Shamandalie's sham and a lie. 10000 HOURS to improvement! RESTART=21/10000 hrs

[shamandalie]

NEW INTRO:
Hi guys,

My name is still Amirah - but i've just turned 23! I am currently working as a rotoscope artist in Dneg. (I have forgotten 85% of my animation skills but i animate masks really well :P) I have been away for the longest time - and for the most time, I have been working on my demo reel and before i got the job there. I'm happy to say that i've managed to work for the coolest movies out there. But due to the fact that I've been only thinking of work and my silly personal/financial problems - I've totally neglected my drawing/painting and i plan to change that - thus the resurrection of this sketchbook! AWWW YEAHHHHH

HEY GUYS! These are old stuff. To see my newer works, please go to the latest page. :D

Hi guys,

My name is Amirah. I'm 19 and i've just graduated from my design course. I specialise in animation, but we learnt a whole lot there, from motion graphics, digital imaging to crazy 3D stuff. I've always been a neither-here-nor-there kind of person. Meaning jack-of-all-trades and master of none. @_@

I fell in love with painting digitally recently so i really want to pick it up. Problem is i'm really not that good at drawing now, but i hope to improve as much as i can. You guys are really great people and the works here really keep me inspired to be better. So here goes!
:steph:

[shamandalie]

Some more sketchies for the day. Of weird monsters and people. :batgirl:

[shamandalie]

EEEK. gotta try harder. @_@

[skrubbles]

Good going... keep up with those studies. They'll pay off in the long run!

[shamandalie]

Thank you skrubbles for the hug and encouragement!!! YAYNESS.

[shamandalie]

Some more sketches. Yes! I am Bridgeman's desciple(<---is that how you spell it? @.@)
And yes, i lost my pencil. and i cant seem to find another to continue drawing. WAH. i'm scared of using a medium i cant undo with. pens are scary. LOL.
:dead:

[Nettle_Mountain]

Good start, you are doing those studies nicely

try posemaniacs and just draw. Have a kind of B-files drawing book when you feel you are not getting anything worth showing so you can draw without feeling you have to achieve something (this helps for me as stress reliever) (besides you draw MORE)

[shamandalie]

Thank you Nettle_Mountain for the comment! Yeppy, posemaniacs is love! I tend to buy many many sketchbooks and forget about them later so now i still have 4 sketchies that are empty. :P

I felt like learning some paint stuff so i'm giving a go at The Peer Project V2 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=76955) for now.

This my bally!

[shamandalie]

i feel very sad nowadays cause i'm not able to draw as much as i used to. I *finally*have a permanent 8.30am - 6.30pm job, and though i enjoy the fact that i can finally save money to buy a new com, i'm almost always exhausted when the day ends. and i gotta sleep early so that i could be alert the next day. (i teach kids by the way.)

so i hope that something right now is better than nothing. but dont worry, when the weekend comes, DRAW AWAYY!!! i'm so looking forward to that.

bridgeman's desciple.
THE LEG. i dabbled with a pen and chinese brush too. @_@

[algenpfleger]

hey man don't be down because of having little time, i'm sure there's ways to improve that. first of all, you need to refill your motivation gauge by listening to bobby chiu's podcast: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uJowNFmuul8
after that you'll be inspired as hell. one thing that i started doing is always asking myself "do i really prefer this to drawing?", when it comes to watching tv, eating, reading and stuff like that, of course the answer is no, so by making such decisions you can actually clean your day of unnecessary stuff and this way get more time to do what you love.

keep up the studies mate, they help tons!

[shamandalie]

algenpfleger thank you so much for that link and your motivation. I've totally understood now, and even if i'm busy, i will try to squeeze at least a little bit of time to draw or paint everyday! :hugsmile:


here are more bridgeman studies! :P

[Delmar]

Yay....that's the spirit!

Keep on drawing and practicing. Your studies gettin better and better. Try to get more confident with your lines. instead of 10 short strokes make one long stroke. ...try to understand the flow of the body.....e.g. you can easily draw an arm with 3-4 lines when your aware of the flow of the arm...

Keep em comin

Cheers

Andi

[shamandalie]

Thank you for the encouragement and critique Delmar!

Wheeeeee~~ these are my last few studies for bridgeman. Most probably gonna try out digital painting now. But of course i will still continue drawing!
:lifedrawing:

[algenpfleger]

yo man, good to see you keeping up those studies, they're annoying but they help. remember to draw your own knees, hands, feet from life once you know what parts to look for, it teaches you a lot more than just copying from the books mkay?

[Matsign]

Hi! nice to see you doing bridgman. If your soaking it up that it'll be very helpful to you. I've experienced that not one anatomy book can solve all problems, try some other ones like Andrew Loomis and hogarth. I'm just saying if you get sick of bridgman there are other options and you can bounce back and forth.

Creatures are looking kinda of asymmetrical right now. Try to mirror lines when you draw so if you draw one side don't wait to draw the other side until you make you're way around the creature or figure.

Yes and if you draw a anatomy leg, do you own next and see if you remember anything about it from the book. :)

Good advice here from others too, good luck!

[shamandalie]

algenpfleger- thanks for checking up on me~! Your critique and encouragement is really a morale booster for me. :hugsmile:

Matsign- thank you for your advice! I really appreciate it! I guess it's time for me to buy a new book, draw my own body parts, and go posemaniacs crazy! :muscle:

didnt do muchie, i'm exhausted. -_- i tried painting an eye and this is how it goes. i am so upset it didnt turned out nice, even with a tutorial guiding me. :frustrated: But oh well. i'll just continue trying!

[Rocul]

Nice stuff and sketches! But I'd like to suggest something with your eye work, you see the skin does not have only one tone. Go ahead and check out your hand right now, see it and really look at it. You're brain might say, ahhh this is my palm, it's light colored. You might be tempted to use one shade on your palm, and use darker one for shadows and lighter ones for well... lighter areas.

But if you look closer, there will be bits of pink, red, blues, and greens on your palm, and if you want to make it as realistic as possible you have to get those tones down as well. Since the slightest change in color can change a lot in your picture's depth.

I hope I am conveying this clearly ahehehe

[shamandalie]

Rocul, thanks for the comment dude! i totally understand what you mean. I guess its just me being afraid of using more colors... hehe. but i will work on it, dont worry!

but for now, thumbnails! busy busy busyyyy. XD
no ref, just simple color studies. :mittenbop:

[Maidith]

keep up this, you're improving! :) was listening to bobby chiu inspiring?

[shamandalie]

Maidith, thanks for your comment! Yes, listening to Bobby is very inspiring. I like his wonderful speeches! XD

I know, i know that i had disappeared recently. Had many things to do. But 1 update is better than none i hope...? :nohope:
Wish that i could put more in the days to come. DX

Inspiration from terragalleria.com (http://www.terragalleria.com)

[shamandalie]

It's been a long time since i post anything here, and i feel terrible about it. I've got alot of stuff to do for work and the rest of the time are spent on my lovelies. Heh, but there is no reason not to post anything i am sorryyyyy @.@

I have offically graduated and i finally have a diploma to show everyone! Of course that wont be the end of studying! In fact it's a start cause i know i will learn alot more here and on my own.:confident

So for now, these are another 2 of my paintings on photoshop. Each about 30-45 mins. Yea, i am slow but i'll pick it up! XD Both photo ref from terragalleria.com (http://www.terragalleria.com) again!

[Howie]

The Bridgman studies look great, keep up with them and you will get better in no time. Also the environments are looking pretty good as well, keep pushing the depth by messing around with contrast/ value.

[shamandalie]

Howie - Thanks for the encouragement and comment! I noted that down, will try to work on it. >:D

I decided to try something different today so i did this erm, vector-ish piece. Takes around 5 hours. It looks only okay, but i don't mind printing it on a shirt! I loveee brown. XD :dur:

[ditchman]

that last one looks quite quite good, though it can be counter productive in some cases to work on stylization before the basics have been truly mastered.
when an artist realizes they can get good results without mastering different aspects of the discipline, it can be difficult to find the motivation to work on things that you know will look less successful.
i advise you to keep on with the studies - they are looking good so far

[shamandalie]

ditchman - Thanks for the comment, i'll keep that in mind. :)


If only i were rich, i would stay home and paint/draw all day. Unfortunately, i have a job. :(
Had many reports to complete for the previous week and this one too, so i only manage to squeeze about 45 mins for each of this quickies. @.@ And they are not satisfactory as well. My mind is messed up. GAH.

Someone please make time slower. i need my artistic freedom.:xpld:

[shamandalie]

My workload is piling up!! NERRRRRR. Just to make sure that this sketchie doesnt stay dead, i'll post something. :)

I painted Jim Halpert, my favourite character from The Office. I just knew about this series a few months back and i am addicted to the story! I'm in the midst of season 3 now. It just gets better and better. Watch it! :D

[Vimerge]

Wow, excellent sketches! :)
I love the Jim halpert from the office painting :P its one of my fav shows!
the painting is really done well! ;)

[the ANGRY filipino]

Hi!
I did it, I did it..I clicked on your SB link...
Nice SB here...just keep doing those studies when you have the time after work.
My advice would be to focus on a couple of studies, instead of trying to cram 3 or 5 studies in whatever time you have after you get home from work.
Doing so will help you really absorb the study that your doing and you won't wear yourself out for the next days work related challenges.
( losing apencil at 2:39 in the morning is a sign you may need to get some sleep..)
Keep posting ya hear?

[StarbonesCoffin]

Haha, glad to see you're working on anatomy.Greetings from Malaysia o/.If you need any close-country contact, please feel free to check my public profile, my msn is there I think.

[shamandalie]

Vimerge - Thanks alot! Jim's pranks are awesome. :P

the_ANGRY_fillipino - Thanks for the tip! I am slowly picking it up back again and hopefullly this thread will be filled with more of my studies. Yea, i think losing my pencil is a good sign i'm sleepy. @_@ Anyway i think i work better when i'm fresh and awake :)

StarbonesCoffin - I think anatomy is like one of the most important things in drawing so it should be consistently practised. :D


FORGIVE ME O LORD OF CONCEPTART FOR I HAVE SINNED.
I have not been drawing or painting much since the last time i posted.
Aside from having so much work, my grandpa passed away and my cat died too just a week after.
http://conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1810006&postcount=7347 <----a pic of my dearest kitty i uploaded before.

I'm still existing, but i'm progressing slowly. >:|

[bakatron]

this is one of those true sketchbooks of growth. keep up the good work :)

[shamandalie]

bakatron - thanks so much! I feel so touched, I'll get better somehow!

A Pam Beesly for the night. (from The Office.) What is Jim without Pam :D:D:D?
Upon futher inspection you will realise i didnt blend well. :/ Women are harder to paint.

It's 12.20am and i gotta wake up at 5am tomorrow. i mean today. @.@
Goodnight and have a good week all you beautiful people!

[the ANGRY filipino]

Hey Girl!

Looks like your'e putting in late night drawing/painting sessions,
hope you didn't lose a pencil this time!
Last update's looking awesome, ( i like the way you painted her hands the most)...would love to see you push this more though...after you get some sleep...

till next time!

[Farsh]

Hello, i'm from singapore as well, that last one is looking good, be sure to double check the proportions - the eyes aren't lining up properly at the moment. Values on the face could use some more highlights, doesn't look quite finished yet. It can be difficult replicating a reference - focus on the general value areas and don't get caught up on smaller details. Once you've blocked in the painting accurately, the rest is just rendering. Good job on rendering the hands, watch that index finger on the right though. What design course were you in btw?

[mc2mc2]

Hey awesome! Another Singaporean!
The community here seems to be growing!

You need to work on your observation skills. Draw ALOT from life it helps.
Also your values need work. I especially like that painting in post #26 from the office. Do more of those.

I could also use my own advice haha.

Hey...maybe if we find enough Singaporeans we can start a sketchgroup. Gather on a weekend to sketch together. I tried starting one awhile ago but nobody replied to my thread :(

[crackin]

you can defiantly see an improvement in your skill through out the SB. Keep up the good work!

[shamandalie]

the ANGRY filipino - Thank youuuu for checking up on me again! Nopey, i didnt lose my pencil :P Thanks for the comments! More sleep more work! :D:D:D

Farsh - Hi dude, i'm surprised to find someone THAT good in Singapore. You've got awesome stuff in your sketchie. Like i said i was from SIDM in NYP but now i'm just earning minimum wage doing something totally not drawing. @_@
Trying hard to get better though but my work time is crazy and usually at the end of the day i'm too pooped out to do anything. :/

Thanks for the critique, i really appreciate it and will work on the values and proportion more! :)

mc2mc2 - Hello mello! Thanks for dropping by and the advice as well! Would love to have a sketchgroup but like i said, time is so constrained. :/ If we were to start one, i'm not sure if i could keep up. But if you do, please inform me! I would love to drop by when i'm free. :)

crackin - Thanks for your words of encouragement!


Okay, now that the fasting month have started, i can spend more time drawing instead of eating! :P Hehe, just a teeny weeny update.
Those thumbies that i tagged 'not mine' were done by my other half. He is my inspiration and he draws/paints SO much better than me. He drew that bit to teach me some stuff about proportion. I'm eternally grateful. :tihi:

[Farsh]

Good to see you working at it. Drawing random stuff never hurts, its a good way to have fun and if you can learn something from it, all the more awesome. Some of your faces still need more work, think of them as objects, and not people. The bottom right corner guy is pretty good though, just be more confident in your lines. For the record, mister spastic tree is awesome. :P

[shamandalie]

Farsh - Dude i'm really appreciative of your comments. Thanks so much, i'll work on it. And mister spastic tree is spastic, not awesome. /m\

I havent scan my sketchbook yet...@_@ but i have a teeny weeny painting of my brazillian friend Matheus. I think i made him look uglier though. :P

[the ANGRY filipino]

Hi shamandalie!

I wish I could do fleshtones like you can. Your fleshtones are warm and fuzzy!
His ear looks off though.

Oh, that headband sketch idea ? Pure genius! You should make a toy out of that!

[Randomself]

"I specialise in animation, but we learnt a whole lot there, from motion graphics, digital imaging to crazy 3D stuff. I've always been a neither-here-nor-there kind of person. Meaning jack-of-all-trades and master of none." Haha, I can totally relate. Well, I guess a lot of people can too, but anyways.. nice stuff you have here!

Lots of good advice here already, not much for me to add on.. Keep painting! and thanks for stopping by my sb!

[shamandalie]

the ANGRY filipino - Nah, i'm not good at all. You have to remember that i color pick and you don't. *bows* And you are right, the ears are off when i look at it again. :P Thanks for pointing that out.

Oh, since you are in the making toy business, why not you make the headband toy and send one over to me? Hehe. :D

Randomself - You are welcome! :) Just remember to work hard when you're schooling okay? That is where you learn most. Treasure your lecturers and ask them all the questions you can ask! :hugsmile:

I AM AN IDIOT. Thinking that i could try out this week's CHOW. -____- Couldnt get the proportion/color/face/blending/everything actually right so i just decided to stop painting it. I'm making Scheherazade look bad.

I think i need to go back to basics and start learning to blend/paint again.
*back to Bumskee's photoshop digital painting thread*

And here's a couple more drawings.

ARGHHHHHHHHRRRGGGHHHH :xpld:

[shamandalie]

Was trying to learn to blend a few days back. Here's my feeble attempts . :P

[Farsh]

Your fleshtones are good, and your CHOW isn't as bad as you think it is, might want to try out a few different color combos next time you try something like that. A lot of stuff we do doesn't seem to work at first, gotta experiment. Sometimes you put down the right color and whee, it works. Your drawing is improving, keep going, your blending needs more work, be patient while doing those, right now they look a bit too much like candy floss. (yum) Try using a different set of brushes perhaps?

Anyway, thanks for dropping by my SB, you're more hardworking than me right now, makes me feel bad, especially since you're working and still finding the time to churn these up. Keep up the good work!

[Nettle_Mountain]

more stuff, improvement allready!

[lemming-clone-]

Great improvements!
I wouldn't worry about using tools in photoshop to help speed up and improve your workflow and art. Traditional art is a great place to shape up skills without any fancy tools and such.

[shamandalie]

Farsh - Thanks so much for the critiques! I try harder! :)

Nettle_Mountain - Hey, long time no see! :D:D:D Thank you for dropping by! :D:D:D

lemming-clone- - Yea, i tend to get easily distracted with technicalities that it sometimes hinders my improvement. Thank you!

Hmm, look what happens when i put the pencil aside for a while. So embarassing to put these up, but this IS a sketchbook, so you get to see the good, the bad, and the utterly horrible! :P

[shamandalie]

managed to squeeze some time today to do a self-porty. @_@ Been busy with all the Hari Raya celebrations (Eid ul-Fitr).

My blending is still pretty noob. bah. :404sign:

[Farsh]

Selamat Hari Raya, and nice selfportrait. Watch out for a few things though, the angle where you're facing in your render is different, i assume its not intentional? If so remember to keep watching out for proportions, not a bad effort at all. Try squinting when you look at reference (dont know if anyone mentioned this to you already), so you it's more obvious where the dark spots and lit areas are. Moar!

[shamandalie]

Hey Farshie, thank you for the greetings! Thanks for pointing out all the mistakes i did. When i look at it closely, i realise even the eyes are off. @_@ I'll do the squinting technique more next time.

Now eat some plums.

[shamandalie]

Been busy with hari raya and work recently so these are the very few (bad) sketchies from my tiny sketchiebook i could fit in for the week. And yes, i fell asleep when i was pose-maniacking. @_@

[Farsh]

Thanks for dropping by, appreciate it! Nice fruits, but wah lao, what happen to that girl in #51? She doesn't look too happy...
Poses are quite good, keep doing those, will improve if you keep it up. Don't get caught up in detailing individual parts :oneye:, try to think of things in terms of structure.

So far so good, let's see what your next update brings...

[yongs]

Hello!
Thanks for checking out my sb. Nice to see Singaporeans around, even better to see seniors!:)
Keep up the studies i believe they will pay off some day:)

[shamandalie]

Farshie- Thank YOU for dropping by dude! :) My emotions affect my work so i guess i was angry then. That is the sad thing about me. Any negative emotions and my drawings goes down the drain. I'm still trying to control my negativity nowadays. :oneye:

yongs- Hey junior thanks for dropping by my sketchie too! Thanks for the comment. :D

banana from the painting in PS2 thread, my bad gestures, faces, blind contours, and studies from Loomis! Loomis is awesome. :D

[kikindaface]

Hey girl, you're in the right way. Keep studiying and have fun, it's important. In your gesture studies, sometimes, the head is a bit smaller than it would be. And try to update this sketchbook everyday !!! Cheers

[shamandalie]

Walid D - Hey dude, thanks for dropping by. Really appreciate it! *and i cant update this everyday cause i'm too slow* :P

Here something i just completed for a friend. She's really a cool and pretty girl, i didnt do her justice. @_@ Hope she likes it!

[Hendrix Coyote]

Ciao Amirah thanks for your kind visit to my sb!
Keep it up your nice work when you are at my age you will be a Master!

[Royzy]

Heya :D . You have so many great anatomy sketches, something which I need to practice. I really like your scenery work too. It is all looking really good - you have loads of potential.

[Angel Intheuk]

Hello :D

Thanks for popping by my sketchbook. Nice comment :)

Liking your studies, especially the anatomy ones...something I should do more but it is hard with a full-time job I definitely agree with that, so good effort..

I do have a suggestion that you could try for your skin-tones, something I did in college when studying illustration and that's using contrasting colours for shading. For example I use to use browns and dark reds then someone slapped my wrist and told me to experiment using purples, blues and greens. Then I went and looked at what colours some master impressionists and expressionists used and how and where they applied them and I learnt alot. (studying watercolour techniques is helpful for this too)

Also a technique tip: If you start by blocking the skin area with whatever you choose as your mid-tone and then apply the shading where necessary and then finally put in your highlights, but whatever do don't use plain white, always use a creamy white. A fantastic teacher I had used oils and he taught me to thin it out and apply it in layers like watercolours so that as you build up the shadow and highlights over the mid-tone and it still shows through and gives you more texture.

Anway I hope that helps.. :D See you around

[abiLity]

Yeah, really nice linework Shamandalie! Keep drawing : )

[Amir the night wolf]

:steph: keep up the good work :)

[Amir the night wolf]

wohooooo 3rd page and I`m on top :mittenbop: :steph:

[shamandalie]

Agostinuke- Ciao! I'm not sure about being a master though. :P Thanks for dropping by! :)

Royzy- Thanks for the comment dude. I'll work hard!

Angel Intheuk- Hello! Thanks for the critique. You are right for the fact that i am afraid to use other colors for skin tones. And i'm still afraid. I guess i'll slowly introduce the technique in my practices. You've been really helpful.
Once again, thank you! :D

abiLity- Hey thanks dude! :)

Amir the night wolf- Hehe, third page! Thanks for popping by dude! :mittenbop:

Okay, i still have not scanned my sketchie yet but these are some digi paints.
Enviros are studies and for self-portrait day! I realised that i made myself look like i have a moustache. Was sick so i only spent an hour and a half on it.

Damn, i still need to practice more. @_@
lalalalalalala :blah:

[shamandalie]

Man, i've been really busy and depressed. :( A study of my lovely. Really looking forward to my leave days, it's so tiring every week and every weekend there is usually something going on, or i get sick. :/

[bharat]

hello ,
your landscaping is cool ,but u have to improuv in your sketching skill,aney way keep going.......!

[rubicante]

Hiya, thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. I really like your avatar, can we have some more flat colours and black lines, please? After all, realism is only one route to success. :P

[vibhas_virwani]

hey !! , thanks for dropping by my sketchbook as well ... :) needed a lift of confidence ... by the way i noticed quite an improvement in your SB as well , and im not just saying .... keep up those studies , they are helping (smthing which i just never bothered doing :S and always keep trying to force myself to start doing :P ) . A little more patience and persevierence and u got it ... :) . ill be watching :)

[shamandalie]

Woo, yay comments~

bharat - Thank you very much! That's what i'm doing! I know i can't draw well. Drawing's a journey! :)

rubicante - Hello! I'm glad you like that vector-ish piece!!! I like it too, but i'm just trying to do learn how to blend and stuff right now. When i have more time, i'll do another flat colors and black lines piece. :D Thank you!

vibhas_virwani - I really do hope i've improved. @_@ I'm really trying my best to get better. Thanks for watching! :)

Okay, guilty of not doing much now. Many things going on at work for the past week, so i managed to only squeeze in these studies. REALLY looking forward to the next month, i would probably have more time to draw and paint... WHEE!! :steph:

[kikindaface]

Hey shamandalie, nice improvment !! Your anatomy studies looks really good !! Your enviros looks good too, try to play with hardness, it looks a bit blurry. And you really have to save your work as jpeg, and not as .gif, it will be better :) Keep it up

[shamandalie]

Walid D - Dude, thanks for dropping by my sketchie again! I always thought that gif files are smaller so they load faster. :P I think i'll load them in jpeg now. :D

Okay not much update, just a preview on what i'm doing now. Those music junkies might know who he is. Unless it looks so bad no one recognizes. @_@

[Clochette]

I prefer your pencil way more! The speed paintings are too limp, you should use better brushes young lady! :)

[shamandalie]

Clochette - Thanks for dropping by girl! I'm a fan of your works. :D Will try to use better brushes next time!

Okay, have not been painting much lately, but this is what i did when i was sleepy. Time passes too fast when i am resting! :P

[Nibras]

Haha looks like your having fun, your doing pretty great so far so i just advice that you keep going
keep it up

[shamandalie]

Hey lilnebo - Thanks for dropping by. You keep it up too, alright? Being young has its advantages. When you are my age, you'll be great!

here are 2 speedies for the day. The first one is just random value studies and the second is referenced from terragalleria (http://www.terragalleria.com/).
Darn it, i'm not painting as fast or as well enough. @_@ But will try to do better! :D

[erik-jan v/d schuur]

good studies! iam going to do some bridgeman studies as well
and i need to read some books about drawing..

keep it up! keep drawing

[shamandalie]

'ej - Thanks for dropping by! It's the little encouragements that keeps me going. :) Thank you!

I just popped a pimple, ew, disgusting. Okay aside from that unnecessary info here's something.

Happy 29 months dear. love ya! :heart:

[zalxemptyx]

I LOVE IT ALOT DEARESTT!!! WEEEEE
This look way better then the photo hehehehehehe yayy

happy 29th mth dearest : D kiss*

[gutss]

cheers for stopping by my sketchbook, came to return the favour! :) there's some really nice stuff here, particularly the studies. keeeeep at it and good luck to you! I think in your speed paints, the shapes could use a little defining (a harder brush, perhaps) but it's good stuff

[shamandalie]

zalxemptyx - Thank you baby! Glad ya like it :)

gutss - thanks for the tip!

Tried another CHOW this time. May not get to the polls, but it's was fun painting. :P Rest in peace Bettie Page.

[zalxemptyx]

nice try dear

i can see u are rushing here ,its kinda obvious

take a step back and watch ur anatomy and value

the left knee is at the back so it shouldnt be as long or big as the one in front
and the left wrist as well dear the propotion is off

hope thats good advice

[Bill]

"Why So Serious" Horse cracked me up! Your studies are getting better, keep up with those. Happy New Year!

[Nrx]

Hey youve got some really great stuff, look at the hands on the portrait of the woman from the office, those have a great feeling of depth, i dont understand why you never managed to bring that through to pencil/portraits, maybe its something to do with your approach? either way you've shown you can create that effect just now you need to build on it.

[Nrx]

Hey youve got some really great stuff, look at the hands on the portrait of the woman from the office, those have a great feeling of depth, i dont understand why you never managed to bring that through to pencil/portraits, maybe its something to do with your approach? either way you've shown you can create that effect just now you need to build on it.

[Amir the night wolf]

looking good :)

i got new works do drop by :P ThanX

[lennon]

Hey, don't leave your drawing at the side, it's really key. Painting is great, and you're doing fine with it, but drawing is your ticket to the next level now.
Btw: You should watch the REAL Office (UK), it's way more... well, REAL.
Now let's see those drawings! (they don't call it SKETCHbook for nothing)
Keep up the good stuff!

[shamandalie]

zalxemptyx - I was rushing dear. @_@ You know i am horrible at proportions. Moo moo, any advice is good advice from you love. :asskisser:

Bill - Great to know people laugh at my pathetic jokes! :P Joker in batman was just awesome. I miss Heath Ledger. :( Thanks for the comment. Happy New Year to you too!

Nrx - The problem is that i had all the time back then to paint. And i guess i'm just a little better at painting than drawing traditionally. @_@

Amir the night wolf - Thanks! Will drop by later! :)

lennon - Speaking of the UK office, i did watch it but i am too dumb to understand...Is it something about British humour i guess. Our country was colonized by them but there are some jokes i still don't get.
About your critique, i think you are really right, cause this is a sketchbook, i'm not showing enough of my traditional stuff. I promise to show more in my next few posts!

I'm truly grateful to have comments by the way, thank you guys. :drinkup:
Just dropping by to post my EOW this time, i might probably do a POW next. My job is getting hectic, i now even have to work at home in the weekends, so i hope joining challenges will push me forward. :)

[Farsh]

Haven't dropped by in a while, someones been busy :O
Glad to see you're still going at it :D

Castle/structure in #74 looks really good, you approached that picture well, moar of that kind of rendering pls. Confident, nice and simple. Something went right there (i dont mean the other pictures went wrong, they're cool ;))

Don't like the CHOW character as much, looks a little flat. I dont know if this is helpful advice (DISCLAIMER:i'm probably just talking out of my ass) but render characters as you would any other dead inert object. Be confident when you lay down light and shadows, don't be afraid of spoiling beauty, butcher your picture with the brush. Only one way to chisel out form.

Environments isse hard, yeah, take your time planning a scene, dont jump into rendering too soon. That's not even epic fail, not compared to some of the 'mastahpiecez' i churned out. Maybe the lighting needs reworking, and get rid of that awful green grass! If it goes against the picture, kill it. Never be afraid to use reference (i tell myself that all the time, sometimes i listen), even for outrageous scenes. Can be a very helpful visual guideline.

Btw what kind of fucking awful job makes you work at home on weekends? Seriously wtf?

Anyways, keep drawing and posting. I want to see your trad stuff too.

[shamandalie]

Farshie - Long time no see! Thanks alot for dropping by. The 'something went right there' painting is done when my mind is at ease and i have nothing to do. But now with the new year and all the new classes i have to teach, yeh it's hard.

I am gonna listen to you for once and butcher my characters. :D I think i understand what you mean.
And thank you for the comment about the environments, i'll take note of that too.
And about jobs, a little advice. Don't work in secondary/primary schools. Ever.
I don't wanna reveal anything bad but yep.

Okay, it's true. My trads are going down the drain. I better get back at this. Some Loomis and other crap. :(

[Bill]

I would stay with the pencil for awhile, and give yourself more time on each piece. Keep Goin' :)

[shamandalie]

Bill - Hehe, i thought so too! Thanks for the encouragement!

Okay, this is my progress from my SP, i chose what i think is the best 16 (or a memorable ones) from the 50 i have done. When i do another 50, i'll do the same thing again. Progress is slow there too, cause i need quality work, not quantity. Back to draw draw! :D

[Farsh]

Woo, nice pencils, keep it up! Keep those loomis exercises coming, it will help tons. Watch your head construction in your self-portraits, some are losing the form. Definately seeing significant improvement from your earlier work. One thing about line quality though, when you draw, try to keep your lines consistent and confident, can do wonders for the image.

BTW, i worked in de lasalle primary school for my internship at SP, and i still have nightmares about it. I was a photoshop/flash/web side instructor and general saikang guy for some private educational contractor, and i'll never get those months of my life back....

[shamandalie]

Farshie - Thank you for the compliments and critique. Yes, i have been working on my hairy lines since i've started drawing. :P Can't seem to get rid of that damn habit.

OMG, THAT IS THE EXACT THING I AM DOING. Now i wonder if you actually worked for the exact company i am working for now. I will never get my one year back, but i am definitely working on my portfolio to go grab a better job as soon as i have the chance. I'm getting more sarcastic and cynical to the people around me due to work. Gotta not let it affect me. @_@

Something for POW. :D Man i gotta wake up at 6am tomorrow and i'm still awake, its 12:35am already. Take care people!

[shamandalie]

Something for my cousin. She needed it fast so it's all i could whip up in 45 mins lol. Its actually a t-shirt design, the first one is on the front (like a logo) near a corner and the other on the back.
Thank god for grungy brushes! :D

MY DARKEYE CIRCLES LOOK SO HORRIBLE NOW.

[the ANGRY filipino]

Hi Shamandalie! Glad to see you've been at it diligently!
Although now, some of the pieces look rushed..be careful not to sacrifice learning by going too fast that you miss out on the point of the exercise.
That t shirt design looks good for something done in a short time span.
btw..I'll be in Singapore for a few days next week...umm..how strict is it there with regards to smokers like me?hehehe...

[sketcheth]

Just wanted to say that I love your work ethic. Keep posting! :D

[chibimeli]

itchy-butt!

haha, can't believe i created an account just to comment... XD

anyway, i think you've gotten better so continue to get even better and make me cry XD

[zalxemptyx]

quality not quantity dear ,very true : D

love you , i go sleep now

[shamandalie]

the ANGRY filipino - Great to see the pictures! We will meet next time ya?
You are right about doing stuff too fast. @_@ I RUSH.

sketcheth - Love your works dude! Thank you, but i really need to work harder.

chibimeli - Haha, thanks. Last time i can't even draw as well as you do, but i don't really draw manga anymore, so you are still better at manga than me! :)

zalxemptyx - Thanks baby.

I've been down in the dumps lately, doing nothing much. It's stupid that my emotions affect my work. In any case, i go back to basics and painted this apple, cause it looks so yummy.
sigh.

[chibimeli]

atleast you can draw proportionate, muscular men! i'm stuck with sissy effeminate guys, hahaha XD

i like the greenish part of the apple, i wanna eat the apple! 8D

[mc2mc2]

Hey Amirah...

You know...we actually had a sketch session last weekend..with myself, jason and a couple other CA doods...If you wanna join....get onto msn! haha

Keep doing those studies!

[JS Neo]

Welcome fellow Singaporean :D I see great improvement from page 1 til now. :) Work on those anatomy studies and get the proportion right. I suggest work with more black and white first before heading to the color realm. (scary place) Jason mention before, line quality is important as the shape and shading. Mine sux though but see many advises from pro in this forum saying try to go through the motion a few times before putting ur pencil onto the paper will help.

Jiayou ! :D

[shamandalie]

mc2mc2 - Hey dude, i think i PM-ed you twice. :P Looking forward to some drawing sessions with all of ya!

Mydrako - Thanks for adding me rigging master! :P Thank you, i will work with black and white first next time.

Still a little busy with stuff. Truthfully, i've been a little depressed. Well, i've seen better days. Trying my best to update my stuff, so this is how my name card is gonna look like. I based it from the old design cause it seem to have a positive response. (AWW SO CUTE!) Notice the vague status. I still don't know what i wanna do with my life but it's definitely has to do with the creative industry. @_@

I WARN YOU NOT TO GO TO THE WEBSITE. It is created with notepad, bad html shit with bad works from a year ago. Website update will come soon though! :D

[Jamesy]

Hey Shamandalie, welcome to the ssg! I like how you've been experimenting with different styles through your self-portraits, that's a great exercise! I think you could benefit from some more in-depth studies like master studies (or something like that) to help with a variety of principles. I've got to add you into my signature now...I just need to remember how to do that...I'll figure it out...hopefully. Keep updating and I'll be back!!

[Maridius]

Hi and welcome! Yes I still need to update my sig to include you--my bad. Anyhow, great imagination on these sketches! That apple exercise really helped me with learning to blend without leaning on soft brushes and it looks like you're getting the hang of it now--just push the darks a bit and add some shine to fill it out. Oh and keep the shadow in perspective too.

I have to say I admire anyone who has the patience to draw a comic too. Will you do more?

[shamandalie]

Good god is this thread rotting. Better post up some stuff soon. @_@ Been playing with alchemy and it seems like a really good idea generator. These are some failed ones and other interesting shapes that might spark off a paint. :D

[the ANGRY filipino]

hey shamandalie!
those look awesome! hope you take some of those shapes further and show us what awesome concepts you can come up with!

[Call0ps]

nice book =) i would say to be careful with your point of view, cuz you tend to use all ways the same, try to vary more. keep it up

[chibimeli]

oooh, this series is quite nice, its crisp and sharp, quite different from your other works and i like black and white, hahaha hahaha XD

oh, but i do agree with Call0ps, you can try other angles for more variation 8D

[spaztastic]

Missy your stuff keeps getting better and better. keep at it.

[reme]

hey congrats on graduation, sorry cant visit the fusion, was doing some portrait event :(

[shamandalie]

Jamesy-Thank you so much!
Maridius-In time, i will do more stuff. just that i'm still quite busy now. @_@
Call0ps-Will work on it sir!
chibimeli-YES ALCHEMY IS AWESOMEEE.
spaztastic-Hehe, thanks for dropping by Spaz! :)
krytos-Hello Jakey, nice to see you at the sketch session! :D

No art today unfortunately, but i'm just here to pimp my new webbie,
www.shamandalie.com (http://www.shamandalie.com)
Yea, i'm no html expert, and don't have many works but hmm, i'll add more slowly. :D
Back to painting!

[shamandalie]

AHHHHHH, i lost my sketchbook! It has my new erm chinese brush tryouts...oh well.
I got really pissed off i did these few gestures using some program called inkart. It's actually the first time i used a tablet to do gestures, and it sorta turn out quite bad. :P

Man, it seems that i'm slacking alot. :( But my job is draining me. I guess i shouldn't complain too much and just draw. @_@

[shamandalie]

digisketch of zalxemptyx.

[zalxemptyx]

hehehe i like it
but somehow its look like its a combine picture of me and you dear hehe:D

carry on!

[SMILEFACE]

wow i really dig your enviros an studies you must have a rock'n imagenation one of my favs is your POW CHALLANGE and YOU ARE SHAMANDALIE an you RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCKKKKKK KKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!

[Maridius]

I like that sketch! Are you going to push it further? I'd like to see you seriously challenge yourself with it because it already has a great start in terms of the way you've laid out the values. Just watch the eyes. To me they look the same size (they wouldn't be at a 3/4 view) and are a tad 'symbolic' looking. Let's see what you do! :D

[Jamesy]

Nice value study there! As a quick suggestion I think you should use a BIGGER BRUSH- the biggest brush you can possibly use to fill in a value!

[chibimeli]

wow, you should do more portraits!

:lifedrawing:

better than all the cute, fake stuff, ahahaha XD

[Pixie Bergman]

that apple painting looks cool, keep it up!

[shamandalie]

zalxemptyx - When i look at it, i realise it too. :P

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - If i have the time i will do another POW. THANK YOUUU YOU ROOOOCCCCCKKKK TOOOOOOO! :D

Maridius - Thanks dude, i might be tightening it up if i have the time, or do not get bored with it. Thanks for the critique!

Jamesy - Bigger brush, got it! I think i went into detail a little too fast. @_@

chibimeli - Cute and fake can be good, if you can paint well! :P Well, there are many CA-ers here who have very stylised work, and still make it look awesomeee. :)

Pixie Bergman - Nice to meet you Kaz(others called you that)! Thanks. Hoping to see you in another sketch meet!

Okay, so here are some stuff from somewhere, the OIC portrait session. And some other random shit. It's 3:00am now and i am awake. Knocked out at 8pm yesterday. Man, i got a class at 7:30, i think i need to sleep soonnnn :oneye:

[Imaginary]

Yea u should sleep.. go sleep! You'r worse than me when it comes to staying up. That's quite an achievement. :O

Your drawings are looking a lot better, the heads have better proportions but you should still keep an extra eye on em. Do some loomis studies or form, shape and perspective studies, it'll help. :D

[shamandalie]

Imaginary - HEY DUDE THANKS FOR DROPPING BYYYY. THANK YOU FOR THE TIP!

OH I AM REALLY WOOZY NOW. JUST ATE MEDS, MAN MY HANDS ARE SHIVERING I CANT TYPE OR PAINT PROPERLY. THIS IS SOMETHING I GOT FROM MY PREVIOUS ALCHEMY EXPERIMENT, WILL CONTINUE WHEN I GET BETTERRR WWWWRRRHHEEEEEEE

[SMILEFACE]

this last one is wicked' you set a really cool mood
an lol' i stat up for dayz too but sometimes i dont remeber if i went to sleep or not an no i dont do drugs
anyway hope your not sick (''just ate meds'') if so hope ya feel better

[ashess]

hey there shaman; that alchemy thing's pretty rocking.
as for the paper drawings from the last page. us longer lines. not multiple dabbles. don t be afraid to get things off a litte; let the lines flow!

[shamandalie]

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - Thanks yous sooooo much!!! Yes i got sick, still a little sick though...but getting better. :) THANKS FOR DROPPING BY AGAINNNNNN :D:D:D

ashess - Hehe, thanks. About that problem...sadly everyone has been telling me that since i started drawing. @_@ Trying my best to stop that horrible habit of hairy lines.

Okay, these are done during the CA sketch outing in Singapore. Some chinese brush inks, some color pencils some pens...oh and the last one was a little watercolor that i borrowed from gildsquaredpatch(stella :)). I WAS SOLD. Gonna get my own watercolor set soon. I love the fact that it feels so free yet it has nice color. :D

[chibimeli]

i like the cloud in the last drawing, hahaha XD

[gutss]

you do some cracking things with lines! keep practicing that, getting forms down and that (like in the hand studies in your last post). sketches like that, especially when done quickly of passersby, can really help you get the human form down :D gogo draw like mad!

[Nettle_Mountain]

hey get better there (health), alchemy is better

love and hugs and more stuff you will make, right?

[Maridius]

'insert fire truck here'

:D

Just for that I should make you DRAW it in! Go down to your local fire station and get drawing! Hopefully there's some hawt firemen down there too that you can draw and POST to this sketchbook. Go work it girl! And keep up the good work!

[rossipoo]

Diggin it!

[shamandalie]

chibimeli - Thanks! :)

gutss - Thank you! YES i will!

Nettle_Mountain - Will be producing more work like a factory soon! (As soon as i get better :))

Maridius - Hehe, that firetruck zoomed off when i was drawing! @_@ And i don't know if it's legal to happily walk in to a fire station and draw here! (zalxemptyx will get angry at me for looking at hot men...not that there are any here. :P) But i will continue churning out more stuff! :D

rossipoo - YEAYYY THANKS! :D

Okay these are some posemaniacs shit and more shit from books and life. Towards the end, it was kinda obvious that i was feeling depressed. But I will continue to strive harder.

[reme]

your portraits are getting better, keep it up :D

[jhofferle]

One of my favorite things about CA sketchbooks is seeing the frustrations come out on the paper. The little "I have perfect anatomy and proportions" guy cracked me up.

[Jamesy]

I lol'ed at some of those comments on the last few pages. I'm doing a lot of those posemaniac exercises too (trying to do some everyday!) and I think they're helping out a lot, especially when I go into life drawing sessions. So keep those up and stay in rhythm!

[JS Neo]

Interesting pictures. I love it when artist put conversation bubbles. They are so hilarious. Hee.

I can imagine how tired u must be while drawing it after ur work. I hope you are not rushing through ur drawings for the sake of drawing because i feel u should maybe draw less but more carefully?

There are two ways of drawing from what i learn, direct and indirect. Indirect is the easier one to pick up so I started off with it too. It is basically a procedural manner of drawing where u move from stage to stage, big to small, macro to micro.. u get the idea :P I feel u should get the big shape first, correct it until it looks right before moving on to the next stage. I think when starting out, I also feel like i need to rush to details (which i still have do sometimes *bad*) but draw the overall shape first. If that dont look right, all the details doesnt matter.

Okie enough gibberish. Just draw one to two good slow studies per night!! Jiayou!! (hope u should know what it means :P)

[JailHouseRock2]

Wow shamandalie, nice progress in here!

Great colour in some of these and niccce work on the posemaniacs 'shit ':P

Thanks stopping by my SB, and if your going to stalk there... well then I'm just going to have to stalk this thread too.:)

See ya later, (well no, I'll see you... you just wont know it, thats how good a stalker I am! )

cheers,
matt

[shamandalie]

kryptos - Thank you!
jhofferle - I feel happier when i pen down my frustrations. :P
Jamesy - Thank you for your comment!
Mydrako - I understood about that. I need to give more time to each of my drawings. Thanks for everything dude. You've been a big help to both zal and i. :)
JailHouseRock2 - Hello there matt! Thank you for stalking me too! :P You do good art!

I feel kinda dumb right now cause i found my lost sketchbook in the broken scanner in my office. AND MORE IRONY. Days after i found THAT sketchie, i lost the sketchie that i am using currently. GAH I AM SO BLUR.

So these are old stuff the from the sketch book i found. I think i need to chain my sketchbook to my hands. @_@

[SMILEFACE]

i LUV the DOG sssooo cute an the one next to it is great!

[alesoun]

"I feel kinda dumb right now cause i found my lost sketchbook in the broken scanner in my office. AND MORE IRONY. Days after i found THAT sketchie, i lost the sketchie that i am using currently. GAH I AM SO BLUR."

Welcome to the world of the woman who lost her cell phone and purse, only to find them a few days later ........ IN THE FRIDGE!!!!!

[ditchman]

nice to see that you are keeping up the studies. you are making some nice marks with those brush and inks, you should try tracing over some some of your pencil sketches with it, using a few well placed lines.

[kelly x]

Hey little cute bad ass chick!!! Wanna fight!!! those Pen drawings kind of remind me of David Hockney... he gets 12.5K for a 9" x 12" ball point pen drawing on scratch paper... 12,5000 = US Dollars for a doodle... Hi and thanks for taking the time to ogle Gugg.... Your so cute and great and funny and happy SAT night!! or is it Sunday morning???

[shamandalie]

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - HELLO GRAMMMYYYY THANKK YOUU. :D

alesoun - Hehe, that's funny. Man, we should form a "I'm so forgetful" club! :P
I always lose my things. @_@

ditchman - Dude, thanks for dropping by! That's a good idea, i will do that next time. :)

kelly x - Thank you!! Now if i earn that much it will definitely help my situation now. :P But it's okay, will start from the bottom. :D:D:D It's a Sunday morning by the way!

Just a teeny update on the alchemy sketch. Was trying to make it look magic the gathering-ish but i failed terribly. Will work more on it when i have the time.

[SMILEFACE]

Wowzerz i just saw your web sight 'supa slick' an your self paints 'beautiful' you have a major talent for capture'n emotion an a keen sence of preasentation you rockerz!!!!

[Jeremy Swan]

very interesting, keep it up. Maybe try spending more time on trying to keep your doodles a little neater.

[chibimeli]

i like the tree doodles, hahaha XD

i like the moon in the alchemy sketch, it looks surreal 8D

ooh, though i think the face of the alchemist looks a bit matured, hahahaha me like young children faces more XD

[Kagemusha22]

Some nice and fluid observational sketches at the top of this page, there are cruid qualities to some of them. But that can be ironed out with practice. :)

[shamandalie]

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - Aww Grammy you are always here to support everyone. Thank you so much! :steph:

Jeremy Swan - Thanks for dropping by! That's really my problem, i rush to much. @_@ Thanks for the tip!

chibimeli - i know...you and your yaoi! :P Had a good para session with ya! Thanks for dropping by meli! :)

Kagemusha22 - Thank you for pointing that out~! :D

Okay, so this is my life drawing session with conte and chinese ink brushes. I haven't been to a life drawing session for almost 2 years! It was fun getting my hands dirty with charcoal again. I also miss being in school so much. Good to see familiar faces. :)

Oh and these by the way, are horribleeeee. @_@...and the one at the bottom are the stuff i did from the draw from "what does everyone look like" thread (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=152123). You people are awesome! :)

[kikindaface]

Nice update girl ! On the last bodies from life, try to avoid the fuzzy lines ! anyway, proportions look quite good ! Keep working !

[chibimeli]

oooh, i see a sexy lady XD

[guggemmaneuver]

hey a!

wow great stylistic range in here. i'm a big fan of the whimsical ink approach and also the rather muted color scheme on the alchemy JAM is looking very nice.

You should tell me when you update yr thread! That way i can give you feedback like instantantantantaneously or thereabouts. emmmadilemmmmatl is typing... Or... maybe i should like hold off on telling EVERYONE I KNOW when i update mine. Yeah. gahhh i should have been a marketting professional.

anyways, great work, and i'll hopefully talk to you soon! cheers!

[shamandalie]

Walid D - fuzzy lines are a common complain. I wish to stop that. Soon.

chibimeli - Oh yes she is! :)

guggemmaneuver - Thank you for dropping by dear! Don't wanna tell you about my updates cause some stuff are not worth looking at all. D:
Just wanna post it here to see if i am actually on track (or not). So you will see good, bad and the horrendously ugly! :P

My last week uber fail life drawing session.

I still don't know what i want. There. I've said it. :(

[jigje]

Hey Shamandalie. I was looking at your SPs and your Jedi powers brought me here (YOU WILL CLICK ON MY SKETCHIE. DO IT. DO IT.)

It was fun looking through. Thanks, Ill come back. :)

[kikindaface]

Hey boo nice update ! The first pages of figure drawing look good ! I don't have any advices, exept to draw more and more and more, until you have a pro level ! Good luck. Kisses

[Pixie Bergman]

woo! lots of life drawing, thats good, keep it up!

[shamandalie]

jigje - Hey there! Thank you for dropping by!

Walid D - *dodges kisses* ZALXEMPTYX WILL KILL YOU! :D What are you doing here anyways. GO DRAW THE VOICE COMMANDS YOU.

Pixie Bergman - Long time no see, girl! Come sketching with us soon ya?

Welllll, here are some horrible oldies. I am planning to join the Newborn competition thingy cause the prizes make me drool.

Alchemy jam and matte painting update soon!

[strings]

Great portraits and animal sketches from early on, specially the deers from the first page. You're picking up well with your pencil work, progressing a lot. Keep it up, the poses studies rock too!

[alesoun]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=707929&stc=1&d=1246019925

That is one goat with attitude!

[Blizzard5291]

Hey I like all your pose studies. You can see them improve greatly from the beginning of this to this most recent page. So yeah, nice improvement. :) Your landscapes look really nice, too. Keep at it!

[Jamesy]

You're gonna do the Newborn contest? I'm so tempted to enter something myself because the topic seems interesting and the prizes are crazy, I just don't think I have the time:(. Oh well, maybe next year. Your sketches are coming along nicely (although methinks you should spend more time on individual sketches until you get them exactly how you want them to look) and I look forward to seeing what you do for the contest!

[SMILEFACE]

SO CUTE i like the one that say im BA'AA'AA'AA'DLY RENDER an the enviros rrrr GREAT! so much cool w/ the sketch'erz TOO:D:D:D

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay there again:),

Great work lately andalie, you really are progressing!

The life drawings are not fails, don't ever say such a thing again, you hear me? Good:)
Haha, I really like the energy and flow in the charcoal lines! But try to remember to add a sense of weight to the figures, sometimes the balance does not seem right. Awesome work all the same!

Love the digital evos, and the sketches are great, I've gotta agree with Grandma', that one with the goat is awesome:P:)

Keep at it Sham,
matt

[shamandalie]

strings - Thank you thank you! :)

alesoun - Ehehe, yeap it is. It's a photo ref though, there are not many goats around here. :P

Blizzard5291 - Wow, thanks alot. It's been a year plus already, i haven't improved much but i'll work harder!

Jamesy - Hey there! I'm gonna try to make it for the contest anyways, will be a good opportunity for a portfolio piece. You should really join! I would love to see some awesome works coming from you.
I will take my time with my sketches from now on. Thanks!

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - HARROO GRAMMYYYYY!!! THANKS FOR DROPPING BY!!!!!!! :D

JailHouseRock2 You are probably the only person to call me andalie! :P
Hehe, i guess they are not fails, they are works-in-progress. Sometimes it gets kinda depressing cause i've started drawing 3 years ago and they still look like that. @_@
I will keep that weight thing in mind! Thanks alot Matt!

Remembered that i lost my sketchie the previous time? Well i has found it back magically appearing in my cupboard. Some old stuff. I am thinking of joining the Newborn contest (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=161424) so i have some stuff (not much) there as well. Let's see how this goes. :)

[SMILEFACE]

THIS NEW UPDATE RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKS !!!!!!!!!!!! an so do YOU! yer website is look'n waaayyyyy COOL too :D:D:D

[NicG]

Hi Shamandalie! Nice sketchbook! I like your website too. Especially the animation.

[BlackDelphin]

i see quite a bit of progress from the first page, especially in the smoothness of the lines and the amount of figures :)

[pantless_wanderer]

The figures on your latest updates are much better than those on the first page. Nice! And those life drawings are NOT fails. A few of them lack a sense of balance, but they're made with energy and economy of line, which is great.

Keep up! :)

[hala]

Your life drawings are so good!! Keep it up!!!
I clickie on your sketchbook and I like what I see!!!!! :)
And i like the "badly rendered" goat ;)

[JeanShade]

Heya,

The badly rendered goat cracks me up haha. Well keep working on your perspective and proportionas is what I think. Keep at it Shamandalie!

Also, rrender the goat goodlly next time eh :)

[chibimeli]

kekeke, i see a fondness for drawing naked people... how about giving them some nice funky clothes XDDDD

ok, nonsense aside, i like the landscape paintings. i feel that you have the vision(?) to see what landscapes are made of so just continue working on it!

like a diamond, it might be rough at first but all it needs is patience and a heck lot of polishing XDDDD

[shamandalie]

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - THANKKKAAAYOUUUU GRAMMMMYYYYY YOUUU RRRRROOOOOCCCCCCKKKKKK TOOOOOOO!!!

NicG - Hey there, thanks for dropping by my humble sketchbook and my almost dead website. :P Glad to know you like the animation. :)

BlackDelphin - Ello, thank you for the comment!

pantless_wanderer - Thanks for feeding the monkey! (I love your username by the way.) There may be improvement but i still feel i am not improving fast enough. @_@

hala - Hehe. Thank you girl!

JeanShade - Hehe Hi Jean! I tend to write nonsensical stuff when i get frustrated with my drawings. (Can see so many examples here :P) I hope to meet with you, whoever you are. (Maybe i know you already? *GASPS)
Have a good week!

chibimeli - Meli! Come on i can't draw clothes as well as you. The problem with me is the proportions of bodies, which is why i draw many naked people :D. If i am a diamond, I NEED A WHOLE LOT OF POLISHING. A WHOLE LOT! Thanks for dropping by dear.

Okay a mini update. Many things happened and sadly, i could not join newborn. I'm leaving my job soon, so had to complete many things before i leave (and also alot of handover notes for the new guy.) Aside from that my granny had been sick and she was hospitalized today. I really hopes she gets better. Due to the H1N1, there's no such thing as visitors staying overnight in the hospital. And only 2 visitors are allowed in at any one time. Kinda pissed of the new rules, i know granny hates being alone at night. :(

Ok, enough ranting. Gonna show at least what i have done for this unfinished newborn. I am planning to complete at least one of them.
probably the white peacock one.

[XuperNova]

Hey Sham, just saw your thread! Neat! Love the figure studies in #54 and the thumbnails in #105 (Were they inspired by Android Jones' work?)! And your line work really progressed through out the posts! Nice one! Looking forward to more stuff! :D

[shamandalie]

XuperNova - Hey thanks for dropping by, i really appreciate it. :mittenbop:

Update on stuff. An old matte painting i did a while back, another painting for a friend, MY OLD BATTLE OF THE SEXES ENTRY (It's there to remind me how bad i was last year, and i really gotta improve.) and the one at the bottom is my dad's name card! :P He's a taxi driver, and he wanted one so i did a fast one for him. (He came up with that slogan by the way. :P)

Aside of all that, i have seen some theories about 10000hours. Basically people who are really good at their craft work really hard to achieve it. Okay, everyone knows that :P, but i really gotta count the hours i am drawing/painting so that i know whether my progress is constant.
SO, i'm gonna start counting it! (This does not include the time when i am doing my self-protraits though.)
For today, 2 hours.

[shamandalie]

Something for a dear friend today, who's leaving to study animation in Ringling! 3hours.
Take care mada dear!!!!!

[ditchman]

last one is nice.... but the glasses look a little like you were doodling over a photo if you see what i mean

[X@v.]

Your anatomy studies are goin pretty well, good line too.

for your environments, try to work/look to understand atmospheric perspective,
the way further objects tends to shift colors toward the sky color and lost contrast,
it will help you selling depth.

work some composition sketches too, and basic perspective construction, it s gonna help, for sure.

keep it up.

[shamandalie]

ditchman - Hey dude, you are right. I think i was rushing it. She's flying off today! :P

X@v. - Thanks for the tip!

Was testing out some brushes today. did a few drawings but i'll probably scan them next week. (No scanner/camera at home :()

[Jamesy]

I like how you painted the orange-ish trees on the right side of the image and suggested them off in the distance. The left side of the painting is kinda hard to read as the area under the tree (or beyond it) seems to get lost in the mix. Only 9994 hours to go!!

[jigje]

Always good to visit here Shamandalie. Thanks for your nice comments. Like the new hair too. :)

[shamandalie]

Jamesy - Hehe thank you, dude! Only a few more hours to go! :P

jigje - Thanks! :)

Played with some brushes while following a tutorial. 1 hour.
Meh, i suck. Gonna continue painting.

[JS Neo]

Long time never visit ur SB. I like the last two pieces. The landscape is still rather raw but i like the exploration of textures, especially the right section. I think the left tree need a bit of work to make it more defined. The rock is coming good. Except for the contour part which look too shape, the other textured part is looking great..

[shamandalie]

Mydrako - Thanks for dropping by dude. Had fun with you guys last week.

Stuff from sketchie. Yes, i don't know what the hell i am doing sometimes. A little watercolour, brush pen from Mydrako, pens and pencils. Oh and those stickers are from the visits to the hospital. Stupid H1N1 virus, the security is so tight there. It's great that my granny is back home, but she's still terribly sick. :(

[chibimeli]

me likes the painting in post #176!

i like the tree branches actually, they look so real 8D

[shamandalie]

chibimeli - Thanks girl. :)

I'm so sleepy now. For no apparent reason, i opened up alchemy and jammed for half an hour.
Some interesting shapes that i might do some stuff to. Gonna go crash, tomorrow is the start of the fasting month!

[Ryn]

You should definitely try making your last post into a huge, non-abstract illustration. It would be such a cool creative exercise. Great sketchbook! If I could offer a critique, your sketches would be much stronger if you were just a bit more confident with your lines. A teacher of mine told me once, "It is better to make a mistake with conviction than to be correct and uncertain". Sometimes making one line that isn't 'quite right' can be better than making 20 lines where the 'right one is in there, somewhere'. It's a hard habit to break, but it's something you can keep in mind literally whenever you sit down to draw. Line confidence can be developed slowly but surely.
I love that philosophy of 10,000 hours to master something.. it's less intimidating when we can put a number on it, huh? :P

Subscribed, keep up the good work!!!

[shamandalie]

Ryn - Thanks alot for taking your time to critique on my sketchie. I have that problem always (you can see it in this post as well) and my lines are always insecure. I'm gonna put that "mistakes with conviction" in my head when i draw next time.

Oh and for me it's not 10,000 to master, but more for improvement. I don't think i could ever master art. It would take decades. :D

For now, some more drawings from the CA sketch meet. My drawing skills, as usual, sucks.

[SMILEFACE]

shes ON FIRE' ALL THESE UPDATES ARE HOT AN FULL OF AWESOME SUPER AMAZING shamandalie RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOO COOL

[hala]

I love the alchemy piece. I tried it a couple times but couldn't get anything solid--i really love what you did :)

and don't worry about line confidence. a lot of ppl told me to work on that too--and I found myself getting really worked up over it and failing. and when I let that go it progressed on it's own naturally. Don't push it if you feel it stifling your expression.

I always like your updates because they're really honest and expressive even when you're striving for improvement. :)

[p sage]

Haha. Love the thread title.

It's cool to have a quantifyable goal. Good luck in your quest, and I'll be watching! :yayca:

[shamandalie]

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - YOU RRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKK TOOO!!!!
Thanks for cheering me up. :)

hala - Thanks for the tip hala! <3

p sage - WOOT! THANK YOU!

A couple of sketches on my last day of work. I won't have much access to a scanner starting tomorrow, so you'll probably see more digital than trad.
Will have more time to do art though, since i'm still trying to search for a job.

OH AND I WILL BE MONEY-LESS SO PLEASE HELP ME.

[p sage]

Are those hand drawings blind contour drawings? Cool. There's a lot of life in those lines.

[Ryn]

Hey Shamandalie.

I got a good laugh out of your thread title.. "10/10000 hrs". I just remarked to one of my friends the other day, "Everyone is always going on about 10,000 hours... does anyone ever keep track?" I have been proven quite wrong, evidently! :P

Nice job on the abundance of updates. I like the perspective piece in the last one. Your lines are very fast and expressive there. Don't be afraid to put in some super straight, rigid lines to balance out the curvy, carefree ones though. That's a big problem I have, all my lines are curvy curvy curvy even when they shouldn't be. Maybe it's a girl thing?

Anyway looking forward to seeing some digi stuff! Keep it uppp!

[Growling]

nice sketchbook you have here---you've improved a lot since you first started. ^-^ I'll be watching!

[JoeDuggins]

You should do a short comic, or graphic story. You clearly have talent, but quality artists are rarely good at advertising themselves. You should make some sort of short story production with art and circulate it for marketing. If Garfield minus Garfield and MSPaint Megaman can become internet hits, you easily could. Good Luck.

[willdraw4food]

heyyy girl! I'm digging the last piece. A lot of life in the lines! Imma post my sketch thread soon! >_<

[kikindaface]

Draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw ! Again, again, always, again again, more of anatomy, more of digital painting, more of everything, always, forever, more, more, more, selfportraits, again, again, ! Don't stop, never, draw, DRAAAW , DRAAAAAW

[SMILEFACE]

Draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw ! Again, again, always, again again, more of anatomy, more of digital painting, more of everything, always, forever, more, more, more, selfportraits, again, again, ! Don't stop, never, draw, DRAAAW , DRAAAAAW


WHAT HE SAID!!!!
an YOU ARE A SMART TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN NOW GO SHAKE THAT MONEY MAKER!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

[chibimeli]

omg lah... ahahaha

seeing you try so hard makes me wanna have a sketchie book here too XDDDDDD

[hala]

the second scan would look really cool in flat colors if you ever want to take it further :)

oh noes we be money-less together D:

[Call0ps]

hey, nice to see that you are in constant drawing =D it seems to me that you dont spend much time on your own work, specially stuff from life. try to observe more before you put down anything onto the paper. try to keep it as simple as you can, from general to detail ( avoid detailing as much as you can ).

PS: i should take my own advices too xD

keep it up =D

[shamandalie]

p sage - Kind of, i wasn't really looking. I draw better when i don't look. D:

Ryn - Thanks dearie! You've been fun to talk to. :) will try to make more straight straight straight lines! (MY WEAKNESS.)

Growling - Thanks for stalking dude!

JoeDuggins - I never got that sorta advice before. I guess i see where my life will lead.

willdraw4food - You should change your name to potato-sama! :D Yay, another CA buddy.

Walid D - Best advice ever. Thanks for everything dude. Don't think evil thoughts while fasting. D:

Grandmassa Mr. Spect - I officially appoint you to be my cheer up-er. PLEASE BE MY CHEER UP-ER. Thanks for dropping by dude, you sincerely make me happy.

chibimeli - Dive in meli! Don't be afraid.

hala - Yes! I have lesser money then a french hobo! (Like what Walid said. D: )

Call0ps - Haha, you kicked me right in the balls! (If i have any.) I'm very impatient when doing art. I want it fast and good. I guess i should really take my time. Thanks for dropping by dude!


I followed what Hala said and added some flat colors. Didn't turn out too well (aside from taking so long), but my brain is not in it's right mental state right now. There is just one thing i want to say.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! !!!!!!!

That is all.

[hala]

aw *huggles*
i like how you put up different versions.
too bad u r on the other side of the planet. we could be hobos together :D

[tobbA]

I like those liney sketches :) Keep it up

[Bendragon]

Hey! Good to see you drawing all sorts of trying different techniques. Critique-wise just keep drawing those observational drawings! Maybe try some studies of master artists and see how they tackle a certain subject and add what you learn from it into your arsenal to inform your future drawings.

[shamandalie]

hala - YAY HOBO COUPLE! D:

tobbA - thanks dude! :)

Bendragon - Thanks for dropping by! You are right, i need to go back to studies again, My trads are horrible.

I can't believe i spent 7 odd hours on this. I have a huge problem when drawing from imagination. Not that i can't imagine it, it's there in my head, i just can't seem to get it out on canvas.
Shows that i'm really out of practice. :(

I might go back at this to improvise before i put it up as a portfolio piece.
Happy Eid ul Fitr everyone!

[NothingReallyExists]

when you are painting digitally, try to always remember a light source. The last piece that you showed us of the mermaids doesn't appear to have any definite light source, which flattens all of the forms including the water.

[zalxemptyx]

i like how u finish off the guy face. it is a much stronger form then the other figures in the image. i like how you express ur strokes in the water but honestly it might go well if the whole form is base on expressionism but the clear detail of the rocks and the boat might conflict the piece as a whole. you have definitely improve

[Sorknes]

*hugs*

Nice updates you have going here, like how you work the line :)

[Syran]

Heya! I'm new here and just went through you entire sketch book (seeing your development carried me away) and I got to say that it is awesome to see your process. You really have no reason at all to be unconfident. Your work has character and I'm sure they would appreciate your style allot at the art academy I’m at. Keep it up!

[jigje]

To be shipwrecked = :(

To be rescued by nude angel hotties = :D

[JS Neo]

I like the building u did in post 200, maybe except that red strip of grass in the bottom left one. Kinda distract me frmo the building itself.

And good attempt in ur painting... I suggset get ur drawing down solid first before advancing to color... I think ur values on ur figure are too muted and lack volume. Try to push the form with a wider range of values.

[Helltroll]

Keep pushing forward, valiantly forge ahead!

In that last painting, especially with the people, it would help to establish a fuller range of values.
With linework and traditional drawing and all that jazz, if you're having confidence problems, try spending a while and drawing a more developed piece, really paying attention to what you draw.
A great exercise that has helped me a good bit is to take a film you like, pause it on a scene that is really cool or brilliantly executed compostion-wise, and take an hour or two or three and just draw it, getting all the forms and values right.

Keep it up!

[Flaskpost]

i like those flat colors on the mowlskinns! stylish.
moar!

[Jamesy]

Those last couple of sketch pages are really kewwl, I like the colors and lines a lot! Good to see you pushing your paintin' skillz too, keep it up!!

[shamandalie]

NothingReallyExists - Thanks for the info dude, i didn't realize that. I might fix it when i have the time.

zalxemptyx - You commented, yayyy! Thank you dear.

Sorknes - Thank you!!

Syran - Aww shucks, that's a booster! Thank you for going through my whole sketchie!

jigje - And then die after that = @___@

Mydrako - Thanks Neo! You are right, i didn't draw it too well before painting and i went into color too fast. I'll watch out for that.

Helltroll - Thanks dude! That's really my problem, i keep rushing my work to reach deadlines. I am gonna take some of my old stuff soon and develop further. Thanks a lot for dropping by.

Flaskpost - Thank you! ...except they are not moleskine, i can't afford them. :P

Jamesy - Thanks dude!!!

Okay i've been really sad lately, my grandma passed away, may she rest in peace. Haven't been very productive so i've shaved my head and "valiantly forge ahead!" (Thanks Helltroll.)

Shane Dawson (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ShaneDawsonTV&view=videos) WIP. Check him out, i've been doing things to cheer me up and this guy is really funny. Well to me anyway.

[Mag-Neo]

----- BEAUTYFUL................. Keep 'em mate......... GOOD LUCK............ :yayca:

[shamandalie]

Mag-Neo - Thanks dude!

OKAY OKAY, i know this isn't my best. Haha, but it's been a god damn long time since i actually drew manga, almost 5 years ago? I got bored of this so i just kinda winged the background.

No drawings yet, but i promise soon! I don't have a scanner at home so it's kinda troublesome. Sorry! I have a few stuff to scan, so i'll wait till i have at least 20 pages to do a sketch dump. :D

[shamandalie]

Okay i think i'm done with Shane. :P

ONWARD.

[shamandalie]

An hour from Bobby Chiu's live broadcasting. Big but graceful. :D I just like that text font a lot. D:

[zalxemptyx]

hola dugong ! i like !!

[chibimeli]

oh yay, i has 5 stars for sex hair sticker! 8D

[shamandalie]

zalxemptyx - Thanks dear <3

chibimeli - you are welcome! maybe i should sell them, i gave 5 away already. :P

OKAY PMS KILLS EVERYTHING. Sorry had to get that out of my system.
Good news, i thought my 9 year old scanner is spoilt, but after a change of wires, it still works! :D
The only problems are that it fucks up my wacom when the scanner is plugged in, and it can't really scan a full A4 cause it will cut at the sides.
The quality is not that good though, well it is old. Expect more traditional/pencil stuff soon!

For now, some sketchies, posemaniacking and Vilppu studies.

Last pic is from another Chiu-stream, topic: Fat and Scary. :P

[shamandalie]

Couple of sketches from photo ref. Please do not mind the giraffe sticker. :D

[willdraw4food]

LOL @ the last pic "I'm sexey."

Keep up the studies ;)

[JS Neo]

Haaa nice stuff.. I am seeing some vilppu studies and i say keep at it. I think the one thing you are lacking now is the volume, the 3d structure. Your figure tend towards a sense of non structure. Continue reading the vilppu manual. It teaches u how to bring structure to your figures..

I like the owl btw. I think u did that well... :)

[kelly x]

Hi Sham!!!!!!!!!!!:):):):):):):):) ;) Your stuff is looking good and hi and so are you!!!!

[shamandalie]

willdraw4food - Thanks dear! :)

Mydrako - Thanks alot dude! I VILL TRY MA BEST. :yayca:

kelly x - Thank you for dropping by Kelly! Wuv you! <3

I am currently learning how to rotoscope, matte paint and do digital touchups. A little intense, i know. Rotoscoping and matte paint is for my future and digital touchups is my next job. I will be a photoshop/digital imaging artist! NO MORE TEACHING MEDIOCRE STUFF. :D I'm happy and i hope i'll be learning a lot more there.

Nothing much for now, just a matte paint. I've learnt a lot of digital touchup techniques which can be used for my future matte paints so i'm happy that they somewhat tie in together.

[JS Neo]

Look great ! I see a few things that can be improved though. You have gotten your sky color pretty correct. The reflected light on the mountains are accurate but i notice one patch that is not correct in the mid ground, just in front of the building, the slightly bluer patch. Your sky have a slight greenish tinge to it, and you might want to make the shadow area of your building similarly so. Other than that, great job !! Good luck to ur new job and good luck in ur possible future job :)

[ditchman]

Cool, good luck with your new job... matte looks good to me, though I'm not an expert.

[shamandalie]

Mydrako - Thanks for spotting that out dude! I wouldn't have seen it myself.

Ditchman - Thank you!

Okay here are some sketchies and the final matte, a little color change on the front. Now, i just have to figure out how to composite in nicely. :P

[Ryn]

Damnnn, look at all those studies! Keep up all the hard work! Maybe slow down a little, some of them look a bit rushed. Quality over quantity in all things, take time to concentrate and let those studies soak into your visual memory. Keep it up, rah rah rah!

[chibimeli]

oooh, what's the smokey thing on the right side of the matte?

[reme]

nice painting :D

[shamandalie]

Ryn - Thanks darling! RAH RAH RAH back! :D

chibimeli - those are actually low-lying clouds, which is part of the pic itself. I didnt add that :P

reme - Thanks jake! (your name keep changing @_@)

I feel really bad for not posting anything, been very busy with work. So i decided to paint something after work. Ref-ed, about half an hour. I promise to post more soon by the end of the week! @_@

[shamandalie]

Some sketchies from random sources. (Bridgman, train etc.)

Man, my scanner is so horrible. I will take picures with my cam (yay i got a second hand one!) next time.

[kikindaface]

Nice stuff old lady ! especially the matte painting which looks great ! tho i find weird that the shadow of the temple is really desaturated, whereas the shadow of shadows on the mountains looks really blue ( maybe because of the snow! ) i'm looking forward to see new matte paintings !

[Elophant]

Like the anatomy studies pretty much :)

[chibimeli]

the eyes sketchies look so cute XD

like those stickers in a packet XD

[shamandalie]

Walid D - Thanks dude! I've edited it as you can see. :) More matte coming soon hopefully! :P

Elophant - Thank you!

chibimeli - Haha, Thanks meli! :D

What happened to the native american man painting.

[JS Neo]

Thats really great !! Try to make ur brushstroke more delibrate and give it some sort of direction. I would say going along the form with it would be a good guide. and vary ur edges too. This is really a great improvement so keep it coming..!

[shamandalie]

Mydrako - Thanks for the comment dude, i think i still need to copy and learn a lot more. Still cannot draw from my head like you. @_@

Okay, i think my camera is better than my scanner. Too bad my drawings are no better than my paintings. :P
MORE PRACTICE TO COME.
:D

[Black Spot]

The native American is coming along a treat. Maybe you could do some more still lives for sketching practice.

[shamandalie]

Black spot - Thanks!

life. is. crazy. now. sorry for the lack of posts.
some frazetta studies.

[chibimeli]

wow, for studies, those are some sexy ladies XD

[zalxemptyx]

awesome studies dear :)

[shamandalie]

chibimeli/zalxemptyx - Thanks lovelies!
I am back. These are the wee bit of stuff i did when i was gone. D:
As you can see, I've been deteriorating.

I haven't been drawing much (and sometimes not at all!) and i only have been drawing when i felt some motivation. (So, i'm back to I-CAN'T-FUCKING-DRAW-AT-ALL mode) Terrible, i know. But let's hope that i can start anew and do more work this year. Thanks for dropping by!

[shamandalie]

I've been working on this for 4hours. I obviously forgotten how to blend. :/
Back to the drawing board.

[AllyAlbon]

Looking good! Can definitely see improvement beginning to end, especially your most recent stuff, which is looking grand.

[reme]

hi~~ :D

[shamandalie]

AllyAlbon- Wow, thanks a lot! :)
reme- Hey there, long time now see! I need to pick up drawing again so i'm back :P

So these are the stuff (i tried to draw) yesterday, and just the one at the bottom for today. I think i have to not force it and draw more slowly. D:

[shamandalie]

Sketch for today. It's pretty hard to draw on photoshop. @_@