{6 Sided's SB} ~From Beginner to Winner~ [3.25.10] Warning: Contains Rear Ends

[6 Sided]

6 Sided's Sketchbook
From Beginner to Winner

Hello everybody. I'm 6 Sided, a freshman in college at Columbia College Chicago. I'm majoring in Illustration and I want to be a freelance artist when I grow up. :P Well, mostly a concept artist for the gaming industry. Instead of posting older works and sketches, I decided to start fresh. I need to get better so I can live with myself. I bet you know how that feels. Also, my school isn't bad but it's much more focused on expressing ideas/feelings, trends in art, and stuff. I can't judge though since I haven't been to an "Illustration" class yet. I'm still working on my basic drawing classes and core classes.

Goals for this sketchbook:

Learn proper human anatomy
Use Photoshop for drawing more, not making 'shops of stuff
Learn how the hell you use Painter
Become a better artist
Become a rich famous artist and take over the world


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...[3.22.10]

This is how I make my figures. I did a series from photographs of a woman in different poses. I haven't really studied anatomy yet, and it shows. My figures aren't terrible but they don't have a very human quality to them. They're longer and more slender than they should be and not realistic.

http://i42.tinypic.com/m9ypz9.jpg

Now we move on to Photoshop. Sphere time! And yes, I have a Wacom.

http://i43.tinypic.com/wtsxt0.jpg

So there you have it. This marks my journey into the abyss of art. From what I see, this is an EXCELLENT community and there's no excuse for me to stay at the same level I'm at.

Lastly, I'm trying my hardest to open my own business. I've been making a little money for graphic designs and art for a year or so. I finally decided on a name and logo for my business. Tadaa!

[6 Sided]

Two sketches for the dsg and chow

CHOW
http://i42.tinypic.com/14dnept.jpg

DSG
http://i43.tinypic.com/akvodh.jpg

[Shiniku]

The proportions are probably one of the better parts of your figures. But watch the joints - I see a lot of broken bones happening. The woman in the center row of your image seems to have her left leg angled in too far - uncomfortably so.

For the person holding the box - the right knee is doing something not very possible, and the connection of the legs to the hip is iffy.

A good rule is - if you can't strike the pose at all, or can't hold it comfortably (if it's a position that can be held) your drawings probably won't look too comfortable, either.

There are other problems, too, of course, but just continue to work on your figures and anatomy and you'll get there eventually.

[6 Sided]

Didn't have much time to work today. I got some books on anatomy. Here's two sketches copying from the book.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2znzw8w.jpg

[6 Sided]

Morning timed sketches.

Did anyone notice in Loomis's book how the ideal male butt has an angry old man face on it?

http://i42.tinypic.com/34oxd0j.jpg

Now on to serious business!

http://i44.tinypic.com/13zsjd2.jpg

I like my 2 min the best. It has more motion than the rest and the figure seems complete instead of random human parts put together.

Now is this a good way to go about studying the figure? I'm afraid if I keep doing multiple timed sketches of the same pose, I'll get stuck drawing that pose onto everything.

Crits appreciated.

[Adam Nowak]

Hey man, just a neighbor two blocks down saying hi. I'm a freshman currently attending the American Academy of Art going for a bachelors in Illustration and I've had the same exact goals in mind. What helped me quite a bit in the beginning of life drawing was to study different sections of anatomy everyday along with figure drawing.

How is Columbia's class set up?

[6 Sided]

Hey I was going to go to AAA but I placed as a runner up in their scholarship still life drawings, so that meant no money and without it the school was out of my budget. Columbia's set up where you usually take some core classes (English, math, humanities) your first year and you start on some of the required classes for your major. The art classes I took so far in my first year were Drawing I (We had a new teacher who didn't teach the class well. Luckily I had an excellent high school teacher so I was fine.) Fundamentals of 2D Design (A class where things like balance, composition, shapes, and stuff like that are studied. Also an introductory class to Adobe Illustrator) Fundamentals of 3D Design (All different types of sculpture. Fun class!) and History of Art I and II.

I haven't seen what the people who are taking more illustration specific classes are doing. I think they're in a different building as me. It's hard to tell if CC's program is more traditional like AAA or if it's all about abstract expression like SAIC down the street. But the resources at the school are great. I'm happy with my first year even though I didn't really get into figure drawing or digital illustration classes. I guess I'll get the real experience next fall.

I'll be sure to check out your SB.

[6 Sided]

First page: Studies from Burne Hogarth's book Dynamic Figure Drawing
Second: Freehand stuffs

http://i44.tinypic.com/xbinna.jpg

[LAL]

hi！my friend! thank you for visiting my sketchbook,your works are very good and keep it up!

[Lightmode108]

hey we have so much in common i want to take over the world also =D

well good luck with that man i hear is pretty hard. keep up tje figure studies and anatomy and progress will not be far away =D

[crimsoneye]

Hey, it nice to see that there someone else from Chicago on this forum. I see that your working from old Hogarth. One of the first anatomy books that I read.