*cloudcan's head is a can of clouds*

[Baudolino]

Impressive works man! The portrait studies are great... I like the way you use shadows to describe form.

[Tetrodotoxin]

Subscribed!

[cloudcan]

@Ven thanks as always but I do not deserve the a-word yet xD
@Shuty thanks, that hair study was very useful to me
@lys thank you!
@zac Thanks, appreciated as always.
@BlightedArt yeahh I LOVE that photo! thats why I decided to do a photo study of it (aside from the nice lighting)
@xin Thank you
@Baudolino yeahhh I love doing head portraits though I'm not good at them yet.
@Tetro I would stalk your sb if you had one

overdue update, I really need to get in the habit of updating more often.

Chow works: thumbnails and sheet




All comments/critiques/first thoughts are appreciated. in other words JUST BLURT OUT WHAT YOU THINK
Thanks

[BlightedArt]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_1IsCtfbY...har-sheet3.jpg

Really digging the almost crystal like highlights atop this guys backrest in the front ortho. Keen to see the back shot fleshed out a little more as you keep working on it.

[Kungfoowiz]

Awesome studies, really neat work imho =) Keep up the good work! =)

[towy]

Really interesting work = )
thanks for drop on my sketchbook too

[zaccrockett]

Dear Lord,
That wheelchair throne is awesome. I love the anatomical studies of the legs, too. Your gallery is very extensive in terms of anatomy, backgrounds, and character design.

[Ludic]

Your rendering's pretty cool! I like all of the aliens

[takashmen]

omfg, omfg
the chair concept is amazing!!

you should make some storyline/board

[ErikR]

Just found your sketchbook and i can't really say anything else but keep working hard and keep up the good work . The concept of the king in the wheelchair is pretty neat !
Subbed too

[DizzySun]

I just have to say, your art is inspiring. Reading your original post reminded me of my own motivations and challenges. It's a boost of encouragement to see an artist more advanced than myself who shares a common goal. (which is also what I love about this site in general)

Your environments are looking great, I especially like the ones of your dorm. It has the perfect amount of roughness, which I personally find more artistic, and appealing than anything over-polished.

I look forward to seeing your future works!

[p sage]

Good job on the wheelchair king. That represents a move up for you IMO.

Nice leg studies as well. There's a real danger in doing isolated studies of body parts; that danger is allowing yourself to think of drawing as part-based.

Drawing is wholistic... if you allow yourself to draw a drawing of a character, let's say, by first drawing a head, then a torso, then the limbs, etc, it will be a miracle for the whole thing to look right. Same with faces. Drawing first the eyes, then the hair, then the mouth, etc... it's going to come out looking jumbled more often than not.

To overcome that you have to keep "the whole thing" in your mind's eye when you put down lines. Even though, yes, you've already drawn the chest... keep a "connection" to it when drawing the arm... comparing it constantly against your new lines. This is what is meant by "keeping the whole" or not "losing the whole".

Your accuracy will skyrocket in both imagination drawing and ref drawing if you keep "the whole" in consideration always.

W.R.T. the leg studies... to overcome the part-based idea, try drawing some figures using your new leg knowledge to see how it fits with "the whole".

Cheers.

[cloudcan]

Time for a very overdue update. I've been trying to art, but first few weeks of college is overwhelming. I keep getting lost on the way to the laundry or the mailbox..

@Blighted Thank you! I think you got one of my weaknesses spot on, I have a problem with backshots (whether characters, wheelchairs, etc) just because I don't draw them as much as front shots. I need to change my 'backs are boring' mindset and make backshots equally 'fleshed out'. Will work on this
@Kungfoowiz Thanks as usual!!
@towy thanks and no prob, you have some very nice work in your sb. are you by any chance korean?
@zac Aww thanks I'm always awaiting updates on the Opey series as always..
@Ludic thanks!
@takashmen Thank you! what do you mean by storyline/board? wait let me PM you about it
@ErikR Yep, I think I know (roughly) where I need to go (for now), I just have to put the time and work in. Thanks for the encouragement!)
@Dizzysun Your comment made me go back and check on the first post myself .. seems like yesterday and a year ago. xD Def. agree with you about this site... Thanks for reminding me about the long term goals.
@p_sage Wowow you commented on my sb Your explanation on parts vs the whole really struck me... I had never thought of it like that. Until I read this comment I was thinking 'oh I suck at legs lets draw lots and lots of just legs' etc... I see where that went wrong now (those leg studies haven't really been helping much and I was wondering why!) I (unfortunately) didn't see this comment until now, but I am definitely going to concentrate on the 'whole' concept. You have my deepest gratitude for breaking this to me. Thanks

Doodles and things (class doodles random contour etc)

More random things)

and today's things, some photo based

Idk why but I really like pencils this week

[cloudcan]

college scenery (unfinished, from life) and a wtf 3d head ATTEMPT
be back after dinner to see some sb's

[Ven S]

Your environments are getting much better!

[cloudcan]

Thanks Ven

My first acrylic attempts

vampire girl

composition practices

[Jephyr X]

Hola chica,

I thought I'd posted in here a long time ago. Sorry 'bout that!

:hangs-head:



So I love your vibrant energetic style...everything has so much life.

Love the wheelchair king and the original characters in #134.

Vampire girl rocks (a self portrait?)

Anywho...no nits or crits...just wanted to say hi and keep up the excellent werk!

[cloudcan]

Thanks jephyrx! I'm surprised to hear that there is life in my drawings People have historically told me how dead / stiff they look. YAY IMPROVEMENT! (And no that is not my self portrait! haha! well maybe self portrait of a part of my mind)

Midterms this week so not much time.... but I discovered charcoal today! love at first sight! and more acrylic practice

And what we're doing for painting class for the next 4 weeks or so... gradient swatches! how fun!

[Jephyr X]

Ahhh...swatches!


pld:

The best part is when they're done! haha

For Painting I we had to do 14 different pages with 25 steps between 2 colors for each one.

I used too much clove oil and they took forever to dry...so I turned them in still wet. But they came back relatively intact and I'm looking at them now...so I'm glad to have them...but man it's a lot of work! So you know I feel your pain!



So are those Caravaggio studies? They're both looking good!

I found charcoal unweilding...took me a long time to stop making big black messes! Glad to hear you're taking to it!

I'm also glad to you're making progress with your figures. Yes...they seem naturally posed and loose limbed which gives them a sense of life and realism!

Keep the good work coming!

[cloudcan]

Wow I thought I had it bad, but 14 pages with 25 steps? holy mother of god "The best part is when they're done!" Yes indeed!

And yep, Caravaggio being one of my favorite master artists...

Thanks for the motivational post!
More charcoal (photo refd)
shit enviros lol idk they suck
and girl doodle

Discovered awesome new guideline: "Less details as possible good contrast and good lighting as possible" by Gryphart on dA

And got a note on dA asking for help with some C&C mod http://www.moddb.com/mods/tiberium-secrets anyone have any advice on this? :o

[cloudcan]

sorry that I can't stop by u guys sb's today .. so much homework and barely enough time left to art and eat..

[Immortal Cintiq]

Damn, That wheel chair king concept is killer!! Love it.

[zaccrockett]

I do believe I am in love with the woman at the bottom of post #141.

[Ven S]

That....portrait...is.... Studies are looking cool as ever J!( Do I call you J or Cloud ? xD)

[Gisaiagami]

Wow art amazing. o.o I love the girl in this page.

[TFsean]

Really love your last two posts, your work has a beautiful sketchiness to it, great tones and such

[Feil Magnus]

I Love your work, great dedication to progress!!! Keep the spirit!

[Jephyr X]

.. so much homework and barely enough time left to art and eat..

SLACKER!!!



Caravaggio is a fav of mine too...that puts us in A LOT of good company eh!!

Lovin' seeing all the studies...the girlie doodle is especially nice! Great energy in the fighter guy study too!

[cloudcan]

@Immortal Cintiq thanks 8D
@zac aw that makes me feel warm n fuzzy inside
@Ven haha J is fine but so is cloud. thanks for the visit
@Gisaigami thank you ^_^
@TFsean thats a lovely compliment, thank you. though I wish I could be neater sometimes xP
@FeilMagnus
@Jephyr X yep I looove caravaggio... his use of light is amazing sorry that I am so lazy ;-;

random character/mobs



Cake!

random speed warmup

skull

[takashmen]

great rendering of skull!

characters nice as always

cake is in 3D?

"esp love the first, the meditation place concept"
me too, the rest was capturing some existing places

they were for subject called preliminary architectural design
the second long term task is to create composition with one repeatable architectural object like stairs, window, or column

the worst thing with typography composition are the rules that the teacher impose on us, it's hard to fit to him

i will paint them all, but when i will be sure that my level is enough to make sth amazing, now i have to focus on film frames, photo and life studies

"I def think enviros are one of your fortes"yeah and because of that i have to focus on anatomy and char design

thanks for kind words