d-CepTs doodles

[look]

Ohh, phantom of the opera, I'm still trying to find the DVD release.
The guy's forehead feels like it caves in a little too much. Other than that, lovely job, especially on the girl!

[Fellah.]

Dude - the last one is really cool. I love that eye - looks evil, tired of life, depressed etc - more sad than evil really, but still creepy. Great job. i agree a bit with look and maybe some darker shading under the nose to spice up the highlight.

[fixx]

Hey these are looking good Dcept, sorry i havent checked in earlier. Crikey you've drawn a lot! :dur:
Liking the phantom painting, and your anatomy studies :) They're great!
Would like to see more of those!

[dCepT]

MIKECORRIERO: I see what you mean... More difference in values coming up :)

panda: Thanks man!

Malavon: Appreciate the crits and comments! I know there's a lot of wonky stuff going on with the light on the girl..hehe. I'm working on it, and I'll update when it's worthwhile ;)

look: Thanks! Update beneath :) I think his forhead looks better now..

Fellah: I'll check out my shades..thanks for dropping by!

fixx: Here, at least, is an update on the phantom :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Phantom4.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Just finished up the phantom. Could've noodled a lot more, but I did it mainly as a lightstudy...sort of... so... here it is :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/PhantomFinal.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

bloody HELL that's badass.

[Badger]

Great stuff, i'm really liking the colours you are using!
I agree with MIKECORRIERO though.
I'll check back soon !!
-Badger-

[dCepT]

badger, panda: Thanks for dropping by! Glad you like it!

I've been neglecting my traditional stuff... so here are a couple of pages with ink and pen and permanent marker... man I suck using a pen... good practice though :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_06_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_06_05_2.jpg

d-C

[Mindflaw]

Hi neat design on the sketch for ricks illu. activity don't forget the maggot body..but it was laid up as a conversation so theres probably room for whatever , anyway it looks cooler than my entry :) he he I also took some freedom on the maggot body. Bah now I have to go and touch ups on mine :^^:

[Lake]

oh, good shit dude... I especially enjoy that last one of the darker skinned man.

[look]

Nice updates. I like the brown skinned creature. And that phantom of the opera work is awesome!

[Malavon Despana]

Oh yes, very smooth and artistic outcome, the Phantom of the Opera indeed is.
Though the woman's chest might have some more features in it, looks kind of too flat, or then it's just my eyes playing tricks on me again :P I am glad to see the outcome, for it sure is artistic!! Great work.

Your traditional stuff is intriguing, as always, they always hold many interesting things and aspects in them. That is what I like in them, yes.

More to come soon, I hope !!

[dCepT]

Mindflaw: Thanks! Had a look at your illustration for the activity. Looks cool, albeit a little uniform valuerange. She looks a bit like she's falling over as well ;) You gotta join the next activity as well! They're fun!

panda: appreciate the asspat :D

look: I'm kinda happy with the phantom. Thanks man!

Malavon: More stuff coming soon, dude!

Now... I haven't been updating madly lately, because there's been a few things happening that have... taken all my attention, and a lot of my energy for the last couple of days. So there is just this a4 from ref., but something that was stuck came loose when I did it, so I've got a couple more pages that I haven't scanned yet. So there will be more updates coming up shortly.

Yours

Fredrik
d-CepT

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/28_06_05.jpg

[Malavon Despana]

More, more, more~ *shouts madly*.

I love the update of yours!! Stylish shading and pose, especially the hair is very cool not to mention the wrist wrappings. I like the eyes the way they are, gives him a very intimidating and mad look, just the way I like it *huuurrmmm*.

Great to know that you have more workds to be scanned yet, excellent.
I myself have 7 new drawings done, I am just waiting for the moment to unleash them all upon my sketchbook. I have updated it since, by the way, you last commented there ;) , take a look if you dare.

Waiting forward to the new stuff, keep them coming, for they are HOT STUFF!!!

[Mindflaw]

haha the same crits I would have given although the to defend the falling over... her body works like a sucker etc. :blahblah: anyway should have gone more crazy with the concept >:| . Yeah I will try this activity again I had a blast doing it. Yours turned out good :)

I see you are going bolder with the black, it works better than you previous 8)

[hurricane]

yo, awesome digital stuff! your getting better....FAST! awesome
same goes to the pencil stuff, something happend in Stockholm ? did some schrooms ? :D great job

BUT!
watchout for the arm/shoulder relation/length... sometimes it looks like the collarbone is broken :)

keep on fighting man!


cheers!

[Lake]

only crit that I can see.....

with the right side of the body stretched out like that, the left side would create more, tighter folds.

other than that, your renderingg is fantastic. do you find yourself ever unable to finish a drawing because you see too many flaws? I know I do.

[rick_hershey]

Hey dCepT- sorry I have havn't stopped in lately to check out all the goodness going down here. Nothing I can really tell you that you're not all ready hearing, so keep up the good work. . .I'll stop in again soon.

[dCepT]

Malavon: Thanks, man!

Mindflaw: Shucks, man, you noticed! hehe :) I'm trying to be conscious about my blacks, seems like it's working. Thanks.

hurricane: /mushy gay-mode (this goes for you to mindflaw) Yeah...something happened in Stockholm..you guys did. I'm still digesting everything I saw and heard, and it's affecting the way I work. So thanks to all of ya'll. /end mushy gay-mode. Thanks for the compliments and the crits! I like to get both ;)

panda: Yeah... it happens all the time :) I try to push myself to finish stuff... Or at least take it to a presentable level before I call it finished. But every time I stop poking at a picture, I immediately see errors.

rick: thanks, man! What's happened to our SSG, though? Noone are updating anymore.

Few doodles...

got tired of this one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/03_06_05_02.jpg

couple of REAL fast life-sketches.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/03_06_05_03.jpg

brainfarts... I like the squidhead-sentry, though :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/03_06_05.jpg

I saw Hurricane say to someone that they should do anatomy-studies and incorporate other stuff in the sketch in order to both train your imagination, and your basics. So this is a Bridgman-study-turned-orc.. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/03_06_05_04.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

great head on the first one! try to do a full body just like that!

oh, and the torso is much better on the last.

[PeggyChung]

Hey D-cept,

"
I saw Hurricane say to someone that they should do anatomy-studies and incorporate other stuff in the sketch in order to both train your imagination, and your basics. So this is a Bridgman-study-turned-orc.. "

Yeah it does help, also with environments too. I ll take a glance at a photo and just make something out of it, its quite fun :D keep up the work and that phantom painting looks great :D

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks man!

LadyLioness: Appreciate the comments and the little tip there :) I need to do more enviros!

Just a mad fast digital quicky before bed. Playing with pallette knives.

Reffed picture. Mantis style, baby!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Shaolin.jpg

peace

d-C

[Fellah.]

Nice to see you working hard mate.
The phantom came out really really nice! Well done man!

[Mindflaw]

D-mn now I have to do some drawing before I go to sleep just to not being lazier than you (well at least appear not to be lazier than you ;) )
Anyway how about doing a "challenge" enviroment (challenge = support) I want to try out doing enviroments have done like 3 in my life so it needs work :) maybe after the latest illustration activity? going to try to make it tougher this time around though but with high fun factor.

[Lake]

oh, MUCH improved. just watch out for that right leg, either the knee is too small or that foot is too big.

[Badger]

loving this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/03_06_05_03.jpg) one! lovely lines!
Great stuff here, your improvement is obvious. You seem to be avoiding hands though...
Keep it up!
-B-

[look]

I was away for a few days, and I missed so much of your updates. :)
They all look nice. Although it'd be better with more contrast. I just learned something new over the weekend in the convension, one of my friend does all initial sketches with a red mechanical pencil, then go over it with regular black pencil. It looks great. The red lead doesn't smear as much and good for experiment and loose sketches, and the black stand out and good for details. I'll be trying that method out, and thought I'd share :)

[dCepT]

Thanks for the comments guys! I'll get back to you in the afternoon.

Quicky before work:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/06_06_05.jpg

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[look]

I like that hand. The nose on the char is nice too! The forehead of that char seems a little too slanted. but then if you are going for that facial structure, it's all fine. :)

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-C
Long time no see :)
I haven't got a lot of time for drawing at the moment so that's why the lack of updates.
I really like that Phantom pic you did, and that last hand you did also has great form. Keep going, I'll be checking in before you know it :)

[dCepT]

Fellah: Thanks for dropping in!

Mindflaw: Yeah... PM'ed you, so you know where it's at ;)

Panda: Foot was too large..hehe.. fixed it, but I didn't update just for the foot.. was a quicky after all.

Badger: Did a hand after seeing your comment last..heh... I'm aware of it now, and I'm trying to do hands in my new stuff. Thanks for pointing it out!

look: thanks for the tip on the pen-technique! Not sure what I was going for with the last character.. hehe... just letting the stylus do whatever :D

Buzzz: Hey bro! Thanks for peeping in on my thread! Come back soon, now...ya hear?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/10_06_05.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

Great dog thing in the first one... watch your wrists on that guy... it doesn't look like there is anything connecting the hand with the rest of the arm. Then again, that's where I always mess up too.

[look]

Those inking on the last pieces are nice, although I think the white highlights are a little too strong.

[hurricane]

yo dude, killer stuff... about what 'look' said, try to fade the highlights so the nearest part of the piece (if the lightsource allows it) will be the brightest white... so you budget the highlights...in relation to the depth... like on this one...check its backlegs, the yellow part is a highlight but its not brighter than the darker areas than the front legs... THIS ONE (http://www.rainysaturday.com/Hurricane/Illustrations/Animal11.jpg)

the digital ones, in some the colors get dirty...you should know that digital colors needs alittle bost, they dont blend as trad. colors do... if you remember what Leo said when he showed the guys the palette thing...

you're getting better and fast man, now you just need to tighten up and work the skills man !!

btw, on the kungfu pose, our left leg is off... either in depth or anatomy... i would check the ref if you're still working on it ! :P

oh and next time we meet i'll kick your ass with mantis style BIOOOTCHH!
BRÖööÖöööööÖkK !

cheers :P

[dCepT]

panda: Very valid point! Thanks man! I'll keep my mind on that!

look: Agreed! I should've gone over with another inkwash to fade out some of 'em... I made the highlights with a whiteout-pen, so they're kinda hard to control :)

hurricane: 'sup bro! Thanks for dropping in and droppin' some cents ;)
I've fixed the back leg... didn't bother to update for it though..heh... remind me if we meet on MSN sometime... I'll pass it over for inspection..
Ain't no way you gonna be kickin' my ass! I've been practicing my Drunken Monkey technique, so you's a gonner! :D

Quicky... I seem to return to sandman every once in a while... realized that I have done a similar one in oils before... but what the hey... :)

playing with watercolors in painter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sandman.jpg

d-C

[look]

I like the color, its very strong. It's hard to draw front views, since its always hard to make things symmetrical, and in your painting, i think the chin is a tad off.
So you're having fun with painter?

[Badger]

Wooo! hands! YAY!
Oh and i really like the last one, the colour works really well. But the atmosphere is killer, just says spookky.
And the T-shirt design on Mothman - GOLD!
-B-

[dCepT]

look: You're right about the chin.. thanks for pointing it out! Yeah... I'm having a bag of fun with painter! Feels like I'm finally getting some real control of the brushes I favour, and I'm discovering lots of new stuff every time I use a brush I haven't tried out before.

Badger: Those hands were for you, man :D That and I need to incorporate 'em into my work more. Thanks for the kudos on the t-shirt-design..hehe.. friend of mine wanted one when he saw the sketch :D

No pictures, sadly...my computer went straight to hell yesterday... I have to order some new parts, and I'll get 'em early next week, so there will be some updates coming soon :) I'm working on some oils in order not to lose touch with the traditional work, and while I'm waiting for my computerparts to arrive.

peace

see ya soon

d-C

[Sorknes]

Just checking by to see that you're still going strong, and you are indeed. Now get your puter back in order! ;)

You're trying out different ways and styles, wtg. :)

[P E N Ricklund]

hey man, happy to see you posting again. I've missed you.

Killer thing done with the lightning in her face (and don't come telling me it's a he, cuz then I'll get upset).

hugs!

[Sorknes]

Nice, nice, nice! :) Great light, and you can see that skin! :) And that's a speedy! >:D

[Lake]

cool pic dude, but watch the gradation of the teeth, the mouth is looking a little bit cavernous.

Great face.

[buzzz3d]

Nice going d-Cept.
I like that last speedy below, though the nosetip could use a lighter value (or the area around it a darker one) to make it more 3d. Now that whole area is one colour and value making it look flat.
Good to have you back.

Edit:There is something wrong with the server I guess because this post is above yours :)

[dCepT]

Sorknes: Thanks for checkin' in on me! :)

Got my computer up and running (sort of) yesterday. Haven't gotten all my software installed yet, so the paper and traditional stuff is gonna have to wait a little while longer. Posted in rick hershey's illustration activity yesterday. And I did this digital speedy of a friend of mine today, so I just wanted to post something to get back in gear.. it's been ten days since I posted last, so it was about time..hehe..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/STL.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Pencilator: No, she's most definately a girl..hehe.. I'll tell her you liked it! :D

Sorky: Thanks for checking in on me! Appreciate it!

Buzzz: You're absolutely right, man! I'll redo the nose.

panda: Appreciate the crit, man! I'll have a look at the teeth as well as the nose..heh.

(sorry for the bump, people...I had to see if I could post again... the server has been giving me a message that I could only post every 30 seconds, and has denied me to post replies..)

d-C

[look]

The girl portrait looks nice. I guess you are still working the nose area? It also seems her eyes are looking at two different directions slightly. I like the skin tone a lot.

[hurricane]

great update !!


cheers !!

[P E N Ricklund]

Wohooo. Does that mean I have a date <3

Btw, why aren't you online on msn? :(

[Malavon Despana]

Cool updates here again.

The mantis style picture is cool, I like the stance and the overall coloring of the work. The others are nice updates too, nice to see different kind of stuff all the time from you.

The last updates has very nice lightning in it, I like the way it covers the face.
Good expression too.

Keep the stuff flowing, pal!

[Olof]

heey :)
your digitals are improving man. I like your eyes (no I'm not gay, you draw eyes cool)

Gonna check back to see your sb more regular, been a trouble with my current connection. Problem solved soon tho :D

.peace

[dCepT]

MorteM: NP, man.. I've been slackin' myself.

Malavon: Hey man! Thanks for dropping in! Appreciate the compliments!

Pencilator: 'sup! told her you liked it and asked for a date.. hehe :D I'll let you know how that turns out :P

Hurricane: Thanks man!

look: I worked from a f'ed up ref, so I'll get a better shot of her and redo the nose. I realize that it's kinda flat... Thanks for the crit!

I figured since my scanner is out for a while, I'll try to update with a digi-sketch every day.. Just to keep this thread alive ;)

So here's todays offering:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SpikeyWeb.jpg

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

SWEET !!!

now, more more more!!!

;)

see ya soon skank-boy ! :D

[Carnifex]

i figure i better look in here too if we want to get along well as roommates:P
nah seriously,nice stuff. on that last one,i'd suggest to give the foreground figure more humanoid eyes (meaning not round but you know...eye form). i'm pretty sure that makes for a creepier effect.

[Badger]

Very Nice Mr cept. The latest one- i'm loving the lack of detail in the guy in the background. But the texture on the head is really impressive, cohesive style, keep it up!
-B-

[Lake]

badass... but you could go for a bit more definition on the occipital ridge, unless you wanted it to look masklike.

give us more! more more more!

[buzzz3d]

Finally, an update !
:)
Now keep them coming..

[dCepT]

The incredible hurc!! thanks man!

carnifex: Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for the crit! I'll do something about the eyes.

badger: thanks for the asspat! :D

panda: yeah.. I didn't see that hehe... I'll rework it a bit. appreciate the crit!

buzzz: I'll try man! ;)

todays morsel:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/BarbarianWeb.jpg

peace

d-C

[P E N Ricklund]

Wohooo mate.
If that's a photo reff of you playing with a sword I won't challenge you :x

Very nice, I can feel life breathing in it :D


hugS!

[Lake]

great colors; the burnt colors have always been my favorites.

[Zebz]

Nice paints, d-Cept! Keep up some of that digital goodness. I need to start experimenting more myself, actually. It will be interesting to see how these start to develop depending on the amount of time you spend on them. Keep that tablet a' rockin'! 8)

[dCepT]

pencilator: Nah... it's not reffed :) All in my head man *goes off mumbling to himself about swords and blood flying* :D So you can challenge me any day!

panda: Yeah.. I like to work with 'em. I try to keep my pallette varied, though. But you haven't seen the last of those kinda colors from me..hehe.

ZebzFree: Thanks for dropping by, man! Appreciate the kind words!

Not sure how much time I have today, so I'll just throw this up, and come back and update on it later if I get the time. Just wanna keep the ball rolling!

EDIT: Picture removed due to extreme suckage.

later

d-C

panda: You were absolutely right man... I came back and looked at this, and couldn't understand what the heck I had been doing. Probably thought too little through.. hehe.

better one tomorrow!

[Lake]

you went a little nuts on this one; or at least that's sorta what it looks like. take some more time on the next one; or less, this one looks like it was either though about too much or too little. your recent stuff has been so good, don't slow down!

[dCepT]

'nother quicky... not happy with it, and it felt like I screwed up badly along the way...but that's learning as well :) I didn't take it any further, but here it is.

I'm gonna try and get a paper-update up by tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/ZombieWeb.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Had to rectify the screw-up by doing some fast ninja-sketches.. 'cuz ninjas are cool. heh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Ninjas.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Here we go! Got some sketches scanned.. finally!
These are in no particular order...some of 'em are from life (been carrying my sketchbook around with me and I've tried to capture some people in passing), some brainfarts and stuff.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_23.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_22.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_20.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_19.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_17.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_09.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_08.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_07.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_06.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805.jpg

d-C

[P E N Ricklund]

Damn, this is one large update :D Me like!

Have you gotten your pc up running again?

[Shin-Akuma]

Hey there dCepT!

I love the ninja sketches! Some good ninja poses you've got there.
Keep them ninjas coming.

Actually, I think it would be cool if you made some more detailed ninja stuff sometime. You know... on a Japanese roof with a crescent moon and everything. Could turn out awesome!

Glad to see you're still drawing hands! You're getting good, but hands are complicated, and a serious matter that shouldn't be neglected ya know. ;)

heh, and the "what's crackalackin'" monster cracked me up! Gotta love them written notes on you leave here and there.

Now... I thought I should leave one little crit too, and it's not really a very helpful one, I'm afraid. Anyway, here it comes:
Sheaths and scabbards. I notice that when you draw people with Japanese style swords, the characters wielding them never have any scabbards on their persons anywhere. And... well.. This is only my opinion, but I think some scabbards would look nice for 3 reasons:
1. Scabbards look impressive. They just do. Even when the character has it's sword drawn, the scabbard(s) on his side and on his back makes the character look more dashing and impressive.
2. Sword maintainance. Because you know how those Japanese swords look up close, right? They're beautiful. Works of art. Imagine all the scratches and bruises they would get from lying around scabbardless. It makes me shiver, and the smith sure as hell wouldn't like it either. :P
3. It's a cultural thing. I think I'll just explain it with a quote from the good Musashi. ;)
When he was fighting Sasaki Kojiro, when he was wielding the oar, they fought on a beach. Kojiro drew his blade, and then threw his scabbard down on the beach. Musashi then said something along the lines of: " Are you so unconfident in your skill? Are you so sure of your death in this duel that you leave your scabbard for the waves to take it?".

So having the scabbard anywhere else than on you when you were fighting was a bad thing, at least in the eyes of Musashi. :)

Anyway... I'm rambling. Good job with the drawings! Keep 'em coming!

peace!

Edited for removal of too many smileys

[Slash]

Great work on the hand studies near the bottom! You got something good going on there!

Cheers!

[dCepT]

Pencilator: Nah... getting my new mainboard next week... Working from my brothers PC now.

Shin: Hehe :) Any crit is appreciated.. haven't thought about the scabbards, to be honest... I'll make sure to implement 'em next time I paint some dude with a sword!

Slash: Thanks man!

speedy over one of the sketches from last update:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Hellhorse.jpg

d-C

[van]

d!

Your progress is amazing! :confident

[Lake]

NICE.... the skull on this one is excellent. I like your hands a lot, too.

[dCepT]

van! Thanks for dropping in! Saw your new SB. Don't dissapear on us any time soon, now! :)

panda: thanks for the nice words!

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

great updates !!

some thoughts if you may :

1. you always seem to draw a whole figure almost exactly in the same angle... maybe try to mix the "camera" angle up, close ups... some times less is more (thinking about the amount of details or explanation in the pics)

2. nice digitals, good progress, some coins have dropped into the slot? :P

3. on the last one, explain to me (to yourself) how the light goes, wich area is extruding and wich area is going into the "depth"... ATM it looks like a cross, areas meet eachother depthwise very strange... i think you need to construct a background/middle ground/forground set thing......push the levels of brightness/contrast so the objects the closests or the ones who needs focus the highest contrast... like the iris in a eye... and give relative areas that has a purpose (like the bridge or what it is) lesser "focus"..

tell the story, don't sum it up... (oooh, very poetic :P )

/rant
anyways... a "hippie" rant hasnt killed anyone yet hehe....

keep on fighting !!

cheers

[Mike Frank]

Really nice improvements going on in here :) Like the last post the most, cant wait to see it finished.

[van]

Damn, d....its amazing your paper doesn't catch on fire...you are absolutely smoking those sketchbooks. How much do you draw?

[dCepT]

Hurricane: Always on point, bro! Crits taken to heart! Sent you a PM with a couple of questions as well.. Thanks for the heads up!

Some_guy: Thanks, man! It'll be up by monday :)

van: Hehe :) As much as I can, whenever I can, wherever I can... ;)

Didn't know what to paint, but I wanted to do a speedy, so I did this from ref. ..the Godfather 1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/GodfatherWeb.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

NICE.... especially the background, that's well done.... howeer, the moustache is really flat, it draws my attention like no other.

[buzzz3d]

Nice going d-C
Maybe you can work a little longer on that last one to make it pop.
His shirt is a bit mushy, and you can exaggerate the planes of the head a bit more, for instance his cheek looks quite flat as well as the nose going into the cheek underneath the eyes.
Keep it up!

[dCepT]

panda: Hehe :) I noticed the moustache right after I posted... I've done a bit on it... you can check it out in my gallery here on CA.

buzzz: thanks for the on-point crit! I'll rework it and post an update!

Some paper:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/040905_06.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/040905_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/040905_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/040905_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/040905_02.jpg


d-C

[P E N Ricklund]

wohooo! Update :D

Nice. Nice envi, but it looks like it's going to fall over me. Something in the perspectiv seems wrong.

And the creature that look like a stranded whale seems so sad :(

to bad about the date <3

hugs!

[dCepT]

Pencilator: Yeah... I figured he would be sad... hehe... moving has to be a bitch for it...right? :D About the perspective issue.. think I put the base waay to long in there... looks like it slants more and more. Thanks for pointing it out!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/060905.jpg


This is the final for the last illustration-activity. I'm gonna redo it, though.. Got a few very valid pointers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Assignements/NewWorld.jpg


And this one was from me and Mindflaws weekly enviro-challenge.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/FinalOruga.jpg

Thanks for looking!

d-C

[hurricane]

slaptastic update !!!

*asspats*

sweet stuff, pencilator pointed out the obvious stuff so no need to repeat it :P

cheers man ! glad to see that you're being productive!

[Badger]

Solid hands! not that many lines yet they look really solid and believable :)
I'm liking the enviroment challenge (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/FinalOruga.jpg) it's got some nice atmosphere too it, and a real sandy atmosphere.
Whats happened to our SSB :S
-B-

[Olof]

hay! things are looking good here :)

I like the ones where you're not focusing all to much on making things solid, the ones where you just draw! ;)
ok, that sounds very stupid
example -> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_18.jpg
anyways, I like them, esp the man to the far left...

keep it up!

[dCepT]

Hurricane: Thanks bro! An asspat every once in a while really does keep ya going :D

Badger: Gracias! I know... not many of us posting anymore.... sucks.. maybe we should PM 'em and ask what's up... If they don't wanna push so hard, we can bring in some fresh blood...?

MorteM: Thanks man.. Yeah... the loose ones are real fun!

Some half-ass paper... and a couple of digis :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/090905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/090905_02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/090905_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portfolio/WebJotne.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portfolio/VikingConcept.jpg

thanks for looking!

d-C

[Zebz]

Update's lookin' good, bro. Keep those studies comin'! Anatomy/proportion especially. The paints look pretty good. But I think you're rushin' through some of this stuff. Really look it over and think it out a bit more. There are perspective errors, proportion errors, etc. Just try and develop your eye a bit. We all are. No sweat, man. Keep it comin'. :teeth:

[Lake]

the first digital in this set is your best thus far, I think. however, there's not really enough contrast between the guy and the background, at least I don't think so. I'm not sure why, but your brushes seem dry to me, or a bit abrasive. Consider using something more watery or softer next time? I dunno, just a suggestion.

[dCepT]

Some paper for today... not much to look at... apart from the portrait.. kinda happy with it...as it says, it's a study for a painting, so you'll be seeing more of her..('nother friend of mine.. :) )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/140905.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/140905_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/140905_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/140905_02.jpg

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-Cept,

Wanted to say that the study for painting-image looks very promising.
Can't wait to see the painting. Are you going to do it in oils?
Just be sure to doublecheck the angle of the eyes compared to the nose.

cheers!

[dCepT]

buzzz: thanks! Yeah... gonna do it in oils... she wanted something to hang on her wall, so.. hehe :)

REAL quick (too quick...and I'm too tired...) self-portrait... 30 minutes.... I'll probably fix some errors when I wake up again... almost nodding off now..hehe...

edit: fixed some of the errors... Don't like the picture now, but here it is, fixed up...so I'll leave it here :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SpeedySP.jpg

night ya'll
zzzzzzzzzzzz

d-C

[dCepT]

This was for the latest of Rick Hershey's illustration activities....thought I'd post it here as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Assignements/HorrorAnthologyWeb.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Got some very helpful crits over in the critiques-section, and tweaked a bit on this. Calling it finished now, so here it is. I let the old version stay up so you guys can see the difference.

I'm happy with this one :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portfolio/HorrorAnthologyWeb3.jpg

Night, ya'll

d-C

[Lake]

woa... a bit of jekyll/hyde going on here.

[van]

Damn, D. Your paintings are awesome! I really dug that last one and the green guy about to take a chunk out of someone. Just looking fantastic! :donk:

[JackalAnubis]

hey man it looks like you're making some nice progress in here esp with the digitals. keep drawing it's paying off! :}

[Mindflaw]

Hi
you're coming anlong nicely.

I will try to start putting more time on my enviros the change of city and work has taken a lot of energy from me but I have adjusted myself now I think, and are now being able to do more than work and sleep. I know excuses * 1000 but anyway :rolleyes: heh

[dCepT]

Mindflaw: I know all about it... my daily life has taken a shitload outta me lately as well.. Haven't finished up on the latest enviro yet, either...

JackalAnubis: Thanks man! Drop by anytime :)

Van: Appreciated! You latest stuff kicks ass, man!

panda: yeah, man! was going for that!

Here's an update on the horror-thingie, some sketches and doodles :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portfolio/HorrorAnthology.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Mech.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/CroupVandemar.jpg
I'm wondering if you guys could give me some critique on the comp on this one?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/250905_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/250905_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/250905.jpg

peace, ya'll!

d-C

[Gloominati]

Hi dude!!
nice stuff u got in here and the improvement since your first post is damn huge!!! On thing i noticed : Your digital stuff and your use of color is gettin better and better but your pencilstuff looks kinda 'pale' to me. Try to push the contrast a bit more, make use of your deepest blacks soon while drawing ! Just push the values more!!
Keep on fighting man, I'll be back soon!!

[dCepT]

Sorry for bumping the thread again today.. hehe... just did a little doodle before bedtime.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/BirdGirl.jpg

night

d-C

[dCepT]

Gloominati: Thanks for the crit, man! I need to get my contrast down on my pencils... your absolutely right! I'll keep it in mind when I sketch... hopefully there will be an improvement by the next post :)

Speedy before bed; Awaiting Ceasars order

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Gladiator.jpg

night ya'll

d-C

[Lake]

blowin' my mind, man. Love the trees!

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks for the encouragment, man! Stopped by your SB today as well :)

This one turned out a bit crap, but it was like a warm-up, and now I'm getting down to a portrait I'm doing. Update on that tomorrow, I should guess.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Gladiator2.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

A big crit on your muscles: pay very close attention to where your bicep connects to your forearm. Notice how the connection turns as you rotate said arm, putting more bulges in different places.

thanks for stopping by; nice to know I got fans!

[dCepT]

panda: Thanks for the on point crit! I'll pay attention to the muscle-relationships next time. :muscle: hehe

Ok.. the portrait.. Originally it was supposed to be done in oils, but she changed her mind and wanted me to do it digitally, so here's the WIP:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sehrish2.jpg

I'm a few hours into it. Not done by a long shot, but at least it's worth showing :)

any C+C is appreciated

d-C

[Lake]

oh MAN, this is one of your best so far... do you have the ref. photo?


only crit on this one is that it's tilting left.

[buzzz3d]

Looking really good d-C
Best one so far!

[dCepT]

panda: Ref. photo is posted in the critique-center.. if you want to have a look, check it out over there :) Thanks for the props!

buzzz: Hey, buzzz! Thanks, man! Love to hear that I've taken a step here..hehe.

Update on the portrait (done some on the skintone)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sehrish3Web.jpg

And some sketches.. There's so much wrong with the two rooms, but I had a lot of fun doing them! It was pretty cool to bend the perspective like that..hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/300905_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/300905_3.jpg

These were, as I've written on the page, from Loomis

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/300905.jpg

peace

d-C

[OLSEN]

Hey man, hope all is well on your side of the border. :)

Got some good stuff in here, the portrait is looking good, but how come she wanted it digital and not in oils?

Keep it up, I'll be watching you. ;)

[AndreasM]

Getting stronger and stronger! Keep on studiyng them planes and, while youre at it, get yourself a bigass liner and study perspective. It will save you from future frustrations. Drawdrawdraw!

[Badger]

Great stuff recently, really showing improvement. More imaginative stuff comign through too, which is great!!
Portrait is sweet. Careful with the range of tones, if you push highlights and mid ground it looks plastic'y.
and yeah!! bend perspective, it's your artistic tool!
Keep it up, you are going strong.
-B-

[van]

d, looking better all the time, my friend!! =) That last portrait was very nice!

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey man, you're getting so good. I think we'll have to go a round or two :upset:

That portrait is looking good, is it the same girl who turned me down? ;)

Hugs!

[dCepT]

OLSEN: Hey man! It's all good! You to? Getting any sketching done while you're showing movies? :) Were you going to Prague, man? Did I already ask you that? As to why she wanted it digital...I really don't know... I'll ask her :)

nOfish: Hey man! Hva som skjer? Thanks for the compliment! I'll try to get some hardcore perspective-studies down.

Badger: Thanks for the warning and kind words! Appreciate that you keep stopping by here!

van: Thanks a bunch! How are things?

Pencilator: Haha! Nah..not the one who turned you down.. it's another girlfriend of mine... girl that is a friend... uh...yeah... you get the idea... ;)
Thanks for the compliments! Really motivates me to see positive response to my stuff.

Oh.. and panda, this one's for you!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/031005.jpg

I'll try to do more of these quick musclestudies from now on..

peace

EDIT: Oh.. and Mentler...if you see this.. I promise I won't be studying too much Hogarth :) Was just the first book that I saw on the shelf :D

d-C

[Lake]

nice, dude. I'll put up some bone drawings from the encyclopedia anatomica soon.

[meeatu]

cool stuff here man. enjoyed the step by step process ye got for the Phantom. mmmm ... colors

[Mr.Blonde]

try to find a balance between digital and traditional. All of your digital works scream "digital! digital! look at me i'm digital!" try to find some way to blend the two more seamlessly and your works will succeed much more. Also, try to think of how each one of your marks as you draw with pencil will add to the form of what it is you are trying to draw, don't worry about ghost lines and light marks that may make your drawing less "clean" use those building marks to build a better sense of form in your drawings. This is certainly something that I need to work on, but as I develop my own sense of form with line drawings I am trying to help others too, sorry if my advice doesn't make sense. keep up all the drawing!

[Badger]

I really like the style on the update D, Using brush direction to control the form is a cool technique i know a few artist who love it.
And they look nicely hogarthed, not his usual weirdness.
You going to Prague D? Would be cool if really weird to draw with you.
We are the embers of SSG#5
Laterz
-B-

[P E N Ricklund]

Damn, where do you find all these girls :)
I won't even ask you if she'll go out with me. :P

Your doing as good as always.

I'll challange you on a duel on the streets of prauge :tihi:


Hugs!

[dCepT]

panda: thanks! And I'll be awaiting those bones :P

meetau: Glad you liked! Thanks for stopping by.

Mr.Blonde: Hey! Made perfect sense, man! Appreciate the crit! I'll be trying to blend traditional and digital a bit more. Check back for updates :)

Badger: Yeah, I'm going to Prague! It's gonna be cool to hang out and sketch with ya!

Pencilator: Hehe :) I find 'em here and there.. some of 'em find me :) It's all good! About the challenge.... I saw that Fipse found out that you are NOT allowed to bring a sword on the plane... contrary to what I saw in Kill Bill... what's the world coming to??? :D

Some crap... just warmups... I'll try to update with something worthwhile later on today/night

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/071005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/071005_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/061005.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Hey ya'll! So much for my lofty promises of another update yesterday.. heh..

Here are some (too quick) character-designs for Rick Hersheys illustration-activity.. They feel waay too stiff... guess I shoulda loosened up a bit before doing them... Anyways.. here they are

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Assignements/Hiro.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Assignements/Crik.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Assignements/Klaxor.jpg

These guys are gonna be a part of a scene, so I'll post steps as I go along.

peace

d-C

[Badger]

Nice stuff, the scan comes across a bit cloudy.
On your first guy, if his armour is one fused breast plate, be can't bend over. Just a design point you might wana consider.
13 days till Praha??
You bring shame upon my lack of updates... :P
(that was a backhanded "good dedication" compliment)
-B-

[dCepT]

Ah... crap.... knew there was something wierd about his armour! Hehe.
I'll be sure to redesign it for the finished piece.. Thanks man!

Yeah... the scan is a bit cloudy... Think my scanner is getting old on me..heh

I know man! Praha is gonna ROCK! It's gonna be cool to sketch with ya live..hehe

oh.. and thanks for the compliment! ;)

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Did a couple of real fast (couple of minutes each) actionposes to loosen up before starting to block in the illustration-activity... I'll post progress on that one tomorrow. For now.. here are the action-sketches (they haven't got anything to do with the illo-activity, though..hehe)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/081005_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/081005.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

The second action sketch could use some serious balancing, or even some serious unbalancing. It seems like you were undecided what to do with the second figure. On the subject of your other sketches, your faces are lacking structure. (muscle or bone?)


btw, I found my encyclopedia anatomica, so you can expect bones up within the week.

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks for the crit, man! You hit it on you comment on the second one... didn't know what the hell to to with it at all :) I'll pay attention to my facial structure as well. I'll be waiting for some updates from you!

Tweaked a bit on the portrait..calling it done now.. time to move on:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portfolio/SehrishFinal.jpg

d-C

[Bojee]

This ones cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/270805_08.jpg

I know your calling it quits on the portrait but you might want to take one more look at the eyes, ones larger than the other,they're well rendered though,someone else mentioned that you do eyes well and I would agree just the size relationship seems off, just thought I'd mention it. :teeth:

[P E N Ricklund]

Looking good, how long did you work on that portrait?
That portrait is damn fine.

Hehe, I read that to.
But they didn't count on me having my own special designed pocket sword. AHA!

Not many days left for prauge now :S


Hugs!

[Zebz]

Nice arm studies! And the portrait is really great as well! Good work, man! She should be impressed! You're comin' along quite nicely. Keep tryin' to understand the form more and more. It's done me some good. You'll be the same, I'm sure. Keep it up!

[OLSEN]

Hey man, that portrait looks great. Keep them coming!!! :teeth:

[dCepT]

Pencilator: Don't remember exactly how many hours... 5-6-7 maybe? Been noodling a bit here and there..hehe. Gotta get me a pocketsword as well! :D

Zebz: Thanks for poppin' in man! I know.. understanding form is so crucial! Drop by anytime!

OLSEN: Hey! Thanks for dropping in! I'll update as often as I can! (Trying not to slack as much as I've done lately..hehe)

Facial muscles:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/101005.jpg

peace

d-C

[Fellah.]

Nice pencil work on the facial muscles and the girls eyes is looking sweet. Keep it up dude!

[BlackGuy]

nice studies man, and your color work seems to be improving rapidly. keep it up

[Lake]

hey, I've got a BONE to pick with you... bone studies up later today, when I get off of work.

[P E N Ricklund]

Haha, we got some shoping to do in prauge then, we got to find my fellow ninja a pocketsword :O

You know what, I've done exactly the same facial muscel studie, only tyou did it much better... think I have to update my sb by the way :bashful:


Hugs!

[dCepT]

Fellah: Thanks for the kind words man! I'm keepin' on :)

Gauge: Thanks a bunch! I've checked in on ya again!

panda: Still waiting for dem bones ya had for me..hehe

That fat kid: Yeah... I constantly struggle with my valuerange in my pencilwork... I'll push more man! Appreciate the crit!

Pencilator: Yeah.. we definately gotta get me a pocketsword! :D I keep checking for you updates, so get yer arse movin'! Hehe

I decided to do something for this weeks COW, so here's the WIP:

Arctic carnivore.. I'll post the description with the finished piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/COW_ArcticPredator.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Whoa! I just noticed I've leveled up!! Level 8 gladiator, baby!! :muscle:

d-C

[BlackGuy]

wish I knew more about painting so that I could give you a more in depth crit. All I can see though is that the little "sections" on the tentacles are inconsistent with their size. Purty work though, I see you're experimenting with knocking limbs back by desaturating and lightening up the values. cool work.

[camilografix]

I like the fighting sketches they look fun you should do more of them.

[dCepT]

Gauge: Thanks for the crit! I'll rework 'em... I'll be noodling on that one until friday... just started it tonight..hehe

camilografix: Yeah! They're fun to do.. here's another :D

couple loose minutes before sleepytime:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/111005.jpg

night ya'll

d-C

[Lake]

bones up!


on this one, while your muscle structure is looking great, the poses are a bit stiff. I'd beware that.

[Badger]

loadz a power in this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/COW_ArcticPredator.jpg) D, I like.
On the latest, shouldn't the severed head go with the motion of the slice?
-B-

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks man! Checked out yer bones. Appreciate the crit!

Badger: Nitpicker.... hehe j/k.. yeah.. the head should be going the other way.. damn..
Glad you like the lion-creature.. update coming tomorrow.

Just a speedy.. found my think 'n thin pen again in Painter and just did this to reaquaint (sp?) myself with it and loosen up a bit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/GreenGirl.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

'nother update... sorry if I'm being a post- today :)
Tweaking a bit on the COW, and did another speedy with the thick 'n thin.. speedies' called "Need a Tissue?" hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/COW_ArcticPredator3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Yakuza.jpg

night

d-C

[bengonzalez]

The piece for Cow is looking very nice. The one comment on it is that the black fur doesn't seem to go with the Arctic Theme. The rest of it seems very fitting and it seems almost like an arctic displacer beast. :) good luck on finishing it.

[BlackGuy]

the tentacle "section" sizes are still too inconsistent man. That's holding that piece back in my opinion. You see where there's blood on the creatures mane? Look directly below that and slightly to our left, those sections are way too small. I think you were going for perspective there but it doesn't quite look right. I think you should try to measure them out somehow to get them to a closer, more consistent size.

[dCepT]

bengonzales: Thanks for the crit! I'll try to lighten up the fur a bit and see how it looks.. I don't want it to get too lost against the BG.

That fat kid: Hehe :) Thanks!

Gauge: Point taken.. I think I went for some swooping line-thingy.. didn't really think perspective... I'll make 'em more consistent. Thanks for the crit!

Just a speedy for now.. I was listening to 2pac.. hehe...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Thug.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

heh, that's hot, dude. I'll stomp your ass in COW this week. (if i ever get around to it!)

uh... other than that, I gots more bones for ya, I'll upload them after work today. You got muscles?

[dCepT]

panda: I'm right here! Try to stomp me if ya want the shame...or something.. yeah.. I'm not good at starting beef..hehe... I'm musceling up fo' ya tomorrow.

Saw a movie while I had my moleskine on the table..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/131005.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

hey, bones up. I'll be online later.

looking forward to those curves and muscles tomorrow!
eh, I'm not good at beefin' either, but whatev. I'll finish up the COW on friday.

[hurricane]

yo dcept, on that girls face, you need to add skin variations, now she looks like she's made of wax

you SP is spot on dude ! killer stuff, and the paper work has been upgraded i see, i like the fact that you started to draw with more defined pen strokes/cleaner...

killer shit !

*asspats galore*

[dCepT]

panda: Checked 'em out! Nice work on dem bones :)

hurricane: Thanks for the crit! Yeah.. I'll try to pick out more variation in the future.
Thanks for the asspat! Means a lot coming from you (that sounds all wrong...but I appreciate it either way :D )

mo' muscles :muscle:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/131005_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/131005_3.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

sweet mother of muscles, batman!

Haven't seen your pencils in a while, do your next series of muscles traditionally. (unless your scanner/digital camera is broken)

[flaptraps]

cool man, good muscle stuff, the practice your putting into it is showing!

[BlackGuy]

good shizzle man, keep up those studies.

[spacemanchris]

Great start to your SB. Your proportions are great, your work from life is your strongest. The two things that would really solidify your art would be working on cross-hatching and line weight. There are a lot of great books on line weight, but the real trick is to just practice like crazy. Getting better at cross-hatching is easier than that.

Start by drawing spheres, work on them til they are perfectly smooth, the more angles you draw your lines the smoother it will look. Then move on to stranger shapes but keep making them super smooth looking. Another trick I've done to get better is use just a typical ball-point pen. Ball point pens are completely not made for drawing nor cross hatching, so if you can master that you can do it with anything. I used to do it constantly on notebook paper, more specifically on my homework, science notes,or whatever random paper that was around back in my high school days.

Anyway, great work. Keep it up.

[bumskee]

love the arm studies, at a glance I thought I was at Andrewley's sketchbook. :) awsome sketchbook, you are progressing nicely dude. keep up the studies!! it will pay off.

[Gloominati]

these digital armstudies are really great!! It's great to see that you're experimenting with textures they are great to push your paintings even more.
Keep on rocking dude, you're doin great!!

[ravindranak]

Man ...its amazing to see how u've evolved as an artist ....someday someone will be posting this on on my sketchbook thread too ...lol

:D

[Badger]

Good stuff my friend, remember you don't have to always highliht in white, changing the hue a bit can add a more realistic dimension.
Hot muscle studies!
Moleskin is good man, keep at it. Don't be afraid to dust off the old 8B, though i'm one to talk.
Keep on at this angle my friend, working very well
NOT LONG NOW TILL PRAGUE
-B-

[O D T]

woah!
I really like the black&white digitals, did you do them in painter or photoshop?
Though you have quite a bit of knowledge, your pencil sketches could LOOK a lot better if youre lines were better...theyre all chaotic&uncoordinated...try to get steady, thin lines on the sketches (sharpen your pencil?), and shade using paralell lines (not necessarily all lines in your picture have to be parallel, but in every plane at least they should be)....this will tighten up your pictures in no time and having them looking a lot more IMPRESSIVE, and generally looking "nicer", without you having to learn very much!

cheers,
n.

[dCepT]

Panda: Oooohh.. new avatar!! Oh.. and here ya go.. mo' muscles!

Flaptraps: Thanks man! Appreciate you dropping by!

That fat kid: Thanks! I'm keepin' on! ;)

gauge: fo' shizzle! Before I thought doing studies were a bit of a chore, but now I'm enjoying 'em!

spacemanchris: Thanks for checking my stuff out.. I'm constantly trying to think about lineweight.. Been trying out some new thoughts on my crosshatching lately.

bumskee: Appreciate the kind words!

Gloominati: Thanks. I've been thinking about making some custombrushes for painter.. scanning some nice paint-strokes or textures and such to experiment further.. Got a push in that direction from Mr.Blonde.

ravindranak: Comments like that put a smile on my face, man! Thanks!

Badger: waazzaapp! I know! I'm running in circles and hyperventilating just thinking about prague! Gonna be cool to meet ya in person! I'll think about the hue for the next batch of digi-studies!

whew! So many replies! I'm immensly grateful to all of you (especially you guys who are here regularily.. you know who you are :) ) for leaving me crits and comments. That is the stuff that has pushed me on since I've begun hanging at CA. You guys are my main source for learning. So hats of to ya'll! :hatsoff:

Got me some graphite-powder the other day.. just started playing with it on these studies... If any of you know how to use it properly/better than what I've tried here, drop your two cents.. hehe :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/161005_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/161005.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

ODT: Thanks for the tip, man! I'll keep it in mind! (You replied while I was posting..hehe)

[edit]: Did the studies in Painter 8. All my digitals are painter. I kinda started out using that, and I'm getting more comfortable with it now..

peace

d-C

[Badger]

Nice update, solid feel. I really should do some studies, i think you are slowly pushing me to it.
You gonna have a badger at prague? or am i gonna have to guess?
-B-

[seth1]

Hey man! I like these traditional studys better then painter! Keep on rocking them..

[Lake]

hehe... aright, aright... glad you like the new avatar. Your muscles are looking great, let's see you apply them to your drawings now!

Bones coming once I get another book besides bridgman, hehe.

[P E N Ricklund]

Pwh. There was some new updates since I last visited :bashful:
Like the cow :D Looks like a really proud creature.

Soon... it's like 2 days left, I can't even keep my hand steady anymore.

hugs!

[dCepT]

Badger: Thanks! I'll try to have a badge... if not.. you'll just have to guess..hehe.. How about you? Are you badge(r)ing up?

seth1: Thanks man! I'll try to do more traditional ones..hehe.

panda: Good stuff! I'll be waiting for 'em!

Pencilator: Thanks for the props on the cow! Damn.. I'm having trouble breathing just thinking about prague man! See ya there! (jeeezus!!! I'm leaving in little more then a day..!!!!)

I've been busy with all sorts of stuff (getting my act together for Prague!!!!eleven!!1!)

But I managed to squeeze in a quicky before bed today. I've bee getting into parkour lately, and I though why not let that seep into what I draw.
The colors on this one are a bit dull, but I had fun nonetheless :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Parkour.jpg

[edit]: looks like the jpeg-compression did something wierd to the picture... it doesn't look as fuzzy in painter... too tired to fix it now.. I'll try to get around to it in the morning.. night ya'll

d-C

[OLSEN]

Good movement in the last one.. looks like a snapshot.

[verao]

your digital paintings are really good!!! What kind of programm do you use?

axe verao

BTW check my reply to your post sorry it took me so long...

[dCepT]

Back from Prague... holy SHIT it was awesome down there!!! I'll write some more about the trip tomorrow, probably.. bit tired now.. hehe.

Olsen: Thanks man!

Verao: I use Painter8 from Corel. I'll check back in your sketchbook as soon as can collect my thoughts again :)

I just needed to paint SOMETHING... so I did this sppedpaint of a random robot :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/RobotPostPrague.jpg

I'll try to post some workshop-sketches tomorrow.

peace

d-C

[Lake]

nice, dude. tighten up some, you're getting sloppy again.

can't wait to see the prague stuff!

[Miau]

hey, its cool to have your face in memory now after the workshop!
nice sketchbook, i like the variation of themes and techniques

[dCepT]

aaawwww shiitt!! You guys have slapped stars on me! Thanks!!!one!1! That means a lot to me, and I mean that! Way to get me even more motivated after the workshop! I'll try to keep on deserving 'em!

Panda: I hear ya.. I'll be sure to keep it tight!

Miau: Thanks man! The same goes to you! Incredibly cool to have some faces to the names here now!

soo.. 'nother bot.. Haven't scanned pages yet, but I'm getting to it.. I'm still trying to organize my head after the workshop.. I've gotten soooo much info to sort through.. hehe. The workshop was the single most incredible/awesome/mind-shattering/inspiring thing I've been a part of ever.. I'll be sure to write more when I get around to it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Morebots.jpg

peace

d-C

[P E N Ricklund]

Roawr. Nice work. I so miss you.
Even thou you were the single most dangerous man at the workshop :P
I'm gonna go and draw sometjhing pretty now.

Hugs!

[mentler]

Workshop looked very cool <> wish I could have been there <> chranking out botville <> lookin' good

[dCepT]

Pencilator: Miss all of you guys as well! Not every day I get to hang with Legolas! :D

mentler: the bone man!!! Long time! Thanks for the kind words, and yeah... I wish you could've been there as well! Would have been awesome to meet you fo' real :)

speed-orc:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SpeedyOrc.jpg

peace

d-C

[BlackGuy]

oo nice work man. My only crit is that if the light is coming from the upper left, then the shadows on the chest would have to be darker than that. good shtuff man, keep it up.

[johnny78]

Now that I´ve met you, I can be sure that you are a real person and not a drawing machine :)

You´ve got lots of different things going on in your thread.
I just saw your self portrait. Man, it really looks like you! Really Well done!

[Muircheartach]

Badger: Thanks! I'll try to have a badge... if not.. you'll just have to guess..hehe.. How about you? Are you badge(r)ing up?

seth1: Thanks man! I'll try to do more traditional ones..hehe.

panda: Good stuff! I'll be waiting for 'em!

Pencilator: Thanks for the props on the cow! Damn.. I'm having trouble breathing just thinking about prague man! See ya there! (jeeezus!!! I'm leaving in little more then a day..!!!!)

I've been busy with all sorts of stuff (getting my act together for Prague!!!!eleven!!1!)

But I managed to squeeze in a quicky before bed today. I've bee getting into parkour lately, and I though why not let that seep into what I draw.
The colors on this one are a bit dull, but I had fun nonetheless :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Parkour.jpg

[edit]: looks like the jpeg-compression did something wierd to the picture... it doesn't look as fuzzy in painter... too tired to fix it now.. I'll try to get around to it in the morning.. night ya'll

d-C


Good stuff. Did you use the composition techniques you learned from the workshop on this one?

[cartoonfox]

hey dude, whats up! was great meeting you in prague dude, your such an awesome guy.
you have cool stuff here, your getting awesome with the digital medium.
i look forward to seeing your stuff through the coming months.

oh and hurry up and come down to london man, we all need to hang together ^-^




peace man :7up:

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-C
How was the workshop? :)
I looked at the pics-thread and they look awesome so it must have been a great experience.
Where are the oils?

[van]

Hell yah, D. These concepts are wonderful and your compositions are really coming along. =) Awesome work, my friend!

[Eriboss]

dooooooood, it was awesome hanging with you in Praha man, your stuff looks great here, wish I had got a chance to look through it properly back in Praha!
Gotta meet up again, hopefully see you in this neck of the woods soon!
take care chief,

"Cheers" in perfect english accent

Eri :evilmustache:

[dCepT]

Gauge: You're absolutely right! I'll correct it and edit that pic, probably.. Thanks for the crit!

Johnny78: Thanks man! Was cool meeting you in Prague! Hope I'll catch you on the next european workshop as well!

Muircheartach: Thanks! And no.. I made that one two nights before leaving for Prague ;) So if the comp is particularily good in that, I guess I lucked out..hehe.

Cartoonfox: Hell yeah, I'll come over to London soon! Not entirely sure when, but I'll make it before long! I miss you crazy british dudes already! Thanks for the kind words!

buzzz: Dude... the workshop was the most awesome thing I've experienced in my life.. shit.. mindshattering... I've learnt more that I though possible in that short amount of time! I've started processing some of the stuff I heard/wrote down/sketched, so hopefully we'll see some improvement soon :) Oils are coming as soon as I can get a damn photo of 'em..hehe.. I don't have a digi-cam.

van: Hey, bro! Thanks for the compliments! I'll try to keep on pleasing ya..hehe
It's good to know I'm progressing.

Eriboss: No worries... I had forgot my older sketchbooks, so you wouldn't have seen anything else than what I did down there. On the going to england-bit; check my reply to Cai :) Oh.. I can totally hear your crazy brit-accent saying cheers.. hehe... cracks me up even in writing! :D

Right... These are definately not all the sketches I made in Prague, there's a small shitload of 1 min. poses in addition to the ones I'm posting now, but I tried to keep it down a bit..heh, these are the ones that I think hold some merit at all..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005.jpg

Comp-theory
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/291005_14.jpg

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

great updates !! praha has left her marks on you hehe, keep on rocking man

cheers

[van]

Awesomeness! :) Thanks for sharing, bro.

[Lake]

woah girl!

I have some catching up to do, myself!

big crit for you: vertically, your figures seem to stretch a lot. Use your pencil or your thumb for context and size.

[buzzz3d]

killer update dude!

[Bloodsbane]

What's up man!
Was good to meet you in Prague, even if we didnt get to talk all that much.

I'd love to see you work more on a few of the comp theory pieces. I'm having alot of fun with that stuff myself 8)

[DYNASTY510]

Thanks for the update!

[P E N Ricklund]

Yeah man, that's one big update, nice to see :D
Didn't you do any degenesis character?

Hugs!

[SamBrown36]

I dont' think I saw any of your sketchbooks or anything at the workshop. Keep it up. I've gotta remember to send you a list of cd's to check out too. Slow Ride

[Badger]

Ello D, how goes?
Nice work from Praha, Your scanner doesn't do them justice.
I wouldn't mind seeing some pen work from you!
Life studies are very strong.
'Top of the mornin to yu' guv'na, are you perchance, on your way to the tea shop?'
-British Badger-

[dCepT]

Hurricane: Yeah, man.. I'm tainted! :D

van: Thanks, man!

panda: Thanks for the crit! I'll be looking out for that. Have I missed any updates from ya now? You shoulda been in Prague, dude!

buzzz: Appreciate the kind words, man!

Bloodsbane: 'sup, man! We'll catch up on the next european workshop, huh? :)
I'm working on a piece using the comp-theory, I'll be posting it sooooon!! Hehe..

DYNASTY510: 'sup bro! Thanks for stopping by! I'm waiting for you to update your SB, though..hehe.. Sent ya a mail today as well..

Pencilator: Thanks man! WElll...... the dude holding the helmet looking a bit lost is my sad sad sad attempt at a degenesis-character... hehe

SamBrown36: yo! Nah.. I didn't bring my older sketchbooks to Prague.. just a brand new one.. had a few pictures in a sorry ass portfolio, though..hehe.. You can see most of 'em in this thread..

Badger: You know.. I tried making my writing "look" british, but I failed miserably at that as well as trying to speak it.. damn.. I gotta come over to visit you guys so you can teach me some real british english..hehe
Thanks for the props, though! I'll try to do some pen-work fo' ya!

whew.. lotta replies! I'll make the rounds to all of ya soon! Promise!
I appreciate it immensly that you guys stop by regularily! Thanks!

Spent some time on this badboy.. thanks to Hurricane for some very on point crits on this! You're off da chain, man!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/BugCritterWeb.jpg


peace

d-C

[Lake]

I SHOULD'VE. but I didn't have the cash, dude. I'll be at the next one, wherever it is. Oh, and I think you've missed two updates now... I'll be posting another one later today. No hard feelings though, m8.

on this one, you've visibly improved a great deal! I love the scales and the lighting. However, on the next few that you do, I advise you to stay away from textured brushes! they muddle up your outlines. Remember that although the light in the real world creates color without outline, there is still a visible end/start point for the edge of an object.

[Olof]

Heya!

I sense improvement here ;)
That painter drawing (jumping man) is awesome, really! Prague did you well I see :]

Hope you can come to the swedish miniws later, would be cool!

Keep posting,

.hugs

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-C

Nice creature you've got there.
Tiny crit: I know the human is there for scale ref, but it looks kind of weird that he is placed on a different groundplane (perspective)
And I'd suggest giving him some townails, they would go well with the other pointy stuff :)

[Malavon Despana]

Back I am, finally!
Great to see you back here as well dCepT !

I see lots of new and interesting stuff on your thread that is now all of the sudden 8 pages long, seems to be that you've been busy as well, hidden from us , tee-hee-hee.

As always, it is awesome to see so much difference, variety and all the more new aspect in your drawings. Especially those disfigured and mutated creatures, they have that something ;). There's just so much new things here that I can barely comment anything reasonable, save my praises for you ;p .

I can only say that keep working and update regularly, so we can feast upon your works, eh ;) . Keep it up, dCepT !

[daqu]

sasweet book hereee
really dig the figure drawings
the one with the girl leaning on the ladder seems to be the best
saw enough pictures of her to know what she looked like
prague sounded like a blast
-dq

[dCepT]

panda: Yeah..you should make the next one! Europen, that is.. not sure if I can make the next american.. hehe... Thanks for the crits! btw: Your sketchbook is giving me trouble... a lot of the pics won't load... it's just stalls, sort of.. I don't have that problem with any other sketchbook... You're not using photobucket, am I right? Could it be the server you're using?

MorteM: Yeah.. I'm coming over to sweden soon! Won't make it to the croqui-session the 12th-13th, though.. sucks.. Thanks for the props!

buzzz: Thanks for the crit! I'll put the size-dude on the same plane.. hehe... The idea behind the creature was a mutated poison frog.. Hence the feet, but hey.. Spikey toes are a good idea! Might add 'em :D

Malavon: Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate it! Dropped by your SB, btw :)

daqu: Yeah.. that was the one I was most happy with :) Thanks, man!

Sketchbook-page:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/021105.jpg

peace

d-C

[Carnifex]

more controlled rendering...you're getting better

[Lake]

hmmm... could be the server. try again tomorrow.
I'll DEFINITELY be at the next one, WHEREVER it is... I got a job, I have cash! woo! (granted it's an internship and not art related, but it pays well.)

I'll update later today, hopefully.

[draw]

Your better since prague. Nice update. :)

[Badger]

Last two are really nice man, noticable improvement.
Poop went home and apparently the two guy next too him thought he was british, so maybe you can learn some tips from them. Though i know Poop and to be honest they were probably both deaf, to think that.
Anyway, look at a tinney bit of colour, that orange is very vibrant. though i like it subtle.
Wonderful values on the sketchbook page, you deserve a game of croquet.
Laterz man
Take care
-B-

[hurricane]

Wicked!!

[That fat kid]

hey dCept, there is improvement! sweet stuff! keep it up!

the fat kid

[johnny78]

hey man, you are improving in your rendering! Cool stuff!

[Nike]

Hi there!

Love your last update!... - what an improvement comparing to the last pencil drawing you have posted! Prague was a blast.....and it was really nice to meet you there!

take care,
Veronika

[dCepT]

Carnifex: Thanks man!

Panda: I've been trying to check it out, but it stalls up EVERY time... don't get it.. As I said.. I really don't have that problem with any other thread here... Really wanna see what you've been up to lately :)

draw: Thanks man!

Badger: Appreciate your thoughts, man! And the props, of course..hehe.. Anyone likes a good asspat! And yeah... they WOULD be deaf to think poop was british :D

Hurricane: Thanks, man! Really!

That fat kid: Thanks a bunch!

johnny78: Cool to see ya drop by! Thanks!

Nike: Hey! Thanks! I'm trying to apply the stuff I picked up there.. good to know there's improvement! Was real nice meeting you too! Next workshop I wanna hear more about archeology!

Couple of sketchbookpages..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/041105_02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/041105.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Forum was acting wierdly on me, so I posted, but the thread wasn't bumped.. Hence this one without any art..hehe..

Couple of digitals coming tomorrow

d-C

[dCepT]

Here's a couple of digitals

First one is a critter that inhabits the same swamp as mister blue-and-red from before :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Dragonfly2.jpg

This one's a WIP.. I wanted to try doing an enviro with a dominant character in it.. any feedback is appreciated! Update to this one will be coming soon :) I try to noodle a bit on it every day.. heh..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/CompTest3.jpg

peace

d-C

[mentler]

Missed a bunch o posts <> you have it going on <> like the guy with the bird beak nose.

[Badger]

Latest one is very cool man, one of your best i think.
Good textures.
Clear up the ground, use some ref if it's water.
try and give the guy some more basing, it's unclear what he's standing on.
Oh and it's gotta be a pretty funky light sourse to light the bottom of those near arches and the top of the rail to the same value. I'd drop the highlights that high up.
Sky is very nice.
I look forward to the development.
-B-

[van]

D, that last one has some great depth to it so far. :)

[Mr.Blonde]

Hey! on this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/BugCritterWeb.jpg) piece I suggest a little more variation on the scales. As of right now they are all close to the same size and shape. Try making them smaller on the more articulated parts of the body (near the joints) and bigger on the more static parts (chest, forearms, back of hand-area). Keep on truckin'!

[Lake]

hey - I checked with my hosting... it SHOULD be fixed now.

uh, looks like you could use some perspective work. Your muscles look way better though!

[That fat kid]

hey dCept, forum was all strange for all of us, so the post is understandable....good stuff, your pencils are getting stronger....keep working on proportions and anatomy and crap like that....keep drawing!!

the fat kid

[Olof]

Nice to see them digitals coming!

Keep that enviroment updated, seems very unfinished so far.

.hugs

[dCepT]

Hey, you guys! Thanks for the replies! I'll answer them later tonight.. I gotta bounce right now, but I thought I'd post a little update on the last digi-paint :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/CompTest3Web.jpg

See ya later

peace

d-C

[spacemanchris]

great color pallette. he wizard guy looks spot on. the perspective of the bridge seems kind of off though. It could definitely use some good two point perpective in this scene. Also it might be cool to have an object even closer to the foreground, out of focus. It would add some more depth to the picture. Great work man.

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey man.
Nice to see that you finished it.
The wizard on the bridge bothers me, he seems huge.

Sorry that I haven't talked to you, the bank has been fucking around :er:
Cya on friday.

Hugs!

[dCepT]

spacemanchris: Thanks man! I'll keep your comments in mind for the next update!

Pencilator: Yeah! See ya friday! I'm not too sure about the size... maybe I could extend the canvas a bit and put some stuff in the extreme foreground?

Couple of speedies I did today and an update on the wizard-dude:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Warrior_BWWeb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SchoolWeb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/CompTest6Web.jpg

thanks for looking, guys!

peace

d-C

[Badger]

Liking it man, much better. Now how about a bit more range in them there values?
Go ooon, just a little. Sit down, i'll make you a nice cupper and you can work on those midranges. :teeth:
Guessing the character is for the CHow? it's nice, i'd like too see where you go next.
You crazy drawing machine you!
-B-

[dCepT]

Badger: Hehe :D I'm actually sitting here drinking a cup of tea while sketching.. Am I turning british??? I know I need to work on my midtones.. and thanks for pointing it out! Keep reminding me, man! Character isn't for the ChoW, actually.. It just appeared while I was doodling nonsense... The building is one I see from my window.

One more for today... I found the liquid inks..think it was Libor that put me on the idea.. I had NO idea what I was doing with these, but they were fun, seeing as how you haven't got total control over your lines when using 'em.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Liquid.jpg

peace

d-C

[spacemanchris]

Wizard update is nice. The back part of the walkway that the wizard is on really solidifies the wizards placement in space. Those liquid inks are nice as well. I am unfamiliar with what that even is. Those are digital right? That's a cool effect.

[BlackGuy]

I wish I had the balls to experiment with something other than graphite.....good stuff man.

[buzzz3d]

Nice pose on this guy (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Warrior_BWWeb.jpg) though his left forearm has been overtwisted (is that a word?) and his red eye is bigger than the other eye.

Nice house too!

[blog]

Hey DCept, I recognise who you were from your avatar. I was the bald kid. I really like the black and white character design. And good luck with the experimenting in Painter...it's killing me! Nice stuff and keep at it!

blog

[Qxzi]

Yo d-Cept,

Like ths new stuff here, i really like your digital sketchs, also good characters and good expressions :D

Keep it up man!

[dCepT]

spacemanchris: Thanks man! Yeah.. the liquid inks are digital.. Painter-brush :) Sometimes I just like slopping around with brushes I haven't tried before.

Gauge: Don't have to have balls for that.. hehe.. I'm just prepared that it might (most likely) turn out like crap at first.. but you find out of stuff that you might use later on if you just try. Thanks for dropping by!

buzzz: Hey, bro! Thanks for the props, and the crit. I know his forearm is all twisted.. I couldn't get it right, but I was sketching it late at night, so I didn't bother to check it out in a mirror :D I'll fix it if I take the character further, though.

blog: mmm... damn.. did we speak in Prague? Is there a picture of in the prague-pictures? I'm starting to get comfortable with a few of the painterbrushes, but like I said above.. I like to just try out different stuff.. might come in handy.. I'm diggin' on Painter, though.. probably because it was the first software I got and started painting in.

Qxzi: Thanks man! Appreciate an asspat any day :D Drop by again!

Soo... I went to Stockholm and visited Leo, MayaSan, Hurricane, Pencilator (aka Mr. Hugs), Lunch and a bunch of people not from CA for some croqui-sessions, so I've had an awesome weekend!
We did some sketching in the evenings, so I'm gonna post those now, and the croqui-stuff when I get 'em photographed.. did 'em on A3, so they won't fit in the scanner..hehe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/141105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/141105_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/141105_3.jpg

peace

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Damnit dude, that last one is another improvement for you, damnit, again! :)
Nice clean shading, and nice value-range. Hats off!

[Carnifex]

*nods in agreement*

[Slash]

SHIIIT bro, you've been busy! Its good to see how you keep improving! You're gonna be tough competition when it comes to getting a conceptart job here in norway! ;)

Unless we team up of course. :D

Keep rockin'!

[BlackGuy]

I agree, you're showing loads of improvement in your shading. I think for you're paintings, you could push the values a bit more, and experiment with saturation and mood. Good stuff

[blog]

Hey DCept, I'm so envious of what seems to have been a great time you've had in Stockholm!! It also looks like you're taking time with your renderings and being a lot more subtle.

Keep it up!

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey man, seems like you got home safe.
Love that last one. I should have spilled my cola over it when I had the chance :P You're to good for my own good ;)
I fell that I need more croqui... Can't get enough.
Should we set a date for our next trip to Leo and Maya? ;) It's like paradise.

Hugs!

[Badger]

Hawt damn!
Man someone seems to have dropped another sugar in your tea!
Last update rocks!
ooh it's getting to the exciting bit!
-B-

[dCepT]

buzzz: Thanks a bunch, bro!

Carnifex: 'sup pimp daddy? Thanks for the asspat!

Slash: Hey.. teaming up would be cool! You gotta find your wacom, though! I wanna see some more monster-designs! The one you did after prague rocked!

Gauge: Thanks man! I'll try to push more on my digital stuff. Appreciate the crit!

blog: hehe :) Stockholm was a very good followup after Prague! I try to be more patient with my stuff these days.. seems like it's paying off. Thanks!

Pencilator: Mr. Hugs!!! We should go there soon... Maybe I'll try to make a trip over to sweden again sometime next month? WE could raid their stash and eat knowledge all weekend!

Badger: Cheers, mate! I'll try to keep your fish'n'chips eatin' ass interested :D I figured I'd come over and visit you guys sometime after newyears..? Sound good? Miss hanging with ya!

Right... these ten croquis-sketches are a small selection (and badle scanned/cropped...sorry) of the little over 100 pages I scribbled down when I was in Sweden last weekend.. the pencil-stuff at the end is post-stockholm. I've been a little slow on the updates the last few days, seeing as how I'm trying to put together a website... I'll try to be more regular!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/c1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/191105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/191105_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/191105_2.jpg

Thanks for lookin' ya'll!

peace

d-C

[Blahm]

great figure drawings. The light source on the oger could be more defined. It would look great if it was coming from below ( just my opinion ). Youve been busy!

[Carnifex]

you sure are improving,because damn,that pic of the tree is hawt.

[Sickbrush]

your shading is beggining to look beter..
you might want to try out some crosshatching for the muscles; it often makes them look realistic..

[emily g]

Wow, great work on the figure drawings!
You're really getting that 3 dimensional look.
Very dynamic work. I'm impressed. :)

best!
emily

[dCepT]

Blahm: Thanks for the crit, man! You're absolutely right about the light.. I got lazy I suppose.

Carnifex: Thanks man!

_^SlayeR^_: Appreciate the tip! I'll try it out for sure!

emily: Hey! Yeah.. I tried to apply both the stuff the instructor told us, and the stuff you taught me in Prague :) I felt a lot more comfortable about doing lifedrawings after that weekend! So thank you ever so much!

Just a digi-update for today.. Some more paper soon, and I'm finishing up on the wizard standing on the bridge, so I'll post that as well before long.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/MechWeb.jpg

peace

d-C

[Slash]

Its good to see you keep up the pace. I havent got any useful crits for you today, just a little nitpicking. That ogre's head could probably be a little smaller. Its a size thing, now he looks like a fat little goblin, with a smaller head he'd look like a big fat ogre. And there's something weird going on on the yellow leg of this last character. I think its the foreshortening thats not getting through to me, it looks more like he's låghalt. :P

I really like that old tree, very moody piece.

Anyways, keep on rocking in the free world!



(oh, and i still havent found my wacom!)

[buzzz3d]

Nice clean outline on that last digi.
Some crits too: Kneecaps have different sizes and the weightcarrying hip is down instead of up (right?)

Cheers!

[dCepT]

Slash: You need to find that wacom, bro! :D Thanks for the crits!

buzzz: Thanks! Appreciate the crits! I'll rework the leg/hip-area.

small papermorsel today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/221105.jpg

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

awesome updates yo !!

now, dance monkeyboy dance !!

[blog]

hello dC, can see you've can back to photoshop heh heh. Was painter not treating you very well. Cool updates man, and I can see a hint of a coro inspired gun design. Can't believe Prague is STILL setting in.

Keep updating!

blog

[brokk]

Hey, I really like Parkour.jpg! The last batch looks cool, especially CompTest6Web.jpg. I like the design on BugCritterWeb.jpg as well.

Looking forward to seeing more.
Cheers

[maxetormer]

Hi there man, keep on trucking and doing those life drawing studies,
try to smudege witha bit more care tho (Im gulty of smuding my self
as well, and to be honest I like it :P theres one or two guys on the
art university of my city that do smudge with really nice results as
well but you really need to think were and why you are gonna smudge
on a determined case, this is the same thing that I tell my self when
I wanna smear the paper with my hand :P ( not that I can do it all that
well but I do know that some persons can use this and use it well :^^;:
it is just a matter of pratice )

Aside that you proporcions are looking better with ach drawing,
in the idead department your doing dam fine, so just keep on doing
what youv been doing till now :^^: see ya later man; nos vemos cabron!