Flipbook - [September 3: Off to Milan!]

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[EDIT] Ignore this stuff, look at the latest crap [/EDIT]

Here's how it goes...
I've been telling myself to draw regularly for ages (it's not like i don't enjoy it) and so eventually I got sick of my laziness and decided to step in. This is my way of making me draw everyday.
The quality is likely to be fairly variable, so it might be a good idea to ignore this thread till it picks up, unless i don't post anything, in which case someone give me a kick up the butt.

To get the ball rolling:
SP in painter classic

Reference:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/phil/sp/ref-001.jpg

EDIT:
quick sketch (20mins) in open canvas
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...raggy-face.jpg

...hopefully i'll post something good tomorrow...

[Tully]

I like the use of colour in the top one. 'Cept large amount green in the hair... that part doesn't really do it for me, but over all it's really nice and expressive.

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Nothing special today, tomorrow I might scan some life drawings I did last year as well as whatever I do then.

On the way to uni, some random creatures and characters:

For transport design (started today), most of them done on the train back:

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Here's some life drawings I did last year, these are all longer poses (1-3hrs of drawing for each). Sorry about the last two images, I've only got an A4 scanner and the scans only just met.

http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-002.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-003.jpg

http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-005.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-006.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-007.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...b/life-008.jpg

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More car drawings, if I've got time tomorrow I'll try another self-portrait, this time on photoshop.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-002.jpg

I promise something better tomorrow.

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Just some faces today, no sp, maybe tomorrow.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../scrib-001.jpg
(I like the ones on the left, and the one middle-right)

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I'm about to sit down and do todays work, but I'll have to scan it in tomorrow.
I'm still not sure what I'm going to draw...

EDIT: Here we go. I think I should start concentrating on quality rather than just putting pencil to paper.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../scrib-002.jpg

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...will be appearing later, my scanners stuffing up. I'm about to do some stuff in photoshop so today's work may appear before my overdue works.

[UPDATE: March 15]
Nothing special, I think the creatures are fiarly heavily influenced by half-life (the blind green things with beaks).
March 12:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...itters-002.jpg
March 13:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...itters-003.jpg

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hey man.

dont feel compelled to update if it inhibits the quality of the work! thats probably the most important thing I have learnt just recently.

Keep going at it, and try sketching from life, your life drawings look great. Try using a mirror for your sps, much more complicated yet will help better

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Photoshop self portrait, not enough (read: no) colour variation but I think it's more accurate than the first:

Ref: http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/phil/sp/ref-002.jpg

Drawing something everyday, and posting it here is where I've set the line. At the moment I don't think I should change that, and I do think I can improve the quality while sticking to that.

Thanks for the comments and advice, I think I might start using a mirror.

[UPDATE: March 15]
Some drawings I did yesterday. I was having a look at foster's sketchbook and really felt like getting a normal pencil in my hand, none of this blue stuff I've been using. Inspired by the Dark Tower series, hence the gunslinger theme.

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Monday == Transport
So here's 5 pages of car sketches.

http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-004.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-005.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-006.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-007.jpg

[xia]

Nice new sketchbook Flip! Great study, I really dig it.
Keep it up!:chug: :chug:

[Renzsu]

hey dude, so you're studying transportation design? where if I may ask? nice going so far, I have more or less the same reasons to start a thread like this Shopping for some materials tomorrow and I'm all set to go.

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Renzsu: I'm actually studying industrial design at the university of technology, sydney (UTS), transport is what I've chosen as an elective.

xia: Thanks, glad you like it.

1 measley page of scribbles (and tuesday is my day off!):

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Worked on a WIP I've been doing (look here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...&postid=190308).
I did about 1 hour today, I think it's totalled about 3 all up so far.
Note: the gun is only rotated that way temporarily.

Please feel free to crit the crap out of it!

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Did lots of sketching for ID, but I'll spare you from looking at boxes that turn into beds and secateurs (aka pruning shears). Instead here's a self portrait, my first using a mirror.

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Another self portrait in photoshop. I was trying out a different brush this time, with wet edges.
I think this is a much more accurate sp.
About 30 mins


Another, approaching 1 hr, but not as good, I got fed up with the eyes and changed direction.


Probably the last update for today, I did some more work on my WIP, blocking in the background. Around 30 mins.

Does anyone want to offer some perspective advice?

Okay, maybe not the last update, this is to provide a bit of background to tomorrow's work.

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Late, and, compared to yesterday's, quite lacking. I've got a few transport sketches, I did some digital stuff but I didn't like anything enough to continue with or bother saving.


I need to do some transport drawings (possibly some renderings) for monday, so you should be seeing some more before then.

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A very brief (15min) self portrait.


I also did a side car render for transport, it's posted in the Finally Finished section.
Thread: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...threadid=20456
Picture: http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph.../vroom-010.jpg

Might be some more car renders added later.

[later]Here are the sketches from sunday (21st) and some marker renders that were finished monday morning.

Experimenting with rendering:

Renders (I didn't feel like doing the wheels):


I need to work on my perspectives.

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This is what I did in transport today. (ball point aint so bad)

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Only one pic today. Based on one of my renders. It's possibly a bit to minimal to actually work as a concept piece.

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I've been drawing secateurs all day, but you don't want to see that so here's something else I've been working on. It's a render exercise for my solidworks class, I've been working on the background for it. I used a ref for general shape and colour, hopefully I can make it detailed enough by friday (due date). The render has to be 800x600, landscape or portrait.

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Bengal-inspired piece [sketch]. I like the pose, concept and colours, but I think everything could use more work, and that the line art would work better if it was freehand rather than wacom.

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Quick sketch. Going for a hawkpreyesque style. Again, the execution could have been better, I might rework it later.

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I might start posting in this format (posting every few days) instead.
BTW. I post everything in chronological order (unless there's another order that makes more sense [see solidworks renders - second one completed first]).

Firstly solidworks rendering assignment, with two renders can be seen here (both 800x600, one portrait, one landscape)
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...ill-life-1.jpg
http://users.bigpond.net.au/laing/ph...ill-life-2.jpg

Pen sketch of the last creature:


Transport sketches. I've been noticing a definite improvement in my perspectives.



(bit lazy with my scanning)

(I really liked the design of the pencil sketch (top-right) - it was just done to demonstrate something to a friend - which I ended up working on further, with mixed success.)



Been messing around with martial arts stances.


(I like the creatures at the bottom)

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Well, it's been a while since I've updated. And all I've got to show for it is cars. Since I've updated I received the gnomon dvds I ordered, feng's vehicle sketching & quick sketching, as well as belker's first two. At the moment I've learnt the most from the first of belker's and the quick sketching dvd of feng's, but I thoroughly recommend them all.

This is just a small selection of some of the stuff I've been doing, I should be posting some renderings later tonight.


Two quick renderings from the monday before easter, done during transport.


What's this? some creature designs for a chess set I have to make for solidworks, the pieces will be quite a bit simpler.

Car sketches:










The last three are what I was doing on the plane from Wellington to Sydney (I went to New Zealand for a holiday last week). I'm going to fix a few up, and increase the size of some of these so I can use them for underlays. Hopefully those renders will be up later tonight.

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Here are those renders. There's definitely a few perspective problems on the ass in the rear view.

[xia]

I see...u've been busy. Your free hand perspective on car stuff is coming along really nice. Keep up the good work.

:chug:

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Thanks Xia, I've got some better perspective renders done, but my scanners not working at the moment, so I might have to scan it at uni.

Today I did a number of sketches in photoshop for a chess-set assignment, the rook and knight are still to come. I'm quite happy with how they turned out, about 30mins each, my favourites are the bishop and king, I may redo the queen.

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A few recent car renders for transport, including a mad max style version.