Run with the cheetah!

[pixel cheetah]

Hi all!

This is my first skecthbook here. The story is the good old one: long time lurker finally takes up the courage to post his own drawings, etc. Since I am new practically to everything crits and comments are the most welcomed!

Jump to the last page to see the latest works! Thanks!

First a few pencil and pen work, then some skecthes I made in Alchemy (a free drawing program).

[olivepalm]

Nice start! Let's see more!

[pixel cheetah]

Thanks. Some Loomis head studies.

[Novbert]

Nice start, man! great sense of structure and nice variety of styles. Just some general remarks: Keep an eye on foreheads! you tend to use them WAAAY too small (even for caricatures). Also you really should study those jawlines a little more - almost all of them look really strange in your last post (they look kinda detached from the face). And some technical stuff: using a flat black brush is maybe not the ideal choice for studying anatomy. At least I found more pencil-like digital brushes more useful for this purpose (transparency and/or flow set to pressure if you're a photoshop user).
That's all. Csak így tovább

[Benjy]

Is that alchemy you're using for those loomis skulls? Looks nice.

Cool caricatures too.

[Clean3d]

I agree with Novbert - using a brush with variable opacity might let you create the illusion of form more easily. You've got a great start, though. Doing those head studies requires determination, and it looks like you've got it.

Nice work!

[pixel cheetah]

Novbert: Kösz! I will keep an eye on the forehead and jaws. Thanks for the tips ;-)

Benjy: Thanks! Yes these were done in Alchemy, just for the fun of it ;-)

Clean3D: Many thanks! Yeah, keep pushing!

[pixel cheetah]

Here are a few Frazetta studies, hope you like them!

[pixel cheetah]

Few more Frazetta studies, this time with ballpoint pen.

[Novbert]

Man, those Frazetta studies are hot! Geat line control! You've inspired me to do some myself too
( Btw: do you have any artistic background or you are simply a natural? )
Keep on posting!

[pixel cheetah]

Thanks, I am natural ... scientist ,-) I do not have any formal training in arts. Here are some Delacroix studies and variations on a girl's portrait.

[pixel cheetah]

and some more Frazetta studies ...

[Kamikazuh]

Niceee!! frazetta studies look cool. And this one is one of my favs on this page: http://attachments.conceptart.org/fo...1&d=1275606891

Keep it up!

[DefiledVisions]

Ahh Frazetta studies, nice! I actually didn't know who he was until a few months ago ^^ it's fun to see how much influence he has had on artists. Turns out many of the artists I look up to copied a lot of his style.
You have a good sense of anatomy and proportions too. Keep enjoying art!

[pixel cheetah]

Kamikazuh: thanks! I still want to see your avatar in large though ,-)

DefiledVisions: thanks, I do enjoy it! BTW, I am a biologist and I am just in love with your dragons :p

for shake of variety here is a Frazetta study :p and some girls:

[pixel cheetah]

Wips in Frazetta style for the chow201. Also experimenting with a colourscheme on the one I like the most. C&C most wellcomed.

[Scale]

Thanks for dropping by my SB! Cool experiments with the outlines you did here. I also like the way you handle the cross-hatching, especially on the Delacroix studies, they render the cloth folding very nicely.

[Aresa]

Thanks for the comment on my sketchbook! I appreciate it very much!

You've got some good studies here. I really like the fashion designs as well. Keep studying and posting!

[pixel cheetah]

Scale: thanks, and thanks for the cheetahs ;-)

Aresa: thanks, the fashion desing is actually from Armani, I used pics of his collection as refs.

One more WIP for the Chow:

[Novbert]

My vote goes for #3. The first two looks a bit flat and boring, the fourth is also really uninteresting with its symmetric composition.
What I like about #3:
- the slightly tilted view
- The well established relation between the snake and the woman (through eyelines)
- The S-curve of the snake
- Woman's face visible
- Asimmetric composition

[pixel cheetah]

Here are a few life drawings and still lifes I did recently:

[pixel cheetah]

Some recent sketches:

[pixel cheetah]

Preston Blair practice, the original can be found here: http://www.animationarchive.org/2006...ion-first.html. It is great fun!

[pixel cheetah]

Posemaniacs. First and last two were 30 secs sessions.

[joeep]

Very nice! Some of your later face studies in post 1 almost look like xylographies.

[pixel cheetah]

joeep: thanks!

Some more posemaniacs 30 secs, and a few drawings (mostly from refs). Question to anyone who can help: how to set the scanner that your pencil work looks like pencil and not something else?

[Aresa]

Hey! Thanks for all the help you've given me in my sketchbook! I really appreciate it! I see much improvement from the last time I was here! The life drawings are really great and show much movement. Your linework is looking good too. The only thing I have is probably work on your shading more if you really want to render things out, like having more than one value Keep it up!

[pixel cheetah]

Aresa: thanks! The last few drawings are not rendered completely, this is supposed to be technique

Gryllus Dorka: ref + WIPs. It is not finished so crits are welcome, I know the proprtions are a bit off (eyes and perhaps the nose as well).

[pixel cheetah]

Lipcsei Betta: WIPs + ref. It is not finished, C&C welcome!

[pixel cheetah]

Some sketches, face studies and Cloony in Syriana: