Noro`s Sketchbook - just another small step!

[Noro]

Hey everyone,

I am stalking this forum for some days now, and I think it`s my turn to post some recent sketchbook stuff. As you can see I`m trying to get into that anatomy thing :D
I am 21 and just started studying design and illustration in germany and I hope to push myself with a sketchbook thread, because I know that I`m not drawing as much as I could and should :D
:mod:


http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1593/dsc03456copy.jpg
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3609/dsc03454copy.jpg
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http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9692/dsc03436.jpg
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1364/dsc03440co2py.jpg
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2756/dsc03440copy.jpg
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http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8526/dsc03448copy.jpg

[Noro]

I am sorry for the picture quality, but my scanner isn`t big enough for my sketchbook :D

some more

[Noro]

hey there.

I just started painting in photoshop and here are my first studies.

Left - reference

Right - me :D :D :D

[Hypnogiraffe]

wow that's amazing, are those sort of your first studies in photoshop, it's very hard to get those results, especially without much experience (god knows I've tried)

[JennyDavis]

you just started? wow, could've fooled me! great stuff! your life drawings look great and i agree with hypnogiraffe, those photoshop studies are amazing for a first time (and beautiful regardless).

[Noro]

thanks a lot to both of you :)

Actually I used photoshop before to color some sketches but I noticed that I`m missing the basics. That`s why I wanted to start painting this way.
I started with the peer project I found in this forum. It helped me a lot doing the first steps in photoshop painting :D

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53517

Here are my very first steps and some "colored" sketches I did today

[Yautja892]

Noro, great studies you got here.....good contrast your pushing as well. Shows your not afraid to go dark. : ) keep pushing it... I'll keep a eye on your progress and also welcome to :yayca: :yayca: :yayca:

[Noro]

Thank you very much Yautja892 :D

this is what I painted the last hours. Damn, I`m painting too slow :(


http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7066/apfelfarbe2copy.jpg

[Noro]

hey everyone,

I did a couple of self portaits today and some color studies. Here are the better ones :D

[Gloominati]

nice stuff, man, good to see that you try to hit art from all sides, good variety of studies. helps a lot to become a balanced artist.

Godd work man, keep going!!

Say, where are you studyingin germany?

[DoubleThink]

Hey man.
I know the photoshop stuff goes really slow in the beginning, but it's worth it in the long run, so stick with it ;-)

That little environment looks pretty damn good to be honest :-)
I love the fish aswell.
Keep them coming :-)

[Noro]

Thanks Gloominati :D you are right. I`m trying to get into this whole digital art stuff, that`s why I want to try everything. And I think it helps a lot^^
ah, and I`m studying in Münster...

( ab nächster Woche im 2. Semester ;) woher kommst du genau? )

DoubleThink - Hehe I know. Sometimes it gets really frustrating :D
I did some more trys on environments but my computer crashed and I didn`t save them :jawdrop:


Tonight I did some quick self sketches and painted a self portait. I think it turned out okay - at least it looks like me and that`s what it`s all about, isn`t it? :D

I think I`m going to do some more studies like the last ones before I try a colored one - because I`m scared xD

[Noro]

woowoowoowoo

a self study I did last night. Had a lot of fun :D:D:D

[Noro]

hey everyone,

I didn`t post for a long time now. Had a lot of other stuff to do, but here is some of the stuff I did in the evenings. In a month I`ll be able to do more free stuff like this. I`m not happy at all with my current school :(

thanks for looking


some 10 minute enviros

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5761/40323138.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4228/24762636.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9982/91895445.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8691/89325702.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1217/33102309.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1589/41030708.jpg

selfportrait!! :D

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3669/69355356.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8260/24c.jpg


and some mixed stuff

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4936/xyz.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1592/zitrone.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3497/aawe.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5127/asdfovu.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4982/blubbouw.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9838/env.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5363/ewel.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2261/flasche.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7692/glas3.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5716/mdchen1.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5800/faltenwurf.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8086/89380162.jpg


uuuh. that`s it. sorry for giant post.

[Noro]

hey there, some speedys from yesterday. I`m trying to use some other brushes.

thanks!

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8583/86836266.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5750/27570276.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/43/68252223.jpg

[Twelve]

Loving your work, Great stuff. Good studies. I wish I could wield a pencil like you show in here. Thanks for sharing.

[RedSquirrel]

Amazing stuff, very bold with your pencil! The stuff on the latest post is tops. Keep bringing it ~

[Noro]

Daemien and RedSquirrel, thanks a lot for your feedback, I`m trying to update more regulary :)


tonights output


http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3727/abcmdj.jpg

[danlambert]

Some kick ass portraits man, gotta love a bit of Megan Fox as well ha.
Your fruit and veg studies are great too. Keep it up
Peace!

[sansan]

apple!!!!！！！！！！！

[Noro]

danlambert - hehe thanks a lot :D I just searched for a random black and white picture and didn`t even know who she is, till now

sansan - :D

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4258/82178949.jpg

and a quick one
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1426/aaauxe.jpg

[Noro]

snow + rocks = fun :D

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/735/43976493.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4403/10324382.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/627/93471859.jpg

thanks :)

[Noro]

Just fell in love with snowy mountains :D

two from head

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1916/33088924.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/4076/57036569.jpg

merci :D

[Noro]

I went back to the good old pencil to work on my crappy faces out of imagination :anime:

and well they turned out terrible just as they always do, so I`m going to work all day and night on that, from now on :D

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/7421/x2kopie.jpg

and some eyes from imagination...

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1972/39561168.jpg

[towy]

good studies keep up !

[Noro]

thanks a lot towy :)

here is some stuff from yesterday. Trying to understand those skincolors :lifedrawing:

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7420/yeadrk.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1863/xxblaa.jpg

and the warm up bottle :)
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6944/46380618.jpg

[SamC]

Stuffs looking good in here, keep it up

[Sebastian Gromann]

keep the shit up man ! MORE :D
hope ya doing well btw haha

[Noro]

SamC - thanks a lot, I will

SnobbyOo :) a lot more to come in two or three weeks. This is just a errmm. warmup?! \:D/ And yeah I`m doing well thanks, hope you do too :)

I`m really busy with some design projects for my exams, so... here are just some small studies. Really fast ones. I mean >>woowaaweeewaaa<< fast :ilaekae:

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4056/13715086.jpg


http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2638/55585563.jpg


http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/8830/37032831.jpg


http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6508/17491753.jpg


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1615/80984847.jpg


http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6718/22110810.jpg


http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7144/39643195.jpg


In two or three weeks I`ll be able to draw all day and night for ... hmm... something like 3 months?!?! yeaaay!! And I`m gonna use that time so watch out for tons of stuff :)

thank you

[Noro]

hey there, I shouldn`t draw this week, I got so much other stuff to do for exams. Well, heres a WIP, gonna add a city scene behind him or something like that :)


http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6638/35575191.jpg

[Twelve]

Yo, post #18 beautiful. Keep it up. Subscribed :) More please :)

[SamC]

Exams suck I know :( We'll get out precious time soon :D Latest guy looks like Nathan Fillion, or at least he reminds me of him :S Keep it up

[Collywobbles]

Wow, lots of good stuff here. I really like the studies, keep going man.

[Noro]

Daemien thanks a lot, I love your sketchbook :D and I`m gonna do tons after exams

SamC yeah they do xD but I`ll have 3 free months soon yay! Yeah I was inspired by Nathan Fillion ^^

Collywobbles thanks a lot. I am actually stalking your sketchbook thread. :D It`s so inspiring! /:D/

and again a warmup and portraits from ref

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5393/unbenannt1kopiedip.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8265/xx2b.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/994/xx3d.jpg

thanks for watching!

[Noro]

hey everyone,


I kind of finished the WIP from the first page. Played around with it until I had this simple idea. I think I`m happy with it /:D/

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/55/xxxwxi.jpg

and a friend of mine

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6339/nora600px.jpg

[Jamie Romoser]

Cool sketchbook!
Keep it up
Till next time -Omerta

[Konstruktion]

Hey thanks for dropping by my sb, you got some really nice stuff going on here. I enjoy the digis

[Noro]

OmertA - thanks a lot, I`ll keep at it :)

Konstruktion - thanks man! I enjoyed your stuff as well :D


Not much this time. Just some color.
Got many anatomy stuff, but wasn`t able to scan it yet

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4508/50115489.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/183/75549616.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2456/99498561.jpg

[Noro]

hey guys.

Some stuff from the last session. Not much.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5011/mele.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6951/95113477.jpg

[Sirkenneth]

Great Sketchbook! Really liking it thus far-keep posting!

[Hamms]

Looking great man. Keep up the good work!

[Noro]

Sirkenneth and Hamms - thanks a lot guys, I`m gonna upload tons in the next weeks :)

some bridgman

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/364/32371790.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3686/56121953.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4876/51105773.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5995/78077804.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1589/71314620.jpg

and some digital stuff I did last night

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6144/54694662.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8949/64469864.jpg

[Bartovan]

Hi Noro, great stuff! I like thense clean anatomy studies. There's great quality in your digitals too. Keep going!

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Solid Hogarth studies, keep at them:) Try and do some more life drawings as well, the combo is good for ya^^

-E

[Sebastian Gromann]

yeah ! hallo ! :D

the colors of the environment studies are greatly intense and vibrant !
and the lines are great on the b-man'S !
i know i'm repeating sth. , buuuuuut connect that stuff with 'looking in the mirror', while drawing book-studie-stuff ... that helps me aaalot more to keep things.


u rock 2 btw :)

[Noro]

Hey hey hey everybody,

it`s been a long time...
I drew a lot for exams, nearly 13 h every day and so my hand started to hurt. I went to the doc and he told me that my hand is simply "over-worked"... I had to take a break, that`s why I wasn`t able to draw or paint for the last 2 or 3 weeks! 2 or 3 weeeeeks! Holy crap I`m so bored and angry, it`s really hard to me. It`s still not that good, so I have to stretch my pause...

This is my Sketchbook I filled in the first two weeks of my semester break. I wanted to do a lot more but my hand, you know :( :( :(

I did a lot of posemaniacs, studies from characterdesigns.com, Bammes, Bridgman, from head. Aaand you will recognize some stuff from some guys here on concept art. Like Algenpfleger or Alex Pascenko, they are great artists and a big motivation to me...

and a lot of mixed stuff, portaits, zoo and cafe stuff. hm yeah.

Sorry for the foto quality, just cant scan that stuff...

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7461/16691063.jpg
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[zweiDee]

niiiice studys! great lines...

[Darkside]

hey man, you´re doing it absolutely right. keep studying :)

[kymoart]

Great work i can see that its making huge progress, keep it up

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

[Noro]

zweiDee thank you, but I still have no sense for dynamic and/or rythm :(
Darkside thanks a lot, you are doing more then absolutely right ;D
kymoart thanks! Glad to hear that :)

Just some lines and some color studies in gouache. My hand is doing better so I started on the tablet again.


http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8176/dsc04289yl.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8651/dsc04287kopie.jpg
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http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/433/dsc04288kopie.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9558/dsc04196kopie.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6449/mia600px.jpg
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9440/uffj.jpg

[Noro]

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6126/dwaz.jpg

[blexano]

Hey, Noro.

I like your enviro thumbs.
Haha, I guess we have the same book for learning expressions. :D
Great amount of pencil stuff. I feel so lazy watching your stuff. ^^

I'd like to see more color studies though!!!

Your such a lucky bastard to study art while I don't! D:
I'm jealous!

And thank you for stopping by. =)

[Rushlord]

I feel so lazy when I watch your book :D

[Noro]

blexano - hehe thanks a lot for stopping by, I guess everyone has that book :D It`s not really art, it`s more like design and illustration. I think I`ll study art after that.. still it`s a good base to learn... I do a lot of childrens book stuff etc. ;)

Rushlord - thanks man :D, my friends here say that all the time^^


some pencil stuff from yesterday. Trying to get away from my shitty faces...
character designs . com for references...

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8316/dsc04298kopie.jpg
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3337/dsc04297kopie.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9107/222kv.jpg

[Noro]

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/848/cityscapen.jpg

[Noro]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5277/city2l.jpg


http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3204/c234.jpg

[Noro]

an experiment :D

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5607/goatb.jpg

[kingkostas]

mate very nice studies and not only that.You work a lot and i see that your studies are very accurate.With this pace you will go up very soon.
Keep up the good work and thnx for stopping by my sketchbook :)

[adammelo]

Love your sketches man, specially the one where the guys holding the knife, id develop that more ! Keep it up!

Sketch back if you'd like...

[Noro]

kingkostas - wow thanks a lot man :D that`s what I aim for^^

adammelo - tank you! I sure will :D


just a quick one for warm up D:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/629/xxxxxz.jpg

[Noro]

today wasn`t that efficient...
just a really bad quick sp.. Should do them more often again...

and copy of a sargent. He`s really inspring and it was a lot of fun!

thanks for stopping by :)

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8014/xxsmall.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7672/sargentcopy.jpg

[HerrleerzeichenS]

maaan, i´m amazed by these tons of studies! your quality, especially the self-portraits, raised amazingly fast.your anatomy studies are great. i think i have to buy me "bammes" :) i´ve seen it in alot of sketchbooks and his way of teaching the body seems to be more logical than Loomis anatomy studies.
i hope to see more :)
beste grüße aus dem schwarzwald

[Giorge]

doing good , congrats , keep it up!

[Noro]

HerrleerzeichenS - thanks a lot man :) yeah bammes is great, especially if you want to have something written that goes "behind" the simple image of a leg or arm... Go buy it :D
and yes, you will see more :)

Giorge - thank you :D


I felt like shit today, slept far too long and... gna.. just a bad day you know...

A failportait I changed a bit after I saw it sucked and another Sargent study... man those master studies are so much fun!

see ya!!

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5928/rwrawr.jpg


http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/306/sargentcopy2.jpg

[JoshDArtist]

killer work.
killer studies.
keep it up man, can't wait to see more!!!

[Emrey]

Wooh nice update! cool studys on the previous pages btw! Diggin it ;D

[Noro]

JoshDArtist - thanks a lot man!! :D
Emrey - great to hear that! thanks :)

some linnneeesss today :D:D:D

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3286/008zt.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3609/31736760.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6110/002de.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8452/005nu.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8049/006fl.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4997/awe02.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3928/001tv.jpg

[rusko-berger]

Hey Noro,

Lordy, you're working *hard*, aren't you--you're burning it up! The improvements you've made over 6 months are exemplary.

I'm going to mention a few things to keep working on, and it'll make you happy to know that these are things that you're already doing...just keep pushing them:

• Keep it loose. You have a sort of mechanical thing going on; in terms of the planar anatomical studies it helps you gain understanding of form, but in the execution (application of media/marks and some gestures) things get a little stiff. Your anatomical studies over the past couple of months have really improved in terms of addeed flowy gesture--nice. You *get* it. That's half the battle.

Now you need to start letting your media (whatever it is) start speaking. (The latest pencil drawings are definitely starting to show this--but keep pushing!) Getting used to the medium, and feeling it, fighting it, and trying to bend it to your will are natural steps in learning. (We all do it, forever, to some extent!) Now you're a journeyman--you've done a lot of that. Now you need to give yourself up to your media. This is a leap of faith! Allow your media to do that which you can't make it do. That sounds paradoxical, but I'll bet you know what I mean. Some things get defined. Some don't. Others are marks that'll never happen again but say exactly what needs saying. Practice is the only thing that'll bring that around, but as I said, you have NO problem in that department.

• I like the trend in your digital painting, especially in the landscapes. If you haven't yet, go out and get some oils or acrylics and paint from life. Doing photoreal digital painting and/or working digitally from photos can come in handy, but there is absolutely no substituting "real" media.

One aspect that's vital in doing/practicing Naturalistic painting (representation with a focus on natural lighting, form, volume, color, and value) is to NOT follow the truism of "working all over" and NOT "working from general to specific". Obviously, you don't have to use this method all the time, but once you start doing it, you'll recognize its value. Whether it's a still life, landscape--or even a human figure--spend only enough time drawing on your canvas to map out your composition and the large elements. You start by putting your first (well-chosen!) glob of paint down. Then, you work the whole painting by "what goes next to what".

This means that you observe your model/scene and decide whether your next paint blob is: darker/lighter, what its comparative local color or hue will be, and whether it's warm or cool. You can push this a bit and get really dynamic results.

I don't want to snow you in with a lot of ideas, here, but I see you going places, and I wanted to be thorough.

Keep up the good work, and let me know if I can be of any further help!

[Noro]

rusko-berger - oh man... I can`t express how thankful I am. This is the reason I came to CA. To get this sort of great and professional advice that I miss at the ART/DESIGN/Illustration school I am "learning" at.... Thanks a lot. I appreciate it so much!

Not much today.. did some studys I found in some threads here on CA ( don`t know where anymore :nohope:) and another master study + animation^^

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1697/xawer.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6175/1212g.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5209/71117310.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8615/sargentgifcopybla.gif

[Hell5pawn]

really nice work, i loved those 10 minute environments on page 1

[Jofx]

wow. mazing studys.
like your portraits to, got a natural feel to them with those brushes you use :)

[Noro]

thanks a lot Hell5pawn and Jofx :D

stuff from the last week.. some anatomy ( i still suck at ) and my first try on using my "new" knowledge for some characters or concepts, whatever...fail :D

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5673/dsc04321kopie.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8038/dsc04320kopie.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7968/dsc04319kopie.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6091/dsc04318kopie.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/320/dsc04312kopie.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9655/dsc04313kopie.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/446/dsc04318kopieh.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7821/dsc04314kopie.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8079/dsc04315kopie.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8797/dsc04317kopie.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/613/dsc04316kopie.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5813/dsc04323kopie.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6315/dsc04324kopie.jpg

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http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5262/dsc04328kopie.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5196/dsc04327kopie.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3460/dsc04332kopie.jpg


http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7098/0002a.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6595/0004gh.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2820/0003ky.jpg

[Jabo]

Wah, those studies are great, and I think they show in the characters (nice designs by the way). Lovely update!
I dig that step-by-step animation. Very thoughtful process, quite efficient.

[aiRaGe]

Lovely anatomy drawings! I really need to train that as well :) Keep it up!

[Noro]

thank you so much Jabo and aiRaGe :D


I did a lot of childrensbook stuff for school, but I don`t want to upload that stuff...

here is some other stuff instead. Trying to do some more finished drawings. I really negelcted that part and that pays of now, still not very happy with any of my designs :(
any advice how to get into more dynamic designs would be really appreciated!
thanks for stopping by

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/561/93732922.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8559/75910576.jpg

[ploepp]

wow, what a great sketchbook. Especially your self portraits, do more of them! :)
i'm really impressed. keep it up!

Liebe Grüße

[DoubleThink]

Nice sketchbook you've got here.

Keep at it!

[Noro]

woa!! first of all thanks a lot ploepp and DoubleThink :D:D

No post for something like 3 months... I`m so sorry. But the good news is that I didn`t waste that time. I just threw out tons of stuff for my illustration classes and did a lot of life drawing. In 3 weeks,after exams, I´ll be able to do the things I want and need to do, yay...
Here is some stuff from the past weeks.( contains a lot of shit from head, sorry for that :/ ) Traditional stuff only this time, except a ficitonal alice in wonderland cover for a book for teenagers.

and again, sorry for the bad photo quality
well, bla bla, here we go


http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5310/dsc04391kopie.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4379/dsc04392kopie.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2940/dsc04393y.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1397/dsc04394kopie.jpg


http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4236/dsc04397kopie.jpg

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http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7868/dsc04395kopie.jpg

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http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5778/dsc04402kopie.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2497/dsc04401kopie.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7958/dsc04400kopie.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8373/dsc04403u.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8974/alice600px.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9269/dsc04404kopie.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9546/dsc04417kopie.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8639/dsc04416kopie.jpg

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http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8927/dsc04412kopiet.jpg

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http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4552/dsc04409kopie.jpg

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http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1597/dsc04423kopie.jpg

[duckfukker]

cool book! lots of nice studies.
i would enjoy seein some more from imagination !

keepuptheheat

[Noro]

thanks duckfukker! :)

some more...

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/2391/71582455.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4725/93302665.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4939/33286975.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3303/97680807.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6151/46254512.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6738/22268176.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1166/17172910.jpg

[Luckers]

Hey there!
The studies are looking great, I really like your style. It's very unique...
I especially like the cartoony figures in the last update! :)
Keep on rocking! :D

[Noro]

hey there.Thanks a lot Luckers! :)

Just wanted to post a study and something I did for illustration class.

cheers

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8131/falten600px.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6553/biene600pxfertig.jpg

[Turbosnail]

Awesome SB Noro!! Amazing quality across a variety of skills, but I particularly like your portrait work... Kudos to you mate!! Keep up the good work my friend.

[Pixie Trick]

Really awesome improvement! Your last couple of posts are quite lovely (the octopus just keeps catching my eye with all the texture :) )

[NakedZergling]

Great looking sketchbook bro. Really nice stuff in here. I can't wait to see more.

[Nightblue]

Your pencil sketches and watercolor pieces are a joy to look at. The concept sketches show a ton of creativity and originality as well. Really liking the child ones in particular. Paying a little extra attention to human proportions may make your concepts look more polished.

[Inishmore]

Your sketchbook is quite inspiring, and your pieces are awesome. *subscribes*

[AlexTooth]

Nice, your characters are excellent :)

Great pencil work too, love the master studies as well, keep it going!

[Mikko Voipio]

I'm really proud of you doing this much studying. I really hope you will keep doing these at the same rate cause you've improved so much doing these. You should really put effort to the proportions of the head. It seems like you just put the facial features in somewhere without much thought: always double check everything and measure all the time. This will of course be just a phase that you'll get past if you just keep drawing so it's not that big a problem. One thing that really sticks out is the improvement and the awesome quality of your linework and shading. One thing I'd suggest though: Always draw with a sharp pencil. It's more attractive to the viewer.

[danlucas]

Great SB, you are taking this to a new level - where it get fun!

[CocaTertoka]

Rad sketches man! keep em comin

[Aryeh]

very nice work. keep it up bro, you're doing great!

[Dorkthrone]

Your lines look nice and clean.

[Noro]

Turbosnail thanks a lot man! :)

Pixie Trick hehe thanks, he hypnotizes me everytime I look at him :D

NakedZergling thank you!

Nightblue thanks! glad you like them. I`ll have my exams in that class in 8 days! waaah :D

Inishmore wooho! :D thanks

AlexTooth thanks :)

Placeboast yes, thanks man, I`m really angry about myself, because I`m not thinking enough when doing faces, especially from head. I`ll train that so hard the next months. I swear :D

danlucas thx! I hope so :)

CocaTertoka thanks!

lolbbq thank you!

ninjacat11 cool, thx :)


okay today I got some older stuff to show again I wasn`t able to scan, till now :D

Some watercolor, acrylic and a new illustration for my final project for class.

thanks for watching :)

based on the sketch
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6350/kraken600px.jpg

we had to do this!! :D
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/64/dalailama600px.jpg

gouache and ps touchup, just as the other bee before :D
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1053/bees600px.jpg

[LORD M]

Nice looking sketchbook you have there, mister Noro. :)

All the studies you did on the previous pages really payed off, I really am in awe of your diciplin of doing all those. I have really bad dicipline and can't do that many at all, not even close. But keep it up! :D

[danlucas]

hi Noro, new updates are awesome. The bee and honeycomb stages are really detailed. That is some nice painting.

[Noro]

LORD M thank you very much! :):D

danlucas woa thx ;)

I just finished this piece for illustration class today. Took me 3 days in total. watercolors and a little bit gouache.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/135/astronaut600px.jpg

[blazinwolf]

Your sketchbook is wonderful. :)

[Noro]

blazinwolf thank you very much :) :)

two quick characters for class - based on the wizard of oz ( i hope i didnt post these earlier O o)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4954/tinmanxxxx.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9732/scheuchexxxx.jpg

[Inishmore]

@Noro: That space illustration is wonderful :) The characters are pretty cool, too. Keep it up!

[Noro]

thanks a lot Inishmore :):)

hey everyone. I had my exams at my illustration classes and passed them pretty well. Now I have time to do my own stuff, to practice portaits, figures, and stilllifes. Basics I really need to work on. Okay, I`ll try to post very often, and show you every portait or stillife I do, to push myself and yeah...

the first ones - didn`t draw a SP for months now, shame on me - but the results punish me hard enough X_X

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2615/sp1v.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4371/sp2.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/906/stillleben1.jpg

[weashell]

impressive improvements and nice sketchbook man keep it up o.o coloured stuffs are great too :clap: i like those characters ^_^

[SrStewart]

damn germans...good at everything...haha

nice stuff man. very inspiring.

[Noro]

weashell thank you very very much :D

SrStewart haha- I wouldn`t sign that, but thanks a lot^^


okay some hands from life, a shitty selfportait from life aand the study for today. What the hell did I do to my eyes.. man...

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3193/hands1x.jpg

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1236/hands2.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5381/sp3od.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1330/stilleben2x.jpg

[Jamie Romoser]

keep up the good work Noro
looking forward to seeing more
have a good one
-Jamie

[Iiridellia]

The bristles of the brush in that last peice are about the only ones things I can detect that isn't utterly realistic. Well, besides what is intentionally left unfinished. :P

[Dark Razvan]

Awesome stuff you got here dude! I specially lovethe still lifes =)! keep up the good job!

[Basham]

Jesus, man, you can really study when you want to. I love your shading style in pencils and paint, it's very solid, shows a lot of form. Keep on drawing, man.

[Noro]

OmertA thanks a lot!!
Iiridellia hehe thank you :P
Dark Razvan thanks for your comment man :)
Basham thanks! I will I will ;)

ok I wasn`t able to do that much this weekend. Some Hogarth studies, and hands and stuff from life. Note to self - more stiff stuff from head :D

ah and a color study, trying to get into skintones

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7447/62013100.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4343/43998151.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7627/46908937.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6331/92247237.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/654/20215414.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8521/74784775.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5453/89262085.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1924/study1500px.jpg

[Braintree]

Really like your stuff :) Hogarth is looking good. the head sometimes seems alittle small in some of the full figure studies.

[Noro]

thanks a lot Braintree ! :D

a shiat study I got tired of and even more sh** from head. But it`s getting somewhere, I guess :D

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5318/ritter600px.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6959/goblin600px.jpg

ok more next time :(

[algenpfleger]

Sweet stuff man! Especially the watercolors are awesome =0

[Pixie Trick]

OOOoooooooooooooo. I think I hurt my chin when I saw that watercolour - space piece. Watercolours are such a pain to such exacting work like that. The PS and antatomy studies are looking great too!

[Darkside]

hey man, doing great I see.
i love your still life and studies, especially the still lifes hehe

deine illustrationen sind der hammer, poste doch mal den astronauten in höherer auflösung, ist das möglich?

weiterhin viel erfolg und motivation :D


cheers

[Rushlord]

Awesome paintings overall. I love the soldier painting. It looks so realistic. Almost as good as Algen's one ;)

[Exon-Ion]

Awesome sketchbook, love you digis and pencils, can't help but to subscribe :)
Thanks for sharing!

[Noro]

algenpfleger thanks maan! glad you like them :)

Pixie Trick :DDD thanks sooo much. Yeah I had a lot of problems with watercolors untill I had a new teacher this year. She is absolutely amazing with traditional colors and showed us how to handle watercolors, acrylics and stuff. Best class I ever visited so far.

Darkside hehe thanks a lot man. You are living in cologne, cool, I`ll visit you there as soon as I got my " Nrw-Ticket ":D:D
I`ll post that watercolor piece in a higher resolution so you can see more details.

Rushlord hehe thanks man. No way, there are wooorlds between me and alge.

Exon-Ion wow, thanks a lot! :D


okay here`s the watercolor piece again. It seems that I`m thinking muuuuch more when doing traditional colors. And I`m more patient, not rushing colors, etc.... Hmm I really have to do that with my digital stuff, too...
and some poop from head. I really got to train that and get out of my comfort zone . cheers!

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9112/1500px.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9544/xx1b.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/586/xx2h.jpg

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5047/xx3a.jpg

[Rushlord]

Damn the astronaut painting is amazing O_O

[Elz]

Im in awe of your studies, I love how smooth your lines are and you've improved SO much from the first page and you're only on 4 :O
I don't have the push to do so many full pages of work, how long does each page take you? Do you come back to them later on?

[zerdron]

thanks a lot Braintree ! :D

a shiat study I got tired of and even more sh** from head. But it`s getting somewhere, I guess :D

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5318/ritter600px.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6959/goblin600px.jpg

ok more next time :(

how did you do the reflections on this helmet? are they done manually?

[Noro]

Rushlord thanks :)

Elz hey man. Thanks a lot. I`m doin the pages from head pretty quick, 1 hour a page I think. But I should focus more and take my time. I usually dont come back on them later on.

zerdron I just opened a big canvas and zoomed in to do the details with a soft brush first and then with a small hard brush.

just 2 studys from today, drew some crap but not worth showing it.

Thanks for watching!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9100/sketchbook600px.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8762/mma2.jpg

[Elz]

Wow, that quick? I'm just realllly slow, then! I did one piece from reference today on paper, I lose inspiration too quickly.
Really like your book above, though - so neat and real! *drool*

[MrChow]

the astronaut piece is great, you are doing a great job, keep it up!

[Noro]

Elz thanks a lot man! Yeah didnt take me that long. I think I am "getting" it :D Just keep pushing still lifes, 1 per day for some weeks and you`ll improve very fast!

MrChow thanks man, really appreciated!

okay one study from today before I start a figure marathon. And if I say marathon, I mean marathon :D:D

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2117/asdfasd600py.jpg

[sone_one]

lovely studies man! keep it up

[Elz]

I'd love to do still life pieces often, but never ever done one in pencil. May try sometime. :P
Just bought two Ballistic books, pricey but beautiful. Gonna take them away with me to be inspired from. Off on a short trip to my grandmas. :D

That's a really lovely study, her eyes are awesome - but they don't seem bright enough to me - And the one on our left seems a bit bigger than the other. Could be that the other eye has eyelashes that go to a certain point on the iris. (Or im just too picky.)

[chr!z]

yeah, nice update! you use your semester break wisely :D
pretty good studies, but i want to see stuff from mind!

_ _
( ).( )

[sketchibo]

Nice sketchbook! The studies and everything look great. Keep em coming.

[Noro]

sone_one thanks :D

Elz hehe thanks a lot! Yeah you are absolutely right about the eye. Go get some work done man, dont waste time. And have fun visiting your grandmas :D

chr!z waggawuaga!!! :D

sketchibo thank you! :)

okay right now I am working myself right through the loomis stuff. I did some figures from characterdesigns.com and started with the loomis mannikin.
Aaand some quick crappy stillifes and a zombie from mind. thanks for watching everyone!

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/9876/53808506.jpg

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6559/23698682.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8159/33215766.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6663/33354893.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9012/80245047.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3375/43223784.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1088/asdgc.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5682/aweawe.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/293/zombie2f.jpg

[ovset]

Love those figure studies, although the heads look a little odd on some. Your still lives are looking great, really smooth and crisp. Zombies are always a nice bonus. More!

[Rushlord]

It's great how you captured these poses. I tried one of them myself some time ago. Yours is a thousand times better.

[Noro]

ovset thanks a lot! :) gonna make some more, yea

Rushlord woa thanks a lot man. Copying stuff is getting pretty easy for me, but I forgot to improve my stuff from imagination in a good relation to the studies...

daily stillife while listening to Dave`s livestream ( which is awesome)
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8939/spoonfs.jpg

some studies
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1016/loomis1.jpg

more studies -.-
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8403/xxa.jpg

some terrible figures from imagination
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4422/awwae.jpg

a zombie wip
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9574/zombiewip1.jpg

aaand I think this is my first character WIP ever Oo, which sucks, but I need to train that a lot...
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5665/characterwip1.jpg

[Noro]

daily study ...and I worked on that character the whole day... I`m pretty glad about the result.

Thanks for watching

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8486/studyx.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5663/aztec600px.jpg

[Rushlord]

Good studies mate. Keep them up. I love how you are improving.

[TheGnoll]

excellent studies in here, your dedication is paying off already!

If you are struggling with imagination drawing, i think a good thing would be trying to put a different kind of thought in the preliminary stages.Try thinking a gesture in verbs, actions and expressions before even thinking about anatomy, imho a solid gesture must be readable even in its preliminar phase.
That can count for characters too, becoming involved with actual thoughts about who you're trying to represent (from its attitude to some good research for the design).
Starting from a self given topic, like you did on the last character, making him some kind of tribal warrior, helps, but must be backed up with research grounded in reality, be it from wikipedia, movies or anything that can actually help you see what the props you put on the character are and what they look like.Otherwise you end up just getting stuck on rendering, or polishing a picture that doesn't have a solid base.
I imagine it must be hard to keep a balance between observation and imagination studies, but try thinking about them as if they required different thought processes, and as you go on with both, they will merge, i think.
just my 2 cents, but really, excellent studies, great dedication, this is one sketchbook to follow!

rock on!
ciao

[AlexTooth]

Nice progress mate, especially on the figures and still lifes :) Keep it upppp!

[Noro]

Rushlord thanks a lot man, I really hope so :):)

TheGnoll heey, thanks a lot for your advice man, really apreciate it!! I`m starting to understand my main problem in drawing from imagination, and you are absolutely right. I have to think about it a looot more and visualize it before laying down stupid lines :D

AlexTooth thanks so much :D:D

okay I visited my parents for a week and so I wasn`t able to paint or upload anything. But I did some bridgman, hogarth and photo-studies and stuff from imagination, woop

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9544/xx1b.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/576/94575106.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3522/60181965.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/4679/37261904.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3671/21860095.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1821/x11m.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/60/xx3h.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1078/xx2g.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7773/xx4.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9114/xx5d.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9310/xx7.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9638/xx6l.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1064/xx8.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5701/73777481.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9650/xx9.jpg

ah and a stupid character :D
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/4161/x10.jpg

[Noro]

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2135/sp4m.jpg

[Noro]

hey there. Feeling kind of bad these days, soo just studies :O

see ya!

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/517/xxx1n.jpg

Velazquez :D
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1143/valestudy2.jpg

[Alex Baer]

dude, really nice studies! you're clearly committed to them and i honestly don't have any critiques for them. If your having trouble with designing characters, i suggest you look at a various cultural references. try to get a sense of what your character might be thinking/feeling, what they should be wearing and why. characters are living beings and they have a whole history that makes them who/what they are. hope that helps man :)

[Noro]

Alex Baer wow man thanks for your critique! Yeah, I have to think much more about the thinks I do from head, it`s still very hard for me.

okay I did some quick cloud studies and then a piece from head.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7586/x24l.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9958/xa12.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9051/aw4.jpg

imaginationionion :I
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/866/env23.jpg

[Elz]

I actually prefer the scene from head. It's gorgeous. :)
Well done on your studies, they're great! I know its hard with imagination stuff, but you'll get there. Dont worry about it. Keep it up!

[Jamie Romoser]

Really nice updates man
keep up the hardwork
-Jamie

[Noro]

Hey everybody! Long time no see. I kind of lost this thread after taking a break from painting and drawing last year for some months. I suffered from some kind of tendonithis and had to take a break. I am much better now, but still feeling it. But life goes on I guess! I have still been lurking around the forums though :D

I will just jump back in with some work from the last 3-4 weeks.


http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2981/helmstudykopiekopiekopi.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6059/ir80703breastplatearmok.jpg

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/5051/glaskopie.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2752/blargstudy06kopie.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7425/studyx3423kopie.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6531/studyx124kopiekopie.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1012/studyx35435435kopiekopi.jpg

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/8871/tassestudiekleinkopie.jpg

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4311/studysx54kopie.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2870/studyx3kopiekopie.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7892/envblarg01kopie.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8537/bouguerestudykopie.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5548/mmax3kopiekopie.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4571/gladi001bkopie.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/716/rewrkopie.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5002/gladifinal3bkopie.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/792/gladifinal2bkopie.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2702/asfdf123kopie.jpg

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5214/aweteskopie.jpg

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4271/self01bkopie.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/8244/stillebenkopiekopie.jpg

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3112/blarg04kopie.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1733/charx2kopie.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3982/charx1kopie.jpg

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/5996/charkopie.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2846/studyx03kopie.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6664/eyegouger.jpg

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3130/studyx4kopie.jpg

[rem92]

post 121 and 144 are crazy good man!!

[Noro]

rem92 - thanks a lot man :)


did this today. First Character I dont wanna punch in the face! :asskisser:

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6089/charx462kopie.jpg

[Deadlyhazard]

NICE progression since the first page man. I'm loving how you soften up the edges on your paintings and also create interesting edges with textural brushes (such as on those clouds in #141).

KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!

[lukiza]

great stuff love your photo realistic paints.

[Noro]

Deadlyhazard - thanks I totally will!:D

lukiza - thanks a lot! :)


stuff


http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/6118/unbenannt1kopiek.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2096/studyxewtklein.jpg

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/962/huitzilopochtli1000px.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6269/charhuitzilopochtliklei.jpg

[BlackDelphin]

You did a great job with some values studies, I particularly like this one (http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/5996/charkopie.jpg)
Still life studies and other studies show nice results, and the mood in this one (http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3112/blarg04kopie.jpg) makes me stare at it.

Nice sketch book you have here, keep posting please.

[Noro]

a study, a zombie girl/boy :D and a wip


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1522/mmastudyx5.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7278/zombiechick.jpg

[Ricardo Robles]

There´s a POWERFUL rendering style going on in there man, you achieve very realistic results, mostly when working from reference. your still life paintings look gorgeous!
Also there are nice ideas, but you need to practice a bit more anatomy and face proportions. Cool SB, i will keep looking at it!

[Noro]

Ricardo Robles - Thank you very much for your comment man! I know my stuff from observation is still much better then my stuff from imagination. I tend to do those more. I just started to do pictures without any reference, so i still need a lot of practice there! But I am working at it, it just needs more time I guess.

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1614/character01800px.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6843/stilllifex1.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/2314/character02800px.jpg

[Highland3r]

very nice studies!

ich bin auch aus der gegend um bremen und bin auf der suche nach einer geeigneten Schule für illustration, auf welche gehst du? kannst du sie empfehlen?

wäre nett, danke schonmal.

[montevideo]

You are a master !!! I like your stuff.
(Why you dont use the attachment manager? See here: in "How do I upload my concepts using the attachment manager?" http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=217868

[Noro]

Highland3r - Hey danke erstmal! Also ich bin in Münster auf ner Schule für Design und Illustration. Kann ich aber nicht empfehlen. Wenn du Richtung Konzept oder realistische Illustration gehen willst, dann lern lieber alles selbst. Ansonsten vielleicht gibts noch Schulen direkt für Gaming Sachen aber wie gesagt selbst lernen musste es sowieso^^



I`ve been on holiday and went to norway for 2 weeks and a half ( it`s super awesome there) ...
But now back to the digital world :D



http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9462/sketches06.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/378/sketches04.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1108/sketches03.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3582/sketches02.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2402/sketches01j.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1968/sketches07.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9197/sketches08.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/719/char700px.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5976/invader700px.jpg

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3104/botsuit700px.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7779/observer700px.jpg

[Noro]

heyhey, little update.. Got no internet at home, so I can´t update every day... gnar!

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3841/skrillexfanart700px.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8122/study03.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1200/study600px.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3917/studyx1ay.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/6994/sketches09.jpg

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4527/sketches10.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7118/sketches11.jpg

[Noro]

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3249/demon700px.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2590/ritter700pxfinal.jpg

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5199/monster001.jpg

[MeteorCat]

You have some very intriguing ideas and concepts. Keep up the great work. I'll be visiting here more often now :)

[Noro]

MeteorCat - Thanks a lot! Great to hear that :)

some more zbrush fun

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4043/torsosheet.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9326/aliensheet.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7905/invadersheet1800pxbreit.jpg

[Noro]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/134/monster02sheet.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/447/evilwitch1200px.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7819/cyberguy800px.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6503/studygirl01.jpg

[Black Spot]

Lovely SB. Love the still lives. It might be an idea to do some of the imaginative stuff traditionally, like your early observational stuff - helps concentrate the mind with no Ctl Z.

[Noro]

Black Spot - thank you very much for the kind words :) Yes I think you are totally right. I try to do sketches from imagination on paper, but the digital medium makes it so easy :P

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/111/studygirl02.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7806/tomate600px.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1300/orkwarriors1200px.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4611/orks1600px.jpg

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1691/char600pxfinal.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/663/masterstudy600px.jpg

[Riox]

Wow, really nice sketchbook. I particulary like your studies and those character sketches. My favourite has got the be the zombie boy/girl, fantastic rendering on that one.

Great stuff

[ancientdrake]

Nice sketchbook. I really like the eye "in" the armor.

[Sporus]

anatomy looks spot on solid awesome megaultra goood
BUT
try observational drawings of boring shit like books and trees and vases and shit
your imagined objects really dont match the awesomeness of the anatomy and imagined organisms
and the interaction of your imagined anatomy with the imagined objects... as in people holding things or leaning on or using can be brought up to your anatomy level

EDIT: i take it back trees arent boring
also the lighting in some of the recent ones while ambitious looks too soft and like... idk diluted and odd.. try more solid opaque lighting and blending

[Noro]

Hey everybody. I am streaming right now for the second time ever, so feel free to sayy hi :D

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

Riox - thanks a ton mate! :) isnt it a bit too much gore? i didnt put it in my portfolio because it could be too disturbing

ancientdrake - thanks, I like that one too :D

Sporus - man thanks a lot! Great help, I will try to use it for my new stuff!

First I failed at my sorc pic, but I learned a lot!

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7794/zauberin001.jpg

and two slef portaits, 1-2 hours each as a warm up

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1111/selbst02600px.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1205/self001500px.jpg

two quick color studies from the underworld movie. really bad movie but some nice colors :D

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6508/moviestudy01kopie.jpg

not sure about this alien portait. But you learn when you fail I guess ^^

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5830/alienportait600px.jpg

and finally a character. Nothing fancy. I streamed this one yesterday!

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/909/archer01.jpg

[Noro]

streaming in 5 minutes!

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

le livestream

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

hello everybody

a photostudy and masterstudy (sargent)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/906/oldman700px.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1002/sargentstudy600px.jpg

a quick doodle

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9186/monkeywarrior600px.jpg

and 2 "concept-sheets" ... this time I really focused on speed and the concept look

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1612/characterdesigns01final.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6149/goatboys.jpg

[Black Spot]

Black Spot - thank you very much for the kind words :) Yes I think you are totally right. I try to do sketches from imagination on paper, but the digital medium makes it so easy :P

That's the idea. Learn the hard way and then everything else is easy. Once you start relying on Ctl Z and being able to move bits about to correct things, you lose the original focus.

I couldn't wait until the kids were old enough for me to get my easel back out.

[Noro]

Thank you very much Black Spot ! I will defenetly go sketch the hard way now. And some life drawing! Cheers!

Repin study
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/406/repinstudy.jpg

and some mma
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2106/mmastudy700px.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7387/mmastudy02700px.jpg

some random alien portaits ( to get some proportion ideas going)
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3296/alienportaits.jpg

and a WIP
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9940/ogrewip2.jpg

[Noro]

So... Stuff from the past 2 days.
I am taking part in the crimson dagger challenge!! Here are some studies first

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1672/day01u.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1970/day02.jpg

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/911/khalg.jpg


the "finished" oger ( tomorrow I will learn hands, I swear!)
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8568/oger700px.jpg

I tried to paint a environment. Well...
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3508/mushroomcity.jpg

some quick alien portait ( should have used some ideas from the alien concepts before, baaah -.-)
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/6898/alien02800px.jpg

some photo studys
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5674/portaitpractice01.jpg

and a face from imagination afterwards. Still a pain for me
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9527/portait1.jpg

and I worked on the goat dudes again
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/563/goatboysfinal.jpg

Thanks for watching!

[Noro]

a photo study, a sargent master study and two characters. Hope you like it :)

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2382/sargentstudy650px.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1393/photostudy01.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6539/piratenjunge500px.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5365/kapitaen500px.jpg

[kidult]

Wow, you sure keep busy! well done, keep it up!

[Noro]

streaming in 5 minutes

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

thanks for the comment kidult :)


So... I try to keep the crimson dagger deathline going. Doing well so far I think. Doing more pencils stuff now ( really feels good) ... getting back into loomis because my structure is so bad and it seems that I am "guessing" on proportions rather then knowing about them. So yes, my challenge for this month totally changed - I need to learn structure and proportions more.

Studies from the past days, some anatomy and a random creature. The pirates and a WIP Monster-Character thing. I have no idea where that ones going :D:D

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1315/anatomy01.jpg

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7596/kindgirls01.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7885/kindgirls02.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8800/loomis01.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1007/loomis02.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6319/3apples.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/806/moviestills.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4483/creaturexs.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3182/piratesy.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6572/asdf1kopie.jpg

[Sushy]

that glass *___*

Really great studies :D

[Noro]

hey everybody. I am livestreaming right now. Come say hello :)

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

Did a lot of loomis studies these days, gonna scann them tomorrow. So here is the stilllife I streamed yesterday and I worked on my personal piece a for 1 hour or something.


http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/7240/stilllifemaskknife.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9581/asdf3k.jpg

[Noro]

streaming right now!
http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

quick photostudy

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/560/landscape003.jpg

I will be streaming soon, be sure to check it out

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

hey everyone

the finished personal piece

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/4844/asdf700px.jpg

yesterdays study

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2645/leighton01p.jpg


some life drawings from the past weeks ( sorry for the bad scann quality)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5412/14102126.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1959/52083770.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/19/46852048.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6995/80829369.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6379/89302170.jpg


loomis!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5670/41500228.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2233/75684098.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/6048/63688886.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5204/loomisdigital.jpg

head sketches after studying loomis ( man these su**)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1786/sketchesheadskopie.jpg

figure study from todays livestream ( be sure to join me painting at 2PM GMT ( right after the great JohnSilva)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4720/001yk.jpg

[MeteorCat]

Your life drawings are magnificent!

[Noro]

livestreaming now, come say hi!
http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

MeteorCat - thank you very much!:)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1052/a01700px.jpg

studyyy

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/103/applecubbrush.jpg


Livestream in 5 minutes, come join me studying
http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

dagger-stream in 10 minutes - join me studying!

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

le dagger-stream

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Fetsch]

solid studies dude

[Noro]

hello I am lviestreaming now

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

Thanks Fetsch :)

studies from the past days ( did a lot of anatomy pencils too - will upload them the next days)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1825/ewok1000px.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8924/moviestill04.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4688/metalheadt.jpg

stupid mask-thing ( I think I wont finsih it)
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8574/deathmask600px.jpg

and a gargoyle type of character... I know the pose is too stiff..again :/
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2829/gargoyle2.jpg


thanks for stopping by!

[MeteorCat]

Awesome!

[MajorColt]

:jawdrop::OA-maz-ing! how do you do it?!!:O:hatsoff:

[Noro]

livestreaming a study in 1 minute :D

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

livestreaming in 15 minutes!

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints

[Noro]

MeteorCat - thanks ^^

MajorColt - hehe thanks mate. I am streaming for the crimson daggers every day at 2pm GMT, so just check it out and ask any question you want :)


okay... I`ve been at my parents place for 3 days, couldnt really paint much. Did some stillifes on my girlfriends macbook ( but the tablet settings were totally bad and I used the standard brush only)
sooo... I painted the first ones without any pressure sensitivity, turned out to be super fun :D
gotta get back to hard work!


http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4262/fruit01.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2894/teekannel.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9762/glasg.jpg

[Noro]

livestreaming in 10 minutes, come daggersss

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Malakuko]

Great stream man! Hope to catch another soon :)

[Noro]

join me studying!

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

Thx Malakuko!

Studies from the past 3 or 4 streams. I did some characters with pencil but they are too bad to show, at the moment at least.

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7104/metalhead01.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6541/facestudy03.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5975/dancer700px.jpg

and a quick sketch
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9207/sketchramon.jpg

[Noro]

le stream in 10 minutes

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

come join me

http://www.livestream.com/noropaints?t=442720

[Noro]

some stuff from the past days


http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4918/figurestudy02.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3082/figurestudy03.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2671/debh.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5848/ramonpiriones.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8660/prisonerr.jpg

[skishyish]

I like the way your render glass and shiny surfaces

[Black Spot]

I feel as though you're doing still lives because you think you should and not because you can learn from them. Also, over reliance on digital is going to make your work like anyone else's - smooth and without character. You can do much better.

[Noro]

skishyish - thank you

Black Spot - Thank you for your comment. I am sorry if you think that my works lack character. I rely on the digital mediium most because it`s a time matter for the fields i want to work in. It`s about producitvity, so I have to be able to paint digitally. I started with traditional medium only in the first 2 years of my school, tried tons of different styles and I enjoy realism the most and I try to learn and achieve it. I do still lifes because I enjoy them a lot,and yes I did tons of stilllifes that I didnt apply to personal work but I learned to observe I learned to see colors. And I think failing in this way helped me to learn the way I do. I started to do studies that I can apply to my personal work, but I think it takes some time until you really get that.( for example the blue shimy armor) So yeah, I hope that I can do much better in the future.

Well, christmas kind of kicked me out of my daily routine., But I am back on track and posting more regulary again. Some stuff from the past 2 weeks or so. Did a lot of pencil anatomy studies, but I dont think they are worth showing :P

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9342/halbelfinlielilmarnionf.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2690/4portaits900px.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5748/szene01a800px.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9896/fightscene.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/433/hamptonchest.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8184/85308068.jpg

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5766/24924391.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1953/portaits01b.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8651/figure04.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8182/armorstudyx2.jpg

got a beethoven-bust for christmas. Pretty hard to do these studies, but they are a lot of fun and I learn a lot. Got some different light colors I will use soon on it
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7756/beethoven01.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1723/beethoven02.jpg

[Voodoo_Mama]

Great digital studies!
I really like the ones on post 197. You achieved a really cool textured look. It gives more definition and focus to your paintings.
Keep up the good work!

[knut-]

Nice values on #197 man, really great colors too.
I like the dynamic position of the knoght too.
Keep up the values studies.
Cheers!

[Jyou]

lovely imaginative work :D the second dude in your most recent post has nice lighting

[Noro]

Voodo_Mama - oh thank you! Thats what I hope!

knut- - thanks a lot. Yea I will, it`s part of the fundamentals right ;)

Jyou - thank you! Glad you like it


some stufff

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/3733/helmetstudy400.jpg

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/1493/baba700px.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9695/knight800px.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7287/armorstudy02550px.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/962/goldencup600px.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/741/goldsphere.jpg

[Noro]

So things are getting pretty cool for me at the moment. I managed to get my first deathline goal which was to paint for my favorite german roleplay company by the end of january. And it worked out! I did some work for their regular magazine and they offered me a contract. YES! Thats what I wanted, for now ;)
So here is some stuff I did besides my work for them. Some commissioned character and studies ( they are not random, I use them for my comissioned stuff)

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5510/gromshoxzwergklein.jpg

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7889/dajaniraklein.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8429/bearddude600px.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5868/oldmanportait550px.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4336/woodstudy.jpg


http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1488/hermelin.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6821/helmetstudy02500px.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/5545/kapuze.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1717/barett.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7913/beethoven03700px.jpg

I buyed a skull model. I find it very challenging to paint it, but thats great :)

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2377/skull01.jpg

[MeteorCat]

Wow this is a nice amount of quality paintings. My favourite thing about your paintings is the textures. Wonderful stuff!

[Ramalooke]

Hi. Thanks for dropping in my sketchbook. I must say that your stuff looks pretty cool. I have one suggestion though. I think you should focus more on materials. Right now everything in your paintings looks very similar. Like it was all the same material. I think when you master this you will really awesome. Good luck!

[Noro]

Thank you very very much MeteorCat and Ramalooke. I appreciate it a lot :)

some stuff from the past days. Practiced hands and faces, obviously :P

thanks for stopping by

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3012/planes600px.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3052/hands01b.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1332/hands02.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2249/hands800px.jpg

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2378/godwardstudy500px.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3972/portaits01.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9554/portaits02.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7053/waldelf700px.jpg