LooperRae's Sketchbook

[LooperRae]

Hello!
As you can see, I'm a beginner, but crits are very welcome.
This is from a Bridgeman book... Going to try to keep up the anatomy studies.

A cuttlefish, so you get a better idea of where I'm starting from skill-wise. This is kind of cartoony... Lighting and shading need work!

And, even though I'm new to drawing, I do like to try to make thigns that I would like to see, so here is a block print I did carved last week and tried out for the first time yesterday!

Don't ask me why cephlapods, I don't know myself!

[Leramettev]

Hello, and welcome to CA.

You should do more reference studies, would be very helpful for drawing cephalopods and help eliminate cartoony-ness.

And of course, keep on drawing and posting!

[lithiumdawn]

Good stuff keep working at it I'm sure you will get better

My sketch book:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...=1#post1926198

"I walk the path of Kings and Gods" - Lithiumdawn

[LooperRae]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it greatly!

Here are a few more pen drawings from this week. I have been trying to get in a good habit of drawing everyday... but it doesn't always happen. Here are more studies, straight out of Bridgman.

A question for those more experienced artists out there: When you were starting out, was it more helpful for you to draw in pen or pencil? I seem to switch back and forth a lot, but I think being consistent would be beneficial for me.

[zephyri]

Practicing the stuff you're doing now will stand you in good stead certainly. If you can get hold of any other anatomy books give them a read too.. I found it useful to get more than one perspective on the issue before i got the chance to go to life drawings. As far as the stuff you've got here... I'd suggest perhaps going all out and spending a few hours, perhaps in pencil and really studying the figure... if the whole figure is a bit much to take on, starting with say the head might be a small step to take... to make it easier. The skull is a great place to start.

As for the pen/pencil thing. I'd say do whatever you feel like at the time. Working in only one media will most likely restrict you rather than help you. I use ink when I want to try and be fluid with my marks, and pencil when I want to take time and care and make sure what I'm drawing is right. it's a good balance as I try to apply the fluidity with the pencil that I learn with the pen, and try to take what I've learned from in depth study with pencil into making my pen marks more realistic. Does that make sense?

[LooperRae]

Thanks so much for the feedback!

I took a little break from drawing humans today, so here is a picture of my pet iguana. I used a picture I took of her after an injury for reference, hence the club foot. Gotta work on values, I see...

[LooperRae]

Here is what I have been working on lately. This Our Lady of Guadalupe is going to be collaged over, and then sewn onto the newspaper canvas... eventually.

I tried a new technique when I was drawing this Our Lady. I drew about four rough drafts, cut up the best parts from each, composited them together with scotch tape and then traced the lines in the air over the poster-board about 5 times before moving my "composite" away and making the real sharpie mark. I'm really happy with how the proportions and everything turned out (even though I supposed I basically traced it), but my line quality is not so good. I'll get there, though!

[voxelfog]

looking good!
That iguana study is great. How's the collage coming along?