Fex's Sketchbook

[Fexazaur]

I decided I might as well start a sketchbook here These are my newest things and I will not post any of my older stuff here. If you'd want to see some older stuff you can find it in my other websites which are in my signature. Please feel free to comment with any critiques or ideas! I'm here for that

Just as background info on me... Im currently a high school senior who is applying to various colleges in NYC for illustration. I hope to one day work as a concept artist or possible children's/teen books illustrator.

[Fexazaur]

[Fexazaur]

Done for health class, Im going to put together a LOTR inspired healthy recipe book This is Smaug cooking (well more like burning) a cake for the cover.

[PollyBoffin]

Lovely relaxed style you have. Like the uniqueness to your pictures. I can totally see you as a children's book illustrator! I got that feeling when looking at your pictures.

[Olooriel]

I have to agree with PollyBoffin, particularly that Smaug is brilliant!

[Fexazaur]

Thank you!! I'm so happy to get some positive feedback
I took a children's book illustration class earlier this year in my high school so I feel comfortable with doing things more fun and childish but recently I've been thinking to try and 'refine' certain pictures to make them a bit more sophisticated and realistic. Hopefully I'll do some and post them up here! I want to make sure I have a some variety in my pictures to prepare for the future

[Fexazaur]

A new character I came up with this past week. He's part honey badger and was made for a comic I was working on this past summer, I'll probably continue it this coming spring. Anywho, I have to get back to making full compositions with backgrounds for my portfolio, so hopefully I'll get some of those done soon... x'D

[Fexazaur]

a quick head design concept for a gargoyle man.

[Fexazaur]

I was doodling trying to break my art/inspiration block and eventually made this. These are two characters I made a couple years ago, apparently they're brothers...

[Fexazaur]

I finally got around to coloring it the sky was done in photoshop while everything else was done with Letraset Promarkers

[Fexazaur]

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Melkor from the Silmarillion

[Aqualeot]

I enjoy your work more than some I have seen in published children's books. I particularily like the boy reading the book with the dragon.

Something to pay attention to might be to maybe soften the edges and color contrast in other areas of your compostion that are not the focus of attention. Just a suggestion as I am a beginner here, so take it for what it is worth. If I am not explaning that clearly, here is a link to a picture that shows what I mean.

[Fexazaur]

Ah yeah I get what you mean, I'll keep that in mind! And thanks so much for the feedback c:

[Fexazaur]

Varda from The Silmarillion