.:: Still Goin' ::.

[IanE]

Last portrait rocks. Even little things like the dark background can make a piece so much better if it's clean and neat, and not so "last touches," you know? Great great improvement sir. Keep improving!

[HunterKiller_]

IanE: Thank you, man.

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Photo portrait.
Bridgeman.
Result of an OC session - DON'T ASK ME WHY I DREW A MERMAID!!!

[paperX]

everyone knows mermaids are HOT

seriously though, nice portrait man! although the eye looks a bit flat, i like what you did with the hair though...from what i can see the original photo probably had the whole "huge-lighting-on-face-and-photoshop-touch-up-to-make-skin-look-perfect" thing done to it, i suggest finding black and white portrait photos with a better value range to do studies from

PS: sweet bridgmans too...i should probably do some as well...

[Kronos]

like i said on msn, awesome bridgemans man hes probably my personal favorite anatomy dude. i love his stuff for masses of the body and really natural and life like poses. seeing yours made me pick up his book again

colours are quite grayed (well all very light in value and desaturated) out on the mermaid. not to sound all knowing or anything haha but thats why i sometimes use a colour background when im painting stuff. help at least start with a solid colour. white throws you off and makes you tentative i find. oh yeah, and also have a go at building up from dark to light if you haven't. i find it easier for some reason prolly just me though.

MOAR!

[iceman478]

very good pencil work.............

[V.I.N]

great work. nice anatomy (are you only refering to bridgman ?)

[Ios]

you've got a real nice sketchbook going on man! keep it up!

[Flipnastywebby]

when you have reference your work looks really promising
I think you are about 1000 drawings away from being amazing and a real force int he art world. just keep practicing, pick up a book on composition and color theory, or just really latch on to a fav artist you have, learn how they work, and then go from there.

1000 drawings isnt that much you can get that done in 3 months

[That fat kid]

Hey Hunter,

So, I read your comments all the time and always feel like playing starcraft after seeing your avatar but for some reason it never occured to me to post in your thread. But, alas, today is that day, and I only post long winded criticism anymore, which is good, since you don't like ass patting.

You need a to spend a ton more time drawing from life, these solution based drawings aren't getting you anywhere. And studying bridgman, loomis, hogarth or who ever isn't a replacement, no matter what Marko says. Your life drawings, the traditional nudes, seem static, there's no direction in your studies; as in, you aren't emphasizing line quality, nor are you focusing on completely correct proportions, nor are you analyzing the form to it's full extent. Have a goal in mind when drawing from life, especially in shorter studies like the 2-20 minute ranged ones. If proportion is your thing, then learn it to a 't,' then bring in the other elements. Just pick a goal and dominate it. As someone once said, "Grab it by the haunches and dry hump it into submission." And remember, guidelines, shapes, and rules are crutches when drawing from life, tools to check against with your eye. If you always use them, the drawings become lifeless and repetitive.

Hmm...what else can I shamelessly bash...err....critique....

Screw it, do what that other guy said about the 1000 drawings, but instead, do a few long ones, and I mean long, like carpal tunnel syndrome long, so you don't have to spend so much money on paper. Perhaps a still life again? That egg you put out back in November was a step in the right direction, but it only seems to be an hour or two study. Draw one that you'd be willing to put in the Finally Finished section, with pride! Those long ones are the easiest way to get over plateaus even if you don't feel like you're on one.

Good looking out. I'll be waiting for that next update! And this huge post was meant in good spirit!

~Andrew

[yoitisi]

I was thinking of something usefull to say, but I think That fat kid pretty much summed it all up Made me actually think about my own process as well.

Just keep posting

[HunterKiller_]

Already replied in everyone's SB.

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Did another still life. Still realizing how poor I am.
Must draw more from life.

[Qitsune]

The Bridgeman's are cool, you should keep at it!

[HunterKiller_]

Qitsune: Thanks dear.

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Each still life is a slap in my face that leaves an imprint which says "you can't draw".
And some DSGs.

[cupidsart]

Nice work, and I like the light in the Mermaid piece, but her neck is just way too out there IMO.

[HunterKiller_]

cupidsart: You're right. It is much too long. Thanks.

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Check it out! It's me!
Now that I've found a small mirror, I'm gonna get in some regular SPs.
Still very inconsistent.

[Jakers]

The alien character at the top of #131 was cool, you could use him in a more fleshed out drawing in the future? Great comments about having a goal while you study from life, I hope we can all apply that.

One thing I would say you could also start is panting from photo references...landscapes and such, I think it would go a long way towards your digital skills. Even just desaturated black and whites are great for value studies. Anyways your workin pretty hard so I wont razz you!

[The Fez]

I'm seeing a lot of improvement in here.

I would concur with Jakers. In order to successfully do landscapes, one needs to first become accustomed to painting landscapes from reference. Not all of us can be M@ and magically imagine incredible scenery.

That, and your color theory needs work (Grey and brown...mixed together?). You also need to work on laying down more solid color in photoshop. At the moment, its looking kind of splotchy where it could be bold.

I tell this to everybody. Photoshop is a great program, which can produce great artistic results, but it's a cold, unforgiving bitch to people don't really have any working knowledge of the program. There is this misconception, or idea, based on how much great work pours from the seams of CA, that photoshop can be picked up and used as an artistic medium quite easily. This is not the case. You need a lot of other skills walking into photoshop before you'll be able to produce quality artwork. Photoshop is not painting software, and it's only through Thor-like strength that artists rip from its bosom world-class illustrations.

I'm not saying you should stop using photoshop, to the contrary. You must, however, mount a series of steps before you'll really be able to work comfortably with the program.

First, don't start working in color right away. You need to learn more about tonal values, and the best way to do that is work in gray-scale. Learn how to present objects 3-dimensionally doing that. Ask yourself if your previous PS paintings exhibit that quality.

Second, work from reference. Photoshop will actually hold you back artistically unless you can learn to paint from reference. REMEMBER, this is very important for color theory! I can guarantee you that more often than not the correct color of an object is usually very different than what your mind perceives it is. That is not some existential nonsense, just the way the eye works with the brain. This means you must make careful analysis of the world around you, and make observations all the time about how things look. Don't be afraid to use the eye dropper tool to find out what color something is in a photograph. Just don't become too dependent on it.

Aside from that, your Bridgman sketches look great.

Keep up the good work, and remember that Photoshop is a beat all-its own, and it takes developing some very key skills to be successful with it.

[pedram]

skull construction s are so detiled,like them too much.

[pedram]

skull construction s are so detiled,like them too much.

my sketchbook:

http:www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=117827

[HunterKiller_]

Jakers: I'll see if I can do something about that alien.

Odin_052: Thanks for writing all that up, man. I'm a total noob to colours at the moment. Most of what I have here in colour are more just fun experiments than anything else. I don't think I'm ready to get into colours seriously just yet.

pedram: Thanks. Your SB link doesn't work, though.

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A bit of nude figure drawing.
Starting to do some regular SPs now that I've got a nice little mirror.

[Kronos]

kick ass volume in this one man, http://conceptart.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1202720048

goot verk

[Piranha Clan]

Thanks for checking up on my sb the other day. To answer your question, Batgirl is my daughter and Venom...me. I'm an uber-nerd, what can I say? I like Halloween!

It's good to see that you're ever-improving, and although you forbid it... That's for the ode to Ren & Stimpy. Jooooooyyyyeee!! Cool maquette, too. I've been wanting to try some sculpting lately as well. What's happening with that piece? Let's see some updates!

Spiral out
Keep...going...

[myalias]

nice work, i don't know if this will help but if you are drawing with pencils i find its easier to draw lots of very light scribbles to try to capture the form of something, then outline with strong confident strokes. i don't know if thats a good method but it might be worth trying out

[kidult]

No asspatting huh? Weeel - Just keep it up? Practice always helps. Maybe try some more tones and line width in your sketches. Contrast in tones and line help alot for making interesting imagery.

[HunterKiller_]

Kronos: Thanks, bud.
Piranha Clan: Thanks, man. Definitely gonna see some more Ren n' Stumpy 'round here.
myalias Thanks for the tip.
kidult: Thank you. I'll keep that in mind.

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Some doodles, OCs and SPs.
Critique on the still life would be especially appreciated. Thanks.

[Mex]

Listed your CB from beginning , found it very very intresting. Many different art.You have tallent without any doubt , and your skills growing up with every page. Man , i wish you luck and keep please us with your new sketches!

[RandAlThor]

Hey Hunter, are you aware of how much progress you have made? Keep up the still lifes, they help with seeing and not thinking you see... loving the figurative stuff your doing.. keep sharing ;-)

[HunterKiller_]

Mex, RandAlThor: Thanks a lot for the encouraging words!

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Colt Anaconda from photo ref. About 1.5 hours. Will be finishing some of my own gun concepts soon.

[Visceral 619]

really nice updates, the life drawings are especially nice.

I see in your earlier posts you did some head studies, I'm also working along side riven phoenixes guide to learning anatomy through formulas, hows it working out for you?

[TheGnoll]

good stuff dood you've been progressing quickly with the life drawings imho, the SP exercise looks like a smart one...really liked this one on the right http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1200609006

keep sharing!

ciao