a visual story of one art student's journey - FRESH! this/that..the other - 4 7 12

[kevinwueste]

Last pages has the latest work.. but I think you knew that!

.. And one figure done from life in charcoal pencil on smooth newsprint. My sketchbook is mostly a travel companion ( planes, places, etc.,) but I find it a solid way to continue developing my eye/hand when I can't draw or paint from life. All here are ballpoint pen - the cheap crap-ish kind ( which i like).. Some are copies of other artists I admire, some are from photos, some are from life.. I am just through two years of fine art and some illustration at the Academy of ARt in SF and now in my last months of a 9 month class with Anthony "Tony" Ryder in Santa FE. I have been studying the figure and drawing and painting people for three years now and that was the beginning of this journey for me.. I am kind of obsessed.. long way to go.. lots to learn.. I see lots of fantastic work here and figured it was time to dip a leg/foot/toe in..

Updated 9/9/11 - I am now teaching drawing classes at the Academy of ARt University in San Francisco. Stop on in if you come visit the school!

Cheers,

Kevin

[Sonaj]

Super good man!

I love that Fechin painting you made a study from. I would have loved to see how you had tackled the hands from that painting, as those are my favourite part. Very nice though, and extra points for using ballpoint. The life drawing is also very strong, great contour lines

Welcome btw, hope to see more soon

[Kagemusha22]

Wow, the level of contrast you have in the shading really good, and subtle application of cross-hatching. Along with other forms of shading techniques, that puts my pencil studies to shame.

By the way any stuff in other materials, like watercolour, oil, paint, ink, etc, in the pipeline for being uploaded? Anyway I'm subscribing.

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Wow! Fantastic start, I really like those early classical studies you've got there, though they might look better in a larger scale.

-E

[Tallnskrony]

i love it teach me

[ccsears]

hell yes on the ballpoint!

[Timothy Duong]

Great job with the ballpoint pen. I checked out your blog too.

All I gotta say is your on your way to greatness and keep at it. :mittenbop:

[evildisco]

Great sketches, I love it.

Welcome.

[PeNcIl ReBeLlIoN]

Great dude! Solid understanding of values and excellent line quality.

[loadedpencil]

very very very very very nice

your faces and shadow are extremely impressive

noice man.

cant wait to see more

[Kuraudo]

Welcome to the club! Great stuff man. Keep posting!

Gue

[kevinwueste]

Love Fechin ! will try to hit a master copy w/hands of his.. along with Sargent, Zorn, Sarolla, Rob LIberace, Jacob Collins, Shanks.. whatnot
Super good man!

I love that Fechin painting you made a study from. I would have loved to see how you had tackled the hands from that painting, as those are my favourite part. Very nice though, and extra points for using ballpoint. The life drawing is also very strong, great contour lines

Welcome btw, hope to see more soon

Gue - you know it gangsta!
ccSears - just read your hatching stuff about 40 mins ago.. where was THAT when I was trying to figure this all out - aces man! wow!
Thanks all for your notes.. don't feel shy to C&C my lame A**..

-Kevin

[majaiku]

Ballpoint pen sketches always catch my eye! I have nothing to say except that they are amazing.

[Peetaer]

Yous has got mad rendering skillz. Got anymore?

[Gangsta Geek]

ahhhhh shittt!

[agelaos]

Fuckin niiice man. Love the rendering style.

[kischi]

Wow man really classic good looking stuff, welcome!

[congadingsda]

wow, wow and triple wow! very inspiring, to be frank, I'll go and and draw now :)!

[vlad74]

Great rendering. Thanks for showing!

[Dekus]

wow... amazing humans you got!! very nice contrast in them.. damn.. i cant do people at all.. i wish i could do such beautiful people..
once again.. stunning.. keep it up! :)

[Knarf]

Fantastic usage of line.

[meticulous]

LOVE the Ballpoint pen! Really like the style/approach as well. Really enjoyed seeing this (and I love hearing people talk about carrying their sketchbooks and drawing where ever they can - awesome!) They are like a diary - you can almost always tell a story or know where you were when you drew something.
Looking forward to seeing more!

[Stew9]

Wow! My brother always uses a ball point pen but I've always been not confident enough to use one. I think you've just swayed me though!:D

[krossj]

really nice drawings man!

cheers

[kevinwueste]

some local life sketches and some older sketchbook stuff.. i will post a few things that are older but then only new.. and thoughts welcome - thanks all for your nice/cool/whatnot notes! - kevin

[Frank Gressie]

wow! really like the hatching with ballpoint. do you master other media?
i feel inspired to do me some ballpoints as well haha!
keep posting please! 5*

[kevinwueste]

pen ( the earlier posts) came later.. i love both.. i don't blend. hope to never blend! most of these i was psyched about at the time - some still - but mostly: not. usually I like a thing I've done for about.. oh.. an hour!

[SPACEMOD]

:xpld:


wow

[Ļęę]

All of your drawings are great! Your cross hatching is great. I'm especially inspired by your drawing of Jack Nicholson, its spot on perfect :) Keep it up I want to see more

[Frank Gressie]

hey kevin, looks very good, but the pictures are waaayyy to big, please resize for viewing pleasure :P

[kevinwueste]

trying this again.. images were HUGE first time 'round! ugh. working on getting more structure and sweep in my figures - not there yet.. ballpoint - practice with the 49 cent pentel fine pen (my fave though it gunks like a moFo!).. some conte life studies form school last semester .. your comments - good/bad/whatnot welcome and much appreciated!

[kevinwueste]

your post was up before I had even seen the mammothness! (tm) fixed now.. i hate my mac.

hey kevin, looks very good, but the pictures are waaayyy to big, please resize for viewing pleasure :P

[krossj]

great pages again man! cool work.

cheers

[Kfeeras]

awesome lookin ass kickin stuff!! The ballpoints are extra-terrestrial...

[jedininjaman]

great expression in the pen work
solid update everything looks very nice keep it up man
-jedi

[kevinwueste]

Thanks all ! hopefully new things in a week or so! lots to learn! keep drawing!!!! (everyday!)

[kevinwueste]

all 5-10 minutes.. working on feet and hands more.. next is getting into key form shapes at a more distinct level.. last one is heightened a bit w/white.. and that's 20 mins w/work when i got home.. any thoughts always welcome!

[jimmy'z]

Great pen work man!

[OmniNashi]

Dear lord, your sense of detail is spot on. I'm struggling in vain to see any glaring issues in these life drawings. They're so natural and fluid! I also adore how you build up your tones.

My only critique is more. >I

[aIexander]

don't know if the chick on the right of that last boody can be in that position but i like your type of work the way it is done, congratz

[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

Very strong SB!

[Clodioz]

Interesting style .. I havent seen a style like this in CA, Congratulations man!

[Imaginary]

Just so incredibly gorgeous drawings... O_O

[kevinwueste]

Imaginary - wow - NO! but thank you - now I need to work harder!
Clodioz - there are people I WISH I drew more like but somehow it comes out me.. still much to improve on thank you much!
theUNKNOWNsketcher - thank you!
aIexander - um ? I wouldn't put it up if it wasn't close to right but perhaps you know best:thinking:
OmniNashi - thank you mate! I hope to soon..
jimmy'z - thanks - love the pen - just need to do more!

[Kristo Novo]

keep going - your drawings are hot!

[Call0ps]

beautiful graphic language that you got sir! thank you for sharing :)
5*

[bigus_dickus]

Loving your line work and shading. keep drawing and keep posting!

[kevinwueste]

Kristo, Call0ps and Big D - thank you and.. I will ! (ps nice Monty Python ref!)

[jimmy'z]

I want to see more! ;)

[Josef K.]

awesome studies man! another place to gather inspiration from! 5stars!!!

[Miyagu]

simply wonderful!

[kevinwueste]

really working on getting the essential information down in shorter poses.. and developing a more sweeping line ( than, say, a more "studied" direct-draw line - like I tend to do.. trying to level up.. like everyone - but - you know, in my own way.

[ticktocker]

These are great, your lines are so fluid. Looking forward to more!

[kevinwueste]

a few new paintings and drawings.. still working on value relationships and forms.. school is back in session so i get much more practice time!! hope you dig! the paintings are on 11 x 14 panels.. the figure was about 2 hours, the little portrait is on 8 x 10 panel - about 60 minutes in oils..

all drawings on 18 x 24 smooth newsprint with 4b charcoal pencil at the ready!

[kevinwueste]

this is a 45 minute painting from my quickstudies class.. big brushes and.. FLY!

11 X14 on canvas board..

[Joce]

love the figure studys man

[iphigen]

I'm all green with envy. Seriously.

Your life drawings look awesome and so do your other works.
I like the colors you used for your 45 min painting :)

[vlad74]

Great studies.

[kevinwueste]

joce - thank you
iphigen - you are doing some cool things yourself! keep it up - i'll be back for sure!
vlad74 - thanks man - nice work!

[Iddi]

You've got them superskills, man, and your pencil drawings in particular inspire me greatly! The cross-hatching and line quality are both really great, and you seem to have a deep understanding of form. Great studies, I gotta keep coming here :)

[kymoart]

Thanks for visiting my SB and giving advice i will follow up on your advice.
Great sketches you got. no advice from me but love to see more.

My sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=149434)

[MARMENTIDO]

Whoow Man!
Amazing Work !!
You Are My Favorite Artist Today!!

[polarRook]

my head just exploded all over the wall.. wow man, your ball point pen rendering is superb.. love everything!

[HunterKiller_]

Beautiful figure drawings.
Line work is amazing.

[sevarenge]

omg relly nice skeching her dude! awsom nice model drawings!
realy nice kipp it coming=) sorry for the englich its going too get beter =)

my sketchbook:http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=149972

[yvesmeza]

Awesome studies man! and I love your technique using pencil.

KEEP GOING!

[Josef K.]

awesone studies! great flow! thank you for the inspiration!

[destinyapocalypse]

you are doin good man ilike your lines

[kevinwueste]

shorter things this week.. hope to get some longer works this coming week and some new oil paintings posted! keep drawing !!!!

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Wow! These lifedrawings are how anyone wants to be able to do them^^

-E

[jedininjaman]

nice job man you make it look so easy...
your strokes seem so purposeful, I hope to paint like that someday anyways
thanks for sharing man, i love this thread

-jedi

[Raileyh]

Hi Kevin,
You have a nice consistency to your work and your progress so far. I can see the range in your education at AAU - clothed figure, head and hands, Zhaoming Wu and Henry Yan. You're exposure there will no doubt aid you in your path. When I was there I felt a bit confused from all the approaches and different types of figure drawing. I'm glad now that I have the background - I can push different aspects of the figure and use things from Clothed Figure, or Barbara's classes that were so unique to AAU. Glenn helped me focus and edit out to achieve a drawing that was styled well - and that was eventually mine, though I copied and copied a lot while I was there. The Riley method is taught, though it isn't adhered to. Each pose offers up a new challenge in how to solve it - like a puzzle.

For me - I was able to gain quite a bit of skill level with Glenn because I had so much info already from people like Henry and Zhaoming. Glenn has the ability to make it VERY clear how to break down and simplify the figure using a number of blended methods. If you can spend the summer with him, you'll no doubt be able to make some major skill level jumps. Especially in constructing the head - which will affect your painting.

Before I studied with Glenn I could not for the life of me paint the figure, and that was less than 2 years ago. If you can't draw it - you for sure can't paint it.

While I was there I felt a real connection to the past and the lineage of figure drawing. Very humbling experience.


Sorry for rambling on, hope this helps.

Keep working hard

-Hope

[Kapil]

Your ballpoint drawings are inspiring man.

[Raileyh]

Glenn teaches 2 Tuesday classes back to back. I believe they're 2-5 & 7-10. If you enroll in 3 classes you get the 4th free (that's what they offered in 2007). Ryan Wurmser and Tony Pro teach painting on Wed or Thurs I think, the schedule may change. Always confirm the schedule! Stick with them and you'll do great. Mark Schwartz is great too, he studies with Glenn and teaches the Monday and Saturday class and workshop.

-H

[JYF1987]

wow.nice works!

[Blue Severin]

Really nice gestures. Checked out the blog, and dig the head paintings too.

[kevinwueste]

Blue Severin - thank you ! and thank you ;-)
JYF1987 - cheers mate !
Kapil - thank you as well
Jedininjaman - thanks and keep up the hard work!
Elf - you too!
RaileyH - you're the greatest - dang it ;-)

[sony]

Very nice studies! I must say you got talent!!!
your line strokes are awesome. :)

[kevinwueste]

that I ended up wiping! oh well..

[Tigermilk]

Damn man, that's some really awesome life drawings, love the last one, nice colors. :)

Keep to it!

[Cella]

I am in complete awe, and pressing the subscribe to this thread button.

[linyih1024]

i like your style of drawing~

nice strokes
:D

[sandeepbarot]

outward expression is great.

[Josef K.]

waaah so great! thx for sharing! damn i really have to keep your stuff in mind when figure drawing next week! thx for inspirering again and again!

[bharat]

hi...kevinwueste nice..... cool anatomy n good study work ,great sketching forse.

[Gloominati]

fuck, somehow missed your thread till now. Amazing work all the way, love the organic feel you put into the lines of the more finished figures, great work!

[kevinwueste]

Tigermilk - thank you .. (goofus blushing)
Cella - thank you - I am honored!
JosefK - thanks so much and thank you for the nice not at my blog!
Linyih, Sandeepbarot,bharat - thank you - I work hard at it!
Gloominati - love that handle and thanks to you for kind words!!! cheers all ! new stuff in about a week!

[selfu]

impressive SB...very like the last update with drawings and sketches.. big up!

[Sculptor-Robert-D]

Great work, nice to see such fine work. Rob

[jimmy'z]

Big Up!:bounce:

[mentler]

BEAUTIFUL WORK
5 STARS
ALL THE WAY!

[kevinwueste]

-- thank you all for the kind thoughts all the same. not sure I need a house call for what ails me just yet. or maybe I just need a different doctor! cheers - kevin

[zeo-x]

keeeeeviiiinnnnnnnnn :D lol.

it's emerson here. do you post the same stuff here or do you have stuff not seen on your blog? gonna check around..

[JimahJames]

man i can't stress to you how much of a hard time i have with line direction in hatching. your stuff helps! ill post up some ball point drawings later and i wouldn't mind if you could critique me :)

[JimahJames]

Lol Closest thing i got for a place to draw at is you local walmart my town sucks... for nude figure drawing. i know it would help me a fricken butt load . Trust me i hate using photos with a passition. I have a g/f but she moved.... and that was my only model that could pose for me lol... But i do draw from life when i get a chance i haven't posted any life drawings yet those are from the evil head :/ with no reference.
The school wants me to do a mural for the weightlifting room its a 10x10 foot wall and he wants a hulk pirate busting through the wall with weights and ill show you some of my sketches if you would like? i'm looking forward to your repsonce!

Your fellow artist,

Jimah :D

[Mane]

wonderful sketchs! you really bring the chracters to life in them.

[JimahJames]

yeah actually i got some friggen good news man! i found a figure drawing session in our area but i found out that it costs money lol dam... its only 10 bucks i don't have lol. >.<; books yeah i got the loomis book on figures , still having difficulty of putting the figure in perspective. I am just going to have to force my ass to do it. like i am trying to push myself into color. but ill keep you up to date

[kevinwueste]

the African lady is my first painter x painting from the ground up.. i have a lot to learn! oil studies from figure workshops at school.. nothing longer than 1 hr 40 minutes total painting time.. hope you like.. all comments welcome!

[kevinwueste]

from a live model - 12 x 18 oil on masonite .. the colors stay pretty vibrant on this surface.. this is my first try of a figure on this support.. I hope to do more!

[kevinwueste]

done before the one above.. about 1 hr 40 mins.. 11 x 14 on canvas board.. from life..

[a la bapsi]

such gorgeous oils. ;_;
how often do you go to workshops/life drawing sessions?

[Blue Severin]

Nice oils, the man's face is especially nice. In the digital study, some of your hard edges and muted colors are lost from the oils. Balancing the blurry look with some hard lines, and the blown out saturated colors with some nice greys would make the digital look sweet. Heh but takes a bit to get used too.

[kevinwueste]

a la babsi: I go to workshops several times a week for painting and drawing.. if I can do one or the other every day I am happy.
Blue Severin - agree w/the edge control non-management in the digital painting.. the thing that drew me to the image was that it is super saturated and I kept to that.. but aesthetically - I hear you completely! - kw

[Diverse]

Great life drawings! I love them. This is where i need to spent more of my time. Will look here often:)

[Josef K.]

dope updates! thx for sharing some steps - very interesting to see how you start painting! keep sharing!

[Marlisa]

I really love your oils! :)
Nice loose way of suggesting lights and shadow with wide range of colours :^^:

[G@m]

Awesome, i love the style in your lifedrawings, specially the 5 min and 10 min ones, i cant even get near the level of details you achieve in those pieces.

Subscribed :D

[JS Neo]

Great stuff.. U are an inspiration to me after i read ur profile in ur blog. Really show it is never too late to pick up art again, no matter how old u are... I really love ur line work... i barely see any construction line in ur pieces.. Do you draw the contours directly?

Adding u to my list of subscription..

[AztcFireFlower]

Really impressive stuff. Every sketch draws my interest and your paintings, especially as quick paints are incredible.

Keep up the nice work.

[krossj]

awesome stuff man! drawings and the paints look great! thanks for sharing

cheers!

[Frank Gressie]

hey kevin,
love the oils man! what is your palette for that?
guess you could work more on the painter x thingie, but i'm more of a photoshop man, don't really know much about painter. anyways, keep it up man!

frank

[kevinwueste]

Thank you !!! - Diverse, Josef, Marlisa,G@m..
Mydrako - never give up on the things that matter! as to contour lines - I sometimes draw directly with no block in but mostly i quickly find the shapes and some reference points and go.. for finer, longer work, I block in very carefully ( not any of that is visible here except maybe some early portraits in charcoal/toned paper)..
AztecFF - thank you - and thanks for all the information - I learn from your work!
Thanks KrossJ !
Frank - palette ? well typically it's titanium white, naples yellow light, cad yellow light, yellow ochre, terra rosa, cad red light, transparent red oxide, aliz crimson, burnt umber, olive green, green earth hue, cerulean blue and ultramarine. sometimes I will add a magenta or diox purple if needed..

-cheers all thanks again for kind words and commentary!

[Dissociation]

Wow. I really enjoyed this sketchbook!

The crosshatching you use is very simple but ten times as effective!
I'm trying to mimic your line depth, too.
The facial expressions will come later!
Are there any tips you can offer for the overall face?
Mine tend to come out flat/anime. :/

[Max Challie]

Absolutely stunning drawings. I like how you communicate solidity in your figures.

[Gangsta Geek]

man you missed sunday workshop!!!! I called up Megan Fox and she posed for us.............lol. Hope you feel better bro.

[Nadiamoon]

hey Kevin, great studies indeed. Glad to find you here

[JS Neo]

Great information on ur working process. Cant wait for more of your new works. :)

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

OAAAAAAAT?? More killer life drawings and a painting? what is this??

[corza334]

Love your sketches / life work :) Very nice strokes, makes your drawings seem really relaxed, like you know exactly what you doing!

[syrez]

very confident lines i see, inspiring.. great great! :)

[kevinwueste]

Here are some new charcoal studies from the past couple of weeks.. nothing longer than an hour and a bit.. all on newsprint with charcoal pencil and some vine.. still so much to learn!!!

[kevinwueste]

all quick studies most less than an hour .. a few just a bit more.. on canvas panel, birch board and Masonite.. cityscapes are the inner sunset in San Francisco.. still lifes from school.. and up-lit Sen., John McCain from.. well.. from his campaign that didn't turn out so well.

[donalfall]

Lovely work. The life drawings and studies are so well executed. Fabulous.

[Munin Raven]

I really don't know what to say. Beautiful from beginning to (current) end. Your confidence is wonderful. I must subscribe.

[kevinwueste]

a troll.. just for fun as I really need to be painting in oils today!!

[jimmy'z]

steadily increasing :)

[Giorge]

very nice studies man , very nice , love the last 2 landscape paint sketches , they really have an impact

[tokionanase]

very natural with pen and look like classic
All your Drawing great work ~_~
i like it

[Evil_Sloth]

loveley drawings man reminds me of kevin chen

[Joce]

those life drawings are so sic!!!! wow

[Verehin]

Cool stuff!

[kevinwueste]

Verehin - your english is good enough - keep up the drawing! and thank you!
Joce - cheers mate - keep up the practice it will pay dividends!
Evil_Sloth - Kevin Chen is amazing - someday - so thanks so much for the kind words!
Tokionase - thanks muchly!
flamable - thank you - those are just 45 minute quick studies.. but they are fun to do and figure out!
jimmy'z - thanks man- I hope so.. it's hard to see when it's you but hopefully all the hard work pays dividends! keep up the nice work yourself!

[DStraX]

hey. i love the sketches and the nude paintings. your style is quite loose but confident:) keep posting

[PieMonster]

Those figure paintings and drawings are amazing, really cool. Some of the oils seem a bit washed out, but that's only a few of them. Keep up the good work! :)

[Nele Klumpe]

Amazing!
Love your style, lines anhd use of colour. Great studies, very inspiring

[kev ferrara]

I really enjoyed looking through here. Your figure work is really sensitive, flowing, and with really good solidity as well. Your quick figural paintings are well done too and that's a tough discipline!

Looking forward to seeing where you take this quality level you've got going on.

kev

[Vloth]

oh jikes. This wa sinspirational. Love your studies, well worked with colours, volumes. Keep at it!

[Philipp Scherer]

genius man, GENIUS!

[kevinwueste]

Some new figures .. the longer figure with the tall woman was my first hour plus figure done learning w/Glenn O.. I will learn a lot I think !!! my favorite is that last 20minute (other than the above figure).. and some of the gestures.. still so much to learn - I hope you like! thanks for looking! -kevin

[a la bapsi]

you're kick-awesome, you know that?
i wanna become great at figure drawing just like you. ;o;

[Josef K.]

stunning updates! i love how you nail the tones so loosely - lines are beautiful as well! thx for inspirering!

[marc_redd]

This is amazing work! Thanks for sharing

[AztcFireFlower]

Kevin, this one is lovely.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=638090&stc=1&d=1238911025

I love the flow of line and tone wash over it. You have some great teachers in your path. Jealous. The painterly influence in your sketches is just incredible.

[P]

incredible work man, please keep it up, your drawings are worth studyin :O
five stars! cheers

[Imaginary]

Such awesome figures, 5 stars for sure! :D

[Kasper_P]

oooooh man oh manohmanohman....

[Karein]

Your studies are gorgeous :) They make me want to push myself harder. Thanks for the inspiration, and keep it coming :)

[zeo-x]

oOoohh. Kevin.. The figure drawing of terry on the last update is superb man!!

[Jamesy]

Those figures look VERY nice! 5*

[AlexEh]

My god, your pen drawings, the way the lines shape the from along with the light. So great to look at, good for you! Keep going!!! I gota copy some of your drawings.

If you ever have the time could you stop my my sketchbook and leave a few critiques? Thanks Kevin!

-Dylan

[AlexEh]

Thanks for the comment Kevin, I do see what your saying... when I really start from the basics the drawing turns out 250% better. Perhaps I'm a little afraid of working this way when I'm out and about drawing, because they could move at any time! Like what was said I am focusing more on there features it's a comfort zone, ill try breaking it =)

Can't wait to see more of your stuff =P

Thanks for letting me know about Glenn Orbik, he's a really talented artist! Haha loved his quote.

-Dylan

[pencilgeek]

man great stuff I'm so jalo of your drawings lol....if you have time look at my sketch book i need all the help i can get lol any good anatomy books? i need to get one.

[Eerin]

Superb. I especially love the shorter figure poses, when your lines fade into gesture. Keep it up! =)

[Gloominati]

oh dude, this is getting better and better! Thanks so much for sharing that stuff!!!

[kevinwueste]

a few new paintings - a longer two class pose ( gregory) from clothed figure class and two quick studies the more paint-blob-ish one is 25 minutes and the woman from the .. back ? - is 45 mins or so.. both of those were part of an "extreme color" approach.. so things are a bit pushed.. but the results ? well I think ok.. still have a lot about color harmony to figure out!!!

thanks everyone for your kind words!!
-a la babsi - whatev! you are on your way.. you'll be great in your own right!
-AztecFF - you are doing such beautiful work! I am always checking in to learn!!!! maybe we'll cross paths in SoCal workshops .. thanks for all the info!
JosefK and Mark - thank you tons mates!
pijus - you made my day w/that comment - now I just have to work even HARDER!
Imaginary - thank you tons - I will check your stuff out now!
Kasper, Karen and Zeo-X - thanks guys/gals !!!!
Jamesy - thanks tons and tons man!
Dylan - keep up the hard work!!!!! draw draw draw!!!
Pencilgeek - i will do .. stand-by!!
Eerin and Gloominati - thank you so much - i will check into your work shortly!!

humbly - kevin

[Gas Chamber]

Very very nice! I love your lines, the figures looks so natural. I'm jealous.

[IanE]

Hey, Kevin!

Wow, man, you've got some excellent work in here.

I'm in love with your line quality. Beautiful stuff.

Excited to see what the next 6 pages will bring! Please continue to share with us.

Gave you some well deserved stars and a subscription!

[Gangsta Geek]

ahhhh snap! lol

[Giorge]

Very interesting paintings , the 1st and 2nd in particular

[Raileyh]

love the feeling of this one http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=594401&stc=1&d=1234760146

Your confident and it allows you to make those beautiful sweeping gestures.

[kevinwueste]

a few things that are actually FROM my sketchbook!! ( vs, say, canvas, sketchpad, whatnot!).. will load some more shortly and then some paintings when I get them scanned! these are either graphite or ballpoint .. the last one is of my first figure drawing teacher: Ruben DeAnda done when he was working with a student who was frustrated with her drawings.. ( story of my life, mostly !) He is a fantastic teacher and amazing figure draw-er! (now retired sadly).. i hope you enjoy!

[Kuraudo]

Fo Shizzle, man!

Hey you submitting anything for the spring show?

Oh you still owe me a canvas! hahahahaha

catch ya laters man

[Kasper_P]

D-D-Damn right! I love the woman with the glasses. It has a really nice cohesive, almost organic rendering

[Josef K.]

whoa! damn fine updates man! thx for inspirering!

[kevinwueste]

for quick studies - most of these are from life except the baby-drooler.. some were 40 mins though one of the portraits was about 1.5 hours..

[kevinwueste]

.. pretty fun - lots of draw-ers.. I have been painting too much lately and missed just drawing figures!!! still so much to learn! all 20's ( so multi-figures were done in 20 total..) - all from life..

[WinterTime]

Hey, Im from the Bay too. Love your work man, Im a sure fan- Rock On!

[Gloominati]

oh jesus christ, that stuff is just sooooooooo good man! Thanks for showing all that :) YAY

[amarryth]

nice lines

[Eiki]

Craaaaaazy stuff! :)
Incredible motion in these lines!

[a la bapsi]

awesome, awesome awesome.
you never cease to wow me. :]

[coldrum]

wow I havnt seen this SB before... what a treat! I like the way you break up your figures into shapes. Man those Oil studies are great too... thanks for sharing here :)

[Flashback]

Nice studies and portraits.

[kevinwueste]

still much to learn about color and value and edges!

[Jamie Romoser]

Beautiful work. I hope one day i can render like you :medusachow:
Cant wait to see more keep up the hard work. -Omerta

[a la bapsi]

gorgeous. *_* but you know that already haha

[Mitze]

I love the life you manage to capture with your pics. The girl with the glasses, great stuff.

[wookiedabo]

fantastic colour choices mate, top stuff. I realy enjoy the life drawings too, great sweeping gestural lines and efficiency of tone.

[Frank Gressie]

Really nice work lately kevin! the figure drawing are becoming more and more confident. The oils look a little bit 'thin' though...could use some more paint. Have you tried alla prima? There is a new video about to come out from Coro, bet you (and i) could learn from that :D keep it up man!

frank

[meticulous]

You have some mad talent - great great looking stuff here. Love those portraits - just keeping going back to them. Thanks for posting/update! Keep em coming!

[kevinwueste]

Oil portrait from Tony Ryder 2 week portrait workshop - very unfinished but - well.. maybe it has a moment or two worth checking out.. drawings from Saturday 6 13 09 in SF.. rusty after two weeks w/no figures but they came back in the later part of the session.. some stuff from my sketchbook - all in black ball-point pen.. from life, from photos, from drawings.. i hope you enjoy and as always - all thoughts comments, whatnot welcome. -k

[JailHouseRock2]

Awesome update!

Love the paintings, and I want to eat your lines:P
Really great drawings, the hatching and line quality is amazing!

Keep sharing,
matt

[sandeepbarot]

nice work

[Jamie Romoser]

So much form and movement in your figure drawings there mind blowing!
Thanks for the inspiration -Omerta

[zweiDee]

fantastic studies, love the rendering!

[Kan Muftić]

woooooooooooow!

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Holy hell, I love your pencils amigo, just brilliant 0.0

Loving how you put down the lines and really pull everything together^^ Awesome:D

-E

[Nele Klumpe]

these figure drawings rock! Great work!

[MacTire]

WOW!! Incredibles studies man!! Loving the oils, your treatment of charcoal in the life drawings, and the ballpoint work is excellent!
Thanks for sharing!!

[JS Neo]

I love ur pen work!!... They retain their linear quality yet describe alot of form to the figures u draw... Great stuffs......

[Frank Gressie]

hey kevin! great work as always! those ballpoint sketches are something else man! love the portrait too!

frank

[JParrilla]

your pen drawings are just amazing.. I draw with ballpoint in my sketchbook and your sketches are a goal of mine :)

[ccsears]

hey man, thanks for stopping by my SB again. these pen drawings of yours are great! good shapes going on. and the charcoals have some really beautiful rhythms in them too.

i'm still hoping to go visit my cousin in SF sometime. i'll let you know if that happens.

you mentioned coming down to SoCal before. lemme know if you come down here and we can go draw or shoot the breeze.

[Ledd]

Amazing, Really inspiring too see what could you achieve with the ball-point pen, hope to see more of it..see you

[JParrilla]

kevin kevin kevin.. your drawings never cease to amaze me. I also draw with ballpoint in my sketchbook and I can only hope to achieve what you have

[kevinwueste]

Matt - thanks man! i work on it - so much to learn here too!
Sandeep, Omerta, ZwiDee - thank you - Omerta - thanks for saying that - I try.. working on the rhythm and design but I forget.. ach!
Khan, Avis and Elf - thank you all - I get to enjoy your work as well ( I learn as much seeing others' work on CA !!) - Avis - love the Beredregal drawings!
MacTire - thanks!!! I looked at your work and it's great to see your desire to develop coming through your hard work ( I am the same way - but feel lazy looking at your work!) - i particularly liked post # 27 on March 22nd, 2009, 05:11 PM with the girls - they are just .. well designed and while it's good to see the bridgman stuff ( and loomis ?) later - these are a highpoint of your work so far IMHO - BECAUSe of the good design of the shapes and anatomy coming through. Check out Hope Railey in the figure drawing section of this site to see what I mean more and Glen Orbik on the web for more ( not that you asked.. sorry to ramble -!!!)
Mydrako - thanks!
Frank - thanks for your thoughts man - always cool to hear from!
BiggJoee - thank you - you are on your way ( i took a look!) - keep up the work.. do your bridgman and loomis and vanderpoel and make sure you draw from real, live models if at all possible !!!! keep up the good work! I'm only at this about 2 years and only hope to go UP from here.. so you can too!
Chris - I'm in Agoura every tues for Glen's class - come up one time for that or any time you're in SF.. drop me a note - i'll send you my email address
Ledd - I like the Gorilla - nice volumes - keep up the practice and draw from life if you can ( see above thoughts, they apply to your work as well - I mean - if you want!).. get your Loomis, Bridgman and Vanderpoel books.. Frazetta.. Wrightson, Rockwell, McGinnis, Tony Ryder, Robert Barrett, Henry Yan..check out Chris Sears amazing work on this site.. Kevin Ferrarra.. so many amazing guys.. oh MIke Butkus
(sorry might be spelling that wrong).. and definitely check out Hope Railey.. all those "guys" ( gals)..

[Mock]

Wohohohohohoooooo. This is some fantastic stuff, man! I'm awed by those figure drawings.

[Nickillus]

Fabulous stuff Kevin.
Really great to see.

[kevinwueste]

i tweaked the figure to balance out the page .. from figure and heads class.. about 1.6 hours for the figure.. 5 minute heads ;-)

[Marth]

Your work is fantastic, I love your hatching.

[Bushido]

Great drawings!

[a la bapsi]

woooow.

[Satoe]

very very good stuff, i really love the technique you do, it works so well and gives the picture alot of energy

[kevinwueste]

A few new things - a zhao ming wu oil painting study, some things from glen orbik's class and a nikolai blohkin painting study in graphite.. quick head studies and some more pen studies .. ( fechin, ryder)..

[Shard]

fantastic..love this stuff!!

[Kan Muftić]

you, sir, are incredible!

[Lyno]

This is great... . Thank you very much for posting :)

[donalfall]

Mmmmmmmmmmm........... those are just lovely.

[Wooli]

Love your figure drawings!

[kevinwueste]

mostly quick 5-10 minute works and a few 20's in there I think.. the digital painting was just for practice.. a WIP if anyone is interested at the bottom.. you probably all know so much more than me about Painter and PS.. so much to learn!

[JParrilla]

your figure drawings are phenominal.. I especially love the quick gesturesss

[DanielC]

that portrait's really nice man, good values and sense of focus. Same for the gestures.
Keep sharing man ! :)

[Max Challie]

thanks for posting these! i'm loving all your figures.

[dessinateurimpulsif]

You've got nice studies here....., I like the way you draw faces with few lines...

[MacTire]

Beautiful stuff as always Kevin!!

Thanks for the advice (I'm still going through the stuff you suggested! Excellent stuff it is too, and very inspiring).

Thanks again, and thanks for sharing!!

[Hellart]

step by st，
good works

[ccsears]

Hey Kevin,

Great drawings here man!

About Max's books... there are 3 total that i own. the first one is called "Faces" and was published probably at least 7-8 years ago. i looked high and low for it and eventually had to look online. i found my copy at alibris.com

his second book is called "faces and figures" (i think-- i'm not at home near my books right now). i actually bought that from Max himself in a parking lot--we've met by accident a couple of times. you might still be able to get a copy of that one around town. the print quality is not that good in a few spots, but to make up for that there are a lot of pictures of his sculptures and terracottas. they're phenomenal.

all of the books were originally selling for 20$ each, but who knows what people will ask for them if they're out of print.

your best bet really is to contact him directly. since you know Orbik, ask him for Max's home number and call him. (Max teaches on Monday or Tuesday mornings at CAI.) Max may have some extra copies stashed around his home. if you hit it off with him, try to find a way to stop by his house and see some of the originals.

chris

[AztcFireFlower]

Great work here, Kevin.
Pushing those rhythms.....this one is simple unfinished, but describes alot.
Beautiful. http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=714537&stc=1&d=1246668401
All the new work on your blog is terrific. You've put in some quality time in your paintings. Your color sense is quite nice.

Are you trekking to Glen's class at all this summer? Sounds like your sessions were interrupted.

[kevinwueste]

from photo and master copies..

girl - charcoal..
a ton of head studies of the original photos rockwell used for his painting references.. done over about 1 day.. fun!
figure drawing sitting in the back of Henry Yan's figure appreciation class for HS students!
paintings from life from school.. a few gesture studies from life and a Sheckler study of one of his heads done in painter X..

[JParrilla]

really really nice kevin.. your charcoal work is just amazing. Hey where did you get the Rockwell photos from? Id love to have em

[Frank Gressie]

hey kevin! really diggin' those rockwell heads man, the lines and hatching makes them alive...and the lifedrawings are so good as well, better and better with every update! that last woman in oils has some massive boobs going on hehe :D

frank

[JMonsterDesign]

Id love to see some original character art now, you seem to have a great understanding of anatomy and proportion, your rendering skills are good. You enver mentioned where you want to take YOUR ART? Venture out and let your mind loose, all the knowlege needs to be put to use with our own characters! =-]

[Knarf]

Hey thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. Unfortunately no I'm not in AAU, too poor to afford art school. But good eye, I'm glad that you recognized Isabel. She definitely is one of my favorite models from figure drawing. She came into our painting class at ccsf on our last day of class. So here comes the barrage of questions:

-For oils are you using mostly flat brushes? (so far that is all I got).
-As for your gorgeous charcoal studies, along side with charcoal pencil for the general shading do you use a stick of vine or compress? Or is it all just charcoal pencil?
-Would you think working with a limited pallette be more helpful?

Keep up the awesome works and thanks for your time.

-Frank

[Porg]

Wow, your stuff's amazing! :x
All your sketches are something to die for, although that's going a bit far :p

'mazin'!!!! :drool:

[kevinwueste]

dessinateurimpulsif - thank you -
Mac - thank you and you're welcome too!
i never thought i would utter the words "thank you hell" but thank you ( hellart!)
Thanks for the info Chris ! I'll get up my nerve and ring him up and see what the deal is.. keep up the beautiful work !
E - thanks.. oh.. so MUCH to learn about painting ( and drawing..)
BigJoee - those photos are in his "How I make a Picture" book - and they are very small but good little black and whites .. i just held the book open next to me at my drafting table and.. drew!
Frank - always say super nice things - thank you .. i will be checking your stuff next! yes, ahem.. I even had to do some reduction because .. well .. I'm a guy and a moron.. they're all just forms right ? right ?
Jmonster - hah! yes I'll maybe give that a shot.. I am mostly focused on figure/life drawing and painting but this IS concept art right ? I will take the challenge and see how wrong it all goes!
Frank: I painted Isabel today at AAU with Henry Yan.. I showed her your painting - she was jazzed to see it..
Oil Brushes: yes - especially with allaprima paintings as you can get plains built more quickly that way than with filberts or rounds; but with longer, more careful paintings I will use more rounds and filberts and my eggbert!
Almost 99% of the charcoal work you see here is charcoal pencil. wolff's carbon or conte noire black ( 4b, 4b and 2b respectively).. I like vine and big chunks and compressed but don't use them unless I'm drawing on good paper where softer is good-er..
Porg - thanks so much!!!!!!!
A Limited palette is absolutely an excellent way when you are starting out.. there are so many ways to skin the cat but if you had: Titanium White ( or Flake White), Cad Yellow LIght, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red LIght and Burnt Umber you can make a beautiful painting with forms and values and darks and lights.. add a blue like ultramarine or cerulean and a green like terra verdi ( green earth hue from utrecth) and/or Olive green to expand that palette..

[jackpot_anjr90]

Your drawing and painting skills are crazy! Very inspirational stuff here! Keep it up :D

[dU5K]

wow. really cool work. i really like th portraits in post 221.. hey your the only other AAU student i've seen on this website. i would think that there's way more.. guess the world aint that small huh. well keep up the good work.

[drd]

Simply incredible. This is what I want to be when I grow up, hah.

Or, be doing, anyway.

[JMonsterDesign]

Hey kevin, where are the updates bro? =p Look forward to seeing those OC characters, I am sure you will come out on with some interesting designs! Stop by my Book sometimes, id love some advice.

[sansan]

really great work!!!!!!!!

[Frank Gressie]

kevin you resurrected my old SB thread haha! just click my sketchbook link for newer work!

[JoshDArtist]

FANTASTIC!!!! great work all around!!!

[Verehin]

Very good stuff!
5 stars!

[kevinwueste]

a master copy of a richard schmid work.. the figures of isabel are from life, on 12 x 16 canvapaper and the master copy is on 12 x 20 linen canvas..

[Knarf]

Oh it's Isabel!! Your Isabel's are on a whole other level compared to the one I did. I appreciate the subtle and delicate treatment you done on the skin. Thank you so much for the advice. Anyways, happy first Wednesday of the month. (aka free zoo/museums day). Take care.

-Franklin

[Artofinca]

Gorgeous sketchbook
Great skill with pencil/charcoal and oils!
love it!

[a la bapsi]

gorgeous stuff. *___*

[Wasker]

wow these are really really really good

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=736327&stc=1&d=1248847827

I really like your life drawings aswell. reminds me how important it is to balance straight and curved lines.

[Benjie]

loving that line work and those tradish paintings are looking pretty dam kick ass as well

[calyx]

i remember those...so honored to see all the awesomeness in person, so motivated. You're an inspiration to me.

My main lazy plan of the week didn't go through..wanted to go to the zoo for my first time and to do some sketching, but the place was SO crowded i had to go another day :( Finished reading a good book last night, and now, especially after seeing this, i must draw! Thank you S'ire Kevin!

[Laylo-Dred]

I absolutely love your handling of color in your nude paintings. As well as your treatment of the background. I am assuming that they are done in oil?

[blexano]

The way you paint and draw. Whoa! :D
Pure awesomeness! Don't change a thing! ^^

[JMonsterDesign]

Another great update kev, Your skillzors are most def increasing in power!! =-]

[JParrilla]

nice nice nice!! love it kevin

[kevinwueste]

Hey all! Thank your for the good thoughts and feedback - it means a lot .. this is a great community and I hope it is useful to see this stuff ( as it is so useful to me to see folks solving their problems as well!!)..

Laylo-Dred - yes all oils here except when noted ( the only other things in color i can think of are colored pencil or painter but those are pretty obvious..
Calyx - you will have a great time w/Tomutsu in the fall. .I want to come paint with you :ilaekae::ilaekae: hope you like these new studies ( if not, you can break it to me gently !!???)
Android, well.. they are ok.. both are oils on canva-paper.. lots to fix.. but learning is good!

below - some charcoal pencil head studies.. from photo refs.. about 1-3 hours each depending ( hair takes me forever).. trying not to overwork..

doing some Rockwell studies recently helped me with these ( these are mediocre photos but fun subjects..

[zweiDee]

oO

you are way too good...

[Brushcommander]

you are way too good...
This.

[Sebastian Gromann]

oO


yep ! damn.

[Sopor+Aeternus]

Omg, I love your lines...its crazy, and your oil paintings..they give me such a warm feeling inside..

[JParrilla]

jesus... the portraits are beautiful man