I am learning how to paint!

[amoh]

Hi everybody,
I am opening this sketchbook because I want to learn really how to paint now. I also try to work on my drawing skills but my main goal is to get better in painting. I hope update this thread nearly daily because I can only improve if I paint every day.

A few words about myself: I am 22 years old, male and I am studying "communication design" in Essen, germany where I come from.

So let's get this sketchbook started, here is what I did today. I could not finish the first one because the sun went to fast ;) I used Photoshop and a Wacom tablet.

[Demon Lizardman]

Nice drawings you have there, you made these all today? Pretty impressive work you have there.

[Tobuoi]

Your shading is good, but don't be afraid to throw in some dramatic values--light lights and dark darks. Sometimes a little outlining makes all the difference as well. Keep drawing, yo.

[link_choi]

Hi amoh,

Sweet glossy head! To be nitpicking- the form of the far eye was a bit confused, that band of shadow too thick maybe.

[amoh]

Thanks for you comments!

Demon Lizardman: Thanks, yes I did them all that day but I had no time yesterday to paint this much :(

Tobuoi: Thanks, I will think of you tip :)

link_choi: Thanks a lot! Your nitpicking really helped me out. I corrected this ;)


I had not much time to paint yesterday but I worked a little on the glossy head study and did some second small study.

[link_choi]

Sweet! I see you've tidied up a bunch of other things too. The top teeth look great!

[Jizu]

wow awesome drawings! they look realy well! i hope to see some more soon! keep the good work up!

[amoh]

Sooo... finally I have time for an update. I am in Budapest now and I have no Internet here. Now I am sitting in a cafe with a free WLan. I am trying to make sketches and watercolor paintings of the architectur here, I hope I can upload them later.

I have started a new stilllife, this time with 2 objects, also I am adding a watercolor I did here in Budapest at the RedBull air race.


Jizu: Thanks for stopping by :) I am trying to keep the Sketchbook updated :)
link_choi: Thanks a lot! For now I call the head finished and work on another piece. I just did not want to take it with me to Budapest ;)

[amoh]

Hi,
this is a study of a small building here in Budapest I did today. I used watercolors and then fotographed it.

[amoh]

Hi everybody,
here are some more studies of Budapest's architecture! All done with gouache or watercolor.

http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell002.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell008.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell005.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell006.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell007.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell003.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell004.jpg

[amoh]

Hi everybody,
this are 2 new studies from Budapest. Done with gouache. On the second one I think I started understanding colored shadows.

[amoh]

Hi everybody,
here are 3 sketchbookpages I scanned today.

[Bendragon]

Nice paintings. You are going the right way and that is to practice from life and similar kind of studies.

[amoh]

Bendragon: Thanks for stopping and the kind words. I hope I am making progress ;)

Some new stuff:
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/akt1.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/akt2.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/akt3.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell011.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell012.jpg
http://www.thomaskorczok.de/Aquarell013.jpg

[amoh]

Just a small update, some studies of my room, a small sketch for a illustration and a caricature for a client.

I am trying to get better with values now. Then I will get back into color.

[amoh]

Hi everybody,
here is an update. All of this pieces are done with gouache. C&C would be nice :)