Torres' Sketchbook

**Torres** · August 16th, 2012, 07:34 PM

Hi! Came to share my work, maybe you'll like to share your opinion

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**Caio Chagas** · August 16th, 2012, 07:43 PM

Hey There! Nice start Torres!

I specially like the War of the Worlds Study, the values and atmospheric perspective are very good. As you are just starting out, try some Linework or any traditional medium as well. Keep Posting!

**Torres** · August 16th, 2012, 08:03 PM

Thanks! Here's some of my traditional stuff

**Kaihartj** · August 16th, 2012, 08:19 PM

Hey man! Cheer from the same country haha, you're off to a good start! I like what I see here (: Keep it coming!

**Torres** · August 16th, 2012, 08:48 PM

Portugal olé!

Thank you! Be sure to keep tuned for more!

**Psychobuddy** · August 16th, 2012, 08:50 PM

Hey man great stuff! I'd love to see some more rendered pieces from you. Keep em coming!

**Torres** · August 16th, 2012, 08:56 PM

Why, thank you Psycho ! Will do!

**Torres** · August 19th, 2012, 10:59 PM

Some more quick studies !

**Michelle Rakar** · August 20th, 2012, 05:56 AM

Your works are so beautiful! I love the contrast and emotion depicted in your pieces! The grayscale ones are some of your most impressive; they emit so much emotion and feeling without needing color. Your art is very impressive; keep up the wonderful work!

**Torres** · September 16th, 2012, 11:58 AM

Small update! Went on holidays for a bit so not much stuff just yet. Specially painting are lacking since until now I had no laptop to work from.

Hope you enjoy it none the less

**Torres** · September 20th, 2012, 12:03 AM

Back from vacation with some more stuff!

It's a bit of a small update but I hope you enjoy it

tips are always welcome !

**Torres** · September 24th, 2012, 05:20 PM

Small update is still better than no update. Today's work

**Torres** · September 26th, 2012, 02:45 PM

**Torres** · October 1st, 2012, 06:53 AM

I don't usually post my WIPs, but I've been thinking it might be good to do so and maybe get some guidance and critiques.
As such here is some of my concept art work for the Jules Verne classic 20 thousand leagues under the sea.

**ja1307** · October 1st, 2012, 07:02 AM

Really good sketchbook, lots of variety look like you are having fun with it to. Really like your black and white studies, the depth in the War Of the Worlds painting is impressive. Clearly have a good grasp on values. Do you work from life a lot? The Christopher Lee painting is sweet love the way you have captured his expression. Keep pushing think your going to improve very rapidly if you keep working like this

**Cheboboh** · October 1st, 2012, 07:20 AM

Very nice sketchbook, great style. Ill be keeping my eye on you!

Seeing that gameboy SP just brought back a big bag of nostalgia!

**Torres** · October 1st, 2012, 09:02 AM

@ja1307: Thank you mate! I do try and work from life somewhat regularly. Trying to go out and draw with friends at least once a week. But nowadays I don't get to do it nearly as much as I did before. I'll undoubtedly keep on keeping on! Thanks again

@Cheboboh: Thanks man! Your welcome to keep tuned for more of my work! I know what you mean about the Gameboy

Tell you what, maybe next time I'll draw my GB pocket

**Torres** · October 2nd, 2012, 04:26 AM

Some stuff from yesterday

Let's see what I can turn out today! Cheers!

**kevin_** · October 2nd, 2012, 03:30 PM

nice first page to you sb! keep it up!

**WRappiii** · October 2nd, 2012, 05:07 PM

your sketches are very well done. even though they are rough, they provide a lot of information to the viewer. that is something I need to work on!

it seems the thing you could stand to improve the most is human faces. even though you're pretty good at those too!

awesome start to your sketchbook

and thanks for your critique.

**Torres** · October 2nd, 2012, 06:44 PM

@kevin_ thank you mate! Keep tuned for more

@WRappiii Yeap , faces are a world of their own aren't they

As a aspiring concept artist I don't usually strive to be aweosome at them though. Too many other more important subjects to work on :/ But they are tons of fun and great painting practice

Thank you for the kind words!
Keep the Critiques coming!!!

**Aragah** · October 3rd, 2012, 01:03 AM

dope stuff man!
definitely on the right path! you can already see the color improvement!

**Mewball** · October 3rd, 2012, 01:43 AM

Really nice variety of studies. Good job.

**Torres** · October 12th, 2012, 08:59 PM

@Aragah Thanks! Color was a huge problem starting out
@Mewball Thanks mate! I try to study all types of stuff. You should have seen some of my last year's sketchbook pieces :p

Little update just so you know I'm still here

The last two are not my designs! They are studies on value/color and composition from other artists (Feng Zhu and Noah Bradley).
I'm suffering from a huge artist blog so there isn't much content for me to post

I hope it will get better soon.

**Torres** · October 16th, 2012, 08:56 PM

Bought a Cintiq! happy days :p
Haven't worked much though :s that will change soon

**Torres** · October 18th, 2012, 02:37 PM

Another test on the Cintiq. Trying to calibrate my color's this time .. it's a b*tch xD

**Torres** · October 25th, 2012, 08:52 AM

Another small update! I notice a distinct lack of commenting over here! :p Come on, don't be shy

Go ahead and trash my work with your critiques

**Aragah** · October 28th, 2012, 04:53 PM

hey man! going good on the studies eh?
and lucky you, got a cintiq! im jealous.

you seem to have you focus towards value, its good. but i think you colors are falling a little behind.
i would warn you to pay a little bit more attention to saturation control.
a couple examples : http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j.../COLOR2_1h.jpg
(dude on the right ( http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j.../COLOR3_1h.jpg )

**Stryno** · October 28th, 2012, 05:45 PM

Great stuff. Some of the brushes on your digital works disturb me a bit, like the first image on post 12, also the perspective studies lower in the same post seems to be skewed remember it is "extreme" perspective if the angle to the vanishing point is equal to or less then 90 degrees.

Man the first couple on post 14 were really cool, thank you for them

**kevin_** · October 28th, 2012, 05:55 PM

nice updates! really like the dood with the three pairs of wings! keep it up!

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