Evolution of Art - JeffBrown's Sketchbook

**jbrown67** · April 29th, 2011, 04:48 PM

loooomis studies

**jbrown67** · April 29th, 2011, 06:58 PM

more loomis

**Morderischen** · April 29th, 2011, 07:18 PM

I se a lot of potential, for what my opinion is worth. You are already working hard and doing studies from both imagination and life. For your figures, I'd advice doing some gestures. If you already do, then keep at it, but if you don't, it really helps you to warm up and to losen up, it has helped my drawing of the human figure enormously. For environments I can't offer any advice, since I'm pretty terrible at that. And perhaps push a little bit more your contrast? I can't really tell you what exactly, but some of the paitings come off as a bit flat on values. Try adding more highlights and darker shadows. Keep up the hard work man.

**jbrown67** · April 29th, 2011, 07:43 PM

hey! thanks Morderischen! I will do some gestures, thanks for the advice!

photo study

**jbrown67** · April 29th, 2011, 08:07 PM

and this time with some contrast

**Dana_T** · April 29th, 2011, 08:41 PM

Great sketchbook - you can really see your improvement through the months. As for the portrait you just posted above I think the one you had first looked better. Sometimes super high contrast isn't the way to go and in this case it makes his skin look more smooth and less old and textured.

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 01:01 AM

thanks dana!

im trying some movie stills, this one is really brutal and I don't want to post it but whatever, i'll work on it tomorrow.

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 01:26 AM

update on that last boxer one. Mostly just refining

**raminafshari** · April 30th, 2011, 08:37 AM

i felt that fist .

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 01:28 PM

captain jack sparrow

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 02:18 PM

candles

**Andrew Sonea** · April 30th, 2011, 02:36 PM

Hey man, I like how hard you are working...just keep up all the studies and you go far. Do more pencils for anatomy and structure too!

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 07:11 PM

thanks andrew!

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 08:09 PM

some gestures

**jbrown67** · April 30th, 2011, 08:37 PM

from imagination! better than the one on my first page eh? still got a long way to go.

edit, added the second one with shorter legs.

**jbrown67** · May 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM

photo study

**Mila** · May 1st, 2011, 07:06 AM

I see you've certainly picked up the pace and are doing some hard work. Keep it up! Progress is showing

**jbrown67** · May 1st, 2011, 11:01 PM

thanks mila!

study from a charles bargue plate

**jbrown67** · May 2nd, 2011, 12:03 AM

ahh good ol landscape studies. i missed these.

**Lang Oulk** · May 2nd, 2011, 11:44 AM

Hey, nice loomis studies! Keep those up and you'll notice everything getting easier and easier!

**jbrown67** · May 3rd, 2011, 09:38 PM

I spent a while in my actual sketchbook today, i'll try to post some of that stuff soon.

**Aveh** · May 4th, 2011, 12:10 PM

The studies are a great way to push you in the direction you want to get to.

My two knee jerk crits would be, make sure you are consciously aware of what you
are hoping to get out of your studies. And really pay attention to that aspect as you are doing it. You had a few great boxing/mma studies, and then you did a figure from imagination and doesn't feel like you applied anything from those studies. It's really easy to fall into a lul while you are doing the studies and just zone out till its done, I do it allllll the time, but if you really just make it blatant what you want to learn from it and really pay attention to you, you will get so much more out of it and retain that much more.

The other thing is the black you're using for shadows. It is really muddying up a lot of your studies, you should stay as far away from black and try to get a color in there. The places you are using it seem totally wrong value wise as well, so bump that value up a few notches and work some color into it.

Keep cranking on it dude, and have fun while doing it!

**jbrown67** · May 4th, 2011, 10:01 PM

Thanks Aveh! thanks a ton, stuff like that is really what I need to hear.

photo study

**jbrown67** · May 4th, 2011, 11:23 PM

the jersey devil, concept for a video game. these are just reallly rough sketches, not going for good art yet, just good design. Any design advice for it? He needs horse legs, wings, and to be about 8 feet tall and lanky. oh yeah... and really creepy.

**kingkostas** · May 5th, 2011, 05:10 PM

Yo jeff very nice progress mate, definitely keep up those studies, you are improving!!!
keep up the good work

**jbrown67** · May 5th, 2011, 05:18 PM

thanks a ton kostas!

Here's an update on the jersey devil

**Alex Eh** · May 5th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Hello Jeff, you have a nice sketchbook going. Not much more to say at this time keep up the hard work

**julianR** · May 5th, 2011, 06:30 PM

nice cb I like your enviroments.

and it would be awesome if you could see the blood thru the wings

keep posting.

**jbrown67** · May 6th, 2011, 12:21 AM

NiaLain: thanks, I still appreciate it!

julianR: Good idea, like this?

**kingkostas** · May 6th, 2011, 04:30 AM

Very nice concept mate!!! Try to think and render as if rendering simple objects. Everyform if simplified goes toward a basic form. That helps you not lose the 3d form of the object and helps you with perspective.
Here a paintover.
Keep up the good work!!!