**About Military and Artists** ||| LironGabriel Sketchbook

**RainShinobi** · January 24th, 2009, 12:34 PM

Liron Gabriel Aka RainShinobi Sketchbook

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I would be happy If anyone could crit my work and show me some ways to get better.

I am in the army, so i cant update every week but i keep drawing in every single chance i have.

Thank you.

**RainShinobi** · January 24th, 2009, 12:49 PM

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**ohomoho** · January 24th, 2009, 01:07 PM

Hey man ,so first of all if you are realy drawing daily you are going to be realy good soon . So just keep it up even if u feel like shit.
2nd i`d recomend you to use ref as much as you can.Because thats where you are going to learn the most.You will see the details,composition etc..
You cant come up with everything from your mind.Its impossible. Atlest for me it is

. I did the same mistake for a realy long time cuz i tought that using ref is lame.

Your stuff is not so bad as you say the lines look realy fine.

**RainShinobi** · January 24th, 2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by ohomoho

Hey man ,so first of all if you are realy drawing daily you are going to be realy good soon . So just keep it up even if u feel like shit.
2nd i`d recomend you to use ref as much as you can.Because thats where you are going to learn the most.You will see the details,composition etc..
You cant come up with everything from your mind.Its impossible. Atlest for me it is

. I did the same mistake for a realy long time cuz i tought that using ref is lame.

Your stuff is not so bad as you say the lines look realy fine.

ohomoho : Thanks for your post ... I really think .. well actually i used to think that using ref is kinda "lame" now i know it is sometime even recommended to use ref .. and sometimes i really do use it ... keep on eye on my post beacuse i will going to post daily now ... And i will use ref in my works from now on

Thanks for your motivation post

**RainShinobi** · January 24th, 2009, 07:27 PM

Few more ..

I would like to add a self portrait from my old sketchbook .. because i did not get any feedback on that.

More to come in a few hours.

**RainShinobi** · January 25th, 2009, 12:43 AM

Pen drawings ...

I ran out of ink

*Going to buy some pens... *

Will update with pencil work in a few hours

**RainShinobi** · February 1st, 2009, 07:29 PM

Its been a while ...
Here are 2 more drawings .. "THE VOICE" is with no ref and the portrait is from a pic ...

Well i am back to my studies

Will update agin soon

**RainShinobi** · February 1st, 2009, 08:48 PM

I never did still life .. so here is my first try.

I need to use fruits and stuff do I ?

**DaStreets** · February 1st, 2009, 09:56 PM

Nice portraits and study. Work on ur values, in the face more. Keep posting, comment me if u want

**bharat** · February 10th, 2009, 01:58 AM

nice....art tnanks 4 visit me...come again...

**kymoart** · February 10th, 2009, 04:32 AM

Try to put more tone value in youre portrait it gives it more dimension. and look at some anatomical study's from other artists. Keep on drawing.

My sketchbook

**RainShinobi** · February 19th, 2009, 07:00 PM

Hey guys its been a while .. here is an update... the first one is the oldest and last one is latest.

Will be back soon !

**Emil_J.** · February 20th, 2009, 03:39 AM

your last portraits are really good, but i still think that you could push the values more. The next portrait you do, you could try to be really "violent" with our shading.

**Zarahn Southon** · February 20th, 2009, 03:52 AM

Yep, agreed, push the shading.
Nice drawing.

**RainShinobi** · March 2nd, 2009, 06:34 PM

Hey you guys its been a while... (For some reason i keep saying that <- )

Anyways here is a small update about what i am doing now.

I draw fruits and objecs that i can see around me .. I am having a hard time to work on the detail and shading ..

I need to work harder .. tomorrow i will draw portraits and update !

Cya very soon ! Crit my latest for now...

P.S

The last drawing is pure crap i know but i thought i will share anyway... Its from my mind so ...

**RainShinobi** · April 14th, 2009, 08:48 AM

I did not update for a long time .. It's because i am in the army ..
I am trying to use every free time i get to draw sketch and whatever. most of my drawings now are from my imagination.
Its not a big update but its somthing...

So here is the update

**RainShinobi** · April 30th, 2009, 08:54 AM

-UPDATE-

More to come ...

**Macido** · April 30th, 2009, 09:41 AM

Keep it up, i can see the progression in your work already just from these few sketches.
You are far from struggling, you are indeed growing.
I can tell from my own sketchbook pages right now, i am near and around the same level as you.
My suggestions to you are too experiment with line thickness, pay attention to (in life) and experiment with lines of varied thickness, i switch from a 2h to a 2b sometimes just to enforce a darker line.
I noticed some of your alien characters look flat for some reason, like they are all scrunched up and no depth. Maybe start with a loose version first quickly get the shape and the depth down you want to achieve. Visualize it being in a room taking up space.
I would love to add commenst about foreshadowing and perspective but i am still learning how to master it myself lol

I am going to try to upload some of my sketches this weekend, you have inspired me.
cheers

**adammelo** · April 30th, 2009, 11:33 AM

Seem's as with most novice's sketchbooks we are in the same boat, you've got some great portraits you just need to reinforce your drawings with truer blacks.

Hope you start to get more comments, comments are all inspiring its just ashame novices dont gettem that often lol.

**RainShinobi** · May 8th, 2009, 12:38 PM

Macido - Thanks ! It makes me very happy and somehow i am amazed that i could inspire someone to make more art !

adammelo - Thanks

and yes i wish i had more comments but thats not really my goal here .. i just want to get better and that other people could observe my art.

-UPDATE-

Just got back from the army .. in the meantime there is only 1 page i will update tomorrow with more drawings thats because i need to draw them D:

**RainShinobi** · May 16th, 2009, 04:46 PM

Well i am off for another week, couldnt do much ... but i know a great era of art is coming my way

**RainShinobi** · May 30th, 2009, 04:31 AM

I WAS WRONG

Hey guys its another crap of an update .. sorry but i just cant be satisfied with my drawings.
I feel that i am stuck in the bounds of normativaty and just cant get out of it and get better.

I would like to ask for some tips and advice on how to improve my character and costume design and how to improve my shadings ability.

Hope that someone could help me and could show me some ways to improve.. Thanks !

**Jamie Romoser** · May 30th, 2009, 05:55 AM

Ello RainShinobi you have a good body of work. I suggest getting your self a copy of Andrew loomis or Bridgemen figure drawing books.
You have some nice lines but i think you could be pushing your value range darker. Until next time -Omerta

**KarylGilbertson** · June 5th, 2009, 12:42 PM

Hey man, nice sketches, keep up the pace and you'll improve quicker than you know. Keep doing lots of anatomy studies and still lifes, as you have been... those will make a big difference. My one big pointer is: go darker. Your drawings will really improve, and be a lot more interesting, if you can include a higher range of values. As a rule of thumb, try to get at least some areas of super-darks and some areas of super-lights into each drawing.

Cheers mate, keep it up!

**Zorcron** · June 5th, 2009, 11:18 PM

hey man keep up those still life and life drawings they really help your overall sense of whats actually in space ^ ^
i have to agree with ookchk .. it would help a ton if you try and get a whole range of value instead of just a midtone basicly

somtimes it helps just to get the darkest darks and the lightest lights of a drawing done right off the bat

i'd like to see what you could do with some charcoal also , really helps with the wide range of value

thanks . keep up the fight !

**RainShinobi** · June 13th, 2009, 07:40 AM

Ookchk,Zorcron : Thanks you guys for pointing out my value problem

i am working on it !

Hey you guys.. it's another update

This week i tried to work on what you guys told me .. to get darker with my values .. umm i tried to get darker .. but i dont know if that went well.

I will work harder on the values thing. and combine it with my 3 other major issues:

*Anatomy
*Character design
*Costume design

I am trying to study costume design mainly armor design because thats what i like the most. And i am baiscly copying other game artist concept art. The first one i tried to copy and didnt finsh was the dwarf at the middle of the last drawing i posted.

If you guys have more ideas on how to improve my armor/costume design i will be glad if you could share with me.

Well here is my update ... i will try to draw some more and update today.. if not then i will see you guys next week

**RainShinobi** · August 8th, 2009, 11:33 AM

Hey guys... Its been a while.

In the past month i drew all kind of things.. from life drawings,just drawings from my mind.. ha.. even manga !

I am trying to the best of my ability to draw every day. And i think that i will improve my self.

So if anyone can crit my latest work that would be nice.

Thanks.

**RainShinobi** · August 8th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Some more ..

**RainShinobi** · August 8th, 2009, 11:51 AM

And more ...

**citrusfrukt** · August 28th, 2009, 10:24 AM

Can't help you with crits i'm afraid but i can tell you that i do like what i see.

MOAR

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