blue's sketchbook: update 18-04-2010:

**bluemonika** · December 21st, 2007, 08:15 AM

hello everyone. these are just some digital studies that i did a while ago. i bought a wacom tablet recently so i still need to get the hang of certain aspects of drawing digital and find out what i can do with my wacom. ( PLEASE SKIP TO THE LAST PAGES...cause the art on the first pages are embarassing )

i hope to be able to post more soon

**sammywhatammy** · December 21st, 2007, 11:24 AM

I'm glad I stumbled onto this thread, your work is beautiful

There's a lovely gestural quality that I love, and I think your use of (shades of) color is absolutely wonderful

I can't wait to see more!

**bluemonika** · December 21st, 2007, 12:19 PM

thank you, i am flattered to hear that

**Micaiah Nelson** · December 21st, 2007, 03:42 PM

You have some nice sketches here. I would suggest for you to watch for your proportions. Do some anatomy studies. And make sure when your doing the hair not to make it as large as the head.

**Blue Disciple** · December 21st, 2007, 05:44 PM

Lovely, roundish, big-eyed faces. Very cute.

**bluemonika** · December 22nd, 2007, 04:16 AM

thank you everyone

@micaiah nelson: i know...i often make my hair too large >_< i have to watch out for that.

anyways here is another doodle that i made recently. just some cyborg/robot girl hanging around...somewere

**Whitevillage** · December 22nd, 2007, 10:01 AM

Hey, those are really nice digital doodles. Becareful with those edges, some of them are a tad too soft instead of a little hard. Keep it up!

**bluemonika** · December 22nd, 2007, 11:06 AM

thanks

i will watch out for the edges next time

**kveye** · December 22nd, 2007, 12:49 PM

I think you sometimes have the same problem as me - everything is soft, so the overall contrast is low.

but if these works are just the beginning - i'm sure you'll get in 5star section in no time

**~Maximiliaan** · December 22nd, 2007, 12:55 PM

Nice doodles.
Keep it up.

**JPC** · December 22nd, 2007, 01:02 PM

I am soooo in love with the first artwork....hauntingly beautiful

**bluemonika** · December 23rd, 2007, 04:12 AM

thank you everyone

@kveye: ow i know! i am having that problem for years now! i watch other artists and their art all the time and i try to get the contrast as high as possible but i just can't...seem...to do it >_< i don't know what the hell i can do about it :/

**bluemonika** · October 13th, 2008, 10:41 AM

hahaha this tread of mine is so dead

well here i am again trying to pump some life into this one. with some new sketches. also,my scanner was not working today so i had to use my bad photocamera and to make thinsg worse, my tablet also did not work so i could not make them very pretty but i hope you like them anyways...even if it is just a little bit

i know that the head on the first one is not connected correctly to her body....i was to lazy to correct that

**bluemonika** · October 19th, 2008, 02:06 PM

just a small update...and yes i know...her headband is screwed up T_T

**RalfvdH** · October 19th, 2008, 02:24 PM

I like that hair...nicely done

I'm more a penciller than a digital artist so i can't give pointers on that.

But still nice work

**geoxen** · October 19th, 2008, 03:13 PM

You're doing good, I'd like to see some more of your pencil art though.

Quick question though, how long does it take you to draw or paint an image usually?

**Cyprinus** · October 19th, 2008, 03:33 PM

You really have nice works! I like your choice of colors. Keep it up, I'd like to see more of your art

**bluemonika** · October 20th, 2008, 04:04 AM

to ralph: don't worry, even if you don't do computer art a lot you are still free to give pointers ^_^
cyprinus: thank you

geoxen: thanks

i think there will be enough pencil arts from me in the future so don't worry

how long it takes me for drawing or painting? it really depends...quick sketches like the ones in this topic can take me 15-45 minutes. a full drawing can take me one hour to several hours. it all depends on the topic and what is in the drawing and such.

**LostFayth** · October 20th, 2008, 08:04 AM

You have improved a lot since Abunaicon 2006!

Your pencil work has become amazingly well. I guess you didn't sit still in Japan and it's nice to see that you're still doing well. Keep up the good work, I'll be dropping by occasionally!

**bluemonika** · October 21st, 2008, 11:17 AM

thanks

i try to keep improving

here's another quick sketch that i did...i was very depressed today ( no shit?) so this was all that i could draw today.i tried to draw my problem away...still glad that it came out ok considering my emotional state

**FightingSeraph** · October 21st, 2008, 05:00 PM

You're pretty good, but make sure you're in a good mood when you want to draw first. Then again, that won't help much.

**bluemonika** · October 22nd, 2008, 04:16 AM

thanks. i know, being in the right mood is very importand for drawing but sometimes when everything is shit you just wanna....draw it all out somewere

at least i do. i hope next time i post something here it will be something that i did in a good mood

**bluemonika** · October 28th, 2008, 05:59 PM

and here we go again

**bluemonika** · October 29th, 2008, 05:25 PM

can somebody tell me how to change the avatar of this topic?

**Kasumi** · October 29th, 2008, 06:00 PM

You have to change the attachments of the first post. The thumbnail for the topic is the first one uploaded in the first post.

**Whitevillage** · November 1st, 2008, 09:29 AM

Thanks for the reply in my sketchbook. Great experimentations with the CG paintings.

**bluemonika** · November 2nd, 2008, 08:54 AM

thanks white village and kasumi.

i did not feel like sketching/drawing today but i gave it a go anyways...sigh

**Clochette** · November 2nd, 2008, 12:26 PM

Nice brushstrokes!

I like the purple girl on post #20.
PS : The avatar of the thread is the first attachement of the first post. You just have to change it.

Edit : Oh I just saw that someone already told it! ^^ Sorry!