random first sketchbook ettempt

[hm2k]

well ive been browsing through enough decent sketchbooks on here i thought it was finaly time to stick some of my stuff up, its not quite up to the standards of most on here but hay, we all got to start somewhere i spose.


first off a few random pencil drawings done a while ago, i will post some more recent ones when ive sorted a decent scanner out.. .. and crit away to your hearts content..

[Trebster]

First post here, and I'm a total newb when it comes to drawing, but I really like how strong and precise your lines are in the first drawing. And good job with the flower drawing, those are always tough for me. Good stuff. ;)

[cocaine]

what are we supposed to say about a light switch, or headphone jack..?
the birds are quite awkward and so are the petals , maybe you should spend a few more minutes on these..

[hm2k]

Trebster: nice one cheers mate. the jackplug cable was lacking something so the trusty 0.1 pen just helped it along abit. ;)

cocaine: well cheers for the comment any way, but it was just a quick sketch i thought i would post.

the first woman is the first time doing a proper digi in painter, i know some of the perspective is abit off but any hints would be great. the next was just a quick doodle while waitin for the grand prix to start.

[Mattinian]

heya, are you studying anything art related ? Maybe you can go to a class or something after work and post up the drawings you do there?
You`re an IT guy i`m sure you can find a scanner laying around somewhere :]

[hm2k]

lol no im not studying anything at the moment and ive never done any art class of any sort, ive always drawn though no where near as much as i should, but my mums an artist she was an illustrator for years so i guess arts always been an influence in my life growing up round it an all.

well i work in a secondary school so im abit nervous about taking my pride and joy (sketchbook) into a building full of raving loons that seem to be put on the planet to destroy stuff. (which also might make a very interesting sketch lol) but i will try my best to get to a scanner, its irritating cos my pencil work is my favrout medium. cheers for the comment though, much appreciated.

[hm2k]

found a few more pics layin around on my comp that i can put up for the moment while im sorting a scanner out there just some photos of my sketchbook taken not that long ago. soz bout the quality like.
the first was just a very random squigal, 2nd self well speaks for itself, 3rd speaker totempole (wouldnt mind doing a pain of this.)

[hm2k]

sorry bout the size of the totempole heres a resize.

[hm2k]

heres another rly quick paint, did it after watching the formula 1 on sunday, its no where near finished but i will get round to it at some point soon.

[hm2k]

well w few more posts.. including claud the french squid chief, some dude falling, a fuzzy TV, part of a boxer lol, a stag beatle, and a walking toaster.

[Mattinian]

bhahhah.. claud kicks ass :] the boxer`s arm is kinda flabby though, you should look at alot of refference.
i think you should stick to sketching and try painting, leave the computer out of it for a while.
but after all there`s no harm in experimenting

[hm2k]

lol cheers. i know what you mean it was done off the top of my head so some reference would probably be a gd idea, i need to do aload of anatomy studies. i also want to try some different mediums like do some proper painting but cash is extremely tight at the mo so ive not been able to get hold of any materials. but i will try my best. cheers for the advice though its always appreciated.

[hm2k]

well heres a few more, i know ive posted alot today but ive been making gd use of a scanner that ive tempereraly impounded at work lol.

right firstly chaos my mate tom drew a rly abstract messy kinda drawing and he asked if i would do a copy so here is mine. secondly these are just a few random concepts, and finaly a sketchy woman.

[meeps]

Hey, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. It looks like you've got some neat stuff here, I like how clean everything is; you have very crisp, well defined lines

[hm2k]

cheers meeps, i seem to always end up working quite finely but that also quite easily leads to things looking rly over worked. cheers for the comment ;)

[hm2k]

some randoms, the soldier i know his left arm is spako lol. and the woman is the original sketch i did that made me do my first digi (above somewhere). and the last woman was sketched using a ref. right i will see what i can get for you tomorow ;)

[Crazy Pills]

The soldier aiming is the best thing in here. It could be even better if you worked on gesturing your drawings and framing them before you put in definate contour lines. Good start though. Keep it up.

[lilnebo]

Hey thanks for comment on my sb i was actully thinking of drawing people in swim suits and underwear XD guess i might aswell try.
Btw you sketchbook is really cool very creative but drawwwwwww moar people XD i have an obessission with drawings wit people
Keepp it up really great

[hm2k]

well thank you to you all for the comments, lets hope they keep coming.
few more pici's firstly pyramid head, from silent hill. and i was bored at my mates so i drew his super nintendo i know the line on the far right dips abit but thats easily sorted. and finaly super fun happy juice. not finished though i want to do some more with it.

[Crazy Pills]

Regarding Gesture Drawing:

Now I know that most of your drawing as it appears here is out of your head. So what I am suggesting is that you don't just jump in with what I would call a final contour line drawing. Lightly sketch your idea first, defining where all of the depth and volume will come from, giving you a platform to create a very finished and refined look in the end. I have attached an example of how I work out a pose with an initial gesture. The same could apply to any drawing of any object or idea.

Looking at your most recent posting, I really like your sketch of the "Super Happy Fun Juice".

Thanks for asking for clarification. I hope this helps.

[hm2k]

^^^^^^^^^some dam gd advice there mate ^^^^^^^^^^^^

nice one ;)

[Crazy Pills]

Actually, check out these links for the same purpose:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/10338/Andrew-Loomis-Successful-Drawing

http://www.scribd.com/doc/87332/Andrew-Loomis-Figure-Drawing-For-All-Its-Worth?ga_related_doc=1

I saw someone post them to another fellow on here who needed a bit of a rundown of good illustration techniques.