Nellin, My sketchbook

[Nellin]

Hi I have since half a year back fallen in love with art for real, I have always loved to draw but recently I got a new ignition. So I figured why not start a sketchbook for fun. Please be hard on the critic I want to become better.
I plan to update often with new sketches.
:bashful:

First post!

ALERT!
Go to page 5 for the latest drawings!

[Nellin]

Todays work so far..
I really suck at drawing hands so im gonna concentrate on that for now.

And the other picture is a work in progress on my Wacom.

Crits and comment are more then welcome! Thanks!

[DeJakhalz]

Hey man your drawings aint that bad. And your love for art will certanly help in your progress. Experiment more with different poses and do some anatomy studies to get them right. after that try out with shading more.

[Nellin]

Thanks alot for the first critic Dejakhalz really appreciate it, and your critic were right on spot. I really need more anatomy study and try out different poses.. Thanks!

[Nellin]

Some anatomy and pose drawings I made, I need alot more training on those. Especially the female they always looks to muscular, think I make the shoulders to wide and stuff. Critic and tips are most welcome!

[Giorge]

Is good that you have initiative , but you need to concentrate when you are drawing , and start with simple shapes , boxes , cones spheres etc , then you could start with some anatomy , and i advice to study and draw , bones first , then the muscles , understand how the body stands , if you cant get the skeleton to stand , then the muscles will drop on ... I'm not saying that the muscles are easy , they are three times more harder then bones , you need to know the volume of the muscle, the mechanism , and the actions ... in a year or so you will be able to draw a normal body if you keep drawing everyday 1h or more.

[Nellin]

I draw much more than I actually put up here. Only put up the things I think is worth getting opinions on.. Here are some more posing sketches and a concept that im planing on making in 3d. Only sideview for now. Not so detailed only gonna be used for imageplane.

Ive learnt that I must think more while im drawing, now im just drawing without thinking and then my anatomy and everything get messed up.. And thats not good is it? :D

Welll Ive got april fooled 2 times today.. Better go to bed before someone tries to go for a hatrick! gnight!

P.S
Thanks alot for the few comments Ive got! I really appreciated people taking time to help me get better.
Really appreciated!

[Nellin]

Self portrait, I will start too update more often. Its not like I dont draw its just so hard to know what I shall show.

[Nellin]

Small update, with two concepts. Appreciate critic and comments, please dont hesitate I want to become better! ;)

[Lakka]

Good to see you working with ref's and the human figure.

Keep it up, it will be worth it! :)

[Nellin]

Thanks Lakka

[Nellin]

Little anatomy studies :yayca:

[hurricane]

nice stuff, good drive as well.
My biggest critique would be that you should stop drawing your bodies with contours only. You need to start measuring and make everything align right. Learn the anatomy by finding some Loomis or Hogarth books.

other than that, just keep on working! Feed that paper!

[Nellin]

Thanks alot Hurri for the comment and critic, means alot! I will feed the paper!

[Nellin]

:sungod:

[Nellin]

Wanted to draw the Joker in the Prison scene. Its under progress but its well on its way. Crits and comments are most welcomed! :yayca:

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Areit da var jeg her, jeg skriver på norsk, så om du ikke skjønner det hele, bare send en PM og si ifra, så tar jeg det på engelsk;)

Først jeg vil si er at du har en del å jobbe med, på godt og ondt. Jeg liker streken din, så fortsett å bygge på den! Sett av litt tid hver dag til studier. Jeg anbefaler Hogarth i først omgang, husk å lese litt om oppbygningen av kroppen, det er gull værdt.

Du er nødt til å lære deg om planene i ansiktet. Det er viktig å kunne dette for å tolke det du ser, og i neste fall tegner. Jeg tror også du må studere valører (values) og gjøre studier. Start med...Zorn! en landsmann er fin å studere:)

Du har et godt øye for farge, noe som er tydelig i Joker studiet, så fortsett med det!

Sett listen høyt for alt du gjør, ikke se deg fornøyd med det du gjør og press deg selv så hardt du kan!

Håper du får noe ut av det!

-E

[J.roxanne]

you need more Sketch Practice,and Attention the Light and Shadow~~

everything under the light has a Line at the junction of light and shade ，it can make your paint more Clear .

[Nellin]

Mischeviouslittleelf - Tusen tack för kritiken! Uppskattar den verkligen! Du har rätt om allt. Jag är aldrig nöjd med något jag ritat, på gott och ont.

J.roxanne - Yes you are absolutely right, thanks alot for the tip.

[Nellin]

I thaught that I maybe will start to draw some speedpaints from different movies, so here goes Enemy at the gates! König and Volodya. Damn you König he was just a child! :wtf:

Is this good training you think?

[sinneart]

Nice start for your SB - lookin good so far... draw from life and record exactly what you see (not what you think you see), draw tonally instead of with lines... it will help you start to understand how light and shadow work... and finally - don't outline your teeth... unless you want that creepy kinda look:)

Keep it up! You're doing well

[Nellin]

sinneart - Thanks haha you are right, those teeth looks like they belong to a old lady in Russia fed on rocks, haha! Yes I like what you said about drawing what you see and dont what you think that you see, because I felt that feeling a thousand times.
Once again thanks!

[Nellin]

Tried to get the colours right but it didnt turn out well at all. Feel like an idiot.. Im gonna just let go and continue with another one.

[Nellin]

Visible solo para aquel, Que sepan donde mirar!
Damn I really suck at theese, cant get anything to look realistic. Everything just look smudged.

[Nellin]

Ok have drawn pretty much since last time, but I havent uploaded it. Mostly anatomi studies. I have ordered 3 books from Burne Hogarth hopefully I will pick up something from those.

This update is two portait I did in one day First Angelina Jolie and then my favorite artist Gavin Degraw. Comments and critics are very welcomed! :lifedrawing:

[Nellin]

Little update, trying to learn how to render better. Very fun, more update soon. Vacation now! :D Critics and comments are very welcomed.

[Nellin]

Two characters I draw the other day. C/C are welcomed. Merry Christmas!

[Nellin]

Started on a new drawing eralier tonight, and this time digital. Always having problem with laying in the face dont know why.. even tho that is what I paint most when im doing studies... Also having problems with the colours I think so critic and tips are very welcomed! More updates soon I hope.

[Nellin]

Trying to get better at rendering and too make materials look the way they should be. What are yours options when you scan in pictures.. I always have to make the picture darker with "levels" is that normal? Not sure that im doing it the right way..

Anyway critics and comments are welcomed. Good day! :yayca:

[Nellin]

Some updates..

[Tofa]

you and me are on the same boat, learn learn learn :D
liking your character designs, on the girl holding the sword with 2 hands, her right arm is way too long, it looks like she has 2 biceps, look at your own arm in the mirror and you'll know how to fix it right away.
keep it up!

[Nellin]

My god thats a huge misstake by me, haha thanks for the comment! ;D

[Nellin]

just a small concept, trying to be better at rendering and stuff. C/C are most welcomed :rendered:

[Nellin]

2 hours maybe, this took a bit long maybe.

[Aaron Death]

That Elisha painting looks nice. There seems to be some problem with the placement of the eyes. Though I don't know what exactly the problem is.

[Nellin]

Aaron maybe but I dont see whats wrong with her eyes to ;) thanks for the comment tho

[Nellin]

Hayley from Paramore! Awesome music!

[Nellin]

Work in progress

My idea in this concept is a guardian in the forest who protects the nature and all living things in it.. you dont want to mess with him.. He wears flowers as armor. They protect him and he protect them.

[Nicky S]

Good work so far,

Keep doing those color studies, they look smudged 'cause the values and contrast aren't extreme enough, as soon as I paint with pressure sensitivity activated, I suffer from the same problem, but it takes a bit more work to overcome this.

Try to do some life drawings, or some posemaniacs it will help you get more feeling for natural poses, cause right now all your imaginairy poses seem a bit stiff, it helps to let the character put his weight mostly on one leg, this way, the pelvis wil rotate a bit, and the back will curve aswell, so you'll get a more dynamic pose.

Keep it up, just draw, and at the end of the day, show us what you got, and we will try to help. ^^

[Nellin]

Work in progress..Could use some critic and comments. Good day!:sungod:

[Nicky S]

Looking good so far, The only thing I would say, is that it could benefit from a more dynamic pose.

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Thanks Nicky S, your probably right, but at this stage im pretty much stuck with that pose ;D But I will think of that in my next concept.

[Nellin]

Wip C/C are welcomed.

[Nellin]

Yea some leg studies from my anatomy book by Burne Hogarth. ;D

[Nellin]

Some more leg studies...

[Nicky S]

Good work, just keep m coming, you'll learn more by doing them. :)
Just watch out for your lines, try to look good at your ref, and then try to use a clean line to portray what you're seeing, it' gonna be difficult at first, but keep trying.

Any updates on your character?

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Yea a contest on a forum. The topic was "Fable"

3 hours in PS.
This kid sees an army coming into too his peoples land, and he and his cat is gonna give them an hard time.. :D

[bharat]

thanks for visit , by the way good start, do daily sketching.... best luck.

[Nicky S]

Nice work,

Try looking up a bit of reference material when you're painting, it can help when trying to visualise things, for example, if thats a river, it doesn't move that way through the landscape, it follows the shape of hills, mountains and such, if it's a manmade canal it's possible to go straight like that, as with the mountains the same, they tend to look not natural in relation to the rest of the landscape. But it's better then the first times I tried to do a landscape piece. :) A bit of refferencing will help you out! ^^

The figure af the man looks good, composition is great aswell it leads your eye from the man to the army crossing the bridge. ^^

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Little update, C/C are welcomed!

[Nicky S]

Hey,

It's looking good, a thing that can help you is deciding from which direction one or multiple light sources are coming from, this way you can make use of light and shadow to make the form and shape of your character really pop. Don't be afraid to push those values further. :)

And I like the lion head on the character's shoulder. ^^

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Yea this went bad in my opinion dont even want to finish it! :) Ill do another.

[Nellin]

A pretty quick mattepainting I made some months ago.. Mountains and some stuff are hand painted in, and some are real textures from other pictures, and something is lurking in the dark ;P

[dierat]

Hi there, thanks for the comment in my SB :) I think you're on the right track; just keep going with the anatomy studies and painting from refs.

For some specific critique, I feel like the problem in your Hayley portrait is the consistency in your colors. The midtones on the face have a good sense of tone and color, but the darker values seem to be mixed from black, especially in the neck. Also, for the eyes, be careful not to make the lines too sharp. Soften them a bit and add some brown to help them mesh with the rest of the face. If you outline the eyes with a semi-black line, they will feel cut-and-pasted on.

Good luck and keep posting! ;)

[Nellin]

dierat - Thanks, your absolutely right, my biggest problem in portrait is the colors and very often the shadow part. I have big problem finding the right value in dark and make the transition nicely together with another bright colour like the skin for an example.. Thanks for the tips on the eyes aswell, spot on ;) Please come again ^^

[Nicky S]

Hey, nice work on the matte painting, it looks pretty nice,

as for the portrait, just do some more portraits, practising will help you a lot, but stay away from mixing black into your colors as Dierat allready pointed out. It can be a color of doooooom.^^
A good thing to practice painting colors, is painting a still life of an apple, or something with a simple shape, so that you can focus on getting it's colors right.

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Yea my desk, im gonna add some more stuff this is just the start ;d I made some portraits aswell today, but man did they end up like shit... ;)

[Nicky S]

Nice start with your desktop painting, I'm looking forward to see it more finished, if you don't have a lot of time to work on it, try to focus on a small part of the still life, like the glass for example, try to learn from looking how it interacts with the evironment, how lights reflects,...

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Yeah thanks Nicky, I really appreciate your active visits. Im gonna concentrate on small parts and objects for nowm since the psd file of my desktop mysteriously disappeared. :S Thanks again.

[Nellin]

Yea followed some adviced and started drawing from real life, quite good learning I think im gonna keep doing it. ^^

[Nellin]

Just an small update with with an apple drawing from real life

[Nicky S]

Good job on the studies, it's a good start, it will only improve by doing them very now and then.
Take your time to get the colors right, stay aware of any perspective issues that might reveal themselves. And also if you paint something, paint the cast shadow aswel, then it doesn't look like it's floating in the air.

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Man im having such problems laying in the legs..always had.. anyone got any tips or excersice? Ive been trying im not kidding for 2 hours... Im so frustrated right now!!! >:{ Everything else just get sketched in so quickly and I feel good about all other stuff but the legs mess me up...I need to master drawing legs..I will not rest until Ive learned..

[Nicky S]

Looking good so far, but watch out for the values as you continue.
For help with legs, look for a book that deals with it, or even better take some reference pictures of your own legs, and use those, start first with simple/cartoony legs, and learn the basic shapes, ways of movenment,... And then gradually build it up 'till you can draw more realistic legs from your minds eye.
But it takes time, so be patient, practice and enjoy the learning proces. :)

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Just a really quick sketch of a fisherman. Dont think im gonna take this further.

[Nicky S]

Looking good, just keep on trying and remember to keep pushing your tonal values further!

Keep it up!

[Nellin]

Yeah thanks Nicky, I find that hard but ill try ;D thanks again..

[Nellin]

Some faces I did yesterday evening.

[Nellin]

More facesss yess

[Nicky S]

Allright! Keep em coming! :)

When you're considering your values, try to pick more extreme values, 'cause most people tend to pick colors or values that aren't contrasting enough. I have the same problem, I need to take a break, come back to a painting or drawing, only to realize I need to push the values some more. :)

[dierat]

Great apple! Keep up those portraits, it'll help you loads in the long run.

[Nellin]

Some late night drawings..

[Nicky S]

Your values when shading with pencils are getting better and better, just keep on doing these and have fun with it! :)

Keep it up!

[miycko]

hey there :D thanks for the comment in my SB. Nice improvement sice you started :) & i really like the imaginary characters

[towy]

interesting work : ], don't stop your studies, i like this drawing too cause she have special style if you like do it too you can practice in this way again

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=439410&stc=1&d=1218928767

[Nellin]

A character update.. im studying Art history on the side, and are also studying for my driving license, so there is small time for drawing, but there is always time ;D The Art History im studying is all about sculptures architecture and paintings all the way back from ancient egypt til todays art, so its really broad but very intresting and hopefully I will pick up some inspiration and ideas along the way from great artist from the earlier days.

Im quite happy with this because I didnt use any reference for the drapery and it ended up looking quite realistic.

[towy]

i was edited my Post Nellin ;)
nice creature update

[BlightedArt]

Hey! Thanks for the comment. You have some very nice works here, the apple study is looking great.

[Nellin]

some anatomy studies or something

[Nellin]

Mrs Skeleton Concept.
Im pretty happy with this one. Not 100% complete but.. :d

[Nellin]

Shaman with pigmask, its not totaly finished tho. Im trying to do one every day. Im trying to learn to make folds and to render good with the values between white and black. Also trying to come up with some cool ideas, and let the fantasy flow.

[dierat]

Try to get in the habit of drawing the feet in for your figures. I feel like a lot of your characters end somewhere mid-leg, which means that you're developing your ability to draw other areas of the body but leaving the feet behind. Maybe do some studies of feet to help you feel more confident drawing them in. Also, your poses will be better if your figures are grounded better, so that's just another reason to improve your feet/legs.

[Nellin]

-dierat Yea thanks I know thats important..sometimes I feel that I dont want to ruin the character by adding ugly feets. And that is totaly wrong way to go, like a bad circle. I will take your words and really take them in to my heart! :D thanks

A update on a character I did earlier, and believe it or not... This one got feets! yay :P

[Nellin]

Concept sketch, again real problems with the feets im gonna start do massive studys on feets soon..

[My57]

Hey, thanks for dropping by and thanks for the compliment but just so you know: I am not a girl >.>

My avatar has tricked a few people. It was just a portrait painting i did a few months ago.

[The Whistler]

Hey Nellin!

I agree with what Dierat said about the feet - try doing more of those (god knows that feet are something I suck at myself, so I understand you completely). What I've noticed about your sketches is that it seems like you're rushing it a bit sometimes. You can tell which sketches you spent more time on because they look better so my advice would be - take your time. The more you practice the faster you'll draw but right now it's more important to get the figure right than to do it quickly :)

Oh, and btw, I love the apple :D

[Nellin]

Thanks "the whistler", I really realise that im rushing now.. im taking more time now, and I got 2 nice character concepts coming up.. But I will take my time ;D

[Nellin]

Ive tried to make it more detailed and not rushing it. My idea was to create a French soldier returning from the world war, (with split emotions)

Got some more coming.

[miycko]

Awesome characters dude :D especially the one's in post's 83 & this last one, i think he looks a little unsure of something but not particularly "scarred" i hope that makes sense. For a crit i think he's shoulders are a little too round, Otherwise Great work :D

[Nellin]

Yea I was thinking about an assassin in a world after the fifth world war. Everything is ruins and all you really fighting for is area. :^^:

I thought I will start doing my oncoming drawings in colour and more extreme poses. More to come! c/c are most welcomed :yayca:

[Nellin]

Comments and critics are really appreciated! :yum:

[Myllys]

Hi. You have cool concepts and ideas. Especially the shaman-pig is cool idea and the clothing looks good. Try to increase some contrast in your values. For example in your assassin the armours look a bit flat. But great poses :)

[miycko]

The character designs are getting better & better dude :D really diggin the last one on page 3, and the latest one's cool as well, his stance is a little odd though. it would be nice to see him rendered & in an environment :) Also studies are a huge help f you wanna get the human figure right :)

btw how come i don't see any female character :P

[Nellin]

Myllys- Thanks, I really try to think about contrast and i try to make it better, and more 3d feeling in some elements.

Miycko- Thanks for all feedback!!, I've recently thought about adding backgrounds to my drawings, so that is maybe something I will start. The girls are coming calm down ^^ im working on one right now hehe :P, also im studying some anatomy from books but maybe its good to start doing studies again.

[Nellin]

I had the idea that this was a mysterious girl, the crows really trust and protect her, and they live on and around her and also grows up inside her armour. She is like a living nest for crows! :punkgirl:

Comments and critics are really welcomed.

[Nellin]

I did some drawings of birds. Learned alot and it was fun! :D

[Myllys]

Great job with the bird study. Feathers on the small one are especially well rendered. It seems you have a bird phase going on. Even the dude on post 91 reminds me a bird. His pose looks like he's ready to fly off and the hair on his head.

[Nellin]

Myllys- You caught me! im in a bird fetisch atm ;D haha no but seriously I havent thought about it, but you are absolutely right, really wierd haha. Thanks for the comment.

[Twan]

wow this birds study are so good especially the sparrow , you should have put more shadows and contrast
the pelican is too light for example

[miycko]

Great new character dude :D great to see one that's so "attached" to nature :teeth: i feel her mid section is a bit short though and those birds look fantastic man :D especially the colours and feathers :teeth:

[Nellin]

Jester
:sungod:

[Nellin]

Another concept design.. I love doing these! :heart:

:assspank: or :wtf: are welcomed

[Nellin]

Portrait, didnt turn out so good. But this is a sketchbook right? :D C/C are welcomed.

[Nellin]

C/C are welcomed ;D

[B-Man]

Try to define shape more in your rendering. Your studies look good. try and se what the difference is and aply it in your own work. :) Keep posting. Cheers

[papervampire]

hey, i have a cold and the only prescription is moooooree studies!!!!
nice work man but keep pushing. do it with the good old pencil too.

[Nellin]

Some marine ideas I had for a concept.

[Nellin]

Im trying to do more stuff in color, and tries to get skintone right. Any tips are very welcomed. more to come soon. No reference used for these, because ive gotta learn how to work without it I think, atleast for now.

[Nellin]

more faces.

[Peetaer]

Thanks for dropping by my SB!

From what I see here, I can tell that you have an imagination that is just dying to be set free. Your problem, to me, seems to be your focus (or lack there of). Right now you seem to scattered, like you are trying to learn too many things all at once. I'd suggest you go back to the basics and focus on getting good at drawing (with just pencil and paper) doing linework, buildings shapes and forms, proportions, and just simple composition. More importantly, find yourself a focal point to work around. For me, it was the human figure. For you it might be something else.

Also, how often do you practice everyday? Do you practice everyday? If you are serious about your art work then it needs to be your top priority in life. Use your free time to practice, practice, practice! You seem to like monsters/creatures a lot. Find some of your favourite monster/creature artists and copy their work. Yes! Copy their work! Copying is terrific practice for any beginner artist. I do not do it enough myself.

How often do you draw from life? Draw from life all the time, be it 5 mins sketches or 12 hour paintings. Always visually extract from life as much as possible; nature, after all, is still the perfect designer. Take from the best!

Anyways man, I hope this feedback helps you. Keep bringing the weirdness, I like where you are trying to push yourself but I can tell that you don't practice as much as you could. Don't worry, I do the same. That is why we must keep ourselves motivated!

Take care

[Nellin]

Thanks Peetaer, I do practice as often as I can, and pretty much everyday.
Maybe I should step back a little, and just doing some outlines shape of gestures. thats a good tip thanks!

[Nellin]

crits and comments are most welcomed :yayca:

[miycko]

hey dude :D great updates in here, i really dig the jester, he looks like a really creepy character which is awesome, the only issue i have is that his knees are not very well defined. The one in post No 102 is a great, well armored and strong character - i like :) That portrait is my fave from your updates, the skin tone & lighting is fantastic, i think her hand's a little too big though otherwise great work :teeth: something seems a little off with the hands in the marine designs. maybe you could have some lines defining the devisions in the armor/gloves, that should help :) nice skintone studies, try to use less white for your highlights, it gives a sort of washed out feel to the skin. instead try to use a brighter version of the colour mixed with the color of the light source or the background colour. thanks for the comments in my SB man :teeth:

[Nellin]

thanks miycko good critic!
Here is a quick update, dont think im gonna take it further.

[Nellin]

c/c are welcomed, kind of graphic sorry if i disturbed someone ;)

[Nellin]

A young woman in some fairytale i thought

[Myllys]

Cool concepts. That last one has kind of eerie mood. Keep'em studies coming man! And do some value studies they really help.

[miycko]

great nude figure studies dude, love'em :wink: & the latest character concept looks really good, i like the slight gothic it has :)

[Nellin]

portrait studies. 2 famous actors
Tom Hanks
Sir Ian Mckellen
Im so bad doing portraits so im gonna do them alot from now on. 1 every day for 30 days!

[miycko]

great updates dude :D i like the latest update though Tom Hanks's eyes look a little small. Looking forward to seeing those portraits :)

[Brahimpag]

u have a nice ideas , just keep studing more of those studies


and i wish u good luck :)

[Nellin]

Ive catched some kind of cold this week so I havent been as productive as I should have been. :) but ive managed to make a few portraits. anyways heres one. Got two characters concepts coming up soon also. Stay tuned!!

This is of a Swedish popsinger called Amy Diamond, She Rocks!

Critics and comments are most welcomed!

[Nellin]

Brahimpag - Thanks :D

[Myllys]

Hi Nellin, what's up?

Keep them portraits coming. Already there's improvement. Measure the key positions carefully. The position of eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, size of the eyes etc. Look carefully the shapes of the shadows, half tones and lights and try to reproduce them. And just keep them coming. You promised 30 :)

[Nellin]

Thanks Myllys for pushing me theese 2 are thanks to you ;D
More coming soon, Im doing concepts also on the side thats why im so slow with the portraits, the concepts comes soon aswell! :steph:

[Nellin]

New portraits!! :D

[Nellin]

Had the idea of a tribe hunter in the jungle with big piercings and jewelres and stuff.

[Nellin]

Portrait of an up and coming artist!

[Nellin]

Thought of a future caveworker who has a suit that is working as a lightsource. Its also protective and it lets them work deep down in caves where the darkness is so thick that a simple flashlight wouldnt penetrate 1meter into the darkness. These guys doesnt see the sun so often, sometimes not for months.

[Nellin]

Yes I was trying to make a modern but still exotic and beautiful female warrior. Powerfull but still elegant.

Critic and comments are very welcomed!

[Brahimpag]

great updates man :D
i like the last portrait , looks awsome from that angle , ^^

keep working hard body

[Brahimpag]

updates man ...

[Nellin]

2 portraits, got many things half done, they are coming up soon. :lifedrawing:

[bharat]

cool portrait study...!

[Brahimpag]

great fucking updates !!! :D

[Nellin]

Some updates!
2 drawings
1 Mattepainting (under progress)

Critics and comments are most welcomed!