lol, wut!? Muscari's SB -Architecture!!-

[Muscari]

Sooooooo, Architecture, yeah!!

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Update: Started entering CHOW :D
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Update: Decided to start using my tablet, specially since i have to return the one i have now by end of year (since it isn't actually mine) and i thought it would be good to be a bit more expirienced when i get a new one.

oh yeah, i'm also a 3rd year architecture student now XP

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n00b! lol, wut? a new guy's sketchbook

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Hello everybody, i'm new here at CA.org, even though i've been lurking for a couple of months now. i thought that it would be a good idea to finally start my sketchbook here, even if it's not at the level of some of the people around here... but who cares, i'm here to get some C & C so i can start getting better n_n



i'm 20, and i'm currently studying to be an architect. i'm on my third year, and i'm quite unhappy with the level of education we're given in my University, at least drawing/painting-wise. I decided to start to learn on my own, since i want to get to a level in which i can get to help my classmates... plus, it's always good to improve your skills :P

Edit: lately i'm into watercolors, so i'm just focusing on that leately

so, here's some things i've been doing
just did this last night, i'm happy with the overall design. as soon as i get a tablet and some skills at digital painting, i'm redoing it with color

[Muscari]

some weird stuff i just did, just to start drawing. did this ones a couple of months ago

[Muscari]

here are some studies, a couple are from reference, but most are from mind

[Muscari]

i'm trying to understand the female figure, though it's hard... any pointers?
this ones are done from reference

[Lionsword]

I'm not one to give you a lot of help, but I will say this: The work you've posted thus far, mainly the anatomy studies, are very, very blocky and sharp. Take the pictures from your 12:41 post today; all the arms have way too many lumps that don't exist, as well as much too extreme curves. The first picture in that post is supposed to be arms, but I never would have guessed what they were if you hadn't told me. Google pictures of bodybuilders (if you want to focus on the more extreme musculature) and try drawing them. One thing you'll notice is that there are hardly any sharp angles; everything flows smoothly. This site (http://www.criticalbench.com/male-bodybuilders.htm) has a lot of pictures and videos of male bodybuilders, you might gain something from sketching some of them.

As for female faces, I'm not good at them either, but I did notice there's almost no facial features other than the eyes, nose, and mouth. Take a look at yourself in the mirror; do you see simply these three features and nothing else, or these three, and shadows and highlights everywhere? I know of a website that has tips for this kind of problem, but I can't find it right now. If I do, I'll post it. An alternative is to go to Youtube.com and find videos of female bloggers. Sketching their faces will give you practice in the composition and expressions of the face, a big bonus if you're looking to get into the professional gig.

Now to go practice what I preach...

[Muscari]

I'm not one to give you a lot of help, but I will say this: The work you've posted thus far, mainly the anatomy studies, are very, very blocky and sharp. Take the pictures from your 12:41 post today; all the arms have way too many lumps that don't exist, as well as much too extreme curves. The first picture in that post is supposed to be arms, but I never would have guessed what they were if you hadn't told me. Google pictures of bodybuilders (if you want to focus on the more extreme musculature) and try drawing them. One thing you'll notice is that there are hardly any sharp angles; everything flows smoothly. This site (http://www.criticalbench.com/male-bodybuilders.htm) has a lot of pictures and videos of male bodybuilders, you might gain something from sketching some of them.

As for female faces, I'm not good at them either, but I did notice there's almost no facial features other than the eyes, nose, and mouth. Take a look at yourself in the mirror; do you see simply these three features and nothing else, or these three, and shadows and highlights everywhere? I know of a website that has tips for this kind of problem, but I can't find it right now. If I do, I'll post it. An alternative is to go to Youtube.com and find videos of female bloggers. Sketching their faces will give you practice in the composition and expressions of the face, a big bonus if you're looking to get into the professional gig.

Now to go practice what I preach...


thanks for the tips =3, though i'd like to say that i never said those were arms, so you did understand it ;D (though, once i draw hands on them it will be easier to understand)
some, if not every sharp/block thingie you mentioned is on purpose. i'll try to not do them that way once i start drawing from life (no time at the moment).

once again, thanks for the crits :D

[Muscari]

here's another try i had at human figure, though i screwed up his anatomy

[silvestri99]

Nice work. As always keep workin with your anatomy and proportion.

[Muscari]

thanks, will do n_n

[The Legendary Left]

Like Silvestri said, just keep working on anatomy... I use Burne Hogarth as many others do. If you have a chance pick up one of his anatomy books it might help you out... Keep drawing and keep posting

[Muscari]

thanks, i'll cheack that out :D
here are some headshots i was asked to do about some characters over another website

[Muscari]

life's been busy this days, so i haven't been able to do much, but here's one (i know the anatomy is all screwed up, i just wanted to try some new shading)

[l0stinth0ughts]

work on your line work but thats all i can say, you seem to be on the right track on the anatomy part, although i think you need to do more studies in that section. best of luck :rocker:

[Muscari]

here are some comic-oriented headshots and a little excersice i tried

[fantasyartist]

Good work on those studies. Watch the placement of the eyes on your heads. you drew the one in side view in the last post correctly, but in 3/4 view they are to close to each other. When the head turns the placement of the eyes remains the same. Also look more carefully at how the eyes sit in the eye socket and what's happening around them. keep it up!

[Muscari]

Good work on those studies. Watch the placement of the eyes on your heads. you drew the one in side view in the last post correctly, but in 3/4 view they are to close to each other. When the head turns the placement of the eyes remains the same. Also look more carefully at how the eyes sit in the eye socket and what's happening around them. keep it up!

yeah, i've been having problems with eyes and how they function, but thankfully i just got some great references and will work on them

thanks :D

[Muscari]

haven't updated in a while... here's some excersices i made for comunication class

scanner broke down, so quality ain't good

unfortunately i lost my pastel works, some of which are actually good... i'll see if i can recover and post them

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[New School]

One thing I've noticed very consistently is that most of the heads are way to small for their bodies. I would suggest some anatomy studies.

[Evxyza92]

Nice sketchbook man, keep it up.

[Muscari]

@school: yeah, i tend to make heads rather small, guess that happens because i try to focus more on upper muscles and the like. but i'll try to work more on those, thanks for the advice :P

[Muscari]

thought i could add at least one drawing (from the ones that i haven't lost) since i've been doing sketchup models and renders for the last few weeks... i think i'm starting to get the idea of how to work with PM Markers, good thing, since i have to do my next project with those >_>

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[Muscari]

i thought i could update this with some renders of the projects i did last semester and some recent drawings i did, since i finally received my tablet.
Urban Park
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Bathroom for said park
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Town "Square"/Plaza
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Elevated Foot Bridge
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[DaStreets]

Nice projects. The studies need some work, like on proportions of the muscles. Try to do studies from life and books, and less than the mind, because ur not learning anything, ur just recreating what you can already do. Ur drawing are nice and done well, keep posting. Comment me if u like thanks

[Muscari]

thanks or the comments n_n

okay, here are some drawing i've been doing to get some practice with my new tablet
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[Muscari]

So here's what i've been working on the last 2 weeks (besides my schoold projects that is). it's mostly experimenting and drawings from reference. i'm starting to learn how to use watercolor
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02535.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02537.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02539.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02594.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02596.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02597.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02604.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02605.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02606.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02611.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02607.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02608.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02610.jpg

[Muscari]

here are some of the drawings i've been doing lately, some portraits and works i'm doing with watercolor

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02759.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02762.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02763.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02765.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02766.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02767.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02768.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02769.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02756.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02770.jpg

[Muscari]

also, here's a recent short project i had to do for my projects class. it's suppossed to be a multireligious temple, with a couple of studies, bathrooms and parking area

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/7-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/6-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/5-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/4-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/3-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/2-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/1-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/8-1.jpg

[throtailer]

Amazin shit ya got ther man!

[Muscari]

thanks man! :P
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC02815.jpg

[Muscari]

latest work
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03019.jpg

[Muscari]

quick watercolor thingie i did
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03021.jpg

[Muscari]

Here's the process of a quick watercolor painting i did yesterday. thought it would be good idea to post the process in case anyone has any advice :P

http://i44.tinypic.com/mvkgau.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/334qjqx.jpg

[Muscari]

and there it is, my painting of a lion that doesn't actually looke like a lion D=

http://i40.tinypic.com/24o1q14.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/ix8eie.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/i3hrv5.jpg

[Muscari]

here's a 3-4 hour portrait i did. just splashed some watercolor for skintone and finished with shading. i wanted to do document the WIP but i got carried away :P

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03038.jpg

[Zorcron]

wow i love the design elements you have got going on ... as far as your graphite drawings go i would really work on loosening
up your line ,work on some large paper using your whole arm to do gestures

do some still life perhaps try and use the full range of values as much as possible

i really like that painting of the Lion but i think it could use some more saturation it would read better

looking good keep it coming !

[Muscari]

yeah, i feel the same about the lion, but there were some problems with it since the beggining (mainly due to the paper being too thin) and i just didn't have it in me to work the way i should have.

thanks for the advice man, i'll make sure to work on that.

[Muscari]

i thought i'd post what i'm currently working on, since it's a bigger work than what i usually do.
the paper is about 10"x30"
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03040.jpg
here's what i have at the moment, though i don't particularly like the face at the right. i think i'll be erasing it, and doing a face on the far right while i think what i want to do in the middle
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03045.jpg

[Muscari]

decided to erase the middle, added the one on the far right and i think i have the middle one now, just getting ready to place it
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03048.jpg

[Muscari]

here are a couple of drawings of buildings i've done. the first one is from a couple of years ago and the 2nd one i just did today
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/universidad-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03185.jpg

[Muscari]

with the new zhanglu tutorial that MB just added (which unfurtonately i can't get D= ), i thought i would do a copy of one of the drawings it had.
i wish i could get a scanner to post these images with a little more quality though
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/zhang1.jpg

[Muscari]

here's another from zhanglu. the face didn't come as i wanted, but it's okay. trial and error :P
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03240.jpg

[Muscari]

i thought it would be a good idea to post the progress of my latest work.
in this one i thought it would be good to use real life reference, and did some changes to it.

in any case, here are the steps i used. did the outlining of the facial shapes and the most noticeable shadows.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/001.jpg

i added the skintone, made from titanium white, gambodge, rose and burnt siena. used the siena plus gambodge for the colar, just 'cause i wanted something warm. did a light wash on both and added various layers with clear water to soften it so there aren't edges
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/002.jpg

[Muscari]

added a wash of very diluted black for the hair and lips, and slightly less diluted for the inside of the mouth
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/003.jpg

[Muscari]

since i don't really like having the portraits stand on a blank page, i decided to add some skintone to rest of the paper so i can have some extra color

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/004.jpg

[JJacks]

The faces you draw are very lovely and I am jealous of those building. Your paintings are nicely blended but have little contrast and look a bit washed out. I would recommend adding more layers to a few you really like and punch up the color and contrast. I am sure they would look amazing! (Ignore this if it's just the scanner/camera eating all your color away.)

[Muscari]

@jjacks: while the camera does fade some of the color, i do make it a bit on the ligther side (specially the last one), but i'm planning on realying solely on watercolors for the next, so it will sport some more contrast in the colors

used charcoal for the hair, 6b for the darker areas and 2b for the lighter ones, and faded it with cotton. also used tracing paper to amoid smudges.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/005.jpg

and here's the finished product. i really don't like the way the eyes look so different, but hey, trial and error XD

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/006.jpg

[Muscari]

i'm doing a alison lohman portrait that's really giving me a tough time. this one i'll be doing mostly by watercolor

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03274.jpg

[Muscari]

so, since i've decided to enter the newborn contest, and thought that it would be better to submit my entry in a digital format rather than good ol' traditional media. so, i'm starting to use photoshop a bit more than i've done so far.
started with the typical sphere with a light source. first 2 tries have been a bit crappy and need some more contrast, but i'll keep working on it

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[Muscari]

i decided to do this portrait a little different than what i generally do and tried to block in the shading, since the ref image isn't that clear. the girl doesn't look anything like my drawing, but hey, i got a headache XD

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03917.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03923.jpg

[MurkyDreams]

Nice watercolors you got there. I especially like what you've done with the lion portrait. Zhanglu study is also quite nicely rendered.

One slight suggestion, though - I find it difficult to see your images clearly on my monitor. Try and bump up the contrast in photoshop, so it looks closer to what it does in actuality. Some of the pics are just doing your art an injustice.

[Muscari]

Thanks for the suggestion man, works great. i always wondered how people managed to make they're photos look so nice and colorful, and now i know xD

in any case, i decided to change the contrast in some of my works and decided to re-upload them.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop18.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop17.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop16.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop15.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop14.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop12.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop13.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop11.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop10.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop9.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop8.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop7.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop6.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop5.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop1.jpg

[Muscari]

progress shot of my current portrait work
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03929.jpg

[Muscari]

progress shot and finished portrait. not entirely happy with how it ended, but i guess that just means i'll have to do another one :P

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03930.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/DSC03931.jpg

[Konstruktion]

Hey, thanks a bunch for dropping by my sb. Good thing that you re-scanned your stuff, they look much better now. Only problem I have with the latest update is that the mouth maybe looks out of perspective when comparing to the rest of the features. Other than that, nice pieces of work you've got going on!

[Muscari]

Hey, thanks a bunch for dropping by my sb. Good thing that you re-scanned your stuff, they look much better now. Only problem I have with the latest update is that the mouth maybe looks out of perspective when comparing to the rest of the features. Other than that, nice pieces of work you've got going on!

gotta agree with that comment. i think i rushed the work, so that's why i didn't pay attetion to the small details that make a face make sense and be pleasing to the eye.

in any case, felt a little hyped about starting classes yesterday, and thought that it would be a good moment to give my dusty tablet a try (beside, i've being watching zhanglu a lot xP). here's my wip:

[Muscari]

thought i should post the progress before i go to sleep. i think i have the general shape and the eyes down, but i need to rework the nose and finish the mouth

[Muscari]

decided to re-do the last portrait. here's the wip with some blocked in shades

[Muscari]

so here's another progress shot. i feel as if i'm starting to get the hang of photoshop, at least while in grayscale. guess i'll have to start using colors :P

[Muscari]

another progress shot. i think it may be a bit weird to bump my thread with just progress shots lately, but i'm just a real slow worker with this photoshop thing :P

[2buiart]

The last portrait progressing nicely..... Glad u started on digital media, your tablet will become your best friend when u get it down.

[Muscari]

The last portrait progressing nicely..... Glad u started on digital media, your tablet will become your best friend when u get it down.

thanks for the comment man. i'm glad too :P

i'm bit tired with the portrait though, so i think i'll finish the details over the course of the next week. for now i'll keep doing these legs i'm getting ffrom ref

[Muscari]

i've thinking about entering the chow, but thought it would be nice to do some compositions as an excersize before entering, so i'll see if i manage to do some character design, which is quite possibly my weakest point at the moment

for now, i'll just start putting a wip every now and then
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0012.jpg

[Muscari]

just a little update
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0014.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0015.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0013.jpg

[Muscari]

thought i could post a process shot of my current portrait. i'm using the maxim shots of olivia wilde as ref picture. not looking for an accurate image, but i am looking for something slightly realistic

[Muscari]

i don't know how to change it, but i keep getting this fuzzy texture. guess that means more practice :P

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0017.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0018.jpg

[Muscari]

haven't been able to draw almost anything the last few days, so a small update on the shirtless girl
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0019.jpg

[Muscari]

just some character studies for the upcoming Napoleonic Hero CHOW

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0024.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0023.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0022.jpg

[Muscari]

update on this chow

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0025.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0026.jpg

[Muscari]

thought i'd post my entry for the previous chow. not happy at all with how this turned out, but it was a learning experience

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0039.jpg

[Muscari]

here's what i submitted for CHOW 171. basically referenced the look from women's power suits. i'm much more pleased with how this turned out compared to the previous one

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0044.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0040.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0041.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0042.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0043.jpg

[scorpion007]

Hi there. If you want it to be less fuzzy, try turn the hardness of the brush to 100%.

Good work so far. More anatomy and figure practise is what I suggest. Have you got Loomis's books?

CHOW entry looks nice!

[kingkostas]

you do some nice improvement here.
Well try to use hard edged brushes with 100%(as scorpion007 said)and opacity(100%)+shape dynamics & opacity in pen pressure
Your works look blurry,so i guess thats the problem. I dont know if you use the smudge tool, but if you do, better leave it and start smoothing things up by picking the next color using ALT+click.
Keep up the studies,you are doing great and if you keep up,you will improve even faster :D
See ya and thnx for stopping by my sketchbook

[Taven]

Yeah, not to repeat everyone else under the sun, but the bluriness in your works is really taking away from them.

Waaaay back on page 1, in post 24, you first start messing with your tablet. Looking at those, I would say that making them darker, and using darker lines would do a great deal for clarity. The third picture down in that post is what I'm taking about, it's much clearer.

You also, looking at that post, seem to have a habit of making the outer most line, or "outline" really dark. Is that a personal style choice? What you might want to do is go over your works and make all the lines that dark, not neccessarily to keep them that way, but to get some inital clarity.

Continuing on, your people sketches are good, and get better as you go along. There's flaws here and there, but I'm not going to give a detailed going over for such older things.

On page 2, post #34, the portrait has an amazing profile. I always suck at profiles myself, but that is really well done. The ear is good too, usually ears look off or out of place, but yours is excellent, as well as the curve of the jawline. I think that the shape of the head looks a little off, possibly, but mostly that would be because the neck looks far to skinny, maybe because you make it taper off at the end.

For the really big paper, one way to illistrate the size in your photo is to have, say, a quarter there, for size comparison. It also wouldn't be bad to go into an image editing program and tweak the photo to make the lines you're drawing darker so that we can see them when you post the pics up, I know it's hard for me to see some of your stuff, which makes it hard to comment.

In posts 40 and 41, you have some nicely shaded faces, but the perspective/proportions seem to be off. I suppose it could be a choice of style, since the eyes in both pictures seem to have exaggerated lids, and the noses both seem longer then maybe usual.

The finished portrait in 46 is awesome, I really like the eye on the right. I think the one on the left is a little off, maybe due to the way the shadows interact with it, but the nose and lips look great. I do think you could have added some detail to the hair, but it's okay the way it is. More shadows along the garment covering her neck would be appropriate, considering the harshness of the other shadows in the work.

Post #51 would be easier to tell the changes if posted side by side with the old works. I think I actually liked the lighter shadows on her face more, but without a side by side, it is hard to compare.

Post 53, I feel personally like the portrait is good from a proportions standpoint, but that some blending of the shades would really help, and take the "graininess" out (unless of course you're after that effect.)

The portrait in 61 is way, way clearer then your other digital drawings posted after. Whatever your technique is there, try applying it to other works as well.

I'm getting lazy now, so I'll cease with the commentary until later. I hope this didn't sound too harsh, I'm impressed with alot of your faces, and you certainly do them waaaaaaay better then me. I think my comments will be useful, and you're doing great. Keep it up!

Also feel free to drop by my sketchbook. I love advice, and I could certainly use some for my faces.

--Taven

[Muscari]

thanks evreybody for the crits, i'll make sure to take all the crits to heart

update on my last tries at CHOW. didn't manage to finish them, but i think i'll be capable of finishing this week's

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0048.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0050-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0057.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0051.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0052.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0053.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/0056.jpg

[Muscari]

i've basically done nothing for the last 2 weeks, so i thought i could do a self portrait
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Art/Photoshop-19.jpg

[Muscari]

thought i'd post some renders of recent projects i've done
first two are of a short project i did about a squash court. the others are renders of the recent big house i did

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/render2.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/render1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/exterior1.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/exterior8.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/fachada1.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/fachada3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/interior1.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/interior2.jpg

[jatherip]

3d stuff looks good! keep an eye on the values, do studies! photographs and such, keep at it!

[Muscari]

i'm posting here to show my last project for this semester. pretty exited as my proffesor told me i would be presenting it next year to the rest of the faculty.

it was facility for spiritual retreat (catholic mostly)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/34.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/32.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/37.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/41.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/42.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/45.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/47.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/57.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/58.jpg

[Muscari]

i think i'll be returning to traditional media as soon as i go back to costa rica. in the meanwhile, some quick renders of a town square and market that i designed

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/2-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/8-2.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/4-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/3-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/29.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/25.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/23.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/16.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/12.jpg

[Muscari]

Comercial modules/sale kiosks that I designed for the previous Town Square Project. They're suppossed to go underneath the wooden structures. They were conceived to be as cheap as posible (welded steel tubes and wooden poles mostly) and capable of being folded for transportation. The cover is a metal sheet (don't know the english word) that can be painted to meet the requirements of the area.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/15.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/26.jpg

[Muscari]

oh yeah, forgot this
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/27.jpg

[Muscari]

well hello there fellows, been keeping busy this semester, and thought it was about time to show my 2 latest projects.

first is an arts & crafts market and restaurant located in my country, the second one is an open air theatre located in a parking lot inside my college (for which we were instructed to keep at least the same number of parking spots)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/1-4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/8-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/5-3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/4-4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/3-4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/2-4.jpg


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista20.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista14.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista13.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista12.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista11.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista3.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/vista4.jpg

[Muscari]

Feel like I haven't really been productive these last couple of months, so I guess this day's a good day to start...

Renders from part of my last project. It was a colonial style convent located in my country (Guatemala).
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/v1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/v4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/dd4.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/dd1.jpg

And some experiments i've been doing with V-ray over at Sketchup

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Experimentos/2.png
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Experimentos/1.png

[Muscari]

Hello to anyone visiting this place!
Here's my first big project in a while (and by big I mean real effort). It's basically an Affordable Dwelling project located in a densely populated part of the city.

There's some detail lost in the images, but I hope you like it!
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[Muscari]

Short project done in a couple of days, Guatemala Pavillion
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[Muscari]

Latest Project
Remodel of Oncology Pharmacy
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[Goldenstripe]

Your work is just amasing! I wish i could live in one of the buildings that you've designed.

You're one of my favourite designers on this network :-) want to see more!

[Muscari]

Thanks for the praise man! Much appreciated!

Children Recreational & Educational Center
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[Muscari]

Current Project. 2 out of 5 presentation boards that we're showing (me and my group) for the design of a Spiritual Retreat Complex just outside Guatemala City. I'll Finish with the rest of the boards tomorrow.

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Board we did for a High Altitude Building Workshop at UCA in El Salvador
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[am●na,☼nafa&Kash☉fa]

i'm posting here to show my last project for this semester. pretty exited as my proffesor told me i would be presenting it next year to the rest of the faculty.

it was facility for spiritual retreat (catholic mostly)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/34.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/32.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/37.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/41.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/42.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/45.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/47.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/57.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Mortos_der_souleater/Arquitectura/58.jpg

greatness

[Muscari]

Thanks for the comment n_n
Now here, little project I did in a couple of hourse today 'cause I didn't know I had to do <_<. Basically, design and calculate a wooden "pergola"/roofed area for my garden.

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[Muscari]

Last 3 boards from the Spiritual Retreat Project, and last architecture update this year!
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[Muscari]

so, back on the tablet for this week's chow

[Muscari]

Latest project: Master Plan for a National Park. Groupwork. Architecture done by myself, urbanism and presentation layout/logo done by my teamates.

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[Muscari]

Small interior design done for class and some logo designs to start getting some studio identity down...


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