lions tigers and bears.. and my sketchbook

[razuel]

Long time lurker of these forums, finally am able to make a thread: just got a nice new scanner and started a new sketchbook. I'm currently a junior at jenison high school in michigan.

My biggest influences are Wesley Burt and Armin Mersmann.

Here's some of my finished pieces, razuel.deviantart.com

Here are a couple of sketches to start off. Both are filled with either studies, things from my mind... or things I see (obviously).

http://www.intense-effects.com/sb2.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/sb3.jpg
I know there's an anatomy problem with the thumb in that one.

[IanE]

Fantastic first post!

Keep at it! Where you are now is incredible for your age! Makes me wish I started drawing sooner.

Really awesome stuff, post more I can't wait to see it.

Ian

[Profil]

Really good:)
16 now, right?
Keep working mate.

[comixnut]

that's awesome stuff. *S* more more more.

[razuel]

Just turned 17. Thank you all, I'll keep updating.

I browsed through your sketchbook IanE. I really like your studies, something I have to get more indepth with.. as far as anatomy goes.

[SirGreenSock]

Nice sketchbook, you show good use of value.

It would be easier to comment on your work if you were to post larger.

[razuel]

http://www.intense-effects.com/sb4.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/bigSb5.jpg

A couple more pages from the sketchbook. Tried to make them bigger, didn't like how the second one turned out.

[IanE]

Awesome update, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook!

What college are you applying to?

For my portfolio they wanted 3 environments, figure drawings (a 10-minute, a 20-minute, and a 30-minute), 3 still life drawings, and 1 of choice from those 3. What they were looking for were proportions, anatomy, realism, difficulty, and understanding of what you drew.

As for anatomy you seem to have a fairly strong grasp of what the outside should look like, but are all of these from reference or life? When it comes to drawing originally you need to understand the underlying structures of the body to get the forms and shapes you need to have a realistic drawing.

For anatomy, if you have no idea where to begin, start with George Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy, excellent book. Just don't make the same mistake I did and get Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life... the editor screwed it all up, pictures are wrong, text doesn't make sense, it's all out of order. I was warned about this but forget, and now I'm stuck with it, haha. Also, check out www.saveloomis.org You can read all of Andrew Loomis' books there for free or you can probably find them online to download as .pdf files. Figure Drawing for All It's Worth is an excellent resource to begin with, and there's also www.tsofa.com where Michael Mentler teaches anatomy. He has some threads on this forum too, check him out he's incredibly nice and one of the best resources around.

Hope that's not too overwhelming! Don't sweat it about college, if I got in you can get in! Good luck, I'll check back soon.

Ian

[NobodyYouWouldKnow]

Thanks for commenting in my sketchbook. You are better than me. I am jealous, miserable, and sweaty. Will I make it another year in this body?

[razuel]

You'll see a huge difference in these two sketches than the last.. they're drawn from life. I'm getting some GREAT advice from an illustration major at RSAD. Although these drawings don't look half as good as my photo ref drawings-- they're helping my skills a lot more, i've learned.

So far the critiques he gave me on these two are,

1. spend more time on them
2. create a composition
3. eventually move on to charcoal

Looking for more crits,

http://intense-effects.com/sb6.jpg

http://intense-effects.com/sb7.jpg

Oh, and these were taken with a digi camera instead of scanner-- obviously.

[razuel]

http://intense-effects.com/sb8.jpg

I'm beginning to get discouraged on my life studies, they all look like crap.

Still no critiques? please..

[blog]

Awesome dude, for you're age which I suppose ia about 13-14?? Just keep at it. You're working on your forms lighting and so on. Threads like this cheer me up, you've got talent and your doing it justice!

Just keep it up man and thanks!!

[SirGreenSock]

Don't get discouraged by lack of replies. This place is a bit slow sometimes.

The life studies look good. Don't worry, these studies are harder than working from photos, but keep practicing and you'll improve.

[razuel]

Awesome dude, for you're age which I suppose ia about 13-14?? Just keep at it. You're working on your forms lighting and so on. Threads like this cheer me up, you've got talent and your doing it justice!

Just keep it up man and thanks!!

17 actually :dead:

[MisterJC]

hey man. for your life studies, make sure your only looking through one eye. and that when you draw, you face the paper head on and not at an angle.

[Majofo]

I looked at the website of Wesley Burt and I like his art too! It's really good! I can see the influence he had in some of the works that you posted first.
Look forward to seeing more.

[razuel]

Well I tried setting my sketchbook up on an easel like a couple people have told me to do now. I found it very hard to draw lines with my pad up like that.. and I had to take it down to shade as well. It did seem to help with proportions, and angles up until that top one.

Oh, and here's the setup I had,

http://intense-effects.com/sb9.jpg

http://intense-effects.com/sb9-2.jpg

[blog]

sorry man :bashful: ... i'll leave now :[

[razuel]

This is a still life drawing of some headphones. This turned out a lot better than my other life drawings-- I think I'm improving.

http://www.intense-effects.com/sb10.jpg

--still looking for crits.

[Badger]

Hey there! nice work, try pushing the tone with a strong light source.
I'd love to see some non-ref drawings from your head, if the first few pages are ref free then by God u got talent.
Look forward to seeing more.
-Badger-
*cough* colour *cough*

[crayonmonster]

what amazing talent you have, I'm impressed with your shading and concept of light and dark. The way you've lit up some of the faces is very striking. The anatomy etc will come with practise, but youve got yourself a solid ground for building on.
Crayon Monster
Stay Strong in the Struggle

[razuel]

Here are a few master studies I did awhile back in my independent study of art history at school. All done on newsprint with graphite.

http://www.intense-effects.com/study1.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/study2.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/study3.jpg

[Lauren Short]

some really great stuff here.
i noticed one thing though, the stuff that lacks in detail/life-like look seems to be stuff that you might not like to draw. studies are a great way to learn (in fact i really need to start up again :tihi: ) but if you find yourself getting bored (which is what it seems like to me) then you'll most likely end up rushing something (which is what i do at times) and it won't come out the way you wanted it to, or the way it's supposed to.
so my suggestion is if you find yourself getting bored of a stationary life study, walk away from it for a while. if it's just statinary objects they won't get up and walk away :P by the time you get back to the drawing your mind should feel a bit more refreshed and you can pick up where you left off :teeth:

cheers man :D looking forward to the next post

[razuel]

This is a drawing I did completely from imagination, to give you an idea of how I'm doing in that area. I'm getting pretty good at being able to draw faces from imagination, but I have a lot of work to do on the body.

I tried this smoke effect thing I saw in Wes' sketchbook, I really like how it turned out-- I think I'll use it in a project sometime,

http://www.intense-effects.com/imag1.jpg

[Tigermilk]

Hey, man! This is really cool stuff.
Love the first ones, there really nice.
The Wes inspired one is awsome to.
Sometime the figures and studies are a little.. well.. out och shape tho, or how to put it. Try and use Straight lines to get the whole drawing straight. Know what I mean?

Anyway, great stuff, keep em' commin'.
Tiger

[razuel]

Hey, man! This is really cool stuff.
Love the first ones, there really nice.
The Wes inspired one is awsome to.
Sometime the figures and studies are a little.. well.. out och shape tho, or how to put it. Try and use Straight lines to get the whole drawing straight. Know what I mean?

Anyway, great stuff, keep em' commin'.
Tiger

Do you mean like.. keep my hatching straight?

[razuel]

ref drawings

http://www.intense-effects.com/sbsb.jpg

[dCepT]

Damn man! Impressive stuff! You've got a very good handle on values! Don't forget you basics, though. This a nitpick, but some of your faces are a bit skewed. Get the masses down before you kick ass with that shading of yours!

keep up!

d-C

[look]

You have really good stuff! So glad to know we are in the same group. I see you are really good with portraits, head drawings, I'll have to ask you to help me out on that area. =)
Have you tried ink or acrylics? They are really nice mediums. I like them b/c I get to use different sized brush and save me time to do the shading, compare to shade with pencils. Also they are not as messy as charcoal. Anyway, I'll check back everyday for your new stuffs. :D

[razuel]

The first one is randomness from my head, the second is a life study of a friend. I know I shouldn't have done the black background, but the background was a bunch of stuff that would have taken hours to draw. And the scanner doesn't pick up all of the shading, so it looks odd.

http://www.intense-effects.com/imagina1.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/lifejess1.jpg

[look]

Nice shouting expression! I like the profile picture.

[Masayasu]

really like your stuff. your use of shadow and light is very nice. I am still having trouble in that area. Great stuff. I will keep watching, so please keep drawing.

[razuel]

This is an old eye study I did in graphite and white pencil.

http://www.intense-effects.com/eyestudy1.jpg

This is an old fabric fold study I did.

http://www.intense-effects.com/mikeback.jpg

[look]

That clothes study is awesome. Although the scan is sorta dark. The texture is really good there. The eyes are really nice too! Especially the shines, make them so 3D and lively.

[liam.c]

looks good man coming along mate !

[rick_hershey]

you have a great sense of contrast, really adds a lot to your pics. . .some anatomy is off, but I'm sure you'll be mastering that soon enough.

[animeidiot]

No crits here. You seem to be doing the right thing and will continue improve quickly if you keep it up. So keep it up!

[Masayasu]

The last one starts to look very realistic as you look towards the floor. The folds of the shirt are nicely done, and I think that the chair is very good as well. You have a great sense of light and shadow. Keep it up.

[rick_hershey]

when you going to post more, hope to see more soon.

[razuel]

Hey everyone. Sorry to my sketchbook for taking such a long break-- end of school year so it's crunch time. I have 2 weeks left. This summer I plan on drawing for like 3-4 hours a day, plus I have life drawing classes I'll be taking at an art school over here (kendall)-- so I'll have tons of updates. This is going to be a big summer for me, tons of practice, nearing my portfolio preperation.

Here's a couple of sketches, mostly from imagination-- some from life.

http://www.intense-effects.com/sbn2.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/sbn1.jpg

[look]

Hey, I missed your last posting. :P Sorry about that.
I like the profile of the man, the facial feature is really nicely captured, especially the muscle around the nose. It reminds me of client eastwood.
The profiles in the other drawing all seem to have odd nose, it seems they are all pointing down too much and the nose tip is kind of large.
The boy in the corner could use more neck in my opinion. He looks rather scared and confused.
:) Keep updating.

[razuel]

Hey, I missed your last posting. :P Sorry about that.
I like the profile of the man, the facial feature is really nicely captured, especially the muscle around the nose. It reminds me of client eastwood.
The profiles in the other drawing all seem to have odd nose, it seems they are all pointing down too much and the nose tip is kind of large.
The boy in the corner could use more neck in my opinion. He looks rather scared and confused.
:) Keep updating.


Hah, it is clint eastwood.. guess I did a good job :P

I've always had trouble drawing noses from imagination.. i'll have to do some nose studies this summer.

[rick_hershey]

Hey - I like the face studies, nice rendering. . .not sure if i like the exagerated proportions, i mean a part of me does and a part doesn't, but overall good stuff.

[razuel]

Bunch of random sketches on newsprint, and one page of gesture studies.

http://www.intense-effects.com/random1.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/knifeinmouth.jpg

clint again, more developed
http://www.intense-effects.com/clintagain.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/gestures1.jpg

[dCepT]

Diggin on the one with the face and the eye. The lines are a nice addition.

Does Clint have a bit big nose?

d-C

[rick_hershey]

Hey- really like the last, you really do have a nice rendering style, it just seems when you draw heads that you misproportion them a little. I'd love to see some animal studies from you, or possibly some creatures.

[look]

I like the 3rd image, just think the head is a tad long there.

[razuel]

Some very old studies and a quick old sketch as well,

http://www.intense-effects.com/anatomystudy1.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/anatomystudy2.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/study.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/smallsketch.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/writingsketch.jpg

[dCepT]

I like this one (http://www.intense-effects.com/writingsketch.jpg) a lot. Your rendering technique is, as stated, damn good! But there are some anatomical issues with your faces (I struggle with them myself... hehe). Just keep doing them, and take a step back and look at your drawing, analyze what you're doing wrong and try to improve on it in the next one.

Keep 'em coming!

d-C

[Art_Addict]

Another Wes inspired member :) Good work man, i like the studies in your last post. Try to refine your drawings a little bit more. You show the ability to render
but you're too hasty sometimes. Take your time, be patient and it will come out even nicer.

Keep it up
Tom

[look]

Nice bone studies, especially the leg bone part.

[razuel]

Thanks for your comments guys. My drawing filled summer isn't starting off as fast as expected. I just can't get myself to sit down and draw for hours, any suggestions?

Here's another anatomy study,

http://www.intense-effects.com/anatomystudy3.jpg

I'm starting to get a better grasp on how the body works in detail, which I know will help my art. I'm going to continue these skeletal and muscular studies.

[Badger]

Nice to see dedication to the tech.
I agree with Art_Addict, slow the rendering a bit maybe.
Just keep on posting.
-Badger-

[razuel]

I finally started my first life drawing class. It's a 7 week class, 1 class a week. So far I've gone to two. Below is my best one so far, you can see my full progress of the class in my tsofa thread at, http://www.tsofa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=509

http://www.intense-effects.com/figuredrawing1.jpg

[razuel]

another one from my life drawing class. out model didn't show up, so we had to use a life size plastic manikan,

http://www.intense-effects.com/figuredrawing2.jpg

[Badger]

Nice stuff, on the latest one the knees look too low down, or the shns aren't long enough. Also keep an eye on hand size.
Keep posting!
-Badger-

[adrianhaynes]

Some very old studies and a quick old sketch as well,

http://www.intense-effects.com/anatomystudy1.jpg




just wanted to make sure that you knew you mislabeled some of the bones.



where you labeled the femur is really the great trochanter, your patella is really the femur, your tibia is really the patella, the lower legs are the fibula and tibia, and the tarsals are in your feet :-P

great stuff though

[dCepT]

I haven't visited you guys' sketchbooks lately, so I'm making my rounds now..hehe... I envy you your lifedrawing classes. Damn.. Think I need to find some myself.

Good looking out on the studies. Keep 'em coming!

d-C

[berf]

some good stuff going on here :D good job on the shading. glad to see other young artists at CA

[razuel]

thanks adrian, i'll have to study it more into details sometime

couple more from life drawing, first female model this week, besides the manikan

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose12.jpg

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose13.jpg

[razuel]

here's my last pieces from my life drawing class, the first two are from the 6th week

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose14.jpg

a little portraiture

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose15.jpg

these last 2 are the last class

a couple of quick pencil sketches,

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose16.jpg

more portraiture,

http://www.intense-effects.com/pose17.jpg

[dCepT]

Lifedrawing seems to be doing you good! The reclining nude kicks ass.

Keep 'em coming!

d-C