Qwerty pop.

[Cwn Annwn]

Nice to see you playing with values. Just keep an eye on the anatomy still. The foreshortening on his right arm doesn't look quite there yet.

[guitarjames]

WWWWOOOT second page skate boarder , his shoes are a bit strange i think
cwn anwn-i just noticed his arm dam,im guna leave it at that though

[Fishspawn]

Calm down and take your time on a little more. Focus on the basics. Your work would improve a lot with a basic knowledge of 3-dimensional space and proportion. It's fun to play with photoshop but it won't pay off as much as studying basics. Sorry for the lecture, but thats what SSGs are for. Keep sketching.

[guitarjames]

fishspawn-evryones got to have little fun once in a while
yes i know the woman sucks

[Stark]

I think you need more individual anatomy studies. Like focus soley on arms for awhile and then move on to hands, legs, etc. I'm seeing in your studies that your arms look a little "stiff".

[Listing]

Good work. Keep producing. Show us some life work.

[guitarjames]

this is from quite a while ago i did it for my dad ,self poartait with a miror and oils.the photo is bad on this 1

[guitarjames]

i am going omn holiday 4 a week so no update till then,some more amr studies and a mech and a picture of a beach and horsey

[sweetoblivion314]

the studies keep getting better and better. And that self portait reminds me of gauguin. Keep at it.

[Fishspawn]

I like that last post a lot better. I wasn't saying "dont have fun", i was trying to say use what you're studying to improve your "fun" work. Don't forget to block in your shapes, it helps a bunch. Heres an example to show how that skeleton you are starting to draw can help in your digi work. I hope you don't mind.

[guitarjames]

update
fishspawn-thanks for the advice i will start doing manikins before adding muscles and things.

[fedezz]

I dig the use of the rake brush in this one. Try to use it bigger, constructing your shapes with bolder strokes, use its feature to define volume.
Nice improvements so far, keep it up!!!

[guitarjames]

um some anatomy tsketches , the one with lots of manikins on i think i will paint in acrylics?
fedezz-i will give it a go somtimes thanks.

[Dile_]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...3&d=1154968940

Looks nice, but man, get rid of this camra, it annoying me ALOT acctually, blue sketches ?
however, good work man! keep it up! and thanks for the reply!

[Fishspawn]

Sweet progress. I really like those skull/arm/leg studies. I like the one with lots of bodies intertwined. One thing i notice about it though is that all of the hips are too low. Feel your hips - they almost touch your ribcage. Keep up the hard work!

[guitarjames]

dile-thanks , yes the camera is a bull but it will have to do for now , i will start taking the pictures outside maybe artificial light is messing it up.
fishspawn-thanks , hmm i kinda wanted them to be stretched a bit but i see what u mean.
james.

[blanquish]

ok james, hows it goin'?
My absolute best advice for improving is to get your drawing skill/rendering skill up to a decent level, and the best way to do that, is to do studies and ref stuff. Believe me, in order to achieve anything good, you need to have an understanding of the basic principles, line length, tonal indifference, and appropriate angles.
if you need motivation
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=870
from a noob to a pro, check out every couple of pages and prepare to be amazed.
Oh and start drawing as soon as you read this

[guitarjames]

i have been drawing from some ref but i will try o draw more
squirrel -ref, tank not and perspective ,i did some life studies of lamps and pots and then drew lots of small manikins all over the page,and ther is a butterfly for cousins birthday card

[guitarjames]

pencils of faces and figuers , then i did 2 minute speed paints with a tooth brush and acrylics because i always go in to details before blocking out simple shpes so i thought i would paint with a toothbrush beacuse u cant go in to detailthe results vary from crud to good ,the last 2 are my favrouite























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[guitarjames]

blemaeh an apple!!!

[guitarjames]

u manother drawing i jut did an anti terror suit, i will do some more anatomy and life drawings tomorow

[Blue Severin]

Damn dude, you're definitely taking the fast track to getting better. Keep it up and all that. If you've improved this much in a month and a half, it'll be sweet to see where you are in six.

[guitarjames]

life studies and anatomy,
blue severin- thanks ,well instead of siitning around playing i drew instead ,yeh will be nice to see my improvment.james

[guitarjames]

15 mins in painter , working on a sketch i did today,

[Fishspawn]

Nice updating. I really like that apple, and your anatomy is looking much better. Keep doing some really fast and taking longer on others, you're visibly improving!

[paberu]

I really liked the apple paint study! I think you need to use some more heavier values for the shadow side of it, currently it feels very "airy". Keep em coming!

[guitarjames]

fishspawn- i will do more quick gestures and some more hardcore studies thanks man
rayk-thanks,i think i will leave the apple but i will push the values in my future drawings.
james,update later.

[guitarjames]

trying to do a speed paint looks rubish

[Wolfbane]

Thanks for the reply in my SketchBook man! looking good over here James,
though i must honestly agree with Dile on the Camera issue its bugging the
hell out of me! get yourself a scanner, and scan em all in instead, much
better result! well keep up the sketching bro, diggin the rough style of
yours

[guitarjames]

wolf bane -thanks man, i hate the camera to but its all i have now so until i get a scanner it will have to do.
traditinal later, this for now, done from a sketch on paperjames.