Raffix - trying to steadily improve

[krysjez]

what's up Raff? haven't stopped by in some time...and you've been chugging along nicely

have I ever mentioned I have this huge weak spot for large roughly shaded areas of negative space because that Zorn study totally hit the spot

not much else to offer other than encouragement, and to fix proportion mistakes early if you happen to spot them because your eyes look a bit far apart (apologies in advance if that's actually the case and I've offended you)

[karantina]

you've really improved since I last checked here.You are in right way go on

[Raffix]

krysjez - cheers ill go to ur book in a sec
karantina - thanks and nice game of thrones gif

all i did yesterday

[Raffix]

todays bridgman...not too exciting

[Ariel9]

#394 studies! So full of energy, I love those!

[Black Spot]

You're a bit short in the leg department. Try some Reilly method - I think it's more flowing and would add to the Bridgeman

[Raffix]

cheers guys


william blake richmond


G F Watts

[krysjez]

your pencil treatment is getting better and better. keep it up mate

[skMOP]

Make sure you have a solid drawing before you go into rendering, it'll save a lot of time!. Check the mirror, there's a couple of issues in the levelness of the eyes. Keep up the studies dude

[LailaSmith01]

hey sir raffix. i like your sketches very much. they have a subtle look and feel to them. great art works!

[Black Spot]

Nice pencil work. Great to see different techniques.

[JakehC]

wtf happened to you dude. you're stuff is looking ever-so-nice.

keep up the good work!

[Naidy]

Always enjoy your rendering, but like skMOP was saying, got to have a sound foundation before you go doing all the fun stuff.

And now I'm a massive hypocrit for saying that. Magnificent.
Anyways, here's looking forward to the next batch.

[jedininjaman]

great lines in the rendering, keep it up and don't quit on digital!

[Raffix]

nooo is is ot a 4 star sketchbook i feel very underserving of those stars. take them away.

been absent for some time, travelled round europe, now back to the hard work.
cheers for everyones comments they honestly mean so much to me. i'll come by everyones sketchbooks by the end of today.

nice new a4 moleskine. lush paper. mixture of stuff from life and studies:

[Marian Rowling]

Hey Raffix nice update and good to have you back. I especially like the way you've rendered the lady in the top left and the self portrait.

[Naidy]

Oi, Mr.4-star!
If you feel so bad about your rating then make up for it with more updates.

Nice studies, by the way. Hope to see more soon.

[Raffix]

Naidy, Marian - cheers guys

album cover i am working on

[london2010]

You definitely know how to draw.

Two points though.

When you sketch any object where elements are outlined *against the object itself* (such as a human face turned at an angle) avoid outlining features in a darker shade than the area BEHIND the element.

So....

If you're drawing a nose on a face, try not to have the edge darker than the cheek. I see you do this a lot and what it does is lend a cartoon feel to any portrait especially, the reason being that the brain does not see any dark perimeter line because there isn't one. I still make this mistake myself all the time when speed sketching but the way around it is to let the area BEHIND the object outline it itself.

This sounds confusing but it basically means take the time-consuming route of creating an outline via the background value.

It takes patience and practice but once you nail it your pictures will suddenly take on immense "believability".

The second point is a simple one: Buy Giovanni Civardi's books! His Complete Guide to Drawing is the best portfolio of graphite artwork you'll ever see.

Dave.

[JakehC]

you're killin git boy

[p sage]

Pretty good stuff! I like the work on the album cover.

The thing that draws my attention the most (for C&C) is the jawline of the middle guy.... his neck and jaw are kind of fused ATM.

Roll the edge of that jaw with some darker value underneath, and then smooth out the rough patches on the neck.

You could also subtly connect all the fractured patches of value in his beard and it would probably help.

Good work! Keep it going.

[Raffix]

cheers everyone!

london2010 - cheers m8 and thanks 4 the long crit
Aryeh - thnaks man your stuffs getting sicker and sicker dude
p sage - cheers man nice crit

not too big a change but this is the final (99% sure) for the album cover

[p sage]

Looking really good!

Just try and make sure the values on the heads relate a bit more to the background, if possible. In other words, the band of stars underneath the middle guy's chin seems to "invade" a bit... and the highlight on his hair is a little aggressive.

You could also ink the drawings, and put a thick border around them... and the heads would look like stickers--like they were supposed to stand off the background.

But the drawings themselves are very tight. The design is awesome.

Kudos!

[Marian Rowling]

Hey Raffix looking good. I'm sure the band will be pleased with it.

[Black Spot]

Excellent rendering of the heads but I'm not sure that pink nebula cloud is doing them any favours. I hope they liked it.

Have you started your new course yet? Shitting bricks?

[Raffix]

p sage - cheers
marian - thanks
black spot - yeah started last week. pretty good, although i have to do some bullshit modules like fashion. oh well




still depressingly shit whenever i touch a wacom. non ref sketch.

[Raffix]

another couple quick b4 sleep

figures from head, ripping of janaschi big time haha


start of a phil hale study

[Raffix]

[Raffix]

more of the same.........

[wasabi89]

Very nice line quality on those. I see lots of potential in here