skMOP!!

[skMOP]

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(http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=173737&page=100)

Hi! I'm Vincent, and blahhhhhrgjhg go to last page!

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Aiming for Art Center, Fall '13!

[skMOP]

Sketch in photoshop

[skMOP]

Hopefully these are sized okay.
Character sketch, bout an hour

[skMOP]

quick portrait heads, can you recognize anyone? :D

[skMOP]

self portrait, didn't get to finish because I looked different the next day haha+different light source, 1-2 hours from life(mirror) in photoshop.
I think it has a good likeness to me, but not that you guys would know :D

[ehhwot]

Tip - try reading up on some head/body construction (Loomis and Bridgman books are good places to start). It'll make your posemaniacs and other drawings look better.

Just turned 15 too ;D

[skMOP]

ehhwot: Thanks for the tip:teeth: I've heard about them but haven't gotten around to them, I'll try to check em out from my library. Haha and good to meet people around my age here.

More figure drawings + small muscle studies

[skMOP]

Been away for a long time (about 2 months?) - not literally, but just not active on this sketchbook. Here some random junk I've done since then, most of sketches I've done aren't worth posting.
Last one is attempt at a master copy (Degas)
-need to work on digital badly-

[skMOP]

Using a crab photo from wanimal
WIP, so far about an hour. Homework, then to sleep.

[Inishmore]

You're making nice progress there...

[skMOP]

New semester and finals are over, so I'll be uploading some of the stuff I did in art this semester sometime later...
I switched to Commercial Art this semester, which is seeming pretty fun so far.

Self Portrait (About 2 hours), we've got a 4 day weekend so hopefully I'll draw up some good stuff.

Comments welcome!

[LieutenantHanz]

your studies/sketches are looking really good! and i'm lovin' that crab.

[skMOP]

LieutenantHanz: Thanks, I've kind of given up on the crab though as I've lost the reference picture haha.

Character..sketch..design..thing
Done over today and yesterday...about 3 hours maybe? Ack need more anatomy studies, and dress/feet need the most work. Probably won't work on this anymore though.

No reference used for this picture - trying to do some imaginative stuff, even if it's not very creative :P

Harshest Critiques!(welcome)

[skMOP]

Is it bad to be painting in grayscale and then to get the colors through overlay?
I just saw the technique somewhere and wanted to try it..(below)
It seems easier, but I don't want to do it if it'll hinder me somehow later. I also really want to start doing environments, because I feel like I've only learned about anatomy. I've no idea how to start on them though.

Yeah just doodles for today, 20min each - no reference for either

[Elz]

Hey! You're going off to a nice start, but I personally don't suggest using overlay. It'd be much better to learn colours, doing life studies are a great way to pick out the colours. Try painting an apple from life and really look at the colours. You'll be suprised. :)
Same for metal. And there's nothing wrong with working from a photo reference (or better get, yourself in a mirror) to get to grips with how skin is painted.

I've just started doing some environents, I've been using this site: http://freetextures.3dtotal.com/

And trying to just roughly get the colours down before i refine it. Hope it helps! :)

[skMOP]

Elz: Thanks for the input. I took your advice and painted an apple, hopefully I'll get the time to do more foods haha. It turned out good in my opinion except for the shadow maybe. I like the reflecting light on the left especially :P

So yeah, an apple:
...and a question: Is it bad to use a spackle brush to blend? Someone told me I should be blending with just hard-edged brushes at 100% opacity and to vary opacity via pressure. So tell me, what's your method of blending?

(From life + an hour or two)

[Andrew_Jen]

using greyscale is not bad. Do what you feel is right, greyscale has benefits, youll learn how to control contrast better, and for where youre at learning how values work is gonna help out a lot, learning/observing how color works can always be done as well, or later. Using greyscale and then overlay is just one technique, so dont rely on it, just look at it as another tool.

I have a video posted of me using overlay but its not something I do regularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxivAHmm40U

[Elz]

That apple looks great! :D Very nice. The shadow could be worked on, but it's nothing major. Try painting a spoon or something metal next, maybe? :D

I'd say use whatever brushes you find comfortable, what works better for you? I usually use a kinda hard brush, but easy to blend with, on my Adobe it's gotten used to the name "the second 19 brush". Really should find the name for it XD
However, I downloaded a brush set a while ago from someone on deviantART, and there's a brush that's like a paintbrush, a bit harder to blend with than my usual, but it makes me focus on getting the colours right.

So; have a play around. See what works for you. One thing though, I'd say stay away from the Airbrush, it can be useful but generally gives off a too smooth effect for my liking. Might just be personal preference :)

[skMOP]

Elz: Thanks, I'll do what you suggested and try metal later. Yeah I don't use airbrush either, and I know which one you're talking about haha. My main brushes are that one, a hard 19, a spackled brush, and a custom sketching one.

Andrew Jen: Oh I do paint in grayscale but I wasn't sure if using overlay was a good method. Thanks for showing me the video, and the end result was great too!

Two quick environments, 1.5 hours, 40 min for first and second one, respectively. I just put colors into it without painting grayscale first, so I think I'm getting better at picking colors out. I kind of spammed some of Photoshop's brushes for texture ^^;

The rest are random sketchbook pages.

[skMOP]

Haha so school kind of took over for a bit as I kept forgetting to do homework/doing it bad. But no worries its back on track for a couple of weeks hopefully.
I'm really getting frustrated with digital painting, my colors seem too desaturated (I think that's the correct term) and they look "unfinished". Maybe it's just a matter of working on them longer.

I did a Heath Ledger portrait but I haven't gotten it back yet - some anatomy studies will be posted later.

So here's a jellyfish type thing, references were only used to get a better image on what they look like. This is a WIP - so any critiques on comments on where I should go with this is VERY welcome.

[skMOP]

Yo! So just some Bridgman stuff, i Have more pages + more sketchbook pages, but I don't want my sketchbook to be flooded with all these crappy studies.
I had some time today w/ no algebra homework (hurray haha). Working hard on anatomy, and gotta try to stretch into environments and other stuff too!

Studies from Constructive Anatomy:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/a1.png

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/a2.png

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/a3.png

Application of the Study - so no reference:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/a4.png

[skMOP]

I really want to do a full "illustration". But I can't come up with any ideas, or I can't flesh them onto the canvas.. It's very frustrating. Hopefully it'll come with time.
I'm using an alternate image hosting site since it's a bit faster and less tedious. I hope they never expire or anything >_>

Couple portraits from photos, didn't realize how crappy the bottom left looked until I scanned it.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/b1.png

A couple of the arm studies I did from Loomis/Bridgman. Had a few more but didn't want to scan them all.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/b2.png

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/b3.png

A pepper. At least I think it is
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/b4.png

Quick portrait to try an apply what I learned from the portrait studies - no ref.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/b5.png

Question: I'm using a mechanical pencil for the majority of my sketches...Is that bad?

[jeremygordon89]

It's great to see that you're doing a lot of studies, that's definitely what it takes. You'll see a lot of improvement if you keep it up daily; only advice is: try to focus more on basic shapes of things right now (for the body construction) and do a lot of studies of each facial feature and then slowly put the features together to make an entire head.

And just keep drawing from Bridgman/Loomis/Hogarth books and from life / photo refs / imagination daily. Keep it up! I think you have good potential

[skMOP]

Long time no update, been busy with school and track, as usual, but track's ended..Haha first year of high school has gone by fast so far. Lots of studies/sketchbook/school stuff to upload! But not much time as its late at night, so just a WIP of a master copy.

[skMOP]

Doing some digital studies!


And trying to work on colors, unfortunately on the photo study I succumbed to using the colorpicker a few times for the skin tones,
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/4-6TaeYeon.jpg

the mannequin luckily was done from life, so no chance there, haha.
The colors do seem desaturated though(did I use that right?)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/10May6Mannequin.jpg

From Vanderpoel's Human Figure: Eyes/Noses
Haha you can tell which sides referenced and which one isnt.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0001.jpg

[skMOP]

Old Environment Study:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/CliffMar27.jpg

Photo Study (2 hours? Way too long...)
Somethings screwing up the realism in this, and I'm depending on brushes too much... Next few photo studies will be done with just plain hard round.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/AfricanGirlMetalBraids.jpg

Comments and critiques please!

[skMOP]

Not too much time to scan today as my sister came home so shes using this computer.
Watched the free TAD workshop, was very informative, I was hoping for something with more...painting involved? Just me being spoiled I guess, 3 hours of lots and lots of info!

Self Portraits - done in front of a mirror
Tips for holding a pose/self portraits in general??

10min (weird pose to hold, I was afraid my face would get stuck like that..Haha)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/IMG.jpg

15 min - Still getting facial proportions messed up on these and scanner kind of blurred out the left side(sorry).

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/IMG_0003.jpg

[Ivan Turcin]

It's up to you to just keep working hard. You have potential, results will come. And you are only 15.
Go and do it, cheers!

[skMOP]

Ivan Turcin Thanks! I'll try haha

Some non-ref'd figures, trying to focus on balance and gravity? I guess I kind of forgot about that midway through the exercise. Only about 30-60 each one, so nothing special.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/ANoRef1.jpg

Studies on Female hairstyles (because I'm creeper like that!)
Haha, actually since I noticed most of the ones I try to come up with on my own are plain and boring.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/hairpracticef.jpg

And a character...did others but this is the best one of them. Which part of the anatomy is most messed up??
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/2010May6GS.jpg

[skMOP]

unnamed.device: Thanks, I'll try to expand on my studies and keep them versatile.

Been doing a lot of female oriented studies lately, so I got some manliness in here with an MMA study..
Still need a lot of work when it comes down to these.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/MMAMay12.jpg

And..the most fun I've had drawing in awhile actually. I just watched part of Marko Djurdjevic old "Character Ideation" video and I was feeling really inspired to make a character of my own.
Not quite as insane as his, but I'm okay with it (scan turned out pretty crappy though).
Out of poor planning however, I didn't have room for complete legs. No ref!

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG-1.jpg

[Joce]

dude i like ur ref paintings. especially the master study. who is that nude master painting from

[Ebag90]

looking good. I'm not the most qualified person to give critiques but I'd say that your characters look a bit flat especially when you get down to the legs. maybe try varying the line quality to give a more 3d appearance

[jeremygordon89]

Keep doing studies from masters, perspective studies, and study planes of the body. Try building a body out of only cubes and shade it. Keep going man, you're on the right path

[skMOP]

jeremyg0rd0n: Thanks, I'll look back into Loomis for his bits about planes. I kind of just skimmed over it before.

Ebag90: You're plenty qualified, seriously. Thanks for the advice

Joce: Male Nude Known as Patroclus by Jacques Louis-David. I get most of my master copy references from artrenewal.org

Crappy and small update. Bad character so I didn't really go into rendering or too much detailing. I think my flow was better though? Maybe you can't tell from the sketch but the lines were pretty solid before I started erasing and putting in details.
Hands need more work, rather the posing of the hands, and proportions are screwed up.
More anatomy tomorrow! And maybe some environments since it's the weekend.

[skMOP]

Environment:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/May14EnviroStones3.jpg

Quick 15min figure (from reference)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG-2.jpg

Various Studies
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0002-1.jpg http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0001-1.jpg http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0003.jpg

[skMOP]

Still life of an Ultraman figure (haha).
Not exactly sure what material it's made from.
I've also been thinking about getting into CHOW, EOW, or maybe the Teen Challenge to motivate myself, so look for that later possibly.

[skMOP]

Whoo long time no update.
I'll add sketchbook pages later, maybe once I finish a COW entry? But for now, the best digital I've produced in the week...

still life (an hour or so.)
those are eraser shavings haha

[skMOP]

Not too happy with the likeness, but the study was mainly for colors..I didnt import the reference picture into photoshop while doing this so that I wouldn't be tempted to color-pick. Haha..at least I'm getting better with them.

Ilya Repin (master copy)
God...So amazing with colors...

[LAL]

AoTeMan? when I was young,I like watching AoTeMan very much.he is the symbol of my childhood.hi Skmop, where are you from?

[skMOP]

LAL: I'm from Seattle, Washington (USA) But most of my family came from Hong Kong/China, so I grew up watching some Chinese TV and would also get a bunch of toys while I went to visit. Haha yeah, huge symbol of mine too.
超人 -- I think is how you say it.

Character from head, since I haven't done one in awhile, just partially rendered:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG-3.jpg

10-15 min enviros. From ref.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/May30env1.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/may30env2.jpg

Torso studies (Bridgman)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0001-2.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0003-1.jpg

Arm Studies from Vanderpoel/Photos/No Ref.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0005.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0006.jpg

Female/Fashion Studies
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0009.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0004.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0002-2.jpg

Drapery Studies:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0007.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0011.jpg

Multilimb - inspired by Janschi/Algenpfleger - I'm gonna try to do more of these..as they're a really great exercise.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0010.jpg

[LAL]

wooooooow……so nice works!I like those of human practice,keep the good work up!I come from China henan,But I haven't been to Hong Kong , I live in the north of China, Far from Hong Kong.I wish you happy to play in China!

[skMOP]

LAL: Haha, I don't think I'll be able to go China for awhile considering I only visit Hong Kong every few years anyway.

Lighting study that I ended up doodling on...This is by far (in my opinion) by best digital work.. Seriously, I guess putting up values first does help. I was learning off an informative tutorial by Marco Bucci (http://www.youtube.com/marcobucci#p/u/3/FPz8Xyt3z-w)

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/BeautifulEggs.jpg

Couple more characters...I just realized I used the same head angle twice...:(
+more anatomy practice needed...Proportions are off in both somehow. No ref as usual, these characters kind of serve as a culmination/check of my anatomy studies.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0001-3.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG-4.jpg

[skMOP]

Last day of school tomorrow! I wish my teachers would update so I don't have to stress about grades even now..
Been busy with finals and end of the year projects. UPDATE!

Photostudy: (overdid it with the pots, I just lost interest in finishing the ground/base thing)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/Pots.jpg

Torso studies:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0007-1.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0006-1.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0005-1.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0004-1.jpg

Random studies/sketchbook pages
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0013.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0011-1.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0010-1.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0008.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0014.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0009-1.jpg

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0012.jpghttp://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0002-3.jpg

Selfportraits:
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/IMG_0003-2.jpg

This one the colors don't really match what it was in life but I'm really happy with it. My first full color self portrait, and heaps better than my last digital self portrait :)
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr83/sketchii-mop/Sketchbook/SelfportraitJune17.jpg

[Aryeh]

you have amazing potential dude. i really love that master study.

[skMOP]

I should really update more often then dump it all at once.
I've opened up a self portrait thread that I try to update daily too.

Still Lifes:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpr8ogRJRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/895jIG5SMIE/Cantaloupe%201.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpp28p0grI/AAAAAAAAAiY/QqkCDhrcnC4/Green%20Gatsby.jpg

Haha somebody threw the shirt in the laundry so I didn't get to finish:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpp3F1QVuI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ToQA699__DM/s0/Poke.png

Loomis/Bridgman/Life

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqCjD9TmI/AAAAAAAAAiY/c8-JY4vc4Ks/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqDMfkbaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/JvaWhlvSlnA/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqKPL0MmI/AAAAAAAAAiY/NWT6QPtqXOY/IMG_0005.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqCjD9TmI/AAAAAAAAABk/qaf2A_Y4sHc/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqCp8WSaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/0z_N_XQHJhU/IMG.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqCrWisAI/AAAAAAAAAiY/YZZ9k0tttec/IMG_0001.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqKbtJ5pI/AAAAAAAAAB0/p46V6kmOWLI/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqKgZmWFI/AAAAAAAAAiY/1Tp4kKv1YkM/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqKgz1FGI/AAAAAAAAAiY/-O-zaHMIie8/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqPyH9NXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/dtSVVvbM0LU/IMG_0011.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqP_HFyuI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Fc-Ofm54_DE/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpqLYsBwsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/vcplf-Zv1RU/IMG_0009.jpg

(Assault Rifles) Left are studies, right are from imagination. I'm pretty sure none of the ones I made would function.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpp3c23u2I/AAAAAAAAAiY/pdb_nX71kME/assault%20rifles%201.jpg

A funkier self portrait
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpsr9kpqCI/AAAAAAAAAiY/LFqyqXF0GuA/self%20portrait%20June%2027.jpg

My best selfportrait yet :D (1.5 hrs)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpp3dm_GMI/AAAAAAAAABY/GXKoPBgYaeU/BW%20June%2028.jpg

[agelaos]

Hey skMOP thats a nice workload you got there. Keep that up and don't falter and you'll level up like crazy! Keep going and never stop. If I were you I might not worry too much about lines and maybe just sketch like crazy in the few couple of drawings you are doing to loosen yourself up. In fact you should start all your drawings with a light sketch thats not really focused on lines but getting a solid foundation down. After you got your light sketch foundation you can go over it with a darker and more focused line.

Also perhaps a few gesture drawings might do you some good. Just find a video on youtube that have figures in motion like basketball, boxing or gymnastics, etc... Stop the video at a frame where you can see the whole figure and sketch that out really quick, not really focusing on lines, but, hell, do it scribbles if thats what it takes to get it down, but try to get the whole figure down in 30 seconds to a minute, then unpause the video and pause it again when it falls to the next frame of movement and sketch it out again and so on. Hopefully this exercise will help loosen you up when you go to do more precise concentrated studies.

Anyways keep it up man!

[Tom Fenton]

one ting from me as i can see your improvement is going in the right direction. Take more time to look at what your drawing, also get more technique by practicing many different pencil strokes that put out different textures i.e. crosshatch shading and biro is a good way to get your lines more accurate also with biro you cannot make mistakes its a good way to learn to carry on with a mistake and turn it into a positive placement in your sketch. so yeah try some pencil techniques im sure u can find these in books and e-books. good painting skills btw :)

[jeremygordon89]

Great studies man, they just keep getting better! The pokeball self portrait is rad! And I like how you're doing the multilimb studies and the multiple body parts on each page, keep working hard like this!

[skMOP]

agelaos: I started doing gesture drawings like you recommended and I'll upload them later. It really helps the dynamic(ism?ness?) in my sketches! Yeah I've started to just sketch again and I don't want my sketchbook filled with studies anymore.

Tom Fenton Thanks for the tip! I've started to pay more attention to my hatching now and started to shade by following the form. By biro did you mean the pen? I'll try to get my hands on one, I've also been trying to get a brushpen to work with because I tried it and it's amazing :D.

jeremygordon89 Thanks, I want to start doing more multilimbs but my anatomy needs more work D:

Photo Study:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeUOQSNTI/AAAAAAAAAiY/7npp4f_MBng/s0/IMG_0002.jpg

Fruit Studies:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeUd68XcI/AAAAAAAAADI/KtmjbhtIjhE/Peach%201.jpg

This was tasty.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeUHQzuWI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qIubOOrQRGg/Watermelon.jpg

Actual sketchbook pages! My imagination sucks though D:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeT6gMMtI/AAAAAAAAAC4/NJr5_CZT4wA/s640/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeUBuwe6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/FsDPTG0KB1s/s576/IMG_0004.jpg

So originally I had something for the Necro-student CHOW thing, but I didn't finish in time...Heres where I made it to:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDQeX8p3tGI/AAAAAAAAAiY/gW7XBXENsPI/s0/necrowip3.jpg

[skMOP]

An attempt from a week ago or so to try to do an environment from imagination.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TCpp25sBwsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/18B5Mzasy2g/s576/June%20Green%20Waterfall.jpg

Environment Study
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDgSIxWZ3FI/AAAAAAAAADs/7drB7KhTCM8/Mountain%20Side%20July%208.jpg

The better self portraits of late
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDgVDBEBTaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bsZP6J2AXz4/s640/avatar%20portrait.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDgSIu-5I3I/AAAAAAAAAiY/2aLMVx0KgIg/s640/IMG.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDbEXIwA8JI/AAAAAAAAAiY/xp5EkZHPoV4/s640/bw%20july%208.jpg

Character sketch for CHOW. I don't think I'll finish though...
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDgUlCas3HI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iDCylwv4_sc/s0/IMG.jpg

[skMOP]

Happy Free Slushie Day! Cheers
Some studies:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4Ze-rkAI/AAAAAAAAAiY/dOQnQbgfi_w/IMG.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4Zmpeq8I/AAAAAAAAAiY/8eIP9-BLhxc/IMG_0002.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4Zk48QaI/AAAAAAAAAEI/JaXaLU2fUaE/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4Zo2ch-I/AAAAAAAAAiY/4m5_3ndx7gg/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4Z9-Ec2I/AAAAAAAAAiY/hF1qkehYTWA/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4gpHYlbI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PfBtXkrn5bE/IMG_0005.jpg

Metal:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq5JjhFi5I/AAAAAAAAAiY/6SKNLEJ8CbU/Can%20opener.jpg

A couple motion/gesture studies
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4g0VHKHI/AAAAAAAAAiY/7isiVUEb9WA/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4g1_BnMI/AAAAAAAAAiY/rfVlhObdQf4/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4hOaMEwI/AAAAAAAAAiY/twhU2i1VqSg/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq4hHTIRzI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Fw3gllmfouI/IMG_0009.jpg

Top row is 4 min, bottom row is 2 minutes each. Gesture/figures? I'm using pictures through a slideshow, closest thing to figure drawing I suppose.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq8CFbMOhI/AAAAAAAAAFA/EQOqJbq634M/Pose%20Studies%201.jpg

Update on pirate...I don't know how to move forward with this one, so any critiques are welcome. I used the grayscale->overlay method, which might be why it seems so flat. Or maybe I just need to put more time into it.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq5JyFsatI/AAAAAAAAAiY/oBSgfqE73FU/s0/piratewip1.jpg

[skMOP]

Environment Study:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cVLdR3nI/AAAAAAAAAiY/K94xE_Nf_zA/Reflective%20Lake%20July%2012.jpg

Bridgman Feet:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cOoyzB_I/AAAAAAAAAiY/E8E6BCOIbzw/IMG_0002.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cOykSE4I/AAAAAAAAAFU/VWkEfcMV08A/IMG_0003.jpg

Pot? I'm really blanking on what this is called. STILL LIFE
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cVX2hXQI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ejk_cPrsTwM/Water%20Can.jpg

Sketchbook pages from head:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cOwwlXRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/4w19fo-uHIQ/s0/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cVKVJUYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/0KgDww2sNfQ/s0/IMG_0006.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cOwkAU2I/AAAAAAAAAFc/eVxBii8D1Nw/IMG_0005.jpg

Girls from head:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1cOko07_I/AAAAAAAAAiY/ZQyxwMWSicY/s0/IMG_0001.jpg

lol...no subliminal messaging..I just did a self portrait on the back of this page.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1derb2SNI/AAAAAAAAAiY/UNMuCZtiZPQ/s0/IMG.jpg

Emotional Self Portraits that lack emotion
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDq5J6KvN6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/sYIlZrMp-Wo/s0/IMG_0010.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TDwBAHlLKRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/rF_25e8jOw8/s0/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD1abIc9f5I/AAAAAAAAAiY/BRnYCw1VT3E/s0/IMG.jpg

[Icecold]

Hey there, you're a promising person, just like others have stated you have potential. If i were in your shoe's i'd take the advantage of the fact, that you live in states. There's all kind of ateliers and lifedrawing classes, so go get signed! ;]

Laters.

[skMOP]

Icecold: Hey dude I love your sketchbook!!
I know that I am pretty fortunate to have been born in the US. I don't have the money for ateliers though, and as for figure drawing classes I believe I'm underage. Thanks for the kind comments!

20min environment studies:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEKoeeR9cmI/AAAAAAAAAF8/0C7SSEDpZxA/july17enviro1.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEKoeQ4Pe4I/AAAAAAAAAiY/RG0PHi7hmaI/july17enviro2.jpg

Quickly done from imagination after those two:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEKoeiQpbeI/AAAAAAAAAiY/O9JwV7R34Q4/july17enviro3.jpg

The better self portraits from the past..week?
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TD6r-k9pLqI/AAAAAAAAAFw/dQQxWZJPJhs/s640/IMG.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEKHDFdf6HI/AAAAAAAAAiY/74MydjpfnjY/s0/Scifi%20july%2017.jpg

[Jaytea]

hey man, thanks for stopping by. nice studies! ffsdfsdf wow it's amazing how fast your line quality improved. @____@ cool stuff~~

[kidult]

Wow, good to see you working so hard! Keep going your doing great!

[jskotte]

Lots of great studies here. Your anatomy studies look good, just remember to use it for some of the pose studies, they look at bit stiff at the moment. Also when you do still life studies, paint a background as well, since the colors of the background affects the object you are painting and the white page also affects how you see colors.

[skMOP]

Jaytea: No problem! and thanks, but my lines still need a lot of work.

kidult: thanks!

jskotte: Thanks for the advice. I have been kind of copping out when doing those still lifes.


Hands! (From life, imagination, and Bridgman)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5XCLdv6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/xfzDWp0mNqQ/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5XNfgiII/AAAAAAAAAiY/xIi3E5nVt2Y/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5XUggZXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/lj_zDBtsyNQ/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5XdlJOCI/AAAAAAAAAiY/QjRcQEWVtug/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5XqtO2sI/AAAAAAAAAiY/eb0F6PuTrRg/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5cPF-q9I/AAAAAAAAAiY/LX5OdMQcVUk/IMG_0005.jpg

Blah pages from head.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5cYX1KXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/xsVTYNSWLAU/s640/IMG_0006.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5cYvxV6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/sZ4Rl6aleF4/s640/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk5cs0oglI/AAAAAAAAAiY/XgG4jfI_4yE/s640/IMG_0008.jpg

WIP of a CHOW entry...that I most likely won't finish again. I'm just unhappy with the layout. I need to work on composition!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk53fH6jSI/AAAAAAAAAiY/xLXvUsT9kus/s0/Father%20time%20wip1.jpg

Recent self portraits:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEfUjn4cPuI/AAAAAAAAAiY/z60V8hX_6d4/s576/colors%20july%2021.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TEk1MXQGw7I/AAAAAAAAAiY/gzFqvvG-Nzs/bw%20july%2022.jpg

Dynamic Posing! Or an attempt to!
(character from head)

[jeremygordon89]

Wow dude, I'm seeing a lot of improvement here! Great effort, it's certainly inspiring. Your self portraits are definitely getting better too. Keep up what you're doing, it's definitely the right direction : D

[skMOP]

jeremygordon89: Thanks dude! Sorry for not dropping by your sketchbook as much!

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I'll be on a semi-hiatus because I'm in a Japanese exchange program that'll go on for awhile, so less frequent updates (even less frequent than before!)

Teen Challenge entry:

[Pixie Trick]

Those hands up there are looking preeety good! Just watch that you think ahead and use the same type of strategy with your pencil rendering of you imagination stuff as things tend to get a bit scratchy and scribbly there. :)

Have fun with the exchange! Exchange partners, depending on their personality can be a blast! (... or crash :P)

[Mussy]

i like that jellyfish on page 1, really appeals to me :P

[InFlame]

hey skMOP,

I can see some good work here. I especially like the fruit studies and the still lifes. your gesture/figure drawings and your imagination work is getting better from piece to piece! you are going in the right direction! really nice, keep it up! :)

cheers,
rebecca

[Aberzheim]

Wow, your painting development in digitals is improving at a good rate- im still liking that Master study you did earlier on, the tones are well-developed, and the proportions are solid

Your pencils are getting better, but I'd take Pixie's advice- it seems that you need to pay more attention to the general proportions and shapes (esp facial proportions- the big one) so they read more accurately. But the direction you're in is correct, it just takes time and practice for the drawing, but you'll get the hang of it sooner than you think ;)

[skMOP]

Pixie Trick: Thanks for the advice! Hopefully my pencil rendering is getting a little better. Yeah it was pretty fun , so pumped for Japan in a few days.:D

Mussy: Noo, the colors are so crappy and desaturated on it. Cool to know you even looked on the first page though. :)

InFlame: Cheers! Thanks for stopping by.

Aberzheim: Haha yeah, my master studies usually turn out looking better than everything else. And thanks I will!

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Boring grayscale update...

30min sketch from head. I need to work on my girls, and anatomy,and fashion...and everything.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJHqpGAlI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qjA1p_sUTqQ/s640/BW%20Random%20girl.jpg

Thus, fashion studies!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJSNbd17I/AAAAAAAAAiY/B-e3AKj4Fb8/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJSIILIEI/AAAAAAAAAiY/k5gdYQErfUY/IMG_0006.jpg

Hands (from life):
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJIFX4V-I/AAAAAAAAAiY/IsI5UKVJ_0I/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJR8APfQI/AAAAAAAAAiY/-qdCVOOSOOQ/IMG_0004.jpg

Neck Studies (Bridgman)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJH2ZXe0I/AAAAAAAAAiY/PyPudcaNFPs/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJH9I8PfI/AAAAAAAAAiY/MphtJN6yWfI/IMG_0002.jpg

Self Portrait!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFpZhWO1VII/AAAAAAAAAiY/ST8RCdXl5ys/s576/IMG.jpg

Random sketchbook page while listening to FlyLo, intense stuff!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJHudh7wI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ItQfDqzVycQ/s0/IMG.jpg

Sorry if any of these look too big.

[skMOP]

character from head..

he originally had a barrel for a head..to help me focus?

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TF-z284DcOI/AAAAAAAAAiY/15Mr_bZt-mc/s0/Barrelhead.jpg

[papervampire]

studies are lookin really good, those hands look great! on the last ps painting it looks like you're getting a little lost with the values, try to keep your values distinct and separate, even hard edged if you have to! anyway yeah, lookin good!

[CarlSpringer]

im also 15 and im digging your digital work looks awesome

[ryan mcshane]

skmops 15? i like this last one bro

[Krato]

hard, hard edges everywhere. try to build an arm that looks like its well.. one complete arm, his left arm is really wonky, the lighting and values are all of everywhere their is a muscle.. word of advice, dont mess with colors for a good while instead work with your values in black and white and just try to show one continuous mass in your characters.. not a jagged sharp edged arm :P

[BluezAce]

Hands are indeed difficult things to draw! I recommend study it from Loomis' Drawing The Heads and Hands (you have it, don't you :P). Just study and draw two or three hands from it everyday, and you'll see the improvement in your structure and mass (just like Krato say)!!

And indeed, your value is still need much works. Just mix some simple still-life on your study. It will help you with form and value :)


Regards,
Bram

[skMOP]

papervampire: Thanks, you're definitely right about the values.

CarlSpringer: Haha 15yo's ftw? Thanks, but not really D:

r y a n o i r: Thanks, but like everyone else said, needs work on values..

Krato: Dude thanks for the crit and not an asspat! Do you have any tips on getting a variation in edges?

BluezAce: Yeah I can't believe I didn't notice before how boring the values were, thanks for the recommendation. Right now I've been reading Book of Hundred Hands by George Bridgman to try and learn.(It's on Google Books). I should get back to doing still lifes as well, thanks for the reminder too!

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Character sketch from head again with unreadable hands, weird process that involved a scarecrow line drawing first and then going straight colors(before I read all these crits of course :(). I tried to foreshorten the (stage) left arm but that didn't work out too well. 2 hours or so.

Also: I think there is a difference in contrast/brightness with my monitor, because I uploaded this update from a different computer, and most of the work seems a bit brighter.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/THnEaqSK4pI/AAAAAAAAAiY/6wnY_jtGDrw/s0/scarecrow1.jpg

[Eddieee]

Hey man, this one's pretty nice.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TFuJHqpGAlI/AAAAAAAAAIE/aweinuD6AAA/s640/BW%20Random%20girl.jpg

You're right about the foreshortening not working out too well, cuz the left arm looks kinda weird (maybe do some arm studies from Bridgman). The cool blue greens are nice though. Keep it up bro!

[skMOP]

Eddieee: Thanks! Foreshortening is something I'm struggling with. I liked the LTS entry too if you ever come back to read this.

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School is being annoying and consuming time again. It's the weekend and I get to draw! Stuff from today, and the TC from about a week.

A few hands from life, each one is about 500x500 at 100%. The quality drops as I get more bored with them D:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIxm7MeIYXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PqPdORdzIe4/Hands%20Set%201.jpg

bananananana
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIxm7U6n_4I/AAAAAAAAAiY/Xw2tX0e5Uuc/s576/banana.jpg

Last Teen Standing R1 entry, hopefully there's a round two for me? :D
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIwlPv8EAFI/AAAAAAAAAiY/z6V6qW0ipa8/s912/lts%20final%20jpg.jpg

[raminafshari]

your last drawing is cool . so meaningful .

[skMOP]

Woo! Using my budget watercolor set. $2 for colors, $2 for crappy pad, $2 brush set.
The bad thing is that the paper ends up like this:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TI8UEzbbcXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Ir3Cgc893x8/s0/IMG_0002.jpg

Brushpen (at least that's what it says o_o) SP
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TI7UIZ_hTfI/AAAAAAAAAiY/N1OGaROB_Fc/s0/IMG.jpg

Some sketchy stuff.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TI8UFO5eoOI/AAAAAAAAAiY/5ZnHbcmOZvc/IMG_0003.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TI8UFd3Ye0I/AAAAAAAAAK8/yt7ZAuQHOus/IMG_0004.jpg

[Pixie Trick]

Watercolour paper under 300lb weight needs to be stretched in order to avoid rippling and warping. I types out an overview on watercolour painting for someone else which I think you might find vaguely usefull.

First is the paper- You will need to get some watercolor paper. This paper is specifically made for watercolor and is thicker than your average paper. It is labeled in pounds (paper is made in rolls and cut into sheets, so if it says 180lb, it was 180lbs when in a roll) and the heavier the number, the thicker the paper. You will also see the labels hot/cold press. Cold press has much more texture to the paper and soaks up water faster while hot press is smoother.


Next is stretching your paper- You will have noticed by now that paper get crinkly when wet. In order to avoid this you can do two things. A- use a very, very heavy paper. or B- stretch your paper. Stretching basically pre-wets your paper and keeps it flat, so when you go to paint on it, it has already moved to where it will be. You will soak the paper until it is saturated, place it on a board, gently get rid of a wrinkles or air pockets and then tape it down. You can use butcher's tape (looks like butcher's paper but has stamp glue on the back. When you get it wet it gets sticky) or masking tape. Masking tape it iffy sometimes because it doesn't stick to wet paper. It does come off the paper unlike butcher's tape however. If you use butcher's take you have to cut if off the board.

On a side note, I have a watercolor paper pad which I love- No stretching! It's a bunch of watercolor paper that has been pre-stretched and glued into a big block. When you're done with a page, you cut it off and voila- a new page pre-stretched.

The Paints- You can get watercolors in tubes (wet) or in pans (dry). I know lots of people prefer the tubes because of more vibrant color, but I personally don't mind either. When the paint dries from the tube you can just add some water to it and it's good again. I wouldn't suggest getting the best quality (and most expensive!!!!!) paints until you know what you're doing a bit more.

Last is the fun part: Painting- I would suggest getting a good watercolor book out from the library or buy one. A lot of watercolor painting books lean towards the "How To" angle. Eg- this is the way to paint a rock/tree/water/cloud. As long as you don't take those as rules you can learn some pretty interesting techniques. I'm attaching some basic links on techniques- eg wet in wet (as Icecold mentioned), wet on dry, dry brushing, etc. I've been taught to start with the darkest areas and build them up using layers. The lightest areas will have the least number of layers.

Links:

Watercolor Techniques (http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm)

How the techniques are used (http://www.johnlovett.com/techniq.htm)

So, there's a short overview. Hope it helps.

[Vritra]

Keep practising those pencils. Lines are important, drawing is important. With drawing, painting will come. Also, as you put each line, each stroke of the brush - think. It is very important that you not only use your physical faculties, but your mental as well. When you're only drawing using your hand, you're restricting your own abilities. It should be very clear to you the purpose with which you put down each mark.

Now I've gone and said unnecessary things. Best of luck with your art!

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey bro

The portraits are looking okay. You may want to consider doing studies of your face features separately. Also notice sometimes that your lips drift downward, watch that kind of thing, remember the rule of thirds. I think that's all for now, you are doing well. =)

[skMOP]

Replies later!

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Blahh 2 weeks since update. Sorry if these look too big.

HANDS (from life)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjxI5JO-I/AAAAAAAAAiY/8jT2rE6L8_4/s576/IMG_0007.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjww5TNQI/AAAAAAAAAiY/WpS_NHzKOHU/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQj6L9V9RI/AAAAAAAAAiY/MHMN1uuQi0U/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjgejouBI/AAAAAAAAAiY/xFPe3dIldA0/IMG.jpg

Armies
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjgiuGPcI/AAAAAAAAAiY/B2OqTltnlWc/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjgq8R1GI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Cl5lk_i0ev8/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjg4nyQhI/AAAAAAAAAiY/AXVqXYKyRcU/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjgrPNrCI/AAAAAAAAAiY/oHvsQzPmaw0/IMG_0003.jpg

watercolor (sorry for crappy quality)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjxCsTQ9I/AAAAAAAAAiY/Z87Wi-hA7Gg/s0/IMG_0008.jpg

bad idea all around!(from life)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQj6ZG-YjI/AAAAAAAAAiY/vujXYElEw7s/IMG_0014.jpg

random
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQj6LRCjYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/q6rfT6mJm2k/IMG_0011.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQj6ATvYLI/AAAAAAAAAiY/wHMgLwbp9zQ/IMG_0012.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQjxGM2ODI/AAAAAAAAAL8/I2YPxulv1GY/s640/IMG_0006.jpg

Last Teen Standing Round 2 Entry...hopefully there's round 3 for me?:D Reference used on the hands.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKQj_X7_eTI/AAAAAAAAAiY/MjE_n7pKbQA/s0/final.jpg

[Kungfoowiz]

Awesome works, you are doing a nice amount of studies there. I don't have anything to crit really. =)

[LAL]

hey skmop my bro, I like those good studies, keep keep !

[skMOP]

LAL: Thanks dude, sorry for not stopping by more often!

kungfoowiz: Haha nah there's tons of stuff to crit on and that I need to work on.

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Value study:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKXkJ6XCSsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/x0QegcCwqlA/s0/9-30%20Beggar.jpg

[andres333]

keep up the good work dawg
i suggest some gesture studies

[BluezAce]

Hey skMOP :D

Somehow I feel a hunch that you like painting approach better than using line (well, maybe it's just me :P), but I agree with Vritra as I still see some basic flaws in your works.

Oh, the hands are looking better now. It seems you're able to spend more time on them than before. The other studies are good too, although you still have to work on line quality to avoid those "petting" lines. Read this thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=116199&highlight=assignment+1+%26amp%3B+2) as I see there's some things about line accuracy and confidence, hope it help you to improve :)

Good luck on the LTS!!

[skMOP]

andres333: thanks

BluezAce: Haha I try to use a mix of both? Thanks for the advice and I'll try out those exercises.
--
Just saw the scores from LTS and now i realize how much I suck. Really good to have this wake up call because ever since the last round I've been slacking and really not doing anything productive at all. I think I was starting to feel a bit too good about myself even. Time to get my ass in gear?

Didn't sculpt this or anything..but just a cool experience to paint where the 3d form is already made for you. First time using acrylics/tempura (double fail?)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TLtpQmzxyMI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qdCYJwBSXtI/s576/DSC02608.JPG https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TLtpQr0CmNI/AAAAAAAAAiY/JWBDc4NTUzU/s576/DSC02607.JPG

Stuff from head.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TLtpQoU1ruI/AAAAAAAAAiY/XDQm2kfWnuA/s576/random%20zombie.jpg

scribbled some values over lines..
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TLtpRTmpARI/AAAAAAAAAiY/tC7_gpn4i4A/s0/birdman%20bw.jpg

Self Portrait from like 2 weeks ago:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TKjXhVGQM-I/AAAAAAAAAiY/lu_-yBcwj_Y/s576/oct%203.jpg

[skMOP]

30-75 seconds. from photos/posemaniacs

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5n03R5e2I/AAAAAAAAAiY/k3WtHuQwQFI/IMG_0003.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5n1MI3flI/AAAAAAAAANk/G69MtAhL2RQ/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5oNHVeMpI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Nwep8my06LE/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5oNMkn0DI/AAAAAAAAAiY/437JxRXRkfU/IMG_0006.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5oNqXOpYI/AAAAAAAAAN4/TdMUYVQ9kOU/IMG_0007.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5n0_aUwyI/AAAAAAAAANc/eU-RLPJo31I/IMG_0002.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5n0m354MI/AAAAAAAAANY/z4_fGqniETY/IMG_0001.jpg

character from head..still know nothing about lighting..D:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TL5n0R1JoyI/AAAAAAAAAiY/uN8hwjlf3vo/s576/IMG.jpg

[jeremygordon89]

Your self portraits and line quality really seem to be improving, and I'm definitely digging the recent figure studies. I think in the self portraits you could probably push your value range a little more though. Keep up the hard work; it's paying off!

[BluezAce]

Didn't sculpt this or anything..but just a cool experience to paint where the 3d form is already made for you. First time using acrylics/tempura (double fail?)

"The sooner you make your first 5,000 first mistake, the sooner you'll learn"
- Kimon Nicolaides

Keep failing, keep moving forward! :D

[skMOP]

I'm 16 now. When I started this sketchbook I thought I'd be so much better. I'm disappointed at my work ethic.

Still life from yesterday. Looks too plastic..
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TOmbq8uV0YI/AAAAAAAAAiY/1vD2QjvpbKU/s576/rose.png

Random environment done from head; messing with m@ brush set. I think it's a rocket.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TOi_sk3QFbI/AAAAAAAAAiY/vaUqVDToe1g/11-6%20Rocket.jpg

I don't normally post stuff from school because its usually unrelated/sucks. Ad design class; it was like a creativity exercise or something?
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TOh__Ei4iMI/AAAAAAAAAiY/nOwVlj4rQKc/s912/gladiatoresize.jpg

[Dile_]

i know the feeling man ;) like your newer stuff though! and now you know what it takes ! only positive experience. keep going!

[BluezAce]

Hey there, skMOP! I just remember that you asked me once about bargue drawing. Here's the link about pros and cons of bargue drawing :)

http://www.atelierstockholm.se/index.asp?id=64&parentid=64&lang=1

[skMOP]

Dile_: Thanks for the support

BluezAce: Thanks for the info, I'm checking it out.
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Just two more weeks till break!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TO2u-3Eys4I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/MYsWMm-0DO0/s640/Female%20Nude%201.jpg

[MoKhi]

You're doing a good job with the studies and paintings. I think that your figures are still missing a sense of weight and balance. In fact, they look like they're floating in some of the images. When you go to draw a pose, try to quickly strike it yourself so you can see where the weight is resting. Some of your gesture drawings are getting there.

That last post is looking great. Nice colors and lots of mass. Keep it up!

[skMOP]

MoKhi: Thanks, I'll keep working at it..

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drawing:

from life
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxi_o0rgI/AAAAAAAAAiY/54hU9P_amhQ/IMG_0007.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxi0FEawI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Flwyto6AwWg/IMG_0008.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxZn7YIdI/AAAAAAAAAiY/kTUxvhsrQb4/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxivMyuaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/FAOWfUBb3F0/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbximSLaQI/AAAAAAAAAiY/TS9mnm5HVtc/s576/IMG_0006.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxjDb_5aI/AAAAAAAAASU/hw6_6mv3Phk/s640/IMG.jpg

photos/posemaniac (sorry some are just done on scratch paper, thus the text)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxZFHlZsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/4qpJfjyEcdc/IMG_0001.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxZM4fFqI/AAAAAAAAAR4/dYXD7s9KidE/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxZXhKRRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/35KLQTAz50A/IMG_0003.jpg

ahh fail proportions (mugshot photos)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQbxY4aIkZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/awxaBlbpBSc/IMG.jpg

[teapo]

skmop! thx for dropping by my sb :D you're doing great. loving the studies, especially that color study on the top of this page. haha, love how you improvised your gesture studies by doing them on scrap paper :3

keep going!

[ArghosRo]

Hey skMOP, just wanted to say thanks for your comments, its true I have to work on so much, though its hard to find time sometimes...
Anyways, I really like your studies and still lives, though maybe you could put more highlights into you stills, I noticed that with the flower you drew. Keep it up, you'll definitely get better!!


___________
My SB!!!!
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=191864

[skMOP]

ArghosRo: Can't believe I didn't notice that before, thanks!

teapo: No prob, keep studying!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQrssaH_8bI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Kxxgruxk3-Y/s576/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TQ8BrEacjmI/AAAAAAAAAiY/YVu2xwrdXxs/inception%20study%201.jpg

[skMOP]

mma study
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRA1EmeXiPI/AAAAAAAAAiY/6F6gzAxdQQQ/mma1.jpg

doodle from head:

[jeremygordon89]

Hey man, your faces / rendering have improved quite a good bit,
and I definitely notice that improvement in your self portrait.
Very inspiring to see your studies paying off so well.
Your color knowledge is also going to improve from those photo studies, which is excellent!

Just keep up what you've been doing, and try to work even harder! Have fun!

[skMOP]

jeremygordon89: Yup I will, thanks for the encouragement!

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Plane study:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRK16mitEcI/AAAAAAAAAiY/p8iPCMpgDKY/plane%20study2.jpg

another random character, all from head like usual... (WIP?):
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRRL0MXQD1I/AAAAAAAAAiY/0mpSw5iuEeE/s576/Goggles%20guy2.jpg

[jeremygordon89]

That imaginative character looks pretty sweet, , though is his left arm supposed to be that short?
I like that you gave him goggles with a bright highlight though.

[skMOP]

jeremy: No, no it's not. My proportions are just bad. :( Thanks for pointing it out though :)

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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRgLnlgNwDI/AAAAAAAAAiY/TnrJCjCS_18/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRgLnoxLpzI/AAAAAAAAAiY/pO2UTCYMkRY/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRgLnjW_itI/AAAAAAAAAiY/sSvIx0FcpU4/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRgLns-wBRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/J5lbSR60P1w/IMG_0002.jpg

for spartan camp, first 30 from a mirror, remainder 20 from photos, loomis, or imagination

[krysjez]

hey nice improvement from first page! Don't be afraid to push values in your graphite work too.

[jeremygordon89]

You're doing really excellent studies mate! Where were you able to draw arms from life?
Do you have a figure drawing class or something?
Anyway, keep doing what you're doing, because it's all coming along well; I'm seeing
good, steady improvement.

[lancer_idenoure]

hey thanks for droppin by my sketchbook! looks like youve improved quite a bit since LTS as well :) youre still pretty young too so youve got some time. dont let that get to your head though! best thing i can tell you is to keep workin hard and youll keep improving. heres some stuff you could work on a bit too:

- your values have improved a lot since LTS but youre still not getting a full range in your imaginative stuff. photo studies!

-for your sketches, your lines are really good but they lack structure. i would stop worrying about the quality of your lines for a while and just concentrate on their accuracy. really make sure you put them in the right place, even if it takes a few tries. that will help you understand the shape of things better and make sure you are drawng those shapes correctly. your line quality will improve the more you draw.

-your colors are looking a little washed out. again, photo studies work wonders!

other than that, just try to do as much art as you can. i know how much high school can suck (haha), but just try to do some art every day, no matter how little. every bit helps. if you stay motivated and keep workin youll get where you want to be. how fast you get there is just up to you. cheers man, and good luck! ill be droppin by every once in a while :)

[kiwigarbage]

Hi there! You're working hard :)

It seems that you're simplifying your lines, but in a less than effective way. Let's see some variation in line weight to emphasize the form in these sketches.

Good luck!

[skMOP]

krysjez: Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

jeremy: Sadly no, I just do them in front of a mirror with my weakass arms haha

lancer_idenoure: Thanks for the huge crit dude. Eh high school is alright, just homework that gets annoying sometimes. I'm on winter break right now > hence the updates. I'll start working on some more photo studies! Thanks again for all the advice..

kiwigarbage:Do you have any tips on how to improve that? Thanks for the drop-by.

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Today's studies:

Bridgman
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmUoXtzSSI/AAAAAAAAAiY/rxQgHs0dbBA/IMG_0001.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmUoSlmjoI/AAAAAAAAAUc/hDHCgzJH9JE/IMG_0002.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmUoTd7bnI/AAAAAAAAAUg/TZbonQR0U4w/IMG_0003.jpg

Fashion studies
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmVKefyuEI/AAAAAAAAAiY/MyyN9YERSTM/IMG_0005.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmVKdBsLnI/AAAAAAAAAUs/gWaeYBpsuzs/IMG_0006.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmUoWPO-4I/AAAAAAAAAUk/S8chTFJoTrU/IMG_0004.jpg

Self portrait - focused on constructing the face first! I think the likeness is better, but messed up on rendering and the eyes.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRmUoLbVc6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/z-VVvypwu3Q/s0/IMG.jpg

[jeremygordon89]

That's a good idea, I'm going to have to do some arm self portraits haha
Your studies are kicking ass still, and that latest self portrait is showing definite
improvement over past portraits, especially in the lines used in rendering.

Keep pushing yourself!

[skMOP]

jeremy: Thanks for posting all this support! Really helps.

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Was busy for most of today but I want to try starting on some more industrial stuff. So started going through Yoitisi Island as a start! A4 sized, just sized down smaller because they look bleh and I don't want to take up that much space with these.

...

I suck at drawing cubes.
Posting for documenting/journaling purposes:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroX_ImXzI/AAAAAAAAAiY/P9z0LhNXA2c/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroNzubVLI/AAAAAAAAAiY/rI9U0X9qwEc/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroN5TY-oI/AAAAAAAAAiY/BgF5sIh55LA/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroNnmQG8I/AAAAAAAAAiY/JR4RXB93ppE/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroNeQMaYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/_BdPFN9K6KI/IMG.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TRroNfIgdRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/gxdAIWVqMkM/IMG_0001.jpg

[jeremygordon89]

well I suck at perspective / ellipses / etc.
Good idea with doing fundamental exercises
Keep the good work up

[eekolite]

Some cool, creative work in here man.

If you haven't done it, seedling's Perspective 101 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1485584#post1485584) is great for practicing cubes and perspective in general as well.

Good luck man!

[skMOP]

eekolite: Thanks for the link, I've been looking at that too.

jeremy: Get to work on them then! :P

Ah been really busy with school now that's break over. I keep delaying updates...

Studies will be uploaded later!
Or not.
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Spartan Camp Gestures
(references from Bodies in Motion)

Teen Challenge 101: Christmas
Teen Challenge 102: Big Bad Monster
(both done from head)

[teapo]

ahh yes.. persistent and dedicated! that's what i like to see :D great updates skmop! i think you did a good job on that last digital in terms of rendering materials~ perhaps you can emphasize the translucency of that skull inside the slime by adding a few intense highlights ?

anyway, keep up the good work! you are improving for sure ^^

[Pixie Trick]

Nice work! I really like the direction the last two TC pieces are taking you though I do agree some with teapo about the hilights. Adding a little bit of a stronger lightsource for added contrast and form might be a good idea too. :)

[Pixelwalker]

Hey dude :)

I don't know whether you were kidding or not in the screenCapBook, but i would like to open a second group ;)
Perhaps two of my friends would join us too, but i don't really know...
So how is it?
Would you like to start one with me? :D

Greetings Sil

PS: Better answer via reply in my sb or via PN. :)

[skMOP]

teapo: I actually thought I was starting to abuse the highlights.. thanks for dropping by man.

Pixie Trick: Thanksss for the advice :D

Silwynar: ryanoir opened up more spaces :)

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Today's studies:

Screencap:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqinjCq2vI/AAAAAAAAAiY/5RMw0f7Gt0o/1.9%20Slumdog%20Millionaire.jpg

Guitar cables:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqinoMcepI/AAAAAAAAAiY/24pxmKwa350/s0/Guitar%20cables.jpg

Stuff for spartan camp (from mma photos and bodies in motion)(+sorry for the background stuff again, just saving paper z__z)
Each one A4 sized
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlTbY0crI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PQRYJiat0PM/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlTlm9EFI/AAAAAAAAAiY/cCaRv0E6Pp0/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlTpscpZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/DsfJPZFELMk/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlTwCz2LI/AAAAAAAAAiY/DUbBqTXPhGE/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlTygIpTI/AAAAAAAAAiY/YY4l2L6sXbY/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlfTwUH7I/AAAAAAAAAiY/WQ8ElSf5y04/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlfY2l2TI/AAAAAAAAAiY/9oafoF11YB8/IMG_0006.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TSqlfi-r7XI/AAAAAAAAAWg/H-4slUMEGkg/IMG_0007.jpg

Actual size is about 6000x3000 px - figures are still looking stiff :/

[teapo]

o.o lol @ actual size of that scan~ really good anatomy studies bro. your rendering of the metallic parts of the guitar cables are convincing ~ good stuff ^^

[skMOP]

teapo: thanks man

From Jennifers Body

[jeremygordon89]

Those figures are looking pretty solid, you should do more!
The guitar cables look very believable, so props on those.
The photo studies show really good observation of values too,
keep it up!

[NeonDuck]

you've got a great amount of studies, that's very good!

I think you're focusing too much on outlines tho, it's like you're trying to copy what you see to paper by just putting an outline around it. that makes your drawings very flat, and mistakes show up easily because you're not sure which lines are important and which aren't.
it's a lot more important to understand what you're drawing, in terms of 3d shapes and weight, force, etc. those are the things you should be trying to describe with lines. have a look at other people's drawings and see how they seem to wrap their lines around 3d shapes, and how they vary line weight and strength to add a little bit of extra zing

[skMOP]

jeremy: thanks, i'll drop by soon.

NeonDuck: Thanks for the advice, when I first read this I wasn't quite sure how to respond to it but now (a few weeks later) I really do get what you mean.

--
On a weekend in between finals:

Trying to think in 3d form, inspired by Feng Zhu's videos.
From life, and then a fail attempt to re-imagine in a different angle.
kind of working on perspective with it too.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUUnJMAEnsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qtqJr2saBnQ/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUUnJUj8lJI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ek3s96yOZu8/IMG_0006.jpg

[raminafshari]

you think in 3d , that's so important ...

[skMOP]

raminafshari: I'm trying to at least..
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Quick environments
I need to get faster at these..

[skMOP]

Man, paid all my attention on the butt again

[Velocity Kendall]

nice studies... this is great; http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1139390&stc=1&d=1294517097

[skMOP]

Velocity Kendall: Thanks man

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Crackin' some skulls..
I have this idea in my head that if I draw/paint it enough times I'll get it stuck in my head.

All from photos/books, I wish I had a skull to draw from life from. More to come.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUTlmtPVI/AAAAAAAAAiY/agIpP5P08pk/IMG.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUK3TN5EI/AAAAAAAAAiY/hlnkVyygkLY/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUKhoZCUI/AAAAAAAAAiY/vyHtHDNgbEg/IMG.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUKpeAZII/AAAAAAAAAiY/rkxL-Bhqj0I/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUKttmGEI/AAAAAAAAAiY/YINyhVu2FUE/IMG_0002.jpg

This one is kind of a double exercise.. Working without pen pressure:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TUpUKQMtfAI/AAAAAAAAAiY/SJh-jLRYR_U/11-2-2%20skull.jpg


and finally a doodle from imagination. I have no idea how bunnies work.
Happy Chinese New Year!

[Velocity Kendall]

Hey man, thankyou for your help! The idea of making them boxes is something I see everyone doing but just never bothered! Ill give it a wazz and see how it looks... And thanks for your nice words!

[skMOP]

Velocity Kendall: Yup, something I need to work on too.

Abusing soft brushes on these things that look like apple-tomato hybrids.
They are actually neither :(

[skMOP]

Tried to do some color but failed so I just retreated to my safe comfort zone of grayscale..

From a nice gallery on pbase:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU5dlL--xRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VgBkA_-5jKo/11-2-5%20bw%20girl.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU5dlV616wI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iOjzvezojEY/11-2-5%20bw%20oldman.jpg

[Dope Fiend]

good looking studies, i also agree with kendall about that piece he quoted, very powerful

keep em coming!

[skMOP]

Dope Fiend: Thanks :)

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Have studies but don't feel like scanning. I'll probably do it tomorrow. I need to find my camera.

From pbase - 15min each

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU-L-PBvddI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bvXFkeupL9U/11%202%206%20MT.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU-L-DsQexI/AAAAAAAAAiY/V5hPWqeQ6_M/11%202%206%20MT%202.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU-L-JCjMSI/AAAAAAAAAiY/cp9BaU-ZCi8/11%202%206%20Dark%20MT.jpg

and then an attempt from imagination to apply those studies with a fairly uninteresting/plain concept. This one was probably 40-60min
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TU-LGJu-nRI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Md56jGYQo_c/11-2-6%20mountain.jpg

aand a self portrait I forgot to post from awhile ago
http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1145866&stc=1&d=1295170248

[kikindaface]

man, keep up the good work, i see that you know what you have to do to improve !

[skMOP]

kikindaface: thanks for dropping by :P
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Some studies from today and yesterday

2 point perspective, freehand obviously..still making a lot of mistakes on these.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2jVasJXI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VLeSA_pfuzQ/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2jqSX9UI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Fktv1-yxnMs/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2jnUvAkI/AAAAAAAAAiY/kazyxJtJm6Q/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2jrp2zUI/AAAAAAAAAiY/FHogOQyhrTY/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2jnZVXaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/zdvJ4wCAFTA/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2xihAiPI/AAAAAAAAAiY/FV3Urn3qpSE/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2x7dT0gI/AAAAAAAAAiY/cmLVqUsCBCY/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2x4-MF-I/AAAAAAAAAiY/cmZu6OdEUP8/IMG_0012.jpg

and then from photos/imagination, some are more focused on anatomy, some are more geared toward gesture..

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2x1zvGJI/AAAAAAAAAiY/eXHRU_RJfos/IMG_0007.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD2x96IyDI/AAAAAAAAAiY/eIktK6ONNmg/IMG_0008.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD3ByJGetI/AAAAAAAAAZk/ZNJZZqH6_0A/IMG_0009.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD3B1CWYJI/AAAAAAAAAZo/kaH894TlAtU/IMG_0010.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD3B1CWYJI/AAAAAAAAAiY/gWOjRXZtTSQ/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVD3CEyLAiI/AAAAAAAAAZw/xBaD5VaXKbQ/IMG.jpg

[Metal Fingers]

love that face in your thread attachment, keep up all the studies! Cheers. On the perspective studies, are you using a ruler? letting some of the lines diverge away from the vantage point will keep things very wonky, if you don't have access to a ruler, try ghosting the line on top of the page a few times before actually drawing it in to build a bit of muscle memory.

[teapo]

i love that you're tackling perspective dude xD gotta do some of those as well. question about your environment studies-- is that the exact size you're working in for the 15m? :D

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Good studies, man! Seems like you're really trying to get structure down, with all the perspective stuff and trying to nail multiple angles. Those head studies in particular are showing some planar understanding, which is great. Dunno if you've already done work from his books or not, but if not, start copying Bridgeman, you're really going to pick up a lot from it. (Although, for your own sanity, keep an anatomy book open beside it).

Cheers,

Sid

[skMOP]

Sidharth Chaturvedi: I've studied/looked at Complete Guide to Drawing from Life and also Hundred Hands.. Is there another one you specifically recommend?

teapo: hey teapo. They're about 600-700 px wide at 100%. Cheers :)

Metal Fingers: Haha yeah I'm doing these all freehand. Still need to learn how to draw straight lines :/ Thanks for the tip man.

--
I want to draw, not balance equations..

Looks too cartoony for some reason..and fat, and old. I think doing color kind of messed me up.
About 2 hrs

[surfandsnow]

That last self portrait is looking better. The lips look a little small on average the self portraits though. Also on that last one you could use some gray to cool down the jaw line a bit,if you want it cool.

Also beside muscle memory the Id exercises are also a good opportunity to practice visualizing, trying to see things on the paper before you draw it, bobby chui has talked about it a few times and the ten minute drawing guy in my sig has talked about it a few times.

The studies are looking good too keep going.

[skMOP]

surfandsnow: Yeah I'm really working on trying to get the 3d visualization thing down, after hearing Feng Zhu talk about it in one of his videos. Thanks for the tip on the SP and for dropping by.

--
Ahh getting distracted.
Freehand perspective work: trying some 3 point.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVeVh80FTvI/AAAAAAAAAiY/glofSUoWpHY/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVeVhwhU4hI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iR-P5AWpwLE/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVeViKytfoI/AAAAAAAAAiY/gaAeFBW6bEY/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVeViIbxMtI/AAAAAAAAAiY/3t6QJC5kBbA/IMG_0006.jpg

And then a mech type thing that I'm sort of satisfied with. Definitely should of done this in photoshop (lol @ the eraser smudges from erasing perspective guidelines..)
Just from imagination to try and apply the perspective learning.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TVeVhhOU2pI/AAAAAAAAAiY/oJa3SaTpSdk/s576/IMG.jpg

[jeremygordon89]

You're doing really nice studies, the variety will be really helpful,
and nice self portrait man. Much better rendering and attention to detail. Keep them up!

[Namae]

You did some really nice studies here! Keep up training! :)

[skMOP]

jeremy: Ha I feel like I'm doing the same stuff over and over :\

namae: Thanks
--
Only have time for a SP today. (Hayy my hairs back down)
Need sleep.

[teapo]

SPs are improving man! and yay for hair? haha :D the colored SP is a big leap but it's good to delve into colors ^^"

[skMOP]

teapo: Colors are sososo hard.

--
douderudouderudouderu

[ryan mcshane]

d00d that last one would look so nice with a different head, maybe a t-rex? and make the centre line of the head follow the spine line, that'd look so rad
also pretty solid self portraits, value and rendering wise, the structure needs a bit of work (mine too! D8) but yeah great stuff mate! keep it up! your working so hard :D

[skMOP]

ryanoir: Yeah I just put in the sharkhead because I wimped out on drawing a normal head. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely do something like that though :)

--
more digi doodles from head
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUWUL-_dI/AAAAAAAAAb0/kuoIW7T_oUE/s0/11%2020%202%20girl.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUWoumjkI/AAAAAAAAAiY/OCNYnA0iX-k/s0/detective.jpg

hogarth/photos/imagination
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUl_B90KI/AAAAAAAAAiY/EMKjkomfn8c/IMG.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUmMyuJ3I/AAAAAAAAAiY/9e_67orHNUY/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUmWstfoI/AAAAAAAAAiY/DtP2Zf5N4N8/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUmS6YxsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VeheatencgA/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUmZXLE0I/AAAAAAAAAiY/i_Jzq4pVZRY/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIUrG8Ac3I/AAAAAAAAAiY/NM5ueTShneU/IMG_0005.jpg

quick armor study: (oh jeez, need to work on pencil rendering..) from photos
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWIXnUzryaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/TiMi-0C8JvA/IMG.jpg

Teen challenge 108: Guardian
Woo, quite proud of this one actually. I feel like I could up the rendering level even more though.
All from head

[Forrest_I]

Good stuff in here skMOP, I like your teen challenge submittion too, but I think a larger value range would've definitely benefited in the end. In some parts it's a little hard to tell whether or not it's armor or not and it's sometimes difficult to see where certain objects end and begin. You're improving tons though man, keep it up :)

[towy]

nice studies and work, keep up

[skMOP]

Forrest_I:Thanks, yeah I was aiming to set some kind of mood but I think I really overdid it with the darkness.

towy: thanks :)

--
wish I had more interesting stuff
only a couple hogarth studies :/

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWNzGjDoAFI/AAAAAAAAAiY/JKANqFFFswA/IMG.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWNzGke_ITI/AAAAAAAAAiY/iPzA9ivm7pE/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWNzGr3ZFBI/AAAAAAAAAiY/4K8o7ntavOs/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWNzG6RDyaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/rQ2WZmrLSyI/IMG_0003.jpg

[Velocity Kendall]

hey this guy is original

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1170924&stc=1&d=1297928366

[skMOP]

Velocity_Kendall: Thanks :P

--
lazy

20min studydome /ryanoir/Andrew Sonea

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWRDFGyJ52I/AAAAAAAAAdM/NFIC-RqiQgY/s640/11%202%2022a.jpg

rusty
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWSwZARdgsI/AAAAAAAAAiY/GNVfmQcB4TI/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWSwZf2h57I/AAAAAAAAAiY/yic7jX-r3u4/IMG_0005.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWSwZPHrc8I/AAAAAAAAAiY/LXLh_X35W4Q/IMG_0009.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWSwZkWJ-_I/AAAAAAAAAiY/Xot7IaL_Sg8/IMG_0006.jpg

[skMOP]

I hope there's a snow day tomorrow.

60s each
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMbxb_mzI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qlZsiz6kr0Y/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMcTvKVnI/AAAAAAAAAiY/nPAJlGhK2kw/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMcqCQhtI/AAAAAAAAAiY/fO7c4YXSjvI/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMfHPXzrI/AAAAAAAAAiY/3TpjW9y9wqE/IMG_0002.jpg

then a couple from imagination
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMb5lOI7I/AAAAAAAAAiY/prnnv7owyC8/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWYMcCtz2dI/AAAAAAAAAiY/w0lWvnVdmuo/IMG.jpg

[skMOP]

lighting practice from head.. Needs a lot of work :/
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWdJWl1kdmI/AAAAAAAAAiY/JV9BdHpih8U/lighting%20exercise.jpg

doodle from ma imagination
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWdJW57TqOI/AAAAAAAAAiY/97pcduZaQsk/typhoon.jpg

from life
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWdJyq98PGI/AAAAAAAAAiY/AqP8g-k5eCU/bbqbrush.jpg

and a quick SP
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWdJXL8EkgI/AAAAAAAAAiY/hkY47jtzvPg/s576/11%202%2024sp.jpg

[teapo]

great studies skmop! so... was there a snowday? LOL

[Domaz]

i like your portrait on the page 3, start to look solid. Keep up the good work.

[ryan mcshane]

focus more on shapes and shit like that with your sps, and generally everything
looking good man

[cgaddict]

Your studies are on point, you're practicing pretty much everything you need to as far as I can tell. Keep doing those value studies as well, will come in very useful in the future. Keep it up.

[skMOP]

cgaddict: thanks for the encouragement!

ryanoir: thanks dude:P

Domaz: Thanks! You should have a sb link in your sig so that I can comment.:)

teapo: Haha there was, that's how I found the time to do all that digital stuff^

--
Was running, slipped on ice and fell on my right side.. So was reduced to my left arm. I did a couple of figures but thats it, I actually learned alot from doing it with my left hand. I also like some of my lines I make left handed..
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCbZJpXI/AAAAAAAAAfo/1bjrhbe03rk/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCojTHVI/AAAAAAAAAiY/w4ensEVcQkQ/IMG_0007.jpg

And now a couple days later I'm fine.

really quick perspective stuff, will probably work more on this tomorrow.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKBowHiQI/AAAAAAAAAiY/AhbbBHKP1f8/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCBEspiI/AAAAAAAAAiY/ZlwDs-YYaeI/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKDBQkbaI/AAAAAAAAAiY/Z18y2ZZ-8L8/IMG_0014.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKBiZvbZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/BVzlxQY3Tw4/IMG_0015.jpg

failed photo study
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtLBQqt8UI/AAAAAAAAAiY/u7srM1rG11Y/s576/11-2-27%20woman.jpg

and then various figures from hogarth/photos/imagination

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKBm3a40I/AAAAAAAAAiY/reRiB6FEknE/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCOUmuEI/AAAAAAAAAiY/pTTFCXcuDG4/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCQzi9iI/AAAAAAAAAiY/MWTdTklCEAk/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCYuMf0I/AAAAAAAAAiY/vyRI_zr4hEM/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCq3n0HI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PsIeidujdH0/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCnjHVZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/-f5MEEwZZko/IMG_0009.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKC2QZZjI/AAAAAAAAAiY/sA_aqFfhxfo/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKCxxakVI/AAAAAAAAAiY/qPA3s7nQRPM/IMG_0011.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKC4N_mWI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bXpFpgE80fk/IMG_0012.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWtKDMTAcqI/AAAAAAAAAiY/azRWcyRcZDc/IMG_0013.jpg

[Domaz]

No problem man :) And yeah how do you actually do that? Would be much appreciated if you checked it out

[teapo]

wtf... you're an ambidextrous wonder~ haha o.O i can't tell with those pro drawings u did with ur left hand. lololz. studies are coming along nice and i think the studydomes with ryan and andrew is another way to keep busy. do you do your perspective studies all from imagination or from reference ? if ref'd, care to share? ;3

keep going skmop~ definitely getting there!

[skMOP]

Domaz: Yep, go to your sketchbook, copy the link. Then click on User CP, which is in the bar right below all the ads. Then on the sidebar click on Edit Signature. And then finally put in the link with url tags (use the insert link button). Hopefully that was clear enough?

teapo: haha nah. The perspective stuff is done from head, but they're done following a method shown by Scott Robertson in a tutorial.

--
So track started and I also failed a math test.. Godd
Basically means less drawing time.

New/more freehand perspective stuff.. Gonna practice this more tomorrow.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWyfJzWyM0I/AAAAAAAAAiY/D3YjkGhEtOg/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWyfJ1yF89I/AAAAAAAAAiY/95pBqEWTymo/IMG.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWyfKIyUmWI/AAAAAAAAAiY/IRxWhI68zvs/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TWyfJ-Xr0wI/AAAAAAAAAiY/oR_aWfxfndg/IMG_0003.jpg

[Domaz]

thx allot for your help, really appreciated. I didn't manage to get it just right but for now it will do :) Now you can check out my sketchbook

[teapo]

you can draw while running during track ok? :D lol

see ya VINCENT!

[ryan mcshane]

great studies man! reminding me to study that right? ;) thanks!

[skMOP]

ryanoir: Aw yup

teapo: Yeaa I'm slow enough anyway :)

Domaz: There's should be some quotation marks under your link, that's basically the name of the link, which you can change to something like "My Sketchbook"

--
Just a mech. Using the same 2 point "product angle" Feng Zhu describes.
I think I improved a lot from the last one.
All of it is freehand/from imagination.

[skMOP]

study wip!
blocking in colors, I'll probably see all the mistakes tomorrow morning :S

[Sushy]

Lovely work, I really like the sketch of the robot (the perspective of it is done well)

Maybe add a face to the colour study? XD

[teapo]

tee hee.. what a fatty mech :3 i should probably check out the feng zhu vids myself-- i sub'd to his channel but haven't gotten around to watching !

can't wait to see the study progress more~

[skMOP]

Sushy: Haha yep, that was just a WIP

teapo: Yeah definitely check them out, he gives a lot of good advice in those short vids.
--

finished (I basically just rendered the face out.)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TXHu2CSLosI/AAAAAAAAAic/nM5Ql1mo0XA/s0/Repin%202.jpg

lasjfha;kh hate this
i'll try it again tomorrow.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TXHu9vj8vnI/AAAAAAAAAik/neyayjtb6bA/s0/IMG.jpg

lighting from head, 15-20min
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TXH0d-Gx2NI/AAAAAAAAAis/eEYdniKvTmI/Untitled-1.jpg

25min /from photo

[skMOP]

The design of the mechs kind of fell apart when making this picture. I originally had an entirely different purpose for these, but one thing led to another and I ended up adding/deleting a bunch of parts of the robots. Yeah not happy with the design.
I need to learn how to render matte surfaces.
and also learn composition.
and backgrounds.
l;kjas;flha
--
from head z__z

[skMOP]

don't feel like scanning tonight, so heres a dooodle.
/from head

[skMOP]

wooo done with a stressful week. time to start drawing again.

i reset my picasa link on accident so I had to go replace a lot of the pictures with their new links z__z. Good thing I actually use the attachment manager time to time.
1~1.5hrs

[skMOP]

bbq pork bun.

[jeremygordon89]

You're definitely improving a lot, that's for sure
Advice for improving your self portraits: study head structure and stuff;
this link should be helpful: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1432&page=2

[skMOP]

jeremy: Thanks, I've taken a look at the link before but never really studied it.

--
Getting really frustrated with my imaginative work. Specifically painting from my head. s;fkhalfjsf

All from ref except the lighting thing since I ragequitted all my imaginative stuff.

face stuff:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX7elmeWI/AAAAAAAAAj8/M-0mTsZM6Go/IMG.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX7RpmMiI/AAAAAAAAAkA/eIWo1R5wf_k/IMG_0001.jpg

hogarth:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX8cy19oI/AAAAAAAAAkg/tjH9rZYZ-00/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX8WxLcnI/AAAAAAAAAko/_DdWwZmbVQ8/IMG_0009.jpg

hands from life:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX8nzu7BI/AAAAAAAAAkk/L_D6IM0PXkA/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX804vGhI/AAAAAAAAAks/404RUxSM0WU/IMG_0011.jpg

wes burt study. definitely died half-way through (but learned alot!)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX7bkupgI/AAAAAAAAAkE/6UqX_Bef2qw/s0/IMG_0012.jpg

lighting study from head
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBYFiXxMvI/AAAAAAAAAkw/6funXxZU7_I/lighting%20study1.jpg

gestures (I should size these smaller..)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX7pW6nXI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wiPhRS4iTZI/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX7s-lGNI/AAAAAAAAAkM/ytxdyvL4IP8/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX73hllUI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/0vflzRg4meY/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX77mESiI/AAAAAAAAAkU/jyaKjzwnVX4/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX8J6WwoI/AAAAAAAAAkY/HcegaR0qb_0/IMG_0007.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYBX733T2II/AAAAAAAAAkc/EPg9v75UJbc/IMG_0006.jpg

[teapo]

wow dude-- you srsly had to go and do that bbq pork bun study? i just fking became hungry... and i just ate! :D

i think in these latest batch of studies-- your value figure study is the strongest (post 173) and it seems you learned quite a bit on line control with the wes burt copy as well. i should attempt doing a study of one of his works too :O anyways, you're really progressing well vince and i'm impressed at your persistence to improve!

let's keep drawing!

[ryan mcshane]

HELL YEAH SON
that wes studies killer O_O
great figures too, keep rocking brother! :D :D :D

[Jeremy Swan]

wow your definitely a hard worker when it comes to studies. and your progress definitely shows. love it inspires me to press on in my own stuff. WTF Teapo, your like everywhere ha ha. But i really really love the wes burt study, that thing is amazing, great light balance and line direction. you should definitely look into doing more of that.

[lancer_idenoure]

nice studies man. i see a lot of potential in your linework :) one thing i suggest would be to do some longer studies. really nail everything down. get everything in the right place, and get the values and the colors as close as you can if its a painting. itll help a lot, trust me ;)

keep it up!

[skMOP]

teapo: haha yeah it was delicious :P Yeah the wes study was definitely very educational.

ryanoir: thankssss :)

Jeremy Swan: haha yep, I see a lot of mistakes in it now though looking back on it.

lancer idenoure: The wes study was about 4 hours so it was kind of in-depth? I know what you mean though. Thanks for the advice!
--
EDIT: Wow that was like a month to get a new page? I need to work more.

first is from hogarth, other 3 are from imagination!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL474ntNbI/AAAAAAAAAlM/SFym8kVl6HI/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL47zV54FI/AAAAAAAAAlY/Z4k8Tg__yYs/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL47hX6TTI/AAAAAAAAAlA/32qBY4pkjLU/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL47rxp4fI/AAAAAAAAAlI/BX8YtYdyJcE/IMG_0001.jpg

I noticed I couldn't really draw fists, so:
(from life)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48auiXCI/AAAAAAAAAlg/TQTEaTfFlUs/IMG_0007.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL47vNCxxI/AAAAAAAAAlE/Gb_7Kjvvo0s/IMG_0011.jpg

armss from life
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48BfKooI/AAAAAAAAAlU/y4dfoYsP8QA/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48e2sflI/AAAAAAAAAlc/8xNl2T4lc44/IMG_0006.jpg

Done after I finished a test..then I started thinking I should do chem homework but I didn't. So I drew this chemistry guy+tubes instead.. Obviously wes-inspired. Basically just doodling, but I don't want to just copy..
all from head
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48LOjF3I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/7bwgayO87W8/s640/IMG_0004.jpg

Gestures done during a wrestling meet. Lol I really suck at these since they move so fast.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48pkPHBI/AAAAAAAAAlk/Ujt0bbhz_iI/IMG_0009.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TYL48SSQIqI/AAAAAAAAAlo/-84wlsicAPw/IMG_0008.jpg

and then a couple quick environment studies from photos.
30min?
and 15min

[reila_]

that gradient backdrop in the last photo study is cool-looking! seems like a calm place but at the same time overwhelming with that massive shape of the building...

[BlueCardinal]

Love the studies of the body and the background stuff :P Your going the right way! keep it up!

Thumbs up m8!

-Jes

[skMOP]

BlueCardinal: thanks man :D

reila_: haha well looking at it now it looks like crap.. thanks for dropping by :)
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So like.. two weeks since the last update? :(
Been swamped with school, but luckily I got spring break now.. So time to draw again! I've been doing a little bit of drawing since then but just started drawing seriously and studying again today.

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hands from life
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPd0JIqI/AAAAAAAAAmk/H6Jr9Om5u1M/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPNy0P8I/AAAAAAAAAmY/7f9TVanJNQk/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmO_2UaCI/AAAAAAAAAmU/n-gnTVdAbm4/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmOizlcRI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/j7Q3FWQYMe4/IMG_0001.jpg


3d visualization/vehicle concept.. Uhh yeah.. These will get better.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmX9La34I/AAAAAAAAAnM/5PpYq5R0pW4/IMG.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmO-U2VII/AAAAAAAAAmM/sfSmtE5ZWfA/IMG.jpg

black/white photo studies, not going to do color on cars until I feel a bit more comfortable with them as a subject matter.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZghqmVHWvI/AAAAAAAAAmA/tDOsDCUy5K8/11-4-2%20bw%20car.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZghqrzUIoI/AAAAAAAAAl8/fiCr_1Gyuk8/11-4-2%20bw%20car%202.jpg

unfinished Syd Mead study that I probably won't finish
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SP's! These weren't done today, rather sometime in the last week
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmQWayiqI/AAAAAAAAAnI/NVj9PXbveug/s640/IMG_0015.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmOsOjWuI/AAAAAAAAAmI/0xuJiAxsj_c/s640/IMG_0016.jpg

some figures from imagination
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmQEj8pQI/AAAAAAAAAnE/WJBdbVbdPfU/IMG_0014.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmP6XLr4I/AAAAAAAAAnA/uWnfCfeB3Lw/IMG_0012.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmQC_Od6I/AAAAAAAAAm8/cXAI5lpZnY8/IMG_0013.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmP-iR4VI/AAAAAAAAAm4/At8HYEuAwrQ/IMG_0011.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPcaUkaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/oRdGFxMydq8/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPKST0jI/AAAAAAAAAmc/IfTxnPxmu4E/IMG_0005.jpg

and I noticed I was struggling with knees, so from Bridgman
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPwJCRcI/AAAAAAAAAm0/YVYTPRlyS1g/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPokr_yI/AAAAAAAAAmw/95fX71fmQN0/IMG_0008.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPtiN9oI/AAAAAAAAAms/czQfCryyV78/IMG_0009.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZgmPbtLXvI/AAAAAAAAAmo/lp7oQb_Pnxo/IMG_0007.jpg

[Loathsome]

Nice studies, keep cranking them out!

[Metal Fingers]

keep up all the studies, lots of improvement since i've been in here. to answer your question in my SB, yeah im in austin to attend the POD. should be fun. :D

[jelmerschmit]

This is cool, u can see your improvement really good, i like the car studies, awesome work in here!

[jeremygordon89]

Studies are dope, keep up the good work; your self portraits are definitely coming along
great as well. Hope to see more imaginative work as well.

Can't wait to see next update!

[ryan mcshane]

unfinished Syd Mead study that I probably won't finish
this is were you went wrong
love the bridgman man!
thanks for the ass kick ;)

[Jeremy Swan]

i concur with ryan, you should really try and push your paints AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! Finishing something or getting very very close, it is in that time were you learn a crap load. Great studies again, can't wait to see you apply them. Keep painting sir!

[skMOP]

Jeremy Swan: Yeah I just got kind of tired of the painting but now I'll consider revisiting it. Thanks!

ryanoir: No problem hehe. And thanks I'll consider trying it again.

jeremygordon89: Thanks man, I'll try and put some serious imaginative work out soon.

jelmerschmit: Thanks for dropping in. :)

Metal Fingers: Haha yeah, you're already improving like hell, I can't imagine how much faster you will out in Austin.

Loathsome: cheers.:P

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Feet!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYL3nS9KI/AAAAAAAAAoE/B-wY868aWHc/IMG_0022.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYL8F4NUI/AAAAAAAAAoM/lRICTJ4Zq_M/IMG_0023.jpg

More car studies:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlX3OagWEI/AAAAAAAAAno/DZ6DaS-ERuY/11-4-3%20bw%20car%20pickup.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlX2zY15LI/AAAAAAAAAnk/AlopmEsRXOg/11-4-3%20bw%20car%20audi.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlX3Hkb9pI/AAAAAAAAAns/g-F_Gl8HnF8/11-4-3%20bw%20car%20lexus.jpg

and then a couple of cars from imagination with a quick color overlay. They look like little toys haha. I'll get better because I'll do em again tomorrow. :D
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlX2zY3__I/AAAAAAAAAng/sfUVtBvrH8Q/11-4-3%20cars.jpg

45 sec gestures; excuse the text behind them, I was using old homework/handouts for these (saving the environment woo~). Hopefully you can still read the figures okay.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYLXCIoFI/AAAAAAAAAnw/drwwVdgjaJo/IMG_0019.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYLfa8C0I/AAAAAAAAAn0/VxKrPfVORWI/IMG_0018.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYLinTQtI/AAAAAAAAAn4/mxwapQrzHXg/IMG_0020.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYLexiDKI/AAAAAAAAAn8/EhpJh9Hy-Ns/IMG_0017.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYLhRtSJI/AAAAAAAAAoA/lNNBISD1KPA/IMG_0021.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TZlYL-g97jI/AAAAAAAAAoI/6NZh5iJHHGc/IMG_0024.jpg

Characters from imagination, I tried coloring the second one but failed and then realized how much I suck with colors again.
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[ryan mcshane]

is that all? ;D
watch your structure on the cars, apply what you learnt from scott robertson!
keep this up man
but also do longer shit too! like even work on one thing for an hour a day, and then at the end of the week you got a 7 hour painting/study! MUHAHA

[skMOP]

ryanoir: hopefully this one looks a little better? Yeah I'm usually too impatient for long studies, I'll try that method!
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Was lazy today :(
Spent a bit of time researching art schools. Art Center for Entertainment Design is still my top choice at the moment.

[skMOP]

photo study
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TaABfrMyFZI/AAAAAAAAAok/f1lxkH5kyN0/11-4-5%20bw%20car.jpg

silhouettes from imagination! you can tell I was burning out as I went along.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TaABfcu62KI/AAAAAAAAAoo/q6BCTH1YEgg/s0/silhouettes1.jpg

[TheFallenAngel]

Really good work! Hands... they are the bane of my existence! I've been meaning to do some silhouettes, can you give me any advice on brushes, or how to do them?

[skMOP]

TheFallenAngel: I usually start off with big blocks of shapes and then chisel it out/add with medium brushes, and then detail it with small brushes. It's all done with hard round black brush with opacity pen pressure turned off. (Size for pen pressure is still on) :)

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I've decided that I should stop avoiding colors and just do em. No matter how crappy the studies turn out.
Blek. 1.5 hrs. (Alice in Wonderland)

[IIKII]

The last painting seem to be missing some darkest dark, looking alittle flat. Still, nice stuffs from the studies :D

[patram]

Dude, there are good improvements in your SB. Try to really apply all those numerous anatomy and colors studies from books and references you've done for the past year. For me your Wes study is the best. Keep up the good work cause you are on the right path to achieve your goal!

[skMOP]

patram: Thanks man, I agree with the Wes study being the most beneficial.

IIKII: thanks, yeah I was pretty sleepy when I did that one haha :P
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Totoro statue from life:
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Doodle from head, about 40min
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Kill Bill - 2hrs.
Blek.
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[ryan mcshane]

is that all? D:<
more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more erom erom more more more more
come on skmop
SKMOP
VINCENT
LAU
VINCENNNT
LAUUULLLL
VINNNNNCEEEEEENNNNT
LAAAAAUUUUUUUUUULLL
hurry up hurry up hurry up
rockin studies too

[teapo]

:D very nice work output lately vincent! i'm enjoying all the car studies and would agree with ryan on paying attention to their structure-- the rendering seems to be fine right now but i'd say focus more on the drawing (i know, i'm like that too haha).

anyways, i think the silhouette thumbs turned out great-- you used up your creativity until you were no longer to sketch anything :D that's a good exercise to push your imagination.

p.s. sorry for missing all the updates :P

[Jeremy Swan]

dude those studies are awesome, i like the silhouettes as well they're actually really good. You've pumped out a lot, keep em comping man, try different things if your burning out. Do something you like/enjoy. Peace

[surfandsnow]

The car studies are looking cool.

maybe some more indentation(hourglass) and elongation to the torsos(#181);
a exercise for feet, grab a shoe spin it on the toe and draw it how it lies. That exercise and wearing a winter glove can help you look at hands in a new way.
something for gesture drawing http://pixelovely.com/tools/gesture.html.
I like the totoro life paint and the linework on those characters from head.

[rodrigo!]

good to see lots of studies ...digital stuff is looking cool. though I think you would also benefit from a much longer and more developed study- something that you spend a much longer of time...

[jeremygordon89]

Awesome studies; I agree you should spend more time on them sometimes. Also would love
to see more work from imagination. Maybe do what I'm attempting, which is at least one
finished illustration per week alongside all your studies. Just an idea; but keep up the
great work man. You're getting better.

[MattGamer]

great studies. these will move you forward fast.

one thing, the vehicles you are doing are quite out of perspective. start with cubes for everything... the body, the wheels, etc. render in 3d and not just in shapes.

hope this helps! keep up the good work!

[skMOP]

ryanoir: LAUL. Thanks man :P

teapo: I'll try and do some car studies in pencil. Thanks!

Jeremy Swan: Actually the silhouettes were supposed to be a change of pace for me, but I get what you mean. :)

surfandsnow: Thanks! I'll try the shoe thing by the next update

rodrigo!: Love your stuff!! Thanks for the advice and dropping by.

jeremy: I'm gonna try and do a weekly challenge every week now, and I usually do those all from imagination. Cheers! :D

MattGamer: Thanks for the tip! Yeah I'm still working on seeing in 3d.
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Screencap studydome with ryanoir!
1.5 hrs
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and a couple of environments from imagination.
45 min
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2.5-3 hours
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[Feil Magnus]

Your skills are improving a lot, keep up the good work.

[skMOP]

Feil Magnus: Thanks :)

trying the shoe exercise that surfandsnow mentioned earlier. My pencil skills :/
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhPG9geDI/AAAAAAAAApU/1RDuPcdRTj0/s0/IMG.jpg

actual sketchbook pages! sorry for the quality
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhPqLIb7I/AAAAAAAAApk/pRK2iRydQEc/s0/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhPrKrkDI/AAAAAAAAApg/-11FKkI3C4Y/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhPbZ_j2I/AAAAAAAAApc/kdo5DVT7Si0/s0/IMG_0001.jpg

couple cars from photos, this time focusing on the drawing and not the painting/rendering.
tires.. have defeated me once again. :(
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhPS-z7MI/AAAAAAAAApY/WLt-56njw08/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TavhP33kUcI/AAAAAAAAApo/G-hntM71tb4/IMG_0004.jpg

[teapo]

great posts vincent! i see the structure of the cars improving. i think that's a step in the right direction with these vehicles :D good conveyance of form in the shoe study :3

[Jeremy Swan]

ha i remember when i drew a car once i totally scribbled the rim out lol they're quite annoying, but if you use lighter guide strokes before you can achieve a slightly more developed foreshortening or what ever angle of the tire. Its all in the 7H lol. The studydome paint looks fantastic by the way well done, looks like you learn heaps!.

[jeremygordon89]

You're really doing well; I keep seeing more improvement with every post I think. This is a great sign.
The cars are looking good, a few perspective issues aside. Keep up the practice, perspective is hard but you're getting the hang of it I see.
Keep going : ]

[TheFallenAngel]

It seems as if you're really starting to understand shapes, keep going!

[skMOP]

teapo thanks, they're still pretty bleh though.

Jeremy Swan: Ooh I never really experimented using other pencils, almost all of my stuff is done with HB mechanical, so I'll try it out sometime. Thanks :P

jeremy: haha yeah I still suck at it. Thanks for dropping by so often. :)

TheFallenAngel:thanks!
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School is being soo annoying.
No time to really upload sketchbook stuff.
Heres a couple of studies, 1-2 hrs each from photos

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[serio]

Cool studies. Keep it up!

[ThomasM]

the silhouettes on the last page are sweet and so are the sketches and pages of hands you've done recently. Keep up the good work, the improvement is there

[skMOP]

ThomasM: thanks man! :)

serio: cheers!
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CHOW wip, crits please! I don't really have an idea on where I'm going with this.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFiDXBbyI/AAAAAAAAAqk/CpusrniA4H4/s0/war%20of%20magi%20test%203.jpg

sketchbook pages, all from life except for the astronaut of course.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFwnZ8cGI/AAAAAAAAAqo/__JID_Ensv4/s640/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFwxYoRwI/AAAAAAAAAqs/MlbLI0WiZM4/s640/IMG.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFw5dz47I/AAAAAAAAAqw/q2TUZ0dxewA/s640/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFxBw0DmI/AAAAAAAAAq0/z6RFNHnfNqQ/s640/IMG_0002.png

and a couple sp's:
1hr 20min, because I needed time for other things haha
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFzwH25pI/AAAAAAAAAq4/F0HLlGihqj8/s640/11%205%205.jpg

(3 hrs) Done yesterday, with more time spent on it.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TcOFd-fGAKI/AAAAAAAAAqg/medSyM2pVII/s640/11-5-3.jpg

[teapo]

i'm seeing tons of improvement vince! especially with the colors :)

the 1 hour photo studies are definitely time well spent~

[skMOP]

teapo: thanks dude :)

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Noo idea what I'm doing. :(

[Pixie Trick]

You studies are looking good mate! You really seem to get the idea of edges which is a tricky thing to do a lot of the time. :)


Take a second and do a bit of thinking before you get too much further into that cow piece. #1- where is the light coming from. #2 How is the light hitting everything. Right now you have pretty much a flat value and colour on everything and that's getting you nowhere. I'd suggest doing a black and white sketch piece to get it all sorted.

[Velocity Kendall]

Hey SK thanks for the very nice message, those studies are looking freshhhhh
Exellent advice from PixieTrick, ie what I would have said but a lot less verbose and confusing!

[skMOP]

Velocity_Kendall: thanks fro dropping by :)

Pixie Trick: thanks for the helpful crits, as usual hehe. But yeah I think I'm just gonna quit before I put too much time into that piece. And work more in value too.

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Sorry for the inconsistent updates. lazy as usual. I'm working on an acrylic right now but I am so hopeless when it comes to traditional painting.

ugly loomis girls/studies:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrMOloyUI/AAAAAAAAAsU/nE0VrGuJ9PM/s450/IMG_0003.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrLI-6RuI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/V0j-zn6TPc4/s450/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrKBjmlrI/AAAAAAAAAsM/O6jhnwg0prU/s450/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrHrOA1QI/AAAAAAAAAsE/NY9d_dMcVls/s450/IMG_0001.jpg

even uglier loomis heads from head
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrU9YBmQI/AAAAAAAAAsc/JVlFzphRj1w/IMG.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrUswn-gI/AAAAAAAAAsY/SBpCghqVUP4/IMG_0001.jpg

digital doodlee:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrDFDMIMI/AAAAAAAAAsA/Xx7XpTU4fEQ/s640/water%20mancer.jpg

hands from life/studies from bridgman (uggh out of practice):
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrX11m70I/AAAAAAAAAso/chuSAKEMNKQ/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrZP5l3_I/AAAAAAAAAs0/zWgEs8MrBks/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrYjD2DSI/AAAAAAAAAss/CAil82rUV1g/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrZBTL53I/AAAAAAAAAsw/bPOUfy1LnHM/IMG_0006.jpg

Portraits from photos: (in order of oldest to newest)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrVHE2v9I/AAAAAAAAAsg/R666WxoFXys/s640/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrXra2uUI/AAAAAAAAAsk/BTr3JkIq3AA/s640/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdSrJoPXiJI/AAAAAAAAAsI/di_VaE7ukM8/s640/IMG.jpg

[skMOP]

Taking things slower and trying to focus on quality over quantity. Before I was really rushing to get in a lot of studies but wasn't really learning as much as I could've been.
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After working with traditional for a painting (acrylic), seeing colors for this study was a lot easier. I just turned in the acrylic piece so I don't have it right now though.

NC Wyeth Master study:
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More portraits! These are to help my facial proportions and rendering in pencil.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdnlHoFXOiI/AAAAAAAAAtI/4sctpA51Tms/IMG_0001.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdnlH6LA_0I/AAAAAAAAAtM/rqlzRiaDZQA/IMG.jpg

photo study:
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[jeremygordon89]

Dude, that Wyeth master study is awesome! Also, your heads are looking better, so you're definitely making great progress still. This is inspiring, so keep going! Can't wait for more.

[skMOP]

jeremy: Thanks! :) i'll drop by soon.

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mmmmmmmmma
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdyELbaItJI/AAAAAAAAAtY/l4ZvXJCxYEg/11-5-24%20mma.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TdyELpwdbkI/AAAAAAAAAtc/aw_bwMFY-8c/11-5-24%20mma2.jpg

[skMOP]

huuuge weak point is vehicles. and basically anything man made.
from head:

[skMOP]

photo study:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YswzQD1iNCk/TeMunykFmHI/AAAAAAAAAt8/Cfu3qsxq1HY/11-5-27%252520car.jpg

Realized that I draw a lot less from life than I used to. So life drawing!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-97i64d_FQhw/TeMuqcRaYdI/AAAAAAAAAuI/9DAzniBF-vg/palette%252520knife.jpg

this one got moved in between nights and I didn't want to set it up again.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xNjEwgB0uuM/TeMuoCmdboI/AAAAAAAAAuA/XZLCl2HfWxQ/scisor.jpg

marco polo - really happy with this one (the white thing is a bottle underneath)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vqZg2XraGGU/TeMup4q7QBI/AAAAAAAAAuE/4YtC7inQipY/s0/polo%252520drapery.jpg

[Raffix]

youve really improved since i last looked here! the rendering in the studies is great epecially the one at the top of this page. work on your anatomy a bit and youll be all set x

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey bro, your stuff is guud.. keep practicing your eyes, well you already are, and they are a lot better since for example the first Loomis ones you did.. Imho, would maybe not emphasise the pouches under the eyes so much, like for example you put a fairly solid line going around there, just a suggestion to help maybe.. Okay cuul, keep the guud up =)

[skMOP]

Raffix: thanks :)

kungfoowiz: Oh I see what you mean. I think like for the MMA studies it was just to show the eyes without fully rendering them, but I agree.
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Painting with RGB sliders instead of HSB. I feel like I'm learning a lot more this way about color theory. (Using Linran light tutorial)
2hrs?
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-czgQrQf3P0M/Terc0HiTD7I/AAAAAAAAAu8/pRshjVmbBls/s640/11-6-4%252520african%252520man.jpg

now to work on values proportions anatomy adslakjfas

[teapo]

wow vince. your rendering has improved quite a bit in both pencils and digital paints :D your edge control is a lot better too and you're beginning to develop that 'painterly' effect in your work-- love it! oh and RGB sliders? i've been using Lab sliders but perhaps i will need to try RGB sometime-- looks more simple to understand?

anyway, keep it up buddy :D

[jeremygordon89]

Wow dude! That's all I can say, you've really improved a ton just in one page!
Your edges, colors, rendering: it's all gotten better at least twofold I think in such a
short time. Keep up what you're doing, I'm going to have to try out the rgb sliders too!

[skMOP]

jeremy: In a page.. that's only because I update so rarely (it's been 2 months haha). Yeah try them out, it's a real challenge at first.

teapo: I don't know if it's necessarily easier to understand than the color picker, but it seems to make better colors for me? I gotta try out LAB sliders sometime too. :)
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just studies (finals are over! :) ), I tried applying the armor studies from imagination but I can't seem to retain anything. I'll probably post the result tomorrow once I put a couple more hours into it. Sorry if these are kind of big.

arms from life
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RFMCEsr1H-k/TfBiqNb0pNI/AAAAAAAAAvk/flZEl8Hao0E/IMG.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-m_ejMeJEbG0/TfBirUYWOGI/AAAAAAAAAvo/JfsU1SzCyEA/IMG_0002.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GsFHQL5QgHs/TfBirxi2F8I/AAAAAAAAAvs/V2AMicgVm88/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wsUbsMJse9U/TfBisodFRPI/AAAAAAAAAvw/4ogvkV4N83c/IMG_0003.jpg

photo study
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y0AlyPuWJQY/TfBilM5naxI/AAAAAAAAAvU/KR5ftK4LuZI/11-6-6%252520knight.jpg
kchen studies/gestures
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l2FA1uS3-3M/TfBitTT9kWI/AAAAAAAAAv0/fTi2JOTgDf0/IMG_0005.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t37BwBicXqU/TfBituXvUGI/AAAAAAAAAv4/yUQMQpVVe4A/IMG_0004.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CA1rNaLmcuY/TfBiuTsXYVI/AAAAAAAAAv8/q9_qqhgcMak/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-C16thZCbyJE/TfBivCdbmSI/AAAAAAAAAwA/Bg7-FsUXuZc/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2SXHvCvKP0M/TfBivhhAy9I/AAAAAAAAAwE/UuG3WDipRXM/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o0P-mzeaZ-8/TfBioELSh6I/AAAAAAAAAvY/aYcA8LZsRJ4/IMG_0009.jpg

another armor study (a little more messy haha)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NLJsfb4GSbk/TfBik0qctkI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/rKTo9ZifBIc/11-6-08%252520knight.jpg

loomis
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A0sBePiEKEE/TfBipTTQduI/AAAAAAAAAvg/cXUaLVDuzCc/IMG_0011.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wXraxMtcIcU/TfBipZwL6ZI/AAAAAAAAAvc/wHI-yQbWRWU/IMG_0010.jpg

[skMOP]

erggg still frustrated every time i do stuff that's not studies.
I'm a bit sick of this character too :(
Crits please, specifically on the character

a stiff girl in dis-functional armor, from head, trying to apply armor studies.
WIP? maybe I dunno.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3wnJGuwFbH0/TfMTEGrEWWI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/hc5b0HJrHWw/s0/knight3.jpg

[prsnsweeney]

hey nice sb i like your digital studies

[skMOP]

prsnsweeny: thanks

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studiess.. 5 more days till school ends.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mOrdn5MxO_o/TfmV69STehI/AAAAAAAAAw0/__qbPQOdQtc/s0/11-6-14%252520man.jpg

messed up the colors pretty bad on this one
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLAUcfLuXdE/TfmV5b8gDtI/AAAAAAAAAww/A1p2lP5wXrw/s0/11-6-15%252520nude.jpg

[Metal Fingers]

photostudies are looking nice! keep pushing those with some observational stuff as well! lots of hard work in here. <3

[skMOP]

Metal Fingers: thanks! :)
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working on some greeny-environments
from photos
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xJJmW5nEdkc/Tf2gxP9ESnI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/fV2G9B1oxYk/11%2525206%25252016%252520grass.jpg

on all of thse, just using a hard round, avoiding texture brushes for now
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zojGNDTJNgE/Tf2gwSak7DI/AAAAAAAAAxM/OBDOxboUwL0/11%2525206%25252016%252520grass%2525202.jpg

haseltine study
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GiUBcZTwRTs/Tf2gxILQyyI/AAAAAAAAAxU/JDLan36NuJI/haseltine%2525201.jpg

[zelda_geek]

Hi, you're doing great. I can see you study well.

A few posts up you painted some armors from photos. You then painted the girl in armor, but it seems to me you didn't capture the feel of the armor. The shapes and funtionality is correct and well done, but it doesn't appear reflective and the overrall image lacks contrast. Also, don't forget to pay attention to the perspective. It applies to characters as well as everything else. For example her belt is curving the wrong way. I hope I'm not too harsh on you here, because you have improved and the redering is solid. Oh, and by the way I love the car in post #226.

[Kungfoowiz]

Girl in stiff armour? =) Maybe start with a quick gesture in paint, just a simple idea with paint, and then try to strengthen that with darker values. Okay.. meant to help, hope it does =) Good luck with your nexts =)

[skMOP]

kungfoowiz: I think that a lot of the stiffness can be attributed to the lack of flexibility in that armor. thanks

zelda_geek: Naa never too harsh, I wish there were more comments like this :) I think if there's any reasoning for the lack of contrast, it's because I painted it very overcast so I didn't think there was much to reflect. Definitely get what you mean though, I was struggling with the light source in the picture to start with too. Thanks for the comments!

A couple more armor studies. These were.. not really faster, but easier?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q4brTiXVl_M/TgLTLrO6RSI/AAAAAAAAAxk/pC_URTKfP3Y/11-6-19%252520knight.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Poxa2_4jO28/TgLTLcN6ThI/AAAAAAAAAxg/WGmvOvvw2_A/11-6-20%252520knight.jpg

quickie self portrait different method, but I look a lot older:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9T2bOtOiAa0/TgLTQ9J6WSI/AAAAAAAAAxo/hIG25GRikYg/s640/IMG.jpg

[skMOP]

About 5 hours? I just got really tired of it and wasn't feeling the carpet pattern.
master copy
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VKB3lROaC_8/TgbEYEeGAHI/AAAAAAAAAyA/QdtskeGdMJQ/s640/Sargent%2525201.jpg

[kimozabbi]

fukkking sick study!i just went through page1 through 9, lol amazing work. how long did it take you to finish the armor studies?

[skMOP]

kimozabbi: Thanks! I'd say the ones on this page were about 2 hours each.
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Ahh it's been a week of summer vacation and I've barely done anything..
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Even though it's not really obvious, really struggled with proportions on this one. and face obviously. :(
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[Eightball_]

nice improvement from first page to last, keep up the studies and the good work!

[skMOP]

Eightball_: Thanks man!
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loooong due imagination piece. not 100% happy with it but I think I'll stop here. I'm just glad I was able to get something from my head. originally for the alice chow, but then took too long.. ahh i need to plan better, like seperating the figure from the background layer :P.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RBwy6swDOlU/TgqKUn2hqFI/AAAAAAAAAyw/vgfctRBByRg/s0/alice.jpg

still life :( why are you so difficult..
probably abused the blur here
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T7-o8bvr70s/TgqKTnAgyVI/AAAAAAAAAys/deUB4-rGCHc/s640/bathroom%252520supplies.jpg

and some arms from bridgman from a week or so ago.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MPutlvSPSCo/TguQbJejcsI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/vwTe3lyQduQ/IMG_0004.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-axnjdSzxF-Q/TguQah3xAsI/AAAAAAAAAzM/I-SkZFSQ4hk/IMG_0003.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Yn7Rcgu7ubw/TguQaBjS9mI/AAAAAAAAAzI/gmxXkCqPzvg/IMG_0002.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rtu3KIiMi5g/TguQZSTONkI/AAAAAAAAAzE/k7q0IcYGZLA/IMG_0005.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bonCN9KneUw/TguQZXjwwHI/AAAAAAAAAzA/bi-JID8zC6s/IMG_0001.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AW5FhcuKWC0/TguQXtlnFMI/AAAAAAAAAy8/lNY4hG-pLKY/IMG.jpg

[skMOP]

kchen/30sec
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jzClzjuVT9w/TgwGZWkDc7I/AAAAAAAAAzc/WtivW98z-jA/IMG_0006.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VM55mSCAQHA/TgwGZ6o9DgI/AAAAAAAAAzg/nYbZO9Ne2BY/IMG_0007.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DtKaM0omc64/TgwGczC2g3I/AAAAAAAAAzs/tFsbmetsTe8/IMG_0010.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KFT_gWfHkuE/TgwGdM0ZQEI/AAAAAAAAAzw/DZvsZqjY5pM/IMG_0011.jpg

2min
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4M7jE2PmsQU/TgwGdu-Il7I/AAAAAAAAAz0/s5O-F1SdVno/IMG_0012.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wcPoTLdsmtg/TgwGeJu7O9I/AAAAAAAAAz4/E6Nn2Ih1Oa4/IMG_0013.jpg

hogarth
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sTCnlt4Gdq8/TgwGbbUsjGI/AAAAAAAAAzk/Qg_ncg-mahI/IMG_0008.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kcE8ro7luUg/TgwGcXAP5xI/AAAAAAAAAzo/f1Lmy3CQmI4/IMG_0009.jpg

[Jeremy Swan]

don't be to hard on your self ha ha. dude i always love the armour so cool and shiny!

[skMOP]

Jeremy Swan: Haha thanks man :P
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environment studies! feeling a bit uninspired after doing these, hopefully its just me being tired. :)

canyons
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pKU2Bn8cZi0/Tg6yO08DuQI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/h2x543txGpE/11%2525206%25252030%252520canyon3.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_4V3zIEw27Q/Tg6yOpXQUfI/AAAAAAAAA0U/oEOzFdMtAJw/11%2525206%25252030%252520canyon.jpg

[teapo]

the canyons are vibrant in color :3 i love how you incorporated different textures so i'd say it was a successful study with learning both color/texture. how long did they take?