Ink Overwhelming

[light]

Okay, after letting my old sketchbook slowly sink to the bottom of the sea (link in my sig), im starting a new one for the summer.
Selfportrait:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/SP04.jpg
And some randomness:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/AllHell.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Tich03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/f5bde7a8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/bc1a7a6b.jpg

[SupaFightingRobot]

The random headshot is pretty awesome. I like the combination of clean cut blocks and sketchiness. His nose bothers me for some reason. It's probably face paint or something but it makes me think he has a cold :\

[Frank the Ninja]

Im liking the values! Keep it up man.

[light]

Thanks SFR, it is a red nose. Feel free to come up with a reason why its red :).
Thanks Frank, I will.
Here is a little something something for today :upset: . 3 hours. I had ref for top of skull, but the bottom jaw was from memory so its prolly a little off.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/YOUREDONEBITCHHAHAHAHAHA.jpg

[ZapRadon]

Sweet, light. For a nine-year-old... <3


Really, very cool.

[~Faust~]

You're only 14 years old and you already rock! <3 Don't loose your dedication!

[ChaoticKnight]

I know your still a young'n :P but have you done any studies yet?
Anatomy is extremely useful, even if you do it from something like dragon ball z like I had to when I was 14. O_o (even though its blown out of proportion, all the muscles are still there! :P)
Anyways, great work for your age and for only picking it up for about 3 years (your other sketchbook said you were 13 and youve been drawing for 14 months?)

[light]

Zap- Haha, thanks alot!
Faust-Thank you man, I doubt ill ever stop working on art lol.
Chaotic-Yeah, ive been doing studies quite a bit. I did some really basic stuff for anatomy and animals but right now ive been working alot on the human head trying to get it down right. Im gonna be drawing for 2 years in about a month or so.
Thanks alot everybody for stopping by :bashful: . Ill make one more update today to make it at least a bit daily.

[light]

A quick one, no ref. The thing in top right had to do with irc... Dont ask questions you dont want to know.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/CARTOONYOMG.jpg

[SJ Bennighof]

Ah, the jaw on that skull thang really turned out nice, greast job on that. On this head, the top seems both too short and too flat.

[light]

SJ- Thanks alot for the positive comment, and for the crit.
Here is a portrait I just finished. 1 hour with ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait06.jpg

[light]

No ref, worked on it for like 2 hours.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Angelious.jpg

[Dished]

Holy crap kirtar!

These are awesome! I like the rendering,something about it makes me just stare at it.
The Jaw on your skull, is flipping awesome! no ref?! Youre a madman! Its wicked!

Keep it up! :D

[light]

Dished- Thanks a ton, im happy that my rendering... doesnt suck lol.

Oc with ion, nova and psylo. I was bottom right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Robo.jpg

[Flaskpost]

Great to see your stuff! I like your style. =)

[PHATandy]

this is really great man, youve improved loads. Your style is really goo0d and your portraits are very good. Next anatomy, gotta do some studies man, all over body shots etc. by your lack of them at all, im guessing thats your next area to work on.

Keep it up though, you making excellent progress

[~Faust~]

Rock on! This is great.

[Rebecca]

Hey this stuff's really cool, keep it up :teeth:

[SJ Bennighof]

I'm likin that robot thing in there. Not much to say at this point, really.

[light]

Wow not used to this many replies lol. :yayca:
Flaskpost- Thanks alot, didnt know I had a style lol.
Phatandy-Damn man, good guess. I am infact going to be doing bodies soon. Kind of afraid to make the move, just like when I first started porraits :^^;: .
Faust-Rock on I shall, thanks alot man.
Rebecca-Thanks for the encouragment.
SJ-Thanks for stopping by man.
Here is this thing, polished too far :needle: . Also, threw in a little 15 min portrait.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/YouwinIlose.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/P0rtrait.jpg

[Sinix]

Little kids aren't supposed to keep improving so much. It looks like the mouth is trying to fight the perspective on the last one, watch out for that.

[light]

Sinix, thanks alot man, I had so much trouble with the mouth, had to do it like 5 times. GRrR its always something else with that damn face. :^^;:
N-n-n-n-no ref!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gnoll01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/BotACTION.jpg

[SJ Bennighof]

Light, you have created the world's first Wolverinecow.

[ZapRadon]

I love the robots! The girl needs a bit more anatomy study, (guys have trouble with girls, I know ;)

Great stuff, man

[light]

Sj its patented.
Zap im trying my ass on. Thanks for stopping bhye.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/WTFURFACE.jpg

[ZapRadon]

Lots better. Darken the far eye some...she looks walleyed.

[light]

Thanks zap, ill watch for walleyeness next time :teeth: .
Some more portraitness.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait002.jpg

[Daunting]

Very nice light. keep up with these portraits you'll be great at faces. One thing you should notice though, your faces seem to look the same. Try looking at some wide variety of faces to get you started. And I can see you've started to put values in the face more, try to make the values soft with not that many hard edges. Like when your trying to show where the shadow of a face is, when you set it out try to make it a fine gradient from the shadow to the midpoint or the highlight. Will really make em look young.

Keep it up dude, you're one of my favorite sketchbooks here.

[ApolloNuevo]

Sj its patented.
Zap im trying my ass on. Thanks for stopping bhye.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/WTFURFACE.jpg



the face is great on this one. the ear you cheaped out on. the breast seems too high and the shading on the hair is flat. the image is almost there...just needs a little more ref ...and don't get scared of the edge of your paper dude. also her right eye is a little high...rough in guides for features :P

keep it up
-dan

[bumskee]

hi, love your work especially the one that spreads over two pages. That looks awsome, you are very talented/skilled. Hope you keep drawing and all the best.

[Pixeldragoon]

You suck. I can't believe I didnt find this site before, you are so lucky. Nude models? or ref pics?

[Monkeylizard]

14...

:x

Fourteen.
no. I refuse to beleive.

[light]

Daunt- Hey man, youre freakishly right about everything. I am always afraid to put in too many values cuz they always turn in too dark. Also, yah ive been working on a diffrent variation of faces, but im trying to learn to draw any face at least decent before I go onto anything else lol.
Apollo- Thanks, glad you noticed because I went a bit softer on that one then I usually do and tried to pay more attention on the ref, but the ear is definatly way too rough and the eye... was hard lol. I kept trying to make it look properly like in the ref but started becoming eviiiil.
Bumskee- Thanks alot for the compliments, I appreciate the support.
Pixel- Yah, conceptart has given me so much help, I would be nowhere without it.
Mokeylizard- Haha, thanks man. Checking out your book as we speak.

So, im channel surfing the other day and suddenly there is a dancing naked woman. I was intrigued by it and decided to investigate. There was a weirdass sex circus... I was drawing while I watched the program :bashful: :$ :bashful:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Flamer.jpg

[~Faust~]

Very nice portraits, man! The shading is just right to make them ladies beautiful. The last drawing is very good, too. Much energy.

[light]

Faust- Thanks alot man, im glad i got energy in that lol, its pretty much all I had going for it.
At first it was just a person... then I started screwing around.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Upfucked.jpg

[pickleyum]

you've got some neat stuff in here, lightkirtar. i'd like to see you do more in your portrait style, those are fun to look at.

[cthomp]

love to see some more portraits drawn.

[PeggyChung]

Heyy, the skull looks great and it looks like youre really progressing, go pencil miles!

[light]

Cthomp/Pickleyum-Thanks, some more 10 min portraits in this post... Just for you :needle:
Lady-Thanks, skull is one of my fav's too :)
This is actually a drawing I did... then I flipped it over.. and the back of the page looked better so I just finished it on that side :blahblah:
All of these are ref''''d
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Biatch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait08.jpg

[Pesmerga]

I love the skull king :)

You're very good for a 13 years old kid. You still need to work on the rendering but you have potential so keep drawing. You should do more figures too.

[light]

Pesmarga, thanks bro but im 14 now :P. Also, I have been waiting to start figures.. but every time I do, I realize my faces suck and go back :bashful: .
Anywho, after drawing for a crapload of loading screens in warcraft 3, I finished this crow drawing and a couple skull studies. Shitty drawing says what?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Skully.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/TheCrow.jpg

[Tigermilk]

Hey, Lightkirtar! First of all i'd like to say that I'm kinda impressed by your age compering to your artwork. I can see you'r very tallented. :D
hum.. honestly I don't know 'bout critics now.. I think your studies are commin' along quite well actually. Just have fun so you don't get tired of drawing. The golden rule is to have fun!

Tiger

[light]

Sorry for the extremely cheap update. Im gonna update again soon with alot. Really. :nohope: No ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Load.jpg

[Crash]

Those eyes man, just magical.

Hope to see more portraits.

[light]

Tigermilk-Thanks for the compliments, and I always do have fun when drawing :rendered: .
Crash-Oh yah, as soon as I can gather up a few more portrait refs im definatly gonna get back to it :bashful: .
Sorry again, just 1 drawing. With some luck, I might get into one portrait studio thing with a model and such with a good flow of pics after that.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Skull.jpg

[arghmisfit]

wow you've progressed lots since the last time i saw ur sketchbook! keep it up man

[hurricane]

what arghmisfit said

keep at it young stuff!

cheers

[light]

Argh-Thanks, im glad you can notice progress :D
Hurricane-Will do!
Here is an oc I just finished with hurricane. Mine are the crappy ones on the left :bashful:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Hurri-me.jpg

[dashi]

cool pencils dude
keep going at it and your gonna be amazin
i'm only 2 years older than you but i wish i was dedicated when i was your age

[light]

Dashi-Thanks, I sure hope so :rendered: .
Well, I bought some inks and a brush and holy craaap. That stuff is fun as hell. Im totally hooked on ink now :blahblah: .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Hitrost.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

Keep it up man!

[light]

Thanks Groove
The poor ink feels abused. Its crying. We arent on talking terms.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Undead.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/classic.jpg

[Daunting]

Very nice light, you're getting better and better by every drawing you post. One thing I would suggest is, your drawings from your mind, especially your figures, need to be a little more believable. You still seem to be drawing from your own mind too much, gotta start drawing things as they are not how you think they are. Only drawing from ref will get ya that eh. Keep on going man you will be great one day, can see it.

[Craig Houghton]

The ink's not abused. It's lookin' healthy actually. They look deliberate and therefore, confident. The car could certainly have been tightened up a bit though.

Anyhow, updates are looking great! Lots of good looking chicks on the page now. Well done. :)

-Craig

[sajad126]

nice work......keep it up.

[Mike Frank]

Hey LK this stuff's looking real good man. Real diggin those skulls and studies. Keep it up man, you're gonna rock.

[hurricane]

nice start on those ink ones, now do another 100 and you'll be wipping ass

cheers !

[dadamafia]

like the flava in here.

[light]

Daunting- Thanks man, and I agree. Im sort of trying to get more energy in my drawings because I have some issues with stiffness in my figures. And not just the male ones.
Craig- Thank you :bashful: . The car was somewhat a practice just to learn to ink more efficently. The original pencils were less then 5 minutes lol.
Sajad- Will do!
Some- Thanks, then youre really gonna like this update =P.
Hurricane- Thanks, for a sec I misread that. :$
dadamafia- Thank you such much.
Here is a practice of a skull from memory. Then I messed with inks and... went TOTALLY overboard. :[

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Boners.jpg

[t e m p i s t ~]

Really great stuff, especially for someone so young ;)
You got a good range of some really interesting styles…always a good thing to see in an artist!

terrific work on the skulls; I really dig that design with the one above.

This one for some reason really caught my eye.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Angelious.jpg
gives me some inspirational ideas.
Also reminds me of Tyrael from Diablo 2, (almost forgot about that guy!- he was badass)
You should finish it up and cover the entire two pages; even maybe adding a demon or two cowering to the side.
Keep up the good work, you’re making great progress!

[Craig Houghton]

I love that scuffed skull texture. Now though, what I would recommend doing is a draw-over for your own benefit, as in correcting via an overlay or photoshop, where you look for all the inconsistencies while using a ref. If from-mem is like a pop-quiz, that next step will be like getting it graded so that you can digest the differences.

Well done!

-Craig

[~Faust~]

Man I should stop looking at this stuff, it's making me so jealous :nohope: That skull is so much dope you can run a coffeshop with it. :)

[light]

Tempist- Thanks, I am trying to experiment with a ton of styles, and that is tyrael. Good it at least looks like him. I was thinking of doing a scene with that, but if I finished the pic and added in a scene it would look so forced.
Craig- Glad you like the texture, I was experimenting with texture on crosshatching and good it came out good. (i think) Yeah, youre right about the studies and ill try and do a little correcting asap.
Faust- Haha, thanks, I think that was the best comment ive gotten so far :bashful: .
Im sorry im so cheap, but here is a sketch in about 15 minutes lol. Both are done with ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/AsianIsSexy.jpg

[ZapRadon]

Hey, not bad, lk. Need to give that arm an elbow, tho.

;)

Like the chick's face. Very cool.

[light]

Thanks zap, the elbow thing looked weird on photo too but i think i made it worse :dead: .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait09.jpg

[hito]

very good stuff man. Makes me wish I started to draw that young.

skull is damn good for from memory. even if its not 100% accurate.

I really like the small one next to the face with the shades. Good sense of action.

Cheers!

[light]

Hito-Thanks alot for all kinds of compliments.
Here is a skull im working on, little shabby photo, ill get a better one later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/IMG_0273.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/IMG_0272.jpg

[cotron]

wow youre getting pretty dern good... the draftsmanship you're displaying is pretty impressive, your improvement is defintiely noticeable. THat skull sculpture is fun, are you going for stylization? reminds me a bit of the "day of the dead" type skulls... I like it. But, if you're going for realism, I think it's more abstracted and genralized for that right now. Keep on workin, youre doing really well.

[Hayabusa]

you are curing my boringness, i am forever in your debt

[light]

Cotron - Thanks alot. Noticable improvement? Awesome :D. And to anwser your question, yes, it was supposed to be styalized.
Hayabusa - Glad to be of service.
So, I started high school today. Horrible? Yes. Did at least something good come out of it? Kinda. Everything in this is stupid and cliche and overdone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/SchoolSketch.jpg

[clutchyourideas]

I love the last one...the pencil rendering technique looks NICE!! Keep it up.

[light]

cluthcyourideas - Thanks man, ive been trying hard to get my shading interesting and realistic. Ive still got such a long way to go... lol.
Here is probably the last crap on this skull sculpt. Cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/IMG_0285.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/IMG_0283.jpg

[light]

Hey, here is some more school stuff. There is a section I erased. Why you say? Because it was the most cliche and unoriginal art ive done. And thats saying quite a bit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/serpent.jpg

[Slash]

You are getting better, my litte boy-toy. Keep up the good work!

[comixnut]

I'm happy i came across your new SB. Great stuff as always.

[blog]

Can't wait to see what you develop into asan artist!

14, God Damn!!

[light]

Slash- thanks snookums
comixnut- Thanks mate, glad you like the new book, even though it lacks updates lol.
blog- I wonder every day :D , thanks for stopping by.
Alright, recently ive been having some trouble making art that was... viewable... So I gave up on trying to make really presentable work and just show what came out. Gonna update again soon with some more work.
PS: No ref, thats why the face is all pooopy......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Mafia.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/watchouttentacle.jpg

[Azeira]

wow, youve got some rising skill man. really, i think your in a great direction. keep working on your shading and your human/humanoid subjects. also, id like to see some environments of yours. with your pencil skill thus far, that should be quite the thing to see. look forward to future updates.

Woodruff

[light]

Azeira- Thanks, I might have some enviroments soon.

Well, its been one of the shitty days you realize everything so far has been crappy drawings. Hard to get in the mood for drawing.
ref used
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/chitty.jpg

[van]

Wow. Awesome stuff. Great style! More!

[Zebz]

Whoa! And here I thought you were dead. :wink: Nice thread, bro! You've really been progressing since I last saw your work, man. Keep it up! More studies please! We'll have to OC again sometime. It's been far to long, eh? Our little man is growing up! High school?! Wow! >:| Your rendering is what i like. Keep at it.

[light]

van- Thanks man, im sure there will be more lol.
Zebzz- Haha, thanks mate. I would be up for OC anytime, spend most of my day in irc anyway :\ .
Ref used
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Crapeleon.jpg

[light]

Reffed again.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/bustie.jpg

[Pixeldragoon]

Cool. You should work on value though. all I'm seeing, aside from the eye, is one constant value. It doesnt look as 3d as it could


AND YOUR WRONG. I don't feel any better.

[light]

Pixeldragoon-Good point on the values, didnt notice it til ltoday and now I hate the picture lol.
Some quick animal studies. Sorry for the cheapass updates, ill try and update in bulk next time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/octified.jpg

[light]

30 minute still life.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Still.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/still2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Stillfinished.jpg

[Craig Houghton]

That's an odd arrangement, but I like it. I think some more contrast overall would help -- since you pushed the area by the mandible so dark, the rest of the piece wants in on the action.

btw, nice colors on the chameleon

As always, things are looking better and better. Keep it up.

-Craig

[antquin]

lots of heads. other than the lack of value,which your technique can benefit from, i like the direction of your rendering. think about tackling the human figure.

[light]

Craig- I have so much trouble trying to get the right values, cuz I always make it look rough. Im working on it tho... really... :\ Thanks for kind werds too.
Antquin-The body is my next stop, but every time i do human body i realize how much my faces suck and go back to it haha :nohope:
A cheap update, but more to come tonight after sketchathon with PHATandy. Honest.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Ladie.jpg

[blog]

Hello,

You're a better artist than me, and it takes a lot to admit that from someone younger than you. Which is why I will enjoy our battle. It is still on right?

Drop a crit by my sketchbok :bashful:

[light]

Blog - I thought we were the same age :\ . And of course the challange is on, im gonna be workining on it soon. Thanks for stopping by, and I dropped a note on your sketchbook.
Here is some portraits I did for a challange in irc. We did celebrities to try and get good likeness, disconcerting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/AM.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/NC.jpg
Here is my new setup :D.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Studio002.jpg

[light]

Here is another update. Gonna have a few more anatom studies by today/tommorow. I always say that :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/MYnameISjeff.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Ribbit.jpg

[light]

Sorry to update with this crap :dead: :( :nohope:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Fonzi.jpg

[blankslatejoe]

actually, that last piece is one of the strongest on here. something about it is just cool.

i also dig that green gecko a bit upways... do more stuff like that!

[light]

blank- Thanks, a person convinced me to try and finish that piece. The results are :dead: . Thanks for stopping by tho, and for the kind words.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/OldiebutaGoodie.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Ladie.jpg

that's fucking awesome lk!

leaps and bounds

[Mike Frank]

Man been awhile since I've seen your work.. scrolling through and can tell your growing heaps. Great stuff, keep it coming!!

[Flaskpost]

Really great stuff, kiddo. :)

[light]

Grooveh- Thanks man, I really do wish I had spent more time on that one. :dead:
Some- Thanks, im really happy ive been improving since I havent been drawing enough lately :nohope:
Flask- Thanks :^^: .
Here is a 40 min-ish study with a ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/torso.jpg

[dCepT]

You've got some skills, man!

Only crit I have now is that you should stop putting yourself down :) The stuff you call clichè doesn't seem like that to me at all.

Good looking out on the study, man!

Keep 'em coming!

peace

d-C

[ZapRadon]

I'm noticing something, lk..looks like you have a tendency to shorten things vertically. Check your up-and-down measurements, maybe?

[Art_Addict]

Like the way you shade a lot man! Nice blackbook

[light]

DCept- Ahh, I guess I have had a bit of a worse outlook on my stuff recently. Not sure why really, but it'll pass im sure. Thanks for stopping by.
Zap- Arghhh youre right >:| .
Art Addict- Thanks alot :tihi:
Heres some more poop and a update of the torso.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/torsostudies.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Torso2.jpg
noref
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/anticle.jpg

[Cookiedough]

Great job here, LK! Loving the last page. Keep 'm coming!

[BlueMech]

LIGHT KIRTAR IS A BIG OL' FAGGOT. Quit improving, we've seen enough of that shit. You're making me look worse.

[JackalAndromeda]

You have some really great stuff here! I love the latest picture especially.

[light]

Cookie- Thanks! The last one seemed a bit questionable, cool that it turned out decent.
Bluemech- You sure know how to sweet talk a lady.
Jackal- Thanks alot, really didnt think that one was good hehe.
Heres some stuff in ballpoint, trying to get my refs down a bit better.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Animal01.jpg

[Slash]

lk darling, you're constantly improving. Its good to see. I think you're starting to handle that hatching pretty well! That girl from no ref looks pretty good, but you cant draw tentacles forever just cuz you havent been practicing your hands enough! ;) I also think that her hair blends in too much with her torso.

Keep em coming.

[Odds]

lk... wow. you own me :)

[light]

Slash- lol you caught me. I couldnt do the hands because i was in detention and I couldnt do it without ref. I tried turning my hand and looking at it but everyone was looking at me like a freak. Dunno if it was cuz of the hands or not, but I proceeded to stop :perv: .
Odds- Kinky.
Okay, a 5 minute gesture and animal study. HOOWA.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/ram.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gesture.jpg

[BlueMech]

dude! how do you do it? give us a rundwon of how you you go about amking your style.

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Bluemech- Thanks man, just incase you are serious here is a couple process pics.
Spent about 15 minutes on this one. Mech pen. /m\
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/2170/rhino16yd.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/525/rhino21ss.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1504/rhino37iv.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3875/rhino45el.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3249/rhino50nf.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7703/rhino63tj.jpg

[BlueMech]

ref or no? I need to draw more, I need a sketchbook, that's not a good excuse I know, but I feel better with one. I do draw everyday but not studies. I'll try out your method soon though. I need moar crosshatching anyway.

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Bluemech- thanks, yeah its with ref.
Here are some more 10 minute sketches and gestures. Im finnaly stepping into anatomy... may god help me...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/goatesque.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00001.jpg

[blankslatejoe]

nice studies... that ram sketch came out nice!

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blankslate-Thanks, I had some trouble with the perspective on the head. So I decided to draw a bunch of it.
I think ill be doing alot more of these drawings because theyre fun, plus practice for a bunch of stuff I have trouble with. Especialy the head arghhhhh!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/anotherONEbitesTHEbust.jpg

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More references!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Modd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/handful.jpg

[hurricane]

you are whipping it good !

one critique, dont be afraid to go really dark in some spots of you art... suprisingly it needs alittle to do alot :)

keep on fighting man!

cheers!

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Hurricane- Thanks man, I agree that I dont push my values. Yeargh!
More anatomy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/AA_01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/AA_02.jpg

[light]

Whooooooooooooooooo!
Monday-Wednsday I was observing the William Whitaker workshop, and omg that was a hell of an experience. He really is easy to talk to and really gives some great demos. I learned alot just from watching him paint and giving crits to other atendees. Also, met two fellow conceptarters there, both of which were also talented and great to talk to. Though I didnt get to paint, I took advantage of the situation with some sketching and gestures. ch-ch-check it out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gecrap.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/gedemon.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gestures00006.jpg

[JonnyAwesome]

<light> next post goes on page 3, get the honor :O
Dont mind if i do.
Cool stuff dude.
Specially like the heavily shaded stuff.
Peace n love

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Awesome- Thanks, I have a habit of overdoing shading when I try to make it a bit darker.
Here is a bit more ref work, bout an hour and a half. Ive been sort of drained out lately but ill definatly get more work out over this next week. I swear it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Sculpt001.jpg

[BlueMech]

Defignatly more like. like gnats. get it.

[TDR]

MAN! LightKitar, you progressed a lot sience I've last seen your stuff...You are excellent. You have a great talent, man. I had doubts about you back at the crapy wc3c...but, man...when you'll grow up even more, you'll be the next Syd Mead, man. Keep 'em coming!

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Bluemech- I dont get it :(
TDR- Thanks alot for the kind words, im really happy to see you on here.
Here is a bargue I did over the weekend... Man I cheaped out... I did this as sort of a warmup for a real one and just over a short period of time I totally hated it, I have no idea how i'll survive for a real one haha. I can see so many errors like the ear and the beard, but im just calling it quits on this one. I dont have my camera right now, i'll post it beside the original once it retuuuurns.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Bargue004.jpg

[blog]

Hey LightKirtar, that barque drawing is really nice! Ya been doing any colour stuff lately? i.e. painting? That study looks real neat, apply what you've learnt from it to an imaginative work and make people love the results. Don't get into blocks, just imagine where you'll be in a few years to keep you goin, so KEEP UPDATING!

blog

[Slash]

This last one is sweet! But it looks like the back of his head is too small.

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Blog, thanks alot man ive been having a major block lately and thats something I needed. I havent done any painting in a while. I really want to practice it but I want to use reference. That last one was from my anatomy book and I might try to do a few more from there.
Slash, thank you and you might just be right. Unfortunatly thats in the garbage though. The fact that I threw it away and that it cheered me up worries me :x .
Man, its been over a week and all I have is some cheap studies. I was meeting my brother for a few days and couldnt draw then but ive been over-procrastinating. Just looking through some of the other sketchbooks is a swift kick in the ass and oughta make me a bit more active... Thanks for everyone checking in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Handstudies002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/HandStudies001.jpg

[Flaskpost]

damn nice studies on this page! i like the first hand very much!

[Azeira]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Bargue004.jpg

this is very nice, but dont ignore the ear and bac of the head/base of skull. still like the pencil work, and I think your getting along just fine.

cheers,

Woodruff

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Flaskpost- Thanks alot, ive had alot of trouble with hands, specialy on smaller proportion so it was about time to sit down and study.
Azeria- Actually, that was a copy of a 2d work and it had the back part of the head missing too, since its supposed to be an exact copy I left it out too.

Heres some gesture from class and a paint for a challange between myself and MorteM.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Gesture1111.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/keepONtruckin.jpg

[ZapRadon]

Very cool, lk!

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Yar thanks!
More screwing around in OC. Im getting addicted. How unoriginal can I be in my drawings?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/disgruntled.jpg

[Odds]

dude, cmon! this one owns:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Handstudies002.jpg
seriously, keep it up... please.

[Farvus]

Your last two speedpaintings are great. Do some more ( but don't underestimate the power of pencil :) )
Cheers

[ElvisMcVegas]

God Damnit Stop Fucking Getting Better Than Me You Little Faggot!

[Olof]

Yeah! Enough already.

I vote for freezing time in this thread for a couple of years.

.hugs

[BAKI]

nice sketches, would love to see more color work
you got the pencil technique down really beautifuly
keep em comming

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Odds- Thanks man, im glad you like it.
Farvus- I wouldnt dare dream of it :dur: .
Elvis- Like words from the lips of an angel.
Mortem- Haha, thanks alot man. The lil thunderdome was real fun, hope we can do it again sometime.
BAKI- Thanks, ill definatly do more color work. Trying to get all kinds of references to paint because I wanna practice this more. Thanks on the pencils compliment, I really appreciate it.
Heres just a little finish to the face I started earlier.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/hardcore.jpg

[Skuli]

Dude, last time I checked your sb out ...well damn your frigging good now!
and ...I'm scared now.... I wasn't that good one and a half year ago!
Have you done any traditional painting?

Keep it up!

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Skuli- Thanks, improvement is always good :teeth: . I havent done any traditional painting yet, but I plan on doing some in the up-coming vacation. Infact, I was just looking up supplies for it.
Here is another reffed portrait. About 15 minutes. Finals are coming up and after that whoo whoo vacation. More to come then :needle: .
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Portrait10.jpg

[Odds]

cool lk. you should start shading a little darker in your sketches... really push those values. keep it up man. spend more time on these things, that's the way they get better! :)

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Odds- Thanks man, I have a real problem with finishing haha.
Here is some shoulder studies. Winter break started and im all done my finals. Cheers!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/ribbitbitch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Shoulder004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Shoulder003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Shoulder002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Shoulder001.jpg

[Evil_Sloth]

wow your improving heaps lighty.
I love it, make sure you get the initial drawing down nice and tight 1 minute more in beggening saves heaps of time later

[Advocate of Fate]

you lie! that is no shoulder, its a frog. lying piece of light, you kirtar!
no but seriously dude, sick stuff. you're improving quite a bit. keep it up dude.

[waronmars]

Some really mindblowing progress going on here lk, i remember back when i owned you. now the tables have turned, and the owner has become the ownee. Those bargue drawings are really quality work, good to see you going some more 'fine arts' type stuff as well as alot of life and anatomy. You really have a recipe for success in here. Those digi paints are looking nice to start, but i wanna see some sick highlighting in there, i think that will make them way better, they are too dark atm. Your creatures and robots are looking damn fine. I bow to you dude, you have grown in leaps and bounds. Keep it up.

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Evil- Thats what I always tell myself, and try to get a drawing to look good right away or else its just frustrating working. Thanks alot man

Advocate- Sorry for the deception, ill be sure to be more clear next time. Wouldnt want you to be completely unprepared for frog. Thats just begging for trouble.

War- Wow, thanks alot, dunno what id do without you and others kicking me in the ass constantly :teeth: .

Here is a 45 minute sketch. Whoopitchaaa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Torso4.jpg

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I didnt feel like doing studies recently so instead I just did some fun portraits. Each is about 30-60 minutes. The last one is just a pre-sketch for next one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Whaaaaatthefack.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Whaaaaaatthefack.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Whaaaatthefack.jpg

[Flaskpost]

the digitals are looking damn good, little fella! :)
keep it up!

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Flaskpost- Thanks, I decided to try up a little digital again before I delve into more anatomy stuff.

Here is a bit more sketchiness, almost all reffed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/003.jpg

[Onir]

Gaah, I feel like I say it alot on this board, but beautiful work you've got here hehe. Seriously great pieces you've got, your portraits are all amazing and you've got some skills when it comes to rendering things. keep em coming!

[Lad]

What I like the best in the latest ones is the confident lines on the bird

And good to see that your working on your shadings!

[Pixeldragoon]

Stick with only one sketchbook you bag of crap o_o

[Tigermilk]

I've said it before, I'll say it again :: Lovely sketchbook!
I especially like the PS studies you've done recently. I like this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Whaaaaaatthefack.jpg) one alot.
I'm also experimenting with digitals just now, so it's cool watching your studies.
I guess you could practise a bit on your rendering tho, some of your drawings seems a wee bit to dirty, or how to put it, but i'm sure that won't be a problem.

Keep pushing it, you're doing good!
tiger

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Onir- Wow man, thanks, that means alot to me.
Lad- Thanksies.
Pixel- :xpld: (sorry, just needed an excuse to use that)
Tigermilk- Thank you, and I agree that alot of my shading is rushed way too much.

Here is some boredom results in a futile atempt at redeeming myself for not posting for sooo long. The first 2 are reffed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Walktheline.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Footfucked.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Waterfallwannabe.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/lovemom.jpg

[PeggyChung]

hey LightKirtar, nice control of hte pencils, keep it up. dude i know you have more images for us, dont hold back!

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ladylioness- Oh how I wish I had more images to show. I need to get off my lazy ass and go do some anatomy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Blackie.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/spoiled.jpg

[Deselect]

You hav some great work. I really like the female portrait on page 1 and the bust and frog on this page.

Keep it up! CHOO CHOO!

[ZapRadon]

Man you have come a long way in only 3 pages ;)

[Flaskpost]

damn, good updates! got nothing to crit i think. just keep drawing alot. youre going in the right direction.
would be nice to see some more whole figures. legs an all that! :)

keep it up!

/Flask

[Sorknes]

Wow, you've come a long way, kid. Dig your last updates. :) Keep drawing and posting! :)

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Deselect- Thanks man.
Zap- Only 3 pages? I barely ever update, 3 pages is an eternity
Flaskpost- Actually, I have some full figures coming up soon.
Sorknes- Thanks thanks and thanks.
Here is just some dicking around in OC, but ill have some real stuff to post again soon. Peaaace.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/gregroom.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/persefone2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/Weeeeew.jpg

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Haven't been up to drawing as much lately and overall uninspired. Shitty shitty shitty.
All from ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/shitmobile.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/LightKirtar/006.jpg

[Andy P]

Your paintins are getting awesome! I actually really love that one of the room/open door. Inspirado can a fickle mistress so just keep pluggin away man, it's all lookin really good.

[Crane]

omfg... your kicking my ass!.. your gunna be kicking markos ass soon for fuck sake....damn..

i know you've lied about your age...wat...no.. i'm not in denial.. shutup..no..your intarded!.

but really. your stuff is really inspiring to be honest, even tho i'm 18 and regret that i haven't be drawing anywhere as near as you, but now i'm gunna get my ass into shape and draw like ...well you.. :teeth:

gunna be one of the greats for sure, keep up the good work little man!

[Pixeldragoon]

Pick up the slack, ho! Come on! Don't let your talent go to waste!

[Orozco]

Very nice sketches, you got some killer rendering.