jigje, now in handy sketchbook size

[jigje]

Hey all. Ive been hanging in the Self Portrait sub-forum for 3 months, doing one after the other, trying to improve.
These are my last few. My sp's were really rough at the start but they're slowly getting a little better.
This sketchbook will get me doing things other than self portraits. In theory.

[NicG]

Yay! I get to be first! Sorry, I didn't get a chance to comment in your other thread but I've noticed it and you have improved a lot. I'm excited to see you try some new stuff!

[Rotor]

Looking good!
I'd say, don't be afraid to use extreme/sharp transitions in light, midtone and shadow and darker shades in general. I think the sketch one has this area covered. Looking forward to more stuff, keep on practicing!

[Karein]

Haha, Awesomesauce. I come into the sketchbook thread fo rhte first time in days, and your thread is first. I am very glad you started it. I have seen you improve quite alot with your self portraits, and hope to see you improve in other areas ;)

[SMILEFACE]

hahhaaa YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VICTORY!!!!!!!! RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! WIN !

[p sage]

You're getting better and better. The first one in your last post looks a bit like Chris Barrie (sp?) from Red Dwarf :D

Human-like... definitely not just a couple of flat face drawings.

[JailHouseRock2]

Yeeeeeeeaah, good to see you've started a sb!

Your sp's are constantly improving! looking forward to seeing more mate,

Cheers,
matt

Edit: What he said too:down:,Damn I've been staring at the stitching for the last 10 minutes.

[Blonde Bomber]

I admire your dedication for the penciling on that hat! Hope to see more of your work.

[*ViRuS*]

the one with the hat still rocks. really, great job on that one.

[Cacodaemonia]

Nice job on the face in the first one. :) The skin looks a little plastic-ey, though. Check out Promethues' tutorial here (http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm), and think about using a greater variety of colors in the skin.

[KromNz]

hey man!
thank you so much for taking the time to visit my sb!
love those 2 pics mate! and ofcourse you know I love the first one with the lightsaber! hehe
have a great day mate!

[conte]

eheheheh, fun look on your face.
try to make some different emotions, cry, anger, smile at least.
great volume in those btw. keep growin"!

[SMILEFACE]

HEY WHAT GIVES YER STILL ON PAGE oNE????!!!!!! GET TO THE WORK HAHA SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOO COOL YOU GOT AN SB !!!!

[Peetaer]

You started a new SB? The Moleskin is definitely the stronger of the two. The lightsaber looks fine, you've got all the basics down. You just need to intensify the shadows and reflected green light. You could also put some texture work over it.

Rock on!!!

[Sirkenneth]

Awesome work jigje!
I think that jedi sp could use a darker redder background. It would make your head and the color green pop much more. Just keep rockin them man! Dont be afraid to draw a few small still life drawing to keep testing your eye. You are moving along quickly!
Keep postin' Yo!

[SMILEFACE]

haha i am SPAM!:D:D:D

[Karein]

*pokes*

Get to posting some more!!!! How are you going to improve if we don't hassle you? :P

[jigje]

NicG – Ahh NicG, I'll always remember you were first. :) Thanks for commenting and encouraging.

Rotor – Thanks Rotor, from day one pushing values has been my problem, Ill keep trying.

Karein – Thanks for the kind words. :)

Granny – Haha, I’m really getting USed TO just SEEING CAPS.

P sage – Thanks allot man.

Jailhouse – Thanks Matty, that’s really encouraging. Slow to update but at least it’s up here.

Blonde Bomber – Thanks BB. :)

Virus – You’re always good for a bit of support Virus, thank you.

Cacodaemonia - Thanks for the link, that’s awesome. I had that downloaded and lost in a file, you made me take time to go through it. Appreciated.

KromNz – Thought YOU’D like it. Haha. Thanks brother.

Conte – I picked out two sp’s from my other thread and didn’t really think about the fact that they were ‘like’ poses. Thanks for your nice words and great comment on my profile. Hows the weather in Kazakhstan?

Granma – Toooo slow I know.

Peetaer – Thanks Peetaer. That was only my third Photoshop drawing and I don’t know what I’m doing, so tips like yours are very useful to me thank you.

Sirkenneth – Great tips Ken, I know nothing about color and that’s the stuff I need to hear. Thanks very much.

Spect – Thanks for spammin’ with my favourite pic. I’m gonna use that one on a Christmas card.

Karein – Haha, here it is.


This is my ‘take’ on Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom. He is in the robes and jewels of ancient Indian royalty and holds aloft a flaming sword of wisdom. His body constantly radiates golden light and he is supposed to be “everything beautiful condensed into one”, but I couldn’t really pull that off!! :)

This is my 4th Photoshop pic and the 1st that’s not a self portrait. Trying to draw from imagination is really new to me.

[NicG]

I had almost given up hope...

Very nicely done. I struggle with drawing from imagination.

[SMILEFACE]

HAHA THATS RAD AN I ONLY LAUGH CAUSE YOU PUT PART OF YOUR SELF IN IT I DO THAT ALOT TO WHEN USE'N MY IMAGINATION.. I THINK CAUSE IT IS FAMILIAR YA KNOW O AN HAHA i AM BACK ON CAPS KEEP RRROOCKKKKKK''N AN MAKE MMAAAORRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

[jigje]

NicG - Don't ever give up hope NicG. Haha. Thanks for commenting again, I appreciate it.

Granny - That's an image I know well so I could play with it from mind 'cause I see it eveyday Heh heh. Cheater.

I was just doodling around this time and it grew and grew.

[Liz Edwards]

Haha, extreeeme :D

I like your Manjushri. Drawing from imagination feels incredibly difficult at first - it's like, I dunno, tightrope walking only someone has taken away your beloved balance stick and you have also forgotten how to walk. Maybe, anyway. I can't say I've ever been in that particular predicament.

WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS that it's a totally different skill and you're doing pretty good! The more you draw from reference the more you'll be able to pull from your imagination when you need to. I bet if you spent a while doing studies of trees, of cloth, of swords and jewelry and badass jets etc, you'd be able to come back to these ideas and it'd be like a lightbulb coming on - I know how to draw this now!!!

It'll all come as you branch out and draw more. At least, that has been my experience :)

[shamandalie]

I can never draw from imagination, even though i've got lots of it. It's frustrating to see it all to my head and not translate it on a canvas. D:

Love the air plane thingy! :D

[SMILEFACE]

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[danlambert]

I see your fingers have healed up nicely.
If you can already draw the body and hands that well from your head, then we are all pretty much screwed!

Insert stock do some -bridgman/loomis/hogarth studies answer.
Draw more from life! Hands feet, get naked and go crazy. Or even better find someone to get naked for you. You are proof of how beneficial life drawing is so do mooooore, maybe have a go at some of the challenges on here as well.
Keep it up player

Peace
Dan

[alesoun]

So.... you have 5 days to enter Battle of the Sexes :P
Go get 'em, Floyd! Don't let your brothers down......... ;)

[jatherip]

hey jigje!!! thanks for stopping by my sb :) you should do some photostudies!! you seem to have problems with the understanding of light and color, so please do some studies and thisll be fixed in no time :)

[Sirkenneth]

Hey man! I would recomend doing some study in perspective as you get into drawing from mind. It really helps to understand the space you are creating something in. Everything can be built out of a cube, cone, or cylinder-if you can put them into perspective and light then you can make anything out of your head. Keep up the good work!!

[NicG]

If you can already draw the body and hands that well from your head, then we are all pretty much screwed!




The plane turned out pretty good too...
:O:O:O:^^;::^^;::^^;::upset::upset::upset:

[jigje]

Liz Edwards – Thanks Lizzy. What you’re saying has to be true, lots of drawing and studies and things’ll get easier. Thanks for the encouragement and thanks for taking the time to comment and hurry up and get internet back!! :(

Shamandalie – Thanks Shamandalie. I’ve started using reference more for my “imagination” drawings after reading that it’s ok and that most people do. I’m a beginner and I always thought that imagination meant “without” reference but that was like torture. Using a bunch of magazine, book and web photos to construct an imaginative scene is what I’m trying to do now. Oh, and I like your new look.

Granmassa – Ahhhhh, the inspiration.

Dan Lambert – No Dan, they haven’t. I drew this one with the pen in my mouth. :D
I’m waiting on my Amazon order with Hogarth and Bridgeman. Aussies have to use Amazon USA. The last order took 4 months because it went to Austria instead of Australia!! I’ve been drawing for 5 months so that puts it into perspective – I waited my whole drawing career for my last lot of books. Thanks for the advice. I’m asking everyone I know to get naked now. I’m loosing friends though.

Alesoun – I did let ‘em down Alee. Next time. Or three times after that. :)

Jatherip – Actually I have problems with everything! :D Good advice mate. I followed your advice and this soldier pic was a study from some photos and I can see that doing this will “teach” lots of things. Thank you.

Sirkenneth – Thanks Ken. I’ve got so much to learn and perspective is near the top of the list. I got that Carl Dobsky perspective download during the sale weekend and I’m gonna study it soon. Time, time, time.

NicG – Thanks Nicky G. :)




First time using greyscale for anything and this is a self portrait from a mirror. This is my innocent and confused look. I use it on my wife all the time but it rarely works. I loved greyscale and I’m going to do another next ‘cause it was so much fun to do.

And as mentioned above, I used some reference photos for the soldier dude.

[NicG]

Haha... You like to draw yourself, don't you? :teeth: Nice job on the soldier!

Edit: Yay I get to start page 2 too!!!:steph::mittenbop::steph::mittenbop:

[007-r0b3r7]

Hey man, LOVE your progress. You've improved so much since that first self-portrait.

Simple studies and (of course) practice will get you tons better at drawing from imagination. And when you add value to those, try to imagine the shading as depth, not color. Don't be afraid of it either. There's a happy medium :)

Keep up the great work! You're really showing improvement.

[Karein]

Ooh, page two. Awesome job.

Keep up the good work, I'd like to see some more basic sketches/studies :)

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay nice work mate, your getting the hang of digital quickly:)

[SMILEFACE]

WWWWWWWHHHHHAAAOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW tHE SOLDIER IS FREAK'N EPIC AWESOME RAD HAHA SO COOL!!!!!!!

[SMILEFACE]

ALRIGHT JIGJE I GOT HERE FROM YOUR LINK BUT I JUST SAW THE CAT WITH THE HEADPHONES ON THE COVER OF YOUR SB AN THAT IS THE MOST AWESOME THING I HAVE EVER SEEN HAHA I THINK YOU MADE MY YEAR HAHA so awesome YOU ARE EPIC!!!!

[jigje]

NicG - OK, you start all my pages K? :)

007 - Thanks man, I appreciate the kind words. It feels like its progressing from those first self portraits but of course, no progress is fast enough!! Please come again. *Indian accent

Karein - Thanks Karein. I have been doing some studies, I just didn't want to bore people with them. :D Here are some.

JHR2 - Thanks Matty. I get really happy with my digitals 'cause Im new to it, then I log onto CA.org, then I get really brought back to earth by all the AWESOME work here!!! :nohope:

Granny - Haha. Thanks Granny. I wonder if Id even come to CA.org if you weren't around. :sungod: Hmmmmmm. Manley needs to pay you a retainer I reckons.

Im sure you guys know what is what - some Bridgeman, Loomis and Tattoo style cherry blossoms and dragon. Crappy scans, sorry

[Karein]

Your Bridgman studies are really very clean, they look great. I'm not great at crits, but I would watch how you put down some of your figures, The weight distibutuion on some of them look a little off. Take the second woman for example, She looks like if she put any more weight on her right foot she would topple over.
But it is great to see some studies, doesn't matter if they are boring, it's a sure fire way to see improvement. Your going great though, so keep pushing :)

[Ink Fish]

That cat!!!! It lured me into your sketchbook! D:

Nice bridgeman studies and selfportraits. You seem to be getting shapes and form down pretty well. watch your saturation in your digital paintings. Seems a bit strong. More studies in colour and light (and not just from photos, but from life - apples! everyone draws apples!) and you'll get an understanding of that more.

[007-r0b3r7]

love the dancing-type people :)
looks great. keep it up!

[Pigeonkill]

You have a very consistent likeness in your self portraits. I like the goofy happy expression with the light saber portrait. One suggestion for the background you can experiment with the texture or dark gradient to draw more interest. Realistically it's rare to have one flat color for an environment.

[Jamesy]

Ahhhh, you've started a sketchbook! Keep drawing a bunch of stuff duuude!

[NicG]

Nice! I really like the dragon.

[jigje]

Karein - Thanks for visiting again. Pressed for time but I know I need to do heaps of studies. Im doing more now, thanks for the advice.

Ink fish - Because I can't really draw yet, Ive employed marketing strategies like the cat avatar to lure people to my book. Heh heh, I glad it worked. Thanks for the advice, Im trying to learn more about color. :)

007 - thanks for stopping by man.

Pigeonkill - Goofy??? But that's how I always look. :D Thanks mate, I never gave backgrounds the attention they need, Im trying to improve that.

Jamesy - Hey Jamesy, thanks for stopping by. Its good to break out of the Self Portrait sub-forum. :)

Nic G - Hey Nicky, I love Japanese Tattoo style dragons. I have one living on my shoulder.

I bought a medical study skull a while back and Ive sketched it in pencil before but this is the first crack at Photoshop.

[kelly x]

hi great work!!!!!

[JailHouseRock2]

Those sketches are GREAT! Awesome skull too!

Thanks for the tsunami heads up a couple of weeks ago too. Haha, funny that, yes I live very close to the cost... in fact I walked down to the beach at that exact time it was supposed to hit... nothing. Lol, not that I expected anything, it was low tide, and there's a sort or reef at our beach anyway! I thought it was funny... then of course I come back and hear the numbers that where killed in Samoa.

Anyway, cool stuff jigje,
Cheers,
matt

[Sirkenneth]

Great to see some posts! I like the skull a lot! Keep working on your gesture skills. Its good to try and draw people standing still for a minute or two. Keep at it man!

[NicG]

Really nice work on the skull!

[Cacodaemonia]

The structures look pretty good - nice sense of three-dimensionality. :) Your colors are what's bothering me. You've got what I'm guessing is a white light on a pale yellow skull with a red backdrop. I think the skull looks way too yellow, with no real variation in color. The dark parts of the skull are just a darker yellow, when they should be leaning toward the opposite temperature of the light source. Also, there should be more red bounce light coming from the surroundings and affecting the skull.

[jigje]

kelly x - Hi kelly, thanks for looking. Waiting patiently for your awesome, famous, incredible ipod game to be released. C'mon k so all at CA.org can buy it and rate it 5/5.

Jailhouse - Thanks Matty. Im really glad it was a fizzer in NZ.

Sirkenneth - Thanks mate, good advice. I know I need to do it.

NicG - Thanks nicky G. :)

Cacodaemonia - Awesome crit Chelsea and thanks for anwering my questions later too. Soooo very appreciated.

The colors in the photo ref for this are so brilliant and I hadn't tried an enviro before so I had a quick go. That's an Australian Desert Penguin, very rare and special.

[jigje]

NIBRU

[hala]

you can stop being totally awesome now!!!!!

Nice work man, you learn so fast!!!
my only advice is to watch the texture of some things--some things look overly smooth and don't mesh well with the texture of the rest of the subjects in the paintings. simple fixes :)
hope all is well my friend!

[SMILEFACE]

HAHAHA WICKED STUDIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AN HALA HE CANT HELP IT TOTALLY AWESOME IS JUST HOW jigje ROLLS HAHAHA W/ A BAG O' CHIPS !!!!! HAHA Australian Desert Penguin FER THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danlambert]

Your work seems to have drawn the mysterious Spect out of hiding, no pressure!

Peace!
Dan

[Pigeonkill]

The skull came out pretty nice. My only suggestion is to take it easy on the saturation of the yellow, which seems a bit strong. Skulls tend to be more pastel subdued chalk like colors. The yellow/red contrasting colors was a good call though.

[SMILEFACE]

where is the master of RRRRRRRRRRROOOOCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[NicG]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo... What's up Jigje? Are you banned or something?

[danlambert]

chirp........chirp.......chirp........

[thegrayslayer]

Nice sketchbook. I checked out your self-portrait thread also, a good spread of media building and improvement in technique and/or confidence is obvious. I think the sp wearing woolly hat stands out, all the knitted loops - that's devotion!

~Slayer

[jigje]

Thanks everyone.

So, I've not been around for a while. I've been quite busy and now I think I'll have some time freed up to draw more and post some things.

[danlambert]

he's back....now we're in trouble ;)

[Liz Edwards]

Great to see you back! But... you've fallen in with a dangerous crowd! Is that a Duty uniform I see? The Zone should be free, brother! :)

[NicG]

YAY!!!!!!!!! Jigje's back!!! :steph::mittenbop::steph::mittenbop::steph::mitten bop::steph::mittenbop: ...and he's wearing a gas mask... What's up, Jigje??

[jigje]

Danlambert – Hey Dan, I hardly think you'll be in any trouble mate.

Liz Edwards – I knew you'd recognise it straight away. Lots of screen shots to use as ref. I'm not aligned with Duty or Freedom but if you can hook up with the dark side.....

NicG - Hey Nic, thanks for the welcome back.

From before, thanks hala, Granny, dan, Pigeonkill, NicG and thegrayslayer.

Some more helmet heads. Two new ones and a bit of light and texture on the one from last page.

[SMILEFACE]

hAHAHAHAHAHA YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUU UUUUUUUUUUUU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKK AN THEN YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK AN I THINK YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOCKKKKKKKKKKKKK EVEN WHEN YA DUN POST THEN YOU POST AN IM LIKE YEP I TOLD YA YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOO OOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D HOPE ALL IS AWESOME FOR YA BROTHER YOU ROCK

[NicG]

Haha. What he said. Go Jigje!!

[jigje]

Thanks Granny and NicG.

I have been drawing constantly but nothing worth showing.
I've been trying to learn to draw human form from all angles after watching an awesome David Finch figure drawing dvd and I've done loads of pages of sketching in pencil. I tried scanning some but it looks dirty and fingerprinty - it was never meant for show, just training.
Just playing now with some gestures and perspective in Photoshop. Soooo much to learn and I'm thick.

The last self portrait from my sp thread too.

[danlucas]

hey man, thanks for the comment. I like the texture you achieved in your mask faces. Keep up the work. Dan

[jigje]

Thanks Dan.

Just some more sketches. I'm embarrassed to post this stuff but I'm hoping that in a year or two, it'll be fun to look back.

[Ivan Turcin]

Hi there! Don't ever be embarrassed to post your work. It's all about the process, a journey. We all learn by doing mistakes. It's the only way we can become better.
You should be embarrassed if not working at all :) and that's it!
What you did so far shows your dedication to grow as an artist. Just keep it up. There are many resources on internet, many books you can get from bookstore, videos, etc. It's all up on you. Read, study, practice :)

[danlambert]

That's some gooooood stuff man, and an even better attitude! You'll be looking back in a few months and be seeing plenty of improvement if you keep up what you're doing.
Doing the gesture is one thing, but having a pose in mind or a character in mind for the pose is an even better way to do it. One thing I can suggest is that instead of just outlining, draw in the major forms as well (although on 2nd look it looks like you might be doing that in those lighter lines so feel free to disregard that :p)
Proportions are overall pretty damn good and where there is foreshortening in the poses it's handled well!

So keep it up!

And post more you slacker! (pot calling the kettle black I know, but this is about you!)
Take it easy sir,
Dan

[NicG]

Don't be silly, Jigje, the figures look pretty good and I love the newest portrait.

[Metal Fingers]

that last self portrait, after just seeing the faces on the first page, is a huge leap forward man. Good stuff, good stuff.

[jigje]

Ivan Turcin - Yeah, I know you're right. Thanks for commenting and for the encouragement Ivan.

Dan Lambert - Thanks yet again Dan. Really just starting to try and get humans drawn right. Its fun I reckon. Yes, post more. K. :bashful:

Nic G - Thanks Nicky G :)

Metal Fingers - Thanks very much mate. I appreciate it.

This was just a play around with charactery stuff and a self portrait done as a bust from my sp thread.

[Liz Edwards]

Those guys sure have character, hope you have more planned !

[snootchy]

sup jigje, long time mang hope all is good in the hood!

damn dood some real nice progress since i stopped by last, really dig the last portrait cast like sketch on this one (http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1000839&stc=1&d=1276778241), very nice job on the render! I agree with Ivan, only way to grow or see it is to look back at some of the stuff we think is wacktastic but your still way ahead of the game and see rapid progress, keep at it dood!

[snootchy]

update please?! pretty please???

[jigje]

Hey Liz and Snootchy. Thanks.
Sketches and older self portrait.

[ashess]

hey there! 'bout those figures in the perspective plain. I think you're supposed to use perspective boxes to build the figures too else it doesnt work.. I think. ^^

hmm.. and now I should stop telling ppl how it is and get some practise myself :p

[SMILEFACE]

WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW the STATUE ONE RRRRRRRRROOCCCKSSSSSSSS AN I LIKE ALL THE CHARACTER DESIGNS HAHA I LIKE HOW YOUR BRANCHING OUT MROAARRRRR AN OF COURSE YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK BROTHER THANKS FOR THE STRONG SUPPORT I HOPE I CAN RETURN THE KINDNESS:D:D:D

[jigje]

Thanks for the advice ashess. I have no idea. Haha
Granny, mate, it's great to see you back baby.

[SMILEFACE]

Wwwwwwwwwwwooooooowwwwwwwwww this last one is eeeeeeeeeeepppppiiicccccccthe values the perspective the proportions = rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooocccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[NicG]

JJJJJJJJJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ JEEEEE! The skull is kkkkkkkkkkkkkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccc ccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssss!! (That's what happens when I post after Granny ;)).

[snootchy]

holy moly, dood that's skull sketch is awesome, ur really have a fine touch with traditional medium, i wanna see MOAR!!

[danlambert]

Not sure why, but your thread didn't show up as updated on my cp thing? weird?
Hooooowever...that is one badass skull sir. Got some nice form going on, and great values! It's from life I take it?
Who do I have to kill to get a skull to draw from life?

Take it easy man, it's good to see you updating more.
Peace

Dan

[danlambert]

Wwwwwwwwwwwooooooowwwwwwwwww this last one is eeeeeeeeeeepppppiiicccccccthe values the perspective the proportions = rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooocccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


What he said /\

[jigje]

Thanks Granny, Nic, Snootchy and Dan the man.

I tried a Magic Man (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=184254&page=13)style experiment to learn about light and form. The whole sketchbook is AMAZING but checkout post #383
Also two attempts at copying a picture of a bust of Benjamin Franklin.

[danlambert]

good stuff as always,and great to see you persevering with stuff. It takes quite a dedicated person to say "right, I just spent however many hours drawing this bust, but I reckon I could do better.I know, I'll draw it again!"
Although the proportions are off on the first attempt, the forms are reading well consistently between both, and you've got some nice shapes of value. What I would suggest now is turning the page and trying to recreate that bust or another head in a similar position and lighting from your head, just to see how much you're actually retaining with these studies. It's frustrating, and really good fun!

On another note, how the fuck was I unaware of Magic Man's sketchbook? It's incredible, so thank you for that! That study is looking pretty good man, although the dark values on the shadow areas would suggest quite a strong light source, so maybe a more defined and darker cast shadow.

Take it easy man,
Dan

[snootchy]

u are one crazy drawing animal, i wish i could implant ur eye for proportion into mine, very suhweet sketch of ben frank!!

[cgaddict]

Stunning work here; Your use of values in particular is very bold which I enjoy, keep it up!

[jigje]

Thanks dan. I am trying a completely different way of drawing and I'm just getting used to it so the 1st BenF was way out proportionaly but I got him the 2nd time. You're right about the lighting in that "thing". I've been studying lighting for a couple of weeks and the box things in this post might be better.
Thanks Snootchy and cgaddict. :)

Older SP, some quick face sketches and some box/light studies.

[snootchy]

jig u crazy bastard y do u keep doing this to me, i want them render skills, seriously great studies, i really like that block sketch almost looks like a 3d render in a good way lifelike u rock mang!

[SMILEFACE]

WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW THATS FREAK'N AAAAAWWWWWESSSSSOOOOMMEEEEEEEEEE DiGI LEVEL UP WERKS BROTHER JIGJE YER UNDERSTANDING OF VALUES IS AMAZING AN THE FIRST STUDY IN THE LAST POST THE BALANCE BETWEEN HARD AN SOFT EDGES AN CONTRAST OF FOCUS IS GENIUS RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOCCCCCC CCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

[NicG]

Jigje is still kicking ass! I don't know what that is on top of the rock but it looks good. I love the subtle reflection underneath.

[jigje]

Snootchy, Granny and Nicky. Thanks you guys, I feeeeel the loooove.

Just another box thing.

[jigje]

*************

[vanaga]

Love your self portraits, they are the best!
Also shading of the box things are very realistic ;)

[kulka]

Wow, you made me speechless. I got MIA for a month and you come up with these awesome Box Thing light studies and seem to have zoomed ahead with your skills insanely.

I'm proud and jealous, all in one go. :)

[raminafshari]

what the , how did you do that ? so realistic .

[jigje]

Hey vanaga. Sveiki, Ka tev klajas? Thanks for visiting.
Hi kulka. Where.... have.... you..... beeeen ????? Good luck tommorrow. :wink:
Haha, thanks ramin. Im just trying to copy Magic Mans boxy things.

[snootchy]

see ur at it again with them wicked renders, keep kicking the crap outta that canvas, really diggin u starting to do some more conceptual stuff and applying the studies u've done keep at it playah!!

[vanaga]

Ha ha. :D Paldies, man klājas labi :P
Cool nose hole rendering on the last one!

[Istmin52]

I think your rendering skills are pretty strong. I really like your self portraits. I would say to just draw more. You are doing a great job.

[jigje]

Hey Snootch. Thanks for your encouragement as always man. I'm hanging to do stuf like you and everyone else with awesome imagination and skills but I'm still a baby drawer. I'll keep trying to improve both technique and imagination, give me another year or two, I'm patient.
Haha, thanks vanaga. :D
Thanks Istmin.

I haven't been posting the stuff I've been playing around with because it isn't worth showing, just training drills. I'm lucky enough that recently I started to be tutored by Magic Man (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=184254), great artist, great teacher and great person. I didn't want to sully his reputation by saying he was my teacher but he assures me it's ok to say, haha. Remember that if I'm still a ratbag in a year or so, it is NOT Magic Mans fault. Heh Heh.

Not having great luck with friends lately. The latest drama being that one of my closest mates died last week, unexpectedly, suddenly, young.

Just starting to learn a little about colour. I copied this from a photo and I guess the main point was to get the colour and values right without using the picker. I know there is heaps to do to it but it won't be done, I got what I wanted from it. This took me about three hours but I swear that just a few weeks ago it'd take 3 nights of three hours each so I'm getting a little faster if nothing else. :)

[NicG]

You're a baby drawer? Is that the one you keep your socks in? :er::nohope:

I just love watching you improve Jigje. Keep at it!

[snootchy]

dood jig that last study is awesome, i really like how some parts are focused and others blurred, i think for me at least that's what painting is all about, the edges and as for colors, don't think need to stress just keep using it, it'll come naturally to u and experiment but i'm still blown away by ur eye for proportions and value

i said it before, i'd take one of ur sketches over 1000 of my lousy sketches anyday cuz there's just that much more substance in ur sketches, so even if it takes u 3hrs to do it, still kick ass dood

and sorry to hear about ur friend, i hope everything is good with u

[jigje]

Hi Nicky G. Thanks mate. Thanks for your constant support.
Hey Snootchy, it feels better when you're back in town. :)
More thinking about colour, lighting and trying to draw with a bit of imagination. I could do heaps more to the suit but I'm moving on now. I like tigers and I like space so.......

[snootchy]

alright the jig (sorry couldn't resist) is up, what are you on or taking?! seriously now i got to put out like 10,000 sketches to match one of these kick ass illustrations ur getting into! I could write a gajillion things about what i like but I'm just gonna say this, you are one talented bastardo (<--------i mean this in a good way)

the more i look at it the more it seems like it's real, i will point the thing that gets me about this last sketch is the believability of the materials in terms of the texture of the suit or the shiny metallic finish on the helm, really tip stuff dood, look forward to the next kickass post!

[Angel Intheuk]

Hi Jigje :D Thanks for visitin and I've seen Sebastians Caricatures briefly on google searches but not known his name, thanks for the fresh inspiration :D Norman Rockwell was the first caricaturist who inspired me.

Anyways your work is amazing! especially your sp's and Bobafet :D Also love the spacetiger, he's quite suave. You doing any caricatures yourself?

[Dreadful Look]

The way you render those... metal... things is so awesome! Looks really solid!

In the latest pic, the chest part looks rather flat, but otherwise it's really good!

[jigje]

Hey Snootchy baby. Thanks mate. I'm just trying to spend a bit more time on stuff and it helps me to learn the things I'm studying. My aim is to be able to spit out 5 masterful speedies per day like you do. haha.

Hey angel in the ook. Thanks for droping by mate. Sebastian is a freak, isn't he? I've never tried to do a caricature but I'm tacking it onto the long list of things to do. :)

Hi Dreadful Look. You're right about the tiger chest. I never meant to go quite that far with the pic and I ran out of steam and posted it when things like that could/should have been finished off. Thanks for the crit mate, thanks for visiting.

Here's a chook.

[Magic Man]

Astoundingly awesome young padawan! ;)

Hope you are going well brother, inspiring to see you take the lessons and completely kick ass with it!

Cheers,

Daz

[snootchy]

seriously Jig ur killing me, i'm seriously blown away by your constant vigilante path to improvement and with each new sketch I don't think i've seen you take a step back at all! Thanks for being such an inspiration and great role model for what it takes to become better at something!

Keep up the goodness homey, ur doing great!

[vanaga]

Amazing rendering skills! :D
Did you used any special brush for tiger head?

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey bro!

Wow.. I honestly don't know what to crit really.. you are just so good. One thing I haven't seen in your studies yet are still lifes, correct me if I'm wrong though.

You may want to consider painting or drawing some still lifes, but what works for me may not be good for you, so it's just an idea which may help you with your colours..

Keep well for now bro and have fun with your next study. =)

[MattGamer]

Looking great. Loving the studies. The metal and rock exercises look rewarding. I always want to do different material studies to gain knowledge for future illustrations. Keep up the good work!

[NicG]

Hey Jigje. CATSA is very cool and uh, nice cock (seriously, someone had to say it :shrug:).

[Benjy]

Dammit. Was hoping I'd get there first. Nice cock anyways. And cool sketchbook in general.

[LAL]

wooo！jigje！that chicken is great ! I like it very much!It is cool!keep the nice work up my bro!cheers!

[jigje]

Magic Man - Thanks Daz. I owe you big time mate, the sessions with you taught me more than I could learn by myself in 2 years. Thanks for everything Master Magic Man.
snootchy - Thanks snootch, you're way too kind mate. I get satisfaction from doing something I like but there's no denying that it's great when someone else likes it. Thanks for your constant encouragement. Seriously appreciate it and I'm always inspired by your awesome sketchbook.
vanaga - Wow, thanks vanaga. The whole thing was done using Magic Mans chalk brush (find a link to it through his sketchbook). The last pass was done with a brush from a magazine cd. It makes 5-6 lines when you drag it, I just used it to fur it up. I'll email the file if you want it, just pm me.
Kungfoowiz - Hey mate, thanks so much for visiting. You're right about still lifes. Apart from the skull stuff and self portraits, I haven't done that much. My to do list is ridiculously long but more still life studies are in there somewhere.
MattGamer - Thank you man. Those made up block studies taught me loads about lighting annnnd they're great fun. Do 'em k?
NicG - Trust you to be the first. I must admit that I got allot of mileage out of it myself when I was drawing it.
Benjy - Haha, thanks Benjy. You have to be pretty quick to beat NicG to a ribald remark.
LAL - Thanks LAL. Glad you like it, thanks for visiting.

After the invasion in 2019, guerrilla resistance units appeared all over the U.S.A. This is "Mud" James in his slightly modified Ford truck. He's a lieutenant in the Arizona East resistance cell.

[Magic Man]

Oh DAMN!!!!! Look at you go Paul!!! Please tell me that was all hand-rendered!

You make a tutor proud =)

[jigje]

Heeeey Daz. Wow man, thank you. Yes, all hand rendered. The old-school caltex logo is a photo, a blur filter on the wheels and a soft light layer at about 30% opacity at the end. They're the only 3 "tricks", apart from your secret chalk brush that is of course available from your blog. Haha. Thanks so much for your post man. Hope you're doing well, catch up soon mate.

[jAqJaQ]

more contrast! :D
The darks will add depth!

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey bro, yeah, that's slightly modified, maybe illegal in some states. =)

[snootchy]

speechless and in awe, you have been officially inducted in my inspirations folder, you rock and keep it that way!!

[vanaga]

Damn, the car looks like real and you had only a few simple steps to draw it. Damn nice. :D

[Istmin52]

Hey, you said you would look back at my sketchbook. lol. Anyway, great updates. How did you get Magic Man to tutor you? It seems to be working. Great job with the last update.

P.S. Sorry about the loss of your friend. That really sounds awful. :(

[NicG]

Hey! I like this new one a lot. Nice work. Very sharp!

[raminafshari]

nice , drawing , i like your way of showing your proses .

[kulka]

Ok, this isn't funny anymore. Again, I disappear for a while, come back and see you ZOOOOMING past with your uber skills.

The way you rendered those animals is just crazy. I'm soooooo jealous.

(Gimme more!)

[kulka]

Ok, this isn't funny anymore. Again, I disappear for a while, come back and see you ZOOOOMING past with your uber skills.

The way you rendered those animals is just crazy. I'm soooooo jealous.

(Gimme more!)

[jigje]

Hey people.

Thanks jaqjaq
Hey Kungfoowiz. Haha, thanks man.
Stop it snootchy. You're making me blush. :bashful: Don't be gone too long.
Hi Vanaga. Haha, yes, a few simple steps. I have no real idea how many layers people generally use - I did that one with 45.
Hi Istamin. I had to convert to the Sith religion to get Magic Man to show me his ways. Now I have succumbed to the dark side. Thanks for commenting mate.
Thanks NickyG. :)
Thanks raminafshari.
Haha, thanks kulka.

Anyways, I've been out of art action for a while so I got back in the groove with this quicky tonight. I bought a medical study skull ages ago and it's plan B every time I just wanna sketch somthing from life.

[NicG]

I like it. I want to get a skull too. Nice work!

[NicG]

Hey Jigje!. I keep PM'ing you but they keep disappearing. Usually I can see my reply.
I'm going to assume you're getting duplicate messages and it's just a glitch but I didn't want you to think I wasn't answering so I thought I'd post here too. Let me know if you got 'em. Thanks!!

[My57]

oooo its been awhile hasn't it?

Nice to see you're doing other things now! Keep up the self portraits though :P - Love the improvement!

PS: Your traditional medium drawings are great!

[Kungfoowiz]

Awesome sketch, teeth maybe need setting back with darker edges but cool, looks pretty awesome for a comeback sketch. =)

[jigje]

Thanks you guys

Just finished this n thought I'd stick it up here. Hope you like it.

[Liz Edwards]

Flippin' fantastic :) and great to see you back!

[sony]

Its been a while, i visited here, really nice update, I would suggest you to paint the background concurrently when you are painting your subject, As the colors get shades from other local colors you already know this just try it.
keep sharing :)

[NicG]

Wow! I kow you posted this a while ago but I'm just checking in now. I likethis one a lot. Very nice work!

[SMILEFACE]

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[jigje]

Here Be Dragons