YOUR MARCH 2003 GUEST SP THREAD (end of line)

[keyth]

there is no OB...only keyth.

Ok...so i'm 20 minutes early. just had to beat OB to it. he he he he.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/feb28Sp.JPG

[Faxtar]

Hello all!
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Smushed2.jpg
Did this one with 4h, h, 4b. I'm trying to work on my crosshatching.
Bigger version -- http://www.deviantart.com/view/1391457
C&C Welcome. Thanks!

[reeves]

It's been a while...

http://webfea.fea.aub.edu.lb/bluetooth/tests/me2.jpg

Alawys glad to get feedback

forget about the eye glasses and the photoshop lense flare...these were added as an after thought.

[I know the glasses look like they're floating on my face and that the lense flare is cheap...I appologize to all you guys out there]

[Oblio]

Nooooooo :bash:

Welcome reeves.

Faxtar - looks great!

Keyth - oh.. that was a good one! Look what you did to me :D :chug: (take care bud)

[clayrodery v.03]

blind contour for today, in sepia conté
http://images.customize.org/category/aim/blind1-0_full.gif

later,

clay

[zeitzeuge]

'ello


http://www.mind-art.de/images/selbstportrait3.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Just got off from work, cranked this out, and then I gotta hit the sack and be back to work in the morning. Comments tomorrow night for you guys hopefully. I'm glad a few of you got a good laugh from my sick one. I'm feeling a hell of a lot better now, still a bit under the weather though.

http://members.cox.net/spagina/spod/spod135.jpg

[Oblio]

'ello :D

[ummo]

hey faxtar great work, the image has an extreme perspective goin on thats really cool almost like a fish-eye lens effect -how long did that take you?

clayrodery: that came out pretty well

zeitzeuge i like that really abstract look

hope everybody had a good weekend...

http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait030203.JPG
&
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait030203-2.JPG

[Faxtar]

Ummo: Thanks. It took me about 5-6 hrs. I think the strange perspective is due to the distortion of a cheap digital camera a close range. I printed the pic to use as a reference, so as not to hurt my face. :eek:
Nice pics btw, I like the loose strokes and the expression of the first one. I think adding your hand to a SP always makes things more interesting.

Oblio: Nice, i like the perspective of the first one you did also.

Blackhawk: Great. Get well soon.

zeitzeuge: Very abstract

clayrodery v.03: I like it, blind contours always show alot of character.

reeves: The glasses really add to it. I wish I knew how to use a computer.

See ya. :mrt:

[Oblio]

comments tomorow
new tablet - need adjustments!

[ZippZopp]

sorry i dont' have to comment now, i got a late night soccer game...but here's is todays

http://www2.trincoll.edu/~czoppi/drawings/mar3.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Beautiful work guys, comments tomorrow from class. Have a great evening.

http://members.cox.net/spagina/spod/spod136.jpg

[Lionel]

Everybody show me you amazing air guitar skills. Find that uncool CD of trashy guitar music and lets see thouse air guitars. Here is a quick sketch of me listening to AC DC and yes I do feel ashamed that I enjoy that cd :).
http://raq626.uk2net.com/~lionel/me97.JPG

[Oblio]

:rock:

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst136.jpg

lionel: you should have created a blank html-site containing the picture and the according midi-file :D great one.

[ummo]

TRANSFORMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait030403.JPG
:rock: :clapping1 :ranting: :nod: :rock: :clapping2 :rock: :nod: :realmad:

Lionel, man, you mind if i play drums in your band?!? :D Looking at your portrait i totally see you hopping around stage a la Angus Young :D :D

ZippZopp that portrait is great. Nice job on the shadows and reflection of light onto your right cheek.

Hey blackhawk i like the simplicity in that one. Is it digital? if so id really like to know how you got that paper texture to work..

[clayrodery v.03]

I've been reading Frankenstein lately (like for the 1000th time) and realized that I've never seen a drawing of the Creature done based off of the exact description from the original text. So why the hell not do one/self-portrait?

Hope you didn't just eat lunch, hehehe
http://images.customize.org/category/aim/fr1-0_full.gif

Sexy, huh?


Clay

[Faxtar]

I got close up to make for an interesting Composition. Done with Micron Pens. The white highlight of the eye was done with white paint. What do ya think?

http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/traditional/Close_Pen_Portrait.jpg

[Blackhawk]

Incredible SP's yesterday guys. Lionel, Retro, Ummo, Faxtar and Clay, just stunning work guys.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod137.jpg

[ummo]

hey clay thats really quite spooky. great job on the scars, and your eyes are really haunting. The extreme lighting on your face makes you look either realy greasy or like your head was dipped in bronze. ..guess it does add to the mood tho.

fax i dont know much about compostion but i think you did very well. the angles of your face are laid out in a sort of criss cross that makes your eye follow around the image. having the left edge be at an angle was a good idea. only thing is that the eye highlight attarcts to much attention to me ad same with the lip in the corner is maybe a tad too dark.

Man i should be drunk right now. Anybody do anything for Mardis Gras? :beer:

Here's the ol' mirror on the lap view:
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait030403-2.JPG
i played around wih the contrast on this one and it looked much more interesting, but i am posting it as i painted it, as a reminder of how much of a puss i am.

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst137.jpg

[Rusty]

http://www.geocities.com/rustyrulzr/Sp-4/index.html

i still havent got my tablet yet so yet another mouse painting :(....mirror next to the monitor,25 mins to paint and about 10 mins of filtering......im tired so ill comment tomorow.

Cyas

[Oblio]

http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/5mar2k3.jpg

fixed that tablet - i had a rought day!

Oblio

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst138.jpg

i didnt realize there are so many different types o charcoal... :eek:

[HellTaxi]

me again, gotta get back in the habit of contributing more. Heres a quick 2:
after haircut:
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp030503.txt
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp030503.txt
before haircut:
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp0219033.txt
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp0219033.txt

Ob- nice, i like the colors u used and the style.

Rusty- great as usual, cant wait to see what it looks like WITH a tablet

retro-looks good, but id love to see it in color

ummo- every time i see ur work i like it more. How long do these take you on average?

i REALLY need to start taking my time...Im so impatient...

[brokencow]

http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/portraits/portrait036.jpg

i havne't done one inawhile
Sloppy.

so there yah go!

[ummo]

retro your charcoal is looking better and better.

Rusty looks like your head is compressed a bit horizontally but nice moody effect.

Oblio you are really skilled at just using a few gestures to define you features.

Hey helltaxi, cool to see you posting in here. I like your second one better, but the lighting on your face in the first is pretty sweet. takes me on average 45 min to do a portrait ...cant usually hold a pose for any longer.

Wow brokencow! thats really bold! i have to learn how to do that! all the colors are really extreme but still appropriate.

http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait030603.JPG

[keyth]

quickie.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/march6sp.JPG

[Rusty]

retro.that one you posted on the first page where you never really modeled the eyes is my fave.It has an even balance of line and shading,maybe do more in that direction.

ummo your really pumped these out like diareea.lol..great to see alot of them,that upshot one is my fave cause you handled a tricky perspective really well there.....nah its not far of my face proportions,im a tall,thin guy,narrow faced,i think its because i over shadowed the left side alot..

Blackhawk,i know your scanners shot but i really want to see more of yer traditional,get it working if you can....great job as always on these :).

Oblio,maybe more traditional,with no digital..exploit the power of the pencil,that makes no sence..lol

Thanks taxi,first one i like but it wouldnt hurt to work on it a bit more(add in small details)..nice haircut by the way...cough,dork,cough..:)..jk m8ty

clay,thats just awesome man,haunting glare on that one,..well done..

I usually dont like photo ref drawings but yours r great Faxtar,great line work,deffinatly put the time into those..

Well executed Zipp..forms r painted really well,something funky bout the eyes though,just dosent have that spark of life,which is probably the hardest part to do on a SP..

nice to see a diff style from ya keyth,..shadows r keyed out well..

just what ummo said brokencow..nice.

that one mustve taken a while lionel,posing then painting,posing then painting,awesome man,hand/arm gestures really help express emtions.

ta ta

[Blackhawk]

This is one of the longest ones I've worked on in a long time. It came out looking stiff to me, but I felt like I poured a lot into it. It kind of felt like a bag to throw all of my emotions into, but the portrait was still empty.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod138.jpg

Rusty - Nice work man. I actually just got my scanner working again. The quality isn't too good, but I went ahead and scanned in a few of the things I've done and posted them into the Life Drawing Forum. If you want to check them out, they are in there. I'll probably start doing traditional portraits again. I picked up a bunch of toned and black paper and white charcoals and pastels, so I'm going to experiment with that a bit.

Keyth - Ohhh, a new style from you. The hatching on the head bugs me a bit, but it's good to see you pulling away from your convential. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Keep it up bud.

Ummo - Great job on your last couple. The most recent one looks structurally wrong to me though. It may be the neck/chin connection or the angles, something just doesn't seem right. Both spectacular work though. I applaud your perseverence.

Helltaxi - Good work. The last one has some good color relationships going on, although the form became kind of jumbled. Solid stuff.

Brokencow - LOL, this SP reminds me of something, I can't remember what it is though. I just remember seeing this one and a little fart went off in my brain, but I can't put a finger on it. Sorry, I'm rambling.

Retro - Great work man, I'd like to see you go the next step and try for a long piece. Try to get it as realistic as possible. You have a beautiful style, I'd like to see how it interprets into a realistic piece.

Oblio - Good graphical approach to this last one. Keep working at it bud.

Have a great Friday everyone.

[Oblio]

http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/6mar2k3.jpg

wow - super stuff around!
thx. for adices and all - for now i've just got a new tablet (old like hell but BIG - UD series) so it's hard to stay away from it :)
Anyway i'm working my pencil too (daily) working on my cast drawing. I'll keep that in mind.
On another hand i think that digital scetching is a fair way to learn - the undo tool makes you to draw the same line until you do it right without filling the piece up with lines.

[clayrodery v.03]

hey here's mine, done last night around 2 am
http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/traditional/stereo.jpg

later,

clay

[Oblio]

here you go - pencil (and bonus) i managed to sketch my girfriend while she was reading some e-mails.
Not a whisper!!!!
http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/7mar2k3.jpg

Oblio

[Oblio]

hmm.. where is everybody?

http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/8mar2k3.jpg

Oblio

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst139.jpg

well i was gone for the weekend, dont know for the other peeps... hey oblio, how's the weather over there in the pointless.? :D

blackhawk: i gonna go and work one out, just give me a few days/weeks, okay ? ;)

[HellTaxi]

doesnt really look like me, but eh, cant win em all.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp030803.txt
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp030803.txt

[killing.people]

nice work ummo.

great pencil sketch blackhawk.

i wanna do one .. :)

[Faxtar]

Meh... old one.
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Smushed_face_self_portrait.gif
Great work everyone! Especially ummo, i like those paintings alot.

[miasmak]

india ink and brush:
http://www.o2w.nl/~maia/ag/s_ink7.jpg
http://www.o2w.nl/~maia/ag/s_ink8.jpg

aah killing good to see you again, Mmm and ZippZopp is here to again,
ummo, really interesting colour choices
good to see Oblio and Blackhawk still maintaining the pace

Nothing more useful to say.

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst140.jpg

i will never ever get this done :bash:

[ummo]

Helltaxi i dunno if it looks like you or not but you've got alot of character in there

blackhawk those eyes are freaky!

faxtar thanks. thats a funny sp. tho your nose seems a bit too straight considering the position your mouth is in. great shading as usual.

retro the portrait on the brown paper is great. love the organic quality and suggestiveness of your line work. and the latest is very fleshed out -did you shave off your hair??

oblio great as always. I especially like your portrait with your girlfriend. Great emotion there, almost looks like a poster for some drama movie.

sorry Ob didnt feel like doing an SP this weekend.
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031003.JPG

[Oblio]

wait for me -
i've been working but i'm late posting - argh- this is a super quick one - no time to fix it now - 1h late for work already.
I'm comming .. I'm comming...
bye by e

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst141.jpg

@ummo: yes, either that or pay for a haircut( i just saved 12 bucks :)=)

[Oblio]

blup....
(talk in the morning - ok?)
Retro - you rock man - anytime you plan a visit - i'l fix the weather for you - those days - a little foggy - but.. listen - the sun is reising!

[clayrodery v.03]

new one, i'm hungry man
http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/popart/cold_clay.jpg

later,

clay

[killing.people]

http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/indymisc/killsp_3_11_03.jpg

the mouth and chin i was not to pleased with.
man i miss the wacom, did this with a digital mouse and photoshop .. around two hours. keep it up guys, i need stuff to look at when im bored.

peace outside!

-killing.people

[brokencow]

http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/portraits/portrait037.gif

blackhawk - so good man.

Keith - where ya at?

everyone - keep em up...is it me or are people stoping?

[Blackhawk]

Sorry, I've been trying to wade through tons of bullshit lately. My drawing has suffered tremendously from it.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod139.jpg

[ummo]

haha i feel bad..
even tho i check this thread at least 3 times a day to see everyone elses work i havent been in he mood to paint anything myself.

oh well here's a quick mother i just did out of guilt:
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031103.JPG


and here are a few done a few months ago just for something more to look at while this thread goes though its lul. apologies in advance for the gratuitous dosage of me:
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait123102.JPG http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait012003-4.JPG

killing, so much respect goes out to anyone who uses a mouse to paint. i could never do it. nice job. :D

[miasmak]

Yup I feel the lull too, and I am guilty. Sooo much going on If I join in with everything, I just never paint just what I want to paint. Not to mention getting behind in the comment department. one voice on the shoulder says, go-on surf the other says, go-on paint. Not sure which one is the good-cop and which one the bad

ummo, I'm not ignoring you, I am just not sure what to say
Blackhawk, hang in there be positive. This one has a bit too much blender gray in it although the shine through canvas effect helps aleviate it. If I hadn't seen what you are capable of though, I wouldn't have said a thing.
brokencow, intense and graphic. Hows Painter working for you? Are you feeling more comfortable yet.
killing.mouse :bow: looks like how I think you look even though it is covered with mouse wool.
clay, sparse yet effective.
retro, the charcoal is really helping your values. Your line work rocks already. It looks like you are moving forward again, you did seem a bit stuck at one point.

edit: I feel terrible, I forgot the original reason for my post, Oblio: I am so happy you are still here, it is an inspiration as well as a whip. Your persistance is amazing. Now, maybe it would be good for you to do a long careful one again. I guess the same applies to me as well.:D

[Oblio]

thx mia - check this area for the next days. That Oblio SP is comming :D
Thank you again.
Great stuff EVERYONE!!! :bow:

Oblio

[Oblio]

i strugle with the time - he wins.
http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/12mar2k3det.jpg

Oblio

[Jaku]

I missed todays dsg but i feel like doing something, I think rhe daily fever caught me...

I should do this more often, it´s very relaxing...

http://jaku.iespana.es/jaku/imagenes/big/sp2.jpg

[ummo]

hello hello
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031203-2.JPG

oblio looks stressed. lots of harsh marks there

jaku thats awesome. can't recall ever seeing an Sp like that from you

[empty]

i put this in the figure drawing thread, but i'll put it here too. sorry if you've seen it twice.

http://home.san.rr.com/emptyart/images/splg.jpg

[brokencow]

http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/portraits/portrait038.jpg

one day i'll be able to paint and see color...till that day...

[clayrodery v.03]

tonight's drawing is small, sorry, new host
http://www.artistportfolio.net/artists/1704/0/1047537147selfportrait88.jpg

later,

clay

[Faxtar]

Second painting SP ever.
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Black_And_White.jpg

clay- nice perspective and expression. i also like the black and white one.

Ummo- you are a SP machine! Nice work, i like how the black and white paintings seam to glow.

retro- your style is sweet

killing.- I like the watercolor quality. lots of strokes and colors.

Empty- very old master-like.

brokencow- i like the red one alot, those eyes

Blackhawk- that one great nose, the highlights look perfect.

One more, ball point pen, poor proportions.
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Ball_Point_Insanity.jpg
C&C welcome. bye

[Oblio]

uh.. this was for the european DSG tonight - i've missed the time frame so.. i'll post it here :D
the theme was : BLIND!

so.. look into my eyes! :eek:

http://members.fortunecity.com/afantana/13mar2k3.jpg

Oblio

[clayrodery v.03]

reading is fun

http://www.joinedartists.com/gallery/sketches/readingisfun.jpg

later,

clay

[empty]

last night at 3am after a tabularasa and john brown's body show.

http://home.san.rr.com/emptyart/images/sp312.jpg

[LUMEi]

i sure hope this works(computers and i don't get along)

first post...
first time painting in photoshop...
with a mouse...
I've got so much to learn!



http://www.imgmag.net/images/lumei/spxcopy.jpg

It's all wrong!!! i think the more i stare at it, the more it looks distorted...maybe it has something to do with the fact that i'm still up at 4am...

[Aaross]

Painter 7http://homepage.mac.com/stuartgodfrey/.Pictures/Concept/portrait.jpg

[clayrodery v.03]

LUMEi, don't worry about it so much, it's a beautiful sp. the eyes are awesome. welcome!

now get some sleep

clay

[ummo]

hey everybody! Look!
its not me:
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031403.JPG

wow a couple new faces here! why is it that most self portraits must be a product of late late night inspiration?

empty your fisrt sp is beautiful. love the shadowing youve done on your chin and the curve on your left cheek is really cool. the second sp seems a little long in the cheek. ..tabularasa?

Brokencow i dont know what your are talking about, your SPs are droolable. maybe the latest isnt as snazzed up as usual but based on your avatar alone i think you know your colors. :D

Clay i like that effect you did in the second one tho i guess i cant read. nice color scheme in the first btw.

hey faxtar thats a sweet painting. you remind me that i need to do a non digital SP some time its just too easy to do them with this damn computer. but yea that painting seems almost more realistic than many of the portraits i have seen from you not sure why. the balpoint guy has a cool vibe goin on.

Welcome to the forum lumei. Looks great for a first time SP in PS .. and even done with a mouse eh? nice. only crit that you eyes lips and hair are too drawn in and dont mesh well with your swaths of tone elsewhere in the image.

aaross wow thas great. no crits

[Blackhawk]

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod140.jpg

Beautiful and inspiring work everyone. Sorry I've been extremely absent as of late, my life keeps taking 180 turns and the SP's are unfortunately the last thing on my mind, although I am going to hopefully change that around.

Oblio, Broken, Ummo, Clay, Faxtar, Killing, Jaku, Mia - Wonderful work and words guys and gals. Hopefully I'll get back to doing full critiques. Time is a bitch right now.

Aaroos, Lumei, Empty - Welcome, always good to see new faces.

[brokencow]

http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/portraits/portrait039.jpg

[Blackhawk]

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod141.jpg

Nice job Broken, keep pushing it bud.

[kaini]

Wow Blackhawk, your last is raw !!

http://www.alexgering.com/2003_2_22skizze.jpg

[Oblio]

wait for me.. wait for me....

my fortunecity account doesn't work anymore - bitch!
superb stuff here - i love this place!

[Oblio]

habibi :D

[retro]

wow, kaini that last piece is great!! :thumb:

i've been into a lotta different things at the mom, also i have finished the hourlong painting blackhawk asked for, unfortunately i have no digicam, cause it's way too large to scan in. hope to post again in a couple days..

[Oblio]

oblio needs to study more!
oblio needs help from friends.

[Blackhawk]

I'll have comments for all of you tomorrow. Great work, keep it going.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod142.jpg

[HellTaxi]

liked how this turned out, took about 40 minutes, painter 7. I need to get re aquainted with PS7...someday, maybe. Im like bizzaro sparth, i never use Photoshop, i LACK skills, and im american. Later all.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/sp031503.txt
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/sp031503.txt

blackhawk- lovin the raw feel of ur latest SPs. Says alot about whats goin on with you...like maybe ur really busy? lol. Good job

Kaini- good job, i like the pencil strokes. Losin some detail on the ear tho.

brokencow- love ur stuff, u manage to use a different color with ur face everytime, yet it always looks right

Aaross- christ, thats so cool. I hope to someday be able to manipulate painter with such skill.

keep it up all

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst142.jpg
ok, ok, i fucked it up.

oblio: have a try and draw one of your spods holding the pen(cil) only at the very end. it often helped me loose up a bit.

[Lionel]

Well here is number 100. I spent ages trying to do something special but nothing worked :/ so I took a break finished unreal 2 and quickly painted this after all 100 is just a number and I figured that I was makaing too big a thing of it. Glad to see you guys still going strong Lionel Out :).
http://raq626.uk2net.com/~lionel/me100.JPG

[MindCandyMan]

I drop by every once in a while hehe

http://www.mindcandyfilms.com/jons_uploads/Abstract self portrait.jpg

[brokencow]

it's nice to see that you've done 100 of these and they all still look the same. Same front mug shot. Same expressions. I really wish you'd try something else. Different lighting or something. ANYTHING! I've seen you do it every once and awhile. IT would be nice to see more. Also try doing something more with it like other people have.

But, if this is your goal, then forget what i said.
Just a suggestion, something i'd like to see.

[zero]

http://www.brokencow.net/03_17_2003.jpg
[zero1]

[daarken]

man, i havent been here in forever. i thought i would drop by and throw out a quick sketch i did tonight. jeez, i havent done a sp in like 2 months. im getting a little rusty. its nice to see that a few people are still here from the very beginning.

blackhawk: you are still rockin the boards!

mind: that is an awesome sp. you are getting so much better.

kaini: kikass man. but i want an oil! i miss those. heh

ok, time for bed.

http://www.daarken.com/boards/3-17.jpg

[Oblio]

thank you retro.
I will - promisse!

lovely stuff here guys!
Oblio

[Blackhawk]

Kaini - Thanks. I wanted to get a bit more energy into my effort. My SP's have been rather stale for awhile. That pencil sketch rocks. As Daarken asked, when are you going to do another oil? Yours are always great to look at.

Oblio - Keep em' coming bud. Try to spend some more time on an SP, maybe spend a few hours or more on one and really try to nail it proportionally and value wise. You have a pretty basic representation in all of your SP's, now try to mix it up and really spend a lot of time on just one and really go at it. :nana

LOL sorry, just had to throw the banana in there.

HellTaxi - That is a great SP man. The contrast between the colored and uncolored is nicely pulled off, although I would have personally gotten rid of the underline drawing in the colored portion and really accentuated the contrast, but nevertheless, great work. As for me being busy... well yes, extremely... hahahaaa, so you nailed it on the head. If I'm not doing school for 5 hours a day then it's work for 6 during the week and 12 hours on the weekend. I'm making money for school though, but I need to work a lot more drawing back into my schedule again.

Retro - Beautiful work man. Your teeter-tottering back and forth between getting loose and then tightening up, good to see the different flavors. Now I'm just waiting on that painting from you. I'm actually planning to do an oil SP of myself here in a week as well. Keep them coming bud, good to see you still working hard at it.

Lionel - Nice work and congrats on 100. I agree with Broken though, I definitely enjoyed it when you started mixing it up a bit and your work seemed to improve. Make it exciting for yourself and have some fun with the SP and go wild. Don't be afraid to really screw up an SP, experiment and fail, then experiment and succeed. Keep them coming bud.

MCM - Oh, it's the elusive MindCandy :D Nice work man, mucho improvement, when are you going to regularly stop by again? Take it easy bud.

Zero - Nicely done. The ear is flat, but the rest of the SP has a great sense of form to it. Strong execution on it. Keep stopping by, this was a great contribution.

Daarken - LOL, not as much as I used to. You've been kicking ass I noticed, those pastels you've been posting up and the white portrait drawings have been kick ass. You've improved 10 fold in that absence. Me, I hit a wall, I'm furiously fighting to try to break past it and start improving again. Good to see you back in this thread bud.

Take it easy guys.

[Faxtar]

Todays entry:
http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Relfection.jpg

Marker and ball point pen (with some Photoshop trickery).
50 min. Thanks

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst143.jpg

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst144.jpg

two more crappy pieces to add to my collection.

oblio: me also feels stuck @ the moment. i tend to repeat patterns i'm used to. dunno why this always happens, maybe i'm too introvert..

edit: ah... zero, i love that piece. hope you stay for a while :cool:

[Blackhawk]

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod143.jpg

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/digital_selbst004.jpg

was fun.

[keyth]

it is rumored that the elusive bee bop has been sited on march 19. details at 11:00.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/march19SPA.JPG

[ummo]

hmm
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031803.JPG http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031803-2.JPG
http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031903.JPG http://home.ucwphilly.rr.com/pmostardi/portraits/portrait031903-2.JPG

zero thats great, its so fuzzy but just sharp enough in places. i like the colors alot.

[Oblio]

uh.. guys?
i'm in deep shit .. blurp.
I've been trying all kind or approaches lately - focussing on retro's technique too.

it seems that i've got familiar with my face and while i still have tons to learn from doing sp's it seems that i have a great hole in my knowledge. I need to study more anatomy and to focus on rendering and form with other references.
I have strugled with some things last days and the results are unpostable!!!!
BH - spending more time on a SP is definitely a good thing - spending more time on ANY drawing is cret - yet i feel like i need to nail down my lines - i feel like my hand is not listening to me - spending more time will work in the end since i'l constantly correct faults - yet.. i plan to train my hand and make it listen.
I hope you understand.
retro - i've tried your approach - some linse are comming good others.. are horrible. Do you draw only with your arm or you use also a the wrist and fingers while moving the pencil?
I'll be visitting here to post once in a while but for now.. i'll be moving my daily efforts in the middle class section - looks like they need a push there :D
I planned to comment on you pieces today - but... i can't do it. My mind is blocked by real frustration gathered in the last days.
Just.. keep pushing, ok?

Obi

[zeitzeuge]

retro: i love the last one.


is it completly painted?

[Faxtar]

http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Sleeping_Pencil_Self_Portrait.jpg

HB and 5B pencils. C&C Welcome.

[soupface]

i gathered enough courage to post, but not enough to use any kind of contrast...
2 hours with my graphire, and all i got was this:
http://soupface.port5.com/images/art/selfport01.jpg

[keyth]

keep punchin' away at it soupface. remember to look at the big shapes on your face. big juicy shapes.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/march21SP.JPG

[jhibbs]

but im still here, still havent missed one either. ive been experimenting alot lately, this is tonights, done straight in ink with brush, then alcohol+ink put over, and then white gel pen. i have a thred in this subforum if you havent seen it.

http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/ink2.txt

[Blackhawk]

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod144.jpg

[keyth]

Blackhawk...why'd you stop on this one?:confused:

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/22sp.JPG

[Silvrain]

http://silvrain.s5.com/portrait.jpg
27 minutes in photoshop, playing with opacity. Doesn't look as 'real' as I had planned. I lost it somewhere at the right shoulder, and missed the mood completely. I gotta practice more.. erk.

_________

Zero - the colors in your last one are amazing.
Darken - Freaky. Was that a charcoal you scanned?
Faxtar - Your penwork is always really striking
Retro, Blackhawk - very nice
Ummo - what's your average time for these sketches?
Keyth - nice job as always. The lighting in the last one really gets me.

[jhibbs]

got to see a sargent portrait today, i ended up staring at it for like an hour. i kinda had it in mind when i did this one
http://www.geocities.com/jhibbs27/steps.txt

[zeitzeuge]

keyth: maybe because it's finished?

at least it looks finished to me... and i like it alot.

[Ironspy]

http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/male/sp3-23-03.gif

first digital sp... stopped because my eyes hurt

really...

bah so many errors, tomorrow will be better, don't mind my "lazy self portrait eye" on the left

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst145.jpg

@ zeitzeuge: the previous one was entirely done in photoshop.

[keyth]

sorry...i lost this battle. hey retro. what's up?
http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/march24.JPG

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst146.jpg

man, it feels good to be tired (naturally).

@keyth: what do you mean what's up?! that's what i asked you about half a dozen times. if i remember right it's not too long ago that you left school, were looking for a job, moved somewhere..., never got anything out of you! so you better give me some details on your private life, before starting zo ask such questions. :p ... well, just j/k. good to have you around again. also i always wanted to ask which book (about colors) you read when you did that step-by-step portrait..? any chance to get an answer this time...?! :D as for me i'm a first semester in illustration now.

@blackhawk: i really like that last approach. also you owe us an oil-painting, if i remeber correctly. :D

[keyth]

ha ha. too funny. i'm sorry retro. sometimes things get a little crazy.

it's difficult to get a job anywhere these days. i've been doing a lot of 3d stuff lately to broaden my scope. some game companies here are showing interest (well i've at least gotten some emails). i've had some interviews recently so...we shall see.
the book i believe you are referring to is called "designers guide to color combinations" it's more "designy" i guess but...it's got a lot of combinations that are pleasing and it goes into why they are and this and that and and and and and.....

i can't wait to get one of these jobs though. there's a school here called http://www.representational-art.com/ ...gonna take some classes once i have some real cash. i need to get some "real" drawing and painting skills and that's all they focus on.

i tried to paint for real yesterday...man it's hard.

hope school's going well!!!:chug: :D

[Faxtar]

Experimenting...
Markers, charcoal.

http://thumbs.deviantart.com/300W-96A096/large/indyart/traditional/Negative_Blue.jpg

:happybirt Blackhawk!

[Blackhawk]

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod145.jpg

Some comments tonight, rest tomorrow morning.

Keyth - Meaty, you had beautiful form in your last couple of SP's. I see your interested in going to an atelier school to recieve some education. I'm actually looking at the same thing right now. I'm working my ass off to get money for it though. I've worked 5 days straight, going onto 6 by Wednesday. It's a pain in the ass, but my drive to make some money to get me the schooling I need is insatiable at this point. Unfortunately with current school and work I've lost too much freetime. Good luck if you decided to go to that school though, a strong foundation in traditional art is INVALUABLE.

Now as to why I stopped on the last one, I felt it was appropiate at that point to stop it. Sometimes I hit a point where I don't want to take it any further and that's where I end :D.

Great job bud.

Retro - Thanks for the painted SP bud, your work is getting stronger and stronger and stronger. I know, I know, I owe that oil :D I gotta start working on it tomorrow night when I get home from work. Hopefully I'll have enough time before sleep hits me.

Faxtar - Thanks for noticing it was my birthday :D It was kind of crappy, I worked 12 hours yesterday, plus I was sick all day, bleh. It was good though. Faxtar, great job on the rendering. Your exercising some nice control on the rendering, be careful of the proportions of features though. Your rendering the hands small and the form is kind of awkward. The rest is looking pretty good though. Keep working at it.

Jhibbs - Nice job on that last one bud. You've been busy and it shows, great job. Your skill is growing, I see the improvement in these. I need to start studying some real master paintings up close, I need a good education on how to paint and that would be one of the best ways to be taught.

To everyone else, I'll comment tomorrow, I'm going to head to bed and get some sleep before this sickness overwhelms me again. Night.

[Rohan]

woah what can I say.. so much diversity and skills from everyone..well since I still can't post anything recent due to lack of a scanner or direct access to digi cam I'll post a couple of efforts from about 6 months ago both done in carbothello and pastel pencil on canson paper using two mirrors. sorry about the lack of focus/contrast but by the time I took these shots a lot of the pigment had blown off the surface(I hate fixing stuff).
this one was about 25 mins.
http://ii.net/~ilah/images/ro/25minprofile.jpg
With this one I was playing with omitting certain areas.. I left it unfinished as it said what it needed to say.. I wasnt in a very gleefull mood. it took about 3 1/2 hours.. but half of that was fiddling around and reworking under the influence of the pigment coming off the paper(bad ventilation!).
http://ii.net/~ilah/images/ro/meinprog2.jpg
I'll have to do some more in paint.. it's been a while since I last did a SP or anything in real paint so I've been getting the fear :P

[sage]

a few new sp's this month, most of them are all painted on a strip of unstretched canvas... one after the other - am using this project as a sort of sketch book - no strings attached, just going at it - have an exhibition opening on the 5th of april.. - the theme is portraits, i will post foto's of the show on my site once it's hung.... amandasage.com (http://www.amandasage.com)

[sage]

pastel on handmade paper

[sage]

after getting back from a crazy trip around the globe - i blew my nose uncontrollably for a week.......

[sage]

no comment

[sage]

*****

[Android]

these are all beautifull Amanda, the pastel on handmade paper really captures your spirit, its is my new favorite, thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to share these with us.

ANdrew

[sage]

last but not least - thats it for now - be back soon - keep it up everyone! i really enjoy seeing your work - am open for comments and critique - peace- a.sage

[sage]

thanks andrew - must say that your consistency in your own work helped inspire me to work on this current project. it is wonderful that you are so open to sharing with so many people - more artists should do this, these types of info forums that aren't totally seclusive can open up many doors for people - thank you and the administrators for keeping this site so alive! respect-

[HellTaxi]

yet another...been pretty busy with work and school, so this is my "losin it" face. Im late for work, so i owe you all comments. sorry!

http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp032403lil.txt
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/helltaxi/images/sp032403lil.txt

[Brain]

Been a long time between spod's for me. Found a scanner at Uni today and was able to scan this in before rushing to my next class. I've moved back up to Brisbane, with only clothes, music and basic art supplies following me up. So my graphics tablet is still in Canberra, along with all my programs (I'm currently borrowing this computer, but own the Radeon 9700, keybrrd and mouse, and floppy drive)

So posting this to confirm that I'm still alive. Bituva rough scan, and no post work on it, so it's a tad washed out on this monitor. Anyway...

http://www.artofbrain.com/trad/self24thmar.jpg
Pencil and Charcoal, A3

Also have my own domain name now. Yet to redesign, but yay all the same. @;-)

[Oblio]

GOD, i miss you guys!

Oblio

[rockstar4783]

hey guys i've been checkin out this forum for a long time...i have no scanner so i did this quick one on painter...Jessica:p
http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/indymisc/visor232.jpg

[keyth]

i tried to do a SP while listening to one song from beginning to end. this is what i came up with. nothing special...but it was kind of fun.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/march.28.sp.JPG

[Vhy]

conte & carbon pencil

http://home.cardwell.tk:8080/usr/bencardwell/selfportrait00_small.jpg

[keyth]

nice one vhy!;)

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/portrait_selbst147.jpg

welcome a new member to CrapCity... :(

@vhy: i'd even call that a very nice one. hope to see more.

@everyone left: were have all the ppl gone..?

[keyth]

it's OK retro...they'll be back.

http://members.fortunecity.com/keyth/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/mar29sp.JPG

[nova]

sheesh.. i didn't look the recent portraits before i posted.. these have all evolved in so many ways, everyone looks great :]

a late night full of lessons, and a request from andrew

http://www.geocities.com/putsthelotion/art/sp33003.txt

- l

[retro]

wasnt quick enuff it seems

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/digital_selbst005.jpg

well, at least i fired up painter.

@keyth: is there any way to make you do a traditional attempt, if i let you choose my next medium ? ;)

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/digital_selbst006.jpg

i cant sleep

[Faxtar]

Those are really cool retro, i like seeing your style with different mediums, I especially liked that watercolor you did awhile back.
:chug:

[Blackhawk]

Sorry for this monstrosity. The last week I've been feeling terrible, then I took a break for 4 days and went skiing, it didn't seem to help my motivation. I'm starting your oil tonight Retro, I have the next week off from school, so it'll get done.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod146.jpg

Keyth, Retro, Vhy, Sage, Helltaxi, Nova, Rockstar, et al. Keep it going ladies and gents.

http://members.cox.net/blackhawk9/spod/spod147.jpg

[retro]

http://free.pages.at/retro002/digital_selbst007.jpg

also i'm still trying to figure out how those brushes work... wery weird-

@blackhawk: i'm really eager to see that painting. may the muse be with you. :)

[rockstar4783]

:mrt: http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/indymisc/--cin_city--.jpg

[brokencow]

http://www.threed.nu/gallery//data/media/6/portrait041.jpg

haven't done one in awhile...
i'm stressed out...i have too much work todo.