A Modest Rabbit's Sketchbook

**Aracid** · January 13th, 2010, 04:25 PM

I am making a sketchbook thread finally to basically monitor my own progress and get help from other artists. I really appreciate any and all input and advice, improving my skill level in drawing figures is my main goal. As a student currently, I am very determined to have a grade A+ portfolio by the time I graduate, which is within a year.

To start, I will just post some study-based sketches on the human figure. It is nothing interesting, but I love drawing the human form and I constantly am studying anatomy to improve my ability to do so and I also use photo reference a lot. Some of the drawings below are from live models, the hand drawings are of my own hand, and most of the muscle studies were referenced from Joseph Sheppard's Anatomy: A complete Guide for Artists. The very bottom sketches were referenced off master drawings.

**Icedearth15876** · January 13th, 2010, 04:31 PM

Very good so far, your anatomy studies are very good. Keep up the good work.

**Aracid** · January 13th, 2010, 04:38 PM

While I'm gathering some more of my art for this thread, here is one of my most recent projects. It is something I first sketched out and then finished in Photoshop, made particularly for someone whom is very special to me. The character design is her own, I merely recreated it. Photo reference was used for the face.

**Aracid** · January 13th, 2010, 05:33 PM

I appreciate that boost of confidence Icedearth15876.

1st Image: I absolutely love creating and recreating monster designs. This is a species of monsters I created from my own imagination. I call them Lextrome. Their skin is a layer of ice and snow, and the second two versions have an obsession with hair. I really do not like how v2 turned out, I am in the process of recreating that one. This is a mix of traditional art and digital painting.

2nd Image: A digital painting in Photoshop, it was mainly done as practice of using textures. A photo reference was used for the face, everything else is from memory.

3rd Image: Fantasy portraits painted in Photoshop. Photo references were used for the faces on each.

4th Image: An illustration made for a class project. The character design is by a friend of mine, Kaitlyn.

5th Image: Digital painting done in Photoshop, photo references were used for the poses.

6th Image: Digital painting in Photoshop.

**jamsession** · January 13th, 2010, 05:47 PM

dude. they're exceptional, esp. the character designs and muscle sketches. hooray!

**Aracid** · January 13th, 2010, 06:32 PM

Thank you much for that compliment jamesession, though I know there's still a lot I have to learn.

Here's a bunch of traditional art, which I think I'm much better with than digital painting, though I prefer digital.

**Hammed Al-Tamimi** · January 14th, 2010, 12:06 AM

welcome to conceptart.org!

**jamsession** · January 14th, 2010, 02:31 AM

you're most welcome, actually i am the one who has a long way to go haha! i'm glad i stumbled upon this sketchbook, i need to improve as well and it reminded me to sketch skeleton and muscles too. your traditional pieces rock as well, are they pastels?

**danlucas** · January 14th, 2010, 02:52 AM

very cool works, i really enjoy your thouroughness and attention to detail.

**Aracid** · January 15th, 2010, 03:32 AM

I very much appreciate the compliments, they're encouraging.

My traditional pieces are all made with Prisma colored pencils, though the one with the lips I mixed Prismas with a little bit of Acrylic paint.

Below is a rough sketch for a character concept I'm currently working on. I'm going to paint it in Photoshop and see how it goes. 'Not that floating head though, it's weird... and random...

**DiR3Kt** · January 15th, 2010, 04:09 AM

Hey damn good start I especially like the animal anatomy. Also you have some nice concepts here.

Good work keep it going we all want to see more!!!

**Aracid** · January 15th, 2010, 06:34 PM

Thank you so much much DiR3Kt. =]

'still messing around with this one, I'm not really sure what I want to do with it.

**jackpot_anjr90** · January 15th, 2010, 06:43 PM

Good start man! Love the anatomy studies, that's really important. I think for that species you created a few posts above, you should link them characteristically somehow. To me, they all look like they belong to different species. Keep up the good work man

**Shadoworen117** · January 15th, 2010, 07:07 PM

Thanks for commenting on my sketchbook! I'm glad you like my art thus far!!
I really like your gothic-ish art!! Interesting stuff, I'd like to see more mythical epic looking creatures like that satyr guy!!

**Pixie Trick** · January 15th, 2010, 11:07 PM

A very good start indeed! I'm quite impressed by the animal anatomy above. The traditionals are very nice as well. The one suggestion I have, is to draw from life. No one can ever really have too much of it.

**Aracid** · January 17th, 2010, 08:34 PM

Thank you very much, and I agree with the species thing, I'm going to redraw a few of them to make them look more alike.

I shall definitely be doing more of the satyr guy, he's one of my faves... as well as more life drawing, in which I do need more for my portfolio. Thanks again.

This is the same project as above with minor adjustments along with another one I'm currently working on below.

**Aracid** · January 18th, 2010, 09:35 PM

Cigaro.

**Aracid** · January 24th, 2010, 05:47 PM

Currently in progress.

**Aracid** · January 25th, 2010, 01:40 AM

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**m.j.** · January 25th, 2010, 07:29 AM

First-thank you for kind words in my sketchbook...
I`m a little late `cause I have a lot of work in my apartment plus my job so free time is luxury next few months...
Anyway you have awesome studies!!! I really like comparation of human body with animals.
I`m no expert for digital drawing,but you have cool stuff here also. Nice ideas! Apart from studies,the mouth are great!
Sorry for my English,hope you understand me.
Keep it up,
Cheers!