d-CepTs doodles

[dCepT]

Thanks for dropping in on my sketchbook! Go to last page for latest work.

Thought I'd start up one of these as well! I'll start off with some work I did a while ago, and finish off where I'm at now, more or less. I've gotten so much help from people on the forum 'til now, so big up to all of you! It's been great so far, and the only way is up, right? :D

A few of these will probably be double posts, if that is frowned upon, let me know, and I'll kill those pictures that are.

On with the show:

Starting out is a couple of old sketches/paintings (not that old, but I forget to date my shit, so I'm not sure how old.)



http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Old%20Junk/Tiger.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Old%20Junk/Face.jpg

Old sketches...

Here are a couple more, these were made between the tiger and the face somwhere in time. The red/blue face was my first attempt at airbrush. It was a fun piece to do! I used a ref, as far as I recall. The alien-dude was made while we were playing an RPG called Alternity, so he's supposed to be my character. The color on his staff was done in watercolors after the RPG session.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Old%20Junk/TwoFace.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Old%20Junk/AlienDruid.jpg

I'm not going to bomb you guys with loads of my old material, so the above is so you get an idea of where I was at when I first started getting seriously into drawing and painting.

Following is more recent stuff. Placed in as chronological order as I can remember :)

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/image004.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/LionSkull.jpg


A friend of mine. Made this a bit before easter.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/PrebGamer.jpg

Same dude, made this during easter holidays.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Preb.jpg

This is a section of a sketchpad-page. Also during easter holidays.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Sketchpage.jpg

I've done stuff in between as well, but below is a couple of ones I made lately.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Child.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Pain_charc.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/SPChalk.jpg

More to come as I make it...

d-C

[dCepT]

Update june 6.

All of these were made with a graphite pencil.

Some generic dude...
(actually a lousy attempt at vin diesel from The Fast and the Furious-cover, but hey... :D )

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Diesel.jpg

a twisted back study
from ref.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/BackStudy.jpg

real quick self portrait... I like the one I did in charcoal better, but here it is. Gotta have some f***-ups to.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/SP6.jpg

I messed around with this one in painter a bit. The colored version is in the "Guest self portrait"-section.

Any pointers/crits/comments are more than welcome!

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[dCepT]

All digital piece... painter 8 I think I dived into detail too quickly on this one.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/birthS.jpg

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[buzzz3d]

You're on the right track.
Just keep going.

Cheers,

Erik

[dCepT]

Buzzz3d: Thanks!

More stuff. An arm study in graphite.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/ArmStudy.jpg

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[dCepT]

Here's a sketch i made with a ballpoint pen I found while I was sneaking away from work to draw :D heh. Not much, but it is something.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Ogre.jpg

[dCepT]

More anatomy! Shoulders this time.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Shoulderstudy1.jpg
http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Shoulderstudy2.jpg

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[Fipse]

As Buzzz said you´re on the right way - your stuff is showing good potential. One thing I realized you should work on is your confidence of lines - you´re quite often scribbling in short strokes that "feather up" the picture and make it seem "nervous". Try a bit working fast with strong lines - maybe with a pen instead of pencils.

I know what I´m taliking about, I´m suffering from the same problems :D.

Hope this could help a bit and you could understand my english.

Fipse

[dCepT]

Fipse: Thanks man! Always nice to get encouraging words! Concerning the lines, yeah... I know! :) I'll try to clean it up and use stronger lines. I have a tendency to end up with a fuzzy image.

More to come soon!

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[Summer Pudding]

Yes, indeed. Bags of potential here. I've written the same advice on my previous post, but I think it applies here too. Settle on a single lightsource, perhaps from the top left and stick to it. The orc with the earing is an example of where you need to apply this rule. Both sides of his nose are in shadow.

[dCepT]

Summer Pudding: Thanks, man! I'll keep it in mind, what with the lightsources and all!

Here's a new batch. One from my head... a cave troll with lots of cocoons with more cavetrolls in them.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Cave.jpg

One from ref. I'm from Norway, and this is out largest feline animal; a lynx

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Lynx.jpg

and finally one from life.. it's an old ink-pot from my great grandfather. It turned out kinda twisted I think. I'm going to have to focus more on life drawings...

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Ink-pot.jpg

bring on the crits! ;)

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[dCepT]

I almost forgot! I didn't post for a couple of days, because I was on a trip with my day job (shudder) and I forgot my sketchbook at home (shame on me), but I found an envelope and a pen, so I got in a few real quick sketches... damn people on the docks couldn't stand still, dammit! :D

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Docks.jpg

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[buzzz3d]

Very good that you're doing work from life also.
Moving people are very hard but the exercise is very good.
I Like the lynx, maybe you can experiment with different pencils (hard soft), that way you get a more complete valuerange (I'm missing some very dark tones)

[dCepT]

Thanks for checking in on me, buzzz! I've done more on the lynx, so I'll be posting shortly.. In the middle of some anatomy-studies from ref. now, just had to check in here :) hehe.

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[dCepT]

Update on the lynx as promised..heh. I think I have to push the contrast even more.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Lynx2.jpg

and a study of the muscles in the thigh

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/ThighStudy.jpg

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[hurricane]

nice stuff !!
one thing tho, might be the scans but dont be afraid to go dark in the darkest places in your pencils sketches, or use a pen with a highr softness, like 4b or 2b, i like that one, cus you can go light and dark with the same pen.

dont stop drawing, post more !

[dCepT]

hurricane: Thanks man! I've got a problem when it comes to contrast, I think... like with the lynx. It was just flat until I pushed the deeper tones more. The scanner also steals a bit of the values, I think. Anyways, thanks for the crits! I'll be posting more soon!

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[dCepT]

I've been too busy with everything else this weekend, so shame on me, I haven't been drawing as much as I would've wanted to. But there has been coming a few things down on my sketchpad. Also I've gotten myself some oils and I'm now making a self-portrait in oils. Oils ROCK when compared to acrylics, damnit!

Here are the few sketches I scanned. Not much, but hey..

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Anatomy4.jpg

Here's the oil-SP... I'm into the second layer now. I'll be posting updates as I go along. I've never tried oils before, so this is a brand new experience! :D

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SpOil.jpg

Oh yeah..sorry about the glare...the oil is wet some places.

And finally, something I made in Painter.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/LondonDragon2.jpg

Th-th-th-that's all folks. More tomorrow!

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[dCepT]

I'm experimenting a lot with oils these days. Haven't been updating daily, so I guess I've been in sort of a slump.. I was over at a friends house yesterday for some bbq. I started sketching a bit there (at least I had my sketchbook with me, right? ;) ) This is what came out of it... no ref. on any of these. The guy with the sunglasses is the result of my girlfriend getting her hands on my sketchbook.. hehe

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Noodling.jpg

This is a WIP of an oil piece I'm working on... Lot of experimenting going on there. Still getting used to the medium.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Search.jpg

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[dCepT]

Anyone have any good tips on how to photograph paintings without getting that infernal glare? I usually borrow a canon EOS300D to take the pictures...

And by the way; I've been looking at some of the stuff that has been coming back from austin... and I'm mad jealous of you guys that were there! ;) I'll be there wherever the next workshop is!

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[buzzz3d]

Yep that's hard to photograph I guess.
The best thing I think is to use daylight as much as possible, indirect because in the sun you also get that glare.

[dCepT]

I'll try that.. We'll see how it turns out with the next update on the oils :)

thanks

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[buzzz3d]

OK.
Just whatever you do, don't use a flatbedscanner for your oils :p

[dCepT]

:P I'll try to remember that..heh.. At work now, so I'll be painting more when I get home..I'll try to get in an update tonight.

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[dCepT]

The damn camera had no batteries! Anyhow...here's the udpate.. and a WIP I'm doing in painter... any crits/tips/flames you guys feel like throwing my way on the digital piece is most welcome! She's still too bright, even though I'm planning on lightening the sky a bit.

BTW: photographing the oil-painting is a bitch! This picture turned out all red... I even used the manual white balance to get the colors as true as I could... guess I'm gonna have to try some different lighting.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SpOil-004.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Immortal3.jpg

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[metaphysiks]

this is very good to see. i think that you are studying exactly what you should be studying. just do it more. the more you draw the beetter you get. i think that you have some very ambitious paintings. you are painting shit that i would even dare to and i respect that. keep it up and rock hard man.
meta

[van]

Originally posted by buzzz3d
OK.
Just whatever you do, don't use a flatbedscanner for your oils :p

Especially when they are wet!

Keep going, man! You are rockin.

[dCepT]

metaphysiks: thanks man! I will be doing it more!

van: Thanks, man! :D I'll try not to slap my paintings on there and smudge up my scanner to badly.. hehe..

I've been in sort of a slump, and I've been too busy lately to get in as much drawing/painting time as I would've liked. Just the way it is some times, I guess. Anyhow, I'm back fo' real now, and I'll be posting (hopefully) a whole bunch of stuff soon.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Anatomy5.jpg

This is a couple of attempts at dynamic poses, which I need to get better at. No ref used. Tried to stay loose.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/RembrandtStudy.jpg

And a Rembrandt study.. 2b and 6b pencil. Tried to push the contrast here. It turned out OK, I think.. Messed up her eyes a bit though.

More to come soon!

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[buzzz3d]

Good work on the Rembrandt study.
The oil, I like the colours on that one actually, it's maybe not how you painted it, but I like it.
On your Painter_WIP I would suggest that you paint in some cast-shadows, for instance underneath the arms onto the leg.
Also, it's not clear immediately that she sitting on a ledge, maybe you should push back the area underneath her feet (the background, not the part she is sitting on) by making it darker.

Cheers!

[van]

The slump will pass...just disregard it. :) I was there for a while until a week ago.

[dCepT]

Buzz: Thanks, dude! I'm working on the painter piece these days. I'll try the stuff you pointed out! I think it'll help.

Van: Thanks for checking in on me! And yeah, the slump has passed! I just haven't updated here a lot.

I've bought a new gfx-card, and I'm running dual screen now, and MAN is it sweet!

anyways.... my sketchbook is forgotten at work, so no updates from that, but one of the oils I'm working on..

crits and comments are always welcome!

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SearchWIP.jpg

The image is a bit off on the colors, as usual... I can't seem to figure out what to do to get the colors correct... I even got my photographer buddy to take this picture... It's kinda blurred out to, 'cause I had to hold it at an angle, and obviously I couldn't hold it still :) Anyways... I'll get a proper one taken when I'm completely done with the image! Yeah... rant done now...

hehe

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[dCepT]

First off a couple of sketches...Haven't really been sketching too much lately... I'm getting there now, though, and there will be more of these soon!

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Anatomy6.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Noodling2.jpg

The contrasts are messed up in these...they were taken with a camera, rather than scanning. Turned out way too bright..

Here's an update on the oil piece I'm working on... Gotten a bit more substance in the piece, I think. Also I managed to photograph it a bit better this time.. hehe.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SearchWIP2.jpg

later

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[dCepT]

Some stuff from my sketchbook. Told ya'll it would come! :)

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/EyeStudy.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Spider.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Beast.jpg

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[dCepT]

Just this one so far today.. Been working a bit on this one today. I've added a dropshaow from her arm onto her dress, at least started blocking it in. Also there are some differences in the background, I think the composition works better this way. Still a big WIP, though, so keep that in mind.

That being said; bring on the crits and comments! Any thoughts are welcome!

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Immortal4.jpg

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[dCepT]

Yo! Just a couple of sketches today. I'm doing some speedies in painter these days, so they'll be up in a few.

Some anatomy...eyes and a mouth...yeah..

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/EyeStudy2.jpg

And some outta my head stuff...every time I let my pencil do the work without me thinking too much about it, stuff like this comes out.

IMO the spiderlegs are totally messed up, but hey.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Beast2.jpg

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[van]

Still rocking the updates I see. Keep em coming. :)

[dCepT]

Here is some new stuff.. a few sketches and an update on the oil painting I'm doing.

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/FromLife.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Sketchpage2.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Portrait.jpg

http://img35.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SearchWIP3.jpg

As usual, I can't photograph this thing. I'll try to get a better picture taken, and update later. I see now that I probably took the picture with a slanting canvas as well.

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[dCepT]

No update on the oils, yet. I've ben mad busy. I've been painting some pictures on the walls of a club/bar/whatever, so I'll post the pictures from that place as soon as I get 'em developed.

Here are a couple of sketches/drawings I've made in between other stuff.
I'm kinda pleased with the SP with the gasmask.

As always, crits are more than welcome!

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

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

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[buzzz3d]

Wow man, great work on the oils and sp!

[van]

More oils!

[dCepT]

They're coming :) I was working on another yesterday. Update later tonight.

Thanks for checking in on me, guys!

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[deschamps]

You've got some nice portrait stuff going on in here d-Cept

[dCepT]

Update on the two oils I'm working on.
I'm starting a couple more oils soon. New stuff coming up! :)
There will be some sketches coming soon, also. My scanner has been out of order a while.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SearchWIP4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Critter2.jpg

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[buzzz3d]

Nice work.
Maybe you can make the brightness of the light-sphere in the first one more intense, even add a glow around it.
Make the light/shadows even stronger, I think it would make the image better.

Good to see you updating again!

[FuT]

I can see some serious progress, I especially like the oil paintings!!!

SHOW MORE!

[jetpack42]

cool oils man. look to the masters for help. a great start though.

[dCepT]

buzz: thanks for checking in on me! I'll definately take what you said into thought for the next layer on the light-guy!

Fut: Thanks man! It's always cool to get encouragement! :D

jetpack: thanks! I bought a book with rembrandt pictures recently, so I'm planning on making some studies from it.

Here are some sketches for a couple of pieces I'm going to do for a friend of mine. They're supposed to look real rough in the finished versions, so I've tried to keep it loose. There's a third coming soon in the same style.

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

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

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[dCepT]

Here's the update on the last sketches. Plus a third in the same style.
Also a small update on the digital piece with the girl. I've tried brightening the background a bit, I'm not sure that it looks good, though. Any thoughts on that would be welcome! Also I tried adding a couple of buildings in the foreground, underneath the ledge she's sitting on.

On with the show:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Creature_LeftSmall2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Creature_RightSmall2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Main_MiddleSmall2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Immortal5.jpg

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[Mike Frank]

What up man, looking good so far.. keep pushing. I did a quick paintover over of the immortal WIP. I'm not sure if you are going for the girl being a light emitting kind of ethereal feel or not, if you are then just ignore what I'm about to say. I think that it would help if there was a greater amount of difference between light and shadow on the girl. You've got it going on in the ledge she is sitting on but its not really happening on her. The pose is good, definitely captures her mood really well. The dress and her skin seem to have the same local value too, if you desaturate the pic, you'll see what I'm saying. Can't really crit the colors as I dont know jack about color. Hope this helps some.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/some_guy/Immortal5paintover.jpg

[dCepT]

Some_guy: Thanks for the paintover, man! I've been wanting to push the contrast, but I've been chickening out, I guess. I definatley see your point.
Update coming soon!

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[buzzz3d]

If you're chicken, a good way to experiment (in Photoshop) is to duplicate the layer, bump up the contrast on the new layer (or whatever you want to do to the image) and then paint in the layer-mask to bring back the layer underneath by painting with black.

[dCepT]

I'm baaack.

I've been inactive for too long now, but I've been busy with art-stuff, so I guess that makes it a bit more ok ;) I've made some stuff for a music video. I've made three 1.5 by 3 metres banners that were to hang behind the band, based on the brown, monochrome sketches I've posted here. I'll post pictures of the finished works if/when I get permission from the director.

Here are some sketches that I've made between then and now

I'll start off with some gesture/croquis stuff I did on set for the music video. It was hard to get down the pose in the few moments the actress sat still.. Good practice!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_3.jpg

Some stuff outta my head:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_6.jpg

Some perspective practice (wich I need a LOT more of)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_7.jpg

And one from ref:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_9.jpg


buzz: thanks for the tip! I'll try it out ASAP.

I'll be checking in on ya this afternoon...

thanks

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[buzzz3d]

Hey man, good to see you updating again. Hope you're allowed to take a picture of the banners.
Good work on the gestures and that last portrait from ref. The eyes are really alive in that last one.

OK, switching to EVIL mode >:D
This one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_9_04_6.jpg) has some issues but I'm sure you know.
As you also know I'm not the expert on human anatomy (at least not yet :dad: ) but his right arm is too straight and rather short/small. His head is also too big.
[END of EVIL mode]

Maybe you can try to use more distinct lines, most of you drawings have very sketchy outlines, first create good lines and then try to shade them, it will make your drawings look cleaner I think.

Good work.

[dCepT]

Thanks for the heads up, buzzz! I know the guy with the sword has some serious issues :) I think the expression on his face was kinda cool, so I'll redraw him...maybe make a painting out of it. I'll try to update more often from now on.. I'm getting used to the workload I'm putting on myself now (day job which suck, but I gotta get some money, right? ;) and I'm applying for art-related jobs wherever I find them, and wherever I think I have a shot in hell at getting 'em) and still I find time to sketch and paint for personal stuff/practice.. hehe. I'm looking forward to the day I can work solely with art. *stares dreamily into the future*.

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[Crunch]

keep going at it man...your work is improving steadily. keep up on your anatomy and porportions...your lineweight could use some work going from thick to thin but it comes with time. dont feel you have to rush a drawing...jetpack took his sweet time on his t dome piece and it was more amazing than anything of his i have ever seen. it was lightyears ahead of what he was doing before...just some things to keep in mind

[dCepT]

Crunch: Thanks, man! I'll try to focus more on lineweight. Always cool to get constructive crits :)

Here is a page I did to loosen up my hand. It's an A2 page, so I had to take a photograph of it. Didn't get the whitebalance right, so it's very red, and it's damn blurry. Anyways...it's an update, right? Hehe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/6_9_04.jpg

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[dCepT]

'Sup ya'll

I've posted this in the WIP-section as well, I've started painting it in oils, so I thought I'd post the sketch in here.
To be noted: I was very inspired by both coro and Marko when I started this.

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


The oils from this sketch (just started out, I'll be updating regularily) can be seen here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29930

I'll be uploading some sketchbook stuff tonight.

See ya.

d-C

[defcombeta]

nice show of progression in the whole thread, you learn from piece to piece which is a good sign. i would recommend picking up few books on animation character creation as well as anatomy reference, the construction blocks of animation characters such as say Warner brothers subjects give a good sense of pose and proportion and muscle squash and stretch and would help you a great deal.

john Mac

[dCepT]

defcombeta: Thanks for the kind words and the tip. I'll check out some animation books in the very near future :) Hasn't really occured to me at all, but that is a great source for dynamic poses and such.

Now for the update. Just some random stuff I've been doodling...mainly on the bus to and from training.

Actually this first one is made where I work out. Just a couple of poses while I was watching another group go through a kata.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_9_04_5.jpg

Kinda lost interest in this one. It turned out too flat. I think I might redo it some day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_9_04_4.jpg

Some sci-fi stuff outta my head.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_9_04.jpg

Doodle-page..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_9_04_2.jpg

Couple of faces I found while surfing the daily news i Norway.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_9_04_3.jpg

[dCepT]

I almost forgot! I found this old airbrush-painting lying around. It's not much, but I was so proud of it when I finished it, I thought I'd show it to you ;)
Keep in mind it's probably like..5-6 years old... hehe.

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

d-C

[dCepT]

Here's a little something I made while dodging work. I realized after I finished it that it's a little hard to read. It's supposed to be a bull crashing down on a bullfighter. I think it would've been easier to read if I showed more of the bulls head, rather than just the horn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_9_04.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Little update. A couple of sketches, one of 'em I've started painting.. I'm experimenting with the palette knife. C&C is, as always very welcome :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_9_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_09_04.jpg

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

d-C

[dCepT]

Update on the oil-WIP. I've added a few highlights now.. I've tried to hold back on the highlights until I really can't avoid them, sort of.

As always, I'm happy for all comments/C&C..

thanks

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SkullCol4Web.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Some sketches. Dayjob has been kickin' my ass, so I haven't udated as often as I should've. But here are some. There'll be a color update tomorrow :)

This first one sucks, but some sketches do, right? Hehe.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04_4.jpg

This one I kinda like.. It was from ref. but I think it turned out ok.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/7_10_04.jpg

d-C

[hurricane]

looks great d-cept!!

but i have a crit/tip... buy a pensharpener and after you finnish the sketches so they look like they are in present status, go over some places with a sharp tip and add details, add details where you want the viewer to focus on (a good way to attract attention in a piece)... right now they looks good, but they have this "fuzzy" feel to it.

rock on, and keep on posting !

[dCepT]

Thanks, Bjørn! After seeing you work on your sketches I know what you mean, concerning the details and such.
I didn't get much done on the bus back.. kinda fell asleep a bit here and there, but at least I didn't puke all over the place :D Just kiddin' though..hehe.

On with the show:

Made this while waiting for Leopoldo to show up. I arrived in Sweden mad early.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_1.jpg

Gesture-stuff. I'm trying to break down the process in more steps, and not dive into details before I got the pose and such down (Thanks Leo :) )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_3.jpg

Some old geezer I managed to f*** up :) On the bus back
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_2.jpg

Shieldmaiden or something..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_4.jpg

Warmups.. lots of circles and face variations made out of the circles.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_5.jpg

Some jumping-shooting-happy dude
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_6.jpg

He's obviously got some issues with his table.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_8.jpg

And finally: This one's for you, Hurricane.. An orc on a water buffalo. Except for thefact that the orc turned out kinda elf-ish...and the water buffalo doesn't really look like a water buffalo... :D
Both the rough and the final.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_10_9.jpg

peace

d-C

[Diego]

Hi d-C, how are you?
These are coming along nicely, i really see some progress in these. You need to check your proportions, you've very long arms and torsos. You should try doing more lifedrawings
Anyways, your thread is looking nice.
Keep it up and Keep drawing. :^^:

D

[steak-tron]

Nice studies dude. You're doing some good construction work on head etc. Try going for some harder values with the pencil/charcoal. It might just be the scan but try and find the lightest and darkest point in the picture and make that only a few select spots.

keep em' coming :)

[hurricane]

cool stuff d-cept! i love it when you can see progress, awesome... and kool orc/elf on waterbuff.

you gotta post more man

[dCepT]

Diego: thanks, man! I'm gonna dive into some serious anatomy studies again, very soon. Hopefully I can start a lifedrawing class soon as well. I haven't had the opportunity to attend one, but I think I might later this fall. I hope I get the chance! It'll rock!

Steak-tron: Thanks for pointing it out. I need a kick in the ass every now and then.. :) It's part the scanner and part me not getting into my thick skull that I need to point out more contrast in my sketches. Hehe. If I can fix both, it would be nice! :D

Hurricane: thanks man! Even though we didn't get to hang out much on sunday, you inspired me a lot with your sketch technique. I was very influenced by both you and Leopoldo. I think my sketching made a jump just that weekend :) So thanks again! I will try to post more regularily... gotta get me some more routine!

Here are todays. I have some more, but I have to photograph them, so I'll try to get 'em up tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_10_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_10_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_10_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_10_4.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

More stuff. Some sketches comin' up tomorrow morning as well. Haven't scanned them yet, 'cuz I'm a lazy bastard like that :zzz:

Gimp-boy :D :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/MaskBoy.jpg

After a sketch I made. Portrait in brown or sumptin'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/BrownPortrait.jpg

Here are two versions of a painting I did today. The more blueish version is a fluke that happened when I took the picture, something wrong with the white balance. It kinda turned out nice, though, because there is even more contrast from the warm red of the coat.
Which do you guys think is better? Green or blue?

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

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

Need some feedback on it before I wrap it up :)

Thanks

d-C

[Jens]

dCept, a comment on your skull with the chrome chinspike..

I can't understand the colors you use for the chrome..

chrome reflects the surrounding color, the colors you used represent a desert (blue for the sky, light ocher for the ground). Your colors should be green and red/orange

For your style of pencil rendering i suggest you get a kneaded eraser so you can erase out your highlights

good job on the persian guy, although he could use some sharpness (that's what you can use the eraser for)


about your last painting, his robe could use some wrinkles

[dCepT]

Jens: Thanks a bunch for the crits! The colors got a bit messed up when I took the photo of the chinspike skull. You're absolutely right about the light ochre, the blue is actually green, but I suppose I should paint it closer to the surrounding green.

I'm trying to get the highlights out, but I seem to still make fuzzy sketches, no matter how much people tell me I should clean up :P Gotta get a grip on myself there.
Thanks for the props on the persian dude! Always nice to hear!

About the last painting:
His robe is gonna get some wrinkles, promise! ;) I'm going to paint another version of it as well.

First off, here's a sketch I made today to remind myself of where I want to go with the next version of the painting:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_10_04_2.jpg

Some rough, real quick raven-sketches for the same painting:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_10_04.jpg

Did some more on the fat guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_10_04.jpg

Finally, a face/head study:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_10_04_2.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Couple of sketches. First some anatomy, torso-stuff after Hogarth

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/231004_2.jpg

This is a WIP-study of an H.R. Giger piece. It's a pretty cool study in light (when I get it done..hehe)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/231004_1.jpg

A little update on the latest oil-piece. I've yet to start painting the new version, but I think I'll start tomorrow, if I get the time.
Oh yeah... the wrinkles suck on his robe, I'm gonna fix 'em :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/231004_3.jpg

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Hi D-Cept, long time no see.
There's a lot of improvement in your sketches, I like the orc on the buffalo and this portrait (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_10_04_2.jpg).
You should use more contrast though to make certain areas pop, and your shading and linestyle is still a bit messy. Think about your lines before you put them down, Be the line haha. Or first draw lightly and then darken the correct lines.
Try crosshatching as a shadingtechnique, look at Steak-tron's DSB for reference.
About the oilpainting, I like the blueish version better somehow.
Keep it up!
Buzzz

[hurricane]

cool stuff d-cept!

one thing tho. when adding that middle tone with the pencil... smudge it with toilett paper or something... cus if you leave the strokes they will take over the pic... and leave the eye to look at the strokes instead of the pic .. hehe
example (http://www.rainysaturday.com/concept48.jpg)


keep on posting man !

[dCepT]

Hurricane: thanks! I'll try out smudging even more.
More updates coming tomorrow! I'm tryin' to kick myself in the ass enough to post more :D

Buzz: thanks for the kind words and the crits! I know I need to get my lines down better, but I seem to forget once I start sketching. Maybe I SHOULD try to go zen and be the line hehehe.

Just some random sketches for today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_5.jpg

d-C

[Profil]

nice mate, keep those studies up

[dCepT]

Profil: thanks, man!

Update nr. 2 today. Just some new shit I had to try out :) The back study was without ref. just to try out if I could remember some of the major muscle groups...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_10_04_7.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Here we go! I've been lazy lately, but here we are with a new update. Some of this stuff is pretty crap, some of it is OK. I'll leave it up to you guys to see which is which :)

First off a few sketches:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_5.jpg

Some anatomystudies:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/3_11_04_9.jpg

Finally two digital thingies I'm doing. they're both very WIP, and I'm doind B/W versions first, and the colored versions on top of that.. Like a value exercise.

Hurricane: One of 'em is an orc on a waterbuffalo. Hehe. Don't know, but I like the idea.. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/SwampScene2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Orc6.jpg

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

cool stuff my man !!

the digital ones looks promisig, my only suggestion would be the dramatize the scenes more..


want to see them finnished !

go go go ! :D


cheers man !

ps. dont be lazy :D

[dCepT]

More stuff.. Trying to get to grips with legs and feet, since they are so damn hard to do...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/5_11_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/5_11_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/5_11_04_2.jpg

An old dude with a serious jaw-problem..(trying to avoid saying I drew another orc... ;) )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/5_11_04_4.jpg

Finally and update on one of the digital thingys...just like 5-10 minutes of work... I've started out two new oilpaintings which take up a fair amount of my time now, so I'll post these when they are presentable..hehe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/_2.jpg

peace

d-C

[mentler]

Love to see more attention to line quality and contrast in your pencil works::: I try to think in terms of 5 values
(1) Hightlight (USED VERY LITTLE)
(2) Light
(3) Midtone
(4) Dark
(5) Accent (ALSO USED VERY LITTLE)

It is important to get your darks (4) in very early in the drawing because this will dictate everything else you do.

Save your highlights and accents to the very end!

Do not swallow to much Hogarth (a little is O.K.) you will wake up round
Don't have to take my word for this ::: ask around!

There is some very helpful stuff in his books on feet and hands but leave it at that :::: if you want to copy some ones drawings pick an OM

[dCepT]

Mentler: Haha! Thanks. Don't think I'll wake up round.. I just use it to get the major masses down.. I definately don't wanna draw that bulgy :D But thanks for the tip! Big thanks for the shading tips as well! I'll be keeping that in mind.

Now on with the drawing!
I was given this concept challenge from Hurricane, kinda the same thing he's doing with his creatures now... Hope I'll build some skill with this!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/6_11_04.jpg

More to come!

peace

d-C

[hurricane]

Cool !!

[Profil]

awesome mate. Some crits though:
The bull (that the orc rides on), is he going forward or has he stopped? The legs gives an impression of both IMO

[dCepT]

Hurricane: Thanks, bro! I'm working on the color version in between everything else... shit's kinda hectic these days, I'm sort of in the process of moving and stuff, so updates may be a bit sporadic... I'm not being lazy, though! ;)

Profil: Thanks, man! Big thanks fo the crit as well... I spoke with hurricane the other day, and I pointed out that I thought it looked a bit like it was moving forward and backwards..hehe.. I'm gonna redo that one a bit, though...the image is a bit static..

Some sketches..I brought my sketchbook to karate-practice again, so these are what I got out of trying to sketch people in almost constant movement.
It's very good practice, so I'll try to do this more often!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_7.jpg

Some crap:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04.jpg

And a mountain...trying to do some enviro-stuff... I need the practice!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_11_04_8.jpg

I have some updates on my oils as well, but I haven't had a digital camera available lately, so they'll have to wait...

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

I got one half decent shot of one of the oils... the digicam I used sucks, so it turned out all grainy...

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

d-C

[dCepT]

Couple of quick sketches....Not happy with them at all, but here they are...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_11_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_11_04_2.jpg

d-C

[hurricane]

this one http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_11_04.jpg

thats a really good one, you're starting to see the shapes, instead of trying to find it, this is one of your strongest ones, you used a sharpend pencil right?

keep on drawing now m8, dont stop !

try to push yourself, find interesting lightsources, play with shadows and rythm in the face or whatever that comes when a light is directed on to it !


cheers !!

[dCepT]

Thanks, bro! I used a sharpened pencil, alright! I'm getting me a mechanical pencil as soon as I get around to it!

No, I ain't stoppin' now!

You've already given me crits on this next one, so shut up already! J/K BrÖööÖK :D

WIP, update coming soon!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sniffer.jpg

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-Cept, you're on a roll here.
Good structure on those latest faces and the creature is coming along nice.
Be careful to not lose the muscle-structure when coloring.
I see you're using Painter, or at least the impasto-type brushes look that way.
My suggestion would be to first try the digital watercolour on a separate layer to add the base colour, and then later flatten it and work up the colour using opaque brushes. That way, the structure of your pencils is better preserved.
Cheers mate!

[dCepT]

Hey, buzz! Thanks for the tip, man! I've started over on the creature, with the digital watercolor as a base layer before I move on. Much better working that way!

Ok, so he looks like she's about to lose her balance, and her legs are way too long among other faults, but here she is ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_11_04_2.jpg

Random page (I had both work and karate to attend to yesterday, so I didn't get to sketch all that much..) trying to build on the stuff you guys said was good.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_11_04.jpg

Just started reworking the creature:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sniffer2.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Some random crap from my sketchbook... Only one I'm kinda happy about is the sumo-dude.
Oh yeah, and the one with two versions.. Update on that one tomorrow, digital stuff.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_11_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_11_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_11_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/19_11_04_3.jpg

Here's a update on the creature.. started over with digital watercolor as a basecoat, and then I'm laying some oils on top.. We'll see where it goes :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Sniffer3.jpg

And a small update on the oils piece, I've moved the torso up.. Hurricane pointed out an anatomy mistake.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Ballet2.jpg

C&C is as welcome as always!

peace

d-C

[Mike Frank]

Yo dude been awhile since I checked in, coming along nicely. For this last comp you wanted to add perspective, dont be afraid to use basic forms to do your problem solving with.. imo it beats spending a lot of time on details that arent necessary until you get the picture working. For the gestures at karate, dont worry about trying to define the forms at all, be more concerned with showing the movement, posture, weight of the body. Look for the line of symmetry running down the neck and into the waist, or from the back of the neck down the spine. The belts should give you a good indication as to how their hips are tilted. Try to see how the weight is distributed between the legs.. Do a bunch of em, real quickly. As you warm up it'll get easier to add some volume if you want to on top of the gestural movement.

[dCepT]

Some_Guy: Thanks for dropping by, man! All the commens are much appreciated! I'll definately take that tip on the perspective on the latest comp.!

I was going through mentlers thread, and I decided that the "Three graces" stuff he was talking about had to be a good idea. I'll add more stuff to the next batch of these (like legs and such).

The sloppy color-thingy is just me messing about with color on the sketch with the little girl... I'll probably rework it with some more dramatization, though.. Digital watercolor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_11_04_2.jpg


I really can't stand this one, but I'll post it anyway...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_11_04_3.jpg

No ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_11_04.jpg

Some ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_11_04_4.jpg

No ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_11_04_5.jpg

I'll try to do a couple of the three graces-stuff each day...more to come!

peace

d-C

[Mike Frank]

Hey man no problem. That portrait looks good man even though you dont like it : ) Thats cool you're doing the tre grazies looks like a real good exercise. Couple things I spot on your figures - the feet should be about the length of your forearm, sounds real big at first, but put your foot up to your arm and check it out. Your figures seem like they are loosing a little bit of their bulk in the torso. Hmm.. trying to think of what it is, there should be more volume front to back in the rib cage I think. And remember the spine curves around the shape of the ribs. Thats all I got for now, keep at it man!

[dCepT]

Some_Guy: Thanks a bunch! I'll be keeping that in mind for the next batch, especially the part about the bulk of the torso!

I'm going to study the muscles and insertion points of the muscles in the leg for the next one as well.. I'm really lacking there, which is why I avoid them, I guess..

Here's what I got for today.. Just two, but at least I'm doing 'em! ;)
Personally, I like the one with the arched back on the second page..

Crits are very appreciated!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_11_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_11_04_2.jpg

peace

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Hi d-Cept.
Small comment, I like the portrait, but I think the nose needs a bit of shading.
The tip of the nose is quite oily on humans and has a highlight most of the time.

About the torsos: most of your figures have very tiny waists, like their hips are squashed or something like that. Also, on most of them, it looks like you drew the person while sitting down on the floor and looking up at them.
Keep it up bro!

[dCepT]

Buzzz: Thanks, bro! Maybe I'll rework it.. If not, I'll keep it in mind for my future stuff!
Big thanks on the crit on the Tre Grazie! I've tried drawing the guy in the new batch here with wider hips.. lemme know if it's enough.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_11_04_2.jpg

Here's what came out of me not being very concentrated when I started a tre grazie.. hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_11_04.jpg

Finally, two WIPs in color...from the sketch with the little girl
First one is like 10-15 minutes into it.. second one..a little longer :)
Digital watercolor, and oils on top..

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

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


d-C

[mentler]

THREE GRACES <><> It is a great exercise <><> it is also a hard exercise to keep going <><> neglected mine a little <><> will do some over holidays and post <><> looks like you are learning in big chunks!

[dCepT]

Mentler: Thanks, man! Appreciate the kind words (you tipped me over a hundred replys as well! Woohoo ;) ) No tre grazie for today, but there will be some tomorrow.. I haven't neglected mine.. hehe.. Just gotta scan 'em.

Just a small update on the last color-piece for today..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/LittleGirlWIP2.jpg

peace

d-C

[vigostar]

hey, man.. you have some def. improvements here... especially on created values in your later worx.. keep up the good work and keep on with those studies man,..

[dCepT]

vigostar: Thanks a bunch man! Comments like that push me further!

Small update on the last color-thing.. general tightening...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/LittleGirlWIP3.jpg

Tre grazies to be uploaded tonight after work!

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Long time no update.. Too much stuff has been happening around me lately, but here's an update, at least.. Come newyears, I think I'll be updating a lot more, hopefully.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/LittleGirlWIP4.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Almost forgot.. Done some more on the oilpainting..
Let me know what you guys think!

There are some weird highlights due to the oils being wet.. Especially on the upper leg.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Ballet3.jpg

peace

d-C

[Groover McNab]

Hey man, there's some good things happening on the painting. A pretty good start. I like how you handled the reflection, the ground plane, and the background. Parts of the figure look pretty good, but it seems the torso and arms are too long in comparision to the legs.

Also if I can offer up some advice (and I've found this to be helpful on my own work lately), is that when working on non-referenced stuff (especially figures) I'll try to make it up as best I can with what I know, and then I'll come back and try to find refs in similar poses or use a mirror and try to duplicate a pose I've drawn, and then compare and see what mistakes I've made. I find I retain the information fairly well that way. I hope that helps. :)

[dCepT]

Groover: Thanks for dropping by, and thanks for the kind words!
Thank you also for the advice; seems like good workflow, and you retain your own originality as well.. I'll be trying that out!

Just a small WIP.. playing around in Painter after a sketch from the last dump.
Lots of tweaks to be done, but do crit it all ya want! ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/FatArmour2.jpg

peace

d-C

[Admiral_Hahn]

its wonderful that u have so much energy to make all these drawings. I just have one thing to say tho about your pencil sketches, which u may or may not agree with. Try using (cross)hatching when your shading instead of smudging, i find it looks much cleaner that way.

Anyway, keep going, ur works looking good!

[AndreasM]

Yea, I agree with Admiral_Hahn here. Get rid of the smudegstick and try to take your time with a sharp hb/2b pencil instead...it might seem more tedious, but it pays off and your images will come off much cleaner.

the last one: the head looks completely flat. It seems to be scewed, like edited text in MS Word. It might help to draw a perspective box around it...doing several studies will help as well.

Keep up the hard work. I admire your motivation. You are doing well. :}

[Daunting]

very cool d-CepTs. I like how you have a lot of emotion in them.

I suggest you stray away just a bit from the scratchy look and try to keep it crisp and clean and professional. Try to make your hatchings consistent with what your other hatchings are. This will create a good clean consistent professional look. Takes practice but I can see you're dedicated.

Keep it up.

[van]

d, good to see you trudging along and you are making some great advancements. I love that you are going from your mind a lot. Gotta get that shit out! Build your imagination and creativity. If we can build our imagination so that it is a clear picture in our mind then we wont need ref anymore. :bashful:

[dCepT]

Hey! Long time no see! I'm back for punishment! I've moved to a new place since last time (wich was before newyears sometime...) there have been some huge changes to my life between then and now! I've been sketching, and this is the first batch of the sketches I've made since last time.
Concerning the changes, they've all been for the better! I feel better than ever and my life is heading in just the direction I want it to!

More sketches to come very soon!

Admiral_hahn: thanks for your comments! I really appreciate it! Crits have been noted! ;)

nOfish: thanks, man! I've noticed the head on the fat guy as well! I'm reworking him a whole bunch now. I'll be posting it in the next few days! Thanks for the input!

Daunting: Appreciate the crits! I've taken note, and I'll be trying to hatch instead of smudging! Update coming to a screen near you soon! :)

van: 'sup bro! Yeah.. I've been doing a LOT from my head lately! There'll be some color updates before long now as well. I'm working on a few oil pieces. I'm having a blast with 'em!
Thanks for dropping by!

On with the show:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_04_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_04_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_04_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/20_02_05_10.jpg

There are quite a few more, and I'll try as best as I can to get 'em up tomorrow!

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Here's some more. I'm scanning a few every day, so there are more, but it's damn boring to scan! :)

"Zuckerman" is colored with markers.. My first try :) They were fun!

/shameless self-promo
I've also posted a WIP in the Helpful critiques-section... I's appreciate some crits on it! thanks
/end shameless self-promo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/21_02_05_14.jpg

peace

d-C

[Nike]

hi
lots of good stuff! I exspecially liked your anatomony sketches and your paintings, your pencil work is very good, too, though I think some of your pencil sketches would be even better with a little bit more contrast and a little bit more defined lines...
good thread, keep posting! :)

[dCepT]

Nike: Thanks for the kind words! Always nice to hear! ;)

Here's some more stuff.. some crap, some not so crap :)
On the last page, the Arab-looking guy is shamelessly ripped from the great Sparth. Only thing I can say is that it's drawn from memory after surfing around Sparth's homepage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_8.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

wow... your guestures are fantastic.... I love them. Only thing I'd say is that the arms look a little long... I have the same problem... I'll be watching this thread!

[mentler]

Nice hand : good looking stuff starting to happen : would like to see you use line more and shade less : shading or shaping as I like to call it should only be used to define form : you seem to get lost with it sometimes like you are just filling in a shape : the style you are working is very soft : you need a few strong dark accents to add some spark to your works : all in all I see some major improvements without some of the resent work!

[hurricane]

*cracks nuckles*

i agree what mentler said, you need to define things more, now things just float around.. :) BUT the last batch shows some movement in that area !

looking great dude ! now, post more !! and DONT stop !!

*picks up the whip*

so.... ? gonna draw more?



cheers

[Mike Frank]

Damn you're really pushing bro, keep it up, its paying off! Watch your nose lengths, they get a little long at times.. I do the same thing. They should be around the same length as hair to brow, and also the same length from bottom of nose to chin.

[buzzz3d]

Hey dCept, you've been busy!
Lot's of improvement in your latest drawings.
this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/9_12_04_7.jpg) I like very much.
Also the perspective stuff is cool.
Like other people have said, try to be less messy with the lines and be more aware of the basic perspective, the big shapes. Your waists still look kind of thin to my taste, this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_02_05_3.jpg) for instance.
Just keep going, draw draw draw !

[dCepT]

panda: Thanks for dropping by! Cool that you like 'em! They're fun to do. I'll watch my arms!! ;)

mentler: Thanks a bunch, man! Your crits are always valued! It's noted, and I'll try to improve!

hurricane: *cracks knees* thanks, bro! As I said to Mentler, your crits are always welcome! you guys have a good time in Stockholm? *points pencil threateningly at whip* I'm on it :) brööÖÖök!

Some_guy: Thanks for the kind words, man! *goes cross eyed to watch his nose-length* :)

buzzz: Hey! Thanks for dropping by, dude! Damn it.. I'll be watching for a lot of anatomical stuff in my next sketches! *saunters off to study some hips*

Now on with the show!

First and last one is of my girlfriend. I would've liked to do 'em a hell of a lot better, but then I found I got nervous when I was going to do her portrait (these are my first two of her). I can't seem to get the likeness I want to.. It'll get better with practice, I suppose.

The rest of the sketches are just random stuff.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/27_02_05_6.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

spiffy stuff, dCept... Again, your guestures are fantastic... but in the first picture, I'd advise you to keep a sharp eye on where the nose connects to the face, otherwise you end up with a jutting forehead. not sure if that's what you wanted.

peace, mang.

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks man! I'll be checkin' that out next time I'm going to draw her!

Just a small digital doodle today. I'm into a couple of oils these days, and when I get 'em into a presentable state, I'll have them photographed.

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

peace

d-C

[Lake]

humhum... sweeeet. how long did that take you?

[dCepT]

Panda: I'm not sure... Somwhere between one and two hours...I think :)
Thanks for being such a constant viewer! I'm waiting for an update from you, though! Get drawing! :D

Smallish crap-dump today... I hate the ninja-dude, and didn't finish it, but I'm posting none the less!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/6_03_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/6_03_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/6_03_05_3.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

hum... not sure what it is... but on the third drawing, the pecs don't seem to quite attach to the bone structure.... I think it might be a bit smooth. Great poses!

Oh, and I'll be making a rather huge dump later today... I got like a month of stuff to put up.

[buzzz3d]

Hi dCept,
Thanks for the advice on the cheekbones, I will look into that. Something was bothering me too but I didn't know what it was. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

Ok, about your latest update. Good stuff.
You still can't seem to get away from the scratchy lines though :)
I don't know how big you are drawing but maybe you should try to work a bit bigger. Try to hold the pencil in the middle and try to draw with the whole arm, makes it easier to focus on the big shapes first.
Look at Justin Sweet's website (http://www.justinsweet.com) , he has some great line-only sketches on his site.

I like the ninja actually, think you could take it further.

Second picture:
Top person with pony-tail. The part below the nose (jaw) seems to bend inward to much. The wrinkles on the shoulder look a bit weird. Shouldn't the wrinkles start below the shoulder? The hand/sword part also looks a bit weird, like the hand is reversed. Needs a bit of cleanup maybe.
The face below that: I think the skull could be deeper and his ear is too narrow too. Good work on the eye-nose area.
The bottom drawing: Wow, great pose on the left guy. Shading is also a lot cleaner on this guy.
Finally the one to his right has a good pose, linequality is a bit woozy again :) and the skull needs more definition.

Good work man, looking forward to the oil-stuff!

[endregan]

Hey dcept

Good progress!

For figures, I would focus more on gesture and minimal use of lines. A lot of your drawings have a scratchy feeling, unsure lines that dont describe the form. Think of it, you only need so many lines to show the form, what do all the various other lines tell the viewer? Simplification is key!

Keep working at it. Work on proportions and structure, your work will improve dramatically!

[dakoscwash]

^Couldn't have said it better

You've got some really promising work. Just keep at it and keep in mind what endregan said and you'll improve in no time.

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks for the crits and kind words! Always appreciated!
I've reworked the pectoral area on the guy you commented on. I'll post it later on.. Just pushed it a bit in so the shoulder area is more defined.
I've checked in on your sketchbook as well!

Buzzz: Thanks for dropping by! I checked out Justin Sweets gallery.. I think I know what you guys mean.. I seem to forget that I want to focus on cleaning up my lines when I start drawing.. I should practice what I preach, huh? ;) I'll be updating with some sketches later on.. I'll try to pay more attention to my lines. Thanks a bunch for the heads up (you guys have kicked my ass about my lines for so long now, it's a wonder you don't tire of it! I'm glad you don't, though!) and the kind words. It's stuff like this that pushes me on!

Just a small digital doodle for now.. I haven't tried half of the brushes available in Painter, so I just checked out a few I haven't used yet. I'll try to experiment a bit.. I'll post whatever doesn't turn out total crap :)

More later

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

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Endregan, dakoscwash: Whoa! You guys replied as I was updating I think.
Thanks for commenting! As I said, I appreciate it a lot that you guys keep pushin' me about my lines! I need it! What you've said has been noted!

d-C

[dakoscwash]

Yeah, I find that after every semi-time consuming drawing you do is complete, scrutinize it, find everything about it that you could do better and take note for the future. You'll improve with each piece and find new issues to take care of with each one. Of course this is easier said than done, but I assure you if you keep at it it'll work.

[Mindflaw]

You got a nice progress

since it seems you're going to put more attention on lines, you may think of using line to define form (sense of 3d) even more by almost omitting the line in the highlights and making it heavier where the form is in shade/dark.

[Lake]

mindflaw: agreed.

[dCepT]

dakoscwash: Yeah... I try to learn something from each piece.. takes a bit of discipline..hehe.. As I've said before...I better start practicing what I'm preaching.. heh. Thanks for pushing me on!

Mindflaw: Seem like a good technique! I'll definately be trying that out!

Panda: heh :) Thanks bro.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_03_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_03_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/14_03_05_3.jpg

d-C

[dCepT]

Just did this...shoddy speedpaint.. 30-40 minutes-ish
Still trying out different brushes in Painter.. This one is done with pens.. mostly the Thick n thin one. Bit of grainy blender in there and a bit of skratchboard rake.

Off to work now.. :(

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

peace

d-C

[requiem]

you've improved nicely since your first posts, especially in anatomy. keep the muscle studies up! You're also very creative with color.

It looks like proportions is your biggest weakness. You are consistenly cropping the top off of people's heads. remember that the eyes are halfway up the height of the head. Dont be afraid to give them foreheads. Just doing that will make your drawings look waaaaay better.

[Lake]

cooool. hm, the torsos still look just a TINY bit flat to me for some odd reason.... maybe you should do a huge bunch of mass guestures.

[dCepT]

Requiem: Thanks for dropping by! I've taken note of my heads! My girlfriend pointed it out to me after seeing your reply as well :) Hehe.. I think the guy in the middle of this new sketch has more of a forehead.. heh..

Panda: Thanks as always! I'll be doing some mass studies later on today, then.

I'll be updating more later on.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/15_03_05.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

hmm, love the idea... I was thinking about doing a tower made of heads myself.

[dCepT]

Little digital doodle. I think I spent too much time on it compared to the result, so I just ended it there. I'll be posting some sketches later on today.
Used chalks and contè

panda: thanks man! I'll try to do some mass studies as well :)

turned out a little small as well... Think I missed when I sized it down..heh..


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

d-C

[Lake]

hehe, I can't wait to see them.

when you say conte and chalk, do you mean in painter? *slightly confuzzled*

[dCepT]

Panda: Yeah.. that's in Painter :) I'm trying to widen my horizon, so I pick some brushes I haven't tried before, and have a try with 'em. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/23_03_05_6.jpg

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

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

These last two are made with my brand new Wacom Intuos3 A4!!! Wooohooo!!! I got it tuesday! I went from a Trust 1200 to the Wacom, and MAN was there a HUGE difference!! 'nuff ranting.. yeah..

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Forgot this one.. Also painter, digital watercolors.

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

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Random sketchbookpage..had nothing in mind when I drew these, just doodling :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/24_03_05.jpg

[Edit] Took down the picture of the oils.. it just sucked too much. I'll try to get it photographed soon!

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Second update today.. Still playing with the wacom.. Pens for this one.

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

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

I messed this up pretty good. The mouth area is a bit wonky... I'll post it anyways :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/25_03_05SP.jpg

Yeah...

d-C

[buzzz3d]

Having fun with your new Wacom eh?
Good to see you are having fun with Painter.
Maybe you can try working on a toned or coloured canvas instead of pure default white.
Painter lets you set the Canvas color which I find makes it a lot easier to set up the basic values.

Cheers!

[Mindflaw]

I see you put good use of requiems crit..you made nice improvements... have no useful cirts atm, but buzzz3d suggestion is good... all that white plays some nasty tricks with your mind when you try to get values right...hrm well at least my mind.

[Lake]

tablets are fun... try working along some more specific lines if you're going to use a small brush, it'll look sharper. Otherwise, use a large one to put in the general areas.
And what happened to the mass studies you promised?
Watch for a huge update over the weekend.

[Mike Frank]

Hey dude nice stuff lately. I see you've gained a lot better control on your lines. Just an exercise for you that you might like - try to draw some things from reference or imagination where you pick up the pencil as minimally as possible. Let it all flow out, if there is a form that you are drawing that is part of a larger form, just let the line flow over the surface to what you're trying to draw next ( for instance moving from the outside of the head into the eye ).

In your color stuff it seems like you are using a lot of different levels of saturation in the piece. This is probably because you are using white and black, when you add black or white to a color it brings down the saturation or chroma of the color. Ah, what do I know.. still too afraid to start tackling color til I can make some good compositions with value.. but check out this stuff of Ron Lemen's - http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17837 , http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18610 . Keep it up dude!

[requiem]

hey man, the new faces look a lot better with the foreheads. glad I could help. keep it up!

[dCepT]

Buzzz: Havin' a blast, bro! :) I've started some stuff on colored canvas. Very interesting to work on! I'll be posting it tomorrow! Thanks for dropping by!

Mindflaw: Thanks for poppin' in! Nice to hear I've improved!

Panda: There are a couple of mass studies in this batch :) The wacom kinda overran everything else I had planned... heh.. Looking forward to your update!

Some_guy: Thanks for the kind words! I'll try your tips/exercises.. Ron is tha man, I'll check it out!

requiem: Thanks, man! I'm keepin' on ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_03_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_03_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_03_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/25_03_05_4.jpg

peace

d-C

[buzzz3d]

I'm looking forward to it.
Good work on that first face and the ribcage studies!
Cheers.

[dCepT]

Buzzz: Thanks, bro!

Here's one with a toned canvas... Little more than a sketch, but I'll work some more on it and post an update tonight. I think I'll slap some color on it as well..

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

peace

d-C

[Lake]

hm, I'd definitely like to see what you end up doing with these digital pieces...
and you just reminded me that I also need to post my anatomy sketches... heh, I have like 15.

[dCepT]

Panda: Yeah, you do have to post 'em :)

Update on the digital doodle from before.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Horror3.jpg

peace

d-C

[Lake]

well I'm going to. today. Oh, small crit: you might want to up the contrast a little on the guy, he doesn't look as if he's being solely lit from the front. ah, well, that's just me (again)

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks for the crit! I stopped by your SB the same day, I think :)

I haven't drawn much today or yesterday.. Been out playing basketball and skateboarding and generally enjoying the nice weather we've been having!

Anyways, here's an update on the tentacle-thingy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Horror5.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

Oh, yeah... by the way.. Anyone know a good way to calibrate a monitor correctly? I use a dual screen setup, and they're almost the same in color, but not quite...

d-C

[Lake]

yeah, thanks for stopping by! I appreciate the comments!

Plus, the guy looks a lot more dynamic with his back darkened in like that. thumbs up.

[Malavon Despana]

Absolutely great stuff in here !!
Especially what tickles my fancies are the wraith-like figures on the first page of your grand gallery. Your style varies nicely and forms take different shape. You indeed manage to draw many kind of styles, I like it !!

Very much improvement is to be seen the more I plunge through these pages of yours. Also you manage to draw pictures with a good look of motion in them. Keep up the good work, there's lots of potential in you !!!

[look]

I like the muscule study sketches, I remember your tentacle monster painting, and it's interesting to see it develop from beginning to current stage.
You haven't posted in awhile, and since now we are in the same sketchgroup, i suppose I'll be bugging you about it. =)

[Olof]

Heya :D
You've improved alot since your earlier posts (yup I dled most of them with my dialup). I see your doing good work with your tablet and it's good you don't lay off the pencil when working digital :)
I'm very bad at colours and that kinda stuff. I've just got a wacom temporary, have to return it to Calle_ soon :/ so I'm just gonna comment your pencil sketches. As for values, try to use very little shadings instead of making it all look very greyish. Pick out the darkest parts and make them very dark, then work your way to the lighter parts. You've gotten better at this but some of your earlier ones were all drawn in grey.
Hope to see some updates soon :)

.peace

edit: And hey, don't try to steal my sketchbook! Check your link in your signature ^^

[dCepT]

Panda: Thanks man! I've been very very inactive lately, so I'll be checkin' in on ya shortly again :)

Malavon: Thanks a bunch for the kind words!! It's nice to know I've improved, 'cuz I seem to go blind about it looking at my own stuff.

look: Yeah I know.. I'm downloading the software to my scanner now.. had to reinstall the whole damn HD, so I've been damn lazy about getting the software and drivers again..heh.. I'm on it though!

MorteM: I'm constantly working on my pencilstuff.. Good foundation is the key, right?
I'll correct my signature...hehe.. :D

Just a small digital sketch... I'm so lost with this now I don't know where to go with it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Jump_21.jpg

I'll be updating with some pencils shortly..

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

The before mentioned pencils:

The two first are some stuff I thought about after seeing the dune-thread here, and I've started reading the book now, so I thought I'd try out some dune redesigns..hehe.

The last one is DMX, from ref. one of his album covers.

The stuff in between is just random noodling from my head :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/22_4_05_8.jpg

peace

d-C

[look]

The hand on that digital painting is really good.
As for where to go from there, humm, what's the character doing? Attacking? Who is he attacking? Running away? Who is he running away from? And where he's heading to? Perhaps you can figure out what to add on by answering the questions? And what city is that, modern, ancient, futuristic city? Oriental, western? Once you think about those, you might be able to get an idea of what features and details to add.

The last image in your pencil studies is really good. The facial features seem really accurate, the expression and the attitude of the character are carried out nicely. Although it could do better with more contrast and richer shadings on the skin. =)

[dCepT]

look: Thanks! That'll help. Next update will have some more storyelements in it :)

Just started this.. based on the sketch I posted yesterday.

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

more to come tonight

d-C

[Fellah.]

These new drawing are looking really nice man. The last one looks nice with colours. The one with the man on the monsterdude stomach is evil :P And I like the digital doodle from march 13th a lot. It has a super feel to it. The black and the blue eyes works well together.

[look]

That portrait painting give the skin a silky texture. Although some parts it felt the skin is pretty tight. =P
Looking forward to the updates. ;)

[Lake]

hmm.... only a couple of crits, and that's that the nose seems to meld into the rest of the face, and the lips are separate through color, but not by line. Great piece, here! ever tried outlining things as if using pencil, just when you're painting instead?

[dCepT]

Fellah: Thanks man! Appreciate the kind words! That stuff pushes me on.

look: Yeah, I know..hehe.. I tried building texture in a totally wrong way with the oil-brushes in painter. Update now, looks a little better I think.

panda: Check it now. I've added something akin to line around the bottom lip, and some definition to the farthest nostril. New update tomorrow.

I'll try to do some pencils for tomorrow as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/DMX2.jpg

peace

d-C

[look]

That looks really nice!! I hope you'd add more reddish tone around the lighting spots.
*tempted to touch the smooth head*

[Sorknes]

Finally! :D

That's some good work you have there, you've been busy, it looks. :) Sure have some progress on the way here. :) Good work on the head, and I really like the concept you've done on the big beast with the human form attached to it. :)

[Profil]

hey dude, its looking good:)
a tip is to make your waistes (spelling?) a bit more thicker.
MORE MORE MORE:D

[razuel]

Hey! New to your sketch group.

I can already see you're making a lot of progress. Like others said, just keep pushing those darks, get some higher contrast in there-- it'll make all the difference. Also, I'd drop the inch thick border you draw around some of your sketches (I use to do the same thing). I've been told by an illustration major at ringling that they hate that over there. In some cases you work it well, but overall instead of defining your images with a black border like that, develop a composition or background. I've seen you do it a couple of times, like the sketch with all of the heads composed together (which I think looks wonderful, and could look even better with darker values). What type of pencils are you using (hardness/brand)?

Look forward to seeing more!

[Malavon Despana]

Awesome shading in your newest posts, not to mention their shapes and aspects. Once again your creative mind and hands have done quite astounding work here.

The technology/scifi style implementation indeed looks awesome as well, those have always somehow tickled my fancies, but never have I actually spent any time trying to create such styles. But glad to see you have :D ! For they look really good.

The latest head-model has great shape too. Has a very realistic look!
Glad to see more and more of your work and I desire to see even more!!!
Keep it up, you are absolutely gifted!

- I updated some of my own gallery, so take a look if interested ;) . I just might re-post some of them (or them all most likely), due to the fact that some are rather too small, thus I would post them with bigger resolution, but that happens only when I get them scanned with a proper scanner -__-.

[Lake]

very cool.... it's still a bit smooth, but that's much more realisticiosh.

[dCepT]

look: I've added some reds around the hightlights after reading your reply. I'm gonna work some more on it before updating, though. Thanks!

Sorknes: Heh :) Thanks girl! I enjoyed making the monster dude! The head is fun, trying out new techniques. It'll be fun to see where it ends up.

Profil: I try to keep an eye on them, but I slip every now and then. The guy on the monsters belly is a prime example of me not remembering my waists. Thanks for pickin' on me! I need it!

razuel: Most of the sketches lately have been made solely with a .5 mechanical pencil. I'm thinking about some more variation in tools, but that thing is so easy to bring with :) Thanks for the heads up on the outlines vs. backgrounds!

Malavon: Thanks man! Love to hear that my stuff tickles your imagination :)

panda: I'm gonna add some more detail 'n stuff for the next update on it, so I'll bump down on some of that smoothness :)

Now...I've been struggling with my damn scanner the last couple of days, and it just won't work.. or that is.. the software seem very unstable, and I can rarely get a scan going. That was the excuses for today :)
The sketches will come as soon as I sort out the scanner software.

The only update I have for today is a digital doodle. I'm very weak on enviros, so I'm trying to do one. It's inspired by a forest scene I saw while walking in the woods with my girlfriend. Barely started, but hit me with crits! I definately need them for this piece, I suspect.

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

peace

d-C

[Lake]

spiffy doodle, great colors! how did you do the grass though? it looks so spiky, I can never get anything like that....

[look]

That forest scene is sweet. I like the hanging down grass/mosse thing. Although the layer of them is a bit too uniform. You are going to tune up the contrast of foreground and background, right? =) That's the only thing I can think of to give more depth to the image. Looking forward to your updates =)

[hurricane]

hi there Fredrik, yea, we had fun in stockholm, you should come to the next one!

about your digital work... a trick is to first of all add a bg color, BEFORE you do anything, cus the white bg is so awefull... a rule "Kill the white (people :D j/k!)"...

maybe try to give your pics more dynamic views? the people you draw are mostly 3/4...
just a thought...


cheers man and keep on rocking!!

[dCepT]

panda: thanks!...uhm...mix of thick and thin pen and some oily blenders...

look: Yeah.. the contrast is going to be upped!

hurricane: thanks for dropping by! What you said has been noted :)

just a very small digital update:

added some reds around the highlights on the DMX-piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/DMX7.jpg

and noodling a bit on the forestscene.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Forest8.jpg

I've got loads of sketches to show, but my scanner is dead, so those are going to have to wait a while longer.

d-C

[look]

Nice detail on the tree! The compositon on that picture seems a bit odd now. But I guess it'll be difference as you keep working on it.
Nice skintone on the protrait.

[dCepT]

look: thanks! Yeah... the comp is a bit heavy on the left there. I'll even it out a bit as I work on it.

Scanner is still broken, so no sketches 'n stuff.

Small digital doodle is all I have to offer today:

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

d-C

[look]

Nice motion you get going there. The girl's clothes look a bit stiff though.

[dCepT]

look: thanks! I should probably do some clothing studies.

I put some rags on her dress:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/Park2.jpg

and a couple for warmups today. I'll probably update later on with some colorwork.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/09_05_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/09_05_05.jpg

peace

d-C

[look]

The dress looks a lot better now.
The ear in the second one seem a bit odd to me, i think it's a tad too far back.

[Mindflaw]

Hi dCepT

Looking good

This could be useful for your forest scene if your not already using reference :shrug: bark01 (http://www.fenton100.org/departments/departments/BiologySite/pages/Period%203/Group%203/bark%201.png) bark02 (http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/generalbotany/images/barkfeatures/Pinustorreyanabark.jpg) bark03 (http://www.ffp.csiro.au/nfm/mdp/bbproj/bark/siebark.gif)

[dCepT]

look: I think you're right :) Didn't catch that one.. thanks.

Mindflaw: Thanks, man! And thanks for the ref's as well. I'm gonna paint on that scene now, so they were on point..hehe

warmup for today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/10_05_05.jpg

d-C

[look]

Nice warm up, but juding from the speedline of those bullets, I think the pose could use some dynamic perspective showing. For example, the feet would be a lot smaller and leg will get thinner as it goes from hip to foot. and perhaps bend his elbow a bit and things. I'm confusing you now, aren't I? ^^;

[van]

d, your latest stuff is really looking great, man. :) Keep up the great work. Just keep drawing.

[Sorknes]

Really like the feeling of the picture with the girl, I'd like to see that even more worked on. :)

And you're clearly improving, man! Better understanding of lotsa things lately. :)

Now get that scanner up and working ;)

[dCepT]

look: hehe :) Nah, I think I got the general idea.. I agree, but the bullets were added as sort of an afterthought.. I just saw the pose and thought it would be cool..hehe. Maybe I'll do another bulletdodger for warmups tomorrow.

van: thanks bro! Cool that you dropped by! Been awhile since I've checked in on you to! *makes mental note to check out yer stuff*

Sorky: Thanks! I'm a sucker for compliments..heh. I'll try to get my scanner up tomorrow again. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll just have to realize that I have to get a new one.

Now.. done some more on the forestscene.. Just noodling a bit before I had to go today. I've been mad busy and haven't been able to paint all I want. Did some pencilsketches on the train tho, so if I get my damn scanner working, you guys can see tomorrow..hehe :)

Mindflaw: thanks for the refs!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Forest13.jpg

peace

d-C

[dCepT]

look: 'nother bulletdodger :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/11_05_05.jpg

d-C

[Fellah.]

Hi man.
Nice forestscene -maybe put in some more dark colors? Looks nice tho :rendered:
Nice movement on the last sketch - all digital ?(im a noob) :nohope: I like the bullets! They really pop out - would be cool if there were like 100 of them :wink: And maybe make the lines after them( dont know the word) white or light grey instead of black.
I like the DMX-piece, beautiful face.

[Lake]

cool concept and all, but it's hard to feel the action, it's more like a posed shot than an action sequence. anyways, that's my two cents.

[dCepT]

Fellah: Thanks man! Yeah, it's all digital. You're right about the lines. Would definately be better in a lighter color.

Panda: Thanks for the crit! I'm working on getting motion into my stuff. I guess I just gotta practice more! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/12_05_05.jpg

d-C

[rick_hershey]

Hey dCepT- although a little crude and rough, I'm digging the action shots. The last one is a little more stiff, feels like a pose as opposed to a moving piece. But hell, keep it up. . .I need to do more action myself

[Fipse]

Hi dCept,

just wanted to step by and say that I really like the advances you´ve made in the last time. I´m with Rick, the Actionshots are showing a good sense of movement except of the last one. I think you´re heading a good way here.

Fipse

[look]

Heh, I've been slacking the past two three days. I'll try my best to catch up.
The second shooting piece is a lot better, but I think you can dramatize the perspective even more, especially the leg part.
The last shooting piece's pose is a bit static, and doesn't quite feel the viberations from the machine gun. My thought is that his right arm is too much forward. According to the leaning pose, it seems the gun is giving a lot of back power to push the body back. But if you think of how human body works, instead of having the whole body fall back first, the arm will be pushed back before that, because the arm is not as stable as the whole body. And I'd imagine his body will be facing more toward the other way as the gun's back power push the arm back, along with the shoulder, thus rotate the body face the other way.
Anyway, I'm really no expert with guns and powers, but you can try a sketch with the differen pose to see which one look better. Or better yet, hold a stick and ask a friend to push on that stick. ;)

[Lake]

again, same crit as last time. very posed.
Next time, when you draw out your anatomy, don't just think about where the muscles are supposed to go, but also how they stretch.
I dunno, maybe that'll help. teehee!
I need to draw more.

[Mindflaw]

Hi

seems like you're going for a high level of realism with your forest scene...hm think i have to go and try to draw a tree it was a long time ago

Ps: Get that scanner fixed M´kay

[dCepT]

rick: Thanks! Yeah.. I couldn't get the feel for the last one myself, but that's where it went..hehe

Fipse: Thanks! Nice to hear I'm moving in the right direction!

look: Now that is some good crit'n! I'll be studying real action before the next one of that sort :)

panda: Yeah, I guess I need to focus even more on how the muscles work in action.

Mindflaw: Yeah, I guess... I haven't thought about it much, to be honest...I just go with it when I'm painting on it :)


Now.. My scanner suddenly decided to work again (WOHOOO!), so here's some paperwork. I'm gonna scan some more and throw 'em up soon!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_10.jpg

I screwed up the head on this one REAL bad... I know :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05_11.jpg

more sketches to come tomorrow

d-C

[Chahiro]

This is the very reason why I enjoy looking through peoples daily sketch books, your progression with each and every one of your drawings and paintings is fantastic! Your dedication and love for what you do really shows through your work, keep it up!! :teeth:

[Lake]

hehe, I recognize that last pose.

[-j-]

cool. i think i like the paper stuff better than the digital, but keep practicing and i'm sure that will change! do you have any traditional paintings?

[look]

That's a lot of sketch dumps! I love the hand and feet studies. Especially the feet ones, the structure are so well drawn out.

[buzzz3d]

Love the light in this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/16_05_05.jpg) though the arms need some definition.
Good to see you're still using pencils too. Digital is fun, but the connection between your brain and the paper beats a wacom every time.

[Malavon Despana]

Well what the hell, I turn my back for a second and you got a whole new page FULL of awesome, nerve breaking stuff here!!
First of all, your body shapes looks grand, the shadings, expressions and motion has some real emotion in them, I got to love them!
And those hands make my eyes bleed for the sheer awe I feel looking at them, hahah!

I love the smooth shapes of about everything you draw and that forest scene is absolutely lovely. It has very nice feel to it.
Great faces, muscles, eyes, gestures, raaarghh, everything!!!
Keep it up, for you are just getting so much better that you are near some God-like transcendence, to say the least!
Awesome.

[redehlert]

i was doin' a looksee from pages 9 and foreward - some good tonal studies there - dig the figure 'chained' to the belly of the beastie - the mouth of the beastie is slick with the internal lighting.
peace!
d

[dCepT]

Chahiro: It's so cool to know people appreciate looking at my stuff! Thanks for letting me know :)

panda: Yeah... I figured ya'll would :) hehe. I've fixed the head on that particular sketch... Forgot to scan it now, so that's for some other time :)

-j-: I have traditional paintings as well, but I haven't got a digital cam atm. I'm gonna polish a couple of 'em and get 'em photographed though. So there will be a tradtitional painting update within the near future, hopefully :)

look: Thanks for the kind words! Feet are hard to get right!

buzzz: Nice combo of compliments and crits! I always look forward to you dropping by my SB :)

Malavon: :bashful: Thanks, man! It's awesome to know your diggin' on my stuff so much! Where are your updates, though?

redehlert: And you just go asspattin' back, huh? Everone loves a good asspat, though! Thanks,,hehe

don't ask...it involves drunk friends of mine..hehe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_05_05_3.jpg

she could use some more defenition and shading and lots of stuff, but Ill post her anyways. Did it at work while I was wainting for a meeting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_05_05.jpg

Drapery after Bridgman. Now, I looked at his drawing, but I tried to analyze and interpret it in a way that makes me remember the way draperies work, hence the comments and stuff. There will be more of these.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_05_05_2.jpg

peace

d-C

[redehlert]

yup!
ass pat silly over here.
the second post - profile las - i like the direction this one is going....lots of good visual nuggets.
peace!
d

[dCepT]

redehlert: Hehe :) Thanks again, man!

I almost forgot these critters. I got myself a white pen and some ink the other day... thought I would experiment a little. This is what came out of it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/18_05_05_4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/18_05_05_5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/18_05_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/18_05_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/18_05_05_8.jpg

d-C

[Fellah.]

That last one is really nice dCepT.
Keep em coming :^^:

[mentler]

Like the middle tone background ~~~ love to see you work some sanguine into them ~~~ I think it give them another dimension ~~~ going to demo multi techniques in my summer workshops and this one appeals to me a lot!

Try the sanguine as just random stuff in the background and yet the picture work into it instead of filling in shapes!

[look]

I like that bunny and this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/18_05_05_2.jpg). It's beautiful

I noticed that you tend to give lighting on the edge, especially for profile views, I think it's better to avoid lighting on the edge, it tends to flatten the object no matter how well you use the shading.

[animeidiot]

Yes what look said about the lighting on the edge, avoid doing that. Play with the lighting a bit and even look at photos for lighting to help you out.

Not bad though man, keep it up :wink:

[rick_hershey]

Hey dCepT, love the last couple- the creatures and humanoids really look good. I notice that your anatomy is pretty good, but a lot of the time the heads and faces look a little off. Really, enjoyed looking at the studies, great work there. Look forward to more.

[Lake]

love the creature... and the ink...

foxy inspired at all? (just wondering, I've done a few myself)

[razuel]

oh man thats really cool, I like that style

[dCepT]

I've been away (but not slackin') the last week or so. I'm going to update more regularily again now. I'll soon have some painting and pastels up as well, as soon as I can scan 'em.

Fellah: Thanks!

Mentler: You mean blood-red by sanguine, right? I'll try some.. sounds cool!

look: Thanks for the input. You're right about the light. So I'm trying to get away from that. I'm doing a big SP in pastels now, the light should be a bit more interesting. Just gotta get it photographed ;)

animeidiot: gracias

rick: Yeah. I'm gonna do some headstudies. I've been slackin' on the anatomystudies generally.

panda: Cool that you like 'em. I don't think I was inspired by anyone..at least not conciously (sp?) :)

razuel: thanks a heap!

just a speedy for now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/26_5_05.jpg

d-C

[Gregory Wohlwend]

wow, that rendered cloth on that runner is incredible up there. great job...

[look]

I like the use of positive and negative space there on the last piece.
As for critique, the guy's legs are a tad short, especially if you think of the ground are going up as it goes farther back due to the perspective point of view. I like the placement of the two characters, although it'd be more interesting if the guy is pushed a little further back, it'd create more space and mysterious feeling to this.

[Gridur]

Hey there!

Nice pieces you got here, i really like them action drawings, you get the sence of movement in them, and thats good, then i like the post before the last one (thats good to but i like the other post more hehe ;)), you really did a nice investment buying that white pen, i hope you post more of those later on, well i'll keep on watching!

[Pencilator]

Hi!
Nice meeting you in sthlm :D
I looked through your sb and you've developed loads since you started your sb.
You got to upload your sketches from this weekend :confident They were great, those I had the time to see atleast.

btw, what was the website to the company that sell the buzzing eraser thingy's :bashful:

[rick_hershey]

dCepT, really like th mood on the last one, nice storytelling and really makes you want to know more about what's going on.

[Mindflaw]

Hi

Nice meeting you in Stockholm...never really got a good look at your sketchbook anyway as pencilator said You got to upload your sketches from this weekend :)

[dCepT]

Gregory: thanks man!

look: Yup.. your absolutely right about the legs. I should've pushed him farther back for storytelling reasons also.. Thanks for the crit. Shit like that helps! :)

gridur: Thanks man! Yeah. I'll do some more stuff with the white pen. Really fun technique.

Pencilator: Cool that you looked though the thread :) Here are the sketches from Stockholm.

rick: Even though it was a speedy (5-10 minutes or so) I wanted it to tell a bit of a story. Cool to know that it conveyed something! Thanks.

Mindflaw: Nice meeting you to! Here they are.

zee sketchezz

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_06.jpg

[Fellah.]

Nice to see new stuff man.
the pencilwork is getting real nice and i dig that last monster!
Draw draw draw! :)

[look]

Nice, I like that guy in the last picture, the pose is really good!

I like this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_04.jpg) profile drawing too. Although I think the eye is a tad too much to the front.

[dCepT]

Fellah: Thanks, man! I'm drawin', I'm drawin', I'm drawin'! ;)

look: Yeah... messed it up. was fun to do, though :)

Digital WIP

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Lich7.jpg

d-C

[look]

cool digi, creepy stuff. I like that figure dragging the clothes.

I'm assuming the main character is looking upward, in that case, i'd move the mouth up more, and give more distance between eyebrow and the eye.

[Pencilator]

Dang! Did I miss so many of your sketches :O

The profil drawing came out good :}
And the demon head to. Thou I don't like the third horn behind the others. :/

And Hurricanes hair is just... :teeth:

[Mindflaw]

Cool...second pic capoeira chick?

Ok just some quick thoughts might be useful about your latest WIP..I have no idea anyway if it's not just pm me...theres no need to take time writing unnecessary stuff :)

<> You might want to do the arm in background smaller if you don't want it to be a giant.... it looks to be the same size as the left figures arm (from tip of fingers to shoulder) and since it's in bg it's a lot bigger...
<> don't forget to adjust the cape to according to how the left figure is pulling it.
<> Left figures head imho is in a to neutral position. If the zombie is weak and stiff it might be better to pull the head even more back...have read that if you want to show movement it's best to either show the startpoint or the endpoint... If he's a lil bit stronger make him look where he is grabbing. I htink most people looks where to reach before they reach like if I take a glass of water I first check where it is.
<> About the lighting it might be more dramatic if you only use the glowing "ball" as light source and skip the halo around the head...I think the lightsource is close enough to the head to make the sharpest contrast between light and shade there and far away from other stuff to make the softer..so i think it would still be the center of attention.

keep going

[buzzz3d]

Hey D-Cept,

Lot's of goodies in these updates.
I like that last digital, it has a lot of potential. Just push the light a little further.

And in this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2_06_05_04.jpg) , remember that the eye is a ball, it looks flat here.

Cheers

[Gridur]

Real cool pencil work from the sthlm meet, im sad that i couldnt attend, damn capitalistic society

The digital wip looks really cool, will be nice to see it grow to a finished state so keep it up!

[Malavon Despana]

At long last I got myself arsed here! Very cool, intriguing and great updates you got here! I love the pen&ink experimentations you tried, they turned out very well, I assure you. Especially the wolf at its prey is great work. And the rat-like fighter is very interesting and well done, they all are actually :D .
You just blow me away with you many ideas and turnouts. You got the skills and you sure know how to use them in many ways.
Great to see inks, colors and black&white used and done works. You have many great dimensions in which you rule supreme ;) . Your poses, faces(were they monstrous or human, matters not), and stances are all taking very good shape, truly you are improving alot. All the mechanical and and human aspects are truly intriguing. I just cannot even BEGIN to imagine what you will become in few years O_o . You ought to be something impressive, that you already are.
Fan the flames more and unleash your everything upon the paper, I crave for more!
I've got some updates on my sketchbook now, as you seemingly missed me so :D! More is yet to come soon *wink wink*

[Cubik]

The Ratfigther looks really cool, you have made a lot of progress in a year. You seem to have lots more skill in drawing the human figure now than you did a year ago, good job!

[dCepT]

look: Thanks! I appreciate a valid crit :)

Pencilator: Cool that you like 'em.. The third horn came on there 'cuz I think I skewed the other two ever so slightly.. Just a feeble attempt at restoring the balance..hehe :P

Mindflaw: Thanks, man! Good points! I'm touching up on it.. The updates can be found in the "Helpful Critiques" section.

buzzz: Hey bro! Thanks for the heads up :) As I said above. I'm working on the necromancer-dude in a thread of it's own over in helpful critiques.

Gridur: It'll get there :) You just catch the next one!

Malavon: I'm real glad you dig on my stuff! I checked out your SB. Lookin good! Just keep pushing!

Cubik: Thanks a bunch!

Now... there is a lot of suckage going on with the pencilsketches here, the only two things I'm happy about is the pig-head-study and the thumbnail on the last one.. the guy hanging from the wheel. Most of these are thoughts around Neil Gaimans "Neverwhere". I thought it would be cool to make a personal project out of it. Create the conceptart for the book, sort of :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/15_06_05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/15_06_05_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/15_06_05_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/15_06_05_4.jpg

This digi is from the same universe:

(WIP)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Hunter8.jpg

Thanks for looking!

d-C

[look]

That digi painting has nice mute colors! Nice detail on the weapon there.
That boar head is cool, although i think it could use a bit more lighting with some chalk pastel. The vadermarc portrait has nice shadings, Not sure if you intend to give him a long nose though. =) Cool stuffs, keep updating. :D

[razuel]

It seems like a lot of your sketches are kind of flat. It could just be your scanner, but are you using one thickness lead? If you are, I recommend using a variety, I always keep a 2H and 2B hand-- it keeps my drawings flowing better and look more life like.

[Lake]

try making your outlines less dark and instead using shadows and lighting to make the contrast that differentiates the subject from the background.

and the boar's head is awesome.

[Sorknes]

Glad to see you got your scanner working again, or some way of scanning at least. :)

The drawings could use some more difference in shading and contrast, to make them pop more from the paper. Give it more of a 3D feeling. Good to see you drawing something that has finer lines and isn't as "rough" with the strokes as usual, like the face. :)

Like the colours on some of your latest digi work, you play good with them. :) You could get those pop more out from the image as well though, by adding more contrast colours in the right places.

Keep at it, lotsa improvement going on here! :)

[Mindflaw]

Hi

don't have time to write something that might be useful, but I checked out your update in helpful... anyway try to think a little bit more about composition: Is it is exactly like you want it to be? does it fulfill your purpose with the drawing? your story? If yes then go on if not then work on that before anything else. you said you should post some pastels do it I like pastels and I'm going to draw more with pastels as a way to get into colour sketches and thinkning about colour probably also water colours but mostly pastels I hope you use soft pastels and not them oil pastels. So make sure to post them so I can see if I can steal something from your style :)

[ApolloNuevo]

wow, great to see so much progress! learn to work in broader looser strokes then work your way gradually to the details

keep it up
-dan

[dCepT]

Look: Thanks for the comments/crits! Always appreciated.

Razuel: I recently found an art-store that sells 2B leds for my mechanical pencil, so I guess I've been too eager to only use that..hehe... I'll get myself another and load it with 2H, and we'll see where it goes :) Thanks.

panda: Appreciate the crit! I've gotten those crits from various people now, so I'll be trying to do something about it now.

Sorknes: 'sup! Thanks for dropping by! As I said above, I'll be working on my use of light and shadow. We had a blast in Stockholm! You should really come to the next one!

Mindflaw: That's real nice! Sometimes all one needs is the right kind of questions to get you thinking. Update coming soon! I'm noodling on it..hehe. I'll get some photographs of my pastels soon. I don't own a digicam myself, so...

ApolloNuevo: Thanks! I'm trying..hehe... I guess it can be seen in the WIP below.. I'm trying to concentrate on blockin in major shapes before going into detail.

This one is from ref. I rented the Phantom of the Opera (the recent movie) and I thought the cover was cool, so the cover has been sitting on my desk for a couple of days now... screw the late charges :D

WIP (damn I gotta finish something soon! :P)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/dCepT/2dpics/Phantom2.jpg

d-C

[Lake]

cool,much better.

[Malavon Despana]

Great new updates here, DcepT !! The boar is fantastic and is great show that you have something else in store than just human poses ;) .

Also the WIP work is very good, like the colors in it. Though the girl's hand-shapes seem rather odd to me, is it because of the lightning or what, somehow the shape eludes me. But anyhow, it's great piece of work.

Also the bald man's nose and/or mouth seems a little bit off, as if they were not symmetrical to the human shape of head. But anyway, round and solid style of yours is absolutely awesome ;) .

The Phantom of the Opera work looks nice as well, hope to see it complete later on, it has a nice feel to it.

Keep it up, for I crave to see more of your work!!