High school adventures (Coffee and donuts, July 2!)

[BubbaGump]

What's up!

I'm a sophomore in HS. I'd like to be an animator or storyboard artist someday. I also dig character design. I have no formal training (I'm Rob Liefeld!). So I'm pretty much self taught, but I'd like to go to college and have someone...teach me stuff.

Anyway, this is my second sketchbook. Here's a link to my first one because contrast creates interest.

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=132838

Well enough talk. Here's some studies I did yesterday.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6056/83897189rz5.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/528/90172251na9.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4233/71291084gc1.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8862/79105010wg9.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6314/40911740pe8.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/977/49769265yf8.jpg

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9315/63005698bq0.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1979/96301451sz7.jpg

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4163/48795304qu2.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3228/10ol8.jpg

Poses from characterdesign:

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7613/14510120pt4.jpg

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/874/49210574vq1.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2914/11046712pu1.jpg

More to come.

[ihatemexies]

amazing studies! youve got talent, kid. especially at your age.

[BubbaGump]

ihatemexies: Hey, thanks man!

[ewing]

Hey BubbaGump, nice to see you still posting! The work is definitly improving.

[BubbaGump]

Hey BubbaGump, nice to see you still posting! The work is definitly improving.

Thanks ewing. Glad you like it.

[BubbaGump]

Some drawings I did just a few minutes ago. Time for bed!

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4077/11rv7.jpg

Loomis muscle studies

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4356/12fc6.jpg

Quick still life

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5497/13ww4.jpg

I felt this pose had a lot of energy so I tried to capture it in the lines.

That's all for now. Please comment!

[BubbaGump]

Hooray

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/496/14rz3.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/549/15uu2.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2889/16vg4.jpg

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2964/17fx3.jpg

Please stop by!

[ihatemexies]

keep up the studies. they're looking great

[Rotor]

Thanks for dropping by my sketckbook :)
Some good studies here. I do think that the character loses form in some of the action poses though. Keep at it!

[Mr.Juicy]

Your improvement is really big.
Keep up studies and don't forget to do some work from your imagination.

[BubbaGump]

ihatemexies: Thanks for the support!

Rotor: I rushed through the figure sketches since it's hard to really study a rough sketch anyway, especially with all the strokes.

Mr. Juicy: Thanks. I do some imagination stuff but I'm trying to focus more on studies and observations from life because a lot of animation schools are stressing those things (not the studies, but definitely observations and life drawings). And when designing characters Chen Yi Chang says its best to research and ref your topic because otherwise you just end up drawing the stereotypes in your head. Drawing from imagination is important (and I'm practicing them after my studies to apply what I've learned) but it's not a big priority right now.

[Imaginary]

Hey! Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. :)

I can't really see anything wrong (could be because i'm sort of a beginner) but i'd recommend you too do some quick poses from http://www.posemaniacs.com.

[BubbaGump]

Imaginary: Haha, I just finished doing a bunch of gestures from posemaniacs when I saw your post.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7925/18yo5.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5442/19yx5.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9879/20gp0.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1620/21vm7.jpg

Saw some Vilppu gesture tutorials online. They really helped. My gestures used to be really chaotic and sketchy. Now I'm trying to capture the idea as clearly and with as few lines as possible.

[BubbaGump]

A picture isn't showing up.

EDIT: There it is.

[Equality72521]

wow nice stuff for high school level, i wish i took the time to study anatomy like you did when i was in high school, would have saved me a lot of time now ;) keep on those studies, by the time you graduate, your skill will grow exponentially

[BubbaGump]

Equality72521: I used to hate studying anatomy (check out my old sketchbook for studies that reek of epic fail), but I think I've matured over the past couple months and I've begun to be more patient. That's when anatomy started becoming fun. And it helps with figure stuff!

[ihatemexies]

i really like those gestures. they have excellent clarity and rhythm. the poses are very clear and the line quality is really good.

silhouettes are good clarity practice for animation also

[BubbaGump]

ihatemexies: Thanks. I might try some silhouette studies.

[BubbaGump]

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2074/22im3.jpg

I found a picture of this abandoned mental hospital and I just needed to draw it. Took a few liberties with this one. I moved some trees around to make it clear and made the perspective a little bit more dynamic.

[BubbaGump]

Bulk and mass studies:

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6378/24ie2.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/6433/25ph2.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8440/26bk5.jpg

Please stop by!

[Gurevich]

Excellent work!! I always have problems when drawing humans..might I ask how you learned?

[BubbaGump]

Chantz Hegemann: Rigorous anatomy study, sketching people on the street, poses from characterdesign.com. I love drawing people and I guess when you like what you're doing it'll show. Draw people every single day. If you're bad at something practice practice practice until it becomes your best strength.

[Gurevich]

Great advice! Thank you very much, I have been practicing latley and have even got an anatomy book but I need lots more practice. Your studys are amazing!

[BubbaGump]

Chantz Hegemann: That's the spirit.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2282/27im9.jpg

I made a character design! I call him Medieval Man even though his outfit is based on 17th century fashion. But alliterations are catchy.

He's based on Johann Kepler. Might color him in Photoshop.

[BubbaGump]

Medieval Man. Yay!

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3364/30ud7.jpg

[Gurevich]

Haha Very Nice!

[BubbaGump]

Haha Very Nice!

Thanks man.

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8891/31mv9.jpg

I did some shading studies with my mannequin. I think I'm starting to get the concept of planes now.

[BubbaGump]

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2848/32jh0.jpg

Quick still life. Kinda rushed it because a Suns game was on...:bashful:

[BubbaGump]

I thought the first design needed some fixing (the black really diverted the focus all over the place) so I made it more color oriented.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6694/32jp9.jpg

[BubbaGump]

(on the next page!)

[ihatemexies]

wow! great gestures. they have a lot of good rhythm in them and there's a lot of energy and flow from your linework.

[BubbaGump]

wow! great gestures. they have a lot of good rhythm in them and there's a lot of energy and flow from your linework.

Thanks!

I might as well bump the update since it was at the bottom of the page:

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Some gestures I drew after watching a couple Vilppu videos. He's a legend!

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5048/33mm8.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/824/34vt0.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9669/35el7.jpg

A also drew some poses from characterdesign.com.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5915/36bz2.jpg

I really like how the one below turned out.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7164/37dc9.jpg

Mass studies:

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5978/38rb7.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9671/39jj6.jpg

Please comment or crit.

[gmc9987]

Nice mass studies! I wish I had started taking art seriously when I was still in high school.

The face and hands on the first characterdesign.com sketch seem pretty off, although the sense of volume on the rest of the body is really good. Faces are something that I'm currently struggling with as well, so good to know I'm not alone.

I think the big problem is that line defining the lower jaw - the angle of the line pushes the rest of the face up and make it look really squashed.

That's about all I have right now, I hope this helps.

[FightingSeraph]

Awesome studies, and looks like I'm not the only one who does Mannequin related stuff.

[BubbaGump]

gmc9987: I'm taking drawing seriously because I want to get into a good animation college after I graduate. I have the cliche Calarts/Ringling dreams but I wouldn't mind attending San Jose State University. It's relatively cheap and a lot of alumni work at Pixar and Dreamworks.

As for the face in the first characterdesign drawing, yeah it's is pretty yuck. I don't know why I posted it.

Fighting Seraph: My mannequin sucks though. There's no articulation (but I heard all mannequins are like that). I read somewhere that buying a cheap, flexible Spider-man action figure is better than an art mannequin.

[BubbaGump]

It appears my scanner scanned my figure stuff as a negative without me pressing anything. I didn't even know it could do that...

It looks cool though. Just another one of those funny everyday accidents.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/2892/40qm3.jpg

I really liked the twist in the pose so I tried to emphasize it in the drawing.

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5011/42kd6.jpg

This one had a lot of energy to it as well.

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6244/43hc4.jpg

Here it is in its intended viewing format.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/292/44zt2.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4626/41to5.jpg

And a more academic drawing. Tried to catch as many landmarks, but there was really harsh lighting in the picture.

[BubbaGump]

I tackled most of Bridgman's last time, but I thought I'd start over and re-learn the material. I love this book!

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6971/46sa1.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/433/45ii7.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8663/47ag1.jpg

[Jamie Romoser]

Keep up the hard work man.

[BubbaGump]

Keep up the hard work man.

Thanks, will do.

[fantasyartist]

Your drawings are very gestural and alive. You should focus on 3d forms now since your drawings are flat in some areas. Try to get your hands on more of vilppu's basic drawing videos where he explains the whole procedure if you can.
You also need to be more careful with your drawings. Make sure things are in correct proportions and that they align correctly both horizontally and vertically. Don't be sloppy on important parts like hands and feet since this really take away from your drawings. I'm looking forward for more.

[BubbaGump]

Your drawings are very gestural and alive. You should focus on 3d forms now since your drawings are flat in some areas. Try to get your hands on more of vilppu's basic drawing videos where he explains the whole procedure if you can.
You also need to be more careful with your drawings. Make sure things are in correct proportions and that they align correctly both horizontally and vertically. Don't be sloppy on important parts like hands and feet since this really take away from your drawings. I'm looking forward for more.

Thanks. I see what you mean about things aligning. I had my paper tilted a bit. I'm glad you think my drawings feel alive though. I've been trying to capture that since getting Mattessi's book.

Anyway, trying to practice 3d form (and might as well tackle rendering along the way) with a still life.

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/24/48pu5.jpg

I shouldn't do these so late at night. I get sleepy, and it shows.

[Foolsauce]

In practicing three-dimentional space, make sure your objects are really layed out nicely before going into the rendering. I can't really tell if the jar in the back is square or cylindrical. It's reading squareish, so I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

With your cylindrical objects (Morton salt), try to remember that the top and bottom are ovals when you view them in perspective. They are getting kind of a sharp corner on the right and left sides. Try to smooth that out and it will look better.

And then, once you go into the rendering make sure you follow the shape with your lines. In the Morton salt container, I see a lot of stray lines, just forming a tone (black), whereas you could be using them to also show volume. If you follow the form, making your shading wrap around your objects as a sort of half oval, it will display a more 3D cylinder.

As an example you can imagine (or grab) some lined paper, and roll it into a cylinder. Now if you tilt one of the ends towards you, the lines will follow the shape. Try to replicate that in your drawings and it will describe the forms much more. I hope this all helps...

Great dedication here. You're drawing so much, and your work is showing a lot of progress. Keep it up! :D

[fantasyartist]

In addition to what Foolsauce said, I suggest you to get a book where they explain how to draw ellipses and cylinders correctly in perspective. Successful drawing from Loomis is a great place to start. Scott Robertson's basic perspective form drawing is very good too. Keep practicing!

[ihatemexies]

hey gump. i remember your perspective and ellipses studies in your old thread and i know you understand your stuff. it mightve been a case of WHEn you did your still life than how. you mentioneed doing it late at night which might have prompted you to rush it and thus make some easy to make errors. still life are uncomfortable so next time try doing it a time that wont make it so.

hope this helps.

[BubbaGump]

Thanks for the critique, guys! ihatemexies, thanks for the advice. I never really considered making still lifes more comfortable and not rushing through them. No more late nighters!

[BubbaGump]

Lots of homework but I decided to set aside some time for a couple of studies:

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/1884/49av9.jpg

[forgeman]

BubbaGump... YOu have improve quite a bit in your artwork. That's awesome. I wish I took the time to be more focused on doing more life drawing studies. The way your progressing is impressive. My only suggestion is to make sure to make reference lines in your work. Great job!

[SixPrism]

You've got great momentum going with the loomis and bridgeman studies. Keep it up man. If you haven't heard of these books already, you may want to check em out.

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Career-Animation-Survive-Thrive/dp/1581154453/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228193445&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Richard-Williams/dp/0571202284/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228193504&sr=1-1

[BubbaGump]

forgeman: Thanks. I'm glad you like the improvement. And by reference lines do you mean like a sketchy underdrawing? Since I do that, but I guess they don't show up when I scan it (they're really light, and I already drew on top of them anyway).

SixPrism: I have a PDF of Richard William's book, but I want to draw properly first before I tackle animation. I just do a couple of squash and stretch flip books now and then. As for the other book, I might check it out, but t3h mon3y$$ is short for me.

Anyway, here's some head studies. They might not look like much but it was a buttload of work to fill up the page.

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9945/50ft8.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Wee.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9256/51dm7.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3796/52wm8.jpg

[Imaginary]

Well aren't we improving!;)

Your lines are really good (i need to improve on that area! >.<), just keep the studies coming and maybe do something from your imagination too? (also something i need to do... -_-)

And about filling pages; yea it's a pain, try to draw larger stuff, use your whole arm more. ;)

[BubbaGump]

Well aren't we improving!;)

Your lines are really good (i need to improve on that area! >.<), just keep the studies coming and maybe do something from your imagination too? (also something i need to do... -_-)

And about filling pages; yea it's a pain, try to draw larger stuff, use your whole arm more. ;)

Well I like to save paper with studies :bashful: and a lot of the Bridgman drawings are pretty small anyway so I just do put a bunch of 'em in one page. My figure drawings are much bigger.

Thanks for the advice, by the way.

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Some quick gestures and small caricatures from TV. Probably 1-2 second sketches and filling gaps from memory. They're nothing special, but I thought it was good practice for movement and character.

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/3677/54ls3.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1474/55wl4.jpg

The guy with the big forehead is Colin Mochrie. He was making a really weird face so I paused it and drew it. I won't justify how stupid it is.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6448/53kg8.jpg

Bridgman.

[Stevan]

Nice studies m8! Keep drawing :)

[BubbaGump]

Stevan: Thanks!

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Here's some figure stuff:

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8765/del4up5.jpg

^Eh. Not so fond of this one.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7341/del3tl7.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2861/del2pz0.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4882/del1pc5.jpg

A more Mattessi-ish one.

[ihatemexies]

awesome figure studies. i can feel the lightness of the cloth in the final drawing. theres a lot of appeal and rhythm in your wrok

[BubbaGump]

Here are some figure studies.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6462/61nq9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7278/63hu8.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2199/62tr7.jpg

And here's a Batman character turn around. A Nolan-verse Dark Knight animated series would be cool. All the plates would be a bitch to animate though.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6702/60gz9.jpg

[Matsign]

great progression! seems like you learn quick. The full frontal batman on the turn around has got some lean on it. I like the design though.

[BubbaGump]

Matsign: Yeah, I noticed the lean. I scanned it a wee-bit tilted, but I didn't realize it until recently. Oh well. We learn from our mistakes!

[Nibras]

Freakin awesome man!
Your a se* ....i mean art machine!
hahah :P
Doing pretty amazing these studies look as if they've had time into them
Do more drawings from mind though!
You don't wanna end up burning out!
Keep it up!

[BubbaGump]

Freakin awesome man!
Your a se* ....i mean art machine!
hahah :P
Doing pretty amazing these studies look as if they've had time into them
Do more drawings from mind though!
You don't wanna end up burning out!
Keep it up!

I'm a sex machine, don't be afraid to say it. I'm just playing.

Glad you like the studies, on weekends I try to devote a couple hours of to them.

I'm also working on a big action storyboard self-project and doing character designs on the side, but those will take a while so bear with me with the studies and life drawings.

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Rhythm studies. I think it's one of the most important Bridgman studies. I don't know why so many people skip this part in the book.

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/1690/67se7.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2153/64oj5.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7357/65bz0.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3293/66qi8.jpg

[davekang]

These are great studies and applications BubbaGump! Real pleasing to look at!!

[BubbaGump]

These are great studies and applications BubbaGump! Real pleasing to look at!!

Thanks. I like to...please. Heh.

[Smokedawg]

pretty cool looking, but ya gotta draw those hands even if dont want too. you will get the hang of it in a few months.

[BubbaGump]

pretty cool looking, but ya gotta draw those hands even if dont want too. you will get the hang of it in a few months.

Well there aren't any hands in the first 50+ pages or so of Bridgman, so it's not like I'm avoiding them. Anyway, you made me realize it would be too long until I get to the part in the book that deals with hands so I decided to do some life studies myself.

I'd fallen out of the rut of doing daily hand studies, so here's some I did in math class.

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/1615/68aq5.jpg

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6673/69of0.jpg

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/90/70ph4.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/8065/71sk9.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/1816/73bp0.jpg

[kidult]

that what maths class was made for: hand studies!

[Iddi]

Nice and thorough studies, man! Keep at it, before you know it you've improved a lot :D

[BubbaGump]

kidult: Let's just say I had trouble understanding my homework that night...

Iddi: Thanks, I like to make them thorough. I don't want them too grey so I darken the values.

Some Native American character designs I did after seeing this great picture in the Dances With Wolves script book. I didn't want to lose any of the drama in the original poses, so I exaggerated some of the anatomy and screwed with perspective a bit.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5986/74bh1.jpg

A bunch of quick head studies.

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9457/75px2.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2350/78cd1.jpg

And I'm not that good with likenesses, so I decided I'd practice with Lincoln and a young Einstein for starters.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6973/76ph2.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/3855/77oi4.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Bridgman:

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8010/79po4.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2295/80kc9.jpg

Character designs I started today. I can't find my technical pens, but when I do I'll ink these and color them in Photoshop. Right now they're just rough sketches.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6827/82kq9.jpg

^Pirate

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/5729/81pb3.jpg

British soldier.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3673/83bi7.jpg

17th century man.

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7571/84bg6.jpg

A woman with a trenchcoat.

[BubbaGump]

I finished my pirate design.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6414/82ui8.jpg

Sketch.

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9126/87jo0.jpg

Ink and colors.

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/7606/88qt1.jpg

Here's the silhouette. I think it reads pretty clearly, but the little bandana over his head is a bad tangent. I also thought in abstract shapes when designing, so I showed all the little triangles involved.

[BubbaGump]

British Royal Guard:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1794/90gc3.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9641/89cq3.jpg

[ihatemexies]

i love how you can switch between realistic drawings and flat graphic cartoony designs as well.

i love the bright colors on the brit soldier but it doesnt read as well as the pirate ones. watch out for tangents, but i bet you already knew that. it's a good design though. i love his stone-faced expression

[BubbaGump]

i love how you can switch between realistic drawings and flat graphic cartoony designs as well.

i love the bright colors on the brit soldier but it doesnt read as well as the pirate ones. watch out for tangents, but i bet you already knew that. it's a good design though. i love his stone-faced expression

Thanks! I love Genndy Tartakovsky, which is where the graphic flatness comes from. And the soldier could be clearer, but in my defense, the ref I used had some clarity issues too. But no excuses!

[BubbaGump]

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1590/92ms8.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1318/93cu0.jpg

Curvy and stylized:

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2561/94tv1.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9092/95wn7.jpg

Please comment and/or critique!

[Dan!]

i envy your work ethic- one thing is your studies seem well crafted but something is not carrying over to your original designs- keep it up though- the hard work will pay off no doubt

[BubbaGump]

I change the title of my thread every now and then. It used to be BubbaGump Begins. I'm still beginning, but I really like Christopher Nolan!

Studies and a finished character. The architectural mouldings chapter in Bridgman helped me to really understand masses.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7388/99cm7.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8024/97im6.jpg

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8491/100nc0.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7793/96pi1.jpg

Please comment and critique. I've been updating like a fool, but no one seems to be stopping by.

[BubbaGump]

i envy your work ethic- one thing is your studies seem well crafted but something is not carrying over to your original designs- keep it up though- the hard work will pay off no doubt

Thanks. I don't really aim for realism or classical stuff in my original designs which is why they don't seem to carry over. They're mostly to learn anatomy so I can make my life studies more accurate. My designs are more cartoony rather than video game concepty.

[Cohen]

i see huge improvement in both your reference and original pieces. something's working so keep it up.

[BubbaGump]

i see huge improvement in both your reference and original pieces. something's working so keep it up.

Thanks Cohen!

[Fraz]

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1318/93cu0.jpg
I love that. I wanna see some more like this, more realistic stuff.
Nice job bubbagump, keep it up.

[BubbaGump]

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1318/93cu0.jpg
I love that. I wanna see some more like this, more realistic stuff.
Nice job bubbagump, keep it up.

Thanks. Will do on the realistic stuff.

[JailHouseRock2]

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1318/93cu0.jpg
I love that. I wanna see some more like this, more realistic stuff.
Nice job bubbagump, keep it up.


I gotta agree with Fraz, and that drawing is great too!

Hi bubba, dude you've made a lot of improvement since last time i was here,
Great studies and you dont seem to slow down with them either which is great.

Cool stuff mate, just keep on posting!

matt,

[BubbaGump]

JailHouseRock2: I will NEVER slow down!

http://i35.tinypic.com/2vnhnpi.jpg

Anyway, here's a lame still life. Tried to make the edges less pointy this time.

[BubbaGump]

Bridgman and a self portrait that turned out okay to post (finally!).

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/868/106dt0.jpg

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1083/105ts2.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/1342/104ke5.jpg

[BubbaGump]

A decent amount of drawings today.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4945/108cu1.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3908/109yc2.jpg

Pretty standard and boring angle.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6991/107mv6.jpg

^I think this one is more dynamic. I tried to capture depth without rendering.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/2113/110tg6.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8320/111dg7.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/6378/112jh7.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/2374/113pa0.jpg

Please leave comments or crits.

[ihatemexies]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6991/107mv6.jpg

this one is awesome. there's so much weight and power to it.

your thread thumbnail is awesome

[BubbaGump]

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6991/107mv6.jpg

this one is awesome. there's so much weight and power to it.

your thread thumbnail is awesome

Thanks, mexies.

[nocdav]

uve got nice stuff here.. i really like ur figures.. may i use them for practicing? is there any problem? keep up posting..

[BubbaGump]

uve got nice stuff here.. i really like ur figures.. may i use them for practicing? is there any problem? keep up posting..

I think it would be better to go the source (characterdesign.com, Loomis, and Bridgman) but sure, go ahead.

[BubbaGump]

Bridgman:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5756/116tl1.jpg

And some crappy figure studies.

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2931/114mz0.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7743/115dc0.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Nothing to see here.

[BubbaGump]

Winter break! It's time to get busy.

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3244/124kx3.jpg

I did a master copy of Leonardo's back drawing and drew it next to Bridgman's.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7038/125vj5.jpg

Some hands.

[BubbaGump]

Some stylized and semi-realistic figure studies from ref.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9908/118ud2.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4357/123hy6.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7750/122mc3.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7550/121pw5.jpg

^Eh.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1829/117ek1.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1087/119di5.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9241/120he3.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Various character designs.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9497/128hu6.jpg

^The face ended up looking like Jack Kirby's women. I guess it incidentally became a tribute to him.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3407/127bl2.jpg

Lots of straight to curves in this one. Looks very Timm-y.

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2599/126sd3.jpg

Victorian era woman. I tried to push her dress, but there was very little to exaggerate anyway. They were simply huge.

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6659/129jf2.jpg

To be colored in Photoshop over the next couple of days.

Please comment!

[Clochette]

I see a nice improvement since the first page!
Your line becomes more confident, be careful with the proportions though.
Keep on the studies to analyze arms or legs but keep practicing whole figures too, to understand how the entire stuff works! Nothing more to say, good job! :)

[BubbaGump]

I see a nice improvement since the first page!
Your line becomes more confident, be careful with the proportions though.
Keep on the studies to analyze arms or legs but keep practicing whole figures too, to understand how the entire stuff works! Nothing more to say, good job! :)

After my studies I usually do a couple of figure studies then I sketch some arms, legs, and figures from imagination. The ones from ref will always be be better than the ones from memory, but the memory ones help me review what I've learned. Thanks for stopping by!

[BubbaGump]

Still inking and coloring my other designs, but I got this Two-Face character turnaround done today.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3120/133wz3.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1593/132jv7.jpg

I expect it would be a pain to animate if it was a real design.

[SMILEFACE]

wicked studies didnt see yall last sb be but this one rocks lets see some mo

[BubbaGump]

wicked studies didnt see yall last sb be but this one rocks lets see some mo

You're not missing anything. It wasn't any good...;)

[saa]

Great work, already some improvement visible. You're doing the right things, focussing on the right parts. Just keep on working!

[BubbaGump]

Great work, already some improvement visible. You're doing the right things, focussing on the right parts. Just keep on working!

Thanks, saa!

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Here's a couple stuff from today. I'm taking a break to scan and upload here, but the day isn't finished so I'm still hard at work!

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3420/135gd2.jpg

Master copies of legs with the original artists circled.

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/161/137fd0.jpg

Two-Face head turns...

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5888/134be3.jpg

The finished colors for the Jack Kirby pilot lady. Not really fond of how it turned out, but then again it was my least favorite design.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/713/136eb1.jpg

I also decided I'd try to do a couple of likeness studies every now and then. Here's Nixon.

[BubbaGump]

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6194/141kw6.jpg

Victorian era lady. Tried to go the UPA approach and make it more graphic.

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1038/140mq5.jpg

[Chate Noire]

Definitely an improvement since you started the SB. I like your studies (post #91), I think they're very important and obviously help. Parts of your stylizations work nicely (the lady in black's thighs and torso, for example), and some are still a little rough, probably from lack of anatomy practice.

You're definitely improving, though. Keep it up!

[JailHouseRock2]

Hi Bubba, nice stuff mate, really good Bridgman studies, and I'm linkin the last character as well.

Keep-at-it and happy hoildays,

matt

[bowlja]

Great word for your age. I also admire your work ethic, you are doing a lot of studies and devoting a lot of time to them.... That will pay off big in the long run.
I was once advised to do fewer studies but to do the ones I did absolutely as well as I could do them.
I still don't always do that but I think it is good advice.

[BubbaGump]

Chate Noire: Thanks! I gotta do more studies and apply that anatomy to my designs.

JailHouseRock2: Happy holidays to you too!

bowlja: I took a break from the studies today to work on a storyboard project, but they'll be back. Not sure what you meant in your last couple sentences, as it wasn't very clear. But thanks for the advice, bowlja!

[BubbaGump]

I use scratch paper for my Bridgman studies. I don't like to waste paper...:bashful:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2232/142de3.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2401/143gd0.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5844/144cn0.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Mannequin still lifes. They suck for poses, but they help me figure out mass/lighting etc.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9564/145en5.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3165/146wo3.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7503/147ft6.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Found some colored construction paper lying around so I decided to experiment with my figure studies. It was nice to just have fun with figure drawing again and distort the hell out of things and bend foreshortening rules.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7782/149zx1.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2650/151wt9.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5812/152kq6.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5387/153yf2.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2887/154ns8.jpg

^This one was crazy.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/835/148kc7.jpg

Sorry if they're cropped, but the papers were 12x18 and I couldn't find my camera. I had to scan!

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5868/155vn5.jpg

Here's a silly still life. My mom has a bunch of statuettes of random stuff around the kitchen so I decided to draw one of them.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4286/156nj0.jpg

A broken watch. Nothing artsy fartsy or thematic about this one--the wrist thing is detached from the actual clock so you can't wear it...

[BubbaGump]

Headphones still life

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/9505/phonespj7.jpg

[JohnID]

Your still lifes (specifically ellipses) are improving.

Remember, ellipses NEVER have pointy edges. Also, Ellipses get wider (closer to being a circle) as you look down on an object.

So for example, when you're drawing something like a coffee can, and you're looking down at it, the cap (top part) will be a narrower ellipse compared to the base of the coffee can. But only slightly. Unless it's in a very extreme perspective.


Perspective is tough.

[Kapil]

Like others have said, work on your anatomy. But, your still lifes are coming along nicely. Your headphones turned out excellent man. just keep workin at it!

[BubbaGump]

JohnID: Perspective is a bitch, preach it brother! That coffee can is a relatively old drawing, I already know the mistakes I made (it's pretty terrible). But I changed viewpoints inadvertently so that led to the screwy perspective. Hopefully, I've learned since then.

Kapil: I feel bad, I haven't done anatomy studies for almost a week now. I've been really busy lately. But don't worry--it's all drawing related!

[BubbaGump]

Slobosaurus: Thanks for the advice. Looking back they do look kinda stiff.

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I'm back (not that anyone cares)! After a week of no characterdesign.com or anatomy studies I was kinda rusty. Especially in the first two pieces, but I think they get better.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5964/51455627je5.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/927/87717574wv4.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5013/66059784ol9.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/3782/66814689ae4.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5311/30785283do1.jpg

Anyway, this is just a part of I did over the past two days. Gestures and Mattessi-ish drawings tomorrow!

[DoubleThink]

You're right, this last piece looks really good.
Good job on the hands.

You're certainly talented enough, just keep drawing ;)

[slyx]

your headphone still life kicks ass :D i can see a nice improvement from page 1-5! keep it up

[HTML rulez d00d]

i'll just echo what's been said in previous pages but contrary to slobosaurus--your work has a lot of energy and life! i can see the line of action and gesture in your figure drawings. they're very clear and esy to read.

[BubbaGump]

DoubleThink: Thanks! Hands have always been my weakness. Maybe there's been some improvement.

slyx: I don't know why everyone likes the headphones so much. I decided to make it my thread thumbnail...maybe it'll draw in more people. Yeah right. Thanks for stopping by!

HTML rulez d00d: Thanks. I guess life is subjective!

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Anyway...here's some Force-ish drawings. Trying to think in abstract shapes, straight to curve, rhythm, etc.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/6513/160zb0.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5813/161ca5.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3567/162pd5.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5702/69282007ov4.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4258/30697548bs8.jpg

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6329/93886044co0.jpg

[BubbaGump]

And I finally finished that Imperial lady character design:

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/682/159yf1.jpg

NOW things get crazy, kids! Here are the full body colored figure drawings from a couple weeks ago (finally found my camera!). And just for fun, I digitally inverted the colors for each.

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3418/35740718vo2.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9503/23750565nf8.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/892/37932593ky6.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6667/97673442fl6.jpg

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/42/43086649re9.jpg

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/3172/87848870nu4.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4798/34392984gy4.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2914/13176685te9.jpg

Still lifes coming soon (not that anyone looks at these anyway).

[HTML rulez d00d]

the ineverted colors look funky--in a good way.

lovin the rhythma nd flow in the mattesi like ones too.

[BubbaGump]

the ineverted colors look funky--in a good way.

lovin the rhythma nd flow in the mattesi like ones too.

Thanks dude! Rhythm rules.

EDIT: new page! A lot of stuff on page 4, if you missed it.

[Nibras]

Really nice stuff man
Studies are very nice
KEep it up with them and it'll pay off greatly!
Look like your having fun so just keep on!

[gutss]

phwoar! your anatomy studies are absolutely incredible. I really love your line work, and your attitude is brilliant too. your full bodies need a bit of work, I think, to get your proportions and stylisation right, but keep at it! I'll definitely be watching you - liking where this sketchbook is going

[BubbaGump]

lilnebo: Not enough people have fun with their drawings these days. I like to make everything I do enjoyable.

gutss: Thanks guts! My linework used to be really bad (see my previous sketchbook at your own risk!). I'm glad you like it.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/4086/179np8.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5709/180yw2.jpg

Giant papaya!

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8983/182fx2.jpg

^Eh

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/9870/181dj8.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Leo master copy:

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/34/185ug4.jpg

Bridgman:

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7949/183aa2.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/5452/184yz6.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6619/186gx5.jpg

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/1921/187en2.jpg

[ihatemexies]

keep up those studies dude. mix and match between bridgman and the masters. they're looking good

[BubbaGump]

Thanks, mexies!

Here are a couple stylized figure studies.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/155/189ic0.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/905/190hg1.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6438/191dz3.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6562/188el2.jpg

Da Vinci master copies next. Please comment!

[JailHouseRock2]

Wow mate big improvement!, lovin the Bridgmans and the studies,
Line works coming along nicely as well,

keep it up
matt

[Jonny Dark]

You are doing a much better job drawing than I ever did in highschool.


The only reason i crit you is because you look like you actually will use it.

I can't help it but i go to the hands in every drawing... Maybe take a moment to look at your hand and twist it, turn it, look at it from different angles... just absorb how it changes shape when you push against the desk or hold a pencil... the hand is a fascinating puzzle to draw and once you crack it you'll be happy you spent that much time. Some things i was told:

The distance from the wrist to the first knuckle is roughly twice the distance from the first knuckle to the second knuckle... and that distance is roughly half the distance between the second knuckle and the third. And the final bone of the finger is slightly longer than half the bone it's connected to. Do you see? that helps when you are drawing them. I think Andrew Loomis even says this (maybe)

See with the drawing books it's not enough to just copy them... you also have to think "what is he trying to tell me about how the body works with this drawing?" Whenever you look at the nude figure you're asking exactly the same question except "he" is now "nature".

I also see you still falling into the trap of drawing the symbol for "eye" instead of drawing what's really there. If you find a way to not do this tell me how ;)

keep up the good work! I look forward to seeing what you do in the future.

[BubbaGump]

JailHouseRock2: Thanks, man!

Jonny Dark: Thanks for the useful critique. Hands and eyes--gotta do some studies tonight.

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http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8695/193bw4.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1572/192dg7.jpg

Leo arms

[BubbaGump]

Hands hands hands hands (Tiner and Loomis)

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1678/196uf4.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8207/197rt6.jpg

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9305/198bn7.jpg

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8163/195mz2.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7736/194mw3.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5672/200lh9.jpg

Puppy gestures

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/294/199uz3.jpg

Please comment!

[BubbaGump]

Still life

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4539/201ji4.jpg

[HTML rulez d00d]

i love the clear fluid shapes with the dog gestures. CA is full of video game monsters and orcs, one forgets about appeal in simplicity. those dog gestures are cute stuff.

and speaking of appeal (somethign youve no doubt heard as an aspiring animator), this drawing has a ton of it:

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/905/190hg1.jpg

it exudes elegance and fluidity. the expression on the face is really natural.

[BubbaGump]

i love the clear fluid shapes with the dog gestures. CA is full of video game monsters and orcs, one forgets about appeal in simplicity. those dog gestures are cute stuff.

and speaking of appeal (somethign youve no doubt heard as an aspiring animator), this drawing has a ton of it:

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/905/190hg1.jpg

it exudes elegance and fluidity. the expression on the face is really natural.

Thanks man!

[gutss]

I really like your sense of shadow (especially in some of those hand studies). and with those stylized figures, I can really imagine them animated. in fact, they're going on a little reel in my head right now.

even in some of your stylized images though, keep an eye on proportions

for example, in this one (http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6438/191dz3.jpg) the leg on the right looks like it's stretched back too far (compare the levels of the right and left foot. looks like the right needs bringing forward a bit to make sense of it)

[ihatemexies]

keep up the hard work. you do a lot of studies and figure drawings but try to make sure you make time to draw stuff YOU like too. it keeps one sane.

[BubbaGump]

gutts: Thanks for spotting that. I have to pay more attention to the ground plane, but it's hard to do with quick gestury studies. I'm glad you think they show a lot of movement though.

ihatemexies: Thanks, mexies.

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5578/202jg2.jpg

Page 1 (pencils) of a Batman comic I'm working on. No ref, except for the Lincoln Towncar. There's some perspective errors, but hopefully I can fix them when I ink and touch it up digitally.

Figure studies when I get around to scanning them.

[BubbaGump]

Figure drawings from ref:

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6665/203mk1.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2029/204ug6.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Shoe still life:

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/6797/shoesfx3.jpg

[los]

great head start your getting for your self dude doing this shit in high school. your absorbing all those studies really well, its translating to those still life drawings your doing. Your starting to understand how to create forms from value, the progression is pretty visible from your early life studies to your current. I would say find time to do more life human studies, as much as you can, I would research and see if any life study classes are available to you at your local Jr. college. Keep at it man seriously, Good work dude.
Keep up those math hand studies ;)

[the ANGRY filipino]

man, you have been busy! the giant papaya rocks!

[BubbaGump]

los: Thanks! I also looked back on my previous still lifes from about two months ago and I guess there's been a bit of improvement. I'm trying to make my darkest values black and lightest ones white and just overall trying to make the rendering more realistic and 3D.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1580/219oy2.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9661/220rc8.jpg

After reading your comment I decided to see if my local JC had a life drawing class and it looks like they do. I'd have to research it more though (not sure if it's instructed so I might not be able to hop in in the middle of the semester).

the ANGRY filipino: Thanks! You haven't been around for a while. I still remember your comments on my old thread and they were very encouraging.

[BubbaGump]

A couple drawings from today.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2504/214lh8.jpg

A still life I might ditch and start over (screwy perspective).

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3606/216uj8.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/39/217to9.jpg

Bridgman and Preston Blair foreshortening practice

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2136/215fd2.jpg

Trudging through with that Batman comic...

[BubbaGump]

Redid the still life. The perspective's a little bit better.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7657/221mp5.jpg

[HTML rulez d00d]

great still lifes man. i love the distorted perspective

[BubbaGump]

great still lifes man. i love the distorted perspective

Thanks dude! More still lifes coming soon...

[BubbaGump]

Still life! Logos suck.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/277/222mx8.jpg

I ran out of room so I stapled another sheet of paper below it (ghetto!).

[BubbaGump]

Self portrait!

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/589/224kg5.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/9255/selfp1f69adah3.jpg

Doesn't really look like me, but oh well.

Please comment!

[BubbaGump]

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3843/226pu0.jpg

Mannequin study!

[BubbaGump]

Edit.

[BubbaGump]

Page 6, yay.

Figure studies from ref:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2091/227nz3.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6245/241ki0.jpg

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4818/228gj4.jpg

^Failed at the head, so I ditched it...

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7161/230zc1.jpg

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3120/229se7.jpg

Tried to make these figure drawings Mike Mignola-ish and comic booky. These were really fun to do.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6683/240si4.jpg

And some hands. Any crits appreciated!

[BubbaGump]

Zombie mannequin:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5307/242cg8.jpg

And some quick poses. Trying to figure out weight and balance and stuff.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5643/243es9x.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7420/244wn8x.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7554/245eb7x.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5683/246cg4x.jpg

[stimulus]

Hey, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. Your work is very inspiring. Going to take another look at Loomis.

[Jeff Bartzis]

wow you sure have improved a lot since your last sketchbook.
keep going, i'll be watching.
>.>
<.<
... not like that.

[fantasyartist]

You're doing great. Just keep focusing on structure and how/where forms fit one into another, specially at the joints, to avoid some weird looks on your characters. Keep it up!

[Parsakoira]

great studies man! You should check your proportions on the last ones. keep them coming! Cheers

[BubbaGump]

Thanks for the feedback, guys! Most I've gotten in a while...

stimulus: Loomis is the sex!

Jeff Bartzis: Hey dude, thanks for stopping by. I still remember you as one of the first to comment my old SB!

fantasyartist: Thanks man!

NoodleDoodle: Heh. They're showing up as red x's now (guess the links got broken). Ironic! Thanks for the critique.

[Imaginary]

Stuff in here just looks better and better each time i pop by! Keep it up man!:P

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay man, thanks for the vist in my SB,

real good Figure studies and I'm likin Zombie mannequin too.
Shadings really coming along nicely.

cheers,
matt

[BubbaGump]

Imaginary: Thanks, dude!

JailHouseRock2: Thanks matt. I love stopping by your SB. I think we're one of the few Matessi fans on this board.

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Here are some Shaun of the Dead storyboard studies and a couple Batman poses--colored Dave Stewart style!

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7065/248hl9.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8633/251ax0.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6697/252rn0.jpg

[My57]

hmmm i see big improvement on faces and bodies since page 1, although would recommend you work on bare feet and hands more. That's about it. Keep on practicing.

[BubbaGump]

hmmm i see big improvement on faces and bodies since page 1, although would recommend you work on bare feet and hands more. That's about it. Keep on practicing.

Thanks man. I barely do feet studies...gotta get to work.

[lowercase]

Dude, I just realized you hang out over at Superherohype.
That explains the Batman designs. http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/347/batskc5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Keep up the great figure studies and still lifes!

[BubbaGump]

Dude, I just realized you hang out over at Superherohype.
That explains the Batman designs. http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/347/batskc5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Keep up the great figure studies and still lifes!

I stop by every once in a while, but not as often as I used to.
What's your username over there?

I love your stuff, by the way.

[BubbaGump]

Some hands (not finished). I might turn this in for my CSSSA animation portfolio, for the technical assignment.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5154/254sg7.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Haven't updated in a while. I've been busy with my CSSSA application/portfolio and stuff. I wasn't sure if they would accept digital stuff, so I kept it traditional (pencil, colored pencil). This is what I'm turning in.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6187/259d.jpg

A. Something unique about yourself

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6640/260e.jpg

B. Something that interests you

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9530/255p.jpg

C. Your technical skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnmBuTQxZDI&feature=channel_page

And a flipbook (click the link above). If someone can tell me how to embed youtube vids here, it would be much appreciated.

I hope I get accepted. Wish me luck!

[JailHouseRock2]

Shits lookin real good in here man,
Hand studies n' stuffs going well, and Batman looks good too.

And love the sketch thats this theads thumbnail, great line.

seeya,
matt

[BubbaGump]

Shits lookin real good in here man,
Hand studies n' stuffs going well, and Batman looks good too.

And love the sketch thats this theads thumbnail, great line.

seeya,
matt

Thanks man. I always appreciate you stopping by. I don't usually like my old stuff, but my thread thumbnail is one of the few I that I'm pretty happy with.

[BubbaGump]

Here's a failed still life. I was just having too many problems with the perspective and my mind was somewhere else since I was busy with my portfolio. I never got to finish it, but I guess it's worth sharing.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5875/258w.jpg

[BubbaGump]

First figure study in a while.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2554/261u.jpg

[My57]

the arm looks a tad weird in your last figure study, the one thats bent.. and the right leg thats father away from the viewer is to thin i believe as well...

meh thats about it. Keep up the studies and get better ^_^

[BubbaGump]

My57: Thanks for the feedback. It was a really awkward pose so the foreshortening on the arm was kinda screwy.

[BubbaGump]

Self portrait:

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1272/262n.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6205/263z.jpg

[HTML rulez d00d]

i love the depth in those comic pages. really dynamic stuff. awesome self portraits too

[BubbaGump]

i love the depth in those comic pages. really dynamic stuff. awesome self portraits too

Thanks!

[DeeLock]

Draw, draw, draw!!!

Keep up the good work and you'll see improvements all over the place.

[BubbaGump]

Draw, draw, draw!!!

Keep up the good work and you'll see improvements all over the place.

Thanks! I like your life drawings in your blog!

[BubbaGump]

Self portrait:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2595/270o.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9869/271d.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Figures from ref:

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8268/278g.jpg

^ My camera sucks.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3738/279o.jpg

Atlas-y

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9195/280vyq.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6884/281t.jpg

Abraham Lincoln character sketches:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1172/282o.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1170/283g.jpg

[Peter Berkovski]

hi man, good stuff in here,you made some improvement with these hands from life, I noticed that your studies from art books looking much better than your characters or figures from ref. you drew , that means you make copies without truly understanding of the form and how it should change depending of the pose, when you draw from imagination you hardly trying to express the muscles,look at some person outside and see are the muscles expressed so hardly? you know there are many muscles under the skin, but you can't see them, when you watching some bodybuilding competition you can see how these guys are oiled to can all the muscles pop-up but without this oil?(dunno whit what exactly they are oiled) they aren't so hardly expressed.it's good to study all the human body anatomy to remember where and how the muscles are placed under the skin and then to trying with stylized characters drawing, really like your drawings from life! sorry for the pain, just keep drawing hard and focus on the construction of the head and the body ;)
regards
*subscribed - interested to see how you will develop ;)

[BubbaGump]

Busy day today!

I bought a couple Moleskine sketchbooks (I used to use the cheap ass ring ones--we're hitting the big leagues!) and I won a Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key! Wooooooo

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2120/287j.jpg

Page 1 of 6 (without text) of my Scholastic entry. It was for Graphic Story.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8660/287.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6141/286.jpg

And Abraham Lincoln.

[BubbaGump]

Having fun with the skine.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1160/290w.jpg

Abraham Lincoln stopping a meteor

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2540/291d.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/787/292q.jpg

The two wrestler characters from my Scholastic entry

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2981/293x.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7830/294htw.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7541/295n.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1961/296s.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1528/298s.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/272/299p.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2711/300wts.jpg

^This one's pretty random (WIP). I reffed the planes from an aviation book I borrowed from the library.

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay man how you been?

Stuffs going real good in here dude, damn that moleskin's going to be awesome when it's all filled in. Hand studies and that still life (headphones) look great, heaps of detail!
The characters look cool too, and your line works improved heaps!

Stay at it Bubba,

cheers
matt.

[Blythe]

Great stuff. I love all your figure studies. Sometimes the feet don't quite work though, in there attachment to the body. Work on that!

[the ANGRY filipino]

hye BubbaGump! just dropping by to say that the improvement you've shown since the last time i was here just blows me away! Good show man! keep it up!
can't wait to see what you'll be capable of in a years time!

[AlexTooth]

Nice sketchbook, the hands are my favourite, really 3D - keep up the good work :)

[BubbaGump]

JailHouseRock2: I've been good dude! Thanks for the stopping by. As for the linework, I can't deny that CA.org has really helped me with that. At this point last year my line work was embarassingly hairy!

Blythe: I guess I can't make any stylistic excuses because you work pretty stylized as well and your feet are fine. I'll definitely get to working at it.

the ANGRY filipino:Thanks man! I always appreciate your encouragement. In a few years, hopefully I'll be a little better than I am now!

AlexTooth: Thanks. Hands have always been my demise, so it's good to hear I'm making some progress.

[BubbaGump]

Still lifes from the sketchbook. I'm doing a couple of self portraits soon so it's back to regular paper (at least for now).

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5156/303e.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8527/302h.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3218/301prd.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Self p

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5964/305n.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8642/304m.jpg

[Jaytea]

Wow, I really dig those hand studies. Very nice still lifes, too. : D

[hunchback]

woah bubba dude
moleskines are so great for this kinda work

keep it up

[the ANGRY filipino]

Nice expressions on the self portraits! A nice difference from all those sulky looking self portraits most people do.

[JailHouseRock2]

Holy shit those still life's are great!
I get sooooo bored doing em' so I really admire your dedication:)

keep it up!
matt

[Tortuga]

hey thanks for the comment on my sketchbook. Your work is nice keep at it.

[BubbaGump]

Shalite: Thanks!

hunchback: Thanks. Moleskines are great. I hate sketchbooks with rings. It really limits what you can do within the pages.

the ANGRY filipino: Yeah, I'm not really a fan of sulky portraits. I always like to bring a twist or something a little bit different to my self p's.

JailHouseRock2: Thanks dude! My brain just goes on shutdown (think mental mush) when I'm doing still lifes. Mindless rendering is fun.

Tortuga: Thanks.

----

Another self p (I got a haircut):

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5549/311e.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1620/312a.jpg

Daredevil sequentials. Pretty rough.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9261/313u.jpg

Skine stuff:

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8467/314q.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1865/315j.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3058/316n.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1628/317k.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Daredevil funsies

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9880/318b.jpg

[BubbaGump]

T-rex boxing

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5623/319k.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2420/320vuq.jpg

Still life

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6136/321syb.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Figures from MJ's stock. These are more stylized

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8320/324qcd.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6531/326k.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/466/327o.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7119/328m.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7539/325r.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Shoe still life:

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4766/330yyk.jpg

The Ink Spots:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7908/331eja.jpg

Please comment!

[HTML rulez d00d]

hey dude your moleskine is amazing! keep up the good work.

i like the high contrast rendering you've got going on and congratulations on the Scholastic Gold Key. that's a high achievement for a high schooler.

[Nibras]

YAS! Badass improvement !
Keep it going your doing so great

[BubbaGump]

HTML rulez d00d: Thanks. I'm glad and thankful I got a Gold Key. Hard work pays off!

lilnebo: Thanks. Looking back at my previous sketchbook (even before this one) I feel I've made a lot of improvement. It's only been about 9 months since I decided to take drawing seriously (studies, still lifes, etc). There's still a long way to go though.

[courtyard]

Wow--lots of great stuff here. The headphones and hand studies are particularly strong. The sps are great, too, but they look a hair on the static side. Were they referenced from photos? As an exercise, you could try another sp (from a mirror if you weren't using one before) and force yourself to work on all areas of the drawing at the same time, building up values throughout simultaneously. That might make the whole thing a bit more vibrant and cohesive... Great work and looking forward to future updates!

[BubbaGump]

Thanks, Courtyard!

Anyway, here's some figure practice.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4295/43153065.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3063/43113343.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2760/64755844.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8421/63923228.jpg

[pencilgeek]

the dd comic is great do more comic stuff.

[BubbaGump]

the dd comic is great do more comic stuff.

Thanks. I like to do comics and storyboards on the side.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9969/343b.jpg

^The Shat

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2681/333iqd.jpg

Here are some Daredevil studies. These were really fun to do.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4011/334rma.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4296/339p.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4518/341j.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5315/336xrg.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/86/337z.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/256/335q.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4815/342q.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2606/338v.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2692/340xvb.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Bunch of stuff today (no one cares)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2113/348tpl.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4060/344lho.jpg

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/9928/354y.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6053/353b.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/117/352rgz.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8659/349d.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1381/351w.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2023/346djo.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/603/345k.jpg

[HTML rulez d00d]

whoah those daredevil poses are so lively! awesome solidity and movement.

[BubbaGump]

whoah those daredevil poses are so lively! awesome solidity and movement.

Thanks man!

[BubbaGump]

Here's a thumbnail:

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2252/356icj.jpg

[BubbaGump]

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8210/357i.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1691/358k.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9654/360r.jpg

Waiting to see if I got accepted/rejected to CSSA. In the meantime, I did some figure drawings from the innerspark website. Kinda pathetic, but I wanna go so bad. :(

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/525/359h.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1521/361a.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/328/363kep.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1743/362j.jpg

[JailHouseRock2]

Niccccce work man!

[BubbaGump]

Niccccce work man!

Glad you like it!

[HTML rulez d00d]

your figure drawings are really good and creative especially the color ones. and that whale piece shows a good grasp on surface lines. good depth there

[BubbaGump]

your figure drawings are really good and creative especially the color ones. and that whale piece shows a good grasp on surface lines. good depth there

Thanks HTML.

----

Hmm. What to draw today?

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9915/364rvc.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4389/365x.jpg

^Avicenna Master Study

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6595/367c.jpg

Portrait from my literature book.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6558/370l.jpg

For the Heroes X4 challenge in the challenge section (Ghostrider, Deadpool, and Nightcrawler)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6667/369h.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5878/368m.jpg

More Daredevil

[BubbaGump]

Hey guys!

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7550/372c.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/670/373sbo.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3531/371f.jpg

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/8899/374r.jpg

Waiting to here back from csssssa. Nothing in the mail today. :(

[goldnmean]

You've got something good goin' on. Obviously you pay attention to detail. I'm no superstar, but if I may make a suggestion. Keep looking everywhere, do more studies from life (anything). You can only go so far making two dimensional representations from other two dimensional images. Just passing on some sound advice. Nice work!

[BubbaGump]

I MADE IT INTO CSSSA!!! Animation during the summer at Calarts! So excited!

Anyway, here's a still life (broke the arm of my mannequin).

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7103/376o.jpg

Here's the stuff I turned in for CSSSA if anyone's interested.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2146845&postcount=166

[sketcheth]

Congrats on your acceptance! The portfolio you sent in looks really strong. Don't quit doing those studies and good luck in your pursuit of animation! Nice daredevil gestures on the previous page...It looks like you've got a real passion for what you're doing and you're not afraid to study to help yourself improve. Keep it going, I love what you're doing!

[BubbaGump]

Congrats on your acceptance! The portfolio you sent in looks really strong. Don't quit doing those studies and good luck in your pursuit of animation! Nice daredevil gestures on the previous page...It looks like you've got a real passion for what you're doing and you're not afraid to study to help yourself improve. Keep it going, I love what you're doing!

Thanks. I can't wait for this summer. I guess the one month at CSSSA would be my first formal art training...ever! But until then, more self education for now.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6540/379uqr.jpg

I call this piece "Monsters under the bed win a huge territorial advantage."

Waiting for my copy of Animator's Survival Kit to come in the mail. Then I can start doing some animation studies! Walk cycles here I come...

[Eugie]

Poor mannequin, love the values on it.

[juicy]

the whale sketch is beast

[BubbaGump]

Eugie: I was stretching it's arm to see how far it would go. Big mistake on my part...

juicy: Thanks, juicy!

[psantha]

Great SB, keep it up!

[BubbaGump]

Great SB, keep it up!

Thanks!

Here's a zombie riding a bike.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/680/380esw.jpg

Been having fun with different mediums lately. Paper cutout drawings and fooling around with pastels. They're not that good but I might share some!

[BubbaGump]

Here's some crappy paper cutouts, inspired by James Thomas's work.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3515/381n.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8736/382q.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2293/383r.jpg

Cutting paper's really relaxing.

[BubbaGump]

Been sketching a lot lately. Just a bunch of random stuff from comics and imagination.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1644/386j.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9605/387b.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8684/388j.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7739/384e.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1710/385n.jpg

And here's my finished entry for the CA Deadpool/Nightcrawler/Ghostrider challenge.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1898/375v.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8233/376r.png

I also got my copy of Animator's Survival Kit in the mail recently. Been doing some pencil tests. I'll try and post a walk cycle soon!

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay congrats on getting into CSSSA! (I don't know what it is to be honest, but well done!)

Awesome stuff in here as always, your a bloodly hard worker!

Dig the one with Ghostrider and co, great!

Keep at it man,
matt

[BubbaGump]

Hay congrats on getting into CSSSA! (I don't know what it is to be honest, but well done!)

Awesome stuff in here as always, your a bloodly hard worker!

Dig the one with Ghostrider and co, great!

Keep at it man,
matt

Thanks dude! CSSSA (California State Summer School of the Arts) is a 1 month animation program for high schoolers at Calarts. Supposedly, it's difficult to get into and previous alumni include Craig Mcracken (Powerpuff Girls) and a bunch of Pixar staff including Bobby Podesta and Shane Prigmore (Coraline animator).

http://www.csssa.org/main.php?page=studies&sub_page=animation

Hope it's not too much info! Just wanted to make it clear to you guys since I guess I was kinda vague in the first place.

[BubbaGump]

Hey guys! Here's some stuff I've been working on.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9136/396l.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4958/398.png

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5065/399.png

Environment studies from Samurai Jack

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1526/397b.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9788/398w.jpg

And a Kirby-esque Fantastic Four pinup (WIP). First time drawing these characters. Needed lots of ref, but I like how it's turning out.

[BubbaGump]

Figures:

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2803/400.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7209/399fvh.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2540/402p.jpg

And these below are "master copies" from James Jean's website. I wanted to see how he draws so confidently and how he gets such fluidity in his linework.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5424/401f.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1250/405x.jpg

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/9120/404n.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3697/403a.jpg

Here are the finished pencils for my FF4 piece. Coloring in PS next.

[BubbaGump]

Haven't got feedback in a long time. Guess I need to wh ore myself for crits. :lifedrawing:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/961/406a.jpg

Architecture sketches

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1603/408m.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9724/409i.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/698/410x.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7594/411g.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8638/412hul.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8059/413s.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/6311/414i.jpg

Michelangelo studies:

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9621/416i.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5206/415g.jpg

[YihyoungLi]

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4958/398.png

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5065/399.png



These are really beautiful. Don't forget about your gesture drawings. :)

[BubbaGump]

These are really beautiful. Don't forget about your gesture drawings. :)

Thanks. They're studies from Samurai Jack.

I haven't done gestures in a while. Back to the drawing board.

[BubbaGump]

Here's some watercolor practice:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1203/418p.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8443/417qhy.jpg

[Jamie Romoser]

Dude! your improving with every post
Keep having fun drawing and painting -Omerta

[Not_Deadman]

Damn, youre getting better fast, keep it up dude

[BubbaGump]

OmertA: Thanks. Drawing iz funn

Not_Deadman: Thanks dude!

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/237/422u.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7972/423.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5172/421v.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4893/425r.jpg

Liberty Prime

[BubbaGump]

Yeepee here's some more gunk (dang my thread rating went down :( )

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3192/426m.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7074/427z.jpg

Some crappy sketches below:

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6979/428u.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/531/429.png

A radioactive Tin Man

[BubbaGump]

this is fantastic art for someone your age.

Thanks man!

[Evxyza92]

These concepts you have are pretty good, and the art itself is great. I like it alot man keep it up!

[BubbaGump]

These concepts you have are pretty good, and the art itself is great. I like it alot man keep it up!

Thanks, will do.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3048/431k.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5008/430s.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5308/432bgv.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4817/435k.jpg

Some quick figure studies

[BubbaGump]

Hey guys! Here's some Bridgman stuff and a couple lady heads.

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6627/433m.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3921/434e.jpg

[BubbaGump]

Donut still life:

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/339/437dei.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4882/436cqm.jpg

[bigus_dickus]

HUGGE improvement. Checked your old sketchbook too. Loads of progress. lkeep at it!