my sketchbook (working on improving my skills)

**adelenta** · August 19th, 2011, 09:16 AM

Hello everyone,

So here I am starting a sketchbook on this awesome site!
For the past few years I did art as a hobby and would paint now and then in my spare time, but now I've decided to get more serious about it. I had some art classes in school but did not continue with it after finishing school (which is a shame)! I really want to improve my skills no matter what it takes! So please any suggestions, feedback and critiques are more then welcome!
Thank you!

**adelenta** · August 19th, 2011, 09:40 AM

Here are some older and newer sketches.

**syrella** · August 19th, 2011, 10:42 AM

The little cat in your still life is adorable!

Not sure what else there is to say, but keep at it!

**adelenta** · August 20th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Syrella Thank you, I will do all my best!

Here are more studies, some still life, expressions and pen drawings. Got some extra anatomy books today and gel pens to try something different out.

**adelenta** · August 21st, 2011, 12:13 PM

**adelenta** · August 22nd, 2011, 12:52 PM

Todays sketches.

**adelenta** · August 24th, 2011, 12:06 PM

Here we go, more studies and a self portrait sketch. I can not believe I am drawing with a pencil again after 3 years of just digital drawing! Can not wait to take out the oils too

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**fenixx** · August 24th, 2011, 12:32 PM

Great start !! Nothing to say other than to continue what you are doing

Keep Drawing

**Jephyr X** · August 24th, 2011, 12:33 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum. That first image is beautiful! Good to see you doing a lot of studies as well

**mridulsen** · August 24th, 2011, 12:41 PM

ya u going nice ......

**Aragah** · August 24th, 2011, 12:46 PM

yo sweet digitals, and right on with the anatomy studies!

**Lux_Aeterna** · August 24th, 2011, 01:10 PM

Ich liebe Deine Arbeiten und freue mich, hier einen Einblick in Dein Skizzenbuch zu erhalten

Warte auf mehr.

**adelenta** · August 25th, 2011, 05:14 PM

Thanks a lot guys

Did some quick landscape studies today.
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**NickyBeats** · August 25th, 2011, 10:39 PM

very nice work! the studies are all looking good!

**Psychobuddy** · August 25th, 2011, 11:17 PM

Nice studies, the last ones in particular are really lovely. Keep Going!

**BogGnarr** · August 26th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Your studies are looking great. I am really loving your color choices in your color wips though.

**littlebones** · August 26th, 2011, 01:06 PM

Your landscapes are just lovely.

And I hear you about going back to pencil & paper. I used to be all about photoshop when I first started but I don't think I'll be going back to digital until I'm happy with what I can do in traditional media. Please keep doing digital paintings I can feast my eyes on though.

I'm interested in seeing more of your studies. May I ask what books you use?

**Aragah** · August 26th, 2011, 08:54 PM

haaaa, so jealous of you colors on the bigger one, great job

**adelenta** · August 27th, 2011, 04:09 PM

@ NickyBeats, Psychobuddy, BogGnarr, Aragah Thank you guys!
@littlebones Thanks

Yeah I jumped into digital painting as soon as I found out about it and pretty much stopped drawing and painting traditionally, what a shame. Now that I went back to traditional, it feels so great, the physical touch and response are irreplaceable. Tho when I would do a mistake I would stretch for the undo button and realize it is not there, it frustrated me for some time but now I got used to using eraser again.
About the books, I have a few on anatomy: "Anatomy Drawing School: Human" by András Szunyoghy, "Die Gestalt des Menschen" by Gottfried Bammes, "Anatomy and Figure drawing" by Louise Gordon and of course "Figure Drawing" by Andrew Loomis.

Haaaaaand studies from life and photo reference! Man hands are killing me, at the moment I can not exactly figure out how to draw them correctly, but I guess it is the matter of practice. Anyway, I am going to keep at it until I draw them with my eyes shut.
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**alexson** · August 27th, 2011, 04:12 PM

Really impressive studies. I really like the anatomy stuff. Keep up the good work, mate!

**extra/card** · August 27th, 2011, 04:40 PM

I really like the texture of the grass in the big picture on post #12 (the study of the river by the mountains). I have a really hard time with vegetation and I think you pulled it off really well in that piece

**crayola cheeks** · August 27th, 2011, 05:49 PM

You're drawings are really accurate! Your way of painting looks very good. You are awesome

**lohes** · August 28th, 2011, 01:07 PM

Hello, and welcome =)
Your landscape studies are beautiful! Your pencil studies are coming along nicely too, so my only advice is to keep going!

**Bleo** · August 28th, 2011, 01:30 PM

They're great in depth studies. I know you've done a few already, but I look forward to more in detail tonal complete observational studies in the future - just keep pushing (: I also love your quick enviros. Keep up them work coming in!

**towy** · August 28th, 2011, 01:41 PM

good skech and light in speed paint

**blazingdimensions** · August 28th, 2011, 03:14 PM

wow i love the mood and feeling in that first piece =)

**blazingdimensions** · August 28th, 2011, 03:16 PM

you have some really amazing digitals

**Ztak** · August 28th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Nice studies gonna be following your sketchbook. I rlly liked those landscape quickies

makes me wanna practice sum too. Anyhow keep them coming!

**adelenta** · August 28th, 2011, 05:03 PM

@alexson, extra/card, crayola cheeks, lohes, towy, blazingdimensions, Ztak, Thanks everyone for your awesom support!
@Bleo Thanks, will do my very best at doing some tonal studies too

Today I did not manage to paint anything except this figure study, but instead I went to an art gallery and had a look at all the great paintings