A 'pad for moot

[mootButton]

First posting here. Just wanted to say hi.

First real "sketch" with a Wacom( or any tablet) as well.

I give you:

"The Hell-o-ghoul"

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2160/helloghoul.jpg

Let me know what you think!

[mootButton]

just playing with masks and blending
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9725/freedomfortitutefaithbg.jpg

Defeat insomnia

[mootButton]

A fairly quick portrait of a brass owl that lives on my desk
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3629/brassowlun.jpg
He says it don't look like him, but I disagree.

[mootButton]

Whoa baby! Its self portrait time!
Freehand in n Photoshop looking at a picture No tracing
2 hours
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4324/self020410all.jpg

[mootButton]

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2741/bubbletown.jpg
been working on environments. tough stuff for me. I've had trouble as long as I can remember Maybe I'll watch some old Bob Ross videos for some inspiration

[leanunlibro]

Well for the four heads i think you should study the planes of the head and you should use more contrast too. Keep uploading!

[mootButton]

30 second drawings on the Wacom.
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3795/30seconddrawings021010a.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2034/30seconddrawings021010b.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6676/30seconddrawings021010c.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7017/30seconddrawings021010d.jpg

60 seconds on paper

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2108/img00122201002100633.jpg
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6963/img00123201002100634.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/351/img00124201002100634.jpg

too much work lately

[mootButton]

Thanks for commenting, and for the advice! For being first you win a cookie!

I'm really trying to learn the importance of realistic and proportional anatomy. I've always had a really illustrative deformed style and I never payed much attention, until I started looking through my stack and stacks of sketches a few months ago, and realized something. MOST OF MY DRAWINGS ARE THE SAME TWO POSES! Arms at sides, directly front on, or pretty much 3/4 view. I rarely ever draw feet, barely even get to the knees most of the time. Ive been doing a lot of work trying to stretch that little bubble ive put myself in. I'm planning on spending a week drawing a specific body part from every conceivable angle, and then moving on to another. A week on eyes, a week on noses, a week on mouths and so on. then when i'm satisfied i'll start putting them back together. A week on heads, a week on arms, legs, etc. then putting it all together. the whole time with quick gesture drawing exercises. we'll see how it goes

[zepheenia]

I really like all the images of your quick drawn poses. I've found that I too always use the same poses, or at least variations of them and don't often include much movement. This looks like it's a really good practice to just be free with poses and give them a bit more life, I think I'll try it out when I get some time, thanks!

[mootButton]

zepheenia: I went to posemaniacs.com for reference on those poses. its really good at loosening up the tendency to make static poses.

[zepheenia]

Oh great! Thanks, I'll definately go there