructive to say, sorry. Just shooting some positive lasers in your eyes *pepew* Keep up the good work!

[DaevidK]

i checked the whole sketchbook and you're improving like crazy man keep it up!

[The7Artist7]

Hey Sam - also loving the hand studies! Would be cool to see some pages of feet studies too!

Would like to invite you to take part in the first of a new series of the Dynamic Energy Challenges - yep I've started them up again! First topic - View of a Spidey! Check my sig for the link (and any of you others who are checking this thread - please feel free to join in - it's open to everyone!)

You've progressed so much since you last took part it'd be exciting to see what you come up with! Keep rockin dude