Lakai's sketchbook

[Cerasela]

Great expressions again Lakai , would love to see more gestures though also trying some drapery with it ,could benefit you into making your lines more fluid.

[Lakai]

Jordan_ thank you, gonna make more of them.
Setherial thanks
llex_paul thx, ca alters the size of the images, they are bigger then I've uploaded them, thats propably why they are blurred. I dont know how to disable it from doing so:/.
Izzual thx .
Cera good advice, thx

Small update, pretty rough ...
Also a small tutorial that i did for a friend. It may help you as well. Forgive me for the bad english .. also take this with a grain of salt it's just how i think its right atm.

[lowroller]

This thread is so inspiring. Amazing work, it's so dead on!

[Lakai]

lowroller thank you!

mentallibary and 90 second gestures.

[Stryno]

Great stuff,I really think your gesture drawings are Awesome *gush. and your line work is really liquid.

I would like to see you have more fun with the sky. In post 242 you have 4 very different environment thumbs, but they all share the same "sky", Have fun with the sky, mix it up, anything is possible. You can create allot of mood and tension by playing the colors in the sky. I can almost picture you laying down the same blue on each thumb and painting the landscape on top of a solid sheet of blue. Not that I dislike the thumbs, just a thought.

[Alexanderjr]

Nice, I like it all. No crits, just praise

Thanks for sharing

[Giorge]

the digi-sketches look pretty sweet!

[Niam]

Hey Lakai : )
said it already but ill say it again : i like your gestures!!!!!
also the studies/mental library/paintings(the rendering is just : O )
you are my idol!! >"<

[walnut]

Slick work!

[Care]

great stuff lak, loving the mental library char designs cant wait to see more

[Colour Coded]

Solid work man. Those gesture drawings evoke so much personality. I'm loving the bug studies also.

[Stephane Perez]

Lakai man your stuffs great and that tutorial was really nice i only just figured out how line quality works i wish i saw that earlier haha. also your mentallibrary studies are gorgeous those two stringing the bows was very nice you really captured the tension in the pose. For those/ the bug ones do you control your opacity by hand like feng?

[Wingal]

Do you do any life drawing? Noticing your figures are nice but they are all the same. Even when you dress them up they are the same barbie doll underneath. Why not go to the park and draw some people with different body types. Give them a little back story, draw their personality and character, it will help when you go into default mode so you dont get stuck with the same person with a different costume.

[Whirly]

Yummy stuff Lak. You have no fear of colours!

[Yemi775]

holy shit Lakai, lovely studies keep up the good work man.

[Umbravita]

Wow, your stuff is amazing. You've got a good grasp of colour -- your thumbs and environments are bright but realistic.

[I-Bomb]

wish I knew how to crit but sadly I dont so I'm just going to comment you by saying you have a great eye for using colors

[Lakai]

udonhead thx, dont worry just write what u think doesnt have to be perfect ;D
Umbravita thank you
Yemi775 thank you
Whirly thx, still dont feel comfortable working with colors.
Wingal thx for the crit. Gonna try drawing ppl in the park when its warmer again .
Stephane Perez thx, answered it in ur sb.
Colour Coded thx
Care gonna do more. Didnt have to much time this week because of freelance work. Propably it wont change the next weeks :/.
walnut thx
Niam haha thx niam.
Giorge thank you
Alexanderjr no pls crit me .
Stryno thx for crit!

some thumbs, around 15 mins each

[Lakai]

some arm studies...

[lionheartGFX]

wow amazing studies you ahve been doing lately! and the landscapes are as awesome and as loose as always, yet they feel more lively, the gestures have some nice line economy but in 90 seconds i think you could do a bit more, timed stuff gets better with time so just keep at it and you will star to see that you sketch figres much much quicker, i would live to see some stuff from head as well! all this studying and no applying wheres the fun! hahahaha either way keep it up dude i love it!

[NickyBeats]

great studies lately man! definately giving me a push to go do some myself! keep it going dude!

[kevin_]

whoa, studies and figures are looking crazy good, nice updates!

[Lakai]

kevin_ thank you!
NickyBeats thx!
lionheartGFX thx, Yea didnt finished some personal stuff lately. Just have some roughs here. Gonna show some personal work soon.

More studys XD. gestures, env. thumbs around 20 mins, mental libary and some arm anatomie studies.

[Stephane Perez]

You're on fire my friend.

[Meonah]

I fail to see how this is a 'sketch book' your pretty freakin' awesome man

[Lakai]

Meonah thank you, yea i hardly show my scribbles..
Stephane Perez thx, I should do more tho :/.

[Starr]

Hey, you got some great work goin on up in here! I love all of your studies. Keep them coming!

[NickyBeats]

looking really solid in all of these studies man! the enviros look on point, and so damn clean too. very easy to lose yourself in the photo's details, i know from experience haha. do you squint your eyes when you are referencing the photos? for the landscapes i mean? also loving that arm anatomy, very nice breakdowns! keep it up man!

[Stephane Perez]

i think you've got a good pace going on the past couple of days i'd say just get some life drawing in and then grind on through the way your going

[Cerasela]

Ha ha BUSTED , I see pen work ! Looking good Lakai . I love your speed paint studies . Keep pushing ;3!!!!