October Guest SP thread........

[keyth]

here we go...things have been really busy...working and moving...no internet for me for two weeks.

so let'em rip folks....who will be first?

[J.Mac]

well i think i shall be first this month!! :D third attempt into the digital realm.

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp35.jpg

-Jesse

[Oblio]

Remember me?
http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/2Oct2k3.jpg


Oblio

P.S. - Where the hell is Retro?

[LUMEi]

http://www.angelfire.com/magic/slowpoke/black.jpg

sorry so small, i do one a day to change the picture on my webblog and it can only be a certain size. i always forget to save it before i resize it.

[Groover McNab]

http://www.flipvertical.com/images/sp09b.jpg

[Oblio]

i couldn't uppload it yesterday. so here it is.

[J.Mac]

Oblio - where have you been? nice to see you back with some sp's :D you should do those crazy angled sp's they we really cool!

Groover - i like your colours they are very nice and warm. i try painting like that in painter and it doesn't work so well for me is there a technique you have or is it just from practice practice and more practice?

Lumei - nice sp it is cool that you can be so confident with your strokes. i tend to be very timid and not satisfied with mine like Giacometti (sp?)

quick question for everyone, how long to you usually spend on your sp's time wise? i spend anyware from 10 minutes to almost an hour sometimes. it depends if my right side of the brain kicks my lefts sides ass :bash:

here is mine
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp36.jpg

-Jesse

[HellTaxi]

its been a while for me...
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sp100203.jpg

nice one, groover, i dig it.

lumei, nice technique, good job.

[LUMEi]

i spend bout 10min to an hr also depending on mood. if i don't get it right by an hr i don't feel the need to continue, so i usually stop there. It's been a while since i've really sat down and took the time to finish anything.

http://www.angelfire.com/magic/slowpoke/redstar.jpg

[Salieri]

nice sp's sarah.

[Groover McNab]

Thanks for the comments guys.

JMac - I'm still really new to digital painting (about 6 weeks) so I guess I'm still feeling it out, I don't really have a process down yet, sometimes I get lucky and sometimes not.

This pic is an example of not getting lucky. I really struggled with it and probably ended up working on it for almost 2 hours just trying to save it and I still don't like it.

Btw, nice to see new people. Where'd everyone from last month go?

http://www.flipvertical.com/images/sp10.jpg

[carpal]

been doing one every couple days just never have posted them. I think I am going to start...

http://accidentalabstract.com/oakville2k3/sketches/september/10-4-03-3.jpg

nice stuff everyone!

[geoffd]

man oh man have i been slacking. good start to a new month!! some good looking faces here!! haha
ok

this is halloween... this is halloween
http://home.comcast.net/~artwirks/bernie.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~artwirks/face.jpg

maybe digital next? or gouache... dunno yet.

[endregan]

argh havent had the chance much to do one...have no fear youll see me this month! :)

ill do one this week for sure.

for a school studio piece i think i may do a self portrait as an assignment...will be sure to post it in, this month or the next perhaps! :)

[Jeff Gran]

hola fellow SP artists. I got this nifty new recycled paper sketchbook so I tried a couple of SPs with prismacolors.

http://jboy.menlofarms.net/sketchbook/SP-10-04-03.jpg

http://jboy.menlofarms.net/sketchbook/SP-10-06-03.jpg

Groover: I love your sense of color. maybe a bit chaotic at times, but I dig it.

Lumei: great stuff so far, keep posting em.

[ilex]

i call this one ::holly of the big hand::

http://botticeli.com/portraits/2003/10.07.03.jpg


good job everyone...
lumei i've been enjoying your portraits

oblio ! yay! that one frightens me. more

[Oblio]

oh.. i've found few minutes to sketch my mug again.
Hey, J, eat your heart out :D
Thx for the comments guys. You realy rock.

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/8Oct2k3.jpg

Oblio

[jhibbs]

sorry guys ive been working on one for awhile (in oils) i cant tell if its worth the time ive put into it yet. i was trying to work slow for once and i dont think im used to it yet :P. heres a quickie with tablet so you know im still here

hard to believe this is the second october of these already....

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct1.txt

[benzo]

jhibbs- nice fohawk you have goin there!

oblio- man you've improved!!!!! thats an awesome pic there- wow! it pays off

http://www.bensprout.com/port15.jpg

http://www.bensprout.com/port17.jpg

[Oblio]

Uh.. thx a buch guys. I don't know how i'm improving - i only watch you guys.
I wish i could find some time to do some drawings :D
Realy.. al i ever draw i upload here (well.. except some crap i do while at work (i keep a paper under the keyboard and doodle) )

Benxo - lovely ones - love the slight shadow on your forehead. I have to learn from you.

Jhibbs - man.. you already know i like your brush work. Always welcom.
Ilex - THAT IS AMAZING. One of the best i've seen fro you. I realy love that one. Thx.

Jeff - i think you could mind simetry a bit (the eyes seem not to sit on the same line :( ) Apart from that... it's realy good. Try to enhance the form - think it more 3D - the back of the chin in the 1st and the back of the head.. are a bit unclear - try to draw a skull over it.

Oblio

[roger]

http://www.iespana.es/rogershared/daily/sp20031009.jpg

No reference. The weird thing is that I think it looks more like me than the referenced ones.

[Oblio]

i'm a bit into animals lately.
Done in ~20min before going to job (yes.. i'll be late again)

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/10Oct2k3.jpg

Oblio

[jhibbs]

ok this is why there hasnt been as many daily's from me, took a few days to work on this one. probably not worth the effort but i learned alot:

oil on masonite



http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct2.txt

[Nimrod]

zup

jus woke up

http://ninja.designrockstar.com/pics/sp6_web.jpg

[Duracel]

Just like a family, you dont have to say anything, but could be sure respect and honesty is in the air. :)


http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/self67.jpg

[ilex]

http://botticeli.com/portraits/2003/10.11.03.jpg

sorry i don't have time to comments...

[J.Mac]

wow many portraits here nice nice! sorry for not posting this past week. my computer broke and i can't instal my cameras software on any of the schools computers and such... heh

ilex - very interesting sp, what did you use to make that ink wash?

duracel - hmm... nice i really like that one it says alot

nimrod - good colours, and that is a nice composition.

jhibbs - wow that is pretty cool stuff!i like when you do 3/4 view sp too

oblio - meow meow meow haha nice sp

roger - good one as well

benzo - good sp's what size paper do you use?

everyone else great work and keep them coming!

here are some of mine that i haven't been able to post this week... latelty i have been having dificulty with consentration, and it makes me so aggrevated...

did this instead of a true sp
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/study001.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/study002.jpg

having trouble focusing
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp37.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp38.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp39.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp40.jpg

-Jesse

[jhibbs]

J Mac-i can see you struggling wth trying to break the face into planes... dont think of it as less serious, it will help alot in the future. did i already tell you to try out vine charcoal? i dont wanna sound like a moron saying it twice :P

ilex-nice prints, i think those are the first printmaking SPs in this subforum so far-nicely handled. woodblock?


duracel-the texture from the strokes works well on the sweater, but im not quite as sure about the face...colors are great though.

benzo-yea my hair is like this when i wake up, honest. its just lately i started gelling it like that :P in the one with the neck, the eyes seem a bit large and the neck a bit light for the head


heres a few from me, (only one of me, im still doing them of others as much as possible) all are 11x14 white paper with brush pen, Tria ink, colored pencil, and gouache.

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct4.txt

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct3.txt

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct5.txt

[Duracel]

yeah, your right about the faces texture

your "cheese"-face is fabolous


j.mac, thx
dont over-construct faces, try to let lines flow first, and then study anatomie just from time to time more and more.


Here's a quickie:

http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/self68.jpg

[killing.people]

http://members.cox.net/crobinson25/sp%2010%2017%2003.jpg

[Lionel]

Hi again. Sorry I haven't been posting at all recently but I have been having a crazy time. I have managed to lose my job, go on holiday and move house (in that order). Place where I have been staying is too small to fit my computer so I have been practicing my pencil drawing :). Have just bought myself a new small computer so hopefully I will be able to get posting again soon :).

Good to see you all still at it.

http://raq626.uk2net.com/~lionel/me107.JPG

[J.Mac]

Hey thank you jhibbs and duracel, i really appreciate your help!! Jhibbs you say vine charcoal.... i never used it before beside just messing around with it in class once or twice. I think i shall try it out :D Duracel i think i understand what you mean, i should flow with my drawings and get it down and then referance anotomy and structure to reinforce what is there and make sure everything is correct, if need be?! Thank you for your help it is nice when you here what other people have to say :D

killing.people - not bad for a quick one, but there isn't to much i can say about it either, besides good stuff :)

duracel - not shabby for a quickie i wish mine looked half as decent when i do quick ones :D

jhibbs - those rock they are so cool! i like the colours they are very nice. That is great work, the 3rd one is my favorite. i find that one to be very well balanced and those little crature things are are funny. Good work me like! :D

lionel - hey welcome back, and sorry about all that, but atleast you can always draw. nice sp it looks pretty good! painter or PS? It looks PS but i could be wrong :D

ok here are a couple of mine in pencil on newsprint.... i think i am going to try different materials for a while if any one has suggestions that would nice if they share them. I want to brake out of the norm!
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp41.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp42.jpg

[Android]

good to see you agian Lionel, look how you have grown:)

Killing- missed your face around here too

Jhibbs- those latest are my new favorites. coro would be pleased .

J-mac, i admire your persistance, i can see it paying off, dont forget to enjoy is, no matter how good or bad you judge your work,
i dont want to see any more negative comments like crappy in your sketches, that is your dark ego working against you. turn off the computer in the front of your mind and embrace the pressence of your being-


chow peoples you are all doing so great!

[Duracel]

welcome back at home, lionel ;)
nice to meet you again

I'd like to say, a bit of those gained experience shine through your new selfportrait.

jmac, well, already better :)



http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/self69.jpg

[endregan]

http://www.visiblesurface.com/sketches/oct19/oct19.jpg

Its been a while.... but im back

[Nimrod]

why can't she just admit that she doesn't love me

http://ninja.designrockstar.com/pics/sp7_web.jpg

[ilustre]

my first try. I never did a selfportrait. It´s interesting. Some of you can help-me with any critics, advices or suggestions? Thanks a lot.

I like last Duracel portrait too much. Loose and easy to see. very beutiful. Congratulations.

http://www.camilocunha.blogger.com.br/autoretrato01-copy.jpg

[Oblio]

ilustre - lovely - welcome to the club :-) I'm not sure f you ment it to get a bit caricatural - if not.. the upper part is a bit displaced and missproportioned. See onthe left of the img - above the ear.

Nimrod - oh boy.. why do you twist your soul like that always? It's a bad road. Sometimes people can't put in words or even thoughts what they feel. Do you look for a confirmation? Look inside and try to work your own feelings and make the most of that... basicaly without asking. No soul requirements or expectations from others... that's devil's job. If God would be there you would be already happy.
There is still place for it. I hope i didn't cross any line here. Just trying to say that your SP, well.. it's evil :chug:

endregan - measure measure measure. The put a strong light on your face and draw only the radk and light splashes. I hope you dig. I hope it helps.

Duracel - lovely as usual.

Android - ah.. welcome. Is this your fist atepmt? Looks lovely. you reamind me of a friend of mine :)

J Mac - yes.. that's the path - measure measure measure. Look Look Look.. and btw - you have hair and the rest of the head.. don't you? No i'm not asking too much too soon :p

Lionel - :chug: i know how that feels. and you still rock!

killing.people - no nose pencils? no nipple hair? odd :D


Oblio

[J.Mac]

oblio - hmmm hair yeah....yeah i think i have someand i shall put some hairon my not so bald scalp haha thanks for the pointers :D

ilustre - welcome! and that is a nice sp, i am glad you posted your reference it helps. there is only small things here and there that are off but you did a good job overall.

endregan - glad to see you are back! not bad fornot doing them for a little while. I think you should try doing a sp with something you can touch i.e.; vine charcoal, pencils, markers, chalk what ever you like. "imo" it always helps to go do somehting different than you normally do or atleast trying different ways to an sp.

Duracel - oh that is cool. it is very stylized, but done well. and thank you!

Android i don't know if you always check out these threads but i want to atleast say thank you for you words of encouragment and i will try to do what you said :D

now here is mine a quickie, but it was fun and done in vine charcoal, thanks to jhibbs suggestion.

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp44.jpg

this is todays pencil cause i feel like shit with this flu i have; Sorry for any spelling issues and etc. i am in a rush....

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp45.jpg

-Jesse

[R_M]

http://www.robertomarchesi.com/gfxgallery/spoct16.jpg

ahhh good to be back...

[ilustre]

Thanks for the critics J.mac and Oblio. I try to keep it loose as possible. No previous sketch was done, just color on canvas. and the likeness :( ..... Anyone knows were I can find any tutorials or step by step or advices about paint, paint portraits ?
:jump1:

[Duracel]

http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/self70.jpg

[nova]

these are all so interesting, [mine's boring.] pretty amazing seeing everyone getting better and better :) i think yourself is the difficult subject you could ever draw.


i don't usually have all those lines on my face.
http://www.geocities.com/darkpinkwink/sp102003.txt

[Jaku]

Done today at work without reference.

http://members.fortunecity.com/jaku1/sp/sp221003.JPG

[roger]

Nice stuff guys!


http://www.iespana.es/rogershared/daily/sp20031022.jpg

[J.Mac]

roger - that is a crazy looking sp, is a little bit of mitosis (sp?) going on there? :D Looks good!

jaku - not bad with out a reference!

nova - welcome! that is pretty good sp, keep them coming!

duracel - nice expression it is really good! it almost reminds me of caravaggio's style of painting.

ilustre - np just here to help.

R_M - glad to see you are back! it has been awhile since you have been here. So....post more! :D That is an interesting pose and style, is it influenced by android?

Well i have been busy with getting stuff done for midterms and crap so i haven't had to much time to do a sp.....:( but i shall do one this weekend hopefully! anyways i was looking through my stuff for art that i have done so far, and i found my very first sp ever!!! I actually never picked up a pencil to draw until the fall 2001 and i didn't have any art education until summer 2002. this portrait was done 4/18/02, and aparently i stopped trying to do sp's after this b/c i thought this was so bad... i dunno

i laughed when i saw this i couldn't believe i still had this, i totally forgot about it.
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp00.jpg

this is real me in case you wanted a reference to compare
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/real_me.jpg

-Jesse

[jhibbs]

android-thanks man, that means alot coming from you. speaking of coro, wheres he been? no new posts in the featured artist gallerys for quite some time....

hmmm been awhile since i put anything up (lots of school work), heres a quick study from this morning. i think i need to work on my stroke direction/size.

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct7.txt

[J.Mac]

jhibbs - cool one you have there! i need to work on my strokes too, they are lacking... more jhibbs we need more!

i managed to do this today in around 15 - 20 minutes, it isn't so great at all; but i had to do one
http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp46.jpg

-Jesse

[tarwater]

I did this a few months ago, and I just found it, so now I'm postin' it.

Nice stuff everyone, jhibbs I'm blown away.

http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/cottages/horribledeath/tarwaterselfport.jpg

[Groover McNab]

man, I haven't been here in a while. been too busy with a lot of other stuff. just did a quickie (no ref) which doesn't look too hot but hopefully it'll get me going again.

definitely noticed a lot of improvement with everybody.

http://www.flipvertical.com/images/sp12.jpg

[jhibbs]

tarwater-pretty nice handling, though im not sure i like the whiteout or whatever that is. a general rule of thumb, mixing black and white mediums together is bad (usually has a bluish tint that sticks out like a sore thumb) good sense of form though, especially in the mouth area.


sorry ive been slackin, heres another with mixed medium. alot more success with just colored pencil over ink on this one.

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct8.txt


EDIT: did another one, i was bored. inspired by a combination of taxi driver, the fact that i have a fo-hawk now, and wondering if i could pull it off.

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/oct9.txt

[tarwater]

jhibbs - thanks man. those last ones you did are awesome. I think what you're seeing on my drawing is the cool grey marker underdrawing, because I didn't use any white-out. You're right though about it sticking out like a sore thumb, next-time I won't use a marker, or at least use a lighter value one. Thanks.:) I'll try to do another soon.

[Duracel]

http://www.duracel.de/stuff/art/paintings/self71.jpg

"it's been a bad day - please dont take a picture"

[Jeff Gran]

Duracel, awesome feeling and style as always.
Jhibbs, your control of color is amazing to me.
JMac, I like how you're breaking your curves into multiple straights to simplify them. You should continue that through the rest of your drawing. Start out drawing light lines connecting landmarks (anything you can see, like a corner of a nose to the corner of the eye, etc.) and make sure all the triangles are the same as the shapes you see. Then do your drawing over it and you'll see your proportions and sense of structure improve. Here's mine, that took me 5 hours, 2 of which was just the light proportional lay in.

http://jboy.menlofarms.net/sketchbook/SP-10-10-03.jpg

[mos667]

Jeff!! I am amazed at your improvement. I love your latest SP. Just wanted to let you know that I'm behind you ;).

[jhibbs]

jeff-thanks, learning color was the original reason i started these. before, i had barely any color experience. 300 some odd and counting :P



wheres everyone else at? i had to wait a day because i didnt wanna post under myself :P
http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/octA.txt

[J.Mac]

great portraits everyone!!! really nice suff, sorry about the lack of posts. i have just been really busy with midterms and stuff right now.

Jeff Gran - thanks for the push, i try to measure but than i get to the point where i want a the portrait to have values and depth... and we all know what happens when we skip to tones and values to fast.... anyways yeah i need to try and stay patient and measure features a more. Great work there Jeff :D looks really great!!!

here is mine it is ok i guess i need to measure more and learn to take my time and not rush.

http://members.fortunecity.com/12jesse/sp47.jpg

-Jesse

[Hazart]

Ups I put myself here, but I should be in toon section... Sorry

[ilustre]

I´ve try to figure out Right side of the brain, trying to se colors as shapes, I did it upside down... Oooo god...


http://www.camilocunha.blogger.com.br/meUPsidedown.jpg

[jhibbs]

jmac-alot of improvement in this one, the proportions of the features to the head are alot better. before i saw the photo i thought you were alot younger (14-ish) midterms suck but keep it up :D

ilustre-try to not work from photos, try not to place the emphasis of your approach on details over shapes and forms. dont worry about the eyes or teeth, wait until its reading as a head. if you work from a photo for the next one, try using a really blurry one upside down :p

strokes are starting to make a TAD more sense, maybe

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/octB.txt

[Oblio]

i'm sooooo tiered..
i haven't been able to draw lately.. i'm mad and.. uh.. maybe is the bad day i had.

i did this to calm down and it felt good. I love drawing.. however.. after those crappy lines.. i felt good enough to go to sleep.
I want tomorow.. i had enough today.

http://members.fortunecity.com/oblio/29Oct03.jpg


Oblio

[MindCandyMan]

Just visiting my friends here in the sp section!

quick one before bed:

http://www.mindcandyman.com/jons_uploads/grey self portrait.jpg

[jhibbs]

MCM-man, so much improvement in a year.. it must be a good feeling :D

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/octC.txt

[MindCandyMan]

I was thinking the same thing about you!

[J.Mac]

jhibbs - nice sketch ilike your pose there. hey what happen to your oils you were doing? they were really good :D haha you thought i was 14-ish... really?! that is ok most people think i am still in highschool when they see me.

MCM - that is pretty good.

oblio - i know what you are talking about.... i have to much school work to even start an sp latelty! it sucks b/c i want to but i have no time. That is a good pose too i like how you included alot of your body and hands that is cool! :D

ilustre - up side down haha i remember using a book to learn how to draw that told me to do that some times. looks good. i kind of want to see you do an sp from a mirror, just to change it up a little.

Great work everyone keep them coming and hopefully next month i shall be able to more!

-Jesse

[mcotie]

Happy Samhain.

Mitch


http://www.mcotie.com/images/samhain.jpg

[killing.people]

mindcandyman: your improvement is so noticable, i am jealous. :p you keep at it. nice work on your thunderdome entry.

-kp

[Classic Rat]

nice work from you all, figured I might as well toss up my attempt, the likeness is pretty good but I look a lot darker then I am


http://r1568486.hostultra.com/images/daily/memyselfandi.jpg

[mos667]

Isn't it november, guys? :)