Pencil and Charcoal on Bristol

[curvestudios]

First pencil drawing done in years.

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[curvestudios]

Here is another drawing.

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[Collywobbles]

These are nice man. Not sure how dark they are, here they seem a little light but that is probably the scan. I always liked working on Bristol, I think realistic pencils are fun. More please.

[karantina]

very good drawing specially first work.

[Janos]

Love the frog, and teh cap on the baby. Show us more, and I'll be glad to come back with more helpful comments!

Cheers

[curvestudios]

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Love the frog, and teh cap on the baby. Show us more, and I'll be glad to come back with more helpful comments!

Cheers

Here is another...scan does not show detail much.

[jeremymoore]

nice rendering work!

[curvestudios]

Thanks for everyones comments so far. I am working right now to finish the frog so I can post. I am about to start a portrait commission and am pretty nervous about getting all the details right and creating depth.

[curvestudios]

Here is another update. Finally getting close to completion


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[curvestudios]

Any feedback?

[InsanityVonMike]

Well you see... there's comes a time where you can't become any better - Nah just kidding! :P I'm no expert but if you asked for my opinion... more shadows? Other than that, maybe you should try to add some colour into it. Try something new and don't just stick to the same thing :)

[curvestudios]

I love using graphite so I think after a few more of these I will start too find out what sort of coolness i can bring too them. I want to modify them and add something unusual but the wifey thinks im wierd when I do that.

[pkhenhen]

hi curve, nice renderings. I think right now you are focusing too much on all the tiny details, I am not sure where to look. I believe for your next step, try pushing back some of the details and make your focal point have the post detail.

I hope this helps,
-Henry

[curvestudios]

Here is the finished frog. Thoughts?


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[Marian Rowling]

Hey curvestudios I really like it. I think your level of detail is amazing. The values do look a little light to me in especially in the shadow areas. This may just be my monitor. If not I would suggest going darker to get a stronger contrast. That aside it is a joy to look at.

[curvestudios]

Rowling...Darn scanners dont show the darks very well. I will however try to push the chairoscuro on the next work.

[Elophant]

damn .... the frog is sooo awsome .. especially because it was made with grafit

awsome job .. really awsome :D

[Elophant]

damn .... the frog is sooo awsome .. especially because it was made with grafit

awsome job .. really awsome :D

[curvestudios]

Thanks elophant!! When I start the next one I will post the progress.

[curvestudios]

Finally getting around to posting another commissin work that I just completed a few months back. Starting on another so I thought I would post to get feedback on how to improve.

[curvestudios]

Progress...?

[curvestudios]

:mod: Ta Da!! Getting there. The hair is a nightmare!!

[curvestudios]

Just when I thought I was done with the hair it has come back to haunt me!!!:medusachow:

[curvestudios]

BAM!! Its like a dream!! One minute your only 1/3 of the way through the drawing and then....wammo!! MORE HAIR!! Ha ha ha I'm actually starting to like adding and subrating lead and charcoal.

[curvestudios]

I thought I had seen it all!!!!!! Thousands and thousands of hair strands....yeah yeah I know get over the hair already....its not as tough as.....THE SWEATER!!! That was another nightmare!! He he he. But finally the finished piece de resistance! Can I sleep now?

[Marian Rowling]

Hey curvestudios really really nice drawing again. I think the hair and sweater looks great so well worth all you effort because it show. Thanks for posting the progress its really interesting to see. Can't wait to see the next one! :)

[pauloricardo]

Hello curvestudios... you have good works in pencils here... it is also my prefered medium, could you give a look on my SB and give your opinion about my pencil works?

[oren90]

these pencils look great very well drawn :), keep it up

[pauloricardo]

thanks a lot for visiting my sketch book, your suggestions will be considered in my future works :painting:

[curvestudios]

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[BilderHandgemalt]

Wow that is truly awesome. Do you draw people just out of your imagination? Or do you use real photos as draft? What kind of pencil do you use?

[curvestudios]

Thanks BilderHandgemalt. I mostly draw from reference but I am sure i could wip something up from my imagination. I really like concept art but never have time to do it. The pencils I use are a conglomeration of derwents, wolf's and a few others I cant remember right now. The second half of the current drawing will be a figure of a woman. Drawing it for a client who lost his wife about a year ago.

[curvestudios]

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[Lightpunk]

Wow...very good technical skills there, the hair and sweater of the woman on the right are extremely well done. I agree with the other comment about losing some details to push a focal point, but thats a personal taste thing I guess...good work!

[curvestudios]

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