Meow! :3 (WEEKLY UPDATES FROM NOW ON)

[Pretty_Angel]

Hello!

So this is my 2nd attempt to for a sketchbook at CA. 1st one starved slowly to death and should stay buried in the depths of the forum.

Some boring facts about me:

I'm Sabrina, 25 years old and student in Japan Studies and Art History. I started drawing and painting a while ago, but I'm still a noob. So yeah... critique plz. :3

Big issues:

Anatomy
Colouring/using paint in general
Scenery conception


Any help is much appreciated! :D

[Pretty_Angel]

So first things first: Last winter semester I stayed in Japan for 6 months and during that time I didn't have any digital paining equipment with me - but my sketchbook that I almost filled up! :D

It's probably not that much output as others have here but it's not that bad at all. For the most part characters studies. Started out with a little help of Loomis.

(Also, the uploader is killing me, so I'll just put up the sketchdumps I composed for my dA. Makes it less complicated.)

[AsaB]

Yay, you made a sketchbook at last! :teeth: Most awesome! I'm sure it'll become a fantastic catalyst for you :3 It provides good comments/crit and needed butt-kickings!

I've already commented on most of these sketches, but I still think they rock! That latest sheet with all those nicely rendered character portraits is beeeaautiful. Especially Romin! :heart:

[fluorine]

Love the character face study. Looks like they really have a different personality from each other! I need to do something like that~~~ That's why I love CA, I get new inspiration everyday.

What's the story behind these characters?

[Artofinca]

Nice sketches!

[Pretty_Angel]

Asa Yeah, finally! Sorry, not much new for you, haha. But I will upload the rest of my stuff asap and then I hopefully get some critique for my wip! :D

fluorine Thanks a lot! The characters are actually from a private story project. I'm not sure if I'll ever finish it (secretly I'm dreaming of turning it into a comic or something) but for now this is my playground when it comes to practising and doing studies.


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Ok then more stuff to show you!

This is the digital stuff I've done since I returned. Sadly university started again so that I didn't have more time for painting. :(

1) quick coloured sketch (though I'm not quite satisfied with the result)
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2) a portrait for Johane Matte's Water Tribe comic based on her character design and that old famous photo of an Inuit woman:
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3) mother-daughter portrait for Der-Shing Helmer and The Meek, based on her character designs
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4) another coloured sketch; first did a grey-scale then tried to colour it... hmm... could be better. Was my first try in this technique. :(
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5) Kulla for Anne Pätzke, based on her character design
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6) a couple of style studies, partly based on some sketches from above
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7) B/W study from one of my sketches
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8 ) my sister and her boyfriend! :D
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[Eiki]

Wow beatiful and solid character sketches here :) I particularly like your pencil handling.

I little envy you having been in Japan for 6 months :p Would klike to go there some day, too. Japan is so fascinating issue.

[BlackDelphin]

Aah glad to see you here on cA too~ :D
And i see you brought your whole awesomeness too!!

[dierat]

Great work so far! Your portraits are wonderful. (I especially enjoy the portrait for Johane Matte's Water Tribe comic; that's beautiful.) My only crit is that some of your pencil works (for instance the drawing of the house in post #2) could use a little more contrast; your tones are a bit limited to the middle value range. Keep up the good work! ;)

[Lapada]

heh REally nice clean and fun colouring style! and the bunny , SO CUTE! awwwwwww

[Pretty_Angel]

Eiki Thanks a lot! Being forced to just use the pencil for those months really helped. :3 As for Japan: If you should have the time and money you should really do it. It's definitely worth it!

BlackDelphin Haha, thanks! Always great to see familiar faces, isn't it? :D

dierat Thanks a lot! Yeah, the tonal control of my pencils got better over time but is still limited, as you said. Perhaps I should get a wider palette of various degrees of hardness or something. All the sketches above were just done with a 2B pencil (or rather plenty of them - my sweetheart got me a whole package of 2B Faber-Castells and I love them!)

Lapada Thank you! The little bunny even has it's own book series! Anne's work is really adorable. :heart:

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So guys and gals, let's come to the real fun part: I need help with a WIP!

Sketch:
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Some wip-steps (didn't save many steps in progress; already uploaded these to my dA, hence the ridiculous watermark, lol):
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Current status:
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I know a lot of stuff is still off - though I can't put my finger on it. So if someone could help out with some concrete advise how to improve this painting I'd be very thankful! Redlines are welcome as well!

[BlackDelphin]

ALWAYS a pleasure to see familiar faces! :D

And about your wip...i think, for starters, his pose may be off? i mean...what is he practically doing? : So he's sitting there, right? relaxed, chopping off his wood, no, with some grass arround, some moss perhaps? and is that a tree, a tree (what's it called...the end of the tree...taht normally is under ground?) yeah...that part.. is the pose really relaxed? take a look again i say, flip it if you need, and make him mega relaxed to do his job

I also think the wood shall need more texture and shape variation..And perhaps do a grayscale of this to see if the lighting is off, if the values are good, so on, and so forth

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[Pretty_Angel]

BlackDelphin Yeah, you know that's the problem I have. I know something is wrong, but I don't know what. It's driving me nuts, lol.

I actually am flipping that thing quite often (half of it is painted when flipped) and I have a black layer on top in colour mode so that I can switch grey-scale on and off whenever I want. From the latter I know that I still need to balance highlights and shadows.

As for the pose I'm not quite sure. To me it looks quite comfy. But yeah, something is off and I can't nail it down. :C

Ok then... here are the flipped and b/w versions... perhaps that might help?

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[Sollid]

hi ^^
i dont feel like im in a position to give cc really, im so fresh here.. but if i was cutting a piece of wood i would keep my eyes on it, his eyes seem a bit off, and i'd love to see him cut that wood into something ;) it kinda looks like a hairy coconut atm..
well, i dont feel very helpful, but i tried -.-' good luck

oh and btw, those collarbones connect alittle weird, it looks kinda flat

[Pretty_Angel]

Sollid Na, don't feel shy! :D
For your critique: Yes, you're right about the eyes thing. I'm trying to fix the problem for a while now (therefore the big changes in the face) - though I seem to be too stupid to get it right. Argh. Maybe I need to tilt the head a bit more? idk
Also working on the wood. Haha, I'm already glad that it doesn't look like a potato anymore. Though a hairy coconut is not much better. lol
I'll definitely check out the collar-bones. Thanks buddy!

[deerinheadlights]

It's a very nice painting! When I look at it the only thing that jumps out at me is that maybe the head os a little small? I think it looks that way because his sleeve is very large, I think it would work better if it was less loose. Loving your work so far!

[jackpot_anjr90]

Nice start! I'm really liking this latest one you've posted. The head seems like it may be a little small (I noticed this when comparing it to the size of his hand). Looking forward to seeing how this turns out :)

[JMonsterDesign]

Love your portraits and sketches! I really have no crits for you, you seem to be extremly confident!

[BlackDelphin]

I think i have something..look at the flipped version: i think the right shoulder (the one with the knife) is waay to big, and now look at the grayscale: i think the shading on the pants reflected by that knife-holding hand is off

Hope i said something useful ^^'
And good luck~

[laxon]

Beautiful work! I really love your pencil sketches in the very first post. Great use of strokes.

[Giorge]

hey , your doing god , keep it up , don't stop , where is that thing that you have on your avatar , looks nice , got my attention haha , see ya

[Icedearth15876]

Great stuff so far, the guy sitting against the tree cutting on the wood looks great. keep up the good work.

[Pretty_Angel]

deerinheadlights Yeah, the proportions are a pain in the ass. Made the sleeve a tad smaller. Seems to work at first glance. It looks a little less off now. Thanks! :D

jackpot_anjr90 Thanks a lot. Worked a bit on the proportions - though I still need to check them back once more. :(

BlackDelphin You're right! Tried to fix it a bit with correcting the clothes. Looks better now, though I probably need to check it once more. Haha, the pants were still very much beta-phase. Made some progress on them today - hope it's better now? :)

JMonsterDesign, laxon, Icedearth15876 Thanks guys! :D

Giorge Thanks! My avatar is Oola from Guild Wars. I made a fanart from her last year for a little contest. Here's the full painting:

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Current progress:

tilted the picture a little -> pose is a little bit more laid back now
added/corrected some details with clothing
gave the wood a bit more shape (still doesn't look like wood, or does it?)
tried to fix the issue with his eyes (he should look at the wood... though I fail at this D: )
fancy bag! :D

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Proportions are still a mess - will correct that tomorrow. Hopefully.

[BlackDelphin]

Aah i am glad i can help you, and i am also glad that you see those proportion mistakes, nothing to crit till then :3

Keep at it~ :D

[dierat]

Your WIP's coming along great! The face is just wonderful and I really envy your control over the folds in the clothing. For a crit, I'd like to see you add some variety to your colors. Presently the image is all green, brown, and a little ochre in the shirt. I would add a bit of warm yellow to the streaks of light in the background (and tint some of the right-side highlights on the figure with that same color) and add some blue-purple to the shadows in the foreground to push the depth of your values. And, this is really silly but for some reason that bag is really distracting me because of the vertical alignment; I would rotate the bag clockwise a little so it looks less posed (that should also add to your diagonal movement in the image a smidge). Good luck!

[Pretty_Angel]

Sorry, no update! :( Still working on it - currently I got not much time. Got a test on Monday and still need to learn a bit for it.

Also Team CHOW II started! I'm participating with Team Coco Meowza (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=164468)! :D I'll post my stuff for that in our team SB and after the month is done I'll probably upload it here. :3

BlackDelphin Thanks!

dierat Thanks a lot, that are some really helpful suggestions! :D

[Fayestardust]

Lovely to see you on here as well. I still love your character sketches best of all (the facial studies), I think they're brilliant.

[GweNdZ]

your sketchbook looks really awesome! Keep it up ^^

[BlackDelphin]

What oO you posted a reply and no thumbs!!??
Post man, post :D

[Icecold]

If you call yourself a noob the fck meh! i'll have to get a new tatoo
I Am NOOB on my forehead!


Awesome sketches, flawless! No crit! not needed just keep on working!

/worship

[Pretty_Angel]

Thanks a lot guys! :D

So here's the next update on my wip:


adjusted the proportions
changed the position of the bag a bit
tried to add some subtle blues here and there
added some brighter yellow to the sunshine rays
added some rough leaves and some grass


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Any thoughts?

[dierat]

Looks good to me! The only thing bugging me is the thing he's cutting. Is it wood? I'm not quite sure why it's white unless you're intending for it to be a white wood, but unless it's really important for it to be white, I would consider making it brown and maybe adding some grain to it and defining some solid planes. (If it were brown it would be more recognizable as wood and it would also stand out better against his shirt.) Right now it looks like a stone to me because of the color and the smooth shape/texture. Keep up the good work! ;)

[Pretty_Angel]

Hey, dierat! Thanks again for a super helpful post! :heart:

I worked on the wood and I'm actually quite content with it now. For the first time that thing looks like wood! Yay!

Also painted the background - I pretty much like the impressionist feeling. So I'll probably keep the final version a little rough.

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If there's still something wonky or awkward or terribly effed up, let me know. :D

[dierat]

Looks great! :madchef:

[BlackDelphin]

Well just look at that!! :D
The wood looks so nice now!! But i think the little bits on his pants need more detail.

About the arms..i see the left one has come very nice together, just near the hand: i still think it's to sudden, how it's bind like that...or the folds are a bit weird? i don't know for sure but you could try folding a cloth like that and see?

Take care~ :D

[Pretty_Angel]

Dierat Thanks! :D

BlackDelphin Thank you! Yeah, I'm still working on the details. :meow: For the sleeve let Mr. Depp help you: Yo ho, I'm a Pirate! (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9225/91481119.jpg) Couldn't think of anything better so I googled for pirate shirts as reference. Probably should add a few more of those tiny folds?

[BlackDelphin]

Hmmm...on the lower part perhaps? cuzz the upper part...i don't know..they should be masked-hidden, don't you think?

[Windsrock]

There might be good to be some sharper cuts on that shard of wood like this -->
http://joulupuu.shop.wosbee.com/filemanager/productpics/423picture2Upload.jpg

[Jaro]

Hi Pretty_Angel. Your last piece is coming along very nicely! I really dig your colours and rendering. It might just be me, but I think that his head and hands could be made a bit larger, the proportions are just slightly off at the moment in my opinion.

I'm happy to do a quick edit of your image, just to show you what I mean. I don't want to post any images here without your permission and mess up your sketchbook.

Either way I'm looking forward to seeing the finished piece!

[Pretty_Angel]

BlackDelphin We were talking about the part at the wrist, weren't we? *is slightly confused*

Windsrock Thanks a bunch for the ref pic! That is a big help. :D

Jaro Feel free to do so! :^^:

[Jaro]

Ok, here's my edit.

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I think you had the right idea with the foreshortening but you may have just overdone it slightly. Seeing as I'm the first person to comment on it, I may just be imagining things, so feel free to ignore me completely!

[p sage]

Hi. Good SB you have going here!

I was surprised to be greeted by someone that looks like a cross between David Bowie and Sting in your first pic :D

You have some really good ideas, and I like the cleanliness of your lines. Your studies of heads are really good, too.

I do think you need some work on eyes overall, as they relate to the head. Once you got to this post (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=736353), they had improved though.

I was going to say something about the man under the tree having too small of a head :o but it seems you fixed the proportions in the Aug. 6th post of yours. Looks like that will be a nice piece

[BlackDelphin]

yes we were haha, and that's what i was talking about, the area arround the wrist, the lower and upper part

[Growling]

great sb. I really love your pencils and you take such care with your digitals as well. I wouldn't know how to help you since I'm always guessing at how to color my own stuff. ^_^ Take care!

[TayMC]

I love this sketchbook. You have great colors and an awesome solid style! Keep it up, I want to see more!Feed my starving eyes!:P

[DeeStar]

nice style, looking forward to seeing more

[bakadoodle]

Wowed - check.
Inspired - check.
Off to draw because it - oh yeah.

Thank you.

[ariel_medel]

I like the clean and neat aspect of your art. This can help you improve:

http://www.arizi.com/apprendre-dessiner-corps-humain.html

[Pretty_Angel]

Sorry for being so inactive for a while. I was busy writing an essay for Art History and doing sketches for TEAM CHOW! :D I also did some sketching but I'll wait until I have enough for a new sketchdump thingy.

Jaro Thank you very much for your edit! It was very helpful and I hope I got it right this time. :D

p sage Thank you very much! Yeah, I still have my issues with the eyes. Should do more studies! *puts eye-practise on to-do list*

BlackDelphin Hope the wrist is ok now?

Growling, TayMC, DeeStar, bakadoodle Thank you so much guys! :hugsmile:

ariel_medel Thanks for the link! *bookmarked*

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Ok, here's the current WIP.

yet another correction of the head & hand sizes
added edgy details on the wood
worked on some details on the clothes
added a fancy frame

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Opinions? Critique?

[vayne108]

Wow, great work, I love, your style and your digital works are fantastic !!!!!

[Yor]

that painting is coming on very nicely! shows real dedication and you know how to use critiques, thats vital for an artist. keep on drawing ;)

[Pretty_Angel]

New WIP! Promised to slap some paint on one of my sketches to a friend. Very early stage with terrible anatomy and everything. Feel free to shred it into pieces or paint over with funky colours! :D

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[BlackDelphin]

yeah, it is good now :D and i think the frame is a nice touch!

and about the new wip, i won't tore it apart, just make the anatomy better ;p

[Pretty_Angel]

Thanks, Cristina! :hugsmile:

Better anatomy - in the works! :D

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Apart from that I did some colouring for TEAM CHOW! I will post all the stuff here as soon as everything's finished. :^^:

[dierat]

I'm no good at anatomy, so I could be totally wrong about this, but I feel like his right arm (our left) could handle being longer in the top half and the ear could be moved slightly towards his face (right now it feels to me like it's attached to his neck instead of his jaw). Keep at it! ;)

[BlackDelphin]

You're getting there, but there seems to be something wrong with the shirt..the folds perhaps?
But then again there's something about the proportions that is bugging me, though i can't quite put my finger on it..

I shall await a new update! :D

[Pretty_Angel]

dierat Thanks for the hints! The ear was easily fixed, cause it was rather a problem of the lighting. The arm... we'll see. I worked on further on the anatomy.

Christina Yeah, the shirt wasn't really my focus yet. Also worked on anatomy and tweaked the pose. Hope it looks better now. :D

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Ok then, we hit the deadline of TEAM CHOW II and we're done with everything. Although we probably won't win it's great to see the result and that we made it despite all obstacles. :D

You can find our group post in the Final Burning Thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=167193).

So here are some of my sketches. We played around with African themes. The Satyr characters finally made it.

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Sekino then made the lines for the Satyrs; the Rhino was sketched by 3mMajster and lines drawn by AsaB. I coloured them:

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Last but not least my WIP.

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I think I solved some of the anatomy issues. Looks less awkward now. :D

[Izer]

Pretty awesome face studies on the first page, your coloring is coming along nicely, your team CHOW posts look good too.

[BlackDelphin]

Yep, yep :) definitely looks better now! :D The shirt and the anatomy are better of course. Now, i just think the angle of that left arm is a bit somehow off...is it me?

And like i said on dA, i really like the sketches and that zebra chick :)

[Pretty_Angel]

Izer Thank you! :3

Christina Thanks! Ehm, which arm do you mean? His left or the left from viewer's pov? XD In any case I posed in front of the mirror to check them. The basic pose seems to be ok to me. Though I don't look very manly and muscular - so that might cause some flaws. I'll look more into that! :D

[Pretty_Angel]

Spontaneously decided to enter this week's CHOW (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=167661)! :D

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[BlackDelphin]

the left i see when i look at the screen xD
i always lose in this sort of viewer left-his left talk :(

and i am awaiting an update :)

[Pretty_Angel]

Haha, the left-right thing is always a bit confusing. ^^


Update on my CHOW entry:

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[Riddimensaur]

This all looks really nice. Your pencil drawings look really effortless (especially in the first few posts). Your painting skills are really nice too.

The one criticism I do have is in the WIP of the guy in the woods, the hand he is using to whittle with looks kind of lifeless, almost like he died while he was doing it, so I would say try and fix that if you can.

[Kim_bot]

Cool sketchbook here!
About the morning guy holding coffee (or is it tea?):
Face and upper arm areas look good, but the hand going into the pocket seems off...the pocket should curve around the leg more; right now it looks like it's facing us directly, but it should be in perspective more.

[BlackDelphin]

it is coming along quite well! but i honestly think (and i am terribly sorry that i couldn't make this remark earlier) that her turban is to stiff for his size; have you thought-tried resizing it? or adding more weight to it? more folds could help too i think

the colour scheme and values are coming along nicely, as always ^^
i can't wait to see what you add more to it! (remembering your last wip and everything..)

[JailHouseRock2]

Great thread Sabrina:)

Love the recent CHOW, but I agree with others that her turban may be to big.
Good work though:)

And thanks a bunch for stopping by my SB, really appreciate it!
matt

[Pretty_Angel]

Riddimensaur Thank you! For your critique, I have absolutely no idea how I could change that. :(

Kim_bot Thanks a lot for the feedback! :D I think I understand what you mean with the pocket. Will fix that!

Christina Haha, you could have really told me earlier! XD I see what I can do, but honestly I don't really think the size is too big - at least not in the sense of that it might fall off due to the weight or something. (see attachment) But some more dynamic folds could do the job... I'll do my best!

Matt Thanks for stopping by! I'll see what I can do with the turban. :D

[Riddimensaur]

Its ok, that's why I felt bad for saying it I didn't want to bum you out. I really like the progress on it though, its still a really nice image.

[Pretty_Angel]

Riddimensaur No worries. :hugsmile:

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Ok then, I tried to fancy up the turban. Sides are slimmed down and the form follows a bit more the underlying anatomy. (See my previous post.)

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Opinions? :D

[BlackDelphin]

Well that's more better! and i think the size wasn't really the problem, now that i look at your sketch, but more the angle..or better said, the way those folds wrap around~ much better now!

you found a way to make it look a bit more gravity dependent like
one last picky thought? :)
try adding a bit more folds to the lower part of the turban's back? near to her neck there

but i'f i'm being to picky, smack me, ok? ;)

good luck onwards!

[jatherip]

nice sketchbook, your rendering is really solid!! just more studies on anatomy and faces and youll get there in no time :)
keep goin!!!

[Pretty_Angel]

Christina Your suggestion didn't make it into the final entry - but damn you have sharp eyes! I really appreciate your feedback! :hugsmile:

jatherip Thank you! I'll do my very best! :yayca:


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Sorry for the inactivity. I was super busy recently with painting my grandparent's wedding photo for their golden wedding. That old thing suffered from moisture and got some ugly stains everywhere. Eww. :(

Apart from that I continued working on that painting with the morning guy. (lol) Ventured into colour territory which was a pain in the ass. I always have problems with the transition from grey to colour.
Most walkthroughs I found on the net are just something like "First I draw the picture in greyscale... and then I just colour it!" Wait, what? How? D:
Ok, kidding aside, I know you can play around with layer options and lots of funky colour adjustment options in photoshop. Skin tones are especially crucial. After trying out all possibilities they still look pretty blegh in the end. :(
Do you know any good guides how to colour greyscale paintings?

Eventually I always end up simply repainting most of the picture and correct the muddy colours. I'm not entirely happy with the result so far (though it's much better than a lot of other colouring attempts. XD).

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[p sage]

Pretty good one here in your latest.

I think his Adam's apple is a bit low, as are the pecs.

[JailHouseRock2]

Your threads always such fun to look though Sabrina:)

That CHOW piece turned out really cool!! Love the bight colours!

Good solid digital painting there too!

As far as painting in grayscale, I'd say to do some black&white photo studies, these should help with the values. Apart from that I really can't help:shrug: sorry.

All the best Sabrina,
matt

[Pretty_Angel]

p sage Thanks a lot for the hints! Tried to fix it. :D

Matt Always a pleasure to have you around! You're right about b/w studies. I absolutely feel more confident with values since I started to do more b/w stuff. I'll definitely continue and do more of them. The only thing that's bugging me is that all the cool kids can turn the greyscale so easily into juicy colours, haha. :^^:

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As said - tried to fix the issues with the Adam's apple and the pecs, as well as some shadows. Also added a kitchen scenery background cause I'm tired of characters living in some ominous empty space, lol.

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Still any critical issues with this? If not I'll try to finish it soon. I'll probably insert some more kitchen stuff and polish things up a little.

[BlackDelphin]

i liked playing see the difference between two images game ever since i was little, so i scann images pretty well :)
but that just means that i see things, and i am not sure that i realise what i see! :D
so excuse me if i sound like i know what i'm talking about~

really nice values and textured folds i see here on the portrait
and perhaps i am to late again but...that pinky is way to long, and perhaps the fingers could use some more muscle-skin?

good luck onwards :D

[p sage]

Much better

[Pretty_Angel]

Christina! No worries, you were not too late! Very helpful hint as usual. Reworked the hand for the final image. :D

p sage Thanks! :^^:

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Finally finished! Thanks a lot for all your help. Geez, the original sketch and the first WIPs were so terrible! But I really like the final result. :D

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Time to move on! :yayca:

[Dandilion]

Aaaah! Oola! I love your fanart! I actually run around with Oola's wand on my ritualist. ^^

I really like the fact that you're working on your pieces and listening to others thoughts and advices about them. How about some anatomy studies? :)

Keep up the good work!
Hugs from
~Em

[AsaB]

Awesome job on the Morning piece, hon :D It looks awesome!

So do you have any new WIPs or sketches for us? :3

[BlackDelphin]

now that's what i'm talking about!! really dig those fingers now!
and the skin has some nice colours~

[Pretty_Angel]

Dandilion Thanks a lot! Haha, Oola is one of my favourite NPCs in Guild Wars. :heart: Anatomy studies are on my to-do-list. I just need to get some other stuff for university done first.

AsaB Hey Sweety, glad to see you here! :D Sorry, not much new stuff at the moment. Got a few sketches done but atm I really need to work on my last essay for uni.

BlackDelphin Glad you like it! :hugsmile:



Today, just some old sketches - not much fancy stuff, sorry. I don't have much time for arts currently. T_T

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[dierat]

Hey there, that Morning painting really came a long way! His face and hand look just fabulous in the finished version! And the sketches in your last post are just lovely. Keep up the good work! ;)

[BlackDelphin]

Aah i sooo understand what you mean with not to much time recently!! >_<
I have A LOT to do also, but i made myseld a little draw pad for when i am on the road n such, to draw in it whenever i feel like it, and that has to be as often as possible! :D

Really love your environments and the perspective studies, and also those character-meditation poses are just so like you!!

Good to see you trying to still post..
I on the other hand have some major catching up to do ^^"

[Pretty_Angel]

Sorry for my super-long absence. D:
I am currently re-organizing my schedule for the new semester and I already have a huge pile of work on my desk which reduces my time for arts to a minimum. :C I hope I can optimize my daily routine to have some more free time for drawing and painting. :)

Some quick sketch
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And my SP!
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[BlackDelphin]

I was away myself so i couldn't really complain about your absence either, but now that i am back i can you know :meow:

So update more!! :D
And i recently did the same as you, tried making more time, drawing whenever i could..just as little as three lines; and i came tot he conclusion that i am more satisfied if i do so too! :D

That aside, like i said on dA, really nice portrait! And i think i'll start one myself, one that will be more like me.

What else can i say..you're good when you draw and i want to see more :)

[AsaB]

I've already seen your awesome SP, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to praise you here as well! Wonderful work! :D You need to do more kickass SPs!

Oh, and thought I'd mention you might want to update the title of your thread, it says the last update was in late September :3

[BlackDelphin]

Come on pretty, UPDATE! :D

We want to see you drawing :)

[Pretty_Angel]

Not much drawing as for now ... but a little painting. :D

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I have a hard time with darker skin-tones. Any tips?

[AsaB]

What a gorgeous lady, love her face! And those juicy oranges <3 Is this from ref?

I haven't really tackled very dark skintones myself, so I'm probably not much help, sorry :( But I think you did a good job, the values are looking well. Maybe add some hue variety in the darkest ones around her nose/eyes, she's a little flatter there than around the neck. I also wonder if her lips may be more red or peach coloured? They seem almost the same colour as her skin, which is obviously fairly normal, but I think it'd fit the character. Just my 2 cents :)

[BlackDelphin]

Yey!! You finally updated!! :D :D
And she is very pretty. Like asa said, i think you did great and i so love the oranges too. Values yeah, pretty good, just the earring seems a bit to flasy to me. He attracts a bit to much your attention from, for example, her eyes.

Hope to see you posting again soon. :)

[GweNdZ]

I love your digital paintings! :D especially this last protrait, I like that you left the hair plain black. And her skin looks really good, she reminds me of Esmerelda from Hunchback of Notredam

[Dr poPcoRN]

great sketchbook :) my favourite has to be the little creature with the magical wrench! cool ideas :)

[BlackDelphin]

No more updates on cA? :(

[Pretty_Angel]

...pretty much this:

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Besides that I was and am still trying to finish my studies at university. THE END IS NIGH! D:

[BlackDelphin]

YEY!!!! UPDATE!! :D

In some of these i always find interesting details that i didn't realize the last time i look at it.
Last drawing is particularly nice, with an interesting colour scheme! (:teeth:) and then this one here (http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1055347&d=1283456334).
I find the design and the overall mood in sync, in an interesting way.

Hope you won't wait for another year to pass till your next update!

But even if you do, it's still better than nothing,
so yeah, just don't forget us cA people who would like to see your work!

[Pretty_Angel]

BlackDelphin: I'll do my best! :heart:


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[Novbert]

nice improvement here. I love the character designs and the facial expression sheets. I also like the minimalistic, cartoony rendering, though I'd love to see other styles as well. More detail here and there (or just using patterned or 'dirty' brushes) would be a nice touch.
:yayca:

[cout<mecha]

Very nice work going. Good mix of styles and themes!

[karantina]

wauvvv all of the last page is great.... your color choice is very impressive and if you work more pencil sketch,ı believe you will be a monster :)

[CRYPT]

nice sb keep up the good work

[LeoGr]

Nice paitings,love you colours, so sweet :)

[hunter_info]

Amazing SB ..
I liike the way that you draw characters .. your coloring .. even your ideas are .. outstanding ..
please keep posting !!!

[Brahimpag]

ohhh!!! 0.0 , i love ur works , ur characters !!

[raminafshari]

very grate drawings also realistic .

[BlackDelphin]

Finally!! We're having some action again! Wasn't so hard getting back in here, now was it? :teeth:
Lovely colours indeed! And might i add lovely hair styles too. :)

[varethane]

Ooh... I like how in that newest expression sheet, you manage to make the same expressions take on a slightly different tone on each of the different characters. C: Nice variation of facial features! (Something I have trouble with sometimes, heh...)

[Pretty_Angel]

Hey Guys!

Sorry for my long absence. After my last update in September I got very sick and had to battle a nasty bronchitis for months! On top of that I had to write a paper for my studies and well... let's say there wasn't much time for artsy stuff. :(

But there's also good news: I passed my last test in Law, I finished my paper and when I'll finally finish my translation I can start with my Master's thesis an finish my studies! YAY! Also, I'm now officially a freelance illustrator and I was hired right away by a children's book publisher to illustrate their books. :D


Anyway, here's what I managed to pull off during the last months:

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I'm not sure if I mentioned it here: I also started scribbling my comic last year (with most of the characters you see here in this thread). You can read the sketchy paged on my deviantART http://pretty-angel.deviantart.com/gallery/26063041


Last but not least: Thanks so much for your feedback! Sorry again that I don't post as often anymore but I read every one of your posts. :hugsmile:

Best wishes
Sabrina

[Pretty_Angel]

Alright, it's time to update this, I suppose?


First, the rest of 2011:

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I was also hired to illustrate a children's book which was published last December:

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[Pretty_Angel]

On to 2012! :anime:

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That's it for today! C ya! :^^:

[el eiko one]

looked for 10 mins to pick a favorite...
too hard they are all really nice :)

[Pretty_Angel]

el eiko one Thank you! :hugsmile:


Still need to get better at painting rocks. :(

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[Pretty_Angel]

Today's speedpaint. Nothing special, I suppose.

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[Pretty_Angel]

New one!

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[Pretty_Angel]

More practise. :D

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[Pretty_Angel]

Yeah, I'll keep posting this shit. Still so much to learn. D:

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[JaneMag]

I see men with beard!! :D
Very nice work. The character designs are pretty good - they keep varied and dynamic poses. But maybe you can spruce them up a bit, add some small details or something, to make them more memorable and distinct to each character?

[Pretty_Angel]

JaneMag Thank you! :D I'll make sure to put that on my to do list. For my daily practices I'm currently concentrating on environments - but after that back to people!

Speaking of daily stuff:

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[JaneMag]

Oh, looking good! I think it would be nice with some orange sunlight above/between the hanging cloth!

[Pretty_Angel]

JaneMag Thanks! You're right, a fancy ray of light is always I a nice detail.



Today's attempt at painting a street scene. Not very happy with that. Had no time to finish the buildings and unsurprisingly they look pretty shitty.

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[Pretty_Angel]

Rough doodle from this morning. Didn't have much time so it's all just blobs of colours basically.

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[Coffe and Vanilla]

Before joining I tended to look around at all the amazing stuff that was posted in the sketchbook part of the forum. Really like your work. Great sketches, expressions and use of colour!

[Pretty_Angel]

Coffe and Vanilla Thank you! :)



Forgot to update yesterday. So today there's more than one doodle! :D

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First one was a faily attempt at a value study, the other two are photo studies.

[Pretty_Angel]

Sorry for the lack of update - I'm still doing daily studies! :D

These are all photo studies from personal photos I took while I was in Osaka, Kyoto and London. About 1-2 hours each.

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[dierat]

Great studies, Sabrina. I love that first image in your last post - I think that's the first study you've shown here where the lit surfaces are tinted with the color of the light illuminating the scene. I know that a lot of the time, the color of light is pretty subtle and hard to detect, but going out of your way to accentuate it will really help the sense of light and atmosphere in your work. I also really like the lily study because of its subtlety, not only in the rendering and nuanced values, but in the texture in particular. Keep up the good work! ;)

[B_h_bloomer]

Absolutely gorgeous! I lived in Iwakuni, Japan for over two years and those last color pieces make me very nostalgic and a little homesick. They are spot on and very evocative.

Beautiful work, keep it up!

[Pretty_Angel]

dierat Hi Diedra! Long time no see! :D Yes, light is really tricky and I still need to learn a lot before I can render this as good as in photo studies. Thank you!

B_h_bloomer Thank you! I was just in Japan for 6 month and I also feel kinda "homesick" sometimes.

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Well yeah, totally messed up that "Updates daily!" thing. :(
But I was still practising and drawing some fluff.

First, more photo studies:

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Some Legend of Korra fanart for fun:

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Some character drawings for my comic project:
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Hopefully the next update won't take as long as this did. :^^;:

[dierat]

dierat Hi Diedra! Long time no see! :DBut I see you on DA all the time! XD I don't comment unless I have something specific to say, but I look at all your posts :3

Anyway, I just wanted to say that I really like the last three and I hope to see more of this character soon! :heart: Also that doodlers challenge looks pretty fun; doing a quick study every day sounds like a great way to improve. Keep it up! :drinkup:

[Pretty_Angel]

dierat Oh, you're the sneaky kind! Anyway, I'm always happy when you've got time to leave a post. :D
Thank you! That's actually the main character from my comic project - so you'll definitely see more once I get to continue the comic. I'm currently rewriting the next chapter but since I've got tons of other stuff to do it's progressing real slow. :(

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So then, the latest doodles...

Hairstyles:

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[Metallurgist]

Awesome landscapes. I love all the texture you put into them, especially the most recent three. do you use overlay layers? or textured brushes? or both?

[Pretty_Angel]

Metallurgist Thank you! I actually just used texture brushes in those. No overlay layers.

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More updates! :D

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The kitty is based on a photo ref, the rest is from scratch.

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More environment speedpaintings - each about 1 - 2 hours.

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I also did a few pencil sketches but I haven't scanned them yet. Currently fighting off a nasty cold so I'll do that later when I'm feeling better.

[Pretty_Angel]

Time for new updates! :D

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In other good news: I'm illustrating my next children's book. It's from the same series I did last time. Deadline is end of May so there's tons of stuff to do for me. Off to work now! :^^:

[OnkelJoe]

Great sketchbook with loads of great studies!
keep up the good work, you are definitely improving :)!