My book of randomness!(updated today March 16th /2010 )! Critique/comments welcome!

[Natzuur-JK]

So heres the deal, im 20 yrs old, I need to get better quick. So critque me plz! Harsh nice or anything inbetween i can take it.

Comment/critque my book, and ill comment yours, help each other out.

[Chison]

they look cool,every image have something in it

looking forward to see the next update..

[Natzuur-JK]

Here is a small update. Some traditional stuff, I need to scan some more of this, these are sorta old.

Chison: Hey thanks for stopping in, and dropping the first comment!

[Cranberry]

Nice studies! Keep doing those!

Keep it up!
& come have a look at my sketchy if you like :)

[Natzuur-JK]

Dropping a few more in sketchbook 2.0 marker and pen mostly, sorry for my bad scans, oh well. =)

[Natzuur-JK]

Well i was supposed to keep posting here, but work and l;ife have me busy doing things other then drawing =( Here is another one

[Natzuur-JK]

Here is an update some thumbs done in al.chemy and my entry for EOW

[Natzuur-JK]

blargh!

[Natzuur-JK]

Some sketches from my sketch books IRL.

[Natzuur-JK]

Heres a few more, maybe i'll get some feedback this time... who knows! =P

[Natzuur-JK]

bump?

[Kaydel]

I like the style your developing.. just keep up the hard work! Post moar!

[Natzuur-JK]

Kaydel:Thanks bro, start a Sketchbook NAAOOOOOOWWWWWW so everyone can see your great life drawings!!

I'm at work so no update for now, but I have alot of stuff to post, including..... studies! CA's favorite SB item =P:lifedrawing:

[Natzuur-JK]

ok here is a small update i need to scan in some of my human studies ive been doing the past few days, but for now i'll just post what i have taken pictures of.

[Incinerated]

good stuff man, I think you need to push the detail and form of your pictures.
because (generally) your forms seem geometrically very basic when on the exterior. Interior is pretty good. Surprised there isn't more comments here. :)
Thanks for dropping by me and mine.

[Natzuur-JK]

Incinerated: I agree about more comments=P The reason being is comments like yours help me so much, its so nice having a fresh pair of eyes looking at my work, and seeing things i don't see. You're right, a few of my drawings are too basic in geometry and if the shapes were more complex it would create much more dynamic feeling. Thanks for stopping by


This morning ill update with some 3d work since i haven't posted any since my first dump. These are both WIP models done in blender, niether one is rendered yet, just screenshots from blender workspace. Sword is a low poly game model that needs a texturemap (like first one) and tank is prob gonna be for 3d paintover.

Hope you like!

[DSmith]

Hey there,thanks for stopping by my sketchbook!

Nice 3D concepts.Blender is awesome!Are you using 2.5?(because it is great,if not,you should try it)

I want to learn perspective,If I go slow I can do pretty good perspective drawings,but when I leave all the carefully planned helping lines and proceed with a quicker method,my drawing suddenly turns into a mess.Well,I guess it is a matter of practice.

Keep up the good work,drawings are awesome too!

[Natzuur-JK]

Dsmith:Thanks! yeah perspective is def a matter of trial and error, going through the motions of setting up perspective grids helps immensly. I'm using blender 2.6, I love it, i tried 3dsmax, and honestly, blender is much more user friendly. I think it's as powerful too, which says a lot for being free. I'll drop by your SB again soon.

Small update for today, my damn scanner wont work, and my camera is out of batteries so only digital for a day or two. This is a light study, i'm not completely satisfied with it, but i think it helped me really consider light more when drawing and rendering.

[Natzuur-JK]

here is some pix of some quick photo studies (limited my time on these) and other random sketches/studies

[Natzuur-JK]

WIP for this weeks EOW, about 6 hrs into it.

[Rhoades]

Hey, nice looking sketchbook, I like the oriental feel that some of your pieces have. It's very unique. Are you going to school? if so what for?

[Natzuur-JK]

Rhoades: Thanks man, I feel like my style is starting to emerge finally, but it's still in it's infancy. While I still have a lot to learn about light, perspec, anatomy, etc, Im glad its coming out finally. I'm not in college (yet), im looking into illustration or animation, not sure yet. Thanks for dropping by, glad you liked it!

Update on EOW

[Natzuur-JK]

Eow# 127, final image, yay! I kinda have a love/hate relationship with this image.

[Maddog385]

very nice stuff ;)

[Kaydel]

Liking the EOW entry! We needs to work on our SECRET project soon!

[Natzuur-JK]

Maddog385: Why thank you maddog, glad you like!

Kaydel: Yeah bru fer sure, i like your Sb links, quite fitting.

Some IRL Sb pages, hate the girl, shes either blind, or like really blazed or something. I'll post moar later, or maybe tomorrow.

[AlexTooth]

Wow such charming design skills you have, your enviro's speak a thousand words :)

I like all the character work and studies, keep at that anatomy and posing and you'll be unstoppable!

[Natzuur-JK]

AlexTooth: Thanks! I really appreciate you stoping by! Yeah if i def need to keep practicing people and anatomy. Thanks for the kind words.

This post is some thumbs, and the resulting image ( I did more thumbs but dont wana show.) The image and thumbs themselves are a bit older, i've started reworking the image as i feel i'm getting srtonger and more confident in my digital painting. I may not finish it but still fun to do.

[Lateman]

hey man! thanks for your sopport on my SB! you got very cool buildings and enviro-conepts. like that alot. try to go more into detail and try to show things like: bricks on the wall or cracks and more litte details like people with expression. just a small living world with a lot to look at. youre an the right way! keep posting

cheers lateman

[Kaydel]

Love the enviros, cant wait to get them into 3D for teh game!

[Natzuur-JK]

1 hr photo study, ill upload more RL sketchbook pages later, im pretty excited about some of them.

[lowkey]

hey man I'm glad you decided to join in the daily studies! you said in your intro post you need to get better quick and that's the way to do it. :D your environments are already strong so keep it up!

[Natzuur-JK]

lowkey: Thanks! your right, since ive been focused on doing more studies I feel I am learning things more quickly, dedication is def the key.

[AlexTooth]

Sweet work matey, keep it up. 1h photo study looks great. This portrait I get a feeling of not being symmetrical, might wanna flip the canvas a few times regularly, vertically and horizontally. :) Daggers!

[Kaydel]

Studies looking great dewd!

[Natzuur-JK]

Long time no update (sorta) anyway here is some studies! I'm still slacking on posting my traditional things.

[Natzuur-JK]

Some new WIP none of them are finished yet obviously, but I think they're coming along.

All done in photoshop.

[Jephyr X]

Great start to your SB. Keep 'em coming! : )

[Natzuur-JK]

Jephyr X: Thanks, will do.

Here is an update on that enviro i was working on before. I'm not sure how much more im going to push it, but its not feeling quite done just yet.

[Natzuur-JK]

So ive been looking at my last piece, and the colors seem so different on all types of monitors, obviously its gonna be different, but im so sure mine is that accurate. Is it too dark, or not enough contrast in some areas to any of you? anyway small update.

Speedpaints/WIPS both about 1 hr. Made a lot of custom brushes at work then put them to use for some speedies, was quite fun.

[Natzuur-JK]

This one is done now.

[Jasper_]

Cool stuff man, I like that your trying out more styles. I like these latest speedpaints, they're not as geometric as your older work and have got some great gestural textures and forms. Keep working on that style, and maybe you can work to combine the two effectively. Haven't seen any figures lately, but from what I've seen before they could use some work, particularly in showing the structure and form accurately in the human body. Enviros seem your strong point right now, but keep working figures and landscapes as much as you can man, there's definitely some improvement from the first page!

[DSmith]

Hey there,Natzuur-JK,long time no see!
Your work is definitely improving,and you've got an unique style going on!
Some crits:
-there are some perspective issues with the grey house in your EOW.
-in your last painting,there is something off with the circular window on the door.
Both of the paintings look grait,just thought that I should point out the mistakes,as it could be helpful for you!

Keep going,I love your style!

Cheers!

[Natzuur-JK]

Jasper: Thanks! yeah your right my enviros kind of took the forefront over figure/anatomy etc lately, I def need to work on my weak point. Your SB looks great btw, gonna check up on it again soon.

DSmith: Hey, thanks! You keep at it too.


Update, first one is another... guess what, enviro! lol

Second is a speedpaint, not rly gonna push it anymore, messing around with some alternative techniques in this one.

[darknight]

great environments ! keep em coming:)

[NeonDuck]

pretty nice work, but your perspective always seems a bit wonky... like there's always a vanishing point that's a little off or inconsistent. might have a look at that.

i'd also recommend focusing more on studies so you develop your shapes and anatomy etc. creative work is great but you might need a little bit more to base it on. the studies you've got are pretty cool, so you got a good start already!

[Natzuur-JK]

Thanks for the replys and input guys! Here is a study I have been working on lately, pretty close to putting it aside, maybe even finished now. Anyway...

[Natzuur-JK]

2 updates on some stuff, I got a new tablet today,and a second monitor is supposed to be delivered today! yay for art time =P Anyway here they are.