crown's sketchbook

[crown]

the originality of that title...it hurts...

anyhow, after being nagged for months to set one of these things up, I finally have, though no guarantees any of it will be all that spectacular, and surely not all of it will be good, but hopefully it will at least be worth taking a few seconds to look at...

as for me, I'm a twenty-year-old artist just trying to to reach a point where I can be happy and confident with my art, and hopefully there will be signs of improvement as this thing progresses...
should be able to update daily or close to it...

to start this off, here's a collection of some of my favourite pieces from old sketchbooks...mediums vary from pencil to ink to ballpoint pen...

all critiques and comments are much appreciated!

[crown]

almost forgot this, though it's one of the most massive things i've yet attempted, taking up six alternate pages in my sketchbook...done with micron pens and so much work...
there's an even bigger version of it here: http://theumbrella.deviantart.com/art/star-eating-leviathan-71952979 if anyone's interested...

[Sylvain-Klein]

yesss ! excellent work!
i like the energy from your draw! the composition of the last is very intersting :)

[Brightdarkness]

by Sleipners 8 legs this is truly amasing wow

[Arteater]

beautiful work, vary talented

[radioblur]

Thank god Ashley, finally. Haha! I kid, i kid. It's interesting that you posted almost all of my favorites of your work, but I'm a little disappointed that the Prince and his crown aren't in there. You know how much I love that picture, but whatever. Let me know when you're ready to go sketching tonight! I seriously can't wait for it :D

[Captain Jackal]

Oh my god, your linework is incredible.

Keep it up!

[naztek]

Amazing work, I really love it.
Cant wait to see more

[Crrristian]

THE UMBRELLA!
FUCK YES!
I love your work on devART and I'm glad to see your sketchbook!
I hope we get to see the sketches behind your work instead of just the stuff you post on dA.

MORE!

[c@s]

hey, it's great that you have a sketchbook here now
the leviathan piece it's probably the strongest reason that made me want to join the character engine, I really like it :rendered:

[MyOrangeHat]

Wow I envy your lines. They're beautiful!
My only complaint is that there isn't more. Post more! :)

[crown]

alright, fell a bit behind, but really, as of today, should be posting new stuff everyday...so i hope...

here's a bit of a WIP shot of a picture i'm slowly developing in one of my sketchbooks...if all goes well, it will spread out quite a bit more, and be tedious but worthwhile...
also, an experiment i did wth my first try with powdered graphite...hopefully will see more of that around too...
enjoy!

[Collin Smiley]

HOLY SH#T

i love you friggen work its soo kool how do you draw like that ???

[lambd4]

Woaah great stuff, the perspective in the smoking man picture is truly amazing !

[hm2k]

amaizing all that rly is such nicely drawn pieces, im taking it you do this professinaly? if not WHY NOT!

[misosoupaddict]

I'm so excited you started one! I love your handling of a medium, getting different textures from the same pen, totally making it your beeatch. Post MOAR!

[Hive_minD]

I'm really interested in you style. Love the illustration that took 6 pages! ;)
Splendid work. Looking forward to more.

Chris

[TheFedoraPirate]

These are amazing...I really love that pirate at the beginning.

[crown]

alright quick update, i'll try to reply to all the comments and stuff tomorrow, and post something that actually looks good, not just rough sketches...

so first, a sneak peak at the rough sketch for some album art i've been commissioned to do (always open for more!)...if anyone's interested, i'll post the other progress shots as i scan them, since i do scan many...it is terribly rough at this point in time, but hopefully will be refined to a state where i can be proud of it...
and an old little doodle of the plague doctor, who i don't draw enough of...
enjoy!

[crown]

a few replies...
CrissCross: heheh good to be recognized, i guess...and yes, there will definitely be alot of other stuff other than what's on dA, not that it will necessarily be good stuff, but it will be different...
hm2k: no i don't do anything professionally, as much as i'd like to...just a bit of freelancing here and there, but otherwise still trying to build myself to the point where i can support myself profesionally...
i didn't reply to everyone, but i read all the posts and i really do appreciate all the wonderful comments...

so with that all said, have some more art!
first there is the man with piano teeth, whose been sitting in my head for the longest time and finally worked, after i tried at least four different versions of him...i know moosekleenex over on deviantart was going to attempt him as well, so we'll see if that works out...
then a quick self-portrait in photoshop, just to show how terrible my haircut is...and how short it is right now...grow hair grow...

[Pnelma Tirian]

Hey! Found ya! </madgeneticist>



One thing I might suggest-- for your album cover, maybe arch the spine a bit more, try to push that imposing look as much as possible?

[crown]

fell back on updates again, busy busy and got a nasty head cold...
but here's the final draft of pencils for that album art i'm working on...now hopefully i'll be onto the inks!

[JFierce]

Wow, these are all really cool, very unique style

[crown]

delays such delays...
but here's a little sketch, first time fooling with a brush pen...

[humanNature6115]

Hey man could I paint over some of these

[crown]

Hey man could I paint over some of these

that depends, which ones do you want to paint?
it would probably be fine, as long as you give me credit for the lines, but i'd still like to know which you're interested in...
thanks!

[Spysheep]

i absolutely love ur linework. my favorite has to be the 6 page piece. I love work that doesn't fall into the conventional little square we are used to seeing (and doing). Great great work

[crown]

spysheep: thanks! it took so much work i almost didn't make it, but i think it was worth it in the end...and thanks for the comment, your works kill!
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just finished this yesterday, thought it would be interesting to post the sketch with the final work...always find it interesting to see the difference, not that i usually change things between my final pencils and my inks...
supposedly it's a kirin, rough equivalent of a chinese unicorn...i have another sketch of it in the works, but this is all for now...
final version done with ballpoint and white gouache...

[Dan Valkar]

really cool and sweet lineart man! and great concepts too..i think this sb will be awesome, just keep postin' daily, not close to it, just DAILY hahaha...and i think u deserve some stars, lad!

[crown]

so i'm really so terrible at this game...
i just have been horrifically despondent and unable to produce any art...so here's a piece that's in the works, and a quick photoshop doodle of a heron, to prove that I'm still alive and trying, just not very good at either...

[UnSharpened]

OH MY GOD, beautiful beautiful line art you got here<3.
Your rendering is amazing. BTW, I am interested in the brown-ish paper, could you tell me what kind of paper is that, the texture of it is sweet~.

Looking forward more to come!!:D

[Novbert]

Some beautiful solid artwork here! I really love the simplicity of your drawings. The line quality is also outstanding. Keep 'em posting!
I'm also interested in that brown textured paper. What kind of paper is it? Does it have a digital equivalent? Some downloadable texture or something? (I don't really use traditional media.)

[chrishly]

wow man.. wow

[crown]

UnSharpened and Novbert: thanks for the wonderful comments, they're much appreciated...as for the paper, lately I've been drawing in a hardbound brown paper Cachet sketchbook, by Daler Rowney, that I got in a Utrecht store in San Francisco...and I have to say it's the best brown paper sketchbook I've found so far since the paper is amazingly smooth, which is hard to find in brown paper...as for a digital equivalent, not that I know of, but I could always scan in a blank sheet if you need it...
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I finally finished my other kirin sketch yesterday, though I'm still not sure whether or not I should add more scales to it, since it might get too busy...who knows...
for now, here's what was the sketch, and the final inked version, inked with brown and black micron...

[crown]

wow, it's been ages, and i completely fail at everything, but i'm bringing it all back slowly, blank pages do not scare me as much as they have been and there should be some more production here on in...for now, i finished that fox drawing i just started earlier on...

[Nadiamoon]

Your sketchbook is amazing. Keep updated please. Looking forward

[slamiwax]

your pieces flow beautifully.

[Misplacedhippos]

All your stuff is great. The dragon with the gears I like especially.

[SEVANS]

Love the linework and tonal range.
Your flowing lins are just plain beautiful.

Sorry, no helpful crits, except have FUN!
(too many negative comments about yourself - take a break, try another medium or something)

[chuck18mp]

I'M in love with your works, I dig it so much!!!:) I will wait 'till you will post some beatiful works to bring me inspiration for my future works.


See ya!! in this thread:D

[katana]

I'm just going to echo everyone else...your line handling is excellent and your style is very effective.

[Pad&pencil]

your art is amazing!! i would love to know what kinda pen you use to create that really bold lining???

[inkbot_uk]

Nice work here man - I really dig your style, it reminds me a lot of some of Clive barkers stuff on the theif of always: http://www.clivebarker.com/html/visions/gallery/thief/gallery1.htm

I'll certainly be keeping an eye on your work(s)

[mrbloober]

Bwaaaaa! All your stuff is absolutely stunning, but I have to say, Mr. Piano Teeth is one of my most favorite drawings of all time.

[crown]

SEVANS - hahah yes, i do not need to get better at that...but i do love to make art, it's just the whole preliminary mess that gets antagonizing at times...
Pad&pencil - usually i just use ballpoint pens or micron pens, depending on how i'm feeling...
inkbot uk - thanks for the link! very cool stuff...
and to everyone else, thanks for the wonderful comments, i really appreciate it!
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again, i take forever, but really, i am actually making things for once...here's a wip for now, a rather malevolent idea tree...

also, if anyone's intested, i'm selling art and prints and stuff over at my deviantart gallery (see here (http://theumbrella.deviantart.com/journal/19546674/#comments)), since i desperately need the money...so please check it out, anything would help!

[crown]

finished piece of the last wip, the first being the original sketch and the second the one i fooled around with in photoshop...original was done in just pencil...
all about how some ideas can be rather vicious, malignant things...

[snubbed]

Really great work! The clean lines and design adds so much to your work.

I would love to see some of your crappy sketches, too, though. Sometimes you can tell more about an artist by seeing what they attempted to do and failed at than what they did well.

[erik-jan v/d schuur]

0o that ballpoint and white gouache sketch is amazing
other work is stunning aswell your shading is so good

[hp]

your lines are amazing! the fox reminds me of kate seredy's work.

http://www.dallas.net/~silvrdal/seredy.html

[Eerin]

The linework is simply gorgeous. There is a real elegance to your pieces. =)

Keep posting!

[2100]

love the simple shapes and amount of detail. Keep it up!

[crown]

snubbed: Thank you, and i really should try and get more rough stuff up here, but the problem is i've refined myself so much it's become terribly difficult to do things more sketchy, which is a problem i admit...but i'll try...
hp: thanks for the link, cool stuff
and thank you as always to everyone else, i appreciate it really...

one of my friends had the idea to do a two page spread a day in a moleskine, trying to finish it in only half an hour...i have no clue how long i'll be able to keep it up, but this is a start for sure, despite it taking an hour instead...either way, sketch of the boy with wings for arms, the line from a song by the new pornographers, not really relating to each other but comfortable together...

[Jasonwclark]

Nice

You're definitely onto something here man. Love the trees.
Great line control on the fur and the feathers and such. Can't wait to see more.

[Duemorzelsh]

Definitely and by far, the man with piano teeth has really wowed me because of his very unusual demeanor.

Your work is very motivating. Keep on drawing and posting!

[IanE]

CA is lucky to have you, and I'm even luckier to have a photographic memory!

Beautiful stuff. I'm in love with your lines, seriously... Such simplicity and grace in their movements. Wonderful stuff! Gonna subscribe and keep track for sure.

[crown]

thanks alot everyone again, really, i'm not sure if i deserve such wonderful compliments but i thank you for them anyways...

second day of half hour sketching produced this...didn't have time within the 40 mins to rough in the miniature army, but hopefully you can get the idea...just a rather shy boy defending himself from some rather monstrous boxes...

[Mattinian]

heya, great work you`ve got very solid lines and shading. you`re probably just going through a dry spell artisticly
summer`s calling for some rest maybe :]

[Suira]

Fresh, awesome, subscribed. That's all I got to say man.

[crown]

another sketch, though i forgot how long it takes for me to do lettering, thus it was even close to a half hour and much much longer, but allowed me to fix it up a bit and the end result works well, though i think the perspective is pretty messed up...so it goes...
the plague doctor has been one of my favourite characters for awhile, yet i have so few drawings of him...probably breaking to someone that they do in fact have the plague...

[BigPapaRaels]

wow this is amazing and inpsiring i love your pencils really good.

[Aspectabund]

I am bristling with happy jealousy at your lovely linework! I think I'm gonna go draw now, and steal the two-page moleskein spead idea from you as well. :)

[RandAlThor]

Super cool... ;-) more please...

[mccatana]

Im imprest!...you are a good tehnician and your compozitions are fool of life. Im always enchanted to see good sketches and interesting ideas. bravo!

[chr!z]

omg, thats so freaked out, the ideas, the realizing, just wonderful! 5-Star-work!!

[crown]

aspectabund: it would be great to see what you could do with it, it's an amazing project...and so many different things come out of it...
mccatana: thanks for all the kind words, though your pencil skills far exceed mine...
and thank you to everyone else as always for being awesome

sorry, fell behind in anticipation of all my attempts to get to school, though whether or not i'll make it remains to be seen...
in the meantime, i've been finishing some old things, especially commissions, and this album art piece is finally done! the beginning sketch for it is way back in this sketchbook...the first scan is just the ink lines, the second the final piece with white gouache added, since i wanted to see how much the white would build on the piece, and it seemed to really help build it...

i'll start the daily sketch thing as soon as i get to san francisco, though i won't be able to scan anything until everything's settled...

[Reject-D]

nice keep it up!

[crown]

damn, seems i've fallen behind again, and don't really have much to show for it...i'll try and get more on top of things...
for now, here's the first rough draft for an album cover i'm working on, it actually looks like it might turn out good...

[crown]

I've been working on portfolio stuff to see if i can skip some classes, so i finished up this sketch i did of the fountain in the park across from grace cathedral, while i was in san francisco...i did all the lines there, and shaded everything from my photo when i got back...

[ghoulio]

Man...take that crown and wear it...
Really amazing stuff, fell in love with the fox...hehe

Keep it up, cya...

[DARAF]

Awesome dude.

[misosoupaddict]

That album cover looks like it's gonna be sweet! You've got the aorta and such flowing nicely into the tree. Can't wait to see you render that!

I hope you can skip those classes, it certainly looks like you should be able to. Wonderfully delicate rendering, and i love how you did the shadow casting onto the other figure. ^^

[crown]

misosoupaddict: it was actually kind of interesting, the frontman for the band, who contacted me, is actually a med student, so i had to make sure the heart was close to anatomically correct, or he'd surely be able to tell...
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so...i actually lost the link to my sketchbook thing here...and couldn't find it anywhere, and was way to busy to really try...so that in part explains my absence...
but though i've been posting most of my work over at http://treeinabox.blogspot.com , i figured i might as well post up the final stage of that album cover, for those interested...it turned out pretty cool...

and for those who might be interested in hearing music from The Autumn Transition, it can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/theautumntransition
I've never been much for metal, but some of you might like it...

[Gloominati]

YYYYYYEEEEEEEAHHHHHH!!!! beautiful stuff all the way, man! :)

[crown]

Gloominati: Thanks so much!

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so here's the first two sketches for a really big project I have coming up where we have to make a mandala for my colour class...do keep in mind they're super preliminary but I'd love some critiques on them as they progress...the first is my initial thumbnails, the second is the design I chose and slowly continue to refine, though I'm still at the thumbnail stage...

[Imaginary]

What's a mandala? Anyway, i like the bottom left one with the foxes. :P

The album cover kicks ass, who cares about the CD if you get that kinda picture to put on your wall with it, hehe. :D

[Kristo Novo]

real nice work! I´m enjoying how you´re shading your sketches.
maybe care a bit about human faces and anathomy - keep us updated

[AmontilladoAg]

Very nice, crown :) I think I like your avatar pic best; but the fountain, and the kirin pics and this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=435174&stc=1&d=1218501063)... much coolness.

Keep goin' -- show us more :D

[IanE]

You're back! YES!

Also, if you lose the sketchbook again, it's easy to just go to your User CP and click your own link to it in your signature... Had to do that a couple times myself.

Current project is looking good. You chose the right thumbnail to proceed with. Familar with MC Escher's works? You'll find him quite inspirational in that sense.

Looking forward to progress.

[crown]

Imaginary: A mandala is usually a symmetrical, equally balanced design with a central focal point. You can see them around a lot, especially for religious purposes, the Tibetan monks make these amazing ones out of sand. And thanks!
Kristo Novo: Yeah, I definitely need to work more on that...I have a bit of figure drawing work lying around, just haven't had a chance to post them in here, but it's definitely one of my weaker areas...thanks for the comment!
AmontilladoAG: Thanks!
IanE: Hahah, yes I am, and that was in fact how I found it again, just took me long enough to actually think of it...I'm slow on these things some times...and Escher is awesome, I definitely didn't even think of him, but there are definitely some solid similarities...but good to know I was missed, hopefully I can keep this thing going...
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Alright, round 2 of the mandala quest, I drew out a final line drawing of just one bird and kept doubling it and adding things to it in Photoshop, which left me with these designs...which I thought would make my decision easier, but in fact I think it just gave me more options...
Any thoughts?

[dTb]

This is really fantastic work, very clean, beautifully conceived and executed. Leaves quite the impression :)

Thanks for sharing

[Gloominati]

Oh, man! I love that one!!

[Eerin]

Oh boy, I'm so glad to see this sketchbook going again! :D
I love the mandalas you posted, I'd go either with the second or the last (I have a hard time seeing any difference between the third and fourth designs you posted however, maybe its just me :P). I like the second design most though because it feels most closely knit and solid. Fantastic linework.

What school are you attending, by the way? (AAU?) and what's your major?

[Osau]

Geeez, your work is beautiful. Your lines are incredibly confident. Keep it up, it's inspirational.

[destinyapocalypse]

u have clear jobs i love this your jobs clear and creative i like your first job umbrella captain :D:D:D:D:D

[crown]

Eerin: It's good to see so many people liked this thing, I'm surprised I was even remembered, but that's good to hear! Thanks for the comment! And yeah, I'm taking courses from AAU, majoring in Illustration, but they're online at the moment...hopefully I'll get to move down this summer sometime, but it's still all up in the air...
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Thanks to everyone else for the comments, it's always appreciated!
Sadly I have nothing else to show other than more progressional work on that mandala design...this week: VALUE ROUGHS
Let me know if there's one you prefer or think is more effective, because I simple can't decide...
Oh, and to explain the choice of this design over the other line ones...when I started to simplify the extra wings the other more detailed one started to lose its appeal...and since it is a painting assignment and I'll be losing all the lines anyways, I figured it would be best to go with the piece that flowed the best for me, which was this one...hopefully it was the right choice...

[Freddy Scribbles]

Really awesome work. Keep posting!

[sevarenge]

really spechel stayl going her dude kip it up!!!

my sb:http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=149972&page=2

[Eerin]

Great update! I love the first and the last value rough versions a whole lot.

I remembered you well because you had "the sketchbook with the really awesome linework," not to mention that I was (and still am) subscribed, haha xD
Since I'm gonna be attending AAU (also illustration), maybe we'll have some classes together! :D

[misosoupaddict]

I like the first and fourth one best. The last one is one of my favorites too, but if this project is still done in gouache like when i had it, you'd have to face the fact that it'd use a whole lot of fucking white. :D

[IanE]

Looking incredible!

[DeeLock]

Your work is so beautiful.

I can't wait to see more.

[Nintendo_zombie]

Incredible artwork! Really really enjoy the stuff.
The lines are beautiful. :D

My favorite is either the demon hands (or whatever it's called, can't rememer)
or the Leviathon (six-page beast). It's all great though! Thumbs up mate!

[MacTire]

Awesome stuff man! really nice rendering!
Loving the heart tree and the perspective shot of the figure against the tiled wall on the first page.
Keep up the good work!

[crown]

Eerin: Yeah, that would be cool! My experience with the other students online at the school so far has been a bit discouraging in terms of the skill levels, so I'm hoping there will be kids attending the school itself who have some concept of how to make art.
misosoupaddict: Hahah, yeah, tons of white would be involved, but at least that one is decently cheap compared to some of the other colours.
And everyone else: Thanks for all your awesome comments! It's always good to hear.

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So we're finally nearing the end of this project, so here are some of the colour roughs...the top two are photographed and the bottom two are scanned, since sadly the colours don't seem to translate well...now all that remains is to decide and paint the final...

I'm also working on some sketches for the final project for this class, and I'm excited...those may be posted later...

[IanE]

This may be an overplayed series move, but I personally think in the context of this project and the way you've produced it, having a series of 4 with respective colours and minor render detailing applied to the major seasons would be incredible.

You'd already have Spring and Fall.

They look beautiful regardless. I especially enjoy the colours on the blue piece. The green really pops and I can imagine how it does in person... damn these scanners!

Wonderful.

[crown]

IanE: Thanks for the comment, I didn't think of the spring - fall thing, but I guess that makes sense!

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Quick sneak peek at the beginnings of my final project for colour & design, before I continue tackling my insane workload...

[Eerin]

From the current ideation you've put up, I can tell you're going to create an awesome final :) I love the horses and the feeling of movement in your thumbs, they have a fantastic flow and rhythm to them. (you draw creatures - horses in particular - incredibly well)

[crown]

Eerin: Thanks! I hope I can make it work...and yeah, I started off drawing animals as a kid, and only started attempting to draw people a few years ago, so I guess animals and creatures just come more naturally...

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I finally finished this thing!!! It took forever, but it's done, and I can finally move on to completely focusing on my final project...
this was all done with gouache on illustration board, and measures about 8 inches across...

[Katanasoul]

Oh, I looove your sketches! And that mandala is amazing, you worked so clean... One can see that you did that with lots of love.
I´d like to see more. :)

[Wasker]

Those birds are beautiful! you dont see many mandalas on these forums. Thanks for a refresher <3

[crown]

Wasker and Katanasoul: Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

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Quick update, still making my way through finals for now...found this old sketch yesterday, so I thought I'd scan it in, and then I fooled around with it in Photoshop for a bit...
kudos to those folks who know what it's all about!

[crown]

Here are the colour roughs for my final piece, now I just have to decide which one...

[marc_redd]

Wow, this is great work. Youve got some insain value control.

[crown]

marc_redd: Thanks!

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Finished!

[Nadiamoon]

Great pencils crown!

[lennon]

Great stuff, amazing linework, shading and ideas. Perhaps your drawings could get more complex. Yo may trhough more people in there. Cheers!

[crown]

I forgot about this thing yet again, but remembered how I actually kind of liked putting stuff up here. So here's some things!
Drawings of my own hands, and a sketch of one of the owl-folk.

[crown]

Also, a little thing I made for my favourite fellow...

[Zord]

I remember subscribing to this thread awhile ago... great stuff as usual. Cool to see i'm not the only one drawing owls :)

[zerdron]

Very nice works. These are done by traditional media, am I right?

[MyOrangeHat]

Your whole sketchbook really is stunning. You lines have such a crisp yet flowing quality. It's fabulous!! And I'm so jealous. hahaa

I'll definitely be checking back for more. You're my first sketchbook subscription. Can't wait to see what else you post. :0)

[crown]

Zord: Good to know I've not been completely forgotten! And owls are rather fantastic, you draw yours so well!

Zerdron: Yeah, pretty much everything I do is with traditional media, though I'm slowly starting to experiment with digital.

MyOrangeHat: Thank you!
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A sketch I did awhile ago of the boy with wings for arms. All pencil, colour added in Photoshop.

[Pigeonkill]

I'm digging your style. It's has a nice crisp flow almost reminds me of polished wooden sculptures.

[CuriousJoe8]

If you haven't heard of Alphons Maria Mucha (which I'm almost sure you have) then you should look him up. He's got a gigantic body of work in art nouveau and I think you would really dig the style.
Your work is inspirational by the way, made me go d<3
keep plugging at it, your lines are friggin flawless!

[crown]

Pigeonkill: Thank you!

CuriousJoe8:Yeah, Mucha is ridiculous, definitely became the archetypal art nouveau artist and for good reason, his pieces are gorgeous! And thanks!
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The sketch and the final illustration for my interpretation of the girl from the song "Holland 1945" by Neutral Milk Hotel. I've been experimenting a lot lately with graphite and all the different tones you can get by layering it over and over again. It can be pretty cool.

[Dr poPcoRN]

great work! had a look at your blog as well :) it takes real patience to have a soft touch rendering; something that you evidentially do very well! and your pieces are very sophisticated! hope you post more often! :)

[Imaginary]

That last one is very beautiful, really, stunning. Can't stop looking at it. O_O

[RedSquirrel]

Really beautiful soft looking pencils. I like your spooky owl with the human face!

[Traveler]

I'm really enjoying your SB. Tons of creativity and a nice variety of subject matter. I love the bird mandala. I've also got a handful of mandalas that I plan to post soon in my SB.

Keep 'em coming!

[destinyapocalypse]

strong lines dude cool stuff

[Zord]

AH Neutral Milk Hotel are great! One of my friends has a drawing from Jeff Mangum. But anyways, gorgeous piece.

[crown]

Dr poPcoRN: Thanks so much! And yeah, the soft pencil work definitely takes tons of time and layering, but can be so worthwhile.
Imaginary: Thank you!
RedSquirrel: Thanks! The owl-folk are one of my favourite things to draw, for sure.
Traveler: Glad you enjoyed it!
destinyapocalypse: Thanks!
Zord: NMH are truly fantastic, and I remember seeing those drawings Jeff Mangum did, that's awesome! And thanks!
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Still playing catch up, so here's a piece I did featuring a wind-up bird. The original pencil sketch and the Photoshop colour version.

[Eric-Anthony]

wow! i love ur art!!!!! you are like one of my fav artists now! :D keep em coming man.. i love u (no homo) haha

[prsnsweeney]

holly crap your work is amazing i feel like im seeing into an alternate reality i love the ink work you do with the pens i just started working with pens but my stuff doesnt even compare your lines are so crisp and clean it looks effortless

[crown]

Eric-Anthony: Glad to hear it! Thanks!
prsnsweeney: Thanks so much!
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Another sketch that I ended up colouring in Photoshop. This is Bird.

[prsnsweeney]

hey nice uptate i like the colors they have a good warmth
my sb http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=183262

[phizpietl]

hello, I am very into this stuff. quite lovely. Way to be! Keep up the good work!

Phil Lietz
www.phillietz.blogspot.com

[crown]

prsnsweeney: Thanks! I've been trying to do more colour work lately, have more unified colour schemes and the like.
phizpietl: Thanks so much! Your work is stunning I have to say.
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A piece I did, continuing with the idea of wind-up birds, and what might happen if they wound down. Also toying with the seeming irreversibilty of death. And further pretention. Done with graphite, and gouache for the string. The sketches were the studies I did beforehand to figure out what kind of pose I was looking for. Enjoy!

[smallpox]

You are an amazing artist. I love your artwork; your recent wind-up bird piece is brilliant.

[radioblur]

Ah Ash you've been updating this more than I thought! Now I feel like a tool for not keeping up with the MacKenzies...

As always you are incredibly brilliant. I love your work so much it is beyond words. The diptych of the wind-up birds is sublime. The way you handle your media is unbelievable, and is a skill I hope to someday possess.

[crown]

smallpox: Thanks, glad to hear it!
radioblur: I was updating it more, then I fell behind again, but I'm going for it again! Always good to hear your comments, and glad you're digging my new stuff, hopefully it'll only get better from here!
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I fell behind on this thing again, but it was for good reason! I was accepted into both Sheridan and OCAD, and am now going to OCAD for Illustration, since they offered me advanced placement. So after all that happened everything's just been super busy trying to gather money and everything for moving. But now I've finally moved, and I'll start updating this again with new art I'm working on.
But first to play catchup!
The first piece is called The Conundrum, and was my attempt to illustrate the mental chaos and neverending loops of thought that can accompany a seemingly unsolvable problem, while just within reach amidst it all is that glorious solution if you can manage to get through all that.
Next there's some sketch studies for the following piece, which is just an idea that's been stuck in my head for awhile of a girl cloaked in wings. Not sure if I took it where I wanted it to be, I might try it again sometime.
Enjoy!

[crown]

Here's a tattoo commission I just finished of an indigo bunting on a branch, first the sketch, then the final draft. Reference heavily used. Inked with micron pens.

[purb36]

exquisite.

[DenaeW]

Oh my god...I'm speechless as to what to say right now lol...! Your artwork is absolutely stunning. I love your style and how clean and fluid all of your pieces are. And they're all so full of expression! Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my sketchbook, I will definitely be stalking- I mean...keeping an eye on you. Yes!

[crown]

purb36: Thanks!
DenaeW: Thanks for all the kind words, I'm glad you like my work!
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I'm embarking on a quest to learn Photoshop, so if anyone has any advice on that matter I'd love to hear it! Here's my first experiment, just getting used to digitally painting.

[surus]

Awesome pencil artwork! I love thepiano idea (teeth)

[Pigeonkill]

That pencil drawing with the mind whirlpool, is pretty trippy. I like.

[SEVANS]

I'm not a bird person, but damn, those are some sexy (beautifully drawn) birds.