Alvarez's Sketchbook (Feb 23 Update)

**Alvarez** · February 10th, 2005, 07:32 PM

Im still very new to CA but I thought this sketchbook thing was neat,

So Heres my sketchbook,

Ill update frequently as I draw everyday all

5 min. Sketches

(Quick anatomy study)

This is also posted in the Sketches section but Ill put it here as well

Ill post more soon

C&C is always welcome

**HEROIC** · February 10th, 2005, 10:38 PM

Hey Mr.Alvarez
Wow, great start man, the last drawing looks awsome. I think the only problem is that, her hand is a little bit big.

Looking forward to see more from u.

AMir,

**-sideshowbob-** · February 11th, 2005, 10:05 AM

hi there and welcome

nice approach.. intresting sketches u got.. simple line work but they looking good

i made good improvement with drawing bodies and studies simple first and then adding details step my step.. good way to learn proportions too

any ref used for the quick female studie ?

cool char design.. nice armor*cloth design

keep drawing !

pss : give ur beast a kiss from me

**TheMuffinKing** · February 11th, 2005, 12:19 PM

I especially like your monsters, they have a classical/ mythological feel to them.

**Alvarez** · February 11th, 2005, 03:02 PM

Heroic

Hey thanks man

I just noticed that the hand is too big

SideShowBob

Thanks for the compliments, Yes I did use Ref for the female study

TheMuffinKing

Really? I wasnt to happy with the monster drawings, maybe cause they are way to sketchy.

Anyways heres a tiny 1 peice update

I did it a couple minutes ago,

**Alvarez** · February 12th, 2005, 02:22 PM

Here are 2 very fast sketches, this is what happens when you rush in shading

(shade + Anatomy study -from the behind-

)

**-sideshowbob-** · February 12th, 2005, 03:07 PM

hehe.. looking good anyways

just like my studies some month ago

advice : take a look at ur anatomy studie..

u can see the back and the teat and the arm.. at our body there are particular areas like this.. where lotsa lines flow into 1 and got seperated again and create 2 new muscles..

the important thing here is to get the right line into the right shape..
ur arm line is in front of the teat - but the teat is still behind the back*stomach line .. otherwise the teat would be on the back or side

the buttmuscle line penetrates inside the leg shape.. it creates the volume of the butt muscle ..kinda gap

or when u see head from somekind of above.. u see the jaw line flowing into the throat shape.. it creates a gap too same with nose details

take a look at ur hand.. thumb.. move it slowly and see who the skin moves .. it creates winkles and lil canyons.. u can use the index finger line as base.. then u flollow ur index finger and see how this line flows into the hand...

hm u got any burne hogarth books ? he has drawen these lines to get idea about the flow and stuff.. very good

whenever u take a loot at somethign .. u find these lines .. i think these lines save the objects 3d look.. they create layers which creates a feeling for distance and volume

ill prepare some examples and post em here

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http://www.fragtasia.de/bob/2dstuff/...ook/tut/h1.jpg

http://www.fragtasia.de/bob/2dstuff/...ook/tut/b1.jpg

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do some analysis and try to find these lines.. how and where they flow into eachother.. when u feel good at drawing the body simplified.. u can learn the muscles and anatomy stuff - to know which muscle defines which line

keep drawing !

**HEROIC** · February 12th, 2005, 04:30 PM

Hey Alvarez,

Great study of back man. Do more studies. The face looks great.
Keep up the work.
The portrait in your last post looks like a character in Warcraft, is it? ah, am jsut so tired cant compare the differences.

CHeers.

ALi,

**Alvarez** · February 13th, 2005, 12:29 PM

sideshowbob: wow, This is really helpful, Thanks

HEROIC: Thanks, Ill post some studies soon. (Guess Im not studying enough

)

Heres a Jedi Knight I drew , I know it looks more like a baseball player, probabaly because of the lightsaber

I will be getting up some anatomy studies soon

**-sideshowbob-** · February 14th, 2005, 10:54 AM

jedi looking good

i love jedis anyways hahaa

i think .. lightsabers tings got a lil glow around them.. its a soft transition around the light saber silouette ... this may fix it

shade a bit around the saber with soft pencil... b2 b3 b4 b5 or so to give them a glowing looking
here some ref ?!

http://igrozone.com/pic/walls/jedi%2...03_800x600.jpg

http://www.xpofpc.de/Gallery/Star_Wa...Knight%202.jpg

good to hear that the links help

i learned alot about body and construction while i was searching for these lines and try to draw them

pm me when u need some more tips*help

**Xaya** · February 14th, 2005, 11:09 AM

Good stuff so far!

I would suggest you to catch some photo or
draw something from life (even better!)
take some more time for this
at least 30 min, try to get the proportion, volume and shading
no speedy... try to get as much details as you can get

so just exercise...and have some sweat and some fun

-Xaya

**Tigermilk** · February 14th, 2005, 12:26 PM

Hey, man, I like where you'r goin' with the big noses!
As said above a good idea is to start drawing from referenses and from life.
You'll learn ten times faster.

kepp it up!

**Alvarez** · February 14th, 2005, 03:17 PM

I drew this for a freind because he likes anime alot

Tell me what you think (I didnt like it very much)

**HEROIC** · February 14th, 2005, 06:00 PM

Hey dude,

wow cool drawing man.
Theres just alittle problem. her tights are really long. And work a little more on hands,

do some studies,.
keep it up.
wow man, would u do a drawing like this for me too,. haha

Peace,

ALi,

**Warhead82** · February 14th, 2005, 06:19 PM

Thanks, for the comments on my thread, keep drawing man looking good!

**Alvarez** · February 17th, 2005, 03:38 PM

3 days and no updates...

I wont let this happen again hopefully,

Just the usual--

I will get some life studies up soon.

**Imageproof** · February 19th, 2005, 02:06 PM

Hi,
I admire your line quality - it's very good and exact!
But I think your shading is too smooth - try some really aggressive shading

, getting darkest black at some parts.
try a soft pencil like 8B - that will give your drawings more depth!
Post more!!

**Alvarez** · February 23rd, 2005, 01:45 PM

Here are 2 new drawings,

I tried your advice Imageproog with using darker tones, this is what came up

This one took me a while, well the rendering was sort of a pain, but I think it

was worth it

**HEROIC** · February 23rd, 2005, 03:08 PM

Heyy. long time no see from you man.

Cool update. The first 2 portraits are awsome. The last one specialy is really cool

. Really nice shading.

keep it up dude.
Post more.

ALi

**IanE** · February 23rd, 2005, 03:22 PM

Howdy, Alvarez!

Good sketches! You've gotten some great critiques, but I think one might lead you in the wrong direction.

Originally Posted by HEROIC

I think the only problem is that, her hand is a little bit big.

Even though Amir is awesome and learning a lot, I came up with this after I had noticed something. I noticed you tend to draw your heads a a little too small, which would indeed make hands and other parts appear too large! In your recent updates, the heads look fine, but in the batter piece and some others, the heads are small, making other things look too large, get it?

Easy fix though, mate! I guess everyone draws something too little at one time or another! Mine is hands... had to get over that one, hehe.

Keep working on everything! Good potential here. Good that you're studying anatomy! Try to get some more studies in and work on the proportions and you'll be on your way!

Welcome to CA and good work! I'll check back.

Ian