XIA's Quick and Dirty Scribbles...OCT 18 Lots of Quickies

[xia]

Howdie!

GO TO the last PAGE!!!

I get a rid of most of the older stuff in the thread...it's getting too big. I like to keep it small. So please go to the last page or the last post to see the newest ones...I am still updating constantly :D
As for those of u who would like to see the older ones, you are welcome to go to my website. That's where I remove most of the stuff to.

how to draw and paint (http://idrawgirls.com/)

Some concept work:


http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q1/female-knight-concept.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q1/guildwars-2-concept.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q3/how-to-painting-digital-photoshop.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q4/guildwars2_concept_pirate.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q3/painting-robot-mecha-tutorial.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q1/manga-tutorial-character-design.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q1/manga-tutorial-painting-character.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q1/huang_rong_concept_art.jpg

How to draw man muscles body torso (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-man-muscles-body-anatomy/)

How to draw woman body basic (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/25/how-to-draw-woman-body-basic/)

How to draw realistic face front view (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/draw-realistic-face-front-view/)

how to draw female face (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-female-face/)

how to draw a man face comics (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-comics-man-face/)

how to draw woman body side view (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/25/learn-how-to-draw-woman-body-side-view/)

how to draw woman upper body (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/26/how-to-draw-woman-upper-body/)

how to draw woman body hip pelvis (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/25/how-to-draw-woman-hip/)

How to paint figure female back (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/24/how-to-paint-figure-female-back/)

how to draw arm muscles front view (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/25/draw-arm-muscles-front-view/)


Quick speed paintings:
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q2/speedpainting-process-mecha-gaiking.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle042.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q1/painting_water_mountain_cloud_sky.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/master-chief-painting-tutorial.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q2/diablo-3-demon-hunter-speedpainting.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q2/elf-digital-painting-tutorial.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q3/digital_painting_tutorial_online_lesson.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/portrait-drawing-tutorial.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/conan-the-barbarian.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/portrait-painting-study-asian-woman.jpg

Longer time for these ones
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q3/Anime-Girl-hitman-bouch-light.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/fox-spirit.jpg

[cateaic]

im speechless...youre stuff is amazing. Those life drawings are sweeet!! Are you doing freelance work right now?

[Kaoki]

i love the gestures, and the faces on the the 3 new ones of ladies in armour.

[endregan]

you monster!!

amazing

[Fipse]

Spoke in the speed painting thread about your last picture. I think it´s one of the best things I´ve seen fro you so far. I really love the face - it looks natural and not stylized.

Great progress!

Fipse

[cateaic]

youre work is very professional and youre style is very marketable....youre working with 3D? wha....
You have some serious talent. I think you are already there as far as cocept art goes. If you can do bad ass life drawings you are WELL on youre way to getting a concept job. I envy youre faces! please keep posting :)
I have a question...do you know if its easier to get a job doing 3D work over 2D work in the game/entertainment industry?

[cateaic]

Thats good that you got youre foot in the door with doing 3D while getting a chance to build on youre 2D as well. Im sure you will learn a ton from youre co-workers...sounds like youre working with an awesome team. You sound really dedicated to youre work so im sure you'll do just fine in the industry.
Aww yes now that makes sense that there would be more 3D jobs out there.
I definately agree with you on knowing "the basics". Thats what it all comes down too..I think its how you can expand on those basics that gets you the job.
That first speed painting of the girl is my favorite i like the colors, you nailed that one...youre really pushing youreself with the life drawing stuff. I think thats the most important concept to grasp. Looking forward to more stuff =)

[Signature]

Wow speedpainting044.jpg is probably my favorite so far!
Stunning!

Somehow I want the boots to be more shiny but it is great as it is.

And thanks for sharing the process!

[DaemonMagus]

I really love the concepts but if you don't mind my suggesting, I think that you should try doing some clothing with more varied themes. Everything is sorta modernized or futuristic and it would be cool if you had some more traditional designs. Keep up the good work though, your characters are great.

[cateaic]

holy god!! those two girl characters are sweet. I especially like the chick in the red. Great poses. how long did each of the paintings take?

[Belligergerum]

those are scenes from the last samurai huh?

[endregan]

hey cool a man. im used to your women!


good change of pace.

your speed paintings flatten my 'finished' ones

awesome!

[character]

dude, this stuff rocks. i really like your style. i r a fan

[chudzta]

I commented on that last one in the finished section i think. Anywho. Great looks overall.. and keep going.. seems to be an interesting style and a fancy for chicks in heavy gear. mesa lika - piece - chudds

[chudzta]

excellent live studies and quite a eye catching concept.. is that gonna be a finished drawing.. or a thumbnail shot at another piece. or just conceptual practice? and where in college/school are u now? - piece - chudds

[Fipse]

Your colourwork is getting steadily better - the transitions are getting smoother and the colours don´t seem to be thrown together anymore. Hope I made sense :D. Really good work!

Fipse

[Hunger_Artist]

You have such awesome figure studies...It would be neat if you could bring the energy of thoes poses into your character designs!

[endregan]

awesome update. always quality work from ya :)

look forward to next update!

[S51]

The detail on the face makes it a real focal point. Looks great.

[Iiori]

I saw that pig in Suijin when you mentioned the Speed painting there. ^^ Its awesome. Nice expression on its face, and I think it came together really well. Like everyone else said you keep getting better as you go along.

Always like your figure drawings, they are so fluid and realistic. mucho beautiful. Someday Ill catch up to ya!



:chug:

[rubygenesis]

that first one is killer. excellent life studies! =}

[heiesuke]

i love ur designs..i wish u'd finish pass the color blocking and finish @ least one. lol nice stuff

[killing.people]

i enjoy your digital painting sketches. is there any good tips to be aware of for blocking in color like you do? - i have not really activly persued such a study, i will have to. you have inspired me to dabble on this technique, it is a very different way than i work.

when you create a painting like this, are you going all over the place? - or are you growing from areas, how i tend to work.

a problem i think i have is that i will start in one area, paint and paint and define, and then it will spread from that point like a spider's bruise. what makes me think this is a bad way of doing things is because it takes control from me - everything i am painting is set in detail and i dare not paint over it. i have bad judgment, not knowing where to go, knowing well is enough, and when i need to push an area.

my questions are always vague, its hard for me to think of questions when i want to talk.

[endregan]

awesome steps xia. though you break it down simply i know how hard it really is....

thanks for the walk through though!!

colour is great

love your latest painting.

you dont have to finish them always, that would be no fun! who needs nitty details anyways unless u want a finished piece, though its finished with a blotch of paint if u want it to be.

keep up the paintings i love these!

[Titan]

Man your work is really cool...I'm just starting to work in digital painting, still trying to find my bearings.
I'm guessing these are done in painter?
what brush(s) do you favor?

[killing.people]

very kind of you, i love looking at your steps in these paintings and seeing how much freedom you have throughout your process. this was very enlightening. i appreciate you taking the time to share your process with me and others - i love seeing these - i see in your paintings selflessness and patience, which i aspire for. for how long you stay thinking about the relationships in your painting meks me think about how much thought i put in these aspects of paintings (which is barely at all).

cool.

[Iiori]

ohh I love that SP! Its uber cute. ^^ I hope to see more of that style from ya.

Its also nice to see how you work. Its very helpful.

[jester]

xia, I'm by no means an anime "fan" but your angels look very nice. I admire how you achieve a proper looking anatomy with so few lines.

Your self portraits are also full of character. :thumbsup:

As for the paintings, yes, it's hard and you still have a way to go - however, looks like your getting there. Ever thought about blending the tones a bit more?

Jester

[roger]

man, I'm so envious of you're gesture life drawings, I've definitely got to make my mind and join some drawing session. The selfportraits are great too.


btw, are you working on your thunderdome? :D

[steak-tron]

damn xia, these are looking reeeeally good.
your detailed paintings are awesome, but your gesture thumbs of the figure are great. There is alot of movement and intesity from only a few lines.
keep posting -steak

[Sammy]

you fuckin' rule man, you have your technique down.
I'd like to see you experement with more digital brushes and layering techniques, for more dynamic images. Like how you were goin with your last image.

I love those pen-gestures you have.

[van]

You rock. And thats all I have to say about all that.

[Iiori]

Oooh, Looking good. Who is it? Hmm For some reason I think I reconize her. She play vball?

[Hunger_Artist]

I hope you dont mind, I tried a paint-over of one of your gestures!!: link (http://members.tripod.com/carlbeu/7b31ec20.jpg)

they are my favourite part of your work here!

[MindCandyMan]

awesome xia wow! I looked through the whole thread...you have some kick butt work in here! Very cool stuff I will be watching this thread!

[mephisto]

Hey xia, did you go to AIS? This is Mitch. Nice work, you seem to still work your ass off. I heared from Eric you are working with Bobby and Jason? Hows stuff going? I'm in Rhode Island now, working on ZooTycoon 2. Trying to sculpt, paint and draw as much as I can in my free time. Well, take it easy man, tell those kids I said HEY! if you see them.

[mephisto]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18828

posted that, no one talks to me bout it though, im guessing cuz its wacky & crappy, just like always. Yea, next time Im out there hopefully we can get a little reunion going on. Moved out here for my girlfriend to go to RISD. Gonna move back west as soon as she gets done, I hope. People out here just arnt what Im used to. Last I heared PJ was in Minesota making games. I think he just recently broke up with his gf or something. As you can see, waiting for emails takes up most of my time here at work (: Back to building animal shelters I guess.

[siskol p]

i must say your work from life is fannn-tastic. i love the energy your gestures have and you're really good at capturing light and shadow in the longer drawings.
i do think that the concept stuff gets too cartoony though. i think you'd do a lot better to implement your life drawing techniques in with that to give them more life. don't get me wrong, they're nice drawings and all, they just lack the energy and pinache (sp?) that your work from life has.

but all in all, very nice work none the less

peace

[endregan]

gestures are nice man


sooo good. i must... get... life.. drawing :)

[pixelherder]

lots...and lots...and LOTS of good stuff

keep it up (and thanks for the comments!)

[steak-tron]

nice work xia, that head shot is tight.
I really like your gestures and I think there is some of that you could bring into your more detailed figure drawings, dont be afraid to make bold lines and increase the value. Some areas of absolute black would help kick that up (could just be the scan)
keep goin'

[JackalAnubis]

I know its been said, but I love those gestures, they have so much rhythym and harmony. did the models actually do that acrobatic stuff? thats cool...anyways I think you should use some of those twisting poses as a jump off for a character concept!

[Rusty]

I must say your work is really coming along well there Xia,awesome...
Im sure ive said this b4 but ill say it again,your quick gesture sketches r what i like the most,youve got a good feel for proportion,weight and form which always wins out in my books...Id personaly like to see you build a drawing from those gesture sketches,I know theyll turn out great..

keep it up m8
Rusty

[mephisto]

nice, i really like the 2nd to last one where you outlined your shadow to suggest the rib cage and such...

[Jeff Jaws]

thumbsup for those nice character-studies, like them a lot, especially her big gun and sword. THe one with the open mouth has a cute expression! And like a lot of others said, I really dig your gesture drawings with ball pen, hui, those are sweet.
keep it up!

Jj.

[mephisto]

Looks like my host is haveing tech probs..maybe it will work if you try again later. I really like that grainy look you got going in the blue ones. How often you going to drawing usually? I was going a couple times a week but the last month or so the school lab I snuck into was closed..finally got to go again last night. Maybe I will post something if I get a good one. Youre gestures are nuts. I dont really like anything I do unless I get 30 min or more on it. I guess I should work on that.

[steak-tron]

nice work dude, it's a good idea to keep trying to capture the gesture in a finished drawing. It's just not as successful because you're not as familiar with it. My illustration teacher tells our class that the gesture needs to be at the core of all of your drawings. The form, structure and emotional impact all hinge on the underlying scribbles.

I find that I can't capture something great I did in a tiny thumb bigger allot of the time. There is some strange part of your brain you have to turn off when things start to go awry, I guess my point is keep doing what your doing. Those animations style headshots of the girl are my favorite - they have lot o' emotion and the figures are moving. My only suggestion is maybe to try simplifing a natural form instead of making the characters look like that particular animation style. then you'll have your own style-o-anime grounded in reality.

keep er up dude.

[foster]

i have been going on a little tour of the sketchbooks today. i need to do this more often, there is such great work all through here and yours not the least of the bunch! i love your simple line work. you have a boldness and maturity to the approach that i find enviable.

jon

[flex mathews]

great gestures... what size are they?

[mephisto]

wow. freakin nice dude. you all pshop? I havnt been able to get myself to like painter as much.

[Yiako]

Love esp. your live studies. Magnificent eye for getting the gesture without losing proportion. Great drawings and colors too. My only crit is that you seem to oversaturate colors, but it can be more a question of personal taste that a real issue.

[mephisto]

We just shipped a milestone, so it was hecktick at work. So far there is no opportunity at this job for any character work, so I have to make monsters and demons and guys with axes at home, in my huge amounts of free time. Snowboarding and beer drinking last night. What kinda stuff you doin at your job? I havnt modeled a character since my last job. I miss it. Heres some recent work I posted. All pshop, I think it shows, but it was fun. Let me know what you think. http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19961

[TheBlasianOne]

wow. your gestures are among the best on conceptart.org i really mean that too man, im pretty critical when it comes to the figure(far from perfect myself, but then it's always easier to see someone ELSE'S mistakes, right?)

there's a big change in the confidence from your figure drawings to your color pieces. they almost look as if they're from two different people. but i can tell just from looking at the first colored ones to the newest your grasp of color is definitely improving

your character designs are very fun, too


keep rockin

[metalwinds]

keep rockin those speedpaintings. .. youre owning them. i would REALLY like to see you handle your character sketches with the same mood as your gestures. .. i think that could yield great results.. maybe. either way, great work

[mephisto]

Dude, these comp studies are awesome. What are you useing for inspiration? You have some sort of reference, or are you makeing these from scratch?

[MindCandyMan]

Nice dude...love the latest batch. That last one of the relaxing girl is just beautiful...awesome.

[jester]

Hey xia, just want to say that I really like the way you handle the "cinemascope" size!

Jester

[Fipse]

Just stopped by to say I really like the way your drawings are heading. Reminds me to work with colours much more ;).

Keep on the good work, I especially like your new lighting studies!

Fipse

[afklamer]

*sigh*
wanna too

Great stuff, especially the gestures!

[mephisto]

Freakin nice drawing of the girl, man. gorgeous. You use a model for that one?

[Robolus]

I never miss to look the Updates of your Sketchbook, don´t stop your fantastic work! :chug:

[mephisto]

Wow.

Just trying to work as hard as I can, and gettin slowed down too much. I wish I did characters at my job. Its weighing on me. I finally got a nice tablet for my home, so I can work away. I got about 20 drawings in line to paint. Do those paintings I did have too much black in them to you? People been telling me I shouldn't paint that way: with a black and white image set to multiply, and then paint colors underneath. What do you think? Looks like you just go straight to color.

[metalwinds]

xia, that last sketch page is real nice, man. i see your style going in new and exciting directions.. . one suggestion though. in your WIP piece, it looks like the girl would be falling or sliding off the panda.. . maybe if you flattened out the back it would look more like the woman is sitting on it. .. or something to that effect. great work man, keep it up and keep us posted

[JackalAnubis]

sweet panda concept, I also really like that male back life drawing. I'd like to see you further develop the coloring of the panda. keep it up :)

[black_lotus]

yaaaaaay

pandaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

panda is da master, he´s da pimp


xia, i really love your stuff, so inspiring

want moooore :beer:

[Yiako]

Bravo!
That batgirl seems to be waiting for something... maybe some colors?

[mephisto]

sweet painting. nice colors. I dig the backround. Batgirl is hot. In my lame opinion, 10 heads tall is a little extreme, but you know girls better than I... (:

[steak-tron]

nice paintings dude, I really like the panda rider.
-I envy your coloring!!!!-

[mephisto]

awww this is awesome. The dress is perfect. Whatever you did, do it again. (:

[endregan]

dood your latest studies have improved your imaginative stuff so much...

i am happy i love this..

[abyss]

nice
draw me a building

[mephisto]

You gonna do something with all these cool characters you got goin?

[mephisto]

further meaning color in? or further meaning make a movie?

[mephisto]

you been doing any animation since school? I dont think I've done any in about a year.

[tyboogie]

xia this last page is soo dope man

that experimental quicky is one of the cooler seedpaints ive seen from you

and tell batgirl to pay me a visit...there villlains and stuff..in my room

your women are fantastic!

ty

[stiocray]

I'm loving this last batch of sketches! The clothing esp looks very nice.

[fukifino]

I'm drooling like that panda all over these new sketches. I really enjoy the feeling of personality and history that's developing with these characters. I hope you don't get tired of them. :D

[killing.people]

strange ..

hey! talk about late reaction (from page 2) - this forum is huge - but, an old teacher of mine is working on guildwars! - what a small cyber world..
his name is mark. i also know darren, in a sense - like i know you, through a forum. they would most likely know me as killing - tell em hi for me please! :D

the game looks sweet! you guys are making something very cool ;)

-kp

[JackalAnubis]

love those new doodles, the gestures are looking really good as well! are you developing a story with these characters?

[Cold]

xia, I was looking at your coloured peaces and i was wondering how you can draw on a Painter or a Adope PS programm that well, have you got one of those mouse pens? or do you use a mouse?

I was wondering because I seem to be smoking alot more when colouring stuff in with PS and get frustrated, atm I dont dare to play much with colour like you have in the resent sketches.

btw nice emotions and sceneshots on the panda&lady, sry missed the title.

[endregan]

haha these cartoons are great :)

do you go rough then clean up or is it all just pure line?

the panda is sweet :)

[flex mathews]

great sketches, there is a real confidence in your line... i like your new batch of gestures too. for the batgirl sketch, the top of the head is a little small. post some more.

[spok]

hey! you're really good!

[metalwinds]

hey man, thats lookin pretty good. i got a couple of suggestions though.. . .the light source looks a little inconsistant.. . this is most apparent on her chest. also, her torso looks really flat. ..when youre painting, remember the shape of the object you are painting. sorry this crit is kinda shitty, but my mind is kinda jumbled up right now. all in all, i dig it

[JackalAnubis]

all those girls look awesome, you really got those features down perfect, good thing you keep these around.

[black_lotus]

wow, awsome. i´ve never seen such cute girlies drawn before.

[insane visions]

thanks for the post...I dig your illustrations...love the gestures, try using less hard lines on the gestures to give it a good flow....only use hard lines when its needed....post more...peace

[Oddo]

The old sketches heads look really nice; the bodies you are doing now are however several classes above what you were doing back then. Great progress :). And I love the personality in your two characters female from the previous pages :). Great work.

[gaboartpage]

xia: well everybody likes your linework
and figure drawing , and they are right,
its awesome , i would like to know what
media you used on the first line drawings
in this thread ???? is it a brush or marker ???

And about your characters what i like the
most is the contrast in their form and
concept .... the Panda who usually is a cute
character is carried in a different manner,
great , and your girl characters who are slim
and nice ,, contrast with the huge and rude
panda ...... :) :)

just my point of view,

and about these last
color works just one complain, it seems
that you give importance to everything
in the drawing , with brights everywhere
BUT
i can see you know the theory you just
need to land the theory more to
the works .... i dont even
have the ability to do these kind
of works, congratulations :D :D

and maybe the most close forms, more
saturated and behind with more washed
color ... . . i dont know i dont know :rolleyes:

just my personal point of view

Saludos y Buena Suerte

Gabriel GArza

[JackalAnubis]

that shark design is siiiiiick, I like the armour crab like craziness

[Jeff Jaws]

great, xia. keep 'em coming! :D

Jj.

[insane visions]

awesome new post..it blew the fuck out of me...keep it coming....

[spok]

i like those black & white girls aswell as black and yellow ones...pretty, but i especially love the bat girl, reminds me of travis charest...view him...amazing!!!...

http://www.travischarestgallery.com/

[endregan]

sweet paintings!

you are getting so good with speed paintings too :)

[mephisto]

UNBELIEVABLE! These pics are super.
I found your game's website(i always forget the name :P). Those screens are fukn badass. I did 4 backflips and kicked myself in the head when I saw those. Even awesomer than the stuff in pc gamer. Coolest environments I can remember, great freakin colors, really creative. Our E3 build got sent off a week and a half ago. HAHAHAHAHHAH. :) But now we crunch (10 hour mandatory days) again anyway :/.

[viag]

great sketchbook xia ! nice drawing skills !

[arni_is_god]

Ur pencil sketches of women are absolutely fantastic in my opinion, i love the way you draw so little and make it so much, a few lines a few shadows and the rest is all suggested, they all look like those old picture with too much light. Excellent work. Keep posting real life sketches!

[Oddo]

Fight on, post more! . The latest posts are all good, though the colors in the very last one don't appreal to me as much as the previous one...

Yep I can feel the E3 too :realmad:

[xia]

Oddo>> Thanks a lot, Me likes your paiting a lot...Me wants more. :chug:

Gaboartpage>> Thanks for the comment and critique. Your opinion is highly value here. Yes, I tend to sometimes get muddy in painting and sometimes too saturate...still trying to find my way to enlightenment. As for the first gesture post, I used mechanical brush.."Tombo Brush". They are easy to carry around and disposible. I try real brushes some time but they are pain in the butts...cleaning, mixing ink and all.
Thanks a lot.

Insanevision>> Thanks, Speechless...U...I am one of your biggest fan around here.

spok>> Thanks, I used to like him a lot until he disappear...Campbell, Huge, and Noto are probably my biggest influence.

endregan>> U r getting good urself. Keep it up!

Memphisto>> Thanks buddy! the game "GuildWars"...We call it G...Dubbed around here. Post more speedy...I will be watching.

viag>> Hey there! Thanks. Good to see ya here.

arni is god>> Thanks buddy! coming up!

Thanks for all the comment and support guys!
Finally, I get to do some reply and life drawing.

Process:
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/character-design-face-tutorial-asian.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/character-design-face-tutorial-african

http://www.idrawgirls.com/images/draw-face.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q3/Rogue_Swordman_Big.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/character-design-asian.jpg

how to draw eye (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/how-to-draw-eye/)

how to draw nose (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/how-to-draw-a-nose/)

how to draw hair (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/how-to-draw-hair/)

how to draw mouth and lips (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/how-to-draw-lips/)

how to draw realistic face portrait (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/21/draw-realistic-face-front-view/)

how to sketch portrait (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/23/how-to-sketch-portrait/)

how to draw Batman (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-batman/)

how to draw Superman (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-superman/)

how to draw Lara Croft (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/26/how-to-draw-lara-croft-tomb-raider/)

how to draw Chun Li (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/26/how-to-draw-chun-li-street-fighter/)

Some quick gesture drawing
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9HB9QkyzHvs/TiYWTvOtByI/AAAAAAAAEEM/psjLOrVLwFI/s640/2-minutes-gesture-figure-001.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TkKtbiM4onc/TiYWybuTYRI/AAAAAAAAEEU/EE1iNHOZ2HU/s640/2-minutes-gesture-figure-003.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obDWxh3CYJk/TiYXNslxwCI/AAAAAAAAEEk/TWnclWqNZb0/s640/5-minutes-gesture-figure-001.jpg

[Josef K.]

wow xia - ur gestures are totally outstanding! ur painting is also pretty damn cool! its always interesting when artists show hey they work :)

keep this updated :chug:

[MindCandyMan]

I too love the gestures...great stuff man!

[metalwinds]

woo, i was wondering where you ran off to. . .missed seeing your updates. i see your working on the robotic contest thing. .. i need to start getting stuff together for it. thanks for the link, btw. your gestures are beautiful as usual, but i would like to see you push your color work further. maybe through in some really saturated colors to stur things up a bit.. . just a thought.

update more :)

[roger]

Great stuff as usual man! I'm never going to get tired of your gestures. :)

[elboy]

oi! your gesture drawings rock a house party! I esp like the quick ones. your pencil (or charcoal or conte crayon) is like "whoosh, whish, whazam! there, I'm done. who's your daddy?" that is, of course, if your drawing utensil talks and asks rhetorical questions like "who's your daddy?"
I've checked out your stuff before, but this is the first time I've commented.
These gestures are so good. It's like 5 strokes = super incredible gesture drawing. nice. noice, even.

[Ra Havok]

Those one minute gestures rock my socks off.

I find it very hard to nail the proportions and stuff like that in one minute.. Ah, practice will do the trick, I guess/hope.


Nice sketchbook, Xia!

[redships]

WoW......

[endregan]

you are the queen of gestures (intentional joke, unless you really are a queen if you know what i mean-hey im a poet and i didnt even know it._) anyhow besides my lame jokes, this thread just got awesomer

[Keepiru]

Xia, your gesture drawings are the best. They rock my world, I love looking at them. Its really hard to capture a figure so effectively with just a few lines...you are the MASTER...(keepiru bows at your feet). Anway, Im also in love with that mermid, its just kikin. Youve got mad skill with the painting.
I do second the call fot more panda thoo...

[Dynamic Peanut]

Xia,
Fantastic gestures! I'm learning a lot from you. Keep up the awesome work.

B.

[endregan]

good work was wondering if youd post these! saw them in the finished forum

these are quality. now if youd only get around to finishing one sometime!! :)

[steak-tron]

I can't keep up with you...

I likes dem ladies on the last page, and as far as the last three the one with the mask would make a good finish.

nice work, keep er up man,
-steak

[bonedog]

great concepts... dig the last three girls a lot. cool costumes and faces. wouldn't mind seeing a finished piece out of these. :)

-bonedog

[insane visions]

veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice...fuck Im your fan aswell

[van]

Woot...rocking update! Hey, is that last girl's neck broken? ;)

[Summer Pudding]

The confidence and simplicity of your anatomy studies is really inspiring Xia. Are they from life, or your head?

I've noticed a change in your lighting recently too.

Keep it up fella.

[Yina]

i love the recent speedpaints, esp the masked girl, the colour scheme works so well. and to repeat everyone else, wow, those gesture drawings rock!

[van]

Great gesture sketches...and as for your failure color study from life all I can say is :bash: Damn you! I want my paints to have that kind of range of values.

[Hjelm]

Holy garbonzo beans! I always want to comment on stuff, but it's like I never have anything useful to say.

You get gesture down very well. Makes me want to get to my sketchbook and practice my own mediocre skills.

Only one I don't follow the motion on is the cyborg woman. Urm... it looks like she's half sitting. Mebbe just me.

Nice work though!
Hjelm

[Yina]

great values on the "failed" painting from life, i like it. again your gestures look fab, very loose and expressive! the last painting is great as well, i like the visible paint strokes

[endregan]

hej good stuff man... good to see an update.

I see you kept up your life drawing and painting. I think you do digital painting too much and perhaps this is why you cant finish a painting. you need more involvement in your pieces!! :)

Keep it up!

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Great work. I love how you draw and paint your women, many of them you nail down the right shapes that shows the characters beauty.

Hey, but I don't see anymore paintings of the short haired red head chick in her green outfit! I miss her:D

[insane visions]

xia that is one of the nicest thing I have ever read..you have skills my friend you dont need to relearn anything...btw thanks for the new update I was wondering where the hell you were....didnt want anyone to be lost in the abyss...cheers

[Iiori]

Awesome buddy awesome. Haha I took a good long look at your newest work and got my ass drawing again. Thanks!

[van]

Oh my god, dude. Wonderful update. Thanks a lot!

[Ryu]

Gosh a niiice update...
What medium? ball pen?
really nice, could you tell me which size approximately?
Do you begin with some specific method, like a sphere or something or not at all?

Thx Xia, and thx for sharing theses..

[mephisto]

These new ones look like a whole new level dude...I am amazed.

[insane visions]

coooooooooolllllllllllllllllllll update mannnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Syrogen]

yes! an update :D your pen sketches are awesome, they contain so much energy

[Ryu]

thx for taking the time to respond !!
Really nice, keep on going that way !

[van]

Originally posted by xia
I like it when the artist leave some for your imagination and loose.

That perfectly defines how I feel about it as well. Its not all about what you put IN, but what you choose to leave out.

[Yina]

ahh, didn't know that you studied from the same bibles as me :) i m agreeable with their good, loomis, bridgeman and vilppu..

meanwhile great sketches! very lively looking and loose

[TARGETE]

Wow what the hell have I been doing..I should be looking at more sketchbooks because this one is a grand treat!..really wonderful to see these and your painting is progressing nicely .

keep it my friend . I'll be back for more.

JP

[buzzz3d]

Wow, great update. Wish I could give you some advice but then I should be seeing something bad in your sketches.
Can't think of anything.
Sorry.

[MindCandyMan]

man this latest update is awesome!!! I love the gestures they have so much vitality...awesome man. You are becoming fantastic right in front of my eyes!

[endregan]

Keep it going! You been hiding sketches from us for a while you must splurge muaha :)

[metalwinds]

awesome, i was really hoping that one day your concept drawings would have as much energy as your incredible gestural work.. ..it looks like you are now progressing in that direction. PLEASE continue in this direction. ..keep experimenting and you will get more comfortable with it. i ll try to give you some crits when i see some more work. not sure if youve said yet, but are you going to austin?

you should update more

[legacy]

xia.... have you ever though that your "too" good?

.... i do

hehe, keep em coming man.

[Retinal Haze]

Wonderful work, i like them all :)

keep it coming :chug:

[legacy]

kickass as usual man.

love that 2nd pic you got, her stance is awesome :)

[van]

Damn, xia. You did it again.

[dakoscwash]

Hey, xia. You have some really incredbile stuff here. Those first 2 sketches on the last post are awesome, I love the rendering. Your lines are so nice, especially in the figure drawings, have any recommendations for anatomy books? Keep up the good work man.:chug:

[xia]

legacy & Van>> Thanks :chug:

dakoscwash>> Thanks, I don't usually render sketch like that anymore...but I guess I felt like it at the time. I feel that...it takes too much time for me. I love short cut like speedpainting and such. But I feel that I have to go back to relearn rendering using what I've learn from painting/speedpaint...and see if I can see any improvement in my sketches.
As for books... "Andrew Loomis" and "George Bridgeman" should be great for everyone. In addition of the comtemporary master "Glenn Vilpu" would be good to have. But...if there is any life session around your area, I strongly recommend to go joint them because those books are sketches from real life. It's good to practice from life...in any real medium. And look around on life drawing thread, there are some awesome free stuff online. Good luck.

*just move these images from the previous pages...'cuz it takes too long to load* faster here.

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q4/learn-digital-painting.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/drawing-chun-li-face.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q2/draw-manga-rin-blue-exorcist.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/1208/how-to-paint-face-001.jpg

Speed painting
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/how-to-paint-assassin-digital.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q3/ezio-auditore-assassin-creed-revelarion.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q4/ironman-2-war-machine-speedpainting.jpg

Figure and concept
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q4/speed-painting-tutorial-figure-study.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q3/painting-dragon-head.jpg
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2009Q3/painting-creature-concept-dragon.jpg

how to draw Supergirl (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/27/how-to-draw-supergirl/)

how to draw Captain America (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/27/how-to-draw-captain-america/)

how to draw Spiderman (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/28/how-to-draw-spiderman/)

how to draw Hulk (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/28/how-to-draw-hulk/)

how to paint Master Chief Halo (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/20/how-to-paint-master-chief-halo/)

how to paint Conan the barbarian (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/26/how-to-paint-conan-the-barbarian/)

how to draw Werewolf (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/how-to-draw-werewolf/)

How to paint character in steel armor (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/24/how-to-paint-character-in-steel-armor/)

how to draw a barbarian (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/19/how-to-draw-barbarian-warrior/)

Diablo 3 demon hunter digital painting tutorial (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/20/diablo-3-demon-hunter-digital-painting-tutorial/)

Didn't realize these Gesture images came out really big. I will reduce the size of these thing tonight. Sorry...
Thank you guys. Sorry, I've been very busy working and playing too much video games. Plus, quit smoking make me fall asleep more and I have to do lots of extra physical activities to keep my mind off of it instead of sitting down and draw. Anyway, so much for the lame excuses :chug:

endregan>> I was thinking the same thing. Getting lazy here.

steak-tron>> Yes, u can now....I am a lazy bastard at the moment. :D

bonedog>> Thank you much :chug:

insane vision>> Thanks. Did I mention that everytime I look at your stuff, I just want to go back to the beginning and relearn how to draw all over again? :chug:

van>> Thanks Woot! Yes, it is...I realized that when I just finish up the rest of the pic...but then...what the hell, post it anyway. I hit and I miss, but it seems I missed most of the time. :chug:

PUDDING>> Thanks budy!!! Yes they are all from life..one min gesture. I check out your sketching...they are awesome. Keep them coming buddy. I know I've been slacking...need to catch up and post some more.

Yina>> Thank you much, here are some more gestures!!!

Finally, get some courage to pick up something to draw this weekend. It's been too long.
:GESTURES one to five:

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/sketch059.jpg

Few hours from life, and I failed miserably:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/painting068.jpg

Murky>> Thanks
Insane>> Thanks much much...I really miss your sketches and shit.

Flipse>> Thank you sir, it's always great to hear from u.

Sammy>> Holy the great Sammy is here! Thanks for the comment and inspiration.

dCepT>> Thanks, that's where I am going...I like it quick and precise if all possible so I can wing more pieces.

van>> Thanks buddy!

endregan>> Thanks u too keep it up, you are getting better.

Ryu>> Whao! thank you much, that one of the best compliment I ever got....Frazzeta is one of my most fav artist, other than Mucha, Sergant, and Mullin. I don't know what to think really...every time I slow down my hand and try to get the detail of from the pic...it, of course, loose its essense and enegy, but instead something else gain. I have always want to get the same energy but it probably to me a life time to get what I really wanted.

mephisto>> Thanks buddy!

MindCandyMan>> Thanks, I am glad you think so...I am always try to experiment as much as I can. Thanks

Been real busy, but here is lil update inspired by all u guys.

[MurkyDreams]

Nice! I love your figure gestures. Nice and loose!

[insane visions]

very nice

[Fipse]

Starting again with lifedrawing sessions I realize how much I envy you confident lines in the sketches and gesture drawings. Good as ever! I like your first two sketches very much - esp. the second. Your linework seem more confident than your digital drawings.

Always nice to step by your thread!

Fipse

[Sammy]

holy crap your linework rules

[dCepT]

Your linework is amazing man! Your quickies to, you convey the pose with so few lines!

d-C

[endregan]

awesome gestures!

[van]

Wonderful update, Xia. Thanks!

[Ryu]

Some really special update i find...
Your two first sketches have a lot more life than usual, especially the faces.
I sometime find that your faces lack of life, but these two are incredible, the thin lines are just and emotional,
remind me of frazzeta...
I'd be curious to know what you think about it...

[mephisto]

Fukn ill.

[MindCandyMan]

awesome stuff dude...you are kicking it up a notch!!!

[mephisto]

those ladies almost made me weep.

the marker sketches are awesome..i highly recommend Feng Zhus gnomon Dvd on vehicle sketching...taught me everything i need to know about how to make vehicles in perspective. Learn how to do it so its fun fast and acurate. So much valuable info on that...I watched it like 6or7 times before i gave it back to my friend. Its great to have on in the backround while you draw.

[van]

Xia strikes again! Nice work, man. Love the ladies... ;)

[flex mathews]

those gestures are real nice... i m feeling those quickie sketches too.

[Summer Pudding]

those last two dumps are fuckin' wicked!

go girl!

[Calle_]

oO;;;;;;;; Wicked dude.. im breathless....The paintings are amazing and so elegant.
Peace

Calle

[chad3d]

Your talent is incredible, nuff said!!!!

[endregan]

those environment paintings are amazing! What can i say

You should do more markers, you are a natural :)

[MindCandyMan]

These are sweet xia...all of your stuff lately has been great. I will wait till your next set of environments that aren't speed paintings to comment on them. There are some funky things going on with your values that is creating sort of a flattening effect. But I will wait till you spend more time on one to try to explain what I think I'm seeing hehe. Keep it up bro! I love the vanderpoel type shadows on your figures.

[Yina]

just one word. WOW!

[endregan]

You are a big fan of purple. Not going to lie to you so am I.

Keep going man!

[mephisto]

amazed again...

[buzzz3d]

I will always be a fan of dragonskin miniskirts. :)
Great sketch, though her left arm looks a bit stiff and you seem to have a passion for long necks.

Cheers :chug:

[van]

Here, here! Three cheers for dragon skin minis!

[van]

Great update! I really need to get into perspective work and environments.

[steiner116]

wow your work is really inspirational, it makes me want to go off and practice some more!

really like your environment sketches too.

oh and dont worry about it... we all like purple!

[endregan]

Those trees and environments are amazing. You sure you haven't done much markers before?! Good stuff :)!

Awesome life painting, looks like someone busted out the oils!

[Syrogen]

damn xia, youre such a huge inspiration it's painful. those marker sketches rock, you MUST post more!

[jetpack42]

Awesome awesome awesommmmmmme. Thanks for showing some of your beginning oils. I'm about to start playing with them myself, just to try and familiarize myself with the medium. Your pencil work is awesome, and the way you are using the markers is what I aspire to do, once I begin practicing with them again. I can't really find any noticable crits, other then on the 2 bottom speed paintings everything seems washed out. Theres no real light lights and dark darks to push things into place. They are fuzzy. Lookin forward to meetin you and your posse (and all the CA Seattle members going) on Friday! woot!

[one2hit]

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/doodle028.jpg

I love this one. I love it I love it I love it I love it I love!!! the expression is spot on. Did you use a magazine/model reference? This is just too good.

[tyboogie]

good to see you pluggin away at color and painting...looking good. nice fig gestures too

my one crit would be to use more ref when painting ..even for a speedpaint/sketch. use a painting or photograph that you like and base your painting or SP on that...i think it would help you learn about light and color quicker. that was one of the cool things i leraned from George hull in austin

keep it up --your making alot of progress!

ty

[Groover McNab]

Dude! This is some cool stuff! I especially love the oils (haven't been able to try those things out myself) and awesome gestures.

[WillSchnevel]

man! those gestures! those gestures! so much flow and movement with so few lines! now that is skill indeed!

[gaboartpage]

Sh*****t
Xia damn it you are good
and you are getting better
great gestures
with so little lines express sooo many things

I guess that painting group with Abcart
must be awesome i can see you enjoy that
great oils great !!!!
your female designs are becoming your signature
very smooth clean awesome drawings
they all read sooooo well very direct very solid drawing

i also liked your tree and plants sketches ??/markers??
those are great !!! if you have more post them cause
they are beautiful

keep this great work coming Xia you are an inspiration
a great artist too xia work xia work xia work !!!!!

Saludos

-------gabriel

[fukifino]

Daaaamn, Xia...I love these last couple of batches...not only do they include a couple of your always kick ass women, but also a range of other cool stuff we don't normally see from you. Mmm..it's like cake! :D

[xia]

JetPack42>> Thanks, I am hoping to get better at the oil thinging. And yes, looking forward to see us local arty kids.

One2hit>> Thanks! It the magic of the internet some randam photo as ref for that (It was done in like late 2002), but I modified it enough so that it doesn't look like actual real person rendering.

MikeC>> Thanks buddy.

Tyboo>> Shit, you don't even know how much l am in love with your last batch!!! Thanks for the advice, I will do that. you are the Man!

Groover>> Thanks buddy! yes, you should try...my mentor told me to start of with just either black and white or monocromatic painting for the first round. So you can just feel how the medium work and work the value instead of worry too much color and how to mix the exact color/value, it can be frustrating. After you feel comfortable with the routine...then you can start of with three major colors with white (you mix your own black, it's better that way.) Anyway, good luck.

gaboartpage>> You are one hell of a poet!!! Thanks! Yes ABCart session is so much fun. He's like my mentor since I was in school. And now I am officially learning how to paint from him.
Thanks, I like drawing female...because I used to suck at them so bad. Now I am working on getting good at landscape/scene concept.
Markers are fun...havn't really try them before but now I like them a lot because it sort of fit my personality. I don't have enough patience for tight render...I like painting like Sargent (think Big shapes and values...your eyes will fill in the rest. Do not worry about lil tiny mark of every single detail.) And markers have that ability to pull that kinda thing off. Am I making any sense? Well, it works for me...and I like it fast. I am sure there will be more 'cus I plan to do more on site landscaping this summer.

fukifino>> Thanks man...I try to be as diverse as I can...because I never know what I might get into yet. But if I can choose, I would love to just draw woman all day, but I don't think that alone will get me anywhere I want to go.

Thanks guys

RETURN OF THE Zombies
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q4/how-to-draw-zombies.jpg
Getting lazy so I lay down in my bed and draw, not a good idea.
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q4/zombie-drawing-tutorial.jpg
How to draw Zombie (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/how-to-draw-zombie/)
Zombie digital painting tutorial (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/zombie-digital-painting-tutorial/)
How to draw Zombie horde in comics panel (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/how-to-draw-zombie-horde-in-comics-panel/)

Endregan>> Thanks,...there will be more oil coming...I am doing oil at least once a week now. It really help out my digital stuff big time.

Syrogen>> Thanks buddy.

Not much time these day, I wish I am in school or not having to work ten hours a day sometimes.

More Speed painting
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2011Q2/sucker-puch-movie-speedpainting.jpg

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q4/female-study-digital-painting

http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q3/figure-study-nude-step-by-step.jpg

And Painting
http://idrawgirls.com/images/2010Q2/how-to-draw-comics-emma-frost.jpg



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What size to paint in Photoshop for illustration (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/29/what-size-to-paint-in-photoshop-for-illustration/)

Photoshop shortcuts for digital painting (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/29/photoshop-shortcuts-for-digital-painting/)

What kind of opacity use in digital painting (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/30/what-opacity-setting-i-use-in-digital-painting/)

Three important rules of painting (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/three-important-rules-for-painting/)

Achieving looseness in digital painting (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/11/01/achieving-looseness-in-painting/)

Photoshop tutorial overlay mode (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/31/photoshop-tutorial-overlay-mode/)

Color vs value compare for artists (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/31/color-vs-value-compare-for-artists/)

Photoshop tutorial using multiply mode (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/31/photoshop-tutorial-using-multiply-mode/)

how to make custom brush in Photoshop (http://idrawgirls.com/tutorials/2011/10/31/how-to-make-custom-brush-in-photoshop/)

[Molly]

aw man... I really do love ur style... especially your figures, and faces...

Mollyx

[mephisto]

lookin good as always homie.

I wanted to learn noses and face features better, so I set a goal to draw 100 heads from reference. I am on #78. I feel like I have learned a lot already, but when I go to make a nose from no reference I still feel like I haven't progressed very far. It is still a big struggle for me to get a nose out of my head . It seems like you dont have this problem. I was wondering if you get a second, could you post a quick step by step of how you construct a nose and the way you break it down? THanks man, it will help me a bunch if you can.

-mitch

:blue: :fruit:

[one2hit]

I just started doing that too. Sitting down and drawing huge pages full of heads/faces. I mean, as long as you remember that everything, even on the face is a 3D object then you can draw it from any angle. Noses seem to come pretty ok to me, but my problem is drawing different types of noses. Like huge fat ogre noses, or slender long french women noses. I say don't try to make anything too complicated. Think of what kind of nose you want. Imagine the basic shape from the angle you are drawing and lay down 3 or 4 light lines to get the basic shape. Usually I'll come back to it later after I sketch the rest of the face to make sure it's still in proportion and looks good. *shrugs* Everyone draws a little different so it's still good to hear how Xia does it too.

[endregan]

Those Pandas are awesome. I want to see that first one painted... good composition!

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Man, you create some sexy women. I love the chick on the right of the 'Return Of the Panda' illustration. Her face is great. I like those "lazy" sketches, very cool shapes, and character. Great figure drawings as well. Man I don't check this threat for a while and all this new work! Your real confident with the pencil judging by the graceful marks that happen in a lot of your work, especially in the guesture drawings.

-C

[insane visions]

awesome stuff dood

[mephisto]

sweet thanks man. Heres another spot you can find loomis stuff: www.saveloomis.org . Im gonna start using that plane for the head thing...been noticing my stuff lacks that lately.
THanks again,
ur daman.

[Groover McNab]

Haha, I love those panda drawings! I remember having doodles of evil pandas a long time ago, but they weren't nearly this cool. Cool head drawings too.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

YES!! YES!!
MORE PANDAS!!!

those pandas are awsome. i wanna animate em. like really bad. (if i had the time i would, with your permission, but i dont....oh well)

[strych9ine]

Diggin your book, man... it's nice to see you exploring other mediums and practicing the full range of concepting with your environments and characters. Sweet work.

[flex mathews]

wow dude, those pandas are so cool. i love your gestures, i cant get enough.

[steak-tron]

xia, these sketches are looking great! I almost shated myself when i saw those trees. And you are the king of gestures, now marry them with your paintings (if that makes sense) :chug:

[TARGETE]

Man I really like the fact that your doing many things from environments to figures and painting, really putting yourself out there duDe..I salute you man.

JP

[one2hit]

I loved your sketches dude! Enjoyed meeting you too and glad you came.

[roger]

man, you have so much good stuff going on... :chug:

[Slash]

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[van]

Rock on. More please?

[jetpack42]

cool cool cool. i'm making arrangements to start attending that Monday session. i'm gonna bring my newbie oil paints and newbie canvas pads and newbie brushes and get my paint on! Lookin good...see you saturday!

[NoUseFrAName]

Awesome Xia!
Your costume designs never cease to amaze and inspire me.

Solid work, all of it!
keep it up!

-Rob

[WillSchnevel]

awesome studies man! it's nice to see that even awesome artists do a little bad sometimes. :)

[bwkeough]

wow, ok first time looking at your book and I am mucho impressed. One thing I'm noticing: I like your gestures and speed paintings more than the "clean" drawings. Don't be afraid to leave things dirty and murky! If you explain everything 100% you run the danger of turning it into a diagram (which is great for art that is going straight to the 3d modeler but isn't half as cool as it could be).

I don't think it's clear above: I like your gesture life drawings A LOT. Some of the best I've ever seen.

[endregan]

oh yeah...thats.the./stuf!


Sorry no critique, except start doing some more of those compositional sketches :O

[dakoscwash]

Wow man.. I love your work so much. Those colors studies are fantastic. My favorite is the windmill, awesome. Keep up the great work man, I'll be checking back.

[young paddy1]

Do you want a slap?

Well you'll get one if you don't stop putting your work down, your stuff is fantastic I love the colour of the woman in the silver armour, the others are also great it's just that she's in an unusual pose and the colouring looks crisp.

[Slash]

Great work. as always. I love the green-haired girl. She is TEH SEXX! compared to her the demon sucks! (not that it SUCKS, it just sucks compared to the girl. :trouble: )

Come by my sketchbook and say hello! And bring your friends!
beer for everyone!
:chug:

//edit: i forgot to mention that the water in that cave also are TEH SEXX!

[NoUseFrAName]

awesome update Xia! I love the green haired girl too....a lot of fluidity in that one....and cool costume too!

rock on!

-Rob

[marc_taro]

Hey Xia - I'm also liking the green hair girl - what are you doing differently that's giving you a more polished look? Is that working over a pencil drawing? - nice fashion photo feeling...

[xia]

Speedy:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting093.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedlunch001.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting088.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting091.jpg

Environment Practice:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting089.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting090.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting092.jpg
darko>> Thanks for stoping by. The windmill is my fav too, that's pretty damn close how I want my piece to look.

youngpaddy>> Damn! you are hardcore. Thanks. A slap is awefully painful, I rather take a punch. LOL.. I will try not too next time. *but seriously, they could have been better, just someday* :)

NoUseFr>> Thanks. I kinda like her when I just finished, now that I look at it again...she doesn't really holds up. but maybe just me. :)

marc_taro>> Thanks, It's an honor you stoping by, I am loving your thread and head study thinging. (Me, long time Big fan of your work) What am I doing different? Possibly, I have started painting oil about a couple months ago. It's very difficult medium to work with in short amount of time (I attend a weekly session, three hours from live model). In myopinion, I notice more the harmony in real color, playing around with edges, solid shape/reability of overall pic. I haven't been painting (digital or traditional) for that long...so I know nothing about any of it. Now...I know a lil... It helps me out a lot, I guess. Also my mentor
Aaron Coberly (http://www.aaroncoberly.com)
helps me out a lot in how to achieve certain thing in oil painting.
And I listen to whatever Craig Mullan has to say everytime he post on Sijun...and absorb whatever I can...even if just tiny lil molicular knowledge.
Thanks.

jetpack42>> Totally, come along. It'll be fun. Oil is hard but fun.

NoUseFrName>> Thanks! good to see you here.

WillSchnevel>> LOL, thanks. I wish I were that awesome artist. Though I am an awesome dude!

bwkeough, endregan>> Thanks :)

Insane Vision>> Holy Rich! where the fuck have you been? I have been waiting and waiting for your thread to POP up Once more. Inspire, I really do need...from you. :D

mephisto>> Glad I could help, that was a quick and dirty tutorial. Next time when it feels right. I will make a far better one.

Panda again return.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle_chin023.jpg
Yeah...update. No graphite, but an oil painting.

Yo!
It was really awesome to meet you Seattle Kids, we have to do it again soon.
guys.
Here is the sketch from the get together.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle051.jpg

Gestures:

I kinda took a new approach to the gesture this time around.

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture245.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture252.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture246.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture247.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture248.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture249.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture253.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture254.jpg
Just did some oil from the tonight's session. I screwed up the face big time...Damn!
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/Oil005.jpg
No.009

EDIT...........Reply

Grovoover Mcnab>>Thanks, I am flatter. I don't really know where is this Panda thing and me came from, but I do enjoy making him.

complete2>>Thanks, go ahead have fun with it....maybe I will make his modelsheet if I have time.

strych9ine>> Thanks...I am trying to understand as many stuff as I can before I die. LOL

Flex matthews>> There will be more gestures and Pandas. Thanks

steak-tron>> I will try to marry them if I have time and got inspire at the same time. You mean paint over my gesture drawing right?

Targete>> You sir! Thanks so much. I am trying to work on my most weakness....I use to suck really horribly bad at Gesture and Women...took me a while to be able to draw them. Now I am working on evironment and painting stuff and hoping I can be as good some day. Your new stuff is really greatly inspiring.

one2hit>> Same here buddy, see you on the next meeting. :)

rogoer>> Thanks buddy, I can see you hiding and working real hard. Good work!

Slash>> Yes! there will be Panda. And Mushroom? How 'bout Giant Mushroom?

[MrFrost]

great paintings Xia!!

[steak-tron]

I too am a fan of the green haired laydee.

Going over your gestures? thats a actually a good idea, iv'e heard my teacher suggest that. But I was thinking more about making the characters have a fluid movement; where the whole body is moving in one direction. You had a lot of nice contaposto (gasp.. artword) positions for the ladies that would look nice for the finished paintings.

keep going my friend.

[Denart]

hey Xia! That speed painting of that old windmill is damn awesome. O yeah!! O yea...

really good works you have

[MindCandyMan]

I really like the gestures you do man...your figures are looking really great. Keep it up bro!

[xia]

MrFrost, DenArt, steak-tron, MindCandy>> Thank you guys. :)
Thanks for all the comment guys. CHAO!
Quick environment color study crap! (About 30mins to 1 hour each)
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedlunch004.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedlunch005.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedlunch003.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedlunch002.jpg

Life Study
Oil: (few hours) a bit fuzzy...cheap digicam
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/Oil006.jpg

Digital (40 mins)
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting094.jpg

Speedy Whatever there might be:

*one fucked up snake thinging...it took longer than the rest of these but I just couldn't get the jive...pissed*
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting095.jpg

Not really happy with this one either...I would probably go back and fixed her up next time around...
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting096.jpg

Now...this is more of what I want
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting097.jpg

Peace!

Here is what I scribble at the Seattle sketch group night. They are very scribblely, my hand had to play catch up with my mind. Apologize for the roughness. Hope they don't hurt your eyes.

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle055.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle053.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle052.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle054.jpg

More tomorrow :)

[mogando25]

Hey Xia! I always liked the composition you have in your sketches, top notch stuff.

More tomorrow :)

Can't wait! :cyberguy:

[WildSpruceMoose]

Very appealing style, and great gestures. I'm loving the landscapes and colour palettes you choose. I wish I could actually crit your stuff, but all I can say is keep it coming!

[xia]

Thank you guys
Small update:

Doodle:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle056.jpg
Gesture from life:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture255.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture256.jpg


Finally I have some time to sit down and reply to you guys, sorry...I am not trying to be an ass. I was born that way. No, I mean...yeah here we go

Yina>> Those are gesture are from life. If it from my head I usually do some additional things to the figure like costume/armor....or creature instead of plane gesture. But do lots of gesture always helps getting your line down quick like a KungFu reflect.

JackalAnubis>> Yes, that's my fav too.

buzz3D, Jetpack, roger>> Thanks

chaotic logic>> Thanks, I am liking your sketchbook myself. Great stuff.

liam C.>> Yes, I used to be 2D animator about a year or two before my current job. Thanks.

Dahsramu>> Thanks, I try as much as I can to expand my horizon and imagination. Thanks to all of you in CA...keeping my imagination float and fresh.

endregan>> Thankls, good to see you around.

Fipse>> Thanks, I don't usually like it too real. I like it just stylize a lil but still keeping ground on the realistic look. But once in a while I have to do it just to tell myself I can. :)

Syrogen, buzz3D>> Thanks guys.

Dougbot>> Shut up! You are one of the first people who teach me PS. So I own you. Your shit always inspire me every single day.

Sikkness>> Thanks, I think I 've heard of that name before...

Gillespie>> Thank buddy.

Quick scribble Robot thumbs (Again my hand was paling catch up with my head):


http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle059.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle058.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle057.jpg


Here is paintover the drawing I did. I also try using texture brush on the BG a bit...different than my usual technique. Still (pretty rough for the most part) in progress... I'll finish this sometimes soon. I hope.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/RestWIP002.jpg

and Next (I think I am almost done)
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/RestWIP003.jpg

[Yina]

great gestures as usual, do you normally do them from life or from imagination?

the oils from previous posts look great as well, more! :jawdrop:

[JackalAnubis]

I really like that second page of scribbles. They have that same rhythm and movement of your gesture drawings. That turquoise haired gurl is also very nice! :swepimp:

[buzzz3d]

Hey Xia,
Loads of good stuff in the last updates.
The windmill is really good. Great colors and contrast in lighting.
Good creatures and environments.
But my favorite is the doodle in the last batch, love her expression.

Cheers.

[jetpack42]

Xia, you are really doing great work. Wish I could have been there today...and Friday...man, I just buggered up my whole weekend, tomorrow I'll try and get some momentum back..heh.

The windmill is cool..the simple perspective is so dead on, thats what works so swell about it. The green haired girl is good because she looks so slick..everything seems to hold together convincingly. The pigman is too rough, and not contrasting enough, for my tastes.

The model on Sunday did a pretty swell job, I thought. Hopefully we will catch up to do some drawing this week.

Keep up the great work, sir.

:ar: :ao: :ac: :ak: ... :an: ... :ar: :ao: :al: :al:

[roger]

I'm enjoying your environment studies, it's good to do something different from time to time, no? and your painting skills are also improving, nice updates.

[van]

Thank you guys
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle056.jpg


Great expression here. :) Excellent work.

[clogik]

those gestures are looking nice, great sense of form. that lizard monster speed paint is awesome too.

[liam.c]

man xia your quick ones verry nice .. lot of movement and energy your from an animation backgound ? the gesture sheets look like it . soo cleen too just the visual information thats needed .i like one of the ones u didnt liek so much the girl with the white sute and the pike ,it really has a nice over all feel

[Dahsramu]

xia, you're an animal man! love your work a lot so i figured i'd let you know. your digital work is a lot of fun to look at and analyze - your must work in supernatural ways for you to create those digital paintings fast enough to call them speedies.

One thing I really have to say I've noticed is your creativity. Yes, you have lots of artistic talent but you also seem to have a great creative vocabulary. You've got lots of great concepts and ideas in this thread.

-Max

[endregan]

Your gestures make me happy. <3

[Fipse]

Hi Xia,

I think this more smoothed out technique you´re working on is a good step forward. In the face it´s getting photorealistic. If that´s what you´re out for - great success. Because such a realististic approach is something I personally would go for I like it very much.

:eyecandy:

Fipse

[Syrogen]

wow that last painting is really looking good xia. i cant wait to see it finished

[buzzz3d]

Yeah, good work in preserving the feeling of the doodle.
Like what you've done with the background too.

[Dougbot]

Very kool Xia. I'm envious of the time you and Cake have to do this stuff! Maybe I'll try some one handed sketches while I hold my kid.

That last piece is great. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Sikkness]

Awesome, awesome stuff here. Your super clean character sketches remind me of stuff by a guy on here named Isric. Not sure if he's even on the boards anymore but i remember his stuff being really nice. And Im diggin the chick with the horns, thats a really cool shape you used.

[Gillespie]

WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Erm..

:bashful:

[jetpack42]

shnikes! those pages of little sketches rock. page 2, robot on the far left! awesome!!!

On the girl, I think the reflective highlights on her neck and jaw are too strong. Looks like a skin condition. The corner of her collarbone is just right..that orangish hotspot.

is that a Kent robot I see? drawn from life? do they really have a robot here?????

the bed, the cloth, and the features of the face are awesome. its difficult to paint good looking ladies. kudos to you, sir.

T-Minus 8.5 HOURS TILL SKETCH NIGHT!!!! :vodkamachine:

[mephisto]

wish i had a decent insult to express my jealousy and rage about that girl painting, but I dont.

All i gots is that I think all the speedpainting youve been doing came together on that one, freakin sweat dude.

I struggled and staired and found something to crit you on:)...the positioning of her right arm seems a little awkward, sorta hard to read. Its a combination of the cloth making it look like her hand goes behind her leg at first glance, and then there is no fold or wrinkle to tell me what its really doing. Thats a super nit pick man, this is amazing.

[jetpack42]

i have one, but i've been awful lazy about scanning and drawing as much. i'll get on it.

[mentler]

You probably get tired of hearing how good you are!!!
I apologize for not being more original!!!
You make me want to buy a set of markers (the big set)
If you have time turn me on to speed paint - no nothing about it
and I probably should since I am primarily a painter in traditional media.
I am pretty well versed with digital :::: having built my first computer in 1982 :::: it didn't work so I bought a Mac

[Stokes]

um xia, thailand called and they need you back there right away. Great stuff man. You constantly inspire my lazy ass.

[liam.c]

hahah i love your drawings but you knwo i really want to lick your avatars teath :)

[xia]

Thanks guys :)

mephisto>>Thanks buddy! That's right side thinging shall be fixed, good thing you point it out. I should soften the edge and tone down the lighting on the bg behind her. That should solve the problem I think....maybe a lil more define shape to that side. Then some tweaking push and pull here and there...that should be it. Thank a lot buddy!!! :D

Jetpack>> Cool!

mentler>> No need for the set, the most used one is 30%, 50%, 80% then some black pointy pen if you only using them for sketching. Speedpaint is like underpaint for traditional, all they concern about is composition, lighting, and readibility...no need for neat picking detail. I will post some tutorial on my site soon. Keep your eyes and ear open.

Stokes>> Shut up! go draw something somethin...

lima c.>> You will be surprise how many people have that same reaction to that Panda. I don't understand either.


A walk in the park yesterday, couldn't resist to get some quick tree marker sketching down.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle060.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle061.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle062.jpg

some scribble crap
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/doodle063.jpg

Gesture (Finally some dude in the session): And couldn't the background be any whiter than this! I am a stupid dumb Phuck!
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture257.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture258.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/gesture259.jpg

And special something for those of u who asked me.
Here is what I do ten hours a day almost everyday

Link to xia's daily task
3D Thinging! Stuff (http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/3d.html)
They finally release something related to me.

Peace!

[jetpack42]

great gestures man! i love lookin at your stuff. it looks like the legs on your dudes got a little short at times. don't know if you were doing it on purpose (for a more "heroic" look)...also, the model wasn't even CLOSE to to being as ripped as some of your gestures make him look! haha!

lol@Stokes.

[bwkeough]

wow everything in the last two updates is excellent. The painting of the woman in the bed is excellent and I love those trees.

[van]

Xia! You rock, my man!

[xia]

Thank you guys!

Here we go. two speedies:
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting098.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/xia/images/speedpainting099.jpg

[mentler]

Can you tell me about media ---- what's a speedie???
The body language of your critters is dead solid perfect!

[deschamps]

Awesome stuff Xia. You seem to draw the female face with ease. Love it.

[Dennal Floss]

Love you're life models ( U got good models ..dynamic )

So what are U up too ?? I'm tearing through you're thread and my calendar says september !!

All of yer work is very inspiring. I'm new to this site and I'm eating CA up!!!Can't wait to see More of you're stuff :x

[flex mathews]

missed the last couple of updates. great stuff as usual. keep it coming.

[lowpolymatt]

love the first of the last two xia, made me grin :D

[steak-tron]

great new paints xia, your gaining mo' control of the pixels. :)

[Groover McNab]

Great designs on those last 2. I especially love the head on that robot.

[OLSEN]

Hey xia,

i really dig the shapes in speedpainting099.jpg, nice stuff all around. I like the marker sketches and poses too, makes me want to do some my self.

How about a tutorial or step by step of your digital work?

[David York]

Excellent work on these. Your entire sketchbook, in fact, is inspiring. I remember hearing somewhere that the shorter the wavelength of light the more difficulty it has in travelling through water, so reds are really hard to see underwater, yellows less so, greens are easier, and blues are just fine. Something like that.

I tried, for the hell of it, adjusting selective colors on your image to see what effect it would have. I was really just satisfying my curiosity. I don't know if it is an improvement at all; rather I'm inclined to think it makes the image too flat, but I thought it was an interesting analysis so here it is:

http://www.acm.wwu.edu/~daveman/XiaCrit.png

Let me know if you're not okay with my doing this and I'll take it down.

[O D T]

cool! haha
one reminds me of "streetsharks" (like bikermice, just on rollerblades...), the other reminds me of evangelion. both funky. like your pencils more though