How's my progress?

[BenjaminJL92]

I haven't updated this sketchbook in a while but hopefully I can get hold of a scanner soon so I can put all of my life drawing studies in,
mostly none portraiture stuff as well! But for now a quick hour colour study from Constantine.

[kingkostas]

Hey mate these are solid studies!!! Nice finding of shapes and great work with the values. I see great skills here. I will critique on some imagination stuff, so far these are great so keep up the great work !!!

[Yemi775]

dude really great works man, i enjoy the colors you use and how accurate your observation drawing and paintings are.

[Kayshay]

Sick stuff man! I really love your traditional stuff and I see a lot of progress with your digital work. How long have you been drawing?

[Artful_Stool]

Hey man, nice anatomy studies and i really like tht drapery study you did and your portraits too. I am 19 too and i have been drawing since 3-4 months and people like you really helps me to improve steadily.
Subscribed this sketch book

[BenjaminJL92]

kingkostas: Thanks for checking out my SB man! you're a big inspiration and I really appreciate your input.
Yemi775: Cheers! I'm glad to here my drawings are accurate, hopefully I can push it into other forms of media.
Kayshay: Thank you, yeah my traditional works I believe are much stronger than my digital but hopefully I'll get there soon enough with more practical and analytical studying,
I started to practice seriously in June 2011, so a year and a half I haven't practised much anatomy lately so I best get going on that!
Artful_Stool: Much appreciated, I'm 20 now (almost 21) so you have plenty of time to catch up, but I don't think age really matters, just your motivation to get better. I'll check out your work soon as I try to with most people who are generous enough to stop by in here.

Damn it's been a while since I last updated! Not much to show unfortunately, I was occupied with an abundant amount of University work sadly.
But I finally have a break from it over the holidays and I've decided to focus my practice on Life drawing this week, I have figurative life drawings too
from The Louis Smith Portrait School which has been a treat that I need to scan. I also started on a study of Sir Patrick Moore, sad to hear of his passing, such an inspiring TV presenter and Astronomer. The still life's took between 40 minutes and 1 hour 20 minutes and I'm about 2 hours into the Moore study.

[Kayshay]

Good stuff! In the one sketch of the weird shaped looking piece and the like top bottle, the weird looking shape's shadow is off quite a bit. Other than that keep the work coming! I'd like to see that painting finished as well. Hope you are enjoying the holidays

[BenjaminJL92]

Kayshay:Thanks, I know the shadow looks very odd but the plane was facing away from the light source, I could maybe take a photo next time I'm back home to show you

Some recent studies, the portrait and shoe are from life.
I made a horrible mistake with the eyes so I removed them, I think facial features is something I need to practice more.
Sphere and gesture study from photo ref (sphere from Gurney's 'Colour and Light')

[Yemi775]

Great gesture studies, i see you were observing light in the studies keep it up.

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Same as Kino here. That portrait master study is coming along great!! Can't wait to see when it's finished.

[BenjaminJL92]

Yemi775, Cabbage Caterpillar:Cheers guys!

Just a quick update today; still life with digital colouring, I had no idea how difficult colouring from life was in dark lighting.
Quick John Aiken and Bridgman studies.

[Yemi775]

i love the way your works always have constructions its as though you are thinking on a 3D point of view. Good Job Buddy.

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Hey Ben, just wondering - is John Aiken this guy? http://ava.hkbu.edu.hk/people/prof-john-aiken/
Really like your first drawing/painting in post 101. It's looks super 3D and it's got a mesmerizing shape

[lupre]

really good stuff man. love all your studies and color-sketches.
keep it up

[BenjaminJL92]

Yemi775:
Cabbage Caterpillar:
lupre:Cheers guys! I hope John Aiken was some good inspiration for you Cabbage.

A little still life I'm working on, about an hour into it and I'm still deciding which paint medium to use!

[BenjaminJL92]

90 minute Skull from imagination, after viewing some reference photos I realised some of the anatomy is wrong, but I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.