【pictures by sleepy goat】

[a sleepy goat]

hello friends

making a thread here for hopefully some extra motivation and to help document my progress

i appreciate any feedback you might have


currently i'm trying to get better at doing environments

here is a non ref speedie trying to figure out using masks effectively in photoshop



three more speedies this time from ref, learning how to use the lasso tool



fucking around




thanks for looking

[a sleepy goat]

my entry as it is right now for this weeks CoW contest. the theme is "Annihilators from Nessus, the Ninth Circle of Hell" (updated to the final one)

[a sleepy goat]

random no ref sketches for today. i've been doing a ton of 10 second gestures from this site as well but i was too lazy to scan those

[PepeDN]

nice sketches

[leanunlibro]

Good stuff here. I really like the COW entry
Keep it up

[a sleepy goat]

thanks guys

[a sleepy goat]

being dumb

[strange1900]

Daaaamn, it all looks amazing to me.

[a sleepy goat]

thank you

[Jasper_]

great sketchbook, everything I see here is just awesome, from your environments to your figures. give ya some stars

[a sleepy goat]

sketches and 10 sec gestures

[Kid Hitler]

Great use of color and fantastic lines. Bravo!

[YihyoungLi]

That b/w environment at the top is really deliciousss...great composition. Awesome abstract stuff too. This one is really impressive.

I know this one is from a while ago, but the shadows seem bit mushy. Especially because he's so humongous i think the values could be clearer like in your environment studies. Would be more convincing if you incorporated some atmospheric perspective or complementary colors too yah.

Keep going!

[sourgasm]

lots of good stuff going on. i like the looseness of the lines in your pencil work. cross that sensibility over with your texture and color play in the environments and you'll be a beast ;p

keep up the good work!

[.:WoLf:.]

Awesome work! I love your pencil work!

[a sleepy goat]

thank you very much for the kind words, guys

yihyoungli: youre absolutely right. that picture suffers a lot from the fact that i made a sketch and decided to just say 'fuck it' and dive right in without any real planning, and it shows. it's a really messy and unprofessional process and as much as you try to fix it in the later stages, in the end you end up with dull values, color, and composition. gotta learn to be more patient, but unfortunately patience is not one of my virtues when it comes to drawing.



it's been a while since i updated, mainly because my ancient scanner broke and i had no money to buy a new one. yesterday i turned 21 however and today i had money again to buy a new one, and it works awesomely. scans literally 10 times faster than my old one and with much better quality

here are some bridgman arm studies and random no ref sketches that i have done in the meantime

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[h.k]

nice stuff !
I want more ! XD

[slyve]

some good stuff in there man! keep working

[a sleepy goat]

hey guys. been slacking a lot, but here are two little pictures i made for a friend a week or so ago. one little face study and a portrait of sorts. the proportions are really bothering me now and as you can probably tell i got lazy in the finishing stage, but i'm just going to let it be and hopefully learn from my mistakes. thanks for looking.

[a sleepy goat]

hello anybody who's reading

thanks for looking.

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[Caio Monteiro]

wow!
very nice work here my friend!

[a sleepy goat]

thanks caio monteiro. here's a quick no ref doodle

[Benjy]

Brilliant sketches. Your figures are great.

[a sleepy goat]

thanks benjy

from life with some additional values work in photoshop

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvmIzxO0-n4

[TheJester]

damn there's some serious stuff i here!!! Your doodle-like figures and faces are very, very interresting.
You seem to be marking highlights and shaded areas as your line flows, if that's unintentional it's awesome, if it's intentional it's a very very smart move, it makes the drawings so rich in information. Either way, keep doing it!!!

[D.C.]

Great studies, the line quality is superb. Hope you keep on posting .

[SteFlack]

Very nice sketchbook, you have some wonderful environments and studies in here.