2011 Drawings, Digital Paintings and Photography - update oct. 6th - HELP request

[Icey]

skip to the last page....

[Eew]

nice stuff .. it looks that you are patient persoon .. what im totaly not .. >:{
but isee most of your stuff is couple moths old .... where are you daily sketches ????!!! wheree!!!!!???

[rollb82]

I commend you on such diligent studies. keep up the good work.

[mentler]

Welcome ~ you paid me a visit now I am returning the favor ~ here obviously have a love for the figure and anatomy ~ you have done some very good work. Visit my thread below and say hi!!

[liam.c]

you have been workign hard :) looking good
um only one thing i have to ask ... lol
look at your sig and then look at the name of your daily thread ..i think you should change one of them :)

[buzzz3d]

Good work on the anatomy.
I love the lighting in that sketch of the girl on the tree.
To edit the name of the thread you have to edit the title of your first post.
I find it handy when people include the date of the last update in the thread-title.

[bwkeough]

great progress shown in this thread! You have a great eye for details, but I think you sometimes get caught in those details and your figures wind up stiff...try to find the overall gesture first and work from general shapes to specific ones.

[behemot5]

the lasts ones look better than the firsts ...continue like it.....

[Robolus]

Hey Icey, you have a very strong sketchbook here.
Your Anatomy-studies are great.
Keep on doing your studies daily (Oh Boy, I should do that too).

[Pichuerca]

Greats architectures drawings.. and really greats your anatomy studies <3 . Keep it!

[Yina]

hey, you seem to tend to lose interest or patience towards the feet/legs, which turn out less rendered than the body. in any case, wonderful work, the detail and effort you're put in are evident!

[Crunch]

your anatomy is getting much better. try to focus more on the overal form before shading...be patient and dont rush into rendering too quickly...you can shade all day but if the form and porportions are wrong it will still look funny and the shading wont help. its somthing im struggling with as well. also try to vary your line weight more and try to be more delicate and deliberate with your mark making. good luck man there is so much progression in this thread. cant wait to see more.

[behemot5]

you improve a lot, your way of drawing is good and you take care of muscles when you draw but it seems you do some mistakes on your proportions. Take care of it to and your work will be very good..like Crunch said:"try to focus more on the overal form before shading...be patient and dont rush into rendering too quickly...you can shade all day but if the form and porportions are wrong it will still look funny and the shading wont help"

[cotron]

your anatomy studies are all pretty strong, I like em... especially the skulls. keep up the hard work!

[Sanby]

I enjoyed looking through this sketchbook a lot. When I was looking through your anatomy stuff, they reminded me of Da vinci. They are really well done, and I love the style.

Keep up thr great work.

Sanby

[EVIL]

Exelent studies, keep doing these and you will improve.. really, your last stuff is getting ebtter and better.

[Sanby]

Wow, great stuff. Are you using referance for these or what? they look really good.

Keep at it, and keep posting.

Sanby

[roger]

Nice anatomy studies Icey! I see progression from the first images to the last ones. Keep it up.

[warlock1234]

great work with your anatomy...no crits here....keep it up...and i liked it when you put a little twist of fantasy in there.. :}

[JadeDragon]

Wow!

Great work, Icey! Im digging your anatomy studies...especially the HAND studies. I love an artist that does great hands. :)

Cool polyceratops too. I would love to see you do more dinosaurs...I love that stuff. :)

Keep up the great sketchthread!~~~JadeDragon

[TheUnkind]

<3

Wow... i really like the praying hands... cool stuff and i want more!!!

[van]

ANatomy work here is astounding. Keep going.

[IanE]

I'm with Van on this, all the way. Your anatomy studies and figure drawings are amazing. Excellent work on your still life as well! Everything's looking really great, I'll keep my eye on this sketchbook.

Excellent work, man!

[IanE]

Icey, I wish I had some critiques for you. I value them a little higher than kind words, myself. But, as I'm just starting, I can't really point anything out. I went over everything quickly and didn't see anything standing out, so I guess you're doing fine!

Ian

[PHATandy]

Never noticed ure thread but im pleased i found it, ure anatomy studies are really impressive and ure rendering is really quite something. Excellent stuff man, keep it up. :)

[HEROIC]

Oh man, this thread is really great,
Very nice Anatomy studies, got to keep an eye on this. Its great. 5 stars from me.

dude, where do u get your references. I mean human Anatomy, i've got to get some book as soon as possible. I checked out school library and Public library, but neither of them had anything about Human Anatomy, Pulic library had some stuff on human Anatomy, but it was for medicine, eeh, no use.

So, i've got to get some references from somewhere u know, :[
if u know any site, or you'v got any pics, or any studies, or any book, you've recommend so i can check out. It would be great.

thx alot man. Love your style. cool stuff u've got here.

[Nike]

great studies! keep the good work :)

[HEROIC]

thx dude.
I'll probably buy the book, but first i'll see if any of my friends have it.
thx for the sites.
I really like your Anatomy studies.:)

I'll keep my eyes on this thread.

[corky13]

*SomethingSuddenlyStrikesYourDoorOpen.ABigConcafYe tConfexLookingIronThingIsStandingInFrontOfYou.ItLo oksLikeACubusYetABox.ItStaresAtYouWithNoEyes.
ItSeemsToBeSomethingCommon*

"Hey Icey ^^ Long time no see. Do you remember me ? :D Good that you are working on yourself. Your Studies are getting better and better. i really like to look of them. But still there are here and there a bit out of shape. (e.g. the Heads in the last post)
keepOnStudiing...

*TheMashineTurnsAroundSuddenlyTransformingInASmall BunnyAndHoppingOutOfTheRoom*

[hurricane]

looks like a great start dude ! like em all

just keep on keepin' on !


cheers!!

[van]

Great last update. I like that drawing excercise...will have to put it to the test in my own sketchbook.

[maxetormer]

keep em coming, iv started to make paralel lines my self as well,
its a dam good excersie to get more control over you line work
keep on churning out the portraits dude, youv set with a very
good start, see ya in the next update!

P. S. make studies of the shapes of eyes, and try
to observe the model, with alot of care on that area,
if the model is to far away make, some SP and analize
up close the shape of your eyes, you still have this
almond shape trait on the eyes, of your portraits, ill sugesst
you to focus more on that area.

that is all, keep the stuides coming :^^:

[IanE]

Good start for the new year, Icey!

Your figure drawings and anatomy are both extremely good! Glad you got some stars finally! Let me add some for you...

Excellent sketchbook and great job, Icey! Going to subscribe and check back often!

Ian

[Sanby]

Nice post.

I have a really hard time with eyes as well, I don't know why. I think eye studies are a good idea.

BTW, a SP is a Self Portrait

Sanby

[mentler]

Always visualize the eyes as a sphere on a cylinder the corners of the eyes should almost never be in a straight line even if you are looking at the face straight on ____ which you should try to avoid because it is the hardest position to give the illusion of dimension

There may be a couple of demos here that may help

http://www.tsofa.com/?programme.gallery.features.1

[hurricane]

things are letting them go and flow nicely in your art, keep on drawing ! dont stop now, draw alot !

:)


cheers !

[Ink_Monkey]

Wow Icey those figure studies are amazing. I enjoyed looking through your sketch book all the work in here is great so far but the figure studies stand out to me they're form is awsome and the rendering is great. Good job. I look forward to more updates from you. Later

[Sanby]

Great studies. The lip study looks great, and the lsat head looks awesome to me. I don't know what the original looks like, but this one is purtyy

Sanby

[berf]

I really love that study of loomis. and your figure drawings are great!

[NightVision]

It's one of those threads, where you notice after going through it ... you forgot to breathe.
Icey, your sketchbook and your attitude are pretty awesome !

I'm kinda tired right now, so I'll go right to the C&C ... I'd really love to see more quick studies from you, it's the best way IMHO to nail proportions and work out a lot of other anatomy problems. The ones you have in here are about the pics I like best (the perspective stuff too), because they are very much lively with great musculature.
You also seem (less in the last month) to have trouble with symmetry. Turn your page upside down and/or mirror it (hold it to a lightsource while looking at the backside) to check for symmetry.

I'm gonna check this one out quite regulary !

[Xiomari]

Awesome studies Icey,you shoul keep em looser though.

[TopherMark]

Quite prolific. Now I understand why you told me to post more. Lots of great studies. I'll see about posting more myself. I'm a little slow in drawing at the moment. Need to build up my poor athrophied art muscles.

[Xpose]

Lovely works! You're an inspiration. Thank you!

[HEROIC]

Hey Icey,

wow , great progress from the last time i checked your stuff.
The drawings from Jan 3rd, and 4th are myt favs,, special Jan4th,, woohooo

About the last update they are great. I like the half robo human thing the msot. I think there was a little prob with the first pose. its a really great pose, but i think, i did see some probs. I think it was problems....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/ARIASP/ICEY1--edit.jpg

well im not in a place to judge, but i just want to know wheather am rit or wrong, if wrong why? :)

so, i think, ur muscle drawing is excelent. um i thought maybe ur left leg is not in the right place, i jsut thought so..!! :dur:

and the torso, is alittle big, looks like a creature torso, or im still beginner, i dunno what does toroso will look like in this pose, and about the arm too, i think your humerous bone is out of place,,,,,well . I dont want to be mean, and i don like to draw stuff in other's drawing, its really rude. I just wanted to know how does this work.


great stuff man.
Keep it up!! :^^:

AMir,


EDIT: I anaylsed your leg again, i think, its okay,, i cant figure out how will the left leg should be drwan.
I think u did the right thing, hehe!! :)

[klinesmoker]

Consistently amazing studies, my friend. Keep them up!

[JadeDragon]

Hey Icey,

Your work is coming along GREAT! Very impressive figurework. I see a really cool style developing there.

I definitely need to check back in more often! Way to go!

Cheers!~~~JadeDragon

[NobodyYouWouldKnow]

Thanks for replying to my thread, Icey. I'm 21, since you asked.

I really admire the amount of detail you are able to get in. I liked the viking and fantasy stuff too. Really I'm interested in drawing from imagination and not reference or life...so I hope you will post more of that.

(To answer your other question: Yes that is the best I can do. I've been working at drawing seriously for about 10 years now, and I've accomplished nothing. I really hate drawing.)

[Shylone_Breath]

lovely work i find ..your studies kick ass !:)

[Shylone_Breath]

:blahblah: i don't know what i can say...if not...your stuff is amazing ! i didn't see the first picture, the hands of Durer..Is it really your first drawing? :$ ??because it's very nice..

[emilpaun]

Hi, Icey, long time no see :)
Looking great, though. You're getting there, don't worry. Stop bashing yourself, I did that and furstration overwhelmed me resulting in about 5 months without a drawing... Think positive, you've got talent. Can't wait to see some more :)

[Balooga]

Great stuff!!! Really enjoyed looking through your sketchbook. I'll be looking out for your updates for sure. Keep it going!

[Imageproof]

Amazing drawings <3
Yout expression is very powerfull!
I absolutely adore your line quality!

[IanE]

Icey!

I subscribed but somehow I never got update news AND forgot to check back!

Deepest apologies.

Really awesome updates since January 14th!! Especially liked the girl all curled up. We've used some of the same references for our figures... yours turned out much better though, haha!

Really awesome work, I really admire you!

Keep em coming!

Ian

[AndreasM]

Your figure drawings are looking good, Icey. Your faces has some problems, though, as some of them are a bit flat and scewed. Try doing some scull and constructional studies, turn them around gradually to get used to the shapes. (Damn! I should do this myself!) Also, watch your shading. Remember to pull your strokes in the direction of the planes. Many of my own drawings have appeared terible scewed when all of the strokes was going in the same direction.
You are doing great! :)

[adevejian]

Icey, checking your progress from your start to here is really inspiring. I love the portrait that looks like/is mother teresa. and all of your anatomy studies are amazing! >:|

i really like this piece:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/19fd4738.jpg

[IanE]

Icey!

Really great work on the still life... reminds me of the guy that painted the melted pcoket watches handing from trees for some reason... can't think of his name, but either way it looks great.

Also, the image adevejian quoted looks awesome too! I really like that piece!

Looking forward to more,

Ian

[Imageproof]

For me you belong to the top guys on this forum - no doubt on that!
DON'T EVER STOP :)

[tldenmark]

I really like the perspective work. Many artists neglect perspective in favor of more figure drawing, which I think is a mistake. Both are equally important.

The good news is all your hard work and diligence will pay off, if you keep this up you will become an excellent artist. The tough news is - it takes thousands more drawings, and even more practice and hard work once you are "there" if you want to be great.

Keep it up! I can see your improvement!

[Ryu]

Nice work, i can see a lot of improvements from first post !
I have to make some constructive crits, hope i'll help :

In some drawings, some errors come (maybe when you re tired, cause, in your best, they are not)

Short legged syndroma ( a hard one to kill, but pay attention very soon, it'll be easier)
Mouth doesnt follow the curvature of the under structure (ie , sometimes, guy is head down and turned, and mouth is like a face view)

Concerning the eyes, the shape is still to work, but some tip : dont contour the eye line. Top lid is almost always darker (cause light ource up), so make it bolder, and lower lid, there is like two lids : one light, one very slightly darker. Watch out, sometime, not under lid all the way round, maybe in one or two spots... Drawing is representation of nature, not copyng of nature...

Hope i helped; keep with the good works, really some good improvement here !

[corky13]

Heyho Icey.
Your recent work looks very nice.
You understand many thins about muscles and overall anatomy but you need to work on how you put the pieces together. (talking about proportions and behavior of skin and muscles while bending and stretching...)

keep it up man ;)

[dCepT]

I like your studies! Keep 'em up, and your concepts from your mind will improve as well!

d-C

[dadamafia]

i liek your studies also, especially the ones from life. keep it up and stay away from photos for a while.

[Ryu]

Good work on the study, and keep going with the concepts,
another good piece of advice :

Check for the vertical and horizontal when drawing axes of the limbs, they are VERY VERY VERY RARELY VERTICAL OF HORIZONTAL !! not to say never !

in your last study, you move a little your leg, the negative space between arm and leg is improved, proportion also (legs little short) ,and you're done !

A tip, even if it sounds hard, try no to go in detail or shading if drawing isnt perfect. Its the hard way to learn... You can asolutely overgo this last advice, it s a hard one, i dont even follow it, i just know i should have !

Cya, and keep working, i see progress !

[Craig Houghton]

Amazing sketchbook. I've been staring for a long time. I usually just check out your stuff over at tsofa. I can't get over how well you handle musculature. I love it

By the way, you mentioned: "From now on i'm not posting al the crap i do, but only the nicer work..."

That's funny since, it's all impressive to me.

Great thread!

Craig

[IanE]

Hey, Icey!

Cool update, friend!

The Raphael studies look great, heads seem funny though. On the left figure, I think the left side of his neck is too long, or the head is just joining at the wrong position... just my thoughts, hehe.

Really liked the second pic! I've been thinking about doing something exactly like that except from the jaw looking down the leg! I like it, good work on it!

Your drawing from imagination seems to be a weak point of yours, as it is one of mine! Keep working on those and soon enough you won't be able to tell the difference between your life drawings and your originals!

Always like your stuff, post some more, man!

Ian

[cthomp]

On your last updates one of the eyes seem to be bigger than the other. I would also put pupils in the eyes. Besides that theyre good. Especialy the hair.

[Dan1989]

Great stuff, and thanks for stopping by my thread every now and then :teeth: This thread shows you are very determined, there is alot of learning going on. Have you ever tried developing a drawing from a gesture to a more finished drawing? Remember, the question a gesture drawing should answer is not 'what does the subject look like?', it should answer 'what is the subject doing?' The process is comparable to starting out at the bottom of a pool and then coming up to the surface. I hope that helped and wasn't too confusing, good look :blahblah:

[corky13]

the Hair is indeed very nice drawn but the texture on the faces let them look like stone. (which could be of course interesting some times ;) )
Maybe ,if you want, you could achieve a "skinnier" result by aplying softer shadows to the pictures. right now a grey layer seem to stop suddenly in front of a white one....but there shouldn? t be such boarders....(there also dont exist in the real life....everything is soft... ;) )

[Sems]

I loved the man coming out of the tree!!!!! you should be so proud of your talent!

[mentler]

Ice man oooo the eyes on both of these portraits seem a little far apart

[IanE]

Icey:

I'm with Mr. Mentler on the eye thing, and alos the neck of the woman makes it look like shes got a hollow trunk-like neck cus of the ultra dark space between the sterno-cleido-mastoid muscles (woo, put my Bridgman to use!)

Also, the right right cheek of the man seems to be wider than his left, makes the beard growth look weird, or it could just be where you put his hair grow from...

Keep workin and updating, Icey! Always good work from you so keep it that way! :D

Ian

[Stokes]

Hey Icey. You got some great work here. I like your rendering style alot. Very raw. Keep it up

[thirdeye]

Nice stuff here Icey. Pretty good portraits - nice try at capturing the skin texture with the wrinkles and all - but it could need some work. Also - the EYES are a bit messed and not just on this one. I looked through your sketchbook and noticed that this happens a lot - try working on that (maybe draw some guidelines? ). Full figure studies on the other hand are very good.

Keep up the good work mate :)

[draw]

Icey, love the winged horse - fantastic.

Looking through your thread is inspiring. One crit I could make in my humble opinion is that it looks as though a lot of the skteches are from references and a lot of figure work (which you are very good with).

Perhaps try drawing other life stuff outdoors - trees, buildings landscapes and, people in their environment. I really need to do all of this myself as well. Also (very occasionally) you take to a high degree of finish a work which proportions are not correct. I recommend the Bargue thread (old middle class thread) for helping with proportions. The method has definitely helped me.

Anyway keep up the fantastic work you already are killing and I know you'll only progress. Hell your better than me but I gotta make comments cause you where kind enough to comment on my sketches.

[Imageproof]

amazing :rendered:

[todman]

stop it would ya! My god you draw ALOT!! Are you in a figure drawing class or something? Your anatomy/figures are awesome. No offense but there's a big difference between your old drawings and the new. The new being very right on and shaded better. Keep it up.
todd

[JAIR428]

You got some great improvment here.... i like it i like it!
keep posting and i'll keep watching!

[Cold]

LoL, very hard working you are!! And I do see alot of improvement, especially on your line pulling and your technic;)


I like to see some more of your protraits, they probably look really good with some giving practice

[Fellah.]

Sweet skecthbook!
All those studies are mind blowing :teeth: i like it a lot!
Yup, there sure is a lot of hard work going on here and it pays off.
Well done man!

[carakhan]

Your determination alone is inspiring. I have the same Anatomy for the Artist book you do, but I don't pay nearly enough attention like you. Maybe now I'll do the book start to finish.

[van]

Wow, man. Go back to your first page and then take a look at that horse.

Congrats.

Keep rockin.

[mentler]

Fine update here Icey ~~~ Master Bouguereau certainly attained a very high skill level ~~~ much of what is does is very subtle so you have to look hard for the value structure and plane breaks ~~~ it helps here to squint and throw things out of focus in order to simplify the shapes.

You move to the front row!

[Odds]

cool! i love seeing other's studies. i think it'd help you a lot if you could just hold a model of a head or something. i know it helped me think more 3 dimensionally. your studies look a LITTLE flat, that's why i'm mentioning this. anyways, try to pick one of those things up. study it for a few minutes, then try drawing it. keep up the good work ;)

[AndreasM]

I agree with Odds. Most of your drwings suffers from the lack of construction. Also, your shading needs some work. I have mentioned thes before, but... When adding value, SHAPE the form; follow the planes. Studiyng construction will help on that.

You are doing good, but don't get discouraged to go back to the basics for a while. Even though it won't look as awesome and stunning as a fully rendered study, it wil help you alot in the long run.

[aan]

Nice studies of the figure, I don't really have any critics since other people have pointed out what you should improve on. Just work on your anatomy more and draw from imagination whenever you feel like it. Good stuff.

[blankslatejoe]

nice, Ice (hey that ryhmes!)... there's still an obvious line when you do stuff from reference and from your head... but then again, most of us have that... I really dig those horses... those are a pain to draw too...

nice work!

[Carnifex]

looking good. some suggestions:
try to do some drawings without any shading at all,just lines-vary the thickness to imply weight.(look into prom's bigass tutorial if you haven't already).
continue those block figures like on page1.
do some pages of stickfigure poses.
don't only look at old master's anatomy drawings but current ones too,compare.
see if you can exaggerate muscles like comic book characters do.
ignore all of my pointers since i don't even follow them myself :P
keep it up.

[Carnifex]

better than your previous stuff,very nice. only the last one doesn't come close in terms of quality. now try really without ANY shading.
hehe,you know i could've been far harsher in my crits after your comment on mine if i had found something.;)

[mentler]

Glad to see you posting ~~~~ figure work is very solid :::: make the shading always work with the form :::: it is all about the form <><><> a great deal of the shading that people put in there drawings goes against the structure and unity of the form <><><> I know you know these things but I see you slip once in a while.

[~Faust~]

I dig your studies. <3 Especially the last ones are looking extremely well. You have an amazing sense for gestures and anatomy and just by looking at your stuff I'm learning a great deal! Take care master! :)

[Cobi]

Hey Icey!! I really like your stuff here. These are some of the best studies I've seen on here so far. I really like the fact that you give your "sketches" an extra couple minutes to really bring them to life.. Shading is something I really struggle with (that's why I don't do it much, yeah I know it doesn't make sense!! hehe). I interpret your use of shading as you caring how it turns out, you take every opportunity to make it look right.. and I really respect that. after saying that, I feel privileged to have had you take a look at my stuff. Keep up the great work.

:)

[AndreasM]

Srong post, mate!

[Teigrob]

Hey Icey, love the rendering you get on your studies - fabulous! You're really solid on those studies, especially the eyes and mouth. Great stuff, more please!

[Craig Houghton]

Don't worry about replies, just keep up with the tremendous work you've been doing. :)

Those action studies are really inspiring. Keep it up!

-Craig

[mentler]

Icey :::: Hope exams are going well : good gluts : remember they are not really as round as we like to think they are or as round as we would like them to be : also remember that one side is usually pushed up (the weight bearing side) and the other side is more relaxed. Since it is a little natural to stand with our weight perfectly distributed this situation usually exist to some degree >>> Post them in the pelvis section in SoFA when you get the chance~

[bumskee]

nice figures, love the shading and anatomy drawings. Figure studies look very very good, I really like the still lifes though. Don't see those very often.

cheers,

[Adamos]

Woweee!

Great inspiration coming from your stuff!

Love the way you've improved bro!

clever dude.

cheers, Adam

[Jokisalo]

icey man you've improvet so much, now crap your pen and draw some more ;)

[Quinster]

Wow dude, these are pretty good. All that work on the anatomy is paying off for ya ;) The people still need work but its really great you're working on it alot. What I like out of your work were the sturctures, very nice structure drawings! I especially liked the ones of the ruins. :}

[Fellah.]

Those studies are just super cool man! Very nice work! Keep rocking :teeth:

[blankslatejoe]

dang boy, you need to eat!

great drawings though, good idea too!

I recognize some of those drawings on the second page.... simblet reference?

[the_allejo05]

nice drawings man..like your figures..but your masterstudies i like more..i do those not as often as i should :)

[dorian]

:$ jeez thats some impressive improvement you're going through here!
keep it up please!

[blankslatejoe]

stunning. On this last one the slight wash of colors almost look muddied out in the shading. Normally I'd say that's a bad thing, but here, I kinda like it.

[cthomp]

love the last one. realy like how you added the red to the wine. and the reflection is awsome.

[Fellah.]

Cool concept dude!!! Im working some shedevils too, but ouch guess i have to work a bit harder :$ Nice man, keep this stuff coming!

[mentler]

This is a mindbending image icey :::::: your brain is in high gear!

[V_N]

Hi! Thanks for your post!
Unfortunately, the pictures in my thread are all from the last 8 days or so... don´t know why I´m getting worse, must have been the other way round :[

I like your pics very much, especially the progress in your understanding of anatomy! Keep it on! :^^:

[bumskee]

YEAH you do need to eat... you might be useful for a bone study though. :^^;: Well, love the studies.. solid stuff.

AND!! the still life is awsome..I never like still life, I kinda thought it was boring and so on. but really digging them these days. One thing though the candle light isn't doing much..:P

:) awsome stuff!! cheers,

[mentler]

The drapery study is dead solid perfect!

[grisalisan]

Hi! these are great! your latest still-life picture is beautiful! nice shading. I think I have to practice some still-life too, it looks fun!

[Gloominati]

Wow, I' m diggin these studies that much, dude. Reall great stuff in here, more of it! I'll keep on visiting! :)

[Cera]

Good job with your sketches. I really liked them all. I'm the Romanian girl that wrote you that e-mail. I have a thread too, but it's made yesterday, so I don't have many drawings. My sketches are not scanned, because I don't have a scanner, they are photographed with a barrowed camera, so I can't post very often. But I love to watch others pictures, and your thread and Gilead's one are my favourite.

Here is the link of my thread:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49054

Now, critics and objections, please!

[Balooga]

Your drawings just get better and better. Inspirational!

[salaryman]

Icey, some fantastic studies here, great work indeed, your hard work is paying off.

No crits, just keep working!

[mentler]

Like the perspective on the skull piece and the dragon lady in bitchin'!!!!!

[NightVision]

Very nice works Icey ! I like how you always take your works to a certain level of finish, I should do that some more !

[hurricane]

great !!!!!

nothing more to say dude!

sweet ass stuff (hehe)

cheers!

[Imageproof]

Hi there, haven't been on for ages - summer break...
i'm currently writing form Krakow, Poland, thought i'd out to check up on you ;)
Your sketches are simply amazing! All i can say is thanks for sharing them with us!
cheers!

[clogik]

i like those figure drawings you posted. very nice. keep it up!

[Stokes]

very nice work Icey. Your on your way.

[dCepT]

Very fast progress here! Keep it up!

d-C

[van]

Wow. :bashful:

[crazy3dman]

Hey Icey! I can't believe I've never posted in here. Great sketchbook. A lot of really nice studies. I'm inspired. I really need to do more studies and life drawing. Keep it up. :^^:

[mentler]

Icey :::: these studies should lead you toward working from a middle tone or value more often : I think you will have considerable success with it

[Carnifex]

heey this last one is great.

[Craig Houghton]

Carnifex, thanks man! :)
this is just 5% of all i've done 'til my last post here...
But i have no time to scann and show everything...

Well, I'm loving the 5% I see. :) I love the definitive line quality that appears to only extend as far as each plane. Also, that anatomical zombie from the last update looks great. I love having the mostly intact half there -- it makes the rest of it all the more morbid.

As always, well done!

-Craig

[shyamshriram]

GOOD improvements buddy :) love that dragon...keep it up !

[Ferg]

Neat studies... inspiring me to do some. Your improvement is very noticable, you have a good system going here methinks. What about some character concepts? *is watching*

[Qxzi]

really good studies here, and its paying off, keep it up!

[Farvus]

That's very fast progress. I'm curious how your drawings will look in next few months :).

Farv

[joiton]

You have some cool stuff over here!
Crit: more color! more landscapes! :)

Keep posting!

[Bojee]

Some great work here. :)

[Johann de Venecia]

Go, Icey, Go!

Second to the last batch of figure drawings rock, man.

[Qxzi]

Like the Ps sketchs, for your first one ever
it seems very good indeed, and really like that baby one,
with its blue eyes, with blood dripping down its
faces........AHHHH.... :D

[legacy]

wow, the improvements u made are awesome! your still life's pretty much took me back a step. that green bottle glass was amazing :)

great stuff, keep em' coming!

[Sickbrush]

really nice lifedrawings... your shading tehniques excellent now with the good old pencil.. can't wait to see you on that wacom :)
especially like the kid portrait.. it's got a pretty expression.
baga mare ! ;)

[Yina]

i really like those figure drawings on the last post, they look great! are they done from life? pony looks a little off on proportion.. legs seem short.

[Zord]

Icey these updates are very very swizeet. The figures are the best, how long do they usually take? And what process do you go about when doing them? Maybe you should show some step by steps? I know us new guys would appreciate them like Christmas gifts. But anyways, good work man. This is some grade A beefsketchbook action. Cheers man!

[mentler]

Your mouse has grown into a talented little dude <> you are doing wonders with it <> massive improvement

[jtheanswer]

Ive been looking through your SB and there is a lot of improvement! I dont know how to specify it, but your work is much solid now. Keep posting. :yayca:

[adraude]

hey icey, you really have to get a graphics tablet, painting with a mouse is such a pain in my opinion. hopefully santa is dropping something in a way of a tablet for you, this christmas? ;)

i really like the ox- or bull-sketch, btw.

[Erilaz]

Damn icey, such steady improvements! Loving your book.

[Yoonjin]

Hello, I have been checking out your SB a couple of months ago, sorry I didnt drop a line, but damn, I hope you see your improvement as well! Very well done! Sarting to look solid as hell!

[NightVision]

quite a difference with the wacom !
Great updates today, my fav is the first (shaman ?), love the movement in that one.

[Profil]

Nice man:)
You really got your style going, well at least I could recongize it was your drawings by just looking at the drawing and not who created the thread (I had never seen the drawing before).

[Interceptor]

great range of skills. I'm especially loving the figure studies

[Diego]

hey man, you really improved a lot, your shading is looking cool.
Keep the hard work.
Cheers

[Fellah.]

Your pencils are getting really tight, man! Keep it up, dude!

[Ted]

Hey there Icey. Figured I drop by your sketchbook. I've seen a very wide variety of subjects in this thread. The studies of your torso in the mirror are the most remarkable. I would suggest that you stay away from studying photographs for a long time and continue studying the world around you.

A time limit simplifies your forms, lines, and shadow shapes. Issues concerning proportions and perspective according to your vantage point become issues you are convicted to tackle.

You demonstrate a well-rounded understanding and drive. Everything in this thread shows great desire. Just use the energy that is being exerted on the drawing from photos for drawing from life. That's the best thing I would suggest for this thread.

Hope that helps. Look foward to more posts.

[Teigrob]

That's the homepage of your (future) website? Where's the text going to go? imo, it is way too much - you want to tease, tantalize and lure people in, not whallop them over the head. :) Who is your target audience? Fellow artists? Potential employers? If the latter, then remember that they, above all, value simplicity and ease of use. They don't want to be overwhelmed with images, they want to know where to go to view your art in a calm and rational fashion. Remember, they're business people...not artists. They don't want to hunt all over the homepage looking for a button that *might* lead them to your gallery or contact info. Unless you're trying to sell yourself as a web designer, keep it really simple and focus on making it easy for non-artists (and even low-web users) to navigate to where you want them to go. Which, naturally, is your killer art. :) So, have a few pics on your front page, enough to whet the appetite. Check around online and find a layout that you like and imitate it. Grids are good - grids are our friends! They make navigation that much more easy. Hope that helps. :)

[mitch]

hey, sweet thread man. your work is really good. the only thing i can really say is that your anatomy is a little off in certain places but jsut keep drawing and you will learn how to fix those minor problems. keep it coming, i look forward to coming here again!

[mentler]

Reserved seating my friend <> thank you for your support of SoFA Forum

[chrisfink]

Yes, take your head from the middle.
I think you should put the drawings to one side and the PS sketches to the other side.
Great drawing skills in general .
Really love the portraits.

[fooxoo]

Nice sketching! I like that clown a lot! :teeth:

[vali]

a front page must be as simple as can be!
stick with one, maximum 2 drawing styles in there
nothing should be done without a minimim project or study....
create a sign of yourown...in stead of your head
i don't understand why you put that head in there....
you invite us to see your work, and yet, your head says: "begone!...I'm sad!" or something like that....
as for the rest of the sketches....they are good, but it I see that the problems with heads [and arms and leg extremity] representations ar still prezent...
perhaps some of you will desaproove me, but if none will tell you what is good and what is wrong....what is the point:):):)?
please excuse my poor spelling....

[DARIZ]

Holla Icey! Long time no see. Nice works you got hire. Your anatomical drawings have improved a lot and i see your paintigs are geting better too. I agree whith Teigrob over the site topic.
Cheers
Dariz

[vali]

icey
keep posting dude!

[fooxoo]

Hey this one is cool! ;) :teeth:

[mentler]

PageOne <> This is very different Icey <> HNY and all that stuff

[vali]

don-t ever forget about backlights :)

[Recursive_End]

Nice studies. Really like you shading. Do youy work on the tone first than the outline, or the contrary ?

[alucard]

you'r good no doubt...romanian's rock :)

[buzzz3d]

Great work on those pencils Icey.
Big improvement from the first page!

[Rebeccak]

Ah, so I've found the bastion of Icey! :^^:

Really amazing work here, and some marvelous improvement...it's really nice to see all together, I know we will be seeing much more of your work here! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Mephistophel]

For the moment i prefer the hand made drawings..la care esti bun frate!!!!!!Keep it so!!! I love your work!!!!

[mentler]

Looking good Icey <> shading is getting more sensitive

[guggemmaneuver]

___i___c___e___y___!
i have seen your stuff for quite a while and have always had a great deal of respect...I made a few crits for you below:

lovely page of studies... (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/phoodjajjfpsd.jpg) if i had to critique anything about it, i'd say that the figure in the upper right corner might need to be a little more seperated from the background. not sure how you'd do it, but in the ones on the upper left it works somehow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/62066767.jpg
i really like where this one is going, although i feel like the blue whale (or, uhhh, whatever species it is) is a little bit too blue and the supporting mech-stuff too green. maybe tone the saturation down just a little... sure the water's reflected light is blue, but i guess i think of these whales as a little more of a dull-grey blue. not sure this makes sense, but i hope so. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/f337527a.jpg terrifying but delightful and expressively fun

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/dd8ef96e.jpg this one is really great--i will keep it in mind as i'm figure drawing next time around!

cheers! :yayca:!

-joel

[Shylone_Breath]

i want to see more your drawings :D:)

[Ldgree]

Uow... very good studies here... !!!

[mentler]

Something good is happening here <> I am seeing more focus and less rendering just to render <> it is a very good thing <> take your seat at the top

[HEROIC]

its been long since ive checked ur stuff icey. cool man.. digging the last update.
I loved those life drawing (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/phoodjajjfpsd.jpg). Like, o my nice, im in love with that paper.
THe huge guy in ur last update. i might suggest add more detials to his skin, now he looks like a soft cool monster. ;D like the neck or maybe under his tits ;D
neywaz,, Its looking great. wish u luck for the romanian contest ;)
MORE PLZ
Ami

[jtheanswer]

Yo man, d second one from ur last post is wicked. Shading is great! Maybe u should try what Heroic said. Keep rocking bro!

[hurricane]

wonderfull stuff !!

[Shylone_Breath]

great great stuff :) very inspirationnal !

[mentler]

These are moving in the right direction <> like to see stronger activity around the face and neck on the first dude stronger accent on eyes and mouth and really accentuate the muscles on the neck and try to pull the head forward from the rest of the body <> I personally would have made the head larger in this pic <> your proportion problem with the head is a result of doing the head first <> if I am wrong let me know.

The second figure I like better and little stronger accents on face will really bring it to life.

[Jens]

hey icey,

you seem to have a good grasp of rendering out details and form. But the rendering you do seems a bit fragmatic, it seems like you are rendering out different details but forgetting the big picture.

When you start shading you need to think about a certain lightning setup. It can help if you indicate it with an arrow.

like on that bug centaur thing you posted yesterday. So little indication from where the light is coming, i can see on the knee and the leg it should be coming from the top right of the picture.. but then why is his back so light? The bottom of his back should be dark, there's no way a top light that's on the left could make it light.

Little value thumbnails can help you with this. Or drawing with strong black/white contrast like mignola

[mentler]

Need to get in there and work the nose and mouth dude <> look at the OLD Masters there ain't as much detail there as you thing <> it is about choices <> a few lines can do a lot.

[Rebeccak]

Heya, Icey, :)

Great to see you producing such beautiful imaginative drawings here as well! :rendered: Really beautiful work, and your classical training is really shining through in your sketches. :)

What's missing I think in your digital renditions is the sense of value that you are so good at achieving in your traditional work. All, or most traditionally trained artists struggle to make the leap from traditional to digital / tradigital, and as you know well I'm no exception! :) What I recommend for all new digital artists (or fairly new) is to try a grayscale painting using just 3 values ~ white, mid~gray, and black. This may seem like a baby step, but it can vastly improve your ability to build up form through value, which is always more important than color.

Looking forward to following both your CA and CGTalk threads! Keep rockin'!

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Zebz]

Whoa, that last one is pretty wicked, Icey!! Here are my thoughts, your lines aren't very fluid and things look purty durn stiff around here usually. That's a a crit for you. Take it home. Chew on it. Try to loosen up and be confident in that line or at least fake it better. ;) Another thing is bump up the contrast in those pencils. Make some areas really pop. Everything just seems to be runnin' flat and in a way that seems safe for you to draw. Keep pushin' the boundries, mate. Good stuff.

[Shylone_Breath]

hi Icey ,
i admire you , you have nice rendering even if you have some anatomy problems and so on . your drawing from imagination can be participate in same world :), it's weird. Btw your digital stuff is nice !

[IanE]

Icey!!

Good work since July! Things are looking good!

[jtheanswer]

Wow, nice updates. Nothing more to say really, just keep rocking!

[Sickbrush]

salut..
dude.. u've really improved.. i can see a great maturity in those sketches, u really got ur personal style developed and i can tell u.. it's a pleasure to watch these drawings.. keep it up... see u around, frate :)

[Shylone_Breath]

great updates ! i love them :) i hope you ll receive more comments!:)

[Sickbrush]

hehe.. hey there.. how r things? nice studies man.. the shading is doing alot better.. will check up on u .
ps: lucrezi pe pigna shi tu?

[mentler]

I like what I see!

[demented]

Hey Icey

This is a simply amazing thread man. Your handling of graphite is simply superb, bro. When I came to page 4 I thought i could give you some advice on photoshop but by the time i finished watching there's very little left.

My only suggestion would be to do some PS works without sketches - it'll make you more confident with the tablet. Also, whilst their not truly tools for painting, your "Burn" and "Dodge" tools can be very helpful for simulating light. That said, I love the sketchy, traditional feel of your digitals!

Keep posting, man, keep posting

- d.

[corky13]

DUDE ! Long time no see :) remember me ? how you`re doin ?

I can see some heavy improvement man but (^^) i guess you should do some studies regarding eyes. right now there either monster-eyes or a bit hidden in most of the pics...remember = good , living eyes are the window to the soul of yer characters (tho` im not so much of an eye-expert myself so...)

[demented]

Hey Icey

Great update - love the blue digital. Mistook it for pen at first. Forget what I said about doing digitals without drawings - if that one's purely digital, then you are lightyears ahead of where I want to be.

thnx for sharing man, real inspiring.

- d.

[demented]

Aw dude - love these - very stylish and atmospheric - good ligting in the first too. Only crits are beware of highlight in the eyes and the skin texture of the fairy is a bit rough - all minor probs, really.

keep posting dude - love where you're going with this.

- d.

[Matt Smith]

some really nice sketches. I really liked the guy/monster who is sitting with his arms covering his face, i only wished it was alittle cleaned up and more polished. Keep up the good work.

[incolorinred]

excellent figure drawing with the pencil my friend!

[maxetormer]

Shit! the first one is strong!!, keep this UP man!

[vali]

aaa
super astea ultimele mai icey
belea mare
pup!!!

[hurricane]

hehe, nice!
i like the mutant frog. cool idea :)

cheers dude and keep on fighting, it's looking good!

[ArcoNL]

Cool stuff in here Icey, I lust love the way you did your self portrait....

Cheers,
Arco

[blacky]

This...thread.....I ....like....

wonderfull things going on

like lifedrawings and last COW startout. Although frontlegs seem to be off weight-centre-line. (has a heavy head after all)

So long...

[demented]

Hey Icey

thanx for dropping by my thread dude - much appreciated. Love these last studies man - especially the toy. Great line work, love how economically you've shaded. COW pice looks awesome - loving it.

Keep us inspired bro,

- d.

[Anuran]

Wow! It's always inspiring to go through a thread, like ths one, and be able to see the vast improvement from beginning to end. This is some great stuff you have going on here Icey.

[Dixi]

Wicked anatomy studies, Icey! They look very good to me!

Also that final color piece looks to me like a very good rendering of a techno-something from the Space Marines in the Warhammer 40k universe!

Way to go and GL with that contest ;)

[tensai]

goddamn these are hot man
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/1314d348.jpg
i love the lines and how you suggest shapes within the bigger shapes with it.

would love to see more...

[mir]

Your sketchbook is quite an inspiration and also your attitude .I am glad now you are updating regularly :)

M.

[blacky]

nuf stuff
great skills with anatomy, not only on human but also on creatures and horse for example, although, the nostrills are missing, (nose resembles more sceletal strukture than what it actually would look like.
Am curious about what Comic-project will turn out like, looking damn fine so far....

[Recursive_End]

wow, really nice drawings =)
Can't crit anything, you know what you're doing.
Looking at all the characters and creatures, the comic looks promising.
Keep it up !

[mir]

Very nice bananas.I like how you made the texture.It makes them real.
May be you could sharpen a little the edge of the closest banana and make more clear the cast shadows .And the bear is very nice.I like your lines :)

M.

[Shylone_Breath]

I love you undeads ! your anatomy studyes astonished me ,the bear too.Concerning the CG works, orange looks good ! banana are very nice.It enough well done :)!

[Newbs]

great sketches Icey, keep up the hard work!!

[Darktwin]

Very nice Work Icey, I really like your skull, is that charcoal? animal drawings are very solid also. Good to see you mixing it up with the digi studies also. solid work mate.

[van]

Wonderful work! Your sketches are amazing!

[kia]

Hi! Really great skecthes! ...I like your style! Keep do it!..draw ,draw!!

[kia]

wow!Real great! I never can finish a self -portret!ha ha! ..don't have enough patience!do you make children ilustrations too?
....and about the 'bed mood'' don't worry! It's better when you are like that , really ,still try to draw! It will past away and you gone feel better!!

[kia]

How it is with the bad mood? Did it goes away? I hope it did!! So , man,show us some sketches here!!

[kia]

wow!still in that bad mood...?I start make worry for you!Really! Give as a sign!
ciao!

[thirdeye]

Love the PS studies. Your coloring improved so much on these. Nice texture too.

[kia]

Sper sa iti treaca curind!!

[demented]

Aw fuck dude - just when I thought I was catching up to you you go and post this you bastard :P! A-ma-zing shit! Looooove those skulls/heads - shit, looooove everything I see here! You have insane skills mate, need to update more!

Gave this one 5stars long ago mate! Great work!

- d.

[Heather]

I've just rated your sketchbook.....very nice thread.....ummm.....i'd say more, but i don't feel intitled to yet; maybe after i'll reach a higher level :)

[isair]

man, where's my updates? come back and post more or i'll come get ya. :D
nice drawings of the last batch as always. you make the frontal pose dynamic and interesting.

[demented]

Sweet dude! Love those hand and feet - really well done - and the PS painting looks great. As for colours - according to me the crt ones are usually more accurate than the tft ones, but making sure that everyone sees the same colours is not possible. I have two crt monitors and both differ in colour, so I work on one of them only. Hope that helps!

keep up the great stuff dude!
ciao!

- d.

[Dile_]

[Self Destructed]

[Le Gab]

Awsome update! Ur anathomy looks great. I'm really digging the way ur self portraits look.

The Sea Creature looks really good but it still has a wip feeling to it. Am i right?

Keep posting dude!

[kia]

I like all!! I am realy impresed!!wow..I forgot how to draw ..si e asa de greu de unul singur....

[cakeypigdog]

cracking dog studies!

[BANCK]

skissmeister!

great sketches man. more of those!!

[crazy3dman]

Wow, your pencils keep getting better and better. Love your SB.

[isair]

Damn man, you drew those doggies in few secs? That'd be pretty blazing awesome. Hands and feet are great. Your rendering is still way cooler. And solid forms. Last digi is great. Ever try things digitally without contouring? It'd be fun as I believe you can handle it by now.

[demented]

Hey man! Great updates! Thpse cree[y stuff are freaking awesome - they really creep me out. Very interesting designs and very well executed! Love your pencils man - great work, no crits!

ciao!

- d.

[draw]

Your anatomy is looking so good now icey.

My favourite new one is the last one.

Crits -

I think your poses could be more tasteful/natural with better function/purpose. They're not as awkward as mine but more awkard than others.

As well as this, you could try and say more in your rendering with less strokes. For example add some variation by putting in some of those confident continuous strokes that wes is the master of or, add some super faint lines to offset the darks. Also do more accessorising in your individual/original way.

pff what do I know... nothin

Keep drawing, even I can see you come a long way!

[ruuhkis]

Yep, mucho improvement. I can see from your work that you have really been figuring things out for yourself.. I also really like the dog studies.

[TheGnoll]

very good anatomy and nice, clean pencil rendering.Work on your designs and colouring tho ;)

very nice sketchbook ;)

ciao

[ytresu]

Hi Icey, great works as always.
Just a query: your pencil drawings are made by hand on paper (traditionally) or with wacom and Sketchbook Pro ?

[blanquish]

lol, dude, no need to put a penis on monsters,(unless you make it huge)
Jokes aside, this is shaping up to be a nice sb, the only thing you could improve upon is you could up the contrast a bit more.
One trick is to half shut your eyes, and the darker sections come out a lot better.
Rated and done

[Shylone_Breath]

so sweet stuff!

[Bojee]

I really like the dog drawings, and the hands and feet a few posts back. :)

[stoph]

your rendering is spectacular. great grasp on anatomy, and a nice range of tones youre achieving with the pencil. a feather in your hat and a skill i can envy :P

[Icey]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0198.jpg

[Spats]

Great rendering. A pleasure to watch :)

[Icey]

Spats - thank you

[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0199-1.jpg

[kia]

esti cu adevarat...daruit!! sunt impresionata!! si ptr prima oara mindra ca sunt rominca!...as vrea sa incep si eu din nou cu studiile partilor anatomice...but I don,t know from ..where to start again..maybe you can give me an advice!! thank you Icey! deci cei doi ,trei sunt cu adevarat dobitoci daka nu realizeaza ca esti absolut ...menit sa faci asta!!! ...eu mai putin cu desenul si netul/.....mai mult cu bebe..astept un semn!

[darkchild]

Wow you have got some awesome pencil renderings in here! Love this one: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23065&stc=1&d=1158227242

Please post more!

[Icey]

kia - Thank you very very much! For everythig!

darkchild - thank you! - nice signature! - it's like 3 times larger than the posts... :)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/200.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0201.jpg

[crazy3dman]

Looks cool. If this is being used as an outdoor sign for the car wash, I think it needs to be easier to read. I'd say it needs more contrast between the type and the background. Remember for outdoor signage, people are going to be looking for it while they are driving, so you have to go a little overboard on legibility. More than you would for a magazine ad or something like that.

Nice job on the peppers above.

[EVIL]

plus.. they have to know its a carwash without even reading the words.. so this rustic grungy filthy bg with a car mixed with an urban skyline isnt really telling people.. hmm they can clean my car and do a good job

[Icey]

thank you Evil and Crazyman. You are bolth right about it... Even tho' this is a banner for a website, it has to be readable.....

here is something i did for the comic that i was working on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0205.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0206.jpg

and this is something i got bored with in the end at the pumpkins...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/IceyLord/0207.jpg

[oma]

looks awesome, to bad you got bored with the pumpkins.

really like your pencils, like ->http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23065&stc=1&d=1158227242 that the most!

you h've got some nice study's in here to!

keep going on like this!

[D-BAKER]

totally superb work mate, i get a real sense of atmosphere from all of it, pencil work is fantastic.

love it.

[klinesmoker]

Very good work man! For some reason I'm diggin' the hippos.

[Icey]

thank you klinesmoker

something i did for "everybody sucks!!" topic - something like a contest ....
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/bogdannemes/0209.jpg

and..... something more....
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/bogdannemes/0210.jpg

bolth 50/70 cm......

[Dile_]

Oh damnit icey, Nice stuff, yeah, this sb is really turning out good, 5 star i tell you!
keep it up, and try to work more on your digital skills, they are NOT up to your pencils (that be hard since your pencil stuff is AWESOME!)

keep at it!

~Dile