Spring Into Action!

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 4th, 2006, 12:18 AM

Updated: March-April

Woof! Hey guys sorry I've been dipped out for a bit. Had a lot of work to do. I'm looking to make this spring the spring that activates me professionally. I'm going to really beef up my portfolio and try to find some more commissioned work. If you can help please drop me a PM otherwise, critiques and comments are totally welcome. May the force be with you, Always!.

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**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 4th, 2006, 07:59 PM

**sabe2003** · January 4th, 2006, 08:19 PM

Good to see a start from you.
I liek the protrait, is it you? Only thing that might help is cleaning up that contour, it's a nervous line right now....

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 4th, 2006, 08:59 PM

its my friend...I started out trying to hatch but my hands are too shakey for that

**sabe2003** · January 4th, 2006, 09:08 PM

Keep at it, the hands calm down when they are used.

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 5th, 2006, 05:21 PM

howdy updated the portrait, and did a little torso.

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 5th, 2006, 08:24 PM

mmm in my sketchbook with my 4h pencil ^_^

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 6th, 2006, 03:44 PM

sry its so light i was using a 4h pencil and i wasn't try to rip the paper...I might go over with a 2B or 4B later and rescane but for now... here they are first of Sato

then a portrait W.I.P

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 6th, 2006, 06:46 PM

**Knowledge** · January 6th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Your characters are great I'd really like to see them with colour in future. I see your working on your portrait and thats cool as well. I think you are going over and over your stuff again like 'sato' so its probably redundant when I say that
drawing with H pencils is always going to have a lack of tone. I draw with an H pencil first too and then go over the drawing with a 2B and then a 8B. I know how hard it is to commit dark on areas worrying that you might ruin everything and you surely will sometimes, but its worth it for the few that have real depth.
Good luck and thanks for posting.

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 7th, 2006, 03:24 PM

thanks. Yea i decided to go over them in darker pencils

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 7th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Sophisticated Orc

**sabe2003** · January 7th, 2006, 11:56 PM

Nice updates!
I think the character designs are tight. Solid balance too. Proportions are pretty damn good. What i would focus on now is your line quality. Seems you might be using a dull pencil. Or at least it's coming off with little sharp decisive lines. More of a build up. Which isn't all that bad, Just come back in a bring some of the heavier contour lines out more, give it some pop.

I love the portrait

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 8th, 2006, 02:45 PM

Thanks Sabe! ^_^
I'm starting off a little hundred hands project. I wanna draw 100 hands before the beginning of march. so i'm at 4 right now.

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 10th, 2006, 06:30 PM

Gotta love Saving Crappy Drawings
Original

Redone

**anymale** · January 10th, 2006, 07:05 PM

like the collage style with guy and guns

**Knowledge** · January 10th, 2006, 07:20 PM

The direction of you shading is good, going with the direction of the curvatures. If you varied the thickness of your lines you'd bring a new dimension to your drawings. Darker and thicker in the deeper dark areas, thinner and more flowing in the lighter areas.

Good idea with the 100 hands thing. I might join in.

**Cup of Joe** · January 10th, 2006, 07:56 PM

Nice characters. I can already see some definite improvement in your work. The hands are looking nice. I should do one of those 100 of something projects when I get the time. Good luck and keep drawing!

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 10th, 2006, 08:14 PM

Go Ahead knowledge I'm seeing if others want to join in as well
I wanna get them done by Jan 27th

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 11th, 2006, 05:19 PM

Here we go.

**hurricane** · January 11th, 2006, 05:45 PM

great pictures !

i thought i already replied to it !

odd... well its gonna be great to follow this SB!

cheers !

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 11th, 2006, 08:23 PM

thx hurri!
more hands

the count is now 11..i'll have to pick it up over the weekend

**Knowledge** · January 11th, 2006, 08:40 PM

You may want to try drawing some hands from the bones up. Some with just bones, some with just muscle I'm finding its really helping me subconciously place what is happening when I come to draw a figure.

**Onir** · January 11th, 2006, 08:44 PM

great stuff so far, your characters are really looking good. very nice pencil work all around; good luck with the hundred hands, that's a nice little way to push yourself

keep it up!

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 12th, 2006, 06:13 PM

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 13th, 2006, 05:44 PM

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 13th, 2006, 08:49 PM

mooo

**ThabisoMhlaba** · January 13th, 2006, 10:50 PM

If you want feedback is welcome

**skullsquid** · January 13th, 2006, 10:53 PM

I TOLD YOU GESTURE DRAWING OKIIIIIIIII!!!!!!! NOWWWWW!!!!!

oh and get some ref too otherwise I'll slap you silly.

**sabe2003** · January 14th, 2006, 01:26 AM

your shading is improving. More hands!

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