Fighting with pencils - Sketchbook of André Rúben from Portugal

[gerezon]

Wow, love your life drawings, especially the ones from the train, really great lines!

[AndreRuben]

Hi, long time no see, thanks for the comments!

Here's a self portrait and a study from a real nice photo i found while browsing deviantart

[DSmith]

Great work here,your drawings are loose and tight at the same time!Great style also,my favourite is the bully with the giant rat.But some of them are a bit confusing(I don't really get the nazi skeleton with the wolves,what is the story behind it?)
So keep on rocking,great work so far!

Cheers!

[AndreRuben]

DSmith the wolves painting illustrates anti-nazism and the wolves are the people that dont like them (nazis) and and therefore don't sympathyse with their acts or ideals.

[AndreRuben]

hi again! Im trying oils. the self portraits were made only with one layer. the lady with the hat 2 layers. made from a photo that i found on a deviantart gallery (wich i cant remind, sorry)

[AndreRuben]

These drawings were in my most recent CA sketchbook (wich i decided to separate from this one back when i created the thread, but now i don't care, i will use only this sketchbook from now on.

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[Brahimpag]

nice sketches , love ur style ...

keep it up dud

[AndreRuben]

For a project i'm doing, a comic book.

"Ensanguentados, fomos cuspidos do ventre para o caos"
"Covered in blood, we were spit from the womb straight to chaos"

[AndreRuben]

a few more from my current sketchbook

[AndreRuben]

another page from sketchbook, and the earlier church drawing with a bit of photoshop

[Karein]

I really enjoyed looking at your pencil and pen works. Keep it up, they look great!

[AndreRuben]

Karein thanks for the thumbs up

Here's a drawing made in Switzerland during my travels around europe this year, i will later share more, when i find the time to make a digital compilation out of them all

[AndreRuben]

here are some ink sketches made from sight

[AndreRuben]

today i decided to take an 1 hour shot on something digital...
i haven't painted in photoshop for a LONG TIME, and my computer doesnt help at all, it is so slow.. but still, i have to get the hang of it. i need brushes! and textures! I will do this kind of practice more often now.

[AndreRuben]

an entire page of a comic book project that i'm developing

this illustration has to be in a full page because i want it to give more impact than the other squares.

[Mr.Thorne]

Great work man.

[AndreRuben]

This was today's digital still life practice. took about 3 and a half hours

[master.mind]

cool sketches from my home country keep it up

[snootchy]

thanks for the kind words mate!

f'ing aye i luv this sketchbook, i can't believe i haven't come across yours yet! love the traditional work and really dig them pencil cross hatchees, plus that still life is looking fantastic! keep up the goodness!!

[AndreRuben]

thanks master mind and snootchy!

I'm not at home for one week but i've been drawing, of course. I maneged to get a scanner now but it is not that good, it just wont scann every single line and shape/texture.

Either way, here's some stuff i've been doing.

[Edward B]

Hallo André! So much diverse goodies in here, the difference in your first and second digital still life practices is major! I cant wait to see what the next one will be like. Keep on rocking it!

[AndreRuben]

Thanks for stopping by edward! and about another still life.. heres something i'm working on, the wip steps.
its not finished yet

[Naidy]

Some bloody good stuff here!
You're doing loads of studies and my faveourates so far have to be the oils.
No crits this time, just keep up the good work.

[AndreRuben]

thanks for the support Naidy! =)

heres finished version of earlier wips
i dont like it that much somehow... but it was nice going trough it

[LORD M]

Great life studies, and a lot of them. The last one is looking really good. Although, the top of the vase, the "hole" looks kinda rushed and is uneven, that kinda ruins the overall consistency of the vase.

By the way how often do you do still lifes like these?

[Obstfelder]

Your life studies are amazing! And I would really like to see some more of your comic book work.

Good luck with the zombie CHOW!

[Lav]

this sketchbook is brilliant! it's cool to see the variaty of materials and techniques and the progress you've made.
I'm really amazed with the illustration for the comic book and your still lifes. Really enjoy your sketchbook pages

[Emil_]

Really nice sketches and life painting.
Keep it up.

[AndreRuben]

Lord M the one with the vase is my 3rd still life study this year, and this month. i will do them regularly now. as for the top of the vase.. yep..doesnt fit that well... the hell with it.

Obstfelder you will =)

I'm a sharpened pencil, thin marker sketcher but i want to try different methods now.. i want to learn new possibilities..

heres a couple of drawings that are unusual in my way of drawing, but that i want to explore and mix with my current learnings

[AndreRuben]

uploadz with a few from today