XpRnz's Sketchbook

**anivy** · October 30th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Oh beautiful work! Very inspiring sketchbook!!

**ceddo** · October 30th, 2012, 11:37 AM

Those city thumbnails are gorgeous. Thank you for the inspiration!

**maths82** · October 30th, 2012, 11:58 AM

Cool, really varied stuff. your pencil/pens are solid stuff : )

**Luk999** · October 30th, 2012, 12:29 PM

great studies. Specially with the colored pencils. you are on the right track.
Keep it up!

**XpRnz** · December 11th, 2012, 04:18 PM

@luk999: Thnx! definitely hope i am

@maths82: Thank you.
@ceddo: Anytime, goodluck!
@anivy:

@luthertaylor: Hey no problem dude, i'm keepin an eye out, cheers.

So on to a big update, pretty varied stuff, school/personal. I try to work on my fundamentals, though i don't really have a decent structure, so i'm making a
schedule for the coming times in which i will be working on at school (on life painting/drawing) and in my free time especially on values, coloring, creating environments, creatures and expanding
my visual library. Updating CA at least every two days is also a must..

I'm getting annoyed by the bad quality of my workphoto's so i have decided to order a daylight lamp and will get my camera back (i'm using my phone right now) so i can make some decent pictures
soon, also during the evening. Anyways, here goes..

Still life in oils made at home.

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Model painting class (from life). Oils, approx 10-15 mins.

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Skull studies, from life. (Oils)

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Model painting @ school, from life. (Oils)

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Some sketchbook creatures.

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Sketchbook quick portraits.

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Beginning stage of a 'personal' project.

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Anatomy refresh

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Perspective/environment studies (due to be colored)

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Value/color study from ref.

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**lillianlai** · December 11th, 2012, 07:55 PM

Great sketchbook! There's a lot of variety of mediums and studies. I really like the pencil work with the lovely crosshatching.

**XpRnz** · January 14th, 2013, 09:06 AM

@lillianlai: Thanks!

Ok, quick update here, various stuff.

Rough concept art in photoshop.

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Still life/interior in oils in class.

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Still life/interior in oils in class.

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Still life in oils @ home.

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Still life in oils @ home.

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Study of statue.

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Expanding visual library: cars.

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Photo study photoshop.

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**Classmate** · January 14th, 2013, 10:26 AM

Wow..I have to say that your sketchbook is probably one of the best I've seen here so far. Really amazing stuff!

**XpRnz** · January 15th, 2013, 05:54 AM

@Classmate: Then you must haven't seen alot yet..

Haha j/k thanks, huge compliment!

Thought i'd pick up life studies in photoshop again so here's a quick study of a bacardiCoke glass in photoshop (1,5 hours)

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Cheers!

**XpRnz** · January 15th, 2013, 10:59 AM

Study of bronze statue (from ref) with very sloppy highlighting..

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Glass rendering (oils)

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Quick warm-ups

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Interior (my room) in oils

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**Flügel** · January 18th, 2013, 05:12 AM

your work is really impressing. your studies look so realistic. How long do you work on them?
I like your pencil sketches the most. I love how you work with brown paper and use white pencil to sketch out some higlights.

**XpRnz** · January 18th, 2013, 04:32 PM

Hi Flügel, thanks for your encouragement!
The time it takes me to realistically render out the ones on the grey paper vary from 2 to 4+ hours, depending
on size and level of detail ofcourse. The ones with the hatching go pretty quick 30 mins - 1 hour each also depending
on complexity. Oils can take a whole afternoon and photoshop stuff days, i also clocked 100+ hours for drawings like 'the dragon bush'.

Here are two more studies in oils and a quick study of some random stuff in photoshop.

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**XpRnz** · January 29th, 2013, 09:49 AM

Some new stuff, more in the coming days, took some time off, time to get rockin again!

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**XpRnz** · February 14th, 2013, 11:11 AM

Some more stuff.

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**luthertaylor** · February 15th, 2013, 06:52 AM

you sir are amazing!

**Setherial** · February 15th, 2013, 07:07 AM

wow man, you're an inspiration, love your work. You've got some badass skills!!!

**XpRnz** · February 16th, 2013, 12:00 PM

@setherial: Thnx dude, your sketches are an inspiration to me

@Luther: Good to see you again m8, thnx again, good to see you're also into oils lately, good job man keep it up!

Here are some more oils and some quick digital studies from ref:

Compositional studies:

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Mannequin study in oils

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Shoe study in oils on wood:

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Experimenting with different brushes and texture.

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**XpRnz** · March 15th, 2013, 08:50 AM

Been doing alot of various stuff lately, apart things for my school examn stuff, mostly just what i feel like doing, study here, study there, feel i need to
narrow things down more, focus on particular fundamentals and go on to making finished artworks. Anyone got thoughts on that?

Anyway, haven't been posting for awhile now, so here's some new stuff:

Improving visual library: bugs
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Improving visual library: bug quickies
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Quick oil study on some leftover wood
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Still-life for school assignment
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**luthertaylor** · March 25th, 2013, 07:57 PM

AMAZING!!! JUST AMAZING!!! Your oil work..god I gotta get off the pc and back to work!
Thank you!!

**XpRnz** · April 2nd, 2013, 03:00 PM

Some new stuff.

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**MrJackk** · April 2nd, 2013, 04:25 PM

Amazing sketchbook you got here, those trains studies are sweet, they remind me of some work in fzd student portfolios. Your environments are astonishing o.o