Rebecca Kimmel ~ Figurative Drawings and Paintings

[Rebeccak]

Hi conceptart.org. :^^:

I've lurked here a bit and have really enjoyed seeing the great stuff that is posted here. So, I've decided to set up shoppe and show some of my stuff. Many of my pieces are Master Copies and drawings which I have done over the years in an attempt to become a draughtsman. My favorite artists from which to copy are Michelangelo, Rubens, and, in terms of painting, Odd Nerdrum (a contemporary figurative oil painter).

Anyway, I graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, a school with which many of you are familiar or from which you may have graduated. I studied under the great teachers Burne Hogarth and Harry Carmean, amongst many other wonderful professors. I was fortunate enough to have been in their last classes.

I'm now in the finishing year of my MFA studies at George Mason University ~ with a concentration in Digital Art. My dream job would be to teach Digital Art, Drawing, and Painting at the College level. I am honored to be conducting my first CGWorkshop starting Oct. 3. (http://workshops.cgsociety.org/courses/000008/) I can't believe that the class has filled, and am very excited!

I moderate a forum which I created recently on CGTalk called the "Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Art" (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=177) Forum. It has been an honor and a thrill to see the great work that people have done there.

I have run 3 Lessons, 001, 002, and 003 (which are now over, but always open for viewing) on Basic Drawing Principles. I had a blast, and made a lot of new friends.

I heard from magic man that this was a great place to post, so here I am! Thank you for stopping by for a look. :teeth: Cheers! :teeth:

~Rebeccak

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/Demo_001_Imge_1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop_II_OPPOSING%20CURVES/Demo_002_Image_2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop_II_OPPOSING%20CURVES/Demo_002_Image_1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop_III_Shading_SKULL/00_LESSON-003_HEADER.jpg

All artwork copyright Rebecca Kimmel.

[Rebeccak]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/01.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/03.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/12a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/11.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/12.jpg

[Rebeccak]

From my sketchbook...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/Sketchbook/rk_sketchbook_2A.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/Sketchbook/rk_sketchbook_1B.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Digital Paintings...mostly copies from my favorite contemporary artist, Odd Nerdrum...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/Random/Nerdrum_Ex_Composite.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/Random/Nerdrum_Ex_Composite2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Odd%20Nerdrum%20Demo%201/OddNerdrum_07.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Evocative%20Figure%20Landscape/face_1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Evocative%20Figure%20Landscape/Back_Oil_1_A_SMALL.jpg


From a recent Open Figure Drawing Workshop (002) which I host along with concept designer Hong Ly:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20002_DEMO/OPDW-002_16.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Digital Illustration work...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Evocative%20Figure%20Landscape/Rebecca_Evoc_2B.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Evocative%20Figure%20Landscape/Rebecca_Evoc_1B.jpg

[jrr]

nice drawings there rebecca.

[Rebeccak]

jrr,

Thank you! :) I recognize your avatar from CGTalk. :)

Thanks for having a look guys! Hopefully I will post more later. :teeth:

PS, my site is currently down because my webhosting service's server is down. It should be up shortly. Please stop by to check it out! :teeth:

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[DogHead]

You've done some really great drawings! Nice hatching...and enclosures.
Have you tried atmospheric perspective w/line weight?? ->closest is sharpest and darkest.
I think drawings look good either way, just something else to try if you havn't. Nice paintings too!

[light]

I love the rendering on all the bones, extremely fine work. *goes in to investigate further*

[Rebeccak]

DogHead,

Thank you! Hmm, I guess I never really thought of 'atmospheric perspective w/line weight?? ->closest is sharpest and darkest' in just that particular way ~ I think I think more in terms of calligraphic lines, and try to play with lineweight in strictly an aesthetic way ~ less so in terms of actual push/pull of space, which is really interesting. :teeth: Thanks for taking a look! :teeth:

LightKirtar,

Thank you kindly! :teeth: I have to admit, doing some of these drawings drove me a little batty...they're rather old, and I'm reluctant to draw this way anymore, because once I start...I can't stop. :x

Ooh! Some really nice work on your thread too! :teeth: I'm really impressed with the quality of work here ~ very inspiring!

Cheers guys! :)

~Rebeccak

[L. Scott Knight]

Glad to see you here at CA Rebbeca. I've seen your stuff and classes on CGTalk (I'm a memeber there too). I look forward to you being involved here as well, maybe doing the same sort of thing after you've poked around a bit longer.

CA is a great place. It's a little easier going that CGT, IMO. Easier to get around... but then I've been here longer so maybe that's why. I think you'll like it here.

[Rebeccak]

L. Scott Knight,

Thank you for the warm welcome! As a relatively new webbie person myself (CGTalk has been my first Website all~out addiction) I am definitely nosing about and trying to get a feel for the Internet world...call me slow! :rendered:

Anyway, hope to see you around both forums! :rendered:

Cheers!

~Rebeccak

[Oregano]

Rebbecca, those are lovely life drawings. I'm very enviouse! Thanks for posting!

~Oreg.

[edit] Just a note: I tried to go to your site, but it asked for a user name and password... :S

[Rebeccak]

Oreg,

Thanks so much! No need to be envious, I look around and see lots of inspiration and know that I will just never conquer certain styles which others are great at...so I just plod along in my little direction, and gradually get better. Thanks for stopping by! :^^:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Xpose]

Really some beautiful work here =] Any relation to Jimmie? :bashful:

[Rebeccak]

Xpose,

ROFL, not unless he's Korean! :x Hahahaha...that's come up before. :P
Thanks for posting! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[bgl]

those life drawings are really something. i love the exaggerated muscles and forms. this thread is a really treat.

[Rebeccak]

bgl,

Thanks so much! :) I just checked out your sketches and they are awesome! It's really flattering to get such nice comments from such accomplished artists. :)

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[Mr. Visions]

These are lovely pieces. Now that I have had a chance to catch my breath, I want to tell you how I liked the walk over from traditional to digital, very inspiring. The one crit I would give is on the piece of the laid out nude: the foot look a bit obscured and unfinished. Other than that Rebecca, you have rocked my socks. Thanks for the awesome post. I feel like I should be buying a book of your work.

- Visions

[Rebeccak]

Mr. Visions,

Wow, thanks so much for your comments! These are very generous considering the quality of your work, which I have just had the benefit of checking out on your Sketchbook thread. The level of work here is quite amazing. It's nice to be so inspired!

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak :blahblah:

[mosskat]

you're very good! <3

[Rebeccak]

mosskat,

Thank you! Everyone here seems very nice. :teeth:

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[character]

hey you =) i posted in one of your threads on cgtalk before. glad to see you found your way here. welcome aboard =)

[t e m p i s t ~]

Hey Rebecca and welcome :^^: Amazing work, I love it all! The bones are especially intriguing. So glad you decided to join and share your art with us! Can’t wait to see more :D

[Rebeccak]

character,

Aha! Just found your post on the Gesture Drawing thread! Thanks so much for the warm welcome, and I'm happy to be here, too! :) Hope to see more of your work on the Anatomy Forum too! :)

t e m p i s t ~,

Thank you so much! Really nice of you to make these comments. :) Right now, my primary preoccupation is encouraging others on the Anatomy Forum to paint and draw, so ironically I'm not doing as much myself...but it has been a total joy and has totally refreshed my love of art. :) Just checked out your work and it is amazing! :teeth: ~Everyone here seems incredibly talented! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Queensoul]

*Drools jealously. Good to see you here too. So much talent on this board. I vow to visit more often.

[Rebeccak]

Queenie baby! :^^:

Very talented folks here indeedy. :) Thanks for posting on my shiny new thread *looks around happily* tis lots of fun! Now, back to spamming with us! ;)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Francis]

Awesome work. Great studies, and very inspirational. I see some Burne Hogarth studies too - must have been amazing to be able to work with him directly.

I wonder if you have any recommendations for good books on drapery? I have Hogarth's book on drapery, and rely a lot on catalog models, but could probably use some other resources.

Keep up the great work!

[Rebeccak]

Francis,

Thanks for your comments and for stopping by. :^^:

ROFL, the book which I usually recommend to folks for drapery studies is the one you have already read, so that is not much use to you, unfortunately. Still, here is a link to Hogarth's book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823015874/ref=pd_sim_b_3/002-4736002-6403239?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance) should others be interested in it. ;)

I'm better equipped to answer a question regarding Anatomy Books. :)

Here is a thread where Anatomy Books can be found listed:

Anatomy Resources : BOOKS (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=257424)

Hope this is more useful, lol! <3

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[bumskee]

Hey Rebeccak,

:) I have read most of your stuff over at cgtalk.com. Those workshops you run are truly very inspiring. Make me look like a stalker, heheh. :)

cheers

[Arctis]

Hey,

Cool to see you there, and great studies !

Have fun !

[Rebeccak]

bumskee,

Heya! :teeth: Thanks so much for the compliments about the workshops, and you are welcome to stop by, post comments or images anytime! :teeth: I'm really happy to hear that people like the workshops as much as I do ~ I think the work that people are doing, and not to mention the effort they are putting into it, is just incredible ~ it blows me away. :)

Thanks for stopping by here, and hope to see you post your work on the Anatomy forum! No need to be shy. :blahblah:

Arctis,

Oh, wow, I didn't know you were a member here too, that is awesome! Thanks for dropping by, it was a pleasure to have you in the Open Figure Drawing Workshop, and I really hope you participate again in OFDW 004! Zhuzhu, who is in real life a model, has agreed to allow us to use photographs for the next Workshop, which should be fantastic! I think it should be really cool and fun to see zhuzhu do a self~portrait! :blahblah:

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[bumskee]

HAHAH :) you are such a happy person, now I am really going to sound like a stalker but I enjoy reading your posts at cgtalk.com. :P yeah I did post a while back in your gesture one. But I didn't post any images though. hehe.. I have recommended your workshop to lots of people though. It's a very good resource. Yeah I might post some in near future! Good to see you here anyway. cheers,

[Rebeccak]

bumskee,

I try to keep chipper, and I have to say, the Anatomy Forum and places like this make life a lot more interesting and fun...it's great to be able to share your work, see great work of international artists, and see people inspire each other to do better and better stuff. That's really cool! So...thanks for spreading the word, and you will post IMAGES soon, I can tell it! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Aether]

Those Anatomy Studies are truly magnificent! the linework and shading made me immediately think about michelangelo heheh

nice digital paintings aswell. keep it up :)

[Rebeccak]

Aether,

Thank you! I totally wanted to be like Mike when I was a kid and was really disappointed in college when I realized that I wouldn't get there in 4 years, lol! :upset: Hahaha, well, one can still try. :)

Thanks for dropping by! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Zaknafain]

Great Art!
The first digital painting (you posted 3 images of this) looks cool. I like mood and the blurry feeling. Its better than your other paintings. I also like your anatomy drawings very much.

[Simon Gustafsson]

Oh. Nice drawings. I Love Odd Nerdrums stuff. Saw an exibition of his in Stockholm a couple of years back. Very inspiiring.

Simon

[Dizon]

Just AMAZING!!!!! I hope I get to see more traditional works from you! Maybe paintings? or full figure drawings?

[Rebeccak]

Zaknafain,

Thank you very much! A lot of my digital pieces began their lives as traditional pieces, and I think the ones which have retained the most 'traditional' feel have been the most successful...so I agree with you that the upper Nerdrum copy is one of my better digital paintings. :confident Thanks for stopping by and posting these nice comments! They make my day. :bashful:

Simon Gustafsson,

Thanks a bunch for stopping by! I saw Nerdrum's work in a San Diego exhibition once, and it was thrilling! His paintings are really huge, and I am amazed at their texture and rich vibrancy. In so many ways traditional work inspires me, and making the transition to digital is sometimes a rocky road...but I am enjoying it very much! No Ctrl + Z in traditional, lol! :)

patdzon,

Thank you very much! I have a lot more of my Drawings on my website, and it is thankfully back up again (yesterday the server was down, yeek!) so please take a gander. :) I will be trying to post more images here shortly...gotta go round 'em up! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Carnifex]

ohhh the anatomy mistress from cgtalk! a warm welcome from my side. i look forward to you opening a sketchbook,or a similar thread to the forum you have on cgtalk.

[Rebeccak]

Carnifex,

ROFL, thanks for the welcome! You guys are great, and it's nice to be here as well. Ironically I don't have much time for me own sketching these days, but I can post some old stuff perhaps. :)

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak :rendered:

[Sawa]

ur anatomy worshop on CA is just great! cant wait to see more of your stuff soon <3

[Dementist]

Glad to see you've come joined the elite ranks of Conceptart, Rebecca! One can only hope you'll inspire the up-and-comers of our community in the same way you did at CGtalk. As always, nice drawings. I definitely see the Hogarth influence in some of your work ;) I've always wondered..... what's it like working under him? He's sort of a hero to me, since his "Dynamic Figure Drawing" was my first art book.

[Rebeccak]

Sawa,

Thanks so much, you made my day! :) Hope to see you around the forums. :)

Dementist,

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! It's great to be here, and it's amazing to see how much great work is going on. :) Working under Hogarth was a pleasure and a pain. He was a fantastic guy, and sort of a Drawing God, lol! :) We all loved him as much as he seemed to loathe us (it was all tough love, of course). If I can be just a bit like him, then I can die happy! :bashful:

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[L. Scott Knight]

Rebeccak: Tisk, tisk. I realize what you do is a very good thing and in no way should you stop or slow down. Revel in the joy!

However, I'm going to tell you something that I know you would tell me should I ever say I don't have time to draw. Find time. A tiny bit here, a tiny bit there. Get a little sketchbook and a mechanical pencil (so you can attach it to the sketchbook ring binding) and draw, draw, draw. You do eat right? Draw when you eat lunch. Draw your lunch! Draw your waitress or your fork or your hand holding the fork.

OK, back to my role as a Wannabe.

No wait, I have to say this. I was a hard core, fully addicted guitarist. I had the total set up and I sang and wrote hundreds of songs. I had a band, we played all over California. Then there came a time when I had less time. I picked up the guitar less and less. My guitars have dust on them now.

Don't let a day go by that you don't draw at least a little something.

OK, that's all.

[Rebeccak]

L. Scott Knight,

Thanks so much for this advice! You know, someone else was getting after me for this, telling me that if I didn't watch out, I'd become one of those Instructors who always said but never did. It's a tough trap to avoid, but I think your advice is right on the money, and I will take you up on your offer. :)

Thanks for the supportive comments...and I would love to see your work on the Anatomy Forum! :) (If you have posted there, and I have forgotten, please forgive me...I have a bit of early onset Alzheimer's, lol!) :bashful:

So...you know now I have to ask...what say you pick up that guitar again? :rendered:

Cheers and best wishes, :)

~Rebeccak

[el coro]

very cool stuff. welcome!-c36

[L. Scott Knight]

Oh, I'll do that because I want my son to experience it but the guitar thing is complex and a long story. The happy side is that I've found a new calling, to be a writer and I'm working on the a great deal. But I've also recently discovered the joys of illustrating my own work and I've been really enjoying getting back into doing art and now digital art.

I majored in Computer Science in collage but back then (1984-1987)computers were so boring! I quite that and tried the collage art thing but that collage program was worse than the Comp. Sci.! However, at the time I was storming up the ladder in the Ciramic Tile trade so I just dove into that.

However, I got high marks for my art work and for my creative writing and I should have paid more attention to that. Funny though, living life between then and now has greatly improved my ability to observe and to think creatively. I think my time is now.

Anyway, I really do need to bring down the old Marshal Amp and restring my beloved electric and rip out a few rifts. Maybe even see if I can belt out a tune. For relaxation... :)

Look forward to seeing you post some doodles!

[Rebeccak]

el coro,

Hey, man, thanks! A nice compliment coming from you! :} Thanks for dropping by! :)

L. Scott Knight,

Wow, it's so interesting to hear everyone's stories. It's funny, it wasn't until I became a regular frequenter of CGTalk that I realized how many visual artists are also musicians, writers, etc...I really wish I had a musical pursuit as well, but I guess I am stuck with paint and pixels, lol! ;)

It's funny, because there was a SIGGRAPH speaker, a Chinese man who is basically the father of all things 3D, and he was saying that he quit pursuing his graduate studies in Computer Graphics because there were no color monitors then, lol! Then, when they came up with one at another university, he resumed his studies there. So, yeah, times definitely change! :}

Anyhoo, I hope to post more work soon, in the hopes that you guys will kick my butt into shape! I love teaching, it's just been great, but I also need to constantly learn new stuff myself, so...heh, I'll have to get going! :wink:

Cheers guys! :)

~Rebeccak

[BigDaddy_GFS]

Very impressive, RebeccaK.
Nice addition to the site.

[L. Scott Knight]

This is one way I've managed to exercise my artistic spirit when I couldn't do it a more traditional way. :rendered:



http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51931

Anyway, I've posted too much here already. C'Ya. :yayca:

[Rebeccak]

BigDaddy_GFS,

Thank you! :) Glad to be here. :teeth:

L. Scott Knight,

Very cool! Thanks for sharing that...I especially like the lily pads...this looks like it must have been a really fun project to do! :teeth: I doubt the photos do the final project much justice. Must have taken a lot of time! :x

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Gloominati]

hehe great to see some of you killer drawings over here at conceptart.org! Each time I see some of that drawings I wanna study the shit out of me, and that's what I am going to to right now, bye!

Hope to see some more stuff in here soon!

[Rebecca]

>:| grrrr..your a better Rebecca than me !! But ...woaw!!! excellent studies, really inspirational!, well done :wink:

[Diego]

HI rebecca, nice to see your drawings here in CA.
Keep postin'
Cheers

[Rebeccak]

Gloominati,

Thanks so much! I posted on your thread, I am so impressed that you show such dedication at such a young age! That's amazing, keep at it! :) Thanks for stopping by. :)

Rebecca,

ROFL, it's funny, because on CGTalk, I think I'm like the only Rebecca...go figure! Thank you for stopping by! :)

Diego,

Thank you! I took a look at your sketchbook, great stuff! Is there anyone here without talent, lol! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[bumskee]

Rebeccak, :) Just curious are we going to see more of your work? possibility of seeing you start a sketchbook? meh..

You know we need to see more, I have seen more in cgtalk.com hehe..

[obid619]

Awesome stuff Rebecca. I especially like the illustratoin and your very detailed studies. Keep it up k?! :wink:

[Rebeccak]

bumskee,

ROFL, you guys aren't going to let me get away with anything, eh? :blahblah:
Thanks for the kick in the pants, I'll try to get on that... :confident

obid619,

Thanks so much! I appreciate your stopping by! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[bumskee]

Of course not, now that we have you, we are going to try and squeeze everything out of your awsome drawings. muwhahahah :) master plan is working I think :bashful: I mean I have seen heaps in cgtalk.com but lots of people here haven't, afterall sharing is caring. Someone with your expertise is definitely appreciated. :> oh btw I am known for stalking people just ask Fellah. :P

keep on inspiring us, cheers,

[flex mathews]

very nice drawings. i really enjoy the studies from nerdrum. you look familiar. do you shop at plaza?

[Rebeccak]

bumskee,

ROFL, you're a funny one...heh heh heh...*locks doors* ~ :^^: Totally kidding. :) I'm happy you like my work. ;)

flex mathews,

Thank you! ROFL, Pan Am? Which person are you? I do love the smell of new oil paint in the morning... <3

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[tensai]

rebecca,
obviously good, skilled work. i dont know what else you do, but right now your 'only' showing master copies - and digital painting which are studies / copies from your favorite artists.

the studies/copies are technically impressive, but it can also be almost too comfortable a thing to crank out.

you obviously have skills enough to do your own, original work. i for one, would love to see some.

(but i wouldnt mind seeing some more of these nice studies either...)

tensai

[Rebeccak]

tensai,

You're totally right, and I appreciate your comments! Right now, really the only non~master copy is the back view of the skeleton, which was done from 'life' ~ well, me sitting in front of a skeleton anyway, lol! :)

I have done TONS of life studies which are just so old that I can't find them / or don't want to, lol. :) My parents are eager to have me remove them from their home, lol!! Maybe I can retrieve them at one point and thus accomplish two goals at once, hahahaha!!! :)

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[L. Scott Knight]

RebeccaK asked: Is there anyone here without talent, lol!

Well, there was the Manky guy... see this thread...

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36803

And this thread...

Or not... saddly the Insect Battle Thunderdome thread seems to be gone. Too bad.

Anyway, this guy was the reason we have \w/ and /m\. He really thought he was a master and pretty much insisted he was even though people both harshly and nicely explained that he wasn't.

When you have some time, ENJOY. It's a good laugh!

[FugitivePencils]

Hello,

Really strong work. I admire and envy your skill. You are well suited to be and instructor. Your tutorials are simple yet very insightful. I look forward to learning a lot from you.

Thanks!
FugitivePencils
If you get a moment, you can check out some of my stuff. Any feedback and comments are greatly welcomed.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50615

[Rebeccak]

L. Scott Knight,

Aw, that's kinda mean, I hope that guy's not still around? I'm not a fan of egotistical people, tho... ;) ROFL, what do those symbols mean?

FugitivePencils,

Thank you very much! Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comments. :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[shyamshriram]

Hi there :overhere:
Nice to see u here
I ADORE YOUR WORKS !

Shyam
:yayca:

[D.Labruyere]

let's just add another nice work reply to the list :)

[Rebeccak]

Shyam,

ROFL, that is the funniest emoticon I have ever seen! :wink: Thanks for posting here ~ now, where is your thread???? :wink:

Haldor,

Thank you! I appreciate your dropping by. :)

Cheers! :)

~Rebeccak

[pushav]

I see that you joined us over here also. Post more!

[NOOB!]

u can't get away from anyone on art forums these days can ya,hehe,i agree post more!

[Rebeccak]

Agh! It's pushav and NOOB! *contemplates suicide* :nohope: ROFL...

Cheers kids, :)

~R

[default.rol]

Hey Becca

Just joined to say - love you work, but I hope you wont be slacking on CGSociety or the CGWorkshop you are running (with me in it,) now you have found this amazing site! <I might be though!> :D

MIKE

[Rebeccak]

I'm being STalked by CGSTalkers!!! Gah!!! :$

ROFL...Nah...no worries. :) Thanks for popping by! :)

Cheers,

~Rk

[Diego]

Hey rebecca, your work is very inspiring.
You take hogarth to another level. :bashful:
Thanks for postin' your work.
Cheers

[mark malone]

Hi rebeccak just thought I'd let you know I think the portraits you have done are fantastic.....are you familiar with the Scottish figurative Artist Ken Currie??
Your portraits remind me of his most recent work.

[Magic Man]

As a relatively new webbie person myself (CGTalk has been my first Website all~out addiction)...

You are the web's coolest postwhore R :rendered:

Welcome to CA, haven't been online much myself for a few weeks, you'll like it here, people here are generally awesome and there are so many industry pros that post here it makes your head spin.

Enjoy, D

[Rebeccak]

mark malone,

Hey, I checked that artist out, and really like his work! Thanks! :) I appreciate your dropping by. :)

originally posted by Magic Man: You are the web's coolest postwhore R
ROFLMAO!!! :D Nice to see you here as well! ROFL...thanks for inviting me over, mm, you have officially pimped me out to CA! LOL! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[pushav]

Magicman-lol up to the crazy sayings again.
Rebecca- You cant hide on art forums. Lol.
contemplates suicide* ROFL...
Lol. Suicide is no fun who will I spam in your absense?
You gotta start a sketchbook thread. You just gotta. You just gotta *looks at Rebecca with puupy dog eyes* :)

[mentler]

Most definitelly a member to the inner circle of the Bonehead Nation <> time to update <> also time to put 5 stars on this puppy <> most excellent works

[Rebeccak]

Michael,

Thank you very much! :) I really appreciate your support! And it's been nice to correspond with you. I look forward to your participation on the Anatomy Forum! :)

Cheers,

~Rebecca

[rasdasa]

Beautifully rendered. Your ability to depict mass through heightened modelling and tone is fantastic. Beautiful anatomy studies.

ras

[Rebeccak]

@rasdasa,

Thanks!!

Some recent works, done for the 15 Minute Sketchathon on the Anatomy Forum on CGTalk:

This one actually took an hour, done in 15 minute increments:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_26.jpg

30 minutes:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_20.jpg

45 minutes, I think?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_18.jpg

30 minutes:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_28.jpg

15 minutes, PS:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_3.jpg

15 minutes, PS:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/chickiechic.jpg

Join in the 15 Minute Sketchathon! :)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=295498

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[bumskee]

Hey Rebecca! I remember seeing some of these over at cgtalk.com for that 15mins sketch thread. That looked sweet. I particularly like the second last one, very nice fluid movement, plus nice use of air brush. THey are so damn hard to use..Love how you did the rib cage. Your anatomy sketches are sweeet as usual. cheers!

[Rebeccak]

bumskee,

Thanks! I just posted on your WIP thread and am thrilled to see you're going to post on the 15 Minute Sketchathon thread! :teeth:

Your b/w paintings are awesome!! You must teach me!! :^^:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[BlackGuy]

awesome, a local! As everyone else has said or implied, your work is both amazing and inspiring. Do you give any lessons or do any small workshops in the metropolitan area?

[Rebeccak]

Gauge,

Hey there! Thanks a bunch! You know, I did one small Workshop a few months back (organized through the organization ArtDC, Jesse Cohen runs it and it is a great organization (www.artdc.org) and it was a blast! The problem lies in finding space less than in finding a model. Do you go to school around here? If so, I might be willing to try to organize something in December or January, it just depends.

You can find me online, quite a lot, however, on the Anatomy Forum:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=177

and our current 'hot' thread is the 15 Minute Sketchathon:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=295498

where bumskee, a conceptart regular, is *hopefully* going to post some cool work! :)

Definitely join in! Hope to see you on the Anat. Forum as well. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[NOOB!]

:( MS.K can u tell me the exact brand of the charcoal pencil you use....

[BlackGuy]

yeah I go to the art institute of washington, and lord knows everyone here could benefit from some traditional anatomy instruction. Nothing of the sort can be found here, its so computer oriented.

[Rebeccak]

@ NOOB,

I use General's Charcoal pencils, 6B, soft. :)

@ Gauge,

What a pity ~ I know where that is, in Arlington, right? I was going to look into teaching there, but haven't gotten around to doing it.

I am hoping to teach another CGWorkshop, but don't know how soon that will be. And in truth, one needs sustained instruction, not just one or two live sessions with an instructor to really get going in the Anatomy Department.

Why not create your own Anatomy Thread here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=177

~Take a look at all of the other Anatomy Threads, particularly these ~ these guys have all JUST come out of my CGWorkshop, which concluded today:

Anatomy Thread of Erich Schreiner:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=297560

Anatomy Thread of default.rol:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=297572

Anatomy Thread of redehlert: (conceptart.org frequenter) (his work is not yet up):
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=297665

I will be happy to work with you if you post your work and do exercises on the Anatomy Forum. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[BlackGuy]

Yeah it's the one in arlington. I think I will start an anatomy thread there because today i tried to do an imagination drawing (after having done mostly life/ref drawing for a long while) and it just came out dissapointingly bad. I thought I had made more progress than that but apparently not.

Oh and I have a quick question. I noticed a lot of people studying from the anatomy book by Stephen Rogers Peck, which is the same book I have. And I noticed a lot of people doing fully rendered studies and I was wondering if that's necessary? I mean if I'm trying to learn it, should I be spending more time on quantity or rendering? I read that quantity of studies would matter more than the rendering, but in most sketchbooks I seem to see the opposite, so I'm a bit confused is all.

[Rebeccak]

Gauge,

There's really no right answer ~ but I would say that doing a few select quality drawings is a lot better than doing a lot of mediocre drawings. Of course, it's best to do a lot of quality drawings. :)

EDIT: Another thing to note is that you don't have to fully render a drawing for it to be a 'quality' drawing. If you do a lovely outline, you need not shade it, necessarily. It's just up to your mood and what you want to get out of the process.

The point is to get started. Often people debate these questions ad infinitum, and the point is just to get in there and get working. ;) You will certainly do a lot of bad drawings along the way ~ I've done hundreds of bad drawings myself to get to the few good ones that I've kept.

Hope this helps. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Rebeccak]

Some 15 Min. Sketches from the 15 Minute Sketchathon thread (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=295498&page=1&pp=15)...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_30_small.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_31.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_32.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_33.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_36.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_37.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_39.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/15-min_42.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/12-10-05_1.jpg

(Previous one = untimed)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/15%20min%20sketch/12-10-05_3A.jpg

(last one = 30 Min PS)

[Diego]

Fantastic sketches rebecca, it's a pleasure to see your work.
Love the 15 min ones, and the dynamics of your digital sketches.
Glad you keep postin'
cHEERS

[bumskee]

I am not a big fan of soft edge brush in PS, because it's so hard to use and always produces that distinctive air brushed look, but I must say rebecca you have such great control over it I must give it a try. I know your knowledge with figures and anatomy is what makes it so damn good but I am really developing a sweeet side to your digital sketches. I absolutely love the fourth on your last post. That's just brilliant, great control of the tool and anatomy is sweeeet :) cheers

[blkn]

wow, hell of a thread.. more please! my brain is starting to go into withdrawal :vodka2:

[Rebeccak]

Diego,

Thanks so much, and thanks for stopping by! :teeth:

bumskee,

Thanks a lot, that means a lot coming from you! I'm still trying to figure out why you're so humble about your work...you really underestimate yourself, your work is fantastic!! :^^:

blkn,

LOL, thanks for the comments and for dropping by! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Rebeccak]

Some recent WIP from the Open Figure Drawing Workshop 010 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=304947) where we work from photo reference:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/Reb_1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/Reb_2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/OFDW-10_WIP_02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/Reb_5A.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/Reb_5-CUA.jpg

CC and feedback welcome :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Rebeccak]

Some random work, culled from my hd:

Master Copies:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/CG%20Society%20WIP%20Photo%20Exchange/drawing_001.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/CG%20Society%20WIP%20Photo%20Exchange/drawing_004.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/CG%20Society%20WIP%20Photo%20Exchange/drawing_003.jpg

A quite old pen and ink drawing, from the archives:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/CG%20Society%20WIP%20Photo%20Exchange/pen-drawing.jpg

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[Onir]

Wow, your studies are breathtaking; as had been said, your ability to render is absolutely amazing. very inspirational stuff I must say :) again great stuff!

[bumskee]

Sometimes you freak me out, heheh damn that's really an awsome way to handle the air brush.. superb finish. :)

And the knees... wow... ... :$

[Diego]

really fantastic work rebecca, i really like you anatomy studies and the WIP from references, awesome work. Thanks for sharing
Cheers

[m@.]

Your studies are so cool <3 your thread reminds me how much I have to learn :dead: keep up the good work, like they say.

[the_allejo05]

rebecca excellent work..i think patdzon mentioned it before..i would like to see more traditional media work..an oil painting :)..anyways..keep it up..i see how much i need to improve..

[Rebeccak]

Onir,

Thanks so much! I hopped on over to your thread, you've got some nice stuff going on! I really appreciate your stopping by! :)

bummmmmmmmssskeeee,

Thanks for the compliments...you're so talented, I think you're amazing! Thank you for dropping by, and get your butt over to the Anatomy Forum and post your excellent work there too! :wink:

Diego,

It's a thrill to have you on the Anatomy Forum as well! Thank you for posting there, it's a benefit to the whole community! :) Looking forward to seeing what more you post there!!

m@,

Are you freaking kidding me? Your work is so incredible, I drool a little bit whenever I look at your work!!! Thanks for the great inspiration, you're really top notch! :bashful:

the_allejo05,

Thanks so much ~ you're right, I'm definitely still better at traditional than digital ~ trying to develop both, thank you for the kind comments! :)

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[egerie]

Aren't black manners the best thing in the world ?

[katsgod]

Very nice work...wonderful shading.

[Pencilator]

Hey. These anatomy skecthes really blows me away and wants me to get up on the chair and start drawing. Thanks.
And by the way, the volum in these are un matched. :)

Hugs!

[theshunzun]

your drawings are beautiful! I wish I had an understanding of anatomy like you!

Burne Hogarth! I like his stuff, i got one of his books! Dynamic Anatomy, it's called.

I REALLY don't want to act like the spoiled, steal-the-show type, but I respect your work so much I would like you to take a look at some of mine and tell me what you think. They're figurative works done last spring i, and i was hoping I could get some pointers on my technique.

If I seem like an imposing bastard, i want to sincerely apologize in advance.

these two are in watercolor

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f234/theshunzun/Portrait.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f234/theshunzun/FigureStudy3.jpg

this one below is an experiment between red and black sumi ink, with white guache (spelling?) and conte crayon.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f234/theshunzun/FigureStudy2.jpg

hope this isn't intruding

[JustinBeckett]

Hi Rebeccak, glad you could make it here :) I have seen your work on Cgtalk, very impressive. Ive always wanted to join in on the fun there. On your anatomy forums. Maybe i will soon :)

Keep postin here, great work. Nice long expressive strokes.

Oh and welcome :)

Justin.

[madplanet]

Wow. My inarticulateness is showing, but I do mean wow. I came over here after looking through your sketchbook and I am so impressed with your figure work. Viewing them makes me fee incredibly lazy:). My very favorites or yours is the spine study (actually all of your bone works are incredible)from the 9/15/05 post and the 2nd figure down from the 12/11/05 post. Just wonderful. Very inspirational, if I may say so.

[hurricane]

pure love for your art

[Bad Brownie]

I have nothing new to add, just wanted to chime in and let you know how much I enjoy your figure work and studies! Marvelous.

[Rebeccak]

Hey, for anyone who is interested, the Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Art Forum (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=177) which I moderate on CGTalk has moved to the Front Page and now has added sub~forums which make it easier to browse and to find specific threads. :)

The Anatomy Forum can now be found on the front page of CGTalk under General Techniques:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Anatomy%20Forum%20Restructure/Anatomy-Forum-Move_location.jpg

And it now looks like this:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/Anatomy%20Forum%20Restructure/Anatomy-Forum-Move_forum.jpg

All are invited and welcome to join and participate! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Icey]

miss your pencils, rebecca! You should remember to post your analog drowings often!!

cheers! :)

Icey

[Rebeccak]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/SPOTLIGHT/SPOTLIGHT-header.jpg

Hi all! Please drop by to check out some of the amazing work that has been produced on the Anatomy Forum in the past year!

SPOTLIGHT: Best of the Artistic Anatomy & Figurative Art Forum - Year 1 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=346935)

Hope to see you there!

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[sith]

Rebecca, this is wondeful stuff. If you wouldn't mind answering a small question, though, i was just wondering how you went about coloring this (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20010/Reb_5A.jpg) piece after you had done it in grayscale. Anyway, keep us posted!

[Queensoul]

I love the way you rearranged the forum over there. I am glad the anatomy forum has been recognized enough to get its own head forum. Keep up the good workd Teach :D

[Halos Chain]

Hey there becka! whoah, man..I dont believe I've seen this thread of your, but then again I dont really hang out in the figurative section much..dear lord, I dont think its possible for someone to have this much anatomy knowledge crammed in there head, your a figment of my Imagination Arent You!? :P your most recent art you have posted shines in a shimmering glorious manner, the rig cage is so..defined! the render you did is vundafa also, the skin tones and lighting look great..such vivid shadows too, really gives a feel of depth and mass..there's even a tincy shadow for the tip of the nipple, man..thats detail hah. : ) almost surreal, to me. : O and you make me drool everywhere! XO *slobbering on everything* blurrrrraroaburl. Moooar pleaseee Mooarrr I beg of you. *bows down to the hard work youve put into honing your 'natomy skillz*

I really admire you and your work, Beka. : ) can I call ye beka? because if im gonna keep coming back to this thread I dont want to have to type out "rebecca" my poor fingers cant take such agony. :P

edit: Ba ha, I are the first on page 3. :P *stakes flag into her thread*

[jmBoekestein]

Rebecca, I do so love the detailing parts of your sketches/charcoal. There's the volumes and pose an the whole shabbang. I keep trying to analyse your signature drawing, but I'll just stick to these lol.

You're kicking me heaps! ^^

[Rebeccak]

sith,

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I am generally more active on my Sketchbook, see link in my sig. :)

I recommend checking out this link which explains the painting process: :)

http://www.androidblues.com/JealousyStepbystep/jealousystep.html

Queensoul,

Thanks dahlin!

Halos Chain,

Hey, thanks a lot! :)

jmBoekestein,

Haha, thanks! :)

I wanted to invite folks to join in the just opened, 4 week long Open Figure Drawing Workshop, part of an ongoing free series:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20017/OFDW-017-Announce.jpg

Open Figure Drawing Workshop - Sorolla, Zorn, Leon Master Copy - with Rebeccak 017 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=360025)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=360025

Folks are invited to take a look at the best work of all previous Open Figure Drawing Workshops (OFDWs) here:

Links to all OFDW SPOTLIGHT Threads (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3462029&postcount=1)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3462029&postcount=1

All are welcome to join!

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[arthog]

Hi Rebecca,

Good work, I am wondering if I took an art seminar class with you. I have been working in the video game industry for over 13 yrs now and am the concept art director. I trained in the Florence Academy and have taken classes with Covino, Corry, and some Atelier programs.

Your name sounds so familiar, maybe it's from your site. Anyway, I think your drawings are great. I run a site too at www.learning2draw.com. Best of luck to you! How's George Masons MFA program?

Todd