I want to be an illustrator

**kennygeeze** · December 25th, 2010, 01:09 AM

Thanks jeremygordon89

Yeah, I think the line-drawings are where I'm the most comfortable

Thanks insanelight!

I'm hoping I'll get a chance to do more like that. It was a fun process.

Thanks kiwigarbage! I think I know what you mean about the skin study thing? Are you touching on how things are just kinda roughed in around what would be skin or is it a texture thing? I was just wondering if you could elaborate. I'm making a list of stuff I need to work on more in the coming weeks

**hücumkedi** · December 25th, 2010, 05:24 AM

love your art a lot

**jNeumann** · December 25th, 2010, 10:37 AM

Wow, your work is really really good. I love the value range your able to achieve in your pen drawings. Post #48 is fantastic too. Keep it up!

**Zat** · December 25th, 2010, 10:52 AM

amazing

**Cielocchi** · December 25th, 2010, 12:34 PM

Love your work, especially the likeness in the portraits! I recognized Antoine Dodson (The "hide yo kids"-guy) immediately.
Keep it up, I'm subscribing to this thread~

**pixel cheetah** · December 25th, 2010, 02:05 PM

Lovely skecthes, keep it up!

ps. the cat feels a bit flat.

**kennygeeze** · January 28th, 2011, 12:34 AM

pixel cheetah,

thanks, yeah I agree. I'm working on a revision of it with some better lighting.

Cielocchi, thanks!! It wasn't that long ago I was tearing my hair out over likeness issues and every face I drew looked like mine, hehe. It's nice to know my stuff is starting to resemble who it's supposed to. Thanks

Zat, thanks

jNeumann, thanks, I hope to do more like it

hücumkedi, thanks

Here's a new piece I finished with some process:

**Warforce17** · January 28th, 2011, 01:29 AM

Really nice stuff here. I like how you present your images you did with ink(?).
I hope you understand what I try to say with my limited English.

**kennygeeze** · January 28th, 2011, 12:23 PM

Thanks Warforce 17

, Yup, I use a lot of ink in most of the black and white work. I bought some colored inks a while ago so I was thinking of trying those out and seeing how those go.

I decided to finish off this one from last November.

I was interested in a different lighting set-up than my first version. I built a quick maquette out of sculpey and lit it various ways.
The piece began with a ballpoint pen thumbnail scratched out in my sketchbook.

**Origa** · January 28th, 2011, 01:13 PM

Woaa, the ink work is absolutely amazing, five stars. If you don't mind me asking; do you sketch lightly with pencil or something first or just dive into it with ink right away?

**kennygeeze** · January 28th, 2011, 11:06 PM

Hi Origa,
Thanks very much

The more opaque black and white ink work usually has some light pencil guidelines.
For the transparently applied washes of grayscale ink ones I usually do a drawing on a cheap piece of paper and then transfer it to the watercolor paper when I'm ready to paint.

**Velocity Kendall** · January 28th, 2011, 11:31 PM

kickass train sketches

**kennygeeze** · May 8th, 2011, 06:55 PM

Thanks Velocity!

New stuff:

**mass87** · May 9th, 2011, 08:50 AM

Awesome work mate! U deserved some stars

more of that stuff!

**MoKhi** · May 9th, 2011, 11:01 AM

This stuff is looking really good. It's great to see the way you fill each page of your sketchbooks. I can't think of any advice except to post more.

**kennygeeze** · May 30th, 2011, 11:51 PM

Thanks, Mass87

I really appreciate it

Thanks Mokhi, I will

Here is another piece I'm working on. Acrylic/digital over the previous ink drawing

**boj** · May 31st, 2011, 02:56 AM

your drawings are very good.. and i love your pencil sketches

**n1frit** · May 31st, 2011, 06:04 AM

Here many original works. Some set thinking. At you quite good giving of thought. Doesn't suffice unless a few accuracy, i think)

***Rena*** · May 31st, 2011, 08:46 AM

The steampunk like cat is amazing!!!

**Little-Maiden** · May 31st, 2011, 09:48 AM

some really beautiful pieces here. Love your work mate.

**kennygeeze** · June 28th, 2011, 02:37 PM

Thanks Little-Maiden, *Rena*, n1frit, and boj

Color rough for the dragon + figures assignment I took to the illustration master class back in early June.

**Quinster** · June 28th, 2011, 04:18 PM

Alot of very strong work, I especially enjoy your black and white drawings and your sense of composition within the page, although, I would say your figures lack a certain sense of spatial presence but the energy and flow of your work are very impressive. Keep it up son!

**Ogihara** · June 28th, 2011, 06:08 PM

would wish I had your skills with a pencil! I want to see more!

Subscribed!

**JakeB** · June 28th, 2011, 06:48 PM

Wow, loving it, the moleskine work is amazing. Definitely getting more for your money than me

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Gotta start filling pages. And the black and white inks.. Crazy.
Keep it up

**kennygeeze** · June 29th, 2011, 01:02 PM

In Progress oil painting from IMC

Thanks Quinster... and thanks for the critique. Any chance you could clarify what you mean by 'spacial presence'? I'm trying really hard to improve and didn't want to make any assumptions about what it means. Thanks

Thanks Ogihara

Yeah, I have some more pencil stuff on the go right now. I'll scan it when it's closer to being done.

Thanks JakeB

I'll try