Queen Worm needs help!

[QueenWorm]

After seeing so many beautiful art works, it really needs courage for me to apply for a sketch book. I am pretty new here, hope could learn from your critiques.
I am a media design student in age 20. Because I don't have a solid understanding of traditonal art, I am not good at coloring,,, Pencil Sketching is ok I guess,,,
I just started my digital painting recently. It was fun but difficult in some aspect,,,really need more practice,,,I hope I could update often and learning from you guys' masterpieces!!
Here are some pictures I am working on recently.

Sorry for bad English,,,and thanks for your critiques!!

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/267495_2230506888047_1409103315_2517040_2847221_n. jpg

[AlexEh]

Welcome to CA!! Nice start to your sketchbook. To bump up your painting skills if suggest just painting alot from observation and imagination. Post some drawings when you have the time too :D

[danlucas]

Hey welcome to CA. I like your painting there. its very bluish
and cool looking. Keep doing those and you'll do fine.

[QueenWorm]

Thank you guys!! I still trying different usage of the interface on CA,,,
Struggling with using sensible color when working,,,

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs472.ash1/25886_1363386370576_1409103315_970986_4848420_n.jp g

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs472.snc3/25886_1363386410577_1409103315_970987_2094719_n.jp g

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs452.snc3/25886_1363386450578_1409103315_970988_7461152_n.jp g

some pencil sketches done recently,,,face studies and practices. I found that it would be difficult to find a right proportion after drawing head,,, How people do life drawing? I feel embarrassed drawing on sketch book while waiting for a bus,,,

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs430.snc3/24813_1365303218496_1409103315_974935_6534466_n.jp g

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs410.snc3/24813_1365303178495_1409103315_974934_755171_n.jpg

Face coloring and practice again~ 3 hours painting (pretty slow).
Hope someone could give me some suggestions on coloring before
I made any unreturnable mistake,,, I am lost to add light or
atmosphere most of the time,,,

I try to do some anotomy studies,,,I barrowed some books from
the libaray but just do not know how to started. Should I just
"REDRAW" the pictures on the books? Hope someone could give
me some direction,,,

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs105.snc3/15309_1367217826360_1409103315_978849_2357149_n.jp g

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs105.snc3/15309_1367217786359_1409103315_978848_4323026_n.jp g

Another small practice of bust,,, I give up finishing the last one because I can't really find the solution of uncomfortable coloring,,,
Try to finish this one, and will start doing anatomy studies!! So excited that I found how impoertant of anatomy in this field~

[Donna]

Hi there! This sketchbook is a very good start.

If you want to study anatomy, I suggest starting with Andrew Loomis books (they are available for free on the web). Read what he has to say and re-draw pictures from the book, keeping in mind what you learned from the text. It requires a lot of going back and forth. Draw, read, draw. But it pays off in the end :]

As for life drawing, you can easily set up a still life and draw that :D Start with simple objects and move to more complex compositions. I can't give you much advice on drawing people from life because I'm too uncomfortable drawing them on the street or wherever x) If you have a big mirror, you can always draw yourself I guess.

Good luck!~

[AlexEh]

It just takes some time Queen, yes copy the drawings in the book and copy them over and over again :D Add some more contrast to your digital paintings, all the colors have a similar value and saturation. Do some still lifes and try to see whats going on with the colors.

Your doing well keep it up.

[QueenWorm]

Donna-Thank you for your advices on anatomy studies and life drawing. I will check the book on the internet. I hope I can start this part as soon as possible though I am quite busy recently,,,draw, read, draw!!! Thanks again for comming!!

Dy.laneA-Yes, just like what you said there is little saturation and contrast,,, I do need more time to do the investigation on others' art works and still life drawing. Photo drawing might be another issue for me,,,I will keep working on this picture to add more color and contrast as possible. Thanks!

Thanks both of you, really learn some information!!

[zerdron]

You are really good.

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs085.snc3/15309_1368257292346_1409103315_980997_3829408_n.jp g

Add some distraction ...I think I like the original one more~Maybe I will just stop right here for a while...
I might try to tear this one apart into two doodles.

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs105.snc3/15325_1370643111990_1409103315_985591_3071064_n.jp g

Try to do some proportion investigation. Not sure I am on the right path,,, Busy recently. I will practice as much as possible~

so what next I should do?

[AlexEh]

Nice work. Hmmm what should you do next, maybe do some more work with proportions. I see in all the drawings you did in last update you have a very small head hah! So keep that in mind next time your doing figures. Keep it up :) Draw when ever you have time!

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs435.snc3/25056_1374145559549_1409103315_994027_2072191_n.jp g

A practice this weekend... still not happy with the result.

[AlexEh]

Cool stuff queeny. Hmmm how are you going about coloring these? Are you oing grey scale then useing the color blend mode to colorize the images? If you are I would stay away from that! Do straight on color, its hard but you will learn alot.

[QueenWorm]

Dy.laneA-Well, that's what make me feel frustrated on coloring,,,I "don't" work on coloring like painting in gray scale then create another layer, changeing blending mode,,,I do pick colors from color picking panel, but I just don't have courage to choose those high saturated colors,,,My works in between grey scale and colored,,,Just like you said it's quite difficult,still struggling,,,Is there any way to learn about that? I think the only way is learn water color or something like that, maybe after I graduate form university,,,

Thanks for your comments!!

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs415.snc3/25056_1374961579949_1409103315_996060_3254988_n.jp g

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs435.snc3/25056_1374961619950_1409103315_996061_952518_n.jpg


some practice on proportion~It seems that head is still too small in some cases,,,
Hm,,,and some practices on ZBRUSH,,,In our school we have to learn lots of things like interactive devices and CIS,,,so I have to learn MAYA and ZBRUSH by myself~,,,Sorry for low qualities,,,

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs435.snc3/25056_1373653107238_1409103315_992943_1421195_n.jp g


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[kabarsa]

You're doing a good job, just keep training and everything will be alright =)

[AlexEh]

Hey Queen! Hmmm I think a good way to practice color is to either do quick, really quick color studies from photographs. Don't realyl worry about rendering all that much just make a quick thumbnail of the blocks of color you see.

Another good way is just a simple still life of any old house hold object with a very simple shape and try and copy the colors you see.

Its fustraiting, but that only means your learning!!

[QueenWorm]

kabarsa-Thank you!! Hope these practices paid off some day....

Dy.laneA-Thank you for helpful suggestion, I will try these methods. Hope I can upload some more practice recently,,,quite busy nowadays because I am animation and media design major,,,

Feel better and much comfortable after talking to you guys!

New upload!! Well, I exaggerated some part of the body and the head, changing proportion,,,and I try to use more saturated color and contrast this time.

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs485.snc3/26525_1378363745001_1409103315_1003789_2707407_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs412.snc3/24880_1388693323234_1409103315_1025162_5205284_n.j pg

Wow...so long without any new practice,,, still practocing on color of skin,,,and I don't like this one... I might scan some anatomy practice recenlty,,,

any suggestions?

[QueenWorm]

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs462.ash1/25380_1393948294605_1409103315_1035625_6876063_n.j pg

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http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs442.snc3/25380_1393948374607_1409103315_1035627_6467155_n.j pg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs442.snc3/25380_1393948214603_1409103315_1035623_3561823_n.j pg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs462.ash1/25380_1393948254604_1409103315_1035624_6991694_n.j pg

Quite exhausted when I have to learn both 2D and 3D working process in the same time,,,especially there is little help from my school,,, Just try to post a face modeling practice in MAYA and thinkinking about right edge loop for modeling purpose and how to do the texturing process,,,
I try to learn how to use MAYA hypershade, creating normal map from ZBrush and how to do the efficient but qualified rendering,,, Hope you guys could give me some direciton,,, Getting lost so easily as a self-learner,,,

[QueenWorm]

quick sktch~

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs462.snc3/25380_1393974735266_1409103315_1035673_7411385_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

practice~2 hours
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs105.snc3/15325_1404301993441_1409103315_1063965_400832_n.jp g

[cgaddict]

Nice sketchbook, you seem to be tackling a lot of different things at the same time which might be overwhelming, but you seem to be handling it fine. As far as critiques, I think you can improve your values a bit more. Perhaps try painting in greyscale for a bit and tackle colors at a later time?

Keep it up!

[QueenWorm]

Thank you, Cgaddict!! Yes,,,I feel overwhelmed recently because of learning so many things in the same time. I have to,,,it's my grsduation project. Color is really my big problem,,,I try to use those high saturated color but maybe after two hours those colors well be blended or covered by those low value colors,,,I try to do the practices that other people on the upstair suggested but I just don't have enough time,,,
Thanks again!

[QueenWorm]

It has been a while,,,there are some practice and assignment for these days.

concept
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs531.ash1/31152_1443557054793_1409103315_1148328_5103316_n.j pg

environment design...really not good at painting environment,,,
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs307.snc3/28982_1427046042028_1409103315_1116183_7262847_n.j pg

concept2
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs327.snc3/28982_1427046082029_1409103315_1116184_272322_n.jp g


try to use more color this days,,,not sure I am on the right path.

[FightingSeraph]

Even though I like your painting technique, I would like to see some more of your studies such as those slick-looking figures you did.

[QueenWorm]

FightingSeraph-I should have do more life drawing,,,I will try to sketch more~ Thanks for visiting and suggestions!!

Here are some new stuff for a character deign contest, not quite happy with the result,,,but it's close to deadline. The contest title is "future", so I combine some native religious symbol and mechanical elements.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs263.snc3/27802_1476108788566_1409103315_1229169_2793097_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs263.snc3/27802_1476108908569_1409103315_1229170_4540795_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

head practice...need more practice...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs121.snc4/36395_1507601895874_1409103315_1305353_2325365_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

hm...post some practice.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs340.ash2/62063_1598328523983_1409103315_1544113_320517_n.jp g

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs700.snc4/62063_1598328483982_1409103315_1544112_561718_n.jp g

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs680.snc4/62063_1598328443981_1409103315_1544111_1946747_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs610.snc4/59024_1598328243976_1409103315_1544110_6409807_n.j pg

environment render test of my graduation project,,,still trying to get better result. Any comments on rendering and lighting?(or tutorial about render passes~HA)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs715.snc4/63490_1598334764139_1409103315_1544148_4893177_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs605.snc4/58502_1598334484132_1409103315_1544147_8315652_n.j pg

[Kungfoowiz]

Yip, more head practice needed.. I struggle a lot with it too, so don't worry, it takes a while but just keep drawing faces and experimenting. Study from photos and life btw.

First render, the lighting looks strange, I mean the scene is nice, you've got it nicely textured, but the sky feels like there would be a more blueish-greyish ambient light coming into the room. The colour of the lights in the room are more yellow, and we can't really see the light source either, so it is difficult to judge whether it would be that yellow. I would start by getting the ambient lighting done first, and then adding interior lighting to see.. Of course, I don't know anything about 3D programmes, I can't stand computers and 3D software, so you're on your own there, but hopefully that helps. =)

[QueenWorm]

kungfoowiz:
Yes~I need more practices so just find some book about anatomy. The cloud in the first 3D image was just a testing on image base lighting, I should have turn it off~ thanks for suggestion!!

quick sculpting
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs668.snc4/60858_1598551849566_1409103315_1544668_3276779_n.j pg

[Darkstrokes]

Nice work queen.

[Kungfoowiz]

Sculpt looks good, it reminds me of Bride of Chucky.. =)

[QueenWorm]

well~find a good book recently and doing practices through chapters. Here are some practices at first stage. Just some loose sketches on gestures and poses.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs186.ash2/44884_1619195005632_1409103315_1588917_4800170_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs379.snc4/44183_1619195445643_1409103315_1588922_5934949_n.j pg

[in2eternity]

Very nice SB, I don't think you have any problems with color, everything looks great :)

[QueenWorm]

in2eternity:Thanks for comment!! But I do have problem with coloring,,,and still have no time focusing on traditional media.

try to upload more and have more practices on gesture.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs007.snc4/33717_1620603920854_1409103315_1591083_2178614_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs262.snc4/39455_1620603280838_1409103315_1591080_142835_n.jp g

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs007.ash2/33717_1620603880853_1409103315_1591082_4348586_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs007.ash2/33717_1620603840852_1409103315_1591081_5047817_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

more practice on gestures

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs753.snc4/65304_1623845201884_1409103315_1600282_41026_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs728.snc4/64886_1623844801874_1409103315_1600281_4608134_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

only one upload today~...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs375.ash2/65304_1623845281886_1409103315_1600283_5356401_n.j pg

[Joe824]

awesome studies! i can already see they're having a huge positive effect on your drawings. loving the creature sketches.
especially keep up with your head studies that you started, you can see how you're stretching the features a bit, the studies seem to be helping a lot, and that's kind of the point right? nice sketchbook, i'll be checking back often :-)

[QueenWorm]

Joe824:
THANK YOU!!! I am not sure i am on the right path,,,these practices do help me build up human structure. I hope I can render figures like your works in your sketch book. Thanks again!!

some head studies(very basic,,,)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs720.snc4/64058_1629535424136_1409103315_1610105_6386220_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs362.ash2/64058_1629535344134_1409103315_1610103_1759594_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs362.ash2/64058_1629535384135_1409103315_1610104_7059492_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs157.snc4/37164_1629534984125_1409103315_1610100_6981280_n.j pg

[wasabi89]

Looking pretty good !
those charachters are getting better and better !
Keep it up the studies and values !

very nice improvement !
Cheers !

[sharp_cuttR]

very interesting stuff here! great job with your skill progression - loved the last image on post 31 and your little critters on the last image from post 38. keep going!

[QueenWorm]

wasabi89-Thanks! I hope I could update more often...need superintendence and descipline!

sharp cuttR-Well,thank you for pointing out the pieces for me that help me to compare differences in these practices.

go through the chapters in my referencial book, it's time to breakthrough different parts of human faces,,, a little bit toooo early for me but i still take a try and start from noses and eyes.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs801.snc4/68148_1633630286505_1409103315_1619874_5370478_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs407.ash2/68501_1633630486510_1409103315_1619875_2915311_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs407.ash2/68501_1633630526511_1409103315_1619876_2861952_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs825.snc4/68501_1633630566512_1409103315_1619877_3455289_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

quick practice
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs076.ash2/37143_1644799565730_1409103315_1642013_740902_n.jp g

[QueenWorm]

it has been a while....some practices

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs955.snc4/74883_1704164809824_1409103315_1749868_2252857_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1225.snc4/155779_1704139649195_1409103315_1749819_713181_n.j pg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs588.ash2/151081_1704158529667_1409103315_1749863_6587488_n. jpg

comments?

[Matrej]

my god, the last painting is amazing. I really like the nose studies and figure poses are also nice. I don´t know what advice I can tell you, because you jump over my skill so far away. :D
Keep practice :)

[QueenWorm]

well,,,it has been a while and still struggling with coloring. This is a small practice on coloring baby face. Not quite happy with the result,,,as specialy the porpotion of the face structure. I think the eyes was over_painted so they are not quite fit in with the face. Any solution on coloring eyes?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs734.ash1/162851_1790089317883_1409103315_1934763_4426587_n. jpg

[E4sY]

Nice sketches. U definitely caught the innocense of a baby in this last painting. Can't wait to see more.

[QueenWorm]

Still working on different approches of Head.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181725_1850103418198_1409103315_2046422_2622312_n. jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185956_1852278512574_1409103315_2050643_3909195_n. jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184267_1852598720579_1409103315_2050951_6033148_n. jpg

[RyanRyan]

woops I missed the second page, lawl. After I saw the first page I was going to tell you off for distorting your studies.

Your studies look awesome. Keep at it.

[QueenWorm]

RyanRyan: Thanks, but i still like to hear some advices frome you. If you have any comment feel free to tell me!

Actually not sure what particular practice i should take these days. Just having some photo drawing and struggling with different perspective of head (it's difficult!). Any suggestion on perspective and angle of human head?

the photo i choose from google of an singer, the gossip.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/181618_1854145119238_1409103315_2053797_1311685_n. jpg

do a really simeple sketch...I'm really not sure what will happen at this stage.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184357_1854141999160_1409103315_2053785_2893267_n. jpg

uh...looks rediculous,,,
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183945_1854143039186_1409103315_2053790_6609183_n. jpg

after an hour, struggling on color and value issues...
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183010_1854143719203_1409103315_2053791_3386755_n. jpg

so far looks,,,fine,,,is this a right way to draw?

[RyanRyan]

Loomis and Bridgman are the two that are most often recommended. Have you tried them yet?

Loomis- Drawing the head and hands

You can download it as a pdf.

Everyone has different ways of building colour and value, structure is tougher. Which book are you using now for studies? They look awesome.

[QueenWorm]

quick practice on extreme lighting environment.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182756_1856439376593_1409103315_2057582_548047_n.j pg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179864_1855597355543_1409103315_2056370_2840840_n. jpg

UH,,,eye studies,,,,Am I on the right path?
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/181642_1856424256215_1409103315_2057549_6593323_n. jpg

I try to working on landscape, but I really have no idea whhere to start...any suggestion or way for practice?

[QueenWorm]

quick practices
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185956_1861820711123_1409103315_2066542_7787866_n. jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185984_1861819831101_1409103315_2066539_1456749_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

graphic style aproach. I should start do more muscle studies on torso....
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180978_1863689717847_1409103315_2070164_761490_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

torso and muscle quick study
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184669_1865505283235_1409103315_2073060_3501853_n. jpg

[jramauri]

Great studies. The chubby girl in extreme lighting is awesome.

[QueenWorm]

female torso....need more time~~
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184945_1865559604593_1409103315_2073152_6415039_n. jpg

eye studies
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184667_1865558004553_1409103315_2073151_5480155_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

I have a big problem on torso~UH~there are so many muscle meshes..........and bones...

And pray for japenese people who are suffering during the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear threat,,,feel really sad about their situation. I almost cry when i saw those professionals have to stay in nuclear plant to cool the machine or what. The news said these people might dead after 2 weeks because of long exposure to the irradiation,,,:nohope:
Please hold on...

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200776_1892959209566_1409103315_2111442_2446010_n. jpg

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[QueenWorm]

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[<3.]

I'm loving the studies.

[^_^]

I like those robot things in post #29, your face topology isn't a bad start,but just because it's all quads does't make it good, it's still relatively messy in terms of edgeloops are how they join together, which damages the meshflow.
I know it's necessary to use them 2 or 3 times over all but try not to get too many 5 star points together(where there's a vert with 5 edges) altho its better than a triangle when subd'd to the millions it will cause the mesh to pinch and poke out.

keep it up.

[QueenWorm]

<3._Thanks!!
^_^: Thanks for your comment! I kind of understand your perspective. I do have placed too much edge loops and I know that's not a good start now. I think it was because I don't really understand the structure and anatomy of human, so I can't creat a head in 3D more logiaclly..
How people work in 3D deal with 5 star point and trinangle? Since they kind of help me to change the mesh flow~

some practice and pencil stuff again,,,Quite busy recently so upload some stuff at FRIDAY NIGHT~

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200598_1905314158432_1409103315_2127885_5378404_n. jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/190152_1905314878450_1409103315_2127887_1124149_n. jpg

The book I am using now is Figure.Drawing：Design.and.Invention~It's quite helpful in some way. After finishing this one planing step into Vilppu's studies. Any reference recommand?

[QueenWorm]

Some practices on skull. Trying to know more about the structure of a head.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/206602_1926490807835_1409103315_2155494_5312449_n. jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208510_1926490207820_1409103315_2155492_3679228_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

30 minutes apple color study before doing laundry since so many peolpe paint apple as a practice here.
I should do more of this...not really good at color.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208354_1926645811710_1409103315_2155589_2562825_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

Thanks God that finally conceptArt.org fix the attachment problem...practicing on face stucture, more focusing on eye socket and eyeball. Quite messy..
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215434_1942684052656_1409103315_2176395_7604041_n. jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208693_1942684132658_1409103315_2176396_6089466_n. jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215586_1942684612670_1409103315_2176398_1624536_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

I found that it's not easy to "compose" anotomy knowlege to build up a face. And though I learn some anatomy right now it's still difficult for me to do photo study of faces with "a pencil" Working on computer is so flexible that make me stupid,,,, more pencil in future!!!

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207154_1945307358237_1409103315_2179736_216325_n.j pg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216871_1942684372664_1409103315_2176397_432124_n.j pg

[QueenWorm]

Well,,, difficult, difficult, difficult,,,drawing statue and real person is really different,,,I think I should find a way to approach this,,,Always surfing on this site to find some inspiraiton~

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/218054_1946974319910_1409103315_2181634_6358317_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

without post for a while,,,because of the graduation exhibitionS,,,some questions about anatomy practices. Should I study each part of the body first or the whole gesture and proportion?

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[QueenWorm]

gestures & pencil

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http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253672_2090701593002_1409103315_2375205_7342179_n. jpg

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[QueenWorm]

portrait study from art.
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[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Your studies are looking very good, and love your digital stuff!

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Thanks for comming to my sketchbook!! You improved so much in 2009! How did you do that? Could you share some of your ways of practice or books? Feel a little lost recently..
Great works!

Thank you :). I started art school in 2009 so I had some very good teachers pointing the way for me, so that helped a lot. I didn't have the focus to do it on my own. Honestly though, you're pretty far beyond where I was when I started, so I wouldn't worry. The best advice I can give is the most often given and the most frustrating- draw! Draw like a fiend. Draw all the time, carry your sketchbook, draw everything and everyone. Continue doing studies. There are a lot of things that someone can tell you, but it won't snap into place without practice, and if you're practicing you'll find most of those answers on your own. In other words... keep doing what you're doing :).

More specific stuff- the structure studies you're doing seem to be helping a lot and you're picking things up and incorporating them into your digital work. I'd say you've got enough under your belt now that you can give Bridgeman a go without getting confused by it, get his books and copy every drawing out of them. Keep an anatomy book at hand for when the drawings don't make sense. The knowledge of structure in there is invaluable. I'd also say set up some still lifes and do a few long, extended studies, the kind you spend days on. It's important to get the hang of subtle form/value/color.

Read a lot too, everything you can get your hands on. Some blogs you should keep up with- Underpaintings, Gurney Journey, Lines and Colors, Stapleton Kearns, Illustration Art...

Anywho, hope some of that is helpful. Keep up the good work and don't feel lost, you're doing what you need to be doing already. All things take time :).

[The_Flying_Dutchman]

Dig the figure/anatomy breakdown sketches. Good work!

[QueenWorm]

Sidharth Chaturvedi:Wow!! Thanks for comments. I really try to do some life drawing,,,but they don't looks like those on other sketch books,,still trying. I would definetly find book of Bridgeman!! Really inspied me.

The_Flying_Dutchman:Thanks!! I should work hadrder

So this is what I have today,,I don't have scanner with me these day so digital work only. Trying to catch color tone faster. I should start working on full body.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261496_2181864232011_1409103315_2448443_3876537_n. jpg

[Swifty McMuffin]

hey man, i think you'd do well with caricatures, seems you're quite free with 'interpretations' of what you see

[QueenWorm]

Invertedmirror-THNKS! I still trying to be better on interprete what I see.

I would stop by here for this one...I am afraid that I might over work on it.

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[QueenWorm]

some landscape,,,,so bad~~any suggestion on practicing landscape?
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269608_2198541288927_1409103315_2474595_1486395_n. jpg

[QueenWorm]

quick sketch on this scene in a movie,,,,
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263871_2200876187298_1409103315_2477288_6620865_n. jpg

I was in a hurry,,,so really quick on out line
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coloring,,,,I guess 5 hours,,,not so happy with the result. the perspective of the head wasns't correct,,,
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will do more landscape~Any suggestion on doing landscape?

[QueenWorm]

some adjustment
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[QueenWorm]

another quick landscape
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[QueenWorm]

This is my first time attending art studio and learning figure drawing and anatomy. my first piece!
Fall in love with charcoal...Rally enjoy the process.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/267495_2230506888047_1409103315_2517040_2847221_n. jpg
My teacher is awsome. If you are in California his syudio would be perfect if you want to learn anatomy!

[QueenWorm]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284460_2231852801694_1409103315_2519100_1552841_n. jpg

study of Adam~Not so correct...
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Biggest difficuty was having correct proportion in a short time, so I would do more on full body then break into each part of the body.

[QueenWorm]

and sorry for the quality,,,old camera~

[fantasyartist]

Great studies! Really nice sense of structure and gesture in your drawings. No crits for now just keep practicing :).

[QueenWorm]

2 more studies these day.

Bad proportion.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197643_2239565754513_1409103315_2529409_7607488_n. jpg

muscles of back.
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[QueenWorm]

taking sculture class in Gnomon school with John Brown. I am really not good at this but the teacher is amazing!!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281709_2241976934791_1409103315_2533414_6448995_n. jpg
Another good news is that our graduation animation just won the Red dot communication design award 2011!!! Hope you like it!

[QueenWorm]

so shy...first self-protrait:bashful:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281792_2251678257318_1409103315_2547846_7220792_n. jpg


and pray for people in Norway,,,

[DariusDs]

traditional > digital and post 55 is AWESOME

[dierat]

Hey Queen Worm, very nice work in here so far. It seems your strength lies in rendering out values with keen precision that produces a wonderful illusion of 3-dimension forms. Your weaknesses are in structure and color, so try to focus your studies in these areas. Your anatomical studies look great; try to keep those up and it will really help your more finished work over time.

For your more finished value-focused work, I think you might be jumping into value a bit quickly. Once you get the linear sketch done, take a moment to step back and analyze it from a distance, like a few feet away. If you're working traditionally, you can lay your drawing on the floor and stand on a chair to gain some distance. Try to look objectively and critically for proportional mistakes, and fix them before you get bogged down in the details of complicated value gradients. At least when working digitally, you can adjust and tweak your image to correct these inaccuracies, but it will save you a lot of time in the long run if you can develop the habit of correcting these problems earlier. (And it will really improve your traditional work where it's much harder to go back and change structural elements.)

[QueenWorm]

DariusDS-your architectures in watercolor(?) are awsome!!! Is there any way that could make it easer to render a complex or classic architecture? Your line drawing of buildings are so delicate,,,Please share your working process with us!!

dierat-Yes!! Exacly! but what I feel conflict right now is that I take figure drwing and anatomy in the same time and in figure drawing we have to capture all issues as soon as possible.. that make me force myself to finish line work and proportion really quickly in other kind of practice...But just like you said unless we get the right line work, we should keep the proportion issue beforehand.

so Happy to get your comments!! Really helpful!

[QueenWorm]

I am so glad that I got lots of suggetion and comments these day. Here are some early post for gesture at the begin of July.
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[QueenWorm]

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Today practice in class. total 3 set(not sure about how long for each set)

[Kapri]

These last life drawings are nicely measured. Small crit: the legs on the first one look just a tad small.

If you want to improve shading even more maybe take a look at the Scott Robertson DvDs for shading surfaces.

The small gestures from your previous post also look cool. Maybe take one of the quick gestures to a more finished state and post the results here step by step?

[QueenWorm]

some practices for week class....not good today,,,rthe last one teacher helped me with shading~
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215094_2274221340881_1409103315_2579808_4912931_n. jpg

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[ismo]

Really dig those gestures. Keep pushing!

[QueenWorm]

ismo-Thanks!! I add the website you suggest into my favorite!! Of course definetly more life studies in the future.
Homework of anatomy class : practice on skeleton and some detail.
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[QueenWorm]

some quick drawing for class. The model was great but I just don't have enough time to capture all the detail...Try to be more convinced and different shading process.
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[QueenWorm]

gesture drawing today. and sculpture! Not so good but at least having some progress...
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[QueenWorm]

face muscle research from self portrait and sculpture~
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[QueenWorm]

hm...try to draw something. looks simple but took me so much time...

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[QueenWorm]

some drawing...try to speed up! Will do more on torso.
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[benjaminbach]

Hey there QueenWorm.

I see some great potential going on here. In your post 103(first picture) you're really pushing those core shadows, and getting some nice lightning going on - keep that going.

If I were you I'd attempt to draw slightly more fluently. I see in some of your drawings that you "interrupt" your line, rather then letting it fade out, from for instance strong to light, light->strong. This is also something that comes with a lot of experience when drawing, making you more "secure" about your own lines. A guy which is great at drawing fluently and making these smooth transitions is Mike Mattesi (definitely check out his way of drawing here: http://forceddesign.blogspot.com/)

Hope it helped
/B

[QueenWorm]

Benjaminbach-exactly! Some of my teacher point out the problem of line quality as you mentioned. And another problem is that I break light part into separate pieces when I shading.I still try to understand what exactly they are saying...And I check out your blog and website, you are so good and so young,,,I hope I could draw like you when I was at your age,,,, Feel free to left comments!

Well,,,Bought a sketchbook yesterday and try to force myself draw more in the future. Some same studies on figure and some crap~I can't draw something fantastic and environment yet,,,
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[QueenWorm]

some doodle recently. My journey to CA is close to the end and that is something make me cry recently. So many good artists and great art studios are here and I can't stay longer but go back to serve in military~ s*ck...
Some art studio or school that i quite recommend are gnomon and 3kicks. I take all of my class in gnomon, but 3kicks in pasadena is really a good place to improve your skills that I just found. So if you want to pick up your traditional skills, 3Kicks is great~ For computer art or traditional clay sculpture, Gnomon and sculpting class with John Brown would be good choice. I would upload my sculpture later.
I am not working for these art studio, these are just some of my learning experience in CA. I am Not posting commercial here~
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[QueenWorm]

my first sculpture. It's tired and time consuming project, but fun in the same time. At least force me to do more anatomy studies~

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[QueenWorm]

keep drawing drawing drawing,,,hope see more improvement. now what i try yo do is draw with correct proportion and draw as fast as possible.
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[QueenWorm]

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mokey
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[QueenWorm]

today practice. focus on torso
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[Wassim]

Good Sketchbook , i like maya & zbursh stuffs , and your figure studies , you're awessome
keep postin ;)

[QueenWorm]

It's has been a while,,,I have to serve in the troop because it's obligatory,,,try to draw draw draw!!
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[Velocity Kendall]

its such a great sign youre taking homework assignments like "Homework of anatomy class : practice on skeleton and some detail." and turning them into superdetailed fun things for the hell of it!! that means youve found the joy in it; taking any old brief and making it your own, pushing forward and having fun. thats the magic secret everyone frets about finding think.. keep up the good work!

[Bunrt-Ice]

Really awesome work! I love those skeletons.

[QueenWorm]

Velocity Kendall:Thanks! I try to find my own approaches to depict different part of the body~memorize these ideas to see if I could create characters with more structures. Any suggestions on self-learning?

Bunrt-Ice:Thanks!!
Have 4 days off from the troop,,,Well, we are not allow to draw or sketch in the troop because the authority try to prevent any possibility of depcting those jets, armoured stuff, who knows,,,
arms, head structure. TRY TO GET RID OF THOSE COMMIC STYLE!!!
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[QueenWorm]

a failed protrait studies of natalie portman,,,it'a kind of wierd that the proportion was almost right but there just something wrong,,,,try to get rid of the commic looks. I will do it more realistically next time.
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[QueenWorm]

try to paint a character without photo reference.
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[QueenWorm]

several practices. The third one was done quick but tough and challenging,,,,I would do more life studies from now one :P
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[QueenWorm]

Need more time,,,1 hour practice before sleep... Transparent stuff are so complicated to paint...ZZZZ
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[QueenWorm]

uh,,, quick practice on photo reference. Texture is so hard to depict,,,How you guys cope with this kind of complex texture like forest, woods,,,? I feel so painstaking but not natrual this time.
The color I pick were still different from the original photo.
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[QueenWorm]

skin tone...still too cartoonic which make me upset..
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[QueenWorm]

some practices on leg, body and pelvis. Plan to take some water colors or oil painting classes these days.
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[QueenWorm]

UH...2hr studies...Far cry form accuracy,,,OH...How people do measurement more correctly?
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[AdrianNagorski]

nice studies, good practice. keep it up !

[QueenWorm]

AdrianNagorski- Thanks for your kind words!!
some practices.
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