Spring Into Action!

[ThabisoMhlaba]

As evil requested...Gestures!
they look more like stick figures though.

Red Star Kilo

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[ZapRadon]

Oki, there's a trick that can help when you're working from refs. Draw the 'negative space'. That means instead of drawing an arm, draw the space around the arm. By shifting your attention to something that doesn't have the label "arm", you will see it more accurately. The mind wants to draw symbols of things, but artists need to be able to draw what's actually there. That's a way to fool the mental symbol-generator.

Good stuff, tho, keep going!

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Thanks for the advice Zap ^_^

I started drawing stuff from a book [mainly the woman] thanks for the suggestion Hito ^_^


some Eyes i did by myself...the kchen demo taught me all about these

[fooxoo]

Good start, at the moment your shading is a bit rough, you should vary it, darker/lighter, stronger/more flowing strokes. All in all looks real good, keep it up

[ThabisoMhlaba]

thanks I'm gonna keep practicing ^_^

[ThabisoMhlaba]

More Hands!!!


13 hands now...these were without refs.

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[anymale]

the last hand says what i think
salute

[ThabisoMhlaba]

mmmm boobies and some animeness..i crapped it up in editing though.

[ThabisoMhlaba]

ehh howdy?

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[Hyver]

i'm impressed with your evolution here. keep it up!

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Thanks, I gonna keep practicing.

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[Grooveholmes]

Hi Oki. Concentrate on doing lots and lots more geometric shaps in perspective with good shading like you did on the 2nd to last pic here. They can get rather boring for some people but will improve your work immensly.



....i just had to post that icon because it cracks me up.

[Hyver]

Try to push your values more, perhaps use a softer pencil. Aim for a full range from pure black to the lightest gray, using only one pencil (a B or anything "below) that)

[HEROIC]

hey Oki

Great start. for ur age, ur lines are very good, and also ur shadings are good.i can tell by ur refrences works.

THose figues u did, not the ones with cloth and their suit , are really good. keep up with that.
DO more studies, look over great artists, their life drawings. their shadowing, or the way the out values on their lines. THe value on ur lines are prett much the same, and i think just a bit in rush ;D take ur time when u are drawing.

For ur age, i would say GREAT SKETCHBOOK.
KEEP IT UP. oh and also check this out ;D

Mine Ive done this too ;D

ANd also, dont USE photobucket, it limits ur sizes, and less space. check out http://imageshack.us/

*CHOP CHOP*
AMirali

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Thanks ^_^ I'll start doing more geometric shapes, and figure drawing, maybe incorporate them both, and i'll have to finish all those hands on thursday

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[Rhoshone]

i like them but dont be scared to apply some strength/wieght in ur lines ur lines are to light be more confident in ur lines -.- darker lines = confidence id like to see finer lines also but never the less lovely work keep it up

[HEROIC]

Heii,
THe one drawing u did http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n/Skeshes2.jpg

-those small figures are looking nice. DO more of those small figures.
-Uve better change ur pencil to like HB or 2B.
-GEt some books, like Bridgman, Andrew Loomies, Hogarths. get some other life drawing books to see the simplifies forms of the human body.
-DO a warm up befire start drawing. Most of the artists do so when they want to start working.
-Take a piece of paper start drwaings lines, stirahgt, curved, dashed, circles, then try to go from dark to light, control ur values.
-Draw more of the geometrical shapes. apply them to a human body, ssee how a manequine is made, a simplifiles form of human body, use it.
-Ive seen uve done acouple prespective studies, do more of that.

FOr now concentrate more on ur lines. When u get that right, then u can easily learn other stuff faster and it will be more fun for ya.

Ur on the right track KEEP IT UP
*CHOP CHOP*

[ThabisoMhlaba]

^_^ thanks I've got a few books.
Heads and Portraits by Jose M. Parramon
Muscles in Motion by Glenn Fabry
Figure Drawing Workshop by Allan Kraayvanger
I also have the Andrew Loomis books on my computer.
Those are the once i use the most anyway.

[Shinryu]

hey Oki / Waruwari keep it up, keep pushing those values, I see your starting too and its really working well, progress from your old book and even the start of this one, nice work

cheers

[Olof]

Ey babe.
You're designs are pretty interesting. Do more anatomy and studies and they will be great

If your drawings have darker values "irl", try playing around with them in some program (ps, acdsee etc) and push up the values. These all look like you've drawn with hard pencils.

Now, go draw and stop ircing!

.hugs

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Lol,

Shinryu: Thanks alot i've really been trying to fix up my values
MorteM: hehe I love that IRC, so many interesting people. ^_^ I'm gonna keep doing more anatomy studies, i just need to find some good references.

[ThabisoMhlaba]

The Resignation
Their only goal is comedic excursions,
The exploitation of my abilities,
The ridicule of my ailments,
They leave me with nothing but frustration and indignation so this right here is my resignation.

Whoever said One is the loneliest number has never met me,
Because the more i surround myself with the more alone i feel,
Maybe its my fault for going along with it,
Why did I have to be born so submissive,
But it doesn't matter to me anymore its all in the past,
Because I hereby resign from this defunct union.

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Some figure drawing + costume design + some aircraft/spacecraft type stuff ^_^. 3 birds with 1 stone. sorry the scan came out crapped up

[ZapRadon]

Need to check the lengths on arms, they tend to get away from ya a bit.
Seeing definite improvement tho.

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Thanks Zap ^_^
Here's something I did after looking a some of Jason Manley's work for gun.