-Updated:9-15 Digital-

[I.was.ink]

Hey all. It's been a long time since I post any concept work, and so Im making this thread for that reason.

You might be thinking why red Gorilla? Well, my sketchbook is red, and when Im finished with it(which will be by the end of december, i'll be doing 10-20 pages a day), I'll draw a cool gorilla on the last page.

So here's what I've been up to the last week or so. :) Enjoy!

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch12.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch11.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch7.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch8.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch9.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch10.jpg

Look at lobsterboy go!:D
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch13.jpg

my fave
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch14.jpg

I'm working on more, so look for those in the near future.:) More detailed and well though out like the last one.

Oh, and if you guys want to see my Art Center Adventures click here (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11305&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)

-Iwasink-

[endregan]

ooo creatures :)

gotta love it

[I.was.ink]

Man, I really have to rescan these cuz they look a lot better in real life. I'll have to tweak certain things.....

What do you guys do to your scans so that they come out looking exactly like the real thing?

[lavhoes]

Usually do the Photo options, and not the Document options, and then tweak it in Photoshop.

Really depends on your scanner, though. I think these scans are fine, especially to house the fucking awesome concepts they contain.

[Nucleardan]

I usually scan it directly into photoshop and hit up the levels option. Just a little thought, and it does depend on your scanner.

Dan

[metalwinds]

your doodles are fun.. .im really enjoying them. hope you keep this thread goin

peace

[Phuzion]

Oskar! Yeah, it's all looking good! But yeah, when you scan, deffinately scan in as a color photo, or black and white photo. Post more! C u around duuuuude. ;p

[empyrean]

Yeah definitely hit up the Levels under Image > Adjust > Levels in Photoshop. Slide that middle slider to the right a little to darken up the mids, for example. Just play around to get it where you want on the auto-preview and voila, you're good to go.

Love these concepts, I'm really excited to see where you'll be in 2, 4, 10 years. Keep hammering away.

Rich

[wheels]

@ I.was.ink



Ooo! really like your creature design! keep on posting dude! :)

Regards David

[Grooveholmes]

Goddamn Ink.
I need to blast out 10-20 pages a day.

[I.was.ink]

Thanks guys. Especially you groove you brought my thread back up.

I've been so busy with school I haven't been able to scan or post anything, but ive got quite a few things to post. So coming next friday.

I'm going to be updating like crazy!

iwasink

[AmadorL]

hey ink get to it man can't wait to see what you got!

A

[I.was.ink]

here's some concept stuff I did during school, and the past day or so. Im starting tomorrow hardcore on drawing. 10 pages a day in my sketchbook, along with one study in painter. So look for some frequent updates fellas!

YIPPPPEEEE!!!

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/penstudy1.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/penstudy2.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/penstudy3.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch15.jpg

inspired by wes
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch16.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch17.jpg

once again, wes is the man :cool:
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch18.jpg

pen doodle
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch19.jpg

for bengal
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch20.jpg

scott robertson rocks :)
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch21.jpg

usin the blue pencil
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch22.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch23

tomorrow Im going to the mueseum to draw with some friends(phuzion's one of em).

It's going to be fun as a mug!

Oskarimpo!

[gasmask]

some cool stuff, you should develope some more of these ideas and what not, i dig the gold drawings the most.

[R_M]

I.was.ink so much good stuff here! that Art Center of yours is really helping uh?

you bodies are beutiful...

[endregan]

sweet man. good to see some udpates from you

and i must say these are awesome updates :)

[Famboozled]

wow these new sketches are wonderful... im so impressed, man...very nice you rock dude

[chudzta]

nice sketches.. 2 4 and 5 are faves. good work punka... have fun sketching.. wish i had artsy pals around here taht i got along with. lol .. mine are hateful. keep chugging. have fun on break - piece - chudds

[I.was.ink]

Thanks everyone, your comments are all very encouraging. :D

Here's the latest batch...

I did these at the natural history museum
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch24.jpg
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch25.jpg
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch26.jpg
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch27.jpg
the little guy at the bottom of this page is a mixture of a couple of animals
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch28.jpg

I did these at Venice beach
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch29.jpg

Here's a sketch for the Thunderdome, I still want to do lots more though...
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch30.jpg

some characters
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch31.jpg

a nice orc( i have to fix that right arm of his, the silhouette doesn't read well)
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch32.jpg

Iwasink

[AmadorL]

Hey Ink do you use references when doing the hands?

A

[I.was.ink]

Not really. What I do is look at the way other artists draw hands, and then I compare it to my own hand, and the way it moves and looks.

Then I go at it, and hopefully I draw it correctly.

Iwasink

[AmadorL]

for this last sketch who were you studying? the hand on the last drawing killa man


Amador

[gasmask]

cool man, good work

[Famboozled]

There is so much creativity and artistic skill, man its like my eyes in ecstacy goin' cRaZy.
So iwasink, im assuming youre enjoying your stay at art center? :D

Do you happened to know who richard kim is?

[talmir]

Really nice.. do you ever go into cafés and sketch the people around you? (I´ve been thinking about doing that but I´m kind of afraid that people will get annoyed at me that I´m drawing them, after all, people dont like theyr picture taken) Really inspiring :) Keep it up man

[I.was.ink]

Amador: Thanks, I was looking at Lukias' work and at Justin Sweets to see how they drew em.

gasmask: :D

famboozled: Oh yeah, Im enjoying it. the term has ended for now, but it rocked. Sorry man, I don't know who richard kim is. Does he go to Art Center?

talmir: Yeah, Ive done that a lot, you learn a lot and it teaches you to draw faster. You should try it!

[Aidan]

Finally I see some I.was.ink-art! Loved your avatar and this stuff kicks even more ass.
Looking forward to new stuff.

[S51]

You've got some damn good stuff here. The orcs and the face on the bottom-middle of the second to last page are my favorites. Keep it up.

[endregan]

sweet another update.

see youve been busy :)

ive got no crits but that your outlines are sometimes hard, but i dont think thats necessarily a bad thing/

i know youve been busy, give us some more :)

[I.was.ink]

Thanks again so much everyone. I appreciate your kind words. :)

I need to get the ball rolling on some painting, so I did this study in painter following kincepts tutorial (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13511).

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/portrait%201.jpg

It's got tons of problems, the colors are off, the proportions are messed up, and it just really doesnt work, but you got to start somewhere right? So this is the first of many studies. I just bought this book called portraits (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/071483839X/qid=1071544434/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-9712276-5253425) and it has some of the best portraits of people from around the world. I suggest everyone get a copy(only 14 bucks). So with the new book Im going to try and do at least one study a day.

Plus, I gotta spruce up my painting skills to destroy mcm in the Thunderdome! ;)

Crits and comments are very welcome!

Oskar

[S51]

I'd say it turned out rather well. Nice job.

[-The Swift-]

wow!!!!!!!!! i love your sketches. really incredible work, especially the kinda brown sketches. i liked the street sketches. very cool. keep it up!:D :jawdrop:

[I.was.ink]

I just bought Don Seegmillers book and I made this:

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/tree.jpg

If you want to know what I thought about the book click here (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15862)

[I.was.ink]

Here's some sketches

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch38.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch37.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch36.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch35.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch34.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch33.jpg

Enjoy!

Oskar

[PeggyChung]

Hey Davi, damn this is nice stuff, ahh i love the shading style :D i ll be waiting for more sketches :D

[I.was.ink]

Davi?

I'm not davi...

[killing.people]

davi, your stuff rules! galgalga!

[I.was.ink]

HEY! Im NOT DAVI! :cool:

[nickbachman]

man davi, i really like that orangutan face!

[PeggyChung]

yea gosh dang davi, amazing. haha im kidding, my bad. i think cause it was 5:10 am that i wrote that and was half asleep. then again thats my excuse, my apologies (: funny how it got pulled over to the others :D

[MrMojo]

Good stuff, ink...I mean davi :p . For torso studies, I recommend Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth. It has quite a large section on it ( along with showing how it connects to the legs, and the major muscles), and I learned a loot more about drawing torsos by just copying down his drawings.

[Grooveholmes]

Keep up teh good work davi.

[DragonGX]

Keep up the great work, Davi! With progress like this you'll be in a great job in no time!

[Famboozled]

*Cough* hey... davi, these are totally awesome please keep on posting youre work is inspirational, man I love that tree!

[davi]

Thanks guys, i spent alot of work on these. i'll be sure to do more in the future.

[mtomczek]

OMG DAVI I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND YOUR ARTWERKS ARE THE BESTEST

[davi]

YAY ME

[I.was.ink]

Hey, forget you DAVI!

Im the real davi! :p

[Phuzion]

I.WAS.IIIIIIIIINK!! What's up dude? I'm glad to see you're being productive ;p That makes one of us. I just did some sketches last night, and it was a blast, so I'm going to do more today if I have time. You've got some really nice painter stuff up man. Hell, all your stuff is good! We'll have to go sketching some more when I get back. Keep it up duuuuuuude! Peace

[I.was.ink]

ALlright heres the latest batch

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch39.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch40.jpg

the sp on the right pissed me off!
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch41.jpg

Sketched from pics I took at the zoo
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch42.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch43.jpg

I did these the day I received the "Monstruo" book by Carlos Huante. The best book ever!
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch44.jpg

I wish I hadn't drawn his head so big, but oh well...
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch45.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch46.jpg

i was looking at my dog when I drew the guy on the bottom left....:)
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch47.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch48.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch49.jpg

sketch for the "egyptian guard" dsg
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch50.jpg

Thank you so much Endregan for letting me host my pics on your site.
I can't thank you enough.... but I canl draw something cool for ya one of these days though :)

When I get better of course;)

Oskar

[endregan]

no problem ink. it would be a crime not to host ya :)

these sketches are great

that sp looked fine to me.

keep up the good work davi! ;)

[AmadorL]

you have come long ways Ozcoe, you should study arm anatomy more they look kind of funkie, other than that you rock.

-A

[I.was.ink]

thanks endregan

Amador: yeah, my arms do look weird. I have the most trouble drawing them, so thats what I try and work on when I do these creatures...

Cya!

[Dan Milligan]

Come to think of it i've never seen davi and ink in the same room together....ummm... I wonder.

Hey ink Just dropped in to say how really good your getting!

Peace
Dan

[I.was.ink]

Thanks dan, appreciate it

Here's my sketch for the thunderdome

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/thunderdomesketch.jpg

iwasink

[TARGETE]

I.WAS.INK.,


Havent seen your stuff in awhile, its coming along nicely. Those animal studies are great..we have much to learn from animals as artist.


JP

[MindCandyMan]

awesome oskar...these are looking fantastic...always inspiring!

[metalwinds]

woo, youre doin great, ink. youve progressed a lot so far.. .. keep up with the studies and jank and keep workin with color

[Tadema]

Wow, cool stuff there, I.was.Ink. I especially enjoyed reading your adventures at Art Center and envy you greatly! ^.^ Keep on posting!

Earlier, you were asking for advice on scanning pictures to show more details. Someone once told me to scan my pictures at 600 DPI, and THEN shrink it down to whatever dpi I want (like 72 dpi for web viewing). It's worked for me so far, but I've only tried that since I got my new scanner, so maybe it's just that this scanner is better than my old one ^.^;; I hope this helps.

[I.was.ink]

Thanks for the encouraging words everyone.

Well, school starts tomorrow, and I'm pshyched(sp?)! I wont be updating the art center thread, but I will be putting my work in this thread, just so that its all together.

So this is what Ive been up to. Things are finally starting to come out allright...finally!

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch51.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch52.jpg

An attempt at using hi-tec C pens...
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch53.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch54.jpg

did these in a fig. drawing class
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch55.jpg

studies
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch56.jpg

more studies
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch57.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch58.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch59.jpg

I think I might change my TD Character to the guy with the long neck....i dont know though... :confused:
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch60.jpg

the lady on the lower left is for Wes!:)
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch61.jpg

Thats it for now, Ill update as I go along...

-Iwasink

[MindCandyMan]

nice dude these are sweet! I love that tentacle monster on the first page very cool!

[HellTaxi]

i dig the life drawings. Im definately seeing some improvement. Keep it up, im lookin forward to more:chug:

[I.was.ink]

Hello everyone, school started for me this week, and man is it going to be awesome this term. I have some fig drawing classes, head and figure painting classes, and a drawing for entertainment class where we get to come up with a story, characters, props, costumes, environments, etc...

All my teachers rock, and I know Im going to be learning tons this term. YAY!

So here's some fig drawing from the first class(a tad rusty...)
5 mins
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig35.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig36.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig37.jpg

pen drawings of model(bout an inch and a half tall or so...
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head8.jpghttp://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head7.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head9.jpg

7 min drawings w/ conte
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head10.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head11.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/head12.jpg

Enjoy! :)

-IwasOskar.... I mean, iwasink!
I can't believe I almost forgot my own name...sheesh...;)

[Nucleardan]

Hey Ink, you've got some really great studies here. I suggest drawing from life more. Maybe going out and trying to develop the human form within in an enviornment. Subways, cafes', the beach, etc etc. I think you could get some really great practice at interactions between shapes and forms. Great work, keep em' comin'.

Dan

[I.was.ink]

Hey everyone, I've returned with conceptart, figure drawings, and paintings! YAY

First up, the concept art. These are concepts for my drawing for entertainment class, and my story is about a clock maker (more on the story later). So here's some sketches for him:

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch64.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch65.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch66.jpg

This is him, Mendako the clockmaker
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch67.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch71.jpg

sketches for the bad guy:
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch68.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch69.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch70.jpg

the bad guy
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch72.jpg

some sketches for environments for the clockmaker story
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch73.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch74.jpg

[I.was.ink]

Randomness...
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch62.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch63.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch75.jpg

Second, some 5 min. figures from class...

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig38.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig39.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig40.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig44.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig41.jpg

Last but not least painting

We were using the oil rub out technique on this one

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/head%20drawing%20notes/head%20drawings/headpainting1.jpg

Heres a master copy I did of Sargent's A Spanish Woman (http://artrenewal.org/images/artists/s/SARGENT_John_Singer/large/A_Spanish_Woman.jpg) using only raw umber and white. About 3.5 hrs.
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/sargentmastercopy.jpg

How could I forget my thunderdome entry?...here's that:
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/thunderdome.jpg

Well, thats what I got for now.

See ya! :)

-Oskar

[MindCandyMan]

dang dang dang iwasink...those clockmaker images are off the hook. Awesome!!!! Great job man these look amazing...I love the oil paintings great stuff man! I can just barely see you in the distance...I need to turn on the heat to keep up with you sheesh hehe.

[Robolus]

Awesome concepts and studies man! I especially love your life drawings! I wish I could attend a lifedrwawing class too. :chug:

[Kress]

Well well... I KNEW if I came back after a while you'd be showing progress. Kudos man, your figure drawings are on their way to excellence. THey are REALLY sharp so far man.
I'm happy to see the number of characters you're doing out of your head man, they're looking great - keep it up.
One bit of critique though:
Your drawings from life seem to have a spontaneity/confidence that seems a little lost in you imaginative characters. You might want to try to bring them together a little.

Keep it up..!:beer:

[I.was.ink]

Thanks for the comments guys.

MCM: You're not far behind, but you better catch up! ;)

Robolus: Theres nothing better than drawing from life!

Kress: Thx for taking a look. You're so right about the spontaneity in my characters, I ten to stiffen up. But through practice, I know I'll progress.

-Iwasink

[-The Swift-]

those oils are incredible! all of this stuff is, quality as well as quantity is always good!:)

[spok]

you're thread was about to disappear!!! i love it!!! i can't belaive i hadn't posted yet....mendako kicks ass...

[DragonGX]

Good work, I.was.davi

[DragonGX]

In all seriousness, I LOVE your figure drawings... I wish I had the money to go to Art Center... :(

[I.was.ink]

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a loooong time! So here's some of my sketches. I have a lot more, but im not going to post em, cuz I think they're crappy. But anywyays here's what I got to show. Enjoy!

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch79.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch81.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch82.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch83.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch84.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch85.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch86.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch87.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch88.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch89.jpg

[I.was.ink]

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch90.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch91.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch92.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch93.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch94.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch95.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch96.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch97.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch98.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch99.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch100.jpg

So there it is. :)
I have some paintings I'll update with, but this is it for now.

-Iwasink

[obid619]

HEY HEY. cool stuff. you really haven't posted in a long while. cool stuff man cool stuff :cool:

[JackalAnubis]

hey lots of stuff! I like your life drawings, especially the ones with charcoal (ithink?), and that sparth bot page. The very last guy with the mask is also sweet, great use of your anatomy

[metalwinds]

good to see you back here, man. i like what you have going on here.. .nice style youre developing. it looks like youre doing well already, so i dont have much to say other than.. keep it up. anxious to see the paintings

[Jeff Jaws]

hey, man, just wanted to say that I like your sketching work a lot - particulary the stuff from life. favorite page in the last post gotta be #97. keep up your good work. I'm sure you will, your stuff looks very motivated. creative shit.

Jj.

[MindCandyMan]

awesome iwasink...these look fantastic!

[AmadorL]

Hey Ink your hands are getting better, you should dedicate if you have the time a sketch book to hands. Great Improvment!


Amador

[I.was.ink]

Thanks for the encouraging words everyone. They mean a lot to me. I'll be posting art regularly from now on.

Here's a new one:
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/sketch/sketch101.jpg

AmadorL: I am doing that TODAY! I do feel like ive gotten better at drawing hands, but I still need to work on them a lot. So a page of hands it is. Thx for pointing that out! :)

I'll post some more soon.

P.S I made the last few images a tad bigger so that they're easier to read

-Iwasink

[pandawhipped]

Iwasink, havent really said Hola in a looonng time. I remember when you were dead set on getting into art center. I've beenw atching your progress since then, and I just want to let you know its inspiriing to see your excitement about drawing and your overall improvement. Make sure you keep posting regularly like you said, cause its always awesome to see these. I haven't picked up my sketchbook in a long time, but this has made me want to start again. :chug:

How often do you sketch from life? I've never actually tried that cause I just think people would get freaked out. Maybe people are more oblivious who's watching them than I think.

[endregan]

haha yes buddy keep posting.

these are so great, you have learnt so much and are developing such a unique drawing style.

between studies and imagination you have come so far and i hope to one day work with great minds like you! :)

[Jeff Gran]

wow you've really improved an amazing amount since whenever it was I first started frequenting this site. Good job! I just hope I'll get there some day too. Keep posting, this stuff is like gold. I love the conceptual stuff, especially all the costume design/ robotic stuff you've been playing with. Your style makes it clearly "read-able", which is something a lot of people struggle with, I think. Environments are cool too, lets see some more of those.

[I.was.ink]

thanks for the kind words and comments fellas. Makes me feel good :)

Here's some figure drawings I did during my second term at Art Center. We studied different techniques from the masters including Tiepolo, Michangelo, Matisse, Egon Schiele(one of my faves), and the list keeps on goin. These drawings were done towards the end of the term when we were looking at Expressionism and Egon Schiele's work. The teacher wanted us to exagerate the figure a lot, and eventhough it was tough at first(cuz im not used to it). I ended up loving it and incorporating it into almost everything I do now. We did do a lot of the classical stuff, but I'll have those tomorrow.
So enough with the talkin, here it is:

(I forgot to mention, that we were only allowed to use line)
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig46.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig47.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig48.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig49.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig50.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig51.jpg

sorry for the bluriness
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig52.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig53.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig54.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig55.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig56.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig57.jpg

Same thing, just working with the male figure
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig61.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig58.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig59.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig60.jpg

The thing that made this technique very fun was that the point of the drawing was the experience. We weren't going for likeness or realism, but the emotion and attitude of the pose and the person. Unlike other drawing approaches, each drawing should be a new experience. You shouldnt know what lines you're going to make and what its going to look like until you do it. This made it very liberating and fun. I suggest everyone try it. And if you dont know who Egon Schiele is go find out, cuz he rocks!

[I.was.ink]

One thing Ive been toying with is to group values together. Im usually trying to narrow it down to 3 values. The darkest, the lightest, and an inbetween. I make weird and odd shapes out of what I think these values are, and because I do, I find my drawing to be much more interesting, and when I get it right, it looks more realistic (at least I think it does)
These are drawings I did recently. I tried being more analytical, and painterly. I sorta got the hang of it, but I'll keep practicing.

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig62.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig63.jpg

fast and sketchy, but i like it
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig64.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig65.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig66.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig67.jpg

[strych9ine]

Nice work, Ink... been through the whole thread and it's nice to see how much you've grown as an artist. The Schiele inspired images show a lot of confidence, especially the ones with the woman figure. :chug:

[spok]

dude, again, your shit's really amazing...mandako's cool... it all looks lke you took a time-machine DeLorian, and went into the future and just sketched...

[I.was.ink]

pandawhipped: I try to draw from life all the time. It's one of the best things to do imo. I suggest going down to a borders/coffee shop and sit down somewhere and just draw people. Even if they're moving or whatever. Noone hardly notices and if they do i just look away.
Works everytime!

-Iwasink

[I.was.ink]

strych9: Im glad u can see the growth.For the Schiele drawings we had to be confident. Thats one of the things that Egon did. Confidence was the key, so i ran with it. It helped tremendously!

spok: Thanks for that comment. I think they're all right, not the worlds best thing, but okay. It feels nice to hear u say that though. :)

[endregan]

mmm expressive is good.

youre life drawings are so wicked.

I love how you stylized and experiment too with it.

good stuff

[loras]

Beautiful! Especially that last batch. :)

[maldrin]

ink - i hadn't read your text, was just taking in the images, and was thinking schiele...schiele...schiele....

then i saw he was one of your faves. wicked cool man...you've captured some of his insanely cool line work. i am very impressed. my efforts to do the same were fraught with peril and appeared to be the work of a one eyed infant. i lacked confidence - it looked like timidity, yours are strong and oh so cool.

amazing work - keep it up!

[stormeffex]

iwasink, you're growth in art school is staggering, i wish i had this much motivation when i was still going. of course, conceptart wasn't up then. all i'm saying is that your growing in a good way. hope to see more goodness in the near future. i especially love the loose experimental drawings.

2

[MindCandyMan]

These are really good iwasink...it's great for me to see the other side I'm not getting at the atelier...and to see it done well ;) Awesome work man...fantastic.

[I.was.ink]

Endregan(Jack): Thx. It's fun to experiment
Loras:thx
Maldrin: You should retry drawing like Schiele. Confidence is key, but once you get the hang of it, its really enjoyable.:)
Storm:Thx for the kind words. I am very motivated. Theres so many things around me that push me to become a better artist. CA is definetely one of them. I :love: CA!
Mindcandyman:Why dont you try it one day? Will you get to experiment later on, or how do things work at the atelier?

Well fellas, heres another set of fig drawings where we drew on toned paper with ivory white combined with charcoal(I used conte). The purpose of this exercise was to use the tone of the paper as the middle ground so that you only drew the darks and the lights. It was tough at first, but I liked using this method a lot.

First off are the more sketchier and faster poses(5 mins. I think) and for some reason I like these a lot more than my longer poses. I think its because I like the fresh look of the fast ones, but at the same time I like the more precise touch to some of the longer poses. I guess I'll just keep practicing until I find the middle ground.
Anyways, here u go:

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig68.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig70.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig71.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig72.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig73.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig74.jpg

These two are longer poses
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig75.jpg

http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig76.jpg

For this one we were looking at Tiepolo's drawings and we used the red carbothello pencils and used white only at the hotspots.
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig77.jpg

Another experiment
http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig69.jpg

Thx for looking!

[fukifino]

Mmm...I just recently did some of my first black/white on gray paper drawings. It's really fun. Yours are great! You obviously know the figure and how to render it well...a very solid and confident feel with all of them. I'm really digging it.

Did you use both black and white conte? Or just conte for the black and white charcoal? Either way, very confident work. Bravo!

[Josef K.]

WOW! awesome studies man! great knowledge of anatomy.

[Android]

who is this i was ink guy??, i seem to remember a user with that name, but there was no way he was this good. ;)

[RefrigeratorCo]

Your getting pretty good dude.

Keep it up.

[I.was.ink]

Originally posted by Android
who is this i was ink guy??, i seem to remember a user with that name, but there was no way he was this good. ;)

Hey Android! That put a huge smile on my face. Thanks! :D

Refrigirator & Josef: thanks

fukifino: I used black conte and ivory nupastel sticks. I sanded one side of the stick to a long point and used that. But Ive used the white charocal pencils and those work just as well. The trick is to get a smooth and long tip on whatever u use. that way you get a nice line variety.

[endregan]

good stuff i knew u hiding the good stuff from us :)

gotta love the mediums. i have yet to try it :)

[Hale]

I really like this thread alot, the life drawings are awesome and the originality and imagination in the sketches is great. My only crit is that sometimes in your concepts peoples shoulder/arms start too low and give many of the figures a slump-shouldered look. Keep up the good work.

[spok]

you know, you're actually quite good! more! more!

[cotron]

cool studies mang, I likes em.

[Yiako]

Very impressive, I you ask me. I ever like spontaneity, so those 5 min. studies are my favourites also.

[MindCandyMan]

these are fantastic dude...I love them. So loose and tight at the same time...amazing. At the atelier they approach the life drawings in a more drawn out way...which is good but I don't get the quick gestural qualities that you get. I may need to go to some other life drawing sessions to practice this sort of thing.

[gaboartpage]

Saludos Oscar !!

I hope you know some Spanish
cause i will be throwing some words
here and there... well
Estos ultimos dibujos de figura humana
son realmente buenos, he seguido tus
posts desde hace mucho tiempo, antes
de que entraras a Art Center, y me a
inspirado mucho la manera en que
evolucionas tu trabajo y me parece
excelente tu desarrollo ,
felicidades :D :D

Regresando a estos dibujos puedo ver que
tienes mas dominio de la estructura
interior del cuerpo, mas expresion y soltura
solides y drama y el papel gris te a dado
una nueva manera de expresar tus conocimientos

sigue adelante :chug:

Saludos y Buena Suerte
Gabriel Garza

[R_M]

good stuff man!

[aum]

love your last dump.. keep up the sweet ass life drawing mate.. good going!

[insane visions]

NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[van]

Damn, Ink. Your stuff is awesome.

[cybermonkey]

hey dude i really like your life drawings. may i ask waht materials you use?

[Syrogen]

my eyelids cant open wide enough and my jaw cant drop far enough. veeery nice stuff man :chug:

[I.was.ink]

Thanks for the encouraging words everyone. It means a lot!

I've been really busy with school and different projects that I haven't been able to update this thread. But after the long wait here it is. First Ill post some sketches I did in my sketchbook. In my sketchbook Ive slowly started to think about design and layout of the pages. As of last week or so Ive started to think more about composition of the page and design the page as opposed to just having drawings in it. One fault I know I have is that I tend to stick to my own cruches when I draw. I almost always start out with the face. I was talking to wes9000 once about how he starts his pages and he says he starts out very loose and gestural. So since I ten to tighten up, I'm going to be approaching things that way.

Oh yeah, some of the drawings are done in mechanical pencil, hi-tec-c pens, and a combo of both. I'd like to hear comments and crits. Also things you see I need improvement on. Anyways.....ON WITH THE SHOW!!!:)

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch102.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch103.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch104.jpg

whoops, scanned these next 2 a little crooked. Oh well....
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch105.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch106.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch107.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch108.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch109.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch110.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch111.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch112.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch113.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch114.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch115.jpg

(btw, I draw from refs, from life, and from my head)

[I.was.ink]

I drew this from a pic Jason put up of Coro and Android. It was from that wannabe thug thread.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch116.jpghttp://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch118.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch119.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch120.jpg

I used nothing but hi-tec C pen for these pages
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch121.jpghttp://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch122.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch123.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch124.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch125.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch126.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch127.jpg

I missed not being able to go to the Austin Workshop, so I drew from pics that peeps posted to make me feel what it was like to have been there.
(see if you can spot who I drew on these next pages)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch128.jpghttp://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch129.jpg

( this is probably one of my favorite pages in my sketchbook. (btw, I like making the tip of the nose darker that it is so it gives it that redish look)
This one's for the three of you guys that inspire me soooooooooooooooo much!
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch130.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch131.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch132.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch133.jpg

my current page
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch134.jpg

and so thats it for the sketches.

I'll have another batch a little later!

-Iwasink

[dakoscwash]

Fuckin awesome work man. I especially love your life drawings. I'm curious what supplies you used for this (http://iwasink.visiblesurface.com/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig74.jpg) sketch. I'm doing figure drawing tomorrow and I'd like to try that out.

[I.was.ink]

dako: For that drawing I drew on grey canson paper with Conte 1710 2B pencils. For the highlights I used ivory nupastel and sanded the tip down to a point. ( a tip for drawing that way is to let your paper be the middle value and dont let any of your darks and lights come to close together, but rather let the color of the paper make that transition for you)

For one of my classes we were drawing facial expressions and dealing with emotion. So we were given a list of emotions and we had to take pics of someone making those expressions. I chose my main man Alec! Whose one of the funniest guys I know.

After drawing him this is what I came up with.
I used woodless pencils and I drew on printer paper. (I especially liked drawing on it because it was suuuuuuuuuuuper smoooth and my pencil glided really well over the paper)

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec1.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec2.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec10.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec3.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec4.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec5.jpg]

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec6.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec7.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec8.jpg

my favorite!
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/alec9.jpg

Emotion and Expressions rock!

-Iwasink

[endregan]

Hey buddy good to see you loosen up a bit more. Just keep going for it. I see you use a LOT of contour, only advice would be to start doing a lot more form along with your linework and mix it up a bit. Just for something fun and diff :).

GOod stuff and worth the wait. Awesome...

[RETEP]

you are a true inspiration man, i cant stop looking at your stuff :ep:

[artkitty]

That facial expression series is great stuff! I love it! You're right, the last one is best :3

[I.was.ink]

Endregan> YOu are sooooo right about that. Thx for pointing it out.

dingo> wow, thx.

artkitty> yeah, those drawings were very fun to do. thx for stoping by

-Iwasink

[Ra Havok]

Those expression drawings rock. Really expressive drawings.
A joy to look at.

Nice sketchbook IwasInk.

[van]

Damn, ink. Brilliant stuff.

[endregan]

Hey I just saw those emotion ones. Very expressive, I love it. Emotions are fun to play with for sure, I have little practice in that but when I do some it is really exciting.

You really captured him, I can tell his enthusiasm and get a sense of personality from these!

[Aidan]

Sweeeet drawings!
The page with Andrew, Coro and Wes on it rawks!
But also so much else of your stuff I love, can't mention everything. Sketch 123 f.i. or 121.
There some flaws either but I think you really are on the right path.

[Groover McNab]

Wow. There's some crazy improvement going on here.

[prawda]

the last one is sooooo hahahaahahhahhahhahaah or is it only cos im drunk ... no.... hahahhahahhahhhhahhhahhah thats genius man u r the man :btu:


praw :chug:

[I.was.ink]

Thanks all. You guys are all too nice. :)

here's an sp I did in oils for my final project last term in my head painting class. I used ref and it took me around 12 hrs. ( we learned to make and stretch our own canvas for it)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/oilsp.jpg

I did this mastercopy of N.C Wyeth for my "sketching for illustration" class which I'm currently in. Done in acrylics at 15"x20". took me around 15 hrs.(the colors are a bit off, they should be more towards the bluer side)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/mastercopy.jpg

closeup
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/mastercopy%20closeup.jpg

coincidentally I chose the same piece to copy from that my teacher did when he went through art center and took the same class. He said he did two versions before turning in the third one. I bet its better than mine.

cya,
-Iwasink

[AmadorL]

dude that SP is pretty tight...glad to see you playing with oils...

-A

[gaboartpage]

Oscar your Sp esta cabron !!!!!!!
wow great master copy too
im glad you are posting so often

Facials expression are way too cool
great line sense your sketchbook
is very complete and full of amazing stuff

ink drawings have a potent use of straight
vs curve line work great gestures great

also the portraits are awesome, are you making
the noses like that as your landmark ????
cause its great

La pieza de los tentaculos del pulpo
esta excelente me gusta la anatomia
y como resolviste los omoplatos
muy buena composicion

Sigue adelante !!!!!!

------------Gabriel

[xia]

The SP is freaking Stunning! great lighting!!!

[I.was.ink]

AmadorL> Thx. The class was an oil painting class, so it took me about 12 weeks of classwork and homework to be able to paint that. oils are fun...:)

gabo>thanks for the compliments senor. About the nose thing, yeah I do that as a landmark and for design purposes. Also, I'll draw the underplane of the nose as a little triangle in the beginning stages to help me out (as a landmark) for position and perspective. Oye, las rueditas esas del pulpo se llaman omoplatos? no sabia. Es un estudio que hice del pintor Gustav Klimt, quien ahorita me gusta mucho.

xia> thank you. The lighting was sort of an accident, but it did give it a dramatic look that I like a lot.

-Iwasink

[obid619]

that second one is f'ing awesome dude. I hope I can take some graphic arts classes when i go on to college. its gonna be so awesome and really up my skills. looking awesome bro :btu:

[imglue]

me encanta tu autoretrato, la luz me fascina!!! porque no fuistes a austin? conoci a gabriel y pudo ser increible hacer mas amigos que puedan hablar espa~nol.

love that sp man, keeps it up....

[MindCandyMan]

iwasink....you rock dude...you are pushing very hard and your work is showing it with every step. I really like the self portrait and is that a tie I see you wearing???? :btu:

[I.was.ink]

obid> thx. I suggest taking figure drawing classes if you haven't already.

imglue>Gracias. no fui, porque estaba y sigo estar muy ocupado con la escuela. y ademas no tenia el dinero.

mcm>thx for the compliment Jon. It means a lot.....and yeah...its a tie I'm wearing. It had to be a contemporary self portrait, so I put the tie on and added the hood for extra coolness. (doesnt really make me cool, but I dont care) :)

-Iwasink

[WillSchnevel]

wow, that lighting on the sp.... you totally rule man.

[I.was.ink]

will> I totally rule? ;) sweetness...thx

heres some quick gestures in my fig drawing class. Im more about designing figures these days, as opposed to copying exactly what's up there. There so many people at my school trying to do that, with formulas and exact analytical theories that all their drawings end up looking the same. So Im trying to be different, along with a couple of friends of mine...Alec and Andrew. Enough chit chat, here you go.

They're either 1, 2, or 5 min gestures.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig78.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig79.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig80.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig82.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig83.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig84.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig85.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig86.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig81.jpg

and here are some ink sketches
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/inksketch.jpg

pic came out fuzzy...sorry
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/inksketch2.jpg

I have more ink sketches I'll post later. Cya!

-Iwasink

[liam.c]

gestures soo nice !

[I.was.ink]

thx.

I couldnt sleep so I woke up at about 4am and tried an sp.

(damn, the core shadow isn't dark enough......i shall fix it later!)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sp%2007-14.jpg

-Iwasink

[endregan]

Holy crap dude you are a machine.

I knew you were hiding the GOODIES!!! Man that SP is really good, you have learned so much from even just your classes.

Yeah making a canvas is fun :). I have never painted a master copy. What does the original look like, is the assignment to copy it exactly as it is or reinvent upon it?

Your gesture drawings are amazing, so much contour and definition. Just beautiful what can I say. :) You have the ability to give emotion with your expressive contours.


Post more often, this is the stuff.,..

[flex mathews]

wow, those gestures are awesome.

[metaphysiks]

man the stuff that you have been puttin out lately is rocking. The SP is especially nice, i love the lighting. keep pushing your gestures, i can tell that you want a style all your own, themore you do and the harder you push, soon every will know which drawings .ink did out of a whole group of them
respect
meta

[strych9ine]

Now those gestures friggin rock dude. Seriously.

[klid]

those gestures are sexy as hell. nice lighting on the portrait

[jester]

Heya I.was.ink - remember me? I have been very busy recently and somehow missed your thread. You have come a looooong way. Your figures are amazing. I like the energetic lines which - at least to me - come out very confident, just as if you always know exactly where to put them without having to erase. Just great. Some of your figure constructions remind me of Egon Schiele - coincidence?

Keep working, Art Center seems to offer you the time of your life!

Jester

[MindCandyMan]

Nice gestures sink man! I will be interested to see where you go based on this statement:

Im more about designing figures these days, as opposed to copying exactly what's up there. There so many people at my school trying to do that, with formulas and exact analytical theories that all their drawings end up looking the same. So Im trying to be different, along with a couple of friends of mine...Alec and Andrew

I will be looking for what discoveries you make so I can glean them from you ;)

[Denart]

oh wow, your life drawings are so dynamic!
you show great confidence in your pencil strokes and you have such a knowledge of the human figure

i love that selfportrait of yours, the lighting is awesome! :D

ya got a new fan!

[van]

Great studies, ink! Keep rocking.

[I.was.ink]

thanks fellas. I have no time right now to respond cuz im working on a still life in acrylics ( damn fast drying medium :[ ) I'll update during the weekend and respond to ur posts.

cya later! :pirate:

ink

[steve kim]

hehe, hi there oskar...

wish i had something to crit but it seems like you are figuring out the problems as you go, and rather well at that. you've come such a long way in a a few semesters, i still remember your entrance portfolio thread.

cheers,
steve

[spok]

WHOA! dude!!! i haven't visited this thread since last time i posted, and i realised now after looking at it all, that i am loving your style more and more!!!
great stuff...

[van]

Damn you, ink. I thought you posted more stuff.

[mentler]

Thank you for helping to eliminate bad draughtsmanship ~ your efforts have not gone unnoticed!! Excellent figurative works!!

[I.was.ink]

sorry for not responding all, but its my last week of finals. I swear that I'll respond and post tons of new stuff soon.;)

-Iwasink

[prostate sunrise]

is that a promise?

figure work is hot bro! dope shit all around this thread.

[I.was.ink]

Thank everyone for stopping by and seeing me grow. Im finally free from the clutches of school for 3 weeks(I just finished my 3rd semester). I have learned so damn much and I cant wait to put it to good use. I have so many great classes next term that I cant wait to dive into. Throught out the term I learned how to paint in acrylics, learned about tons of artists, and Im loving every part of it. For a while in my sketchbook I was having a rough time, and just wanted to stab the hell out of it :nohope:, but I worked through it and found a very good solution to my crappy drawings and frustrations. So I'll start off by showing you guys some sketches, that Im not to happy about(Im actually not going to show a lot more, that I think are just flat out CRAP!) at the time, but they were necessary for me to do in order to find a clearer route.

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch135.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch136.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch137.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch138.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch139.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch140.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch141.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch142.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch143.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch144.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch145.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch146.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch148.jpg
These are all drawing from my old sketchbook. What Im doing is keeping a sketchbook per term, so that when school is over I can look back and see improvement.

What was happening to me was that my drawings were losing life and structure. So I tried something one of my teachers told us to do in class all the time, and what do you know, it worked out great. He always told us to be fast and loose in the begining(drawing very lightly of course). This gives you a starting point, and since we tend to start off with the details this breaks our nasty habits. So since that day Ive been trying it and it has helped out a ton. I forget sometimes and my drawings will get stiff and boring, so I try to stay away from that at times.
What im working on now is
-exaggeration
-precise lines(Every line and shape has to count for something or else, its just pointless).
-Feeling and emotion behind a drawing
-why? I ask myself that all the time, why does the character look that way, or why am I drawing this. I apply it to all sorts of things really.
-Touch. Touch is something another one of my isntructors referred to. Its as if we can actually feel the person or object we are drawing. Say...
Egon Schiele, he was great at it, cuz all of his drawings were full of life. The linework itself was full of emotion and touch.
-Design. Ive been reading some books on composition and design and now Ive come to realize how super important it is. It comes before anything else in a drawing/painting.
-Anatomy....i get sooo confused at times...:nohope:

anyways, sorry for my ranting...
Ill post paintings, figure drawings, and drawing from my newest sketchbook for this term soon.

cya and thanks for looking:D

Oskar

[Helium Macaroni]

Fast, loose, long lines. :)

[mentler]

You are armed well ~ don't give up ~ the sketchbook are multiplying ~ I see them growing on the shelves of the art supply stores and Hobby Lobby ~ we are outnumbered ~ don't look at a blank page for over 5 seconds or your eyes will explode!!!! Come visit

[I.was.ink]

mentler: Oh im not giving up! thx for the nice words

Helium: You know thats right! Eventhough we joke about it at school, Kato knows what he's talkin about.;)

oskar

[imglue]

isnt it great to be back in school? lol, i like the new style your heading into , try experimenting with it more, could be nice and frresh for illustrations-if thats your thing if not then, keep it up anyways. lol

post up more of your paintings

[Dennal Floss]

GOOD GOLLY ! You're gestures are nice...I mean really nice, especially starting from the guy with the spear and the rest going down. Congrats on doing something different than the rest of your class, the result is beautiful. I enjoy loose and stylish drawings way more than "academic" type studies, they radiate so much personality and intention that's completely unique.
DO MORE O' THAT SHIT MAN !!
And the rest of sketchbook is pretty fucking awesome too and I'm the jealous type !! :\

[jester]

Oskar, great stuff in your sketchbook. I especially like the creature/animal designs. Soon you'll start the next term - please keep us updated, I'm so excited about all the stuff you are learning and to follow your progress. :)

Jester

[OleOlsen]

hey i like your stuff very much...very loose drawings. it is fun to look at your sketches..keep going upwards..

[Rusty]

those life drawings at the top of this page,r the best ive seen here in a while...sucess..

Rusty

[Keepiru]

Holy Moly I.W.I.! These are greeeat! Dont be hard on yourself, I see no crap here! Your gestural figure studies are awesome because you draw the figure in angles that imply curves rather than fiddling with getting the curves just perfect, it gives them a new intensity that I dont think would be there if you just tried to super-render your figures down to every subtle variation in the form. I enjoy your sketchbook pages too, even though it seems like they are random interactions between your brain and hand, they seem somewhat composed, like you were'nt thinking about them, and thats how your brain and your eyes like to see stuff arranged in the page. I think the subconscious element of the sketchbook is why so many people gravitate towards the daily sketchbook forum...not to see uber-finished, polished stuff, but for some insight into how really great artists think when they aren't thinking about it, if that makes any sense. Anyway, I digress, great stuff and very insughtful!

[makotierra]

Helium: You know thats right! Eventhough we joke about it at school, Kato knows what he's talkin about.;)

oskar

rats, i wanna be in the Kato Club. :(

[Sok N. Wett]

Yo Wassup Ink I've been seeing you around the forum for the last whatever months that I've been on, and came to pay my homage and respect. Finally found your sketchbook you got nice work, keep at it, i'll keep an eye on this one.

[I.was.ink]

imglue: you bet it is. It's refreshing to know that Im under deadlines and get to try out new things. I actually am very interested in illustration and I'll be trying it out more.

Dennal Floss:Thx. I want to incorporate a much looser line quality into my drawings, and then combine that with a more academic line and hopefully get the best of both worlds.

Jester: Thx for following along, sorry I havent kept this thread updated, but hopefully I'll stay ontop of things. As far as classes for this term go, I have color theory, graphic design for illustrators, rendering techniques, contemporary figurative painting, and intro to illustration. All the classes are fun and I'm learning a ton. I'll be posting wips of paintings and such in here. :^^:

Olsen,Rusty: Thx for the compliments

makotierra: you gotta stop taking terms off and take KATO. :P

Sok: thx for stopping by.

These are quick gestures ranging from 2-5 min.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig87.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig88.jpg
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig89.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig90.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig91.jpg

sketches in two diff. sketchbooks(the first one started to rip:( )
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch149.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch150.jpg

drawing at the zoo
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch191.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch192.jpg

I used refs from the last workshop for these.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch193.jpg

I have some more stuff to update with during the next few days. Until then!

-Oskar

[I.was.ink]

Opp...I just finished this assignment for my color theory class and decided to post it.
For the assignment we are supposed to use only two complementary colors plus white to make a painting. So I used painter and went at it and this is what I got (we had to use ref).
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/ct.jpg

this was my pallete:
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/blueorange.jpg

The purpose of this was that in real life there aren't many saturated things in everyday moments. As artists and designers we tend to exaggerate saturation so that our paintings come out looking nicer. By being limited to only 3 colors, you get a less saturated image, but closer to what it might look like in real life.

-ink

[Bojee]

I.was.ink- Great stuff, my first visit, to your thread ( i think) loving your life and and sketchbook work. I'll be back. Thanks for the comments on my thread. :)

[jester]

Hi Oskar, great to hear from you again. It's almost incredible that you already are in your second year at AC, isn't it? I'm looking forward to your wips and am always breathless for the line quality in your sketches. Enough bellybrushing now, you know how I envy you! :)

The hyena is great - why did you choose to do it in Painter instead of traditionally (which would have been my first "natural" attempt)? And did you create the palette first to color pick for your painting?

Thanks for sharing!

Jester

[I.was.ink]

Bojee: thx for stopping by

Jester:hi, I havent heard from you in a while, and yes you're right I am in my second year of art center.Time goes by really fast. anyways, I chose to do it in painter, cuz I had other assignments to concentrate on so I couldn't really spend the time mixing with real paints, although I think I'll try that later sometime because I know that I'll learn much more from doing it with trad medium. I did create the palette first.

here's another update:
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig92.jpg

elongated proportions, but theres still something there I like about em.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig93.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig94.jpg

Very simple, but I think its the design of the shapes that holds it together. Also the emotion....I think
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig95.jpg

Another simple one. I think designwise, its sorta working...
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig96.jpg

sketches
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch194.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch195.jpg

I got this new sketchbook that has that yellow tint to it and it was waay to bright when I scanned it, but when I desaturate the paper, it looks really antique, which I didnt really expect.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch196.jpg

randomness
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch197.jpg


-ink

[Bojee]

Me digs, favs are the antiqued sketchbook pages and the tonal portrait. Coolio. :)

[dCepT]

Your gesture stuff is working wonders! The oil SP is damn tight as well. I like the burnt out feel you got there!

d-C

[hurricane]

gunshot salute to you man... love the way you move your pencil..sweet

[I.was.ink]

Thx a lot fellas!

aaarggghhhh! :pirate:

[I.was.ink]

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig97.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig98.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig99.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/fig100.jpg

My TD entry. Although Sliverslash challenged me, he didn't sumbit an entry. :[
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch198.jpg

There's a project I'm working on for my intro to illus. class where we had to fill a 30"x40" foamboard with 4"x4" thumbnails of what depression and anxiety mean to us and how we have experienced them. While sketching and looking in the thesaurus for different words relating to depression, I came along the word disorder which reminded me of when I was a little kid the kids would make fun of my big ears and that would make me depressed.

So here are some studies based off pics I took of myself exaggerating proportions and especially the size of the ears.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch199.jpg

and here's a quick rough I did(gouache) in my sketchbook of what the illustration is going to be like.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch200.jpg
So the kid/person is depressed because of his deformity(or at least that's what I thought I sorta had when I was young) and above him is the idealized/perfect ear.(ironically it's my ear, that I once was made fun of).

A sketch based on this metaphor:That tree of a man, scratching at the roots with his twisted claws. He wants in.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/figure%20drawing/sketch201.jpg

:blahblah:

[Sok N. Wett]

Yo Ink I'm loving these, damn kids can be so cruel, sorry to hear about your experiences, I too was tease in school, but hey that makes you stronger, and look at you now, your an artist.

[Schlo-mo]

I Really like your new project, Its looking good. Thanks for explaining how you came about with your idea aswell.. its like a lil insight into you.

[I0N]

damn man I'm seriously liking your stuff especially the sp and the color theory piece you gotta come to the southern cali meets man !

[Jens]

i like your model drawings, but why aren't any of them complete figures?

In your faces i see a lot of disproportional stuff, like ears and jaws to far back, short noses, back of the head missing. Your life drawing are a lot stronger, less errors.

Don't be afraid to do these things, i'm sure you know how ears are places, how jaws line up with mouth etc. So if you watch this every you draw a non ref, non life head you will do this automaticly after a while.

[Bojee]

Diggin the new project, love hearing the thought process too. Thanks :) Nice life stuff too by the way. :)

[Zebz]

That's going to be tight, man. I can't wait to see it all wrapped up. I like the background too stuff in there too. The big floating ear is great! LoL And hey, don't worry may all the goofy lookin' kids unite with the fat kids and take over the world! LoL It's funny how my fat self sort of became a part of who I am as I got older. There's just some crazy crap I couldn't make look funny if I were skinny! Yes, I know that's kind of pathetic. :wink: No biggie tho. You've gotta learn to love yourself or in my case, get my fatt arse on a treadmill. LoL Eh, the man just likes to eat. Keep it up, dude.

[I.was.ink]

Thanks everyone. I am also really excited about my ear painting.:)

Jens: Great crit man. A lot of my figures aren't complete, cuz they're usually 5 min. poses or shorter so I dont have much time to do a fast drawing, so I concentrate on other things. Thx for pointing out that I dont draw the back of the head(Usually I stylistically make it flat, cuz I like the way that looks, but I should stop it for a while, and draw heads how they actually look). I do draw the ears to far back dont I?..stupid me... :nohope:

-ink

[Burning Eyes]

I think this is first time that I responded in yer thread, but you got lots of talent. I cant wait until.. if... I can draw half as good as you. Anyways just droppin by adding another, omg your amazing, to another, amazing thread! Click click, subscribe, click.

[saraesc]

i'm really liking the stylistic life studies and the personal piece is beautiful, i think alot of people can relate to it. in my opinion i like the rough sketch where the guy is a quarter turned the best.

so is that why you wear that signature hoodie?

[AndreasM]

You are doing great man. I like your life drawings alot.
I'll be watchin'

[TheDirtSyndicate]

i love the colors in the gouache piece. killer work as allways.

[I.was.ink]

Burning eyes, nofish, complete: Thanks for the compliments:)

saraesc: I also really like the drawing 3/4 turned drawing, but after messing with it, the one I chose really seem to be the best one. I wear my hoodie cuz it makes me comfortable, not to hide anything. I dont care about my ears anymore, cuz I grew into em. :confident

In my rendering class, we're working on a graphite piece. I'll explain what the whole thing is about when I post the finished version, but for now I'll show you guys the wip. (We have to use refs in order to get a photorealistic result)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/scissors.jpg

closeup
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/scissorscloseup.jpg

-ink

[liam.c]

looking good man caint wait to see the finish . really well renderd on those scizors and i liek the little guache too

[jester]

Ink, when I see your sketches it's very plain and easy to see the planes - when I try drawing people myself, I only see round forms, no planes and have great difficulties to think them "round". I wonder how you do it.

Is that little sketchbook a moleskin? The de-saturated scans look really antique and nice.

In your graphite photorealistic pic - what are the scissors stuck in? Is it a feather?

Jester

[I.was.ink]

liam: thanks, rendering scissors is kinda fun. :)

jester:When drawing I try and emphasize the planes so that form reads. What I try to look for is the corners, and I can usually tell when they're there cuz of the light. If the value changes, that means that theres a plane change, and its easier to see wherever there's highlights.
Yup, the sketchbook is moleskine. I love their sketchbooks, especially since you can paint in em, and you dont get bleed through unless you get the paper really wet.
There's a piece of bamboo balancing on the tip of the scissors and a feather on one side.(ill explain the whole thing, when I post the finished version)

some sketcharoos
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch202.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch203.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch204.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch205.jpg

-ink

[Sok N. Wett]

Nice man more new sketches, I'm loving these new batches, can't wait to meet ya in San Fran.

[davi]

great stuff man, you are really getting talented. I'm jealous on many accounts.

[mentler]

Diagnosis: Congratulations, your brain has sprung a leak!
Your subconscious is starting to drain out through your fingers!
This of course is fatal ~ I am afraid your condition with only get
worst, expect heightened creativity and far less sleep.

[I.was.ink]

Sok: Thx. I'm hoping I can get the money together for the workshop.
Davi: Wow, thanks, it means a lot to me.
mentler: Since my brain is spilling out I guess I might as well put it to good use and show my creativity. ;) (I'll update soon with some more stuff)

[cartoonfox]

hey man, awesome stuff here.
that scissors render turns me on (something about photorealistic graphite renders just gets me going ^-^) and is awesome, what are you using for the background? one of my teachers at uni toldme about 'graphite powder', apparently you can pour it onto the page and then rub it in with your finger, is that what you use?
also how do you get the edges so crisp and clean? (curious as im trying to go for photorealistic feel for some of my life drawings)

the only thing... i demand more creatures ^-^ (jk thats just my creature fanboy talking ^-^)


looking forward to your next update, and really looking forward to the finished render

hopefully meet you in san fran


peace man :7up:

[I.was.ink]

CArttonfox: You're very close with the graphit powder guess. What I did first was, get my line drawing transferred down onto my board. Then, I covered the whole thing with frisket film and cut out my shapes. Peeled off the bg and then took an Ebony pencil (which is the darkest value you can get in graphite) and growned it down, with a sand paper pad onto my board. Then I took a makeup applicator(little soft round pads) and rubbed my powder into my board. It took me like 2-3 hrs. just to get it right, and its still not perfect, but its as good as its going to get.

Since you've requested some creatures, creatures it shall be. :}

cya! :coke:

[Rathbone]

Wow... great work Oskar. It was really great having a chance to meet you at the nucleus gallery yesterday. Cool show huh. Love those sketches and can't wait to see how your ear painting comes out. Good luck with that. Hopefully I'll see you around at art center when I stop by. And hopefully you can make it out to San Fran. Again it was great meeting you and keep up the great work. :)

[Phuzion]

Palabra amigo, mucho palabra. Holy god that rendering is off the hook! All your stuff is looking great man! I love the color comp of the ear kid! I gotta use that gouache from Design 1... jeez, you're rockin it.

We went to the Natural History Museum for class (Dynamic Sketching for Illx) But don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you! I'm going during the week, so if you have a day free before Thursday, let me know and we'll hit it up!

Keep up the awesome work man!

-Daniel

[I.was.ink]

Rathbone: That was a great show, and it was cool to have met you. Hopefully I'll cya in S.F

Phuzion: Thx. I never thought I'd use the gouache from Design 1, but it's really cool for doing comps and fast little things. I can't go to the museum this Tuesday, but let me know when you do go again. Just let me know in general of any other cool place that your Dynamic sketching class goes to.

Here's the Big Ears painting (sorry for the grany and warping of the pic)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/BigEars.jpg
I painted it in Acrylic
btw, I have wip pics if anyone wants to see them.

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/redfella.jpg

thx for stoping by. :}

[Zebz]

That turned out really nice. You know I wanna see those WIPs.

[Bojee]

Looks great.:)

[Sok N. Wett]

Good job Ink, yo post up those WIP, you doing big things now, keep it up.

[Ryu]

I want to see the wips !! i want to see :)
oki, calm down... hmm...
i love your paintings, i see you are in an art school, but for how long ?
I just began an art school in france, and i'd love to progress a lot in painting, cause i just love it, but never had the chance to do some... Hopefully i can work very hard...
What did you work to come to that level of painting? any advices? even on
drawing in general, art school is quite a mess...

If you like, you can always check my sketchbook thread, there's everything since the beginning of the year...

Keep on updating with those great pieces, it's inspiring to others, and keep me working hard, so thank you !

[jester]

Ink, the redfella looks unique and pretty cool! Do you know Bisley's "Slaine" comics? Reminds me vaguely in style.

The Big Ears painting is great except for the t-shirt which doesn't match the style (not even of the pants) - why did you decide to paint it this way?

Jester

[I.was.ink]

Zebsfree, Bojee, SokThx, I'll be posting the wip later on today.

Ryu I go to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and I just started my 2nd year there. One of the things that I value the most in my artistic improvemnt was figure drawing. I learned a tone from drawing the figure and I still learn a ton. So if you're not drawing the figure yet, I'd get on that asap. As far as painting goes, I'd start off with oils cuz they're easier and less frustrating that acrylics(they were for me atleast), and it's not that they're easy and you'll be able to get great at in a week or so, but It's all up to mileage. Just work hard and paint/draw from life every single day. Surround yourself with teachers and people that will help you with all these things. Great instructors were, and still are, a key to being your artistic improvement.

jester HI! I dont know the Slaine comics you speak about, but please show me what you're talkin about. The picture doesnt show it cuz it's kinda crappy, but the shirt and pants are flat because I wanted the flat quality of them to contrast with the rendered parts. It was just something I'd think I'd try, and well, it was fun. I'll post better pics and closeups later.

i

[Dished]

Whoa dude.. Love this thread!!! The Big Ears acrylic painting is great!I'll be stopping by quite a bit to see more of your stuff

[I.was.ink]

Here's some w.i.p shots.

Started roughing it in with some gouache.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip.jpg
But when working with gouache, the colors started to get too muted and I couldnt get any saturation out of them...soooo, I switched over to acrylics.

Here's a pic of what the drawing looked like
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip2.jpg

I think I was about 75% done with the ear in this pic
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip3.jpg
I started with the ear first because I wanted to establish a finished section of the painting and base everything else off of it. I was also scared to start on the face...:P

In order to get a clean edge on that border, I used frisket film. So here's a pic of me pulling the stuff off.
There's many brands of the stuff, but for those of you that dont know it, its a transparent low tack paper that you can put over a piece, cut out a shape and remove. I cut it with an exacto knife, using a brand new blade. You have to be careful, cuz you can cut the board, so just cut deep enough to get through the frisket film.(hope that ansers your questions cartoonfox)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip4.jpg

Here's what it looks like with if completely off, covering the boy, and the border.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip5.jpg

I painted the black using an airbrush to get a smooth even black surface
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip6.jpg

I then had to cover the whole thing with frisket to cover the black and cut out the border to paint it red. What I should have done first was paint the red border, then put frisket on top and cut the border's shape and paint the black.That way I wouldnt have to recut my shapes. Whoa...that kinda sounds confusing....sorry.:blahblah:
A pic of the finished border
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip7.jpg

I established my darkest darks in the face first.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip8.jpg

Slapped some basic colors where light hit his face
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip9.jpg

Finished the face
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip10.jpg

Close to finishing the arms
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip11.jpg

What it looked like before I added the linework to the shirt and pants
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/earwips/earwip12.jpg

Finish(damn this is a crappy picture of the finish. I gotta take a new one)
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/BigEars.jpg

So there you go folks.

Thx for looking

-Oskar

[Bojee]

Damn, that's what I call a WIP post. Thanks. I hated frisket, you have more patience then I do. :)

[Yoell]

if Donnie Darko and Dumbo had a kid together.... <3

[bRyaN]

Dude...you have certainly blown up...

This thread gets more and more impressive...

[cotron]

there's also liquid frisket that works wonders, you just have to brush it on... and peel it off later. nice piece dude!

[I.was.ink]

Bojee: Oh yeah. Some patience is defintely a must with frisket.

Yoell: HAH! Ive never seen donnie darko.

bryan: Thx man. :)

cotron: That's cool, I didnt know that existed.

Here's some more sketches.
Some from life, some from my head.
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch206.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch207.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch208.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch209.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch210.jpg

Cheers!

i

[Jeff Jaws]

wow, those last pen drawings are AWESOME, man. great stuff alltogether, I admire you're life drawing skills a lot. that big ear drawing is just soo cool, man. not much to crit for me. hopefully we'll meet in SF..

Jj.

[I.was.ink]

Jeff: thx a lot man but those arent ink, they're pencil actually. A lot of my friends tell me to draw in pen, but I draw the same way I would with pen and pencil, but I guess I feel more confident in pencil. I guess I'll try out both some more. Thx for stoppin by. :D

[I.was.ink]

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch212.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch213.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/sketch214.jpg

btw, I finished my scissors rendering which I'll post later. :)

- ink

[gasmask]

pretty cool stuff, ur skills are coming along nicely, i really like the guy with the big ears too, as far as your sketch book though im kinda confused as to what you are going for as most of your stuff is just life drawing, im not sure if you want to be a concept artist but if you do i suggest taking what you have learned and get better at design, as of now you got really strong skills but your design skills are lacking, id practice that more if you want to be a concept artist. I think these whole boards actually really lack that. Keep up the good work.

[I.was.ink]

Thx Gasmask.

You're right about my sketchbook. Lately Ive been busy with illustration assignments that take their sweet time to finish, cuz instructors want to see sketches one week, then value studies, comps, and finished illustration. This makes it a little hard for me to just explore a whole lot in my sketchbook, so I resort to drawing from life. Which isn't a bad thing, but I know I should put more effort in drawing from my head.

As far as design skills, what do you mean exactly? Design referring to the characters? I know that's one area I have to work on.
Page design?
Creatures?
I think I know what you're talking about, but its always good to get a different take based on other peoples pov's.

I do like conecept art a lot, but I think I like illustration a bit more. I like the idea of working on a piece for a certain amount of time to get a nice finished piece in the end. What I love about concept art is that you get to design more imaginative scenes/characters, and that really wouldnt be happening very much with illustration.

Thx for the crit and suggestions. Got any more?

- ink

[gasmask]

yeah man, i think your illustration is comin along nicely, i could totally see you having a gallery some day and i know its hard to explore as much as you would like in school with HW and stuff but yeah if you want to do characters, the life drawing is the best for that, now just take what u know about that and look at lots of outfits from all over the world and get inspired by them to design something cool, like look at different outfits from different time periods, take what you like from them and deisgn a character that way or the animal life drawing is great for creatures, even space ships and such, cause things i nature alreayd have stable design so it can easily apply to say, drawing a creature with 6 legs since you know that already works in nature it will work in design, or silouette shapes like say a beatle, could easily be a siloette shape of say a space ship cause that shape in nature already works, think in 3's cause most things in nature follow that, in terms of say, legs body and head, 3 can also mean, big shapes secondary shapes and minor detail etc. its hard to explain but i hope i made sense lol

[jester]

Sorry Oskar, it took some time for me to scan a page of the Slaine comics by Simon Bisley. I hope this gives you an idea why your style in that Ear-Fear-Piece of you reminded me of this:

Simon Bisley's Slaine (http://www.zwergenhalle.de/folio1/copy-038.JPG)

BTW I like your moleskin sketches very much!

Jester

[makotierra]

Good to see what you've been working on. Are the model drawings from workshop or class?

[JJH]

Hi,

...I like your figure drawings a lot. =p

[Sok N. Wett]

Dude your doing a good job, I see alot of progress in the last few pieces that you have done, Keep it up. Sorry that I haven't stopped by in a while to cheer you on, but cheers bro :)

[adevejian]

hey i.was.ink, i saw your piece on the scholarship wall at art center, looked really good. especially since it was so different from the other pieces up. art center illustration most of the time seems to suffer from claytonitis. i'm a graphic design major (6th), but after i graduate i'd like to go back and do illustration. :skull::perv::skull: anyways, keep posting!

[I.was.ink]

Jester> Thx for posting that I'll have to look into his artwork, I like it very much

JJH, Sok> Thx a lot, I'll update in about three weeks or so because that's when this semester ends and I'll be able to finally show what I've been up to.:)

adevejian> Cool, although I dont know if I got any money for it(i dont think i did) it was a fun piece to do, and plan on participating next year with many more pieces.:)

[JoshuaTheJames]

Hey!

Nice pen sketches and gestures!

But, notice that style you are working in on those gestures. It seems that a lot of people studying in that part of the country turn out figure drawings that look verrry similar to the next guy's. Keep what works with the approach but, intergrate your own voice into the drawings!

-JtJ

[-MonkeyBoy-]

Hey dude you're doing great stuff. Really like some of the distortions you're working in. The Slaine comparison was right on and a great compliment. You should check it out - Bisley rocks.

[steak-tron]

Great paintings man. I dunno the one with the ears looked good without the lines on the shirt, I can't decide wich way is better. The glow around the outside of the figure was a cool touch.

cool sketch pages too, great lines. Rockin' one of those small books I see :) I need on a those...

[patternagainst]

You've really improved, ink! Great stuff.

:subscribes thread:

What kind of sketchbook do you have? I like the paper colour and everything. I think I lik binded sketchbooks better, I used to have a spiral book, but I always thought that the binded ones presented themselves a lot better.

[I.was.ink]

Well. now that my 4th term at ACCD has finished and recouped I'll post some paintings I did.

Up first is a huge sp I did on a wood panel that meaures 2"x5" and I used oils, acrylic, color pencil, airbrush, ink, conte, pencil, and chalk. Of course Android was a huge inspiration for me..so thx Andrew.:) It took me about 4 days to finish and worked on it for like 10 hrs a day or something like that and hardly slept, but when all was finished and done I'm pretty happy I did it and there's lots of areas that I'm not too happy with, but oh well. Enough talkin, time for some pics!

sloppy photoshop pic
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwood.jpg

it looks better in this pic, but it's in a weird perspective...
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwood2.jpg

wip pics
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodprocess%202.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodprocess%201.jpg

closeups
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodcloseup%201.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodcloseup2.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodcloseup3.jpg

one of my favorite parts
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodcloseup4.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/spwoodcloseup5.jpg

Here's a painting I did that had to do with claustrophobia and I wanted to show that feeling with the use of hands. So hopefully I got it right.
I'm still not 100% finished with it cuz I still want to go back in and tighten up some areas cuz it's pretty painterly overall.

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/claustrophobia%20hands.jpg

closeups
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/hands%20closeup%201.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/hands%20closeup%202.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/hands%20closeup%203.jpg

http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/Art%20Center/spwood/hands%20closeup%204.jpg

thats it for now. Maybe I'll get the chance to put up some sketchbook pages and if I dont, then I'll see you guys in S.F

Thx for stopping by! :D

-ink

[jester]

This is an amazing update and shows how much you have learned at AC! It also shows your talent. Nothing wrong with being inspired by Android, definitely not! It's a pleasure to have made your acquaintance!

Jester

[bRyaN]

Dude...goodamn...

the claustraphobia has piece a certain charm as is...
The painterly strokes give it a sense of motion...

[Burning Eyes]

Holy shiiiiit.. That sp piece is truely amazing. You are a great artist, and that talent will only grow. Congrats! I wish I could go to that school... Too bad money and distance is a problem, I like to stay close to home, ;). CAnt wait to see more

[RETEP]

awsome SP, i just love the colors. i seem to be afraid of color when it comes to some of my paintings, cause i have that stupid thought that i may mess it up. but this painting inspires me to go for it.

the hands look great as well, they remind me of a piece by david leffel.

lookin forward to seeing you at the workshop, ill keep an eye out for your badge :yayca:

[maxetormer]

Nice going all around this last paneled painting looks awesome,you conveid
a great sence of volumen, all the figures interlock echother in a lovely way
make more oils, you have really knack for em!! :D

[Dennal Floss]

Beautiful work !! YOu're very inspired and hard working aren't ya. Great progress all along your thread and great oil technique. I love the claustrophobia piece. I'm a big fan of hands, I thinkthey're beautifull and your piece is gripping ( pun intended....really cheesy one too ).

[endregan]

HEYY there!

Those paintings are awesome. I am impressed, looks like you have been busy.

Keep it up :O

[Ryu]

Litteraly awesome !
i love you !
what kind of degree are you in so they ask you to paint like that?
i'm beginning art school in france, and i don't know where to go, here there's way too much shit, ( understand contemporary art oops :p )

I love you !
(hmm... shall i unsubscribe ? this thread is making me some weird effects...)

Cya!

[van]

Damn. Wonderful work.

[Sok N. Wett]

Holy bags of weed sold at a corner by a drug dealer name J-dogg! That is the coolest looking painting, and would look very nice in a gallery show, you really outdone yourself, congrats. (((((:))))) I can already feel your aura....

[patternagainst]

:chokes on his coca-cola:

wooooooooooooooo! that update brought tears to my eyes.

:cough:
:cough:

[steak-tron]

whoa! that panel owns. I did a sp panel like that in school but it was only a puny 2' x 4', and way less intense than that.

4 days too! Great job man. The face on the right is my favorite.

[strych9ine]

Seriously impressive painting dude, so much growth from the beginning of this thread until the end. Awesome dude...

[IanE]

Really excellent scketchbook! Your figure drawings and originals are awesome! Your paintings are also extremely good, you have plenty of talent. Awesome work.

[I.was.ink]

Thx everybody for the nice words. They really mean a lot to me and I appreciate you guys/gals stopping by to check out my thread.

For now I have a tiny update, but I figured I might as well update since I'll be updating more frequently throughout the week. Enjoy!

Skull study
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/ogskull.jpg

I messed around with the skull (probably a little too much :teeth: ).
http://www.visiblesurface.com/iwasink/sketch/skull.jpg

- ink