Dzu's semi-daily sketchbook (UPDATED 7-21-04)

[dzu]

HI there,

Finally worked up the courage to post some pages from my sketchbook. I still have a long way to go so C&C are most welcome and appreciated!

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb1.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb2.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb3.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb4.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb5.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb6.JPG

[MrMojo]

There's a lot of good stuff. Good quick sketches/poses.

[van]

Excellent! Keep up with the posing sketches. Start doing some perspective and shading excercises. I will keep checking back up with you.

[StephenC]

:wazzup: :rambo: :fight: :firedevil :love: :afro2: :Pimp: :machinegu









translation::wazzup,drawing is a battle, when youre drawing tries spit on you show it whos boss, unleash your inner fire but do it with heart, then everything will be cool and pimp but if anything else stands in your way mow them down.[

[dzu]

Just a couple of animal studies...

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/anim1.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/anim2.JPG

[dns2k]

the giraffe is very well done and the heard shots look great. keep drawing in that book.

-dns

[dns2k]

now i have to put my book up :P your always first lol

[dzu]

Just a couple pages today. Been too busy with class.

dns - thanks for the comments; You should post those head and bridgeman studies.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb7.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb8.JPG

[tinyhands]

Those hand studies are looking great dzu, I need to do more before class on tuesday. See ya then.

[dzu]

Been so busy with classes at the Atelier I haven't had time to update this. I'll try to be more regular during the holiday break. I've been experimenting a bit and trying to stay loose and work on my creativity more. C&C welcome!

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb9.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb10.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb11.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb12.JPG

[-The Swift-]

well you certinally have some talent! i prefer the first sketches in pencil to the latset ones, but that's just personal preferance! they're good though. it's quite difficult to see what all of them are though, but otherwise really great work. keep it up!:D

[tinyhands]

Great stuff dzu, like i said before, very inspiriing. Its great to see you go nuts with your sketchbook. At your rate you'll probably have like 5 of those things filled up by the time we go back to school. Have a good christmas and new years and what not, and i'll see you next semester.

-tiny

[endregan]

awesome sketchbook. great studies and variety of subjects.

[dzu]

Another day, another page. Switched it up again to experiment some more.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb13.JPG

[dzu]

Just one page today. Busy with Holiday stuff. I don't really like the first design and the perspective on the legs and feet/tracks are off.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb14.JPG

[Hunger_Artist]

let yourself go crazy when designing mechs. Imperfections can turn into improvements if you approach it right.

I tend to draw a very loose random scribble and then let the lines decide what shapes will be formed. Keep experimenting! mabey try some color!..

[AndreasM]

Awesome hand studies you have there. Nice work.:)

[dzu]

Damn these holidays...family obligations and not enough time to draw. Just one page today. I hope to have more after the New Year.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb15.JPG

[dzu]

I've been drawing daily but just too lazy to post. Here's some recent sketchbook concepting for various concept class assigments. C&C welcome!

This one of many pages concepting out a 21st century X-games champion

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb16.JPG

This started as another page for the X-games champion but it evolved into some other stuff.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb17.JPG

This one I was just experimenting...

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb18.JPG

And this last page is one of many done for a Sci-Fi western

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb19.JPG

[Yiako]

Those bio-mechanoids reminds me of Ronin. Really good work!

[van]

Still looking good. Staying loose with your linework I see in sketches. :) Have you been doing any perspective excercises?

Keep up the good work! MORE!

[steak-tron]

great stuff dude, good bots and animals, i like the giraffe best.
keep with the postin and the glayyee-bin!
-steak

[steak-tron]

great stuff dude, good bots and animals, i like the giraffe best.
keep with the postin and the glayyee-bin!
-steak

[dzu]

Thanks for the comments guys. Here's another page of ideas for the Sci Fi Western we're doing this week for the character design class.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb20.JPG

[obid619]

sup fello san diegan. You mech stuff looks tight man. I can see you have really good talent. cheers! :chug:

[dzu]

Wow it's been a while. After Austin, I've been on this sketchbook kick. I hope to post more regularly in the future. Here's a couple pages to start things off. feedback is welcome!

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb21.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb22.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb23.JPG

[jetpack42]

The last 2 compositional ones are really nice. Your faces have come a long way in 9 months. You're on the right track, I think you should push the values some more though (in the compositional ones). Maybe add some interesting shapes, and rehatch the darker areas...or something along those lines. A great start, but it can be pushed alot further I think.

[dzu]

THanks jetpack...I'll keep that in mind for future pages.

Here's a couple more....

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb24.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb25.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb26.JPG

[tinyhands]

Dzu your sketch stuff is getting really freakin awesome. It was damn cool to see some of your new stuff in class on monday. Keep it up man. I hope to be sketching alot with you guys this semester. You gotta start teaching me some shit... heh. See ya in class.

-tiny

[dCepT]

Cool linework! I really dig your looseness! your clean, mechanical stuff is da bomb!
The only thing I would have to say critwise is that some of the tech/mech-stuff seems a bit twisted out of perspective. It's not much, though. Still looks great!

Keep 'em coming!

d-C

[grinn]

Definately some cool stuff in the past couple of days Dzu. Some of the poses seem akward, but not really wrong. It gives them a lot of motion the way you have it, I really like it. Awesome work.

[dzu]

Thanks for the comments guys! I've been experimenting a lot lately with style, techniques, as well as material. My stuff is probably all over the board right now.

Here's a couple more...

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb27.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb28.JPG

[dzu]

Couple more pages for today ....


http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb29.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb30.JPG

[Yupa]

Heya Dzu, really really nice work. I especially like looking at all your pen and ink stuff--the spontaneous and experimental quality gives it a lot of personality. I think if you took those a step or two further you coudl really develop some excellent comps and ideas for finishes.

[StephenC]

I see that Austin has inspired you, you'l have to tell me about it when i get back...I hope to see pages and pages by the time i return!

[liam.c]

yah the loose ink stuff is verry nice )

[dzu]

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm sticking to pen now to keep me loose and to catch my mistakes. Once I get better I'll switch to pencil and work on my renderings...

Yupa: I'll see you around comic-con time

StephenC: When are you getting back? Are you married yet? fat off all the dim sum? :) We'll have to go sketching when you return.


Just a couple more pages. I have more done, but haven't had a chance to scan them in yet

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb31.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb32.JPG

[dzu]

Several more pages....these were done on crappy newsprint paper and the images are starting to warp. I'm going to switch better paper to prevent this in the future.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb33.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb34.JPG

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb35.JPG

[dzu]

ok I finally have some real paper to draw on! I've been trying to incorporate my life drawing techniques with my imaginative sketchwork...

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb36.JPG

[Lurchus_Orilios]

good work, but you should work on making sure your work has a solid structure and perspective (goes for bots, as well as people). Also, try to keep your light source consistent. Oh yeah, and work from the general to the specific, meaning before you worry about a characters hair, or eyes, make sure their skull feels solid. Keep up the good work.

[Jane Radstrom]

I like those latest two alot, they seem different and I think they look more successful. Keep experimenting! :nod:

[dzu]

Another day another page.

The highlights seem washed out from the scanning process. WHen I get some time I will clean this one up a bit.

http://www.websown.com/~dzu/skb37.JPG