KiBa´s Sketchbook

**KiBa** · January 18th, 2012, 05:46 PM

I´m suffering a horrible disease... it´s called a motivational slump!

Yeah, you heared right, folks. Devastating, isn´t it?

A sketchbook here will be hopefully my cure.

My aim is to get back the routine, I had a few years ago and to improve of course, as much as possible.

Let´s get productive!

**PontusEuxinus** · January 18th, 2012, 06:01 PM

Good start. Wanna see more, ok!

**KiBa** · January 18th, 2012, 06:03 PM

here´s some recent stuff

**Riox** · January 18th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Hey great sketches. Like the lighting on the first one. Look forward to seeing more.

**Kiwizoom** · January 18th, 2012, 10:40 PM

Your greyscales are pretty strong, definitely like the last one : ) the form in her legs/back come out well

**TFsean** · January 19th, 2012, 05:17 AM

Sick start to your sketchbook! Your pieces have a lot of energy and your characters are definitely itnteresting, love that sneaky guy in the jacket. Looking forward to more and maybe seeing some envs

**Velocity Kendall** · January 19th, 2012, 11:56 AM

love the last one!

**Nubian_Greene** · January 19th, 2012, 03:16 PM

great pieces,looking foward to more.

**Sebastian Gromann** · January 19th, 2012, 04:12 PM

yeah bro, everyones screaming for mooooarrr

**tsabu** · January 19th, 2012, 06:01 PM

I like especially these gnome like fella in gray scales

Fantastic works overall!

**KiBa** · January 19th, 2012, 06:22 PM

that´s a warm welcome, I would say ;D

thanks guys, very much appreciated! If that´s not motivating, I don´t know what is

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Want to focus more on studies in the future. I never made any, so I realise how inefficient I was.

Color is still my biggest weakness (and environments and so forth^^). My color management isn´t very precise, it is often only a lucky guess. That needs to be changed.

15-25min thumbs, nuff said

cya!

**littlebones** · January 19th, 2012, 06:28 PM

Ooooh those environment thumbs are beautiful! This sketchbook is off to an awesome start. Subscribed, the pressure's on!

**KiBa** · January 22nd, 2012, 03:23 PM

littlebone thanks

Again a bunch of color study thumbs, characters and a few scribbles.

I started to take a look at Loomis for the purpose of learning to simplify form. My first heads look really crappy, but I´m certain that will change with a bit of practise. It´s just difficult for me at the moment to draw objects from different perspectives, that´s why all my characters are static for example.

So much to do

**ColeBot612** · January 22nd, 2012, 03:51 PM

I absolutely love the style of your characters

Keep it coming!

**in2eternity** · January 22nd, 2012, 03:55 PM

Wow so beautiful works!!! I want more and more of these, great use of color!

**Sebastian Gromann** · January 23rd, 2012, 05:04 PM

geil man! läuft doch

**KiBa** · January 25th, 2012, 08:12 AM

ColeBot612 hey, thanks man

in2eternity glad, you dropped by

The only thing I´m comfortable with, are characters at the moment^^

Sebastian jep, läuft einwandfrei. Danke dir!

I made a little compilation of different faces, but somehow they often tend to be very similar. Took more time than expected, but it was a lot of fun. While doing these, I came to the realization that sadly I can draw better with my tablet than with pencil

**littlebones** · January 25th, 2012, 08:33 AM

I also have a problem with sameface characters. I found this pdf to be really cool, though I haven't really applied it to any of my artwork yet, but you might find it helpful in designing more unique faces! It's an interesting new way of doing it I suppose.

Loomis is fantastic for studying how the head is put together but his teachings do kind of lead to everyone looking the same unless you really push it.

**KiBa** · January 28th, 2012, 09:54 AM

littlebones
I will definitely give it a read. Thanks!

Of course you can always just exaggerate and make huge noses, strange head forms etc., but then in gets comic like very fast. I want to find a balance in that. It all comes down to practise and observation.

here´s some basic stuff... skulls

(the rendered ones of course with ref)

**Sebastian Gromann** · January 28th, 2012, 10:05 AM

yeahh, nice ones mate ! \

/

**I-Bomb** · January 28th, 2012, 10:07 AM

KiBa Keep it up man you're getting there

p.s your skulls look a hella lot better then mine in my sketchbook

**Deepinonespersona** · January 28th, 2012, 11:51 AM

ich habe kein anhnung was "Skull" ist auf Deutsch aber lecker skezzebuch < Ich habe kein anhnung ob ich habe das richitig geschreiben auch.

**yah** · January 28th, 2012, 11:58 AM

richtig schöne studien!

**Lyraina** · January 28th, 2012, 12:05 PM

Awesome stuff in here!

I like she skulls, but also the faces... I want to see more!

**PontusEuxinus** · January 29th, 2012, 09:34 PM

Silence! I kill you! Haha, nice studies, dude.

**The_Flying_Dutchman** · January 29th, 2012, 10:40 PM

Hey, nice work, especial the environment studies. One suggestion, concentrate on the darker tones and use the lighter areas/highlights sparingly, small hints of highlighted areas are better at conveying reality and a sense of scale.

Keep it up!

**Philipp Scherer** · February 3rd, 2012, 10:16 AM

well done dude, amazing digitals, anyhow don´t forget your pencils

**thedestroyer** · February 3rd, 2012, 02:07 PM

Hey KiBa,

cooles Sketchbook!!! Die Schädel sehen richtig gut aus.
Grüße aus München,

thedestroyer

**KiBa** · February 3rd, 2012, 07:13 PM

Basti
yeahj ;D

udonhead
slowly but surely, i will (hopefully)

thank you

Deepinonespersona
oho, danke dir!
that´s amazing german right there!
"skull" = "der Schädel"

yah
vielen dank

Lyraina
Thanks, glad you like it^^

PontusEuxinus
Did the "GetHim" skull also remind you of achmed? ;D hehe, thanks

The_Flying_Dutchman
yeah, I know what you mean. I sometimes push the bright values like a madman, especially in the sky. Will work on it, thanks for the comment!

HerrleerzeichenS
you got me, right there :_( my drawing sucks bigtime. Neglected the pencil quite a long time and that´s the result, but this will be fixed!

thedestroyer
hey zerstörer! (wenn scho, denn scho

)
Danke dir!
Grüße aus der Hauptstadt

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I was thinking about studies quite a bit. As I already mentioned, I am totally not used to doing those, never bothered to do any. Back then, I was so proud of myself, for being able to draw everything from imagination and judged others for using reference. They are just copying images, right, right? WRONG

Of course I changed my mind and just recently I started doing studies, thanks to university buddies.

Still I´m not sure how to approach studies and will hopefully get something out of it soon. Sometimes it just ends with the feeling of achieving nothing and making a copy. Should I detail it out like crazy? What for? Or maybe just a rough definition of values and form?

Yada, Yada, Yada... I can count the amount of studies I made on my hands and I´m already whining

My plan right now is learning the basics, focusing on human anatomy first -> character design

So don´t wonder why I´m only drawing silly skulls ;D

Quite a tiny update for today:_( Waiting for semester break!

Until next time!

**Philipp Scherer** · February 9th, 2012, 02:04 PM

very nice, page 1 is that helme?

somehow he also finds his place in my sketches at class. whatever - looking foward to the time with no exams

going to be legendary!

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