No pain no gain

[ThomasM]

Definitely more updates needed! Having said that, the recent updates that you've posted are awesome, particularly the nude figure - really impressive!

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Hey guys! Been a while^^ I haven't stopped drawing just was too lazy to update ...

Here are some works from the past months:

[ThomasM]

wooooooah ! awesome updates amigo - things are looking really good in this sb. Nothing to crit at all really, you are working hard!

thanks for leaving such a helpful comment in my sketchbook by the way. Menzel is one of my favourite artists, although I haven't done many studies of his works. Time to change that!

[SteFlack]

Great to see you posting in here again now please don't make us wait 6 months for the next update.

[erdbeerfeldheld]

ThomasM: Thanks for visiting friend! And always glad to help =)
[ste]: Thanks! And I'll try not to have another 6 month gap between updates, lol

Figure studies from ref, last set is from mind. A kaki lifedrawing. Some hands and feet from ref and two Menzel studies.

[dsacc]

Great artwork, keep it up!

[erdbeerfeldheld]

@dsacc: Thanks and will do! =)

Only a small update today ... First two are movement studies from various refs from deviantart, among them refs by http://tasastock.deviantart.com/ Last two are from mind. My colours always turn out so greyish =/ I spent 1 hour or so on each.

[Lyno]

Those portrait studies are very good but If you do some from imagination your colours indeed turn grey. Maybe you can start in black and white, so you'll have more contrast.
Or just try thinking about it and add more saturation too it where you want to draw the viewers attention.

[raminafshari]

i cant talk to you right now because i am super jealous .

[Philipp Scherer]

piuuh, massive improvement, really impressive.
your pencils have a very 3Dimensional Look...depth.

guess you are from germany? anyhow i´d like to if you are studying meanwhile or work in artindustryfield
thanks for sharing, byebye

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Another small update ... Last one is from mind. My anatomy from mind sucks. Need more practice!

@Lyno: Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. Haven't really grasped how to colour b&w paintings yet ... Have any tips?
@raminafshari: Why thanks =) I hope you're not feeling down but inspired.
@HerrleerzeichenS: Thanks mister! I'm from germany indeed. I'm not studying illustration or working as a professional yet but I'm working on that.

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Another update. The last two and the character mug shots are from mind =) I feel I'm finally getting better at drawing stuff from mind ... It's far from perfect of course, but we're getting somewhere. I have to say drawing without ref really pays off. IMHO it's not good to always stick to refs ... You get used to the good results from painting with ref and then disappointed by the stuff you draw from mind.

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Another small update. Need to update more regularly ...

A Bouguerau study. Sadly the proportions are all off ... its difficult for me to draw pictures with many people in them instead of just one or two. Also this took forever. But I guess finishing this is a success even if it took a long while. The last one is an expression meme. It was done from mind largely though I reffed a bit from my own face for the more difficult expressions. I'm aware its inconsistent ... Working on that.

[Velocity Kendall]

holy shit this is immense 5*!
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1299685274

i love Bouguerau ands Pierre Auguste-Cot. P A-C painted a picture called the storm that inspired Cordwainer Smith to write Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, one of my all time favourites
check it out its amazing
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24545043/C...lpha-Boulevard

[Philipp Scherer]

those masterstudies *.* you put intense work in them. amazing.
just wanted to ask for a quick update dear M(r)s Held.
machs gut

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Update update update!! Another big gap between updates. Oops. An sp, a figure study from photo, two Freud studies (saw the exhibition in London, it was awesome and very inspiring), wave from photo, a Sargent study, two film still studies and a Bouguereau study.

[jdavisillustration]

Had to comment on the way you render trees/shrubs in pencil! I really like that style of illustration and Ive been working to move in that direction with ink rather then pencil.

[SteFlack]

Wow, what a stunning update! The Bouguereau study stands out as my favourite but I love it all.

[p sage]

Really nice work Strawberry

[erdbeerfeldheld]

jdavisillustration: You probably mean the Menzel studies I did? I really like his drawings. You should check him out, there's a lot to learn from this artist.
SteFlack: Thanks Ste
p sage: Thanks for visiting sage!



Quick master study (Sargent). Kind of in a sour mood today, tried to draw but failed. No concentration. Le sigh.

[Tofa]

wow that's some time there between updates x)

great paintings, makes me want to do some freud studies, your rendering has come a long way, hope mine is that good in time

[Ian Barker]

Killer sketchbook m8 I would keep an eye on your color variation and contrast as some of your studies are looking plain and washed out in that department, but not all of them suffer from that. I hope you keep posting

[Nettle_Mountain]

shit, that bouguereau study looks good. allways being jealous for those who make smooth gradients, dammit!

[walnut]

You don't see a lot of Freud studies round this place, kudos for that. The time you've spent on master studies is obviously time well spent, but the stuff from imagination limps behind a little. I don't know what's more up your sleeve of course, so i can't say if you should spend more time drawing stuff from your head or focussing on sketching over rendering. But it's just a thought, you're doing damn fine overall

[Psychobuddy]

Holy hell, great work. I really can't wait to see more!

[lionheartGFX]

jaysus christ what an improvement! a question regarding your progress, when did you felt you were starting to make a breakthroug? or it was just grindint thorugh pencil mileage?

great work, cant wait to see moaaar!!

[erdbeerfeldheld]

Some studies, one from life, a film still and an eviro study from photo (source http://burtn.deviantart.com/). I kind of hate the life drawing, it looks artificial and stiff. Need more practice.

Tofa: Thanks for visiting!
Ian: You're right, I'm working on improving my colours ...
Nettle: Thanks. It's just practice =)
walnut: Can't see why, the man was a genius ... And you're totally right with the discrepancy in quality between the studies and the stuff from imagination. I'm kind of a coward when it comes to drawing/painting from imagination. Maybe because I'm used to good results from the studies and get discouraged when I can't replicate the same quality in stuff from imagination. Working on that too.
Psycho: Thanks!
lionheart: Thanks. Not sure you can talk about a breakthrough though. As you can see there is quite a big gap between updates when I stopped posting but didn't stop drawing. There was no big epiphany moment if you mean that ... just practice practice practice with small epiphanies maybe.

[kevin_]

u certainly have some great studies in here! great improvement since page one! keep it up!

[Jamie Romoser]

keep up the hardwork

[p sage]

The big shapes are looking good and that's great (the silhouettes, etc). That's really the toughest part of the battle.

RE: Imagination... if you get a sense of 3D locked into your mind, it's just a matter of getting a good gesture/storytelling pose and you can pull off good stuff from your mind, IMO.

Walt Stanchfield (from Disney) wrote a couple of good books where essentially he harped on the value of a good gesture in telling a story... you have to feel/take the pose of the model. And if your model is imaginary, you should try to feel the required pose in your own body. This helps with pulling off a good (non-stiff) pose from the mind.

I'm working on that very thing now Good luck, cuz you have what it takes to get there with your skills.