Soja's Sketchbook [LU 19.10.2008]

[t.m0]

hey duc

your stuff is getting better and better.. as well as your observation skills.

those sketches are pretty good.. you're starting to really get a hang of it!

keep it up, and I'll be following your thread closely

cheers.t

[Bojee]

Soja- Right on bro, looking pretty good. When your working on the paints try to think more about shapes instead of lines, bigger brushes help. I think the second one is the strongest of the two. Keep them coming.

[Soja]

@Timo
Hey Dude!
thx for ur post man! really appreciate that!
I miss u!

@Bojee!
Hey Bro!
Still fighting not to think in lines when im paintin!
will do a lot more!!
thx for ur post!

[Soja]

some new sketches

[Soja]

Some character sketches i did for a independet game project with my friends!
I'll put it also into the Critique Center!

[Soja]

Some new pages out of my sb!
first few
life drawings and a little mucha study
and then a one line drawing...little HPX inspired
and the a character again...for the game

[RobHughes]

Wow , some realy lovely life drawing and sketching going on there. Looks like student canteen.
You must be quite quick to get some of those gestures down so well.
Dont you find people becoming self concious if they see you?

Rob

[Soja]

Hey Rob! Thanks a lot for ur post!
No it's not a student canteen!
It's in a mall and that's the part of the mall...where all the fast food restaurants are...nice place to draw people i think...most of them a concentrating on their food.
Yeah a lot of people feel like this way...but it's fun sometimes. to see the people feel like this. But most of the people i drew...did like it i think...because...the laughed at me...and then they walked by but never talked to me but tried to have a look into my sb while they walked buy!
I try to catch a quick gesture...of the people first and the draw the features...from memory while compare it with the people still sit there.

[Bojee]

Killer Character Sketches Soja.

[Tec]

nice sketchbook.....i really like your character sketches.......just one thing: you have to update more frequently

btw: kommst du echt aus augsburg? hehe, wohn hier gleich um die ecke in der nähe von münchen

[Soja]

Here some new stuff for Chow
The Apehog:


And the Aztec Space Travller...just the sketch:

[Soja]

after long time...a little update...
the batman supergirl was a present
the life drawing is a work in progress...and it already took me 5 days..
the last picture is just a fun project

[Soja]

2 more sketches out of my sketchbook..they where done
while sitting in the pub

[Sonaj]

Hey Soja!

Great life drawings you have in here and the character concepts are nice too. I dig those quick line drawings most.
Would be great to see that last life drawing finished and in better quality, looks good already. Some parts like the little finger and the ear need a bit work. Seems to be a big piece, you should push the contrast, especially in the shadow areas, or might it be the photo? Anyways, you said it is a wip, so you will figure that out

Keep it up

Auch aus Deutschland? Woher, wenn ich fragen darf? Gute Arbeit

[Envisor]

Nice studies here Soja. Your lines have improved since the beginning of your SB as well as your proportions. Keep at it.

[Soja]

@Sonaj & Envisor
Thanks for the nice comments!
I did reply into ur sketchbooks.

Here just some new sketchbook pages
from life and messing around:

[Soja]

And here's a oil study i did yesterday

[undergroundsean]

wow !! lot of life drawing you have in here.
very good line sketch .looks like you've drawing really hard !!
keep posting ~~

[Soja]

@hey undergroundsean!!
yeah been drawing a lot recently...more than
i could ever post here...and so im not very often here
but thanks a lot for ur post!!

Here's some portraits i did the last 3 days.
Quick portraits of my friends here in Belfast
started a little portrait book because my years over here's
over..and to keep all those people in memory!!
Will miss u all a lot!

[Soja]

here few new portraits!!
oh my god i have to practice more!!

[Soja]

lots of new stupid sketches and portraits of my friends

[Soja]

here's some new stuff
a pencil sketch and a work in progress of an illustration im workin on at the moment
and some environment color studys from ref

[Darkside]

wow dude, a lot of great stuff in here, nice output.
the portraits of your friends are wonderful and you improved them quite a bit
that are drawings to keep for memory, aren´t they
what I think is quite astounding is the simplicity of line you are starting to gain, some life sketches do remind of bobby chiu actually, hehe. captured the caracter in these very well through exaggeration; one thing to look out for
the illu is kickin´,so..... just keep posting, you´re definitively on your way up

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Hey Soja

Really impressed with the last page of sketchbook work, huge improvement from the first page. Very nice character studies. Am really looking forward to seeing the finshed version of the taxi illo.

Subscribed to this thread, too. SHould defintely get to see it when you finsih it!

Adam

[drd]

I agree with Bones 200%

The improvement is uncanny

If you ever feel like you're not getting any better...

Just look at page 1. It's what I do.

[John]

Hey, gefällt mir alles sehr gut hier. Sehr cool.

[Soja]

Holy shit!! havent look into my sketchbook for a while =)!
I've tried to keep away from Ca.org a bit...cause so many good artist that
it drove me frustrated sometimes...and instead of workin i was watching more at other people stuff...and then i cried and instead of workin i started watching again...and so on an on
Well but I still love this community and so here's some new stuff.
Try to get into this speedpainting =)!

@drd
Hey thanks for the comment =)!!
I've finished the illu months ago!! But i was too lazy to post it...and because i wasnt really happy with it. But thanks so much for ur kind words and of course i will post the final illu!! Hope u like it!

@john
Hey vielen dank!! Kommst du zufällig auch zum deutschen ca treffen???


So here are some new sketches! C&CS are more than welcome!!

[Clodioz]

your sb is inspiratioon to me... the way you started the first page with some basic sketches and portraits ,,, and you practiced and practiced and practices...now, two years later you draw excellent! it's cool it's like is other Soja who draw...

I feel that i'm in the same situation than you in the first page...
Sketchbooks like yours call me to practice practice and practice

sorry about my bad english

[Soja]

@Clodioz
Thanks again for ur nice words!!
I replied into ur sketchbook!!

here`s my todays speedpaiting from ref:

[themissinglink]

oh man, your pencil drawings are mind blowing, really impressive; your color stuff is also really strong, just keep doin what your doin.