Joe's Sketchbook

[Peonso]

You have some great stuff here very impressive to go from the first page to this page.

For sure. Keep the fast progress.

[MrMagic]

Wow, your drawing is spectacular. And you're what, 17 now?

I wish I commited to drawing as young as you

You're on your way to the top, keep it up!

[JoeS]

Thank you to Bb3lla, Ofidian, Peonso an Mrmagic and no im still 16

These are some drawings we had to produce at college from some small thumbnail sketches based on natural framework, I thought they turned out pretty cool,

[MrMagic]

Man, your linework is amazing! Also the shading is so efficient!
Might I ask what really helped you with those? I mean, any tips, or some direction to a book about it?

'Cause my linework and shading suck a big one.

Also, am I right, assuming that you did these last two pieces with a mechanical pencil? HB or harder? Or maybe several leads?

[JoeS]

Thanks MrMagic, I'll answer your question on your thread
mostly busy with college - Heres a little warrior man

[JoeS]

Studies-

[Yor]

yeah keep up this rythm and ull get quick good, just don't forget to do studies and try out some different types of faces.

anyway, keep it up!

[Nengrana]

Hey great work. very nice studies. try to loosen up on your poses they feel a lil stiff.
keep up the good work! did you create those armor designs yourself? they look kick ass

[raminafshari]

those hands looks realistic .

[JoeS]

Yor, thanks

Nengrana, studying some different poses atm, and yes the armour designs are my own

Raminafshari, hehe thanks

pencil -

[Lav]

really digging the pencil updates but it would be fun to see you try some new materials as well, it will improve your work in general. But great drawings

[Jakers]

Ok. Unoriginal but I'm pretty much throwing back the same compliment you gave me - great style with your clear and three dimensional feeling likes. I can tell you've already put in a lot of hours into learning how to sketch in such an understandable way.

Those really neat shapes from your college, what do you mean by 'natural framework' which was maybe the inspiration? I really like those and think it would make a great warm up activity with small sketches.

[JoeS]

Hey Lav, thanks , and your right about the media, I do do paintings and such in my college book however I tend not to upload it. Perhaps I will when it is more improved.

Hi Jakers, thanks natural framework is the theme of a current project we have running at college. So im refering to things that come under this category, any natural forms such as humans or animals or landscapes. In the case of these two sketches one was inspired by some horned lizards spines the other a zoomed in section of a shell.


So heres some digital skin tone studies, skin tones are really hard to get
Leg studies, the first two sheets are from imagination
and a sketch I hope to take further.

[JoeS]

Heres some stuff, typically pencil. uhm not had much time to draw due to college stuff, thats how it goes : S

-work in progress
-Head studies from loomis and hogarth
-bunch of anatomy and figures from imagination
-Some orc head studies from warcraft concept art
-own orc
-samurai-ninja-thing

[DenisM]

wow, the boxers were great
go back to them and us smugetool, to mix the colours miore into each others, then it will be like a photo...

[Lav]

awesome updates, give us more!!

[JoeS]

DenisM - Thanks ,For some reason my computer cannot handle smudge tool proabably not enough ram.

Lav - Here is more

Life drawings from college, WHY! can I not see any attached images in anyones sketchbook or anywhere. Im sure its the forum and not my computer as I tried looking on another comp

[Lateman]

amazing dude! your studies are just amasing. i love thoose boxer ones. i wanted to do some of these aswell good charakters aswell. your doing realy good! keep it up!

[JoeS]

Thanks Lateman : )

Heres some rough grungy pen stuff, the highlights on the sword were done with white gouaché.

[~Twig]

Great Sketchbook! Really nice studies and life drawing. Keep it up, i see a lot of improvement here already.

[JoeS]

Thanks Twig

Not sure what to make of this. It started of as a speed painting but I started to put hours into it. Tried to ignore tight rendering and such so its pretty sketchy but it did get tedious at certain points. lemme' know what you think,

[JoeS]

These are thumbnail ideas for a writer over on Deviantart,

[JoeS]

Heres is the final drawing. It's based upon the fourth thumbnail.
This was a request from newhealer24 on Deviantart and one of his stories, http://newhealer24.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d339h3m - this is the story for anyone interested

[TheFallenAngel]

Whoa dude, awesome! I'm 16 myself, nowhere near as good as you though!

[Veshkau]

Excellent progress, especially the figure studies. Great work with wrapping your strokes too - Keep up the good work!

[MrMagic]

Damn, every time I come to this sketchbook, I kick myself for starting to draw so late

Your studies are excellent. Don't ever stop with the progress

[JoeS]

FallenAngel- Thanks : )

Vesh - Thank you : ) though im not sure what is meant by wrapping strokes

Magic - Thanks! don't kick yourself, just draw!

Though I would finish this one off. I'll have more stuff to upload later,

[JoeS]

Biro sketch of a huntress, and playing around with an ink brush.

[JoeS]

concept of some kind of bull mech tank.

[JoeS]

I retort at the sheer lack of comments, shock horror. Only my fault though hah!

Heres some studies,