haribubba's sketchbook thread//updated 03/21/05

[haribubba]

I have drawn more in the last week than I have in the five years since I left high school...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/torso.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/hand.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/head2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/head.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/legs.jpg

[Interceptor]

:O.. you draw definition and depth like..... I dunno, someone else who does it REALLY WELL.

[haribubba]

thanks! its been awhile though and my tones arent as smooth as i would like, especially the last one.... >:{

[Pencilator]

Looks really good to me :D

I agree with you on the tones, but oh, look at these shapes :D

great work.

[dogfood]

These look fantastic. I can't seem to find the patience to go in this direction.

Superb.

[t i m]

yea, these are looking great!

keep up the good work!

~Tim~

[haribubba]

patience is your friend, dogfood :wink:

[adevejian]

wow are these photo studies? :^^;: or are they real sculptures you drew from? These are great! keep going :^^:

[haribubba]

the first four are bargue studies, and the last one is from photo.

[dogfood]

patience is your friend, dogfood :wink:

Cool! One friend and counting... :teeth:

[haribubba]

another one from yesterday. after scanning i noticed that the foremost shoe is way off....
adjusted contrast in photoshop to make it easier to see
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/hannah2.jpg

[Danilo]

too bloodey rigid, Try to use chalk, and bigger paper :cheers:

[los]

I like last yellow one, youy should finish it....Its britney spears from the esquire cover if I'm not mistaken, right?
theres a nice variety of light value there
to make it better i think you could throw some more darker values though, like the little girl thats alot better.

[haribubba]

thank you for the comments.

yes i should go to bigger paper, but its just easier to carry around 8 1/2 x 11 :^^;:

and yes britney spears from an esquire mag cover

[haribubba]

ok so the crap from this week:

(contrast adjusted with photoshop)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/lady.jpg

and my first attempt with charcoal:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/head_charcoal.jpg

more of the usual:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/arm.jpg

and since ive been trying to be so tight lately, i decided to do something loose:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/angel_horn.jpg

[maxetormer]

I can see your ar doing lots of
ref work wich is very good, (I should do
more of them he he) and your shading tecnique
is well on its way, but ill recomed your to try to
make some only-line focused drawigs, force your
self to pull out volumen only with lines,
you could make some more imagination suff too,
Iv discoverd, that when I do now non ref work, I start
seen wich ones are my problem areas, and that way when I
get back to study from refs, I focus in the things
I saw I was lacking in my imagination work,
I can see your have a good chunck of raw skills
now make some imagination studies, and post em;
see ya in the next update. :^^:

[haribubba]

Thank you for your comments, maxetormer.

Indeed, I have been doing a lot of ref work. Mostly because I haven't been drawing for the past five years and I need to work those muscles, so to speak.

[Inkfish]

ok so the crap from this week:

(contrast adjusted with photoshop)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/lady.jpg



That, my friend, is pure :heart:. I really enjoy looking at your pictures, keep em coming! :)

[haribubba]

thank you!!

that one was a real bitch to do. i felt like giving up so many times. its still not finished though (see midsection) . so many of my measurements were off and whatnot. im glad i saw it through as far as i did though!

[haribubba]

just messing around with dogwaffle:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/dd.jpg

[haribubba]

ive been slacking this week :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/night.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/dante.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/charity.jpg

[Pencilator]

Nice work once again.
the second one is looking really good, finish it.
The hand clawing against the ribs is wonderful :D

[dadamafia]

cool work. just keep doing what r doin to refine ur gift.

[haribubba]

Pencilator: yeah that is one of my favorite paintings. its by bouguereau. the other two are by the same guy as well.

dadamafia: cool name (could you imagine a dadaist organized crime syndicate :x )

[haribubba]

another study:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/poly.jpg

[haribubba]

my son logan.
first time using pastels, so c&c are appreciated!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/logan.jpg

[haribubba]

not-so-good-rockwell-in-pastel-studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/rock1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/rock2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/rock3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/rock4.jpg

charcoal leg studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/leg_studies.jpg

[IILooney]

you have really grasped the concepts of lighting and tone. good work.

[JAGrello]

great lighting... I wish I had that kinda handle on lighting... ***need to look away from screen... this work is hurting my ego!*** bye bye...

[haribubba]

lol, thanks guys!! :rendered:

[haribubba]

a slow week :S

napoleon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/nap.jpg

dynamite napoleon!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/nap_dyno.jpg

[haribubba]

Master Studies.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/raph2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/raph.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/mike.jpg

Also cross-posted at The Society of Figurative Arts.

Nice site, check it out if your interested in a more classical way of doing things.

TSOFA (http://www.tsofa.com)

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/boug.jpg

[adevejian]

hey man, i love all your studies, such precision! i wanted to thank you for introducing me to bouguereau his "the birth of venus" is my favorite piece of his. i bought his book after this thread. i had a question about your colored paper you're using. what kind is it? i think it complements your drawings very well.
keep it up! :)

[adevejian]

side note: bouguereau's HANDS are amazing! wow. :$

[haribubba]

its just copier paper that comes in different colors!!

[dadamafia]

love the napoleon dynamite.

[haribubba]

gimmee ur tots!!

[haribubba]

side note: bouguereau's HANDS are amazing! wow. :$

ask him for a back massage and you'll find out just how AMAZING they really are... :x

[Fellah.]

All this is great work. The blue girl with dark hair works just perfect.

[haribubba]

thanks. you have some really nice stuff too. very moebius. but not too much like moebius. :rendered:

[haribubba]

more torso studies:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/boug3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/boug4.jpg

[deryk]

:aw::ae: :ah::aa::av::ae: :aa: :aw::ai::an::an::ae::ar::a!:

amazing studies man. teach me to draw like you! hehehe. ;)

[Interceptor]

What's your level of art education, may I ask?

[haribubba]

mostly self taught, took a few "classes" in high school.

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sp2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sp3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sp4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sp1.jpg

[the_allejo05]

nice man..bougereau (S)P is the shit..but Raphael is the master of masters...hehehe..keep them coming love those master studies..

[haribubba]

lol thanks.

and thanks for necromancing my thread for me lol.


a wip

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/logan_a.jpg

[haribubba]

another wip.

any suggestions (besides fininshing) on technique? Im also thinking the darkest values should be darker maybe....

pastel on pastelboard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara.jpg

[haribubba]

updated:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sarab.jpg

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/statue2.jpg


oh and ty whoever moved this thread to the appropriate place :teeth:

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/boug_face_sm.jpg
bouguereau facial feature study

[haribubba]

more of the same:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/jesus.jpg

[haribubba]

another wip

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/hannahredsm.jpg

[haribubba]

thanks fat kid!

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/bougport_sm.jpg

[Pencilator]

hey there, looks like I've missed loads of new updates in your sb. I think this is looking very good, the facial studies are marvelous.

I especially liked this last one. Thou the contrast around the eyes looks a little lonely, it takes to much of the attention.

My 2 cents.


Hugs!

[sve]

Hey, haribubba! Beautiful work. I'm very impressed with shading. Yeah, The man with beard is great. Thank you.
Sveta

[haribubba]

self from life

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/me_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

the last few are charcoal on mi tiennes with a bit of yummy carbothello white pastel

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/handsnfeet_sm.jpg

this last one is probably the hardest thing ive done for some reason

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/roses_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

a new wip, conte on newsprint 18" x 24"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

update:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara_2_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

update:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara_3_sm.jpg

closeup
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara_3_sm_close.jpg

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/sara_4_sm.jpg

its finished, crap, but its finished :/

[haribubba]

a few mentler studies:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/mentlerstudy1_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

more mentler studies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/mentlerstudy2_sm.jpg

[haribubba]

my first try at painting, still a wip, oil on canvas.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/hannahoil1.jpg

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/them3_sm.jpg

a christmas present

[mindlessmuse]

your stuff is increadibly clean, I love your style! The gouche is a good direction.

[haribubba]

gouche?

[haribubba]

sketches:

no reference:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/ffm_1206_sm.jpg

from reference:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/ffm_1208_sm.jpg

[blacky]

You've got some badass stuff gathered around here. Great castdrawings and I love the stuff you did on toned paper (pink n' blue)
Keep it up, I'll have to check in some time again, and would also be pleased to see some more individual drawings (perhaps even paintings) of yours.
So long...

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/grapes.jpg

grapes.

oil, 6x9 canvas

[styler]

well I was going to tear the red one apart (since that's what helps us on CA) but then I scrolled down to see the finished version haha. Nice stuff

[haribubba]

tear away friend, tear away, thats what im here for!

[blkn]

really great definition and depth.. excellent work.

[haribubba]

a better photo (actually a scan lol)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/grapes2.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Haribubba, beautiful stuff, I love the master copy studies from last year.

One thing I'm noticing, I'm assuming some of the portrait stuff is from life, like the lady on newsprint in red. One thing to look out for are the facial features, it seems when you have reference you lay everything in fine, but when it comes to trusting your own eye, some of the angles and features line up weird. For instance, the conte on newsprint, her face is doing this with the eyes, nose, and mouth... ( .

The grape oil painting looks nice, it's much better to try to photograph without the flash and as dead on to the painting as possible. Any angles and flash will cause a tremendous amount of glare or wash everything up. As for the painting itself, the edges on the grapes are off, everything seems pasted on, especially with the white border, except for the furthest left grape edge. It's better to probably lay in the background a bit first, and then lay the grapes on top, working fat over lean (Thin paint first, then thicker applications as you move further into the painting). Most important thing to remember when painting is watch for values and edges, and then color last. The values and edges will make or break a painting. No matter how beautiful the color is, the edges and values will kill it.

Good work, keep the stuff coming.

[haribubba]

mmmm revived my thread thank you :)

makes me happy though that you thought the conte/newsprint was from life, it was from a much smaller photograph! while i did recognize all the the angular flaws (albeit too late ><), makes my heart flutter that it doesnt look like a photo!

thank you for the painting tips as well. i really never painter much before then. drawing is soooo much easier and soooo much easier to clean up after. it was my second try at oils, and probably only my fourth or fifth try at painting in general. its important for me to try and learn different mediums. i learn everything on my own through just trying and its very helpful when i get tips such as yours!

[the_allejo05]

awesome studies..hmm try the old masters..their drawings are the best if you want to learn caligraphy of line..as well as modelling..they have much to teach us...

[haribubba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/girl.jpg

i know this isnt the most technically solid thing ive done, nor is it the most accurate...but something just clicked for me when i was doing this...things just seemed to fall into place...

[haribubba]

messing around with nupastels for the first time...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/baby_sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/wwhitface_sm.jpg

[k4pka]

Mirror that last one, then you will understand blackhawks comment.

[haribubba]

yes i see what you mean.

i really need to start making sure the basic structure is correct before moving on to rendering ><

but rendering is the fun part :( lol.

guess i need to eat the vegetables before i get to the dessert!

[haribubba]

yikes its been awile.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/hannahbig.jpg

charcoal on canvas 24x32

[Keenox]

Nice style and clean rendering:teeth: Keep it up! I agree on the previous posts. You have some problems with the angles especially the noses ... they seem bent to the right or to the left. The eyes of the lady on blue paper seem to be off the axe and I think there is a problem at the base of her nose in this drawing -- i think it's just the shadows... i think you can repair it pretty easy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/haribubba/girl.jpg

KEEP IT UP MAN! your very good at it... :P

[LukeTores]

Very nice, man! It's neat that you try out many mediums. Where do you get all your reference?

[haribubba]

oh you know, pics i find online or magazine photos (child magazine and parent magazine both have really nice photography) or pictures of family and friends i take myself.

[Jink]

Hello Haribubba,

Excellent work, love the blue paper ala Prudhomme style stuff too. Do you attend PSAD (or whatever it is now called?)