no87's dailyselfportraits - 398

**no87** · August 6th, 2009, 06:02 PM

some really inspirational sp studies in this part of the forum

. so i think im going to start my own and get myself in gear.
here's a sp sketch. not at great start but need to work on pencil techniques alot. :/

**no87** · August 7th, 2009, 04:43 PM

-_-

**no87** · August 8th, 2009, 07:08 AM

had ago with my markers today which i havnt used in awhile. it went wrong :<
i really need to practice more to get use to the mirror.

***ViRuS*** · August 8th, 2009, 02:28 PM

your drawings have a nice "worked" feeling to them. seems your not afraid to make broad, quick statements. maybe work with graphite and don't be afraid to erase out and blend a bit, maybe spend more time. this will force you to look more and get used to the mirror. good stuff so far, keep it up =)

**no87** · August 9th, 2009, 04:58 PM

thanks virus! that's some good points you brought up. i think i will try spending a little more time on them and try and develop stuff abit more.

this time i had ago at digital one. i should have really sketch this before painting. instead i rushed into colour and form so quickly on this. everything got so distorted in this method. also i forgot to set colour proof before i started so some of the dark tones have gone now.

**shamandalie** · August 10th, 2009, 06:46 AM

Hey dude, actually that digital is pretty good! Nice lighting. Would love to see more from you!

**jigje** · August 10th, 2009, 07:17 AM

Hey man, I love your pencil style and then the digi was a great surprise. I look forward to seeing more of your stuff. Im gonna learn from you, I can tell.

**no87** · August 10th, 2009, 06:16 PM

thanks shamandalie. i'll try my best

thanks jigje. really want to work on alot more pencil stuff. im really not happy at my approach at the moment with it. ive got a few things that i want to try onces i get better at capturing a likeness. it should help me develop multiple styles i hope

10/08/09
used digital again. wanted to just get the likeness across without dealing with skin tone. i threw down a quick sketched before painting this time

oh and i tried a different expression aswell.

**jigje** · August 10th, 2009, 08:05 PM

So cool man. There's a new kid on the block. Woo hooo.

**no87** · August 11th, 2009, 12:08 PM

thanks jigje!

11/08/09
new angel, new expression and brushes that i made this morning. makes some interesting marks and shapes. was quite a fight to stop myself exploring abstract shapes and get back to trying to paint the portrait. XD

**no87** · August 12th, 2009, 01:19 PM

12/08/09
was trying to get a more natural skin colour but it went way to orange :<
oh well........

***ViRuS*** · August 13th, 2009, 02:30 AM

good stuff man, keep rockin.
couldn't hurt to render the shirt/hoodie/etc that you have on from time to time as well, it's all bout life drawing, not just the portraits. =)

**no87** · August 13th, 2009, 02:30 PM

thanks virus! yeh i guess i was being a bit lazy there, will try to into render into more detail on my next few.

13/08/09
tried to go for a more realistic skin tone this time. :/

**no87** · August 14th, 2009, 02:22 PM

14/08/09
today i was messing around with painter for a change. ive never really given this program a proper try out. so inspired by sketcheth's awesome experimental work i thought i would sit down and started learning some of the tools, and my god is there some amazing brushes in this program! so here is a fusion of me messing around with loads of brushes as i go

**no87** · August 15th, 2009, 07:15 AM

15/08/09
quick doodle before i go to see u2 today in wembley

**no87** · August 16th, 2009, 05:10 PM

16/08/09

**no87** · August 17th, 2009, 09:02 AM

17/08/09
messing with palette knifes mainly this time.

**no87** · August 18th, 2009, 08:13 AM

18/08/09
coulld only use letters from my name as brushes this time. i love arial font

**jigje** · August 18th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Hahaha, so cool.

**no87** · August 19th, 2009, 10:02 AM

thanks jigje. i was thinking of maybe doing another one of them at some point but see if i could do it being really economic with the brushes. it could iver work or go horrible wrong but hay i'll give it ago some time. xD

19/08/09
back in painter again today. did one only using real 2b pencil and just add water tools. the real pencil one doesn't really act like a real pencil but its still not a bad tool.

**no87** · August 20th, 2009, 09:47 AM

20/08/09
still messing around with painter :/

**cdejong** · August 20th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Dude these are so awesome, I love all of the digital sketches, especially the ones with crazy brushes. Keep on rocking, these are really cool.

**Twan** · August 21st, 2009, 07:10 AM

cool stuff man! The render is good, the light and shadows are well done.
Keep it up!

**no87** · August 21st, 2009, 05:08 PM

thanks cdejong! yeh i love mad brushes man. ^^
thanks Twan!

21/08/09
still in painter trying out another approach. had to be quick with this one. :/

**cdejong** · August 21st, 2009, 07:52 PM

Just keep it up man. I smell improvement in here.

**no87** · August 22nd, 2009, 07:18 AM

thanks man ^^

22/08/09
back in photoshop. new angle was interesting. had to stay quick again tho :/

**jigje** · August 22nd, 2009, 07:31 AM

Last two are my favorite, the last one especially man. I would love to see you spend a bunch of time on one, maybe that last one and refine it out. Well done Alex.

**no87** · August 23rd, 2009, 04:34 PM

thanks jigje! on the weekend i normally have quite alot of my time taken up with work so its hard to get alot of art done. hence the quickness. might go back on one at some point tho.

23/08/09
back in painter. thought i would try out my fav pen stuff in traditional on digital. so much camberwell in this

.

gona have to go back to traditional medias soon. need to improve my oil skills at some point:/

**cdejong** · August 23rd, 2009, 04:59 PM

Trippy green, nice drawing though, good structure.

Oils are so tough, especially alla prima. They're a ton of fun though, definitely mess around with them!

**no87** · August 24th, 2009, 07:52 AM

lol trippy green. i didnt think of it that way.

yeh oils can be really hard. its something that i have to learn. ive just to prime some boards so i might start tommorw if i have enough oil paint. haven't checked that yet >.<

24/08/09
thought i would get off the computer for this one. here's one with a graphite stick. the left eye kinda isn't were i would be happy with it but oh well. :/