Arnaldo's Sketchbook [Update 11.12.07(today lol) 8 drawings]

[Arn J.]

Hey everyone my name is Arnaldo Jose Rivera, I'm 17 years old and I come from Puerto Rico. I been wanting to do a sketchbook for quite a long time, but never had the courage to do so until now which I sometimes I feel it is a mistake, but it is better late than never, right?

Most of my sketches are done with ballpoint, there are very few done with pencils or other media, but you'll see them around hehe. Im here with the purpose of improving my actual drawing skills by listening to the poeple of this forums, that have great knowledge unlike me, Im looking foward to see comments and crits, or whatever you feel to say about my work, wheter is a helpful crit, or tips for getting a better scan outcome('cause my scanner sux)... I don't know whatever you feel to say, say it. I don't know much about digital art, in fact I have very few digital pieces...most of them are done with a program that my tablet(now broken)brought...I think it is called Corel Painter Essentials 2...I guess it is a simplified version of the widely famous Corel Painter(duh). The few times I used it, all I did was improvised since I didn't know much how to create certain effect and stuff digitally...and I really enjoy more when I work on paper or other traditional media. Well, I don't really have much more to say, the words will come as I get the comments with crits, question...or whatever you feel to say hehe...I hope you enjoy my humble sketchbook.

[Arn J.]

This is some stuff that I did when I was 15 years old, there are some of my early 16's.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9344/demonblackxs5.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7358/oldcutiepieyj5.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/30/torsooldov3.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/271/yetioldzb5.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/175/oldlizarmmanqf1.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6316/yetisketcheezd6.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3113/untitled1qx3.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8593/trollfaceejt2.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9671/olandrandomfs9.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8258/olandrandomjv1.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9577/troll2lb9.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4125/creatures1bj9.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9233/9oef5.jpg
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6518/lionmanos9.jpg
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3225/lastscanvcxvcxvcxzo6.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6803/meeeandmylinesvg4.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5906/bigdickxz2.jpg
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/5103/creature3mk1.jpg
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7836/creaturtes4yz8.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5578/ghostrg2.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5409/creature7bu0.jpg
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3116/troll4iy7.jpg

[Arn J.]

This is stuff I did when I was 16 and some of my 17's

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2696/logosketchbookik4.jpghttp://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2166/creature11fk0.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5207/creature12mw6.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2346/studypencilfr4.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8703/logodragonkq7.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3523/creature8mf7.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1848/creature10ki9.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1986/creature9cf2.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6803/headfs4.jpg
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/6715/doodlingmensspr7.jpg
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6305/demoncontrolledbyhumanli5.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9986/noideafolkssfb2.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1943/skulllssshn7.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/7769/hand4hz4.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1450/hands2gn5.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/6638/hand1rn9.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2355/hands3pk6.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6065/lips1bw9.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2051/eyes2eb0.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2884/eyes1wy8.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2397/ears1ax4.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7716/headsmf5.png
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1133/cowideaaazw8.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1532/emoalienin0.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9439/experimentinprofilepi1.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/15/cowbuoygh5.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6456/tehyellowbloodsuckerbabem3.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8012/wip4mq9.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6444/wireddcreturene2.jpg

[Arn J.]

And here's some more recent stuff...

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/32/autoretratoestilizadotg0.jpg
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3988/veronicacj6.jpg
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9021/skullol9.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2394/sintumusanoexistiriascf0.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2333/paltenidz0.jpg
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2867/flameheadoj1.jpg

[Arn J.]

Done...sorry for the size of some images, and the bad quality of some of the scans. xD

[Briantoreilly616]

Wow, this is some amazing work, I love your style. Drop by my sb, i'd like to see what you think of my work, leave me a comment. See ya round: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102861

[Arn J.]

Amagad my first comment! haha Im overdoing it, thanks alot. Glad you liked my style, I don't know which is my style anyways Im crazy...xD..I checked your sketchbook it is very nice. :)

Anyone can tell me how do I attach a thubnail or whatever, Im kinda new in the sketchbook things xD

[Cory Hinman]

Good job, your conceptions are very unique and imaginative, and your skill level is not only high for a 17 year old, but also your discipline and your aesthetic judgment, with the former reflected in your bringing work to a satisfying finish, and the latter your selective use of detail. Most young artists use too little detail, or too much.
The only crits I have are with what look to be life studies, the shading on the hands are not completely successful in conveying the form, and with some of the eyes you want to avoid rendering individual lashes, start first with the mass, then tickle the edges with a few stray lines to suggest the character of individual lashes. Alternatively, many artists will omit the lashes entirely, depending on the scale of the head being rendered.
Post more soon, I really enjoy your work!
O Hell, forget what I said about the lashes, a second look after posting revealed to me your rendering of the lashes shows a very sensitive understanding of how they act in space, of their form and the perspective containing them.

[Goog]

ah, glad you started a sketchbook, really liked your yellow bloodsucker entry. Your creature designs are fantastic, as well as those facial feature studies. Nothing to crit right now, I want to see more! Teen artists FTW!!!!!!

[Arn J.]

Cory Hinman- Thanks alot for the crits, I agree on what you say about young artist! I used to think a while back that making everything extra detailed was the important thing, now I learned it's not. I agree that the life drawings(hands, right?)don't have very conveing form, that is something I have to do more often...life drawing, that's like a great learn of learning about...everything hehe...I'll try to do more! Thanks for passing by and for the kind words!

Goog- Hey, thanks for the kind words! Gald you liked everything and I'll try to update very often! hehe teen artists rock! xD

[jedininjaman]

cool cross hatching style, it looks neat, keep it up man
Some anatomy would be nice...

[Arn J.]

jedininjaman- Agreed, I have to do more academic stuff, thanks for passing by! :)

I have to ask a question, how do I put that little image next to my thread?

[mysticink]

I really like some of your work some of the creatures are awsome..

[Izu]

You just attach a small thumbnail in your first post, the one you use will work I just think it has to be another format. Like .jpg for example.

Nice stuff here, I'll comment more about it when I get time. :)

[RocketEXE]

Some wonderful stuff here. I love your shading technique for the monsters!

[StarbonesCoffin]

omg, love it, rated ;D i love it so much ! cool cool awesome and more please ;D

[Arn J.]

mysticink- Thanks! glad you liked them, hope you come more often! :)
Izu- Hey bro, you can comment whenever you want haha, tell me when you update your sketchbook.
RocketEXE-Thanks, I try to shade them in my style...or something like that what the heck!
StarbonesCoffin- I hope you didn't rated 1 star haha, just kidding glad you liked the stuff, I'll try to update often. :)

Hehehe ok guys, I drawn something yesterday at night so I could show some more stuff as you're asking haha. But I could only draw this weird fish...wasn't very inspired yesterday for some reason...hope you guys like it haha xD

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/153/imtheweirdfishih2.jpg

[Gorromog]

Your pencil work is great, the creatures are very imaginative to, keep it up man.

[InvertedChalupa]

not bad man! not bad at all for 17. Keep it up b.

[Arn J.]

Gorromog- Thanks for the comment, I try to do my creatures mostly from improvisation on this days, there was a time where I putted more thought on them...but on this days I'm thinking too much in other things, so I improvise. Thanks! Nice creatures from you too! xD

InvertedChalupa- Thanks, I try my best to improve myself, and I know doing a sketchbook on this site will be helpful! Cheers!

update coming tomorrow possibly...hope to get inspired this night to draw, though Im a bit sick atm...hehe xD

[Glottis]

17 huh?

ok I quit!

[Arn J.]

Glottis- Why quit!?

Here's a small update, wow another weird fish! xD

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5527/headshd1.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8360/randompagegx8.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3161/bodiescx2.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/601/anotherweirdfishoy0.jpg

[Kitsushika]

Wow, i really like that stuff with the ballpoint very good.hmmm..cant think of much else to say cept. Its freaking awesome. love the monsters but i'd like to see some more human figures.

[Arn J.]

Kitsushika- Yeah it's true I'll have to draw humans! haha I think I'll do that tonight, umm...well already night over here...(Ummm school starts tomorrow should I?)

[loveandasandwich]

Wow! Such fantastic shading at such a young age! Youre destined for greatness! I really like those studies on the colored paper. & this. (http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3225/lastscanvcxvcxvcxzo6.jpg) totally awesome.

[Alex Baer]

nice, i see some very cool creatures in this SB, you have have a sick drawing style there and i'm glad too see your into the digital painting as well. keep posting!

[Guilemo]

Hmm. How should I put this.. What about "Wow"?

You have some seriously good art here! I have a year to become as great as you are now. hmm. I have a huge task up ahead!

It appears to me that you have a very good imagination =p You have some awesome creatures here. (subscribles to thread!)

Best
Henning

[gatling]

Woah! Hey Arn J, I wanted to stop by and I am amazed by your pencil works. I mean, really awesome man. You have some nice and refreshing concepts for them as well.

[thirdeye]

Nice sketches :)

[Fvallejo]

Cool stuff man! If I can offer a crit I'd say do more of those thumbnail gestures. Crank out a couple pages of maybe 100-200 of 30 sec poses and you'll be amazed at the progress. A good site for that is: http://www.posemaniacs.com/blog/ Best of luck, -francis

[The Whistler]

Hey. I love your creature designs... I envy you for an imagination that can think of those ;)

[longshao]

Wos, those pencil drawings are great man!
I love the monster in the forth image the most :D

[Arn J.]

Woohoo more replies :)

28chelseaslater- Thanks! glad you like it! I want to be recognize when I get older, thats why I have to work hard right now! Need to improve alot!

Dabaers- Thanks man! gald you liked my sketchbook. I do very few digital art..and it will keep decreasing to 0, cause my tablet is broken atm, but once I get a new one I'll kick photoshop abit! haha

Guilemo- Thanks fellow young artist! Glad you want to keep in touch with my sketchbook! Keep drawing mate! Im not big deal xD

gatling- Thanks man! I love your work aswell, keep drawing mate, and posting those jewels you do!

thirdeye- Thanks alot dude! Glad you liked!

Fvallejo- Thanks man! and thanks for the crit aswell...thanks for giving me that link it will be very useful for me! I hate the fact that everything is in chinese and I can't read. xD

The Whistler- Thanks! glad you like my crazy ideas hahaha xD

longshao- Thanks! it is somekind of Yeti hahaha.

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Well I followed Fvallejo's crit or at least part of it and started doing 30sec poses, I did some then mom interrupted haha and I stopped, but I'll keep doing them. I have to get use to do them that fast, it's pretty hard for me because it is the first time I do it(the other poses were from imagination), and if you noticed sometimes I can't even finish some of them, but Im sure that if I do a few more I will do at least more concrete poses that are actually finished! That will be with some time. I see alot of people here doing 30 sec poses, and Im very impressed right now that they can do that in 30sec...cause now I have the experience of it and I thought it was abit easier haha. xD And sorry the scanner messed up quite alot on this scan, I don't know whats going on. I'll update with more poses later and some more imaginative stuff if I get inspired haha.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4259/posesthirtysecondsiz6.jpg

[Arn J.]

And some humble imaginative sketch. :P

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/6641/pageeee1xx7.jpg

[Darktwin]

I really like your the creatures from your imagination, You have a nice fluid flow to your line work that creates a nice rhythm to your work, Your digital work is improving also, I've noticed on a few of your grounded drawings, its seems like they would fall over, remember to imagine a plum line from the central axis of your concepts with legs, (unless your concept isn't simply standing still) to make the weight is well supported so it will look believable.

[Izu]

Hello mate, fun to see draw from life (or photos or whatever it is). It's really good practice, which I'm sure you've heard many times now.
We've done it many times here at uni and I often felt frustrated with the very limited time we had for each drawing/pose. But it made you focus and stop messing around with details and see it as a whole.

Keep doing it and you will grow more confident as you go, it's an awsome feeling. :)

[mofongo]

Tremendo talento, Boricua! So much discipline for a 17 year old! I cant get over that. Your creatures and pencil work is amazing. With these studies, you will definitely take your skills to a new level. Cant wait to see more :bounce:

[VanDog]

ogo!you have a nice stuff here!!!:sony: keep it up!

[Inkjexion]

yeah i really enjoyed looking at your style. you have a really smooth style with your work! keep them coming coz ill be coming back to check up on ur work hehe

[Eau-Lit]

Hey dude! I said I would send you a comment as soon as I would have browsed your sketchbook. And for what I saw of it... Oh My God!
I just love the way you did those lips and eyes on the colored paper, it feels so real and touchable.
For the other sketches, I already saw most of 'em but I must say it again, you rock my socks off! Continue to do this amazing work and maybe it will leads you somewhere someday! Who knows?

Eau-Lit

[ArcoNL]

Great sketches, very nice linework (loose). Animal designs are very good. Keep it up!

Cheers,
Arco

[Arn J.]

Darktwin - Thanks for the crit man! Aprecciate it!
Izu - Hey man!
mofongo - Epa boricua! gracias yo espero llegar a algun lado jajaja. xD
VanDog - Thanks man, I love your sketchbook!
Inkjecxion - Thanks, I hope you keep coming back after all this time! haha
Eau-Lit - Hey dude hahaha xD
ArcoNL - Thanks!

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Here's something to bump this thing!
8 images I did the past week, they are all made in Prismacolor Coloured Pencil, sorry for the bad quality of the scan! The first one, is the most screwed up by the scan. The last two one are revisits of old drawings hehehe. xD

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7103/pajarovagohd2.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1672/loquetuquierasqueseaqy4.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2594/demonioju1.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1275/apesardetodofelicidadkf1.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3484/quienjx2.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8640/observacionqu0.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7523/demidelatierrais5.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4646/queverenmiqz7.jpg

[Arn J.]

5 stars?! You kiddin' me!? Now I'll work harder, cause I don't believe this is 5 stars yet! I will draw at least something everyday after school and before football practice! haha xD

[Dan Valkar]

nice and sweet style.......cool drawings mate....keep postin'!

[toubab]

love your sense of colors and details! :)

[Arn J.]

Dark Valkar - thanks!
toubab - thanks! xD

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I think I'll do a couple of doodles in school, lets see with what I come lol.

[ajvenema]

pfff, awesome stuff, not even for your age, it would be awesome if u were 5 years older as well:S
go on like this, and lets see more studies:P

[Glory666]

hey man.........wow. im 17 as well and..........wow. to be honest i have never seen such skill and talent in the same age group..........again, wow. I would love to see more human study and could u tell me where the hell u get your creature ideas from???

KEEP IT UP!
p.s if u have time check out my sketchbook and well......laugh:)

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111021

[SixPrism]

Love the character designs

[Arn J.]

Glory666 - thanks man! I have to do more human study crap! :P I'll stop by in your SB when I come back from school and if I come home anyways. :P

SixPrism - Thanks!

Seing my sketchbook bumped..
I'll post this quickie I did, mainly for warm up 'cause I haven't touch the tablet in milleniums! (the pen was lost hahaha)

Here it is...lol

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1616/tehthingiesmallerqf5.jpg

[Odyism]

I really love your character designs but your newest works with prisma colors are AMAZING and inspiring.
I especially love
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7103/pajarovagohd2.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3484/quienjx2.jpg

but these are beautiful too
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1672/loquetuquierasqueseaqy4.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2594/demonioju1.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/8640/observacionqu0.jpg

[Afro]

Dude, that's awesome. I really love that your prismacolors.

[UCT]

your work reminds me of Simon Bisleys in a way, good colour and line.

[Icon]

Hey Boriqua! ;p

There's a shitload of talent in here! I was wondering, did you by any chance go to " La Central De Artes Visuales"?

Oh yeah just in case, I'm just responding this way because I saw your location be Puerto Rico...I couldn't help but to rejoice to the fact of another CA'er from my tiny island! <3

[[LITTLE-FEET]]

That Is Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RokasButkys]

Wow, nice color combinations with prismacolors.
Cant wait to see more :)

[Jansi]

Hello! I do love the variety of works and some of the stuff is truly spot on!
Have a great day!


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