My Humble Beginning

[syk3]

hey. im a self taught artist with no training whatsoever im hoping to become a well known established concept artist as well as illustrator and im here to learn. any tips tricks suggestions are more than welcome.
one of my most favorite concept artists as well as illustrators has to be Marko Djurdevic.. crazy about his work and his style... i personally havent developed a style yet.. hoping to... i feel like my foundations are weak... really wanna improve in those areas... i wanna focus more on realism... im most comfortable with a pencil and paper... but im tryin to expand into the digital medium... im also a big fan of scott robertson and jason chan as well as El Coro, Andrew Jones, Feng Zhu and Nox.

im currently drawing every page in Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth. Im really hoping this improves my skills...

[syk3]

this was somethin i just drew one day... got inspired by watchin shaolin monks and somethin on the discovery channel abt them :P

[syk3]

i jus tried my hand at shading... kinda tryin to add value... didnt turn out the way i expected :(

[Eric Young]

there are decent design ideas in these two pieces but they are weak because you're lacking anatomy training. just keep doing figure drawings and referencing from life. If you're not planning on going to any type of art school you need to really focus and accept the criticism of other artists. Post the figure drawing work you're doing from the book you said you have. We can give you pointers and tips to help you along the way. Good luck, I hope to see more.

[syk3]

a friend of told me to deviate a bit and try something different instead of jus sticking to human type things... so i tried my hand at some robots... some of my first attempts at them... their small quick sketchs jus playin around with shapes and stuff

[Rotor]

Hey, nice start here.
Don't be worried about creating a style, I think you should focus on more technical stuff like studying value and anatomy. The rest will follow.
Just get comfortable drawing, test different medias etc.

Looking forward to more stuff. :)

[syk3]

thanks a lot will do so... and dont worry all forms of criticism are more than welcome i really wanna learn

[syk3]

@ROTOR any ways or exercises to help with value rendering and learning it?

[syk3]

i got inspired lookin at some of keith thompsons work... decided to do something with zombies... also watched alot of zombie movies tht time...

[syk3]

here i tried out some vehicles... perspective is probably wrong...

[syk3]

i never had any formal training so i decided to study anatomy on my own... i borrowed Burne Hogarth's dynamic figure drawing... decided to draw the entire book and see if i become better.. this is some of the anatomy study i did...

[syk3]

tried doin some random creature concept thing

[syk3]

jus some random sketchs... and on previous suggestions i did some studies and still life :P

[fenixx]

Keep drawing mate :)

[Mohzart]

Draw draw draw! study study study! keep going man :D youll get there i promise!

[icecoldtears4321]

hey there!

thanks for being my first comment here on my finally finished post :)

here are some helpful tips that helped me and hopefully will help you too.

I never had any significant art training myself except for a couple high school classes which did not help at all. If you would like to keep studying figures it may help, but i personally never found it helpful. What i would suggest starting i order to help refine you skills is work from the head down. find a pictures you like that you took of friends, or find in a magazine, or online of an actor/actress. Then, print it out and make a grid of the picture (if you dont know how to do this you can ask me), and make a grid on the paper that you are wanting to use. Then draw, each box at a time what you see. doing this to start out will help you to realize the shape of a face from different angles, because when you see a picture you dont realize the shape because of the shading.

Then after you have done this, you can start shading and defining features. For this i use different pencils depending on their hardness and softness to get the different shading levels. And i start with a very light shade and do the darkest shade last. i also use a tissue to help shade, dont use your finger because the oils from your fingers can sometimes make the shading mess up, and the pencil hard to erase. you have to be very patient when you shade because it takes a lot of time to get it right.

then after you finish that drawing draw more and more, and i guess post it on here and get some tips on how to make that drawing better. Also, buy a gum eraser from the store. those are always nice to have. Paper that i like to use is strathsmore bristol vellum. you can always send me a message if you have a question!

enjoy!!

[Spiderlok33]

Other then the anatomy problems (which I face my self, see my SB for proof) lol there are some pretty good ideas
@Icecoldtears4321 - Sucks that they don't help you, I find them very helpful studying them, even in Art 1 were doing it right now.
Anywho hope to see some more.

[icecoldtears4321]

Other then the anatomy problems (which I face my self, see my SB for proof) lol there are some pretty good ideas
@Icecoldtears4321 - Sucks that they don't help you, I find them very helpful studying them, even in Art 1 were doing it right now.
Anywho hope to see some more.

I am just saying that personally for myself, that anatomy study and such did not help much. This is partially due to the fact that i do not have formal art training. For someone such as you, who i am guessing is in an art class, studying the human body can help a lot because you are not teaching yourself, and many times you have human models in front of you.

Furthermore, that is still a personal opinion. People learn in many different fashions. I was just giving some helpful hints, things that helped me.

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[VampireVlad]

Let's see some Bridgman's reading and performing too, a'ight ? ;)
Oh, and what pencils do you use ?

You haz no talent perhaps, but I'm sure tenacity can cover that up. At least, that's what I depend on ...

I'll subscribe to this thread.

[JoeS]

Hey thanks for the comment on my sketchbook. Theres some nice stuff on here I can see, if theres any advice I can give you it would be to just keep drawing, you will definately improve :)

[midknight523]

thanks for commenting on my sketchbook. keep up those studies everyday and you'll see improvement fast.

[syk3]

quite sometime since i posted... been busy with college... but couldnt ignore my habit :P decided to perfect anatomy while doin some preproduction work for a project for college

[syk3]

sorry about the quality... neither do i nor my college have a a3 scanner... had to take photos :P

[imnotanoob]

great studies, but some of the eyes are a bit large. I also liked the dragons

[clifFroth]

Nice studies. Don't ignore drawing hands. You have (presumably) a perfect reference with you at all times.

[fenixx]

Nice going dude. Good that you started using Bridgeman... can see the improvement in your anatomy.... keep at it :)

[zhonked]

Hey syk3, thanks for dropping by my sb :) Your stuff is showing improvement, those anatomy studies of Hogarth and Bridgeman are definitely paying off. I would also suggest studying some more basic shape construction and proportion work for your figure/character drawings. Look up Vilppu or actually one his students has a good series of videos on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=moatddtutorials#p/u/117/BsQ1WVyPHvU

Keep it up!!!

[aadi]

nice is that ur imagination

[Spiderlok33]

I am just saying that personally for myself, that anatomy study and such did not help much. This is partially due to the fact that i do not have formal art training. For someone such as you, who i am guessing is in an art class, studying the human body can help a lot because you are not teaching yourself, and many times you have human models in front of you.

Furthermore, that is still a personal opinion. People learn in many different fashions. I was just giving some helpful hints, things that helped me.

:hatsoff:

lol I am teaching myself just like you. I do have a high school art class but that is very very limited in what is taught. Lol we have only has like a models a couple of time and they were students and it was a gesture drawing that lasted like 20 second each.

[Mex]

cool sketches !!! you grow very fast !!
Anatomy sketches very helpful thing. You need to make it as much as you can. But don't just copy it. Try to remember lines and forms , think about forms , imagine different corners of forms.
Goodluck !

[syk3]

it took me sometime to do this and i tried to replicate it as much as possible... i got the skin tone and some of the anatomy wrong... but hey i was happy i actually finished it :D

[syk3]

@Mex hey thanks man... really tryin hard jugglin college and this... unfortunately my college doesnt teach me anythin to do with any of this... so ive been teachin myself as much as possible... :( thanks for commenting i will take ur advice and hopefully become even better :D cheers!

[syk3]

lol I am teaching myself just like you. I do have a high school art class but that is very very limited in what is taught. Lol we have only has like a models a couple of time and they were students and it was a gesture drawing that lasted like 20 second each.

hey thanks a lot man... advice really helped... im doin a lot of anatomy and generally tryin to learn from observation more than anythin else :D cheers!

[Cameli]

Nice sketchbook!I like that u try to become better and u achieve it!I think we are also studying the same books:D Keep practicing like that and ull become much much better in no time!Nice colors on the last one

[zhonked]

Hey syk3, it's good to see you experimenting, the last piece is showing more improvement! In regards to your question about environment design, I guess it really depends on what you're looking to do? There are by far more qualified people on this forum to give you advice, but I think for the time being working on things like perspective and really getting your objects to look solid will be helpful for everything you want to draw and paint. I would recommend doing some still life drawings of simple objects first and build from there. If you have any specific questions or need a friendly critique, let me know :)

[fenixx]

Nice improvement. Keep at it, and maybe one day you'll be sketching characters like Marko :)

[syk3]

heres another one i did... used reference and tried to match the skin tone... lot of improvement to be done...

[syk3]

these some speed paintings and some color studies i did for a project im working on

[syk3]

some pretty basic weapon design i tried out... my first attempt... not really happy with but i knw i can do better

[syk3]

i know i havent been submitting any artwork lately... i guess it always slips my mind... but now finally after the internet in my apt got cut im comin to college to put them up... kinda ironic :P

[syk3]

collection of all the anatomy sketches ive been practicing


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[syk3]

my rooomate convinced me to do my anatomy studies in photoshop so that i'd learn a lil bit of painting as well

[fenixx]

Nice work.

Your roommate seems to be a very smart guy.... good job !! :P

Keep painting man... improvement is like .... OBVIOUS !!

[syk3]

this is a model im plannin on making in maya as part of my portfolio submission

critique please!! :D

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[fenixx]

I really like how the character has turned out. Keen to see a 3D model of it soon.

Keep up the great work :)

[syk3]

this was for a submission i had to do for class

[fernandoart]

Hey, nice improvement! It's really amazing how you advanced so fast! I like your 3d stuff, but I really like your pencil studies!

Keep posting!

[syk3]

these were jus some bonus model i did for self understanding and i wanted the see the result in maya... the engine was entirely in maya and the torso was first modelled in maya and detailed in zbrush... i know its not that good but it was first attempt :D CRITIQUE PLEASE!! :D no reference for the torso...

[syk3]

my first self portrait :D

[fenixx]

Sweet. Awesome for a first attempt.

I suggest you try painting a portrait of your roommate too. I heard he is a pretty handsome bugger. :P

[LastGen]

You´re good at drawing the human body(anatomy of muskles and shapes) - I would suggest you to continue that until for a while. Maybe you could also work on drawing eyes and shade them ;)

Your last updates are really cool!

[syk3]

tried to understand basic form and light

[syk3]

used reference... tried to improve in certain aspects that i lack...

[syk3]

jus a random portrait i did...

[syk3]

a character from hindu mythology... i redesigned him cause he came across like sort of a superhero type :P

below is the band of brothers knwn as the Pandavas... i like the story and seemed like a good redesign opportunity :P

[Justyna]

Hey, you improved a lot since you started this sketchbook, good work!

I've seen that you did some studies from Burne Hogarth's books, but his anatomy is not really correct so I would suggest learning anatomy rather from Bridgman and Loomis.

Those two first paintings on this page are nice, you did good job with colours, but watch the edges - they are often blurry in your paintings.

Anyway, do more studies and keep posting :)

[syk3]

a 30 minute speed painting i did...

[syk3]

just some mech suits i did just for fun... designed on paper painted in photoshop... critique please :D

[syk3]

i refined the previous painting a bit more...

[Seraph Fawkes]

I see how much time you put in anatomy studies and I respect that. Keep practicing mate - solid knowledge of anatomy is really important.

[syk3]

this was a small sketch i had did in college after playin and finishing army of two... i guess i took it into photoshop to see how royally i could mess up the paint job lol!!! help please! im really bad at painting :(

[Voodoo_Mama]

oh I loved Army of Two! really cool game to play in co-op.

Your painting, so far it's not bad. I'm just wondering, is this supposed to be a fan art piece of Army of Two? because if it is, it's hard to tell who is who. What I mean is, you know how Rios is bigger than Salem (I think those were their names)? Well at the moment they both have the same body type, so it's hard to tell who is who.

About painting digitally I don't know how to help since the painting is in such an early stage. Just keep working on it in black and white and then add color, some people find that way the best way to paint.

Also, you should resize your pictures, it's very hard to see the whole artwork when you have to scroll all over.

By the way, you have some really cool studies of hogarth, keep those up! you'll improve pretty fast that way

[syk3]

thanks a ton for the review :D in reply its a army of two inspired piece... i just tried it with like a different set of characters :P i find it hard to like finish stuff... dunno y... kinda cause i just dont know how to finish stuff lol...