Libor's kickin own balls

[libor]

Hi CA!

Well Im starting a new sb in a hope of continuing honing my skills... must pray for this

....been here several years before, got rusty not learning drawing/painting for a loooong time!

Here are some of my doodles.

Cheers!
L.

sketch based on friends Alchemy doodle


another based on friends doodle


Harkonen portrait sketch

[libor]

another few skteches this time using reference...

all done in Painter (realPencil brush...I love its feel)

[LePush]

woah, realy excellent studies here! i like the dynamic lighting especially.

[libor]

LePush> thx!

another sketches done in Painter...using Symmetry tool which is so cool for concept ideas!! Using oil brushes and Sargent brush...

not much learning just random fun stuff

[Fullmetal-Animator]

Your figurative drawings are very interesting. But I really love how you're able to build up from the abstract on the last post there. Nice work, bud.

===EDIT===

Oh, forgot to mention that I love the first post with the robot looming over that guy. I'd like to see that developed into a finished piece with the lighting just as powerful, it'd be a very dramatic piece.

[libor]

thanks! Yep, I love abstraction and improvisation...so much fun!!

..but I should do some excercises too!

here is another fun stuff from imagination (hope I will finnish it also - which Im pretty bad at ..in terms of laziness)

I had troubles with Painter brushes and their feeling...struggling so much (brush shape and blending technique using oil brushes) ...in the end I used pknives a lot for smoothing it out

[libor]

this time I ve tried PS with "Goodbrushes" brush library...and I must say they are pretty amazing...so much fun!!

actually this one started as a brush stroke test canvas...later transformed to this landscape...

[libor]

still exploring GoodBrushes for PS... and yeah, they rock (thinking of not going outside of the PS to Painter etc...so good feelin)

just some fun stuff without ref.

some kind of forest scene (I should use some ref but didnt and it shows! - weak values and forms) I was also so thrilled to detail too soon so the composition is not right

but was fun anyway



I observed the dusk color pallete on google pics and incorporate the observations to this doodle

first few mins sketch



and final speed painting (also tuned levels a bit in PS when finnished)

[Jon Guinn]

Great cityscapes. As for your trouble in painter, i think you are doing quite well. just make sure to control your edges- softening up areas that need to be soft and sharpening those that need sharpened. Great stuff though. Love the bleak landscape with the grey sky

[libor]

thx!

well from time im playing with ProBrushes in PS im in love with PS

made some reffed studies (starting with simplest ones)...



starting to feel better with those custom PS brushes



trying to pick up the right colors directly (not using greyscale sketching > color)

[libor]

and some silly thumbnails...



...far from perfect but a lot of fun to do them!