Raffix - trying to steadily improve

[Lang Oulk]

as Dile said, i wish i was drawing when i was 17! im really loving this sketchbook man, i have no crits right now other than to just keep going at it man! very inspiring work here

[Raffix]

naidy - yeah we just use whatever we want
surion - thanks mate
Dile_ - wicked man, big honour for you to come by my sketchbook, im a big fan. heading over to yours in a sec to whine about how good you are
Lang - thanks (:

bad photo of rushed still life


gonna go paint this somewhere illegal tonight. thug life

[krysjez]

Haha 'gonna go paint this illegal somewhere tonight'! Any pictures?

[Raffix]

krysjez - mission was accomplished, gonna wait until i can take a subtle photo

not a fan of photobuckets new layout
first one is a study of a picture in the npg, 2nd two from life.

[Featheredface]

Wooh! 17 powaaaaaaah!

Really loving those last few sketches. You're on the right path, keep it up.

[Kharnaghe]

Wow, from April to now you made some serious improvement. Also, loving that awesome stencil. I think someone may have seen exit through the gift shop. Also, I have a question: you said you did the first picture in your last post from a picture in the npg. What does npg stand for?

[Sprogis7]

NPG - national portrait gallery in the UK

Nice work, I know when I was 17, I was certainly not at this level, keep it up. That watercolor portrait you posted in September is really well done, strive for that quality or better every time you create something.

[Lang Oulk]

You hooligan! Ahah, nice man, nice. I really want to do something like that too, but it's rough around where I am, mostly just forest :c. Those face studies are mint dude, you kick ass, thanks for the inspiration! Keep it up mann

[krysjez]

hey man:

[cifgha]

Great pencil and stroke control in those last sketches, I really like that. Keep experimenting with, you rock

I don't know if you do that already, but flipping your sketches in front of a mirror, helps finding mistakes easier, it really opens your eyes.

Merry Christmas

[jNeumann]

Great pencils man, that stencil is pretty rad too. I want to see a picture of the illegal aftermath. Come onnnn.

[ladyknowles]

Great work man Where you planning to go? University wise I mean I'm guessing it's uni where you're heading since you're seventeen? I'm eighteen and go to UCLAN! I do games design!

[Black Spot]

That last one is your mother isn't it? Your likenesses are getting more consistent. During the holidays, see if you can persuade her to sit for a bit each day. No one in my family can sit still for longer than 2 minutes.

[ezekrialase]

very nice sketchbook!

[Cyberman]

I like your simple way of rendering things, it is inspiring

[Raffix]

yeah im bad at updating

Featheredface: thanks brah
darksoulzero: cheers, yeah its national portrait gallery
Sprogis7: thanks man
Lang Oulk: thanks buddy, photos will come in next update
krysjez:
cifgha: cheers yeah i should do that more
j Neumann: thanks dude
ladyknowles: i want to do a foundation in london (camberwell, csm etc) then hopefully go to UWE if my portfolio is good enoyugh
Black Spot: yeah it is cheers my mum is really cool about sitting for m e, cant say the same for the rest of my family
ezekrialase: cheers
Sean: ah thanks dude

sp


wallace collection:



still lifes round my house with a viewfinder:


sargent study, he's so fucking good:


im doing a woodcut at school based on the drawing i posted last post. first pic is the wood after ive oinly just started cutting (i think the piocture might be sideways, sorry) second picture is the woodcut all inked up, third picture is the first print, on brown paper






id also like to post the secret santa i did but my recipient hasnt posted it in the thread yet, not sure what to do...
cheers

[kiwigarbage]

Nice woodcuts!

Be careful of your noses, they're your weakness with faces as of now

Keep workin hard! BUILD IT UP!

[Naidy]

Hey, you're alive?
Nice update, the woodcut is bloody good, especially considering how hard that medium is.
I've been having secret santa problems of my own recently too.

Anyways, my only crit is you seem to be finding trouble keeping both eyes on level + the same size/shape. I'm terrible for that myself, so bad that I'd just spend years drawing people with one eye. But, your pencil works are still looking nice. Just try to keep an eye out for mistakes.

Hope to see more from you soon. You take so long to uppdaaaaatteee.

[Black Spot]

That's a lots of hard work doing the woodcut. It turned out rather well.

[ErikHolfelder]

Some sick stuff man. I'd suggest doing a bunch of perspective exercises. I notice some wonky angles and perspective in your viewfinder still lives. Try some stuff with just cubes and ellipses/cylinders.

Anyway, keep it up and you're gonna kick some assss! Keep going.

[Cyberman]

I am always impressed with your magical pencil sketches, your a talented kid.

[Raffix]

fuck it im posting my secret santa. they said it would get there before xmas so either the recipient got it and didnt post in the thread or its lost in the mail

[hücumkedi]

yea dude ...fucking good

[Marian Rowling]

Wow Raffix great updates, you are improving so quickly. I was going to list the ones I really liked, BUT I really like them all. I've never seen anyone do a woodcut before so if you can be bothered could you explain the materials and process in a little more detail. Just keep doing what you're doing because it's working.

[Puffynose]

I've read from Hale's book (drawing lessons from the masters) to avoid putting cast shadows. Unless it gives form/dimension because it usally ruins the form of any shape. I've noticed you put cast shadows below the nose. Here's what hale wrote:
" Now let us consider the shadow beneath the nose. The shadow is there, of course, but if you draw it as you see it, you will probably give the illusion that the model (male or female) has a mustache. The next time you see a portrait by a skillful artist, notice how he has eliminated or suboridinated the shadow under the nose."
This goes with the cast shadow on the neck to etc.
"Beginners seem to be attached to cast shadows with blind passion"-hale *not that im saying ur noobz... im noob!*

[Velocity Kendall]

top work! very inspirational stuff.

[Raffix]

huckmedi: thanks a lot dude
puffynose: thanks for that man
velocity kendall: cheers

I've never seen anyone do a woodcut before so if you can be bothered could you explain the materials and process in a little more detail.

i made a tutorial hope it helps


and heres some posemaniacs stuff. pretty shit im still not comfortable drawing on tablet.

[Naidy]

Hello again, nice tut.

It's funny, at our school we have to use this Victorian looking press thing. Using a clean roller would be much easier. Don't think the posemaniac things look too bad, considering you're still not at home with the tablet. Just keep practicing, I'm sure you'll get it.
Keep up the good work

[Black Spot]

Not the good old lino cut?

Neat Secret Santa. That reminds me, I haven't posted mine in my SB yet.

[Black Spot]

Not the good old lino cut?

Neat Secret Santa. That reminds me, I haven't posted mine in my SB yet.