Art_Addict :: """"""""""""" PRAHA DROP """"""""""""

[Art_Addict]

Hi,

Finally , finally started my own personal CA sketchbook ! Whooa, i'm all excited All crits , suggestions are much appreciated . I want to improve !

i'll start with a funky self portrait as way to introduce myself . It has anatomical issues, doesn't really look like me, ...... he, but i still kinda like it



Sometimes , i like to doodle at work (bartender at a restaurant) a bit when its quiet :


This was from a movie screenshot, but i don't remember wich one. Note to myself !! : don't think rendering a bad drawing is gonna make it better !!!



Two doodles, unfinished, they're just details of a bigger page. No ref. well actually , sometimes i start drawing from life and the person stands up and leaves after a minute and then i try to finish the drawing outa my head or play with it a little bit :





Cheers
Tom

[Fellah.]

Hi man - this is a really cool start. Strong self portrait and really nice pencil work. I only see some small anatomical issues - the prime evil - mostly around the ears. But it looks like that should be easy for you to get under control.
Keep it up and keep posting!

[mentler]

Welcome to the Asseyelum!!!! Strong first post!!!!!!

[Stokes]

yeah these are great. Very expressive line work. You do a great job of leaving some areas looser than others. Keep em coming

[glikster]

Wow! Great start!!

As a member of your Sketchbook Support Group (will I ever get tired of saying that? Probably.) I feel that it is my duty to tell you that you have a great sense of form and to Keep Posting!!!

[bumskee]

wow..nice self portrait..

[PHATandy]

Nice start Addict, these are looking nice, the rendering is very cool. Self portrait is ace, except whats with the green bits?....

Post some more, nice range of stuff so i can gets some crits in.

Looking good so far though.

Andy.

[Unit18_Nate]

I know what your saying about trying to draw people in public. They just don't sit still like a good life drawing model.

[Ivan.R]

Your auto portrait is really cool, but why you have put that green strokes, I just don't like them. On the second picture I can see some letters through the paper. Just a tip, put a black paper on the paper when you scan in order to get rid of the junk on the other side! Try to finish the drawing of the old man it is very nice.

[jacobsteel]

Yup. Nice lines, and that first face, good expression. Keep'em coming!

[Art_Addict]

Hi people,

fellah : Thanks man, i see what you mean with the ears, i'll keep that in mind;

Mentler : thanks! means a lot coming from you

Stokes : Thank you, love your sketchbook btw

Glikster : Thanks

bumskee : Thanks, altough next time i'll try to actually make it look like me

PHATandy : yeah, i sketched the underline with green pencil and then rendered
it with a normal mechanical pencil. seems not such a good choice
But thanks anyway
Unit18 Nate : I know. but it still is an excellent way to learn.

Ivan R : Thanks for the tip man , and i'll definately loose the green pencil, haha

jacobsteel : Thanks

Now some new sketches, not really happy with this new batch, but hey what the heck, it"s just a sketchbook right ? :

This drawing was to illustrate the grandmother- grandchild relationship and it was meant as a gift to someone dear to me it's still a WIP tough. And It sucks that it such a bad scan. Drawing too big to fit on scanner so don't mind the terrible composition for now . I'll post the finished version properly, i promise :



Did these 2 while watching a film earlier, can't remember wich one :



2 portrets: one of my dad, quickly from life, has lots of errors but strangely still has a good resemblance and one that's still a WIP for a friend , from a picture :



Both done in a bar, was bored and waiting for someone, second one from life :





Cheers all
Tom

[Fellah.]

Supercool stuff dude!
I dig the girl making funny lips. Great drawing!

[mentler]

Any friends of Fellahs is a friend o mine ~~~ very strong thread ~ got to answer to door will post more later~~~

[GriNGo]

Great drawings man! You're sp just kicks ass. The grandmas rendering is very nice. My only suggestion is to give your drawings more contrast, for example i think if you make the eye region of you father's portrait darker, it would look much better. Once again I ask the question : have you tried using ink mediums? i think it would suit your drawing well.

Greetings!
GRiNGoLoCo

[Ivan.R]

Wow, I am stunned! The first picture in the new post is really great! I also like a lot the second and the drawing of your father. The nostril of the horse is quite big and the legs of the men on the horse are very short. The hair of the boy is very well drawn but the lower lip seems big to me. Great work I am impatient to see more!


I have seen that you are Belgian. So do you speak French? Si c'est le cas je préfère t'écrire en français.

[Cobi]

You gotta teach me how you shade. I'm clueless.

Please!

Great stuff bud. Keep postin'!

[Siobhan]

Bravo..You got a great sense of depth and proportion, shading is excelent, even the ugly people you drew look fantastic! The woman and the baby is my favorite..beautiful. I have nothing to crit on! I demand much more! ~Sio

[blankslatejoe]

man, artaddict, your stuff is veeerry slick. The stuff you do from life has a great sense of character to it... do more!!

Also, got any color stuff?

[Mr_Suave]

you are pretty good my freind keep it up

[buzzz3d]

There are a lot of good images in this thread, my favorite is the portrait of your father.
Keep it up!

[tokidokizenzen]

Great stuff goin on in here! The grandmother and grandchild is coming out nicely. Do you have a digital camera? You could try it for large sketches, and you wont run the risk of smudging your drawing. Keep em' coming!

[PHATandy]

Looking good again man. need to watch the proportions on some of those faces though.. they look a little squashed or ForeHead Heavy..lol.

Keep it up though man. Goo job.

Andy.

[Teigrob]

Hey! Returning the favor...really nice rendering, I'm envious!
Nice to see the drawing of the horse: more please! Animals are always good. That was Gandalf, wasn't it? The rendering of the old man? Looks like him anyway...Nice work, look forward to seeing more!

[cotron]

really nice! strong draftsmanship.

[theartguy]

your shading is very well done. the accuracy looks a little off though. good work overall, keep em commin

-Seth

[hurricane]

nice stuff ! atlast you have a SB !
things are looking great !

i will drop by again for sure!

cheers and keep on rocking

[Farvus]

These drawings have very nice shading. I like mostly this third picture with face of old man.
Keep posting .

[Gloominati]

nice improvement since your first post here!
I like your shading very much, sometimes this portraits look a bit deformed in proportion but keep on posting dude!

[Quinster]

Wow! Really good stuff here! Very realistic! And I like realistic! Shading, features, expressions: all really great! Keep up the good work (and don't say something like "oh I plan to, why would I stop" cause then that makes me feel like I put something obvious and stupid)!

[vigostar]

Nice.. really... nice...You got some stars!