anything beats nothing... sometimes...

**Dan.v.D.** · October 11th, 2003, 01:54 PM

haha yes i suck but imma get ya´ll (... that selfmotivation thing...

)

ok here´s some rubens studies i did today

well i did a lot more but u know i´ll update as often as possible but not each and every fart that only wastes your time.

ceeya

crap legs :mad:

well that mouth really was sorta like this but treated with "slightly" more subtilety so it looked convincing

**Dan.v.D.** · October 12th, 2003, 02:53 PM

some folds that make no sense

*edit*
or rather lines that make no folds

rubens again

and yes original stuff will follow soon ... i hope

**Dan.v.D.** · October 13th, 2003, 04:51 PM

"painter photoref study messed with"

**Hunger_Artist** · October 13th, 2003, 05:21 PM

the "old masters" got the way they did because they drew from their daily lives. A woman churning butter might now be a woman talking on her cellphone waiting for a bus.. If you use the talent you have to capture what you see every day I think it would be interesting

**Dan.v.D.** · October 17th, 2003, 05:45 PM

thx for the comment but for now i wanna learn and masters make for great teachers.

now 2 studies. nothing special but i haven´t done such things before.

not really nailed the likeness.

found that shot of a female all painted golden.
tried to do the opposite of that portrait before (limited values, big brush)

**Dan.v.D.** · October 26th, 2003, 09:16 AM

no ref lightning studies with 3 values and big brush, to keep it as simple as possible. uhm it´s not! ... for me...

additionally i´m still not all that down with handling the tablet

**Dan.v.D.** · October 30th, 2003, 10:35 AM

no ref stuff for me to see where my knowledge ends

**Dan.v.D.** · November 5th, 2003, 08:22 AM

looks stupid but i´m not getting any further with it atm.

whithout marko i wouldn´t have done something like it yet.
so kudos to him!

**Robolus** · November 6th, 2003, 05:32 AM

Ahh, I remember this one from Markos WS. Looks good! You should add some highlights at his head, shoulder, perhaps a small one at his blade too. :chug:

**Dan.v.D.** · November 6th, 2003, 06:16 AM

thx robby! yeah i think i´ll work on it some more soon. i just feel i need to do something different now.

what´s up with your sketchbook? hehe

**Suder** · November 6th, 2003, 11:48 AM

hi Dan!

i remember that one too. i liked your scetch of it a bit more, but that might be because it isn't finished yet.
i like your scetchbook! their are a lot of usefull training-studies in it. i'll try that lightning-thing with only 3 values, too. good idea to get a basic understanding of lights and shadows!

keep it up! :chug:

alex

**Dan.v.D.** · November 7th, 2003, 05:34 AM

hey the comment is much appreciated! yeah try some of those studies.

well yesterday i doodled this together...

**Dan.v.D.** · November 7th, 2003, 08:34 AM

blah blah...

i´ll do better ones asap

**Robolus** · November 8th, 2003, 10:16 AM

Good studies! You keep improving!!! :chug:

**R_M** · November 8th, 2003, 10:42 AM

hi dan,
the freaky alien from nov 7th is good! the lighting works well and it gives it a nive 3D feeling. the BG is a bit to empty...
keep it up!

**Dan.v.D.** · November 11th, 2003, 01:00 PM

thx rob n´rob :p

i´m not pleased with the outcome given how long i worked especially on the second one.
the biggest problem was that the paper was so damn textured, that even with a staedtler-EE pencil there was no way to get real dark yet smooth areas.

lol they look like dirty ass thumbnails tho i worked in A3....

**Dan.v.D.** · November 11th, 2003, 05:56 PM

always loved that ink drawing by uncle frank.

**metalwinds** · November 11th, 2003, 11:19 PM

keep rockin those studies dude. theyll help you sooooo much. draw more from reference too (models, not old masters). keep em comin

peace

**R_M** · November 13th, 2003, 03:34 AM

Are You Related TO FRANK, Oh MY GOD!!!

**Dan.v.D.** · November 13th, 2003, 04:00 AM

haha nope but ever since i´ve read...

"While growing up on Long Island, I guess I was
around ten or eleven years old, my cousin Ellie
and her husband Frank would often visit us to
enjoy the pool and a fun backyard barbecue.
They would bring their children for us to play
with while they lounged. The one thing that
caught my eye was Uncle Frank, as I called
him, reclining with a large pad on his lap
drawing away, always while chatting with the
other adults. I would find myself frequently
looking over his shoulder only to find that
what he was drawing with no reference was,
Al Capp’s syndicated newspaper
column, ”Little Abner.” Little did I know the
influence he would have in my life in less
than a decade. To this I say, ”Thanks for
being there Frank Frazetta.” "

...a short bio of ken kelly i can´t help but think of "uncle frank"

**Dan.v.D.** · December 27th, 2003, 11:21 AM

coloring of phuzion´s pencil piece in the
*New Media Coloring Book*

a little dated attempt at something matte painting like

cloesup:

and some sketch i´m toying with atm:

**obid619** · December 29th, 2003, 04:09 AM

um...it seems your doubting your skill. YOU HAVE GOOD TALENT

**Dan.v.D.** · January 18th, 2004, 06:56 AM

thx opid619 i´d really appreciate to have some more of it!

sooooo here we go with an chronologically ordered excerpt of what i´ve done over the last 2 weeks. without ref.

fitst two were done on a train so forgive the sHaKeYnEsS

some of them looked much better before i stared to mess them up by totally uninspired toying around

**Robolus** · January 18th, 2004, 07:23 AM

Hi Dan, very good Update my friend!
Your knowledge of anatomy is getting better and better. The face on the first page and bs004 are the best of them. Be careful with your proportions (length of the arms etc,) and the balance between the left and the right side of the body.

On with the show!