Twelve years of artwork

[Craise]

Hi everyone, Ive been visiting these forums for a long time to gain inspiration and this is my first post, i have been scanning in drawings from various sketchbooks from the past twelve years, i figured it would be interesting to see my progress. I am currently in my first year at university and studying very hard!

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1997. AGED 9




UUHH.. OK SO THIS IS WHEN I WAS 9, I DONT REALLY REMEMBER MUCH... JUST THAT I ENJOYED DRAWING THINGS THAT BOYS USUALLY LIKE DRAWING, PEOPLE WITH GUNS, PEOPLE SHOOTING EACH OTHER... OR WAS THAT JUST ME? ANYWHO I USED TO DRAW THOUSANDS OF THESE LITTLE CARTOONS AND PICTURES OF ROBOTS AND DINOSAURS. GOOD TIMES!








"DEAR SAM,

THANKYOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR SUPER CARTOON ILLUSTRATIONS.
I DO HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN DRAWING"



AND SO I DID...



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1998. AGED 10.


AH I REMEMBER DRAWING SOME OF THESE, WHEN I GREW UP I WANTED TO BE AN INVENTER AND INVENT TANKS AND WEAPONS... WHAT A CYNICAL LITTLE BASTARD I WAS.
I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY IMPRESSED WHEN I SAW THESE BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE WERE ALSO DRAWN FROM MY HEAD, ALTHOUGH DRAWING WAS STILL VERY MUCH A FAD FOR ME AT THE TIME, I GUESS I COULD CALL THESE WERE MY FIRST PIECES OF CONCEPT ARTWORK.










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1999. AGED 11.


I HAD JUST STARTED MY FIRST YEAR AT SECONDARY SCHOOL. I DID TRY REALLY HARD TO IMPRESS MY NEW ART TEACHERS BUT AFTER A LITTLE WHILE I JUST COULDNT BE BOTHERED. I WAS A VERY LAZY 11 YEAR OLD.









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2000. AGED 12.


I DONT THINK I REALLY GOT MUCH BETTER IN MY FIRST FEW YEARS OF DRAWING, PROBABLY BECAUSE I DIDNT TAKE DRAWING ALL THAT SERIOUSLY. THESE ARE A FEW SKETCHES I LIKE TO LAUGH AT, THE FIRST FACE IS DRAWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE SECOND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, SO IM SLOOOWLY GETTING BETTER...










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2001. AGED 13


WAHAY IM STARTING TO GET BETTER, I THINK I CAN CALL THIS MY ''GETTING MY SHIT TOGETHER'' PERIOD. FOR SOME REASON I CHOSE TO STOP DRAWING PEOPLE AND CHOSE TO DRAW LOTS AND LOTS OF BIRDS.











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2002.AGED 14



FOR SOME REASON I STARTED TO GET REALLY INSPIRED AND PRACTICED A LOT MORE AT DRAWING FACES AND HANDS. I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WAS STARTING TO TAKE DRAWING A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY.
















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2003. AGED 15

AFTER GETTING MY ASS KICKED BY THE ART TEACHERS FOR ONLY USING PENCIL CRAYONS, I STARTED TO USE ACRYLICS AND PENS A LOT MORE. THIS WAS FOR MY GCSE'S. IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME THAT I STARTED TO TAKE AN INTEREST FOR ACHEDEMIC ART OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. I STARTED TO DRAW MORE FOR THE FUN OF IT AS WELL AS KEEP UP WITH MY SCHOOL WORK. MOST OF THE WORK FOR THIS YEAR WAS INSPIRED BY DEREK HESS' ARTWORK.













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2004. AGED 16.


HAVING STARTED 6TH FORM, I HAD A LOT MORE TIME ON MY HANDS. I DISCOVERED A LOT OF NEW CONCEPT ARTISTS THAT I TOOK STYLES FROM. ALOT OF THEM BEING ON DEVIANTART.COM, SUCH AS HOON, NOAH-HK, GUNNERROMANTIC AND ARTGERM, AS WELL AS SOME PROFFESSIONAL FRENCH AND JAPANESE ARTISTS, MURATA, MOBEUS AND AMANO. I WAS STILL RATHER SHIT AT DRAWING AT THIS TIME, BUT I STARTED TO GET MY GOALS WHICH KEPT ME IMPROVING SLOWLY BUT SURELY. THIS WAS ALSO AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME I STARTED TO DRAW ON THE COMPUTER.



























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2005. AGED 17.

AS WELL AS CONTINUING WITH MY ACRYLIC AND INK DRAWINGS, DIGITAL ART REALLY TOOK OF FOR ME EVEN THOUGH I LACKED A GRAPHICS TABLET I WAS COMING ALONG LEAPS AND BOUNDS ON MY OLD COPY OF PAINTSHOP PRO. SOME OF THESE DRAWINGS TOOK OVER 30 HOURS TO COMPLETE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ALL DRAWN USING A MOUSE, DRAWING LINES TOOK SO SO LONG AND I REMEMBER SPENDING SEVERAL HOURS DRAWING OUT CLOUDS FOR A BACKGROUND. LOOKING BACK ON THESE PICTURES I CAN ONLY THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF HOURS I PUT IN TO GET WHAT I CONSIDER QUITE BLURY AND MESSY RESULTS. BUT STILL IT GOT ME USED TO WORKING ON A SCREEN.
























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[Craise]

2006. AGED 18.

I DECIDED TO DO AN ART FOUNDATION COURSE AT COLLEGE. THIS WAS FUN BECAUSE THERE WERE ABOUT FIVE GIRLS TO EVERY ONE GUY. I HAD ALSO DECIDED TO PLAY A LOT MORE GUITAR, 5 HOURS A DAY WERE SPENT PRACTICING SCALES SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DIDNT REALLY GET MUCH DONE OUTSIDE OF COLLEGE.






















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2007-2008. AGED 19

I NEEDED MONEY FOR UNIVERSITY SO I TOOK A YEAR OUT TO WORK AS A ''GRAPHICS AND WEBSITE ADMINISTARTOR''. MOST OF THE TIME I WAS MAKING INTERNET BANNERS AND MAGAZINE ADS. I DIDNT REALLY DRAW THAT MUCH BUT I FINALLY MANAGED TO BUY MY FIRST TABLET. THIS MEANT I COULD TAKE ON SOME FREELANCE GRAPHICS JOBS, CREATING ALBUM COVERS AND LOGOS FOR OTHER WEBSITES AND THE LOCAL COUNCIL.






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2008. AGED 20

SO HERE I AM, I AM AT UNIVERSITY STUDYING GRAPHICS AND ILLUSTRATION. I ALSO WORK AS A FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO CREATE LOGOS WHICH I CONSIDER EXTREMELY BORING BUT IT GETS ME MONEY WHICH IS COOL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND IMPROVING MY SKILLS
















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I HOPE YOU HAD FUN SEEING SOME OF MY OLD DRAWINGS, I AM ALWAYS WORKING TO BETTER MYSELF SO WATCH OUT FOR MORE SKETCHES SOON.

[oomgawa]

What fun to watch your progress over the years, and those last two are wonderful! More please. . .

[Equality72521]

quite a way to introduce yourself to the forums, i like seeing the progress for the 12 years, great work on seein the last couple of digital pieces, post some more so we can see more progress

[Craise]

Thank you for your replies everyone I have been meaning to post more on these forums but Uni deadlines have had me by the balls!

More really quick sketches, some life drawing sketches as well.

Just a quick question, one of my many weaknesses has always been shortened perspective, especially when i sketch out limbs and hands, does anyone have any words of wisdom i can use to get to grips with this annoying drawing demon of mine?

[lo-hita]

this is impressive journey through the years and avencée your talent!
and say that you have the same age as my son! I realize even more on the quality and passion that you guide! bravo

[Craise]

Ok so this is quite a big update because ive left posting anything for a few weeks... this is last months work, one or two references were taken from some sketchbooks on these forums and i have tried to note on the scans where i remembered.

All of the sketches in my books are done with a biro.

[Zenobia]

Wow. These are all really well done. I love that you showed us your drawings from an early age up till now. Great progressions.

Keep on practicing!

[DaStreets]

Great pen work. Ur faces and hands are beautiful, as well as the lines. Great digital work too. Ill subscribe, comment me if u like, thanks

[Craise]

Thank you all very much for your comments, again i will try and keep this thread updated as much as possible, im usually always busy with projects and drawings so its hard to find the time!