Life isn't about finding yourself; Life is about creating your self.

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 15th, 2011, 10:03 PM

WIP of the third sun-wukong,

sun-wukong grand master.

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 16th, 2011, 09:20 AM

update again..

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**smuli** · January 16th, 2011, 11:14 AM

Really cool character concepts! I think the skintones on all of them look a bit weird though, the shadows being so washed out. I recommend doing a study or two from photos with good lighting.

I like the outfit design on all of them mostly. Not sure about the plastic look of the green and white armor and the weird sleeve on the last one but I like the fact that the cloths aren't cut in an ordinary way and seems like you've put a lot of thought on them. As for poses, to nitpick, the monk one seems to be standing on his toes (the perspective on the feet looks more extreme than on the rest of the figure). The middle one's pose looks awkward probably on purpose but I think the upper arm of the staff hand is too short which makes it look even more awkward. Good poses though, I like the facts that they're different and show personality. On the last one, nice patterns but the way the strap is whirling like there's no gravity looks weird and the weight of the things hanging from his hood too should pull them more straight, at least on the upper/middle part.

Smooth rendering though and these paintings definitely show improvement!

Keep it up!

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 16th, 2011, 01:57 PM

@ smuli - THANKS MAN!

yea i see what you mean, all of these were done with overlays without me looking at reference, i know what ima be doing next time i have some spare time

haha, i pretty much agree with everything you have said, i appreciate you having a look at pointing these things out!

yea i do feel that iv upped a level recently XD

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another update to finish off this series of pieces, has to be handed in very soon..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 21st, 2011, 06:59 AM

don't really like this one tbh...

got pretty bored with it.

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**SoundPath** · January 21st, 2011, 11:32 AM

Hey, nice sketchbook. I especially like your latest character designs. the costumes and presentation are great. Only criticism that I have is with the anatomy, but that's just a matter of practice. : )

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 21st, 2011, 06:57 PM

@ - soundpath, cheers man! appreciate it, yea i know my anatomy isnt tiptop yet, cant wait till the day that i complete a piece and there isnt any anatomy flaws in it XD

WIP of some work im doing...

im having some trouble with it though, im finding it hard to place each mountain in the distance further and further away, i tried putting in some fog/mist but it just looked strange, any advise?

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 22nd, 2011, 10:16 AM

mountains done i think, i have to crack on with one more piece to be handed in on monday..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 22nd, 2011, 04:29 PM

uppppdaaaaaaate..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 22nd, 2011, 08:57 PM

Booom booooom update again..

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**Stuford** · January 27th, 2011, 12:23 AM

That armored jeep is looking great, the perspective on it is solid. I like the texture in your landscape too. I think if you defined the form more it would really pop. Keep it up man!

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · January 30th, 2011, 07:07 PM

@ - Stuford - CHEERS MAN! really appreciate it

well, iv just had a week off, feeling fresh, expect more work from me soooooooooooon!

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**Danny_K** · February 17th, 2011, 05:07 PM

It seems to me as if your tracing your figures, if you do then its a big no no you wont learn anything from that. do more studies of everything is all I can say mate.

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 18th, 2011, 07:19 PM

@ - Danny_K - cheers for dropping in

thanks for the advise.

some sketchbook bridgman..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 19th, 2011, 08:07 PM

more anatomy, not alot though, gym took up far too much time today...

:/

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 21st, 2011, 10:16 AM

some college days life drawing work, my current set up, and oggy

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 22nd, 2011, 04:03 PM

some life drawing from the other day..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 25th, 2011, 06:56 PM

a speed painting of jack from lost from tonight, il probably take this further.

!wisdom and critique please!

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**smuli** · February 26th, 2011, 02:56 AM

Great looking Bridgman studies! That said though, I don't know if it's a good thing to make them so line focused as opposed to form focused - trying to "construct" them from blocks rather than copying the lines as cleanly as possible could teach you the forms better. But whatever way you draw them, just make sure you're thinking about the forms. Also, try to sketch from your head too to see what you've learned.

About the portrait of Jack, the eyes look nicely rendered but the basic construction of the head is off. Start with lines and use some system like the one taught by Loomis to give you a good framework. I think the skin misses the darkest shadows too but of course you're still working on the shading.

Keep them coming!

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 26th, 2011, 05:09 AM

@ smuli - cheers bro! yea i do think alot about the shapes im putting down when im doing anatomy but i guess bridgman is pretty hard to transfer over as his drawings are not that tight in the books, but il keep pluggin away

with jack, i actually tried just painting it first in colour, no construction lines or anything, but that was pretty much a epic fail so put it to greyscale, i only put a a few hours into it so im pretty happy, i wont linger on it, i plan on atleast doing one of these a day if i have time from other uni work.

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**raminafshari** · February 26th, 2011, 05:27 AM

the concepts in your character designs are good .

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · February 26th, 2011, 08:05 AM

@ raminafshari - Cheers man

check back soon if you like super heroes

15-20 min optimus

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · March 5th, 2011, 03:29 PM

long time no see.

heres some sketchbook, i would put up my life drawing, but my camera has run out of battery, maybe later..

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · March 6th, 2011, 11:26 AM

some life drawing..

anyone got any tips for fixing scanned and camed pictures?

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**NickyBeats** · March 6th, 2011, 01:16 PM

nice work man! keep on top of those anatomy studies, your doing good!

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · March 14th, 2011, 07:27 AM

some anatomy

and my new timetable, based on dave's.
and yes i know i should be at the gym right now,

but it i had other stuff to do at uni so my whole time frame is up in the air.lol

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · March 14th, 2011, 05:55 PM

self portrait from tonight.

man i suck at faces.lol

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**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · March 16th, 2011, 05:08 PM

some life drawing from last night, gash photo quality though.

and a very quick vid of a model i just made, started with zspheres, took it into max to sort main proportions out and then back into zbrush to start on the muscles etc. still WIP of course

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvFJ_N3ou8A

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