Beginner's practice sketchbook, updated

**shin natsume** · January 28th, 2007, 08:38 AM

this is my first post, i need more practice..

i 've started drawing this character in photoshop cs using mouse only, please excuse me for my poor english.
i need improve my style.. eheheh
ps. i made it in 2 days only and i had never used photoshop.

i made another draw, this is a concept work for my own comic, crticise me !

**shin natsume** · March 4th, 2007, 08:41 AM

hi everyone..i made some more sketches i need crit to improve my abilities,so crit me crit me! (If you wish)

i'm trying to draw characters anatomically correct, but i'm not an art student...

**shyamshriram** · March 4th, 2007, 08:49 AM

Really good start mate..ur proportions are pretty well, i suggest u to study individual body parts too...and still life studies will help u a lot to understand the forms... dont worry if u r not an art student..if u work hard u can achieve whatever u want..trust me

just do one thing...post ur images in small sizes..right now im not able to see few images without scrolling.

Keep working !

**Arimus** · March 4th, 2007, 09:26 AM

hi shin! welcome to the forums heh. nice drawings, i especially like the girl with the wine and beer bottle.=p

anyway, some anatomy books you can check out are:
Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing
Loomis Figure Drawing for all it's worth
Bridgman Figure drawing series

some great links on CA:
conceptart 101
peer project

can't really give much crits, pretty much new at drawing myself, sorry

**shin natsume** · March 4th, 2007, 10:03 AM

thanks guys! i apologize for the post's images size , i can modify them in photoshop and repost ..

**Jazz** · March 4th, 2007, 10:46 AM

Hi!! I like your sketches--the spiky thing in the second picture, and the poses and muscles in the third latest picture are my faves!

I'm thinking that with your sketches of movement (i.e.: holding a dagger offensively, talking on the phone, etc.), you might want to draw some lines of action (or whatever they're called). I can't explain it well, but if you're able to find pictures/other models of leaning, walking, fighting, getting hit, bracing oneself, etc., you'll could find those places where movement is flowing from one part of the body through to another, and capture that movement even more. Right now the characters look a bit stiff in those poses.

I hope that makes sense!! I'll watch your progress, and maybe take a step myself and start a sketchbook!

**shin natsume** · March 11th, 2007, 05:30 AM

here some new stuff, i hope you like it!

thak for any suggest! i'm trying to learn how to draw girls correctly..

**shin natsume** · April 7th, 2007, 07:47 AM

hi everyone! here some new stuff ..i made them yesterday and the days before, please criticese me, i need it to improve my abilities..

**shin natsume** · April 14th, 2007, 07:03 AM

hi, i've tried to color one of my recent works, please crit me

**shin natsume** · October 9th, 2007, 09:25 AM

hi guys! i'm back on this board with new some stuff directly picked up from my own sketchbooks...

please crit them so i can improve my abilities.

**fab.K** · October 9th, 2007, 12:23 PM

you´re on the right way...i should also study more antomy like you do....one small thing i have to comment even if i´m also just a beginner...if the left leg of the skateboarder is not broken i think there is something wrong.
i also just start to learn how to draw anatomy but i know a bit how to skate and the foot of this guy i think would look maybe like the redline i tryed to draw.

**shin natsume** · October 10th, 2007, 11:30 AM

thanks fab.k,you're right i made a mistake , i correct my skateboarder as soon as possible and i repost the sketch, have you any other suggest? what about the asian girl on the circle?