Gautham's Sketchbook

[Gthm/death]

Hi everyone

I'm new to this site.......... I was going through some of the artworks and they are really inspiring........... cant wait to be that good....... my field of intrest is character and creature designing............. it has only been a year since I started drawing seriously and only been 4-5 months since I started digital painting so they might look kind of childish..... I'd be really gratefull if you guys could give me some suggestions to improve my artworks..........

[UmpaArt]

Good start :)
Do human anatomy studies and lots of them. Go look at sketchbooks where people do tons of poses and focus on the figure. It will help tremendously.

[Gthm/death]

thanks again UmpaArt.......... been practicing anatomy for a while........... here are some of the stuffs I've been doing......

[vicjs]

I second what UmpaArt said. What resources have you been using to practice anatomy? I'd suggest getting your hands on some decent anatomy books (popular authors include Bridgman and Loomis -- you can use the "search" function to look for threads that suggest others) and going through them. In addition to that, try sketching people you see whenever you have time to and/or search for photo references on the internet (deviantart is a good place) and sketch them. This is what I've been doing thus far to improve my anatomy skills (you can check out my sketchbook by clicking the link in my signature if you'd like to see some examples of Bridgman and photo ref studies). Good luck and keep practicing!

[jtoelle]

I like your sketech book, they look great...............keep it up

[Gthm/death]

Since Viktori and UmpaArt are insisting on working on anatomy I thought this time I'll upload some of my anatomy drawing............ critique are always welcom...........

[Gthm/death]

some more anatomy works from bridgmen........ sorry about the quality... the scaned images got burned out

[Naidy]

Oho! Thought I'd stop by your sketchbook and thankyou for the comment. :D
I'm loving the torso studies you've done, keep up the anatomy practice!

[Prion]

Woot creatures! I quite like the one at the end of the first post. The studies are looking good too. Keep it up, you're on the right track! :D

[Gthm/death]

here are some more anatomy study from bridtgman............ my scketchbook got over so I'm using my note book:lifedrawing:

[sin eater]

aha! i see someone practicing alot >D keep up the work

[Gthm/death]

here are some stuffs I did recently............. lately Ive been busy with anatomy and class works............so I thought I'll give creatures a try......... so here goes.............

[Alternative]

Yes yes yes! Anatomy is the way to go mate! It is probably the best investment to get your figure drawings to look nice! =)

[syk3]

nice one dude good to see ur work up finally :P i shall do the same in sometime

[Gthm/death]

hi guys......... Its been a really long time since I posted my works and I apologiezs for that......... I've been taking antomy classes lately and its really helping............ here are some stuffs I did for practice..........

[Sharon J]

Drawing and Kochi you say? Great! Saw that from Milad's profile page.. Should start a weekly sketch club or something :D heh.. Good to see you've re-started uploading.. The eyes look great, where are you taking classes in anatomy? You're latest updates have improved since when you've started the sketchbook.. Keep going! :)

p.s. the alien skull in the third page looks cool.. since the skin's been drawn over the skull, I got wondering about the creature's eyelids, didn't leave space for those? :P

[Gthm/death]

Thank you Sharon......... I was brought up in Kochi but now I'm doing B.Sc. in animation in Banglore............. so I guess I wont be able to make it to the weekly Sketch club=[
........ as for the skull in 3rd page, I was trying to figure out the skull for a creature with 2 pairs of eyes...........

[BAMeyer]

hey man thanks for dropping by my sketchbook as for improving your stuff I would say you're on the right path with just constantly studying anatomy and then trying to apply it to your personal work. Best of luck on your studies.

[ACZ2013]

Dude you got some cool stuff in here. I cant wait to see what you can do when you finish or continue rather your studies.

[UmpaArt]

Great start! That apple is especially impressive! Stop using your notebook lol.

[Gthm/death]

some new stuffs........... can someone tell me how to draw hair????????? please?????

[Gthm/death]

Been busy with anatomy classes and college.......... barely gets to draw fun stuffs........... here I have my version one the most popular mascots in the music industry, Eddie, and some other stuffs....... please leave a comment.=]

[andres333]

I see great potential in here :D

[Gthm/death]

few new stuffs!!!! please comment

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few new stuffs!!!! please comment

[witcrack]

Hey thanks for the comment on my SB.
You off with some great start here. Good amount of studies, keep doing them. From the last post, I think you should try a full figure gestural studies. As in gesture I mean a quick loose drawing, don't get distracted by the details yet, but try to see the relation between shapes. In my opinion it's a more exciting process than detailed anatomy studies, but still, they both are necessary ;) Go loose and expressive. Don't be scared. Mistakes are experience, they will only make you better. Unfortunately I am not familiar with books concerning that. All i know about gesture drawing is from a book titled "DRAWING: A Contemporary Approach by Teel Sale and Claudia Betti", I don't think it's very popular (a very texty and bulky book :teeth) and i'm sure there are better resources, but I just don't know them. Search gesture drawings in google image, there's tons of example there (I just did that :D).

Keep posting. I'm keeping eyes on this one :)
:7up:

[LtPlissken]

Long live Eddie!!!
I agree with that.
More anatomy and pose studies please.

[andres333]

try thinking in forms rather than contours

[Marian Rowling]

Hey Gautham thanks so much for visiting my SB. I've enjoyed looking at yours. Looks like you are doing lots of studies which is good. I know when I first started I just copied them without really understanding what I was looking at. Now I spend as much time as it takes to try to understand the shapes and forms I'm drawing comparing it to spheres, cubes and cylinders. This may help you as you progress. I love your imagination for your creatures and characters so you just need to keep at it now. I shall enjoy watching your progress.

[Gthm/death]

@ Ltplissken & Witckrack: I've got 2 months worth gesture drawings but have to sort them out before I can Upload them........... been trying out the 30 second gesture drawing........ and thanks for the comments.=]

@ Marian Rowling & andres333 : thanks for the advice, I usually draw the basic shapes like an oval for torso and cylinders for limbs before I go into details.....


here are some new and rough stuffs =]

[LtPlissken]

You are definitely doing the right things,
you just need to do much more out of them.
The proportions and limb size will come to
its right measure after some experience.

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey bro, not much to crit for the moment, you doing the right things. =)

[Gthm/death]

thanks guys =].......... this time I thought I'll upload some gestures I did this week and some other stuffs which my sir corrected........... please comment

[Jamie Romoser]

Keep up the studies man
if you dont already you should study up on some bridgeman
have a good one
-Jamie

[Jped2D]

This is some Awesome stuff coming along here. i have to say, I admire the effort your putting into learning better anatomy, it's something that everyone has to go through and it can take a long time to become an "expert." Liking the creature designs and the lighting and shdows used in the digital painting of the apple near the top. I also like the torso studies, you can see a lot of thinking behind your drawing. My only suggestion would to do what i'm sure others have said, go outside and draw or just draw from real life reference a little more. Even though eventually you may draw something entirely fictional, you'd be suprised how much of each design is taken from the real word and modified with our imagination. Keep going mate, i'll keep an eye on your sketchbook! :]

[BAMeyer]

yesssssss, you're working on the right things here just do more of it. Also you've been doing a lot of single body parts but try to combine them all into a "long" figure drawing maybe it doesnt have to be too long just trying getting the forms down with some basic shading. Keep chugging along.

[Kungfoowiz]

Good stuff, keep drawing bro.. you are doing well so far. =)

Marry Christmas! =)

[Vitrubius]

Thanks for dropping by my SB. By the way, have you noticed how faaaaaast are you improving man? Don´t know where you get the time but keep doing it!!!:carnifex:

[Naidy]

Hello, hello!
Your studies are looking good, hope to see more soon! :D

[Gthm/death]

Thanks guys!!!!!!

Sorry for not uploading anything for a while......... my net is not working so I'm using my friend's comp....... please comment

[Gthm/death]

hey ........... sorry for the long pause.......... had some net issue.......... please comment =]

[LtPlissken]

I can smell improvements around your house.
Great pencils and latest digital. Keep pumping
those skills brave warrior!
Will catch you later...

[Gthm/death]

looks better in paper :|

[Gthm/death]

:) please comment :)

[Just Call Me Bruce!]

you're definitely improving, keep it up!
I would suggest you look into the planes of the head and body, it will help you place values.

[Gthm/death]

Its been a while since I posted something here. Well honestly I've been kind of slacking off and shit. Things were pretty much a mess for me for past couple of months. Didnt draw much. Anyway I've started drawing gestures from posemaniacs in photoshop recently.

[Urötskidoji]

Really like your anatomy and the apple study-picture! Awesome work! Keep it up! :)

[Gthm/death]

Urötskidoji: thanks man =]

here is today's gesture drawings

[Gthm/death]

today's gesture:-

[Sharon J]

Hey Gautham :) Good to have you back!
The face studies you've done were coming out real well, especially #42.. Your gesture drawings are improving with each post too, these have more volume than the previous ones.. O and here's one more gesture drawing tool, unlike posemaniacs, this uses photos instead of a 3d model..

Pixelovely's Gesture Drawing Tool (http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php)

Keep drawing! You're being watched :oneye:

[Gthm/death]

Thanks man!!!! I know this one. It was put up in artalks long back, right???? Anyway I've stopped using 30seconds drawing for now. If I use it I'll end up concentrating more on finishing it on time than get the gestures right.

[MiladThaha]

Great work! I see you're now in Bangalore- why don't you try and join the dudes at PencilJam (http://penciljam.com/blog/) and meetup with them every week if possible for the jam sessions? They're loads of fun, and you get to talk to people who're actually interested in drawing. Used to enjoy going for the sessions when I was at Bangalore, it actually encouraged me to go out and draw. And it was a big break from office work. ;)

[Gthm/death]

@Miladthaha- Thanks their studio is just walking distance from my place. Me and my friend are going there this sunday.

Today's gestures

[Gthm/death]

Borrowed my friend's cam and took photos of this weeks drawings =]

[fenixx]

Awesome progress. Keep drawing like this :)

[Gthm/death]

today's gesture

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Today's getures:

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Today's gestures, sorry about the top part. Dont know why I didn't notice it.

[sin eater]

hey i like the gestures. some of the gestures have a lot of sense of movement while some are a little stiff.some are a little scribbly. i think you should take a little more time with the gestures rather than rushing it. i think catching forms in less times comes with practice. you are slowly getting there. keep working.. moarrr!

[twilightmoon777]

Nice progression so far! Don't know what else to say except keep working on it! :)

[Gthm/death]

Thanks guys

@sin eater: Yeah. I stopped using posemaniacs for now. I using photos now.

[Gthm/death]

:lifedrawing: today's gestures:

[Sharon J]

Oo good to see regular updates! And that you're making steady progress with those gesture drawings.. Keep going! :D And yep, I always thought the 30 second poses were too short :P Didya go for a session with pencil jam anytime?

[Gthm/death]

Thank you =]....... Naaa I haven't gone for any pencil Jam session =[............. yet. As for the 30 second drawing. I dont think Its short. But it takes practice to get there.

Today's Gestures:

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Today's Gestures:^^:

[Marian Rowling]

Hey Gautham I like your work ethic with these gestures. They are getting better with each post. Well done and keep at it. :)

[Gthm/death]

Today's gesturs

[ThomasM]

as marian said, you've got a great work ethic going and your studies are looking really strong, even by page 3! Far better than my efforts on page three anyway. Keep on doing what you're doing and remember to try and draw from life as much as possible. Ive done a lot of drawing from photos and I can honestly say you don't learn anywhere near as much when its a 2d surface. Anyway keep on doing what you're doing!

[Gthm/death]

THanks Thoman. Its not like I made it to 3rd page in 3 weeks. I was sooooooooo lazy to upload anything. I recently started uploading on a daily basis.

Today's Gestures:

[bharat]

good start man....
keep observing the things lying around....,& keep walking.

[Gthm/death]

THanks Bharat. I'll keep that in mind.

Today's Gestures:

[Gthm/death]

today's gestures

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Today's gestures

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today's gestures

[TomDeVis]

your figure studies are great!

[rokushoxxx]

nice gesture studies!!! Your improvement is palpable... if you run out of models here are a lot more you can draw
http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php
keep going!!!

[Gthm/death]

Today's gestures:

[fenixx]

Nice.. the recent gestures seem to have more dynamism !! Keep drawing :D

[Gthm/death]

Tried to replicate one of Raphael's paintings. Turned out to be an EPIC FAIL!!!!! The worst work ever. As for the second one, thats Alice Cullen from Twilight series. I've never read the books and I'm not a fan of the movies But I have a HUGE crush on her so I decided to do her portrait. My best work ever =] but yeah Still have a LONG LONG way to go!!! Atleast I'm getting closer!!

[Kungfoowiz]

Hey hey =) On your Raph study would maybe suggest the lips are a bit low, placing them up a bit and making a slightly bigger chin, that's most noticeable thing I can see =)

Other than that, I see good values and pretty good drawing too =) Keep up bro! =) Cheers Cheers! =)

[Gthm/death]

Thank you Kungfoowiz

Another painting

[e-nat]

Those gestures are looking better each day! Keep up the good work :D

[Gthm/death]

today's gesture :mittenbop:

[Kungfoowiz]

Bro, totally loving that face! =) I got only one pick for it.. lull... always one isn't there =) Mmm check how you're suggesting crease lines on the face, for example where you got her muzzle curling for the smile, I'd soften that line/edge out a bit.. just as a suggestion =) Hope that helps =) Keep Rockin! =) Cheers Cheers! =)

[Gthm/death]

Now that you mentioned it, it could be a little more smooth. Thanks man.

Today's gesture:

[Gthm/death]

hi guys!!!! new works

[Whirly]

I'm really liking your gestures!

[Sharon J]

Heyy, good to see updates again! Thought you'd put up some of your painting work too :P

The gesture drawing had gotten nice and flowy from the last few posts, then I guess you took a break before yesterday's post? Oh and you've reduced the scribbley lines a lot, I found that pretty hard to do..

O and the Emma Watson painting looks awesome!! When do we get to see those watercolours? :D

[sin eater]

whoa i am seeing improvements in the antomy and gestures are getting better. nice to see you update again. About time you did. waiting to see some of your paintings XD

[Gthm/death]

Thanks guys
Here are some of the water colour paintings I did recently. Its not much. just trying to get used to it. the Hand was painted by my sir by the way

[Gthm/death]

few new stuffs and a scribble

[Zephyrion]

Nice studies man! Keep at it. I fell like you could turn the last picture of the man with the staff into something amazing. Keep on workin away!

[fenixx]

Great updates dude. You are showing lot of progress now.

Btw, I recommend you scale down your images in PS or something. Its kinda annoying to scroll just to see one drawing. Scale it down so that we can look it better.

Looking forward to more !

[sin eater]

your line quality has become much more cleaner and lesser scribbles, awesome. Keep doing more and yah scale the picture a bit down next time.

[Gthm/death]

Thanks Guys. Here are some new stuffs. And Yeah I've scaled it down

[Gthm/death]

Few acrylic paintings

[Sharon J]

Did you paint those from real objects or a picture?
Try and get those still life drawings as accurate as you can before you paint them..

Work on more still life paintings buddy, can't tell you enough of how useful they are for later.. With time you'll find that apples have a lot more colours than red.. Like you'll find that they have yellows and greens in them (and watch out for the light/colours reflected off the table or the wall or the bowl or, you get the gist).. Getting good results in traditional painting would take awhile! But its worth it.. Will help you with digi painting.

Oh and for painting, I always painted a thin layer of yellow (most organic substances have yellow, even people :P n leave the white space) on the drawing before applying the other colours over it.. :)

You're doing well, keep up the constant updates!

[khmerxbxboi]

Tight ;) I like the drawing !!!

[Gthm/death]

Thanks guys!!!!

Back to Bridgemen and some cloth studies since I've never done that.

[Sharon J]

Hey, good stuff Gthm, especially that study of the green cloth - is it t-shirt like material? Sure does look like it :)
Keep going with those studies! I found those forearm muscles the hardest to remember :/

[monstertree]

Great to see all these studies, keep working hard!

[Gthm/death]

Thanks guys =)

This weeks update: 1431876 Bought a technical pen so was just trying it out. Guess I should practice it more.

[sin eater]

The iceberg painting looks really good. Just spend a little more time on refining . Drapery are good start, do more. And use more hues and variations of color even though it appears a single color. Do spend time on these,you dont have to hurry. Keep them coming. Water color paintings are coming along nicely ,although its time for you to use all you have learned from anatomy studies on these. That will make them look solid.

[LtPlissken]

Your digitals are getting much better
than your pencil drawings, that is just way too awesome.
Cool direction is where you are heading,
just do more drawings, draw everyday,
and improvement and success is guaranteed.