2 years later.... p.2

**Skuli** · April 10th, 2005, 10:55 AM

This stuff is 2 years old! Go to page 2-3 for a new update

Well, my old sketchbook hasn't been updated in a long time and the stuff there is quite old so I thought I'd start a new one

hmm, well I'm a 15y old boy from Iceland, been taking drawing seriously for a year and a half I think. Im currently in 2 art courses, model drawing and drawing1, they're soon over (5 classes left) and then I'll try taking pics of all my stuff from there. Dont know what more to say so on to the drawings

did this yesterday, from a ref of two friends of mine

aaand here's one of one of 'em again

some weird heads

some mafia dude (also posted in finally finished)

another mafia guy

some rugby dude, trying out the painter IX trial

Just trying to get into painter IX with these two also, wasn't thinking much about anatomy with the girl so she might be kinda weird, dunno.

and then 2 ps speedpaintings

ok, as you may have noticed, these are all digital paintings

but I DO draw traditionally too, do alot of it in fact, but im just lazy as hell when it comes to scanning
but dont worry, one of those days when I go hyper, I'll probably scan them and put them up.
C&c please

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**Eew** · April 10th, 2005, 03:25 PM

dude , 15 years ? at your 17th you'll be next lung

**Inga** · April 10th, 2005, 04:07 PM

I like those portraits of your friends!

I'm glad that you have desided to post here

Now you have to scan scan scan! xD

**Skuli** · April 10th, 2005, 04:29 PM

hehe thanks Eew, that's what's been keeping me going

the hope of becoming really good one of those days

...like Lung for an example

Inga : I did a couple of gouache sketches today and have 1 self portrait I kinda like in my sketchbook, I'll probably scan and post this noon

**Skuli** · April 10th, 2005, 07:40 PM

well, scanned a few sketches
the pencil sp was done on saturday or friday
the others were all done today, trying gouache again

the self portrait, put some skull hat thing on my head, liked how my face changed when there's no hair around

not quite sure about the likeness :/ but I think it's the best sp I've done so far, btw. I know the anatomy of the neck is fucked up, or at least the connection between the neck and the shoulders

Just playing around with gouache, first 2 are from mind

cut out a stencil self portrait into some thick paper, painted in it with gouache

6 min sketch of an old phone from life and then gouache over that sketch.

**Sorknes** · April 10th, 2005, 07:52 PM

Whoa, I wish I was that good when I was that young. Great work, keep them coming!

**Inga** · April 11th, 2005, 09:50 AM

I really like those! You have improved alot since you started to draw ! :3

**Skuli** · April 17th, 2005, 01:44 PM

A small update, but an update non the less :/
Figure studies are from the book "How to Draw the Human Figure" by José M. Parramón

PainterIX demo (only 2 days left

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**Cookiedough** · April 17th, 2005, 01:58 PM

Interesting concepts you have. Most of the colored pics seem a bit rushed though. Take your time and don't be afraid for details. I really like your selfportrait. Post more!

**Skuli** · April 21st, 2005, 09:43 AM

a couple of sketches
this one was just for fun, not thinking about anatomy at all, as you can see

for todays dsg

figure studies, 1 from ref in a book and 2 from mind I think

Used some taxi driver pics as ref. one from mind. not that good but what the heck

**Skuli** · April 21st, 2005, 08:51 PM

did 2 sketches this evening, just thought I might as well share them
Painter7 only sargent brush

photoshop7, got very inspired by Sinix after looking through his thread

hope you like 'em, please drop a comment or crit or whatever

**Skuli** · April 27th, 2005, 04:55 PM

jeee, did 2 self portraits via mirror, started as an eye exam, then added onto it, kinda liked it and did another one, all the features are from life through mirror, the struction of the head from mind...or yeah I hope so

and an oil painting done in class. I'm still learning so any tips on painting whould be greatly appreciated. It's a small piece, dont remember the size but it's small..like 12" x 10" or sum.

hmm... lots of funky heads

gotta start makin' real ones for a change

**Skuli** · April 28th, 2005, 08:33 PM

I was listening to Scissor Sisters and remembered that I had always wanted to do a pic of "the queen of a hundred heads" so I started sketching, scanned in and started painting in photoshop, the heads all came out quite man like and I think it'll take too much time changing them all so lets just say "king of a hundred heads" it's still in the early stages and I'd like all comments, critics and suggestions you've got, so hit me. (it took me long enough to rougly paint those 30 something heads, the other 70..lets just say they're behind the others or something

**Smok6289** · April 29th, 2005, 08:44 PM

hey amazing job on everything! you really hav talent, don't give it up.i admit that i was really excited to find out that you were only 15 cause it seems to me that noone around here really says their age and i hav no idea where i stand. it turns out that we are in the same boat, i'm 15 as well and would like to get my foot in the door somday....good luck w/everythin

ohyea i really liked the pic you did of ur friends and that one with that black figure w/his head on fire/bloody w/e...awsome

**Skuli** · May 6th, 2005, 07:16 PM

Aloha! Today was the opening of my class gallery show. We are 12 in the class and there were loads of paintings
I sold 5 of mine for cirka 290$ and since Im still only 15 I think that's pretty good and I'm all happy about it

My mom took a couple of pics there, you'll have to excuse that they're not that good, not taken directly in front of them and stuff.
I'll try and take better pictures in the week and post them here. but anyways, on to the pics
they are all oil on canvas except one wich is oil on masonite.

freaky neck

low res pic and bad angle

some heads that I personally dont like that much

eruption

a portrait of a boy and faces(only one Im really happy with)

two pics

kinda like the pirate one, was kind of a break through... didn't belive I could do this one at all but I decided to go for it. got really tired at the end and well enough babbling

please c&c and stay tuned for better pics

**simmi** · May 6th, 2005, 07:24 PM

Yeaahhh ! Gongratulations on the sales man, looking forward to more of your stuff.

**Sorknes** · May 6th, 2005, 07:43 PM

Great Skuli, congratulations on getting your gallery show!

As already said, I wish I was as good as you that age.

The one with all the faces together is the one I like the best.

**Skuli** · May 23rd, 2005, 07:20 PM

well... been busy lately, taking alot of exams

thought I'd drop a few paintings

weird eye for DSG

painted over a sketch

just started with shapes went on...

all done in painter7 about an hour each.. now after starting with this style I'm really inspired to do a fully finished character painting with it

so who knows! don't go far!

and an self portrait done by mirror
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**Gusgus** · May 23rd, 2005, 07:31 PM

Awesome work man keep it up your heading in a really kick ass direction.

**Skuli** · June 22nd, 2005, 07:16 PM

thought I'd throw in a couple o pics
here's an ugly creature, just trying out the whole concept thingy

the result: boring, unoriginal creature that looks like you don't know if it belongs in the 'creatures' box

and here's a new self portrait, I didn't do it all free hand painting, I was just messing around with photoshop and turned a picture of myself into a 2 colored (b/w) big formed picture, then took it to OC and painted in to the white, kinda like it, though my left side looks fucked, but hey..I just got my brains blown out, guess that's kind of an excuse

I've been doing alot in OC lately since I maybe have a little project going on with my friend, It's still at very early stages and not 100% sure it's gonna be finished but let's hope so. I'll tell you more about it after it's gone further.
Here are a couple of character designs:

I don't think I'll be using any of them as finals but we'll see

please leave a comment or a crit

ps. I've been doing a couple of oil paintings lately, haven't got a chance to photograph them but I'll put them here as soon as I've done so, stay tuned

**Skuli** · June 22nd, 2005, 07:21 PM

gahh crap, forgot the newest one

a scarecrow (batman begins) inspired zombie like thing
OC

for a bigger version (actual worksize) click here

**dadu** · June 22nd, 2005, 07:34 PM

hey dude, great paintings
looks like you got alot of stuff goin up in your head

**Skuli** · June 26th, 2005, 08:45 PM

thanks dadu

did these two recently, first one is done from one of Jezebels(?)/Katheryn(?) ref. photos with a little add on from myself. Those refs. are really handy for the hands

second one is from life, sunglasses. kinda suck.

**Hyver** · June 27th, 2005, 06:48 PM

wow i can really see some serious improvement over here.. good job!
i like how you do both digital and traditional, although i suspect you're way more patient with traditional media then with digital tools. try to focus at all times, seems like you got the right vibe going though..
cheers

**Skuli** · June 29th, 2005, 08:18 PM

A study of the death mask, saw Wes go at it and felt inspired, not nearly as good and I lost focus quickly, pain in my back causing a very fucking god damn headache and I can't focus very well in that state so likeness is pretty bad, and also I'm not quite good at cathing likeness. The scan is horrible but well okey enough of the negativeism (is that a word?) and on to the pic.

**Skuli** · July 11th, 2005, 09:22 PM

couple of sketches done the last week or so
painter 9
painted over a sketch, you can see the sketch somewhere above I think

Recently bough Ashley Wood's Popbot graphic novel, saw it, hadn't heard anything of it, liked the pictures, so I bought it

Great, surreal, weird, funny, cool and kinky story, beautifully illustrated.
The next two sketch pages are heavily influenced and many parts of the first ones are part copy part my self.

Just another funky head thingy

and yet another failed self portrait

please drop a comment, going on a two week vacation so I don't know how much art I'll post, but I'll keep watching

and I'll draw alot

**Skuli** · July 27th, 2005, 08:06 PM

Hey, I'm back from Boston! I sketched alot and here are some pieces from the trip!
First one is watercolor, refed from magazine.

These are all pencil pieces and a little white china something pencil in between.

Life sketches from downtown at Copley

Ref.ed from photo

These here are self portraits done through reflection in my iPod and laptop, don't look like me and aren't that good but I kinda liked the mood in them.

From mind

Then played a little with scanned textures and the clone stamp

And the last two fishy ones

I did draw more of course but that's all I got up for now, hope you enjoy and please leave a comment or critic

edit: forgot the Jim Morrison piece, refed from a pic on the internet.

**dashi** · July 27th, 2005, 08:20 PM

hey cool sketches
i'm from boston...how was sketching in the city?
i usually don't go down into boston much since i'm still a "minor" in my parents eyes....and if i'm in boston i'm usually doing something else if ya know what i mean...
dig this guy
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**Dan1989** · July 27th, 2005, 09:48 PM

You have a really cool sketchbook, it's great that you're experimenting and doing creative things, just don't forget to draw from life. More anatomy study will help your drawings and paintings too. Work on your contruction and beginning stages and the result will look better. Keep going!