Qxzi's Sketchbook [UPDATED - 20th August]

**max1975** · April 10th, 2006, 10:18 PM

Hey Qxzi!

The watercolors are cool...the first one, all dark with the black sky, just isn't working. The blue/green and red/gold are both very cool to look at, but I'd guess the last one, with the more subdued, natural colors will get you the best mark.

Nail clippers are very well done, and it seems like your grasp of perspective on the architectural drawings is improving (though it's still off on the cellphone).

**Heart_x_Slayer** · April 10th, 2006, 10:53 PM

Wow, this is ammazing qxzi you have progressed soo much sence page one your really dedicated youll be super ammazing in no time. Keep up the good work

and my computer has blue lights to yay! haha.

**Qxzi** · April 11th, 2006, 06:06 AM

Max - i totally agree with you, and i thought the natural colours was the best too

And i can see now that the shading on the phone isnt right, oh well

Heart x Slayer - Thanks, your computer has blue lights too? Nice

**Qxzi** · April 11th, 2006, 05:08 PM

Some more life guys

headphones and wallet (im quite happy with the outcome of both)

**amarryth** · April 11th, 2006, 06:02 PM

good stuff man.. i love those watercolours of the alleyway.. i think the one suggestion i would make it trying to do some linework, rendered stuff looks great, but doing a drawing with contours will give a new depth to your stuff.. you'll take your focus away from filling the space with tone, just outline everything...

keep it up

**Flaskpost** · April 11th, 2006, 07:02 PM

really fine life studies, man! looking really good.
keep doin em, youre making great progress!

**Zord** · April 11th, 2006, 10:10 PM

Qxzi, nice renders you got here! I'm really digging the wallet, you captured the folds quite well. The angle of the cellphone from the previous post is interesting too, as are the nail clippers. Pretty soon these will be popping up from the page and have people scratching their heads. It's good to see you using water colors too, mixing up the media is something everyone should do... including myself.

But keep up the excellent work man, the improvement is evident.

**dCepT** · April 12th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Yo! Good lookin' out! I like you envirostudies! The alleyway and the latest church are very cool! I like this best of the watercolor ones... because it's greyscale for the rest, and the red hits creates focuspoints and leads the eye more effeciently through the scene..

Keep on fighting!

d-C

**Qxzi** · April 13th, 2006, 03:34 PM

amarryth - thanks man, and ive got some contours in this update, hope its correct!

Flaskpost - thanks man!

Zord - thanks to you also

That fat kid - cool, i negated a crit? Interesting, i think i should quit drawing and go on to mind reading, lol

dCepT - interesting crit, you think the night scene. Ill keep that in mind buddy, cheers!

Some contours and a painting today. With the contours please tell me if these are correct, if not tell me!

deodrant, football boot, teddy thing and swimming googles

Painting

One other question, do you think its time for me to get a wacom? Any suggestions, feel free to comment

**Dirty C** · April 13th, 2006, 04:20 PM

Hey dude. You're going pretty hardcore on the studies there. And they're kicking ARSE I must say. And I absolutely love the wonky guy.

Your abilities with a pencil are awe inspiring. Keep going, man.

**Flaskpost** · April 13th, 2006, 07:40 PM

i agree with the mighty C.
youre getting damn good! youre training your eyes really fine man!
awesome life studies. keep hitting it bro!

**pennington** · April 14th, 2006, 02:58 PM

hey. thanks for stoppin by my sb! you know i was thinking, i haven't seen much anatomy study from you for a long time. i think it would be a much greater investment to (although tablets are fun) buy some books about anatomy. a great one is hogarth's dynamic anatomy this one or this one. you studies of value just keep getting better. keep it up.

**Qxzi** · April 15th, 2006, 10:12 AM

dirty_c - thanks mate

Flaskpost - thanks to you too

pennington - anatomy huh, well i already have a hogarth anatomy book, but i think ill do it later. I want to do more life studies first

Contour drawings - notepad and another thing ( please tell me if they are wrong for some reason)

Im going to ask the question again because no one answerd it first time

Do you think its time for me to get a wacom? If yes, what make.... etc. Thanks

**Qxzi** · April 15th, 2006, 05:11 PM

One more contour drawing - keys

And also, please answer my question from the last post, cheers

**max1975** · April 15th, 2006, 10:25 PM

If you have money to burn, get the wacom now

Then you'll have it whenever you're ready to really start using it (had mine for a year or two before I did anything good with it

Painted keys are cool, but the top of that shoe is sliding off the side

**feeesh** · April 15th, 2006, 10:28 PM

Wassup Qxzi, youve been making great progress and been really motivated. Very cool to see. I really like what you've been doing with the watercolors too, keep building on that. I also thought the lineart drawings of the buildings next to the photos a few posts back were pretty cool too. Exciting man, keep on drawin!

feeeeeeesh

**styler** · April 16th, 2006, 12:21 AM

hell yea. waccoms are tight

**pennington** · April 17th, 2006, 08:50 PM

hey!!! I answered your comment about the tablet!

anyway the contours are looking great! ok the only thing that i see reoccuring in them is that when you have parallel lines in perspective they converge, meaning the farther away from the viewpoint the closer together they appear. on your notepad the sides from bottom to top get further apart when they should get closer together. just something to think about. later.

**Qxzi** · April 18th, 2006, 01:37 PM

max1975 - thanks for your advice, and im going to get one, TODAY!

feeesh - thanks man, and i will keep on drawing

styler - indeed

pennington - oh yea, you did mention it. But i didnt get it

look...
"you know i was thinking, i haven't seen much anatomy study from you for a long time. i think it would be a much greater investment to (although tablets are fun)...." LOL, you went from anatomy to tablets

But back to your comment, thanks and i see what your saying with the note pad

Contour drawings, lots

Oh and btw im going to get a graphite 4 A5, hope thats good !

**jtheanswer** · April 19th, 2006, 12:10 PM

Wow, great progress dude, your linework and shading are awesome compared to your startings. You also got the book "Drawing from the right side of the brain", what do you think of it, has it worked for you? Keep at it man, read and learn!

**mentler** · April 19th, 2006, 04:08 PM

See your friends are right you are getting better! stay focused!

**Qxzi** · April 20th, 2006, 03:51 PM

GOT MY WACOM TODAY! GRAPHIRE 4 !

REALLY HAPPY!

jtheanswer- thanks, and drawing on the right side of the brain is good. Really intesting, but some of the experiments are bad, because your need materials that i dont have!

mentler - they are so right

And i will stay focused!

Still Life

Painting

Wacom stuff, colouring in one of my pencil drawing! I LOVE WACOMS

**pennington** · April 20th, 2006, 08:26 PM

wow lovely contours! great to see you got a wacom too! keep experimenting.

**krispee** · April 21st, 2006, 05:43 AM

hi qxzi
been reading some of the posts here and there are some fairly critical ones but you are improving mainly because you keep drawing, and that`s the key, whatever people say believe in yourself and keep putting pencil to paper......you`re doing some great drawings from life but don`t forget to fill in with even some basic shading, especially at the base where it will help ground your study object, and give it form and stop it looking flat......
good advice on Hogarth, he`s really good, spent a lot of time drawing almost all of his drawings at one time or another, if you want to draw people study people like him and draw from life, models etc.....
keep drawing that`s the main thing to say, study and draw.....and thanks for stopping by my sp.....
kris

**P E N Ricklund** · April 22nd, 2006, 04:21 PM

WOW! Long time since I checked your sb. Such progress. That's some hardcore studies, thumbs up. Keep at it.
This makes me want to draw.

Hugs!

**Dile_** · April 22nd, 2006, 04:47 PM

great reference painting !!! yeah alot of nice progress indeed!, good work!
keep on it!
btw: I love your avatar!

**Qxzi** · April 22nd, 2006, 05:54 PM

pennington - thanks

krispee - thanks and ive taken your advice onboard!

Pencilator - hey, thanks alot !

Dile - cheers and i like my avatar too

Contour drawings

**styler** · April 24th, 2006, 12:05 AM

looks like you had some fun with that waccom tablet...that's tight. Nice deodorant bar. The other 2 drawings look good but I just don't know what they are. What are they?

**dCepT** · April 24th, 2006, 08:27 AM

Nice update! I really like the footballboot. I don't know if it's a concious or not, but the lines farthest from us are more... blurry as opposed to those nearest the viewer... it creates good depth! Might be worth remembering for later.

Keep 'em coming, man!

d-C

**Qxzi** · April 24th, 2006, 01:30 PM

styler - well the ball kind of thing, i dont have a clue what is it, and the other is a little water colour pallete and colours.

And i did that fun with the wacom

dCepT - I didnt actually mean to make the lines are blurry, but i will keep it in mind as i do more drawings etc.

Wacom Stuff - coloured in the man and alien shuttle with missliles