personnal sketchbook

[dimi]

Annnddd some more shitty heads
*Snake : yeah iam sticking with more photostudies thnx again!

[Klaustrophil]

Hey man - I found the best way to learn skintones and portraits: guess what?! SELFPORTRAIT. ;-)
Get a mirror and start - it works wonders. And as LTPLissken mentioned: photostudies.

[kingkostas]

Ela re man, na ksereis oti oles autes oi spoudes apodidoun. To oti kathese kai aplopoieis to proswpo ktl tha se beltiwsei to pws blepeis ta pragmata ws apla basika gewmetrika sterea. Keep up the good work, that stage may be a little boring but you are already building the foundations . Keep it up

[dimi]

Updateeee.Crappy Painted head and planar analysis of the head.I like the whole idea of drawing-sculpting iam not there yet but i enjoy doing those greyscale studies

[LtPlissken]

Most important thing is that you enjoy your work, just as you said.
You have to feel good and happy while you are painting, just like Bob Ross was.
So for now only happiness, and later the good stuff will come by itself, the sex
drugs and rock and roll. You just don’t need to rush things. Take it easy, step
by step. When you paint a head, you stop for a moment, observe it, then rotate
the canvas, flip it over and back. Step back from the computer screen, take one
more look. Observe it. Multiple times. Then again paint a bit, then observe.
Have a beer, coffee or coke. Have a cigar. Paint, observe and repeat. Take
it easy do not rush, we have a lot of time, the most important is that you enjoy.
I enjoy watching your latest paintings, cause your head planes and values
are getting better. You are on the right track. Together we will go to the
Luna Park if not next week, then next year. Take care till then.

[dimi]

Heads from half ref half mind todays digital and i have issues with my figures i know shit about the full figure and i ll start again by memorizing the measurements and forms of the body.And i must do somthing to reinforce my security with my line i might have a problem cause iam not thinking enough or not thinking right any suggestions?

[kingkostas]

No worries mate, just keep up. Line accuracy comes from drawing incredible amounts of sketches in your artistic journey. Keep honing the fundamentals and you will go up in no time.

[Flaskpost]

yepyep, just keep doing lots of full-body studies and keeping proportion and anatomy in mind.
i reccommend Constructive anatomy by Bridgman, awesome book

[dimi]

Figures and Woman from mind anddd some photoreferenced torso studies

--Flaskpost Thnx so much for passing by m8 much appreciated
--LtPlissken Yes i must learn to be patient when iam making piecies and studies, ioften catch myself to just let go and draw without thinking thnx for passing by take care.

[Nestoronfire]

As always it's nice to see your work Jim. Try to work on your studies more accurately, pay attention where the different elements are in relation to each other. For example distance between eyes, nose tip in relation to mouth etc.

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[dimi]

Shitty update :All from mind some torsos to see what ive learned so far and my very first standing figure with all its flaws its like crap but iam happy about my crap.

--Nestor Thnx man i will pay more attention to measurements.Se euxaristw p perases apo edw ontws prepei na mpw sth synitheia ths skepshs na proigitai ths sxediashs.

[dimi]

Different stuff for todays update Figures from photoref torso &lower area studies

[dimi]

Bleh some stuff from 2day

[dimi]

More stuff and enjoy some good music

[Flaskpost]

cool music and good studies man!
seems like you´re focusing on the right stuff right now! construction and basic shapes.
keep kicking it dude, lots of improvement being made!

[dimi]

More Stufies
Anddd some music

[maths82]

Hey man, I see cool progress across your sketchbook, your last figures especially. Don't be afraid to use some big hard brushes with deliberate strokes, the fiddly details won't get in your way : )

[dimi]

Mooooreee:2 Characters, they anatomically suck i know buuut i didnt want to work with ref aid just to see what i can do and some studies and sketches.

maths82 thnx for passing by man!Ill keep that in mind

[Simbelmynë]

You are getting better with every post. The progress is definitely showing. And your monsters and torso practices are very good. I would practice on drawing hands also. It shows with the monster in post #186. But the head and shading is awesome. Just keep drawing

[Klaustrophil]

Good improvement dimi. Your practicing the right stuff and its getting better and better :-)
This one is your best study so far i`d say:

I like the way you keep it simple and loose. More stuff!

[dimi]

Thank you guys for the feedback really appreciated

Some stuff from yesterday

[self-epidemic]

Thought I would return the favour!

You're improving, and your understanding of building blocks is getting good, I think my biggest pointer is, be fluid. Perhaps do some gesture work from this website:
http://www.quickposes.com/

Get down the spine, angle of hips and shoulders, and then limbs, it'll get you to flow a little. Not that you're bad mind you! Just good practise

I think out of it all you seem to be struggling with polishing work. I think do some few refined pieces, you don't have to do full pieces, just go in and do refined paintings of an eye or hand, stuff that gets you to be more strict on your polishing. You'll get there, and its great to see your progress. I'm impressed

Good luck Jim!

[dimi]

Just some sketches for today Animals and little gestures.I should focus on my observational skills iam having a hard time visuallizing forms in unfamiliar themes like animals reptiles and such.


self-epidemic Thnx man really appreciating what you said cheers

[ja1307]

thanks for posting in my sketchbook. You have lots of good studies here. Good construction with your figure studies. The only thing I would say is may broaden your subject. At the mo its all figure studies and I know that because you want to get good at drawing the figure from your mind but maybe mix it up a bit. Also draw lots and lots more from life it really does help with everything and tackling those fundamentals. Maybe do some longer pencil studies to to work on your rendering. Keep up the good work.

[Damien Levs]

Hey dimi, mega thanks for your comment in my thread. Man, you're really kicking out those fundamentals. Keep that going. Stick with those heads, heads are hard. I would recommend studying the Asaro Head. It will help with the planes of the head. You can find a pretty good gallery >HERE< As ja1307 said above, draw some stuff from life and spend longer on some pencil renders...Good progress so far. Keep on soldier!

[Nestoronfire]

Λοιπόν, στο Πλαίσιο έχει κάτι βιβλία, Leonardo Collection, που έχουν συγκεκριμένες θεματολογίες ζωγραφικής. Πχ πως να ζωγραφίζεις το ανθρώπινο σώμα, άλογα, σπίτια κλπ. Έχω το νο 4 με το ανθρώπινο σώμα και δεν είναι άσχημο, έχει αρκετές λεπτομέρειες και ίσως σε βοηθήσει. Η τιμή είναι μισοσκισμένη αλλά πρέπει να κάνει 6 ευρώ. Τσεκ ιτ άουτ!

[tj0ri]

yayyyyyy i see improvment man keep going

[dimi]

Update...The rendered bust is wayyy far from that in the ref ive used but iam somehow pleased at least about the rendering just big hard round brush with big strokes and some more figure stuff


--tj0ri thnx for visiting man appreciated
--Nestoronfire se euxaristw pl man gia ta tips
--Damien Levs Asaros head is in my studying list advice noted drawing from life is a little difficult for my situation so ill stick with photo studies hope that helps as it cats substitute real life stuff thnx a lot for passing by man appreciated
--ja1307 thnx for the advice ill follow that

[dimi]

Update : Values b&w for today Note 2 myself MUST work on my observational skills proportions measuring seeing shapes diagonals etc.
And some music

[dimi]

Update : tried to render a face ref used ,and some sketchbook stuff