Nold's sketchbook

[Nold]

Here is my daily sketch thread. I will appreciate any C&C.

These are from my drawing class.

This is my jacket hanging over a chair...
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/jacke.jpg

... some fruits ...
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/obst.jpg

I like these mushrooms, altough I had no time to finish them....
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/pilze.jpg

And here are some color tubes (correct word for it ?)
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/tuben_kopie.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/tune2.jpg

[Barnabasgrey]

Nice work man. The only thing I'd try to work on is making more contrast... building on your lights and darks. Also, try and not leave the background white, working on filling the whole peice. One way to accomplish both of these tasks is to make a mid tone prior to doing the drawing. So I would invest in an Ebony pencil or a Woodless graphic pencil... those both are easy to work with. So I would fill in the page or even just the objects with a midtone grey. Once you do this, put in the darkest darks with you pencil, and use a good eraser to pull out the highlights.

You have a good hand and eye for this, so if you utilize what I've told you, you can make it an amazing strength. Also I'd work on composition... put a frame around the things you draw... just a lightly drawn frame... and try to see how you can make the picture look more interesting than it is.

Goodluck and good job

[Nold]

Thank you. I'll try it. In the last picture I did this as a practice. Filling the area with a gray, then drawing the darker stuff and using an eraser for the highlights. I even thought of using some colored paper and white chalk... I will post what happens when I try it.

[Barnabasgrey]

Yeah man, definately post it up! I hope it all works out for yah! It's just good practice... Good luck man and God bless.

[jester]

Hi Nold, good to see you've started a virtual sketchbook, too!

Barnabas is right, try to put in more contrast, otherwise nice studies!

Jester

[Nold]

My life drawing class started yesterday. Here are two of the drawings, I will post some more when i have time to scan them.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/akt2003042301.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/akt2003042302.jpg

[Nold]

Here's my third try with acrylics. I think it's not too bad (considering the fact that I'm quite new to acrylics :D )

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/orchidee_acryl_klein.jpg

[jester]

Nold, try to apply a dark background (maybe even black) and the flowers will pop out beautifully (maybe try different colors digitally first).

Good job (also on the life drawings - my course will start on 6th May - looking forward to it!!!)

Jester

[Nold]

Here is one from todays drawing class. Somehow I like it.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030508VHSAussen.jpg

Jester: Thanks for the hint. I think I will leave this one as it is. But I will keep it in my mind for the next time.

[jester]

Nold, I like this one, too. Especially how you delt with the tree in the upper foreground. Good job!

Jester

[Nold]

I did not have a lot of time last month, but now I scanned the crueltys I have done to my sketchbook in the last weeks.
I will post each one alone to keep the pages of the thread small. 36 pictures in one post would be mean for all users without super-fast connection.

Here are some random objects.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030509SBP2.jpg

[Nold]

The upper left is from reference, the others.. I've read Bammes' anatomy book.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030509SBP6.jpg

[Nold]

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030509SBP7.jpg

[Nold]

A doodle without ref. Slightly inspired by the Exoskeleton DSG

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030509SBP8.jpg

[Nold]

The constructive shapes of the pelvis (from Bammes' anatomy book)
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030509SBP9.jpg

[Nold]

Anatomy practice. Posing with the skeleton and the whole body.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP10.jpg

[Nold]

And again. The thing in the lower right is the work of my girlfriend. Its our cat without ref :D

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP11.jpg

[Nold]

Skeleton posing and practicing the shape of the chest



http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP12.jpg

[Nold]

The chest stuff again

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP13.jpg

[Nold]

Practicing the pelvis and the chest

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP14.jpg

[Nold]

A skull drawing. This thing is more difficult than it seems at first sight. This try is terrible. The whole thing is.. deformed somehow.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP16.jpg

[Nold]

Anatomy. The thing in the upper right is scapula, even if it looks like deformed duck.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP17.jpg

[Nold]

Some faster skull drawings.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP19.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP20.jpg

[Nold]

Some random objects.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP21.jpg

[Nold]

Trying to simplify the skull a little bit and a quick life drawing which is really bad.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP22.jpg

[Nold]

Anatomy practice, and a face / cup from life

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP23.jpg

[Nold]

The good old skull again. It stands on top of the TV. So when I watch TV I try to draw it. Thats the reason it appears so often. The other things are some tiny little flowers and a cat toy.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP26.jpg

[Nold]

The upper thing is a tomato. Maybe it is misleading that it's got such a rough surface, because tomatos are usually smooth, but somehow I like it.
The other thing is a piece of paper, but it did not come out good.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP27.jpg

[Nold]

This is the theme of the eating disorders DSG, but I did it (like all of my few my dsg related things) a few days after the dsg finished.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP28.jpg

[Nold]

Random object, faces from reference, and a quick doodle of our cat.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP29.jpg

[Nold]

An egg. I tried different styles to shade it.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP30.jpg

[Nold]

DSG based. A robot based on a modern gun.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP32.jpg

[Nold]

This should be enough for now. The rest will follow tomorrow. Hope you like it.
And, by the way: I know that I should scan more regular. But did not have enough time. I will post my future stuff in smaller packages.

[jester]

Great job, Nold. I browsed through all the pages and was very impressed by your Bammes' copies.

Jester

[Nold]

Thanks, jester. I like the book a lot. Gives valuable knowledghe about anatomy and inspires some new ways to learn. I will try this modeling practice of the forms during the next days.

Here is the next page. It is... the knee after Bammes book (Fits very well here:D ).

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP33.jpg

[Nold]

Practicing faces ( with ref ) and a gesture thing of an action figure.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP34.jpg

[Nold]

Last weeks assignment in the middle class were trees, so here the are. I'll post them in the middle class section too.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP35.jpg

[Nold]

Some stuff using photo references. Nothing special. Only to keep drawing.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP36.jpg

[Nold]

These are some objects I found while I walked through the rooms, looking for other interesting things to draw.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP37.jpg
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP38.jpg
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP39.jpg

[Nold]

Here I practiced drawing faces. All done with reference.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP40.jpg
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP41.jpg

[Nold]

This is a quick one for the DSG titled "Vampires"

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP42.jpg

[Nold]

And the last three. As you can see, visited El Coros sketchbook that day and decided to torture my sketchbook with marker inks. I have only some grays, because I did not have enoug money for more than 5 markers when I bought them a year ago, and I think this is not really enough for a colored picture, so I decided to stay with gray first..
However, its a lot of fun.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP43.jpg
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP44.jpg
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030601SBP45.jpg

[jester]

IMPRESSIVE!!!

:rock:

Jester

[Nold]

Thank you. I do what I can.

[Nold]

I got colored inks yesterday. Here's my first try with them. Its a lot too dark, I don't have alcohol to dilute this stuff, so I had to use the pure colors.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20030603SBP49.jpg

[chudzta]

Hey, that was big load on the 1st. nice studies. i need to get ahold of some anatomy books as soon as school lets out.

i really started digging ur stuff there when the blue and then the other color came in. u have a great eye,

what brand of skecthbook do u use?

- ry

[Nold]

Thanks. I don't use a special kind of sketchbook. I didn't even know what brand it is until I looked it up for you. The brand Art Select and the sketchbook is named flexi.
I did not care for the brand when I bought it, I just looked for a robust sketchbook with spiral bindind that is not too expensive. I'm still looking for a sketchbook whith nice brown paper, but I this is somehow not so easy here.

[chudzta]

O . ok... yah my first sketch book( my only i guess for now).. was just there cuz it met what it hought i wanted... well i wanted it then. its a tear off thing.. as soon as u flip the page it cracks off.. its terrible.. so... i was looking for a spiral thing next time. yeah recycled paper or brown paper.. whatever it is, doesnt seem to appear just anywhere. i guess u could always try some online sites. theres gotta be one somewhere. maybe someoen else can dorp u a name too. eager to see more posting, my own batch will come out in like a week when i get my end of year portfolio back, peace - ry

[Nold]

I'll keep looking for a nice sketchbook. I already found some with nice paper, but they have a stupid format and I really don't think that I need paper that was hand made in Nepal.

[jester]

I'm still looking for a sketchbook whith nice brown paper, but I this is somehow not so easy here.


Hi Nold, I'll order one from Gerstäcker (http://www.gerstaecker.de) soon.

They've got one app. A4 size with "sandcolored paper" for EUR 14,65 (+VAT).

Jester

[Nold]

Haven't seen my sketchbook for too long. I've got trapped in a pit of lazyness, but finally I got my ass up again.

Here's the drawing of a street nearby for the start. This was quite tricky because the lines of the street definately had to go upward while the street goes downwards. Irritating....

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20031006vhs.jpg

[Nold]

At the moment I want to find out what I can do with colored pencils. Here's a quick one.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20031018Buntstifte.jpg

Trying to get a nice skin color (with reference):
First try:
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20031018Buntstifte_haut.jpg
Second try:
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20031018Buntstifte_haut2.jpg

I think I have to do some more...f

[Nold]

Wow, my forgotten sketchbook. Time to continue, I became very lazy since I abandoned it.

2 pieces of wood
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20040213holz1.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20040213holz2.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20040213holz1.jpg

and a drawing of the drawing class
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/20040213kurs.jpg

[Diego]

hey Nold,
It's great to see your bammes copies and lifedrawings, first time i came here at CA one of the first things i did was checkin' the middle class and the great people in there....well, keep it up and go and hit those studies and lifedrawings harder....

Peace out

-Diego

[Nold]

Thanks for the comment. I will hit those studies and life drawings harder. But its a bit difficult to find a life drawing class here. The actual one seems to be cancelled because there arent enough people. :mad: I hope we will find some more people who want to join.

[Nold]

Ok, here's some stuff from the last few days.

I worked through Fred Flickstones tutorial. Thank you man, it really teached me a lot.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/2004021tut.jpg

An other portrait, this time without reference and some anatomy stuff.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/2004021sbp.jpg

Some gestures there are 5 more pages of this but I don't think its necessary to scan them all.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/2004021gest1.jpg

I started a new sketchbook, this time with brown paper. I like the effects that can be achieved when some white is added to a pencil drawing. First some fruits..
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/2004021obst.jpg

And my girlfriend. She was reading and watching TV at the same time, so she was moving her head all the time, but it still looks like her.
http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/2004021Nicky.jpg

[chudzta]

portrait realism is definately getting better

and those fruits and the highlighting is gorgeous as u took note to as well.. excellent. keep it up - chudds

[Diego]

top notch work man...........
The lifedrawings are also great but i think the portrait based on Ron's tuts is a bit asymetric, i mean his left side of the mouth is under his right nostrill. And his left eye doesn't go tru the curvature of a sphere.
it's just criticism but i think all you stuff is great and focus on what really care...lifedrawings.
As ron lemmen saids: look more draw less..

Keep it up man..........

[Nold]

Thanks for the comments.
Chudds, thank you. I practiced some portrait stuff the last weeks, I have some big problems with faces. ( and hands and feet, these will be things I concentrate on after the faces).

DiRob, thanks for the hints, you are right. I think "Look more draw less" is one of the most valuable advices you can get concerning life drawing but I ignore it always when I start drawing.:bash:

[jester]

Hey Nold, great improvement! we share the same experiences, I booked an illustration class at the VHS (open university for non-Germans) and it was cancelled because of too few people willing to participate... :(

I'm currently too busy and too ill to draw, but I hope to get back to it soon.

Jester

[bonedog]

seems like you learned a whole lot lately. great work man. keep it up.

-bonedog

[Nold]

Thanks, guys.

Jester, you are ill ?? I hope it's not too serious. Gute Besserung !
My life drawing stuff at the VHS has been put together with an acrylic class now, so there will be a class, but its very expensive now. We are 4 people now and have to pay the money for the model, which was planned for 10 people. :mad:

[jester]

Just the third flu since Mid-December. Anyway, it's annyoing and draining power from me. So don't be too concerned. Thanks for caring!

Jester

[Nold]

It's not really daily, but here is an update.

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/200403261.jpg

http://www.nhoch2.de/images/daily/200403262.jpg