Dannelf's Sketchbook! Help me grow (artisticly)!

[Dannelf]

Hi all!:tihi:

Iv'e been obsessed by the pen and the paper for a few years now, but the last year iv'e experienced a lack of inspiration. So I decided to join Conceptart in hope of gathering some motivation!



SKIP THE OLD SHIT AND GO TO THE LAST PAGE

[Dannelf]

Here's some sketches i made some time ago! :drool:
uploading the few drawings iv'e got on the computer. There will be more as soon as iv'e got myself a scanner!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/randomshit1.jpg http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/CutDDevil2.jpg

[Dannelf]

Here's a very old drawing (about a year or so) that I photographed! a desperate attempt to draw hands!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Hands.jpg

[Dannelf]

This is a "Still life"-study (Not sure what it's called) that i did in artclasses. The only work i really got happy with! :teeth:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Stillben.jpg

[Dannelf]

This is my first watercolour ever! I've never really enjoyed coloring, but I decided to do one anyway!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Kyrktornet.jpg

[tjtiger]

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. Your hands are pretty good. better attempt than mine. I dare not to use colors yet, but do keep sketching.

[Dannelf]

Thanks alot, man! :D
Will upload tons of stuff later when iv'e got myself a scanner!

[clanlord]

Hey man I like your finger drawings and the cathedral spires (despite of its lean position)! I want to see more of your pictures and go get some life studies if you have opportunity! And there's a a little lack of shadows do them with the top of the pen that will give you more control! Best wishes and KEEP GOING my friend!

[Dannelf]

Thanks for the good critique Clanlord! :D I appreciate it!
Promise there will be more pictures, with better quality in the weekend!

[Flaskpost]

En lång linje, inte många korta! :)
Tänk på linjekvalitéen.
Teckna mycket och ofta, så kommer du utvecklas fort.
Go go go!

[Dannelf]

Tack, ska tänka på det i fortsättningen! :D Antar att korta streck är ett sätt att dölja att man inte har full kontroll på pennan!
ska också börja lägga mer tid på att teckna!

[lilnebo]

hey thx for comments on my sb.
Some of the sketches here are great specaily the sp
just keep them up and do as much studies as you can from like they will really help you.
Do some shading in them as well that really helps you understand form.
Just keep it up and keep drawing

[Blastsniper]

My first advice would be ofcourse, Loomis/structure of man/bridgeman anatomy lessons.
Great that you draw from life, you learn allot from it. More than from photographs or pictures.

[Dannelf]

lilnebo: Thanks alot! Will put more energy on shading from now on! :)
Blastsniper: Right, iv'e auctually had Loomis anatomy book on the computer, but never really bothered studying it! Do you have any idea where I can get it? Thanks for posting anyway man! :)

[Asire]

Hey! Thanks for stopping by my sketch book! The original loomis books, as far as I know are expensive to pick up, as they have been out of print for a while (someone correct me if I am wrong please, because I would get them all). There are a few abridged versions that are in print, and tend to be 15-20 ish pages long and printed in large format, but only focuse on the basics of one thing, i.e. the head, or compositon.

If you have to book on your comp, I strongly advise you just study from that, even print it out and bind it or somthign if it helps, but he is a really good place to start for anatomy and design. I don;t know about anyone else, but I found his approach flexable enough, so that It was easy to break from it and form my own methods after a short while useing his.

Either way, he is deffinatly worth a look at.


your life drawing is good, you deffinatly seem to be drawing the right things, and your water colour first attempt is better than anything I could do them, so you should keep at it! Have you tried painting speed studys in your life drawing sessions with water colours? When I was at school a couple of guys got good at that, and their work looks stunning.


Thanks again for looking at my stuff, I hope I was of some help. Can't wait to see more of your stuff!

:)

[Dannelf]

Thankyou Asire! :) I will try to find it! I really don't enjoy watercolours, but if you say so I maybe will give it a try!

This is my most recent picture! :D tried to use long lines as Flaskpost told me, and focused on the shadowing! :) hope you like it! (and I've got myself a scanner so now it will hopefully be better quality)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook1.jpg

[clanlord]

AHhaha sense of humor! I like it, but man try to set yourself timetablet and work more, I really want to see how you're getting better! DRAW MAN DRAW!

[Dannelf]

Will do mate! :) thanks for the encouragement Clanlord!

Here's my selfportrait with better quality than the other one!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook9.jpg

And here's a picture I made last year in artclasses! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Jag.jpg


And some random shit! :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook8.jpg http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook7.jpg

[lufferman]

Great pics but the kid is creepy :S
:hatsoff:

[Dannelf]

Haha! Auctually that kid followed me in my dreams last night, Lufferman! :devil:
Not much for an update, but here's some old stuff!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook2.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook3.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook4.jpg

[Dannelf]

A portrait of my girlfriend!(Did it because a picture of her could never be bad) :D enjoy!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/lskling-portrtt.jpg

[Dannelf]

Couldn't resist depicting my iPod while it just laid there calling for me! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook10.jpg


A portrait form a photograph!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook11.jpg


Right after this I will start doing some anatomy!

[Dannelf]

Some anatomy :bashful: Auctually enjoyed it more than I thought I would! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook12.jpg

[Rocul]

awesome stuff!! Keep on drawing! Liked those portraits the best, you're improving :D

[MarkWinters]

Nice studies! Keep up with them!

[Grafguy]

The 'lil kid sitting is your best! the clothes are nicely done :)
keep on drawing n posting

[Dannelf]

Rocul: Thanks alot! :D Will do as you say!
MarkWinters: Posting one right now! Thanks! :)
Grafguy: I agree! :) but he/she is abit creepy, don't you think? Thankyou!


And here's some more anatomy I did today between homeworks and workout! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook13.jpg

[SnobbyOo]

thank u dude for stopping by my sb (: uve got nice studies in here, promise me u r going on and working like me, oke? :D
draw !

[sakateka]

Nice drawing keep it up, and little trick on eyes: don't concentrate your sight on a single eye, look at nose bridge and draw second eye, this is useful for all symetrical objects

[Dannelf]

SnobbyOo: My pleasure man! :) okey, I will try, but it will be a struggle! Thanks for the encouragement!
sakateka: Thanks alot! :D will think about that next time!

And here some more anatomy! :dur: Were drawing these arms during the Geography class.


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook14.jpghttp://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook15.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Hey Dannelf! Thx for dropping by on my SB! Nice studies ya got here. But try to do more life studies and anatomy studies. Also, try a little cross-hatching, and line-quality is getting there, but could be better. Line-quality can be hard to master(I'm also struggling with it), but it'll improve your drawng for sure.

[Dannelf]

Thanks for the good crits ChuanMing!:) I appreciate it!

Started on drawing legs, but got tired of it :^^;:, so instead I did those parts of the body iv'e been practising on without copying it from a paper this time, and it auctually got better than usual! :) So now I'm more motivated with the anatomy!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook16.jpg

[Dannelf]

Took a break from the anatomystudies! :teeth:
Just felt that I needed to clear my mind a little bit! :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook17.jpg

[Dannelf]

An attempt to do a sort of fantasy-creature, and a scary-sort-of-gollum-thing.:tihi:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook18.jpg

[kidult]

Hey Dannelf thanks for the comments - grear sketches here just keep it up and dont be scared of the colour stuff - just go for it!!!

[Dannelf]

Thanks alot Kidult! I will try to overcome my fear of the nasty colouring! But only in photoshop! :D Thanks for posting!

Though I've been terrible at legs all my time as an active drawing little boy, here's some studies! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook20.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook19.jpg

[Kielbasa]

Hey man, the studies are looking great. The right arm on that fantasy-creature you did is a bit wonky though. It bulges in the wrong place. Looks like you've been doing your anatomy studies from Loomis? Go to the page on arms from the figure drawing book and look at the top left profile arm. See where it bulges and recedes? One thing I'd recommend after you've done some anatomy studies, is draw from reference(or from life if possible, it's much better. draw yourself in the mirror if you have to) and try to see these muscles/muscle groups. It'll help reinforce your memory a bit. You'll have to simplify though, there's way more muscles in those Loomis diagrams than you need to know to draw a figure.

[ChuanMing]

Hey man, good studies! Keep doing that stuff, you'll notice improvement fast when you do that. I like your mind-escape, but the fantasy-creatures are a little bit off, if you ask me. It's nice seeing you tackling your weak points.

[Dannelf]

kielbasa_w: Thankyou man! :) Yeah, I think I got back on the same track with the arms as I were before I did the studies! You're right, Loomis it is. I looked up a new book with Figure-drawings and found it much better! You're right, all those muscles are unnecessary! Will try to do some drawings from real-life! Thanks for the good crits! :D

ChuanMing: Yeah, I actually agree!:S Thanks! :tihi:

And here's a new anatomystudy from the new figure-drawing book! :) I made it with charcoal, so it's quite blurry!
It's drawn on an A3-paper, and my scanner is for A4, so I had to do some editing! :er: Hope you like it!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook21.jpg

[Dannelf]

A very quickly done study before bedtime! :) And finally...
...BED!!<3

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook22.jpg

[Dannelf]

Antoher study I did this morning! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook23.jpg

[Dannelf]

A weird kind of ogre-thing! :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook24.jpg

[Dannelf]

Another study! Life's just so much easier with a scanner! ;)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook25.jpg

[Arrogant Thought]

Hey thanks for the comment, I'm shocked to have received the little bit of positive feed back I have gotten. I grew up drawing faces and pen gives me a great texture for shading, so that and comic really brought me up. Watching other concept artists and going to art fairs when I was younger kind of kept me open minded for my creativity and sense of style I guess.

[Arteater]

Great improvement, keep up the studies

[Suira]

Wow!! It's nice to see you're getting better man! Those studies look very nice! You're getting the good way, the best thing to do to get better is to draw like a bitch!!! Everyday, a lot! ^^

Anatomy is great, but I also recommend you to get some time sometimes to concentrate on the thing you draw, it's form, it's rithym, it's life. Helps a lot, and sometimes making some randomness is good to have a rest ;)

Keep up this studies :)

[Noukah]

Like the anatomy studies. One can never get enough practice there.
Some of the other sketches were quite funnt too, it's always fun with some humor in them :)
Keep drawing and posting!

[ChuanMing]

Keep studying and work hard! Watch out with that wrist though. That hand is taking a painful pose.

[hedwordup]

hi dannelf i like you seem to be going in the right direction with your anatomy studies, i think your pencils have are nice and the lines generally seem to be in the correct place but they seem to be a bit blurry and smudged on occasion. i think you should work on using sharper more intuitive lines along with your natural inclination towards careful rendering. in my opinion the best drawings are a mix of well placed lines and selective rendering for example ingres, raphael etc

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=120987

[Dannelf]

Arrogant Thought: Yeah, it's great mate!

Arteater: Thanks dude! :) will do!

Suira: Thanks alot! :D couldn't agree with you more! Usually I do more of a comicstyle, but it's not good enough to upload here, but now you've inspired me so I'll upload some right away!
And thankyou again for the kind words!

Noukah: Thankyou! What is humor if not motiuvation? :)

ChuanMing: You're right mate! :O How the heck could I miss that? darn! xD

hedwordup: Yeah, thankyou for the good crits! :) If you're thinking of the anatomysudies's blurry lines, I auctually have to blame the charcoalpen I used! But my lines are not to defend! I will try to improve them! :D
Thanks for stopping by!


And here's a cartoony sketch! :D Couldn't believe when I auctually found myself drawing... well... People who is punching other people!:P Guess it's a sign for "Inner agression" or something! >:D

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook26.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Dan(can I call you Dan?), look at the angle your own arm makes. Also, try to draw the human body in perspective, cuz the 2 guys fighting are waaay off. I don't wanna be mean or somethin. Just givin' advice.
And as I said earlier: keep drawing! Draw! Draw! Draw!

[Dannelf]

My purpose with that picture was to made some "living" carachters, because I think it's an important part of the pictures, so I didn't put so much weight on anatomy!:bashful:
It's great! :) never hesitate saying what you're thinking! Of course you can call me Dan!;)

[Dannelf]

I've been drawing all morning! :) *proud*

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook27.jpghttp://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook28.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Good job! Now practice more and more! That's the key to improving. Reminds me, I gotta draw!

[tjtiger]

What anatomy book are you using?

[tjtiger]

Hey, how do you post with out having the attached thumbnails border?

[DefiledVisions]

Hey SinusAnimus, if Dannelf hasnt got anything against it I can answer the question :P It's if you have the image on another homepage, like photobucket, and use a direct linktag.. or something, hope my explenation wasn't too bad.

Dannelf thanks for dropping my SB! Nice anatomy studies, something I really need to do aswell hehe. I also wonder which book you use, if it's a book your using.

Hej så länge :P
-DV

[Dannelf]

ChuanMing: Thanks alot dude! :D yeah, get going!

SinusAnimus: I use the book of Watson Guptill - Dynamic Figure Drawing.
And to upload a picture without the attachmentmanager, just as DefiledVision said, you get an account on photobucket and upload the pictures there, then it's just klick on the "IMG-link" the site is offering, and paste it into your post! :)

DefiledVision: Thanks! :) As I said, Watson Guptill - Dynamic Figure Drawing! good luck!

I'll go to Estonia for a week so there will not be any posts for a while!

[Warforce17]

I see defintely progress in your works.
For example your anatomy studies look good and I like your shading of clothes.
Keep practing and posting and thank you for posting in my sb.

[lilnebo]

Really awesome stuff in here your doing a great job, loving all the anatomy studies and you got some great imagenative work in here, you've improved since the beggining keep it up and just keep drawing

[Suira]

Hey there Dan! Fantastic to see you're still working , keep it that way! ;)

Well, I actually found some issues on your last study, and I would like to show them with an overpaint cause I'm lazy and talking about proportion errors is boring and it's worthless so here ya go:

372372

I'm maybe wrong but that sound more like the right proportions even tough I'm probably wrong in some parts but the head is a little too big and well, you can see on the picture. Apart from that you're making a lot of efforts so keep it up, I'll be cheking ya mate ;)

[Sebastianrenaissance]

ey,

i don't understand a thing. Why are you so good when you studdie ans (if i may say) SO TERRIBLE when jou just draw. i think you do not think true the picture in you're mind when you place them on paper. You make a anomaty sketch that is (on a few points not) perfect and then you make a drawing that could be of a ten year old. TRY USING THAT WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED IN YOUR WORK. or you don't have to do it if you do not use it. Love your anatomy sketches and you know wat i think of the rest. not that i'm so perfect:p

SEBASTIAN

[Dannelf]

Warforce17: Thankyou so much! :D Positive feedback is always welcome!

lilnebo: Thanks to you to! :D hoping to improve even more!

Suira: Oh, it's an honour that you've put so much time in helping me finding the errors! :D Will try to get them right next time, promise! Thanks alot man! :)

Sebastianrenaissance: Easy, dude! :) Drawing from the imagination is like 1000 times harder than just draw from a dead picture. My real skill-level is the one from the imaginative pictures, so please don't offend me by saying a ten year old would do better. But you're right! I never think through my pictures! :dur: Thanks for stopping by anyway!


Not a very productive week. Been away most of the time, and didn't really got some time for drawing! But here's a studie and a imaginative picture! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook29.jpg

(hope it's better than a ten year old could do:bashful: )

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook30.jpg

[Dannelf]

Ok, I auctually gave colouring another try. Time to learn colouring in Photoshop! Anyone who knows any good site for rookies like me?
(I know this is just to basic)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook30Farg.jpg

[BADSMILE]

nice, some really nice drawings. and guess what i like ur watercolor the most

[lufferman]

COLOUR! :D:D:D
:hatsoff:

[Dannelf]

BADSMILE: Really? :D Well, more colouring will be done!

lufferman: YEAH! :D

And here's another coloured picture! It's auctually really fun in photoshop! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook31.jpg

[Flaskpost]

Skönt att se lite studier! Fortsätt ösa!

[SnobbyOo]

hey my friend, thanx for kicking my ass (:
i like your last hand most. keep up with the good studies and try to show me more colour stuff, mk?! GO! :ilaekae:
ps. you earned my 100th post :D

[nasheer]

Nice shading and cool anatomy studies. Looks like i have to do few of them myself :)

[Dannelf]

Flaskpost: And ösa I will! :D thanks for stopping by!

SnobbyOo: Hi mate! :D More colour is coming! And even more is on it's way!
Whooho! I'm honoured!:bounce:

nasheer: Thankyou dude! :) Yeah, get going!


Todays work! Not really done yet.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook32.jpg

[Grafguy]

thnx for passin :)
ur doin a great job! nice studies, i like the lil animals uve drawn, but i think the coloring lacks, add more shadow, make it darker
they look pretty light

greetz

[Mr. Perfect]

Pretty sweet anatomy drawings. I don't think I'd have the patience for that. And just a tip, if you hate colouring as much as I used to, I suggest picking up a decent tablet for your computer. I recommend a Wacom 'Bamboo FUN' as it comes with Photoshop Essentials (all you need to do fantastic colouring). Make sure it's not too small (8.5 by 5.3 ideal) and it should run you about $250 after taxing. It has made colouring a cartoon finishing a blast for me.

[Mr. Perfect]

I neglected to read the whole thread and realized that you have a photoshop program already; even better! Still, a tablet makes things a million times more enjoyable. I like that bee-head thing, btw.

[Dannelf]

Grafguy: Thankyou man! :) will think about more shading and more darke colours!

Mr. Perfect: Thanks for the tip, and the comment! :) I've had a tablet once, a cheap and crappy one, but I didn't have a scanner then. Maybe the next thing to buy is a tablet. Well, we will see! :)

Today's anatomy studie. Got really bored with it, but it sure helps!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook32-1.jpg

[Dannelf]

Some crappy speed doodles I did today.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook34.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Sniff, sniff... Is that improvement I'm smelling?
Keep up the good job bro! Sorry for not commenting for a while, but school's a pain in the ass right now. Keep posting!

[Dannelf]

ChuanMing: Thankyou, man! :) Wish I could smell it too!
Ah, it's cool! know what you mean! I'll stop by your SB later to!
Thanks for the encouragement!

So now I decided to make Serious drawings of the female and male anatomy (though I haven't got the pleasure to study women yet) from head to see the results.
What do you think? Shall I keep up the studies...

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook35.jpg


...Or should I just go crazy and run away from them?

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook36.jpg

Feel free to comment! :)

[Dannelf]

Couldn't resist colour it! :P

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Urbansketchbook37.jpg

[TLL]

Your pencil drawings are looking nice.
But the colour of your coloured pencils seems a bit cloudy (hope you know what I mean).
It just looks like the colour is painted over the old pencil drawing with maybe 40% opacity or something.

Just in case you didn't knew that. you could colour your drawings much easier by doing this steps:
1. ctrl + a (to select the whole image)
2. ctrl + c (to copy the image)
3. ctrl + x (to create a new backround)
4. cltr + v (to insert the old picture as a new layer over the new backround)

Now you sould do a rightklick on your linework-layer and choose "Blending Options". You sould chose "Multiply" on the "Blending Modes" in the opened window.
Finished. Now you could draw on the Backround layer and the colour appears under the linework of your drawing.


I hope I could help you. If you already new that method. just try to use some more colourfull colours. ;) This would look much better I think

[aedman]

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. I think studies are very important, and so is working directly from life whether it is gesture drawing or longer still life sessions. Learning to look at the world and constantly see more than you previously did will help you create believable forms and circumstances as well as hone your drawing/painting skills. Draw objects that interest you, and objects that bore you. Draw everyday things and make them exciting for yourself. Try different approaches and challenge yourself to learn something new when you sit down to draw. Keep it up, keep posting and getting feedback- there's a lot of very good advice in these forums.

[Dannelf]

TLL: You're perfectly right! :) I find it the only way to get an acceptable colouring, when I don't have a tablet! Thankyou for the tip! Will try it as fast as I can! :D

aedman: Will upload some real life studies right ahead, and keep on do them even if it kills me!:) Thanks for all the great tips!


Okey, so I did some real life studies of stuff that bores me, and stuff that interest me! It's my old baby slingshot (:devil:), a pencil sharpener, a candlestick, my brother's parrot and a skull! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook38.jpg

[ekocak]

My first piece of advice as to the pencil sketches: Squint when you draw. It helps to break things down into shadows and highlights. Block out your shadows first, to build form. It's OK to make sketchy lines, but try to break yourself from the habit of lines. That was the hardest thing for me. If your going to shade and try to realistically render, there are no lines in real life. Keep it up. EEK

[Dannelf]

Thanks for the advice and for stoping by mate! But my goal is'nt to draw as realistic as possible. If it would be so, I would rather be a photographer. A good line is often a good way of catching character. It's admirable that you've decided to skip lines in you works! I wish you good luck! :)

Here's some anatomy doodles done from head. Think it's getting better. Don't hesitate critting! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook39.jpg

[ekocak]

Ah, then if you're going for a more graphic style maybe try varying your line width a bit more. I always try to envision it as a lighting source and anything that would be in shadow gets a thicker line.

[Lotet]

hi there, just wanted to say thanks for dropping by my SB, i like ur studies btw, ur defenitly on the right track, deamn, i have to start with my studies again too.

[nasheer]

I see you got serious with that lifedrawing and anatomy studies. Maybe this will motivate me do do some of them myself :P

[Suira]

Hey Dan! Nice to see you're still working. I have a little advice that may help you. I've seen that your last studies are getting too rigid, try to give them a more relaxed look, cause even if we got muscles we can relax them , doing this will help you a lot, also trying to improve your line with some exercises, like drawing without touching the paper with your hand, just with your pencil, also trying to improve your rendering and introducing variation on the line would help.

Keep working friend ;)

[Dannelf]

ekocak: I tryed to follow your tip with this picture I'm uploading now!Hope you like it! :)

Lotet: Thankyou! :) Yeah, go man go!

nasheer: Always happy to motivate, if I can! I will drop by your SB later on mate!

Suira: I'll try, bro! :) Just as long as you give your great critts I'll do my best! ;) The exercises sounds like a brilliant idea!


Ok, here we go! School's a bitch right now, so there isn't much time to draw! Though it's a great way to let your mind flow and get relaxed!
So here's a Serious imaginative work! I tell you people, this is rare!
Tell me what you think! :) (oops, just noticed I forgot one of the pockets... xD)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook40.jpg

[tjtiger]

you are improving. I am not but what the hell. More hogarth I see, and your hands are good. Your last guy is well he looks like a cone. Is that your intention?

[Dannelf]

Thanks alot Sinus! :) Sure you do! I was peeking on your threads before, and your art is interesting! Nah, my intention was to just draw something, haha!

Sorry for the lack of updates! Here's two anatomy studies. One speedo and one with more time spent on.


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook41.jpg

[Taneli]

Good studies! Bra, or how do you say it in the west. Your colouring needs more contrast and more "harmonious" colours. Eh, I don't know what I'm talking about but post #71 showed improvement and then with post #79 you went backwards... continue from #71! And keep updating.

[SnobbyOo]

yay man ! thats the way to go! keep up the studies and try to understand the forms and save in your brain in what way and why these bodyparts move like this ,im sure it helps to get naked in front of a mirror and to draw your :404sign: haha. im kidding :/ im sure u know that i mean the other bodyparts.
So, get a penicl ! paper ! sit down ! and drahahahaw ! :)

[Dannelf]

Taneli: Tack! :) haha! yeah, I will pick up the colouring as soon as I get a tablet and try to improve it then!
Oh, I just trying to tackle my weak points you know! :D thanks for posting!

SnobbyOo: Hahaha! :) You're right! But I've got someone who's willing to be a model sometime. But it can't hurt drawing infront of the mirror, so I'll give it a try! Thanks for the post mate! :D Time to upload a drahahahawing!

Imaginative stuff!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook41-1.jpg

[Dannelf]

I followed the tip that some of you have given me, which is to draw some bodyparts from the mirror.
Here's my first attempt, when arms seems to be one of my weak points!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook43.jpg

[Suira]

Yeah boy! that's nice, mirror studies are incredibly good to discover the real way human body is, but the part of that exercise wich is more important is the watching your body process , not the drawing, the drawing is there to recall you those forms.

Something I thing that would help you a lot is to restart from the basic forms, we don't expend the time we should on really understanding the 3 dimensions of space and we wanna keep doing the more avanced stuff cause it's funnier but really dude, it's amazing how many things you can learn just by going back , actually that's what I'm doing. ;)

Btw, I would like to suggest you some stuff to improve your last drawing from mind:

First, even if it is from mind , try to give your drawings a natural look, not rigid, relaxed, even in a tense situation our body isn't so rigid, so expend most of the time on how are you gonna draw your characters and your composition.

Talking about it, a background would help a lot on the atmosphere, so it gives you a more dramatical feeling.

And well, after having all that stuff solved you can start rendering, detailing, etc. It's quite a shame to be finishing a drawing , all rendered and detail and getting the feeling that's something wrong on it.

To finish with this XXL post ( :P ) I did a little overpaint , very crappy of how you could try to give them a more natural look and also make them be proportioned with each other, I mantained the mad guy's size cause I didn't know if it was intentional, anyway dude, keep working, you know I'll be cheking ya! ;).

[Dannelf]

Woah, thankyou for that neat little comment Suira! :) haha! Thanks alot dude!
Okey, so I shall focus on getting the lines right, and not the shadows? Sounds logical! The shadowing is just timestealer!
You mean to draw shapes like cubes and stuff? :) Or just lifestudies?
Okey, more sketching and planning and less improvising! (I'm just to lazy thinking about bakgrounds, haha)

I really appreciate your critts dude! :) I'm very thankfull!

Here's another anatomystudy.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook44.jpg

[Dannelf]

Here's a quite quickly done anatomy study!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook45.jpg

[GeistDel]

Nice work Dannelf. I see the improvement coming. As practically everyone on this forum has said practice makes perfect. Its good to see another someone in the trenches fighthing the good fight. Thanks for the comments on my sketchbook, it always helps to have another voice. Anyway keep on drawing and in a couple of years I will see you at the top.

[Dannelf]

Thankyou GeistDel! :) Always happy to give advices! I'll watch you!

The most recent drawing!
I was inspired from some fantasypictures with the wolf, and the anatomystudy is a quicky (about 10 minutes).

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook46.jpg

[SnobbyOo]

yeay dude post #97 + #98 look real good. go on with that :ilaekae: shit

[Dannelf]

I will keep on with it man! :) haha!

-But at the moment I was going to inquire you people here about tablets!
I've decided to buy one, and as far as I've noticed so is Wacom selling the best tablets. A bamboo is the one most tempting (right price and quality when i'm quite short of cash).
Is a tablet with the size A5 much better than A6? How much differnce in quality is it in the different price classes, and so on...

Would be happy for any reply! :)

[The Ham]

your work is getting better the more you do. definatly for me the more regular and varied life drawing you do the more you can recall on how to draw dimension and muscles even when you dont have a model or actual object in front of you.
you already havbe a good and developing sense of depth in you drawing with the shading! keep it up.

wacoms are very helpful. i cant imagine drawing on a computer without one now. i picked up mine on Ebay for half th price of how they come brand new and it was untouched. if you do use ebay the best thing to do is keep checking for a wacom. sooner or later someone close will sell one and then you dont get stiffed for the postage!

[Dynamike]

With your anatomy studies you are on the right way :)
Keep it up!

[lilnebo]

getting better man!
The studies are awesome
Looking really good
Just keep with it

[Dannelf]

The Ham: Thanks alot for the support man! :) Trying to do as much studies as possible!
I don't use eBay because it's kind of messy with the transports all the way to my 'far-away'-country! ;) But thanks alot for the tips and crits man!

Dynamike: I will do, dude! Thankyou for stopping by! :)

lilnebo: Thx alot! :D


I auctually am starting to enjoy doing these studies! These aren't done with so much patient though... But when I doodle it feels like I've got better!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook46-1.jpg


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook47.jpg

[Dannelf]

A imaginative doodle and a picture with the motiv of an orc with reference to Lord of the rings, the movie :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook48.jpg

[Lotet]

great upadtes dude, ur stydies are looking a lot better, though u really need to take some time on doing some neck-shoulder studies. everything is looking great xept that part, its clear ur kinda guessing whats in there.

so in short, do neck studies, ur bodys deserve better necks lol xD great stuff other then that though.

[lilnebo]

Awesomeness man
You just keep improving
i guess all thoses annatomy studies are really paying off eh
And i like the techinque your using
Btw what anatomy book are you using
And keep at it

[Dannelf]

Lotet: Haha! I'll make sure my bodies get the neck they deserve man, promise! As soon as I can I'll do some studies of the neck! :) Thanks alot for the comment!

lilnebo: Thanks for the encouragement! :)
I use Hoghart and 'See it' by Sheldon Borenstein.

Got inspired from some game magazines that were laying around in my brother's room, when I really need to practise on how to draw armours and stuff I saw it as a great opportunity!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook49.jpg

[Starr]

good work bro. your figures are getting better and better keep it up! :sungod:

[ChuanMing]

Hey dude, ich bin wieder zurück! You're really improving man!

[Untouched24]

Hey man, keep up the good work. Those figure drawings were looking good. Keep at it.

[Dannelf]

Starr: Thankyou! :) Of course I will keep it up! Now I've got more sparetime so there will be alot more drawings!

ChuanMing: I guess that means that you've been very busy, pal! :) Thanks for the encouragement!

Untouched24: Thankyou! :D


Soo, I haven't got much time to draw because I've been working to get some money for a tablet. I've just got a question about tablets. Is it worth paying 100 bucks more to get an A5 size instead of A6? :)

Here's some crappy speedfaces. I am insecure if it's even worth showing, but here we go! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook48-1.jpg

A study of the skull done in about one hour! Quite happy with it, though the teeth is abit screwed up.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook49-1.jpg

And a little doodle that I found funny (Might put on some color oneday).

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook50.jpg

[Dannelf]

So, today I've just been messing around with photoshop trying to discover as much as possible in it. And I got to the conclusion that it will be alot easier to colour when I get my tablet! The problem is that I don't know how much money I should spend on it. The cheaper wacoms is possible to purchase now, but with the more expensive ones I have to wait for a while... (Not a pleasure beeing broke on summer-vacation).

Here's the doodle I decided to colour. Though it's not very good I think it's better than my other ones! :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Doodle1.jpg

And here's the study of the neck that I promised Lotet to do! :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook51.jpg

[Dannelf]

I was just messing around with the pen, and look! I think the anatomystudies really have paid off! Any crits on these are welcome! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook52.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Sketchbook53.jpg

[SnobbyOo]

well yeah im back my friend :D enough holiday XD thanks for your comment :]
nice to see u drawing humans again and again, thats the way i guess :D the faces look good too, keep on improving man !:yum:

[Dannelf]

thankyou SnobbyOo! :) Maybe I will try to vary my drawings a little bit more (To bad my next update will be just studies, haha).

I've got myself an own computer now, but the scanner is messy... (Can't find drivers for it) If anyone knows a site for drivers to Acer 640u scanner, I would be thankfull! :)
When scanner's ready there will be a huge update!

[Dannelf]

Here's my first attempt doing an enviormental picture in photoshop. I'm not very good with colours when I've never liked using it!
Enyone knows how I can take this picture of a tree to the next level? :)


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Tree.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Hey man, good to see you going at it again.
As for your digitals, I'd start with painting in greyscale first because you'll get a clearer view of the values and stuff, and if your values are good, then it doesn't really matter what colour you put on it.
Just switch to greyscale(or grayscale) mode and when you're finished, switch back to RGB mode, but I think you already know how to do that.
Also, try to read about colour theory and study from references and stuff. Oh, and try to limit the use of the opacity mode in the early stages of a digital painting and try to experiment with the brushes.
The default round brushes are a bit too hard for me, so I mess around with settings and use different kind of brushes.
You can also download them, or make them yourself, it's basically up to you.
Cya man.

[SnobbyOo]

update dude ! dont waste your time ! :o

[Dannelf]

ChuanMing: Thanks for all the good advices man! :) I'll do my next digi in grayscale at first. I've been looking around the internet for brushes also, and there's alot of great stuff! It'll be colouring like hell when I get a tablet!

SnobbyOo: Haha! My scanner does not work, but just because you were asking I took my time scanning the pics into my brother's computer, and transfered them to mine! Thanks for pushing me bro! :D


Some bridgeman studies! Really enojoyed these!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook58.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook57.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook56.jpg


Other studies

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook54.jpg


And some imaginative work done while waiting on the bus!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook55.jpg

[Jussi Tarvainen]

Dannelf, cool bugs you got going on here. I was going to say you should take some anatomy studies and life drawings in but it look's like you're on top of things. Good Hogath stuff!

[Flaskpost]

tjabba! du sköter ju studierna fint. =)
tänk på linjekvalitén, och hur du renderar.
låt linjerna du skuggar med följa formen!

[SnobbyOo]

hehe :D GREAT STUDIES ! your driving very fast, and its awesome that uve got so much fun. you'r going there! now got a tablet and get into digital ! but dude -> go on with the studies. im watching u :oneye: 8D

[Dannelf]

yousa: Thanks for the support! :) I'll drop by your sketchbook to check things out!

Flaskpost: Tack för tipset! :) Ska försöka tänka mer på linjerna, men gamla vanor är svåra att bryta!

SnobbyOo: Promise I will keep on chap! :D the tablet will be purchased in the end of the summer! Thanks for the kind words, and for keeping me active!


An imaginative drawing of myself! My first serious thing in ages! (might finish it someday to use it as an avatar)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketvhbook59.jpg

And ofcourse some studies with ref. from bridgeman! ;) haha!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/sketchbook60.jpg

[ChuanMing]

Hey man, just wanna say you're doing great! bridgeman stuff is looking good and your imaginative stuff is improving nicely! Want to see more digi's though!

Also, try to pay more attention to the lightsource, because, in your last fully rendered drawing, I can't seem to find the lightsource! Other than that, you're doing great man!

[xinranliu]

Here's a little something you can try, take a study you copied from an anatomy book, then try to draw it again but without looking at the book. It certainly would be worst than the first one so I would redo the same study again.

[lilnebo]

yeay i like big improvments and i cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny lol
I envy you and that your alloweed to do studies of peepz lol
nice improvment though, imagentive stuff is becoming very nice
you going into more dynamic poses and more creativity
keep it up :P

[Dannelf]

ChuanMing: Thanks dude! :) I've got a digi for you right here!
Yeah, guess i messed up things with that! Will be better next time!

Ronald Liu: Good tip! Thanks man!

lilnebo: You're not allowed to do studies of people? It seems, just by having one little peek in your sb, that figures is the thing you draw most of everything! :)
Thank you really much for the encouragement!

A quite quick digi. I call it Highfly! ^^ haha

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Highfly.jpg

[tjtiger]

WOW, I think we have the same book. ;o)

[Dannelf]

Hoghart or bridgeman? :)

Sketch I did yesterday, just didn't bother scanning. I focused quite much on linequality and did'nt sketch as much as I usually do!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Tauren.jpg

[Suira]

Hey Dan, nice to see you're getting better bro, keep it up ;)

[DefiledVisions]

Tjena Dannelf!

Nice progress :) Fortsätt studera anatomi, skitgött.

[Dannelf]

Thanks guys! :D

Sorry for the lack of updates. There will be a bunch of imaginative works tomorrow when I get my finger out and start scanning!
Gotta get some discipline god dammit!

[Dannelf]

Here's my first attempt of doing a cloud in photoshop (still whitout tablet). Got inspired after having a peek in Rusnak's sketchbook. ;)
Drawings will be here tomorrow!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Cloud.jpg

[Grafguy]

those anatomy studies look very good, keep on goin!! ;)

[Dannelf]

Thankyou Grafguy! :) I'll stop by your sb later!

So, here's my drawings from the last week. Not much to say about them.

A bridgeman studie:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Bridgeman1.jpg


And some imaginative works:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Creamboo.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/squashskulldibb.jpg

Tryed to recall some anatomy studies form head (like derriere told me), and some anatomy over all.
This is how it turned out:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/anatomitjafs.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Scribble.jpg

[Dannelf]

Okey, so it's not what it seems like. I've been productive the last days and drawn alot. But most of it is'nt worth showing. I made a page with series, but it ended up with a boring anime-style so the hell with it! ;)
I've been picking out half of the stuff i've been drawing to show, because the rest is just bullshit.

First some halfcrappy scribbles

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Scribble3.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Scribble2.jpg

The balalaika-idea was quite fun I thought, though the drawing is messy.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Ballalajkaweaponcopy.jpg

And some bridgemans as well.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Anatomi1.jpg

[markey2d]

the studies your doing are looking great, so definitely keep them up and increase them.

your doing good.

[Dannelf]

Ey thanks dude! I'll drop by later!

I've been kind of lazy recently, though I've been drawing at least 20 minutes a day.. (heh)

I bought a A5 sketchblock which I could bring everywhere. So I filled one page up with bodies drawn from imagination. Gave myself like 1 minute each, so the lines got VERY messy.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/BookofBodies1.jpg

So after having a more carefull peek on them I challenged myself to just use ONE SINGEL line as an exercise. (did not plan the pooses at all)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Bookofbodies2.jpg

And here's an eye I did with ref.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/eye1.jpg

[lilnebo]

Getting good!
hahaha!
I like all those imaginative drawings and seeing you get creative!
Oh btw i meant am not alloweed to study nudes which is why i dont
But anywayz doing great man!
keep it up

[Flaskpost]

här går det undan! :)
fortsätt ösa på med bridgmans!

[Suira]

Nice idea the one of the line. Another idea, try to draw using no lines, but just shading and being very carefull with the values, it also helps ;)

[Dannelf]

lilnebo: Thanks alot mate! :) Without beeing creative at sometime in a while, this would really suck!
Thanks for sticking with me!

Flaskpost: Självklart! :D Tack för besöket!

Suira: I'll give it a try, just because your advices always have been helpfull mate! :D Thanks for stopping by!


Sorry for beeing as inactive guys! Thanks alot for keep pushing me and giving me advices!

This is all worth shown from the last week.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug18.jpg

Found these characters quite amusing! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/aug182.jpg

[Dannelf]

So now I've ordered this little thing! :) It will hopefully be here in 3 days!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/WacomBamboo1.jpg

[kidult]

Awesome you must be very excited!

[lilou]

very good stuff so far! you're pretty much of a worker, huh?
however, it pys off, you made some great improvement :)
love tho pose studies, those really do help, i can tell!!
you digital rendering has improved too but still there is not enough variety :)
last advice on your pencils :) try to loosen up your line. do this by drawing without rising your pen from the paper. and do also some hatching practices!! hatching can look pretty awesome, if done right :)

bye
Diana

[Tigermilk]

Dannelf, great studies!!! Keep doing bridgeman, love the one single line exercise too. I'm sure you must be exited about the wacom, however, remember not to forget your regular studies though. Or you know pencil on paper. ,)

Anywyas, keep to it!

[Porg]

Just seen all this and very interesting to see how you've improved over time. The anatomy studies are great although try drawing a few skeletal structures, it could help you remember where all the muscles are placed. It would also help your proportions and scaling.

Anyway, all good. Keep going.

[Dannelf]

kidult: You bet I am! :) I'll get it tomorrow, but wont have time to use it before friday! :(

lilou: Glad you like it! There will certainly be more!
Okey, linequality needs improvement! I'll do my best!
Thanks for dropping by! :)

Tigermilk: Whoa! I am honoured that you dropped by man! :) You're such a known face on CA!
I will never abandon my dear friends pen and paper! ;) promise!

Porg: Oh, great idea! I will try it! Know any good site or book?
Thankyou for dropping by and for tips!


After having my eyes almost popped out in surprise of having so many comments I decided to scan and post. There is not much to show, but here goes!


http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug272.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug273.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug274.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug275.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Aug27.jpg

[Dannelf]

Got the tablet! Messed around with it all day! (got nothing good out of it though)
I coloured one of the characters I did recently!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Colouring1.jpg

[Flaskpost]

fortsätt ösa och ha kul, och glöm inte studierna!

[Dannelf]

Jadå! :) Här är en studie med ritbordet! Satte mig och gjorde den nu på morgonkvisten! xD

A study with the tablet! (felt that I had to colour it, when the other pages in my sb is as gray) :P

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Studie1.jpg

[Dannelf]

Messed around with the tablet and decided to do the classic thing to practise with brushes and colours! I drew an apple from reference! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/apple-reference.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/refepple.jpg

Any critts are welcome! :)

[DefiledVisions]

Gogo Dannelf! :) kör hårt med bridgemans.. akta proportionerna bara.. mitt råd är att dela in armarna, benen etc. i delar.. som det ser ut nu kör du allt i ett svep, mycket lättare om du gör en form för bröstkorgen, en form för axeln, en för biceps/triceps etc. och du får mer förståelse för kroppens former.

Grattis till din tablet förresten.. råd om Digipaint.. dunno, experimentera, kolla lite tutorials etc. Viktigt, ladda hem senaste drivrutinerna till den, och ställ in tryckkännslighet i photoshop.. annars kommer det inte gå att rita :) pm'a om du undrar nått.

keep it up!
-DV

and sorry if I'm not allowed to write in swedish.

*edit* sorry såg inte sista sidan. Nice, ser riktigt bar ut! fortsätt rita from life.

[lilnebo]

sweet works man
your doing awesome and improving
keep it up :P!

[Dannelf]

DefiledVisions: Tack så hemskt mycket för alla tips! :) Ska börja rita varje kroppsdel för sig!
Experimenterar så mycket jag hinner! :)
Thankyou for the great tips!

lilnebo: Thanks for staying with me lilnebo! :) I appericiate it!

My first half-serious imaginative digi! I will get on with studies with pen and paper soon!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Marvin.jpg

[Porg]

Oh, great idea! I will try it! Know any good site or book?
Thankyou for dropping by and for tips!

For highly detailed reference about each bone, Artistic Anatomy by Paul Richer is a great book, however it doesn't go into perspective or how to draw as it's purely for anatomy reference.

As for skeletons on the net I would've thought Google would be your friend. But try http://www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=1 as there's loads of scans there.

[Dannelf]

Porg: Thankyou Porg! :) Next up will be some skeletonstudies! I just need to find time for it!

A quick enviorment! Every critt are welcome! :)

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Beach.jpg

[lilnebo]

haha sweet your having fun
what i would advise is try to work with a hard brush
because right now your getting all this muddy effect and you dont want that
and np about sticking wit ya
keep it up :D

[lilou]

you're an a good way! I think I see small improvements and I'm sure you'll do good if you practice hard and don't let yourself be demotivated by other people :) we all had a begining :)

bye diana

[Dannelf]

lilnebo: Auctually I blurred to get that muddy effect! haha!
Now I know it's not appreciated ;)

lilou: Thankyou! Allways practise hard, I know! :)

Think I'll take a break from CA for a while! I just don't find motivation to post.
At the moment I'm playing around with other media-stuff like flash when it's so much easier with a tablet.

Cya folks! :D

[SnobbyOo]

hope ull be back very soon buddy with a big punch of updates ! just stay aktive ! dont let get u down ! just practice ! try to get familar with photoshop tooles and different brush settings ! try to analyse pics of the folk around here and the stuff of the dudes in the gallerie on top, ull see, ull get so much imrovment out of that ! then get inspired and draw again ! its great !draw from photos , draw from life, and draw some naked women, i know ull like it :D !
have fun ! live

cya friend

[DefiledVisions]

Hey Dannelf buddy! stop slacking :D haha /joke
I understand how it feels.. I've had those times aswell.. really frustrating.. keep playing around, re-gaining your will to draw :) do what SnobbyOo said, it'll help! (especially the .. hrm.. naked wimmen :yum:)

cya around
-DV

[Dannelf]

Aaw guys!:bashful: You've found my weakness!

I could'nt stop myself from posting!
I've been messing around in flash if somebody's interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrM1GUCa4Ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55QsxbCs1kY&watch_response

I really enjoyed it, but still it could not help me to get totally satisfied as drawing does (Don't get me wrong xD)!

Here's the most recent digi:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Cliff.jpg

The drawings done on paper are at the moment in school, so I'll get them and scan them till the weekend.

[Dannelf]

A new digi! :) Hyperfunny!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Letsforgetaboutthatprincess.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

Welcome back mate! good to see you posting again.

Now there are several things to crit with this new piece. First of, it's good that you practice with random brushes - photoshop is a tool, and the more you practice with the tool - the better you can use it to you advantage. So keep that up.

Now for what the piece really is. The snake looks flat because it's not affacted by the environment. The colors are cold and so some cold light should be reflected upon the snakes edges to make it fit in :) Other things to think of is the further away in the piece - the less saturated it gets, like if you look in a picture of mountains you'll see that the mountains very far away are all almost the same color as the sky. There isn't really any visible horizon or anything that indicates a plane area - the green goes into the brown and makes the piece look very flat.

The foreground is also very chaotic - it's hard for the eyes to focus somehwre. Try to add some shapes like rocks and stuff - grass/whatever.. I feel like I've ranting like a madman.. sorry. You're doing good - keep on drawing and improvement will come!

-Mulle

[Dannelf]

Thankyou for the awsome critt DV! :) I also thought the snake was flat, but wasn't sure how to do with it, and the enviormental peace has much work left!

Next up will be to edit this picture! And I'll try to follow your tips the best that I can! :D
Thanks for still sticking with me, dude! :)

[Flaskpost]

du håller igång med studierna! härligt!
ett tips är dock att fokusera på bara tecknandet, alltså placeringen av saker och konstruktion, att se till så att saker ser ut att ha volym och form, liksom.
tycker du ska vänta lite med att ge dig på färger!

här får du en fin quote från Craig Mullins:
"If something is buggin you about a pic, 99% of the time it is not color. It is drawing, then value, then composition, with color coming way down there."

mera studier! go go go! =)

[Porg]

I think with your environments you should try and do some life sketches of streets, hillsides and so on. This will help you understand perspective, distance and depth within your drawing. Maybe even just the inside of a room if the weather isn't permitting.
As Flaskpost said, it's mainly to do with the drawing - good point mate :)

[Grafguy]

cmon man, wheres the work? :D
ROCK THAT WACOM :p

[Dannelf]

Flaskpost: Sant, jag är grymt oerfaren när det gäller färger! haha!
Tack för tipsen! Ska bara försöka hitta lite motivation så ska jag explodera i studier! ;)

Porg: It sounds fun to do those studies! :) I'll try it, when I get som time!

Grafguy: haha, sorry! school's a bitch right now!

Thankyou guys for sticking with me! :) It's really inspiring! You made my day!
It's the last year in school for me now, so there is barely any time for drawing...

But when I took myself time and stayed up late some nights, I tryed to edit the last digi the way DV told me! I'm sure I have alot to learn, and that's why I'm here! :) Critt me to pieces!

Still havent got time to scan all papersketches, but soon! soon!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Letsskipthatprincess2.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

Mycket bättre! Nu får öget direkt något konkret att titta på, inget random chaos :D
Jag håller med flaskpost, öva på att ge saker volym. Typ kladda i ditt häfte eller nått, rita saker, och ge dom volym. Det absolut effektivaste och tråkigaste är kuben, cylindern, sfären, konen etc. skadar inte att öva på det då och då.

Keep up the work man!
cheers
-Dv

p.s Vilken linje går du? och jag addar din SB i min signature

[Dannelf]

Toppen!:) Ska studera mera!
Ska tänka på att kladda mer.:) har en hel del som måste scannas!
Jag går samhä(e)ll... Okej, jag gör det samma! :D Du går också i 3:an va? Läste i din tråd att du är 18!

[Suira]

I'm here once again!
Glad to see you keep drawing and trying to get better.

Well, you asked for advice on your digi paintings, well I can recomend two things: if you're working from imagination make studies on anything you want to include ( rocks, water, monsters, whatever) and try to get a good composition, the it's just working on values and that stuff, of course it never comes as you want completely ( in my case not even partially) but helps to improve a lot.

I'll be back soon ;)

[Dannelf]

Suira: Thanks for dropping by man! :)
Using reference is the key I guess! I've been to lazy, haha!

So, here's some stuff I've done recently, not much but anyway!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Octopus.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Cutty.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Bloppi.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Orcoo.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Peeps.jpg

[Dannelf]

A quick little character! :) I wanted it to have some kind of "spiderman"-feeling!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Ironkicker.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

Hey man, sorry för att jag inte varit här på ett tag. Jupp, går sista året - estetisk bild och form. Kanske sveriges onödigaste linje.. anyway :P

Sweet updates, you're definitely improving with your values - octopus looks good. I think pen and paper is what you need to focus on now a bit, before charging into digital mediums.
The last piece is awkward, anatomically the upper part of the body is good, some proportion issue with both arms though.
I don't wanna sound like a party-pooper, but drop the feet :P It doesn't do the piece any good in my opinion. For me it looks like he got his feet chopped of in an accident and is wearing some sort of random thing. The legs are also in weird position, try spreading your legs the same way.. feels kinda wierd :)

I don't want to come of in a bad way, just trying to help you out. I'd do a paint-over of I wasn't so damn tired.. ska se om jag kan fixa nått senare. Oh förresten, joina gärna min och lingmerths challenge :D kommer bli kul!

cheers man, keep it up!
DV

[Dannelf]

Tjena! :) Hehe, vadådå?

Thankyou for the helpfull critts! But I have to defend myself about the feet though. It was my meaning that it should be like two hard clumps witch would be more effective to kick with.. haha! Kind of silly! But I can add some toe-kind of things. Maybe correct the arms, though I need more armstudies!

I will check it out for sure dude! :D

[Dannelf]

No school today so I had some time for drawing! :) It's wonderfull beeing free from homeworks for a moment!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Lastsec.jpg

[Dannelf]

Help me! :O I can't get any depth in this shit! Any tips?
I got some help earlier, but I can't see any bigger improvement.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Lastsec2.jpg

[Danuh]

Hey! Thanks for stopping by my sb~

Just want to say that I love the octopus in post #177 xD <3

[DefiledVisions]

Hey man! Nice to see you live and kicking! This latest piece has a good start. I hope you put more time into it - decide on a focal point of the piece, like the face, or the helmet - and spend most time on that point - adding more contrast and detail there than other spots.

I think the issue about depth lies in the background being sharper than the elf! those abstract strokes are thinner and sharper than anything on the elf.. and so the elf is not as interesting. I see you've chosen on airbrush, which is really handy when laying colour down and geting variations right :D what you need to do now is take a sharp brush, like normal round on 100% and start detailing. Add some more contrast to the helmet - some texture and some strokes to define volume. It all seems kinda flat because you have different points of lighting and not so much contrast.
Lots of talk - im off to bed, but tommorow Ill try to make a quick paintover, I think it'll be easier that way :)

keep it up man!

oh and a good tip when painting, flip the canvas - it resets the eye in a way, makes it really easy to spot mistakes like if an eye is a bit higher than the other etc. You can also add a custom hotkey for canvas flipping.

[Grafguy]

hey Dan :D
thnx for stoppin by, I appreciate it ;)
I have to agree with DV, if it were a picture the focus would be on the background and the character would be a blurry spot, switch it!
maybe try some shadow/volume studies with balls in PS?

grtz and keep up the hard work! :)

[jdeegz]

your anatomy is sick. i enjoyed watching it progress.
one experiment that caught my attention what when you drew some bodies from your head, and they came out hairy, so you decided to do another page with single strokes. truly inspiring and i will have to do this myself.

[phoenicorn]

Thanks for being a regular to my sketchbook. Your encouragement helps me a lot.
Now on to you. some great imaginative pieces and awesome studies. like previous people have commented your drawings lack some depth so I suggest you invest in different grades of pencil if you don't already. Failing that use black pen for really dark areas. If your anything like me you will absolutely love using biro. keep up the great work as I will be visiting again. Later man.

[SnobbyOo]

where are u friend?! i hope for u that u will come back with a hudge update, haha :>

[DefiledVisions]

Thanks for the encouragement man! hope to see some updates from you soon :)

[Kerbox]

Hey man, cool work so far. Trying to start some sketching myself, but motivation is a-lacking. Are there any art-circles in Linköping you think?

- Kim

[BubbaGump]

Hey keep up with the concept stuff and more anatomy studies! Do as much Bridgman as you can and try not to skip the drawings you don't like--they're important too.

[Mokuu]

More solidity on tha face, sharpen it man, make it sharp to a point where it feels you're molding it then sculpting it. Keep it real : D

[clanlord]

Hi DAN... I've wanted to call in on your sb, just to see how you're doing... everything comes to the point of observation, observation from others comments is not a good idea... if you want to become better look more seriously and intently on your work... I wish you happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

George

[DefiledVisions]

Hallå man!

I'm just about to travel all the way up to you and punch you if I have too.. :P Na, we all have times when it doesn't work as we want it too.. hope to see you update soon.

god jul :)

[tjtiger]

Hey Dannelf,

Nice stuff here, good luck in 09 myfriend.

[Grafguy]

he m8 where the fuck are you?
did you quit or something? :D

[DefiledVisions]

Hey man you still alive? ^^ nice of you to drop by.. vi hörs!

[Dannelf]

Danuh Thankyou mate! :)

DefiledVisions Thanks for the valueable tips! I've trasched the last piece I uploaded, but i will keep in mind what you said, bro! :) Really great idea with the canvas!
And yeah, I'll try to update some from now! ^^

Grafguy Heey, thansk for the encouragement! :) I've been experimenting in photosop, but nothing is really worth to show, except from my last piece which you will se further down! Thanks for stopping by regulary :)

jdeegz I'm really flattered! :D I'd rather inspire ppl than be a very good artist auctually!

phoenicorn Thankyou, I've been working some on the depht the last months! Hope some of you will notice difference.

SnobbyOo Here I am dude! :D Hope you'll be happy with my update.

Kerbox Auctually I have no clue, but there sure is! I live in a smaller town a few miles from Linköping, and there are plenty of art-courses and so on :) Sure you will find some if you just keep your eyes open!
I'll drop by your Sb later! :D

BubbaGump Yeah, will do mate! :) Thanks for stopping by.

Mokuu Thankyou for stopping by! :D

clanlord I find others tips valueable, but still I just draw what I think is fun. Thankyou for the encouragement, and the christmas wishes! :) It's to late to wish you back but i'll drop by your Sb later.

Goyim Thansk dude! :)



So, here's my first update in ages. I haven't been drawing to much when school's really taking up all my time. But still I've managed to squeeze in some artistic work in school to.
Me and a buddy decided, as a project, to advertise other pupils projects.
Here's some exampels of posters done in photoshop! :)

A concert with different sorts of local bands:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Affisch3copy.jpg


A dancing show:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Dansaffisch2copy.jpg


That's the pieces we got the most happy with. :)
I also got my ass on the pad the other day!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/portratt.jpg


Critt me! :D

[Dannelf]

Okey, I think it's time for my first serious digi! :)
Help me to finish this little piece. All critts are welcome!
I know I have to get rid of the lines, and go more into detail. Also do a nice background.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/drake1copy.jpg

[DefiledVisions]

mate!

så nice att se dig tillbaka! :D:D

sorry man, to tired to crit now. Just wanted to say hi and welcome back! will be sure to check by sooner with something constructive :)

[Dannelf]

mate!

så nice att se dig tillbaka! :D:D

sorry man, to tired to crit now. Just wanted to say hi and welcome back! will be sure to check by sooner with something constructive :)

And it's sure is as good as any critt! ;) Thankyou for keep kicking my ass, bro! Haha!

[Untouched24]

Hey man, glad to see you back at it. As for a crit, I'd say just focus more on the light, and try to get more contrast (darker darks, and lighter lights.) Other than that just keep at it.

I did a little paint-over, that I hope can illustrate what I'm trying to say. I've never done a paint over before because I'm really not very good, and I'm so new to digital painting myself, but I hope it helps.

[Dannelf]

Hey man, glad to see you back at it. As for a crit, I'd say just focus more on the light, and try to get more contrast (darker darks, and lighter lights.) Other than that just keep at it.

I did a little paint-over, that I hope can illustrate what I'm trying to say. I've never done a paint over before because I'm really not very good, and I'm so new to digital painting myself, but I hope it helps.

Yeah, you're right man! :) Yours looks alot better. I was thinking of doing a background first and then add light and blend the dragon in a little bit better, but that looks great so I will try it out!
Thankyou for stopping by! :)

[Cranberry]

You're making progress, nice to see :) The chin on the digital girl (in the post with the two flyers) looks a bit weird, to say something constructive :)

Looking forward to that green thing when you've finished it :D

Oh & come have a look at my sketchbook if you have the time, some comments would be greatly appreciated :)

Cheers

[SnobbyOo]

Mister BRooOoooo ! waaaaassssssup man ? nice to see that u are still alive haha

and hey, i got an advice yo; work till your hands fall of ! studie other pro's art ! and keep smiling :)
you'r still doing progress, GREAT !
i really dig these posters!
I'll WATCH!
cheers!
BRO!

[Dannelf]

Cranberry Thankyou for stopping by! :)
Yeah I noticed that both the cheek and the chin looked wonky!

SnobbyOo Thanks buddy! :D Glad you liked the posters. I will auctually earn some money doing posters if I'm lucky! :)


Okey, so I tryed to take my "dragon-lizard-sortathing" to the next level! :) I don't really find it as good as Untouched24's version yet, but I'm working on it. Have to get more depht into it!

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/indeal/Dragon2.jpg

[clanlord]

Mann keep up the pencil studies of the human body! Really gooood you have developed a lot... keeep pushing man... DRAWING IS LIFE! DO NOT NEGLECT IT MANN!!!! AAA DRaw draw drawww..... - g

[DefiledVisions]

Hey man sorry for not dropping by earlier..

Man you've improved. This is piece is much more technically advanced than all your former stuff, better valuecontrol and volume!
There are still some things to think of, for example the body of the creature looks flat. Not because of the values, but because of the strokes - you've only applied them in a flat way, straight down lines, when it's body is more cylindershaped and should follow the bodys mass!
Just some details to keep in mind. And also, studies are a great way of improving. Since drawing from imagination jut sums up what you know about all the aspects of painting, and leaves little space to improve, though this depends on which area you want to improve in - but allways when I have improved with drawing from imagination it's been because I was inspired by other people and tried to learn how they did their stuff.

grymt jobbat Dan! :assspank:

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Hey dude. Not to go jump on someone else's band wagon, but DefiledVisions has a point, strokes are really important in making things believable. It would, for example, be good to see you use more deliberate strokes in the "face" of the creature, also using a smaller brush there could help. Using stronger contrast in the focal area is also a good way to add interest;)

-E