Reika's Journey - Update: April 19th

[Reika]

Hello, brothers and sisters in Art!

I used to post around here a few years ago. Since then I learned a lot of things and am now back to share and exchange inspiration.
Been lurking around for a while but I thought it's about time I started posting again.
Good to be back.

[dan liimatta]

wb - now get back posting ~

[Reika]

So here are some sketches, ideas and other works-in-progress that I've been fiddling with:

[Reika]

Scanned some sketchbook pages. Still haven't figured out a way to put them together properly, but here goes

[rockcandy<3]

So here are some sketches, ideas and other works-in-progress that I've been fiddling with:

Hey Reika what mediums did you use for these? The black and white ones?

[dan liimatta]

Nice - really like the lines on the girls midway - and it's looking good all in all - should be interesting to see where this SB will go

[dan liimatta]

nice again - especially like the face/lines/shading of the piece/scan third to last.

[Vloth]

Ah, looking promising this is!

[Reika]

dan liimatta - Thank you

Vloth - I am glad!

Work in progress of photostudy. Need to experiment with color nowadays:

[AllistairGordon]

Your sketches are really cool! I like the style of strokes you have.
in your last colour study, her right eye seems a bit off and the value of her lips seems a bit too light imho.
But keep it up!
I don't dare to try it in colours yet

[Reika]

AllistairGordon - Hey, thank you! I fixed some things here and there and will leave it alone for a while.
Aaaand a sketch of a character I thought up that will probably be recurring. He's a brainy, intelligent goblin, unlike his fellow countrymen.

[kiwigarbage]

Some very nice figures Be careful not to make the nose too short on your faces

[Reika]

kiwigarbage - Thanks!

I took an old piece and reworked it. Still warming up and getting used to colors.

[Farvus]

Very nice sketchbook. I really like the colors in the last image. Work well together.

[Malakuko]

wow love your stuff! And I really like how the sketchy stuff looks, but still would be nice to see that pushed further. As long as it maintains the awesomeness thats in the sketch haha. I dont know I just love when sketchy loose work looks good.
Post more!!

[Reika]

Thank you Farvus. Malakuko thank you very much! I try to keep the sketchiness in things that are more finished, too, because it looks more fresh and I never get bored of it.

rockcandy - I use Photoshop. Custom made brushes.

And here are some shamans and other things that I've been doing for a personal project.

[Reika]

A character that popped in my head. Her armor is made of dragon scales.

[Vulgar`]

I echo others when they say this is a strong start. Nice characters especially.

[Reika]

Vulgar` - Thank you, sadly I really need to start up on environments because characters really are my strong point. Soon to come, some of those, though.

Here is a guy that I thought up to be a xaositect, if anyone has played Planescape: Torment. I am working on a colored version of him, too.


And since I finally learned how to properly use layers in Photoshop, I did an armor study. I need to do more of those, really fun stuff.


See you soon!

[Icey]

super tare!
beautiful anatomy all over ! Felicitari

[Ionize]

Wow, got really impressed by the reflections in the helmet there! Your digital works looks great, and its very nice that you put up the images in a wip state aswell, gives one an idea of how you work. I'd say just keep drawing faces and bodies, pay atention to the volumes and don't be afraid to use contrast. Take care!

[Not_Deadman]

Beautiful stuff! I especially love the armor study, I hope to see more! Try to put more environments and perspective stuff here too!

[m0uS3r]

Awesome stuff going on here, strong ideas i can and should really learn a thing or two from you and also bust my ass more keep it up.

Pot sa spun ca sunt foarte impresionat de ce am vazut aici ill be watching more.

Stay excellent!

[twilightmoon777]

Wow! Great stuff in this SB. I really like those shaman sketches you did and that last picture of the knight. His armor looks fantastic! Keep it up, looking forward to seeing more.

[Sickbrush]

te-ai ascuns in gaura de sarpe

[Reika]

Hi!

Icey - Thank you!
Ionize - Thanks!
Not_Deadman - Yeah, enviros is something I should focus on. Cheers!
m0uS3r - Good to have you here, friend.
twilightmoon777 - Thank you!
Sickbrush - Took the time off to get a more mature perspective on drawing, learn anatomy, and generally deal with art university. But now I'm back and thrilled to see where this goes. I will put my best into it. Thanks for dropping by.





Dropping off some sketchbook pages:









And a work in progress:



Off to study environments. :
See you soon!

[Shuty]

I like what I see Really nice lines and those faces done with pencil are great

[Reika]

Shuty, thank you!

So here is a landscape, finally, after a long, long, loooong time of not doing any. (it's more of a warmup than anything)

[m0uS3r]

Updatesssssss! Very lovely, i just want to tell you something about the environment, it doesn't have that depth that we were talking about today.

If you look at moth mountains you will see the both have the same contrast and tones but you drawing shows that the right one is behind the left one so because of that you need to darken the left one or slap some light make the values softer on the right one.

Remember closest things to us have more contrast and the ones that are away should look like they fade.

Keep it up.

[Reika]

Aaaand another one.




Yes mousey, I know I have yet to master depth. I think practice makes perfect though, and I don't want to get back on that one, I'll just keep doing more.