Dubu's Sketchbook (Updated 02/02/12)

[Dubu]

Hi I'm a wannabe artist that studied Computer Science at UIUC, and I'm practicing to get myself good enough to get into Art Center in Pasadena :) My main priority is on concept designs for stories and games, so you'll be seeing a lot of sketches of random stories that I made up. I'll try to update as much as possible so be sure to leave any criticism you can think of

I'll start off this newb sketchbook with a couple of old sketches I've made during high school. Enjoy!

I am currently working on a personal manga project, please click on the following link if you want to jump straight ahead to the manga :)
*Read order is from left to right*

'Wind' Chapter 1 - Calm Breeze (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2494265#post2494265) <- Click!

'Wind' Chapter 2 - Deep Depression (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2502269#post2502269) <- Click! (NEW!! 11/11/09)

-Dubu

[Morgado]

Very good start!

I especially like the mood on the soldier piece, really has a soul to it :)

Keep it up!

[Dubu]

Heterogenic series - the purpose of this piece is to integrate special features such as fire into a normal daily scene without making it look too exaggerated.
I am planning on drawing a series of these with different supernatural mediums as well.

[Dubu]

Cover art design for my friend's music album.

In case you want to hear what type of music this album is for go and
check this link http://www.myspace.com/brianesmao :)

[Dubu]

Ink sketch of a friend sitting in a cafe

[Dubu]

I've decided to get my lazy ass to work and use this thread as my comic progression update thread :) Enjoy.

The following series of images are redrawn rough drafts of a manga that i have been working on. The title is 'Wind' and is about...well you'll see.

Here's the link to the original rough draft for the manga.
"Wind" v1.0 (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=172365)

*Read order is from left to right*

Wind pages 1&2

[Dubu]

Wind pages 3&4

I've decided to change some of the dialogues between the convict and the cop to the following:

after seeing the guy shove the old lady-

convict: "shouldn't you be doing something about that?"
cop: "what do you mean, the guy was in a hurry. it's an airport,
shit like that happens everyday"
convict: "well you're the cop, i thought you'd be a little more on the concerning side when it came to shit like this..."
cop: "like you even give a shit, you wouldn't be in those if you did in the first place"

The reason for the change was because the dialogue seemed unnatural. :/

[Dubu]

Wind pages 5&6

[Dubu]

Wind pages 7&8

[jeremymoore]

Pretty damn good for someone who calls themselves a "wannabe artist".

[Dubu]

Thanks! Well I've never received proper education to think like one. That's why I'm trying to get myself admitted into an art school :)

[Dubu]

Wind pages 9&10

[Dubu]

Wind pages 11&12

[Dubu]

Wind pages 13&14

This is the conclusion of the first chapter!! :D

[aarondru77]

this is awesome

[Dubu]

Thank you very much :)

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 00-01

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 02-03

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 04-05

[badass]

the baby one is so sweet! also, are those pages from wind done with a tablet or just graphite and paper?

[Dubu]

Thank you!! They're just sketches done with a 0.5 mechanical pencil on normal letter sized printing paper :)

[Novbert]

Damn good pencils here. No real crits, just keep doing what you do right now. Okay one more thing: I'd love to see some more finished stuff from you (to find something to crit :P).

[Dubu]

Thank you. Yeah..I'll start posting finished ones once I'm done with the rough drafts

[sarbro]

these are really great!

[soverynight]

Good stuff - looking forward to seeing coloured work of the sketches!

[Dubu]

I wasn't really thinking of colored pages :P but I guess I could toss in a few color pages.

[soverynight]

Oh I guess you're just working in black& white. Sorry! For some reason I assumed you'd colour them eventually :P

[Lord Dubu]

Nice work Dubu 2. I especially like psot #5.

[Dubu]

Thank you :) Yeah I liked that one too... Unfortunately I no longer have the original :(

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 06-07

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 08-09

[blexano]

I really like the observation study in #5.

Looking forward to see more like this! =D

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 10-11

[NickyBeats]

awesome work man!!!

im not sure why more people arent spotting the talent in here, but i think its aces! you deserve more comments in here. all these loose page layouts are great! the character work is really nicely done. i think you should tighten up some of the pages to finished linework, it has a ton of potential. keep it up!!

[brubaker]

Dubu - Thanks for the comment on my thread. Man, your Manga is looking really good even in this sketch form. Your structure is very solid in your characters and I can tell you really know your stuff. I love how you are drawing the faces as well. Although I love lots of Manga, I sometimes get tired of looking at the way most of the faces are drawn but your style definitely stands out in my mind from what I can see. We should keep in touch for sure! I'd love to keep track of your progress and pick up your book when it's out. Thanks again for your post!

[Dubu]

Thx!! Brubaker :D I'm not sure if I'll ever have a book out for you to pick up, but I sure hope a day like that would come :)

[NickyBeats]

id second that! if you do put out a book, you will have at least 2 customers lined up!! (but im sure it would be a hell of alot more)

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 12-15

*Final revision of page 14 - redrew the plane on the last panel to make it look more dynamic and epically saved the up-skirt scene :P

[Dubu]

/@NickyBeats - Hehe I'll keep that in mind!! Meanwhile...I'm dying for some critiques on story, scene composition, characters or whatever!! It'd be really nice to receive some comments like you said every now and then :P

[brubaker]

To be honest, the way I read comics is by looking at the pictures a million times and if I keep seeing things that are interesting to me then I finally take the time to read it. In this case there are lots of cool things that grab my attention. The page in the airport is especially interesting where the wind like cloud is surrounding everything. I'd love to see how this is going to be cleaned up to get a better feel for how this will look. I haven't taken the time to read it though...except for the caption in that spread I was just talking about.

The faces and camera angles seem really nice and keep me interested. The new airplane page is very nice and dynamic like you were shooting for. One thing though, if this is a spread page, your dialogue box will be cut down the middle at the bottom of the page. The imagery look great though.

[Kaileighblue]

I really like your style and paneling, etc. The handwriting is a little hard to read but this is the roughs? I got completely distracted by the fact that it's the airline from Lost(among other things.) That's not your problem though. :D

[Dubu]

Yay, comments!

@brubaker // I'm kinda worried that I might lose the windyness once I clean it up lol, but yeah I'll definitely get to it. Maybe work on some color pages as well. I also notice that about the monlogue box :/ I'll have to get around fixing that.

@Kaileighblue // Yep, these are still roughs. It's cool that you noticed that. Apparantly Oceanic Airlines is a favorite among show and movie writers to use in certain 'plane disaster' stories :P

[Arne Meyer]

Promising comic,
I don´t know much about comics, but for me it is way to exhausting to read.
I guess you need a more cleaned up structure with bold panel rims etc.
For the texts you should use a computer font in the final version, you can create an own custom one for your needs if you want to, this way it will be much easier to read.
What also is a bit distracting is the fact that on some pages there is too much text for my taste, I read comics mostly because of the pictures.
The drawings I can see are great and the airplane drawings are awesome.
I will read the whole thing when it is in a more polished status.
And please color it :)
Good work!

[Dubu]

@Arne Meyer //Thanks, yeah for now it is just a rough trying to get the story down onto paper before anything, and I do plan on doing the things you've suggested :)

[Aryeh]

Very nice work!

[SHB]

U'r skill in drawin with pen is markable! Especially the child or the girl in Orange atmosphere! One of the best that I ever Cn! U should work pn Ur digital though! But it's the matter of technic, U can handle it!;) TC!

[Holland]

Really great stuff! Your pencils are really loose but they read very well :)

[Dubu]

@SHB // Thanks! Are you talking about the baby sketch? I've posted some more digitals for you :) Most of them were done when I was still in high school was impatient with them so I never really got around to finishing :(

@Holland // Thank you, I wish I could spend more time on refining the sketches, but since it's just a rough I can't help it hehe.

[brubaker]

Just checked out your gallery Dubu. It's very nice to see where these pages might go when they are finished. Love it!

[Dubu]

Hehe, I can't guarantee anything close to what I have up on my gallery for the manga, but i'll certainly try :P

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 16-17

[Kapil]

the pages looks nice, but you're kind of drawing the same panel over and over. no dynamic angles, no extreme close-ups or pan shots. It's always pretty much in front of the character from the torso up. You need some more variety. It's getting kind of boring to look at. Just some crit, i' dont want to sound like an ass, its just something to keep in mind.

[Dubu]

@Kapil // I see... yeah I see what you're saying. I guess I got too comfortable with certain angles and distances and ended up avoiding unfamiliar ones... I'll take ur comment into advice and I hope I'll be able to implement that in my future pages :)

[zou]

nice linework, really good !


i wish to see some life drawing ...

[brubaker]

I agree with Kapil a little. But at the same time, I don't think you need to do it too much until the story calls for it. I just love looking at your faces. They are so loose but so well structured.

[TheHut]

All the angles of faces and different views, the plane, just inspiring. Can't wait to see more.

[Dubu]

@zou // Thanks! I don't have much life drawings to show... I'll be sure to post when I get one done :)

@brubaker // Yeah...that's what I was thinking but i did notice that some scenes might be better with different angles. More importantly I'll have to get comfortable with closer or further away scenes...It feels kinda fixed like movies or tv shows.

Sorry for being dumb, but what do you mean by 'loose'? I'm still kinda new on the whole art term thingy :P

@TheHut // Thank you :) I enjoyed drawing the plane scenes alot.

[brubaker]

Sorry for being dumb, but what do you mean by 'loose'? I'm still kinda new on the whole art term thingy

I just mean sketchy, or quickly drawn. A loose line as appose to a perfectly tight line drawing where every line is exact and there is no sketchiness. Wow, don't quote me on that. It's the best I could do.

[Dubu]

ah cool :) hehe

[Dubu]

Wind Chapter 2 - Deep Depression
pages 18-19

This is the conclusion of chapter 2 :D

[sansan]

OH! i really like your pencil sketch! that's gerat!

[Hideyoshi]

I like the manga layouts, nice style! hope to see them finished!

[Dubu]

@sansan // thank's alot :D I really enjoyed looking at ur stuff too :)

@Hideyoshi // Thank you, right now i'm just drawing the get the story done, but i'll definitely finish it up and polish it :D

[Hanny Honeymoon]

dubuuuuuuuuuuu! im baaahaaaaaaaaaack! : D
ooooooooh i love your doji pages! *_____* i never tryed to make a story... i think its hard to paint one figure in different situation, and it must look like even the same person >.<
do you have ready sites? i want to see them finished! *___*
*hug*
hanny

[Dubu]

Hi Hanny! I hope ur arm is better :D
I'm sort of on a hiatus right now cuz something else came up lol.
But i'll get back to working at it as soon as I'm done with what I'm
working on right now and hopefully will be able to finish it soon :)
Thanks!

[Dubu]

T-shirt design that I was working on a while back. Submitted it to threadless.com in high hopes but was declined submission because the design was too hard to print. They wanted to tone it down slightly and resubmit it, but I didn't want to change the design...heh :/

[Dubu]

Evil Yoda

[Dubu]

A couple of animated doodles..

[Dubu]

540 kick

[ryukin]

Greetings, ryukin here.
Dubu, your manga is amazing! I was totally blown away the first time I read it. I can't believe you call yourself a wannabe artist!
Your story is interesting and the character designs rock!

...I read some of the other people's post and do have to agree that the shots need to vary a bit. But they are on a plane afterall and it's cramp in there... I think if the shot gets pulled out too far and it's not done well, you could get a lot of people/objects/environment unnessarily cluttering up a panel.
Also, the reading flow... It's quite easy to read from page to page, although there were a couple of times I 'panel skip' due to dialogue balloon placement, like in chp1. pg.4... I read from panel 2 to panel 4. Also in chp.2 pg.17 from panel 1 to panel 3, but then again maybe it's just the way I read comics, balloons first and pics second. Weird, I know but that's how I roll.

Oh, got to mention, the head bang in chp.1 pg.12 and the pic on chp.2 pg.00, golden :teeth:
And keep up the nice work!

[phoenicorn]

epic animated gifs. love the punch one.

[Dubu]

@ryukin // Thanks for the really good/useful, review/comment. Yeah, I see what you mean about the panels.. the chat balloons are kind of misleading, I can fix that :) As for the shots I have an idea on how to make them vary a bit more. For the other panels you mentioned, I tried to loosen up the seriousness with those panels an I'm glad you liked it :)

@phoenicorn // Thanks, those were doodles that I did when I was bored a bit ago. I hope to do some bigger, longer ones in the future that has more meaning to it.

[Dubu]

The People that Shaped Who I am Now #1 - Paulo Coelho

Most famous for being the author of 'The Alchemist', Paulo Coelho was one of the people that enabled me to pursue my goal as an artist that I have today. By depicting an epic story of a boy who had a dream and stuck to it till the very end despite of the events that prevented him from doing so, he reminded me of my childhood dreams and torched my heart to propel towards my goal. If it wasn't for this guy I might not have been willing to continue drawing.

* Drew this during break times between teaching the kids. Took me about an hour or so. It's been a while since I've attempted to draw portraits so I'm still a bit shaky on the lines and shading :P (Will try to draw at least one a week).

[Dubu]

Recent concept sketches for Wind. Chapter 3 is coming soon!!!

[Dubu]

Is it just me...or are the pictures not loading?

[Hanny Honeymoon]

i have the same problem ^^°

[Hanny Honeymoon]

i want to see your new stuff too >3<

[Traveler]

I like your last two concepts for "Wind." Perhaps you already mentioned it but I'm wondering where/when I can see the final pages?

[jaredsalmond]

love your style and the action you do! keep it up!

[JustinBeckett]

Nice dramatic lines you have there, good work!

[Dubu]

@Traveler// Thank you!! As for the final pages, I haven't been working on the comic for a while and right now I'm trying to get used to the characters again. But I'll starting posting the 3rd chapter very soon!!

@jaredsaldon// Thank you very much :) Will do!

@JustinBeckett// Thank you Justin, would it be possible for you to tell me which parts of my lines you liked specifically ^^? (I'm still kind of new to the art world so I have difficulty some times understanding both compliments and crits...)

[Hanny Honeymoon]

aaaaaaaaah the animations and the tiger from the last pieces are soooo cool! *_* cuuute!

[AlexEh]

Nice work Dubu! I would like to see more still lifes and anatomy study :D Keep it up your doing well.

[soros]

Nice plane sketches !

[Dubu]

Modern Japanese lightning god with Ray-bans

[Dubu]

Heterogenic - Fire

[soverynight]

Cool!!

[Dubu]

@soverynight // Thanks!!! :D

[dleoblack]

Hey Dubu, great storytelling in the comics I like all shots on it! Your Sb is so nice. Great!:rocker:

[Leviathus]

Great stuff! I agree with Dy.laneA. Looking forward to it :D

[Dubu]

Wind concept sketch up- Initially drew it with a complete bottom-up angle, but angle got thrown off when I drew the legs... So I had to play around with the upper torso till I found the right torso length lol..

[Dubu]

@ dleoblack // Awesome!! Hehe I feel slightly more confident now in my storytelling ability thanks to you :D
@ Leviathus // Yeah, I've been hearing alot that I should work more on human anatomy. Maybe I should..

[Dubu]

With a few more characters

[andres333]

woah nice SB your drawing style is looking quite good. did you do them all using a tablet?

[Dubu]

Thanks! All of the colored ones are done using a tablet :) The rest are scans of pencil and pen sketches.

[Jamie Romoser]

cool sketchbook you have going here dig your lines
have a good one
till next time
-Jamie

[Dubu]

Wind concept art

[NickyBeats]

oh ho ho ho! you have been cranking these out man! i love all of the new ones, really think your true linework is starting to show thru, and im digging it! love this latest concept too, great characters, and expressions. keep it up man!!

[brubaker]

Wow man, Love that last sketch of all your characters. The faces, the clothes, it's all so fun to look at. Great stuff again.

[Dubu]

@NickyBeats // Thanks. About the lines, I'm a bit concerned that my habit of leaving sketch marks in the colored pieces are making the whole image seem incomplete :/ I first thought of it as a personal style, but now I'm thinking maybe it's bad habit...

@Jason // Hey~ didn't know you were back on CA! :D Thanks, I like how things turned up for the last piece too, Although I think I should try to be a bit more meticulous with the details..

[SageTso]

excellent sketches, i love your lines too

[Charles Ratteray]

cool pencil comic panels man-


- C









the sketchbook:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111671

[Gray_Knight]

These drawings are very good.

I really like your use of color and shading. Even your most colorful drawing is not obnoxious.

I really love you last one especially. I love how creepy the atmosphere feels.

[Dubu]

@SageTso // Thanks :)

@Charles Ratteray // Thanks man- I saw ur concept art and they're awesome :D

@Gray Knight // :) I've never thought about the way I color thing, but I think you're right! heh. Didn't initially intend for the creepy atmosphere, but I like how it turned out to be and I'm glad that you like it too :D

[shadoxumbra]

love your work man.
Especially your wind sketches n_n I love that drawing style u got there,
it's a bit manga'ish is n't it? (but then better in my oppinion xD)
And love the color use of the lady in the dress (first page).

[Dubu]

Thanks shadoxumbra! I'm still unsure of my drawing style but your comment is sure to help me in establishing my on unique style :)

[fantasyartist]

Nice work you've got here mate. Keep an eye on your structure as your drawings have some spots where they look flat. Always think all around the objects that you're drawing. The lighting and colors on that last sketch are really well done. Keep it up!

[LadyLooLauren]

Your comic panels are great, nice and sketchy, but not so much that it's hard to tell what's going on. I like how you draw eyes, they're intense! Keep going!

[Dubu]

@fantasyartist // thanks for the useful comment. Can you tell me which parts appear flat? so i can try to fix the problem :)

@LadyLooLauren // Thank you very much :D

[pixel cheetah]

Lovely skecthes, keep it up!

[AlexEh]

Looking sweet, keep it up!

[Dubu]

Quick tattoo design for a friend

[shiroboi]

God, I love your pencils. They're so light and lively. Doing a manga called wind is well suited to your style. What baffles me even more is how tight your paintings are when you start with such loose pencils.

The big question is, can you ink those pencils?

[soverynight]

Bamboo tree looks nice =)

[Dubu]

After being pointed out that I am weak in my anatomy I decided to go and study the human anatomy. I am currently on my 3rd step of my 12 step study plan that I have made and it took me waaayyy longer than I had anticipated lol.

After the initial study of drawing from observation than three or more from imagination I went on and continued drawing until I reached at least 100 iterations of each study. I decided not to post the other 200 figures I've drawn for obvious reasons..

[Dubu]

After the extensive study period, I wanted to take my new found understandings for a test drive and here are the results.

The following are images of a Korean ghost/monster/demon mythic figure called a 'Dokkebi'. This particular version is my re-imagination of the concept as the original real concept of the Dokkebi has been lost in time during the Japanese colonization of Korea. The current common known concept of it is a borrowed concept of the Japanese counterpart 'Oni' the red demon. So to break free of that misconception I studied some legends and attempted to reconstruct how the original dokkebi might have been like.

It is said that they wore human clothings (hanbok) and looked like humans except somewhat strange and had a horn shaped figure on the top of their heads. To break away from the Japanese demon concept I decided to take the horn and replace it with the traditional Korean hair knot called a 'Sang-tu' and focused on the part where it said 'they looked like humans except somewhat different' and took as an indication of malformation. Perhaps they were mutants with malformations or protrusions on their bodies, and the society had exiled them out of fear and misunderstanding of their conditions. They normally punished the bad and brought joy to the good when it benefits them so I thought of a Robinhood-esque band of bandits who hid their malformations with masks and acted like demons.

[aLDoDarK]

you have a really nice sketch, keep it uP! =D

[Dacountno2]

I love your faces!

[Dubu]

@ aLDoDarK, Dacountno2 // Thank you!!

[Exon-Ion]

You latest korean character concepts look awesome, and it also seems as if you done some research into it before breaking into your version of the Dokkebi, interesting stuff...

[Dubu]

@Exon-Ion // Thanks! Yeah I had to draw a Dokkebi logo character for a friend for his company and got carried away with it lol.

[Dubu]

More concept sketches of Dokkebi

[ilmenhin]

The first and last pages of your SB are my favourite pages. :)

Your manga is interesting, and I can see you taking the advice of the other members into play. The characters in that last post are tonnes more interesting because of their anatomy, and posing- so you're definitely improving! ^^

The quick tattoo design is <3. I love the tigers you've drawn!

[Dubu]

Female versions

[RedWarrior]

Incredible! why are you studying computer science? XD You are very skilled!!! Congrats!

My Sketchbook :) (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181813&highlight=redwarrior)

[Dubu]

@ RedWarrior // Parents.. D: I'm done studying now lol I graduated, so now I have all the time in the world to focus on art. Thanks!

[Chr. Steam]

Like your pencil, man!

[Dubu]

Another female version

[NickyBeats]

yo Dubu! man you have really started to come into your own, or at least your sketches are becoming alot cleaner, and easier to read. beautiful character work. i am wondering who are your biggest influences? you must love manga, what is your favorite story? i just started really getting into a couple new books lately. i dont know if youve heard of the "Vagabond" series, by Takehiko Inoue, but those books RULE! based on the fictional account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi. another one i just started which is pretty cool, is "Biomega", by Tsutomu Nihei. that ones very cool, gritty sci-fi gore all over the place. anyways, keep up the great work!! im looking forward to your updates!

[stabby2486]

Love the lineart man, so clean and fluid.

EDIT: Suddenly those female warrior concepts remind me of Kratos from God of War. Is that where you got the inspiration for them?

[Dubu]

@NickyBeats // Thanks man!! :D Hmm..my influences.. as a child definitely Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball), Inoue Takehiko was definitely one of my favorite artists but I don't think his style rubbed off to me that much. Throughout middle school to highschool the two of my biggest influences tho were Togashi Yoshihiro (YuYu Hakusho, HunterXHunter), and Minagawa Ryouji (Spriggan, Arms, D-Live). Recently as an artist the two people that I have been following mostly are Jason Brubaker (ReMIND) and Jaechul Park (www.paperblue.net).

@ stabby2486 // I've had a friend ask me that, but it didn't occur to me until he mentioned it. I guess the weapon style is kind of similar. Also I've had a friend tell me it reminded him of Bleach where Ichigo uses the string attached to his sword to fight as well.

[Dubu]

Illustrated concept of the female in battle

[Dubu]

@NickyBeats // Oh and for the comic itself, about the layouts and compositions and such, I referenced alot of Obata Takeshi(Hikaru no Go, Bakuman)'s work.

[Denki]

Dubu don't worry about the education unless you think you need it [ what I mean is don't let anyone pressure you k ] your work is great the way it is. just keep it up and you'll be at the lvl you want to be at in know time. Man I'v been at this a freakin long time and you seem like ur a natural with the panel's and art. I just have the art. I get artist/block when it comes to panel's.

[Denki]

In my opinion your not a wanna be you are an artist that has just lost their way. It happens to all of us.

[PeregrinTerk]

Love the brush work in that battle concept. I hope you do more in that style. Keep up the good work.

[Dubu]

@Denki // thanks alot for the encouraging words! :D

@PeregrinTerk // Hehe the brush work was kind of a fluke as most of my drawings are. I still don't have a style set so each drawing tends to be different, but I'll definitely try to come up with another one someday

[Dubu]

Pin-up submission for reMIND, a visually beautiful comic by Jason Brubaker
- check out the comic here at http://www.remindblog.com/

[Dubu]

Continuation of the Heterogenic series (previous one was fire);
Heterogenic - Q

[aLDoDarK]

The latest girl drawing is amazing, I like how you did the colour, and the blasting effect of the bubble is amazing

[Dubu]

Heterogenic 3rd - Density

[Falchion]

You, are freaking amazingly inspirational for me.

[eekolite]

Oh wow, lol. I have ReMind in my RSS and saw your pinup when it was posted. Fancy seeing it here in your thread too. (I think I may have even voted for yours as one of my 3).

You've got some sweet stuff in here, can't wait to see more.

Also Paulo Coelho rocks, he helped me out a lot too. :D

[The941]

I really admire your stuff and on top of it, I'm astounded that you say you're a "wannabe". I love your attention to detail -- I've never been quite able to capture that in my drawing. Honestly you inspire me.

Keep up the good work.

[SageTso]

The calligraphy look is pretty awesome, looks difficult to depict though. Keep it up man, awesome style.

[Dubu]

@Falchion // Thank you :D
@eekolite // Thanks for the vote :) #8 is kicking my ass though :/
@The941 // Thank you :) the latest piece I really tried to pay attention to detail. Made me too tired and I ended up just blurring the entire background lol.
@SageTso // The calligraphy was pretty difficult to figure out at first. Had to redraw the lines 4-5 different times since I wasn't used to drawing calligraphy with a tablet. Made everything look too fake hehe.

[LAL]

nice works, I like the last one so much,keep up!

[qlotzan]

really amazing inspirition and perfect ideas and use the imagenation to creat a wonderful artwork

good luck DUBU

QLOTZAN ;)

[Dubu]

Heterogenic #4 - Gravity

[Dubu]

League of Legends fan art.

[Dubu]

Heterogenic #5 - Portals

This is the last drawing that I do before joining the army

[AndreRuben]

nice overall thread. i like your characters, and this last series of drawings is nice. my favs being gravity and the last one.

in spite of the army, keep drawing!

[Dubu]

@AndreRuben // thx :) I'll try to post whenever i can

[sykeros]

awesome stuff, keep at it! good luck in the army and i look forward to seeing more of your stuff!!
this last series you posted is amazing btw. agree with andreruben, the gravity one is great.
happy holidays

[Heavens]

I like. A LOT. Why are you joining the army? One year military service or something like that? It's a waste of your time! Some of your drawings remind a bit of Akihiko Yoshida btw, which is quite awesome.

[Dubu]

@sykeros // thx. I'll try to post something the first chance I get :)
@Heavens // I agree that it's a waste of my time but it's a requirement as a Korean :/ I'll use this time to work on my basic skills. Akihiko Yoshida? I've never heard of the name but I'll look into it. Thx! :)

*I just looked up Akihiko Yoshida and just realized that he's the character designer for Square :P

[Dubu]

Some sketches that I drew in the army.

[scholz]

awesome work man

[NickyBeats]

wow man! so much awesomeness since i was last in here!! thats too bad about your mandatory military service. but hopefully youll get the chance to do some technical drawings or studies of things like weapons/vehicles/aircraft that most of us dont get to see up close in person! keep a small sketchbook on you!! and good luck!

[Dubu]

New sketches that I drew while in the army :) Some of them are characters from the game 'League of Legends'.

[NickyBeats]

hey! welcome back bro!! nice sketches!

[weashell]

welcome back =)

[jedininjaman]

LOVELY LoL re-designs

[PontusEuxinus]

I love the dynamics in your characters. Wanna see, if you improved at painting though : ).

[TFsean]

Your very latest sketches are really beautiful totally love them. Your pieces have mega great movement and composition. Your rendering style seems slightly different but the forms are great so cant argue with that, style :)

[Dubu]

Revelry themed Akali of League of Legends

[Dubu]

@Nickybeats, weashell // thx! Unfortunately I'm just on vacation right now so it'll be a while before I'm really back out :/
@jedininjaman // Yay! LoL fan!!
@PontusEuxinus // Just posted one :) Not sure If I've improved tho :/
@TFsean // Thank you :) Mind if I ask how different am I?

[Dubu]

Riven of LoL

[madekart]

love the pencil ones . keep workin man !

[Dubu]

@madekart // Thanks! Considering I've only been able to work on pencils for the past two years I still have a long way to go :/