Some Doodles and lifeDrawing(HUGE DL!)little Update.MARCH15.PAGE 3

[Ant4d]

sorry for the bad photo quality.

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch03768.jpg

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[Ant4d]

lifedrawing classes

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifegirl001.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifegirl002.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifegirl003.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifegirl004.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifegirl005.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifemale001.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifemale003.jpg

[I.was.ink]

These are terrific.

Your line weight, and skechy/loose style combine really well.

*click save*

[DustinTrimble]

These are real nice drawings, great values starts. Post more!

[behemot5]

these ones are really good... i like it

[thomasaurus]

Your style is awesome! Very tight sketches.

[Marko Djurdjevic]

Ant,

I really appreciate seeing your sketches. I see that you have a good eye and a steady hand. I like that you're loosening up your lines, but you can do so even more. The last life drawing you posted is very close to what I'm talking about. I also love the roundness of these lines very much. Be sure to check the perpective of your mouthes, this will add to the consistency of your faces. Your designs and ornaments are sweet, but you can take them even further, explore them more. I still see some smaller issues with your hairlines, these need more determination.

All in all, lovely to see.
Keep us posted.

Marko

[endregan]

im with marko on this you rock!!

inspiring thread!

[Groover McNab]

These drawings are sooo nice! Love the figure stuff. But my favorite thing has to be Happy Cheese saying "Eat me bitch"! Haha, I love stuff like that.

[Ant4d]

IwasInk: thanks dude!

DustinTrimble: thanks and more coming up soon.

behemot5, Jnorish, endregan: I appreciate your comments:)

Marko: Thanks for the tips, I'll sure look into the things you suggested!! I'm fan of your work by the way.

Groover: Hehe, I'm happy you enjoyed the humor. I actually censured lot of the stuff cos I found it too rude, I'll try not to do that next time then:)

[Jeff Gran]

very kickass stuff. It's great to see some of the half-done stuff too, so I can see how you start and what process you take. I can't wait until I can construct figures from imagination like you can. life drawings look great too. Post 'em if ya got 'em.

[spok]

really nice...i want more happy cheese...all hale happy cheese! :beer: koowell...

[Ant4d]

two photoshop doodles.


http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/rabbit.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/explorers.jpg

[Chaser226]

You're amazing. Some of the best pencils I've seen.

[Ant4d]

some more pencil sketches..

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04007.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04010.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04011.jpg

[Ant4d]

older ...

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04019.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04020.jpg

[Ant4d]

and some more lifedrawing...

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04003.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04004.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04006.jpg

[Ant4d]

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04012.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04013.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04014.jpg

[Ant4d]

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04015.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04016.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifedrawingGirl04018.jpg

blah

[Ant4d]

and one digital thingy:|

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/manandhorse.jpg

[Groover McNab]

Nice drawings. I'm inspired to do some pencil stuff now. Can I ask what pencils you used for these drawings?

[Ant4d]

thanks Groover McNab, I'm glad you like them.
with the latest ones I'm using mechanical 0.5 HB.
paper is awfully bumby... I don't like it:) the pictures loose a bit of definition in photos cos of that paper. but I guess it is good for practice.

[thomasaurus]

wow...I'm in love with your pencil work.

[behemot5]

some very very good work here...

[TARGETE]

Wonderful work..wow..

Its amazing how much talent dwells on thses threads.

[geoffd]

there must be something in the water near australia and new zealand.... the talent coming from there is astonishing! fantastic work... i abosrb so much of what i see on this forum and i learn something new everyday, it's espeically rewarding when i find a thread like this and am awestruck. beautiful work, beautiful. quick question... what type of paper is that? i'm finding that i enjoy a paper with some bite to it and that seems like what you got there. take care and post more!

[koro]

this is an awesome display of skill!:eek:

Post MOrE! :D

[Ant4d]

Jnorish - cool, you have no idea how much happiness your post brings to me

Behemot5 - thank you

Targete - having you commenting my pics is a very pleasent thing:)

Capt.Harlock - I'm from estonia:) it's pretty far from here, but I agree with you on that here's lots of talent... must be that red sand.I'll post a picture of the sketchbook for ya;)

koro - thanks. I keep checking your thread pretty often, you give lot's of inspiration.


Here's the t00ls:)



http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/tools.jpg

[Ant4d]

one quicky

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04045.jpg

[Ant4d]

I lost interest in that one.. kind of unfinished


http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04048.jpg

[wallychairmover]

DOOD!!:D i really don't ever go groupie but damn that's some groovy stuff, i especially love how the realism and seriousness is totally broadsided by your random jokes and additives, good times!!

[geoffd]

ah-ha... similar to the sketchbook i use.... although i'm growing partial to my new canson book. my socks are different... maybe i need to buy a pair like that? anyways, more fantastic stuff. one of my favorite threads on here. keep it up and thanks for inspiring

[Ant4d]

wallychairmover - haha, thanks. I really like your name:)

Capt.Harlock - thank you. your comments keep me going. and it's not the socks, it's all about the smell.

[Snowfly]

too cool, ant!

[cos]

I'm glad I came past this post, these are some incredible sketches Ant! Very inspiring, can't wait to see more.

[Faxtar]

These are sweet! I love the crosshatching, we are learning about that in school.

Now if only i could know how you used the sock...:)

[Dan.v.D.]

oh my....

...

:xx:

...

keep em comin`!

;]

[Atmospheria]

maan...these are great...so close to my style...
but why are you so stubborn in not putting some more contrast to your works...they are all done with H or HB pencils i think...get some 3B or such man...then i'll love them!!
keep it up

[jester]

Worth every minute I was waiting for downloading these pages. Great stuff!
One question - I saw your sock and sketchbook ;) and this made me wonder what size your drawings (esp. the life drawings) usually are.

Jester

[Sypha]

Very nice sketches. I'm not even going to ask what is going on in the top picture... but, you have an interesting way of creating images.

[Ant4d]

Snowfly - thanks, I've been seeing your stuff lately around.. super eyecandy.

cos - it is biggest pleasure to have these pleasent comments from someone like you. I get lot of fuel from your work.

Faxtar - thanks a lot:) usually I wear the sock while drawing.. it's up to you to decide on what.

Dan.v.D. - glad you like them. I hope some new ones are coming soon.

Atmospheria - thanks mate.yeah I know about the contrast. I always try to get it right, but I can't figure out how. I need to study your drawings more:) as you have done it very perfectly.

Jester - Thank you, these words mean a lot to me. With life drawing I try to change my sketchbook size every time per class. but the size goes from a5-a2. I believe then I wont get kind of stuck or my hand don't get used to size but rather actually learn to see. I haven't done much of the lifedrawing though, so I'm no expert in this area(done it probably around 6 times). But I sure feel how useful it is. Can't stress enough how much it gives you freedom and imagination for ideas and improvement in pure technical aspect. The latest drawings with naked guy holding tomato and a guy surrounded with soldiers are A4.

Sypha - thanks;)

[geoffd]

bump

[siskol p]

god damn man...


so whats your process when shading or hatching? do you go by how the form on the body contorts or do you just wing it or something because those are some gorgeous drawings and i'm trying to figure out that kinda modeling myself...

[Main Loop]

wow.. some very convincing doodles, they almost look from life.. Thats some great stuff.. the comments to yourself are a nice touch... only one thing i saw, the cast shadow on one of the arms in one of the life drawings looked really hard, but thats pretty nitpicky... your stuff reminds me of wesley burt.. keep this up.. cuz yeah it is inspiring..

[Ant4d]

hi

siskol p - thanks a lot.Yes I try to hatch along the form, but I'm too lazy to do it all the time as it's not the easyest nor the fastest way.

Main Loop - thank you and I really appreciate your crits. I need more help and directions. So don't hesitate to shout it out if anything looks weird.

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Here's a little Update.

new paper - different outcome.

this one is a pretty thin paper, not too smooth and not too rough

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04119.jpg

[Ant4d]

here's a smooth paper. bit finer rendering.

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04124smaller.jpg

[Ant4d]

and here's some stuff from life.
I tried different pencil and different style. outcome is somehow weird.

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifeMale04134.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifeMale04135.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/lifeMale04136.jpg

[geoffd]

don't get lost thread!! nice update my man. that decrepid old gezer knight with the weiner dog is fantastic, you have such a fine mess of technique going on. it's gotta be the sock.... post more! :chug:

[TARGETE]

Cool little update Ant,

Sweet detail and rendering on the Knight and doggie. Watch the knights left knee and the direction of his foot.

Looking foward to the next update.

JP

[metalwinds]

damn dude, awesome stuff you have here. great crosshatching technique

peace

[pvrhye]

How much of that is from a visual reference?

[Ant4d]

capt.Harlock - hey mate, thanks, always pleasure to have you here;) sock is always where it has to be

TARGETE - Thank you. It's good to get some feedback from someone whos sketchbook thread I visit regularly. About that leg, I did it intentionally:) I tried to give it a rather silly look by aiming foots inwards. looking forwards for your update also.

metalwinds - thanks a lot.

pvrhye - well lifedrawing is life and I had a little check on the dogs proportions, everything else is without any reference.

cheers
Anton

[thomasaurus]

Great studies/sketches! I love you how you render, I could never have the patience of doing forms like that with a mechanical pencil.

[ShawnYe]

Great sketches, the guy with the soldiers is incredible, evoke a sense of panic, really powerful image. Looking forward to more.

shawn

[MindCandyMan]

Awesome to say the least! I love your imagination.

[rubygenesis]

rendered sketch04124 big fan of detail. this ones got it good the armor rox. waitin for more.... =)

[Ant4d]

thanks for the kind words my mates.

here are some life stuff I did recently.
to get a cloth from life on that paper made my brain smoke..


http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04889.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04891.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04892.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04896.jpg

[Ant4d]

here's my hands :P

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04894.jpg


and my leg, the bodies and hand are referenced studies
http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04895.jpg

[Ant4d]

here i was planning to do a sort of a battle picture


http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04897.jpg

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04898.jpg

[Ant4d]

and this one I did last night so my post wouldn't be too boring. a monster:)

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04948.jpg

[JackalAnubis]

amazing stuff, great rendering, lets see that finished battle scene!

[Fipse]

Great stuff!

With me having at the moment the attentionspan of a 4-year-old it´s always good to see that there are people put there who are still able to concetrate on their work :D.

Fipse

[MindCandyMan]

very very cool!

[Aveh]

a fine update my friend. some of the stuff you had up i havent even seen yet, must be slacking off =].
as always i love your rendering style but the thing that impressed me the most was the cloth studies, ive tried them a few times (the ol towel and chair thing) with terrible results, seeing your studies make me wanna give it another go. now make sure you keep updating regularly so i can fawn over them

[foster]

ah, so very cool! you have some amazing sketch ability. i love each and every one of these posts. some of your more complex scene are just astounding. i will try and learn something from you and hope you continue posting.

i love the drawing of the robot picking up the guy. do you want to do a collaboration on that piece?

jon

[I.was.ink]

Great update man.

I like the chair/life studies a lot. Theres nothing better than studying from life!

I can't belive Jon Foster just asked to do a collab with you. You are sooooo lucky!:eek:

iwasink

[brkofdon]

...another bump up

you have so much work posted...and each and everyone of them is just great! your knowledge of light shadow volume..and your incredible use of the pencil is amazing!!!! how long do these things take you? im sure they aren't too long since it seems like you do them on a constant basis. i particularly like the old knight walking his weiner dog! such imagination and humor. how old are you and have you already gone thro any art colleges?...do you think you can try and bust out a tutorial, i would love to see you do that!!! i would be so happy if i could be a fly on the wall as you drew these images so i can see your process....overall very very very good stuff!!! keep posting more

Brkofdon

:chug: cheers!

[Ant4d]

Fipse, Mindcandyman, JackalAnubis - kind words like that keep me going, thanks.

Aveh - thanks. I'm glad you liked my update.

Foster - seeing you reply in my thread made my day, I really appreciate what you sayd. Collab? definately ! what do you have in mind?

Iwasink - I agree with you on both things;)

Brkofdon - thank you for such great feedback. I'm 24 and I don't have college education:(. I was in graphic design but I dropped out, I think it wasn't for me. I don't know about a tutorlial because I'm afraid I don't have any wisdow to share that has not been already sayd or written. But i guess I can make a work in progress pics someday in the near future. Difficult to say how long does it take for one picture, some of them are few hours and some are many nights.

cheers
anton

[geoffd]

my god man.
i've waited for this day.

you've inspired me to pick up my pencil again and get serious. thanks

[Rohan]

some fantastic stuff going on here! Interesting crosshatching technique, I like how your pencil studies spill out over the page yet remain thoughtfully organised, cloth and life studies are great, detail retains clarity and focus, makes me think jeez I got some work to do :) the anatomy studies on your site are excellent I wonder where these were referenced from?

That old man walking the dog is insane! ...His shields, weapons and armour, once trophies of former victories and symbols of the honour bestowed upon high ranking militant gentry, now a heavy burden upon the once athletic and agile man, but pride commits him to his fate.. to walk for evermore clinging stubbornly to the regalia of his former glories...

[Faxtar]

Ant4d + foster = :clapping2: I cant wait. :)

[katsketchs]

your work is beautiful. the line quality of these sketchs is amazing...im in awe.

[Ant4d]

Capt.Harlock, katsketchs - thanks guys

Rohan - haha thanks. your description of my knight picture is exactly what I was aiming for. amazing:)



bit preparation for that battle picture. thanks for your nice feedbacks I decided to do it.thanks.


http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/sketch04949.jpg

[Inked Up!]

your artwork is very beautiful. have you tried drawing any of it in ink? I would love to see that! Would look like garry gianni or franklin booth....joseph clement coll...ect.

keep up the good work

[jook]

I went through this thread. Damn I love these drawings.

The rendering is phenominal. I like your imagination and sense of humr. like the tough looking warrior with a wiener dog. just classic. good stuff man...

[DanSTC]

Just going to chime in with the rest of the people and say that your work is excellent, because quite frankly, it really is. :p

Awesome stuff like this makes me want to practice even harder.

[ClocktowerArtworks]

f'ing nuts...this is incredible.

[madphill]

Lukias? If not.....definitely influenced.....if not....psychic connection. BUT...that's not a bad thing either way

[Ra Havok]

Ah Jeez!


Dammit, Ant4d! You're one of those artists that inspire me beyond words/make me want to break my pencil.

Thanks. (I think. ;) )

[IkerCLoN]

Awesome rendering, dude. You are one of those "chosens" that make us spend much more time in order to improve our drawings. Chapeau! ;)

[catterpillar]

fuckin A man!!! :thumb:

[quantas]

ant....

your drawing and techniques are fantastic....

do you use the sock for smudging because i don't see much smudging in the drawings....

what anatomy studies have you made? you had to start somewhere... tell me where

thanks... and cheers

q

[TARGETE]

Your drawing ability is profound! there is no denying that, I always enjoy looking at your work, thanks for sharing.
JP

[LittleEric]

do you use the sock for smudging because i don't see much smudging in the drawings....


did you see what he's been drawing ? i think we know what he uses the sock for.

just fucking with you bud, thats some pretty amazing work, you've got talent in spades. specially like the life studies.

[Sam0s]

more. we want more.

wish yer work were contagious as it is addictive

wheres the battle scene final?

luvin it ant

[joe3sk8erpk]

wow, dude these have to be some of the best if not the best art on this site. i love how you do your shading and your back grounds. and the hands almost look like a picture!!! ... wow again

[Sularia]

I'm in love with these. You're definitely an inspiration.

Sularia

[Ant4d]

hi,

Inked Up!, jook,DanSTC,ClocktowerArtworks, Ra Havok,IkerCLoN,catterpillar, madphill ,TARGETE,LittleEric,Sam0s,joe3sk8erpk, Sularia - thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it. You guys keep me going.
quantas - for studies, lately I used old masters drawings book. very very helpful thingy.

Ok here's the Battle work in progress.





http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/battleWip_01.jpg

[Ant4d]

I've also have started doing some color stuff as well. want to learn that some day.

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/fightSmall.jpg

edit: oh, and almost forgot to add that the girl pic was inspired by our new supertalented CA member Weltol

http://artur.bluemoon.ee/anton/files/whipgirl.jpg

[Lukias]

Super slick work man, very impressed!.
The effort you put into pencil rendering bg's is crazy.. motivates me to give it a better shot.
Your sketches are almost biblical is style. Amazing scene unfolding btw.

Last colour piece...
Was thinking that her eyes need a fraction more pop, perhaps you could make the bottom lids rounder.. considering the head is on that angle.. and/or give her a tad more white for the whites of the eyes. They're a bit flat at the mo.
Larger range of browns/reds for her leather clothes.. just a little monotone at the moment.
Green LED's on her knee fore-arm arn't working imo.

otherwise, VERY COOL.

[endregan]

:-o where have you been my whole life!


:)

[Ant4d]

Lukias - Thanks mate, especially for taking the time and giving some crits.I'll try give it a quick fix some day after work.

endregan - heh, well, it's a long and boring story:)

[MindCandyMan]

awesome...wow I'm stunned

[alti]

the colours are amazing, well done. love the earth toned hews.

[Aufstieg oben]

geeezz....you cant be human....maybe an alien from outer future space.

[TARGETE]

That drawing with all those figures is insane Ant, as other mentioned it has a biblical feel to it..very classical. The detail is superb.

My belief is that we should all try to learn for ourselves by observation, especially if it's realism we are after or close to it. Obviously your an artist who observes life and understands this.

keep it up man wonderful.

JP

[Groover McNab]

Oh man! I haven't been here in a little while. That battle scene is amazing, so epic. Really nice composition also. Can I ask what materials you used for that?

[mos667]

*mouth literally drops to the floor*
That last color one of the girl is absolutely incredible!!! I'm definately checking out Weltol like right now.
Amazing works.

[Ant4d]

MindCandyMan - Thanks, always pleasure to hear from you
alti - heh, I'm surprised anyone likes my color stuff actually:)thanks
Aufstieg oben - hehe, I always thought my parents were acting dodgy.
TARGETE - Thanks a lot. I think you are overrating my understandings:). I'm really glad you liked my stuff tho. If someday I'll know even 1/10 of what you know about colors I'll be a happy man.
Groover McNab - Battle is a pencil drawing. Technical 05 HB. smooth and thick paper. A3. Picture is not from corner to corner, I left some room, about 2 cm. Color stuff is PS7
mos667 - cheers! definately do check Weltol stuff out. most amazing and inspirational Korean style paintings.

[young paddy1]

OMFG, I'm afraid now you must die, way too many skills for one person in a communist state one of your arms would have to be donated to the people.:D

[darkcult]

:chug: !!!

[lavhoes]

That is amazing pencil work. Absolutely astounding. Where do you find the patience?

I was wondering a few things:

- How much per day, would you say, you work on your sketches?

- What is your general approach to studies? Do you come in fast and hard on a focused topic, really trying to grasp what it is you wish to draw, or do you take a broader, more relaxed approach? Or, hell, probably something I hadn't even thought of. Your study work is amazing.

- Any chance of some WIPs on maybe a sketch or two? =D

Keep up the awesome work, man. You're an inspiration to us all.

[siskol p]

hey ant,

so this is kinda old news (maybe) but i was just oogling your drawings and the old guy walking the weiner dog kinda kept bugging me. i think somethings wrong with the relationship of the upper body to the lower body.. maybe its too big (upper) or something, and the foremost arm also looks a tid outta proportion. and the hips are angled wrong for the placement of that back leg it looks like..

but its all rendered beautifully, and to shift gears, so when you use the sock, what do you usually end up blending on your drawings, faces, etc... i'm looking at acquiring some rubbing techniques and i was wondering if you'd be so kind to share, since you do a gangster job of it.

keep rocking that pencil man, you're on fire

siskol

[SAMDEL]

Keep up the great work!

[Ant4d]

young paddy1 - hehe. thank god soviet union collapsed, otherwise I would be in trouble.
darkcult - :chug:
lavhoes - Thanks mate. How much per day? uhmm.. I have my ups and downs. but usualy after work(3d animation) I draw pretty much till sleep time:)
I'm having some difficulties understanding your second question. But i try to answer what I think you are asking. I think I have a rather relaxed and slow type of process.
About WIPs. Sure. I'll try to do something one day. I actually started to make photos of that battle thing in early stages, but then I kind of lost it. When I'm drawing it's so hard to put the pencil down.. even if I'm hungry or want to go toilet or something:)
siskol p - thanks for the crits. I always appreciate crits.
sorry about the sock. I really didn't expect that someone would take it seriously:) About blending, I mostly use eraser for making some smoother textures.

[Manta_Ray]

Oooh Ant mate this is great stuff....mind you I too thought the sock was a strange way of helping you out with your pencil work. I didnt realise you use it to rub your err....paper...

Ok...you can ban me now....;)

[SAMDEL]

Oh, man!

I just realized that I'd only taken a look at the first page of posts in this thread and reacted with "keep up the great work!" based on that, when you'd actually posted even more incredible work on the pages that followed. Dude, I'm left breathless at your drawing ability, and your use of color is equally as superb!

Kudos!!!

SED

[Jamaludin]

like martin lawrence always says :

" OW MA GAWWDD, OW MA GAWDDD ! "

Man that is friggin awesome it looks so alive and so natural. And those life sketches are impressive like hell. How do you do this do you first jot down thin lines for the shape and render those in ? I would love to see you do a piece in steps, for us for learning if you ever find the time please ? Man just great work ! Good luck on you other procedings ... And do you use a technical pencil or , I could not see it that well on the photo, looked like a pen (dumb me)

[StylesDavis]

Very lovely drawings!! so inspiring!

:chug:

[siskol p]

so yeah i'll say i thought the sock was a bit odd, but i've seen/heard of odder, like my one friend has a spit/ thumb rubbing technique thats quite awkward, so the sock seemed within rational bounds, maybe you should try it out..?? but anyway so eraser huh? kneaded i'm guessing with a dabbing method? then do you just go over again i assume? and do you do it all with mechanical pencil or do you bring say, a graphite stick in there at some point?

the painter pieces are nice, but the shadow on the thrusting blade in the second piece bugs me a bit. and maybe a bit more punch to the metal in the first piece (the girl) but other than those nitpicks, very very gangster sir..

peace,

siskol

[Ant4d]

Manta_Ray - hahah.. yeah. I rub different parts of the body with it.. my toe for start:)

SAMDEL - thanks mate. I'm glad you actually like my color work as well, as I think it's a bit dodgy. but I started working on that as well:)

Jamaludin - your compliments are too good! Ok, I'll try to make a wip some day soon. I think it depends what am I doing, sometimes I do thin and light lines before I shade, sometimes I make big form shades and then go into detail. really depends. In one picture I mostly use only one tool. so mostly it's for example only technical pencil picture or regular pencil one.

SylesDavis - Thank you.

siskol p - yeah, eraser. Don't have any system for that. I go with the flow. Have not used graphite sticks yet. I'm still rather having fun with the drawing, have not gone inventing stuff yet like pro's do. Thanks for the crits again. Crits are definately helping me taking a look from different angle. peace.

[SAMDEL]

Ant, mate!

"Dodgy"? I don't think so. Why would you classify your color rendering that way? If you're thinking that you have to somehow make complicated color mixes in order to prove your worth as an artist, then I put it to you that this is not the case. To the contrary, one mark of a great artist is his/her ability to use basic colors and combine them for optimum effect. I believe that you have accomplished just that in these posts.

"Whipgirl" is beautiful, just as she is. Take it from me, you could actually ruin her if you started trying to get "fancy" with the colors. Same goes it for the dueling swordsmen.

It's perfectly natural that you'll be trying new things all the time. And, it's perfectly natural that the more you experiment, the more experience you will gain about what works and what doesn't. What I'm trying to say is that, while it's always good to expect to improve, you should be content with what you've been able to accomplish thus far, because it's very good work.

I can say this because I'm my own worst critic and I've had to try very hard to accept the fact that some of what I have been able to do is actually not too shabby. It sounds pretty ironic that one need accept one's work (ergo "oneself"), but that's how artists think sometimes. I guess that's one of our many quirks. :D

[kinnas]

the art is wonderous, the pure colours, the designs, the movement, the rendering.. most everything is beyond my ability to crit.
I'd even dare to say... master.
if you ever come back to estonia, you'll teach me some right? I'd be a good apprentice! : D
you are the new Köler : )

[Cocofuppa]

Dude dude dude, your pencil work is effin amazing! I understand how long it must take u to draw these pieces, as I spend forever on pencil drawings, mucho respecto!

Cant belive i never noticed this thread b4! :D

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks!

You made my day.

[foster]

it's funny i have been looking for this thread for a long time now. i remember seeing it and loving your work. writing in, but for the life of me i could not remember your name. i even did an extensive search through the sketch book section but that was my problem i did not think to look in this section. well by chance i have found you again and committed your name to memory!

i do not have any criticism, i think you are doing a fantastic job. your color work has grown incredibly. as a matter of fact you seem to be going through a big growth spurt all around. it must be fun and exciting.

some day we will collaborate on something. i think i would be excited to paint any of your drawings.

jon

[insane visions]

Dood DOPe!!! pencil sketches.....and thanks for the good input on my thread Im flattered...your thread is worth looking at over and over...

[flex mathews]

those are so amazing... i hope to get to your level someday.
your sketches are complete drawings. so awesome

[Robert.B]

WOw you draw like the old masters, thats awsome

[draw]

ANT4d

I loved the variation in the armour for THE BATTLE SCENE

-- all very, very cool

Drop me f#^%en dead detail

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WIKED WICKED SHIT

[mentler]

Love to have kudo's from the talent dog's
YOur stuff is fabulous --- no crits this time but I will keep looking :::: I sure I will eventually find something

Keep posting on your site :::: I am locked on!!!

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