Maxetormer 2.-D-Sk-T, CLOSED THREAD (--Time to shed the skin-NEW SKETCHBOOK THREAD--)

**kingcoyote** · April 6th, 2006, 10:50 AM

Hey man, I ran through this page, and noticed that you're starting to work out some of that "stiffness" that you were complaining about awhile back... (Great work for one or two weeks of it!) One thing I did notice though, is that your pencil drawings almost always suffer from it more than your ink ones... I reckon that's something to think on for a bit. How do you translate the looseness (not just of gesture but also of pose) between media?

That zombie is awesome! You always inspire man!

Later.
KC

**McLean** · April 6th, 2006, 06:14 PM

hey dude, looks like you're being pretty productive yourself. do you ever use color in your sketchbook? might give you a chance to use warm/cool setups to push form even more. regardless, keep doing what you're doing!

**maxetormer** · April 7th, 2006, 01:56 AM

Recursive_End: will do more eviros asap

thanks for droping by!

Carnifex: ha! youv seen nothing yet my friend

mentler: master mentler!! its good to have you browsing around here

its a pleasure to have your posting!

kingcoyote: yeah I have thought of that too, Im working of transleting it,
good pointer!! its good to have you around man, your give good critics
and ecouragment as well, keep both coming bro!!

McLean: Duddee Im so impresed by the last works youv done!!
thanks for droping around I hope to get to your level soon

or
die trying dament!! oh and yep ill do more color stuff on my
SKB for sure, god knows I need the practice!!

Ok life drawing, one hour on the full body and half on the portrait
mechanical pencil on both

and some doodles form my head, except for the full body on inks on the left
around and hour of work

**Carnifex** · April 7th, 2006, 07:39 AM

damn,that life drawing is awesome!
*goes update own sketchbook*

**Slash** · April 7th, 2006, 08:36 AM

Luis my man! I must confess that you caught me a little off guard with this last life drawing! I've learned to expect a certain quality from you, but this is so much better! I admire your ability to understand and apply crits to your works, i can see that you improve each time people crit!

Keep rocking my friend!

**Zebz** · April 7th, 2006, 12:05 PM

Atta boy!

These updates just get better and better, Max. It's so cool to see all of the progression you've made. Ever since you attended that workshop you've been growing leaps and bounds beyond where you were before and it's a delight to see. I especially love the pencil work and how you're handling light nowadays. Very beautiful stuff. I agree with KingCoyote's crit too about the stiffness, it's definately gotten ALOT better. But I think you could affort to loosen up even more and loose some of the planar qualities in your work, like in the noses of your portraits and stuff. But take your time. I know how relying on that stuff helps build knowledge and understanding. Your work is very solid! I can't wait to see where you go next! Are you making a decent living at this recently? Take it easy, bro.

**Inkfish** · April 7th, 2006, 04:40 PM

ArtistArticle14491.jpg is super cool. I think you handled the planes really well, nothing but

this time

**dCepT** · April 7th, 2006, 07:48 PM

That lifedrawing of friggin' nuts, bro! Awesome! Lovely handling of the core shadows!

Keep 'em coming!

d-C

**maxetormer** · April 9th, 2006, 06:28 AM

Its to late at nite to reply and I need to sleep I promess to respond
to all of your kind comments tomorrow

thanks for droping by
it means a whole lot to me!!!!

Some oil painting Im working on for a posible show in my city and
some caracter of mine called José Gonzales see ya guys later!!!
Dam its good to be bussy!!

**dCepT** · April 9th, 2006, 08:28 AM

Oilpainting is looking sweet! Can't wait to see where you take it!

d-C

**mentler** · April 9th, 2006, 09:04 AM

Like the way you have handled the oil especially the whites and folds <> great loosness.

Let me know what you think of the green one <> need more feed on it.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...704#post809704

**rodrigo!** · April 10th, 2006, 05:43 AM

good stuff man! keep up the posting!
i really love this life drawing and the page altogether, really nice rendering man

http://www.renderosity.com/photos/Ar...ticle14491.jpg

**Inkfish** · April 12th, 2006, 05:16 AM

Hey dude, i like where the oil painting is going, good luck with the show!

**maxetormer** · April 12th, 2006, 11:08 PM

Carnifex:

he he good idea my friend, keep on churning out the
drawings that the only way to do it, Im always glad to read
your posts man, thanks for droping around!

Slash:Yes Sr!! Ill keep on working hard, yep some times a critic can
be really enlighting, thanks for the props Im glad I can still
surprice people, than mean at least to me that Im moving UP
lets hope I keep doing this way!!

ZebzFree: BRO!! hows life you are an arts graduate now many props to ya!!
thanks for the comments and suggestions Im working on this planar to
soft transicion and getting loosee and mantaing proporcions is dam hard,
but I do think Im doing a bit better, not quite there but getting closer!!

Inkfish:

thanks man, I hope I get the space, but I still need at
least 5 finished painting and I only have two, still a long way to go,
thanks for the props!!

dCepT: well let me know your opinions the shirt will not be plain white
ill have a special desing Im cooking up, there will be taoots on some
areas amd some graphic elements on the background

mentler: Thanks a lot my friend!! Im really happy to read you liked the
cloths as their are dificult like hell

see ya later master menter!!

rodrigo!: Will do man, will do, and yep its my fav page of the moth too

Jens:Welll....let me see in acrilics all dries up veyr fast so I used to
way till some are was completly dryed up and then I used to add
glasses over the area, since in oils stuff takes so much time to
dry Im working wet over wet most of the times, and because
of this theres time were all becomes to smudgy to keep on working
then I have to wait for at least a day to keep on correcting and
adding details to the pic, that to me is the most dificult thing to
do, working wet over wet can be a bit chaotic for me, other than
that the colors are a delight to work with and blending colors is
a walk on the park (as oposed on acrilics

) Im using Zorn´s
limited pallet with prusian blue and horrible hansa yellow cause
I cant find any cadmium yellow in my dam city.
Thanks a lot for the props man, I mean a LOT to me, make the jump
as soon as you can now that I started I dont even wanna think about
going back to acrilics

KEEP that pencil moving my friend, I hope
you doing good in Belgium, much love to ya!!

Ok some more work on this oil thing, not quite there but I belive that
by the end of the next week ill be done with it, man do Im having fun
and learning with this, its dam hard, but so much FUN at the same time!!
and some pencils I did in betewen errands

WIP ( bw takeing a good photo on a wet oil painting is very hard )

on the big head in the rigth side the line work was made from
life and the rendering was made from my head

just doodling the night away right before going to bed

made on the bus, except the dog ofcourse

**mentler** · April 12th, 2006, 11:42 PM

Keep up the good works DOG~~~~ LoL

**liam.c** · April 13th, 2006, 12:13 AM

hell yah looking good man ! mech pencil is the bump ! and that oil is hothothot!

**dCepT** · April 13th, 2006, 06:23 AM

Awesome stuff, cabron! I'm guessing the hand closest to us isn't finished.. 'cuz the light on it seems very very harsh compared to the light falling on the face of the dude...

Love the inky doodles as always

peace

d-C

**staylor** · April 13th, 2006, 05:10 PM

I can't wait to see the new oil painting when its done. I can't think of any specific crits now, so just keep at it!

**maxetormer** · April 13th, 2006, 07:03 PM

mentler: Yes Sir!! this dog will keep on looking for bones!!

liam.c:

I am happy and fuzzy now, its good to have you around bro

dCepT: hola mi guen!! Yep your right that hand still need lots and lots of loving,
cause its a focal point both hand and face need to be done
as good as I can manage, thanks for stoping by, those expresions
stuides are looking good man, I gotta do some my self!!

staylor:

thanks man ill keep on hammering on!!

Well today was a good day and I tooked a decent shot at my painting,
sun light is the best of BESTS!!, closer to be done but not quite there.
See ya guys later!!

**OleOlsen** · April 13th, 2006, 08:43 PM

hey max!
your life drawing skills are just wicked!!! and that oil painting is absolutley great! man that looks like a huge amount of work! i strongly recognized the nice weight of the butt cheeks on this one..http://www.renderosity.com/photos/Ar...ticle14491.jpg
the worked out really good. even if there is going sth wrong with her left hollow of knee.
but it is all great!
peace

**rodrigo!** · April 14th, 2006, 03:21 AM

honestly cant think of much else to say about the painting other than i like it, great emotion and energy..
it feels a little muddy and dark in some places like the foreshortened forearm (on our right) could be separated more from the upper arm, and maybe the hands could be improved (looks damn hard though)
but overall good stuff man!1!

**hurricane** · April 14th, 2006, 04:06 AM

you are just getting better and better luis!
wow, that oilpainting looks awesome, i wish i could see it in person!
you are one of my favourites man !
keep at it and keep giving me this wonderfull art!
cheers

**hurricane** · April 14th, 2006, 04:17 AM

you are just getting better and better luis!
wow, that oilpainting looks awesome, i wish i could see it in person!
you are one of my favourites man !
keep at it and keep giving me this wonderfull art!
cheers

**maxetormer** · April 16th, 2006, 06:24 PM

OleOlsen: I didnt got the knee critic could you elaborate a bit more
I mean I do realice that the knee area could have been done
better (I focused to much on the but cheeks

) other than
that thanks for the props and nice words man, and kudos on the
your SKB you have hell of alot nice things there

rodrigo!: Im in the process of tightning up the face hands and other
areas as well, Im just letting the paint dry a bit to avoind doing a
smudged mess, and yeah since the canvas is not very big its
dam hard to detail thing up, thanks for the props man,
and see ya later in our ssg forum!!

hurricane: Yep that would be so cool man, oil are the shizzle,
you could do a kick as demonish warrior in oils man, it so much
more rewarding than digital (u know I like digital but dam having
a phisical original feels cool he he) I hope your doing well bro,
keep summoning those kick as deamons my friend!!!

Im having some personal stuff to deal whiht lately, so Im havent
done to much stuff lately, but today the urge to draw has been calling
me today and I had to draw something, so this is what I did,
ill see ya guys later!

P. S. Happy Easter!!!

**maxetormer** · April 16th, 2006, 10:18 PM

Zorn color study

**liam.c** · April 16th, 2006, 11:17 PM

fukin hot hot hot !!!! looks like a jump up ? awsum )

**maxetormer** · April 17th, 2006, 10:52 PM

I hope so my friend I certanly hope so, keep rocking on!!!

pencil and another Zorn study ill be doing many of this
I never understood pallettes and Im begining to realize
the inportance of em

**maxetormer** · April 18th, 2006, 12:58 AM

Color studies done for the

!!Peer Project!! Foundational Activities -
Learning, Teaching, and Toast !

**Idiot Apathy** · April 18th, 2006, 01:47 AM

Yo ! Dropping in to give you an inspirational kick in the nuts! Do some enviroments so I can look at them!

Liking the zorn study, but man you tried painter yet?

http://www.renderosity.com/photos/Ar...ticle14127.jpg
This was really nice! And the ones posted with it, cool colors.

Anyways, damn - maybe you should do some drawing activities/demos for the peer project or something? Speaking of which, cool to see you in the Peer Project, I'll try and reply to your stuff posted there tomorrow.

**Inkfish** · April 18th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Hey there buddy!

Lot's of really good updates here man! The color stuff you are doing is really good. I like the pencils too. can't really offer any crits this time exeot keep on doing those color studies, i'm sure they pay off big time in the long run.