Training montage- Updated January 20th 2013

[Krato]

let your pencil rendering follow the form of the object dont draw a straight line if the form requires multiple smaller lines the move with it. You wouldnt render a circle with long straight lines would you? just a reminder keep practicing

[SamC]

Zorcron: mm I wouldn't say I'm in a comfort zone
Φ phil: cheers mate
Krato: Very true, I guess I just get paranoid about leaving gaps of white that I take some shortcuts, I'll keep an eye on that cheers

I'm 16 now

Excuse the awfulness. My first acrylic self portraits from life, very much getting used to it all. Don't worry, I can see all the issues I originally didn't want to post these because I just know someones going to point out all of the really obvious problems



pencil self-portrait

Something i did round miles', i think i prefer his haha

[walnut]

Well the first painting's a mudmask, but i like what you're doing with the second one.

[Nibras]

Hey Sam
Happy birthday, I hope you had a great one.

Lovely final painting. Really very cool, big improvement with the face on it.
The traditionals are pushing along steadily too.

Great self portrait.

Keep up the great work bud

[Bombur]

Happy birthday man. I really like the pencil self portrait. Nice lines!

Oh and the WIP from the last page kicks ass. Finish it!

[fionkell]

In your life paintings, I'd say start of with some monochrome/greyscale studies to investigate values of the face more and not get caught up in trying to match the colours just yet. Your pencil work has gotten a lot stronger since I last checked in here, keep up the good work

[Benjie]

its good that your doin tradish stuff as well man, keep at it!

[Zorcron]

YES ACRYLICS YES !!! haha i agree with what Iolarnula about working with your paint mixing colors and learning about paint application are too very different
things that are easier dealt with seperatly

infact go with a monochrome sketch in the beginning then start working in your color on top of that if you are up to it start thinking about how you can
use an underpainting to your advantage with perhaps a complimentry color

keep it up i am looking forward to way more of these dont get scared off
push your self using super big brushes for as much as possible you will gain confidence fast with your application of paint

also everybody is in a comfort zone... the more you know it the better (that being said these last couple paintings im sure you are learning much more from then something you are more accustomed to)

working with acrylics i think you will start to see big improvements taking on a new medium

[Miles_]

BOOM soft brushes in your digitals! and biig brushed as much as possible. Keep on studying hard, no slackin'

[My57]

your better at acrylic then me!!! I can't stand them. I switched to oils. You may wanna try that medium as well if you don't have to much luck with acrylic. I gave up on them but you shouldn't!!!

[SamC]

walnut: True
lilnebo: thanks
Bombur: Yeah I'm working on it, thanks
iolarnula: I had been considering it anyways, cheers
Benjie: Thanks
Zorcron: Thanks yeah I don't plan on getting scared off, just treating it like learning anything else
Miles_: BOOM will do
My57: Haha its hardly down to luck, I've just used acrylics quite a few times before and done a large scale painting in it. This is just my first time actually doing life stuff and properly studying with it.

Acrylic self portrait, the far side of the face is kinda thin methinks

A sketch in the moleskine to wind down from revision, nothing big

[fenixx]

Awesome improvement. Great to see that you are working hard and practicing so much. Looking forward to more updates.

[ryan mcshane]

awesome self portraits and that last sketch is sweet man ;D

[SamC]

Nother Acrylic SP, looks pretty retarded i know, too much sat orange but thats partially the scanners fault

WIP still

A sketch of miles and a self portrait

And some bridgeman

[Jamie Romoser]

hey Sam keep up the hard work dude its really showing through your work.
just on this page alone i can see improvement on your acrylic paintings.
have a good one looking forward to seeing more
till next time
-Jamie

[Zorcron]

good improvement on the last acrylic, if you can work the whole board and clean up the fuzzy edges even
if you use some really watered down paint just to sculpt the area it would be a lot less distracting

keep it coming man

[SamC]

OmertA: Cheers mate
Zorcron: Mmm i'm actually doing the acrylics in my sketchbook, i try and do some watered down values at first to get rid of white and make some basic form, is that what you mean? Cheers

Some pencils shits
From mind

And a few studies

[Miles_]

Nice stuff Saaammu, figures look pretty tasty tbf, and I like the dude in the bottom left of the second image a lot, nice lines. One thing I'd watch out for on your rendering, is sometimes you can get a little patchy with your tones, keep the lines as close together as possible, excersize that delicate pencil control in your midtone work. anywho, get to workkkk!! Lookin goooood.


No more Dragon Age, it's time we face it Sam.

[Krato]

loosen up them figures they're a little on the stiff side. no more dragon age sam its time to face it. i guess your playing to much dragon age.

[no87]

hi man ur doing great! nice sketches going on. a little tip with acrylics i would say use alittle more water in the paint. keep going

[SamC]

Miles: Cheers man, I'll get on it
Krato: I'm off the Dragon Age now, don't worry yeah really need to mix up my figures.
no87: Cheers

This piece is finished, its not but i bore myself from hitting so many brick walls from ambitious ideas that I don't actually know how to achieve. Gonna work on something simpler and then get bigger.

Pencil studies, I need to stop feeling bad about posting these need to get over my ego, this stuff feels so rushed. Study from a photo

Stuff from life

Posemanics, in an attempt to get some looser poses. Need to get more hip/shoulder variations.

[Krato]

i think you should look at mr blondes or wesburts rendering style see what they did how they managed things as far as pencil rendering it would help. good stuff though dont get me wrong, just need to work on the rendering some more.

[jordyskateboardy]

Hey man sorry to have neglected you sb for so long. Been so damn busy with school etc.
Anyway Love what you've been doing. Some really interesting sketches. Cool to see you getting into acrylics. I notice you're quite opaque with them. Try and use some more transparent layers to slowly build up colour. Have a look at this tut by Glenn Fabry: http://www.glennfabry.co.uk/workinprogress.htm
Love where that digi is going. Keep it up.

[~KJK~]

Hey there! Seems like hard working has been paying off improvement is evident!

[Sebastian Gromann]

dont worry dude you'r getting there 'way sooner as you might think !

just keep doin' and studying the stuff you diggggggggggg yay \/

[SamC]

Krato: Yeah need to slow down, work bigger and have less gaps in rendering, cheers
jordyskateboardy: Mmm yeah a bit of planning and layering would save me a lot of time in acrylics, cheers man
Parsakoira: Thankyou
SnobbyOo: Thanks matey, thats the plan

A current WIP, much simpler subject and composition but much easier to render the shit out of lol

a pretty mass effect sketch from mind

A Phil Hale study, sooo hard, he's a god

This was a large acrylic piece i did for school back in October, spent a few months on it. This was before the SPs and probably my first proper acrylic painting.

[Jamie Romoser]

Nice update Sam showing alot of progression esspeically in your rendering
the phil hale study looks like it was fun might have to try one for myself
have a good one
till next time
-Jamie

[Krato]

im going to have to echo what omerta said that phil study looks like fun, with the painting theres a little to much of the blue line thing seems sorta random tbh

[jordyskateboardy]

Bloody amazing progress mr car. Love the digi man. Huge improvement. Great rendering of form. The blue rim light looks pretty awkward though. Try and have it hit only on one side. Phil Hale study looks neat as well. Keep on rockin'!

[SamC]

OmertA: Fun but extremely challenging, especially in pencil Cheers man
Krato: Yeah other people have mentioned it, I'll either add more light through the trees or cut it down Thanks
jordyskateboardy: Mr. Carr* Thanks matey

Marko Djurdjevic study, we have a month long school project in art with a 10 hour final painting at the end. My chosen subject is Storytelling, so basically just gonna study loads of covers and paintings and then make something cool for the exam. This picture was awesome to draw, the way the blood dripping forms shapes in the face is really great once you really look at it.