Mr.Scribbles_Update: "Under the Influence of Hedone"

[oma]

i like ur style.. in the first few pieces.. nicely done.. good start keep them flowing.

[Mr.Scribbles]

Thanks Oma.

One thing I've been struggling with is simply design. I've focused too much on my rendering technique so I'm gonna dig into my sketch book and do some leyendecker studies. THought this might be appropriate. Here's a study of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Merry Christmas CA.

[jNeumann]

Digital studies look fantastic man. Also like the dressed up fellows. Keep posting man, it's looking great.

[Mr.Scribbles]

We'll do man. Merry Christmas.

[JasonHickey]

beautiful line work and great atmosphere in your loose painting. It really works well. I've got to loosen up a bit myself as well. Thanks for showing and keep posting!

[Mr.Scribbles]

Been Uber busy this month but its been exciting. Here's a banner for

http://smithmartialartsbend.com/

I'm printing it out on vinyl this week and it will be strung up in Smiths brand new gym. Super Stoked!





plus here are some 20 min Sketches from google images. Cheers CA.

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Here's a quick 3D project as well.

http://youtu.be/TiBPP8lX-SM

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Been super busy but here's some of my last projects. Cheers:

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BUSINESS CARDS!!!

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I do a little 3D whenever I get the chance as well. I love working with 3D max and Maya and dinkin around with Z Brush. Here's an art test I submitted to Nosler last month. Cheers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKvzw-cAMz0

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Mo Drawing Course Studies.

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While engulfed in the concrete jungles of Los Angeles last year, I sought out solitude in Del Rey. I found a quite cafe on the beach and threw my mind into my portfolio. It was there where I discovered Andrew Loomis's book "The Eye of The Painter". I found his words so true and full of wisdom that I began taking notes. I finally read over these notes the other day and wanted to share them. His words, I find, are so relevant for todays young artist and I encourage you to question his words and compare them to your work. Here's the first chapter. I'll post up more throughout the month. Cheers.

Here's Chapter 1: Seeing with the Painter's Eye

The artist first step towards ultimate beauty, unity, organization of painting is learning to see everything in pictorial form.


Paint what you see as you see it. Do not rely on Technique.

In the first case we are really looking primarily at outline and see everything else as secondary; in the second case, mass and tone become of primary importance to us and edges and outlines more incidental.

Show what the edges are doing, and ask how the relationship of other tones unify.

The more he can see the total effect before he starts, the better the painting will be.

He does not single out one thing at a time, for all these things are closely connected and belong to or effect one another.

First, see the picture as a whole with as much identification as possible to pattern design.

Learning to see your subjects in terms of simple masses and relationships to one another in value and in color is the first law of good painting.

Squint your eyes to minus the inconvenient detail.

Label your values and break them apart to 8 gradations.

Though we do and must draw as we paint, let us think of drawing as associated with outline, and paining as associated with mass values and color. This difference in drawing and painting must be understood.

Perspective: The science of drawing forms and as it appears to the eye, as opposed to mechanical projection drawing which renders form on a flat plane or planes in actual dimensions.

Start painting in areas and masses of tones and color than in these masses develop form.

Where edges merge or are very close in value, keep them lost or soft. Where they stand out in contrast, make them so.

Establish the actual area of the landscape to incorporated into your canvas you can paint all materials the size as you see it.

tricky approaches can be easily plagiarized, whereas pictures based on sound knowledge and the individuality of the artist are hard to imitate.

The eye must be trained to organize what it sees in terms of a compositions.

If we can grasp the cause, it helps us greatly understand the effect. Ask questions and learn the effect. This will give your pics more convincing and character.

It takes very little to make a great picture, nature will always provide too much.

Light Fact:

The sky is ordinarily the lightest pattern or mass.
The next lightest mass is usually the ground.
The third would be trees mountains and shadows.

The painter must look at the subject as a unit

"Paint the apple not an apple." _Nicholai Feschin

[Mr.Scribbles]

Here's some more notes from my studies. Usually when I can't think of anything to paint I post up chapters on the subject for kicks and giggles. Hope this is inspiring:


Chapter 2_What Shall I Paint

Daily Habits to Inspire:

Acquaint himself with nature.





Sketch




Do things he wants to do rather then only those he gets paid for.
Always have a camera and sketchbook with you.
Try to color sketch outdoors.
Jot down descriptions of comps, color and ect.

Exercises

Whole sketching use 3 to 4 values.
Portrait studies are great way to increase you skill.
Still life painting is a great restorer of confidence.

There is one thing we must not do and that is letting time go by without doing anything.

Discover different abstract patterns.

Subjects to explore and interpret:

Hope
Faith
Charity
Sympathy
Reverence
Ambition
Grief
Sorrow
Hunger
Want
Glorify Occupations
Landscapes
Seasons
weather
Building

Find things that interest you.

Getting in the spirit finding emotions withen a subject, and trying to set them down with paint on canvas.

To be profound and beautiful-a work of art must be based off truth with little, if any compromise.

Art can never be put into a single category.

Anyone who believes that the utmost has been reached in art is evidence the first signs of stagnation.

The artist must manage to surround himself with the kind of beauty that inspires him most.

[Velocity Kendall]

inspiring words!
its extraordinaire btw.. i doubt people will notice really...

[Mr.Scribbles]

Haha. since spell check has entered our way of life nobody can spell anymore. Fortunately I went to a great school. There are two versions of "Extraordinaire" which is the fancy French version of the word. I wanted to go the American route and use extraordinar. I double checked it more than once and its legit and has the same meaning. Thanks for pointing that out though. Good eye.

[JamesSimons]

Nice sketchbook! I'm wondering how you went about constructing the figures in post #44.

[surus]

Interesting Flyer and great figure / gesture studies! Keep on posting!

[Mr.Scribbles]

James: There just studies of drawing from "the drawing course". Really sick book that leans on classical techniques that are always useful.

Surus: Thanks man, Glad you like em.

[Metal Fingers]

thanks for dropping by my SB man, the studio design thing looks dope! As far as rendering goes, paying more attention to planes and the direction they face according to the light source, their edges etc.. will help take your rendering to the next level. Keep up all the hard work man!

[Mr.Scribbles]

Thx man for the crit! I'll keep that in mind with my next project.

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Heya. Just threw down some hours on this project and wanted some critiques. Still have a ton more work to go on it but any comments would be awesome!

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Some progress. More work to go still.

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Its been one tough road but through friends, family, and by the grace of God I can finally see my works hanging up on a wall and not imprisoned on my computer monitor. Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement. I would have never made it this far without you all. Cheers.

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Some fixes.

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Really honored to be a part of this project. Matte died several years ego and the family asked if I would paint his portrait in celebration of his 21st birthday next month. I am incredibly humbled and honored. Here's what I have so far.