Mighty pencil @ work

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Hey fellow CA, starting a new sketchbook. I'm looking to improve on my anatomy, drawing technique and rendering so I'll try to update often and hopefully get some crits and feedback.

Gotta draw draw draw

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Short storyboard scene

[Dr.Blindsy]

Wow a great start indeed! Keep 'em comin'

[Pixie Trick]

Don't do this to me!!!!!! I thought you had fallen off the face of the planet when there was no posts in your old sb for a month! There was nothing wrong with it btw. You're getting better and better. :sungod:

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Dr.Blindsy: Thanks for dropping in :)

Pixie Trick: Yeah, got lazy this month, long story short :D Here's hoping to continue where I left off. A new SB might do it. Great to see so much progress on your end.

Started a sketch this morning to get going again on a new sketchbook. I'll be making an attempt to colour it digitally, perhaps tonight.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/46/l_d41b5b6e6b2d42b1861f38e8f351e9f3.jpg

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/mgardot.jpg

Quick work in Painter to brush up on digital.

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Going for a pin-up style on this one, just starting out.

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Have yet to resolve the feet and crossed legs, just noticing some wonkyness.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_04_small1.jpg

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Just had to throw this in here, way cool tech stuff.


<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gTKSBzg67xs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gTKSBzg67xs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/joe_storyboards.jpg

A small excerpt of the storyboard work that I did for a viral video to promote G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra.
If you hadn't got a chance to see this two part series, check it out.

Link (http://www.gijoemovie.com/cobraisland/)

[Pixie Trick]

You know I think your boards are great. <3 The pinup's head looks a bit small, and her lower leg has a very short calf. I'd also do some work on the skintones as she's looking a bit orangey-red.

[Abrodos]

Some nice work around here. I especially like the girl with tigers. That piece has a lot of potential, so I'd really like you to take it to a finished illustration. Some of the issues you could solve before doing it are the tigers, which seem a bit small. Also, the chest, waist and pelvis of the girl don't seem to match well. Anyway, good work! keep it up:)

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Pixie Trick: Thanks for the heads up, i also did notice the calf / shin was too short as I was uploading the pinup girl. Slowly working that piece into a composition.

Abrodos: Hey man thanks from the comments and critiq, I will have to address the scaling issue. May have to redraw the female figure after checking my proportions.

Some throwback images from my early concepts.
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/robocop6.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/051.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/071.jpg


And some 3D comps

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/073.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/013.jpg

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Update on the pinup girl, worked mostly on the chair and a vain attempt on transparency. I've got some ideas for the background, will do some tests first.


http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_girl_02.jpg?w=510&h=655

[Pixie Trick]

Hehee!! The squirrel-thingie.. :D Better... her head is a bit small still and I think she could have a bit more meat on her closest arm. Update moar!!!!!!!

[Icedearth15876]

Great work so far, your sketches are very good but your pinups are by far the best. Keep up the good work.

[Pixie Trick]

Update??????

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Thanks for the comments Pixie and Iced ... I set aside the pin up girl for now. Working on a new set of boards, here is an small excerpt for an independent film project. I'll get some digital art up this weekend (x-fingers) :D

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_011.jpghttp://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_021.jpg
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_031.jpghttp://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_041.jpg

An early attempt at Architectural Illustration.
http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/012.jpg

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/today.jpg

Some sketches that I drew today on the way home from work, yeah.. work ew.

[cl0aked]

I like your storyboarding. Do you do them digitally?

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cl0aked (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/member.php?u=31291): Thanks for the compliment, I usually draw the storyboards with pen and if I'm feeling lucky, I will ink and use markers. Lately, I'm learning to paint them digitally just not as tight as I'd like it to be.

On an totally unrelated study, I'm looking up some camera projection techniques. Here's one that I recently did as a study test.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zgGUYqDJxs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_profilepage&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zgGUYqDJxs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_profilepage&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

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Here are some of the steps that it took to create the clip, it took about 2 hours for the entire thing.

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step1.jpg?w=450&h=337

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step2.jpg?w=450&h=337

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step3.jpg?w=449&h=279

[mariusz]

This lady:
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_04_small1.jpg
have nice progress... can't wait to see the finished piece

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mariusz: Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, I appreciate it much. I will put some serious time this weekend to finish that illustration. Hopefully.

Here are some quick pencil sketches.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_01.jpg?w=438&h=600

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_02.jpg?w=510&h=360

[Pixie Trick]

That house think is neat!

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Thanks Pixie, I will study it more. It looks great with painterly backgrounds also.

Drew some trees today to train my eyes to see more details. Hopefully the first of many.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_03.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_04.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/plant.jpg?w=506&h=800

[007-r0b3r7]

wow, love your stuff. especially the trees and all that stuff in post #13.
that mecha guy one and the flame girl one are awesome. very cool poses and rendering and such.

keep up the good work!

[Pixie Trick]

The trees are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3vil]

lovez dem trees!
Keep em comin' !

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Been away for a while .. busy busy times indeed. I accumulated a few sketches along the busy schedule so I though I should post them up.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sketch_06.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sketch_07.jpg


007-r0b3r7: Thanks for the kind words, I like that flame girl too! The face actually was meant to emulate some of Frank Frazetta's women, and the body of course.

Pixie Trick: Thanks Pixie, without you, my sketchbook would be sooo boring, and dead :)

3vil: Hiya man, you found my new sketchbook. Thanks for leaving me a comment. Trees are great, that is until winter time.

[BlackDelphin]

Well thank oyu for posting them up!! :D
They look very good, and i just love the paper and the way you chose to draw the highlights!

It is a pitty if you don't update more :(
SO, please, MORE!! :meow:

[Pixie Trick]

Your line work's getting better! I really like the perspective practice. Draw more from life!!!!!!!!! (Is the back of granny from life? It looks like it is!) And colour...and just mess around!!!!! IT's funnnnnnnnn.... :D

[iven]

Toronto eh !!
My Favorite on most inspiring sketch is #1 but I was disappointed when I figured out
that all the other stuff is different. Would like to see more of that stuff from page #1

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[cl0aked]

Wow! It's been a while since I last been here. Nice to see you improving!

What really caught my attention and I couldn't help but stop browsing were the first two drawings of the trees. You've done it, the composition looks amazing! Great, great work. And I don't have much to contribute to those, they look awesome as it is.

I'd suggest you take Loomis' Figure Drawing for All It's Worth and Drawing Heads and Hands, plus Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy. Read those books, copy the drawings, turn the page of your skecthbook and close the book and try doing those from your head.

Keep up with the great work.

André.

[Pixie Trick]

*knock knock* Duuuuuude........

[spaztastic]

really loving your inking's very cool!