DefiledVisions Sketchbook 2.0 | Back to the basics | apr15

[Kambei Shimada]

You just keep posting quality stuff and frankly i'm not happy about it! Stop making me feel lazy dude!

Loving the recent updates. #1614 is looking really good.

[Odayga]

Nice Character.

[Ludic]

Lol, love his outfit.

[Ludic]

Lol, love his outfit.

[witcrack]

Fun character Good job man, can't wait to see it more developed.. And you've study tons from that book! Tons are nice! Damn! Maybe I should get a new book or something, i've been very lazy doing anything lately, let alone studying

[Domaz]

wonderful process, came a long way i see. It's heart right here! good work

[Vablo]

Awesome stuff, great use of colours and I really like all the sketches and studies you've done. Keep practicing, looks very good!

[JakehC]

evertime i see your work i get all hot and bothered. thats a good thing. now that i come to think of it, i havnt really seen much figurative before your your recent venture into all these pencil studies.

so i am glad you are venturing into different areas of study

[DefiledVisions]

Kambei shimada - cheers! gogo draaaw!

Odayga -

Ludic - Haha, wait till you see it finished

Witcrack - yeah man, tons is nice! as long as you think it's fun tho gogo draw!

Domaz - Thanks! glad to hear

Vablo - Thank you!

lolbbq - thanks lolbbq (name fits perfectly in ma mouth .. lol-bee-bee-que haha!) yea man, when studying I've mainly focused on certain areas of te body and not so much the figure. More to come


Hey peeps, thank you kindly.. I need to setup up a schedule or something, cause I am loosing it haha.. too much slack atleast I've almost been drawing daily these days which is good. It's not one of these "hey I can't do art for a month" periods which is good.. here's a quick sketch I did, CGHub has a "disney re-design" thingy going on. It's merlin from the Sword in the stone, badass old man.. when sketching this I really felt how all those gesture studies are paying off. Well well.. off to do some more pages!

There's also a pretty cool ArtOrder challenge going on for 3 weeks - http://theartorder.com/?p=627

and.. Keep a lookout for Dominance War V - starting up february 28th! - http://www.dominancewar.com/2010/index.html

[alexson]

Tjusig fiskpojke! Senaste ser jag inte riktigt va det är än, men blir nog fett. ska du gå med i art order grejen? Jag ska nog det, topicen verkar rätt kul. Vettefan om jag klarar av det där med att appeala till olika åldrar osv. men i värsta fall har man ju endå en ny grej till portfoliot.

[Ludic]

Ser inte riktigt va det är en, men merlin är ju skitcool i vilket fall så de kan ju inte bli dåligt . Keep it up!

[Loathsome]

Holy jävla shit, art studies all over the place D:
Då går skola nu alltså, vars går du?

[DefiledVisions]

Alexson - Mmm jo får se, dominance war kommer upp, plus art order plus lite annat.. hmm får se hur jag ska få tid vill göra art order också!

Ludic - hehe, yup han är ball! hoppas det syns lite klarare nu

Loathsome - Hella yeah! not enough tho just nu studerar jag konst på en folkhögskola i växjö, ska gå ut denna terminen och sen hitta på nått nytt mer spännande till hösten



Hey guys, thanks for the feedback (in swedish for those who wonder ) they all agree'd on the sketch being a bit hard to read so I'm adding a wip for viewing pleasure.. still trying to figure out how to have the same "loose and flowing feeling" my linework has.. paint kinda ruins it for me, think it has to do with sillhouette and edges, where the movement is I need softer edges, nothing I have started working on yet.

Quick explanation of the steps so far:
1. gesture with linework sketch worked out over it, finding the characters story. Why is he standing like this? what is he attempting to do? etc.

2. Laying down colours underneath linework, having lines on multiply and colours on a solid 'normal' layer

3. to use the term "lucky accidents", fooling around with overlay and hardlight layer options, adding hues and value loosely, kinda just letting the lines lay them selves.. This chaos will be worked into the piece at later steps.

The plan is to start laying down shapes over this mass of colour, working out edges and values as I go eventually reaching a nicely rendered piece.

Arh there's so much I want to study and understand yet I spend 90% of my day 'wasting time' .. one of my favourite quotes is "A passionate hour is never a wasted one" however, these hours I've been spending gaming or surfing the internet haven't been passionate.. they have been obsessive.. like an addiction.. "Gotta have that smoke or else I'm going crazy" kinda feeling.. oh well, I have to cut me some slack, no use in entering a self-destructive mode punishing myself for whats already happened..

friends, first of all you need self-love. Erase those negative thoughts and feelings.. allow yourself to be negative and have these thoughts but understand that they aren't you. As much as you want to view the world in a "correct" way you first have to understand that the parts of yourself that you consider bad, negative or shameful are just as much a part of you as the other one's. Embrace these parts of yourself.. if you have something within you that you're ashamed of or reluctant to admit even to yourself, don't hide it away.. approach it, get to know it and replace it with something better. Even the hideous beast can turn out to be something wonderful once you get to know it.

You can't wish away or remove a part of you, no matter how hard you try.. we're taught that this is what we should do, that these negative aspects are not wanted and should be removed.. which is false. We become sick when we try. We loose track, we hit walls, we get lost..

I'm not talking about some new-age magical rainbow thinking.. I'm talking about respect for the unique being that is you and the needs this being has. Self-love is the key to understanding you and the world around you. Embrace your feelings, throw away the words 'good' and 'bad' when it's about yourself and your emotions and begin shedding your fears and everything that's holding you back. You are free in that sense that you have the power to take control of who you are and your way of thinking which in turn gives you power over the world as you observe it. Therein lies your strength and responsibility. Remember your freedom.

and.. listen to this song the lyrics are insanely good! This guy really does what he loves.. I wish to have the courage to do the same. Best wishes, friends. Wanna discuss something or talk? hit me up with a message in here or a pm

[Metal Fingers]

pick a lightsource and block in those light and shadow shapes a bit more, push it push it push it!

[JakehC]

this is defenitely a cool sketch. cant wait till you place the values more effectively as this developes.

and i like your post. your a good man.

[Loathsome]

I think the problem is that you make it so chaotic that you loose track on the initial idea. Either make a pretty strong line drawing so you don't get lost in the process. Or make a thumbnail that you have beside you as a guide.

Right now the line drawing is very flowy but it doesn't describe much. work the sketch as good as you can so that you feel confident with taking it to the next phase. And if you feel uncomfortable to take it to colors, then work on the values first. Take it step by step and spend the time the step needs.

The sketch/drawing is the most important part of a painting so it's very important that it gets done correctly. A house with bad ground to stand on will fall apart, either during the process of building it, or after it's done.

[lancer_idenoure]

haha nice merlin dude
so i recently discovered dominancewar.....LETS GET IIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!

[Partisan]

ha this wizard will be freakin awesome when finished ^^ I am totally looking forward for this !

so long
Seb

[DefiledVisions]

Hey guys, sorry for being away, replies later.. this weekend I lost something I have never lost before, a friend. I will be away from here for a while as his death is heavy for me.. I wished for the power to break free from procrastination but I never thought a loved one's death would be the wake-up call. Life suddenly got a whole new meaning for me.. all my whine about wasting time suddenly seems so fucking pointless.
My life is changing.. I need some time. I wish you all the best.

Love

Dv

[Fuzzy Brown Shark]

Aww hun... -hugstight- I know how that is, take all the time you need. :c

[Flashback]

Sorry for your loss.

to cheer you up, I liked your sketchbook so much that I subscribed to it!

[RyanRyan]

I've had a few friends pass and it's never easy- my condolences.

[Domaz]

great update and i love dub fx!

[Ludic]

Hoppas det blir bättre, ta den tid du behöver.

[jramauri]

Oh, sorry for your loss, man. Take your time. And be strong. Be sure your friend would like to see you strong and healthy, so don't let yourself down. All the best for you on your journey.

[Metal Fingers]

I'm sorry for your loss man, losing friends and loved ones is never easy. Stay strong, your art will always stay fresh like crest breath is.

[witcrack]

I'm sorry for your loss man. Be strong.

[lancer_idenoure]

sorry to hear mate. take all the time you need.

lotsa love

[NickyBeats]

you know its never easy dealing with something like this, and at the moment i doubt anything i say will be able to shake you from the pain your feeling. but i just wanted to share something with you that kept me going when my dad died a year ago. bobby chiu replied to an email of mine, and he told me its the people who experience the worst in life, that are meant for greatness. all i can say is this, make this person proud of you by reaching your highest level you can. and there never gone, because there always still in your heart. when you do decide to return to your art, i have no doubt youll come back with a new force. my thoughts and prayers go out to you man.

[Partisan]

cant say it better than Nicky did. so my condolence .

Seb