Eric's sketchbook - From N00B to PRO (hopefully!)

[Eric-Anthony]

Hi!
Well, I've been checking out CA for quite some time now and I decided to finally sign up. My name is Eric-Anthony, 17 years of age and I'm here to become a better artist. I have just recently started painting digitally with a tablet and it seems very difficult but I guess thats O.K. I will be posting both traditional and digital sketches.

It's my goal to reach the potential of a professional artist, and I thought I'd share my daily sketches here, to receive some critiques that will boost up my improvement.

I hope to receive a lot of crits and advice as that is very important to me.
Thx in advance! :D

[Marcus Scipio]

Welcome to CA. That's a fun painting. The only thing I can say of it with my limited experience is that everything seems to be made of the same material. His glasses and his skin, for instance, both appear to be made of the same mysterious fleshy substance.:) If that is what it looked like after the guy's tutorial cool, but that's just something I noticed.

It does have much character, thought, which is great.

Keep painting, drawing, or whatever you prefer.

[Eric-Anthony]

Thank you very much for the comment :D
Well, the painting in the video looked a lot better i'd say xD. I will work on colors and materials in my next painting! the skin is very hard to paint as i never get a realistic result :( btw this is my 2nd painting with my tablet :P

[Strassenpenner08]

Hi Eric-Anthony,

nice start so far ^^ good luck with posting dude :D

[Traveler]

Nice study. Practice, practice. :painting:

[Eric-Anthony]

Ok so here are some more sketches, mostly figure studies and some random stuff xD
my shading isn't very good so I'll work on that some more.
Sketches like these take me about 30 minutes.

[Eric-Anthony]

Ok so i just started painting this piece.. its a wip, so give me some advice :P

[a la bapsi]

nice portrait you have in the first post.

as for your most recent wip here, I suggest you pay attention to the underling structure of the face--her skull, and how it makes her face shaped the way it is.

[Eric-Anthony]

a la bapsi: Thank you :D, I just rotated the image and saw the mistakes..

[keevy39]

I really like how this picture is working out. but is her pupil area really that big? Anyway, finish it! I really want to see how it turns out. good luck

[badass]

i like your stuff my friend. though on that old man painting, it looks a little out of place to have such a textured background. i would save textures for a more dynamic piece, i could see that looking better without it. (just so the focus is more on your painting.)

and a crit for your most recent painting: there is going to be a lot of shadow inside her eye socket (between her right eye and nose). also, listen to a la bapsi.

and keevy, if your going to define the pupil, make it smaller. it looks like shes on LCD or something right now. though i didnt notice that until keevy pointed it out

keep it up :)

[badass]

everytime i post something its a double. what da shiz. regardless... ill just make this a pump up post.

YOU ARE AWESOME WOOOO!

[Eric-Anthony]

keevy39 ye i agree, it seems kinda big now that im looking at it.. i actually wanted it to be big but not "too" big of course, so i will def work on that.

avocado thx for the help, i will re-do the background and post a pic of it later.. i also worked on the girls face since my last post and i guess it looks better now. still have to find out how to paint her though ^^


To-do list:
-Work on the background of "old man" painting
-Edit the girl's eye
-Finding out how to paint hair


Here's how far i am atm, will continue working on it tomorrow..

[Eric-Anthony]

*update*

well, i did some adjustments and i hope that its better now..

i fixed the pupil, painted the lips / arm / hand.

i still need to figure out how to paint hair xD tutorial needed plz :P

[Eric-Anthony]

so i deleted the textures and changed the background color to give it a different mood.. what ya think?

[Jephyr X]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for stopping by my SB! You got a good start here...keep 'em coming!

That old dude makes me smile.

:)

[Eric-Anthony]

Jephyr X Haha thx :P it was actually my 2nd digital painting ever :D

[Eric-Anthony]

well, as i said, i dont know anything bout painting hair and i just cant get them too look right.. is this looking ok for the beginning or not? ^^

[keevy39]

There you go! its coming along. Are you using a ref pick? maybe post that with your next update. http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3174

this might help you.

[Eric-Anthony]

well, i think ima work on something else and finish this some time later..

here's the ref:

[Eric-Anthony]

my daily gesture sketches :)
should i add more detail?

[Jephyr X]

Hi Eric,

The portrait is coming along...so if you take a break...come back to it.

You have a good sense of movement and line in those gestures. Throwing some detail in is good practice...but I'd keep at these too.

[Jephyr X]

My post didn't move you to the SB's page 1

bump>

[BlackDelphin]

Well they're basically gesture sketches, and even if not, they're pretty detailed i think :)
Do a lot of flow and shape ones, and 1-2 really detailed ones if you want.
But as they are now, they're great! Nice curves.
Your portrait has a nice start too, but i think you're rushing it. Look at it more, find basic shapes, block in n then refine. Or whatever works for you, just don't rush it!

Do more, don't stop!!! :meow:

[Eric-Anthony]

Jephyr X Thx for the comment! I am glad that you like my gestures.

BlackDelphin Thx. I haven't looked at the portrait for a while and just realised the mistakes I did.. Thx again for the help, I appreciate it very much! :D


Well, I haven't been online for a while because I've been very busy (school, work etc..). So I thought I'd update my sketchbook again with a little sketch I did a few days ago.

Here's the sketch (I got inspired by a video I saw and just painted my own version of the image):

[tylerfontes]

I think beteen the antenna on the roof and the helicopter it really sells this one. I just posted today for the first time and I'm trying to get some input if you get the time.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181639

[Eric-Anthony]

tylerfontes thx for your comment and welcome to CA!

[Bendragon]

Hey man! Nice gestures in the figure drawings. Try more observational drawings they really help accelerate your skills in the beginning. Draw whatever you can from life: your room, tabletop, anything! What you study helps to inform your future works so go go go!!!! :D

[Eric-Anthony]

simple sketch, tried to concentrate on value

[Eric-Anthony]

Here's a sketch I did this morning. I don't like the way the cloth turned out.

[Twan]

awesome gallery man
I liked to see the process of your portrait
your rendering on your sketch are good but it's too blur I guess
I want to see some more !

[Eric-Anthony]

Twan well, when i scan drawings, they always look very scratchy so i have to add a little blur to them.. i will see if i can change the settings of my scanner. but thx for the comment :D

[Eric-Anthony]

a bit older sketch of mine.. i didnt come up with the figure, its a character of my friend

[Eric-Anthony]

Some caricatures that I did this morning.. i was working on a Geordi La Forge/ Kunta Kinte caricature as both roles were played by the same actor.. the last one should be Kanye West, dunno if u can tell ^^.. anyways, hope u like em. btw this was my first try at caricature :P

[Eric-Anthony]

Hey guys.. this is a sketch of a piece im working on atm.. im not sure how the final pic should look so i will put this aside for a moment.. hope you guys like it and please leave some crits :P thx
-Eric


btw: if you have a blog, then please follow mine. I am posting articles about other artists on my blog.

[Seage]

Love the last one. The lighting on the bottom area is nice, haha.
Im gonna head over to your blog and follow you! :D

[Twan]

the cartoon are really fun and the last drawing is really good though the pose was really hard i guess
keep going!

[Eric-Anthony]

Seage: Thx very much for following my blog! And I am thinking bout maybe making her lay on the bathroom floor?! xD What ya think?

Twan: ^^ Yep I like drawing cartoons but I'm not really good at it -_-.. Umm.. the pose was a bit of a challenge but I like to be challenged as I get better! :)

Thx anyways, and I'll make sure to check out your sketchbooks and leave a comment :D

[Eric-Anthony]

well, i havent posted any sketches in a while so here are 2 ive done recently..
the first is a male sketch, i tried to concentrate on anatomy etc.. (i usually never draw mles but i guess have to learn it anyways :D)..

the second one is a "copy" of a drawing by Whitaker (one of my fav artists on CA, because his work is so clean and inspiring. i just love his art!).

tell me what u think :)

[Eric-Anthony]

another sketch of mine.. did it yesterday and posted it on my blog already. leave crits and comments plz.

and dont forget to follow my blog plz :steph:

[Eric-Anthony]

started this one bout an hour ago.. i need some advice at rendering etc.. leave crit :P
thx

[Eric-Anthony]

some sketches, trying out the "peanut technique" by m. archambault.. this technique is probably my fav cuz it is so easy..

oh and plz leave some crit on the portrait, i really need some advice!:lifedrawing:

[Eric-Anthony]

little update:
worked a bit on her face
-nose
-eyes
-shape of head
-mouth

[kingkostas]

hello mate, you already have very nice skills :).
Your studies are going really good and if you keep them up i am sure your improvement is gonna be a fast one.
This study looks very good.There are some blacks in some shadows(one is in the nose i think)and some other similars that make it a little muddy.
Keep up the good work

[Eric-Anthony]

well, i fixed some shadows and her cheekbones and i guess im finished now.
this is actually the first time that i like the outcome and the workflow of a digital painting i made :D
i still am kinda rubbish tho, but hey, i am here to learn :D

[kingkostas]

nice :),but the work seems very close to the previous work in progress.In your next similar study try to put color with some little amount of black rather than black with some little amount of color, to do the shadows.You have a very nice rendering but it will give you more understanding if you study some more the color theory.Search in google or here in the forums and you will find a lot of info :)
Keep up the good work mate

[Twan]

this last portrait is really good, the colors are well-chosen , the mouth should be upper i guess
keep it up

[Eric-Anthony]

kingkostas: thank you very much for the tip! :D in my next study i will work with more colors.

Twan: Thx for your comment and the help :)
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These are the first 3 pages of my new sketchbook that ive bought yesterday.. some are from observation, some from imagination.. hope you like em :D

[cgaddict]

Great sketchbook so far. I really dig how you handle your gesture drawings,and those Star Trek caricatures are simply awesome! I think that style suits you very well and I'd like to see you experiment with that more. Keep it up!

[Sweron]

:) nice start, there is really not much I don't like in your sketchbook.

Most amazing to me are your gesture drawings, nice lines there.

:D eh and it's nice to be 17 ? :) damn, wish I started here earlier. :D

[kingkostas]

nice mate, interesting sketches.keep going :)
nice dedication

[Eric-Anthony]

cgaddict: thx for this nice comment! and yes i will do some caricatures in the future :P.

Sweron: i am glad that you like my gesture drawings :D i worked really hard on getting the hang of it, but now i can sketch a detailed gesture of somebody in like 10secs :D.. being 17 isnt that great xD and i always feel like im behind when i look at other peoples sketchbooks :(

kingkostas: thx m8!

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sketch of an arm, tried to concentrate on muscles.. not too satisfied with the outcome of the hand but i didnt care bout it too much anyways..

[prsnsweeney]

hey man nice stuff you got going here your sketchbook is looking good and i totally know what you mean about feeling behind when you look at others stuff but just take it as motivation and keep going my advice would be read some art books by people who really know what there talking about then do some studies from them

[Big Bad Wolfman]

Hey man, nice sketch book you've got going here. I particularly like the woman study posted 27th march. Keep up the good work dude.

[Eric-Anthony]

prsnsweeney: its sometimes very hard to take it as motivation though :/ lol.. i already read loomis' books and a few others. right now im working through sheldons book called "see it, feel it, trace it".. i hope i will improve soon xD

Big Bad Wolfman: thx for checking out my sketchbook and leaving a nice comment :D!

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two sketches ive done this morning...

sketch 1: a simple mountain scene and one of my 1st environment sketches. didnt come up with the rest of the scene yet, help is appreciated!

sketch 2: just a character sketch, nothing special.

[liquidjack]

Your bicep sketch seemed to be good for the basic idea... it also looks like a second bicep is growing on the man's arm though.

- Your enviro is fine so far....be careful with adding too much highlight before you have all the basic elements in the image

- Anatomy trouble with the arms on the second sketch. I see you are adding gesture and "weight" to the character but watch your basic anatomy structure (unless it is stylized)

[Qikalain]

Woah i visited also your blog and you mad alot of progress in your sketchbook/blog. those pencil drawings of the woman are really good looking.

btw. i dont know if your signature is some sort of watermark you add digitaly.. but if not its a bit to big.. its like you want to give it more attention then the actual work itself

[Eric-Anthony]

liquidjack: thx for the great advice and i will try to concentrate a bit more on anatomy from now on!

Qikalain: thx for checking out my blog! i will have a look at urs too :D oh and bout the signature, i actually just slapped it on the pic without really thinkin bout how it looks xD..

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some sketches out of my sketchbook. some are from imagination and some from observation, nothing special though.. leave advice and comments plz :D

[NewmanD]

Hey, Eric-Anthony! Glad that you've visited my SB. I want to say that you have very nice skills of drawing... But I think as for me you don't have much detail in your paintings (I know sometimes they don't need, but).... But you are have a goal, and you will reach it, just don't be lazy! :)

[Eric-Anthony]

sketch of an eagle.
the wings are kind of short, cause they wouldnt fit in my sketchbook. sorry. lol

i also tried some paint on the head. not to satisfied but i think its ok.

[Chiryuu]

Thanks for visiting my sketchbook.
Your studies look good, just keep at it and keep going! That's what I did. You know, observation skills are very important, and sometimes we get so caught up in the smaller details that it only makes sense when it is zoomed up close until we back away. That's when you check for proportions and accuracy. That's my two cents. Hope that helps.

[Eric-Anthony]

a study i've been working on for the last 20minutes.

[clifFroth]

Nice work so far. I like the Levar Burton. I could tell that was Kanye before reading it. Could use some work though. I like the painting you started, keep going!

[Eddieee]

Hey Eric...or Anthony? :D
Cool to see someone the same age, looks like you're working on all the right stuff. I like the soft edges in that study!

[Eric-Anthony]

clifFroth: thx man.. a few people already told me that they like my caricatures but i dont really like drawing faces so im not sure if i will concentrate on caricature in the near future.

Eddieee: haha actually its one name but most people just say eric :P u can call me anthony tho ^^. i am glad that there are younger people on this site! i checked out ur sb and its really good. when did u start drawing? will u go to college? i might join the army reserves and go to college after that. anways, thx for the comment!

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a page out of my sketchbook and i worked a bit on my last study.

[Eric-Anthony]

tried out a new technique but it didnt work out well i guess xD

[Eric-Anthony]

some pages out of my sketchbook. finally found a store which sells moleskines in germany, buying one on friday :D YAY

[Eric-Anthony]

from mind (no ref).. not really happy with the head :(

[Eric-Anthony]

bought my first moleskine yesterday and it rox!!! :D

heres my first sketch in it. i tried some new stuff that ive bought, like brush-pens, copier pencils etc..

[Eric-Anthony]

quick sketch out of my sketchbook.. light source on the trees is wrong. hope u still like it though :D advice please :P hehe

[joyproject]

Not really sure how to advise you. Looking through your work you are defiantly improving! Keep up the good work.

[Eric-Anthony]

joyproject: thx for the kind comment. i really appreciate it!

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still trying to figure out the best settings for my scanner -GRRRrrrr...-

[Eric-Anthony]

another environment study. followed a video on youtube and played around with some new brushes.

[Eric-Anthony]

oh snap! i havent been on here for soooooo long :( my laptop was sent in for repair. anywayz, i been sketching sooo much in the last few weeks n i found my interest in comics. atm im workin on some sequential pages for my portfolio which im going to submit at top cow i guess. here are some of the sketches i did this morning as a warm-up.

[maeshanne]

the girl from your head looks good

[Ivan Turcin]

you are already doing good. my suggestion would be to not focus on details at this stage. Think form is much more important. Also gesture, posing of a figure. Details would come later. Keep studying anatomy. Post #55 is my favorite.

[kingkostas]

very nice sketches mate!!love the latest females!!!Maybe keep up rendering the blue jacket one :)
keep it up!!!

[Eric-Anthony]

a matte painting i started working on this morning.. something is missing.. ideas are welcome!

[Eric-Anthony]

creature study. not yet finished. rendering can take sooooo long :(

[Sulphur]

Woah, thats a painting? Thats ridiculously good.

As for whats missing, I think its a foreground and middleground really. I'd just put in whatever the tree is sitting on and perhaps another hill/mountain in between the foreground and the background mountain.

I absolutley love the walrus aswell! :heart: I'll check back!

[piker]

something is missing.. ideas are welcome!

You might try to first block in a line sketch composition. Try using that Fibonacci stuff, or... maybe the rule of the thirds...

For giving it more depth it's a good idea to have some similar object in the three plans so that the eye could have a sort of a reference point moving into the scene.

Colour-wise a good tip is to try and avoid all-black areas. Darks - yes. Blacks - if any, only as accents here and there.

[Eric-Anthony]

Sulphur: thx for the kind comment :D. i checked out your sketchbook and its really nice!

piker: thx for the advise. im not really good with lighting and color so i keep forgetting not to add too much blacks :/ i will try to work on that! thx for stopping by :)

[Eddieee]

Hey Eric! Really nice indication of form in that walrus! The matte painting shows promise too. The values/fore, mid, and background are all there, which is good :) Maybe try looking up some matte masters like Dylan Cole, Dusso, and try to study how they approach integrating photos and painting to make a seamless image.

And sorry to answer your questions so late. I started drawing seriously like 2 years ago but I only started painting digitally since last year. Still dunno about college, it's really expensive here. I heard college in Germany is free/paid for by the govt? Amazing! D: Well I wish you luck in the reserves, college, or whatever you choose to do :)

[Eric-Anthony]

heyy :).. college in germany isnt really "free" lol. it depends on what u study. like art is mostly private so u have to pay like 20.000€ :(.. atm im working on my portfolio so i can submit it to the artcenter in pasadena, ca. and if im lucky i might get a scholarship xD. i also wanted to submit my portfolio to TAD but i think submissions are closed already :(. i started drawing digitally last year in october when i got my first tablet as a bday present :) its very hard to get used to it and i still suck at it haha. mostly i draw in my sketchbook

[fudgeloaf]

Hey Eric really liking your line work even on your quick gestures, how long did you spend on them? Also good job on the rendering on the walrus so far although it does look a little plasticy at the minute, but who am i to crit! haha. Keep up the SB mate!

[AliceA]

Hi! Thank you for visiting my SB! I like what I see here, your gestures are so flowy!!
And I like your rendering in the digis, very very nice! Keep posting :D

[Twan]

wow the nude at the top of the page really rocks ! on the last portrait the chin is too small .
keep it up

[aLDoDarK]

hi eric, I really like your line gesture study #21, it looks nice! keep up a good practice

[Eric-Anthony]

fudgeloaf: i usually spend bout 10 to 20 seconds on a gesture. thx for the comment :)

AliceA: thx :P. i think my gestures suck but many people have told me that they are actually quite good.

Twan: thx :) the nude took me bout 20minutes. it could be bit more detailed though...

aLDoDarK: thx! usually i start all my work as a "practice" and not as "this has to come out as a finished illustration"..

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i will post some sketches, scribbles later on. my laptop just died again and i had to delete most of my files (including my .PSD files *cry*).. i bought a new HDD so i hope it'll work this time.. i am actually installing photoshop and my tablet right now.

thx again to all the people who are visiting my sketchbook! and make sure to follow my blog, please. :)

[Eric-Anthony]

havent posted anything in a bit so i thought i'd upload some sketches...
i been trying out many different painting techniques lately and some are really cool :)

btw: the colors on laptops suck >[

[Eric-Anthony]

finished it upon request of a church near me..

[zzyzx]

damn paintings are looking really nice. just... keep going! your observational skills are really sharp, i'm jealous :P

[Eric-Anthony]

zzyzx:thx ;).. no need to be jealous.. i still SUCK haha

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some sketches out of my sb.. some are studies of various artists and some are originals.. and the digi is just a sketch of a barrel which i dont really like..
crits and comments are welcome as always :D

[Eric-Anthony]

Some quick sketches that I've done for a client but they have been rejected because we've came up with an better idea.

[kingkostas]

i like very much the sketches and their lines in post #93 mate.Also the portrait became very good, and i am glad you finished it.
keep going!!!more sketches like in post 93# :D

[raminafshari]

drawing of the holy man is relay grate , i love your work

[Eric-Anthony]

kingkostas: thx! your sketchbook is awesome!!! :D

raminafshari: thank you :) I'm trying my best.

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I really gotta get more active on here ^^.
I've been really busy with freelancing and had some very hard projects to finish. I'll try to post them as soon as they have been approved by my clients.

Here are some sketches I've did the last few days..

C&C please :)

btw, please check my blog ;)

[Jay Dee]

Woah, where did post 78 come from? Some stunning work there my man.
You've got some really nice lines and I loved the caricatures!
Keep going.

[Eric-Anthony]

Jay Dee thx! i really didnt like that matte painting but many people seem to like it ^^.. i might finish it a bit later.
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here's a quick speedpainting i did just now..
played around with different brushes and filters.

[Eric-Anthony]

Another environment study. I really gotta get better at this :)

Added the steps I took to get to the final so you can see my workflow.
(This is not a tutorial! I'm not nearly as good to be teaching anybody)

hope ya like it :)

and plz visit my blog :P

[The Sceptical Saint]

Just gone through your whole sb, definatly some progress there. And the environments you've done recently are fantastic.
Minor crit on the Chinese lady, you should move the "we" over to the other side. It'll look more balanced, and read better too - "IN GOD" & "WE TRUST"

[Eric-Anthony]

The ScepticalSaint thx for the comment and you're right about the "we"! will change it soon.

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a very quick arm study. done in like 15min. got a headache so this is my last for today, i might add fingernails tho.

[Eric-Anthony]

bump. didnt move up i guess

[Eric-Anthony]

figure study. planning on doing more of these though i dont really like this one.

[Irate Fetus]

I really like these environments, namely the one with the large tree. Very effective color palette.

[Nibras]

Really nice works lately :)
I am really looking forward to seeing where you'll go

Keep doing your thing

[Eric-Anthony]

thx! i really appreciate it.

[Eric-Anthony]

just a lame jason chan study. looks very gay cuz i suuuck at painting characters but its a good warm-up i guess. and it helps me to improve (well atleast i hope so haha).

[Raffix]

thanks for dropping by my sketchbook man. the digital studies are loking solid. maybe try pushing the contrats a bit more and deepen the shadows to really give the shapes form.

despite what uou say, i think that figure study in #104 is looking seeeeriously good

[Jansi]

Hi there,

The Chan study is pretty good, actually. Clearly you didn't go down to the skin and pore level, but you don't need to do that yet. I personally don't think you generally need any more contrast than you already have here, as you are clearly not afraid to put the blacks in where they are tastefully needed, etc. (apart from the latest arm study - what was that made of again? :-) and maybe the Chan needs a bit more shading in places, I am not entirely positive).

Love your experimentation and the use of colour (speed painted green tree thing - great!), so it'd be nice to see more colour, more practice of the human form and more academic stuff - see where those shadows are really meant to be on objects, etc, instead of basically using fatter lines for shading.

Best wishes,

Ana

[Crahzz]

Your brush textures are improving but are still a bit shaky. The traditional sketches are a lot better since the textures feel more natural. Also with some of the character work it's important to keep it tidy and clean - getting rid of things you've erased is generally a good idea.

About the landscapes - I've noticed that you put quite a bit of effort in the understanding of shapes in anatomy but it seems that this is lacking in your landscape paintings. Studying the shapes of stone, especially what defines it (textures etc) in small steps should build an understanding. So I'd advice steering clear of the large ambitious paintings and start at the same level as your anatomy drawings - Pure observation.

Hope that helped mate, good luck and have fun!

[Eric-Anthony]

thx to you all for the advice. will try to work on my problems ;)

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a bit bigger update this time (maybe too big ^^).. just a bunch of studies and too much adam hughes stuff lol. will work on digital things tomorrow.

[DStraX]

keep it up;)

[Eric-Anthony]

another study of kuciara. damn i love his work! :D..
i learned some new stuff bout colors with this study so i think it was worth doing it.

maciej kuciara's original piece can be viewed here:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_07aU-A0_XNw/THyWU_-MkAI/AAAAAAAAARE/XxYD6MfOtxw/s1600/sp_001.jpg

[Eric-Anthony]

a lil preview of something that im working on

[Eric-Anthony]

something I've started bout 30mins ago.. i'm kinda stuck tho cuz i'm missing ideas ^^. advice please!!

lol i dont even know what those round things on the side of the creature should be xD

:)

[Eric-Anthony]

little update. its gonna be my entry for the creature contest over at cghub. still got 3 more weeks to go till deadline.

[Nibras]

Good to see you're having fun :) I wish I had more time to write down loads of advice but I'll keep it brief.
First of all when you do studies make sure you get the most out of them, spend time visualizing the thing from all angels, thinking about the way light is hitting it and thinking about the 3d form. 3D form is hugely important. Then once you've finished a study ALWAYS apply it by doing a piece from imagination.

My biggest advice to you right now would be to spend time on your work, and really enjoy putting effort into it and making it the best you can. Look at your favourite artists' work as you paint and try to draw that into your own pieces :)

Thank you for adding me to your signature, it's very humbling

[Eric-Anthony]

Good to see you're having fun I wish I had more time to write down loads of advice but I'll keep it brief.
First of all when you do studies make sure you get the most out of them, spend time visualizing the thing from all angels, thinking about the way light is hitting it and thinking about the 3d form. 3D form is hugely important. Then once you've finished a study ALWAYS apply it by doing a piece from imagination.

My biggest advice to you right now would be to spend time on your work, and really enjoy putting effort into it and making it the best you can. Look at your favourite artists' work as you paint and try to draw that into your own pieces

thx for the advice and for reminding me to have fun! its very easy to get frustrated when things dont work out :/ .. i got alotta freelance stuff to do lately but i really wanna spend some time on this one.

Thank you for adding me to your signature, it's very humbling

ya welcome :D

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sorry for not posting any pics. i'll update later

[Eric-Anthony]

brainstorming i guess.. :mod:

[Eric-Anthony]

something i'm working on for this weeks chow. the subject is veteran. not sure yet if i'll join cuz mine sux compared to others...

anyways, i might erase the hair and a few other things. gun is a bit too big and i dont know what to do with his other arm :/

no ref used, all from imagination.

[Eric-Anthony]

some more sketchieees :)

im posting too often today >.<

[wasabi89]

Very nice studys
Try to control a little bit more your lines.
Your doing a good job

Keep it up man!

[Eric-Anthony]

a character concept im working on for my portfolio.. not really happy yet though.. spent bout 15mins on it

[Eric-Anthony]

little update.. worked a bit on my last piece.. still looks gay so ima just put it aside or delete it... and the second is a study of kaya. he has some amazing stuff!

[JJacks]

I like the plain girl. She has a nice, natural pose. All you need to do is give her some volume.

[Eddieee]

Hey man, I'm digging the relaxed girl's pose but I think more can be going on design wise. It's pretty much just a tank top and jorts...

Anyway, keep up the good work, more studies! The kaya master study looks nice :)

[Eric-Anthony]

THX for the comments :D :D :D!!!

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my first time working with sketchup. its pretty cool imo.. but my renders suck ^^..

"The Simpsons" Copyright and TM by Matt Groening and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation

[PNate]

Nice sketchbook man. Keep up the hard work and learning, can't wait to see how much more awesome you are going to become in the future!

[Boywonda1]

great stuff man..keep up the good work....

[andres333]

the simpsons :p hahaha keep it up

[Eric-Anthony]

wow its been quite some time since ive last posted :/
thx to everybody who left a comment!!!

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anways, heres a painting im working on atm.. any advice would be much appreciated! :D

thx

[hücumkedi]

good stuff ...keep working on anatomy...bec you need it

[Eric-Anthony]

quick doodle :P
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oBnI5XTknCo/TObGyULU5eI/AAAAAAAAAO0/DvQstZzTyvo/s1600/smile.jpg

[mokka]

nice value study there! maybe you could try to go darker with some of the shadows, like the hair is the darkest value in your study, but it's not very dark yet. If you have a wider range between the darkest shadow it will have much more contrast. Keep it up!

[Eric-Anthony]

whatever

[Eric-Anthony]

finished. :P
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1163.snc4/150567_1508299235468_1473943050_31356611_2825437_n .jpg

[Eric-Anthony]

some studies.. each took me about 10mins. i'm really having problems with eyes and the facial structure

[Eric-Anthony]

some more eyes...

[Eric-Anthony]

a wip that ive started bout an hour ago.. not sure yet where this is going but i want to finish it ;)

[Eric-Anthony]

first is a environment sketch ive done but it sux cuz i really messed it up and second is a study of maciej kuciara which also sux cuz the colors and anatomy suck ^^..

after all they still help me to improve tho :)

[Eric-Anthony]

wow i havent posted here in a while.. here are some things im working on.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/030/b/d/step_1__just_do_it_by_artblinky-d38e573.png

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/023/1/d/caricature_of_a_friend__by_artblinky-d37w132.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/023/f/0/paris_bush_by_artblinky-d37w18o.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/026/a/f/oilistic_by_artblinky-d382mzf.png

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oBnI5XTknCo/TUQnJmwBadI/AAAAAAAAAQk/63ktR-po7WQ/s1600/obamabushscribble.png

[Eric-Anthony]

nike illustration

[Eric-Anthony]

Illustration of Aaron Rodgers.

[Hai]

Diggin' those Nike images. Lots of great movement and interesting effects. Looks like you've had real improvement over the last few months.

[Eric-Anthony]

Hai: Thx!

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Here's my latest illustration I am working on. It's about 75% finished.

[Eric-Anthony]

quick ballpoint sketch. no ref.

[Eric-Anthony]

finished all my illustration jobs so im back to concept art again. :D YAY!

heres something i am working on. I dont know where this is going yet.
Its also a bit of a challenge to me because i almost never start in greyscale.

[Eric-Anthony]

quicky.. not gonna finish it i think

[Elophant]

pretty cool stuff .. i think some anatomy studies might help to improve ypur drawings

[Eric-Anthony]

I haven't been on CA for quite a while now :/

I always thought I improved more when I was still posting my studies to get crit, rather than just keeping them secret to me and my hdd.

Hope you all will visit my goofy lil sketchbook again :D

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So here's a study from ref, a Levitan, a page out of my moleskine and a sketch of my grandma.

[Frostelle]

Beautiful work! Great environments and pencil sketches. The first painting in your latest update is especially good.

[Eric-Anthony]

@Frostelle : Thank you :)Your SB is also very nice!

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Just a quickie from 2night.

[tronrobot]

Great work mate :D
liking the last few updates

[JDSart]

Hi Eric. Thanks for the comment in my sb

Nice leap from the first page to this point, there´s definitely progress. I think your onto something with those enviros, good atmospheric perspective on this one (http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1205756&stc=1&d=1302033387) particularly

I was suggestion i would say try in some sketches to bring out volumes with light and shade and the turning of planes without outlines or making a silhouette of the form, makes you more conscious of the foreshortening and the specifics of the different masses, its always usefull even when you like using linework in your approach, but now looking back , the grandma sketch already shows a lot of that. Just keep on working man.

[Eric-Anthony]

@tronrobot : thx!

@JDSart : thx for the advice! always like hearing other people's opinions. I'll try to work on it ;)

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Some cheese from today. Didn't nail the armor how I planned to but its alright I guess.

[Jovian M]

that moleskine page makes me moist. Nice looking stuff in here.

[NickyBeats]

DUDE. post more ink work!! that one you posted is NOICE!!! loving the energy in it!! the studies are coming along nicely too!! keep it moving man!!!

[Eric-Anthony]

@Jovian M @NickyBeats : Thx, I was just scanning some pages when u commented xD

[cgaddict]

Really nice updates here, digging the values and your brushwork especially. Keep going!

[bowiepunk15]

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook =] You got some great stuff in here. I like the knight in armor you did and your sketchbook pages look awesome. Keep up the good work!

[eclip-se]

Wtf, what a big jump on page 4 :anime: GREAT! Post more! Thanks for visit.

[Kriss_Kringle]

Damn,the last batch of sketches look great and like someone else said,the quality in your artwork went up in the last 2 pages.Keep at it because you seem to learn quickly.

[Eric-Anthony]

thx everybody!

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a few star wars sketches. nothing too serious really.

[Cojac]

thanks for visiting my sb. I love your spaceships.

[LastGen]

The sketches are sweet, but man, what is it called - a blackbook? The inked works totally caught my attention, I love them!