Knoxie's Sketchbook

[Traveler]

Some good stuff in here. I like your watercolors and the A3 sketch page in ballpoint.

[bitcloud]

Great stuff knoxie... Your latest stuff is incredible...

I find it reassuring to take a look at your page one.

ok, I'll be honest. I spent a lot of time on page one. I like page one.

[knoxie]

kidult: Hey dude! Thanks... i'm not sure it counts as work when it's so much fun.

Traveler: thanks man, I still get the best sketch results with a ball point... I guess it makes me think about my lines without the possibility of erasing.

bitcloud: thank you. I looove page one. I look back every now and then to remind me of where I started.

some jacket studies.

[LumoGraphite]

Thanks for checking out my SB, awesome studies!

[knoxie]

Thanks Lumo! When are you going to post next!

here's the latest doodle:

[matty_mcmullen]

omg you call this a doodle! its ridiculous

[knoxie]

thanks matty! Saw what you've been up to... thanks for keeping me inspired too!

no matter how fast you think you can sketch, keep an eye on your oven. No matter how good the sketch looks, burnt pizza never tastes any good

[Magic Man]

Hey there fellow melburnian! good to see you representin'!

Some good environmentals, and stuff overall =)

Cheers, Daz

[harryzed]

hi knoxie, i really love your landscape studies very atmospheric, id like to see more imaginative environments. great tonal still lives too.
ps. im from melbourne too and would love to come along to the sketch group some time

[knoxie]

thanks magic man!.... slow and steady.... slow and steady.

Hey Harryzed. You should totally come to the sketch group, it's a very chilled out gathering, usually 4 or 5 of us weekly.

So here is the latest scribble.... I've GOT to stop with these glows... they look cheap and nasty in my opinion. So back to studies of actual buildings and I'll be back soon with progress.

[surus]

Great sketches! Thanks for sharing the steps! Keep on posting pencil sketches, please!

[Pixie Trick]

Looking awesome! The coats are my personal favourite. The enviro's not too shabby either.

[knoxie]

thanks surus!

Cheers Pixie Trick!

So here's some more enviro studies.

[Ivan Turcin]

oho... the last study is awesome! how much time it took you to do it?

[maeshanne]

nice improvement especially your paintings

[knoxie]

thanks ivan. that one took me about half a day.

cheers maeshanne. checked out your stuff too! more more more!

here's another quick study before bed. 2.5 hours total.

[knoxie]

Sargent study. More to come... gees i love that guy,

[prsnsweeney]

hello really enjoyed your sketchbook i love your sketches and life studies really like your line quality also lovin that last sargent study good job sargent was such an amazing painter

[cgaddict]

Very nice work and dedication. Your environment pieces are breathtaking, stunning accuracy, very tightly rendered.

[Erilaz]

Nice Sargent dude! Your skin tones looks a little more saturated compared to his version, but you've got the colour and light down perfect!

[knoxie]

hey prsnsweeny! thanks so much, oh man is Sargent the man!

cgaddict! Thanks man! I wouldn't mind getting looser and just implying the detail. But I'll learn what I need to put in just so I can learn what I don't need.

Hey Erilaz! thanks man, yeah I know I know...

So here's another one from todays studies.

[sourgasm]

impressive ;]

[knoxie]

thanks sourgasm!

quick speedie tonight from ref. I pushed it a little further before PS crashed on me; I'll post where the last save was.

[knoxie]

Just for fun:

[Knarf]

I really like how you tackle those environments, makes me wanna learn more! Also, digging the last illustration there.

-Frank

[cgaddict]

Nice studies, really like the A3, tons of different figures there with some kick ass poses. Really like the portrait pieces to, your values in that study are very well done.

[NickyBeats]

holy crap, that study of the brick wall, and car is RIDICULOUS. very nice stuff man!

[Pixie Trick]

Oooo.... enviro studies are looking great! Actually, all the studies are looking great! I like the idea of the last illustration, but I think she could be a little better integrated into her bg. Maybe bounce some of the bg colours onto her dress?

[knoxie]

thanks knarf! I need to explore imaginative scenes more... studies are good.. but not what impresses clients.

thanks cg addict! trying to get everything done at once. line, value, colour, composition....

Cheers Nicky Beats! I'm surprised as anyone seeing how they turned out.

Hey Pixie Trick. I think I agree with you with that last comment. I wanted to keep it flat and cut out almost, but I think a bit of blue would have added a lot to the depth.

Here's another sketch playing with composition and colours... which I need plenty more practice with.

[knoxie]

This one is titled: "The King receives his internet bill"