Sketchbook by Tom

[kingshaj]

absolutely sublime line work and movement!
most of all you remind us that style is so imortant.
im a subscriber now....

[Ermac]

really nice stuff here man, clean line work, and the bull sketch/paint is pretty freakin awesome, but my only crit about it is when you changed the arms you messed up, because the first makes look like he is turning a sharp corner. But the second looks like he about to back hand something, i dont know i think it looked better before you switched the arms. Thats all hope that helps you.

[shidoken]

thanks Boom!, currently i don't know what my style is.. if there is any. i'll try to stay close to anatomy too.. i haven't done that in a while.

Envisor, thanks for the comment! i try to make my characters jump out of the paper sometimes. i've noticed that there's more shapes and linking stuff that i have to deal with in order to pull that off.

Thanks designboot!

Kingshaj, you're too kind.

Ermac, i know i know... i think i'll change it back and try to make the arms work. the issue before was kinda trashed because the whole arm didn't fit on the paper. i think i'll try to extend the paper to make it fit and add some more pressure to that turn.

you know, as i'm reading all of your crits, it makes me want to draw and get some good pieces out! unfortunately, i can't right now because i'm still at work. also, it's so hard for me to get started at home since i get so tired after traffic and all at night. i just don't know how those other guys do it. do they have a MAD drive of creativity inside them that pushes them so hard?! pld: i think i really need that right now.
i gotta put away my psp, ps2, and warcraft and start cranking out some art!

i'll try and post some new stuff later tonight.

[eXplosiveLimes]

Hey man, this is some nice work here. I love your pencil sketches that you took photos of. A nice scanner would come in handy and is more than worth the price, I would recommend it. Other than that I would really like to see more color work. It seems you have a good eye for that though not much is represented here. I can't wait to see more of your work. Keep it up!

[MrBobMarley]

Nice sb man! Chick in the first post has a kond of Red Monika swagger to her. Love the energy in the bull sketch too. Definitely will be back for more so keep posting.

[Pigeonkill]

I like your style. Sorry that you lost your sketchbook. I like the top picture the best.

[shidoken]

thanks explosivelimes, i would buy a scanner but, i still have my old umax in the closet. it has a printer port only and i bought it years ago. my computer currently doesn't have a printer port.

thanks mrbobmarley!

thanks pigeonkill. i actually found my sketchbook again.

here's another update.

[JERI]

Hey shidoken .

Your characters pack a good deal of personality. I'm not sure if this was already mentioned, but at the moment I reckon you can do more head/face practices as I think your head proportions in particular can use more consistency.

Looking forward to updates on that adorable bull .

[oishiiniku]

Really nice stuff - your linework is super clean and you have a great grasp of foreshortening. Your figures achieve a real sense of volume. Looking forward to more from ya.

Ta, Nick.

[Ashab]

super good work love the lines and flow of your drawing and I real like the colours personally.
keep at it.

[redehlert]

hey boss! nice work going on in here - ok...ok...it's stellar. i said it.
from artcenter, eh? damn...wish i had gone there. i feel like i've been growing backwards and here you are with a solid foundation to do no more than surge forward. kudos to you! and yes, you should be at a game company or something to that degree.
cheers and keep bringin' the power.
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[Pigeonkill]

I think if you had blades of grass on the bottom of the painting you can better gauge the charging bull guy. or motion blur to that extent. Just a thought. HURRAY you found your sketchbook.

[shidoken]

thanks jeri, i've been working on my heads for a while. i think i know what you mean by the proportions.

thanks oishiiniku! i'd like to see your new stuff too!

thanks ashab!

redehlert, the school doesn't make the artist. it's the artist that makes the work. your stuff is way too good for anyone's good. keep doing what you're doing man. you're progressing nicely.

pigeonkill, i took your suggestion and made an update on the bull.. i've just been looking at this way too long. thanks for the comment tho!

here's the bull.


some old work i'd thought i'd share.


and a new sketch in the pad! faces and stuff.


another page.


a closeup.


another closeup. i like how this one turned up accidentally. hehehe.

[TheApp]

Awesome job there, i love your style indeed, the first one is one of my favorites. And it's some of the mose fluid art iv'e seen in a while, thumbs up =D.

[softocean]

I really like the dynamic flow of your figures and creatures. They look like they are moving. Very cool stuff. Also a good use of camera angles and perspective.

My sketchbook is here

[Jesus de Haro]

nice work. i agree with other guys. salute.

[themissinglink]

wow, really love character drawings. they really dynamic and fluid.

[m0uS3r]

nice pics !!!!!!!1

[Steel Buddha]

Right on, I like your style. Keep em coming man.

[Blaz]

Hmm i tought i have replied to this sketchbook before...well...
Great stuff,nice and clean!
(as you can see my comments are deep ^^)

keep it updated!

[Sirio_Brozzi]

Shidoken, that alien creature turned out awesome man, its really alive on the page! Love your lineart, really tight and clean. Cant wait to see more updates mate. I also think that the minotaur type creature looks way better without the motion blur. :I

[chrishly]

you do got some realy nice and clean pics in here.

I think your bull looks much better without the motion blur and the grass. but maby hats only my opinion.

Hope to see some more!

[kawakaze]

wow u have soem badass stuff in here. i love the style, you have an incredible talent of distorting things to amplify emotion etc. really nice linework and great ability to bring them to life w color. that bull w the chrome horns is ridiculously sick. thanks for the inspiration! =D thread subscribed*

[Longxiang]

You draw the best knees. I'm saving some of these

[Craig Houghton]

I friggin love the crazy angles and over the top energy in so many of your drawings. Awesome work! Consider me subscribed.

-Craig

[BazookaJoe]

Nice work shidoken, well you truly deserve a better job in responce to your first reply.

[Camara]

I loved the bull in the sketch fase,the final is not so nice.
Your pencil work is really really nice!!!

[shidoken]

thanks for the comments guys!

it's been a while since i've updated this thing.. i recently got a tablet pc so, i'm playing around with that now.

here's a study on that alien thing.

[AztcFireFlower]

Hey, glad you found your sketchbook. Like losing an arm when all the doodled ideas disappear.
You really have a great drawing style, fluid and graceful. I admire your creature sketches alot. The alien is very cool.

Will be checking every update to see how the alien head colors out. It's going to be killer I can tell.

[FactorZero]

yours lines have a nice silky smooth flow to them. sweet sketchbook! i like the alien designs