Training montage- Updated January 20th 2013

[Emil_J.]

Marko Djurdjevic, that guy is just awesome! well executed study. I want to study his drawings as well .

[SamC]

Fumble: thanks man, do ittt!!

Finished



some digi sketch, pretty rough

[Nibras]

Errrm sam...... why you making me feel so bad...
Duuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee , wow that's amazing improvement on that last one. It actually makes me regret all the time I wasted at the beginning.

Damn that's so hot, lovely painting and really nice rendering

P.s you need to go on msn more

[Jovian M]

Looks good, man. Maybe some texture on the tree to make it more obvious that it's a tree?

Really sweet, though.

[Miles_]

Lookin good Sam, lots of improvement in that last image. However, I feel there were a couple of little things you could have done to help polish up the image. Small things like photographic effects, such as depth of field and higher contrast etc. Anyways though, I get the feeling you're a bit sick of working on it, so just remember to apply what you learnt to the next one and keep pushing it

[Nettle_Mountain]

Nice transitions on that one ,no doubt about it.

Backround is too simplified/one layered so next time more depth into it, keep pushing!

[Eddieee]

You are kicking ass dude! Keep up the "modern" master studies. The composition's kinda weak in
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...4&d=1266607748
but it's finished so maybe just think about it more in your next piece. Great improvement from the first to last page though, I'm jealous.

[Vatsel]

I like the cleanliness and careful brush work in the last one - very well done.
A quick note would be to add more hue variation to the warm lighted side. objects rarely have 1 a single hue.

Keep up

[SamC]

Vatsel: Ah true, I'll bear it in mind for next time
Eddieee: Mmm yeah I tried to just paint something really simple instead of getting too complicated and messing it up Cheers
Nettle_Mountain: Cheers broo
Miles_: Just need to get my arse in gear and do more!
Jovian M: Yayeah moar texture!
lilnebo: Thanks mateyy and msn is bad!

A weird update today

Marko study for school in oil pastels, they're so bad lol

A quick value thing I did from mind, pretty poor

And just a quick first zbrush attempt for the lols

[Peetaer]

You got some sick shit here...

[jordyskateboardy]

Pastel looks pretty coool. Eventhough I hate it as a medium. And Marko is the man haha. Really like how you're doing the blade guy. Far above anything i ever produced with crayons. Damn do i hate those. looking promising haha. And cool to see you using zbrush. Just make sure you use the lowest subdivision as possible and only work hires when detailing. IN that way you'll be able to achieve a lot of a smoother look and more control. So go use the smooth tool now ;p. Looks pretty rigid but awesome first try haha!

[SamC]

Peetaer & Jordy: Thanks guys

Time to draw more.

Studies

[ChuanMing]

Hey man, you got some great work ethic going on here. Just remember to see the figure you're drawing as a whole, your figure studies are a little off. Starting out with big forms and little detail should help you seeing things as a single entity.

[SamC]

ChuanMing: Cheers, yeah should do more studies

SP, eyes are out

Poor bust study, room for improvement, its too small to paint

Just sketching in PS

Figure studies

[jordyskateboardy]

Cool update man. Selfportrait looks neat. Though you kinda exaggerated your eye lashes. You're not a girl eheee. But yea love the values. Cool still life as well. Not a big fan of the brush though. Sketch looks fun. And yea gotta love those kind girls studies!

[Krato]

nice updates sam your getting better keep at it

[no87]

nice updates sam!! selfportraits are looking real nice and that sketch looks interesting. you thinking of working into it?

[My57]

Tis been awhile since I chit chatted here!

Good to see your keeping at it. Keep on updating

[SamC]

Sorry no time for replies, i gotta be up early tomorrow and its getting laaatee

studies

[Krato]

drawings, nice, cant crit

[jordyskateboardy]

Pretty sexy update. Girl still have to angular lines though. Look at Adam Hughes the pin-up master and start to use some more c and s curves. Makes your babes a lot more appealing. Cool to see you doing studies of the exact same pics as Miles with those boxers ;p. But yea the love me part totally powns his studies. Coolio.

[SamC]

jordyskateboardy: Thanks man
Krato: Thanks lol

Still life, didn't really want to polish it

Just something from mind, on printer paper because i ran out, forgive the quality D:

[Jovian M]

You're getting a lot better at capturing different atmospheres with your life work (especially evident in this last update; damn, man). I wanna see you push a study a little further, some time.

[SirGreenSock]

Use of soft brushes has definitely been helping with defining form and edges. I really like the unpolished look of the still life. Do more!

[My57]

I like the still life! Very nicely done. It really looks metal.

[Krato]

still life looks good, drawing from imagination looks like you sped through it, oh well good update : )

[SamC]

Jovian M: I will do once I have more time
SirGreenSock: Thanks matey
My57: Cheers
Krato: Thankyouuuu

My life's becoming one long to-do list, i need more time!!

Life stuff

Unfinished SP

[SirGreenSock]

aren't you still in high school? This is probably the most free time youll have for years dude! haha for better or for worse i guess
Self portrait is one of your better ones, though the shadows around nose and cheek are too sharp.

[SamC]

SirGreenSock: Haha its gonna be bad the next few months, lots of school work and quite a busy social life Thanks

Hands

Photostudy, gonna do more

Early WIP

[SirGreenSock]

soften up and lighten up your hatching on those pencil studies! A lot of the times it seems like you're more concerned with laying down a patch of value than controlling your strokes. Building up smaller strokes will give you more control, but will be much slower. Practice rendering the slow way before trying to get into the short hand and broad strokes.