Digital Sketchbook

**thegrayslayer** · September 27th, 2011, 01:01 PM

Today's drop

**thegrayslayer** · September 28th, 2011, 08:13 AM

Spent a bit longer on this one.. just over an hour.

**MeteorCat** · September 28th, 2011, 02:53 PM

Wow the lighting and textures of this piece are really incredible. Well done!

**smallergod** · September 30th, 2011, 05:35 PM

your life drawings are jaw dropping! Perhaps you could give me some tips or pointers. I don't mean to be a nuisance I just want to get better, honest!

**-D_art-** · September 30th, 2011, 06:24 PM

great studies!!! and its nice to see some 3D stuff too, keep posting!

**Baudolino** · September 30th, 2011, 06:34 PM

Great update... the photo-study is awesome! Keep up the good work

**CarmenJudy** · October 3rd, 2011, 11:51 PM

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook :-). Your sketches (with conte?) are beautiful and your Chow entry has lots of attitude.

**thegrayslayer** · October 4th, 2011, 02:28 AM

Thanks for returning the visit!

Yes, I like using conté / good quality coloured pencils when I can wrangle a sitter for half an hour or so. I'm putting together more life classes this month so will update once I have some more.

KT · October 4th, 2011, 02:34 AM

Hey, nice studies, the one of the girl in the purple dress is very nice. On the portrait above that, the girls eye on the right seems to shrink a bit, maybe because of her hair?

**thegrayslayer** · October 4th, 2011, 06:42 AM

Hmmm, I think you may be right, KT. I've done a few studies now - likeness is really challenging for some reason. So much so, I've drawn up a longer pencil study of Carola to try and improve. Thanks for feedback.

**thegrayslayer** · October 5th, 2011, 08:12 AM

Got bogged down with the hair.. I WILL finish this study... grrrr!

**bish0p2004** · October 5th, 2011, 04:57 PM

I'm amazed at how fast you can paint, but still make the drawings look great.

I enjoyed looking through your sketchbook.

**thegrayslayer** · October 6th, 2011, 02:46 AM

Thanks for the compliment bish0p2004. I've confined these studies to my half-hour lunchbreaks at work, as I prefer to 'go traditional' on the evening to keep the pencil / pen skills in check. It was a conscious decision to churn out one-a-day and to keep this sketchbook 'alive'. I'm finding I'm taking longer on each one now though, probably as I'm understanding the model better and so enjoying it more.

Life drawing is kicking off for me in 2 weeks, so these studies will keep me busy until then. Thanks again for commenting.

**isissousa** · October 6th, 2011, 03:00 AM

Your sketches are very cool, bold...!

**n1frit** · October 6th, 2011, 04:45 AM

Nice works) Only one crit is dirty color a bit. Keep it up)

**thegrayslayer** · October 6th, 2011, 08:16 AM

small update - didn't get it complete as I'd liked, will tackle the hands next and put this one to bed.

**MeteorCat** · October 6th, 2011, 11:22 AM

The fabric and hair is beautifully done. Great job. I highly await the completion of this piece.

**obier** · October 6th, 2011, 03:14 PM

Great studies and characters.Bots in the posts #128 and 129 are beyond me - pure coolness.

**mariposa213** · October 7th, 2011, 04:18 AM

Am really enjoying these! I love to see your traditional work too.

The hair on the girl portrait is amazing!

**thegrayslayer** · October 7th, 2011, 08:34 AM

Thanks for the comments, all.

I've finished the latest study. Well, I say finished - lunchtime is over and I really need to move onto other stuff. 'Abandoned' ... with samples of textures I used as overlays for the clothing and skin pores.

**jsn** · October 10th, 2011, 12:47 AM

Nice studies!
Nice model

**thegrayslayer** · October 12th, 2011, 02:57 AM

traditional pencils... to get me in the mood for life drawing next week. I need to break this thread up with some different stuff... I look as though I'm stalking the same model!

~Slayer

**MeteorCat** · October 12th, 2011, 02:57 PM

This piece has beautiful shading and pencil technique. Well done!

**lohes** · October 13th, 2011, 12:04 PM

Beautiful paintings as usual! Your latest pencil sketch is great, although I think the right eye looks a little flat. Remember that the eyelids wrap around the eyeball; this tutorial explains it a bit more:
http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/05/draw-eyes/

Keep up the great work

**thegrayslayer** · October 14th, 2011, 03:18 AM

That's a useful tutorial, lohes - thanks for stopping by.

**Chris Sanders** · October 19th, 2011, 04:07 AM

nice studies. i think you managed the hair well in the last painting. and cool mech aswel. keep it up.

**thegrayslayer** · October 20th, 2011, 04:37 AM

Thanks for commenting, fellas. A couple from last night's drawing session - concentrating on bolder 'gestural' mark-making... to blow the cobwebs off as much as anything else.

**Liz Edwards** · October 20th, 2011, 05:29 AM

Very nice, those hands are great! How long were the poses?

**thegrayslayer** · October 20th, 2011, 05:44 AM

Cheers Liz. About 25 - 30 mins each.

I've got models booked every week now for a while so I shall try to keep this sketchbook going !

**smallergod** · October 25th, 2011, 03:46 AM

Hi there Slayer, been a while since I last checked your sb!
Really nice work on that last portrait and I also like the sitting person. I never found a good place for those life drawing classes, gotta keep looking. anyways looking good I love your work.

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