Retep sketchbook-------> 1/11/10

[RETEP]

WELCOME
This is my long journey to improve my art skills, and i appreciate any crits i can get. I started this sketchbook way back in 2004, so more recent(improved) work is on the last couple pages.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page1.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page2.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page3.jpg

[lavhoes]

Wow, great start, man. I hope to see more studies soon.

[RETEP]

here are some more sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page4.jpg

i used a reference pic for this one(not from a book)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page5.jpg
i seemed to make the torso longer and narrower, i need to work on that.
-thanks lavhoes

[JackalAnubis]

good start man! I guess a tip for drawing those porportions is to measure the heads. It's usually one head length from the the neck to the nipple, nipple to belly button, belly button to groin, 2 more down for the knee, 2 (1 1/2?) more down for the foot. It's different for every pic or person but it's a quick way to see if your drawing is measuring up right. keep updating!

[metaphysiks]

good to see a new book. the studies are a great thing to do, i myself am a big fan of bridgman. make sure u are seeing how and why he does things i.e. why he draws something this or that way and why he accents a specific line. making sure you see why he does something will help you understand, just seeing it and thinking "wow, that looks cool so ill draw it" will make you try to draw like him as opposed to understading anatomy the way he does. keep it up. hope to see more.
chris

[RETEP]

thanks for the support

jackalanubis-thanks for the tips on proportion, i will definitely try it out. oh, i checked out your sketchbook, awsome man.

metaphysiks- i agree, i am doing these studies cause i really want to get better, so i am really trying to pay attention to the specific lines and understand the effect it has on the body. (its amazing what only one line can do)

here are some updates
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page6.jpg
used a ref. for this one, playing around and outlined her in ps
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page7.jpg

[RETEP]

here are some updates, i am in the head section in the book:D
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page8.jpg
heres a pic i thought was cool, so i drew it;)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page9.jpg
here are some sketches, i am going to try to start posting more of just my sketches and playing around.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch001.jpg
thanks for the support guys

[RETEP]

just a quick update
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch001.jpg

[RETEP]

i am working on heads now and will have pages on the eyes and ears soon
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page11.jpg
here is an acrylic painting i am doing in class, not much done yet.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/portrait_of_a_man.jpg
heres a dsg from the other day(i did color it but didnt like it)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/armored_elephant.jpg

[INFERNOmunky]

what a cute lill rider....

[HellTaxi]

hey, good to see youre doing so many studies. thats the quickest way to improvement. keep it up.

[Jeff Jaws]

Althoug this one girl's proportions are pretty messed up, I really like the pic. It has some weird aesthetics to me, esp. the black hair and her breast. But, I think, this is only an exception and therefore your studies are certainly helpful in terms of learning anatomy and stuff. keep it up!

Jj.

[RETEP]

thanks guys

jj-which girl are you talking about?? both have kinda wack proportions, im trying to work on that.

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page12.jpg
heres an eye study
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page13.jpg
here are some quick figure studis i did, the girl on the bottom looks funny to me( i had trouble drawing her)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page14.jpg
just an update on my painting(digital picture this time, not scanned)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/portrait_of_a_man3.jpg

[RETEP]

hey everyone!!
here are some more updates, all crits and comments welcome.

here are two DSG pics i did. please crit about color, i need help with my coloring.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/river_guardiancolor.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/abandoned_robot_dsg_exp.jpg
this one was inspired by Lung_Bug
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page15.jpg
here are some updates of my sketchbook, i did some quick human studies just like 2-3 min. each.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page16.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page17.jpg
hope you enjoy:D

[RETEP]

another update
crits and comments will be appeciated
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page18.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page19.jpg

heres another DSG
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/noir.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

Hey dingoegret,

Good work on your studies. I've got (or had...) Bridgeman's book and have used it extensivly - couldn't tell you where it is *now* (shuffles some books on desks, knocks over stack of CD's onto floor, cat screams, lamp collapses and pictures fall off wall) -- Nope. Don't have a clue.

Your original studies (non-book) are good as well, and you can see where you are applying what you getting out of the books. Keep it up.

In addition to doing figurative studies, you may also want to try some still lifes. Excellent for shape and shadow. Do them in color if you are wanting to work on your coloring skills.

Overall your is work is very good, if a little hesitant in some places. Try working on larger paper with looser strokes. Don't be afraid to "just let things happen". That's what a sketch is for.

Cheers,
~Oreg.

[jarvis2824]

Dingoegret,

Been watching your sketchbook since you posted in my own, but for some reason I kept forgetting to post in yours and I could have sworn I've done it before. Anyway, the noses are very good studies. I like those little thumbnail sketches in the corner. As far as your color I'm just learning all of this myself, but the girl doesn't have any depth to her( no shadows). The robot is better in that regard, but there is practically no contrast in either one. Also, whenever something has a local color (the sky's local color is blue, the grass' local color is green, the local color of an apple tends to be red, etc.), the shadows on the object tend to have the complement of the local color in them. It neutralizes the color, yet still keeps it vibrant. It's very strange, but it works. The fact that the girl's hair is orange realy helps her head pop away from the blue swirls in the background, but the blue-green suit she's wearing makes her body much harder to pick out.

If you want to take a look at something I've done, I put a picture from the coloring book thread into my sketchbook here. (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12944) I used only blue, orange, black and white to color it. It should give you an idea of how complicated color can get.

There's a lot to remember about color. Hope that was helpful.

Sincerely,
Chris

[RETEP]

i'm back with another update

oregano-thanks. yeah, i have really been trying to apply what i have learned from the bridgeman book, i am glad it shows. i will try to work on some still life pretty soon, i think i am going to draw a still life with normal pencils and then do the same scene in colored pencils, and see how they turn out. i have a huge sketch book like 3ft by 2.5ft, i will whip it out and start sketching in it again.

jarvis2824- thanks for the tips on color. i will take your advice next time i color something. i check your sketchbook again, that self portrait is still really cool, and the robot cowboy is sweet. you mentioned a coloring book thread, where is that located?

heres a DSG pic, i colored it really quick (jarvis, i had not gotten your reply yet, so i could not have applied what you said:()
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/protector_or_life_no_color.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/protector_or_life_color.jpg
another DSG
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/future_samurai_color.jpg
charcoal studies i did
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page20.jpg

[Cinsev]

sweet work on the life drawing my friend....nice to meet yet anothre artist who is better than me! ;)

[RETEP]

its been awhile since my last update, i have kinda been slackin off recently:grumble:
-thanks cinsev

heres an update on my painting, its going REAL sloooowwwww. dont get much time to work on it.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/portrait_of_a_man4.jpg
playing around with water color, didnt turn out right (need to find my set, and some good water color paper).
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page21.jpg
lip study
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page23.jpg

[RETEP]

i got a magazine with Gollum on the cover and couldnt resist:D

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page22.jpg

dsg: stylish snowboarder
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/snowboarder.jpg

heres a pick from locke i did in the new media coloring book
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/ramcopycolored.jpg

crits?

[illy]

great stuff so far! nice shading and stuff on gollum. i think his nose is maybe too off or on a different perspective, just seems a bit tweaked. but never the less, it is a great study of his face. great stuff man, keep it up! :chug:

[RETEP]

illy:thanks. after you pointed it out, his nose does look funny to me. i also had problems with his upper lip, i couldnt seem to make it look exactly right.
-i finished my painting of the green man, but know when i will be able to scan it cause its going to be in an art contest.

neck study
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page24.jpg

man study with charcoal (from pic)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_man_study1.jpg

DSG
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/overweightbull_copy.jpg

i did this one to practice shadows (used ref)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page25.jpg

[steak-tron]

great studies dude

[RETEP]

steak-tron-thanks man

here are some fun little sketches i did, i am going to try to practice my anatomy without refs when i get some more time.

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/casting_storyboard.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch002.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch003.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch004.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/ST.jpghttp://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch005.jpg
heres an animal study
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/greyhound.jpg
movin down to the torso
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page26.jpg

all crits are welcome:D

[RETEP]

well, i havent been updating very often. i am going to try to update at least once a week :bash: .

heres one i did without using any ref., going to do this more often
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page28.jpg

used ref for these
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page29.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page30.jpg
a quick charcoal i did (ref)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_man_baby2.jpg

some sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch006.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch007.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch008.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch009.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch010.jpg

some C&C would be great

[jarvis2824]

Dingoegret,

You've made a lot of progress since last I posted. That coloring of the fellow with the technological arms for the coloring book was pretty good. Your figures are getting better and it's cool to see that you've started to incorporate color into your sketchbook doodles. Keep it up. Proud of you, if that's a proper thing to say.

Sincerely,
Chris

[RETEP]

jarvis-thanks, it really means alot. yeah i tried to put some color into my sketchbook, i need to do it more often (no color in these:bash: )


heres my update, i have been doint more on my own without reference trying to practic what i have learned in my studies.

studies
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page31.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page32.jpg
ref (the two girls on top)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page34.jpg
(the musce guy in the middle used ref)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch012.jpg

i did not use any refs for these. i really need to work on my heads really bad!!!
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page33.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch011.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page35.jpg

please some crits on my faces!

i was wondering, when i am drawing clothes on people should i draw out the figure and then draw on clothes or just draw the clothes at the same time as body??

later.

[PeggyChung]

hey dingogret, very nice progress here. but what i want to comment on is http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page35.jpg

this one, not bad for studying with no ref but what i have to point out is that the chest area seems a bit squished, and sort of sliding to the right. get a mirror and take a look at the reflection, u ll get what i mean.

btw on the faces, they are looking pretty good, though the thing that is bothering me the most is the eyes, they seem BIG or the cornea does. btw if you know your imagination heads are looking bad, then go to drawing from ref and life, that is how u will learn how they correctly look.

i was wondering, when i am drawing clothes on people should i draw out the figure and then draw on clothes or just draw the clothes at the same time as body??

absolutely draw the people first, see then you know where to lay the clothes depending on a crease here or there due to muscles, bones fat etc. when u start getting better at drawing clothing on people then you could pretty much imagine how clothes lay on ppl so you dont have to draw the person first.

gl, and i ll be waiting for an update!

[sixBlade]

Wow! thats really good for not using a reference! One crit I want to make though is that the pecs (or manbreasts) on the top left guy seem to be quite small vertically to me

Other than that great work.. can't wait till I get the bridgman book in a few weeks :)

[metalwinds]

keep workin those studies, man. make sure when you draw them, you arent just copying what you see. make sure you are really studying and learning from what you are doing. ive been doing a lot of studying lately, and after i finish studying something, i try to draw it without reference. i do a couple pages without the ref and i see how much i have/havent learned, and what else i need to do.. .its almost like a self evaluation. it works well for me, at least. just a suggestion. keep drawin

[RETEP]

hey,

ladylioness-i see what you mean about the chest area. how are the faces in this update??

sixblade-yeah, i did kinda squish his manbreasts up. but for some reason to me it seemed like his head was too big, which kinda mest if up.

metalwinds-unfortunately your right, i rushed through my earlier studies and didnt try to apply them with no reference. well, back to the drawing board.

i havent updated in awhile, but i have been drawing (still not nearly enough). but i am going to be gone all next week, so hopefully when i get back i will have a HUGE update.

-i am trying to branch out and draw more mechanical stuff, animals and maybe cloth and landscapes.


just some sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch017.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch016.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch015.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch014.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch013.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch018.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch019.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch020.jpg

failed concept
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page36.jpg
some ink
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page37.jpg
no ref
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page38.jpg
ref
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page39.jpg

-i have some photos of some acrylics ive done but my camera is screwing up :mad:

later.
:D

[PeggyChung]

Hey dingoegret, nice! its looking good and i see improvement :D the faces are lookin pretty good, the 3rd one is a little funky though, the eyes on the top right one. His right eye is all the way up there. also on that same page, the bottom middle, his neck, its weird when you take a closer look at it.

other than those everything seems pretty fine to me, hope we get another big update :D

[RETEP]

ladylioness-thanks for the crit, i will definately be working on faces this week. theres something that is lacking in my face sketches, i really want to pinpoint it. ill see what happens.

well my camera is working, so i wanted to squeese these in before i left. (there not the best quality, and there a little loppsided(sp) ).

acrylic painting
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0413.jpg
close ups
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0414_copy.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0415.jpg
another (quicky)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0416.jpg
some charcoal from kchen's posts that i was studying
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0417.jpg
close up
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0418.jpg
some of my own no ref(little of others with ref)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0419.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0420.jpg

well thats all for now, later

[RETEP]

ive been back from my break for a couple days but school has been sorta hectic so i have not been able to scan my stuff. anyway, here they are....

just some sketches, through a tad bit of color in there....
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0021.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0022.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0023.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0024.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0025.jpg

sketching from life, and first self portrait.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page40.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page41.jpg

arm study
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page42.jpg

from ref.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page43.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page44.jpg

well, all C&C are welcome.

[RETEP]

over my break i had the chance to sit down and paint, and i took some progression pics along the way (didnt think to take pics till i was past a few steps, oops). i dont know if i qualify for this since its only my second oil painting, but here are the steps i took....

First i positioned the models face how i wanted it. proceeded(sp) to put a white piece of paper beside her left cheek, to reflect some light. then i took some pictures and picked my favorite.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0436.jpg

Second (no pic, sorry) i did a quick skecth of her on canvas, paying close attention to proportions.

Third (no pic, :( ) i lay the base colors to the face. 1. very light sin tone 2.very dark skin tone 3. semi dark skin tone.

Fourth is when i went in and started refining the face. adding lips, eye, and putting in the subtle shadows.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0437.jpg

Fifth i continue refining the face and added the hair. i didnt try to paint every strand of hair, just kept it simple and tried to keep the colors right.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0438.jpg

Sixth i added the shirt, i decided to change the color to tie it in with her lips (and i didnt want her shirt to be a focal(sp) point. finally i outlined the face.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0439.jpg

Seventh(final) i filled the canvas with black and blended in white on the right side of her head. and further refining things where i think it needed it.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0440.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/HPNX0441.jpg

-sorry about the quality and the lighting in the pics, i have to take pics with my camcorder (dont have a memory stick for my digital camera yet).

im not too good, as you can see the final painting doesnt look too much like the original picture. but i hope you all enjoy it :D .

-also if anyone could give me some crits that would be great too.

later.

[RETEP]

well, i have a problem. my computer is totally screwed up right now so i can't scan anything and wont be able to for awhile. i have alot of new sketches, so ill have a big dump when i can post again.

-figured id post this if anyone cares, didnt want my sketchook to disapear forever....

later.

[buzzz3d]

Finally got some time to look through your sketchbook.
Really good, I can see a lot of improvement in later work compared to your first sketches (which weren't bad either by the way)
I don't know if you've read Loomis Fun with a pencil but he has a interesting approach to drawing heads. You can find more info here (http://www.saveloomis.org/) including a pdf.

Hope your computerproblems are fixed soon.

Cheers,

Erik

[RETEP]

my computer is fixed!! yay. i have alot to updated, heres some of my stuff. i will update the rest later.

buzzz3d-that link is awsome, it led me to alot of interesting books i might get. thanks alot man:D


here are some random sketches

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0026.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0027.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0028.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0029.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0030.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0031.jpg

i need to start doing more studies, i slowed down a bit (used ref).

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page45.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page46.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page47.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page49.jpg

self-portrait (was kinda upset at the time), -bottom, my sister(unfinished).
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page48.jpg

i found my old watercolor set, i had alot of fun with these (used ref).

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/watercolor1.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/watercolor3.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/watercolor2.jpg

-copied from another artwork
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/watercolor4.jpg

heres an oil painting i did after my self-portrait(horrible, i may not post it), i had alot of fun with colors on this one.

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/womanprofile1.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/womanprofile2.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/womanprofile3.jpg
-final, the colors didnt come out right on this one for some reason.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/womanprofile4.jpg


well, thats all for now, i will update again soon.

-later

[Fallen11]

Nice. Wish I had your motivation.

[buzzz3d]

Wow, good stuff man.
Like the portraits and the handstudies.
What ref do you use for the hands?

[insane visions]

very nice.....btw the acrylic flower paintings are soo pleasing to look at....

[RETEP]

thanks everyone for replying, it really helps. and gets me motivated.

fallen11- after looking at all the stuff here at CA i cant help but pick up a pencil, thanks.

buzzz3d- thanks man. the hand studies are from Bridgman's complete guide to drawing from life, its a really great book. and got it on sale:D

insane visions- your one of my major inspirations here, thanks for taking a look at my stuff.

heres a pick i forgot to put in with my last update.

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/dragon_king.jpg

i will have another big update soon.
later.

[RETEP]

ok, im finished catching up for when my computer was screwed up :D yeah!!


more studies (ref)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page50.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page51.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page52.jpg

no reference for this one
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page53.jpg

some sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0032.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0033.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0034.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0035.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0036.jpg

a charcoal(from art pic), an oil, and acrylic (finally posting the final image).(used ref. photos for paintings)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_boxers.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/naturalgirl_painting.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/green_thinking-man.jpg

my first time using gouche, i used them alot like watercolor. (used ref.)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/tribal_boy.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/colorful_boy.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/in_the_sun.jpg

should i get rid of some of the old stuff so theres not such a big DL???

all crits and comments welcome,
later.

[buzzz3d]

Maybe you can link some of the older stuff so if someone wants to see it, they still have access.

The african girl is so awesome!

Cheers,

Erik

[TheUbermind]

dude i must say i like seeing your work go through those steps- its a cool process to witness- kinda a insight to your creative process! nice work! :evilbat:

-theubermind

[van]

The progression in this thread is inspiring, to say the least. Keep on rockin!

[RETEP]

Buzz3d-thanks. i made links in just about all my old posts other than the most recent ones, is the DL better now??

TheUbermind- thank you, i have another one here for ya.

Van- thank you man, i really appreciate it. ive seen your sketchbook recently, you've progressed alot!!

here is a painting i have been meaning to do for a long time. its a portrait of my friend Amy (from pic).-her eye looks a little off to me.

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/amy_paintingprogress1.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/amy_paintingprogress2.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/amy_paintingprogress3.jpg
-the line is from where i scaned it in. coulldnt make it go away so i gave up.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/amy_painting4.jpg

any crits and comments??

later:)

[buzzz3d]

You should remove the [/IMG] at the end of the link or otherwise it won't work.
You can test them yourself by clicking on them.

About the painting, I like where it is going, skin tones look very good but indeed the eyes look a bit off. Her right eye is looking more upward than her left one.

[van]

Along with what Buzz said, you also might look at the necklace a bit. Right now it looks like its molded onto the neck. :)

Great skin tones!

[RETEP]

-thanks for the crits!!

buzz3d-i went back and took out all the [/IMG] they should all work now.

van- thanks for pointing that out about the neck, i hadnt noticed it before.


im in the process of moving. so i dont know when i will be able the update again, hopefully soon. :(

later.

[RETEP]

i have tons of pics to post, but i am going to post a few for the next couple of days since there are sooo many. ive really been working on my lines, trying to be more bold with my pencil. i have also been trying to improve my shading, which i dont think is too good. i am doing alot of hand studies, cause hands are just so dang hard to draw (with and without reference). i was wondering how my faces are coming along, if there are any mistakes i keep repeating.
-im increasing the size of the pictures to see the detail, and the lines better.

sketches

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0037.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0038.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0039.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0040.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0041.jpg


anatomy studies

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page56.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page57.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page58.jpg

later :jump2:

[van]

Awesome studies, man.

[RETEP]

van- thanks

ive been really having alot more fun with my sketches. i am trying to fill up the page whenever i start a new one, instead of doing alittle at a time. its really helped to get me to draw more...

sketches (used ref for eskimo girl)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0042.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0043.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0044.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0045.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0046.jpg

anatomy studies, i used reference for these
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page59.jpg

from life (and my horrible self portrait)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page60.jpg
sitting around the book store
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page61.jpg

a DSG i did
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/mutatedbird-dsg.jpg

til tomorrow :btu:

[RETEP]

i worked with some charcoal today, i will try to post it soon. here are some more sketches from a few days ago...

sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0047.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0048.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0049.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0050.jpg

studies with reference pics
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page62.jpg

studies without reference (need to do this more!!)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page63.jpg

some more hand studies, mine without ref. are still horrible
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page64.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page65.jpg


thats all for now...

[RETEP]

more...

sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0051.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0052.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0053.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0054.jpg

reference
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page66.jpg

some charcoal sketches, i really enjoy messing around with charcoal :hh: . i need to do this more (used reference)
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_woman_on_couch.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_man1.jpg

i used watercolor paper(140 LB) for the man, the rest are on newsprint
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_quicksketch_woman.jpg http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_woman_sitting1.jpg

are the sketches too big? i think i may bring the size down some.

i would really really appreciate if i could get some crits on my skethes :nod:

later.

[mentler]

Looks like your on the right path---I drew all the Bridgman stuff (several times over the years) studied Hale' stuff a lot read Master Class about 10 times Drawing Lessons about the same Anatomy Lessons not worth spit except for the pics.

I probably have every book and anatomy worth having so ask me before you waste time on crap!

The last couple of years I have been concentration on drawing from memory more than working from reference.
I do draw from the model about 4 to 6 hours a week.

My advice if you need some is adopt a mentor for a while and learn to think like him but make the drawing yours - try to reinvent what you are looking at in your own style. Do not copy analyze

[RETEP]

mentler-thanks for the advise. i have always dreamed of having a mentor to learn under, but haven't met anyone(since i got serious about art about a year or two ago) who i can have that relationship with. but moving around alot like i have recently hasn't helped that.

heres just a quick charcoal update, i have alot of other sketches to post but im too lazy to scan them :crosseyed

two women are from photo, imagination, SP, and michelangelo study. hope you like...

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_sketches1.jpg

close up SP
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/self_portrait-charcoal.jpg

later folks.

[RETEP]

im back with another sketch dump, and a new name :waves:
-changed my name cause i wanted something more original (ok its that original), cause i didnt want to take the name from something else. i wanted my own name.

here are the regular anatomy studies, i think its starting to rub off a little. i got some metalwinds inspiration(as you can see with the michelangelo studies). and pulled out a pen for some quick head sketching.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page67.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page68.jpg

LEGS-http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page69.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page70.jpg

MORE FEET-http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page71.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page72.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page73.jpg

sketches. also had some insane vision inspiration, but it came out like crap.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0055.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0056.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0057.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0058.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0059.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0060.jpg

do my pages seem long or is it just me??

i would love some crits that really tear my stuff apart :moon: , really want to improve as much as possible.

later.

[mentler]

You never know to much anatomy!!!
I just posted bunch of old GB hand studies some are mine but mostly his will post more old boneworks in a day or two.
check em' out I think they may add to your day or nite!!

[mentler]

It won't be read if you don't left the thread---sorry bout' that!
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25653

You might like the site tsofa.com

[RETEP]

mentler- WHOA you've posted sooo much in your thread since i last stopped by. you are amazing, i love looking at your stuff.
im definately going to start doing anatomy studies from your stuff, if you dont mind. i really do love your style.
thanks.

[RETEP]

here are a few pencil sketches
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0061.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0062.jpg

i tried a new tecnique( i cant spell) with watercolor, this is alot of fun.
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0063.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0064.jpg

mentler- i have started to use pen for my anatomy studies.

more soon, later. :scribble:

[Yina]

the watercolours look great, more!

[RETEP]

yina- thanks!! im working on another tonight, ill try to post it tomorrow. i checked out your sketchbook, awome stuff, ill write something soon.

here are my most recent studies, im doing them all in ink now. mucho fun to draw in pen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page74.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page77.jpg
more draping studies-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page75.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page76.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page78.jpg

heres a foot study from mentlers sketchbook, hope you dont mind
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page79.jpg

from photo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page80.jpg

from life, self portrait in corner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page81.jpg

crits and comments welcome :blahblah:

later.

[RETEP]

random sketching, im trying to work on more dynamic poses. hope this came out ok.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0065.jpg

watercolor, it didnt turn out exactly how i wanted but i had alot of fun with it. hope you like it yina.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0066.jpg

later..

[mentler]

The book you are referring to is by Sarah Simplet may not be the correct spelling ::: it is a beautiful book :::: not really a great deal of practical information about drawing but beautifully done!!

[van]

Looking great! That last water color was very vibrant. Im enjoying your sketchbook.

[RETEP]

mentler-thanks for the info on the book, but i still havent decided on a book to get yet.

van-thanks alot for checking out my sketchbook so often, its great to get your input.

is it just me or were my first two pages made into one hugely loong page?? i am going to try to update tonight, i moved again so its been hard to update :bashful:

later.

[RETEP]

here are some studies, i am working from a new anatomy book, which tells you the origin and insertion of muscles (very cool book).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page83.jpg
drapery, i cant draw clothes at all.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page82.jpg

i have reached the end of my sketchbook :[ here is the last page..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0067.jpg

but i have already bought(sp) a new one and am busy sketching :blah:
i feel like i am being redundant with my sketches, i think i am going to get a landscaping book and start incorperating(sp) them into my sketches (and i want to learn to draw landscapes, never really done them before).
comments welcome....
later.

[mentler]

I think I own them all!!!

[RETEP]

its from Drawing Human Anatomy by Giovanni Civardi :wink:
have it??

[RETEP]

ive started school up again :\ so these few updates will probably be fewer... heres the next update....

first page of my new sketchbook. i am going to finish it some more..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0068.jpg
more pages..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0069.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0071.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0075.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0072.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0076.jpg

assignments for the Academy..
-link (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28125)

studies...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page85.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page86.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page87.jpg

crits and comments are always welcome :rendered:

[RETEP]

school sucks, other than AP art...
i got a kickass oil painting book recently, so expect some oil paintings soon. here are the regular stuff, i threw in a cat in a drawing woo hoo (little variety is better than no variety right :bashful: ).
neck studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page88.jpg

assignment-still life-shoes and shoe boxes-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page89.jpg

sketchies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0077.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch78.jpg

later

[RETEP]

been awhile since i posted, schools been taken up alot of time :yawn: . but i have managed to get a painting done and some sketches outside of school. ill try to post them soooon.
later

[RETEP]

heres a bit of recent stuff.... more to come

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0079.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0081.jpg

sketch of the painting i am working on..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0080.jpg

used ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page94.jpg


later.

[mentler]

Recognize the GB folds book. I teach something fairly similar to that.
Like the fact the you are sleep around in your studies.
I think that is adding variety to your style.
Like the neck page ~ post it!

[RETEP]

heres just about everything i have been working on recently. i still have a contour drawing to scan, which should be up soon.

some sketches (no ref. except bird thing was from life)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0082.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0083.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0084.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0085.jpg

these are all school assignments, blah..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page90.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page91.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page92.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page93.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page95.jpg

the woman is for an CA Academy assignment, and the other is a compisition study of the harry potter cover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page96.jpg

this is a painting i have been working on recently from photo. i had a specific idea in my head when i painted it, which i find helps alot when you start a painting. i took some progress pics too
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p5.jpg

heres another finished pic altered a little in photoshop cause its soo dark. i suck at taking pics, i need to learn to light the pics right.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/boxing_p6.jpg

this is a character i may animation in the future
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/joel1.jpg

a rockwell value study, which is funny cause the values are way off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/value_study1.jpg

thats all for now..
crits and comments are always welcome
later :) :)

[arghmisfit]

this is my first time in this thread.. and i must say it ROCKS!!!

i like your drapery studies and you rendering is really good, keep it up

[RETEP]

arghmisfit- thank you for your comments :^^:

hey everyone
my 18th birhtday is tomorrow!! i can vote now :}

heres the contour drawing i didnt post is my last post (yes, bad photos again)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/contour1_closeupcrying.jpg

heres another
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/contour1.jpg

close ups
face (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/contour1_clear.jpg)

crying girl (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/contour1_closeupface.jpg)

later.

[USER777]

happy b-day, retep!
wooT!!
finally 18.. wishing u all the best especially for your ca academy future..
hope you have a nice bday..

Lim

[RETEP]

Lim- thanks. i had an awsome b-day, went to HIGH Museum of Art woot woot.


i havent updated in a long time, again :^^;:
but i was very inspired buy somthing Gaboartpage said about updating daily. so from now on i am going to try to update every few days not matter what, even if its just one page.


here are some homework assignments, i dont like doing homework. but i am turning it into a good thing, i am really going to try to push myself every homework. so i am to try new mediums, variety in studies, and new techniques. so i have really enjoyed these last few....

hands from life (hands holding tools). get it? my hands are holding my hands mwhahaha
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/page97.jpg

my house (unusual view) in pastels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page1.jpg

distorted self-portrait in pastels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page3.jpg
close up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page3_closeup.jpg

landscape study(word as a landscape). that says "paper" in the woods if you cant see it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page4.jpg

eye studies for "the Human Figure", awsome book!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page2.jpg
close up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page2_closeup.jpg

SKETCHES
working on composition, done in pen an markers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0086.jpg

practicing eyes and anatomy, no ref
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0088.jpg

sketches from ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0089.jpg

thats all for now, update in a day...
later

[Pichuerca]

Interesting stuff you have! I really like your studies! Keep it.

[RETEP]

thanks Pichuerca

first two are from a few days ago...
random sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0090.jpg

all from life, except girl in bottom right corner is from my imagination
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0091.jpg

working on a cartoon, and two girls wanted me to draw them cartoon style
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/emily_sammy-cartoons.jpg

sketching in class, ill try not to post anymore on lined paper. (need to carry my sketchbook around more)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/doodles1.jpg

later

[RETEP]

THUNDERDOME 8 pic
didnt spend much time on this, looks like crap. should have added color (may if i have time). blah

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0087.jpg

[jetpack42]

hey man, don't forget this is for the site-wide thunderdome, and alot of peeps are going to be seeing it and getting an impression of you and your work from it. you've still got a few days, and i've seen the rest of your sketch thread here...you could really push yourself and kick some ass! keep on, buddy!

[Burning Eyes]

OMGODZORZ you took my td topic, must work harder... :painting: :painting: :painting: First time I saw this thread man, good stuff keep it up!

[RETEP]

jetpack42- you made me think twice about my Tdome pic, and im glad you did. this is what i pumped out in the last day. not spectacular but a hell of alot better that the other image. thanks

burning eyes- i didnt think anyone else would pick DUCK TALES (totally awsome show). after we post our images in the Tdome image thread do you want to post our images in the challenge arena, and battle it out >:| .

heres the NEW image. quite rushed but alot better than the other one as a final image.
traditional-colored pencils, pen, and markers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Thunderdome8pic_DuckTales.jpg

later

[jetpack42]

no doubt man. i'm glad i could help. I need a kick in the ass alot of times, so don't be afraid to give it to me! the newer one is way better..though I think you could have pushed further still. No doubt, you will next time. kudos!

[RETEP]

jetpack42-thanks. i do need to start pushing myself further even in my daily sketches with composition, rendering, and variety. ill see what i can do >:|

an SP page, still not an accurate likeness of me
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketchoo92.jpg

random sketch: the running BUISNESS man....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0093.jpg

later

[RETEP]

quick update

trying different perspective, looks like crap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0094.jpg

doodles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0095.jpg

later

[auden100]

Hey, nice work. I'm always really motivated when I see so much progress in another individual. Keep it coming. I encourage you to try stuff you know you don't draw as well. You've been working on these anatomy studies forever. Keep doing them, but draw more of those cooky perspective shots. I'd recommend starting them out in thumbnail, just so you can make more of them and get a feel for how they can be structured. It also looks like your mechanical/robotic/inorganic subjects are quite as developed either. Integrate some of those into your studies. They help out with understanding of planes and lighting (IMHO). But anyway, this stuff is great. Rock on.

[Rhaucan]

Ditto to what auden said on this being a motivating sketchbook. I'd love to know what your doing and stuff. In terms of school and art classes and stuff?
And when did you start aiming to improve in drawing? I don't scan many of my drawings, but after seeing this I think I will. Oh and great work CA acadamy moderating.

[mentler]

Making house calls today ***** everything seems to be in order here!

[Craig Houghton]

There's lots of outstanding work here! I'm impressed by the range of subjects and stylistic choices. All of the hard work is definitely paying off. I especially love the anatomical studies and the watercolors. Btw, the paper warping from the wc in the sketchbook can be ironed out (like with an iron and a piece of paper between the work and the iron).

Well done!

-Craig

[RETEP]

auden100- yeah, i have pushed away the mechanical stuff for too long (cause i know im horrible at it). ill try to incorporate new things into my stuff, but this update is more of the same :[ . thanks for your encouragement!!

Rhaucan-thanks. about school, im just attending highschool right now(senior year). im in AP art: drawing, and just really trying to improve my stuff with personal studies. im looking for some figure drawing classes outside of school but havent really found any that arent once a year and a one day $200 workshop. i got serious about drawing a year ago when i found this glorious website ;) , ever since... draw, draw, draw. hope i ansewed everything fully.

mentler- thanks for checking in :D

Craig Houghton-thanks alot man! oh, and thanks for the tip on the wc paper, i would never of thought to iron my paper :O

heres a sketch i got in today..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0096.jpg

school projects...
-had to cover a piece of paper with charcoal and erase a self-portrait
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_erase_SP.jpg

-headless self-portriat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/headless_SP.jpg

later

[RETEP]

i have a reason for not updating :wink: , i was away at an art competition and at a drawing workshop (the workshop was great!!).

at the workshop we started out learning about putting planes and elipses in a space and perspective and stuff. then after a break we got to draw from a live model woo hoo.
-i can post the perspective stuff if you want?
here are the gesture drawings we started out with, around 5-15 seconds each (sorry about the blurry pic)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/gesturedrawings.jpg

we then moved onto a long pose (about 25 min). i didnt get to finish :[ , but it was crazy fun
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/live_model-full.jpg

close-up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/live_model-closeup.jpg

homeworks
close-up of something mechanical...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page5.jpg

candy in wrapper, and wrapper taken off...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page6.jpg

just some sketches from school
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/school_sketch.jpg

sketchbook stuff, practicing perspective and random stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0098.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0097.jpg

later
:yayca:

[RETEP]

heres a charcoal piece(from reference) i started at home. something looks off to me and i cant figure it out >:|
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_womanwip.jpg

been neglecting my sketchbook :^^;:
later

[RETEP]

ive been in a slump recently and havent really been able to get much done, but i will update tomorrow with a few new sketches.

[RETEP]

heres my update, sorry its been too long. i was going through a slow phase, and had to force myself to do what you see.but i am still going to try to keep it up.

sketchbook stuff... trying to implement some color just about every other page. the girl laying down and the horse are from reference, the rest is imagination.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0099.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000100.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000101.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000102.jpg

heres the same charcoal i was working on. decided to add some more faces (it looked kinda boring to me). i stil have to go back and fix her face and do the others, so alot more work on this one. how is the composition looking?? better or worse than without the faces?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_portraits.jpg

homework-'shelf portriat'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page7.jpg

crits and comments welcome
later

[RETEP]

sketch to work on composition and work out the pose some more...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000103.jpg

heres the sketch on the big piece of paper (23"x30"). i really need feedback on this one, like does the pose look natural and how are the proportions looking?? please comment...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/mother_childpainting1.jpg

woo hoo 100 posts!!

later

[RETEP]

pen Self Portrait

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000104.jpg

[dCepT]

I just looked through your thread, and MAN have you improved! I'm impressed!

I really like this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch0082.jpg

and the shattered SP in pastels!

keep up the good work!

d-C

[RETEP]

dCepT, thanks for the comment man.

quick painting update
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/mother_childpainting2.jpg

close up, major problems. but i am more than likely going to paint over most of this, and might switch to oils.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/mother_childpainting3.jpg

later

[RETEP]

havent worked on my painting or charcoal pieces in acouple days :[

i'm going to the san francisco workshop <3 <3 :tihi: :tihi: :teeth: :teeth:
OMG its going to be soooooooo awsome, hope to see some of you guys there!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000105.jpg

so now that i am going to the workshop, its makin me kick myself in the ass, and finally make some character designs. i m planning to have at least 15-20 character/creature designs by the time of the workshop >:| . so i need some verbal beating if you dont see enough character designs!!!! ok people!
heres the first.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000106.jpg

crits and comments always needed

later :yayca:

[Xaya]

Could you make a break for about 2 years that i can walk with you... please!

I admire your anatomy knowledge, your different styles and your paintings generally!

Just go on with this,
there is not really much to criticize at this point.
Perhaps try to go further; some interaction of characters
some more dynamic poses...

you studied anatomy well so don´t stop!

Xaya

PS: i wish i could study more anatomy like you did,
but i have to finish some horrible kindergarden paintings
with not handle-able colors (for me!) for school :dead:

[wi_2]

wow man.. nice stuff..
awesome anatomy so far :muscle:

loads of feeling in there.
keep it up

[RETEP]

xaya- do you know anyways to help me think of more dymanic poses? i try to think of diff. poses but its not very easy for me. thanks for your kind words.

wi_2- thanks man.

still been to lazy to work on my paints, but heres some recent sketches...
used ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000107.jpg
line SP
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000108.jpg
tried drawing a car, first time ever doing this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000109.jpg

heres character design #2 . im having second thoughts about the amount i was going to do, how about 10 designs :bashful:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000110.jpg

later

[Xaya]

do you want references or just stimulation for such poses?

I see you did already some cool dynamic ones in the upper part of this page
(i didn´t noticed them... :nohope: )

What i was thinking of was, because i think combat scenes are not your theme, of exaggerated dramatical poses and interactiones like in the black white movie Metropolis (hope you know this old old movie...)
I wanted to do this already for months but i need to learn more anatomy first...


More please!

[RETEP]

xaya- stimulation for poses i guess. i just have a really hard time thinking of a new pose sometimes ( when i want to have an action scene), i usually just give up. never seen metropolis :[

finally done with exams, the last two weeks have sucked :dead:

heres what i have managed to do....

SP(charcoal), somewhat of a likeness of me
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000111.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000112.jpg

character design #3, a doc ock design
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000113.jpg

character design #4
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000114.jpg


Homework: Family Celebration (no ref, pastels and pen)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/2page8.jpg

later

[maxetormer]

hell yeah! youv got some serious skills!!!!
The ones in hight contrast on charcoal look awesome,
you have a confident linework, and a good eye for anatomy
keep on churming out sketchs like this!! ill be around. :D

[van]

Great progress. Cant wait to see some more! :)

[RETEP]

maxetormer-thanks man!! after seeing the paper in my sketchbook did not take to watercolor at all. i had to try some charcoal, and it works great.

van-thanks for stopping by. been missing your updates to your sketchbook.

ive been gone for awhile, just been being lazy over my chritmas break. so i havent updated or done much of anything other than play Metal Gear Solid 3 (kick Ass game).

heres what i did do though.....
inspiration from mike
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000115.jpg

character design #5
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000116.jpg

character design #6 (calling this fan art and redesigns character designs :\ )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000117.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/quicksketch000118.jpg

finally finished this charcoal drawing. rushed the other two and finishing touches cause i was tired of looking at it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/charcoal_portraits_finished.jpg

exam for AP art, a poster for a competition-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/downtown_poster.jpg

badge for San Fran Workshop :}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/RETEP_badge.jpg

later

[RETEP]

im back from the workshop. :D
had an amazing time. learned tons (mainly from Ron Lemons brain full of knowledge). wished i got to know more people, and wasnt soo shy all the time. but the people i did meet were awsome. it was amazing to be around so many people so into drawing like me, i dont know anyone that lives near me quite like that.


im super busy making up the week of school i missed, and starting a joint enrollment semester in college (im taking algebra :er: and art:drawing :blah: ). so i dont have the time to update now but i will as soon as i can.

later :yayca:

[hito]

Hey man, nice to see you at the workshop!

Look! there you are talking to a girl! Something I didn't do at all!
http://stu.aii.edu/~aa1810/nli/sanfran05/images/029.jpg

How was the mexican lunch? I passed on it and ate some rock hard lump of dough and oatmeal I had left over from breakfast.
http://stu.aii.edu/~aa1810/nli/sanfran05/images/023.jpg

Doin good man. One thing I'd point out about the charcoal drawing is that the shadows lack definition. The lit areas are great. But with the solid black shadow it looks like a face carved into a block of stone instead of a solid head. I made the same mistake many times.

Try lifting out some small indications of reflected light in the shadow areas: back rim of the ear, neck, some strands of hair. See if it looks better.

Keep it up man!

[RETEP]

Hito,
thank you for your post and the pics. i was feelin warn out and down today from all the school and crap. your post really made me feel better.

it was great to meet you too, and looking through your sketchbook was also a treat. the mexican lunch, well, ill say it was better than it looked :wink: .

thanks for the crit. ill do that on the next charcoals i do. i have already sprayed fixative of the one with the three heads, do you know if there is still a way to go back and fix it?? or should i just leave it alone??

[HugeHarHar]

Fuck man.

I havn't looked at this thread in awhile, I decided after the ACA thing to go ahead and check it out again, I'm lovin' it.

And I've decided to stop being a lazy jack ass and start mine up again, and start doing some more anatomy stuff, i defineitly need to.

[RETEP]

sorry i havent updated, i havent been lazy with my art though. i have like over 30 pages of sketchbook pages filled up and tons of newsprint exercises. when i get the time i will try to post some of it.


hey HHH- thanks for stopping by man. it was kick ass to see your stuff in person, the colors in your stuff is awsome. im really lookin forward to ACA, ive just about decided thats where i am gonna go.

[Jokisalo]

looking very good on here. there is a lot of life in your thread. ireally enjoy being here! more to come?
visit my thread if you get time, thanks :)

[HugeHarHar]

Dude, I hope you decide to, it's going to kick some major ass up there. Just the wait now is making school drag like hell now.

I love your anatomy sketches make me jealous. I need to get an anatomy book, at least just to use for references and such. All I've been doing lately is portraits and clouds. Heh. Later dude, I want more stuff posted of yours!

[Pixeldragoon]

Time to start updating again for this whole Sketch support grou p thing! I like your paintings, very nice! So your 19 and out of high school now. That's cool. Keep doing what you ahve been doing!

[JustinBeckett]

hey - im part of your group :) so whats up.

I love your figure drawing studies, and your portrait paintings, those are very very good. Also your imaginative, drawings are really cool as well, have some inspiring stuff in there, keep at it, your only getting better.

[Sara-San]

Oh man.. your anatomy is beautiful... I see a lot of improvement in your faces.

It would be awsome to see you get into digital media a bit more

[JustinBeckett]

are you talkin to me or pixeldragoon?


And holy shit man, you have soo much more work, since yesterday, i think anyhow...i never saw it before then. :) fuckin wicked man, really great stuff. Good job with all these studies. Very good studies, and again, awsome work. Keep going! by the way im in your group if you didnt know.

[Pootle]

Followed the academy links to your SB. Great stuff. Especially like your charcoal SP and oil woman WIP series (prefer the first one though) your colour work is cool esp. skin tones. It looks like you've improved lots since the beginning (what I'm hoping for in mine!).

[Sara-San]

*prods with a stick* more more sketchbook buddy!

[RETEP]

thanks everyone,

ive got some major virus's and spyware on my comp right now, so i wont be able to post for a few days. what a coincidence(sp), the day after i post in the ssg thread heh. i am replying at a friends so i dont have time to reply to everyone. sorry, ill try to update as soon as possible, ive got tons of stuff to post too.

thanks again,
later

[JustinBeckett]

great work again!

[Profil]

post post post:D

[JustinBeckett]

yup post post post :P IM back, so you have to post now too haha :P

[JustinBeckett]

ahh PPOST AGAIN!

[JustinBeckett]

umm, please post..

[Dan1989]

Awesome progress. Maybe some more anatomy studies? I really am enjoying your sketchbook so far. It would be nice to see an update :wink:

[JustinBeckett]

yeah wheres the update?

[HugeHarHar]

Dude man, I agree with everyone else, but also......








DUDE! Are you goin to ACA or SCAD? So uh....whenever you get free of computer illnesses, I'd love to know if you're schoolin' with me at ACA.

And cleanse ye computer quick. Later doodz.

[darkarts]

Some awesome stuff here! Great work - I hope you can get those excercises up soon, I'd love to see them. :)

[charcoalArtist]

Hi RETEP

Just wanted to stop by and say hi since we are on the same SSG now.. I'm at work and can't browse but I will stop by later to check out your stuff..

[edit] had a chance to look at your work, great improvement from your first posts, hope you can fix your computer problems soon. I'd like so see your latest work.

[dogfood]

It looks like the SSG groups have been tossed around, which can be a good thing. I really like the amount of improvement since the early posts. I haven't heard what's been happening school-wise, though. One thing I would say is that it doesn't seem like there's a lot of variation in your shadows. It certainly makes the light seem stronger, but shadow depth adds to the overall depth.

Good stuff.

[darkchild]

You have some great work on here. I'll have to check back often.

darkchild

Checkout my sketchbook sometime.

my sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44648&highlight=darkchild)

[HugeHarHar]

So I heard you're going to ACA with me. I hope it's true man.

Anyawys, you seriously have a much better work ethnic than I do. You can how insane your progress is, and how hard you work. I definitly admire that.

I hate computer problems for real though. Hope you can get it fixed soon.

[HugeHarHar]

Hah, these fools don't know...

They just don't know.

When are you going to update? You have a whole semester of sketches to put up.

Anyways, I'll see you in a few weeks, you better pick up some steam by then, because I plan on blowing you away.

[RETEP]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/cyborgkicksyourass.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/facez.jpg

no time will reply later.

:yayca:

[glikster]

holy crap! Those faces are amazing!
What media are they in?

[ChromaticCodex]

you suck soo hard, god quit drawing you worthless peice of crap.
why do you even bother? your obviously not getting any better.
go to hell.










seriously, your awesome. super-cool colors, very well rendered. your improvements are almost as massive as a black.:yayca:

chrome

[RETEP]

JustinBeckett- thanks for all the support man, ill be posting again soon.

Dan1989-ive got some more anatomy studies and alot of life drawing.

glikster- thanks, its just the coro tech. you should check out his tut. if you havent seen it yet. in the showcase section.
-tria ink, pen, colored pencil, and gouche.

darkchild- thanks, ill drop by your sketchbook sometime soon.

dogfood- thanks for the crit. i do seem to make things very high contrast. i will try to put more variation in the shadows.

charcoalArtist-thanks for stoping by.

darkarts- thanks

HugeHarHar- thanks for the support man.

ChromaticCodex-/m\

[Smash]

I'm seriously going to find a way to suck out your artistic skills, Shang Sung style. >:D

[RETEP]

SP...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/PeterSP1_23_06_.jpg
-3rd digital painting


smash- bring it...

[JustinBeckett]

Yo dude. Thanks for the comment in my book.


Your second to last update is nuts, those faces rock. Love the style too.

[gagagaGAY]

hey peter its me craig

i love your studies man
lets do that character drawing in your room again

cya

[Davidskiwan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/facez.jpg

that one is awesome man, i really love it. I cant believe how awesome that digital painting is, and its only ur 3rd D: keep it up man, i really like your stuff

[gagagaGAY]

peter i fuckin miss u man

im workin on my new sketchbook id like for u to see it next year
or if i get a scanner ill scan it in sometime

looks like im going to portugal after all maybe ill see u in germany hahahah MAYBE.... well gimme a ring sometime


craig




gay


<3

[solidcube]

Hey, just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying your sketches and everyone else's on here. I've been looking at sketchbooks for several hours per day. It's really cool watching people improve.

Yours was especially neat because it didn't go up all that much in skill-- maybe a bit, and then WHAM, the multiportrait color explosion on this page just floored me. You have improved so much. I am especially loving your shading style, very interesting and moody.

[RETEP]

well, its been a looooong time since my last big update. iim gonna to try to catch up to what i am doing now. so theres gonna be tons of old stuff, but i will try to put them in somewhat of a timeline.

Beckett- thanks man.

david- thanks.

gagagagagagagGAY-see you in school soon man.

solidcube- thanks for the encouragement.

this is from way back in San Fran
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1772.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1773.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1769.jpg

senior year
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1777.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1779.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1780.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1785.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1786.jpg

really small about 5"x8"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1805.jpg

more senior sketchbook
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10009.jpg

[RETEP]

college drawing course- all on 18"x24"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1791.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1792.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1795.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1797.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1808.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1809.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1813.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1815.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1817.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1804.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1802.jpg

[RETEP]

senior year still - just feel like i should show what ive done up till now- leaving tons of stuff out.

about 18"x30"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1818.jpg
close up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1819.jpg

HATE this painting (but i gotta show shitty stuff too)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0217.jpg
close up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0219.jpg

all on like 3"x5" canvas board
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0213.jpg

this painting was a big step for me, understanding how to paint better- fairly small, done with pallette knife
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0205.jpg
close up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0212.jpg

summer after highschool- wanted to something BIG- its about 4 1/2 feet tall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0677b.jpg

sketchbook stuff
based on a topic i found on CA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10039.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10046.jpg

from college
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10047.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10049.jpg

the guy on the right is based off a design by Hugeharhar
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10050.jpg

i think i used four colors in this one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0291.jpg


rest of catch up will be college till now....

[Burning Eyes]

nice work and uve come along way.... rembember me? lol i remember u from sf... i need to go to another ws right away next one i swear... lol yea i just finished hs.... college in a few months.. took a semester off.... anyways ill be back .. as long as u update! cheers

[RETEP]

burning eyes-yeah, i remember you. ahhh i wanna go to another ws soooo bad, SF was a great experience.

my experience at college was really eye opening i believe i grew alot while i was there, and ill be headed back sooon :D
while i was there i finally got to work with live models, so the majority of the figures in these pics are from live models.

me mom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10010.jpg

sketchbook stuff at college
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10024-1.jpg

ill be going through my sketchbook soon and linking more of the images so its not such a big dl

more soon...

[guggemmaneuver]

get your SCADATL butt over to the CATL sketchgroup thread!

can't wait for you to get back into town!

http://catlsketchgroup.org (http://catlsketchgroup.org)

:)

j

[HugeHarHar]

Good god I knew it.

I knew you we're still alive. You've just been a bitch and you've been in hiding.

Come on though, I've already seen all of this! I want to seeeeee NEW!

And sorry about not calling you back about the scavanger hunt, it's randomly gotten crazy down here. How did it go?

[RETEP]

gugg- i cant wait to get back to ATL, i miss my CATL fix.

ken-yeah, im still hear and still breathin. the scavenger hunt was absolutely crazy man, from ten in the morning till two at night non stop. you should have been there man. still catching up with stuff i should have some new stuff up reeaal sooon.
but for now heres some more college stuff....

gesso and ink experiment
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0179.jpg

color study
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0663b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0653c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0659b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0660b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0661b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0636b.jpg:nohope:

drew these from previous sketches from live models
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0638b.jpg

sketchbook stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10025.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10026.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10028.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10029.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10031.jpg

[RETEP]

i cant figure out why the title of my thread hasnt changed, ive changed title of my first post and nothings happening. and suggestions???

more college sketchbook stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10035.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10036.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10037.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10042.jpg

fav page from day at the zoo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10040.jpg

a sketch from BODIES exh. in ATL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10041.jpg

newsprint size
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0647b.jpg

exercise:yawn:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0180.jpg

one of my final projects i made. i think its much better in person, kinda hard to see in pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0594b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0593b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0596c.jpg

heres a final project, series of portraits i did of friends and family. they are all between 4 and 5 feet tall or long. some of the colors didnt come across so well in the photos, some are a little too warm or cool. all done from photo, though i wish i could have done them from life (that just wasnt possible).
-friends
kenneth-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0520b.jpg

thomas-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0671b.jpg

sulgi-(done with pallette knife)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0675b.jpg

-family
Erik-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0669b.jpg

-michelle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0666b.jpg

-sarah
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0665b.jpg

heres it all put together (how i presented it). i had an image projected just enough to notice(subtle), so when you went up close to look at it your shadow would be cast on the images(affecting the overall image).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0611b.jpg

heres just a pic of it in the dark, so theres a BIG contrast. NOT how it was presented
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0614b.jpg

i believe thats all the old stuff i am going to post so, next post will be new stuff.......later.

[RETEP]

here are some recent sketches..

a quicky oil painting- from life
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0003.jpg

most of them are for a project me, Hugeharhar, and chromaticcodex are working on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10054.jpg

this guy is actually supposed to be something you ride through a forest/jungle high in the trees
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10057.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10058.jpg

finished this today
SP in my sketchbook i just finished, mainly an experiment with gouche. many layers and almost all dry brush.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10059b.jpg


later.

[HugeHarHar]

The first page is bad ass doodz. I'd like to see where we can take those people in the project.

[RETEP]

ken- thanks man, cant wait to get back to work on this stuff in some sketch groups.

HOW CAN I CHANGE THE NAME OF MY THREAD??

sketches
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0298.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0301.jpg

had alot of fun with this one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0299.jpg

rooftops from life. experimenting and just playin around, painted out of paint tubes and with a toothpick.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0300.jpg

getting really interested in lettering types ang graffiti
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0297.jpg

one of my fav. things ive done recently, cutting though pages in sketchbook. probably gonna do more like this soon..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0292.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0293.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0294.jpg

out

[HugeHarHar]

To change the thread name, go to the very first post in your sketchbook, click edit, and then go advanced. It'll give you the option then.

That last thing you did is pretty bad ass by the way.

[Smash]

You dick, you got a new cell phone # and you didn't call me!?

[Eriboss]

lovely thread, great mixed media stuff - this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10020.jpg) is beautiful, keep up the dedication,

Cheers

Eri

[RETEP]

kenneth- thats the weird thing, ive been trying to do that but just the title of that post changes on the thread. thats how i always used to change it, i dont know whats up.

kit-i havent gotten my new number yet, ill give you a call when i get it.

eriboss- thanks alot man!! i really love your stuff, your sketchbooks are really insperational.

heres one i did today...cut and paste+drawing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan1.jpg

[Smash]

Well I called your old cell phone # and some old guy answered.

[HugeHarHar]

What is this? Is this when we actually start posting in our sketchbook threads on a regular basis?

I sure hope so, that would kick ass.

I say we need to make sure we both keep at it.

[hito]

"HOLY SHIT! HOOOLY SHIT!" as the incomparable John Belushi would say.

I just got my ass kicked, and I LIKED IT!

You are just doing all kinds of awsome!

A gargantuan cheers to you mate!

[RETEP]

HAR- i hope so man, i really wanna keep this up.

hito-thanks

quicky creatures to get ideas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10001.jpg

doodle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10045.jpg

over

[Smash]

Hey man, I'm moving down in 3 days. See you in the dorms brotha, G, Home slice.

[van]

Wonderful work, my friend. Wonderful!

[HugeHarHar]

Some interesting creature design possiblities.

Five more days my doodz.

[RETEP]

K & K- yeah, the days are creeping up. see yall soon.

Van- thanks, i stopped by your new sketchbook. WOW, your progress is unbelievable!!

some much needed anatomy studies...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10048.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10052.jpg

an awful landscape... i have to do this more often
done pretty quick, rushed cause it is hot as hell in GA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10051.jpg

over and out

[ArtZealot]

you have really good stuff in here. why don't you have any stars? my only crit, is i'd like to see bigger jpegs. your stuff kicks ass, we want to see them bigger.

[sabe2003]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KIF_1808.jpg
and
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0003.jpg
:x :x :x

[RETEP]

ArtZealot- thanks

sabe- thanks

more practice, little better than last time...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10060.jpg

[RETEP]

my first piece ive done for money :}
its going in an housing mag.

dont think i drew all this from life or anything!! i had a blueprint, and had to draw the roof, bricks, etc onto it ( plus the landscape around it )...
heres the line drawing...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0352.jpg

finished piece...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10061.jpg

later.

[guggemmaneuver]

dude you are burning this thread up---> subscribing. way to go... we're going to be doing the CATL thing really soon! can't wait to see what you're up to this schoool year! what will we do without Special-K around?!?

j

[RETEP]

gugg-the K-man will be back next quarter, he will be missed till then...

been moving into my dorms and school, so i havent had access to a scanner etc. etc. wont let this keep me down this year though. i should be posting normally again soon.....
heres a digi i have been playing around with on my friends comp, i would love some crits for it. i dont know how far i am going to take it, but theres still alot to be done.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/lizardworship.jpg

later.

[Smash]

Stars FTW.

[guggemmaneuver]

retep:

hell yeah man--> looking good! here are a few crits on the awesome dino/reptilian dragon thing:
a couple of minor compositional things: seems like the trees that frame the composition are a little bit predictable and stylized.... Potentially they could give you a really nice art nouveau kind of framing effect, but right now that they're mirrored is really, really distracting to me. the dragon aspet..looks great compositionally. I'd say leave it as is and continue to rock it. the middle ground with the robe wearing guys i dunno... i wish the eye level were closer to the groiund... maybe at head level with the snakes or SLIGHTLY above... not as much perspective. tuft of leaves in the lower right??? seems like a haphazard compositional element.
k... hope that helps. thanks for the info about HHH, i wanted to call him but last time i kinda woke him up or something :perv:

looks good mang--> somehow we gotta get together for some drawring. will be calllin you up.

gugg

[RETEP]

hey gugg,

thanks for the crit man! i should be working on the piece again soon. i was actually thinking about bringing the lizard guys up to eye level a little more. yeah, those foreground leaves were really bothering me. the lizard gu up front should be enough, but i might just take him out as well. dunno.

im in the process of getting a new number for my cell, ill give you a call as soon as i get it.

later.

[guggemmaneuver]

cool man... it's just, the lizard hunchback guys have so much potential i think. really if you played them up it would intensify the overall impact of that gigantic a$$ dragon in the background. also... i was thinking that a change of perspective on that burning cauldron would help things immensely... what if in looking into this scene we could see burning embers lighting out into the congregated reptilian group? that would cast some ed wood style b-movie shadow upward lighting onto the visage of the dragon, which would be a little difficult to execute, but would be so impressive to see done right :)

Yeah... give me a call. actually tonight while i was driving i called your old number and some dude answered, that didn't sound like you:
"hey, ahh, is retep there?"
"uhh... ok. He doesn't have this number anymore."
"ahh... alrighty. thanks!"
click.

hehe
gugg

[Spats]

This is great stuff mate!

Why no stars? :O edit:nevermind about the stars hehe

[HugeHarHar]

I'm jealous of your stars.

[Listing]

Nice work. Good, various study. Keep widening it.

[guggemmaneuver]

i should be posting normally again soon.....

update, punk.

hey we're going to go to this ancient rome thing @ fernbank later this month. send me yr cell # when you get all that straightened out, k?

gug

[Smash]

Retep still doesn't have a cell because he is a gigantic choad-monger.

[armando]

Reactions to dragon composition: The lines of sight are all pointing to that fire, plus it's the only warm element in the comp so it becomes the focal point, but I would assume that dragon they seem to be worshipping should be the focus. Get rid of the symetrical trees and leaf that's supposed to balance the guy on the left, put another guy there instead. The guy's head peaking out at the bottom doesn't seem to be doing anything either. Do some studies of churches and temples, laying on the steps doesn't seem fitting for a dragon god. Light between trees should be toned down.

[RETEP]

guggenmaneuve- thanks for the crit. i havent really done anything with the dragon image, but i did throw another version together focusing on the lizards. ill post it soon.

Spats- thanks

HugeHarHar- :confident

Listing- thanks

Smash- :yawn:

armando- thanks for the crit man. the other version i did i applied some of the things your talking about, like the crits about the trees. ill work on it some.

took digital pics instead of scanning to save time, but i might go back and scan them for better quality.

sketches...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0519.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0520.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0521.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10062.jpg

SP for class
from life
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0518.jpg

photo and sketch combo, photoshop and illustrator
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sp_Parkinlot_comp3_FINAL2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sp_Parkinlot_comp3_FINAL3.jpg

live model watercolor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook_watercolor4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook_watercolor3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook_watercolor2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook_watercolor1.jpg

[guggemmaneuver]

wow peter, some really impressive stuff you are dropping here! So i put on my 3D glasses and this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_0508.jpg) really jumped off of the page at me. yeah, the digital camera isn't ideal, but at least you are posting stuff.

def the self portrait is the so-called :lens: GLEAMING ZENITH :lens: of this update. seems like the face is dead on, and the rendering is nice and thorough. one crit i'd like to make is that...maybe the background should flatten out a little more. right now the marks that you are making that circle your head are somewhat evident, which ruins the foreground + background depth thing slightly. "ruins slightly" i guess is kind of an oxymoron :nohope:, i hope it's not too confounding of a criticism.

AND --> I guess you probably got my email about the CATL Sketch Group (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53365&goto=newpost) trip to fernbank to see the imperial rome exhibit on saturday the 28th--> lemme know if you (maybe even "you guys") are down and i could stop by and pick yall up if you are sans-automobile. Should be a lot of fun, it looks like a lot of new people will be showing up, so we may even break the 20 ARTISTS mark with any luck. Then we'll start a gang and go flip some automobiles at a shopping center, just to get good under-the-car reference views. Lemme know if you're down, k? it promises to be an entire day filled with UNSANE sketching debauchery. maybe even that blue-kollared-rake-brushed-emo-haired-freak from macon will make it up. which... actually he's going to be in town this saturday and several of us are getting together... hopefully we'll all be able to draw together for a little bit

"uhh... are you guys in some kind of class together?"

"I knew someone who drew once"

gugg:xpld:

[RETEP]

thanks for the support gugg. i see what you mean about the foreground + background relationship, its really bothering me now. when i geTIT back ill flatten it out so its all one value, or have it a bit darker by my shoulders and fade out.
im really disapointed i didnt get to go to any CATL meetings. this last quarter really kicked my ass, next quarter i will hopefully be more prepared and have more extra time. how did that 24-hour sketchbook hoopla go down??


heres an illustration project, human animal mix... didnt have a scanner when i had it so i had to settle with another shyty pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/fishman.jpg

close up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/fishman_closeup.jpg


i threw this website together for a project. the first website ive ever made. hopefully i can get a real portfolio site planned out and built over break. some crits would be great.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~prusse20/


later.

[Ian Mack]

Neat idea having the figure on the left in your portfolio...I might put a head and legs on it so that it reads instantly.

As for other crits...depends what you want to do as an artist! Show us the best of what YOU want to do. You could put a few life drawing pieces in there to show your traditional knowledge as well.

[RETEP]

ian- thanks for the crit!


figures from life...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10068.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10069.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10070.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10071.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10072.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10074.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0005.jpg

sketches
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10073.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10075.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Scan10076.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook00110004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook00110003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook00110002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0007.jpg


have some more ready to post tomorrow,
later.

[Smash]

Stop being a B Peter and send me some lovin.

[RETEP]

more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook00110001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook00112.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0017.jpg

later.

[Smash]

So since you don't have a phone still, hows break treatin ya buddy?

[hito]

Great update RETEP; especially dig those watercolor life draws!

[RETEP]

kit- breaks going good so far. hope that zelda your working on is coming along.

hito- thanks. i miss life drawing soooo bad, cant wait to get back to some sessions.


some old character sketches for a comic i wanted to throw together...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0019.jpg

crap...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0023.jpg

later.

[guggemmaneuver]

...Great job on the figure studies... the way that you're choosing a small area of the figure to focus on is particularly impressive... are all these like 10-20 minute poses? anyways inspiring work, thanks for dropping it all here on the SB for us to see!

the USBC06 went well... 518 pages later we felt pretty worn out but it was a great time.

will prolly see you in january at some point.

j

[ChromaticCodex]

Peter, quit drawing. You fucking suck at it.http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q170/maggiesworld/DSCN9061.jpg

[Smash]

Hahahahahaha.

That picture is priceless.

[Smash]

Hey Peter ... I have a mohawk.

[RETEP]

gugg- thanks for dropping by, your posts are very much appreciated.

chroma- im gonna steal your tablet!

kit- nice, are you gonna keep it this time??

lame sketches... been too lazy recently, but i am going to start a series of oils in the next couple of days.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0025.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0026.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0027.jpg

gouche
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0028bcopy.jpg

can anyone tell me how i can post a link to a PDF???

later.

[Darktwin]

I really like your life drawings, can't get enough of them. delicious, mmm mmm good, more please.

[RETEP]

darktwin- thanks

forgot to post these...
oil pastel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/casey.jpg

pip...photo manip-assignment
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/pip_mock.jpg

doodly...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/ManWoman_Pattern.jpg

later.

[ChromaticCodex]

No more drawing reteP. You should take up a new hobby, like kissing my scrote.:x

The patterns in that last drawing are completely amazing, btw!

[RETEP]

tomtom- you need some lush updates behind those beef curtains


the sketches...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0001-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0002-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0003-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0004-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0005-1.jpg

-unfinished- these were only supposed to be the base colors and i was going to paint in gouache over everything, just haven't gotten around to it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook-1.jpg

the older stuff i forgot to post...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_1740.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_1741.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_1744.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_1746.jpg

i tried a little photo-ography

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0009-1.jpg

more coming very shortly.

[hito]

Awsome update RETEP! I like the townscape one and the page of little faces the most.

[RETEP]

hito- thanks!

sketchbook paints...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0006-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0007-1.jpg

BIG
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0008-1.jpg

SMALL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0008b.jpg

mo sketches

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0010-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0011-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0012-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0013-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0013b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0014-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0015-1.jpg

WONDERFUL new toned sketchbook...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0019-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0020-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0021-1.jpg


i did a few large scale figure paintings recently, that i will post soon.

later.

[RETEP]

large paintings

all 6ft tall, but vary in width...

1.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries2b.jpg 2.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries3b.jpg 3.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries6b.jpg

4.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries1b.jpg 5.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries5b.jpg 6.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/paintingseries4b.jpg

[RETEP]

heres a really old SP, i did it because i wasn't happy with the exaggerated/cartoon looking digital SP i did awhile back. i ended up turning in the other one anyways...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/spicaughtitSCAD.jpg

some illustrations ive done from topics from illustrationfriday.com ....
Discovery-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0024-1.jpg

Poem-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0027d.jpg
don't know if i will finish touching this up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0027c.jpg

a drawing from the word Stringy...
line drawing-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0023b.jpg
digital color-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0023d.jpg

later.

[Smash]

Soo ... worked on a creature drawing yet for me Peter?

[_andreas_]

wow
i dont remember seeing this SB
i like your variations, the paintings and illustration of the poem.
keep updating!

[ChromaticCodex]

Still haven't learned how to draw yet. Peter, get off your ass and go set up a still life with a cow skull, a couple of plastic flowers, some fruit, and a set of old china. then add ->:lens:

xoxoxoxoxo

[Smash]

More Lense Flare!!!!!:lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens:

[RETEP]

kitten- dont even think about lens flaring me again

andreas-thanks

codex- your my number one aahhh guuyyyyy

topic- believe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0029.jpg

sketches...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0017-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0031.jpg

godawful colors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0032.jpg

heres a creature kit...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0033.jpg
i wanna work on a colored and fully rendered one soon.

tuo

[Anurizm]

great sb and studies, keep it up.

[Smash]

OooOoo I'll get crackalackin on the maquette then. /m\

[CTseng]

Wow, you have an awesome sketchbook! Was going to name some of my favorites, but there were so many images it was hard to keep track. You have an amazing brain and wonderful concepts. Keep updating!

[Smash]

:lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens: :lens:

[RETEP]

kit- *sigh*

Anurizm- thanks!!

tytseng- thanks for the support :yayca:


small update...

MOON
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0037.jpg

acrylic painting...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_2256.jpg

K.race...here you go, ive had it done for a long time just been to lazy to update. look at horses for good muscle reference if you need it with the Marquette.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0036.jpg

[HugeHarHar]

Get back on here fool.

[Smash]

Hey Peter I just registered for a Constructive Animal Anatomy and Creature Design class, I'll send you the stuff I'm working on so you can look at it and critique.

[Matsign]

pretty bad ass stuff dude. The moon illustration is rad, just love it.

[CRAIGGERS]

hey retep.....peter
its craig i finally posted some stuff
look up CRAIGGERS and its their

[CRAIGGERS]

hey man ill post some new stuff soon

[CRAIGGERS]

hey peter check out my lobster giraffe on "its finally finished"

[RETEP]

im back!!! its only been like five months since i last posted.

smash- i never got any of those creature designs, still waiting for them...

matsign-thanks

craig- i checked out your lobster giraffe, its awesome. i can't believe thats your first digital piece.

so heres a pitiful update from my toned sketchbook. i have to pick and choose from alot of images(there's honestly not much good to choose from). there will be tons more to come now that i have scanner access again (i have an entire sketchbook i finished since last time i posted). chronology from sketchbook to sketchbook is going to be all out of whack since i work in all of them simultaneously, but as long as i am getting it posted im happy.

begin...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0039.jpg

i was looking at way too much Gary baseman

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0041.jpg
unfortunately one of the only real concept drawings i've done lately

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0042.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0045.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0046.jpg
concept for a painting i never completed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0047.jpg
working on narrative

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0048.jpg
fabric study

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0049.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0050.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0051.jpg
went to a figure drawing session the other night, i hadn't been in ages. my hands feel like they have rusted over.

thats all from my toned sketchbook.
i will try to update the rest asap.

finish.

[RETEP]

Here are some drawings from a very small sketchbook i have, i wanted to experiment alot with different styles and ideas. Again i am picking and choosing from many pages, and i still have more to update from it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0052.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0054.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0055.jpg
I was looking at too much Renaissance imagery

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0057.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0058.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0060.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook0062.jpg

...more updates coming soon...

[RETEP]

heres some more finishing up the small sketchbook...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook66.jpg
never finished this one. there was supposed to be balls of legs in the background, and i was planning on making a larger one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook64.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook63.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook68.jpg
i posted this color study because it was one of the original color studies that got me playing with color alot more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook67.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook65.jpg
painting on sandpaper

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook69.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook70.jpg

more updates as promised, coming soon.

[CRAIGGERS]

awesome work man!!!
i love the new style! fresh!!!
ill see if i can post some of my new sketchs soon

aight man
miss you


gay.

craiggy

[RETEP]

craig-thanks man, i'm looking forward to an update!

heres just a couple more...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook71.jpg

this one has two layers, the image of the three figures is behind this one. the circle in his chest is the cut out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook72.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook73.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook74.jpg

blah blah

[RETEP]

All of these images are from an entirely new and completed sketchbook. i am not scanning the majority of it, actually, the first image i scanned is almost halfway through the sketchbook.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook75.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook76.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook77.jpg

here are a bunch of Don Quixote studies i did, trying to make an illustration...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook80.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook78.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook81.jpg

i decided to make a larger version of this one, which i will post soon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook79.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook83.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook82.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook84.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook85.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook86.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook87.jpg

more from this sketchbook soon...
i swear it gets better.

[RETEP]

well, i hope they're better...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook89.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook88.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook90.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook91.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook92.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook93.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook94.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook95.jpg

heres some more recent figure drawing, i'm feeling a little better about it.
went a little crazy on her neck...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook97.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook96.jpg

[jedininjaman]

so much work man
and consistent quality to boot, thanks for sharing
there are some real gems in the last few likeupdatesthis one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/sketchbook87.jpg) for example
keep it up man, you must be drawing like crazy to get this much out
-jedi

[ChromaticCodex]

The knight with the cloud stash is amazing :0 Also great girls with no eyeballs and handsome color studies. The composition on that black&white SP is stompin as well. Very fun concepts, keep rocking those large intestine!

[RETEP]

jedininjaman- thanks!

codex- thanks man, are you still going to that art festival??

still older work.
here is the finished Don Quixote, i actually like the sketch more...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_4984_small.jpg

random...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_4983_small.jpg

-Verbal Communications Inevitable Route to the Possession and Manipulation of the Human Body-
within the red marks it says "Ok Legs, Start Walkin"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_4986_small.jpg

Romulus and Remus
this is one in a series i would like to complete.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/IMG_4981_small.jpg

sorry about the shitty image quality on some of these.
i have been doing more digital video work for class lately, so i don't have as much to show as i would like.
but, i'll try to get more up soon.

[HugeHarHar]

Dude!

Hey man, have you moved out of Augusta yet? I need to call yo ass some time soon, see what's happenin'

You know your shit always hits the spot, I really enjoy the "random" thing in the post above.

[RETEP]

Kenneth- thanks! yeah, i am living in Athens now, going to UGA. you have to come down and hang out sometime! i'll give you a call.

Ok, schools out for the summer! its time to get busy on all those ideas i had throughout the year!!

i finally have my very own laptop!! so, no more excuses about computer access, scanners, internet, and etc...

i'm still updating from my long absence.
here's a series of paintings i was making for a narrative(i don't like it enough to finish it)...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/stuck_wave_small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/stuck_sanddune_small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/stuck_regret_small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/stuck_rescue_small.jpg

radiohead...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/radiohead_small.jpg

haircut...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/haircut_small.jpg

proposal...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/proposal_small.jpg

i am nearly complete in updating all of my work worth posting, by next post i should have everything updated *whew*

here is something new. i can finally use my wacom tablet that i bought awhile back now that i have photoshop and a computer. so here is the first image i messed around with...

original
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KI_original.jpg

original+digital
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KI_scroll_2.jpg

detail
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/KI_scroll_animate1-2.gif

i might go back in and add some more highlights, don't know.
i feel like i have painted this before, i need to break out of my bubble and do something out of my comfort zone.

i completed a video for my art and tech class, which i should have uploaded on Vimeo for public viewing soon. i need to work on the sound.

retep

[RETEP]

here is a style i have been pursuing lately, they're helping me to understand color interaction. these were done over a few months, and are in chronological order. i wanted to show them in order to show my development.
-the tall ones are a little over two feet, and the small ones are about a foot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/figure_color_0.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/figure_color_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Figure_color_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/cascading_figure.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Pattern_color_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/collective_figure_small.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/feature_color.jpg
the compositions are repetitious, but i am trying to vary them more now.

a quick environment study last night, about 1 hour...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/environment_002.jpg

its really hard for me to use color on the computer, i'm going to have to get used to it.

Peter.

[HugeHarHar]

Dude, one of the things I've always loved about your junk is how subtle you work. I'm so addicted to smashing out lines and colors, it's nice to see your stuff work so softly.

[RETEP]

Har-thanks! keep on smashing those lines!

i almost forgot to post this paintings, i painted it for a local cafe competition. I won the competition! so now it has a permanent spot in the cafe (and i received a nice cash bonus ;) ).
its acrylic on hard board.
its quite a large painting (about 4ft, i think), so i wanted to show some detail picks. the painting was a huge learning experience, i used paint in ways i had never done before. it took about a month to paint, because i would only paint in natural light (in order to get the colors right). i did work on the patterns indoors though *whew* those took a minute to paint. there are many layers of paint, upwards to five on certain spots. all of the patterned areas have an under-layer of gold paint, which shimmers through the edges (unfortunately you can't capture this in the photos :( ).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Casablanca_CafeC.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Casablanca_Cafe_detail2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Casablanca_Cafe_detail3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Casablanca_Cafe_detail4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Casablanca_Cafe_detail1.jpg

another quick environment study, about 25 min.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/environment_003-1.jpg

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Nearly forgot that? FUCK!

Man that's one of the coolest paintings I've ever seen you do. Seriously. All my talk about sitting down and doing ornate borders and you come here and drop this...

Bad ass.

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harhar- thanks!

heres a color study, its a three page spread in my pocket size sketchbook. its funny how irrelevant size is, when it comes to uploading images on the internet. the last painting i posted is about 4ft and this one isn't even a ft. anyway, here it is...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/color_study_001.jpg

holy shit!
drawing with a wacom tablet is like learning to draw all over again. it was damn hard to get the rendering right on this figure study. i originally tried to draw it in color, but had too hard of a time getting the colors right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/figure_study_001.jpg

arctic juggernaut of death-
i have no idea where this is going, but i'm gonna try to finish it up tomorrow for this weeks COW.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Arctic_Juggernaut_of_Death_small.jpg

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my finished COW...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/dingoegret/Arctic_Juggernaut_of_Death_final.jpg

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Shit! Gotta finish mine. I agree about how drawing with the tablet is so different. I've had mine forever and still feel really uncomfortable with it. I'm so unsure when drawing with it. The sketch of the girl is still pretty sweet.

At first I was going to recommend some darker darks, but looking at it, I think the coloring and the atmospheric deal yo is pretty sweet. How about some crisper shapes up close? The back legs really work, it feels like the legs are far as hell away, but the front doesn't quite portray the same amount of size. The design and the are sweet as shit though.