Scimok's sketchbook! Updated often!

[Scimok]

Hello. I'm Scimok. I am 16 (17 now) and from Britain.

I have been trying to improve at drawing for 7 or 8 months, but prior to now haven't really felt confident enough to make a sketchbook here. I've been doing Bridgman studies for a while and more recently I have been reading Andrew Loomis' books.

To start, I'll post some relatively recent master studies, anatomy studies, drawings and a digital painting of my computer desk.

Critique is very much welcome and wanted! I'll post as often as I can!

Edit: Original images from this post in second post.

[Scimok]

I've been painting some environments for the first time.

A desert, a mountain and a very quick sunset, all of which are pretty heavily referenced.

Edit: Moved images from first post into this one

[Pixie Trick]

Great start and 100% in the right direction! Keep posting!

[Exon-Ion]

Good start, keep those anatomy studies coming.

[Scimok]

Pixie Trick: Thank you, I certainly will try to!
The Exon: I'll try to! Here are some more, in fact!

Some anatomy studies from Bridgman and Bammes, a few doodles and a pretty quick robot I painted yesterday from my imagination that looks odd (I need more practice painting machines, and more with perspective as well!).

[bLux]

Those environment sketches are looking nice. Keep it up.

[CocaTertoka]

cool figure work man, I like your sketches, keep drawing!

[Icedearth15876]

Great start here, keep up with the anatomy studies i can definitely see improvement the more you do them. Keep up the good work.

[Scimok]

xbrianx: Thanks, I'll certainly be doing more environmental studies. They're far more relaxing to me than painting people.

CocaTertoka: Thank you very much. I will!

Icedearth15876: Glad to see they're helping me! Thank you very much!

Only two images today. Some arm studies from Bammes and a drawing I did to see how much, if anything, I've learned from my studies.

[greyskill]

Some good work you are doing here!

I really like the arm studies, the little bit of grey tone you added gives them some nice depth!

Thanks for the post on my sketchbook. Keep up the good work, I want to see more!

[Inishmore]

Oh, cool start! I particularly like the study of the desert.

[HTML rulez d00d]

good studies i cansee the hard work.

i like that first still life too.

[Scimok]

Greyskill: Thanks, I was hoping the grey would have that effect.

Inishmore: Thank you very much, out of the three that's my favourite, too.

HTML rulez d00d: Thank you very much, I should get back to doing more
painting from life.

Two quick things today. What is possibly the world's worst Rembrandt study (I am certain I could do better with more time and effort. I will reattempt this when time is not constrained) and a quick drawing to test a pose. It's supposed to be of a man holding a cigarette, it turned out more effeminate than I had hoped, which I am sure is due to the positioning of the hip and hand.

[Scimok]

A few heads and a figure from my imagination. I'll get back to doing studies soon.

[Scimok]

Just one picture today, I didn't have much time.
A head from my imagination.

[Scimok]

A photo study today. I couldn't push myself to finish it, I need to work on that.

[Scimok]

Trying to improve my pencil drawing a bit more. I need to do more work on the basics, my shading and anatomy are still severely lacking. Again, critiques are very welcome.

[Scimok]

A Rembrandt study. I seriously messed it up, but I think I got the expression on his face right, which is a first.

[Scimok]

Still working on facial anatomy. I haven't had masses of time to paint recently, so it's been slow going.

[Scimok]

unnamed.device : Thank you so much, that is hugely encouraging.

A photo study. I should have paid more attention to the face, I was concentrating too much on the back.

Edit: A few faces I painted, too.

[Scimok]

Some doodles, a tiny plane drawing of a head from Bridgman, a horse head from a photo ref, and some drawings of my hand from life.

[Bel696]

Nice studies keep on pushing =D
I'd like to see you polish the Rembrandt study a lil more give it more definition.

[Scimok]

Bel696: Yeah, I may well reattempt that study, it's too good a painting of Rembrandt's not to have another go at it.

Batman and an Enviroment.

[Nlete]

That last enviroment seem a bit dark for me

[PermaN00b]

hey scimok, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. man your anatomy studies look great! and i see you are already beginning to play with value and color. i cant even touch that stuff yet. keep up the good work!

[greyskill]

Wow, lots of new stuff since I was here last!

Great job, keep up the good work!

[ReefFrog]

I see great potential here. Just don´t quit.

[DeeStar]

nice environments, something I've never been able to do. Good anatomy studies too. Keep at it

Dee

[Scimok]

Nlete: I can't disagree, I was trying to push the contrast, but I think I went a touch too far with it.
PermaN00b: Thank you very much!
greyskill: I've been trying to post often! Thank you for stopping by yet again!
ReefFrog: I certainly won't quit drawing, I've put too much time into it now.
DeeStar: Thank you!

A painting I did from life, a doodle I finished more than usual, a very quick environment to work on my composition and a few sketches, partly from Bammes.

[Scimok]

A relatively quick photo study.