---=== Experimental Surrealism and Abstractions ===---

[l0stinth0ughts]

Hello All,
I think i should start of my properly introduce myself. My name is Pirmin and im native american. Im new to Conceptart.org and looking to be a good artist. I am 20 yrs old and have trouble trying to get motivation to draw. Somedays and nights i stare at the blank page trying to figure out what to draw. I try to put some emotion and feeling into the work i do, i try to tell stories that you make up when you view the images i draw. Also, the reason i join conceptart is to find help somewhere i know i can make a difference within myself. I would be very thankful if you would comment and critique some of my artwork. You can be as mean or as nice as you want. Hell you can tear up and go all out on me if that suits your habits. Haha :blahblah: Anyways, I have posted a few pages from my sketchbook and i should warn you ahead of time some of them are very disturbing :$ as said by some of the people who scanned through my sketchbook before. so please enjoy! :teeth:

http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Lost%20Love.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Glowing%20Window.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/My_sketchbook_by_l0stinth0ughts.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Night_Meditation_by_l0stinth0ughts.jpg:rocker::roc ker::rocker:

[thesadpencil]

nice really cool idea. i'm a big fan of the hand trees. maybe sharpen up some of scribbled lines and possibly add some color. great concept though. i'm a big fan of surrealist artwork. l

[l0stinth0ughts]

thesadpencil, Looked at your Thread, nice work. I really like the Keira Knightley ones, shes is so fine...

[Lotet]

ermn, why are there 4 post in a row by you l0stinth0ughts and why is the picture posted twice?

anyway, i like it anyhow, try getting used to the forums and such, im feeling you kinda need that

[l0stinth0ughts]

fixed it, I want to know what it says when u first look at it.

[MephistonX]

really like the drawing - only comment i would make - if your not going to colour it try variying the thickness of the lines, if you put a slightly thicker outline on something it can draw the eye to it, it took me a while before i noticed the feet but in the same sense i like being able to find things in a pic- good composition i wana see some more

[l0stinth0ughts]

your right, i knew something was wrong with it, i wonder if i should color it though, sometimes you know something is good. and when you color it, it tends to lose that thing that makes it a good piece.
Thanks!

[thesadpencil]

hey thanks for checking out my sb. and yes keira is insanely fine.

[l0stinth0ughts]

indeed, the first one i thought was a picture itself, but i looked closely. NIce job on the realism. keep up the good work

[l0stinth0ughts]

Tell me what you think quick sketch.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Burning%20Room.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

TWO FACE TALKER< drunk guy >

[l0stinth0ughts]

jack nicholson all fucked up (the departed)
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Deadly%20Expectation.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

Just some random dragon out of imagination.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Moonlight_Dragon_by_l0stinth0ughts.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

Quick Sketches
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Escaping%20Sight.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/blood%20thirst.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

Another Piece of a Bad Dream...
When the walls start shrinking and your all alone with no exit
Your life plays in slow frames, everything is come undone
like a string, a nitted fabric. it opens up and blackens everthing around it
frozen, motionless, and scared your have one thing on your mind "RUN!"
The air thickens in your lungs, clawwing at your throat u fight for air
eyes wide, teeth clenched, Your heart pounding against your ribcage
An invisible force holds u down, it pulls out each individual hair
the pain cracks your bones, tears rolled down, Turn the page
Drowning in a Cold sweat, you jump up, and clutch your chest
Breathing heavily, your eyes adjust to the darkness, Laid To Rest.

-Pirmin Derrick Goldtooth ©2008

http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Repeating%20Nightmare.jpg

[Nettle_Mountain]

Good start lost in thought, i like the way you play with horizont.

More shades, contrast and anatomy practises is my suggestion to continue.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Good start lost in thought, i like the way you play with horizont.

More shades, contrast and anatomy practises is my suggestion to continue.

Thanks, i try to experiment on new things. Mainly messing with the picture to draw the attention on what is being said subliminally. I have some new work in my sketchbook ill post later, as soon as i get my bloody scanner working. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

A really old from 2006 self portait i think i was 17 then, i dug it out of some files. Tell me what you think.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/selfportait-1-large.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

a couple more drawings from my very first sketchbook.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002_0000.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002_0001.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002_0003.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002_0004.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/whoa_clip_image002_0002.jpg

[thesadpencil]

wow i like the updates. especially the one w/ the squid thing grabbing the person through the window and the giant eye looking in the door w/ the handcuffed guy. good stuff. all i can say is on your values try to accentuate all the darks/lights. because it will enhance the picture itself. also in a few images your hands look awkward do some hand studies to improve that, but other than that good stuff.

[l0stinth0ughts]

One more last piece then Ima hit the sack.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Twisted%20Cranium.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

yea, thats what everyone keeps telling me, so i went out and bought a few graphing pencils, the darkest one i got is 6b, so ill touch up some of these photos and post them up soon enough. All of these are dont with a lead pencil, black paint, sharpy markers, and ofcourse the Q-tip lol
Oh thanks, the squid one is actually a bad dream i keep having, so id thought i try to show it through art. It basically speaks for it self, i think there is a poem upbove it, if not ill edit it and get some sleep. Keep the Comments coming :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

ahh, morning here, Time to post another.. :rocker:
Zomebie Elvis Presley. tell me what you think..
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/The%20King.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

American Dreams.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/American%20Dreams.jpg

[l0stinth0ughts]

Welcome Home Sanitarium. (rough sketch)
I put a few twists and turns on this piece, its rather unusual but the whole twisting and turning stuff makes up for it. Its a rough sketch, ill touch it up later and post the final project. Keep the comments coming.
http://www.freewebs.com/yoshimitstu6/Welcome%20Home%20Sanitarium.jpg

[ItalianHorsey]

Nice work. Creepy, but nice haha. Keep it up! Sometimes when I can't think of anything to draw I just start doodling random objects or faces and I get inspired by a small doodle and turn it into something. Hope that helps a little? Keep it up!

[l0stinth0ughts]

Thanks! each comment helps, i just started drawing anything as of now. each line i try to make something out of it. Keep the comments coming :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

heres my favorite gun

[l0stinth0ughts]

a few attempts at anime cartoonish.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here are some portaits, with out shading.

[thesadpencil]

looking a lot better, i really like the bleeding rose, and your latest portraits are also really good. especially the "i am dr. doom" one. on your character designs some of the anatomy and the perspective looks off, the guy w/ 2 guns his hands are abnormally huge, even if the hands were like right in your face they still wouldn't appear that big, it looks a little like hes wearing those hulk hands toys. but your definitely improving from your earlier stuff, keep studying and keep at it.

[snubbed]

Thanks for coming by my book!

Your work has INCREDIBLE imagination to it. Really loving the ideas behind your drawings.

I think you could do to try and darken your shadows (the deepest shadows, at least) a bit more. Get more contrast into your drawings. Also, don't have a dark outline around everything so much, focus on letting your shadows and shapes define form rather than contour lines.

Really cool concepts!

[l0stinth0ughts]

looking a lot better, i really like the bleeding rose, and your latest portraits are also really good. especially the "i am dr. doom" one. on your character designs some of the anatomy and the perspective looks off, the guy w/ 2 guns his hands are abnormally huge, even if the hands were like right in your face they still wouldn't appear that big, it looks a little like hes wearing those hulk hands toys. but your definitely improving from your earlier stuff, keep studying and keep at it.
Hey thanks, i was in a rush and i had an idea for that guy holding the two guns. thanks for the comment.
Thanks for coming by my book!

Your work has INCREDIBLE imagination to it. Really loving the ideas behind your drawings.

I think you could do to try and darken your shadows (the deepest shadows, at least) a bit more. Get more contrast into your drawings. Also, don't have a dark outline around everything so much, focus on letting your shadows and shapes define form rather than contour lines.

Really cool concepts!

Thanks for the tip, i will work on making things darker that are off into the distance. or rather i have to work on giving things a better depth definition.

[l0stinth0ughts]

a couple of surrealistic images. Tell me what you think.

[l0stinth0ughts]

My first time painting with real paint. I need some advice on using real paint.

[rattsang]

what kind of paint you using? to me it looks like cheap paint- the paint you use will greatly influence the quality you your work.
also if you have never painted b4 you should limit yourself to black and white to start with. color is very complicated and will distract you.
those surreal drawings are cool, did you use ref?

[l0stinth0ughts]

haha, i thoughts youd say that. yeah it is cheap paint, it cost like a dollar, the only thing i can afford as a poor college student lol. oh well i use what i can get my hands on. the surreal drawings, what do you mean by ref?

[rattsang]

reference , like did you look at anything or is it all from your head.

[l0stinth0ughts]

oh no, i just tried imagine where and how the thing would look like, i get this image in my head and i wont let it go unless i draw it. Did i answer your question?

[l0stinth0ughts]

My favorite ninja turtles, no ref.

[thesadpencil]

can't go wrong w/ the turtles.

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol yup, just gotta match the right weapon with the right color :)
Keep the crits and comments comin..

[l0stinth0ughts]

This is sorta surrealistic and a portait for one of my friend. Enjoy and tell me what you think.

[Arteater]

that last one is real cool, great work on the rendering. all the anatomy of the hands looks in place. keep up the great work

[l0stinth0ughts]

thanks i will. Ive got another load of surrealistic drawings, i cant wait to upload. scanner is down again :( keep the comments coming :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol my self portait, wow tiny little humans, they go in nice and come out distored and tramatized. lmao

[l0stinth0ughts]

A few doodles.

[thesadpencil]

nice stuff. i really like the mad pencil in the last one. its like a character i've been developing for a few years, that my nethandle comes from. that eye on the doodle page is well done as well. the sp is crazy. i like how its all zombiefied. all i can say is for the sp i would push the values a bit more because it still looks kinda flat. keep it up.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Thanks, its ok inside my sketchbook, but i think its my scanner. ill work on making it better, although i do need to work on giving things depth and a feel of dimension.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Hey there welcome to CA ^^ I am sure you will find a very friendly and productive place here.

There is a lot to talk about so lets get some coffee shall we?

On whole I think your on a nice start. Your second piece is your strongest illustration. You convey your message and have us emote with it very well. The main problem with all the pieces is line depth. Ally our line work is very thin and light. This is flattening your images and not conveying a sense of space. I assume you are inking these with a Micron pen or something similar? I am not much of an inker so I cannot give any advice in that department.

I like the feeling of your last piece as well. You have a lot of nice qualities going on with the storytelling and the use of value contrast to define your subject. Alas I think a lot of the elements seem generic and rigid.

One thing that I can suggest is photo reference. We all hear that line, even myself at times, but reference does help immensely when trying to fill in the blanks. This goes for anything (figures, environments, items, etc...).

On whole the work is nice. I think your on the right track just have to practice, practice, practice. Start a sketch book and just draw your butt off. Thats the only way any of us can get better. Good work, and welcome again. Hit me up if you ever need something.

~cheers!

a sense of proportion, thanks ill keep that in mind next time. Each comment gives me the ability to do better and to learn to be better.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Nice and stylistic. I can already see your improving. Same as before the line quality is all very similar and your edges are very flimsy on the walls and door. I may recommend using a ruler for those straight edges to keep things nice and tight. Your figure is not too bad at all. The proportions make sense. Since its stylized I will not give a critique for a realistic image, but I would suggest for the future watching your hands and feet. Ideally hands are about the size of ones face. Yours are looking a bit small in the image, and since their a very important part of the storytelling you really don't want them to get lost. Your feet are also okay stylistically. However, his right foot seems devoid of a heel, and his left seems to be too short. It couldn't hurt to do some foot studies so you can get an idea of how the shapes of the ankle, heel, and foot all relate (the same goes for hands too ;) ). Doing so will push your art to a new level and you won;t have to hide behind generic shapes.

All and all good work. I just wish your line quality was tighter and more varied.

~cheers
Yes, indeed i can see it myself, only getting better until i am best :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

When painting do you paint the darkest color first then touch up with lighting?
depends on the medium.
watercolors are typically used light to dark laying the hues to build tone.
for acrylics and oils i was always told to 'block' in the dark areas to give an imediate sense of contrast range (otherwise you may not push the tonalities as far as you should if you do not establish the extremes)

[l0stinth0ughts]

Happy Valentines Day from L0stinth0ughts and Zombie Friends :rocker:

[thesadpencil]

i like these last ones a lot especially the last one, good mood set for it, i also like the very minimalistic coloring you did for all of them it fits in nicely w/ the mood and composition set for each on

[l0stinth0ughts]

wow! thank you sadpencil, it seems your the only one who comments my drawings, i guess that the way it goes huh? lol

[l0stinth0ughts]

I tried something Mostly from my mind, I pictured it and had to draw it. I guess you could call it a humanoid trying to reachout from something. tell me what you think? :)

[PerinGalitte]

In terms of linework watch your weight. Make sure there's a clear contrast between dark/hard and light. At the moment you have two values at the most. Contrast is key to good linework (other than purposeful and confident lines) and rendering imo.

Good stuff. Im a big supporter of the surrealism-gore myself.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Thank you perin, im working on getting better at my linework. currently i havent done any life drawings yet, but soon ill start practicing on nude still lifes, maybe thatll get my shading in the right proportions.
lol yea surrealism, Salvador Dali, my greatest inspiration and role model :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

My first attempt at drawing still life nude girl. tell me what you think.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Just finished this one took, me a while though. tell me what you think.

[thesadpencil]

nice i like the last two studies.your pushing your darks a lot more as well. keep it up and keep practicing.

[l0stinth0ughts]

thanks, the only trouble i am having is getting the darkest to be the darkest, i think i need to buy a darker pencil. Any tip on making things darker?

[PerinGalitte]

Nice work man. The contrasts between light and dark are coming along really well.

[thesadpencil]

all i can say is start w/ your lightest light then just continue to build up over that, maybe try incorporating some things like conte crayon or charcoal to help bring out more dark.

[l0stinth0ughts]

[thesadpencil]
hmm, i can make charcoal on my own, hehe. I dont know about crayon, but ill give it a shot.
[perin]
thanks, the two drawings took me almost 45 min ea. ill post up some more as soon as im finish touching up these two.

[l0stinth0ughts]

its my birthday! whoo hoo

[SoulBeaver]

Congratulations on being...20? xD How's it feel? :D

Anyway, jumping over for a thanks for posting, and to comment on your own work. It seems nice, and I like the dummy staring out the window xD

The life study there is pretty nice. What you can always do is push it over to photoshop and change the brightness/contrast on it.

I heard that charcoal does not mix with graphite, so I don't know how that will work out for you xD

The hand at the back of the head (last study pic you have thus far) is a little off. Well, the.... finger next to the thumb? Is that the index finger? The index finger is looking a little odd I think xD

Anyway, enjoy the rest of your birthday and keep on grinding :D

[l0stinth0ughts]

Thanks, soulbeaver, it feels like any other birthday, except that i feel much older now but not any more mature lol.
i have to try it out see if i cant just use charcoal for the dark spots. thanks though.

[l0stinth0ughts]

heres some muscle studies, tell me what u think.

[Kinch Pulaski]

wow
i really really have enjoyed the scope of stuff you've presented here!
from cartoonish things to really well constructed anatomy, youre a creative person with some real talent and skillz.
being such a novice i dont think i can really give you any advice. keep up the good work!

[l0stinth0ughts]

This i did a self portait in ceramics class in april '06. tell me what you think.

[amoolie]

The skull half of your ceramic portrait is beautiful (I like the gray lines against white) :D. I'm just wondering why the flesh half lacks teeth/tongue. Was that artistic choice?

[l0stinth0ughts]

{kinch pulaski}
thanks, i like to experiment with different styles, it makes things more interesting for me, sticking to one thing seems to bold and boring. i started out as a novice once but i kept pushing myself everyday to do a drawings or some kind of art.
{amoolie}
thanks, umm it was a self portait and its kinda embarassing but i do have that teeth gone lol. and tongue i really couldnt get inside since it was already hard and greenware stage. Everybody was doing other famous people just regular but i wanted to do something different and decided to tear half of my face off. i guess the true beauty lies beneath the skin. like judging a book by its cover.

[Giorge]

Oh man that ceramic head is so wierd , looks like a freak accident form ogrish , you could've worked a little bit more on the carnal part , and on the hair

[JCH]

Thanks for stopping by my sb and keep up the good work. Keep working on your anatomy and it will all fall into place. good luck!

[kidult]

Nice range of works here - not so sure about the skull though. U should try work on some tonal studies in your drawings - should help to improve them even more

[Smeg Head]

Thanks for stopping by my SB.

Love the studies you're doing - the skull looks surreal, something i've always wanted to do is model some of my ideas. Keep going :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

{flamable}
lol yea it is kinda weird. the hair and the facial part i had to rush through because it had a due date, the skeletal part of the head took me about 2 weeks to finish, i had to use a reference from a real skull.
{JCH}
thanks for stopping by my sketchbook, yes im working on drawing my anatomy and currently studying the whole human body. thanks for keeping me motivated.
{kidult}
thanks for the comment, currently im working on my shades and lights. but thats all i can say on my part of drawing.
{smed head}
thanks for the comment, yes im into surrealism, and experimenting with all different styles of art and different areas of art. you should try modeling some of your ideas on paper and see how that works out for ya.

[l0stinth0ughts]

this one took me 1 hr and half, couldnt really see her face and hair so i added a few details myself, tell me what you think.

[UnSharpened]

Hi l0stinth0ughts, thanks for comment:P.
The recent post have shown improvement. Nice study of light, I don't think you have to worry about the detail too much, though it does make the drawing more beautiful. Yet I think it's worthwhile to pay more attention on seeing the figure as a whole, which is the trap I constantly fall into it:P.

[l0stinth0ughts]

thanks, unsharpened. yea but i guess thats what im good with i dont like things to be out of order. im addicted to getting things in the right proportions and the right shades. well thanks for your comment again. :rocker:

[ItalianHorsey]

Dude...Your surreal stuff is amazing, I love it. Those first two nude girls are good, I like the shading. I like the first one more. Keep drawing! I can see the improvement.

[Té-Can]

Thanks for the comment on my sketchbook.
Those are some really great works. :) Those figures look really great, love the shading. How 'bout some more colored works? :]

[l0stinth0ughts]

{italianhorsey}
thanks dude im currently pushing myself to draw everyday even though i dont feel like it, i guess its the only way to get better at drawing. also im glad that you like the surreal drawings, ill post up some more soon here in the week.
{te-can}
no problem man, i not only want help from others but i want to feel that i can help others too. thanks, for commenting on the shading, it was a challenge i can tell you that, and colored works lol, ill work on that maybe next work. im still experimenting with my acrylic paints, some of them are embarrassing and i dont want to post them. but keep checking in and i might post some earlier.

[Nibras]

hey lostinthoughts you got a great SB you imagination is greaaaaaaaaaaat really really good and your sketches are really improving and also lawl great shading very good allo around. Liking the studies thier coming out great btw thank you for the lovely comments on my sketchbook glad you like it and from now on i'll be working harder

[l0stinth0ughts]

{lilnebo}
why thank you, i only live up to the comments i get back and the expression on peoples faces when they see them, or on the computer i look for the expression in the words lol. good im glad your working harder on your drawing ability, best of luck

[Giorge]

I see that you've put a lot of time it that last one , 1h you should do in a hower about 100-200 drawings , quick sketches , and see witch ones you like ,and where you have problems , that way when you will draw a 1 h picture it will become more spectacular. In this one you have some value problems , specially on the face, you should do some shadow studies just with a black marker , no pencil , no pen , draw just the shadows on a paper. Keep drawing , keep posting , see ya in a few posts :)

[m4rc]

flamable +1
but level up in shading for the last one, that's really cool. keep it up :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks guys for keeping me motivated and for the comments
{flamable}
thanks but i dont think speed rushing anything will help anything lol, i take my time and see what values go where and which darks i can use. but lately ive been having problems trying to get the darkest the dark, cuz my 6b pencil can only go that dark. so i was thinking of using charcoal instead or paint. but ill get around to it, thank you again for the comment ill keep posting.
{m4rc}
thanks for the comment and motivation, and i think i did level up in shading lol.

[l0stinth0ughts]

My first surreal drawing again, kinda delaed on uploading yesterday, was kinda busy. Also a few sketches and doodles from my sketchbook, but tell me what you think?

[Flaskpost]

More contrast is needed! If your scanner is mean to ya, press Ctrl+L in photoshop!

Keep up with the anatomy studies!

[LuckyReaper]

thnx for the coment. sum great drawings here man

[l0stinth0ughts]

{flaskpost}
hey thanks, ill get started on the anatomy studies.
{luckyreaper}
thanks man, every comment is greatly apprieciated.

[Samuel Gray]

You seem to outline your stuff way too much. It really takes away from the image. Especially on your more realistic images where the highlighted areas are your lines are way too strong. Try softening your lines up everywhere. It will be more attractive to the eye (at least mine) without the stroke. Keep at it!

[l0stinth0ughts]

{1337}
hey thanks man, im currently getting that under control, but each comment and critique i learn and gain more knowledge from. also thanks for dropping by my sketchbook.

Here is a back study, also more shading and contrast i hope thank you, but as for the lightest shade the scanner happens to take that out from some reason. i think it would be the graphite reflecting some of the light back, having turning the paper at and angle you can see some sort of shine. any tips on getting that shine out? tell me what you think?

[AgentAlpha]

I want to give proffesional opinion but I can't because I'm not a professional.I can only say what I think ;) - I find that the shading is great!

I went through the whole thread and read that for most of your works you don't use reference and you draw from what you see in your head which I find for a awesome skill; that's what a real artist needs!:sungod: :) Keep it!!!

As for the quality of mediums ( it was mentioned somewhere in the previous pages)- if you can do wonders with the cheap ones, you will be able to do it with the expensive as well ! The skill is the thing one can't buy and you have the skills and the talent, so keep them and train them to perfection! :)

What I think.

[donalfall]

That last back study is *nice*. If your progress continues at this rate, you'll be making serious money soon :) . I wouldn't have thought the muscle studies from your Feb. 17th(?) post and that back study, 3 days later, were done by the same artist over a difference of a couple of days. I don't know how to solve your scanner problems. Buy a better one? that's going to be my plan, personally speaking...

[l0stinth0ughts]

{agentalpha}
thank you for checking out my whole thread, some people just zip by to the last page and blab out some weird stuff lol. and thanks for the well put together compliments. as for my artwork not being of no reference, its really hard for me to come up with ideas, thats why i get stumped in some places and i stare at a blank page trying to make out images. i guess thats what a real artist needs indeed.
{donalfall}
hey thanks for the comment, but i cant buy a new scanner not until i get a job lol. but im slowly progressing with my shading, hopefully i can buy another load of B pencils and get those darks the darkest. i only hope for my progress to be better tomorrow as it was yesterday but more clearer.

[RokasButkys]

Thanks for stopping by.
The favourite - "jack nicholson all fucked up" really beautiful and those bad dreams with falling rooms really looks great.
Just keep drawing...

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks,
lol and the jack nicholson all fucked up is kinda funny and beautiful, glad you liked it. Yea ill keep drawing and more bad dreams will come lol.

[Discoskull]

Hey, how's it going

The first image in post 34 is sweet, nice and creepy. I also quite like the owl, and the ninja turtles always rock.
The figure in post 59 is very well done, probably my favorite in here.
You're developing your lighting/rendering skills quite nicely. Keep it up, and try out different techniques often.

As to crits:
I'd suggest, instead of spending loads of time rendering single, cropped figures, that you do a lot of full-figure gesture drawings and anatomy studies from life, as these will improve your figures quite nicely.
Don't concentrate on making them photo-realistic so much as capturing the form and flow of the human body. You've got to get the human figure (male and female :P) into your muscle memory, and keep it there with constant practice. As a bonus, it'd give you more art to post ;)


Speaking of which, check out the rules of the Sketchbook forum:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38582

rule 2 = "Don't make "bogus" posts that are meant to "bump" your thread to the top of the list. We want art."

It'd also be much easier to scroll through what work you have posted, and comment on it, if there were more than one or two posts with art on each page ;)
Don't worry; comments will come with time, no matter what your skill level is; and they'll definitely be coming if you stuff the pages and posts full of art, as there will be more to critique, comment on, and suggest.


Draw all the time, draw from life, concentrate on what you need to improve, and don't worry about style or quality - those things will come quite naturally as long as you are always drawing, and improvement will come steadily, with exponential epiphanies to bump it along its way.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{discoskull}
hey thanks man for the rule warning i guess i should start reading things more lol. thanks for the tip on the body of flow and movement. the reason i study is to get my drawing right once i have that down i can start learning on the movement on things, but ill take your advice and start learning the flow of the human body and such.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Well, i was realy busy today, but i got a chance to squeeze in a little bit of drawing time in. so i decided to do a before and after piece, right now ill post the before picture, its very rough, but please tell me what you think for the idea.

[jletourneau07]

hey good stuff. in terms of critique, anything i say, i also say to my self. Try to work from life as much as possible and i think working towards seeing in value as opposed to line would do you and me much good. I really liked your self portrait and some of the surreal stuff knocked my socks right off!!! keep it up

SIA

[l0stinth0ughts]

{jletourneau07}
hey thanks for the advice man, ill try to do more still lifes, but at the same time creating my own imagination of the surrealism world. im glad that you like my surrealism drawings, ill try to think of newer wicked ones.

[l0stinth0ughts]

heres a painting i did in like 2 min, but i think its cool, what else should i add to it?

[thesadpencil]

nice updates here man really like the latest figure studies and the cartoons on the previous page maybe try using some weighted line in your drawings. it would really help on pieces like the hourglass one. the devil one is badass perhaps add some red to the parts of its face that are white keep it up

[l0stinth0ughts]

{thesadpencil}
heys thanks man, havent seen you in a while, whereve u been? anyways, the hourglass is a before picture, im still doing the after, im throwing alotta new cool ideas, just keep checking up on this here sketchbook and you see it. as for the painting yea i was thinking about throwing in some red in there, but ill post a new before and after pictures, later on.

[thesadpencil]

yeah my internet was down for the past few days. damn time warner but yeah its all good now, even new updates.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hahaha, ok dang it, still trying to experiment with jackson polluck style and some times even geogia o keefe. most of the big artists. but most of all still trying to get that salvador dali down in the back of my head, i wanna close it inside a box and stuf it in a chore, and lock the door, and runn away while it blows up lols!!!

[Silveraxe]

Hey, nice sb! Your line work is getting better and better with every post. :)
Really like #95, great job on that one, proportions and shading is well done!

I would like to see less careless scribbly line and more long, fluent lines. Meaning; dont take the pencil off the page often, make long lines with one stroke. Also another thing is, your lines need more variety. After you finish drawing the outlines, go back to some areas and thicken the line. It would help to give more volume. Or you can change the pressure you put on your pencil every now and then, press a bit and then lighten your hand. Your lines will immediately become even more interesting :)

Keep up the good work! :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

{silveraxe}
hey thanks for the comment, ill try to work on the scribbly lines. also thanks for the pencil handling tip, ill be sure to try it out some time soon enough.
each comment i get motivates me to do better and each critique helps me to do better. i thank everyone who has posted or comment my sketchbook at this point, BIG THANKS! :rocker:

[Drunken_hand]

Heya L0st. Nice sketchbook you got going here. I really enjoy your fun, campy, and vaguely disturbing, characters and brand of surrealism. Interesting how you tie in different body parts in a smooth fashion. And I got a real kick out of your back study on #95 there, nicely done.

I'd really love to offer you a crit, but I'm not in the best position to give one as my skills are somewhere down in the gutter still. Hopefully sometime I can offer you a worthwhile crit or tip.

Keep up those studies and good luck with your art!

[l0stinth0ughts]

{drunkenhand}
thanks for the well put compliement, i apprieciate it very much. ill be sure to post up some more fun, campy, and vaguely disturbing drawings soon.

[jletourneau07]

hello, thanks for the tips. i really appreciate it. keep drawing from life!!

[l0stinth0ughts]

{jletourneau07}
im trying, but i am also digging out images from my mind.

Heres an amost half way finished HOurglass, tell me what you think? i just need more shading and its done, maybe a little more things ill add in.

[thesadpencil]

nice i really like the update to the hourglass i wanna see it when its done.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{thesadpencil}
thanks, ill be sure to finish it tonight or maybe tomorrow morning. im still trying to decide on other things i should put in there, you know to help decribe the story an all.

[l0stinth0ughts]

I scanned the Hourglass, Third Step on it, tell me what you think?

[thesadpencil]

nice i like the gun and the tombstone i like how you also enhanced your line as well. now lets just see the finished piece :O

[l0stinth0ughts]

nice i like the gun and the tombstone i like how you also enhanced your line as well. now lets just see the finished piece :O

thanks man, i wonder if it goes with the whole theme though, and or using black paint for the background, still deciding hm.... what do you guys think?

[l0stinth0ughts]

"Drugs Feed Me, While I Feed My Imagination."
Well. People of Concept Art, i have begun to believe that i am blessed with a very special talent. With a vivid imagination i not only think of the good ways of art i also think negative. i think of jumping into oncoming traffic, i see the whole thing, like still frame pictures in my head. i dont like to think like that, nor do i like to see them. so i begin to draw them on a blank surface, so that i can see the good in my head. i look forward to the good, the good will carry me a step further, the good keeps me up and well. Imagination is my gift and it is also is my curse is what im really trying to say. i believe that i can outway the bad by believeing in the good. The moon shining shall light my way in the darkness, the sun shall open my horizon with welcoming warmth. The rain shall cleanse my dirty appearance, the earth shall keep feeding me. If you are reading this i only hope that you start believing in truth, not only by what you see, not by what you hear, not by touch, nor by smell, but by beliveing that something greater than life has truth. We cannont learn everything that there is, knowledge is a desert of fine grain sand, that we only can only learn a handful of it. So many stories that we havent heard we will never get to hear, but just be thankful for the stories that you have. i have looked within myself and saw something greater in me. To me waking up is another day to live and forget, i have forgotten my past regrets and learn new ones. Again if you are reading this know that someone is listening and whispering the truth you just have to sit and listen, listen for the truth. By then you will know what im talking about. Truth is of no existence unless you know what it really is. Love is not love anymore, love is just a word and nothing more. But real love we dont know but is in front of us. Thank You for reading this and hope i have reached somewhere. LostinThoughts.

[thesadpencil]

well said. well said indeed. and i must say i know exactly what you mean.

[l0stinth0ughts]

yea, thanks for reading it. i just woke up so now ima start drawing here soon.

here is my grandpa frank. this is a very poorly done, a 20 min sketch. i tried sketching him but he kept moving around so that kinda shifted some of the anatomy a bit.

[Giorge]

Hahaha! i sometimes have the same problems, geting someone to sit for me , but i advice you to try to draw him every day , if you want the same pose, and then at he end of the week , compare the the sketches , then at the end of the month , i relay wold like to see a series of sketches like that, if you cant get a model , look in the mirror and do yourself. The portrait , that you posted, came out nice , in character , but has some proportions problems , his eyes are kinda big , and try to build some of the jaw even if the skin is dripping or has fat. You will work it out. The sand thingee concept is good , i saw that in the updated version you added some shadows that lip form it , try to build their features bather, some light and shadow from the candle , shadows on the melted wax , and some difference between hard and soft edges. Oh and i took some time to read that thing that u wrote 2 posts up . :)) Everybody has imagination , managers , engenders , architects , doctors... if they didn't have it they wold not be able to do what they do. In the middle you started getting poetic , and then you started freaking me out [joke]. But i guess sometimes people want to tell other people what they feel. Draw moooore!!! and don't forget to concentrate on what are you doing.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks flam,
for the compliments and critiques, also id like to appreciate you reading my entry. I will start concentrating hard on what i want and what i am doing. as for the hourglass, im finishing it and i hope it comes out well.

[Swampdigger]

Hey, nice stuff, a lot of it is very creative/interesting. If I had any advice I would say work more from life, when you work from life though, try to not only copy what you see, but analyze and think about what you're seeing. Also, I would experiment with other methods of shading, your current techniques looks a bit smudgy, though the latest portrait looks like a step in the right direction. Keep on drawing.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey swamdigger,
thanks for the compliments on my ideas and artwork. also for the critique on my shading, currently im working on the shading on my surrealism art. So far ive been experimenting on new things, but i will surely take your advice on the shading part.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Here is a picture of me and my painting. I called it Mourning Horizon. Tell me what you think.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is another picture of me with my Aviators 8) and this painting i call The Brink of Ecstasy. Drop a line of your thoughts on this one.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Honestly I think that last painting isn't nearly as good as some of the other stuff you've done. Your pencil sketches and other rendered stuff look really good. Keep it up.

[catukas]

Wow O.o
your sketchbook is very different what i've seen so far :D it's interesting to see different styles....
Adding more shades in your pictures makes pictures more live.
Keep up the good work !

[AgentAlpha]

... Love is not love anymore, love is just a word and nothing more. But real love we dont know but is in front of us.

Now I see someone else that think like me. Not that love is only a world already but it is a way as well, in which some people get to the things that they want, using the "love" as an excuse or reason for their actions and leaving only sorrow, pain and devastation after themselves...unfortunately.*sigh*If this is the "love" everyone speaks about , I can live better without it.

back to the art -I like the Mourning Horizon picture !!! It is awesome in some very special way!:jawdrop: :) And I like that it is in other style and mediums than your usual work. One should try every medium and style possible to create art.:)It is good for the development and evolution as an artist.

[Giorge]

Haha , your goofy looking guy , oh sorry! you wanted to know what we think about the paintings , the first one looks nice , cant really distinguish much of the colors and values, but looks nice from here, the second hmm, i'm not a big fan of abstract art , so ill pass on it. Are you in art school , what year?

[l0stinth0ughts]

{jake kobrin}
thanks for the advice, i knew it wasnt going to be a very good abstract, but i thought id give it a try. You know me always experimenting with different stuff and styles.
{catukas}
thanks for the compliment, i only live for the expression on peoples faces when they see it. as for the different styles, i like to do something new. also i look forward to the feedback for each one i get.
{agentalpha}
thanks for the well put together compliments. also id like to thank you for reading my entry on my thoughts. its shows more than apprieciation but also bonding with thoughts. as for the mourning horizon i felt that i had to cover a saying in navajo, just because i thought the word itself was cool, i wanted to see how i could do if i tried to interpret with what i saw in my mind. and i think your right on using mediums to create art. :rocker:
{flamable}
haha thanks for the comment. i guess thats how i look when im in my artist mood lols. as for the paintings i think that my first made a good impression on myself. you asked if i was in art school? no, i am not, although i have taken a few art classes, but interestingly enough i FAILED them. talking about the irony in that one. i was self taught and i use what i know, but i think it would be a great experience if ido go to an art school.

[l0stinth0ughts]

i found this in my old sketchbook, i guess i was somewhere dreaming while listening to the animals- house of the rising sun. i could hear the music playing in the background of my dream. this is what i came up with when i woke up, its kinda scribbly but it was the best i could do from a dream i really cant remember. tell me what you think.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is another one from my old sketchbook, i thought was interesting, please give some feedback. thanks.

[Frozenbears]

Hey i like your character style, they remind me a bit of a show on cartoon network called "metalocolypse". Can't wait to see what you do next.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{frozenbears}
thanks, man. for the compliment and keeping me motivated. i havent heard of metalocalypse, but ill certainly check it out.

[Eclair]

wow! Man!
some really interesting ideas... This kinda stuff when you stop scrolling thread and start reading compositions and ideas from pictures... Some crazy stuff here... This doodles and scetches makes my b rain build some strange ideas )))

[l0stinth0ughts]

{ekler}
hey man thanks for kep my motivation ups/// :rocker:

[thesadpencil]

nice new updates man. in the house of the rising sun one the hand looks a little awkward, i'm also really diggin those paintings especially the first one. for the portrait of your grandpa it looks good, i'd like to see you doing more portraits from life. they will help out a lot. keep em coming.

[l0stinth0ughts]

i live blood, and bath in it. so heres a blood bath. i callled this xiter; the other form of my character.

[Movenski]

lost,

i was perusing thru your thread and wow, you've got some fantastic ideas. you're working with some evocative subject matter in some of these images. if i may be so bold, where do you pull your inspiration from? it looks like you've got a lot to say in your work which's nice when you see so much that doesn't say anything. kudos on having art that speaks man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{thesadpencil}
thanks man, ill will keep them coming.
{movenski}
honestly, i couldnt tell you for sure where i pull my inpiration from, but i can tell you this i bleed from my inspiration. in other words, i go out looking for them, ive got the skills that came to me, now i have to go out and look for things to draw, then i go home sit and think about the day i had and draw it. pretty much thats how it goes. i collaborate some emotions in it, also death, because i dont think about death i let death wonder about me. but if you want inspiration, just sit and think, think real hard on your most needs and set aside you wants...

[l0stinth0ughts]

Here i am experimenting with Automatism. if any of you guys know what that is, please tell me what you think.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here are some quick sketch {pen} first one is Me PUPPPY SKIPPYY. and second is Sister and Niece. tell me what you think...

[Clochette]

What a creepy sketchbook! You got full of strange ideas, I like it! I'm sure you love surrealist works! The automatism page is very interesting!
A little crit : Maybe you should try to give more structure to your drawings, especially for the portraits! It doesn't seems to you have really understood the skull forms, or the eyes location for example...
But you have full of great inspiration!
I'd like to see more!

[l0stinth0ughts]

{chochette}
thanks for the compliments and for the crit. yes i think it is a very creepy sketchbook lols. yes you are gona see some more soon enough, after i get my butt off the floor and start drawing again.

[Smuss]

Hey l0stinth0ughts!
I will recomend you the exact opposite what you recomended me :D
Try to loose the contour! The contour is something we add to keep things clear to us! But it does not exist in real life! it does often happen that objects melt together with the background, squeeze your eyes and look around! Anyway keep on working!

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey smuss, thanks for the tip man, i get lost sometimes when im drawing but ill remember that for sure. anyways keep me motivated and updated. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is my impression of the tree growing in the fountain of youth, also the apple that supposidly adam and eve took. well give me you thoughts on this one.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here are some quick pen sketches, but give me some feedback please.

[thesadpencil]

man these last updates are really good. especially the tree in the fountain of youth. really digging the cigarette as well. like the eeriness and dark tone of the last piece as well. keep it up.

[Frozenbears]

I like how the drawing of your Niece has crazy sharp teeth. You should check the show out i think you might like the style, but i dunno. I think you can watch clips on adultswim.com (http://www.adultswim.com).

[l0stinth0ughts]

{thesadpencil}
hey thanks man, i try to put alotta eerieness in it.
{frozenbears}
thanks for the link man,

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is another automatism, but then i did the outside shapes tell me what you think.

[thesadpencil]

oh dude that last piece is a trip its very spiraly. badass.

[l0stinth0ughts]

haha thanks to you sadpencil.

[Amir the night wolf]

Yep a rocker alright :)[from your work`s]] I`m 21 and a Rocker mostly LP so :D i think if you do life drawing`s you well be rocking more and you be able to make your creation better than ever Keep up the good work :)

[Swampdigger]

Hey, thanks for checking out my SB.

Hmm... alot of this stuff is really... eerie. Not much to say about it, most of it seems to be extreme stylizations. So if I have anything to say, it would be the oft' repeated "Draw from life" line. Best I've got, heh.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{amir}
hey thanks, ill try to draw more from life.
{swampdigger}
hey thanks man, i do put alot of thought and stylize my work of art, also ill try to do more from life.

[Giorge]

I see you took a weird and not wanted approach, the scribble , some people do that but they have and idea of what they want, you should watch what colors you use to , cuz if you add all sorts of colors it will mess up your composition. I advise to take some watercolor , do some basic shapes , cubes , pyramid's (from real life i mean) draw them , draw their shadows , color them , and when you do about 100 different shapes like this , you could go on to still life and then to anatomy with is a painstaking process, if you don't like hard work you will never be able to learn, good luck.

[Verehin]

Man you are crazy!! But I like

[Warforce17]

Nice ideas and your pictures look good too ;)
^^ ... and bloody ....

[l0stinth0ughts]

{flamable}
hey thanks man, ill try to do more still lifes, and do my imagination on at the same time.
{verehin}
hey thanks man, yea i do think i am crazy at times but i do the best i can to draw what crazy things i imagine its the best i can work with at the moment, but later in the future i hope to paint a much larger picture of a whole scene, thats what im really looking forward too. keep me motivated and it might come reall soon.
{warforce}
hey thanks man, i keep the blood amount to a minimum, but i really wanna let it go with the blood and try to make things seem realistic, you know not so much blood, lets say the maximum of blood would be a red ocean of it lol. also i do that best i can with my ideas, mainly i have trouble getting the whole picture down, or just mainly finishing a whole piece.(drug addiction) but yea ill try to do even more harder, keep me motivated and ill serve you guys and the world my side of the story and sight. more horrorific landscapes and surrealism is to be brought upon this peaceful world and young adolescent minds, im just here to distort your picture and try to get you thinking of the otherside other than the same old boring realism, haha, but keep me motivations up and those will come pouring out. :rocker:

[Warforce17]

Nothing against blood ;) (eg. Pistol)
And keep it coming...
Think is really difficult to get sth up to your mind.
Really would like to see pictures like Dali´s pictures from you.
Flying clocks or what ever XD
You remeber me of him
because your art is kind of different .

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey guys ive been in some trouble the past few days thats why i havent been posting, but here is one i did today. its a comic or graphic novel that im doing, Xeno&Xiter, tell me what you think?

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks warforce that really means alot to me. i feel so happy that i remind you of dali, he inspires me the most and i look forward to my new imagination visions that i have. ill try to do more surrealism in the mean time kep me motivated and ill do the same.

[l0stinth0ughts]

"What if...?"
this is the question i always come across when im scimming through my sketchbook and other peoples sketchbook. i think that if i answered each one of my what if questions then i would have an idea of what i want. but no i just ask these what if questions but i am still in search of the ideas. thats what i like, i like searching for the answers, because there is more that you can learn from just looking out there. you would get your answers and more. instead of answering them right away when one questions, "what if...?" i find this to be true in my mind, because there is a non-stop battle up there. i am on both sides of good and evil, but up there its just me against myself. i pin myself up against the wall and squeeze some ideas out of him. if that doesnt work then i bust his lip open and let his blood drip down onto the white plane. hmm... but oh well... tell it to readers digest... 128am03042008

[thesadpencil]

i like this last update a lot the 3 faces are very cool i like the fact how they are all missing their bottom jaws...i would darken up the silhouette in the distance. and for the guy w/ the hat i'd suggest putting a cast shadow from the hat onto his face. keep it up man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks sad,
ive been busy with school and moving from apartments. so i havent really been drawing lately. as soon as i get settled in ill start drawing and posting again, but until then keep me motivated and ill do that same. also thanks again, ill try out the silhouette. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

Movement of Art
well.. ive considered a few options. also ive been thinking alot lately. Art has always been a protest against something, quoted my teacher. well, ive also heard that Da Vinci was gay? hmm.... topic i chose. would that matter? would that motivate you? would that bring you down? of all greatest minds in the world. most of Da Vinci sketches have been studied and has push technology today. who else was a gay artist, hmm.... well theres Andy Warhol. not that im trying to bring out the gay community, but its a forward thrust is what im trying to say. the movement of art, i want to push it further is what im doing, well in the process of doing. i want to push it so far ahead, that it leaves enough room to build up to it. umm... please give feedback... :teeth:

[Diphallia]

Dude, draw from life.
And do some studies.

Really common tips, but still great.

[l0stinth0ughts]

haha ok ill will surely try

[Verehin]

a graphic novel? Interesting, I like this mad terrible guy...

[l0stinth0ughts]

haha thanks verehin, ill put up some updates today once i get printer hooked up.

[l0stinth0ughts]

finally a new update. okay now i am done moving in to my new apartment and go my room all set up. so then i started drawing and dreaming again.

this one here i had a dream that i had no heart, and inside my chest was this battery like thing. so i pulled it out and started picking at the studs inside. it was really wicked and cool. so if your going to ask where i got my imagination from its from my dreams. okay enough chit chat, tell me what you think or please drop a few lines of thought. thanks l0stinth0ughts :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

here are some from life. for those of you who kept bugging me about it. aarrgghhh!! lol but drop a line of your thoughts.

[Reject-D]

great detail on the faces! love the new improvement! keep it coming!!

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks reject-d, ill be sure to keep posting everyday now. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is just a sketch but i havent drawing or posting in a while. i hope i start drawing some more.

[thesadpencil]

hey glad to see you posting again. very nice updates man. the ones from life are coming along very nicely also really like the one w/ the battery heart thing. keep it up man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol yea that one was sick, One of Many Nightmares I wake up from. But this one seem to cool not to draw. In that one i ripped out my own heart.

[l0stinth0ughts]

oh man im really embarrassed to post these up but its all the drawing ive been doing. Somethings wrong drop a line of help please?

[thesadpencil]

the hands look really well done. the faces are creepy, just keep doing all the studies to make em better. oh yeah i also like the random ass potleaf in the corner. keep it up man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol yea the pot leaf is kinda bad. but i should prolly put down the joint and get back to drawing lol. alright, thats it, ima put a new drawing up in about 1 hour.

[l0stinth0ughts]

here is a quick one i just did. Zombie Skull Crushing Anyone????

[DeJakhalz]

lol sweet doodles, the last one is pretty thight. Liking his pose and his structure. Keep experimenting already see sum good imporvements. cya man

Oh and smoke weed every day bro!

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol thanks dejakhalz,
ill keep experimenting and smoke weed everyday haha... :rocker:

[Nettle_Mountain]

Hey you are doing stuff with energy and improving, i like your smooth rendering which you show in your portrait pieces.

Would you like to try posemaniacs? would love to see

[Tomoran]

Dude, I'm really digging your sketchbook (those horror-type illos rock!). It's cool to find another traditional artist who likes the strange and macabre. Keep up the kick-ass work.

Tom

[pedram]

ooo man so maddness in your sketches!!lol.but still you can do more bloody effects on that crushed skull,what do you think?
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my sketchbook:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=117827

[thesadpencil]

dude you really can't go wrong at all w/ zombie skull crushing. i also like that weird creature thing. keep it up man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

nettle mountain}-ill look around in posemaniacs and see what i can do.
tomoran}-hey thanks for the compliment, its only my favor to cut into my drawings that deep.
pedram}-if you want blood you got it!!! :rocker:
thesadpencil}-thanks dude, i just only got inspired to keep the mouths down and the blood sweat dripping. lol :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

hello all, this drawing i did in class. i was supposed to be taking down notes but then i just started drawing lol. But tell me what you think?

[DeJakhalz]

Its a nice creature with good pose and expression. I would suggest to try out sum darker linework to get more depth.

btw drawing in class is the best way. Because you can take all the time in the world, cus your stuck there anyway :D A lot of my sketchbook is from boring school hours.

[Tomoran]

Quite cool--reminds me of the Chupacabra.

T

[l0stinth0ughts]

{dejakhalz}-
Thanks for the comment, althought i do believe that i am quite capable of doing my best when im in class. Since the teacher is talking thinking that he or she is putting knowledge inside this decaying mind ive got. But really whats happening is that im just drawing some old Zombie tearing his face off on my lecture notes. Lol tell me thats not the way to be drawing in classroom full of students. What im really trying to say is that i find that i am more concentrated on my drawing in class then whats being talked about. :rocker:

{tomoran}-
thanks, umm i dont know chupacabra. But im sure he likes the smell of blood when i first cut my fingertips with a needle. The familiar sting, it relieves all pain but nothing is really coming out of it but red. haha... ok i should be going now. Keep em Posted.

[thesadpencil]

nice creature. very creepy looking, like a giant gremlin bat thing. try pushing the darks more and keep working on the hands. other than that keep it up. and i agree w/ dejakhalz about drawing in class, when your bored its the best thing to do. keep it up man.

[l0stinth0ughts]

thesadpencil}
Thanks dude for the compliments, and yea sometimes in class my mind tends to wonder when things get boring. So then i swing around and hold on to the pencil ive got clutch between my thumb and fingertips. Its action time i start spilling out the subliminal messages i hear and see with my third eye.

Oh and uh here is some more Shitttt that ive been doing since i have begun to awake from my past nightmares. LIFE! ha what a joke its not real.

[DeJakhalz]

Lol I like the Joker

[Dorkthrone]

I'm a huge fan of surrealism, so this stuff just hits the spot for me.

[xobgob]

wow this is nice. a little sick but nice :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks for the comments!
been busy with school and shit, so umm here is another piece ive put in lately.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Alright guys! get ready to see some surrealism sketches or my new paintings. These pictures are step 1, Next is step 2, which is painting these sketches. Please drop a line of your thoughts... :rocker:

[thesadpencil]

nice updates man. the one w/ the clown and the other guy's eye fused together is creepy as fuck but i like it. i wanna see more sketches like the little devil face. keep em coming. keep on working. and i wanna see those surrealism paintings pretty soon.

[l0stinth0ughts]

Hey sad, thanks for the ego boost lol. Im sure ill put some more paint into the surreal one, but as for the devil head goes, ill finish the whole piece. :rocker:

[DeJakhalz]

this pic describes all

[Nettle_Mountain]

hello again, keep on posting

studies would be nice ;)

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey dudes thanks for the compliments, im sure with all these feedback ill be somewhere in no time. :rocker:

[MyOrangeHat]

Post #179 is a huge improvement and a big step. Now go draw from life some more. And next time you do something from your imagination picture what you learned from the life drawing. And maybe even see if you can push it to a higher level of finish. Maybe refine those imagination drawings a bit. And don't be afraid to check some reference for them as you go if you aren't sure how to refine a certain area. Anyway, keep drawing. It's looking good. :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey myorangehat,
thanks for the comment dude, i really apprieciate it, as for the drawings go i think that i can push myself just a little bit harder, but lately ive been slacking. Or maybe im just on a break, but oh well, i guess i have to get my ass back up to the chalkline and begin my walk. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey guys here is a drawing i have done due to the fact that i just had a few pounds of fresh blood. Sniffs bloood. mmmmMMM tasty YEA!!

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey guys, here is one of my new paintings i just did, im sitting in my room.
i am blindfolded, i sit in dispair. the darkness wraps around me, its a cold snake.

[Giorge]

Haha , some of your work is sick , specially the clown shearing the eye thingie ... get your lines more secure on the paper . Only when you will master the real form of the shape , then you can play with abstract forms :)

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks, flamable, i will certainly try to do better with my lines. but im still growing and learning with each critique and comment i get. i really apprieciate all the comments and crits.. keep them coming will only make me do more crazy artwork. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey guys i am going to spin of the top of my head i am sick.
a diesease.
i am blackened by the shadows of my pillars.

[l0stinth0ughts]

anything line of thoughts that you might want to add on the last picture would mean alot to me, thanks, Lostinthoughts. :rocker:

[shrikant]

thanks for critique,
i am not an art student, sketching (life drawing) is my hobby,its like a maditation for me,

your pencil stuff is amazing.. very nice,
i like the concept behind all stuff (unique work),
keep it up!

[l0stinth0ughts]

thanks, for the comment. keep them coming fellow art inspiries.

[Nibras]

Come on lost!!!!! moaaaaaaaaaar moaaaaaaaaaarrrr stop commenting do more drawing lawl, i am shouting at you for your own good XD!!!.
Long time no speak lawl keep at it man just keep drawings more and more
:P

[l0stinth0ughts]

lol thanks lilnebo, i guess i do need to get my butt off and start working on my artistic ability.

[the umbrella man]

Thanks for stopping by my book man. I saw you asking about how to get your darkest darks darker. Try using a higher clay content pencil like a 4b or even a 6b. Then blend the dark and lighter darks together.

Your style is very developed, now you should try to move onto other challenges. You seem to have come close to mastering what you do, maybe you should try some digital painting, or even traditional color painting. Maybe some warped nature studies. Like paint a landscape from nature and add your own unique style to it.

Just my two cents. Keep it up man.

[kasblue]

man!! your ideas are WICKED! really creative! nice drawings and clean. just a little thingy... ur shadows are a bit flat. i'm facing the same delimma, maybe thats why i'm pointing it out. its the dark-to-light and light-to-dark thing that gives them depth i suppose. gotta work on them my self. really nice work!

[l0stinth0ughts]

{theumbrellaman}
thanks dude, im currently working on the darks. sometimes i get frustrated i just rip up the whole drawing and burn it. lol :rocker:
{kasblue}
Hey thanks for the compliment. Same as before, im always getting chewed out on my shading between the lights and darks. I hope i improve soon or else ill be pulling out my hair in chunks so it can slowly stop the ache. lol :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey people of conceptart,
I just did a painting for a friends birthday gift, and i want some feedback on it before i give it to her. Please drop a line of your thoughts.
THanks, L0stinth0ughts :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

Alright, Friends and Foes of Conceptart.
I found this while I was digging around the depths of my dirty clothes and Old homework papers. Its a painting of my days of Depression, when i was in my hole. Down in the depths of hell inside the blood of evil and despair. I couldn't fight it or run away from it. All is good now though, i only tried to find peace elsewhere, but i finally understood that to find peace is to find peace within yourself. THen you will know true peace. You can fight many wars as you want to but you still aint going to achieve world peace. Heck i would rather find happiness instead. Alright enough Chit Chat of nonsense bullcrap, lets critique and comment some art work shall we? :rocker:

This here is call My Darkest Hour. Please drop a line of your thoughts and a few words of your input on the peace. I'd like to start some kind of discussion if not at all possible. Cheeri0!

Thanks! L0stinth0ughts. :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

Alright Friends of Conceptart,
I have begun to think that i have fallen in love. So i wrote a poem and i want to share it with you guys. Please tell me what you think.

Behind the silky crimson curtains
I wear a crying and laughing mask
Potion of Poison, Your sweet lips are
A strawberry crescent smile
Behind white Ivory teeth
I drink from this passions Flask
A mouthful of tender desire
Echoes of your sweet melody voice
My Angel playing her Lyre
I am an eagle, soaring west into the fiery sunset
Over the clear blue ocean, As I inhale the calm winds
Looking down at my rippled reflection
And like the sunset I love
To be forever lost in your sparkling Hazel vision...

-Pirmin Derrick Goldtooth ©2008

[silvestri99]

I like the uniquemess of your horrorable thoughts. Your reference and practice work shows a lot of improvement. Keep working and dreaming...no matter how wicked they are.

[l0stinth0ughts]

haha, silvestri99,
thanks, for your comments, it really means alot to me. With every comment i get back it makes me want to dream even better and more! :rocker:

[Warforce17]

So I am back again.
Good to see that you keep on working.
I like your hand with the pencil.
Wish you patience and good luck.

[Madfishmonger]

Nice work, you've got great imagination and you've evolved quickly.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey warforce,
thanks for the lovely compliement, and i said before each new feedback i get back, whether good or bad? i look forward to the good outcome and the experience. :rocker:

hello madfishmonger,
THanks alot for the Compliement, I dont try to do the best with my hand, but try to do best with my imagination. I also look at the expressions on peoples faces when i show them my real sketchbook. I dont look at the picture, i study their body language and their facial expression. also, when they ask a question about what i feel? i give them a definite honest answer and add a little story too it. I try to make it as interesting as possible. Keep coming at me, and ill show you how twisted and dark the rabbit hole really is... :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

dont be scared to critique or comment my artwork, i wont get offended or bite back. :rocker:

[thesadpencil]

nice updates man. i really like the last painting. i wish i could see it more closeup though but i do like the bloody one eyed head on the bottom of it. good stuff. oh yeah your face in that picture of you holding the painting is hilarious.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey thanks sad,
its always nice of you to drop by and add a few lines of compliments. drop by my space as well. thanks keep rocking :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

please any comments?

[thesadpencil]

dude just post more art that should do it.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hey this i did for my older sister. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK... thanks -l0stinth0ughts :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

fine be stubborn, just know that i give you all comment and return i get nothing. PFFT damn, what help, thanks alot!

[humanNature6115]

Crazy Pile of SH*$ here


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[Goog]

Hey, I encourage you to do some anatomy studies. Knowing the human body like the back of your hand will let you say more with less :).

[l0stinth0ughts]

{humannature6115}
hey! thanks! i dont know if you meant that as a compliement or just plain degrading but whatever it was thanks you lol :rocker:

{goog}
lol i know i get to study alot of anatomy but fuck it, i know all about it and it bores me to DEATH! but thanks though for the compliment and critique ill be sure to keep updating this sketchbook :rocker:

[Grief]

the output of work through the sheer number of updates is a sign you have the right attitude in regards towards work ethic. i encourage you to continue being productive, it'll pay off if youre sincere with your efforts.

it's good to see you arent limiting yourself to one medium, and are trying out larger works.
keep it up.

[matty_mcmullen]

i know what you mean about anatomy boring the shit out of you i suffer from it to... sweet stuff by the way.

[l0stinth0ughts]

{grief) thanks man, itll only be a while when i start speeding up my ego boost by ten thousand. i want to let it all go not matter the cost. :rocker:
(matty mcmullen)
lol thanks man, anatomy is beyond the point of art i think. sure its nice to draw realism, but what if i could create another person, but with a scar on his face? hmm.... :rocker:

[l0stinth0ughts]

god damnnit!!! need responses!! im going insane! HELP!! :rocker:

[dresse]

dude... chill! :)
You need to draw because you love it. Not because you want to get comments here! :)
You drew one thing a page ago and you don't stop begging for comments... Draw a little, update your SB daily and you'll get your comments.. :)

[thesadpencil]

i completely agree w/ dresse. draw more and post more art if you want more comments, just flat out begging for comments won't get you shit, people want to look at your sb to see art not continuous posts of you wanting comments. art shouldn't be used only to get comments on here,you should do art because you love to do it, not because you think it will help get you more comments in an online forum. (sorry if i'm harsh dude, but straight up, just draw more and post more art and the comments will come.)