maybe

[Sonaj]

i should start a new sketchbook

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[Sonaj]

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[Sonaj]

sketching

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[DanielC]

Nice new start man :)

[Sonaj]

Thank you Daniel

A sketch i made after one of PhilHollands great Marama shots

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[DanielC]

this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=535888&d=1228686511) one is really good. I must have missed you update when i was looking through your work. Anyway, its great to see you posting again man.
Hope more is coming !

[Meilin]

cool stuff. I really like your last portrait, it somehow feels very serene

[Sonaj]

Thanks Daniel, i hope so too

Meilin - thank you for the nice comment

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[Ayem]

You have wonderful knowledge of human anatomy. Everything looks so real...

[brentos8]

I especially like that last one, nice new start

my sketchbook http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=128243

[dkounios]

great tree studies man.
as stated before, your knowledge of anatomy rocks.
can't wait to see more!

[Konstruktion]

Mm yes, yes, them tree studies are beautiful. Aren't nature above everything! Really digging the latest post. Nice Da Vinci study as well.

[Sonaj]

Hey, thank you all for the words

here are some steps from the last one, if anybody is interested

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SP doodle

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and some of my older Bridgman studies that i still like;
wanted to have them in one place

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[Lionese]

Hot Fudgers!

Your work is amazing dude, you make me feel so inspired!
Gosh those trees took my breath away, specially since i hate drawing them >_>, always so hard to get it right!

Really like your anatomy and you study muscles alot from what i can see!

All i can say is keep going, i wanna see moarzz D:<!

Lion.

[young paddy1]

the lighting on the second to last post is sweeeeet, love the way you just intimated the existence of more hair without drawing each strand.

one crit, the right arm (his left) on the tree guy is overly foreshortened slightly, making it look flimsy and wasted.

keep up the good work

cheerio

[Silvenon]

Shit, I absolutely love it, it's so perfect! I think I will learn a lot from your SB :)

I hope to see more

[m.j.]

Excellent as always!
Cheers!

[~Faust~]

Subscribzored.

[Munin Raven]

Superb stuff all round - particularly the guy with the beard. Those faces with the eyes inked out remind me of a scene from Hitchcocks The Birds.

[Verehin]

oh...5 stars...esp I love this- http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=535888&d=1228686511

[donalfall]

Yeah, it all looks great, very inspirational. 5 stars are deserved, and given.

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Oh that is tasty! I don'y think I can have another bite...well ok just a little more! Good stuff, not much I can help with, but I would love to see some colour stuff:D

Keep at it!

-E

[Jamie Romoser]

This is going to be another great sketchbook.
Cant wait to see more work.
Cheers Omerta

[algenpfleger]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS O_O Lovely work man!!

[My57]

ah i really like your studies, very nice.

[jackpot_anjr90]

Amazing work and I love your Bridgman studies! Can't wait to see more!

[Suira]

sexy!

[yoonate]

fine work. love the studies

[bharat]

just amazing.....very nice studdy work n anatomy stuff...great....

[Craz]

You're a fucking badass.

[Helioth]

Maybe

We should all accept you as our new demi-god?

[D@niel]

Sooo good man, so good:)!

[destinyapocalypse]

yeahh no words you are better than me so i dont say any thing but u re have good jobs i love them !

[JustinBeckett]

All of your drawings and studies are fantastic, keep on posting!

~JB

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey man, nice work from what I can see, checked out your gallery to, some more things there, really like the statue of the man holding the stone tablet.

Read that you liked traditional art, cool. Just shout out if you want any help.

Hope if it's ok, what I say from just a quick look. It's a bit generalised. You need to simplify more. It's always the hardest thing to do, make decisions that are simple, same things with anatomy, try to draw the simple form of the muscles, this is what makes bridgemans work so incredibly strong. Making some thing so complicated as the human body so simple. Another thing is to be more specific with the breaks between the planes, this will help you to explain the form better and make you more aware of how the form actually works. Which will make the visual impression to read better. So what ever you do, make sure you keep track of the whole impression and don't start copying just small parts of the object.

Good luck man, it's a great journey.

[erinel]

Hmm, that portrait is either of Jesus, or one of the guys from Fleet Foxes. Either way, I love it. The tones and shading are beautiful.

[Clochette]

Oh I love those portraits! The one with the eyes bleeding ink is really strong.
And the studies too... beautiful work!

[DavePalumbo]

wicked book man, excellent portraits!

[Sonaj]

Ayem – thank you, I wish I had

Brentos8, Nekromisantrop – thanks guys; a person I like wanted a drawing of a tree, so I filled a whole sketchbook as a gift. It was fun; somehow I like those that I did in the shortest time.

Lionese – thank you, feeling inspired is good

Young paddy1 – thanks dude, I appreciate the crit. I hope to finish that drawing some day and will try to tackle that problem

Silvenon – far from anywhere near perfect, but thank you. If you need help with something specific, feel free to ask

m.j. and Faust – many thanks

Munin Raven – thanks, those are actually self portraits of how I felt after work, hehe. But now that you mention it I can see how they remind you of Hitchcock

Verehin and donalfall – thank you very much

Mischeviouslittleelf – thanks, I hope to put up some paintings soon too

OmertA, algenpfleger, My57, jackpot anjr90, Suira, yoonate, bharat, Craz, Helioth, D@niel, destinyapocalypse, JustinBeckett – thanks a lot to you all, I am happy you like it and appreciate the comments

Pencilator – Thank you so much man, that was a really good critique. And sure its ok, that’s why I am here for. I have thought about what you wrote and agree with most of what you say. Sometimes I seem to get carried away with unnecessary details, I hope to get better at analyzing and deciding.

Lufiamanaelf – thanks, that portrait is actually of my father.

Clochette – merci Madame Clo

DavePalumbo – thank you man


Since Pencilator mentioned an older drawing, I remembered that I had worked a bit more on that one. I am posting the updated version

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And some new sketches

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[Fraz]

Wow that last one is beautiful. I am in love with it. I don't know why, but it looks as if it has emotion.
Great stuff!

[DanielC]

very good work man. Im really enjoying these. I like what's going on with the legs of the first one. Simple and accurate. Keep it up !

[Chaichan]

cool SB, Keep it up!!

[mariusz]

great works!

[Black Spot]

Can people stop commenting as it gets in the way of me scrolling down to drool?

[krossj]

really nice drawings! especially like those last two and the pencil/ink ones from previous posts.

cheers!

[Sonaj]

Many thanks to all of you

I hope everyone had some nice days

few sketches i could do during christmas, might become something

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wip?
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Have a good start into the new year

[kidult]

Awesomeness! love your gestures and lines!

[Clochette]

Happy birthday! :D
Love the last portrait by the way! :)

[Maestro Andres]

Some great stuff in your SB. Those pencil drawings can't get any more sexier than that, keep it up!

[Maestro Andres]

Some great stuff in your SB. Those pencil drawings can't get any more sexier than that, keep it up!

[Kristo Novo]

realy cool stuff here
i want to see moreeeeee ;)

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

I gotta agree with DanielC these are some great pieces here. Keep getting better man!

-E

[ReviseTheMethod]

Great, great stuff! =)
I'm loving this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=545198&d=1229818534)! Nice sense of character =)
Keep it up!
5 stars

[alicelefay]

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I'm in love for this one...the line, the movement, the shading...it's deeply emotional.
Your whole sketchbook is amazing...thank you for showing us! :)

[AztcFireFlower]

I like your self portraits. You display a particularly sensitive touch when capturing your own features.
Hope to see more of them.

[selfu]

fantastic stuff man!

great anathomy feeling..cool studies- i like it!

wish u a creative new year!

cheers

[Smashed_Pumpkin]

Wow, your work is stunning! I'm in awe of your anatomy studies and those little ink figure drawings.... simply beautiful!

[Hilbruks]

Fantastic. Just really beautifull stuff and technically very high. I wish I had those skills. The last image in post 39 has something very special. Looking forward to seing more.

[Sonaj]

kidult - thank you!

Clochette - thanks, you're too sweet :sungod:

Maestro Andres - doudle thanks

Kristo Novo, Mischeviouslittleelf, ReviseTheMethod, alicelefay - thank you all very much, its interesting how everybody seems to enjoy different stuff

Aztc - thanks, yeah i should do more sps, soon

selfu, Smashed_Pumpkin and Hilbruks - thanks for stopping by and the nice words, i really appreciate it


still struggling with paint, so i plan to do more quick oils
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[selfu]

really nice colors :) but the structure of (our)right side looks a little bit un-natural...
keep posting
cheers!

[JadeDragon]

Really beautiful work, man! Nice! :)

~~~Patrick

[oODanyalOo]

Hot pencil work man, very nice =)

[Imaginary]

Man your sketchbook is as awesome as your SP thread, thanks for the inspiration. :D

[Sonaj]

selfu - thanks, yes you're right. The skull was damaged on that side and in addition i was running out of time. But no excuses, i have lots to learn, especially with painting

JadeDragon - thank you very much, Patrick; i'm glad you like it

oODanyalOo - thanks man

Imaginary - thank you for the support

Some new drawings
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[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

Great works! Keep up this beautiful SB!

[l0stinth0ughts]

everything flows good and well.

AMazing structures, now all your lacking is imagination. put your skill to the test :P

good job man 5 stars :rocker:

[JailHouseRock2]

maybe

we should all bow to you and call you God?

[Sonaj]

theUNKNOWNsketcher - thanks, i'll try :painting:

l0stinth0ughts - thank you for the input, i have to think about that

JailHouseRock2 - uh no please don't... thanks nevertheless

Fechin study; way off with the skin tones, expression and lots of stuff, but fun and quick and i learned some things. Most importantly that i hate painting on wood panel... and bad photos with glare

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[Imaginary]

Hey that one looks great! :D How long is "quick" btw?

[CCThrom]

Beautiful, beautiful sketchbook! Terrific figure studies, but I REALLY love the trees on page 1!

[comixnut]

holy shit, you actually managed to get a comment from JadeDragon, i could have sworn he had dropped off the face of CA! :D :D

This is an awesome sb man and i am just happy that i managed to get in more or less the ground floor (actually, funnily enough this is the 3rd page and i am on the 3rd floor :D )

[Kim_bot]

Woo~
*bows down to people with knowledge of anatomy*
Finally going to be taking a figure drawing class this semester to get my severely lacking knowledge of human anatomy up to speed...but no, awesome stuff.
Especially like the tree series; it seems like they could make really good postcards (?)
Let's see some more art!

[kevinwueste]

some really strong figures! i'll look forward to new posts! - kevin

[George Abraham]

Great art man.

[Sonaj]

Imaginary - thanks; "quick" is something that i am able to do in 1 or 2 sittings. I can't say the exact timeframe though, I don't pay attention

CCThrom - thanks

comixnut - hehe, yes he also updated his sketchbook

Kim_bot - have fun with your course and thank you

kevinwueste - thanks, i really enjoy your work

zaorr - thank you


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[Dibujio::Guru]

Your drawings are really really good.

[Jamie Romoser]

You never fail to inspire Sonaj keep up the great work.

[Jesus Food]

great faces and anatomy, uve inspired me to do more figure studies. thx!

[Jovian M]

Fantastic portraits. Great figures, too. U:

[Hipalien]

Great work you have here. I really like the classic feel you have going on! Nice mood and line flow in all your portrait/body images.

[Texahol]

hahaha damn dude.. your studies are looking really good :)

[Sonaj]

Many thanks to all of you

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[pauscorpi]

i love post 46 , i think it's my fav; you have a lovely style all around :) :)

[Marlisa]

Man, you are so freckin' good.... I definately subscribe.
I think I could learn a few things from your works :^^:

[Alex Baer]

wow your painting studies and pencil portraits are wonderful! i also like the prisma-color (?) study of the cranes, hope to see more of those in here too!

[Finn Diesel]

Incredible work Sonaj! I especially love all the studies, and this drawing (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=545201&d=1229818653) is fantastic. Keep going!

[darkos]

really nice work!

[Jaytea]

your portraits are so beautiful! <3

[Sonaj]

Thank you very much
pauscorpi, Marlisa, Alex Baer, Finn Diesel, darkos and Jaytea!

Work is eating up all of my time :(
i need a break :zzz:

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[Orozco]

beautiful.

[Cameronator]

Lovely work in this thread. Very nice!

[JailHouseRock2]

I do hope you update more man, such solid work, a joy to look through!

Keep posting mate!
matt

[JAM]

VERY NICE work!

JAM,..................................

[surus]

Thanks for sharing your pencil pages! Hope to see more of them soon ! :)

[Lang Oulk]

Your sketches are sick crazy! So good, I would love to see more!