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**§Hy9oD** · June 29th, 2011, 11:02 AM

HI all
I wanted to start my sketchbook here that Im (obliged) to work daily 'cause I dont want to go back to square one again
There is lot of work remain to be done.
no sorting here got no time.
Here some sketchs tht ive done 1 month ago
Any criticisms are much appriciated ,I really want to IMPROVE

**§Hy9oD** · June 29th, 2011, 11:11 AM

I know there is some weird human faces here

**§Hy9oD** · June 29th, 2011, 04:24 PM

I will try to make at least one portrait a day and I will try to get better as I attempt to correct the damage that lack of practice has done.
this one done yesterday

**Psychobuddy** · June 29th, 2011, 04:34 PM

Hi, I like what i see so far, your gestures and your portraits are looking good, but trying going in and rendering the figures that you draw. Also don't stop and have year long breaks or whatever, the only way to get better is too constantly be working.

**§Hy9oD** · June 29th, 2011, 05:50 PM

SORRy for the big size from now on i'll post normal size
@psychobuddy thx for the encouragements

**Ghast** · June 29th, 2011, 06:37 PM

I wouldn't worry too much about rendering if you are just doing gesture drawings, since the goal is to get the spirit of the pose. But based on your last post you can render pretty well (as far as the face goes). Just keep drawing

**§Hy9oD** · June 30th, 2011, 04:23 AM

@ghast thanks for the comments

another one i from observation t takes me an hour I don't know if this is too much regard to the outcome

something wrong with th eyes ? feel free to comment.

**zou** · June 30th, 2011, 08:33 AM

hi shypod

glad too se you're posting.
your rendering is pretty nice. Concerning the eyes perhaps, you could render them more in order to avoid blurry effect. this would also direct the eyes into the eyes.

POST MOOOOOOOOOORREEE

**§Hy9oD** · June 30th, 2011, 07:55 PM

@zou THX for encouragements
PORTRAIT 1H15

**§Hy9oD** · June 30th, 2011, 08:00 PM

Drawing gesture 45 S

**§Hy9oD** · July 1st, 2011, 08:57 AM

PORTARIT 1H15

**§Hy9oD** · July 1st, 2011, 01:22 PM

I want it evil he looks funny XD

**zou** · July 1st, 2011, 01:29 PM

post n11 is pretty good

the last one would be worked more, but it a good start

keep on the good work

**§Hy9oD** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:22 AM

PORTRAIT 1H

**palladium** · July 2nd, 2011, 07:16 AM

Nice start to a sketchbook. Looks like your using a soft brush for most of these paintings, try out a harder brush for your block in and once you get all of the shaping and value contrast between those shapes right, switch to the softer brush to finish. Keep it up.

**zou** · July 2nd, 2011, 07:36 AM

hi

this portrait is pretty nice. Watch out your proportions. always check , recheck again and again. The distance between nose and upper lips is a bit long. Your could easily shorten it by selecting the whole jaw and move it upward. His vest is also higher

Your color variation is a good point, keep up your good work.

**§Hy9oD** · July 2nd, 2011, 08:25 AM

thanks guys
@palladium thx for the trick, I will try it next time

@you are right sometimes I focus in details and forget the essential there is always something that doesn't add up
todays I try to focus on the structure of face , I'm kind of having some problems with muscular structure

**§Hy9oD** · July 2nd, 2011, 08:46 AM

pencil portrait 1H20
the mouth and the head was re-bored 3 times .
I cannot yet reach the likeness .

**§Hy9oD** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:34 PM

10 MN each one, except the last and (worst) one XD 30 MN

**zou** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:38 PM

awesome update,a lot of work

the pencil portrait is pretty good, just make the nose shorter

good luck with your nexts

**§Hy9oD** · July 3rd, 2011, 06:03 AM

I don't know how much time it takes -_-

**§Hy9oD** · July 3rd, 2011, 11:32 AM

first try with photoshop : my ring

**§Hy9oD** · July 3rd, 2011, 04:49 PM

POSES 10 MIN

**takashmen** · July 3rd, 2011, 05:34 PM

Hi §Hy9oD, thanks for comment

yes i use photoshop. Why did you ask?

keep on working! maybe try some landscapes or scenes instead constant poses and portraits.

**Kasei** · July 3rd, 2011, 05:47 PM

Really nice figurative sketches, your portraits all kind of look just shy of finished--maybe try really getting a harder brush as suggested and knocking in some of those firmer details (hair highlights, texture details, etc) on one of them sometime? Admirable goal, a post a day--I wish you luck!

**§Hy9oD** · July 4th, 2011, 07:48 AM

@takashmen I'm just curious ,Iam new to Photoshop I used to work with "sAI"

concernning the landscapes ,Im just focused on figurative

but I will soon do so.
it will not be long before I will be fed up with figurative, Im beginning..
@kasei thanks for your kinds words and encouragements.
I used harder brush in my last portrait , but it's not visible enough ,apparently IM still working too much with soft brush without realising it

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that will takes some time to get used to.

**zou** · July 4th, 2011, 08:04 AM

hello shypod

your last poses are good, especially the first.

keep on track

**§Hy9oD** · July 4th, 2011, 04:48 PM

thanks zou
didn't post anything ,I was a little busy today , it will be the same thing in the coming days but I will never give up :p
Here are Some head studies . much remains to be done !

**Xelar** · July 4th, 2011, 05:00 PM

I really like the energy and life in your studies.
Your lines could be a tad more confident and you could also be more daring when it comes to reflected light/saturation.
I also noticed that sometimes when you draw 3/4 views the eye turned a away from the viewer looks too much like you're looking at it from the front.
Maybe you could accentuate the browbone more and rethink the way you position the lids on the eyeball.

Keep them coming

**§Hy9oD** · July 5th, 2011, 01:10 PM

@Xelar thanks for the comments about the eys im aware of this

I got some difficulties in placing the lid in the eyebrow its too obvious in post 11, maybe i need more practice ansd more eyes studies.
here a portrait with photoshop ,I followed your advices