Lazy's Sketchbook

[Lazy]

Welcome to my sketchbook!
My name is Christopher and im "only" 17 and i draw very actively, im studying Graphical Communication here in Sweden, and after i graduate i would like to go to a artschool in the states majoring in "Illustration". But nothing is impossible.

I am currently following anatomy/life drawing dvd's and i have seen the "head", "neck" and i am currently whatching "upper torso" and sketch after that in different angles and such.

I hope you like my stuff and feel free to drop a comment or valuable tips :)

So here we go!

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3509/conceptartorgsketch0016bs.jpg

[sly's hand]

You sound inspired and you show much promise, And at 17 I'd have killed to draw a head like that :) , Please show more.

Cheers :D

sly
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"There is nothing more satisfying than knowing your enemy missed."
Murphy's Law and a tester's mentality

[Lazy]

Sly's Hand : Thank you very much, it really helps :)

And some torso sketches :)

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3649/conceptartorgsketch0023qe.jpg

[Fellah.]

Draw draw draw and keep it coming :teeth:

[Lazy]

Fellah : Thank you very much for the comment my scandinavian brother ;)

It means much coming from a madly talented artist as yourself :)
Oh there will be more, there will be more!

[Lazy]

I know it can seem alittle boring with only these body shots but as soon as i am done with the body i will start with environments and more digital painting again :)
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5972/conceptartorgsketch0036ui.jpg

[Fellah.]

Glad to hear there will be more - its a good start!
Thanks for the nice words bro!

[Lazy]

Time for a small update, have been busy so not much time for drawing but now i have more time.
I need to train more with my wacom tablet so i made this purely digital sketch without reference :)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/6725/conceptartorgsketch0048ud.jpg

[hurricane]

hi !

hmm, do you want to draw realisticly or stylized ?

hard to figure out atm... its very mangaish..

but tis great that you keep on updating, now bring it on a daily basis :D


cheers !

[Lazy]

Im not sure yet :P, perhaps make it a hybrid of manga and comic, lets see where it takes me :).
Always drawed manga before but i feel i am maturing in style aswell.

Thanks for the comment :), been busy the last days, thats why there where no update

[Lazy]

A small update with training arms purely digitally :), will post more tomorrow hopefully :)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/237/conceptartorgsketch0055oo.jpg

[Lazy]

Im sorry for my lack of updates, im having a hard time finding my "artistic self", a style and a workflow to base my work on :(

Tryin all kinds of stuff, but ill soon post again :)

[OleOlsen]

hey lazy just keep on drawing and updating....my advice is to draw more from eference stuff.
peace ;)

[Lazy]

Yeah ive been thinking of that as well and i will draw from other artists, tutorials and real life. Been critical to that before because then its not "my" art.
But now i know its essential for getting more training. :)

Thanks for writing OleOlsen

[Lazy]

Sorry for lack of anything.
But now im starting to get my confidence back and starting to find a fun style :)

so heres one i painted based on a pencil sketch, only reference was the gesture which i took from a life :)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7650/conceptartorgsketch0063zf.jpg

[Lazy]

A little different from the rest but i just did a fanart of Tifa Lockheart from Final Fantasy VII, more manga-ish :).

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5834/conceptartorgsketch0078hq.jpg

[Lazy]

Another little update.
Two environments pulled out of my head, need to sketch more stuff like this :)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/3417/conceptartorgsketch0082wf.jpg

[maknien]

I see some good stuff here.
Most of the anatomy have quite many mistakes. You should do more referenced drawings with all the time examining how things are drawn. You mostly have the basic shape and skills to draw, so the thing is to get more and more accurate. Do not be afraid of doing mistakes. Be happy if you spot one when you draw, and try to find a way to correct it. :)
I really like those thumbnail works on the last post. They are very nice.

Keep this thread up and dated!

[Lazy]

Thank you very much for dropping a comment.
yeah will do, btw your art is amazing, checked out your sketchbook :)

[Azeira]

not much to crit. i liked your little action scenes/environments(?). what i can recommend is that you try to work on fuller, more anatomical forms. post some full figures and in various positions so we can see your grasp of anatomy. what youve posted so far is only a peice, and i think with your motivation you can do quite well. hope those dvds work for you as well as their supposed to.

also, you seem to love the exagerrated breast approach. ah, to be young again.

[Lazy]

Thanks for the crits :)
Yeah im going to draw more fuller figures.
Constructive comments like these are the most pleasing to read, thanks :)
(i guess its me being young ;))

[Lazy]

Some new refernce drawings from life :), been busy the alst days with school and such, try to do more now.

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/4008/conceptartorgsketch0097qt.jpg

[Lazy]

Another one with only the gesture as reference :)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/4886/conceptartorgsketch0100jj.jpg

[Sawa]

i like your envireonments best, mostly the 2nd one.
the anatomy in the last 2 posts is not bad, keep on doing those.

sawa

[Lazy]

Another one where i experimented with Corel painter :)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/4889/conceptartorgsketch0113pd.jpg

[Lazy]

Another Cg!
I should update more :P

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/4871/conceptartorgsketch0125pi.jpg

[Lazy]

Another environment sketch :)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/185/conceptartorgsketch0131ti.jpg

[Lazy]

A new one :)
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/7610/conceptartorgsketch0145bo.jpg
Must draw more!

[Lazy]

After some good constructive comments and realising that the hands hsucked in my last cg. I decided to do hand studies, drawing with my own as a reference :)

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/2827/conceptartorgsketch0155yc.jpg

[Lazy]

Another doodle, i will now study feet drawing.

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/7125/conceptartorgsketch0169hu.jpg

[Lazy Gun]

Nice liking the sketchy style, the stuff at the top reminds me of tank girl alot, good old Jamie Hewlett. the environment concepts somewhere in the middle of the thread also v impressive, keep it up.

[Lazy]

Nice liking the sketchy style, the stuff at the top reminds me of tank girl alot, good old Jamie Hewlett. the environment concepts somewhere in the middle of the thread also v impressive, keep it up.

Thanks man :), Jamie Hewlett is the designer of the Gorillaz right?, thanks for the comment :)

Another one with some sketches, some taken from live, i think you can guess which :)

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/926/conceptartorgsketch0177gb.jpg

[Lazy Gun]

Lol nice, yes Jamie Hewlett does the artwork for Gorrilaz and Tank Girl one of my fave artists. :P

[Lazy]

A submition for Creature of the week :)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6782/conceptartorgsketch0187qr.jpg

First time i do a creature.

Description: The messenger of death appears in your presence seconds before you die and if you are lucky to spot him, he will gaze into his scroll which holds all your actions too see if youre worthy of further existance . A scroll hovers around him where the name's of the soon to be dead are written in blood and because of the fact that many die everyday, they usally are seen in merged forms of four, they never speak physically, only by telepathy.

[Lazy]

A new wierd creature :)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6926/conceptartorgsketch0192qi.jpg

Feedback and tips always appreciated

[schowalye]

Hey, that bar drawing is very succesful (especially the sofa).
I respect your practising power, that is very good of you.
Maybe, that will be better if you can also focus on some primitive objects, life objects to improve drawing capability, before passing directly to conceptual stuff (but that doesn't mean not to draw conceptual)
Keep on...

[Lazy]

Colored a sketch i did :)

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5071/environment005landscape65be.jpg

Hey, that bar drawing is very succesful (especially the sofa).
I respect your practising power, that is very good of you.
Maybe, that will be better if you can also focus on some primitive objects, life objects to improve drawing capability, before passing directly to conceptual stuff (but that doesn't mean not to draw conceptual)
Keep on...
schowalye: Hey thanks man!, very good idea!, do you mean like fruits and small stuff around me? :)

[Lazy]

Some random sketches :)

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/1952/sketch025wierd4xm.jpg

And some training sketches, and a sketch for a dvd-cover i am redesigning for school, im doing the brilliant movie "Jay And Silent Bob Strikes Back" in a new CG cover :)

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2312/sketch026studiesnbob0wu.jpg

[Sawa]

nice stuff :D i love the mood in the last einvironment! the whole piece is coming along nice. i'd only add more details in the foreground... ;)
the last sketches look really nice too :) keep us updated with that project!

[Lazy]

Small update on my DVD-cover

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/5348/conceptartorgsketch0213es.jpg

Still painting it, soon finished with Silent Bob and i will add more background stuff too i think, and logo goes on Bob's T-shirt :)

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey man, we have to stick together ;)

Nice stuff, I can see that your going somewhere with this :D
Love your enviornments and the hands.
This last one of Jay and Silent Bob is cool. Bob's face is well polished ;)

Hugs!

[Lazy]

A update!

Soon finished with my front cover!

http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/5711/dvdcovercopy26ms.jpg

A small speedpaint

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8033/environment005myhouse4jq.jpg

And som training with only blocks

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4306/sketch027blocks1se.jpg

[Lazy]

Oh hell yeah, front cover finished!

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/1057/character007jayandsilentbobstr.jpg

[Lazy]

Some lifedrawing sketches, and some more drifting of to my style.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7089/sketch028lifedrawing0xn.jpg

[pvpham]

Heya. Your life drawings are getting really good compared to what you started as. I also like your environments/scenes you have drawn.

I am having one issue with the drawings......PLEASE SHARPEN YOUR PENCIL! It's a simple concept but it does make a difference.

Phil

[darkchild]

Wonderful studies! I think you are headed in the right direction. Like everyone says draw lots everyday. Your environment sketches are very well done. Just keep working on your anatomy, you can never do too much anatomy:)

[Lazy]

pvpham:
Hehe thanks!
Where do you think i should sharp my pencil especially ;)
I usually use a very unsharpend Graphite pen for picking up the form, then go to detail and shade with a 0.3 mechanical pencil

darkchild:
Thank you very much :)
Im surprised people comment my environments, i think they are my weakness. Will soon get the D'artiste : matte Painting book and start seriously :)

[Lazy]

I am sorry for my lack of updates, due to much schoolwork, friends and ps2.

Some environment sketches where i used a new method to make them more color rich :)
I had references from google to these.

http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/9184/environment007color1wr.jpg

[Zebz]

My favorite is that sketch of Tifa. It's just clean and comes across really well. I love your thumbnails as well. You have a pretty good imaginations o just flow with it!! Good luck on your pursuits in drawing! If you keep doing studies and working hard you'll get there in no time at all!!

[jtheanswer]

Hey Lazy, thks for checkin out my SB. It seems to be that you have some problems with proportions in your life drawings. Only crit I can tell, you should work on it.

Rest is sweet and improving, so keep going!!!

[Lazy]

Made a purely digital study of the modell "Jade" from Met-Art, beautiful!

Btw, how can i put a basecoat on a b&w pic the easiest in photoshop?

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9978/sketch029modellprocess9yn.jpg

[Lazy]

And now for a semi-creature sketch!

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/8458/sketch030thedevilsadvisor9hl.jpg

The Devils Advisor

This creature is one of the more intellectual creatures in the netherworld, therefore having the the important and loyal job of the devil himself's advisor and is always found by his side. The horns grow more in vertically than horisontally, making him stand out from the brute demons and warriors showing of his difference from the rest, suggesting that he is more of a strategist than a warrior. His brain size and capacity goes beyond the human understanding and his brain continues to grow behind his human like cranium extending to his back which is shown by the swollen guts behind his skull. He speaks only when commanded to and talks in a calm understanding tone talking the finest of the languages in the netherworld which only the devil himself and him can speak, therefore making him very trustworthy. He hangs down from the roof of the throne and rarely leaves it, when he is not needed anymore he simply slides into his upper part.

I feel that a little explanation gives it more life :)
Crits and comments always appreciated.

ZebsFree : Hey thanks man, those words warm me, seriously :)
Interesting that you liked the Tifa sketch the most, i was almost to afraid to post it here because i know anime is not famous around here :P

jtheanswer : Thanks man, yeah i know, thats why im studying proportions intensivly now :D

[P E N Ricklund]

Hey. Looking good. Like this last creature.
Though you should think about making the rendering lines in the same directions. It gets a little busy right now.

Hugs!

[Quicksilver]

Hey, cool sketches, Lazy. The environmental drawings are really good - I'd like to see more! =)

Hehe, this thread is also starting to persuade me to start my own SB. The crits here are so helpful.

[Lazy]

A little enterior sketch of my room, pretty acurate actually :)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/14/sketch031myroom4xw.jpg

Pencilator : Thanks! Yeah i see what you mean, but i kinda like it busy aswell, but ill keep it in mind.

Quicksilver : Thank you. Yeah by all means start a sketchbook, thats one of the best parts with this forum. Im kinda surprised you havent started one yet :P

[Lazy]

Im back! I have done a portrait with reference, purely digital, it was harder than i thought and its my first doing this.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2725/sketch032portrait7dh.jpg

I hope all of you have had an enjoyable Christmas :)

[P E N Ricklund]

Nice portrait.
Hope you had a nice christmas.
Btw, is that a intous3 in the window :)

Hugs!

[Lazy]

Thanks
Yeah i had a great christmas
Yeah haha thats supposed to be my wacom!, very good observation ;)

[Lazy]

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1928/sketch033otori0er.jpg

Did some sketches of the characters from the current novel i am reading.
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book One)

[Lazy]

A new concept art for a scenery, i never do this stuff so i forced myself to do the best i could but i like and think it could qualify as real conceptart for perhaps a game :)

Comments & crits welcome

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/6194/environment008steamworldcolor2.jpg

[hurricane]

nice updates !!

keep at it !

cheers and thanks for sharing !

[Olof]

Hey :]

The sketch looks great, a bit of perspectiv problems but otherwise very good!

I don't like the digital painting as much, it's too dark overall.
Yaya. Keep it up!

.hugs

[Lazy]

And now for something fun, uncreative, but sexy :P
A pin-up girl!

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/394/002pinup5gx.jpg

hurricane : Thanks man! Will do!

MorteM : Thanks, yeah i prefer the sketch also, a bad habit of mine using dark colors :P

[SillyLing]

Watch out for reflecting light. =/ The problems that you have with your paintings there's too much contrast and not enough highlights. OH! Don't slack off on the BG. >_<; =/ If it's a bad the bg it'll ruin the picture.

[Lazy]

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/4623/001cardemon1ic.jpg

I have been going to basics mostly, drawing straight fluid lines and cylinders, and then some sketches like these.

SillyLing : Hey thanks for the tip, youre not the first one to complain over darkness and such in my pictures, i have to struggle with that. Appreciate the comment

[Lazy]

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2599/001woman2kt.jpg

Im training my figure and light placing n this one using corel painter. Turned out pretty good and was fun, will do this soon again :D. Referens used.

[Lazy]

Some new sketches, first some character design, kinda thought of a little story i wrote some time ago when i did these.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3419/002saga3vo.jpg

Then its some studying from some master paintings.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4761/003masterclass5ov.jpg

And some rock studies.

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/640/004rocks6jd.jpg

[LoveHateWar]

Im only elevin i hope im as good as you when i turn seventeen nice job

[Lazy]

Figure drawings!

Trying out a new pencil with a new sketchbook.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7291/005figure1bs.jpg

LoveHateWar: hey thanks man!, i would love to see your work, finding this place at such a young age is a good start :)

[Lazy]

Now for another portrait!
Followed a portrait dvd but with my own subject,
one of my favourite artists = Beck!

It was fun doing it and learning the principles for portrait painting, this looks MUCH better than my first portrait which i approached very differently from this.
Kinda hard to follow sometimes because the subject on the dvd was an old man. So i improvised to!

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2179/006beckportrait8xy.jpg

[Lazy]

Now for a new sketch!

The Warrior of Nonsense!

http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/6351/007warriorofnonsense6dq.jpg

Just wanted to draw something stupid =)

[Recursive_End]

Nice update!
Try and locate more from where the light comes from. And check out loomis's studies of the torso.
Don't get discouraged, your doing some nice stuff, but it would look much better with some more consistant anatomy. But your shading technique is pretty good :)
Keep it up!

[Lazy]

And here are two environment studyies i did with a reference.
Purely digital with only photoshop, pretty happy with it actually :)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7848/008blueridgeref2tx.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2985/009lushfieldsref3ie.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks man!, yeah im horrible with the male torso, i should draw more men i guess.

[vances22]

well man, you're coming along. Watch blance, and feet placement. A lot of your characters (not the life drawing stuff) have broken legs cause the feet are turned to far in or out, the people are not standing in a way that is possible. i know you have probably seen cartoons stand that way, (personally i am annoyed when two part, and one part body characters do it) but remember a human being can't do that. watch how far your own feet will move, then see how far they will move comfortably and draw them like that on your characters. Also, your eyes feel a little flat and don't help define form. Your sense of weight and proportion need a little work too, but that comes in time. I deffinatly see potential though, and i love the fact you experiment in different mediums.

[Recursive_End]

Really nice, escpecially the second one.
The first one is good also, less details, but as moody. You seem to handle enviro's better than characters.
I like the sky in the second one, discrete but nice.

[Lazy]

And now more digital studies like the landscapes, only photoshop and reference. Enjoy!

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1756/010figure4bi.jpg http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9219/011jazz3hq.jpg

vances22 : Thanks for the tip, i see now when i look back that the feet are pretty off as you said, i will keep this in mind. Thank you for your kind words :)

Recursive_End : Thank you very much! actually im surprised it turned out as good as this, didnt have my hopes up when i did them, but i had the photo beside my own painting so im not that skilled yet on my own ;)

Now its back to pencil and paper for my next update i think :)

[Lazy]

Update!
A fat goblin, started with only blocking in an then the light!
Corel Painter IX + Photoshop CS

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8002/012goblin4ht.jpg

[arya]

Wow.....I love the last four studies...... Nice stuff Overall though.....

[Lazy]

Another scenery, but this time its my own, done from scratch!

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/3526/013freedom7be.jpg

arya : Thank you :)

[Lazy]

And now a character painting doodle, started as a pencil sketch.
Kinda unsure about the painting style, havent found my thing yet, but still experimenting and having fun.

Wanted to do a old man (because i never draw them) with a dull appearance but a happy mind :)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4877/014happymind6wu.jpg

[Lazy]

A life drawing!

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4599/015lifedrawing8ow.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Nice!
Concentrate on what we should see, and what we shouldnt. For exemple, the finger nails are all lighted the same way...but they shouldnt.
Other than that, keep those studies going. And try to start with just the general shape of the body before going on the rendering. :)
BTW, nice idea in the character face :) good contraste between the face and his mind.
Continue on experimenting and trying different techniques until you find one that's confortable for you.
;)

[Lazy]

A little sketchie that started only with the character on the left, but then evolved.

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5927/015sketchcomp1cx.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks, i appreciate your comments, and yeah i do start with simple forms when i build the character at first, then i render :)

[Recursive_End]

Nothing much to say, just practice, spend you free time drawing, do some studies....keep your pencil in hands :)

[Lazy]

now for some marker sketches, good when i am stuck in a rendering or need an idea :)

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7366/017markersketches0te.jpg

Recursive_End: Thanks, will do! should draw more than i do, even if i am drawing much at the moment anyway :P

[Lazy]

This is a scan out of a full page in my sketchbook :)

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/991/018sketchespage17nb.jpg

[jtheanswer]

Yo, nice updates, couple of last enviros are sweet. Try to focus more on shading, study the why and the how, just an advice, take it easy and have fun!

[Lazy]

Two more inviro studies, had reference!
One quicker then the other.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8913/019tropicquickieref1jp.jpg http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/7360/020backalleyref1cv.jpg

Anybody got any good texture brushes or advice on using textures when you paint? :)

jtheanswer: Thanks man!, yeah need to study alot more than shading aswell hehe, yeah man will do, always havin fun :)

[Recursive_End]

:D very good pics !!
Your getting better, keep going :)

[Lazy]

Training my painting on a previous sketch.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4505/021facetest1cy.jpg

Recursive-End: Thanks man :)

[Recursive_End]

Nice pic.
About the rendering itself, nothing to say, you caught it pretty well.
Maybe the eyes could use some effects on 'em.
But, besides that, look a bit more on the anatomy.
Anyway, good work :)

[Lazy]

Digital wierdness!!

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4489/022wierd8xw.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks man, always appreciated

[Lazy]

Hey everyone, im pretty busy with school work, but still find time to experiment :)

Here is a piece i wanted to be scary/freaky, she found a wierd creature which now controls her through the hose that goes in to her stomach. So i wanted that horror grin. Kinda happy with the coloring, got lazy at the end but im satisfied.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5890/023lookwhatifound8de.jpg

[Pesmerga]

Hey I like your environments. Probably cuz I suck at it lol.

[Lazy]

And now my first serious speedpaint. Done in 1 hour and i got the idea from a brilliant software tha randomizes a sentence.

"a horrified gollem raises a zombie under the rain"

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3441/024speedpaintahorrifiedgollemr.jpg

Pesmerga: Haha thanks man!

[fooxoo]

Hiya, I love those quick studies of stuff, like rocks, plants, parts and stuff, very cool. It s nice you re trying different medi and subjects. I d advise to pick up anatomy studies, will help a great deal! Keep em up and coming! Cheers :teeth:

[Lazy]

And now some studies out of my newly purchased little sketchbook aka the black book.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8730/025blackbook8df.jpg

fooxoo : Thank you very much, nice constructive comments, they are the best :).
I know exactly what you mean, gotta study more!

[sabe2003]

doing well with the pencil. keep it up!

[Lazy]

And now another speedpaint!

Mellow Future - 40 min

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/196/026speedpaintmellowfuture7bg.jpg

sabe2003: Thank you very much :), will do a pencil work for next update i think.

[Recursive_End]

Happy Birthday my friend :D
hope your having a good one !!!
And those pencils look great :) Do more !!!

[dCepT]

Love your enviroments! Keep doing your human anatomy studies... you're weaker in that respect that your enviro-studies IMO... Don't stop feeding us the enviros, though... they rock!

Keep 'em coming!

d-C

[Lazy]

And now for some studies

First a study of a mattepainting by DUSSO, about 40 min, i try to limit myself with time, makes me work harder somehow.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8599/027speedpaintdussostudy6lc.jpg

And this is a study of a girl from the wonderful painting (Min Hobby) by Gustav Oskar Bjorck, 45 min

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/8860/028minhobbystudy3qm.jpg

And lastly a figure study with photoref, only digital. 40 min

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5464/029femalestudy9bv.jpg

Recursive_End: Thank you my friend! And a happy birthday to you too!! :D

dCepT : Thanks man, always nice with straight comments, it really helps, thanks for the kind words :)

[Lazy]

Two more speedpaint study's

One of a nice african seaside, and the other from one of my favourite movies, "Oldboy"

40-50 min each.

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/9548/005speedpaintafricastudy4xw.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4299/006speedpaintoldboystudy1ox.jpg

[Lazy]

Here are some studies from my little black book a.k.a. "Life Book".
All are done with my unforgiving steadtler 1.0 fineliner so i could'nt focus on to much detail. Took pictures from the net and redrew them and it took about 15-20 minutes on each, these were the best ones.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/6355/031blackbookmananddog8vb.jpg http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7509/032blackbookdoctor6gn.jpg
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/5978/033blackbookgirleleaning1xp.jpg

[Lazy]

Did a little crow illustration for my buddy, did some studies of crows in different poses on pencil before i did this one, only digital.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1834/034crow9bp.jpg

Updated:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4624/034crow8lt.jpg

[Lazy]

Here is the finished piece, forgot to post it

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/862/034crow7yl.jpg

[Lazy]

Nothing fancy, just some sketches.
First out a "Metal Slug" inspired car, som ref here and there.
Then a nice half-mech head on a little rocket.
Then a insane man who with the small part of sanity that he has got left tries to fly away.
And some crow sketches for the previous illustration.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8154/036random6hn.jpg

And then my teacher in illustration has forced us to do a "manga" piece so here are som sketches.

First two heads i did because the one with the apple was not "manga" enough... Argh i hate this assignment :P

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/161/035manga4xx.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Very good. You're practicing alot, and i can already see some imprevement.
Your shading looks good, but try to many layer of them. Do a first one, very dark. Them gradually go to the lights. Also, hatch in two different ways, make the shade more consistant.
Also, give a bit of "rythm" to your lines. Make it pop out in dark areas, and hardly noticeable on highlighted places.
Your getting the hand on cool ideas, and those enviros looks great.
Keep posting !!!!!!! :)
D.

[Lazy]

Its that time again :)

First out 2 sketches.
First a old man who can still be handy thanks to technology and a little girl out fishing with her freind.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9665/039fishingmech7od.jpg

And a little environment from something i roamed around in in my dream, kinda pleased with this one.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8163/037dreamscape2cq.jpg

And lastly something different from me, a vector picture of the cast for my musicvideo that i presented för my multimedia class, it was created in Flash 8 for the jazzgroup "Soil & Pimp Sessions".

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9067/038soilpimp5ug.jpg

Recursive_End: Thanks as always, great hints you give me :)

[TheGnoll]

nice stuff ;)
i really like the hyper quick spped enviros (like the ones in post 89) i should do some to but i just don't have time to sit and concentrate on some digi painting!
strangely enought, i prefer the first version of the crow (the white bg one) to the finished version...

jeez, "lazy" is the wrong nickname! keep on working!

ciao

[Lazy]

A quickie coming up!

"something is coming"
What shall our little soldier do!?
something is lurking in the horizon...

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/9615/040somethingiscoming1oc.jpg

TheGnoll: Thanks man!, did a quicke just because you said so!

[Lazy]

Late update, sorry.
Got a stupid assignment from my "illustration" class, to draw a "manga" picture...

So of course my style wasnt manga enough, but i think this will pass, tried coloring it once but didnt like, will give it another go soon.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3388/041manga7go.jpg

[Lazy]

Sorry for the lack of updates, been busy with coloring my sketch and being out with buddies, finally i am free from the "manga" style so i can experiment more.

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/1553/042adventure0kr.jpg

[Lazy]

Here is a speedpaint/study, done in one hour using a photo as a reference.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2945/043speedpainthongkongstreet3xr.jpg

[Lazy]

Another speedpaint/study, wanted to do a pirateship so i ended up finding a photo of a ship from disneyland.
1 hour limit as usual

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9196/044speedpaintdisneypirateship8.jpg

[DireZen]

you've got some really creative stuff here! great speedpaintings, keep it up! :)

[tensai]

some nice work in here man. i like the 'not manga enough' sketches and the streetscape speedpaint you did.

keep it up

[Olof]

sup babe ;)
keep them digitals coming!

.hugs

[Recursive_End]

Yes !!!
I missed some post, but i see that you've kept going better.
Your doing very good with those colors. Though keep on pushing those pencils !!
:)
D.

[Lazy]

Now some pencils!!
Two wierd original characters

The Old Senile Warrior Fool!
The Fat Little Mobster!

I know the proportions on the old man are pretty off, but thats the point, wanted it to be stupid.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9357/045themen5jx.jpg

DireZen : Thanks!, thank you for calling my stuff creative.

tensai : Thank you very much, expect more speedpaints to show up here!.

MorteM : Hey babe! Thanks, oh there will be more!

Recursive_End : Thanks for the comment as usual, luckily i just finished some pencil sketches!

[Recursive_End]

OK, these look good.
About the shading, the good point is that you're not afraid of shaping the guy.
Now, try to make the shading more smooth. Dont hesitate on doing one really dark area, then from (on) that area, make the brighter layer over then go progessively to the highlighted zone.
I hope you understand what i just wrote...i gotta stop wine :S
Keep it up!
D.

[The Crazy Dude SRD]

Not that bad...

I would still recommend that you work on you anatomy a bit more, some of your drawings seem to have some problems with the ankles and wrists. I would also recommend that you don't pencil in everything, just like in some of your colored drawings and paintings, the highlights make a big... BIG difference. However for someone younger than I, I must say that you have great potencial to being a great artist.

[Lazy]

Now for some life-studies, i really needed this, i think i will fall into a life drawing period now.

http://img318.imageshack.us/img318/9458/046lifestudies0fg.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4774/047lifestudies27nf.jpg

Recursive_End : Thank you as always for your kind comments!
About more soft shading, i dont want to make it to soft, then im afraid it will all blend to much and it will become boring, but i should try!
About starting with dark areas and going light, thats pretty hard on paper, i dont want to do it all with a ereaser.

The Crazy Dude SRD : Im starting to do more anatomy studies now so i hope i can fix the anatomy problems better. Thank you very much for your uplifitng inspiring words, it really motivates.

[Xavvaniv]

Thanks Lazy, for your reply in my sketchbook.
I like your sketchbook. Some kick ass stuff here. Show some more of your life studies, they are good.

[Dile_]

Thanks for looking by my sketchbook :P

*Swedish*
Grymma sista tecknigar :P bra stil, och du får fram en bra form genom skuggandet! bra jobbat :P

Keep it up :)

[Lazy]

Some more studies :)

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5372/047lifestudies31bx.jpg

Xavvaniv : Thank you very much, i will be doing more life drawings now for a period.

Dile : Tackar!

[P E N Ricklund]

Woo, nice. Are they from a figure-drawings session?
You handled the light really good on these last ones. Thumbs up, serious progress.

Hugs!

[gmags]

Hey Lazy, sweet stuff you got here! Really like your speedpaints. Gotta say that pirate ship and the manga pieces are my fav. Keep postin your good stuff! :rendered:

[Lazy]

Pencilator : No they are not from a figure-drwaing session, made at home with a high quality photo as reference, thanks man!

gmags : Thank you very much!

Tomorrow i will leave for Shanghai and stay for 9 days, ill bring a sketchbook and see if i get time to scribble something down, cheers!

[P E N Ricklund]

I wish you a safe and enjoyable travel :)

Draw some kewl environments for me (a guess a photo will do as well ;))

Hugs!

[Lazy]

Whew! Back from Shanghai, man what a trip, amazing city with amazing people.
Didnt get to do any drawing there.
But once i came home ive been trying to draw purely digital using different methods using referens with no luck. Since i need to use more combined traditional and pencil art, but i would like to go purely digital. Atleast i did a portrait of a cool little kid my dad photographed in Shanghai.

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4286/050speedpaintkidportrait6lj.jpg

Pencilator : Thanks man, and a safe and enyoyable trip i had :)
ill some spit out some more enviros!

[hurricane]

wellcome back and can't wait to see the digital stuff

cheers !

[Lazy]

Now for a very small update, been much schoolwork and such, will draw more now i hope!

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/9758/051lady6al.jpg

No Reference!, kinda proud of the face.

hurricane : Thanks man! that means very much to me, especially since you are so talented, means much that you look down on me.

[Lazy]

Here's a concept sketch which popped into my head when i was reading a book.
So i painted the scene as i saw it in my mind.
It's a scene from "Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, Book 2)" where a couple of people travelling gets attacked by thieves.
Not much small details, the overall mood is the point.

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7868/052thiefs2si.jpg

[Lazy]

I have started my summerjobb so less time for painting, but i pressed out a sketch which i rendered a little but i have to studie rendering cloth and clothes.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2379/053colorful6nx.jpg

[Recursive_End]

The studies look great !!
And yes study a bit more clothes =)
Also, don't forget balance ! The last character looks like he's gonna fall back.
Other than that, the enviros look great as always !

[Lazy]

Some studies on clothes!!

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6351/054studycostumes8mf.jpg http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7153/056studyarmor5bi.jpg http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/4997/055studyjeans0iw.jpg

Recursive_End : As always thank you very much, it's nice to know that iv'e got someone pushing me with great advice :)

[-ThePenciler-]

i really like the jeans! Your painting seems stronger than your drawing

[Lazy]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9849/057fliteub7.jpg

"and so the child,
who was cast down,
into a soulless realm,

with imagination and hope,
creates a way,
to reach the heavens again"

-ThePenciler-: Thanks man!, though the paintings were given much more time than the two pencilled works.

[Lazy]

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2286/058droidoverboardtb5.jpg

"The three explorer droids were sent from a dark future to find environmental solutions, only to be conquered by something called "mud"

I have been away for some while, aswell as taking a little more time on my works so i can buld some kind of portfolio.

[Recursive_End]

Hey lazy !
Long time no see! Good work going on. You seem to work more on your colors. Good good good, the overall pic is nice and coherent.
The armor study is looking very good, the highlights are well done.
Keep working on your anatomy though. And i don't really see what's happening in the #140 pic.
Keep it up man !!

[Lazy]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/107/02familymattersso9.jpg

"In the latest news!
Two officers seized a trailer and found a young woman balancing her two parents decapitated heads one one arm and holding her baby-sister in the other arm, alive. She was shot two times in her chest due to her hostile stance towards the baby and slowly after she died the baby was brought to safety. The girl had bruises and marks on her body, but never said a single word during the the shooting."

Trying to balance my portfolio out that i am building at the moment, so now its something sicker and darker than "Droids Over Board"

Recursive_End : Thanks as always for your wonderful crits, yeah "Flite" is kinda dark but i think its to dark on some screens and mediocre at some, so thats a lesson i learned, will do anatomy soon, thanks as always.

[Lazy]

Here are the sketches for Droid Over Board and Familt Matters if anyone is interested :)

Working on a new one, will post sketch when its done.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1128/01droidoverboardsketchsz0.jpg

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2082/02familymatterssketchwy5.jpg

[Moai]

Hey, Lazy! The improvement on your anatomy studies earlier on this page just blew me away. Those are some awesome torsos. Keep it up, and use reference!
Other things that impressed me:
The hand studies on the first page were well done, as were your many environments. I like that you did a page of rock studies. Rocks are surprisingly difficult to draw, with all their edges and planes. Your clothes studies are looking good, too. That's something I need to work on as well.
I like the irony in your robots picture, but I think the pencil rendering was more successful than the colored version. Everything is basically the same value, and almost all the colors are warm. My advice would be to cool down and maybe lessen the intensity of the colors of the surroundings while really brightening up the colors of the droids.
Great sketchbook! I hope to see more soon.

[Lazy]

Whoa getting really rusty on figure drawing, so this is a quick study with reference, 30-40 minutes.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/710/life01uc8.jpg

Moai :Thank you very much! I will keep it in mind with the colors.

[Lazy]

Next lifedrawing!

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9493/life02nq1.jpg

Will try to squeeze out one once a day.

[White Rose]

hey lazy, i see your not being lazy at all ^_^
sweet sb thread you have here... i see your working very hard.
my only thing i can say is that the nose is a little misaligned and the ear is too high up..watch those porportions. The ear is on the same line as the eye level and nose level.
I kinda wished you drew out the feet for this post..
other than that..the shading is totally sweet

[Jho]

Nice last update, I really liked the jeans and armour pic (in post #138 ) too.
Keep on the good work. Being Lazy is a virtue :D

[Lazy]

New one, still keeping it to once a day, will do a total of seven i think, then i can continuye with an original illustration. Used another pencil on this one.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8900/life03ww1.jpg

White Rose : Thank you very much! Thanks i like to hear that i work hard but i dont think i work hard enough. Used photo-ref for the last life sketches so the anatomy cant be too far of, yeah i should have finished the feet.

[B]Jho[B] : Thanks man! Glad you like them, yeah i keep battling my lazyness.

[Lazy]

Next one!
Doing one daily! 3 Left!

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1262/life04bt5.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Hey lazy !!! :)
Good pencils going on.
About them, i think doing longer strokes for the cross hatching would really help getting a nice form. Especially on faces (cheeks, foreheads).
Also, don't hesitate on shading a big area with a very light value. For exemple: cloths, hair, etc.
But anyway, keep pushing dude ! :)

[Lazy]

Next! 2 Left!
Hmm the face is a little off...

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9172/life05pn6.jpg

Recursive End : Thank you very much as always for your great suggestions, i will apply more tones from now on!

[Lazy]

Nr 6 in the series up now!
One left!

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5391/life06iw8.jpg

[Lazy]

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/47/life07ua8.jpg

7th one! Thats it, my mini lifedrawing training of studying 7 models over 7 days, pretty good for training on more daily drawing.
Now i will set as a goal to do one environmental study everyday for 7 days, will try out M@' brushes for these.

[Lazy]

And now i will start a private "Environmental Study Week", one landscape study per day with my wacom for seven days. I have reference of course because it's a study, so here's the first one.
I think i worked 1½h-2h on this one, very refreshing for me to do this.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7216/envi01up2.jpg

[Lazy]

Next one comin here, wow im really happy im doing this, feeling more productive than ever and these studies really help me in the ways of workflow.

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2218/envi02mo5.jpg

[Lazy]

Thrid one, used painter for this one, learning to use thebrushes because i like the blending. Kinda rushed it today because i have to leave soon.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7451/envi03ev7.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Nice enviros !!
Especially the first one.
About the figures, the hatching still looks a bit too short.
Follow more the shape of the subject ... cause after all, shading=shaping, so work on it. Maybe some bargue drawing, or just normal cubes might help that :)
Keep working hard !!

[Lazy]

New inviro, this time a cave entrance, this was very hard for me because i havent done this before. Came out a little messy but i like it, gives diversity to the other pieces.

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/85/envi04oy7.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks mate! I think the shading is going pretty well, but maybe you want me to do longer strokes or cover more of the body in shades?

[Lazy]

Number five coming up!
Just feeling out different ways.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7149/envi05fh0.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Very nice =)
The colors are well chosen.
About the shading strokes, yeah i meant longer lines =)

[Lazy]

Number 6!

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7334/envi06jn3.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks man, i have photo reference for the studies so colors arent my choice.
Ok longer lines next time.

[Beelow]

Really nice! I think that you need to focus on saturation levels and setting moods in your environments. I think that your on the right track. Once it starts to click go with it!:teeth:

[Lazy]

Last one! hmmm.
Kinda rushed because im tired today, busy day.

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/3168/envi07uo6.jpg

Beelow : Hey thanks!
I will keep saturation in mind, thanks for the kind words.

[Lazy]

Here's a quickie i did, no reference, training on working only with the tablet, no lineart.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4035/01houseve8.jpg

[Lazy]

Here's a new pencil piece, original work from my kinda odd mind, no reference!.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4817/02pregnanteo6.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Getting there !!
The first enviro you did on the 6th of september looks great. The entrance hall is well done.
The last one is better than your previous pencils. The shape is more convincing. Though the chest looks a bit flat.. for a girl :P
Keep doing some!

[Lazy]

New character, no ref.

The Infamous Bird Man!

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1258/02theinfamousbirdmankx4.jpg

Story:
Under the early eighteenth century there was a story going around of a mad old man who lived on a small island in the Pacific Ocean, he apparently once fell of a cliff on his island and was saved by a massive bird. After that life changing expierence he commited his life to learn how to fly so he one day could help that big bird when it is its turn to fall.

Recursive_End . Thank you very much!, yeah i know the chest is flat, but that is because i usually draw a bigger chest, wanted variation.

[Lee W]

nice sketchbook, especially the environments and the anatomy studies are looking good :)

[Lazy]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2527/stringscoveruy7.jpg

A cd-cover im doing for a album whom i dont know who the artist is, only heard a sample of their music. Want it to be kinda sketchy, dirty.

OldNoobie : Hey thanks man!

[Recursive_End]

The birdman looks good.
(it works now ^^). Nice cover.
About the birdman, the foot junction is a bit off. Maybe take a look in a mirror or something =)

[mull77]

Nice figure studies...you'vbe got a really nice feel for value.

Got to say though, those last few enviroments show a big improvement. Good going!

[Lazy]

Just a small sketch
Working on the back of the album aswell.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7956/magiceg6.jpg

Recursive_End : Thanks, yeah the feet are my mortal enemies.

mull77 : Thanks man!

[Lazy]

One more, i find it very fun to paint in black and white, its easier to set the mood and light, any good tips for coloring?

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/1516/desertcityoc3.jpg

[Lazy]

I am going to try on some oilpainting soon because i somehow feel like i have more control when i work traditionally and as a matter of fact my father dug up some of his, and his grandfathers old oils, so i only need some more stuff before i start, any good advice before i start?

[Moai]

Nice progress you're making! I like the fact that you had enough willpower to do mundane scenes like the inside of a house, rather than going straight for the juicy fantasy landscapes. That kind of self control and commitment will do you good.
Your album cover is looking nice, but I don't like that brown shape between the guitar and the band members. I don't know what it is, and it's line doesn't really go with the line of the guitar.
Tips for coloring: Think about color temperature. Make surfaces facing the sun warmer, and make shadows cooler and less saturated. Few things look weirder than a very saturated shadow. For colorizing a grayscale image like this, paint in "color" mode, and use opacity, flow, and hard/soft brushes to your benefit.
Tips for oil painting: Get a rag to wipe off your brushes! And just have fun. I'm not exactly an authority on oil painting. Be sure to clean the brushes thoroughly when you're done.
Good luck on all your projects. I'll be checking back.

[Lazy]

World Premiere!
My First Oil-Painting Ever!
"The Owl" [Reference Used]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9691/eaglekb7.jpg

Around 5 inches high and 7 inches wide.
I skimmed through the "National Geographic" magazine, i thought as a warm-up that my very first painting was a study, so i picked the owl, so this is a study.

Moai : Thanks mate! I really appreciate your very informal and constructive comments, they can be quite rare.
I'm thinking in my head that if i want to become a concept artist, i won't be doing fantasy landscapes all the time, so i try to mix up my subjects.
Hmm i can kinda agree on the brown shape above the guitar, it was mostly to cover some of the band-members faces.
Yeah im trying to keep the colouring placement in mind.
Thanks once again!

[Chr]

Your lines look quite good. Especially your life drawings.

Your value studies look a bit flat however. Very evident in the man with a jacket at the top of the page. THis can be seen also in you paintings. Maybe try to use simplified values and big brushes to study this?

Good!!!

[Lazy]

Here's a sample of the project im working at for my design class, a calendar, my idea is to do twelve kiddy/cute illustrations in which we follow the life of a little character, and in the last month he dies, wanted to keep it simple and fun.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5237/01januarysmallqb3.jpg January
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8726/02februarysmallvh2.jpg February

The colors are light for the cute feeling but also cold at the moment because i am following the weatherscale, so january/february = cold

Chr : Thanks! I will keep your suggestions in mind.

[Lazy]

Another one of my kiddy illustrations for my calender, want them loose and fun.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1627/03marchsmallow5.jpg

[Lazy]

And now for an obscure creature, just something i pulled out of my head, needed a break from the kiddy ill's.

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9163/monstermf1.jpg

[DanielC]

Cool updates =)
Donc forget to work a bit with planes sometimes also, it could make things easier sometimes.
Keep working hard !

[Lazy]

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4049/clubai5.jpg

Speedpaint of a club.

DanielC: Thanks man!, will keep it in mind.

[Lazy]

Colored my creature and named it.
"Ceiling Roach"

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7787/ceilingroachbk4.jpg

[Lazy]

Speedpaint!

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4127/speedpaintwoodsqi7.jpg

[silvestri99]

Hey lazy! Nice s.b. here. Some of your anatomy on your figures is a little off but your environmental paintings are excellent with lots of feeling and a lively feel to them. Good work!

[Lazy]

Corel Painter speed-study of Sargent painting "Fumee D Ambre Gris"

Really starting to feel the Corel Painter software, finally!, took about 2 hours.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9344/studydambrezc6.jpg

silvestri99 : Thanks man!, i'll work on my characters!

[Moai]

Nice progress here, man! I like those kiddy illustrations. Your recent speedpainting of a path through a marsh or a forest looks like it could be the start of a great picture. The lit part in the center looks really nice, but the rest is too dark. I'd really like to see more of what's going on there, so perhaps put some lighter details around the edges. Or not, your choice. It's just a speedpainting, after all.
The Sargent study looks really nice. I don't have much luck with Painter myself.:P

[Lazy]

New corel painter study of a Sargeant painting, this time "Nude Egyptian Girl"

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8600/studynudeegyptiangirlgt8.jpg

Moai : Thank you very much for your comments!
Yeah i see what you mean with the forest, but i want it dark and centered, kinda makes it mysterious, but it was nice to hear what you thought.
Thanks, you should try painter again, it's really deep, im starting to learn.

[Lee W]

really nice study of "Fumee D Ambre Gris" and the nude egyptian girl :)

[silvestri99]

The last couple of speedpaints you did are particularly nice. It may be by forcing a time limit on yourself that you are getting past the thinking part of your art and going right to the raw talent. Good Job! Nice set of sketches as well....and thanks for stopping by my s.b.!

[DanielC]

Hey lazy !
Good paintings. The sargent one is really well executed.
Maybe work a bit more on your color blending technics, unless it's a personnal touch you want to keep =)
Keep it up man, and thanks for dropping a comment in my sb !

[Gloominati]

good work on the pencil stuff, I like the rendering! Watch your proportions in your figurative drawings though, the are a bit off sometimes!
Also watch your value- and colorwork in the digital paintings you do. Quite often the colors get really messy and dirty and the values can be pushed far more! Maybe try to work a bit more with full-opacity brushes. This way really helps to get a better sense for form and value, moreover it is fun as hell, just try it!

[Lazy]

More Corel Painting training, for this one i used photo-ref in the early stage and then finished it on my own.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4482/cliff2qb1.jpg

OldNoobie : Thanks you!

silvestri99 : Thank you!, didn't really set a time limit but they were done under 2 hours each, keep in mind that i had photoref. Your Welcome!

DanielC : Thanks! The slightly messy style is something i want to keep, too smooth is boring in my opinion.

Gloominati : Thanks man!, once again i want it kind of messy, not to smotth and i will keep polishing the anatomy.

[Lazy]

Illustration i did for school and as a possible book cover, up to the author to choose which one he likes.

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/107/ikarosochdetstorablafj5.jpg

Kinda mellow colors because that's the books style.

[Lazy]

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3908/environmentmarketcrasher8.jpg

Just an idea i got in my head, about some kind of industrial city covered in vegetation, and business men going around.

[Lazy]

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/6166/charactertrashpb6.jpg

Felt good too grab the pencils again.

[DanielC]

Hey lazy !
very nice enviros as usual.
But you seem to keep doing small lines for the hatching on the pencils... :>
Make things work as whole planes. Spend more time doing general shapes, not just small bits of areas.
Anyway, keep it up =)

[Lazy]

Colored the girl in Photoshop.

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/3237/charactertrashcoloror7.jpg

DanielC : Thanks man!, i have tried doing thicker lines, i like it, it goes much faster, but i usually draw at a small scale so its kinda short lines anyway.

[Rich Pellegrino]

Very nice work here! If I could make a suggestion to you it would be, try using bigger brushes to mass in color. When you use small ones they tend to look scratchy. This isn't always the case however, check out the thread in Finally Finished by SCRAWNYPAWS. He uses a technique that has alot of hatching and in color and it looks incredible. But with artists like sargent that have alot of brushwork, it is better to use a bigger brushes.

[Lazy]

My entry for the:
"Environment Of The Week = Inside Shoemaker's Shop for 3d/sculpting.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5850/environmentshoemakersshgp2.jpg

My first interior style concept i have ever done, also the first time i participate in EOW, it was fun and exciting, i hope they don't kill me because of all the faults, im still a grasshopper.

voodoochile: Hey thanks for dropping by!
I've tried that method now and it is much faster, thanks for the tip, i have tried before but i was to eager then.

[BarretThomson]

Hey thanks for checking out my sketchbook. haha, the shoemaker's shop is looking pretty cool. Makes me wanna try to do a EOW.

[Lazy]

Update!!!
This is done on my spankin' new MacbookPro!

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8861/christmas3fc0.jpg

BarretThomson : Thanks man!
Go for it!, it's fun.

[DanielC]

niec update lazy !
The colors are looking good as always.
But like Voodoochile suggested.. the brush work tends to be too scratchy. Maybe using a bigger brush might help.
Besides that.. nothing much to crit, keep it up my friend !

[Moai]

Those colors are looking pretty nice, man! Your EoW looks great.
Some crits: It's been said here before, but try using a larger brush. Meatsworthy passed on this little nugget of wisdom to me a few months ago, and I've found myself repeating it mentally when I paint ever since:
"A pretty good brush rule of thumb is to find the largest brush for the job, and then put it aside and use an even larger brush."
-William Whitaker
Keep up with your anatomy studies, as well, both human and animal. On that horse, for instance, some errors are popping out at me, especially in the legs. Here's some images I found on horse anatomy. I hope they help.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/anatomy.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/metalukesurfer/leg2.gif
Keep it up, buddy! It's fun watching you grow!

[Lazy]

Here is a little bot for once, im not usually a fan of mech...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1113/characterdesignbomo2vm9.jpg

These series of mechanical lifeforms once came in contact with a race called the homo sapiens, they were so fascinated over the so called arms and hands these beings had that they brought that "technology" home and adapted it to the newer models.

DanielC : Hey thanks for the feedback!
I am trying to use larger brushes, i hope i make progress with that soon.

Moai : Thank you as always for your comments.

[Lazy]

Another kinda quicke, not so sure about this one, i'm confused with the color settings on my macbook pro, any tips about the best settings?

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3901/bumpf8.jpg

[Moai]

Happy holidays, Lazy!

[NicoRaven]

i like the egyptian study and the painterly style.

How long does it take to develop a painterly style how many hour would you say?

Cool sketch book but not very attractive on the outside "Lazy's Sketchbook" what's that reverse psychobabel.... hahahah. Laters

[Lazy]

Happy Holidays everyone!, need to start something soon, kinda in a dry period.

[Lazy]

Here is my entry for Creature of the week

Update = I followed Maoi's advice and worked a little more on it. Thanks mate!

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2313/bluemountaingliderhg7.jpg

Blue Mountain Glider

"This peaceful creature lives high up in the mountains and glides around above the ground.
The fur keeps it warm when it is gliding about around the coldest parts and has soft organic bubbles under it so it simply bounces of any sharp stones or pillars if it should collide.
The "gliders" are held up by the thin "arms" that hold it like a tennis-net.
Because of it's peaceful nature sometimes birds rest on it and lost or tired travelers can jump up on it's back and ride it until they find a familiar spot again.
The Blue Mountain Glider is very quiet and could easily glide past you from behind without anyone noticing so it is a treat for mountain climbers to spot these creatures gliding around due to the fact that there only live around 2-4 Blue Mountain Gliders on one mountain."

[Moai]

Glad to see you entering these activities, man! This is your first time entering CoW, right? I left a fairly extensive critique of your entry over in the CoW thread, so be sure to check it out.:rendered:

[Lazy]

Messing around in Corel Painter, started on paper then scanned.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4893/workerqk3.jpg

MaoiThanks for your critique on the COW, it was very helpful!

[Haxxxor]

yeah keep that stuff from corel painter up... they getting better with every piece.

your environments are great and i would love to see some more of them.

[Lazy]

Here is a study i did of a picture i found on google, done in PS

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4093/balconyef4.jpg

Haxxxor : Thanks for the comment.

[Lazy]

Here's another quick study of a pic found on google.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4751/cathedral0xo.jpg

[DanielC]

Looking great as always, lazy.
Very nice colours.
I wish there was more characters though. Do lots of them. They seem to be your weak point so work on it =)
I think adding a stronger and more easily noticeable light source might help. Right now they're just shaded and not really shaped.

[Lazy]

Here's another study from a photo found on google, i will soon color it.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9108/ref8vq.jpg

DanielC : Thanks man!, i am going to study more characters as you can see now.

[Lazy]

Here's the colored version.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3738/modelrefek2.jpg

[Moai]

Something odd happened to her jawline when you colored it digitally. In the pencil drawing it curves naturally, but it seems to have been cut short somehow in the digital painting. The shadow under her chin seems too dark as well.
I'd recommend going out and getting a figure drawing book by Hogarth or someone and learning the universal forms and structure of the body, rather than copying from photos, so you can invent your own figures more successfully.
Talk at you later. Keep drawing.:rendered:

[Lazy]

Here's a offbeat study, kinda raw. I'm in a period now where i don't draw as much as i should...

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3015/readinglessonyf8.jpg

Moai : thanks man as always, perhaps i should get a book.

[designboot]

I like your paintings experiments .. do not use too much details in your works ... esspecially in speedpaints

[Lazy]

Im in a dry phase, not so much in the mood for drawing and much in school, i experimented with different things and here are 2 of them that turned out ok.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6013/070208gi7.jpghttp://img66.imageshack.us/img66/1192/sadpm5.jpg
These where done pretty quickly, haven't had the patience recently to work to long on a piece.

designboot : Thanks! i'll keep that in mind

[Lazy]

Finally a update!

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9168/homelessfd3.jpg

[Moai]

Nice colors! Some space and foreshortening issues, though. The guy seems to almost be sitting in front of his little shelter, rather than under it, and the way his legs come forward doesn't seem right. Great job on the surroundings, and again, nice rich colors.
Oh yeah, thanks for visiting my Thunder Beast thread!

[Lazy]

Hey everyone, it's been a while.
Alot to do in school now, soon graduating, taking my drivers-license and all that so it's much going on.
Will devote more time to art again now when i can.
Im definatly not done with conceptart, im just starting.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5219/wellxv4.jpg

Moai : thanks as always for your help.

Here's a quicky to get things rolling again, just something out of my head, a loner living in a well waiting for the plant to grow so he can climb out.

[Bard]

Congrats on graduating!!!!
The church is my fave!
A friend of mine gave me a tony ryder book, you might want to give it a try,
It becomes my instant bible in drawing!

Keep it up!

[Lazy]

The Queen Is Not Amused!

Going for the messy feeling where i add detail only where necessary, kinda like Craig Mullins. Feel before detail.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7606/queenbq5.jpg

Bard : Thanks in advance but i will graduate in about 1 and a half month, thanks for the comment mate, i'll check out the book you mentioned later.

[Smoke]

Hey Lazy, thanks for the crits in my SB, I`ll try to implement them :D

My crits, I think you need to loosen up. Working tight is good, but fast and loose work will really get the mind flowing, then you can start refining your peices.

Cheers.

[Lazy]

I have been playing Earthbound/Mother 2 for the Super Nintendo, such an amazing and charming game, i felt so inspired to do a little Ness rendition with the original sprite as inspiration.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8229/ness2khj4.jpg


Smokey186 : Thanks for the crits, i actually am loose when i start, but i like it messy, so i go for that in the end.

[Lazy]

For the "EOW 57 - An Underworld"
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99343

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9039/underworldcopynb5.jpg


An Underworld

Similiar to the "The Kola Superdeep Borehole Project" where scientists attempted to drill as deep as possible into the earth's crust which started in 1970 and ended in 1989, the project was resumed in 2012 with far more interesting results than in the former attempt. After intensive drilling for months they stumbled into a hollow space with a cooler temperature, once they sent a team down into the hole the team at the surface got a mindblowing transmission.
"It's.....it's a tree..it is absolutely massive!!!"

Once the news spread it took the world by force, scientist's were scratching their heads trying to figure out a theory for the odd placement of this "tree", religious foundations refused to believe it at first and later on started to call the place "hell", "underworld" and started to quote old writings.
Until today the "Underworld" which it is called by the public is not solved yet but research is still under way.

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole

[the_allejo05]

nice..avoid photographs for now..copy masterdrawings or paintings form artists you like..they teach you more..

[Lazy]

My entry for the CHOW.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/277/icedruidvf2.jpg

the_allejo05 : Thanks for the input mate! I agree that copying from artists is better, though i haven't done it in a while.

[lema]

cool stuff here! especially like the loose painter pieces.

[Lazy]

Another painter study meanwhile i wait for the next Creature of the Week. A painting by Anders Zorn, finally i found some brushes i like.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5490/zornrp2.jpg

lema : Thanks mate, i am trying more and more to adapt to painter, made some great progress with the brushes in my latest attempt above.

[Lazy]

New painter study of a buffalo from google.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6006/buffalosd3.jpg

[Lazy]

New study in corel painter of a oilrig i found on google.

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6832/studyoilrigip2.jpg

[Moai]

Hey hey hey!! It's been a while, huh? These latest studies are really strong. The colors, values, and brushstrokes are all great. However, I have to ask, you aren't color-picking from photographs, are you? You'll learn a lot more about color and value if you just judge with your eyes, rather than color-picking. I only ask because the colors and values are so darn good!:wink:
It's nice talking to you again and seeing some art.

[Lazy]

Study in painter! tried a pic with a dimmer light source, still waiting for the new creature of the week, but this is great training for me.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2285/adidasqv5.jpg

Moai : Hey mate! long time no see. Thanks for the feedback and yeah during these studies i have used the colorpicker on most of the colors, do the studies mainly to help me paint without the use of a scanned sketch first so i think about how i build it up meanwhile i worked on them, but of course i should refrain from using it so from now on no more colorpicker!, didn't use it on the one above either, tried a pic with a dimmer light source.

[Lazy]

Study.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/184/hummingbirdvy2.jpg

[Lazy]

Some cliffs of google.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7671/cliffspq7.jpg

[Qxzi]

Hey there,

i really like what your doing in this SB, trying out many different things to copy from google:P, which makes it interesting. And i think there working, your digis have soo much improved, i really like the colours used in your last digi, very nice. Remember to get that book from Hogarth that someone suggested on page 8, that will help you even more, like they said. Keep it up with it all and dont stop, the journey is only at its beginning, thats a nice quote :D

Qxzi

[Lazy]

Creature of the Week #92 - The Architect

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4808/thearchitectsoc3.jpg

The Roobs are comical race of small sluggish creatures who can be distinguished mainly by their different wooden masks that they carry and that is only one if their many "technical achievments". They are also funny in a sadistical way for their odd method of building new homes, they take random objects lying around and throw into a pile without any thought and then enter with the hope that it wont fall apart instantly. This method leads to many sad deaths among the Roobs but ironically they are called "the architects" by all other creatures as a running joke, but still they stand proud of their craft.

Qxzi : Thanks for the feedback mate!, i'll look into that book soon.

[Cloister]

Interesting sketch-book. Keep it going! I wish I had the same routine of making real-life studies as you do. I don't think I painted from 'real life' since art-school, seven years ago... never really liked it (but it still is the best way to learn.)

[Lazy]

OVER 10.000 VIEWS!!!

Thank you everyone for taking some of your precious time to visit my little sketchbook!

I have been out of town for awhile but now im back, now im waiting for the next Character of the week.
And here is a character study of one of my favourite painters, Wei Dong.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7599/weidg7.jpg

[Lazy]

New study!, once again from a painting of Wei Dong, he is a true master.

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/5052/weistudy2bc3.jpg

[CTseng]

ooh, love your paint style! those cliffs look nice! i like the scenery.
wellxv4.jpg is rather endearing, and i love the color and crispness in studyoilrigip2.jpg ! awesome job in painter. keep us updated!

[Lazy]

Here's the Character of the Week, The Overprepared Backpacker. I had little time to do this, mostly because i forgot the deadline and realised it close to the end.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5074/backpackercompletewc3.jpg

[Moai]

Wow, Lazy! You're technique has improved by leaps and bounds since I last came here. Your brush technique has this beautiful, smooth look about it, and your handling of light and color is much better than it used to be. Nice job, man!
As far as crits go, your figure work still needs some improvement. Also, try to be more consistent in your shadows. That last crit was a reference to your Backpacker ChoW. Look at those shiny things on his pack (excellent job on those, by the way). For the upper objects, the light and speculars are on the right side, but on the lower objects, the highlights are on the left side. The shading on the guy isn't consistent, either. Also, add some reflections to the water, and increase the value difference between the water and the surrounding dirt. And sharpen the edges of the man's shadow.
See you later! Keep up the improvement!

[DanielC]

good... err ... wait, Very good man !
I'll try to swing by more often to leave some crit.
In the meantime, keep up the work !