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[Zaknafain]

Let's try this again...
Here some stuff to get the book started:
For a punk concert
http://www.destrucreative.com/nars.jpg
Colorstudy (I'm practising my colorskills a lot lately)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/rarf.jpg
Hopefully I can add some stuff soon.

[GunTrouver]

I like the first one, looks good. Good start, post more:)!
Ach du sprichst deutsch:) Hallo!

[Zaknafain]

Vielen Dank, hab noch was zum posten gefunden:

Eye study:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/eye.jpg
more colorstudies:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/marf.jpg



http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/sarf.jpg

[ApolloNuevo]

very very nice. keep posting

-apollo

[Zaknafain]

Thanks. I will post some more stuff tomorrow.

[Zaknafain]

Close up:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/larf.jpg
And another Color/Texture study (You can't practice color enough):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/56o56o.jpg

[Azeira]

i too like the first one. it is a nice looking flier. however, i would like to see more.

keep on posting.

Woodruff

[Sawa]

the 1st one is really great. i also love the color & texture studies. keep it coming!

[Zaknafain]

Thanks a lot. I will post more today. Perhaps some photographs too.

[Calle_]

is there any thought behind the color studies? would love to know, really need to work on my colors too so.
the other work is great too =) keep posting

[Zaknafain]

Calle:
Thanks. Of course there is thought behind these. I'm to tired at the moment, but tomorrow I will write down what these are for, and what I already learned through them.

Had a bad day today. A quick and dirty anatomy study while hearing some really cool songs from trail of dead:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/cuntsonmtv.jhpg
I'm not satisfied at all but gotta sleep now.

And another colorstudy:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/45i4oi.bhm

[flaptraps]

cool shit man! the color studies are interesting, i was wondering if you are just randomly throwing pallettes together or going from a book or what. thanks, cool stuff once again.

[Zaknafain]

Thanks for replying flaptraps.

Time to explain my color studies I guess.
The aim of my colorstudies is to learn how to use hue, saturation, value, texture and composition to achieve a certain mood or to make a special color "sing". It's not out of a book, its a training straight out of my head. The reason why I'm doing this is because Color (including hue, saturation and value) and texture and composition decide over the feeling of a painting.
Basically I start with a feeling and a color and then I try to get both into the painting. The first colorstudy I postet for example started with the Idea of having a warm and friendly blue (it was kinda difficult).

Today I was really inspired by this thread: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55170
Justin Sweet is the best illustrator ever!

So I tried to work on my brushwork to achieve the same looseness he has in his paintings.
10 minutes? a bit more perhaps. Still have to pratice that a lot.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/blood.jpg
I also worked on the anatomy study, but it looks like crap so I'm not going to post it until its fixed.

[krakel]

very nice indeed.. Id say you should concentrate more on the upper region (hair, arms for example) on that anatomy study.. otherways it looks fine to me.. keep doing those little studies though theyre sick

peace


krakel

[Calle_]

great, so basically u pick a mood/feeling and color and try to work it out?
thanks alot, il try doing the same hehe. great study too, looks tip top
5 so far man
have fun

[Zaknafain]

Again a crappy update. I hate those days :nohope:

Anyway here it is:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/crappy2.jpg
Another color/mood study, this time with a little bit of landscape study in it.

krakel:
Thanks for the crits. Your right. I already painted the face hair and the arms and I'm going to post the updated version soon. (probably ;) )

Calle:
Yop, thats basically what I'm doing. I learned quite a lot and its really fun figuring this stuff out. Additionally its a good warmup.

Edit: DAmn! I just noticed that the backround color of CA kills all the luminescent colors. \w/ Gotta add a frame...

[hurricane]

great studies !!

impressive !

cheers

[Zaknafain]

Thanks for the replys. Just some texturestudy I wantend to share:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/karf.jpg
It was done in august I think. Just looked at it again today and fixed some stuff.

[Hiipi]

Good stuff here too, funny how there is so much depth and things happening in the last one even though it is only b/w textures. It becomes interesting nevertheless. Shows me that it doesn´t necessarily have to be interpretable to readable. :D

I likes the punkposter! Nice setting, good colors and good design all around.

Cheers to Stuttgart!!!

[Skethin "D"]

the skin tones of the woman are amazing. you have such a good handle on color... :O

[Zaknafain]

YAAY! I GOT MY DRIVER LICENSE 20 minutes ago!
Now I can finally drive to the art supply store myself!

oh and thanks for the replys!
Thx Hiipi your comment made me happy. I have to do those b/w texture studys again. Those were inspired by androids art btw. His art showed me that realism (or "representational elements" if this makes sense) isn't everything (although its one of the most important elements).
Skethin "D": I will post an updated version soon. (Only have to update it :frustrated: )

[max1975]

Really nice stuff here, are the color studies painted in photoshop? I'd be really interested to get a look at your process. If the girl in #12 is a "quick" study, then I'm definitely doing something wrong...spending hours and days on a painting and not getting anywhere near that kind of result.

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook.

[Panda89]

wow, du hast voll hammer brush strokes, kannst du mir verraten wie man dieses relativ fette beim painting hinbekommt? =)

[Zaknafain]

Panda: Danke, ich erklärs gleich auf Englisch wenns dich net stört. (sonst kann ichs auch noch auf Deutsch abtippen, aber vielleicht wollns mehr leute wissn).
max: No it's painter. I will post a progress soon.

Sorry for not updating that much. I'm drawing a lot lately and I don't have a scanner.
20 minutes speedpaint:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/ngona.jpg

I was asked twice about brushwork and brushstrokes so I will write down some of my thoughts:

- Brusheconomy: Paint with big brushes and try to have only usefull brushstrokes. A quote from Whitaker:
"A pretty good brush rule of thumb is to find the largest brush for the job, and then put it aside and use an even larger brush."
How many strokes do you need to paint an arm? 15? 50? 100?
Good brush economy will help you to keep your planes free and simple and it will increase your painting speed a lot.

- Form and Volume: Brushes should follow the form in order to make your image look more 3d. This can be practiced the best with rake brushes.

- Simplify: This does not only mean to concentrate on the big shapes and planes, also to keep them as simply as possible. Know how to use blenders. A common mistake is to blend everything.

Feel free to discuss if you don't agree with me :pirate:

[Panda89]

wohoo great, thx man ( and thx for the comment on my sketchbook ;-) )

[Snowsfall]

So kiss meeeee, I'm shitfacedddddddd
and i'm soaked and i'm soiled and brownnnnn in the trousersssss,
She kissed meeeeeeeeeee!
And I only bought her one rounddddddd

[Zaknafain]

Yep... I heard this song live. Dropkick murphys are the most fun band ever!
oh and thx for the comments :)

[Jokisalo]

ahh man lotsa great studys. something i should study hard too.
more please?!

[dadamafia]

i do hope the color studies help you out. i like what im seeing in here regardless.

[BAKI]

really nice stuff, the studies look great
show some more original work

[Zaknafain]

Jokisalo: thx a lot. I like your art a lot btw.
dadamafia: thanks :)
BAKI: you are right. I have to do more original work. I'm pretty slow with that. But new work is on the way. Thanks for the comment.

Some crap (where did the good days go?):
15 minutes study. Why didn't anyone tell me how fun it is to draw fat people?
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/stoopid.jpg

and mood/color studies:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/evil.jpg
First try:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/gagaaa.JPG
Second try:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/orlly.jpg

Sorry for crappy update. Worked a lot with oils and pencils and without a scanner, well...

[Zaknafain]

My ftp programm killed the first picture. Damn it!
Here's another study (5minutes) figuring out how to do cityscapes in painter in a small amount of time.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/rarfl.JPG

[krakel]

As I said.. like those colorstudies.. although the second and third one are kind of a mistery to me.. That cityscape experiment is interesting too i think you should have some value difference in the tiny gaps between the windows though.. In my opinion they seem too solid.. tooo.. black.. I dunno. keeps it up!

pace

[GunTrouver]

Looks good, hot nudes;)
The colours r good, very nice studies.
Keep it up!

[untitleduser]

amazing art. Keep it up.

[Azrael]

nice color studies. they remind me of what I lack and need to focus on.

[Calle_]

way, looks great. tho i think u should update more.. dont u have a sketchbook or something? argh. =)
one of my favs. so keep it up

[Zaknafain]

Krakel: yes... you are right, the values are wrong. it was basically trying out new techniques. And this ones so fast, I forgot about that.
GunTrouver: More nudes to come ;)
untitled user: thx
Azrael: Thanks. Colors are really important. Can't practice them enough.
Calle: I actually have a non digital sketchbook but no scanner sadly. Thanks a lot, you don't know how motivating it is reading your comment.

Crappy update:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/crap.jpg
Contact him to sell your soul for skill to the devil. ;)

Edit: forgott to tell how long it took me... 40 minutes.
Btw. If you like jazz, have a look at "Absynthe Minded". They are really inspiring.

[krakel]

interesting..i like the face itself but id suggest getting rid of that line around his hair. also make those shadows a little harder if you know waht i mean

[blog]

Wow Zaknafain thanks for replying in my sketchbook! Those colour studies are awesome man! And I definately love the latest updated.

*subscribes*

[Zaknafain]

Thx for the replys. You keep me motivated.

Oh well... Today is the worst day for a month. :dead:
School keeps eating my soul.

Some Crap:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/darkcrapofdoom.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/fuckedup.jpg
The last one is a mood study. I'm currently fascinated by the urban "alone in the streets at night" mood. It's a strange feeling because it's neither negative nor positive but can still be really intense.
Well I will need to work even more on creating this feeling.

[Zaknafain]

I don't like my paintingstyle these days.
40 mins:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/lalf.jpg
Color study (felt like doing warm stuff again):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/moe.JPG

[Zaknafain]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/dynamix.JPG
Working on dynamic compositions and on more "greenish" palettes. I still don't know what to do with real green palettes.
Weekend is coming. Hopefully I will increase the quality of this sketchbook the next days.

[krakel]

really like that street piece- the chick looks anorexic tho..

[Calle_]

nice updates man. you use painter? dunno how u get those great glass-like strokes i just love watching the color stuff =) to bad u dont have a scanner. would really like to see that stuff. keep updating man. im watching

[mermuse]

cool. Love the abstract color studies!

[MattGamer]

I like the mood studies and your paintings... some of the mood pictures give certian feelings. I really like the urban one with the light reflecting in the water. It's almost like a street light but moving and it reminds me of good times in big cities. :)

[Orozc0]

very nice color studies. I like the figures and details on the crotch regions...indeed. keep up the good work!!

peace

[Ferg]

I really like all this. I can't say for sure because I don't know you, heh, but you appear to be very good at producing specific feelings with your work. That's a very good thing. Being good at drawing is one thing, but knowingly evoking emotions in your audience is the sign of a master.

[deadred]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/crap.jpg

i really like this one! very stark and perfect mood :)
cool color and mood studies too
your female drawings need a tiny bit more flesh on the buttcheeks.. currently they look to me like they have too much flesh on the pelvic bulge (not enough shadows there, i think?) anyways, keep posting, you got good stuff here

[ThomasK]

Cool sketchbook! Post more of your work ! :)
I especially like your color studies, really nice :)

[Zaknafain]

I'm late again...

well thank you for you replys. 3 days ago I had my final highschool exams and now its time to spend 8h a day drawing and to stop beeing lazy. AND I have access to a scanner now :)
Heres some of my newer crap (protect your eyes!):
Livedrawing
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/8.jpg
Photo
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/9.jpg
Imagination
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/25.jpg

test with new custom brushes
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/23.jpg
Some older abstract shit (2 months ago)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/22.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/10.jpg

Oil on Canvaspaper:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/6.jpg

and my new 3.0 Avatar:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/avatar.jpg

dreaded: thx. You are right with your crit. Its because I lack lifedrawing.
Ferg: Thanks. Thats exactly what I think.
MattGamer: good times in big cities. ahhh. :)
Orozc0, ThomasK, krakel: thx
Calle_: Yup its painter. What do you mean with the glasslike strokes?
mermuse: thanks for your reply. I'm honored by your post.

[krakel]

im enjoying the oil one.. how big is that in real life? The lifedrawing is pretty nice too- how much time did that take you?- post more, seems like youre producing alot lately

-krakel

[artkitty]

The abstract color studies are really nifty-
it'd be nice to see one developed into a full illustration.
Keep up the life drawing and do some more technical anatomy studies- your photo ref figures lack structure and confidence.

[Mr.Blonde]

Hey... Nice to see some more abstract artists here at CA. I really enjoy your color thumbs... I'd like to see them expanded into full pieces... but it would be really hard to keep the spontanaety and the simplistic quality you have on a larger scale... I suggest that you try it though, some of that stuff could go for good money at galleries if you marketed yourself well...

[MattGamer]

ooo an update!! yes, hehe big cities rule. haha
real nice update! that test with the custom brushes is beautiful... sortof reminds me of one of the alien movies. ;) real nice and smooth sketches as well. ;)
keep up the updating! i want to see more of your work!

[Zaknafain]

krakel: Thanks. It's pretty small. A5. The lifedrawing took me 4 minutes. I have more of them I will scan them soon.

artkitty: thanks a lot for your crit. I like your sketchbook a lot and because of this I got inspired and started with some more "technical" studies. The first one is below.

Mr.Blonde: I hope that someday I will be able to finish abstracts the way you do it. Thanks for your comment.

Matt: You are right. It is alien inspired. :)


Now some more art:
I did some hogarth studies (loomis is next). Heres the first one:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/hogarth.jpg
funny lines:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/zfhjh.jpg
experiment with underpainting:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/nak.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Love the 'funny lines' drawing.......inspiring.....

Cheers,
Arco

[OleOlsen]

hey ho! sieht schon ganz geilo aus! die cg bilder sehen echt gut aus. hmm mir fällt grad auch nicht ein was ich konstruktiv kritisieren könnte. das ist doch gut oder?

[krakel]

2nd page yay ;P

as always good stuff, especially your colors weiß auch nicht was ich kritisieren könnte- :D

-ole

[Zaknafain]

krakel: :)
Ole: vieln dank, die zeichnungen in deinem sketchbook ham mich heute richtig inspiriert.
Arco: thanks

Crappy abstract update:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/slash_002.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/slashing_001.jpg

[MattGamer]

i had a huge comment for you yesterday but conceptart was down for some reason. real nice work with the brushes... it gives it a certian mood... not a calming one for me, weird mood. :)

as for the other posts before this one... real nice on the last girl speedpaint. when i squint my eyes it looks like a girl's there.

[Zaknafain]

I'm preparing myself for artschool. Because of this I scanned some more drawings and looked through older digital paintings. I will update a lot today.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/motoerhead.jpg
I did this 7 months ago. Spend a lot time on it (3h i guess) and then posted it in the speedpaint section. Well, I'm always confused.

Lifedrawings: (one page sliced into two)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/part1.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/part2.jpg
skull from life:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/skull.jpg
more lifedrawing:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/blind.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/life.jpg

having a hard time with hogarths book:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/hogarth3.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/hogarth2.jpg

well thats it. thanks for all the comments so far. I think I will update a second time today. (My new aim is 5 stars :D I guess I have to practice a lot )

[krakel]

very vivid life drawings! the foot looks good too- I dont know about that hogarth torso though...

good luck with the 5 stars..


krakel

[Zaknafain]

Hey Krakel, thanks. How about starting a new ssg?

Some collected face studies just for fun:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/inkheads.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/copypaste.jpg

[Zaknafain]

More abstracts!
I always wondered if it was possible to make a green / mangenta colorsceme without getting eyecancer from looking at it. Heres my try (somewhat frazettaish colors):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/greenviolett.jpg
Test for a browser game:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/caeders.png
more to come...

[Recursive_End]

Cool stuff man. I really like the color choice you made on those last two.
Those studies also look convincing. Though a bit more work on it would be good :=) .

[yAdam]

You have some nice work here man. I really like the energy in the last update and the abstract quality within your work.... Keep it up!!

[Form]

you will be one of the best one day. You can see it in your work already.. that something... fascinating :)

[Zaknafain]

Form: thanks, man
yAdam: abstract is fun. Everybody should try it.
Recursive_End: I should really spend more time into my studies. I'm a lazy bastard ;)

BOO!
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/45i45i.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/jff.jpg

[krakel]

haha SLOW DOWN ;P craziness... Im in on the new ssg.. I like that last portrait

[Zaknafain]

ok last update for today (I promise it, krakel :D ):
Some older stuff (some months old but I want my sketchbook to include everything that is important for me):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/armor.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34u34u.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/4_001.jpg
A recent lifedrawing:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/9w.jpg

Today I figured out that I probably have to wait 6 months before attending artschool. That sucks. Additionally my version of painter is fucked up.
The only good thing that happened today is that I now have an 19" monitor (I bought it for 20$ from a good friend).

[demented]

Wow, Zaknafain!

Just loving your lines... Also particularly love the first two pics in your last post. Wonderful work, man - especially your lines.

You're one of those people that must keep posting, no matter what.
Keep at it!

- d.

[Zaknafain]

demented: you are right. Can't stop updating today.

After chatting with adraude (you have to take a look at his blog: http://itankuover.blogspot.com/ ) today, I figured out it would be a good idea to begin again with some selfportraits. I want them to be part of my artschool portfolio. Well, 2 weeks left, I'm scared :jawdrop:

what do I look like?
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/5/15 Kopie.jpg
and some photos:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/5/1.JPG

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/5/2.JPG

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/5/4.JPG
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/5/5.JPG

Don't worry. I'm not always feeling the way I look. ;)

[ammoburger]

For some reason I like the way you are painting in the computer. I typically dont care for digital paintings but some just appeal to me. Great stuff!

~ammoburger

[MattGamer]

great images man. and i really like the render of the nude lady.
as Form said, you will make it great someday! people have just got to find your work. ;) love the posts!

[Zaknafain]

ammoburger: thanks. Digital is just another media. The problem is that it has so many ways to use it that its hard to find the right one. I'm still searching for it.

MattGamer: I'm thinking about starting a new SSG. Would you participate?

I'm going to update soon. At least I hope so (this will be a bad day today).

[John T]

Thanks for commenting in my thread. I really like your stuff too. Like your straight up color studies, I should do more of that. Diggin' the looseness of it all. Keep it up man.

[Zaknafain]

JohnT: thanks

I like this one:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/good evil.gif
its inspired by LOTR.
A ref sky study with WIPs (Why can't I think of something else to paint than skys??)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/sky.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/sky_002.jpg
A piece of abstract crap:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/biyyyazaaam.jpg
abstract again:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/56i56.jpg
WIP (to be updated today):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drzdrz_001.jpg
stupid comic test (The lines are from a Rise Against song):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/black masks and gasoline_004.jpg

[Zaknafain]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drzdrz_003.jpg
some C&C would be nice.

[Zaknafain]

the next WIP is a closeup
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/closeup.JPG
another hogarth study (I begin to understand his construction methods):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/hogarthagain.jpg

[demented]

Wow dude - everything here is completely insane, man. LOVE the wip, great mood.

Yep - an sb to keep tabs on, you have.
Thnx for sharing bro!

- d.

[Zaknafain]

demented: thanks. I hope to improve the mood when I color it. Will be the next step.

WIP:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/poop.jpg
Come on! Some more crits! I know it sucks but why? :D

Experiment:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/e44ew_007.jpg

[Zaknafain]

Still working on it. I'm slow and stop every five minutes to take a break ^^.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drzdrz_018.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/closeup2.jpg
Not everything is working the way it should but I'm optimistic that everything will be fine in the end.

[Zaknafain]

still working on it. It's nearly ready for part 2 but I don't know yet if I have time for part two.
anyway here it is:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/nearlyready.jpg
You may have noticed that I cheated with the backround drapery. I had a lot of problems with it so I took some photos and made it look right. This technique is another thing I learned from the little abstracts.

[Zaknafain]

No comments? Come on! ;)

anyway, same project still artschool portfolio:
Speedpaint (its a friend of mine, member of a band called unfriesirt):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/duh-1.JPG 20mins artrage
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/duh.jpg 40 mins painter

[Zaknafain]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/dropkick.jpg
Last night was great. I was at the dropkick concert and had a fucking good time.
Still working on the same project:
colortest:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/test.jpg
Another one: (one of my best friends and a crazy guitar player)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/Clone2.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/Clone.jpg
whatever. Will update again today.

[Zulle]

Moinsen!
sehr starkes scetchbook - sehr geile digital skills. würd gern mehr bleistift zeichnungen sehn /steh da drauf oder ölbilder - aufjedenfall mehr auf nem richtigem medium :)
jo ähm darf man fragen wie alt du bist und bei was für ner kunsthochschule du dich bewirbst/beworben hast? hab das nämlich auch vor ^^

so long killer stuff keep it up!

[Ian Mack]

damn you're ripping it up in this sketchbook! As far as colour is concerened anyway, it would be cool to see some more life drawings from you.

I really like those pen portraits you did as well.

Just curious about the Black and white pic you have been working on. The shirt has stayed black the entire time while you've begun to give the face light sources. The hair also doesn't reflect the light sources you've put in. Nonetheless, it looks great!

Your colour tests and abstracts are great as well, I want to do some now! :)

[Zaknafain]

Zulle: Vielen Dank. Wegen Öl und Zeichnungen: Hab leider keinen eigenen scanner und der auf den ich ab und zu zugreifn kann der hat leider nen defekt und is zusätzlich zu klein für alles größer als a4 (also auch für alle öl sachn). Werd mich vielleicht demnächst überwinden n paar hässliche digicambilder zu posten. Mal sehn. Ich bin 19 und will in kassel studiern. Oder stuttgart aber das is eher unwahrscheinlich (komische schule und eigentlich will ich da net hin).

otherside: Thanks a lot for the crits. I seriously need crits! :D More lifedrawing will come soon and lifepainting too (at least I hope so). Thanks for the Crits on the B/W piece, I will work on this again today and will post my ref as well.

Fixed stuff on this one (as Sargent said: NEVER paint your friends, you can't stop painting until the result is 100%):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/fixed.jpg

[Zaknafain]

FUCK! I'm totally running out of time

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/siieta_001.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/siieta_002.jpg

[Zaknafain]

Well, I run out of time so here it is. Isn't really finished (far from finished :D) but I can't spend more time on it (because of the print).
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drzdrz_031.jpg
I prefer this version:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drzdrz_027.jpg

whatever.
some photography:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/2317.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/2347.jpg

[MattGamer]

wow... sweet image, and it's for your portfolio? sorry you ran outta time, man. it sucks to have deadlines. ;)

i would be honored to participate in a new SSG with you... ;)
more images... love the ones you've got already. that armored guy is sweet!

[Zaknafain]

MattGamer: Thanks for leaving a comment. I will try to organize the new SSG this weekend. 3 members so far.

Life is a bitch. I printed my portfolio today and the print looks like shit. Everything is red and there are stripes and value problems everywhere.
IT COST ME 30$ :upset:
I'm pretty nervous at the moment and it shows in my drawings. Some lifedrawings from yesterday:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/124.jpg
experiment with new lines:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/1245.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/12456.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/1245678.jpg
I hate the last two ones.
Another drawing just to show that I still struggle with hogarth:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/124567.jpg

I had a lot more comments when this thread was all nudes and abstracts.
I'M GOING TO PAINT ABSTRACT NUDES ALL DAY IF THIS MAKES YOU HAPPY
:pirate:

[krakel]

So.. Im extremely impressed by the paintings of your friends! I dont really like the desaturated versions of them... But thats personal preference I guess- sky_002.jpg is very nice as well- Do you work with the color picker thing at all? Your colors are always so intense..

Concerning the SP.. I think you should rework the head and your right arm- push the lighting for example- right now it weakens the strong rest of the image.

keep working with hogarth...

[Zaknafain]

krakel: thanks for the crits. I don't like the desaturated version at all but I blame it on the fact that I ran out of time. I can see why you don't like the arm but concerning the face, I'm pretty happy with it. I think to much contrast in the face would weaken the mood. Besides if theres only one face in a picture, theres no need for high contrast because it will always be one of the biggest focal areas. Anyway, I will take myself some time with this painting again.
Colorpicker: Yes I use it a lot. But only on my own images never on the refferences and never in places where the colors are important. The reasons for this are:
- photos have really boring colors compared with a painting (Jason Manley talks a lot about this in some of his color theory threads).
- I never use 100% opacity brushes and therefore I would always achieve a different color from the one I picked (which kills all subtle colors).

Digisketch for fun:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/whothefuckischarlienoodles.GIF
Stuff for a game I'm working on with my friends:
Old (It's a collab with a friend of mine):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/redflame9/buttonvorschlag.jpg
New and crappy (colors and design by me):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/redflame9/Tablet.jpg
Animation (created by fabian rühle, button design is a collab):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/redflame9/buttontest2.gif
Stuff:
http://www.destrucreative.com/Caedes/doh.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/Caedes/3er.JPG
Going to update with hogarth as soon as I scan it.

[marioucci]

Yeah babe!! Those are sexy loose lines youve got. sharp lines ending up ina suave composition. fantastic. that gives your figurative work a touch of abstract and i like that a ,lot.

saludos hermano

Mario

[Zulle]

hi zak
krakel hat gefragt ob ich nich bei euer ssg mitmachen will und da binsch nu 4ter member :)

für was sind die ganzen symbole .. einfach so? ^^
die lifedrawings sind cool
hogarts zeuch: ich hab auch son dickesdickes hogarts buch aber irgendwieis mir des alles zu übertrieben und des hilft mir irgendwie nix .. andererseits studien sind natürlich immer gut .. :)

keep at it :)
viel glück bei deim mappentermin oder was da so sein wird ;)

[Zaknafain]

Zulle: Danke und herzlich wilkommen in SSG22 :)
The icons are Item-Icons for a game.
marioucci: thanks

Experimenting with hogarth and lines:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/dra1.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/dra2.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/dra3.jpg
Don't like the last few sketches a lot but I'm learning a lot.

[Zaknafain]

Abstract again:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/duh_001.jpg





Skys yet again:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/suckage.jpg

I'm going to post a big oil painting soon.

[krakel]

haha that game ist looking interesting.. Post more as you guys progress.
What was the idea behind the double-lines? It seems to work with the knee but especially on the first one, where the lines are parallel to each other it looks odd..
colors are superb as always- gotta say that the right part of the horizon ist fairly hard to read...

lookin forward to the oils

[MattGamer]

i like the hogarth studies... do you draw in pencil then ink them over? what kind of ink pen do you use?
abstract is my middle name... but i've never dabbed into it with paints. :)

oo can't wait for the oil painting! :D :o :)

[Zulle]

hi zak - your skys are insane - i love the colors - i hope your oil s gonna be something like that.

[Zaknafain]

thanks for the comments. I will reply to them tomorrow.
Sketches and Oils comming soon ^^
WIP:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/jpgit.jpg

[MattGamer]

ooo hot update man. i like the mowhawkin green/red stuff. ;) aren't those complimentary colors? i forget. ;)

[Zaknafain]

Sorry I don't update that often the last few days. I'm having problems with my scanner yet again.
Matt: You are right, ink over pencil. I will look for the name of the inkpen soon. It was a pentell pen I think. And yes, there are complimentary colors in the last piece. ( Shame on you :D )
Zulle: thanks
krakel: You are right about the horizon. I was to lazy to care about it. And the double lines: If I draw every line twice, It makes the whole inking process more deliberate. It forces me to think about every line twice. Now that I see it, it looks really odd. But this was mostly for my personal learning experience, so...

Anyone noticed that I have problems with drapery? :D I will work on that soon.

[Zaknafain]

Ha! found some art to post.
I'm trying to implement my colorstudies into my Illustration workflow. Heres the one for the last piece. I tried to have a wide range of skintones and of skin temperature. I also tried to get the right colors to make it feel like a rockconcert. You can see that both complimentaries are equal in the colorstudy (thats NOT good). In the final illustration there will be a lot more red and the green/cyan will be mostly dark.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/paletter.jpg
After I did this one, I used painters "new color set from image" feature and sorted the colors "HLS". This way its easier to make sure you are painting with temperature and not only value.
And yes, the last one has no composition. But since I was going to use it as a palette, I didn't care.
In the end, the palette worked, but not the way I thought it would look like. Anyway, I learned a lot about temperature during this painting. I just have to learn to think about my values while making the palette.

[Idiot Apathy]

You, you ... YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTID!

Much respect, especially to the skies - you've given me some ideas to play with now. Thanks and you'd better keep up with the updates or I'll be sad.

[Zaknafain]

I will not stop updating because of lazyness. I promise. Sad thing is that my scanner died and I won't post sketches or oils for some time.
Anyway, new art:

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/237.JPG



http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/235.jpg



http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/236.jpg

It was one big colorstudy that sucked but it had nice areas so I made those three details out of it. Odd compositions, but I had fun finding shots that were different from the casual compositions.
It was a really odd painting process (and when I say odd, I mean REALLY odd), therefore the pixel problems and the blur.

[Zaknafain]

Idiot Apathy: Thx for your comment. I enjoy the colors of your sketchbook a lot. I'm a sucker for colorful paintings.

[MattGamer]

i really like your color studies, tobi. i dont know how you study them, because if i did i would be studying too. i think i'd love to learn this stuff and that you should make a tutorial on your spare time, if you'd like. ;)

and you must show the full picture of the last post. not just pieces... i want to see it all, even if it's really small. :teeth:

[Zulle]

:( your damned scanner get a new :]

anyway very moody and dreamy color stuff i like it .. maybe one very big one would kick asses even more ;)

[dCepT]

Very good work! You have a really strong sense of focus.

Love your digitals.. keep it up!

d-C

[robin-eleven]

Dein Sketchbuch ist fantastisch!
I love your color studies, your paintings are amazing. Keep it up! You're an inspiration!

[Zaknafain]

dCept: thx
robin-eleven: danke :)
Zulle: Ja brauch dringend n neuen. ICH HASSE SCANNER! :upset: Tun nie so wie ich will und sind nach n paar monaten schon kaputt. (vielleicht sollt ich mal nen besseren kaufn und nich immer des billigste was es gibt. is halt ne geldsache)
MattGamer: I will do a tutorial. I think this is a good way to reconceive my workflow.

I worked on a stupid essay all weekend. But there is no weekend without update. I made some photos from inside an organ (it was very inspiring). I will paint some abstracts with this topic. And I want to do some technical master studies. And I want to learn to shade like zulle with the pencil. And I want to do a spacepirate ortho.
I NEED MORE TIME :upset:

Heres one of the photos:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/ezu3.JPG

[krakel]

i love the green touch in the face of the mohawk guy.. organ photos nice too.. looks like a very inspirational place..

[Zaknafain]

Anyone noticed that I have problems with drapery? I will work on that soon. The time has come (stupid corbis image, painted in 25 minutes. I will work on drapery for some days):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34z43z_005.jpg

Abstract study... Looks crappy. Whatever...
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/stu's pit.jpg
Topic of this one was: How to enhance the "grey looks complimentary" effect and whats the true complementary of blue.

sorry for the crappy update. I don't have much stuff to post the last few weeks because I drew a lot and almost everything I created looks like shit. I have a hard time handling pencils.

Edit: looks like my webspace is not available at the moment.

[Zaknafain]

Some quick face for a character design:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/spacepirate_003.gif

And I don't like this:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wtuteu.jpg

[fooxoo]

The colours studies are beautiful! I love those, I should try that too! :teeth:

[Artguy]

First time seeing this thread, it's a nice suprise. Some really cool and different stuff. You've got some awsome colors. I'm loving 34u34u (the red trees). That's one is sweet.

Hope to see more!

[krakel]

the color combination from that last study is very nice! but it seems like you were lazy about the composition and all that again.. paint a nice picture with them :D


edit: 5 sterne!!! verdammt... glückwunsch :D die besucherzahl sollte sich jetzt wohl auch verdoppeln ..

[MattGamer]

cool face.... and studies... how do you do topic studies? is there a site that has a new topic on what to learn or study? if so, tell me all about it. heehee

those drapes are looking good as well. i must do stuff like this but not sure where to start! haha

[Zulle]

hi zak
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34z43z_005.jpg i like that one a lot. i suck at everything not beeing human or animal or monster ... and digitals in general ;) very admireabe stuff so!
push yourself!

[tensai]

man - the paintings are hot but i love those loose hooky lines of the brush/ink figures up there.

great stuff man.

[Sybo]

admire your stuff, good solid style. Which brushes do ya use in painter, cause thats alway a piont at which I trip up on: which brushes should I use, and does it really matter?

Anyway, I'm awaiting for that oilpainting you're promising us!

[Zaknafain]

FUCK YEAH! 5 stars!

I feel sooo unworthy.

fooxoo: thanks a lot
artguy: you like some of my art? I like every single piece in your sketchbook.
krakel: danke man... wo bleibt dein update?
matt: topics... duh... I always know something to paint. if not, I look in my inspiration folder for 30 mins.
zulle: thanks
tensai: thanks. I'm at the moment practicing to push my ink/b&w sketches to the next level.
sybo: i know that problem. It took me a month to figure out which brushes in painter to use. I'm still fighting a lot with that. Brushes I use (most are custom brush variants): square chalk, oil pastell, oils, palette knife, glowbrush, airbrush, sargent brush, digital watercolor

stuff (15 minutes so far, will work on it a bit.):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/awegweg_003.jpg




trying to paint metal ( :frustrated: )
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/durh.JPG
first time architecture:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/nagaga.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wezweg.jpg

first 3d figure atempt:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/model.jpg
WIP:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wtoowtoo_004.jpg

naah... don't like this update... back to the drawing board.

btw... the cowboy beebop soundtrack is soooo awesome. (except for the cheesy j-pop/techno tracks)

[Zaknafain]

still working on metal.
really fast sketch but i somewhat like the look and the colors
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wathever.JPG



:lens:

[mentler]

Like the latitude of you attitude

[MattGamer]

heh, i got 4 stars, i was so suprised!!! :D
i love your metal studies. uhh... what folder do you go into for 20 minutes for inspiration? is it your pr0n folder? hehee!!

nice model too... my first model was a penis... as a gift to my brother. :D
here it is... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/MattGamer/pp.jpg

[Zaknafain]

mentler: thanks
matt: haha... my inspiration folder consists of 7GB of unsorted pictures. Just 20 minutes and my mental image bank is full again. The way it works is strange. I see a picture and it reminds me of something I always wanted to paint.

[Gloominati]

really cool sketchbook you got here, dude! I really enjoy the constant improvement in here, especially the paintings are becoming nicer and nicer. Keep at it, dude!!

[carakhan]

Great stuff! Which brush are you using in Painter? Oils? I only use the oil pastels, but I think you've inspired me to try more!

[asoir]

First time seeing this thread, it's a nice suprise.
Hope to see more!
DITTO! Wow, awesome painting style...keep us updated.

[demented]

Sweet shit man

loving everything here - totally worth five stars man. Killer work - particularly like the metal. Think your approach is the is the bomb - that's what's making these soooo energetic.

Real inspiring dude - gonna keep tabs on this thread nya.

cheers,

- d.

[devil-inside]

LOL! Yeah, I also think you deserve these stars, because I'm really impressed with yout sketchbook... I already said that many times, but I want you to know that I only say that when it's true, so... keep bringing these great studies.

[Zaknafain]

Gloominati: thanks
thinmint:
Brushes I use (most are custom brush variants): square chalk, oil pastell, oils, palette knife, glowbrush, airbrush, sargent brush, digital watercolor
there are so many good brushes in painter, you can't play enough with them.
asoir: :)
demented: i think its quite difficult to paint metal (compared with other materials). I'm happy that you like my experiments with it.
devil inside: here comes the next one...

inspired by:
gaboartpage
carmen stallbaumer
propagandhi
rembrandt
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/rzr_006.jpg
very much inspiration for only one crappy speedpainting. but hey: it was without ref and I was tired while painting.

[MattGamer]

ou get 7 gigs of images in a file!? wow that's a lot. i'm storing up imgs, but of my favorite artists... bjorn hurri makes my day everytime i look in his folder on my pc. :D
i like the new img... though i would like to see more detail in the face... :) gj

[weas]

Realy realy realy nice stuff Zak

I love your style, the mvt in your painting, realy sweet.

Thanks a lot for sharing your job :)

[devil-inside]

Don't worry, man. It looks nice and it's good to see you practicing. I think that doing sketches everyday is important and it'll help you improve your speed, so... it's all good.

[Zaknafain]

matt: I'm a bic fan of hurricane as well. and you are right with the face.
weas: :)
devil inside: yeah... I should practice even more

colorstudy. I'm going to explain this one so you can better understandy why I'm doing these.
The topic of this study was optical colormixing. I discovered that the impressionists (for example monet) and some digital artists (especially craig mullins) paint with colors you can't lay down directly because they consist of many colors that mix optical. (but only to a certain degree)
example: http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=18626
this is quite new to me and I'm very interested in this subject. I'm calling those colors "complex colors"
here is the study:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/erhe.jpg
I don't like the overall feel of it (to many competing colors) but it has some nice areas.

another experiment about this topic:
complex color
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wa1.gif
normal color (i just blended the first one)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/wa2.gif

you get intersting colors when you mix complementaries that way.

[azghoul]

nice sketchbook ... your working on colour is inspiration 4 me ...
weil ich mich nach all den jahren auch zum erstenmal diesem thema stelle *g*
keep rocking

[krakel]

yaay soo much good stuff round here :)

the metal and architec look interesting- keep working on that stuff, very inspirational ;P

your complex color theory is interesting as well, most often seen in impressionism i guess :D

what can i say- you know what youre doing, keep going



btw ich bin wieder da ;P

[shyamshriram]

Really very inspiring Sketchbook. Yummy stuff..i like the way u r trying so many different things at the same time..its not easy i know !

Keep it up man..keep posting :D

:yayca:

[MattGamer]

thanks for the little info on why you do the things you do. hehe... even though i still dont understand it. i kinda do. hehe

i like that yellow in ther, really cool mixture of colors and makes me want to go to hawaii. haha! more explination on the next stuff you do! i love it!

[Idiot Apathy]

Ho ho! Brother, you're really speaking my language on this last one!

Actually... come to think of it; looking through your sketchbook - your striking a similar tone with my thoughts mate. I Really appreciate the bold exploration and experiments I see in here. I think perhaps you love "light" and it's interaction with the world as much as I do hmm?

I think... we need to talk mate! Share info yeah? Cheers!

[Zaknafain]

Sorry... no time to reply.. will do it tomorrow...

from another thread (no one ever looks at it)
sorolla study:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/latal.JPG

bird doodle with ref:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/46545_003.jpg

join the vhem ^^
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/4u45.jpg

not my design (cowboy bebop):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/ererwe_013.jpg

[Idiot Apathy]

Good lord ! The sorolla study is quite possibly the best use of Painter's Artist's Oils I've ever seen. Or is it artrage... I can't tell anymore. Anyways, bravo you sunuvabeech.

[MattGamer]

amazing update!! love the cowboy bepob stuff!! :) what's the vhem??
love your stuff always

[krakel]

i have to agree! Those are amazing! Im pretty sure the Sorolla study was done in painter.. keep working like that

[Zaknafain]

azghoul: thanks. Es is immer ne gute Idee sich auch mit Farben zu beschäftigen.
krakel: good eye. Yes its painter. I work with artrage sometimes but not this time.
shyamshriram: thx. I can't concentrate on one thing for more than a day (It can be helpfull to fight comfortzones).
MattGamer: I will try to explain my posts more. VHEM: http://www.vhemt.org/
I'm not serious ^^ just had a cynical day.
Idiot Apathy: thx a lot for your comment. I'm happy that you like my art because I like yours a lot. I look a lot at your sketchbook.
It's painted with painter. I will upload my brushes if you want to try them.

Update coming soon. I'm trying to do a video tutorial at the moment.

[Zulle]

oh mann is doch frech wie gut du bist - sehr geiles update!!

[MattGamer]

yeah what zulle said.... we need an update!!! :D <3

[Zulle]

hey zak hab dich ma in iCQ geäddet ... UPDATES!!!!

[Zaknafain]

Zulle & Matt: thx, here is it.
not a good update today...
I was busy with fucking bureaucracy and the lms thunderdome piece. (Oh my god... I SUCK)

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/fhs_005.jpg

horse study from reference. (I tried to paint it with a simple and limited palette. It somewhat worked)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/horse.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/abc2.jpg

two studies for my thunderdome piece. I had an interesting talk with adraude about references and unreferenced work (and how it effects the creative process). I will do my thunderdome without any direct reference now.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/abc4.jpg
full resolution:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/abc3.jpg
the second study:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/abc1.jpg
I hope I find more time to update now. Fucking bureaucrats. Fucking timestealing events.

[Recursive_End]

Really nice as always!
Do you have any high res of any of your abstract pics? the one you're doing are what i'm looking for as a background, simple but effective =)
Anyway, keep posting, your stuff is great !

[krakel]

yeah dude you suck!! .... haha nee ist doch alles gut! stlel dich nicht so an ;P the horse is lookin good but i think that bg might be a bit too harsh colorwise...

[Zaknafain]

recursive end: thanks... how about that: you send me a pm with the name of the images you want and I look what I can find.
krakel: danke man... we have to get the whole ssg to matts update speed.

stuff:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/asdf.jpg
study about black

some drawings. Made them late at night (early in the morning?) when I was really tired. I figured out that this is a great time to draw. You just let yourself go with the flow of the drawing. And you get 100 ideas at once. Sleep is overrated. I will push this experiment farther. I like nearly all of the drawings I did that night.

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/sotired.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/funny...dontknowwhy.jpg
the next one is the worst:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/blackeye.jpg

a thumbnail for a comissioned placard. I like the idea quite a bit though there are some minor problems I have to fix when this gets painted (or if this gets painted. Difficult clients :D ).
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/thumb.jpg

so the next stuff is dedicated to idiot apathy... Some links and stuff I want to discuss with someone who has a potent color knowledge. I am at the moment waiting for him to go online. It's already late. But then again: sleep is overrated.
Anyway: here it is... this happend when I wanted to shut down windows with painter still open. The backround gets desaturated and a few seconds later the color wheel looks like that:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/strange.JPG
now it is not really special when windows is producing strange things, but this made me think: yellow and cyan are really bright while the hues between blue and red get really dark. This is what I always felt when looking at this colorwheel. Additional this is exactly what Ron Lemens Colorwheel looks like (valuewise of course)
So I experimented a bit. White on a yellow or cyan underpainting looks a lot brighter than white on a blue or purple underpainting. I discovered even more but the post is already to long. Interesting. Now sentences like:
- purple can substitute black
- yellow can feel brighter than white
make sense. Until now I thought it was just some esoteric artist babbling. I really want to find out more about this subject.
now the link: http://www.burdicklyon.com/
great artists. Have a look at their colors: Light is yellow, shadow is purple. I always liked the mood they achieve in their paintings. Now I begin to understand what makes it so powerfull.

No more words from me for today. Idiot_apathy isn't online so I have to wait until tomorrow.

[MattGamer]

yeay i feast on your updates! haha

love that talk about the colors. i really want to use colors like that and make it so that yellow is so bright and purple is blackest of blacks.

i read up on that stuff you gave me links on - i remember going to IdiotApathy's thread and doing stuff there. i like it a lot! :D

i love it when the night goes on and you cant stop getting awesome ideas. more more! haha

[sabe2003]

absolutely one of the best books I've seen. Hands down. Keep it up.

[Idiot Apathy]

Hey bro! Sorry I wasn't on this afternoon, I was at work! I'll probably be on for the next few hours, you might catch me then if you're waking up. (sleep is good trust me!)

Otherwise send me a pm or email :)

These are some hard questions, I have some answers - perhaps we can figure out the rest together yeah?

Cheers!

[demented]

Hey Zak

muchthanx for the kind words in my sb.

Man, some time since I was last here - awesome work dude. Really liking those sketches - making me think of wes. Really like your relaxed attitude, shows in your drawings and makes them what they are - carefree and awesome. Also enjoying your experiments - always great to see peeps playing around.

ciao dude

- d.

[Zaknafain]

sabe2003: thanks... I just saw your sketchbook and I have to say that its very interesting and motivating.
Idiotapathy: hey, I think the idea with mail and pm is better than msn. I'm going to send you a pm tomorrow about some questions and ideas of mine. I really hope we can push each other to the limits of known colortheory. haha... and other stuff of course.
demented: thanks for your words man... and for comparing me with wes... :bashful: and keep up your great sketchbook. One of the most interesting things on ca is seeing artists grow.

I am working on my lmstd piece. I hate it. I had a big composition about it and just lost interest and now its super simple and a big piece of shit. I'm a bad illustrator.
I hope I can update tomorrow with some stuff. Some colorexperiments are coming as well.
I'm really tired. I will send my td piece in and then have some sleep. (ok perhaps sleep isn't that overrated).

[Zaknafain]

Digital blind drawing: (1 min but I quite like it)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/asdfr.jpg

Colorthumbnails:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/asfgr.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/aseg.jpg
Now can you guess which artist inspired the colors?

[demented]

Hey Zak

Liking the blind drawing - awesome calligraphic quality. Don't know which artist inspired the colours, but they look damn cool. Really like both the thumbnails, like the last one best, but both are cool.

keep it up man, wanna see more.

- d.

[Zaknafain]

thanks for your comment...

heres newer stuff + lms painting:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/asfe_001.jpg

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/zaknafain_round1-20_TD.jpg




the next painting is called demon and looks like this:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/demon.jpg

I hope I can post some better updates soon.

[Shylone_Breath]

great sketchbook , very "weird" with abstract stuuf and solid knowledge in bases like anatomy . I like that ! thanx for sharing.

[fedezz]

Fantastic sketchbook. My favs are the bird doodle and the one called "join the vhem". I dig the abstracts too.
Post more!

[Zulle]

hi zak geile sachen wie immer! aber immer noch keine echten ölbilder :[ ...
bleistift sachen sind auch cool würd ich auch gern mehr von sehen.
"demon" sieht stark aus find ich so 5 auf 3 meter leinwand .. wär überweltigend
bisschen abwechslung in den charakteren oder einfach mal mehr charktere würden mich auch freuen. wie lang malst du an den einzelnen teilen rum zb. an demon oder an dem glatzkopf? ich hab dich bestimmt schonma gefragt aber was machst du jetzt eigtl im moment? also ausbildung praktikum studium schule haste ja fertig oder?

[MattGamer]

i like your LMS... but thought you'd put tons of stuff in it... but it does have your style and sweetness in it :)

that blind image is pretty sweet. did you do it off ref or just by itself? :) yes post more!!!

[Listing]

Great work. And keep it that way. Do a self-portrait.

[Zaknafain]

Listing: thanks... here you go:
MattGamer:
Zulle: im moment mach ich leider nicht viel... bzw... zum glück ^^ naja ich bereite mich auf die nächste bewerbung vor. sonst aber nix.
du hast recht mit den charakteren. ich muss ehrlich zugeben: ich kann das nicht. Deshalb werd ichs aber trotzdem versuchen. Im Moment bin ich an charakter design dran. Leider wird man da nicht viel davon im sketchbook sehn, weil die meisten Sachen bis jetzt nur für den Mülleimer gut sind. :(
von der zeit: demon wohl sowas zwischen ein oder zwei stunden. Glatzkopf vielleicht 2 stunden konzentriert. der war aber nicht am stück, deswegen kann ichs nichtmehr genau sagen. manchmal kann sowas in 10 minuten fertig sein und manchmal dauert es stunden und sieht immer noch nach nix aus. kommt meistens auf das blocking an.
fedezz: thanks :)
shylone breath: thanks... still working on the basics

pics:

selfportrait (yeah I know... crappy values)
Edit: forgot to mention that it is from live (mirror)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra4.jpg
working on environments:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra2.jpg
same thing just on a more abstract level
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra3.jpg
uh... whatever
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra1.jpg
learning to paint with photoshop
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra6.jpg

[MattGamer]

awesome man! finally! i feel better now ...hehe
your sp is pretty sweet.... tha'ts how i always pictured you.
environment studies are cool too... make me want to go out and make some now! hehe wow, more updates man... this gets my juices flowing :)

[Shinryu]

some nice paints, sweet work

[krakel]

good stuff
apart from the values your sp doesnt really show the usual wonderful use of colors.. if you know what i mean- looks a little dull. Also check the anatomy on the shoulder neck part -still looks nice over all
no crits for the enviro- looks wonderful
i like the colors of drudra a lot everything around the face looks a little odd though..
haha arbeite mal weiter mit PS :D bin mal gespannt was du damit letztlich anstellst- ich bin irgendwie immernoch zu faul meinen kram zu scannen, das häuft sich hier an

gruß


krakel

[$unshine]

Nice portrait <3 I like much what you do.

[demented]

Damn dude, you've got one of the most underrated sb around - this is 5 star work mate! That sp is killer killer killer, colours are awesome and have been well chosen, and the brushwork is amazing. Really like that blue dude, dudra1, too - really creepy character...

man, need to get here more often - don't ever stop!
ciao dude!

- d.

[Listing]

Nice self-portrait. The treatment of the neck is really well informed and so fine. Your color study is paying due. Keep producing.

[Zaknafain]

Matt: thanks. just on a side note: because of your small red sketchbook sketches I bought myself a small thumbnail sketchbook too. thanks for the inspiration :)
shinryu: thanks
Krakel: update your sketchbook NOW!
$unshine: :)
demented: thanks a lot. One day this will be a 5 star sketchbook again. But I have a lot to learn until that day.
listing: thanks

finally found some time to scan again. fucking scanners. so slow, so expensive :(

my colors look different with ps. Must be because of the visbone 2 palette.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/fuit.jpg
practicing hands:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34347.jpg
wtf?:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/45788.jpg

Selfportrait with lost line technique (one of the many things I learned from "the skillful huntsman")
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/35886.jpg
having fun with blinddrawing and brushpen. I like this page. Looks better in rl.
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34775.jpg

naah... another crappy update and last one before page 4... :lens:

[T-lapia]

ur stuff is coming along nicely :D

[krakel]

zu befehl!!!

die inks gefallen mir :)

keep on working on those hands


ole

[Zulle]

hi zak
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra2.jpg = geil

that sp rocks hard ... i dig the rembrandesque color scheme

deine sachen sehen sehr nach kunst aus - was ich meine is ich hab mir demletzt son katalog von nem kunstprofessor aus nürnberg angeschaut und der macht so änliche sachen wir du nur .. deine sachen sin irgendwie besser ..

soviel als egoboost ;)
cya

[Meatsworthy]

Lovely paintings, this one I like a lot: http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/4u45.jpg

Values are strong and the strokes are elegant. A lot of learning material here for me :)

[MattGamer]

hehe, you got a lil sketchbook too? what did you name it?!

i like the update!! your sketching with ink and that brush thing is exciting. it's like limited but still emphasizes what needs to be seen.

paint study!! hahah i still can't do one of those without making something out of it. dont know why.

[Zaknafain]

mattgamer: thx... forgot to scan it... doh. Its called zakbook.
meatsworthy: haha... thats one of the few paintings of mine that I still don't hate.
Zulle: ^^ da zeigt es sich mal wieder: erfolg hat nichts mit können zu tun.
Krakel: more inks are coming soon
T-lapia: thanks

I hate most of the stuff I'm doing at the moment. Here is some of it that I don't hate as much as the rest:

Some character thumbnails chinese brush and ink. That brush rocks!
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/asd.jpg
Here is what I'm doing when I'm not painting... textures ^^:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/border2.jpg
Its a texture for a small private game project.

the last thing is a commissioned birthday card. looks much better printed.

[maxetormer]

FCKING "A" class stuff mate, really impressive,
if I might had a complaing it would be that I wish
to see more pencil work, and full figures,
but aside that, DAM I like your faces and DAM
I like your colors and DAM I like your compositions!
This one just alone got me hooked on the Zaknafain drug
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/drudra4.jpg
keep em coming oh and bw where are you gonna study, and
how old are you?

[bradley]

that SP rocks so hard, i bought a chinese brush ages ago and never used it, i must find it again and have a go

[krakel]

the brushwork looks interesting! maybe you should work just a little bit bigger in order to have a little bit more control-but not too much either.. :D

i dont know much about textures.. did you paint those pages? or did you somehow make them with filters in photoshop? are they photographs?!

hast du jetzt auch arbeit oder wieso biste nie da?

[MattGamer]

cool thums and about the textures... did you crop it wrong? or is the pages a texture itself?
and nice b-day card.... too bad i can't see it printed.
i dont like the most recent stuff i'm doing. ugh... it's annoying... i hope i get out of this phase. ;) keep it up!

[MattGamer]

ok dude, this is getting rediculous! POST SOMETHINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG OR I'LL COME OVER THERE AND RIP YOUR HANDS OFF and sergically implant them on to me.. along with your brain in a glass carrying case for me to use whenever i want! mwahahahahha!

[Idiot Apathy]

Mm, I second that sentiment - without all the odd stuff that matt is into...

[MattGamer]

shup tup tom tom the military man. pshh.... you like sergically implanted stuff too. pshh

[Zaknafain]

thanks matt for the kick in the butt...

sketches from today...

the worst sketch took me 1h
my favorite sketches from this series took me 10 minutes...
:dead:
*entirelifeslump*

[bradley]

very nice, got a graphic quality about them, particularlly like the last one looking up at the face.

[MattGamer]

about time TOBI!!!! gosh too long of a wait for your update! hehehe
i really like the greyscale stuff.... did you take pictures of yourself from bottom up in a dark room with just flash on on your camera?

[krakel]

what an update! did you take the pictures yourself? dont know about that hand... keep working on them :D

nice...


gruß

[Zaknafain]

bradley: yes... thats the one that doesn't suck
krakel: I'm trying to shoot all photos myself these days. My sister helped with the lighting though.
Matt: mostly just flashlight. (mostly :) )

sketches from today:

[Tec]

these monochromatic sketches are really amazing....the combination of extreme perspective and lighting make them look very dynamic.....cool stuff ;)

[Alcian]

Dynamic digital studies! Love the lighting and shadow work ~ adds a great sense of depth.

[Idiot Apathy]

Hmm, say tobi... I think it's about time you gave up this silly dream of art and became a chef. Please? Do it for the childrens.

What I mean to say is, I love the uhm quality of light you got going on in these - very chiaroscuro if you know what I mean. Cheers bro!

[Zaknafain]

blablabla :lens:

[bradley]

your coming along leaps and bounds with these im very impressed. that last one is great i think you should push it even further to a finished paintiing, maybe brigthen up the hand belly area a touch. i look forward to see how it develops if you choose so.

[silvestri99]

Damn, really nice work. I love the composition on that last set of B&W dude pics. Your painting overall just rocks! Which program are you using for your digital painting? Kep it up!

[Zaknafain]

your coming along leaps and bounds with these im very impressed. that last one is great i think you should push it even further to a finished paintiing, maybe brigthen up the hand belly area a touch. i look forward to see how it develops if you choose so.

thanks a lot for this. I was really hoping for some input on this painting. I really wanted to finish it but couldn't see the problems. I will finish it (but work on some others of this series first).

silvestri99:
painter and photoshop. The finished painting is always painter however. Photoshop is fun to start with but the brushes are not flexible enough for a more finished look.

[bradley]

i really hope you do finish it, and as a series this will look great, i dont know if its in your ref but does the hand cast a bit of shadow on the belly, casue that might be nice. And is your neck that long and skinny, i like the slight distortion you have given it. just keep chipping away at it.

[Slash.exe]

I really like your recent monochrome type drawings with the lower view. The perception is really nice and the shading and lighting brings out your talent. I would love to see more.

[MattGamer]

awesome tobi! i must get my brother to use the flashlight on me so i can do myself in chronosphericalgreyscaling! yeahhh

i like those perspective studies too... must do them now! mwahaha

[Zulle]

are those grey bodys painted from photoref? they look killer!

[Listing]

Really nice grisailles. A great study, I'm sure. Need to get into it.

[embee]

these grey ones are sick... im guten sinne gemeint ;-)

[Zaknafain]

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/45u45u45ui_005.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/critit_003.jpg

sucky chardesigns (hey its about concept not about art!)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/concept2.jpg
now guess who (person not artist) influenced that design... (I was asked to create something alike)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/protagonist.jpg

*tired*

[MattGamer]

w00t! updates from you!! love that character designs! ;]
hehe some of those first greyscale stuff pretty sweet! cheers!

[krakel]

miau


schön :) btw kannst du mir bei zeiten nochmal deine paper bibliothek schicken? danke..

[Zaknafain]

sorry... to lazy to reply right now... (yeah, I know... I'm an asshole)

Selfportrait and Selfportraitcolorstudy (I have to do some more representional colorstudies)

The selfportraitday yesterday was crazy... man... my live would be incomplete without you guys...

Edit: something really wierd happened with the second portrait... the proportions are distorted but only in the jpg version... the rif file is fine... strange...

[hurricane]

hell yea!!

won't say more because i'm too jealous :P

cheers

[krakel]

gotta agree... your knowledge about color is already so adorable.

[strych9ine]

Your value studies are spot on man, tight work!

[Zaknafain]

hurricane: thanks... :)
krakel: I will send my Painter papers to you soon. Just to busy right now...
strych9ine: thanks, btw I like your new avatar...

Hope you don't mind some photography...
really fun to do this with a good camera... one can learn a lot about composition and depth with this...

[Idiot Apathy]

Ehehe, I said to myself "Dear god, tell me he didn't paint those." Though, I wouldn't put it past you. Nice colors in these photos. Dawn? Dusk? Both?

Haven't posted in here for awhile, paints are getting nice and juicy mate - real smooth.

[shyamshriram]

Superb updates mate..those b/w studies are KILLER !!! :D

[rmore]

sweet SB, great digital painting. would also like to see more pecil stuff;)

[Zaknafain]

thanks everyone... pencils and traditional stuff coming soon (I hope)

[Zaknafain]

oh... forgot the update...

mindless char design:
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/concept3.jpg

[bradley]

looking good Zak, no crits that come to mind, or maybe one just, try some stronger light to g ive it more contrast? or just tell me to shut up

[krakel]

`good to see that at least you're still updating :) nice nice..

meins kommt demnächst.. also will mein sb def. nicht völlig verkümmern lassen


btw: um mal was sinnvolles von mir zu geben: her gun and the boot look a little odd- both perspective and rendering issues as far as i can tell

[MattGamer]

oi mate!! everytime i come here there's a post better than your previous ones. the girl really looks realistic... love it ;] more more! cheers!

[Zaknafain]

ssg22: thanks :)

stuff I'm doing right now:

hand color studies
some sketchbookpages...

Environmentconcepts
http://www.destrucreative.com/noah/environments.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/noah/concept.jpg

photography:
http://www.destrucreative.com/fotos/1193.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/fotos/1206.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/fotos/1211.jpg

and soon some more realistic drawings will be posted...

man this sketchbookpage is tooo crowded... it loads for ages...

[Oddo]

You got skills man :). Goof stuff:). ... envy your composition skills the most.:D

I demand more traditional to be posted, you seem to enjoy doing that more then digital :).

Not much to crit except maybe.... go a bit wilder on the subject matter ? :)

Cheers :).

[Idiot Apathy]

Nice dude, that second hand is really great!

[krakel]

wow...

für was hast du da wo reference benutzt wenn ich fragen darF? die fotos sind ddoch von fotos oder...?

außerdem- wer hätte es gedacht: du kannst lachen! hahaha sonst gibts hier immer diese depri fotos.. auch die palmen.. was für ein happy update...

bei dem ersten enviro fehtl irgendwie der hintergrund.. sieht so aus als würde die welt hinter dem haus enden.


gruß

[Hyskoa]

Very nice stuff in here. Really.

[Zaknafain]

melancholie: thanks :)
krakel: ^^ naja ich bin in dem punkt ziemlich extrem... melancholisch (nicht der user ;) ) oder glücklich... was zwischendrin kenn ich eigentlich kaum.
du hast natürlich recht mit der enviro... ich hab natürlich auch ne ausrede: der hintergrund war für das konzept nicht wichtig... aber ich hätte das trotzdem beheben können... ist halt immer noch ne schwäche von mir.
Idiot: thanks mate... I have something to discuss with you about colortheory... I'm sure you can help with it...
oddo: more traditional stuff is coming soon...


and here some newerstuff:
I was challenged to paint without ref, and here is my portrait of a guy I saw in a bus out of memory (man that was fun!)
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34z34u34u_017.gif
still experimenting with chardesign:
http://www.destrucreative.com/noah/445i5i45i_011.jpg
another crappy one: http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/characterconcept.gif
even more crap:
http://www.destrucreative.com/Caedes/concept/95956569.jpg

time for a new page... only 8 posts to go... this one here is full of shit...

[blog]

Du ist ein dick bastard, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja,

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/45u45u45ui_005.jpg

Es ist SEHR GUT!

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52795&stc=1&d=1164149761

ya das ist sehr gut auch!



:P, yeah, germin aint my first language as you might have guessed

[adraude]

good lord zak, you kick so much ass with colour already... i really have to catch up. thanks a bunch for your heart-warming words regarding the ideas. as i said, when we met, unwind your head, just dare to do.. i know you got it in you. but dont worry, i think it is something we have to learn, just as we have to learn to paint... its like talking in front of a crowd, to pint that inner thing, what gets you up and all...

take a step back, the less you care about the painting in reflection with your personal ego, the better your message might become... and ideas, heck, take a dump, they fly around, read the news... they are there, you just have to give it some eye-candy... haha...


man i have to do paintstudies, you're right. rock on my friend.

[asoir]

4 star? world = gone mad.
incredible.

[Idiot Apathy]

Hrmmmmmm? Color Theory shtuff?

Something I want you to try out too, I can never tell anymore but if you paint in PS try painting in LAB mode and tell me what you think of how it 'blends' paint.

Nice update, non-ref pic turned out great. You feel you learned some good things from having to think about it, conjure it up?

[MattGamer]

i like the hands. ;]
and why dont you change your display mode to "Threaded". load only the post you want to see and you dont have to load every image everytime. haha
ive been doing it ever since i've used a 26k connection and love it.

[Tigermilk]

Kick ASS SB man, increcible digitals, and I love the last few inks - gourges lips. ,)
Making my way in to digital painting slowly. Got any small tips and pieces of advice to a smart start?
more!
tiger

[Soja]

Alta!!! du bist ends krass =)!!!
Deine Farbe sind zu cool!! Ehy ich bin gerade auch Farben aus zu probieren,
aber die machen mich fertig!! Vieleicht kannst mir paar coole Tips geben!
Hut ab super krasses SB!!!
Danke fuers Posten =)

[krakel]

nice face on the first one- the torso looks a little odd though- a bit monochromous (i dont even know if thats a word) and i like "another crappy one" too! you really have to work on feet and how to root your characters in space if you know what i mean..

[Zaknafain]

blog: haha my german isnt much better than yours... ;)
adraude: thanks man... your right... having other look through my (real live) sketchbook (and seeing all those bad ideas) feels a lot like talking in front of a crowd. Funny that you are mentioning news as inspiration... I often get ideas while reading them. Just having problems to paint them right now.
asoir: stars... oh well :confident
Idiot: I promise you to write my thoughts down soon. Tried that LAB things on those paintings and it did some nice things. soon... (why am I so busy?)
mattgamer: thx... but got a new page now anyway...
tigermilk: advice? Don't start with the default round brush... Take something more direct. the default round brush is the worst brush for beginners coming from traditional media (corel painter would be better for that anyway).
soja: danke man... halt einfach die Augen offen während du durch die Welt läufst... fast alles was ich über farbe weiss habe ich draussen gelernt...
Abstrakt zu arbeiten ist auch ein guter Einstieg in Farbe.
krakel: as always, your crits hit the mark. thanks for that.

colorstudies (this time with mood to):
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/trk6i556_014.jpg
http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34z34u3u4_016.jpg

[bradley]

wow great colour studies, the first one the bottom to fingers look almost real. the second one isnt as strong, i dont think the foreshortening worked as you had hoped, maybe its just the first one is alot more interesting. You have been doing some great work in here, well done.

[adraude]

woo...



hot shit my friend. am too busy to do paint-studies, but i'll join in soon. magnificent,.. damn, damn you and those colors. j/k. awesome.

[MattGamer]

cool color studies. hmm... how did you get that red? did you cut someone (or animal) open and let the blood flow then put your hand by it? Huh!? yeah and the green one, i dont even want to know how you did that! haha

[idle.]

Dagnabit boy. I love those color studies. Lovely. Now just inject some of that stuff rumblin in yer head and I don't see any problem of you not being accepted here in Kassel (except maybe me asking myself why as was accepted, lol).

;)

Cheers bro.

[Dile_]

ah man, update! Nice studies =) It feels good when you get the colours right aint it ? ;) Keep it up looking great!

~Dile

[stalsby]

nice sketchin and painting!

[Idiot Apathy]

I've seen these ... TOBI! You need to paint more. :)

[j a k e]

The hands are sweet dude. Like tom said, more! :)

[Main Loop]

dude! how did i miss this tread for so long? i effin love it!

[kakapoopie]

dam man the digital stuff is HAPPENIN!!

i love your custom brushes or whatever you're using because it looks great. awesome color too looks like all those color studies are paying off!

http://www.destrucreative.com/zaknafain/folio/34u34u.jpg is freakin awesome...could you explain the method of how you did the leaves??? im still new to digital painting and this kind of stuff baffles me. I also really like the nude painting...it feels so right. these last hands are great too. wow sweet stuff!!