LearningPath's journey

**LearningPath** · June 17th, 2011, 03:58 PM

Hey everybody, i'm a 20 years old french boy, just trying to get better and better. And for improve skills there is no secret = work work and huh.. work !
So if you see something wrong or errors (and God know there are many !) please don't hesitate to post ! =)

here a little speed painting :

**LearningPath** · June 17th, 2011, 04:01 PM

Some recents sketch from life an sitting poses from imagination :

**LearningPath** · June 17th, 2011, 04:18 PM

Here a plaster done in art school (6 hours) and photoshop speeds. I just finished a first year in art school and I never really draw before that, so at the beginning it was really really hard for me, but now I've got somes of the basics I think...

**FredAS** · June 17th, 2011, 04:34 PM

Wow.. I love the texture of those rocks in that last painting you did. As for the first sitting figure, try to draw the feet and if theyre too hard to draw, then draw some wedges as a basic shape. It's important for showing perspective in your figures.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

**Velocity Kendall** · June 17th, 2011, 05:18 PM

yep, like it, unusual stuff. keep it going and youll be shit hot in no time.

**LearningPath** · June 18th, 2011, 03:20 PM

FredAs : Thanks for reply ! I'm trying to follow you advice : I've making sketchs for simplifying feets first and I'll continue until I feel comfortable enough with to draw the shapes without thinking too much about it, after maybe i'll get more into details. Feets hands and the neck are my principals difficulties ><

Velocity Kendall : Thanks ! I hope you will be right ^^

Somes of today's works : a quick study on photoshop from observation, somes fast gestures based on photos, and feets sketches from imagination (and the help of Burne Hogarth's dynamic anatomy book) ^^

**Ogihara** · June 18th, 2011, 04:16 PM

very nice studies, keep it up

**LearningPath** · June 19th, 2011, 03:52 PM

Ogihara : Thanks ^^

Today's works, somes gestures from today session (20 gestures per day based on photos).
There is also a study based on a screenshot completetly missed, I didn't handled it well and I did another study more simple from observation for not remaining in a bad feeling =)

And of course today's feet studies :

**Brandon Pilcher** · June 19th, 2011, 03:53 PM

Nice foot studies! (I don't usually put too much effort into my feet.)

**LearningPath** · June 20th, 2011, 05:47 PM

Brandon Pilcher : Thanks =)

So here somes today's work, not a really good day I tried to make a self portrait with gouache but I didn't succed to make something presentable, same with today photoshop's study , hope tomorrow will be a better day ><

So here somes gestures and feets sketches based on photos.

**Henrique Ventura** · June 20th, 2011, 06:36 PM

Hey, welcome here! Nice sketchbook, waiting for more..

**kikindaface** · June 21st, 2011, 06:28 AM

hey mec, la forme ? a faire ce que tu fais ! beaucoup de dessin au trait, et quelques études de valeurs/couleurs par ci par la, mais toujours priorité au dessin au trait ^^, je pense que tu devrais passer plus de temps sur tes études de gesture ! la qualité est meilleure que la quantité ! la rapidité viendra avec l'experience, mais aussi avec la compréhension de ce que tu dessines ! prends ton temps pour tout ce que tu fais,, c'est important ! surtout qu'a cohl, 8 heures pour un dessin d'objet ca passera vite, en fin d'année, avec les pastel, tu verra pas le temps passer, donc profites des vacances pour prendre ton temps !! Continu a taffer l'anatomie, mais bon, plus important que les pieds, c'est le torse et le bassin, c'est le plus gros volume du corps ! si la perspectiv et les volumes du tronc sont bons, alors il sera beaucoup plus facile d'y accrocher les jambes, bras et tete ( d'après hogarth, pour la construction du corps, c'est l'ordre de priorité : tronc, jambes, bras, puis tete ) ! je vais te laisser continuer a étudier, prends bien du level pour septembre !

**LearningPath** · June 21st, 2011, 05:02 PM

Henrique Ventura : thanks =)

kikindaface : Merci, je m'y met des demain =p

Some of today's gestures and a quick something i did on photoshop don't really know what is it, sort of a spaceship I guess xD

**LearningPath** · June 22nd, 2011, 03:37 PM

Today's work =)

Somes gestures and a study on photoshop based on photos (need to work my brush strokes more), anatomy drawings based on Loomis books and Hogarth's dynamic anatomy and finals feets sketchs for this moment. I've done 50 feets sketchs now I'll do 50 torso (10 per day).

**LearningPath** · June 27th, 2011, 06:06 PM

Hey sorry for these 5 days without updates, so there are somes of the gestures I did during this time =)

**takashmen** · June 27th, 2011, 07:06 PM

hi, like your gestures

all this poses are from observation or some web?
would you mind sending links?

**LearningPath** · July 7th, 2011, 02:39 PM

Takashmen : Thanks, I use this site for gesture : http://lovecastle.org/draw/

Here some works...

**takashmen** · July 7th, 2011, 05:33 PM

thanks for the gesture site

in watercolour treat green as if it wasn't really green

for exchange here are some links with watercolour

(maybe it will inspire you for using this technique)

http://grzegorz-wrobel.com/
http://jzbukvic.com/paintings.html

**LearningPath** · July 8th, 2011, 07:48 PM

takashmen : wow really thanks for the links, it's very inspirating =D

a quick study i did today, trying to render fur on photoshop for the first time =/

**LearningPath** · July 9th, 2011, 08:51 PM

Here a quick sketch and a little work from imagination =)

**LearningPath** · September 1st, 2011, 03:27 PM

Hey it's been a long time since last update, so today I did somes gestures but not something really new or great and a self portrait.

There is a lot of work to do to finish it, If you have any suggestions and advices please post !

**Delicious Egnaro** · September 1st, 2011, 03:31 PM

Your sketches do a good job of capturing the subject's movement. I would have to say that is thing I am most enjoying about your sketches.

**LearningPath** · September 2nd, 2011, 04:54 PM

Delicious Egnaro : thanks but I really need to make clear strokes I think sometimes the results is too rough :/

Today I start an other self portrait, I just blocked in the mass and started to construct, it's on grey paper with just a hb pencil but when i scan we can't see clearly, tomorrow i'll add some values with conté pencil and post the result

Here a little sketch, if you have coments you're welcome ^^

**LearningPath** · September 3rd, 2011, 05:56 PM

Somes of today works... big problems with symmetry >< really weak about face and human head need to practise, practise and practise =)

**LearningPath** · September 21st, 2011, 02:17 PM

Hey ! somes of today's studies done after school time and using school's skeleton =)

Somes problem for fixing the pelvis "wings" and the back of the skull ><

**LearningPath** · October 10th, 2011, 03:49 PM

Hey everybody, here some gestures I did today, 10 min long, if you have any link or advice concerning values you will be welcome =D

**LearningPath** · October 12th, 2011, 03:41 PM

Hey! somes Bridgman's based hand studies for today =D

**LearningPath** · October 14th, 2011, 01:08 PM

Hey everybody =)
A work in progress ^^

**LearningPath** · October 23rd, 2011, 02:28 PM

Hey everybody so here it is the final of the last wip (need more work in details but I didn't have enough time for polishing this), it feels a little mudgy and too soft, if somebody have an idea for helping me working out this problem make a sign please =D

And with that a sketch of a statue done today in an art museum =)

**LearningPath** · March 12th, 2012, 06:47 PM

Hey everybody, it's been a looooong time since the last post, lot of works at school and all and I didn't had the time to draw for myself. So here are somes quick head studies from lifes and a work in progress concept art =)

Any Crits' are welcome =)