Mendics' Sketchpad

**Mendics** · January 26th, 2010, 08:25 AM

I recently got inspired by how much people improve here, seeing that improvement, made me realize i had to work on a lot more than i usually have.. i have been progressing a lot slower these past years and i believe that i have to put on a lot more effort if i ever want to draw the stuff i always admired. So as starters i made this sketchpad.

I'm mendics (that of course is a forum name), I live in the Philippines and I've been drawing since i was in prep, I'm currently an architect student here, 19 yrs old. i draw a lot of anime in my years, so my style might show up even if i dont it to. I dont really regret doing anime as it "IS" what motivated me when i was a kid. I've also realized that drawing anime alone wont make me improve so i plan to draw a lot more from life and from different styles.

anyways here's my first work to post here.. A wip at the moment.. Copied it at a photo.. trying to practice real life art..

**Mendics** · January 27th, 2010, 10:31 AM

here's one i made just right now.. a master work from some artist... (dunno ehehe)
compared to the original, man theres a lot of difference but as they say it not in the copying, its in the learning you get from it.

Its a WIP by the way... ahaha

hmmm... maybe im doing it all wrong.. the process i mean.. i draw the sketch of it then block in colors in one part then finalize the render .. then block some more parts, render it then move on to another.. maybe i should sketch, block all colors, then finalize the render.. not piece by piece..

you guys might have seen this already but i might as well post it here..

**Mendics** · February 5th, 2010, 06:32 AM

new updates... kinda been not practicing lately, but at least i do better practice now than before.. ehehe

did a master study here... eww... I still cant grasp the facial features of realism.. and kinda scared to do the shades on the flesh.

-did a little bit of pose mania and anatomy study a while ago.. 5-10 mins a piece.. i wasn't really hurrying to finish the drawing, i was studying where and how the muscles were connected.

-part 2 of studies.

-tried to apply the anatomy studies.. on lucy. still not used to drawing female breasts.. err

-a wip i'm playing around with.. no body for now ehehe

-tried to do my past anime art style, with a touch of my painting style. still not getting what i want from anime art.

**Mendics** · February 18th, 2010, 05:04 AM

process of my latest work... higurashi fanart- very slow process... kinda new with this kind of technique- tried out a new way of doing the bgs..

and the finished piece.

i'm wondering if you guys can help me with the lighting with this one... kinda new to it so i just did what i know. ps: the lightning sucks ahaha

**Twan** · February 18th, 2010, 05:19 AM

good start, your colors are pretty good

be carefull with skull proportion and just keep on working hardly

**Mendics** · February 18th, 2010, 05:23 AM

really? aren't they kinda dull (colors), it seems like there is something missing with my works..
thanks anyways, i'll work on with the skull proportion.

**Mendics** · February 19th, 2010, 11:13 PM

i just noticed... my colors ARE dull... kinda mushy.. i guess i blend it too much.
another fanart. trying to be a little neater, looks more anime-ish this time.
still having problems with the lighting...

**Mendics** · April 19th, 2010, 04:41 AM

having problem with this piece... first time doing a bg with tons of plants..
man i suck with the clouds,I think i should rest been doing this piece for 3-4 hours straight.

**vardoburrito** · September 2nd, 2010, 04:17 AM

Check the values on your pieces. Turn it into a gray scale image and see
if the darks and lights (values) are what you want them to be.

Your last WIP with the steps remind me of childhood. Awesome.
Keep those visions coming.