What are ye sellin stranger

**sir_lean** · January 29th, 2009, 10:29 AM

Hi everyone, I've been a semi lurker for around 3 years now. I really should have started one of these back then. I really want to learn and improve! Its been really inspiring looking through everyone's sketchbook. Please feel free to C&C- its very appreciated!

these are from last year.

Sargent study

Ill try post more figure studies and sketchbook work. thanks so much for looking.

**Farvus** · January 30th, 2009, 06:07 PM

Welcome to CA.
You got very good start. I like it that you keep drawing loose instead of focusing very early on details. I think what would really improve your art is trying to simplify the planes and mass shadows a bit so that the form is more readable and elegant.

You got something example of how to approach that in Nathan Fowkes blog:
http://nathanfowkes.blogspot.com/200...wing-demo.html
Also check out overpaint by Greg Pro here (in #12 post) : http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho....php?p=2074018

Hope it helps.

Keep posting.

**sir_lean** · July 12th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Farvus thanks so much! I really want to improve black and white as I find it so difficult, thank you for the links..its been really very helpful!

both are studies

These were mostly done from Janurary to now, have tried putting them in some sort of order that I did them. Theres a lot of little red riding hood because my my final project at uni was based around little red. Will promise to post more sketchbook and anatomy studies!

ps- thanks phiq for the encouragement!

**phiq** · July 25th, 2009, 02:42 AM

Hey, I found your sketchbook! Looking very nice so far! Looking forward to more! Make yourself an avatar too sometime

**keith_v** · July 25th, 2009, 02:46 AM

Reall good stuff! I think your strongest pieces are the full environment pieces, like the ones with the little girl walking through the town. They show great detail and compisition. I find my eyes looking over the entire image to absorb the whole thing.

**sir_lean** · July 26th, 2009, 05:46 PM

phiq - hey man! thanks took me a little while to figure out how to make one..kept clicking the wrong button until I saw "avatar" *facepalm*

keith_v- thank you so much! Its funny because I think my weakest points are environments. I used a few references here and there for them and places like France ( which I love to bits)

some more sketchbook work and studies. I never know what to show from my sketch books. I left out the weird Illustration stuff and put some studies on here instead

**sir_lean** · July 30th, 2009, 01:15 PM

a pimento pin cushion

**phiq** · July 31st, 2009, 01:57 AM

Very nice updates! You're getting some great studies down too. Good stuff.

**drd** · July 31st, 2009, 04:09 AM

Great illustrations; You have a good sense of the design side of things as well-- I love this:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...cardceline.jpg

Your linework is awesome, keep it up.

**sir_lean** · August 3rd, 2009, 05:27 PM

Hello!

thanks drd!

phiq - yo thanks mate, am trying to do as much as I can ( i get bored of them though

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for now some gestures and stuff- trying to be more loose without looking like i don't know what I'm doing..which actually doesn't work out most of the time hurhur

**dU5K** · August 4th, 2009, 10:54 PM

you got some pretty cool art here. i wouldn't mind seeing more

**jackpot_anjr90** · August 5th, 2009, 01:21 AM

Nice work! Keep working on those color and anatomy studies...that'd really help you a lot.

**sir_lean** · August 15th, 2009, 04:38 PM

update!

**Burdie** · August 15th, 2009, 09:01 PM

You have some really nice stuff in here. I like your figure drawings from your most recent post and The painting of the girl with the cat eyes is very pretty

**sir_lean** · August 27th, 2009, 09:37 AM

So I've jumped the wagon , I've coloured a disney picture based on a traditional painting.

got this image from here and was inspired from a painting from Pierre Auguste Cot "spring"

also some girls

**Freddy Scribbles** · October 16th, 2009, 05:52 AM

Thanks for visiting my sketchbook!
Love the poses on this last bunch of sketches.
Cheers

**Rotor** · October 16th, 2009, 06:02 AM

Wonderful use of colour and flowy linework.

I have nothing else to offer than a pat on the back, keep it up.

**sir_lean** · November 17th, 2009, 06:13 PM

update ahoy! some studies, doodles and a thing for illustration friday topic , though mainly studies from characterdesigns.com really good resources though wish they had more male nudes! Am trying to make my lines more simpler and suggestive so any comments/ critiques are appreciated!!

**sir_lean** · November 24th, 2009, 03:23 PM

some figures, studies and illustrations

**Call0ps** · December 6th, 2009, 08:42 PM

beautiful work, lots of personality. you got yourself a fan ! btw i saw in your blog that you went to the james jean presentation! i was there too! lol. if you are from london try to get in the meeting i would love to meet you and see your work in person! =) keep it up!

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