Sylas's Waffle-tastic Sketchbook

[delectro99]

Yuuup i decided to make one of these...
Haven't really been able to scan any of my actual "sketches"
Due my scanner being a dick
but heres some of my digital work... and if i can find any old sketches i will put those up too XD

[delectro99]

Well, here are some shitty ass webcam pics of one of my millions of sketchbooks
ill try to get a new scanner sometime

[AmbientChroma]

Interesting, I dunno what kind of style you're aiming for but keep working on it. Your digital work looks like it was done in paint though due to it's lack of rendering,/depth (even though anything is possible in paint, that's the general work that comes out of it) is that the intention? Your figures seem stiff and a little boring and I can't really judge your sketches yet since they're so blurry due to the cam hahah. Anyways, no matter where you want to take your art it's always good to have a solid foundation so draw plenty from life and possibly take in some of Andrew Loomis' books. The vilppu drawing manual is also really good and for training your eye, try posemaniacs at http://www.posemaniacs.com/pose/thirtysecond.html. I know this is pretty general advice but I really don't know what to critique because I don't know what you're aiming for in terms of style. Good luck my friend :)

[delectro99]

Interesting, I dunno what kind of style you're aiming for but keep working on it. Your digital work looks like it was done in paint though due to it's lack of rendering,/depth (even though anything is possible in paint, that's the general work that comes out of it) is that the intention? Your figures seem stiff and a little boring and I can't really judge your sketches yet since they're so blurry due to the cam hahah. Anyways, no matter where you want to take your art it's always good to have a solid foundation so draw plenty from life and possibly take in some of Andrew Loomis' books. The vilppu drawing manual is also really good and for training your eye, try posemaniacs at http://www.posemaniacs.com/pose/thirtysecond.html. I know this is pretty general advice but I really don't know what to critique because I don't know what you're aiming for in terms of style. Good luck my friend :)
personally, im going for a really comic-bookish style, my main influences are jhonen vasquez, jamie hewlitt, and salvadore dali ( i know, nothing to do with comic books, but i love his art). I guess you're right that all of my figures are stiff, most of them are completely drawn from my mind except for the first one, which was done from a photograph. I have been reading the loomis books, and i find them very helpful. Thanks for the advice, im thankful for any critique as long as its not "get bettarz lolololol1l1l1ol" ^^

[CatConvention]

do you own a tablet because i can tell you sketch on paper looks quite better than your digital.
If you are serious about your art maybe get one for xmas.

but study study study , or the tablet will go to nothing.
That is if you don't have one yet.

[delectro99]

do you own a tablet because i can tell you sketch on paper looks quite better than your digital.
If you are serious about your art maybe get one for xmas.

but study study study , or the tablet will go to nothing.
That is if you don't have one yet.

i have the smallest tablet that wacom sells
and im not so used to it
im way more used to traditional mediums
as i type this im doing a head study x3
thats the one thing i love about xmas break, so much time to draw ^^

[king_scribbles]

Hey keep posting, if you have the small wacom try to see if they have a new driver that will let you edit how the mouse moves, like if you can set it to be proportionate to your screen size, thats how mine is. I just got mine recently and am still getting use to it; but it is going FAST. After maybe six hours alltogether you will start seeing huge results. Just practice coloring your fav. sketches, drawing shapes, goofing off with it. etc. Your hand muscles with develope to get control of it real quick. Till then keep posting. Nice letters, let me see some wild style, do some head studies from tons of angles too. Hope you find your other sketches and post them soon.

[lalovergel]

the best thing you can do is to practice a lot on paper before going for a tablet. Its a lot better to have strong foundations on real media, to then go to digital stuff. You should look at works from people here, a lot, like me, are doing anatomy and figure studies. Keep practicing and keep posting.

[delectro99]

the best thing you can do is to practice a lot on paper before going for a tablet. Its a lot better to have strong foundations on real media, to then go to digital stuff. You should look at works from people here, a lot, like me, are doing anatomy and figure studies. Keep practicing and keep posting.

thanks for the tips, i do actually draw a lot, ive got about 4 sketchbooks, one of which i carry around with me most of the time
ive been working with real media since i was 14, but ive only seriously gotten into art since about march of last year. digital mediums would have to be secondary to me, i prefer to look of real media

currently im working on my life drawing skills. libraries rock for that :^^:

[Green-fire]

Yeah man,
Just keep posting
I want to see what you are capable of
And Read those Loomis books!
they help so much
Good luck!

[delectro99]

Yeah man,
Just keep posting
I want to see what you are capable of
And Read those Loomis books!
they help so much
Good luck!

but im soo lazy lol
yeah, im gonna try and get a new scanner
post up some of my life drawings
thanks for the comment

[Siamese Goldfish]

thanks for stopping by my SB!

I really want to see more of your stuff before i begin to make many comments. definitely crack open an anatomy book. you hear that all the time, but the truth of the matter is that's what's gotta be done.

Scanners can be a real pain in the ass. If yours is giving you a hard time, you can usually get pretty good snapshots of sketches if you get some good lighting and set your camera on 'macro' or 'close up' mode. Please post more!

[delectro99]

thanks for stopping by my SB!

I really want to see more of your stuff before i begin to make many comments. definitely crack open an anatomy book. you hear that all the time, but the truth of the matter is that's what's gotta be done.

Scanners can be a real pain in the ass. If yours is giving you a hard time, you can usually get pretty good snapshots of sketches if you get some good lighting and set your camera on 'macro' or 'close up' mode. Please post more!

i left my anatomy book at a friends house, along with my main sketchbook
i know i need to work on my anatomy, and i really want to, people are funner to draw than fruit
the thing i used to take the pictures was my webcam lol, i dont own a camera. hopefully soon i'll be able to afford a new scanner