Inkfish's sketchbook (4.1.08, comics stuff)

[Inkfish]

Here are some of my latest sketches, some are done from ref, and some without. The anatomy stuff is mainly from Jeno Barcsays Anatomy for the artist book. Hope you can cope with the rather long download time, and thanks for taking a look :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish7.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/carvaggiostudy3.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish6.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/98501bff.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/1e0af554.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg856.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/1f8d8a43.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/43a18395.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/1ca0c5b9.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/DSG__791.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg673.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg667.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy10.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/KariVaananen.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy5.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy2.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy1.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy9.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy8.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/anatomy7.jpg
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more to come soon.

[sone_one]

keep up the studies... youre on the right track! and dont forget to have fun while doing it ^^

[SEVANS]

Some good studies there, BUT the images that actually get my attention were the demon and armour pics. Very nice.

Keep posting.

[lukavi]

Hey dude, how's it going? Thought I'd drop by and stain your SB. Your latest sketches look great, real nice values. Love the armor on this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/43a18395.jpg

Keep 'em coming!

[Inkfish]

lukavi hi man, nice to see you here :) and thanks for the compliments!

SEVANS thanks for the kinf words

sone_one i sure will! studies are a blast ;)

More stuff from my sb. some line drawings from life, i tried to draw just the outlines and tried not to render them at all (with varying success)

the scans turned out to be fucking huge, sketches are bout 250% larger than in real life (so you could see the shaky lines ;))

my girlfriend
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish12.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish11.jpg
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some hands
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish10.jpg
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random crap lying on my messy table
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish9.jpg
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i don't know... maybe i'll throw some colour on this sketch later
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish13a.jpg

[ApolloNuevo]

wow, that skeleton warrior stands out amongst the rest. really great job, would love to see it colored. in your life studies however the proportions of your faces seem to be off. i think you are making the eyes to large in relation to the rest of the features.

-apollo

[Sawa]

wow awesome anatomy studies with great shading! i also like the sketches of ur gfriend in the last post! keep showin sum more

[cthomp]

sweer stuff. is that charchole? the ink stuff is amazing. adding linews down in ink is sometimes hard.

[Poohgee]

Not bad sketches .. how about some colour work or df medium ?

[max1975]

Your armor designs are awesome. Are you using references for those? Great details...

[Lazy Gun]

Very nice, you've got the anatomy down perfectly. Your pencil works surpass your others I think especially the way you've built up the armour on certain characters.

[Inkfish]

Lazy Gun i don't know about perfect anatomy, still need a lot of practice, but thanks :)

max1975 no ref used. First 2 are loosely based on roman armour, but modified quite radically, the last one kinda based on those previous 2 but some mods... thanks for the compliments

cthomp just regular pencils, i mainly use 4b and graphite. Thanks for stopping by

Sawa thanks i'll post more if i get a prermission from the higher authority ;)

ApolloNuevo damn man, you are right about the eyes. inking without sketch is quite hard, but i luuv it :)

here are some quickies done in oc, about 20 mins each

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish14.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish15.jpg

[Inkfish]

quickie from today


"lost"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish18.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish18a.jpg
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decided to call it quits, a big thank you to everybody who helped me in my cc-thread.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish18b.jpg

[PERKELE]

yeah!
örkkejä ja sci-fi solttuja!

Really nice ones , I like your line a lot but I can see that u easily get frustrated and get yourself in to a point that you don´t know how to continue anymore and then you lose your line. am I right or wrong? and that´s a great reminder for all of us muista se anatomia, remember the anatomy. I think the anatomy book that you are using isn´t so good after all. The shadings on that book are blurry. see if u can find some other anatomy books, i prefer russian ones.
but really nice!!!

[Inkfish]

PERKELE joo, näillä mennään ;)

yeah, spot on. I'm trying to better my line economy nowadays. I've never seen any russian anatomy books, but i bet they must be really accurate, from what i've heard about art schools in st. Petersburg the studying methods are quite hard there.

some sb stuff, most of them refd. Photographs and ye olde caravaggio.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish19.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish20.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish21.jpg

[Placeboast]

No real crits here. There's just no point. You obviously know what you are doing.

[Saise]

Indeed, awesome piece of arts - great anatomy sketches, nice creatures and a lot of ideas flow in here :3 Nice works.

[Qxzi]

wow great sense of values here ink, that first drawing is just great, great shading also.

You have also done lots of studies too :D Keep on posting and good work

[Inkfish]

Thanks for the replies guys!

Qxzi Thanks man, i try to do studies everytime i have little time :)

Saise thanks!

Placeboast i hope have some sense in what way to keep going, but more likely it's just a matter of putting in the hours :)

some more stuff. first is a doodle i did in oc, then ps. rest are studies from photographs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish22copy.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish23.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish24.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish25.jpg

[theQuill]

Wow! This (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg856.jpg) is so great! :canadian:

[Inkfish]

theQuill thanks mate :)

some nonsense from today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish26.gif

[max1975]

Really cool work lately, especially on the faces. The kid in #15 is my favorite. Neat hair.

You seem to be having a little trouble keepying the eyes even with each other...I have the same problem. I'd suggest leaving them roughed in for a while to make sure they look right before you go in and define them with darks, but it's tricky because I think it's often that last step where they slide out of alignment. Just something to watch out for.

[Inkfish]

max1975 thanks man!

you caught me on the eye alingement :) it's something i have a tendency to overlook when i do stuff fast :)

some stuff from today, a speedpaint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish27.gif

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish27.jpg

[Jtoons]

excelent linework and smoothness in your pieces. keep drawing man, love to see even more. cheers.

[Inkfish]

Jtoonsthanks for the kind words! :)

fresh scans from my sb:

photo ref'd
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish28.jpg
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from life
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish29.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish30.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish31.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish32.jpg

[max1975]

Excellent work on the spoon and the closeup of the girl's face.

[Inkfish]

max1975 thanks, i think the spoon in a pint turned out pretty well too, not too keen about the closeup picture though :/

some stuff i forgot to add previously

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish33.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish34.jpg

[AndreasM]

Hey, man. There are some nice stuff in here. I esp. like that bird on the top. Try to make a rendered piece without the smudge stick. It will force you to tink more about the strokes you apply with your pencil. In my experience, the drawings will get alot more consistent.

Keep it upppp!!!!

[Inkfish]

n0fish you are right, i tend to overuse the smudge stick quite abit, it's a habbit i'm trying to teach myself out of :) i guess the same rule aplies to the smudege stick than ps filters, the less, the better (or something like that.)

Thanks for stopping by!

here is a quickie from today, haven't done that much digital lately, mostly traditional, i'll try to scan em asap.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/chickenmechcopy.jpg

[Inkfish]

Selected pages from my sb.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish35.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish36.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish37.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish38.jpg

[Inkfish]

dsg919
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg919.jpg

[lukavi]

Hey fish,

Your recent updates are looking great. Did you use charcoal in the last ones? Your rendering has such a smooth flow to it, with well-placed sharpness through out that balances things.

Keep on updating, dude.!

[Placeboast]

That number 3 guy (One you've posted after my last post) is something that I think you should work more on. It's got a really good mood. Only thing that bothers me on that piece is his right shoulder, it's a bit off. Keep posting man. I will keep following your thread.

[Inkfish]

placeboast thanks for the crit, it was kinda quick anatomy study an i lost intrest in it rather fast.. :/ prolly should fix it though.
lukavi thanks for the kind words it meand a lot to me, since your thread is one of my favourite sb-threads in here.

I only used pencils and graphite in those (smudged the hell out of it though :))

some stuff from today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish39.jpg

[max1975]

#35...wow...talk about disturbing...

[Inkfish]

max1975 hehe... i aim to please ;)

dsg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg922.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg924copy.jpg

[Aether]

Tere tulemast! Glad to see the place packing with finns

That skeleton warrior is really great and post some more of those anatomy studies aswell :) Only thing i might critique is that the eyes on some of your portraits seems to be a bit too large or alittle "misplaced"

Lovely work
Keep it up !

[maknien]

Uuh. First peek to your sketchbook man. Nice variety on stuff. Pencils, inks and digital colors. And everything look very good. I wonder have you learnt all by yourself or do you go to any artschool here in Finland.

Keep your thread up. Cheers!

[paarma]

You'v got some wierd creatures there, 'bro. (lots of creature art in CA. I wonder why?) I like 'em. Especially hte ";)!" -thing. You're pencil work seems promising... keep it up!

[renaissancekid]

Nice work man... I like a lot of your stuff!

[Placeboast]

Are you hiding or something? Where are the updates? Well I guess they just don't let you use the scanner very frequently in that mental hospital that you are living in. (It would explain a lot of your drawings)

[Inkfish]

thanks for the replies, i'll comment tomorrow, it's really late and i have work tomorrow.

finally something to put up here, i've been doing a lot (ok, some) traditional work lately, and haven't bothered to scan them yet.


lovely fishman. (now with bonus vaginal mouth)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/fishmouthcopy.jpg

speedy from today, quite happy with it, mostly because of characters spot on crits.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/darkprincecopy.jpg

this thing happened today, don't ask why...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/wtfchicken.jpg

and it morphede in to this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/witchdoctorcopy.jpg

thanks for checking this thread out!

[Inkfish]

Aether Hey, thanks for stopping by! some of the eyes are indeed all over the place. Need to measure more.
Maknien Hi! yea, i learnt most of the stuff myself. Altough i recently started my atelier here in Helsinki.
Paarma Thanks man, will do! ;)
renaissancekid Thanks
Placeboast haha thanks man :) yea, more or less it's my lazy ass that can't be bothered to open the lid.(or ask the head nurse for permission...)

here is some digital stuff i churned today both of them took about 3 horus to complete. Painter and PS

haha anatomy shmanatomy...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/warriorcopy.jpg
i like this one more, kissable lips :heart:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/aliencopy.jpg

i think i'll haul my tired ass to bed now.

[max1975]

dammit, you're gonna give me nightmares. Well, I guess none of this new stuff is quite as creepy as that armless legless dude...but still.

think the last couple pics could stand to have some more contrast.

[mull77]

The last pic of your update is really nice. Love the plastic sheen on his helmet, and the organic bit at the front.

Been most impressed by your medievil armour pieces. You seem to have a gift for making them look fuctional and cool. Not as easy as it sounds.

More please :)

[Azeira]

hey Inkfish. this is a nice sketchbook. i like your still lives and your anatomy studies, but i think you need to keep practicing with your painting skills. also, with the colored peices, try working with various light sources to give your creatures a suitable atmosphere. most of them seem rather incomplete, like their missing some sort of impression about them that would bring them the character their looks simply demand them to have. Keep working.

Woodruff

[Inkfish]

Azeira Thanks for stopping by. I'm rather new in this digital painting stuff (or working with color for that matter) so i'm glad to have some tips in improving.
Mull77 thanks! i'll try to update whenever i have some stuff worth showing. :)
max1975 hehe :), you are right about the contrast, it something i'm almost never happy about in my stuff. thanks for looking.

here is something from today prob. 1,5h OC and Photoshop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/demoncopy.jpg

[Inkfish]

oh look, a moleman....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/moleman.jpg

[Inkfish]

1,5h ps
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/0110.jpg

[max1975]

More good stuff. Looks slightly off-balance, maybe some small indication of the legs below the knees would help with that. Also the yellow's not working for me, but I'm not sure why.

I crack up everytime I see Placeboast's comment a few posts back :)

[Rookie80]

Really fantastic stuff, i Like your Paintings very much.
Pin More!!!!!!!!!!!

[Inkfish]

hey guys, thanks for stopping by!

max1975 thanks for the crit!

that placeboast sure is a funny guy ;)

rookie80 glad you liked, thanks for stopping by!

here are some recent stuff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/sketches1-10.jpg
and a knight with a ridiculous wepon...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/knight.jpg

[max1975]

Wow, really like those waterlope. Favorites being 6, 7, and 10.

[BAKI]

wow, you really steped up, love the recent work
the creature designs look great
keep em comming

[Inkfish]

max1975thanks, the number 7 was the one that got piced to the next round. (i liked it too)
BAKI thanks man, glad you liked :)

here are the three variations+colour from waterlope sketch 7

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/sketches1-3.jpg
I don't know....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/wtf1.jpg

[max1975]

Colors on #1 are kinda out there, not working so well in my opinion. I love #3, that really pops out. But it maybe looks too dragonish. #2 is most waterlopey.

[Inkfish]

max1975 yea it looks kinda trippy i guess :) it was the 1st one i did, i guess i learned along the way. Thanks for commenting.

random cheesy fantasy stuff from today bout 4h

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/blaa.jpg

[Inkfish]

3rd step from AA, i mean CD 101...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/sketch3.jpg

[photeck121]

I like the design but i feel like the tail is missing something.

[max1975]

Great design and rendering on the waterlope; since photeck brings it up, maybe the tail could use a rudder...just seems like that would be a practical thing to evolve.

The guy in your previous post isn't really doing it for me, but you can't win 'em all...maybe the arms and legs are just too sketchy for me. But you did an awesome job with his face.

[Odie]

Wow! No ohhoh!! :x

[Inkfish]

photeck121 dunno, you may be right, the concept is approved though, so i can't add anything to it anymore (i think...) thanks for the crit though!

max1975 about that guy, i originally drew it in bw, and later decided to add color. I guess something happened along the way (lack of skill) and it went to hell. It kinda winged the anatomy and such. [/excuses]

odie no moro äijää ei oo tääl vähään aikaan näkynytkään! Pistä ihmees oma SB pystyyn!

Ootkos vielä tulossa keskiviikona piirtelemään laturiin?


a crappy demon thingy i drew today, lost the momentum to finish it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/crappy.jpg

[max1975]

I'm gonna have to ask some of you guys to teach me Finnish someday. Some of my favorite music comes from there but it's hard to sing along, not knowing the language.

I think maybe you should pay more attention to the underlying structure on your digital sketches. Their balance and proportions seem kind of wonky when compared to your waterlopes, which are much more elegantly put together. Maybe with a more solid structure you wouldn't lose momentum.

[Inkfish]

max1975 just ask me what phrases you'd like to hear in english i hope i can translate them. here is a taste: "hevi on parasta paskimmilaankin"
meaning eaven at its worst heavy [music] is best... ;)

good advice about the form, i'll have to keep an eye on it.

final version of the waterlope. Still not as satisfied with it, but this is all the time i have to spare right now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/waterlope_final.jpg

[Inkfish]

Finally got around to scan some SB pages, it's been a while; thus the 30 odd pages(might download for a while). I didn't scan all of my stuff just the stuff i tought was worth posting. I hope you enjoy.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish41.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish42.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish43.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish44.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish45.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish46.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish47.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish48.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish49.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish50.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish51.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish52.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish53.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish54.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish55.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish56.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish57.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish58.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish59.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish60.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish61.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish62.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish63.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish64.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish65.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish66.jpg

thats it. (phew.)

[Inkfish]

quickie from today, no ref used, 1,5h painter & photoshop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/headcopy.jpg

[max1975]

How do I say, "Jenny Wilhelms, you have the voice of an angel. Will you marry me?" :)

I'm really pressed for time the next couple of days then going away for about a week, so I can't give your updates the attention they deserve at the moment, but a quick glance reveals a lot of awesome stuff...especially the heads and faces. Favorite is the top one here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish58.jpg but this one's a close second: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish41.jpg

This stuff was definitely worth posting...I hope to see more in the future.

[Inkfish]

hey there max1975 Thanks for commenting again. The stuff i posted earlier was accumulated in the past month or so, glad you liked.

"Jenny Wilhelms, you have the voice of an angel. Will you marry me?"
"Jenny Wilhelms, sinulla on enkelin ääni. Tuletko vaimokseni/Menetkö kanssani naimisiin?

hope she says yes, i'm happy for you!




random quickie from today, 1,5h painter and photoshop
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inky.jpg

[max1975]

Just joking, I doubt I'd have a chance with Jenny Wilhelms, even if I had ever met her... :) she's the singer/fiddler from my favorite Finland band.

Digging these last couple digitals...forms seema bit distorted but it looks intentional, so no worries there...

[Inkfish]

max1975haha i'm such a tool :) i knew that name sounded familiar...

a doodle from today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/doodle.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg970.jpg

[mitch]

nice thread man. the one thing that got me was your shading could use a little work. it a little rough in spots, it could be a little smoother. but other than that, you seem to be on the right track. keep it up dude.

[ivy'sgrandkid]

wow i love them all

[Inkfish]

mitch thanks for the crit man, i can see where you are coming from, that is one thing i'm trying to better myself every day.

Thanks for stopping by!

finished this 3mins ago, 1,5h Painter and Photoshop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/robocopy.jpg

edit: this was 30 mins (and it shows)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/1xpcopy.jpg

[Inkfish]

ivy'sgrandkid Thanks! Glad you liked.

A minotaur wip started off as a DSG, didn't have the time to post it in time, so i tought i'd play with it some more.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/oxxxxcopy.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/warrr.jpg

[max1975]

Cool updates. This one creeps me out: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/1xpcopy.jpg. Minotaur's got an awesome head but his horns are looking too angular and flat.

[Inkfish]

max1975 Hey there! glad you liked the head, i took some extra time on it. As for the horns they are still "wip" but your crit is valid. I was thinking of ditching them altogether...

Here is something i did just now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/sketchyyy.jpg
another version
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/sketchyyyb.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/wtf2.jpg

[Inkfish]

a wip?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/taivaan_matonen11.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/taivaan_matonen11b.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg983.jpg

[Orozc0]

Hey nice Caravaggio study. I did one with acrylic paint not so long ago, it's in my sketchbook thread. Check it out. Keep up the good work!

Peace

[Kitsu]

Good stuff all around! Your pencils in the beginning are very strong, and your color work all looks very nice. A few of your color pieces get a little bit blurry and muddy, but only in places where it doesn't matter much. You also come up with some really cool stuff, lots of great ideas in here!

[Inkfish]

Orozc0 Thanks, I had a blast doing it. Nice SB by the way, I left my comments there.
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KitsuThanks man! i'm blushing here, glad you liked :)

here is a Justin Sweet study(ish) i did today. Kinda half assed though, because i had only 1,5 hours to do this, maybe i'll get back to this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/JSweet_study.jpg

[Inkfish]

i don't know...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/hmm.jpg

[max1975]

Rendering's as sweet as ever, but underlying forms looking a bit flat...this one being a notable exception: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/taivaan_matonen11b.jpg

[Inkfish]

Hey Max! Thanks for the crits, i'm trying to work on my structure but somehow it seems quite hard. Guess i'll have to hit on those life studies hard.

here is a study from a photograph google was kind enough to provide...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/frog-study1.jpg

[Kitsu]

The frog is very cool. You got the form, the color, the texture, lighting... Very finished piece for a study.

[Inkfish]

kitsu Thanks man! i played around 2,5 h with it, so i'm glad it shows :)
i think it's the most thorough study so far (excluding the anatomy stuff in my traditional SB.)

here is something i did today. kinda fast PS 7.0 and 1,5h. Tried some custom brushes. could have pushed a bit further, but i'm beat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/bug_study.jpg

[max1975]

That toad is flat-out awesome.

[Odie]

Millä tekniikalla jäbä on tehnyt noi väri hässäkät. (näyttää mukavilta) :hatsoff:

[Inkfish]

max1975 Thanks man, i had a blast doing it.

Odie Mä voin selittää sulle tarkemmin sit ku nähään taas. Voin poltella sulle vaikka jotkut tutoriaalit. Kannattaa myös kattoa tän foorumin tutoriaalit läpi, niissä on tosi tiukkaa kamaa.

Did a DSG just for laughs, 45min PS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg991.jpg

[Inkfish]

traditional sb

from life:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish79.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish78.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish69.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish68.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish67pg.jpg
ref'd
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish70.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish76.jpg
Loomis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish71.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish73.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish74.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish75.jpg

[Baaaah!]

Hey man. Good sketchbook. Keep at those anatomy studies as well, they're most useful. Look at Bridgman as well - if you haven't done so already.

That red frog/toad is superb :) and I like your red dude with the green eyes as well.

[kapturowski]

All your non-human stuff rocks! :cheerleader: There's something anatomically incorrect in your humans tho, hard to say exactly what, that feels sorta distracting. Anyways, love your digital stuff.

[max1975]

impressed with your trad stuff again...love this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish78.jpg

[Inkfish]

max1975 thanks man! glad you liked. The one you pointed out was kind of bitchy to draw, but i guess it turned out ok.

kapturowski Thanks man. Can you be more specific? I guess the measurements are bit off, since i didn't measure anything, just drew, but if you can point out other flaws i'd be thankful since i've become quite blind to crit my stuff.

Baaaah! Hi man, thanks for dropping by and for the kind words. I haven't checked Birdgman out yet, just Loomis, definately plan on doing so in the future. What book would you recommend?

Some knights... ballpoint pen no sketch, really messy...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish80.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish81.jpg

[Inkfish]

anatomy study that somehow transformed to batgirl, go figure...
photoshop 4~hours+ref
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/batgirl1.jpg

[max1975]

Shoulders a bit squished...great hands and fantastic rendering on the legs. Another batsuit with nipples, but maybe people won't complain so much this time :)

[Inkfish]

max1975 Thanks man, i think i didn't pay too much effort into the design and looking back it looks kinda generic, i mainly put effort into the rendering (bad habbit i know...)as for the shoulders i kinda went with eye measurements, i guess i slipped somewhere along the way :)

here is a dsg i did in 1000 seconds.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1000.jpg

[seth1]

Keep atter man! You have some nice drawings, and paintings here...

[Inkfish]

thanks man! I will keep smashing my wacom (with varying results)
dsg1001
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1001.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/crap1jpg.jpg

[Inkfish]

Still life
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish86.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish82.jpg

croquis

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish87.jpg

dsg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1006.jpg

[max1975]

Ooh, more paper. The bunny&fruit still life is excellent.

[Inkfish]

max1975 Thanks man, glad you liked.

More paper& pencil stuff:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish89.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish83.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish85.jpg
conte
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish88.jpg

[Jokisalo]

Hawt man hawt!!! Those pencils are pure drugs as your colors as well!!
MORE.....

[Inkfish]

[BJokisalo[/B] Thanks man, you're making me blush :)

new stuff:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/redrock.jpg

[max1975]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1008.jpg: that face, where do you come up with this stuff?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish88.jpg is beautiful...

[verao]

You got some pretty nice stuff in here, I especially liked the digital frog. the kangeroo caught my eye aswell, keep posting!

[Inkfish]

max1975 Thanks for the kind words Max.
I think it's my sick mind that keeps on churning theese abominations on canvas, just playing around with shapes untill i find a form thats pleasant to look at. Mr. Hand pointed out that it looks some weird species of predator, so i guess it has some familiarity to that also :)

Verao Thanks man. :)

I think i'll try this weeks COW.Any crits are much apreciated as this is still very much in WIP state

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/cow_wip.jpg

[Odds]

nice! the still lives and creature paintings are awesome. :)
with those paintings, though, you should really start studying how to use textures. right now, some of the renders look like everything has the same surface... a smooth, metallic material. look into that!
keep it up

[Inkfish]

OddsThanks man! Regarding your crit about my textures (or the lack of) you are spot on, this is something i've been trying to better myself at, i'll definately keep on working on it ! :)

todays DSG nice topic, too little time to do my thing :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/fuckkkkk.jpg

[Inkfish]

Crappy catwoman, done in ps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/catwoman.jpg

[Inkfish]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish90.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish91.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish92.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish93.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish94.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish95.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish96.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish97.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish98.jpg

[Placeboast]

Heelo. You've got some really cool and diverse stuff here. I absolutely love the frog. The textures and especially the higlighting is brilliant. Your anatomy is not perfect but who cares. Since you've started this thread your pencil rendering has improved a lot. I really enjoyed that still life drawing (inkfish82.jpg).
Keep at it. See ya.

[staylor]

Your shading is awesome, and I really really like the wierd creatures. Their faces are definitely unique (and some were downright creepy!).

This is a minor crit, but it bugged me a few times. It seems like when you do three-quarter views the far eye isn't always lined up with the closer eye. It seems a little skewed at times. Probably nothing a little attention won't fix.

And to answer your question I usually draw whenever I can, that is maybe two hours a day on most days (when I've got time I draw more). I guess that my goals are to learn how to make good illustrations and potentially do some sequential art.

[Inkfish]

Placeboast Thanks man. The still life you mentioned is my favorite my sill life stuff aswell. Thanks for the kind words and stopping by :)

Styler Thanks for the compliments.The crit you gave is spot on. I don't know what it is, but i usually just zone out or something when i'm doing the eyes, i should pay more attention to them :)

About me i draw usually 2~ hours a day or more. Recently i have done more digital than traditional (I'll try to fix that today:)) As for my goals i want to better my self as an artist (if possible make few bucks out of it aswell)

I reworked the dsg a bit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/undead.jpg

[pogy366]

... the rework on that last one takes it up a few nothces. Your sketches are good and i love 'em and it seems that you have a really solid working with the digital painting.

Can't wait to see more.

[Inkfish]

pogy366 Thanks man, i'll try to update as soon as i have somthing to post

here are some sb pages from today and a skintone doodle i did without ref.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/skintone.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish103.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish102.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish101.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish100.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish99.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish98.jpg

[pogy366]

Ink - i like the second one the most. Must be the angst. :upset: They're a damn sight better than my own non-ref sketches.

About how much time do you spend on each sketch? Just wondering.

[Inkfish]

pogy366 thanks man, i like the way #2 turned out too, i played around with it in ps some. I spend about 20-45 mins on each sketch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/emoface.jpg

[pogy366]

... what brushes/settings did you use? (looks pretty flippin' sweet now)

[Inkfish]

Hi Pogy

I usually use custom brushes. I start with softer brushes and work my way "up" to the harder ones (i guess). I usually have my brushes set quite low opacity 70% and lower down to 20%, when i add color to the backgroundcolor. My process is still quite chaotic, so i can't share more light to it, but if you have more questions i'll answer them gladly.
Oh and thanks for the compliment :)

[max1975]

Nice birds and inkwork.
Like the face at the bottom here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish91.jpg though the far side seems kinda messed up, that can be a tricky place...unless you intended for it to be a mutant, :)

Emo as fuck is nicely done...creepy...

[staylor]

Hey! The eyes are lined up now! Much better ;)

I'm really liking some of these new sketches. I can't really pick out any critiques on them at the moment. Some things are off, but there's nothing consistently wrong and they're only sketches, which are supposed to be "sketchy." Emo as fuck is really good too.

I hope to see more with that landscape watercolor, a nice big environment from you would be cool.

[Inkfish]

staylor Hi there!. Thanks for the comments. As for the anatomical issues i'm sure there are plenty, i didn't really put that much effort into theese (bad excuse i know :)) The enviro stuff is something i'd really want to learn to do. Guess i'd better start doing some studies first.

Max1975 Hey man! Thanks for the compliments. The messed up dude isn't a mutant, just a testament to my lazy measuring. It was also done with ballpoint pen, so i couldn't erase my mistakes ;)

I bashed the undead dude some more, maybe it's complete now...
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4585/undead40xf.jpg

[pogy366]

Ink - undead dude is kicken'. Great job.

[Flaskpost]

haha, "emo as fuck"! :D
good stuff in here! no crits from me!

[godrifle]

Undead guy looks horrifically great... I need to know how to color and detail like that myself. It's irking me that I can't see the whole picture because of how dark it is in the lower areas though. Very nice use of colors.

I'd say that the right arm, from the shoulder is spaced too far... As if the right side of the body is wider than the left side.. Then again that might just be me.

[staylor]

Zombie knight looks pretty good to me. Maybe there should be some more highlights on the head to match the metal? I dunno, your choice.

[jlward]

Hey inkfish, the cape is bothering me a little. I think it should be wrapped around the neck a little more. This will allow you to further define the shape of the neck and it looks more natural.

The intense highlights make the cape look like it's made of plastic. Are you using dodge and burn? If so, you're better off choosing the right color and painting it in yourself. Light tends to be more diffuse when it hits clothing. You have a nice range of colors developed in your existing painting. It's just that, in my opinion, they would look better if they were a little softer. I hope you don't mind, but I've done a quick paintover to illustrate what I'm talking about.

http://jlward.typepad.com/CA-Org/inkfish_zombie.jpg

[Placeboast]

That undead dude is looking awesome except maybe for that cape thing "jlward" noticed. I'm quite fond of the colors you use in overall. Kinda brings to mind the colors from resident evil lab scenes. I liked the horns on the earlier version so a big minus from erasing them. :teeth:

[rodrigo!]

hey inkfish, glad to be part of this group.

really cool sketches here i think!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish13a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish38.jpg

i really liked these ones from the first page..
the creature designs are also really cool id like to see more of those. youre doing well with the photoshop stuff. i dont know much about colour so im not in much of a position to crit, the latest one has a cool renaissance feel to it!
with shading, especially with bodies and faces, try to divide the mass into planes and then just shade the one thats furthest from the light source,....if you can find the plane break then thats when the dark shadow will begin. if you smudge the whole body you are adding tonalities, but im not sure if it fully gives it a 3D, mass feel...
its not really a specific thing, but just something to keep in mind.
keep it up :)

[Inkfish]

rodrigo! Hey man! i'm glad you joined our group. It's really good to have experienced artists like you with us. Thanks for your crit concerning the planes and mass, it's something i'm really strugling with now. Your comments helped me to the right track :)

Placeboast Hey man, thanks for stopping by! The undead dude is coming along, but there is still tons to do. The horns were left off, because i suck at rendering them :)

jlward Hi! I don't mind the least that you did the overpaint, infact i'm very grateful for it! The comments you made were spot on. As for the dodge-burn thing i don't usually use it, but since drapery isn't one of my fortes, i used it in the cape portion. Thanks again for the paintover, it really helped me to see where to improve my painting.

staylor Thanks, still playing around with it, let's see where it'll go. :)

godrifle Thanks man :) you'll learn to do stuff like this (and better) i no time. Just keep cracking at those sketches :)

Flaskpost Thanks man, glad you liked :D

pogy366 Thank you :)

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Here is a random überspeedpaint bout 20 mins,some ref used in PS. Somehow i get the feeling that all my characters get a little demented feel to them lately ;)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/womandoodle.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Nice portrait.
Her right eye is a bit off though.
Its not finished i guess, but adding some contrast on the shading would make it even better.
Keep posting :D

[pogy366]

Ink - but IMO demented is a good thing!

Nice speedpaint. The thing that stands out is the placement of the left eye and it's spacing with the right. i'm sure you know this and considering that it's a speedpaint, maybe i'm a wanker for mentioning it. Are you going to continue working on it? Would like to see it with more detail.

[Inkfish]

Recursive_End' Thanks for commenting, you are right about the eye (i always fuck them up if i don't pay enough attention ;)) i'll prob. leave this one alone, since it is kinda boring...

pogy366 Thanks for commenting, and no you're not a wanker for mentioned on the contrary i'm happy to recieve valid crits they help to grow as an artist :)

Here are some speedys from today, the tank took a little bit less time than the second.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/speedy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/speedy2.jpg

[Ganbat-Bad]

Cool charachters .Just one advice turn your little attention on the anatomy of the face.

[pogy366]

Ink - that candy-cane-borg-headed kid is cool. i like how you mixed the subject. Maybe if you played with the levels a bit, it would make him pop out more from the background. Good stuff.

What made you pick a WWI tank? Just wondering.

[Inkfish]

pogy366 Thanks man. I'll try to tweak the little guy later, but now i have to sleep (i have work tomorrow, and i should be there in less than 8 hours :P) Don't know why i picked the tank, just stumbled to a cool ref picture, and decided to take a smash at it :)

Ganbat-Bad Hey man thanks for stopping by. You are rigt about the face, i should pay more attention.
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Blood Angel, ref used.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/bloodangels.jpg

[max1975]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/speedy2.jpg this is an excellent inllustration of why skills matter in imaginitive work...I don't know what that is in place of a head, never seen anything like it, but now I know what it would look like if I rotated it 90 degrees in any direction, how it would reflect the light, and I can even take a guess what it would feeel like if I touched it. Great job.

Blood angel's cool too, though he seems to be tipping over...might be okay if you just flattened the bottom of his right foot...

[rodrigo!]

the latest mech armour dude is really cool! altho i think he needs some more texture :P
i really like the tank and the big headed dude before that too :D
the speedpaint before that is pretty damn good for just 20 mins, and even tho its a speedie i think you should watch proportions- eyes look a bit far apart to me.

keep up the hard work!

[staylor]

That little child creature with the candy cane is really creepy. Really really creepy.

I wonder, maybe experimenting with specular highlights might help pop out your pictures. You've got some really good gradients, but some areas of bright reflection in shiny areas could improve it.

[ah.heng]

for the mech dude, i think the shape of the feet armor could be refined a little, it doesn't feel like it can support it's weight at this moment. and he seems to be almost tipping over.

that alien kid is kinda cool though. i like it :)

[godrifle]

The eyes look uneven, perhaps more contrast in the armor to give it a more metallic sheen? Good stuff though.

[Placeboast]

Just wanted to say that I'm following your progress. No real crit at this time. Last couple of PS paintings are looking fine.

[Inkfish]

It has been kinda hectic for me this week, so i haven't had time to hang around CA that much... Hopefully for the rest of the week i can post more stuff i've done and comment on your sbs. On to the comments

max1975 Thanks for ze compliment man :), i agree with the crits on Blood angel. It was a quickie done from a figure, so it was kinda doomed from the beginning [/excuses]

rodrigo! Hey man! Thanks for the kind words. And you're right about being accurate about measurements it is a pet peevee of mine.

staylor Hi! i aim to please ;) thanks for the tip about the speculars.

ah.heng Thanks! I agree on the tipping part also.

godrifle I think i won't go back to that speedy anymore (since it's kinda boring to look at) but thanks for the comments i will keep them in mind for the next piece.

Placeboast Thanks for sticking by! glad you liked. :)

here is a really crappy metal "study" because i don't like posting here without a picture. I'll scan some traditional pages as soon as i get home from work today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/metal.jpg
AND NASCARS! enjoy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/17.jpg

[Inkfish]

All from life, exept the owl. I like how the sp and the owl turned out. Not too keen on the 2 pictures of my girlfriend ( i really fucked up the measurements and the eyes are crooked in the closeup.).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish107.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish106.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish105.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish104.jpg

[Flaskpost]

that owl is fuckin sweet dude! great lines!
you should probably try to do some proportional guidelines when doing portraits, just to get things in right size and so!

keep up the fajjn work!

[Inkfish]

FlaskpostThanks man! :) You're right about the lines i probably do that it's just that i'm terminally lazy guy :)

1 decent sketch + speedy colouring =
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfishwipcopy.jpg

[Flaskpost]

haha, yeah man, same here, i just sketch away. probably because of lazyness too. :)

really fine colors on that last one! good lighting too! work more of the part below the neck!
(her breasts, yes) :)

keep it up!
/flaskpost

[rodrigo!]

those colours are comin out cool!!!
with the face i might suggest just drawing the pure shape without details first, then dividing up the front/side planes, then looking for the centre lines which are in the middle of the front plane...keep checking your pic in the mirror to stop it from going crooked...its just about finding your mistakes early on and fixing them before mocing onto details/rendering. hope it helps
cheers!

[staylor]

The purple lady is cool. :) Can't wait to see more on her!

[Placeboast]

Haa, yet another guy who abuses her girlfriend while she's sleeping (Sketchrape). There's a place reserved for guys like you in hell. That owl is awesome, it makes me want to start studying calligraphy again... Not. Great job on that.
Btw. That painting you did of that tattood nascar lady, well... I did not enjoy that a lot. It's kinda too photorealistic.
see you.

[Inkfish]

Placeboast Hahah, if sketchraping your girlfriend is wrong i don't want to be right ;) You should definately try the calligraphy stuff, it's cool, especially because it's possible to fuck up a drawing in just one jitter of a brushstorke. Fun times. The nascar ladies were kinda tricky to get right, but after 150 hours of love it all worked out in the end.

StaylorThanks! hopefully i'll get to finish that one :)

rodrigo! Thanks man! The suggestions you gave are solid. I should take more time on the measurements and such, but sometimes (quite often) i'm too eager to start rendering. I'll make an effort to correct myself in future stuff. '

Flaskpost Hey man, and thanks for the compliment :) The picture is still quite hevily on WIP status, i'll keep your words in mind.

a few from my sb. First some birdies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish108.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish109.jpg
Michelangelo study, cowabunga man! ( ifucked up the measurements again. the lower portion of the face is set too low. Yay)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish110.jpg

[rodrigo!]

i think youd get more out of that michelangelo study if you spent more time on the face , cool birds are they from life? i think the bottom part of the 2nd one is a bit flat, couldve developed the form more i think

[T-Raktor]

Yeah dude, nice rog u got there :P The light in the eyes is very well done. Do more of those, i see u got the talent.

[Inkfish]

T-Raktor Thanks dude! :) I'll keep on truckin' ;)

Rodrigo! Yeah the Michelangelo study was kind of a quicki, i'll have to getback on that. The birds are not from life, they are from photo ref.

i did some mor work on the undead warrior and an quick dsg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/undead7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsgg.jpg

[Placeboast]

Thank you veeeeery much for that advice you gave on the shading/lighting. That was exactly what was bothering me with my drawings but I couldn't spell it out. the undead guy is certainly looking better. Though it kinda freaks me out that his head has tilted more towards the camera. Kinda brings to mind the portraits in all those haunted castles (Eyes turning etc). I really hope you changed that position, otherwise it's got a life of it's own (or my medication has died out on me). You made an excellent improvement there, you sketchrapist you.

[rodrigo!]

cool dsg, maybe the bg could have more cool blues in the freen to give it a cold, dead feeling. i dunno just an idea. im looking forward to seeing how the undead soldier turns out as well.

[staylor]

The undead warrior is pretty cool methinks :)

I like how it's turning out.

[Inkfish]

staylor Thanks! I hope i'll have the time to finnish it soon.

rodrigo! Thanks for the good suggestions, i'll implement them as soon as i get the chance.

Placeboast Haha thanks for the encouragement! The changes made are the ones suggested by the awesome critique i got when i posted the picture in critique section.

Goddamn, it's been a long time since i updated my sb, and i have so little to show... :/

I have been insanely busy with school applications and i was sick for a week too. Sorry if i don't make much sense it's past midnight here and i've slept 3 hours in the past few days... Too much to do and too little time, and it seems like the stuff i've done so far( for the school application) is utter shit. I'm so fucked tomorrow when i have to show my shit to my tutor for evaluation on the stuff i've done in the past week. Fun times, must work all night i guess.

Enough of the rambling, and on to the pictures...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish111.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish112.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish113.jpg

[max1975]

Something Quasimodoish about these last faces, not in a bad way. nice job on the rendering.

[staylor]

The shading on the faces came out really well. Normally I don't really care for charcoal but this is pretty cool.

Good luck with the evaluation!

[Flaskpost]

cowabunga!
damn sweet updates mate! i reallt love that bird, in the march 7 update.
really fine values on the last ones as well!
keep it up!

[maxetormer]

he he love the undead warrior and the B/W stuff looks really nice,
ill be back with some criticing later, right now Im just makeing
my asspat round :D

[tgfx]

wow. some good work you got here. Very detailed. I like it allot...

[Inkfish]

Hey there all! thanks for the comments, i really apriciate all of them, but right now i don't have time to answer to all of them, so i'll add comments wednesdayish when i can get some free time at last! Right now everything is really hectic, because i've been busting my ass to do a "portfolio" as a school application. Really fun stuff, i'm descending deeper into madness day by day ;) as i try to figure out the pain that is Adobe InDesign... I'm really looking forward to be able to do more art when i finish this damned thing. (I promise to be more active in your sb's too i swear!)

I managed to squeeze theese off, hope you like them. All traditional, xept small adjustments in ps for ze ape.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish114.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish115.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish116.jpg

[Flaskpost]

oooh man!
PROGRESS!
great stuff man, i really like that monkey! fine work!
no crits from me, sorry !

[Placeboast]

Silly old me. Just noticed that you are blending your pencils. Seems to work for you veeeery well though I usually don't like to blend myself. And by that I don't mean that I blend myself but that i don't use any instrument to blend my pencil drawings. Do I always have to spell it out to you. *murder* These latest updates are looking good. Really like this sp (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish116.jpg).

Btw... I noticed that I said in the beginning of this post that you are blending your pencils and by that I don't mean....

[rodrigo!]

haha that gorilla looks excellent!!
love the facial expression of this guy on the bottom right
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish112.jpg

these latest are very expressive and i think thats a really good direction to take your sketches!

[staylor]

Good luck on your portfolio!

The monkey is really cool. Keep it up!

Unfortunately it seems like half of the group has fallen by the wayside. :\ They're missing out on alot.

[maxetormer]

he he yeah it seems that you inkfish, rodrigo, and me are the most
active lately :( oh and for the criticing I need to sleep but ill
give you some tuff love anyways, on the gorilla hes to middle gray
it need more lights on some areas to sing along with the darks,
the mid rage tone is flatteing the image.
On the first page the portrait of the guy with is eyes closed is missing
his core shadow, and that causes a similar efect as with the gorilla,
remeber that the darkes area on shadow it not necesarilly on the edge of form
but in betewen the direct light and the reflected light(s) on the shadow area
read this tut by Ron Lemen on how to tackle photo studing I mean
in case you havent read it before

http://www.realityfactory.ca/polygods.com/tutorials/3dForm/page1.html

Ok thats all I really like your work man, full of expresion and energy,
I hope to incoporate that same qualities on my work soon,
KEEP IT UP!!

[T-Raktor]

Nice work here. I like the PS works, and the way u shade in the pencil drawings, altough i think that u need to work more on the portraits. They don't look real yet (i know, mine's too..)

[Inkfish]

Finally i can update this sb with something. Hopefully it will be more freaquent in the future.

T-Raktor Thanks man, i'll try to work on it :)

maxetormer Thanks for the in depth crits man. I think you hit the nail on the head. That value range problem you mentioned is something i've been struggling with for some time now. I think i will have to think about what you wrote and do some researching on the matter, maybe do shitloads of life studies, those photographs aren't worth a damn (ok well quite helpful, but stil:)) And thanks for the link too!

What you wrote about the activity of the other members of our ssg is true, i think we'll have to take on new blood and out with the new. I think it was ah heng who said he'd be out of this ssg, and maybe some more?

staylor Thanks for the kind words!

rodrigo! hehe thanks man, that's something i've been trying to do with my stuff. I'm glad it's strating to come together in paper.

Placeboast Hey man, glad you liked. I usually use the hair of virgins to blend my graphite, it works really well, but it's a bitch to aquire ;) You should try it man you might just like it! and by like i mean love. Although it gives more in depth understanding about the planes when you crosshatch.

Flaskpost Hey man, thanks for stopping by! and thanks for ze kind words too

Some pencils.

this is not "finished" but i kinda lost the wind half way through.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish117.jpg
i don't know...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish118.jpg
quick Velãsquez study 40 minish
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish119.jpg
guess who the baldie is
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish120.jpg

[rodrigo!]

nice stuff man, i like the contrast there in some of those, maybe the white patch is a bit too strong in the lion one, but good stuff nonetheless. i also like the latest faces, interesting and uniqu..but i think your hands need some work, especially in the chick up the top- her fingers kinda look the same size and it looks a bit off structurally, its a really hard arrangement of the hands to draw though, i can say for experience it never ends too well for me but yeah just try go that extra effort with reference (mirror) or something!

[Inkfish]

Rodrigo!Hey man!

Thanks for very good comments and crits. The Gepard page is somewhat "wip" i intended to fill the space up, but decided otherwise ;) You are right about the arms, they are the bane of me. I really need to do studies on hands. I think i'll crank some up tomorrow and post them saturday. I tend to underapriciate the gestural value of the hands, this needs to change.

Thank you very much for the stars, it means a lot to me.

I did this today, tried to use hatching to build values instead of smudging. It came out ok, but i had to rush it because of an apointment. The design is really bad, but i kinda like parts of it. the tube thingy is not one of them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish121.jpg

[max1975]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish115.jpg This one's my favorite of the recent stuff. It looks...oddly happy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish121.jpg is a little weird...arms too straight, head too big, that kinda thing. Cool hairstyle though, and nice job on the face.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish117.jpg I'd love to see this one finished. If you do it, though, pay attention to the upper arm, which seems rather long.

[Flaskpost]

awesome stuff lately! i´m loving your pencils!
only crit on that last one would be that her face looks too manly. the cheekbones are too accentuated (hmm, dont know how to spell that).
and her eyes a bit small, and a not so visable upper lip.
make her more girlish and it´ll be great!

[Inkfish]

max1975 Hey there man! Thanks for the feedback. The happy creature was a lucky accident, i like the way it turned out too :) As for the girls i think i'll try to finnish them as soon as i get the chance, the furry coat girl atleast. The manly woman's design is kinda lame so i think i'll leave it be.

Flaskpost Thanks for the comments dude, and thanks for looking :)

Here are some things that i managed to put to paper. Some are studies most are crap ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish127.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish126.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish125.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish124.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish123.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish122.jpg

[rodrigo!]

nice work man,
tho im seeing a few distortions with the eyes be sure to capture the symmetry if you can, even in 3/4 view
i think its just from finishing too quickly and not spending enough time on construction
hope that helps,
keep posting! :D

[ArcoNL]

Great drawings, nice style.
I think that the proportions in Bachus are a litte of, his legs are too narrow and short for his upper body. But I think you've got the posture and position nailed!

Cheers,
Arco

[demented]

Hey - great drawings, inkfish.

It's evident you put a lot of thought into your drawing. On Bachus - Arco's right. Also his shoulders are a bit too broad - either give his hips more body or correct his torso. That third drawing's makin me think of wes9k, and the arrow on his head looks like Andrew Jones.

Great job - love you style too.
Keep at it and post more soon.

- d.

[Inkfish]

Hey there, i'm a bit busy righ now, so i'll just post this picture here for crits, and reply to your comments later.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/batmanvsjokerwip.jpg

[rodrigo!]

i think you should go for a more dynamic movement in batman- give the waist a twist by turning it to face us more, and yuo could have the far arm going backwards, so that his fist is held about level with his face or so
hope that helps , do you read any comics? theyre full of a lot of cool dynamic poses a lot of the time :)

[Inkfish]

Rodrigo! Hey man! thanks for the crits much apriciated. I've been also thinking about ditching the colours altogether, they seen yucky to my eyes. Tried to rotate the lowerbody like you said, without much luck. I guess i have lot to learn about dynamics in pictures. I haven't red that many comics lately, although i just bought Mythology of Alex Ross. Man that dude is genious :)

about the crits you posted earlier, i got chewed by my teacher about the same things. I also got a speech about how to place my drawings so they fit in the pages, some serious laziness on my part. Man that was embarassing :)

demented Hey man, thanks for stopping by! You are right about the waist shoulder portion. I try to update as soon as i have something worthwile to post, keep checking ;)

ArcoNL The Bacchus crit is dead on, i knew there was something wrong, but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Thanks for the heads up, i'll check it out:) And thanks for the compliments

Here are some digitals i did today. It was fun to just doodle something and let the picture take me where it wants to go. If you can tell what theese represent i'll give you a coockie :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish128.jpg
i don't know...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish129.jpg
did some work on the batman picture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/batmanvsjokerwip1.jpg

[staylor]

Sheesh, even more creepy alien faces! You're quite good with those.

A thing to remember on the batman pic, the contrast should almost always be higher than you think. It's really easy to make stuff low contrast when you've been looking at it for a while. I almost always have to bump up the contrast and repaint some parts on my stuff.

[max1975]

Batman is awesome. Something's bothering me about his lips though...mostly the upper lip...too, I dunno, feminine? Not exactly. Too sharp? *shrug* something's bothering me about his lips :) Really nice work on the whole though. Like the grayscale better than the color.

[Flaskpost]

crazy good stuff! this:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish126.jpg is top notch man!
you know your pencils!
that batman pic could use some crankin up on the values, in my opinion. looks very good so far tho!

keep it up!

[rodrigo!]

batman looking cool so far, altho its early days id suggest making sure that far leg is right, make sure you put more priority to the legs and waist coz its where all his weight is ( the arm of the dude is secondary to that)
check out jim lee's stuff on batman, he did a kickass series called 'hush', u can find the batman stuff on his msn groups website...

[rodrigo!]

batman looking cool so far, altho its early days id suggest making sure that far leg is right, make sure you put more priority to the legs and waist coz its where all his weight is ( the arm of the dude is secondary to that)
check out jim lee's stuff on batman, he did a kickass series called 'hush', u can find the batman stuff on his msn groups website...

[Inkfish]

Rodrigo!Thanks for the crits man, i'll be sure to check out the things you mentioned.

Flaskpost Thanks man :) the batman piece is still very wip, have to work on it a lot.

max1975 Hey man! thanks for the heads up on the lips. I'll have to reference some manly lips for him :)

staylor Thanks for the kind words. The contrast issue is something i'm struggling with. I always worry about muddying up the picture, so i'm kinda shy with contrast on my colout pieces. That's something that has to change...

doodles from today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/wtfdemon.jpg

[Flaskpost]

looking forward on seeing that batman finnished then. :)

great "doodles" man! looking awesome. really fine skin tones on that face. but the his left eye seem to be a bit miss-placed to the left, i think it should be be closer to the nose.

keep up the awesome work my northern friend!

[brokk]

Great stuff, the imaginative stuff is very nice.

I think you could benefit from more life drawing (and so could I : P ) especially people.

Cheers!

[rodrigo!]

great stuff man, with the shadows on the side of the face make sure theyre on the right planes
love the little demon! :D
keep it up :)

[staylor]

I really like the face, studies like that are good (I have to do more).

And the WTF demon is a horrible abomination unto the Earth. As it should be :D

[Inkfish]

I'll add comments here tomorrow, too many things now :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish132.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish133.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish134.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish135.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish136.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish137.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/bvj.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1058.jpg

[blog]

cool stuff, can see a lot of wesness in some of these lol! Like the digitals!

[sanya]

It's not like your faces are anatomically perfect or anything, but somehow I think they're just awesome.

[staylor]

I really the latest batch of digitial paintings, batman in particular (the contrast is doing much better too). Some of the pencils look rushed, but maybe that was intended. Watch out on the bodies though, in some of the pencils they're awfully small for the heads.

[rodrigo!]

i like the digital stuff , improvements there i think. however in the eyes of your faces i feel they are coming a bit flat, maybe you could do some long eye studies from life or from a photo or something, i know it really helped me.
cheers man!

[Inkfish]

Hey guys!

Sorry for not updating so much lately, i've had some hectic times lately, mainly because my landlord kicked me out of my studio apartment, and i have had to look for a new house. Also i was in Amsterdam for a week. Man that city kicks serious ass! Rijks museum and red lights for the win :)

on to the comments

rodrigo! Thanks for the heads up! i've always had some problems with eyes and hands, i guess i'll have to do bunch of studies like you said.

staylorhey! thanks for the kind words! the excuse why the heads are so small is that they are supposed to be sketches of children to a project.No doubt i have another "project" next week :)

sanya Thanks! :)

blog haha thanks man, i'm a huge fan

Here are the pictures:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish146.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish145.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish144.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish143.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish142.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish141.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish140.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish139.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish138.jpg

[staylor]

I really like the demon (then again I'm rather partial to them). The inks are pretty good too.

Kids are really hard though. I can't do them myself so I've got no advice. It's good that you're drawing them though.

[Inkfish]

Staylor Thanks! :)

Here is some new stuff

all sketches from life, and the digital is from ref. about 45mins

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish147.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish148.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish149.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ladybug.jpg

[Qxzi]

Hey,

very nice sketchbook here inkfish. Lots of different things going on and i really enjoying looking at it. Your pencil drawings are very fluid. You digis are very realistic, keep that up and you would get even better! How about some traditional stuff! :D

Qxzi

[Inkfish]

Qxzi Hey! Thanks for the really kind words dude. I'm trying to learn to use the oils, but the stuff i've done so far is so embarassing, i won't post them here for some time ;) Glad you liked the stuff i posted.


here is a random speedy i did, dunno about this one...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/thing.jpg

[Flaskpost]

very very nice! you´re doing awesome progress as well!
you´re awesome now. can´t imagine how much ass you´ll kick in a few months!

keep doing what you´re doing! you´re doing it right. :)

[rodrigo!]

beautiful digital stuff!!
and the ink work is great man, i d love to see more like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish143.jpg
cheers!

[Egets]

max1975
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish123.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish122.jpg


I like these ones a lot, really nice !!!!!!!!!!! 8)

[Egets]

guess who the baldie is
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish120.jpg


You must be within my age range if you still remember him, or then you just digged some historic archives, its Urho Kekkonen, the mad man !!!!!!!!!!!

[maxetormer]

Hello man!!

You are still lacking a good ligth and dark division,
try doing some selfportait pratice at night with a very
VERY strong light, but use only one and on a very dark
room so that you can get the idea of light and dark;
remeber that hands have bones in the inside
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish148.jpg
other than that I really like the concepts you pull out lately
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/thing.jpg

I really like how you are developing, your desing sence is real good!!

[Tigermilk]

alltough it seems as if you're sometimes hasting a bit with the anatomy your rendering is pretty damn sweet, good job!
Keep posting, I will definitily keep watching!

t

[staylor]

Your recent digital speedies have been really good, I can't wait to see batman when he's done.

Sometimes you do have very low contrast. Maxetormer seems to have a good suggestion.

Can't wait to see what's next!

[Zebz]

Stuff's lookin' great Ink! I especially love your ink sketches. The bird ones are awesome, bro. I'd love to see more of that inky goodness. The digitals are getting better and better as well. Just continue to push those values and contrasts. That goes for your pencils too. A lot of the time they seem kind of washed out. Give us some dark cast shadows and than some really light areas to draw our eyes around. You have to have the basics of lighting understood to really render something realistically. You're getting there. You just need to continue to push the contrast. It's key. Great work as always, man. Lookin' forward to more. Sorry I haven't been around more often. Take it easy.

[Inkfish]

Zebzfree hi! the points you made are really valid, the washed out look is a testament of my retardness, i used to blend the pencils like a madman with my blender. Now i try to build my values more carefully. Thanks again for pointing that out, it helped a lot.

Staylor thanks for the encouragement. The batman pic won third place in a contest. I got Superman dogtags and a comic out of it :) Sweet deal.

Tigermilk Thanks! i hope i won't dissapoint you with further updates :)

maxetormer Thanks for the awesome crit. The washed out look is a really stupid habit i have as i explained earlier. The contrast and light is something i will have to look into. Hard. Thanks again for the kind words and good advice!

EdgetsHey! Thanks for stopping by. You are the first to recognize the Urkki :) You get a cookie. I was born in ´81 so i was 1 year old when he bit the dust. :)

rodrigo! Thanks! :)

Flaskpost Thanks man! you make me blush :blush:

Here is the stuff i've been upto lately most of the stuff i drew last week is kinda crap, so i'll post the ones that look decent. First some Finnish golden age artist studies. The names of the original artists are written in the picture

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink8.jpg

Some fruits from life

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink11.jpg

[Inkfish]

Messing around with gif constructor.
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1714/goodnightgoon18kg.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[ruuhkis]

Very good work in general, just a few pointers -
When you outline areas, you don't have to keep the pencil All the way on the paper, you can cut the line at some point (when light hits the surface, for example). The mind of the viewer will connect these lines automatically. I recommend studying the line usage, it really makes things easier. That's how I think anyway =). Also keep the word contrast in yer mind. Keep up the hyvä työ! -dee

[Inkfish]

hey Doyle' Thanks for stopping by and for the good crit.

some stupid shit i did today...
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/339/ohno3xt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
a dsg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/dsg1074.jpg

[rodrigo!]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/339/ohno3xt.jpg
what the?? what is it? lol

cool stuff studies of other artists work and the fruit looks pretty helpful. try using one continuous line for the outline as opposed to several short, choppy ones.
i really liked this one the most, although it looks like you rushed the feet a bit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink5.jpg
cheers!

[Inkfish]

Hey Rodrigo! Thanks for the input i tried to keep it in mind when i did theese two pictures. That and adding the contrast really helps the image to read better.

I still have lots to do, but i think this is a good step forward in a long way to go. I really want to thank all of you for giving wonderful tips to better myself, you guys kick ass!

The stupid photoshops were done out of frustration i guess :) i had to do something silly, and that's what came up. (btw if you look at the baby gif long enough it blinks :))

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink12.jpg

[fooxoo]

Good stuff, Inkfish. Check proportions, sometimes some things are too small (like hands) or a bit big ( like heads).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/thing.jpg - very nice!

[rodrigo!]

good stuff man! the girl is looking good. now give her hair some more volume :)

[maxetormer]

Hey bro!! your images are starting to pop out of the paper,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink8.jpg
KEEP doing what your doing cuase its working like a charm!!

[staylor]

Nice new stuff! Especially the fruits! And the .gifs are downright creepy.

The newest charcoal drawings are really improved too! I like the latest lady in particular.

[Inkfish]

I tought i'd drop something here. i've been super busy in the last month, i had the appication test to UIAH that took a week... I hope it went well, but i can't be sure. :/

I also moved to a new flat last week, so i don't have my scanner up and running yet, i've done some traditional pages, that i'll post as soon as i have things sorted out.

staylor Thanks :)

maxetormer Thanks man! i'll try to do that :)

Rodrigo!Thanks i'll try man, i'll try :)

foxoo Thanks for stopping by, and for the crits :)

Here is a digital speedy i did this morning, once i got my computer set up, man it feels good to draw digitally again, exept the colours turned really crappy in this one... I need to study colour theoury big time. anyone got some suggestions where to start?

http://i6.tinypic.com/124zfdj.jpg

[Inkfish]

Aunt May as carnage (don't ask) :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/carnagemay.jpg
turned into this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/carnage.jpg

[staylor]

Congratulations, you have succeeded in making a horrifying psychotic alien symbiote even more horrifying. That's not easy to do.

If you want to take that picture even further you may want to make carnage/may shinier by making the shadow edges sharper and bumping the specular lights even further, but that's if you intend to work with it more.

[ruuhkis]

Haha, I burst when I saw the Yano pic, what the hell?
Nothing helpful to say, just a bump. Cheers!

[Inkfish]

I tought i'd put something here finally. I've been mostly doing traditional,but here is a digital piece, because my scanner is still "unavailable"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/inkfish_1_TD.jpg

[staylor]

Hot dang! The thunderdome peice is awesome. Maybe the cloud could be more defined, but still, awesome!

[rodrigo!]

yeah i really like the TDOME piece myself, i thnik there might be some work to be done with facial structure when doing expressions, but youve done a pretty good job overall i think!
best of luck with the comp :)

[Inkfish]

wow it's been a really long time since i updated this thread. I haven't done anything too worthwile. Also the summer has taken it's toll, and by that i mean i have been seriously slacking off. Well That said i better start posting again. Here is a digital photomanipulation+paintover i did. about 2 hrs.

Thanks for the kind words Rodrigo! and Staylor i promise to check your sbs out as soon as i'm home again. That is to say Suday the latest. All the Best.

Antti

[staylor]

I can't seem to open the latest pic, maybe you attached the thumbnail and not the image?

Good to see you're back though!

[Listing]

Good work. Keep working on line and value qualities. I like those pencil portraits though - a lot of promise.

[Zebz]

Aunt May as Carnage... lol

Haven't been around much as of late... been busy and lacking a good internet connection but it's nice to see my sketchmates busy!! Hopefully we'll get s'more updates from you soon! The stuff from life is great, man. Max is right, they're startin' to pop!! Keep observing and drawing from life, take it all in. Make time for more anatomy studies too. You're comin' along. Keep it up!!

Take care.

[Inkfish]

Hey all!
ZebzFree Hey man! thanks for the good advice, i've recently rolled on a class drawing the nude. I hope it helps some.

Listing Thanks man, will do :)

staylor Hi there! I'm glad to be back on track, hopefully i won't have a slump like this in a long while. As for the atachement it really isn't much, i prob. won't bother to upload it again ;)

It's been quite a while... A lot of it was due to a bad creative slump, and time badly spent on videogames ;) Luckily thing seem to be looking up! Here are some of the stuff i've been doing lately. (the Velasquez study is really wip atm)

the attachement feature seems to be acting up, linked some of the pictures from photobucket
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink14.jpg

[rodrigo!]

cool stuff man. with the latest eyes, there are more shadows in there i think adding those in would benefit..,,make them less white..
cheers man.

[Inkfish]

Hi rodrigo! thanks for pointing that out, i really oughta do more studies.

Here is a quickie i kinda like it, but it looks kinda washed out.

[max1975]

Howdy!

Sorry I've been gone so long.

That last speedy is looking pretty good, nice colors. Previous portraits are looking a little bit stiff, maybe study the neck area, I think that might be where the problem is.

[Placeboast]

Hey... Your selkä. I have been missing you in non homo-erotic fashion. Love this one you posted a while back. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/inkfish/ink14.jpg
It has confident lines and a feeling to the characters. Nice one dude.

[Inkfish]

Max1975 Hey man! glad to see you're back :) Thanks for the tip, i'll keep an eye out for the neck area in the future

Placeboast Haha, hieno juttu, kiva nähdä myös :) Thanks for ze compliment. It was done in the end of a sektching session, so it was kinda just thrown together. I like it too.

Here is some stuff i threw together yesterday a quick portrait, fake game case cover and a dsg. I really fumbled witht the guidelines, but to my defence it was 1:30 am when i made the pictu