S k e t c h b o o k v2.0 || Update 06|03|09 - DWIV Mini challenge

[Sturnus]

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http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/StillLife-01.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/StillLife-02.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/StillLife-03.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/StillLife-04.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/StillLife-05.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/BustStudy-01.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/BustStudy-02.jpg
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[kidult]

Great start to it! Liking the skull alot! Found some of the still lifes over sturated. Seems to take away a bit from the nice lighting you have. Overall some very cool stuff. Please more!

[Valerij V.]

Thouse are good ones.

[Hive_minD]

Well to me they look great. Only thing I would suggest is doing stuff like these more from life! It becomes a whole different thing. But flippin nice stuff man, really like them all, especially the last batch!

Chris

[SnobbyOo]

welcome² ;D nice studies dude, i guess u can be happy :]
only thing i would recommend is to post some other stuff and draw those studs from life next time, like mindy said. keep workin !

[carlosranna]

They all seen very cool to me!

[Sturnus]

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kidult - Thank you for the feedback, color use is definitely one of my weak points, I think I also ruined some still life's just buy trying to polish them to much, I never really know when to finish a piece.

Valerij V. - Thank you.

Hive_minD - Thanks man, one of the main reason I signed up for drawing lessons is to learn how to correctly draw from life, these photo studies are just for start.

SnobbyOo - Thank you, I will.

carlosranna - Thanks!



Here is a gun concept I have been working on for some time, the 3D model was made using Google SketchUp.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/GunConcept2Dand3D.jpg

[RandAlThor]

Hey Sturn, Nice start to a sketchbook. I've recently been looking into oil painting and noticed your fruit studies from photos. Could you post a link to the original images, so i can judge how well you have managed your tonal range and handled the edges. At the moment, first glance, they look quite believable, however, i just dropped a couple of these into ps and greyscaled them and something seems off? I think it may just be the steps between the values/tones in relation to the whole image.

But like i said, looking good. Links would be appreciated, keep it up :-)

[Moai]

Hey, Sturnus. I was attracted to your nice, naturalistic creature design in the Sound Creature thread, so I thought I'd take a look at your sketchbook. Nice stuff. That handgun concept is hot (I really like handgun designs with large barrels, for some reason), and the color, lighting, and observation on your still lives is very nice. What you need to work on, though, is your brush stroke economy. You seem to use lots of semitransparent brushstrokes layered over each other, which is muddying your colors slightly and changing the energy of your work. Try incorporating some different brush techniques into your paintings. Use big, hard, opaque brushes; soft brushes; irregularly-shaped custom brushes. Your already good work will become even better for it.

[Sturnus]

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RandAlThor - Sorry I don't have the links anymore, but when I will have some free time I will try to find those photos again and send those links to you, but thank you for the tip about changing my drawings in to greyscale I will definitely try that next time when drawing.

Moai - Thank you very much for your comment, brush stroke economy is big problem for me, It's because I have problem finding right colors when I start coloring my sketch and I'm forced to fix them multiple times, I will definitely try out different brushes and techniques, I already tried a harder brush when I worked on my cow entry and it definitely helped.



a little update
My C.O.W. #126 entry:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/001.jpg


and some of my George Bridgman studies:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/BridgmanStudies01.jpg

[DARAF]

Not sure what your last sketchbook looked like, but this one is off to a great start. Show us more.

[alffla]

well your still life studies are like top notch quality and realistic as hell i dont see how anyone could crit them really -_-;;

cool sketchbook o_O!

[Mumph]

Very nice! great studies, keep updating.

[monotony]

wow sturnus, very good start to your sketchbook.
the rendering in your studies in first post looks really nice. next time I'd say you try to do something like this from life. that'll not only help your rendering of surfaces but maybe understand form more. I'm not saying that these don't look cool but doing them from life will help you to do these from mind lateron because you get a better understanding of light and form. am I making sense here? but I need to do these myself, haha.
anyway love the creature design as well. moai had a good point with brushes. you could probably improve it with different ones to seperate materials a bit more. for example use a different one for the hair on his neck and chest.
design looks great though and the colors suit it very well.
I'll definately check back here. keep sharing.

[Sturnus]

DARAF - Thank you, I will.

dlquddnr - Thanks!

Mumph - Thank you.

monotony - I completely agree with you about drawing from life, I actually have life drawing and painting lesons few times a week, so when I will have something descent to post from them I will :) .



It was a busy week so i don't have much to post. It's my entry for this weeks c.o.w., for this one i tried out using different brushes like Moai and monotony had sugested, (big thanks guys), and It really helped.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/COW---127-Final.jpg

[Gonzossm]

awsome :D

[JailHouseRock]

Aewsome stuff mate,

values and tones look spot on to me, and really dig that last c.o.w entry as well,

nice work, keep it up!

matt,

[RandAlThor]

Looking good dude, maybe strengthen the shadows underneath with a stronger cooled blue, like you've got on the neck. ;-)

[sinneart]

Lovin the creature.. I can't help but smile when I envision what it would look like when it would move.. it'd probably eat me whole, but I'd be giggling all the way to my grave if it did... good stuff.

[Katzenminze]

your creature concepts are fun :)
also very good hand studies!

[Sturnus]

Gonzossm - Thanks!

JailHouseRock - Thank you, glad you like the c.o.w.

RandAlThor - Thaks for the comment, the shadow definitely needs some more work.

sinneart - :)

Katzenminze - Thank you, Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy is very helpful for a beginner like me.



Tried out my luck with this week's I.D.W.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/IDW-82.jpg


and some studies. I'm still having trouble with my scanner, everything turns out way too bright and washed out...

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/Bridgman-Studies-02.jpg

[Sturnus]

My entry for IDW #84: Destructibles , for this one I tried something new, I made 3D models in google sketchup and used them as base form my drawings, the result isn't very good, but at least It was a good exercise.



Setting were the objects can be found

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/IDW-84Setting.jpg


destructibles

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/IDW-84Destructibles.jpg


3D models

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/IDW-843D.jpg

[Sturnus]

Some studies from life:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/LifeStudy-01.jpg


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/LifeStudy-02.jpg

[Φ phil]

wow, your stuff is looking really good! I truly love the gun concepts!!
rock on!! I´ll sty tuned

[Sturnus]

bigfooTrooper - Thank you!



Another drawing from life.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/LifeStudy-03.jpg

[grenappels]

you're a good painter

[kikindaface]

Man, your still life looks awesome !!!! Your bridgman studies are also great !!

[Stevan]

Very good paintings!!!!!! Keep painting :)

[Imaginary]

Really nice still-life studies! :D

3d thingy looks good too... never heard of google SketchUp, is it easy to use?

[Sturnus]

grenappels - Thank you, I hope somedey I will be.

Walid D - Thanks !

Stevan - Thank you, I will.

Imaginary - Sketcup is very easy to learn, just search for the sketchup channel on youtube and there you will find all the tutorials you need, plus it takes just about two hours to watch them all.



Some armor concepts for a game mod:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/ArmorConcepts-01.jpg


definitely not my best life study :\ :

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/LifeStudy-04.jpg

[yoonate]

i like the 3d images used to take out bad perspective in drawings. its so simple and you still created it.

[mollymillions]

Wow, you have some very obvious talent when it comes to digital painting. I look forward to seeing more content here.

[ookamipreston]

Wonderful stuff! I was always pretty bad at painting my stuff after it was done. You are great at it! I think I may use some of these as references.

[MikeyH]

awesome stuff... beautiful!

[mentler]

Good
Strong
Work

[amarryth]

killer stills

[Black Spot]

I think they should have “Vegetable of the Week” just for us. Great sketching, more please.

[Sturnus]

:bounce: Page two, thank you all for the awesome feedback !

yoonate - Thanks, I just wanted to try out how it is to use 3d model as base for a drawing.

mollymillions - Thank you, I have been drawing digitally almost every day for few months and It's definetly helping.

ookamipreston - Feel free to use any of them as refrence and good luck with the mod.

MikeyH - Thank you very much.

mentler - Thank you Sir.

amarryth - Thanks :)

Black Spot - V.O.T.W. would be awsome !



Here are some onion life drawings:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/LifeStudy-05and06.jpg


and more Bridgman studies:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/BridgmanStudies03.jpg

[Katzenminze]

hey your drawing skills are really good! i like what you have created! maybe you can try to use some different digital brushes. i noticed that by just changing from round to slightly oval really changes the outcome. i like photoshops calligraphy brushes (look a bit like painters scrap-board tool) maybe try those?
good luck !

[mariusz]

Great still natures!I like your studies of diferent material repesent by the subject.

[mariusz]

Great still natures!I like your studies of diferent material repesent by the subject of the painting.

[Hazart]

Great work! Thumbs up.

[kikindaface]

Damn dude, your line quality looks awesome ! Your bridgman studies are impressive ! Keep them up !

[Dragonspit]

I really like the stills. they have a great painterly look to them. I personally did not feel they were overworked. the head busts not so much, but heck, its a sketchbook. the guns were nicely done. i think I commented on the destructibles that go around even though I did not partake. overall this is a great start.

[Anurizm]

awsome stuff and motivating :)

[Sturnus]

Katzenminze - Yeah, I should try experimenting more with different brushes, because at the moment I use just two brushes :P , definitely gonna check out calligraphy brushes.

mariusz - (Thank you) x 2

Hazart - Thanks!

Walid D - Thank you, I really need to do more of them.

Dragonspit - That's great to hear, I'm trying to get my drawings look more painterly and not over done like usually do.

Anurizm - :) Glad you like.



Sorry for not updating for so long, but this time I have real reason why I haven't, in late December I was offered an art internship and at the moment It's taking up most of my free time :), It's a great experience for me and I have already learned so much, maybe someday I will able to post some of the drawing I have done. But for now here is a updated version of my entry in this weeks c.o.w.


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/COW-129-1.jpg

[Sturnus]

My entry in Dominance War IV first mini challenge, the topic for this one was war general portrait.


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/sturnus/DWIV-2DMiniChallenge.jpg

[Jasper_]

Your life studies look great, it's definitely helping out your creative stuff. I feel like some areas of the general's face could be blended together a little more. Otherwise it looks good, keep it up.

[JustinBeckett]

Nice work. I'm loving your still life's.

~JB