Never-ending journey - Fundamentals ahead! (Update May 3nd)

[Nemome]

Hey everybody!

My name is Lukas and I am a eighteen years old "artist" from Germany.
I am living near to Trier (Rpf.) and i am still going to school for 2 years.
After school i want to go to some art or game design school to reach my goal to be a concept artist or perhaps illustrator somewhere in the future.
So there are only 2 years left to get so awesome to get the chance to go to art school or to start the first free lancing work...

A few of you might have noticed that this isn't my first sketchbook.
I started a new one because some times there's a point in your life where you realize that you need to get your ass up.
And actually this happened to me.
I got into the MSS (upper school), so there are 3 years left till my degree.
Because i really want to do something with art in my job i realized that i really need to get up. Stop wasting time and all this stuff.
So here's a fresh start again.


So far about myself.
I don't know how much time i really get everyday because school got kinda hard but i really try to work as hard as i can.
I would appreciate your critique and support very much.
Thanks..

Greetings,
Nemome

[Black Spot]

I hope you keep this one up. You shouldn't worry about not posting, I hardly posted much in the first year and then rocketed. You're still at school and are at the age where you have a lot of subjects to study. You're not here to impress, but to learn and be encouraged.

Nice seagull.

[Nemome]

Haha, thanks dude!
Yes you're right School is taking a lots of time!
Often when i'm finished with my homework i only want so sit down and relax, surfing in the internet and listening to music.

Since my last post, i didn't draw soooo much, but the pictures i draw went out very nice.
If i look back, is see a lot of improvement.
Actually i'm doing my first trys in the human body.
It's a lot of fun, seeing that it isn't that hard as i believed!

So, next post, you will get a few nice pictures

[Nemome]

So, here i am again!
Merged my old new sketchbook into this again.
thanks for the mod who had done this!

Update!
I am noticing how i am improving at the moment. I love it!

Here a older work. I really like it!


This small child is from a picture from deviantart. If the photographer is here, please let me know, so i can put your name under the picture!


Here i needed a break from heads and bodys. Animals!


Next! Eye studies!


Body practice number 1!


Number 2! This picture is from today! I do like it!


Please a few comments for motivation!
Oh! By the way! All pictures a drawn with ref!

Greetings, silwynar

[Diarum]

Looks good, lol I remeber your other SB hope you update a little more often that one lol. Keep it up these lookin good, love to see some more still lifes. Happy Trails

[Nemome]

@Diarum:
Thank you! Yeah, i hope that too ;D But school takes a lot of time Can't wait for holidays!
Actually i want to learn a bit perspective, i think i missed there a lot useful infos!
After that i want to do still lifes.

[Black Spot]

I find drawing the negative space helps a lot - this means drawing the space around what you want to draw, making it more of an abstract exercise, it also means what's left has to be right and the detail will fall into place later. Just keep sketching and it will fall into place as I can see you are improving.

[Aila]

Ah! I didn't see you had a new thread - had the old one bookmarked so I just went to it from there Good luck with this one! The last drawings are great, especially the eye studies and the woman's head

[Nemome]

Just done a few digital environments without color picking
I want to get the feeling for colors

Next time you will also get a still life and a few sketches.

Greetings, silwynar

[Nemome]

Just a quick one before going to bed.
~30mins, just to have something done for today

Greetings, silwynar

[Ivan Turcin]

It's always a pleasure to see young artist on their way to the top!
Just keep drawing, you have talent. What it takes is a hard work
I think this could help you a lot http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=84105 . Check other threads there, they are all awesome.
Keep posting!

[Nemome]

Oh my clock rings... Time for a UPDATE!
Only traditionell drawings, but still life's, a lot of things from ref and a char without ref (looks ugly!)

Please critique, i really need them for improvement

1. Drawing: A few still life objects really simple drawn for repeating the basics
2. : I tried to draw a few trees, but they have a comic style. Perhaps i will try it more real
3. : Face with Ref. There are a lot of mistakes in it, but i like it because the face has something like emotions!
4. : Welcome to the UGLY BOY! Without ref... I have to draw more without ref...
5. : Just from today! A nudity drawing. I will do more of them. They help to practice the figure!
6. : Now the still life! I know you were just waiting for it! A spoon on my rubber!

Now grab your keyboard and write me tipps or comments! Please!

[Konstruktion]

Hey thanks for dropping by my sb. The nudity drawing is nice, perhaps the structure underneath the skin is a little messed up, but I guess with some practise! that wont be a problem.

[Black Spot]

You've got a good eye for colour and good for you not using the colour picker. That tornado is full of life.

With trees the bunches of leaves overlap each other a lot and when in full leaf you don't really see the branches that much. Also think about the whole foliage as an abstract shape, sphere, cone etc and shade it that way. Just do more and it'll come.

[Nemome]

@Konstruktion: Thank you Yeah, but after a model it would be more nice than a picture.

@Black Spot: Youuuu again! Thank you for dropping again in my sketchbook. Yes, your advice with the trees seems to be correct. Thank you!

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Update.
Only two Pictures, but hey! Better than nothing!

Greetings, sil

[Black Spot]

Good glass. Your observational skill are developing.

[Nemome]

Hahaha, sry i forgot to say that the glass is a life drawing.

I wish my obersational skills would improve more. But i think this is just training
Thank for your comment!

[olivepalm]

Nice environments! I want more!!!

[Nemome]

Yeah, thank you olivepalm!

Actually i'm concentrating on chars. But soon environments again

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A few nude drawings. I think i have to do more of these sketches. They help me a lot i think.


Greetings, silwynar! :=)

[Black Spot]

Slightly blobby, but you're getting good gesture in with it.

[Naidy]

Hello hello, love the digital paintings and them eye studies are amazing!
Keep working on facial anatomy though, sometimes your features are low on the skul, if you get my meaning, Loomis is very good if you want to learn how to put down features on the face.

Keep up the good work though!

[Creusa]

Nice figure studies, It's a good thing starting with pencils. Drop a look at Bridgman's books, they helped me out a lot.

[Nemome]

@Naidy:
Hey, thank you for your comment! I already got Loomis, but actually i'm doing "Gottfried Bammes - Die Gestalt des Menschen", which is an excellent anatomy book in german!

@Creusa:
Hey, thank you! Yes, i love pencil :> Bridgman is great, but hard imo. I told Naidy that im using Bammes actually. The progess is going to be great i think...

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New pictures soon, i don't think all posemaniacs are worth to get scanned

Sil

[BluezAce]

Hey Silwyar, it's nice to know that you have the will to improve on such early age!

I think you have a good point on your still-life, I especially like the rubber and glass drawing. Keep going on your figure drawing too!

And yeah... Bridgman is hard for me too. But somehow I found many different opinion, like Dsmith who really do well with Bridgman (just like Creusa). I still think about just following which one you feel the best, though...


P.S: Uwf... I couldn't understand Gottfried because it's in german. Any tips to help?

[Nemome]

Hmm, update

Crits and comments are always welcome.

Greetings!

[Nemome]

Hey,
i'm back!
I had a time where i hadn't any motivation to draw anything!

But know i think i'm right back... with new Power!

Just started a bit with acrylic. The first two acrylics are ooooold, but the other ones are "new".

Here they are!
1: A sketchbook page. I don't know why but i like it
2-3: Some gesture training
4-5: Some pencil work. First one was a speedy and last one a environment without refs!
6-10: Acrylic work! I like it!
11: Did some anatomy out of "clay"



Critiques or comments are welcome as ever

Greetings, SIL!

[Nemome]

UPDATE!

Hope to get me to update daily now

Greetings, Silwynar

[Nemome]

New Day, new update!

The last faces went totally wrong. Didn't get enough time and so on.
At last i'm at all not happy with this day
I haven't done much.

Anyway. Hope to get tomorrow more work to show.

Greetings, Sil

[Naidy]

Hello there! Brilliant landscapes you have and your people are coming along, keep up the studies and always keep an eye on your proportions! (Something I need to start learning myself xD)

Post more soon!

[DSmith]

Hey there!Awesome work,I love your digitals the most!The colours are just perfect,keep it up!