ZENseless - FEB 18 -2009 lastupdated

[Nibras]

Really nice stuff
Your digitals are improving
Your characters are sweet! and your ocs are my fav
Keep it up man!

[Diego]

Wow, so much replies since last update. Thank you guys, really. Helps me to keep on struggling. I'll try to keep this thing going from now on.

Some pencil stuff

Study for a painting i did last year


Figures from imagination for a sculpture


Figure studies from photos (sorry for the bad quality, a3 stuff)




Some digi-stuff, mostly practices.

Sergio Sanchez study


Thumbs fun


Some designs from the thumb sheet






Some heads from imagination, trying some stuff.

[Zebz]

Hey Diego! Thanks for checking out my new book. Stay on me so I keep updating it. I need the accountability. lol

Your stuff is looking better and better, man. The renders and studies are fantastic. Your lines are so clean and confident too! I wish I could just lay lines down so well. Especially when it comes to the stuff from my mind. Heh. Don't be afraid to push the contrast in those renders. And when your doing those studies make sure you're continually asking yourself where the different shadows and lights are (highlight, core shadow, cast shadow, reflected light, etc.) and really pop those places to sell the weight and existence in space that the object has. Push those values, man!

Also the thumbs are looking really cool too. I've just been doing those more often lately and have finally started to get a bit of a groove with 'em. Just try to look at it as if it's a math problem and you're just balancing each stroke and shape with another. Sometimes it seems like when you flesh those out you get pretty complicated and detailed. Don't forget to give some the eyes a rest by introducing some flat surfaces in there too. I often have this same problem. Heh. Keep up the great work! Lookin' forward to more, man.

[MattGamer]

good work! the head master studies are helping you more
than you know. keep working hard!

[Flaskpost]

dang brother! you´ve really stepped it up a notch since last time i checked!
you´re getting gooooood, man. keep up the hard work!

[AztcFireFlower]

Hola Diego,

Them's some pretty good figures from your imagination. Showing off your knowledge. Very cool.

[Zebz]

Thanks for the post on my book, man. I hopped over here looking for one from you and I leave empty handed! Bring me some updates! Hope all is well with you.

[Clipper]

still amazing

[mike butkus]

Good work. I can see your skills improve from page to page. Good job.

[SMILEFACE]

wow your values an studies are incredable an dig the akuma

[chopinlover]

Nice studies and nice characters, I liked the medic that you were working on

[aedman]

Looking good, the heads from memory, particularly the cowboy type guy are really nice, a lot of personality to them. I also dig the robotic design from the thumbnails, looks like you're working hard and making good progress.

[Bushido]

Post more often!!!!!!!!!!! PEACH

[Shadow Stalker]

Really cool sketchbook. Keep it up. :>

[My57]

quite the good painter, although seems a bit soft in some of the painting. Your still better then me ^_^

[GriNGo]

buenas las cabezas de la imaginación! la peliroja está muy bien hecho... intentas hacer que se parezca lo más realista posible, o buscas estilizar a los personajes un poco?

[Jeremy Swan]

nice faces and studies... this sketchbook needs some love lol update dude!

[GriNGo]

Diego te invito a que participes de esta pequeña actividad: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...45#post2343045

Saludos!
GRINGO

[snootchy]

yo diego nice meeting u over at livestream and thnx again for the heads up on OC sessions, definitely would luv to do a group session with ya sometime!!

this one is epic dood, can't wait to see this bad boy fleshed out and your tonal works are great, more colors!!


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[hala]

I agree with snootchy, I hope you finish that piece because it's awesome so far. Really enjoyed going through a few pages in your SB Great stuff happening in here, and your studies are looking great!!
Thanks for the advice and crits btw

[Ricardo Robles]

Hola Diego!
Me gustan tus personajes, tienes un buen dominio del lápiz.
Los estudios muy conseguidos,.
Sigue así!

[midknight523]

great work!

[Mag-Neo]

---- Great studying, anatomy & figure researches are amazing..... Keep 'em more & more.... GOOD LUCK mate............

[Mag-Neo]

-----Also I'd like to say all of your characters are looking amazingly incredible.......

[andres333]

I love your life drawings they seem so real

[AestheticMachine]

its great to see your progress, i bet it would have be a lot of fun to learn and paint with you
looking forward to more

[enthombed]

Wow Diego, a lot of improvement here dude, this last pieces is really good, you grow a lot bro.

Keep posting man.


Cheers

[Oddo]

Value studies are awesome, especially the portraits
I would love to see some works that are more filled with color .

[paperX]

hey man thanks for dropping by my sb, your stuff is looking great! Are you using colour burn/dodge layers, the tools, or any other layer adjustment in particular? I find that its better to mix the colours yourself using the hsb sliders (linran has a good tutorial on it that I translated which you can find in my signature). Burn/dodge tools can push the contrast too much and results tend to have a slight metallic, unnatural look (plus you learn more about colour theory by mixing).

Another thing that i reckon could push the quality of your paintings is edgework. soften some of those edges and you'll find you don't need to make the shadows so dark to push the highlights and create contrast

[archipelago]

cool stuff!

I dig these ones: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...8&d=1234936805