Jonathan Chu's Art and Thoughts

[Tofa]

nice sketchbook, love your figure drawings

[Jonathan C]

Tofa: thanks!
Nickillus: Thanks! I noticed too that my traditional work has helped me digitally.
kasblue: I'm no master. I've a looooot to learn. As for the vertical strokes, they are a short hand to lay down an even value across an area usually of shadow. Bill cone said to lose detail in the shadow and keep detail in the edges.
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Todays study:

http://lockstock.deviantart.com/gallery/

[PNate]

Lovin them studies. Keep it up man

[Jonathan C]

Thanks Nate!
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Ideas for a project I'm planning to paint in Acrylic

[NickyBeats]

god i really love your sketchbook! there is so much life in here. really nice expression in your works, but sooo versatile too! the pen and ink sketches are awesome, as are your life drawings! great great stuff dude!!!

[Jonathan C]

NickyBeats: Thank youuuu! I'm glad you noticed. I try to keep variety in my work. It is, as they say, the spice of life!

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Speaking of variety, heres some sketchbooky stuff.

[Marian Rowling]

Hey Jonathan just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed looking through your sketchbook. You have such a good range of style, mediums and subjects it's difficult to choose a favourite. I do really admire your rending skills, I'm only just starting to try to render and I find it quite hard at the moment. I read that you brought Henry Yan's book, i'm a fan of his to and I was lucky enough to attend a workshop of his a few months ago, so if you have any questions about the book I might be able to help, although I'm only a beginner.

[Jonathan C]

Marian Rowling: Thanks for the kind words I'm glad you enjoyed Henry's book too and jealous you got to go to a lecture of his >_<. I can see his influence in your own figure drawings. Keep it up!

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Here's some ideas for my final for my illustration class. The final will be a forest featuring this tree (tentatively) painted in acrylic.

[Jangmai]

Looking at your pencil drawings, it reminds me how powerful keeping details out of your shadows can be. You can some beautiful negative shapes and forms in those trees. I think I'd be tentative trying to paint them too!

[Jonathan C]

ty Jangmai!

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I have no figure drawing class this semester but I've been doing muuuuuuch more figure drawing then i had been doing when i did have figure drawing classes. I think I've been doing something like 15 hours of this a week.... funny how that is.

all between 5 and 20 mins

[kasblue]

whoa...

[Jonathan C]

More updates for my intermediate illustration class final. I think I'm almost ready to start laying in color.

[JoeS]

Wow man, subscribed, consider me a fan On a side note, is Matt Rhodes an influence by any chance?

Keep posting!

[PeteJ]

holy cow i love your gestures.

[Oakart]

Those tree studies are great.

I like how much energy your figures have.

[niall`]

Good stuff, man, workin' hard?

[Goremageddon]

There´s not a single drawing I don´t like..You are really really good.

[Jonathan C]

Goremageddon: Wow thanks! that means alot
niall: Thanks, yes. always >_<
Oakart: Thank you!
PeteJ: Thanks!
JoeS: Thanks! I love Matt Rhodes' work. His art influenced some of my favorite games I'd love to meet him one day.
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Finally moving on to color. these are very rough and abstract. Just laying down colors hoping something I like happens... probably not he best way to work

[AimBiZ]

Love those trees! Your sketchbook got a good variety of things which is always nice. Keep up the great work.

[Mila]

I like how you handled the lighting and shadows in those tree drawings.

[Xcarbon]

I love your figure studies as well as the color schemes you use are "how do you say it .... well they cheer me up"

[niall`]

One can tell. I keep returning to this sketchbook to get inspired again and again. Keep it up, brosef.

[wutangclam]

such great lighting on all the trees!

[Jonathan C]

wutangclam: Thanks!
niall`: ty
Xcarbon: ty!
Mila: thanks!
AimBiZ: Glad you like it
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I had planed on this painting to be a semi refined color pass at my final acrylic illustration but I kind of zone out when I get into rendering mode. It turned out to be much more detailed then I had planned but i solved many problems that I'm not sure I could have figured out with Acrylic.

[Izzual]

Man it's turning really cool ! Can't wait to see your final painting !

[tiny1890]

Amazing, love your figures and pencil drawing very much.

Keep it up...

[Jonathan C]

Well this is long over due. I saw Wreck-It Ralph a few weeks back and it was awesome

[kingkostas]

Beautiful stuff mate. The color thumbs are interesting . Keep sharing

[White Camel]

Your figure drwaings are so amazing!

[Overtoom]

I'm in love with your charcoal figure drawings, so much looseness and motion Great work