PieMonster's sketchbook - 5 year sketchbook anniversary update! - 020513

[Sebastian Gromann]

and suddenly; BAM in your faaace !!!

good to have you back! these are looking tasty! argh, and please do not start a new sketchbook mate!

take care!

[SamC]

Ohh dude you're back! Awesome man, would love to see more

[PHATandy]

OH man, people still use OC. Awesome. I always how linework looks in OC, so nice. Good stuff man. Now keep posting!

[lancer_idenoure]

ooohh good to see you back man.
great job on those last sketches, your anatomy is nuts

[PieMonster]

Sebastian Gromann: Thanks, yeah, I probably won't after all, should get better at updating though. :p
SamC: Yeah, more is on the way, thanks!
PHATandy: Yeah, I really like drawing in OC actually, I think lines usually turn out better than in PhotoShop, maybe I just need some better brush settings in PS though. Thanks!
lancer_idenoure: Thanks man!

Here's some stuff for the last Teen Challenge, I should really finish some more drawings, and do some more studies and stuff. :l

[Metal Fingers]

lol, that guy could just bitchslap somebody all across the room with all them hands. The size of the lower set of hands in comparison to the size of his arms is a bit weird, I'd figure if his arms are that big, he'd be putting a fair amount of use into those hands as well so they'd end up pretty burly. Keep it up man.

[Dilated]

Cool stuff dude, I share everyone else's joys that your posting again!

[PieMonster]

MetalFingers: Hahaha, so true. Good point though, I'll rescale them, thanks!
Dilated: Thanks a lot!

Sorry about the quality, I don't have access to a scanner at the moment so I had to take pics with my phone. The first one is hair studies from Mad Men, basically gestures since the episode was running while I drew them. And the other one is just a random drawing of 2 generic demon type thingies.

[Nickodemus]

Wow, what amazing pen & pencil work. Really vivid, unique imagery. Some super haunting/compelling stuff.

I would echo what has already been said. Let your painting be as loose as your pencil sketches. I feel the same way when I paint, all the time. What helps me is to remember not to be afraid of making big, bold, sweeping marks, similarly to as if you were sketching.

So much of your style is in your mark making, and I would love to see a full translation of that into paint. Best of luck.

[Sebastian Gromann]

really yummy lines and forms dude ! keep on rocking my world!

[PieMonster]

Nickodemus: That's something I'll have to keep in mind, thanks man.
Sebastian Gromann: Thanks, I'll do my best.

Sorry about the horrible quality.

[Guik]

looking gooddddd, wish I could do those type of costumes!

[Pigeonkill]

Ack, those bad scan mucked up your good drawings. I love the alien concepts. I wouldn't like to go arm wrestling with them.

[PieMonster]

Guik: Thanks!
Pigeonkill: Yeah, the cell phone camera isn't the best, the lighting conditions didn't help either. Haha, you better watch out for those arms, thanks!

The viking-ish guy is for the new Teen Challenge.

[PieMonster]

Yay, post #1000!

Just some random stuff from the past weeks, sorry about the quality, I really need to get a scanner. :l

[Fetsch]

oooooh awesome sketches i bet they look twice as good with a decent scanner time to invest some money hehe.

[Sebastian Gromann]

oooooh awesome sketches

- TOTALLY !

[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

Super nice details! Lovely sb! Cheers

[Guik]

Awesome, would love to see those in a better quality!

[PieMonster]

Fetsch: Thanks! Yeah man, I really need a scanner. :l
Sebastian Gromann: Danke schön!
theUNKNOWNsketcher: Thanks!
Guik: I'll rescan some when I get hold of a scanner, thanks!

Just a couple of color studies. I'm so slow at this, and I'm really bad at color as well, gotta do this way more.

[monstertree]

Hey, nice! Really effective colour choices in the last studies.

[Alrap]

Cool stuff, i like colors

[PieMonster]

monstertree: Thanks man, glad you think so.
Alrap: Thanks!

Another color study, and a random sketch thing.

[henri]

dude, i love those alien designs! keep up with the color studies, maybe try doing some still lifes. I've found them the most helpful when it comes to color.

[sourgasm]

good stuff, man. i'll be checking back for sure!

[PieMonster]

henri: Thanks a lot!
sourgasm: Thanks man!

Just a quick painting of a yellow face, suspended in green space.

[DStraX]

aaaw dude lovely drawings!!!
skal prøøøve å komme med noen crits nå
mulig brystkassa på damene i denne er litt breie
Her er undearmene litt små

fargestudiene dine ser ganske bra ut. bare pass på at du lærer noe fort at man bare går i copy zombie mode og ikke tenker over hvorfor lys og farger er som de er.

denne ser ut som den kan bli bra, hennene er litt karate chop mode, og grunnfargen er litt for desaturated.. ja jeg kan heller ikke norsk..

diiig highlights på denne, den litt sykelige grønngule fargen mot det røde i skyggen ser dramatisk ut. litt usikker på fargen pupillen da. men helheten ser bra ut

[karen_]

Hi there. Thanks for the comment!

This looks great, I especially like the line drawings =)

cheers!

[Aragah]

wooow, your designs and rendering are so freaking amazing!

[Wagensm]

I just looked at your sketchbook for the first time, and seeing how much you've improved from your first post to your last is totally inspiring.

Especially nice work on the monsters up apove, beastly. Keep it up!