Resolution!!!!!!! One year and counting crits welcome

[Samurai_Nik]

Next update small progress.

[Samurai_Nik]

Next update

[Samurai_Nik]

Long time no update, here's my work this last 2 weeks.

[Samurai_Nik]

Been awhile since my last post.

[Samurai_Nik]

I need to push myself harder. I tried again to use my tablet in photoshop. Any help would be great.

[Samurai_Nik]

Still not happy, will keep at it.

[Samurai_Nik]

trial and lots of errors

[fantasyartist]

You've got a really nice linework. I like how you fill your pages with a lot of sketches.
You're on the right track, just keep practicing a lot and learn from your mistakes. Keep it up!

[Samurai_Nik]

More trials and errors

[TFsean]

Hey man, very cool to see the quantity of drawing you are doing However I think a couple face studies would be really helpful. Great to work with trial and error but studies and imaginative bounce off each other, it'll help you figure out the issues in your imaginative

[Samurai_Nik]

Thanks for the crits Fantasyartist and TFsean. Its hard to sit down and draw. Very busy with my non art job. But will make time.

Here's some sketches and such.

[Samurai_Nik]

More practice.

[Samurai_Nik]

Photo study
Still at it!!!!

[Koh]

You are doing a ton of stuff, but don't forget to anatomy from life as well.

You are doing well with hands, but most of your faces and figures seem to be from imagination, break it up a bit with life stuff and you'll see a much faster improvement.

[Samurai_Nik]

Thnx Koh, when I ride the train I sketch people around me but yeah need to sit down and do a proper life drawing.

[Samurai_Nik]

Another photo study small steps lead to progress.

[Shauna]

You have such lovely, clean lines in your pencil work. Your drawings are very nice, particularly some of those hand/feet studies you did and a lot of your people.

My pencil drawings always come out very scribbled and messy. I feel by the end of it my paper and eraser are crying for me to leave them alone!

Good luck with photoshop. It looks like you're improving with it as well.

[Samurai_Nik]

WIP some reason got frogs stuck in my head.

[Samurai_Nik]

still on the frog

[lemming-clone-]

Great progress in your digital painting! I like the design and costuming of your characters as well. Cool stuff! Are you using something as a base for your studies (books, other artists, etc) or are you digging through issues as they come?

[Samurai_Nik]

A photo study of a great guitarist not finished

[pixel cheetah]

Be more decisive with your lines. Your lines are too hairy and wobbly. Also when you found the form you were searching for put down some strong lines to emphasize it. Your line weight is too uniform. I like your pen studies btw, you improved much, just there is room for more improvement I like the frog study as well, keep it up!

[Samurai_Nik]

Today's study

[Samurai_Nik]

Landscape study from ref. So bad think this is my weakness when painting.

[Samurai_Nik]

Second study, need to practice textures.

[Samurai_Nik]

Pixal Cheetah; Thnx, yeah my line still too scratchy I know but its hard to break that bad habit. I'm only drawing in pen so if I make a mistake I keep at it till I think I have the form.

Hi Lemming clone; I go to a lot of museums and flick through books. I should do some proper studies of costumes though.

Next photo study

[sammfshields]

Hey man, nice sketchbook, you are showing great improvement from the first post, keep up the good work!

[Samurai_Nik]

Next photoshop practice

[Samurai_Nik]

Thnx Samm, still a long way to go! Thanks for looking at my work.

Next photo study;

[Samurai_Nik]

Next study more practice needed.