Andrew Ley Sketches

**AndrewLey** · April 19th, 2010, 12:17 PM

PHATandy - glad you liked it. Not for anything really - just wanted to practice composition in terms of story beats.

Biomecha_wolf - I'll try to remember to save stages next time.

Kambei Shimada - I freelance for a few different game studios.

Everyone else - thanks for the kind words!

Just a couple of quick values studies after a long day of work...

**Jamie Romoser** · April 19th, 2010, 12:29 PM

sup Andrew got some cool updates here man. I miss seeing your robot mech guys though!
I need to start doing more value studies aswell
have a good one
till next time
-Jamie

**Icecold** · May 1st, 2010, 06:08 PM

Killer stuff in here...

I love how light and easy you make it to look like for you in your pictures.
( not sure if i phrase it right, but i bet you get the point

)

Wish you all the best, ICE

**Jon Sun** · May 3rd, 2010, 02:59 PM

Hey man, your stuff is incredible. I seriously don't know how you do that, it's ridiculous. Are all those b&w thumbnails straight from your head?

Could you please share a little bit of what goes through your head when you start? Cause I don't even know where to begin with that kind of stuff. I feel like I have a decent grasp of drawing from life, but when I'm faced with a blank piece of paper I'm lost. Do you work from memory of what things look like, and things that you've drawn? Or do you work more from construction, of what you know things are supposed to look like?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

**MattGamer** · May 3rd, 2010, 03:45 PM

fantastic. thanks for constant updates. they make me day run better. ;]

**AndrewLey** · May 13th, 2010, 09:46 AM

Cheer guys - I'll post answers to questions in a sec - just want to make sure the image upload has worked this time...

Just some playing around..

**bubblesaw** · May 13th, 2010, 09:55 AM

WoW ... just wow ! If only i had 1/16 of your talent

**Eiki** · May 13th, 2010, 10:06 AM

the fourth in your last post is awesome concept!!!

**Sebastian Gromann** · May 13th, 2010, 10:34 AM

lookin' awesome dude

**Kan Muftić** · May 13th, 2010, 11:24 AM

The last image is brilliant, wonder how would you transfer it to color..

**Traveler** · May 13th, 2010, 11:36 AM

Looking good. I just stumbled on your SB and will have to spend some time going through your earlier pages.

**Jonvier89** · May 13th, 2010, 12:04 PM

I really like your robots and layouts, you have a really good sense of composition as well!

**Bendragon** · May 13th, 2010, 02:30 PM

Nice one dude! You are taking your figures in a direction different to what we are used to seeing from you. Im intrigued and wondering whats next!

**Pixie Trick** · May 13th, 2010, 02:58 PM

I love that last image!

**trevor** · May 13th, 2010, 04:01 PM

wow!
those sketches are beautiful
and....i want to go to the robot ball

**vshen** · May 13th, 2010, 04:43 PM

Overall I am enjoying your sketchbook. I really love your studies and practises. I feel motivated!

**Krato** · May 13th, 2010, 09:13 PM

andrew you take those speedy enviros to the next level :U

**MattGamer** · May 13th, 2010, 10:02 PM

fantasticcc man!! loveeee your brush strokes and that singing lady scene is great! you going to finish it??

**surus** · May 14th, 2010, 06:17 AM

Thanks for sharing your amazing artwork!

**AndrewLey** · May 15th, 2010, 09:41 AM

OmertA - Thanks man. I'm sure I'll do some mechs soon enough. Just exploring other areas at the moment.

Icecold - Yep, I try to have fun with the process and hope it shows through.

bandaidboy12 - Yep they are from imagination. Everyone gets intimidated by a blank page so just start scribbling away and kill the white of the canvas. I tend to work from memory whilst I'm painting so I don't break the flow but I absorb all kinds of reference while I'm not painting. You have to build up a mental library. If you don't know what something looks like just google it and study it.

MattGamer - Cheers bud.

bubblesaw - just study and you will

Eiki - Cheers!

SnobbyOo - Thankyou

Kan Muftić - Thanks Kan. Personally I'd start from scratch using it as a value guide. Looking at it now though the values are a mess but it was just for fun anyway.

Traveler - Thanks!

Jonvier89 - Thankyou

Bendragon - Cheers man

Pixie Trick - Thankyou

trevor - you'd be very welcome

vshen - Cheers

Krato - Thanks

MattGamer - Thanks again! I don't think I'll finish it. I was just amusing myself.

surus - my pleasure

tv room sketch...

**Onisan** · May 15th, 2010, 09:54 AM

that is one wiiiddeee screen. Beautiful design of the shapes, very clean yet comfortable and cozy

**tehmeh** · May 15th, 2010, 10:21 AM

Inspirational stuff man, keep up the good work

**zenichi** · May 15th, 2010, 10:22 AM

one cozy sofa, can imagine a person and his gal with her head on his lap, or a dog watching the soap on that super wide screen!!!!

**Metal Fingers** · May 15th, 2010, 10:32 AM

awesome stuff, I really dig those kind of abstract shapely paintings a few posts up. Off to flip through the rest of this awesomeness.

**cerealist** · July 3rd, 2010, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by AndrewLey

this week cow entry (only had time for a sketch)

(removed image - it freaks me out every time I look here)

hahaah
browsing from the very first page until the last
freaking amazing sketches u have
GREAT WORK!

**sketcheth** · July 3rd, 2010, 10:16 AM

Love seeing new works, thank you for this!

**wink_ma** · July 3rd, 2010, 10:38 AM

Awesome work ! Very like your stuff

**Tom Fenton** · July 3rd, 2010, 01:50 PM

Absoulutely stunning work, and a huge inspiration to myself, i would like to ask you to have a go at using the free software ALchemy. I think you would be able to create some amazing things by using this tool with photoshop and Painter!