Dblock's Daily Sketchbook

**dblock** · January 31st, 2011, 03:22 PM

Hi folks. My name is Durrell Odom, and I have been in this community for quite a while, I also just begun my freelance career as an illustrator/designer. I am 26 years old, a college graduate hailin from the Inland Empire, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles, California, and was an intern at Film Roman on the Marvel's Avenger and the new Spiderman series coming in February 2012. Along with starting my freelance career, I currently study anatomy, and color. Also I am a true hip hop head and fan of basketball, but I am NO purist. But of course, I am a big fan of fine art, cartoons/anime, films, manga, music, and anything with great storytelling in it. So, as whom is already familiar with my work, I am starting a new sketchbook heading off into the new year. So this a brief info of my history and background and I would like to get to know each person on this site a little more, so please check out my work and please feel free to comment on my work. It would be greatly appreciate it. Thanx.

Durrell

**Catish** · January 31st, 2011, 03:27 PM

hey,

good start. i like your graphite characters, but they look a bit flat. a good way to sort this out is by doing a colour drawing and seeing which colours are dark and which are bright, and how they blend. try it with pencil crayon if you're intimidated by paints, and your characters will 'pop' some more. you can also do shading with a dedicated light source, but you may need to work on your 3D form some more as it mostly looks like contour. post some bigger drawings/zoomed in - as these are kind of hard to see.

**dblock** · January 31st, 2011, 03:43 PM

Thanx, Catish. My knowledge on color is limited. I've been practicing on digital lately though. Here is a WIP study of John Singer Sargent on Painter XI.

Please check out my website
http://www.durrell-odom.com

**dblock** · February 2nd, 2011, 01:31 PM

Here is a page from my sketchbook at a life drawing session

**werdnA** · February 2nd, 2011, 01:54 PM

i love it so far! as far as the characters go i would suggest giving them a shadow so it doesnt look like they're floating =)

**dblock** · February 2nd, 2011, 02:17 PM

Thanx, werdna. Here are some apples I have done in Painter

**dblock** · February 4th, 2011, 12:20 AM

More recent stuff

**dblock** · February 4th, 2011, 12:34 AM

...and mo stuff

**dblock** · February 4th, 2011, 12:37 AM

...and even mo stuff

**raminafshari** · February 4th, 2011, 12:50 AM

good pencil work , i like to see it colored .

**dblock** · February 4th, 2011, 03:01 AM

Thanx, ramniafarshi. Will do

**dblock** · February 5th, 2011, 02:15 AM

Sketches from observation

**Rain Walker** · February 5th, 2011, 11:59 AM

the most things i like to draw are charchters and environment.. i like what u did here.. keep it going...

**dblock** · February 5th, 2011, 12:16 PM

@rainwalker: will do. Thanx for checkin out my sketchbook

**dblock** · February 12th, 2011, 11:27 PM

My very first creature deisgn. A mecha-crab concept I'm playing around with.

**dblock** · February 17th, 2011, 08:13 PM

From Life...

**dblock** · February 26th, 2011, 05:57 PM

Environment Painting. WIP

**dblock** · April 11th, 2011, 05:00 PM

Observational Life Drawing from my Moleskin Sketchbook. Pleae tell me what you think.

**dblock** · April 24th, 2011, 12:52 PM

Work in Progrss. Critique necessary

**in2eternity** · April 29th, 2011, 04:59 AM

Very good work here, I like your life studies the most, keep it up )

**dblock** · May 1st, 2011, 12:10 PM

Thank you, in2eternity for taking the time and dropping by to see my sketchbook. I've just finished takin a look at your sketchbook. You have made great imporvements on your work especially in your digital work. Keep up the good work.

**dblock** · May 1st, 2011, 12:10 PM

Thank you, in2eternity for taking the time and dropping by to see my sketchbook. I've just finished takin a look at your sketchbook. You have made great imporvements on your work especially in your digital work. Keep up the good work.

**dblock** · May 2nd, 2011, 05:14 PM

Life sketching today...

**dblock** · May 8th, 2011, 02:22 PM

Character concept

**Aperson4ever** · May 8th, 2011, 02:51 PM

Your really great at drawing people! Keep it up!

I can personally barely draw sitck men. Your so good at getting the people to look alive!

**SSquir33** · May 8th, 2011, 05:03 PM

nice moleskin works! the otto pilot is in one hell of a awkward pose, top down camera, with his head tilting up at the camera? neverless u tackled it well!

**dblock** · May 8th, 2011, 11:14 PM

@APerson4ever Thanx for the compliment. As far as drawing people. Try studying anatomy a little bit everyday. American Artist Drawing Magazine has an issue on how to study anatomy. Check it out.

SSquir33 Thanx man

**tronrobot** · May 9th, 2011, 08:00 AM

moleskine drawings are sensational. fantasic work keep it up

**dblock** · May 9th, 2011, 03:29 PM

Life drawing session today...

**dblock** · May 9th, 2011, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by tronrobot

moleskine drawings are sensational. fantasic work keep it up

tronrobot Thanx, man. I seen your work and I like your style. Keep it up.

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