Ago('s) Trip

[Hendrix Coyote]

Hi!
Later.

[Konstruktion]

What are you waiting for?

[Hendrix Coyote]

I was :lifedrawing: from the Pirates then I had dinner with my girlfriend.

[moroi]

My absolute favorite is the one in the top right corner, of the people marching in line. It captured the mood of that scene well. The yak is coming off as a little flat to me, though. (more contrast?) Great things, love the brush strokes. :)

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Sarcophagus and moroi http://3d-wip.org/img/thankyou.gif

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music suggestion:
Symphony n. 7, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Possibly Karajan.

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Today I'll dare even more: the 9th synphony, Ludwig Van Beethoven, director Bernstein.

Pointers and critics are welcome.


edit: added pose sketches. From Posemaniac.com (thank you); 45 60 and 15 seconds poses.

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Last music suggestion so to conclude the 3 days music suggestions Marathon:
Faurè, piano notturno 1-2-3-4-5-6.

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and now it's time for me to peel the potatos.

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[Mattinian]

wellcome dude :] you`re on the right train on the right tracks :] just keep goin... i know how envigorating the desire to get better can be. i`ll be following your progress

[Hendrix Coyote]

Mattinian, thx man :]

the pose sketches down below in this post were made from 15 and 10 seconds posemaniacs poses.

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the following photos were taken yesterday night from my gl's windows with a tripod... I used long times for the shutter......I like them so much, I will paint from them this night and tomorrow
http://3d-wip.org/img/CA/night_clouds_giudecca01.jpg
http://3d-wip.org/img/CA/night_clouds_giudecca02.jpg
http://3d-wip.org/img/CA/night_clouds_giudecca03.jpg

I did some other 15 seconds sketches as work out.

[malpanka]

these figure sketch pages are extremely cool. keep working.
colour drawings from the movie are neattoo, but try to avoid contours. work with shapes from the beginning, as if it was real paint.

[Hendrix Coyote]

Thanks malpanka for the visit...will do that for sure thx :)

now, more 30 seconds sketches. I started yesterday to paint from the photos above, will post something later then I'll keep sketching from the movie I took a lot of screenshots I like that film so much...

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bah...

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landscape from the Pirates film again

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[Me,Myself & Me again]

You got a brilliant style to your portraits at the start of this thread i would'nt lose that sketchy style if i were you. Try doing more of them. :D
Keep it up!

[TheBeast]

huh i love your portraits.....nice done, waiting for some lifestudys :) *thumpsup*

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Me, Myself & Me again, thx, will do :)
TheBeast, before that I must finish the Pirates film :D
thx guys for visiting
more work out..these days I'm busy with some 3D challenges so I can't paint as much as I want...I'm trying to do the workout everyday though-

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from the Pirates and 30 secs workout

[walnut]

Sketsh pages are really fun. Maybe you could try bigger figure sketches? Copying from movie stills seems very educational btw, i should try that sometime.

[Hendrix Coyote]

Thx walnut, sure I will try them, I have to finish :lifedrawing: from the film though :D also I have to draw more of those 30 secs pose sketches

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:lifedrawing: from Pirates and 30 secs poses.

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more 30 seconds poses

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more from the Pirates and 30 secs poses

[torstan]

On the last one that likeness is uncanny. Great work.

I'm also slightly stunned by the volume of the posemaniac sketches. I really need to practice more.....

[Hendrix Coyote]

Hi torstan thx. Yes I'm stunned too by the amount of those studies considering that I don't see improvement lol. No it's not true lol. Now I'm much more relaxed while doing those 30 secs craps while before it was getting on my nerves and I wanted to crash the pc out of the window :P

same kind of studies following again and again :D

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more 30 secs.

[Carbono]

Nice practices and a great range of subjects from the Pirates Movie, i really digg the amount of PoseManiacs practices you do.

Keep it up!

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Thx Carbono!

[Evergrey]

The pictures from pirates show great likeness, and i think painting from a movie like that is good since you both get to do portraits and environments. The posemaniac stuff is cool, i think you should try to get out and draw real people the posemaniac-way (as in "real fast sketches") to get some variety. Well yeah, overall try to vary your work a little more.
Keep it up!

[Hendrix Coyote]

Evergrey, thank you--yes will do :)


Here I :lifedrawing: looking at a snapshot from the Pirates but I wanted to use absurd colors.:blahblah:

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15 seconds workout

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15 seconds workout

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from the Pirates as always

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:lifedrawing: from the Pirates

edit: + 30 secs poses

[Thomas Veil]

Wow, what diligence. Great studies.
I like your rough style of painting. I think the pieces that work best are the ones that combine some smooth areas to contrast the rough brush strokes (the ice pics from pirates of the Caribbean). One suggestion I would have is to not go so black in shadows. Often shadows have specific colors - like more blueish, or on skin redish, it shouldn't just go towards black, since that kinda creates a muddy look. Thats especially true for example for the Squid-Captain, where a lot of sub surface scattering is going on.

Great stuff. Looking forward to see more :)

[Hendrix Coyote]

Hey Thomas thx! Your advice is great and surely it's something to never forget I see that... About my references I took a bunch of shots from the Pirates of Caribbeans at World's End and I'm working from there. So I'm trying to paint what I see and I feel that I'm learning a lot and the shots offers really many different subjects and light situations. I like it. But I think from now on I'll try to paint also from another film, and switch often between the two. I chose Star Wars Episode III and I'll paint from that one too. I love face expressions. Like this one (a lot of black in this LOL, but I :lifedrawing: this as you see without modifing the contrast, good exercise for my eyes I think).

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:lifedrawing: from the Pirates

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Hi. Instead this is :lifedrawing: from the Pirates.

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I'm :lifedrawing: from the Pirates.

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un due tre fante cavallo e re.

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[sinneart]

Really wonderful studies... you definitely have the skills. I somehow think you've probably gotten what you needed to learn from PoftheC, though? Try drawing from life:)

[shamandalie]

Posemaniacs master! :D You are so hardworking. Post more paints! :)

[Hendrix Coyote]

Thanks guys

A few studies based on photo reference by Ilia Shalamaev http://www.FocusWildlife.com (permission granted)

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photo reference by Ilia Shalamaev http://www.FocusWildlife.com (permission granted)

[Nellin]

wow you are talented, love the pictures you took, awesome!

[Hendrix Coyote]

After 8 months, here you go with a couple of 30 secs posemaniacs, I stopped doing them exactly when I posted my last one here, and it's a shame. It's a really good exercise for the hand and the brain.

When I'll be back home I'll post a painted sketch I did yesterday.

I'm looking forward to see me more involved in all of this without stopping anymore.



And thanks, Nellin.

[Catatafish]

wow, its about time you come back, those works back then were amazing
what did u do in the meantime?
i mean before you posted almost every day...

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hey Catatafish, thank you, I answered your question in your thread...

I'm attaching here a quick sketch. These days I'd like to do a number of portraits, sketches or possibly more refined paintings, of aliens.

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Ahsoka study. Reference: the Clone Wars film

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copy from master Enki Bilal

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study, caravaggio, boy bitten by a lizard king, nite

[Konstruktion]

Sweet colors in the latest one. I myself find coloring pieces hard. Dig the massive amount of wuick studies as well

[Hendrix Coyote]

thx mate

the following a kwick study after Sargent before going to bed, it's late

[Catatafish]

awesome stuff, see you been busy the last days :D
i wish i did as much as you did
great stuff...the brushwork is kinda messy for my taste, what about flattening it a bit?...
great stuff though...cant wait to see more :D

[Hendrix Coyote]

hi Catatafish thanks for the advice...I have like a couple of hours in the evenings before going to bed, so I'm doing one each day trying to copy those masters' strokes but without refining the work too much... I'm calling them done when I'm tired or I think I've done enough on them and just really want to move on, well I think I have just to keep doing those studies...a lot of studies if I want to improve a little bit


the following is another quick Sargent copy, all messed up

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Another sargent study

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another Sargent copy; I can't nail his perfect anatomy and features. Must study more. Must draw more.

Good night.

[Konstruktion]

Well it must be hard to copy the genius of Sargents' strokes, but you seem to be studying a lot, which obviously is a good thing. I like the last update, especially her eyes. Them together with the colors reminds me of Sargent hehe, apart from it being a Sargent study so yeah that is as well a good thing

[Hendrix Coyote]

lol mate nice
thanks

I feel like I'm learning a lot by doing all these studies; in particular light and colors; I can't nail well all the shapes and facial features, in particular in fast studies like this; I know that I really need to draw more and train my eye/mind more. All considered, this is just copying someone else's work: all the work was already done by them, so characters and stuffs should be copied with some grade of precision, that's the exercise...I'm failing but I feel I'm learning something and that feels good :D

The next another Sargent study. Hey that's my town! Nice, I think I know that place even...
Really quick, I call it done and tomorrow is another day :D

Hey Eve Radio helps a lot lol!

[Goog]

Great studies! they have a certain quality about them which really make them pop. Only crit is that your colors seem to get muddy at times. There is usually a more saturated color used as a mid-tone when in transition between darks and lights. In this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeparking/522125082/) image for example, there is an ever so subtle shift to a more saturated reddish color when the transition from dark to light is made on the cheek. In your study this area appears muddy because it seems that to achieve the mid-tone in this area of the painting you simply mixed the light with the dark.

[Hendrix Coyote]

Goog, thx mate for taking the time to write here!
I understand what you say...you are perfectly right
that's what I try to always keep in mind but sometimes I take shortcuts, and that's bad I know. Somebody else here, I believe, pointed me to that same issue so I see that I really have to move my ass and work on that :D
Thanks a lot for your help.

Next another study from Sargent. quick. Before going to bed. I really hope to be able to paint a lot during the next weekend. And in relax.
Goodnight

[Hendrix Coyote]

I started this
tomorrow I'll finish it
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study after Bouguereau

resistance is futile
assimilated
proceeding to the next world


(I wish :P )

[Shard]

bei lavori agostino..sargent e' un dei miei favoriti!! Bouguereau sta venendo bene continua cosi'!!

[Hendrix Coyote]

Ciao Shard thanks...
I keep on drawing and studying and doing sketches from photos, life (when I can) and posemaniacs.
I can see that I have many tons of work to do to reach the place where I want to go, but...well better if I draw and don't think to that, because otherwise I start whining about all the precious time I've lost in my life not following this road before- and that's completely unuseful and sucks

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from Revenge of the Sith

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more skizzen

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study from Revenge of the Sith

[Lateman]

man ...

at first, i whant to thank you for your wise words. and ... i realy digin what you do! looks so lovley. like the skintones, good paintings from cool refs!

so far,

lateman

[Hendrix Coyote]

Dude!
Cool, thx...everybody see that you are doing well... :D

Sunday 6th of September, George Lucas will be here in my town and will give the "Leone D'Oro" (Golden Lion of the International Venice Movie Awards) to Lasseter, of Pixar.
The day after, 7th Sept., Lasseter and some other directors and artists from Pixar will keep a Master Class here...free for all students and professionals.:yum:


So, welcome to Venice George Lucas! Have a nice stay here :)
I'll go and see you on the red carpet and we will meet when I'll get a job at ILM. Do you hear me ILM? I said "when" not "if"!:wip:

A few more sketches,

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today's workout

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to play or not to play, THAT is the question.

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So, I decided to going back to school lol
On the last days I studied for the admission exams at the Jedi Academy of Art, Painting course, here in Venice. 3 days of exams. Life drawing, questions...etc. It looks like I passed them. It will be official next week.
I really hope the next 3 years will be useful to me and not a waste of energies. (I have to work too). Well at least I'll do a lot of life drawing, anatomy and oil painting studies. It seems this school requires a lot of self-learning. Well, come on, Conceptart.org is the real Academy and is where the majority of things are learnt :yayca:

another study after Sargent I did today. I want to do a lot more of these before starting the "school" :D

[Meralynn]

wow, I love all of the study work that you have here! so many drawings! It's good, though, because that's the best way to improve.

Now, you get a lot of detail into your digital coloring, but what I'd like to see more of are crisp details! It would help to finish up the digital pieces. Keep up the good work :)!

[Hendrix Coyote]

Thanks Mera for your precious comment... yeah..more crisp..means..I have to work more on detailing...zoom in more... you are right...I must do that

Still, for now, I'm having a good time (sometimes ..and hard time :P ) just trying to match all those colours and light and general shapes and features...
I want to do a lot of general studies after Sargent like these since I really need to understand him...detailing will follow :D

[Hendrix Coyote]

A few pen sketches just to keep track...
references: yahoo sport photos

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another couple of them

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Study after Sargent
Done quickly trying to understand how things work
It looks like a portrait of the portrait lol
Still sketching everyday, I'll post more drawings when I see some improvement
Definetely I'm spending too much time playing (after work) though
Academy starts on november

my study
and the original

[Hendrix Coyote]

My steam/XBL/twitter nick is the same: Hendrix Coyote

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Ok a few sketches I did this week. All of them r copies from photos

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Back.

From now on, Ill do digital speed painting from imagination. No more copies from photos or masters, at least not regularly.

But I drew from life at the academy in the past months and I will be doing that forever I hope...will post something later on

First speed paint attempt is ugly. And all the following works will be ugly too. Until they will not be ugly anymore, I hope.

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