V's Sketchbook

[Niam]

New stuff on last page : )

I'm just another person who loves to draw : )

[Niam]

Homework for a character design class that i took in 2009 : )
alot of fun!! tried making peter pan characters a little darker and spookier




picture's not in the best quality :/ but something i managed to start today
struggling with water colour after being so comfortable with ink and pencil
bare with me!!!

[Niam]

been a while : P
here are some pictures from last year





comments and critiques would be helpfull : )

[James Thomas]

Liking what i see for far, perhaps some daily sketching and so forth would help spread more ideas, dont be afraid to post more online :]
i enjoy the devil/creature thing, perhaps sharped it up with some more bold lines and add colour- goodluck!

[LM.]

Lovely start, keep posting regularly work hard and it will be rewarding.

[Niam]

LM. <--- Thanks!! : ) I will
Providenc <--- Thank you! and speaking of daily sketching, here is how I spend my school days! ha : D

American literature class (quick sketches of my teacher and a fellow student)



Religion Class (weird faces)



and finally Algebra (I guess this explains my Grades : P )







working hard on figure sketching, will post them up soon : D

[Niam]

Really want to improve on human structures : P
so here are some figure sketches I did...practice, practice, practice!!!!

The first four was done in my own time, the last one was done in figure sketch class!

comments would be helpfull

[Niam]

Weekends go by fast :/...I hate rain.

here are some sketches from my old sketchbook
posting all of them, forcing myself to draw new ones in order to get this sketchbook going : P

The last one is a sketch i did after reading The book thief, its such a good book! some books that I really want to illustrate: Night watch, hunger games and Night, ha : )

[Naidy]

Really lovely pencil works you have. Think you have an interesting style developing too!
Just keep posting, and studying- you're doing great.

[AeonPhoenix]

Whats been said already. Sometimes even the silliest of sketches have value. Your lines are beautiful. Keep up, and stop by my sketchbook sometime.

[Niam]

@Naidy- Thank you!
@Aeon Phoenix-i agree : ) thank you and i will!!


struggling to balance my grades with art
practice practice practice!!!!!!
must improve before graduation..

[Ricardo Robles]

lots of potential here, you´re doing great!
very interesting linework, love that girl in the 2nd post!

[AeonPhoenix]

Keep goin! ;D

[Ellyon]

Your style is awesome, very mystical. Can't wait to see more! I love the old lady with the feather.

[Niam]

@Ellyon- Thanks! : ) my fav artist is Brian Froud so i guess thats were mystical came from.
@Aeon Phoenix- Thanks! you too!
@Ricardo Robles- Thank you! : )

Today is the first day of my figure sketch class, here are a few quick sketches, post the other 4 later : P

The last one is my WIP for teen chalenge
"beached"

still struggling with painter 11 :/
comments would be helpfull!

[Kambei Shimada]

Hello Vivian, Good start some really nice drawings.

I see plenty of potential, keep posting.

[Shadowseeker]

realy love your creatures
keep the good stuff comin'...

[pencilmyfriend]

I liked your style, I d love to see more, best of luck!

[LA-Fairy]

Nice pencil work.

[Niam]

@Kambei Shimada, Shadowseeker, pencilmyfriend, LA-Fairy- Thank you! Draw on!

These are some sketches i did when i was still homeschooling (which was..2-3years ago) i had endless time to deal with details

will be posting up more recent work soon : P
bare with me for now.

[Niam]

Took my first quick sketch class today
it was very interesting : )

finally got some time to play around with painter
and im progressing slooooowwwwwllllyyyyy.

what i have so far...
comments would be helpfull : )

[Niam]

this is for the teen challenge
trying to create a habit of drawing people on the MRT

praying hard that ill be able to get scholarship for college :/
life will eventually work out.

[MassDet]

#21 really stands out to me. I really like it. I think you have a good eye for color. Keep working on the fundamentals and I think you will progress just fine.

[brodywms]

nice work so far. I really like the style you've developed, especially in the masquerade pieces. Keep it up!

[Niam]

@MassDet: Thank you : ) I'm working as hard as I can
@brodywms: Thanks : )

Really want to see the Arrietty movie
the soundtrack is lovely
Which reminds me of another good movie Pan's labyrinth (which is totally different i know XD)
the lullaby is gentle, sad and huanting
I want the artbooks of both movies : (
found Arrietty's at a bookstore near my house
now thats something to save up for!! : )

Been working hard on anatomy recently
will scan them when i have time
for now these are some works from my old sketch books : )
sorry for the not so good quality.

[meirou]

What a charming style you have! Love it.

[ryan mcshane]

wow man! great sketches! gonna stop by here more
draw from life every day, bring a sketchbook everywhere you go, draw in the toilet, on the bus, in the shower, when your sleeping, masterbating, eating, everywhere draw everything you see, see a cool lighting situation, throw it on your page and understand why its like that
your gonna go far
keep up

[tronrobot]

hell yeah! impressive!

[Niam]

@tronrobot- thanks : D

@ryanoir- thanks! i do carry a sketchbook everywhere, didnt practice lighting situations before though : D i will try it!!

@meirou- you are awesome!


Today is not my day
Chinese class is getting on my nerves
I'm an asian who sucks at math and chinese : ( how is that right?
got caught drawing in religion : P
so now im banned to draw in that class ((awwww....
Totally failed in figure sketching class ="=
the model kept dosing off ((not related to the topic
in the end the teacher basically changed everything apart from the head and hands : ( which humbles me alot and angers me a little since now it basically feels like his sketch...
must improve!!!!!!!!

an artist that i love, Dave Mckean : )
he did the concepts for a great movie called Mirror Mask

So here are my new works : )
the first one is the WIP of teen challenge, the rest are just anatomy practices.

[greyskill]

Hello Vivi! You are doing a great job! I love your art! You draw incredibly expressive faces, and all of their facial features are incredibly well integrated! I love your style and creativity. Your creatures are very interesting and often whimsical. I like your interpretation of the fantasy genre, and I probably will end up unconsciously stealing some of it .

Don't be too discouraged that your teacher changed everything but the head and hands. Be glad he didn't change those! So many people including myself have the hardest time with heads and hands, and they are considered by many to be the most complex part of the body. So just take this as advice and start working on weaknesses, I can see that you are already doing this. Also, don't feel that you need to one up your teacher every time he shows you something, just do your best to examine and learn from his example.

You are doing an AWESOME job and I will be happily watching! Keep up the incredible work Vivi!