Curehead UPDATE May 8th Sea Monster

[The Curehead]

BETTER STUFF AT THE BOTTOM AND ON PAGE 2+3

Hey guys,im Matt, i'm 16 (now 17)starting this sketchbook so i can get better at art.
A problem im going to have is battling my computer,as it refuses to upload images.
ill try and update as much as i can anyway.

This picture was of some monster i drew awhile back,i never really finished it but it was the best mouse painted one i had.
i need crits and lots of advice,ill post some of my better more recent stuff soon.
until then though

[Goog]

Heyyy, welcome to the club! That pic is pretty spiffy, although might want to clean up the color running off head into teh blue. As for the computer not wanting to upload the files, are you saving them as .jpgs? First crit, post more! second, post more!

[The Curehead]

ok heres some updates,thanks for the encouragment.
ill have some more better ones later.
the golden guy is part of a space fantasy concept,hes a cleaver gaurd.
the monkey is the ape of god.
the other dude is one of my latest attempts at using my tablet,help and crits are welcome.

ps.anygood colouring/photoshop tutorials out there?

[Shobunkin]

Seems like you have some creative concepts. Try doing some studies of some masters and post more stuff!!!!!

[The Curehead]

update.
hey guy,this is my most recent tablet piece,im using it to try and learn alot of stuff.id loved a paint over or other suggestions,cuz my photoshop knowledge is limited.i really need help with how to paint
thanks for the comments guys
oviously early stages,but im not sure if im going about this the right way

[The Curehead]

this guys is an ogrant,im interested to see what you think,so please leave some comments and crits.

[The Curehead]

Ok Man its been awhile,I got lazy and went on holidays.
Im still 16 and stillnot up to scratch and crit me please.

im strying something different and going less heavy all round.

the hand is a bridgman study and the girl was .
leave comments please:nintendo:

oh and stupid scanner makes things look blue

[moonster]

hey, man.

you should try to copy some other ppls work, i did a lot when i was about your age and that really helped me as it sort of programmed me to do certain things like poses, faces and the like. after u have done some of that, do a sketch of your own and see if you improve. also do the usual, look at anatomy, other ppls works and stuff

good luck


my scribbles:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=104312

[The Curehead]

hey moonster thanks,just curious are you irish too?
See the guysin the woods were actualy my attempts at drawing much lighter like alan lee does(lord of the rings concept artist).
i dont think the pics i have up chart my progression out of really heavy stuff from earlier,but my rendering has definatly improved.

anyone in praticular you'd suggest learning from,I like andrew jones:android: stuff,so maybe ill try some of those.

also my updates are few and far between due to my pc uploading issues and laziness.i try and get some up this week.
l Also need to not resise my pics so small.they dont show up well.

any way the concept im doing now will hopfully be a continued progress.

thanks man

[angelo cordon]

hey - you have some cool works here. your value studies are pretty good; ever tried working on toned paper? keep it up!

[The Curehead]

yup next update(when i can upload again:( ) will have 2 pieces on toned paper,
a inside of a hand and a garden chair(inspiring i know).
also i try and have a digital wip im working on uploaded.
maybe more.
expect them maybe by this weekend. if not sooner.

[The Curehead]

Hey guys its been awhile,im too lazy,have too much school and my scanner is annoying.
but today after battling with it,ive manage to get 4 uploaded before it went insane.

first up isa bridgeman study.
second is my garden chair(how lovely)
third is a magmoor lava ogre i made up,ilike the way he came out.
Fourth is a child eating monster,hes part of my "Ark" project.

hope you guys like these,and please crit them apart.
hope to post more soon.

[Diphallia]

The chair is a bit (actually pretty much) out of perspective.
But I gotta that your rendering techique looks a little rough.
Or maybe it is your paper? Nice start so far.

Any humans?

[The Curehead]

heres some more.
first is pretty bland,and the other 2 are just doodles from school.

[mynameisrichard]

Hey thanks for the comment. I like you sketches theyre great!

[The Curehead]

hey guys,
I did a self portrait last night,it actual came out pretty well.
i know the eye is abit off and im going to fix that,but overall it has a good resemblence to myself.

it took about 30-40 minutes.

[Cepro]

It seems to me that you are trying to do too many things at the same time. Try to learn the basics before you go over to designing characters or painting. Do more studies. Of course painting inbetween doing studies doesn't hurt, but I think if you concentrate more on learning anatomy etc. at first you'll improve faster.

[Cryoxzonomony]

really detail stuff

[The Curehead]

thanks for the comments.
i havent done any digital painting in a long while so i decided to have some fun.
Its the doodle i did in french class,its a wip.but ive never really gotten this far before,and im unsure of how ill get it to look better.
i try stuff out and see.
hope you like it

[chenga]

Hi! It is great to hav an sb in an early age as yours. And, congrats to u for a good headstart. (I didn't know there is something called 'sb' at ur age :P .)

Well, here's my 2 cents:
I think at your age is more likely about info gathering. So, besides involved yourself deeply into the traditional media. You should nvr neglect ur study as a student :P. As Miyazaki said in his biography,"...need not hurry get urself into art school.." He likes to encourage youngster to get more xposure and widen ur knowledge in many aspect as you can. And, try to read more. Coz it is very good to excersice ur imaginations. I believe drawing skills would come along while you into practice. (This is what im doing now, practice and practice and practice...)

But, idealization, originality and identity is something hard to come by with mere drawings and practice.

In short, widen your perspective of thoughts as much as you can. It could be the fuel that powers up your creativity in later years. And, as many great people in this forum said "Keep working with your anatomy studies", or do more master replica. However, never forget to analyze before you copy.

Cheers. And Happy sketching!

[strybjorn]

this is a really promising start - theres lots of imaginative stuff happening..gotta agree with a lot of people and say not to neglect your observational drawings - that fist study in post 7 is really good... more stuff like that would definately help you in your more creative drawings...

having said that, make sure you dont stop doing cool interesting things tho - a nice mix of the 2 is definately the best way to go :)

also, listen to chenga - he/she talks sense :)

[JustinBeckett]

Good work, keep it up.

But. You need to get to work on more studies.


~JB

[Reika]

Thanks for the visit :D Overflowing imagination, but you need to sit back and do STUDIIEEEZ. And observe. Observe. Observe.

[Wolfbane]

Nice progression! Try to use some harder brushes with a little edge to it =)

[crashMMVII]

Thanks for stopping by my book!

I like a lot of the designs I see in here, but I feel like they could improve even more with more knowledge of the human/humanoid body. Keep drawing!

[psy33]

thanks for your post. you have got very nice pics. keep up drawing and studing.:rendered:

[The Curehead]

ok i havent uploaded in awhile,stupid computer.
but heres a huge update for you.
self portraits were mainly from my art course.
hellboy is hellboy.
some studies from my hand, and bridgeman.
loads of creatures

anyway enjoy

[Dalvorok]

Excellent concepts; rhino091 & Rider088
I might as well use them for reference! :pirate:

Remarks:
Use more the empty space on the paper!
Strive to finish the sketch! (The fallen & use paper space so that the feet fit in).

[The Curehead]

thanks dalvorok,my portfolio teacher is telling me to fill up more of the negitive space too.
I'm actually digitally painting the rider at the moment,so hopfully next time i update you'll see it.

Im really loving using the o.3 pencil i got,but i need to do more studies,and reference more stuff.

been playing mp3 for the :nintendo: so that the urge on alot of the monsters.

[Malorie]

Thanks for the comment in my sketchbook.

Looks loike you've got some great imaginative stuff going here.

Don't know if you've seen these threads yet, but they're a great way to start in digital painting.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47859
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107217

Keep up the nice work.
Malorie

[The Curehead]

Hey thanks a lot for those tutorials man.:)
I tried out some of the blending with the 10% brushes and it does work quite well.
I'm going to experiment with those in my spare time,of which i have little at the moment.:[

I applied it to the dark rider,and i can see already some better results.
painting is a really slow process for me,But the next update will show what little progress in the painting ive made.

wow 2 pages,i need to post more artwork.

[Nivec]

Just thought I'd drop by and tell you you're doing great :)
You will own me in no time :D

[syros]

hey man, thanks for stop by my sketchbook,
the only thing I have to mention is to try working on your lines, having strong precious lines makes an sketch more professional, I my self puts a lot effort on doing that!
as you know I myself is just a rookie so if I am wrong let me know!:)

[The Curehead]

hey i can start updating more regularly now,i think.
however i do have exams coming soon.:(

so here the erm attempt at progress of the rider colouring.
some random scene i was messing with.
and a sp done in complimentary colours

comments and crits welcome

edit:damn it messed up only managed one

[Anthis]

Hullo! thanks for stopping by my sb.
Another mouse user.. :) Some good conceptual stuff going on, and you seem serious about improving. Saw you were looking for a good anatomy drawing book. Loomis seems good indeed, although I don´t have experience with it. I find George B Bridgman pretty damn good, I´d suggest looking into that. Also drop by the daily sketch group, or the spartan training camp under activities, those are good practice.

Good luck with your exams and studies! you seem to be on the right track.

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Sketchbook;
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105027

[wanski]

hello, thanks for your comment in my sketchbook, looks like your really getting to grips with everything here, keep up the good work you have some strong ideas here the hard work really seems to be paying off.

[The Curehead]

hey guys,thanks for all the comments,ill try and take on board thetuff you guys have said.
in the middle of exams now,but then its Christmas holidays for 3 weeks.
Ill try and get some art done then,hopefully i can get back to doing some anatomical stuff.
messing in photoshop with brushes but im shit at it,i need to get better at painting though.

anyway heres a few pieces,
the pen helmet guy is one i was doing in geography,and i really like how it came out,but not the scan the scan makes it look crap.

the crab thing is from a myth,or soothing,apparently they eat camels.
the self portrait was something i messed up for art class,but how often d i get to be blue with ginger hair.
the other dude,is scarring me he has absolutely no design process,involved.
i thought the title of imagination dies was good for him.
thats about as far as i can push the rendering at the moment,i need to take a break from it and then come back me i think.

[angrykid]

thanks for the feedback on my sb.
its nice to see you think seriously improving your art at a young age. and look like you are making some good progress. just keep up the good work, i can see you becoming a great artist. i will check back later.
please excuse my English.

[~Maximiliaan]

Hey, thanks for visiting my sketchbook.
Keep up your good work mate, your improving!
Try drawing from life.

[The Curehead]

hey updates today,got five for now,ill scan more from my sketchbook latter,hopefully.

Thanks angrykid and max,i'll try to draw more from life.

also if you want to waste time here is something you might enjoy.http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp
starcraft and warcraft 3 fans will enjoy this

[The Curehead]

all right here are some locust studies for art course.
Quality iscrap,i used a camera and didnt set it up well.
anyway ill have more up soon.

[Muzz 2k7]

Thanks for posting on mine, I suppose i owe you one. Thaks for the advice, some really nice work here. Byee

P.s i do get alot of h/w but it'll probably seem like nothig at 17 =]

[The Curehead]

cool thanks for stooping by.
its probably just relativity

[The Curehead]

more updates,just some stuff i did over the holidays.
most are very rough.
I'm going to do some studies next from loomis

[The Curehead]

hey ,as promised some loomis studies.I'm going to try and do some everyday,hopefully i will do a thing of studies each day.
the rest i did on the plane back from france, waited 2 hours because they couldnt pronounce irish names so the passenger didn't know they were talking to them.

[The Curehead]

last nights and todays eyes.plus robert smith in ink

[Farin]

the pictures on page two dont show up , so I just leave a comment on your work on the other page and have a look at the newer ones at another time

well ... in fact I just wanted to say that your hellboy sketch is absolutley great ... very cool style!
guess you r on the right way. so keep drawing.

[The Curehead]

thanks farin,thats strange they all show up for me.
anyone else having this problem.
its annoying my second page stuff is better.

[shh]

'Lo,
Great stuff here, I really like the lizard guy with the mace, keep it up!
(btw, pics on page 2 show up fine for me)

[The Curehead]

thanks,good to know page 2 is actually working.
well sorry guys I broke my policy of updating daily with studies.damn you lazy brain:).But I haven't given up on m self yet,I will resume studies hopefully tomorrow,and at the very least Monday.not that I didnt draw today,but no loomis sorry

sorry messed up the uploading of next post,scroll right.

[The Curehead]

This post messed up scroll to the right to view all images,right click then view image to see them smaller sorry about that
alright heres some stuff,belated but whatever.Some Insect studies(acrylics and pen)these were fun,poorly done copy of a loomis head(i think i might try copy this again and get the angles right),A weird looking sp,eyes are off and doesnt look really like me.
some crappy concept drawing,well cant call it that as there is no concept behind it:) anyway i was messing colouring still wip.

[Miles_]

Whoa that last ones a little big, you might want to resize it so we can better judge it.


Anyway nice stuff man just keep studying and drawing from life and drawing everyday. More importantly keep enjoying it.

One thing I've noticed is that you renderinf gets a little messy sometimes and you might want to buy a 0.5mm mechanical pencil with 2B leads I find works best. Cya around.

[Beta_v1]

ur style is unique. but it seems like u rush a little...
(heh me to talk...i can barely finish before im on my next piece...)
but i love you style its stands out...
nice work.

[strybjorn]

your insects are really nice - i reckon if you approached some human subjects in the same way as you do you insect studies you could get some really nice illos and also learn a lot on the way... i think potentially you may feel a little hung up on getting your humans perfect, and consequently tighten up when it comes to draw them (this is something i do too, in fact most people do i would say) hope this helps mate, dunno if it makes sense :s

you eye studies are spot on too :)

[Mu-Chuu]

i definitely think you should work on your human studies bro, especially with the hair-face allignment.

Other than that, i love your monsters and their poses, they have a natural feel to them.

[The Curehead]

wow its been awhile.H
Here is some stuff ive been messing with in photoshop,I'm just experimenting with it,hopefully i'll be able to use it some day.
the painting was a preliminary concept for a larger painting that didn't turn out so well.
plus a frog.

miles-haven't used those leads,but ive got a 0.35 pencil.I actually took your advice on rendering more neatly for one concept there recently but i forgot to post it,it came out well too.so thanks

Mu-chuu-I agree i really need to work on my human anatomy,especially feet and legs though.

Strybjorn-thanks for dropping by,I think that might be a good idea too,I enjoyed the insect studies which is really good,so if i could get rounf to enjoying human studies then great.I have a tendency to ignore what i can't do,its something i should really work on.

've got to start doing more studies

[The Curehead]

Hey I've been messing with photoshop as much as i can recently and I've finaly started to make some brushes.These are all just for fun,nothing serious unfortunately,I might have something good up in awhile.

[The Curehead]

just a speed paint.dunno how long 30-40 maybe.mainly experimenting with shadows

[The Curehead]

another one.

[The Curehead]

more brush experimentation

[The Curehead]

just more experimenting.

[Lateman]

hello curehead,

i realy like your concepts, they are eyecatching. but you have to draw everyday to improve your self. take your sketchbook and draw people while youre driving with the bus or something. youre on the best way. keep fighting! cheers lateman

[The Curehead]

lateman thanks man,your right I really have to get more life drawing done.

ok so heres a little image dump.

the first picture here is one i'm kinda stuck on at the moment,I'm going to try to do more work on it tomorrow,and hopefully it will improve.

heres the process thus far. after that its just randoms, hope you enjoy them.

[the umbrella man]

I love your anatomy studies, especially the eye with the outline of the socket. Very useful.

If I were to say anything it would be to work on your knowledge of light and shadow. WHen you color in these peices you seem to throw random colors around without a real plan. My suggestion is to do some life studies of trees mountains and what not and really look at the picture and how light reacts with the objects. Remember your eye only sees in color because the light around you creates it. Concentrate on creating contours with shadows and highlights, then move on to saturation and what not. Heres a really useful tutorial on the subject. I think you will find it useful.

http://itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm#top

I think you should start with simple shapes in perspective. Draw a box, cylinder, cone, and sphere. Then create a direction and elevation for a light source. Color in the contours using different shades of grey, then create the shadow the object casts. Then after you get the hang of that create a scene with all those object in it and do the same thing with lighting. I think it will hep you understand color a little better. Check out that tutorial too. It will really help.

[The Curehead]

the umbrella man:thanks for the help,that tutorial is awesome,I have to get round to studying it properly.I enjoyed doing those loomis eye studies.

Alright I haven't been drawing much recently but I did a relatively quick referenced piece just there,I might finish it and render it a lot better,but I find these things really useful,so hopefully more referenced faces soon.

the other was just a random doodle i did.

[Sublimus]

Cool stuff in here. In regards to that demon step by step, looks like you could use some harder edges in the thing. Everything is so soft, it does not do too good of a job of explaining the form.

Cheers!

[The Curehead]

yeah looking back on it I see what you mean.I'm still struggling with adding texture to my digis too.maybe I should do some basic forms,i could see that helping my rendering.

cheers man

[Lotet]

i think the pencil one is great i want to se more non.digital stuff from you.

[The Curehead]

thanks lotet, ask and you shall receive.:)

Another one of Dave Gahan(it was a bit elongated but came out worse from the scan.),I'm thinking of maybe doing some of the lead singer in new order.Hard to find people who look interesting

the second is one i did ages ago,when miles had suggested taking my time with rendering,never finished it and forgot about it.oh well.

[The Curehead]

Just some hob-goblin guy,too tired to bother finishing it,its 2.30 am.
I'll have some more portraits up tomorrow(I mean today).

[W.Rowland]

thanks for dropin by my piecein the crit zone. dude! you have some great original character concepts goin here. keep up the work m8

[Lotet]

nice update, really great pencil stuff, looks much better then ur digital.

[The Curehead]

Rowland,thanks man I hope was remotely helpful

Thanks Lotet,I do have to work on my digital stuff too,or i'll get too confused,I have a loooooot to learn.



Another Depeche mode portrait
not entirely happy with this one(then again i suppose thats to be expected when i'm using a blurred low quality youtube vid for reference:P ..)

At least these are fun to do,might get out my bridgeman book and do some studies.I'm thinking head and neck while i'm at it,maybe I'll work my way down studying.

edit I added a quick head without reference i just did.

[The Curehead]

heres a wip for the next teen challenge,reminds me i need to do a lot of anatomy work.

edit:heres some of the preliminary idea sketches too.

[Lair Radical]

You've got some really interesting work going here! I'm fond of the monsters ;) keep it up

[The Curehead]

Lair Radical:thanks man might have some more monsters up latter :)

Finally I got around to doing some anatomy,I'm keeping with the upper body first and i'll work down.

[grundybug]

hey u posted in my sketch book, just wanted to say thanks

you have improved heaps since the start of the sketch book, the eyes on the second page are awesome, keep it up

[The Curehead]

grundybug:Thanks

My scanners down at the moment,so i only have some crappy digitals.:[

I was trying some textures,not to much avail

[matty_mcmullen]

hey curehead your creatures and monsters are really cool, but a few things i notice that maybe i only think about is if say in post #63 with the first monster have you thought about why it has thos horn things or the techy stuff on its shoulder, is there story behind all of your design decisions do its feet look soft because they dont get around much?

[The Curehead]

matty_mcmullen :Your totally right,that was just a random doodle to practice painting,but those horns make no sense,they serve no function.I'm really appreciative of your critique.theres a story around some,but others are just what pops into my mind,i should work on developing my ideas further.
thanks.

Epson scanners and Vista are not a good combination,no matter what ive tried (drivers,reinstalling etc) it will no longer work.I'll be taking longer with updates as i have to go back and forth from computers.
I've been slacking off recently,but i did do one piece awhile back after viewing an incredible thread on ca.

here it is,I hope you enjoy it

[matty_mcmullen]

i like this especially its head, im glad you weren't offended by my critic i just love the story behond a character and it gives so much more depth to works especially in concept development which is really your job if you think about it. i just think of a time i put a belly button on a monster just out of habit and then it hit me this thing never had an umbilical cord so why does it have a belly button.

[strybjorn]

loads of cool original stuff being generated here, tho i really like these studies (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1712546&postcount=76) - i think you should do more of these, especially in greyscale to establish form without getting too concerned with colour - you can always colourise them later in photochop - focusing on the form is a really important step i feel...

[Lotet]

hey there dude, looking good, ur updates show great progress, i just wish u posted more often >,<