Bonedog's sketchbook . fat nude angel . 10.12.05 .. . ... . ... .

[bonedog]

Been drawing a lot lately... figure it's time to get posting. I'd love to get some feedback on these. My props to all the consistent posters. The "Daily Sketcbhooks" have been really inspirational.


-Bone

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/eve.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/hermes.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wanderer.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/civilwar.jpg

[INFERNOmunky]

very interesting...love the outfits

[Edwin]

that one dude Hermes Looks like an Asian Version of Wolverine. I like it a lot.

I wonder what it would look like with an X on his shirt instead o' dem Wings.

:)

good work. lets see more.

[bonedog]

Edwin: Heh.. yah... I noticed the Wolverine resemblance, too. I just didn't want to use metallic wings or something... make it more realistic.

Thanks Inferno... I use fashion mags to help, and I've got a drawing book by Barbara Bradley that has some clothing tips, too.

Anyway... here's tonight's work.

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/020404.jpg

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/020404b.jpg

[killing.people]

enjoy this one:
http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/hermes.jpg

i havent seen a lot of your work, unless i am confusing you with someone else, but from what i see in these sketches, you are really stretching out into new territory, content and style wise. you have talent, great work, i'll definately keep an eye out for your updates.

[bonedog]

Thanks for noticing killing.people. :)

Here's tonight's work... not too special, but it was done from life.

-bone

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/skull_020504.jpg

[mephisto]

Where you get that skull head from? I want one. More very nice drawings.

[Bimdog]

Nice contour line in this one, I like the pose too.

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wanderer.jpg

[bonedog]

Mephisto: thanks. try searching for anatomical head or something like that on google. i can't remember.

bimdog: thank you. the pose came from a fashion magazine.

WIP

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wip2.jpg

[Fozzybar]

When i see your nick i always remember this abstract girl image of yours (not in this thread...you posted it earlier)....i don't know why, but it somehow burned into my mind...i love it....it's so unusual and special...

[mephisto]

Thats fn ill. Nice colors.

[siskol p]

what do you think about these drawings bone? are they just some doodles or have you really spent some time on them, are they kinda cartoons for paintings (the one with the girl in the box) or studies?

the pencil work is really nice, you've got a nice approach to the figure, the last one with the blue chick, the purple really doesn't do it for me, are you using chalks? if so i'd spray fix what you've got down, then go back into it with another layer of chalks, repeat the process until done..

but yeah man the stuffs really lookin good, hope to see more outta you

[bonedog]

mephisto, fozzy: thanks :)

siskol: the full body ones are simply, "ok... my goal tonight is to come up with one drawing of one character."

If I don't set up limits like then it's hard to accomplish anything. I kinda liked the girl with the twigs/balls in her hair, but I thought it wasn't a very interesting drawing, so I did the thumbnail of the girl in the box to make her more interesting. I think it's got potential so I'm attempting to do a finished portfolio piece, which is the blue one. There will be more colors eventually I think, but not much.

anyway, been busy... works been slow coming :(


http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wip3.jpghttp://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wip2.jpg

[mephisto]

is this girl out of your head or do you got a model/reference? cuz it goot

[bonedog]

mephisto: mostly from a chick in a magazine, but when the photo reference doesn't have the necessary details/setup you gotta be able to fill in the rest.

man, this piece is driving me nuts. i started another for refreshment and relaxation.

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/dreads.jpg

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wip4.jpg

[bonedog]

still slow going :(

i gotta get the ball rolling... next few pieces will be far less time consuming

-bone


http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/wip6.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/dreads2.jpg

[jook]

sweet man. I love the costumes you come up with.

good show so far...

[Wednesday]

I rather like your drawings, they've caught my attention for some reason. The coloured pieces are really good, it looks like you pulled them together from the beginning. I'll be watching you.

[mephisto]

ILL SHOW YOU FILL IN THE REST!!! (:

[bonedog]

thanks fellas. drawing's been tough lately so encouragment helps a lot..

-bone

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/whitedreads.jpg

[mephisto]

YEAAAA. thats ill. I like that one a lot. I wann see it colors. Looks like it could be in a Art of Star Wars book.

[empty]

wow, quality stuff...i'm surprised you don't have more replies. i like what you've done on the one's that have color.

to mephisto~
as for where to get a skull, try this link.

http://anatomical.com/category.asp?c=28

peace, out...
empty

[mephisto]

sweeeet. Is the 90 dolla one actually that much better than the 30$ one?

[empty]

i have the budget skull with the vertebrae and i like it, but the vertebrae don't sit right like in the pictured. i would suggest saving 60$ and just getting the budget skull. i think it's good enough. i don't think you'd notice a large difference between that and the "classic" one.

[xia]

I dig the chic in blue. She is awesome! :D

[bonedog]

thanks guys. here's a couple more. the life drawing one isn't that great, but at least i gave it a shot.

-bonedog

"brothers and sisters, this is what it's all about: the power of god to make it better. you hear about the pope, about organized religion. rasta is none of that. rasta is the chalice. praises to Jah. Dreads are Jah antennae. I-and-I a rasta straight out of creation"



http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/dreads3.jpg

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/dreads5.jpg

http://www.similarselection.org/aaron/daily/life.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bluewhite.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/whitehair.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/whitehairbw.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/toxicgirl.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/thumbs.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/thumbs2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/robot.jpg

[bonedog]

some studies from hess and vilppu.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/hess1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/vilppu.jpg

[mephisto]

hess is the man. you cheked out his site lately? new stuff since I checked it almost a year ago. these are cool again.

[Jeff Jaws]

Man, this rasta face is coming out very nicely. nice contrast between white and background. Solid linework troughout your work, creative shit. thumbs up.

Jj.

[bonedog]

thanks fellas. yah, hess is the man. i even bought one of his sweatshirts.

here's a couple more. not too proud of the figures... couldn't seem to focus. oh well.

-bone


http://imaginarydog.com/daily/boygirl.jpg

http://imaginarydog.com/daily/tank.jpg

http://imaginarydog.com/daily/2pics.jpg

[mephisto]

whatever. they got cool form and shadding. i guess you could fault the proportions here and there, but the hatching is arsome.

[bonedog]

thanks mephisto. it's nice to know that i don't suck as much as i think :) i tried to do a paintover over your demonguy with a stronger lighting pattern. i didn't know if it looked any better than the original, which was dope, so i tossed it. i probably should've posted it anyway.

i finished that tank thing so i could have a vehicle for the gdc.

"uhh.. it looks like you only draw portraits."
"no dude, here's a tank thing."

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/DigitalImages/tankcolor.jpg

[mephisto]

whoa, what are you doing at gdc? Wish I could go.

Wish I coulda seen that paintover. I've been trying to look for ways to improve it, but I'm not quite sure how yet. Im sort of thinking just spending more time on it, more sharp details might help, but I dont know.

This tank reminds me of Feng's work in its crazy design.

[cato]

very good ,i like your lines , and colours too :)

bye

[Schlo-mo]

Just discovered this thread.. Bonedog.s my new hero.

[bonedog]

thanks guys.

mephisto: gdc was alright. i was looking for a job... trying to meet folks, etc. so far no luck, though. for the paintover, i just tried to add more natural lighting... you shaded the forms to give them volume... but i tried to add shadows and directional lighting. came out junky, though :)

i moved in with my girlfriend... took some time to get settled in to a new routine. but hopefully i'll get some good stuff posted soon. wish i had something more interesting post... just been trying to get the hang of drawing hands.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/drehands.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/morehands.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/morehands2.jpg

[mephisto]

Finally. thought you fell off the planet. These hands are freakin nice. You seen bridgemans 100 hands book? The first image reminds of him/Hess. Im gonna pump out 100 hands as soon as I get my hundred heads done. at 230 am (today)I got to number 50. WOOOOT. I think for my hands im gonna get that bridgeman book and copy quite a few of them. I saw some early Frazetta work from when he was a kid and he copied straight from Bridgeman's book too, so I imagine it prolly wont hurt.

I know some kids at 5000ft.com(reno based game developer). I used to work there. They are looking for contract character modelers right now for a new secret project. I will be doing some of this work in the next few weeks. I dont know if you are into it, but send me your samples and I can pass them along with a good word. If you got 3d max 5 or 6 at home, you can work from there.

[spok]

definitely some very good stuff here...

[viag]

yes great work , nice design skill

[bonedog]

thanks spok & viag! :)

mephisto: I've got the Bridgman hands book (and all his books)... It's great stuff. I've been studying Hogarth beacuase it's easier to read, though.

I think you've got the right approach, anyway. If you draw 100 of anything you'll get some skills. I've probably done about 40 hands in the past couple weeks and I already see improvement.

Thank you so much for thinking of me for the character modeller :chug:

I've never used max, and I'm not much of a modeller, anyway. I did some hard surface stuff back in college and my skills have trailed off a bit since then.

oh well... anyway, here's another dude.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/gt.jpg

[bonedog]

Hades, Lord of the Dead.

-Bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/hades.jpg

[TheUbermind]

dude all yur blue stuff is awesome- do more!

-theubermind

[bonedog]

thnx ubermind.

here's the past two days drawings... the two pages of heads were drawn on the train to and from work. it's kinda bumpy and people move... but i like to try anyway. one is just a random doodle session, and another page is an exercise from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. As usual, any comments and critiques are helpful...

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j060204.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j060104.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bignose.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/drstb1.jpg

[mephisto]

sick pen work.

[van]

Rock on! How did I miss this? :)

What were you using for your hand studies? I am desperately trying to build my hand drawing skills.

[bonedog]

thnx mephisto. just trying to keep on keepin' on.

van: most of the studies are from dynamic hands by burne hogarth. his stuff is really stylized so to keep it real i'll use reference from a magazine or my own hands.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/blackandwhite.jpg

[bonedog]

public transit drawings 06/04/04. keep on tryin'....

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/060404.jpg

[van]

Looking good, man. :)

Keep on trying...and dont forget to have a good time. ;)

[chudzta]

Rahk on. Lets c-more. - ry

[bonedog]

thanks for the support van, chudzta.

this next batch isn't very finished... quick life studies on a shaky train for the most part.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j060704.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j060804.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j061004.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j061104.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adj.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adj1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adj2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/loomis.jpg

[van]

I love the quick studies. They really show the *artist*. Thanks for the update!

[aum]

Is that a loomis mannequin (sp?)

[bonedog]

van: thanks. they say you're supposed to take a sketchbook and draw wherever you go. i hope they're right :)

aum: indeed it is :)

just have one new page today...

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/daily061204.jpg

[van]

Originally posted by bonedog
van: thanks. they say you're supposed to take a sketchbook and draw wherever you go. i hope they're right :)


I cant figure out who *they* are! :)

Red X on the last one.

Edited to add: Damn, your fast.

[aum]

I've been working out of Loomis's Figure Drawing for all its worth also. Isn't is awesome? I'm going to start a sketchbook thread soon.. take a look when I do! :)

[bonedog]

aum: can't wait to see it =)

here's another page of public transit and some pencil studies...

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adjback.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/study.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j061604.jpg

[van]

Wow! Public transit is now clothing optional?

;)

Good work, bonedog! Lets see some more!

[Summer Pudding]

Great book Bonedog.
Your hand studies are especially impressive.

[Yina]

Originally posted by van
Wow! Public transit is now clothing optional?

;)

Good work, bonedog! Lets see some more!

LOL

good life studies! its difficult to draw pl when they're moving around :)

[bonedog]

thanks guys :)

yup... clothing optional... and they even have beds :) hot dog!

i've been drawing everyday... nothing too interesting though. george hull recommended analyzing photographs you like and taking them apart... i found it a good exercise.

-bonedog


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/hullthumbs.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adjback2.jpg

[van]

:rock: Your shading on that last one is superb.

[bonedog]

thanks van :)

here's a few new ones. some life, some imagination, some photo.

-bonedog


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/tbandits.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/j070404.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/hands.jpg

[deschamps]

Nice hand studies Bonedog. And on that same page, I love that thumbnail of the man reading, very elegant.

[jetpack42]

I think I overheard you speaking with Ron about going to school or whatnot? (I'm nosy). Have you nailed down any plans? Obviously anything George Hull is tellling you ought to be correct. Quantity! Lets see more!

[bonedog]

thanks cire600. i've been checking out your thread lately. i like all the variety you've been doing.

jetpack: no plans yet for school. ron suggested a grant... and i'm looking into that, but it's frustrating sorting through all the irrelevant stuff. anyway, yah, more is better. :) i'll try to keep on drawing and posting.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/blackheads.jpg

[AmadorL]

dude great work ...one thing i did notice was the noses...you need to work on them a lil...
keep roll'n them up!

-Amador

[bonedog]

AmadorL: Thanks for the tip... I'll do some nose studies :)

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/mebird.jpg

[steak-tron]

nice studies man, very delicate. Try a darker pencil for more values maybe? the last 2 are my favorite. Plane studies are smart.

[bonedog]

thanks steak-tron, your input is appreciated :)

here's a few more... i think i rushed these a bit too much so they're not as good. the third one was done mostly from imagination but then i checked a book at the end for a bit of help.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adog.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/blackwhite.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/memory.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/dudes.jpg

[van]

Rushed or not...they are very nice. :)

[bonedog]

van van my only fan! :) gracias amigo.

still studying the figure... it never gets old. oh yah, and this image looks nicer when the scanner doesn't eat the light values.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/multiman.jpg

[mephisto]

wow dude. your light and form are gettin pretty nuts. that girl on the couch is art, ART! :) awesome.

[JackalAnubis]

great stuff! your newer work is definately looking much much better than the stuff earlier in the thread. your rendering and accuracy are looking especially good. I hate how the scanner kinda kills your pencil stuff too. oh well :conehead;

[imglue]

keep it up bone, your progession is really showing. i like the figure work, study anatomy as well and portraits and self portraits, get those nuanses of the face and body, the diffrerent controtions and bends and folds. bougoureau and waterhouse were masters in getting the figures and flesh folds and mass and the muscles into perfection.
lets see some more concept work though. strong pieces

[jetpack42]

ahhh! my eyes!! naked dudes!!!!

all joking aside, you are really benefitting from these studies. you and i both need to follow Rons advice to you and do some basic perspective learning, don't forget about it! (I was next to him whilst he viewed your portfolio.) I really liked the girl on the couch too.

[AmadorL]

hey bonedog did you use a ref for the chick thick around the waist? looks good!

-A

[bonedog]

AmadorL: Yup. I've taken a bunch of photos of her.

Jetpack: Working on perspective a lot lately :) Gotta remember to keep drawing the figure so I don't get rusty.

Thanks imglue. Yah... I love those guys, and I just bought a drawing book by Gerome/Bargue that should help. I can't wait for it to arrive. And yah, I won't get any jobs unless I have more concepts and better concepts :(

Jackal: Yup... I've been working pretty hard so maybe it's beginning to show a bit???

mephisto: thanks hombre. She's glad to hear it... and so am i, for that matter.

Here's a few more... a little boring, but I'm learning.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adjback3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/perspective1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/perspective2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/perspective3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/perspective4.jpg

[bonedog]

grrr... stupid scanner!!

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bargue.jpg


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/pickle.jpg

[xia]

Nice study! Great value on the last two.

[imglue]

wow, that girl piece is really nice, could be the stat of something. make more studies of that pose its really dynamic. keeps it up bone-daddy!!!

[jetpack42]

is the top graphite of the girl on the couch...life or photo? you do alot with the pencil that makes it very interesting, the lines for the bend of her legs look weird. everything else has a pretty good transition, but those are harsh lines with little shading around them. i really like that piece.

agent pickle...lol

[scottg]

Nice sketch thread you have going here.
You're pencil work is great.

scottg

[Zebz]

Wonderful work! I'm really diggin' the sketches, man. Keep up those studies too. Their lookin' great too. I'd like to see more stuff from you imagination. It's always cool to see how people apply their learning. I'll be looking forward to more from you!

[bonedog]

thanks xia & imglue :)

jetpack: it's from photo ref. i think a lot of my pencil technique comes from using a pen because you have to put more thought into which direction your strokes are going.

thanks scott and zebz... i'm working on it :)

this is a WIP.. let me know what you think.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/solarpickles.jpg

[jetpack42]

right now its super graphic. that could be what you're going for, in which case move the hair so we can see boobs.

:bashful:

[van]

Great freakin' stuff, man.

[bonedog]

jetpack: yah... i wanted to keep it simple cuz i'm going to take into either illustrator or photoshop to finish it.... i had to fight the urge to just start shading away :)

van: thanks

ok... here's a couple sketches... not my strong point :(

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/marker.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/markerthumbs.jpg

[bonedog]

one more from this morning. rusty armored balloons.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/armoredballoons.jpg

[bonedog]

couple new ones.... the illustrator piece is something totally new for me. the other drawing is from pausing an old vcr tape.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/illustratorpickles.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/jack.jpg

[Mike Frank]

Man finding all kinds of good threads tonight. Your rendering is awesome. Keep up the good work.

[bonedog]

thanks some guy... i really appreciate the encouragement.

here's a WIP of Solar Pickles and some life drawings of my cat. I'm kinda proud of the cat drawings... especially the one without any shading. It was a good night of drawing.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/penny.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/penny2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/penny3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/solarillustrator.jpg

[Fozzybar]

keep it up bonedog...i like the illustrator ones...:)

[mephisto]

nice dude. I like the one in the chair. Girl is lookin good too. Hope all is well....

[bonedog]

thanks fozzy and mephisto... just trying to keep on keepin' on.

here's a big ole dump... the first ones are from either bargue or photographs, and the second group were done at a life drawing group i've started attending recently. Sorry for the awful scan quality.

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/b1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/b2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/b3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/b4.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/b5.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l6.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l4.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/l5.jpg

[OleOlsen]

man thats looks like pretty solid stuff!! yeah!!!

[bonedog]

Thanks oleolson :)

This one is driving me crazy... I just can't work on it anymore... :(

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/solarpickles2.jpg

[legacy]

to fucking talented....

keep em' coming!

[bonedog]

thanks legacy...

sorry... haven't been posting much... but get ready for a ton of posts! :)

-bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/prismastudy.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/tuscangirl.jpg

[bonedog]

most of the top ones are from reference, most of the bottom ones are totally from imagination.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/newstuff.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/newstuff2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/newstuff3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/newstuff4.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/imaginestudy1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/imaginestudy2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/imaginestudy3.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/imaginestudy4.jpg

[bonedog]

started messing around with Painter, but I don't paint, I just color in my drawings. It hurts my shoulder if I do too much on the computer. Ow.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/lady112204.jpg

[bonedog]

HOLY CRAPMONSTER I can't believe I haven't posted in a month! Shitballs.

Here's a few studies I've done lately... I'm still trying to make that jump from reference to imagination, so any critiques would be nice. All the real sketchy looking stuff is from my head, all the other stuff is from photos.

-Bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bwwoman.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bluemang.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/folds.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bronco.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/2angels.jpg

[maxetormer]

Dam fine bach of updates! the use of withe hight lights on that
blue markes is really REALLY NICE, I specially like the guy streching on
the fourth page, the stance looks very natural, and the anatomy looks
spot on, your fabric stuidies are very nice as well keep it UP! =)

nickpicks: the feet on fella jumping of the middle of the page
looks flat on the lower body try doing more stuides of feets
and foreshoting on legs form behind.

[imglue]

hey man

long time no post.

your stuff is REALLY really improved and headed in a new direction. i love those watercolor flying environment sketches. they make me smile :bashful:

your figure is still kinda skaky, but its definately better than last i saw. i liked the cat sketch, but i liked the first few drawings because it looked like abstract shapes. that blue girl sketch is really cool too.


good job bone

[BlueMech]

I really like your illustrator piece as well as all your studies. I can't even open up illustrator w/o getting angry. As far as I care to know it's impossible to do anything with! Well, I can make spirals with it.

[Icey]

I like your sketches verry much! One small thing - you sometimes make the legs too smal, and the lower part of the legs even smaller...
About the same problem apears with the arms in some of your sketches..
but.. damm... i do like your stuff!! :bashful:

[bonedog]

Maxetormer: Thanks for reply. Glad you liked the sketches. You should try the blue marker sketch... it's just a simplified version of El Coro's technique, and the result looks even better than the scan. I'm definitely weak on both hands and feet but I try and practice everyday to get better.

BlueMech: Heh... I know what you mean. I learned something everyday in the process of making that piece so by the time I was finished I knew 10 times as much as when I started. It's not nearly as bad as trying to learn a program like Maya, though, believe it or not.

Imglue: Hey it's great to hear you see progress :) :) Thanks :)

Icey: Awesome... glad you my sketches. Maxetormer said the same thing about the legs being off... I'll definitely try and watch for it.

[steak-tron]

whatup Aaron,

Not quite sure what to say man. These pages all look really good. Your figures, I think, are just as strong as mine. You've got the whole thing in, movement and structure is in em' all - I assume you work from models on some of these. That last page with the blue wash was a good one, tho the white light-tones could have been bumped up more. When I do values I usually work all over the range. Build up a mid tone then darken from there, find the whitest point then compensate. Bounce around the scale.

The same can be said about the figure. The way to get proportions right (for me at least) is to never stay in the same place for too long - thats a fig sculpting technique that I try to use in the drawings. Makes you constantly evaluate the sum of the parts and easily change things before they get too built up. Trial and error, correction and compromise, and finding a middle-ground are all things that come to mind. Sounds like weak ideas that artists should never entertain but when you just drew the most awesome elbow and it's 5x bigger than the head something has to be compromised. Which will probably be the well-drawn elbow if it's out of sinc with the rest of the figure. Also- set a standard for the outcome. If the movement of your figure looks weak think hard about why and don't be afraid to erase it and re-draw. The only way to get past existing skill levels is to build on the ones already established. It's not always a bad idea to work something to death in the pursuit of improvement. Usually after allot of hair pulling and eye-gouging over a specific problem you can solve it [whatever it is that gives you difficulty]. Then you understand the mistake you were making previously and hopefully wont make it again.

Well, I typed way too much. I hope it makes sense :)
These are just ideas that go through my head when I think about ways to improve. Translating it to [hopefully helpful] words is a great exercise too, makes you think about exactly what you doing and trying to do.

looking forward to seeing some drawings in person.
-kemp

[van]

Your rendering work is very nice. I loved the batch of studies you posted.

Only suggestion I can make is *not* about drawing more than it is imagination. Try setting around some time in your day to just sit and imagine stuff in your head. Get a *clear* picture and try to hold it there.

As artists I dont think we spend enough time just cultivating the pictures in our mind. If we did, then we wouldnt need reference that much.

[Groover McNab]

I dunno how I missed this thread. There's some really good stuff in here, and tons of improvement.

I agree with van (man good to see you around btw!) about the bit about imagination, that's a good tip.

[bonedog]

Hey Kemp,
Thanks for the reply. I think it's great advice, and I did go back and bump up the value on a few of my drawings and tried to fix a few things here and there. In fact, I don't have that much new stuff because I've spent a lot of time revising older stuff. I've only done life drawing a handful of times in the past couple years, but I used to do a lot back in school. The ironic thing is that I didn't know nearly as much anatomy and construction at the time, but that's life.

Van,
I totally agree... and I'm working on it. In the past I didn't have enough confidence to work from my imagination cuz it always turned out like crap. Now I think my drawings are less crappy and also I'm a bit less critical of myself which helps as well.

Groover,
Glad you see improvement :) I'll work on the imagination stuff.

-Bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/babies.jpg


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/maggie.jpg


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/3hands.jpg


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/dosguys.jpg

[IanE]

Really excellent sketches and paintings you've done. This is one of my favorite sketchbooks so far, great work. Keep posting!

[Phuzion]

Hey man, I just got internet today in my new place, so I just got your PM.

You've got a good sense of form, which is always fun to see. The single biggest thing I'd suggest over all else, given your skill level, is to draw more from real life than workshops. Draw people that are moving, not just people that are sitting down or posing. This will give you a sense of reality, and it will help you to draw faster, which is always a plus. I find workshops to be a little overrated after a while in terms of daily use. They're great for touching up your knowledge of anatomy and whatnot, but in terms of really capturing a believable feeling, you can't beat going out to a coffee shop, or the mall, or a bar/club etc.

Great work though, seriously. Peace

-Daniel

[steak-tron]

Those hogarth studies are lookin' great Aaron, Nice velvety tones...
The muscled baby is really funny to me for some reason.

Looking forward to some drawing sessions witcha' :) I checked out figure drawing around town - apparently it happens in multiple places every day of the week. Sooo we've GOT to hit em' up, I don't want to get too rusty...

see you soon homes.

[dadamafia]

looking good homey

[Odds]

Lookin' great! The figure/life drawings and sketches are most impressive to me. The reason why is because I just started my first life/figure drawing class and it's much harder to draw a live model than one would think. Anyways, keep up the great work and keep posting. :)

[hurricane]

Very nice figures ! im jealous, i want to draw some too !! :upset:


great style and very nice execution !


share share :D


cheers

[bonedog]

IanE: Thanks, Yo! ... Sorry I don't post more often :(

Phuzion: Hey Daniel... I really appreciate you replying. I hardly ever draw from life... so if you say it's the way to go, then I'll definitely give it a shot. Thanks for the tip... hopefully I'll have some in my next post.

Steak-Tron: All naked chicks, all the time. That's my theory on how to draw better.
Dadamafia: thank you sir.
Odds: It took me way more study and practice then i would have ever imagined, but just enjoy the process and don't get discouraged.
Hurricane: Thanks... You've got a great thread going... I'll try and post more :)

Ok... these aren't all the greatest or the most finished... but i'm making improvement working from imagination i think.


http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105j.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105b.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105c.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105a.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105e.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105f.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105g.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105h.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105i.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/020105d.jpg

[bonedog]

The last couple images are me copying an image from a book and then doing the same pose from memory immediately afterwards.

Cheers,
Bonedog

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bird.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/ref.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/noref.jpg

[bonedog]

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/eggbird.jpg

[cburt]

yo, whats up aaron, these figure drawings look awesome man, super dynamic and solid...really well done. i like this newest bird-like guy too haha, the colors are great. we should hang out and draw again sometime for sure man...i'mm always lookin for more people to hang out and draw with, hit me up on AIM if you have it...my s/n is urbanahab
later
-cburt

[Tigermilk]

So solid man.
Your coloured ones are so great, oh hell.. everything you do is great! :)
MOre updates!

Keep it up!

[steak-tron]

Nice work playa'. That mem page looks really good, I know that stuff can be frustrating but it helps a shit ton for drawing non-refed figures.

Great looking pages man, those figrues are uber-solid now.
-k

[Groover McNab]

Those birds are awesome! Nice meeting you in SF man.

[bonedog]

Wish I could update more but I'm moving and going through other large life-transitions.

cburt: yah, I'd definitely like to hang out. i don't have aim but feel free to email me.
tigermilk: thanks dude! :)
steak-tron: yo holmes... I'm moving this weekend or next weekend. I'll give you a ring soon.
Groover: It was really nice meeting you as well :)

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/bookmark.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/random032105.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/birdman.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/thumbs.jpg

[Dan.v.D.]

nice man! not that your stuff wasn´t cool already but i bet in 2 years or so you´ll be doing really wicked things.
keep it up

[bonedog]

Yo Dan that's the plan! :)

[bonedog]

new figurative works. some from life, some from photo (and Harry Carmean drawings), some from imagination. i've been drawing figures daily for at least a few hours and i'm beginning to see some changes in how i approach them. i hope you do too.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/folks.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/lonedog.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/pendudes.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/penrecline.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/penrecline2.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/nudenoref.jpg

[endregan]

Nice... figure stuff is coming along very well. I love your gestures, they have a lot of energy. That is definitely something I need to work on.

I see a lot of variation, and thats good. Are you currently in school now ?

[cburt]

man, i love those figuresyou were doin with the minimal coloring, i think those are my favorite i've seen on here for sure. what were you using for those? it looks like bleed through of the tria inks and colored pencil maybe? awesome though, i wanna give that a try sometime.

-cburt

[bonedog]

endregan: thanks dude. nahh... i'm done with school. wouldn't mind going back for round 2, though.

cburt: yo cburt. Glad you liked em. Yup, you got the technique correct, except there's no bleed through. I sometimes use a brush and marker dye and put color pencil on top. It also works pretty good to just use a marker and color pencil on top. I guess it depends on how loose or tight you want the finished product to be.

here's some new stuff from muh head.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/ribbon.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/smallquicks.jpg

[jetpack42]

hey aaron, great to see you picking up some momentum. the last few posts are really heading in a great direction, and the figures coming out of your imagination are getting solid. One thing that strikes me, is that you might be cheating the legs a little short once in a while, and while I cannot say exactly, it just feels funny. I'm digging the pen sketches! dope!

[bonedog]

werd. a few life drawings from the past month. i think/hope i'm getting a little better.

+bone

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205a.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205b.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205c.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205d.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205e.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/091205f.jpg

[bonedog]

a photo ref. portrait. trying to pay more attention to values.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/portrait2.jpg

[Zebz]

Long time no see, Bone Dog! Great figure studies as well. The last piece is well rendered. I can't wait to see more! Got any of those fun color doodles? Those are uber nice. Uh, I'm tired. Sorry. Better comments another day from me. :yawn: I'll be waitin'.

[mephisto]

nice man, i havnt seen ur work in a while. I'm really liking all the life drawing, the pen is sick. Thats a beutiful portrait too.

[bonedog]

thanks zebs, mephisto.

here's a couple more.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/darkwoman.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/doggy.jpg

[Diego]

Holy sh*t, i had seen you figure work, but you sketchbook kick ass.
Splendid figure work, it seems your learning a ton.
Keep the studies and the hard work.
Very inspiring thread.
Cheers

[bonedog]

Thanks Diego. Sometimes I feel like I could be working a lot harder, but I never give up, so I'm always moving forward even if it's painfully slow.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/darkwoman2.jpg

[Groover McNab]

Values are looking real nice mang!

[steak-tron]

Liken the new drawing man, you should bust out the paint in that big studio of yours sometime and do something like that in color. Nice figures tonight G.

[bonedog]

Groover: Thanks yo. Your stuff's been looking real nice lately, too.

Steakballs: Heck Yes!

This portrait doesn't even begin to do the model justice.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/adrianna.jpg

[cartoonfox]

hey dude, whats up.
havent checked your thread in a while, this one (http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/darkwoman2.jpg) is awesome.

keep it up



peace :7up:

[vigostar]

sept. 27th portrait is very nice.. ive always liked your sketches. keep on posting...

[bonedog]

thanks guys... i appreciate it.

here's a work in progress i'm looking to get some feedback on. i'm kinda exhausted but i'll try and post more soon.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/angelsmall.jpg

[bonedog]

don't know if it's any better, but I finished it.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/angelsmall2.jpg

[bonedog]

I draw more than I post, at least :)

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/sassy.jpg

[That fat kid]

Hey bonedog, glad you've stuck this out for so long, very solid pencils and strong figurative stuff. I hope you post a little more than you have been. I'm definitely subscribing WITH notification.


~A

Btw, I particularly liked you're insights in the thread in the lounge.

[bonedog]

heh.. sorry for the lack of posts. i don't get much time to draw, lately :(

The 1st is dedicated to Marko, the 2nd needs some more work.

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/wedding1.jpg

http://www.imaginarydog.com/daily/wedding2.jpg

[That fat kid]

hey bonedog, I wish you'd update more often than you do, I can dig not having time to draw. these compositions are great, you've created a strong dynamic by cropping the face and hands in the first one, really emphasizing the fabric that way. The second one sets a good mood with the glass and her back at the same relative tilt.

Once again, I hope you find time to lay down some lines, you've got some great shit going in here and more people need to see it! Five stars.

~A