Just draw ffs! CRITIQUE WANTED! (19/01/2013)

[Syle]

Dude, you're getting better and better. Keep pushing and working hard. You and I both know it will pay off in the future.

[LORD M]

Xelar - Thank you for the critique! I admit the faces look strange still, I think I need to do more studies after photos/life for them. And you are right about colors, I have to work and experiment more on it since yes I always feel they got a sort of cartoony look to them. Since I have James Gurney's book Color & Light I am going to go through it extra much.

witcrack - Hehe thank you for the kind words, witcrack.

Syle - Thanks mate! And yes you couldn't be more right, every minute of what one do now counts in the future.




Here's sparts of the stuff I made the last 2-3 months, I think. Mix of studies from life, photos and imagination. Oldest at top, newest at bottom. Gah I need to pick up the pace, this isn't nearly enough studies.

[Lumens]

Damn the last update is awesome! and such a large body of work.
Nice improvement too.
However if you push yourself even harder you can easily do this in one month.

This is coming from a dork that has a free schedule 24/7
every one is different of course.

[Dark_Eyes]

5 stars! Merry christmas! *****

[LORD M]

I will comment back to everyone's sketchbooks, for everyone who have commented the last months I am really grateful - so I am sorry I haven't for some time.


Lumens - Thank you! Yes I MUST push myself harder! And I am also someone having free schedule almost 24/7 - so it is a bit embarrasing I don't haha!

Dark_Eyes - Wow! Thanks a lot, that makes me incredibly happy! And merry Christmas to you too!



Here's a quick life study before going to bed, 1 hour. It was extremely hard, but just what I need to push my lazy ass!

[Pigeonkill]

I like the tight and polish squid painting.

Happy Holidays!

[telohs]

Awesome stuff man, i'm really liking your rendering style, some more refinement on the brush strokes might could've made it better. And some of the proportions in your sketches looks a bit wonky.

Lots of cool stuff, man. Keep it up yo.

[LORD M]

For DSG: Sci-Fantasy • SHINY HULKING CYBORG'S HEAD IS THAT OF SOME CUTE LIL' ANIMAL

[AllyAlbon]

Wow, you are coming on leaps and bounds, especially your colour work. Subscribed!

[LORD M]

Hey thanks a lot, AllyAlbon! I really appriciate the subscription! So cool!

Here's something for the daily sketchgroup: DSG 1644: Sci-Fi/Creature/Enviro • DESIGN YOUR OWN BEAUTIFULLY LIT PROMETHEAN HORROR. The landscape and its colors are inspired by photos from the surface of Venus, yeah that's right - the fuckin surface of Venus! Is that cool or what.

[LORD M]

Posted this piece in the finally finished thread a week or more ago, and surprised over the amount of replies I got over it!

I felt I learned loads painting it. Inspiration for it came after I had broswed Frank Frazettas amazing art for a couple of hours, and after working on it for some days it was finished, quite fast compared to my previous work. I focused on getting the values down after I had gotten great critique from arenhaus here on CA, and I feel it works.

I also recieved some very justified critique by Dahami here on CA that the scales looked like tattoos and looked lazy, which is true since I only used a multiply-layer for the shadows of the scales. Lesson learned, I won't get away with lazy stuff like that so I shouldn't do it heh.

[I-Bomb]

A very happy sketchbook indeed

[p sage]

Posted this piece in the finally finished thread a week or more ago, and surprised over the amount of replies I got over it!

Great hoot's O__O

[LORD M]

Udonhead - Thanks! I am trying to make it as cheerfull as I can nowadays.

p sage - Hehe thank ya sage! I intend to master it very well one day...


I havent had time to draw that much lately, I have for almost half a year worked on my biology graduation project (Insect biodiversity found in roots used for harvesting for bio-fuel). I don't do any anatomy, perspective, fundamental studies anymore (temporarily only!) since I dont have time, and only draw to enjoy myself and relax.

So here are some new small thingies! One DSG and one accidental sci-fi, started as fantasy piece but friends told me it looked sci-fi and Star Wars-esque, so I added an R2D2 inspired scribe-bit beside the accidental C3P0.

[HarbingerofIllRepute]

: OOOO
WELL GOLLY GEE!
Nice work, I've seen your youtube videos... You've got awesome taste in music.... Perhaps I am mistaken >.>
<.< *realizes the impending awkward*
Anyway, your sketchbook is coolio :>

[Pete Hidalgo]

Awesome style man. I really like these characters!

[kingkostas]

mate you have improved tons!!!!!!!Awesome , everything looks
really interesting. Keep it up mate

[pseudo-me]

Good God, your renders are mouthwatering. Very diverse sketchbook, and funny too

[Anthonycarey]

Posted this piece in the finally finished thread a week or more ago, and surprised over the amount of replies I got over it!

I felt I learned loads painting it. Inspiration for it came after I had broswed Frank Frazettas amazing art for a couple of hours, and after working on it for some days it was finished, quite fast compared to my previous work. I focused on getting the values down after I had gotten great critique from arenhaus here on CA, and I feel it works.

I also recieved some very justified critique by Dahami here on CA that the scales looked like tattoos and looked lazy, which is true since I only used a multiply-layer for the shadows of the scales. Lesson learned, I won't get away with lazy stuff like that so I shouldn't do it heh.

Oh Lordy drawing each of those scales one by one muct have been a pain... Imagine if you'd went back and added a rim light to most of those.. So much agony so much suffering lol jk it looks great though you can tell you took your time..

[will123will]

Yep that last painting looks great, love the speculars on her body and how you painted her face. Oh and I love the pose and composition too

[LORD M]

HarbingerofIllRepute - Hey thanks a lot! Although I don't think you got the right person, I haven't posted any videos yet.

Pete Hidalgo - Thank you!

kingkostas - Thank you my friend!

pseudo-me - Aw thanks dude!

Anthonycarey - Thanks! Hehe, I actually enjoyed working on the scales, there's details like that that is one of the things I love the most when I draw. I would gladly redo them.

will123will - Thanks! Happy you approve!



Haven't posted much lately, hardly ever draw nowadays hehe - school takes the time from me. Managed to make this lil thing though after seeing The Hobbit (go see it if you haven't yet!), still a WIP.

[Flaskpost]

Ser ruggigt bra ut! Kanonfina studier också!

[Pigeonkill]

Nice lighting and extra care on the scales on the naga art piece. I still wouldn't mind seeing extra embossing on the gold plated jewelry around her neck.

[kingkostas]

yooo markus !!!! hows the research going?

[deepskysurfer]

your works on color and value very good .. i think a another way for developing skills of illustration is drawing . draw everything or everything you like it ..
and then with your awesome painting can done your draw.
keep it up your artworks man .

[Henry1rew4er]

I hope you enjoy, and I would very much appriciate any critique, comments and advise you post.