Njord's sketchbook; Getting the Cramps.

[Njord-E55]

Well, so I figured out I would like to start a sketchbook.

First a little information about me, I currently live in Houston (I'm from Norway) and are attending high school here.

My goals for this sketch book are developing my art and at least try to start to figure out my own style. I don't have a lot of time between school and friends :[ , but i will at least draw each day and make updates here two times a week or more.

Well, enough scnitt-scnatt, here are some of my old drawings, new ones will come later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan45.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10007.jpg¨

Some studies of various things.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10004.jpg

So thats all for now, more to come when I have scanned it. :)

[Bruce Pluto]

Good start Njord,

Your pencils are really cool. Keep updating with your artwork. I want to see more :confident

Bruce

[madplanet]

The skull at the bottom came out really nice. I'd like to see more.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks to both of you. More to come tomorrow, just have to scan it. :)

[Njord-E55]

Here are some more recent drawings, the two first from ref and the last one without.
Do anyone know about a good color pencil tutorial? I have some pencils and I would like to just get a little introduction into the medium. :confident

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan100040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan100010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Scan10002.jpg

[Njord-E55]

Here is a little concept drawing and some head studies.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Smallguy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Headstudy1.jpg

I'm still looking for a color pencil tutorial...

[Njord-E55]

Some more studies.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/bodystudy1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Headstudy2.jpg

[seth1]

Hey! You have some interesting work here mate! You line qulity could use some work.. ALso try the google for Color pencil tutorials...

[Njord-E55]

Okey, I blew the update twice a week pretty fast. School and homework and that sort of things take a lot of time. I when i have the option of drawing for 20 minutes or scan a drawing and post it, I draw.
But finally some more sketches.

Again just some studies.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/HandStudy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/RavenStudy.jpg

And a drawing I did for a friend, she obviusly likes ravens.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Ravens.jpg

[Njord-E55]

School takes a lot of time, and my lazyness for scanning my drawings keeps on going. My sketchbook do not fit my scanner in one scan, so i have to do it twice. This of course makes the scanning time twice as long.

Here is some recent gestures and figure drawings, and a little concept of a muslim wizard warrior.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/characterstudy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Figure1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/MuslimWarrior.jpg

Here is a little WIP. Comments highly aprishiated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Headstudyrender.jpg

[Cordy]

I think you're on to something.

[Njord-E55]

I'm a lazy bastard. I should really update more often.
But here is something new. Studied a bit body anatomy and tried it out.
It is really helpfull i must say. The thing everyone says about study antomy really pays off.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Vikingline.jpg

[Pesmerga]

Sweet. Keep doing those studies!

Hey, it's that domai chick I like to draw :)

[Njord-E55]

Yep, yep. It's domai chicks. I shold really do a redrawing, not completly satisfied with it. Next project.

[Njord-E55]

Update:
Started to shade the Viking. I also need to buy some graphite powder for the sky.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/VikingShading1.jpg

[blkn]

Looking good.. two quick crits: one, the arm looks a little short, it doesn't seem to be drawn back far enough to warrant that much foreshortening. Two, I think it'd add a lot to the piece if you were to emphasize the weapon and shield some more, both by size and detail. Here are two quick references off of google:

http://www.runenews.com/images/axe5.jpghttp://www.runenews.com/images/axe1.jpg

Hope that helps.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks. I when i flip the image in photoshop I see what you are talkng about. Need to rise the shoulder part a little. If I have one tip to everyone it would be to look at their drawing in a mirror.

I'll try to fix the arm and not screw up the drawing completely.

As for the ref, thanks again, but I'm going for someting more historaical correct.

http://www.larp.com/midgard/axes1.jpg

[blkn]

ah i see, that's fine.. i've always been a fan of abstraction more so than realism :) good luck.

[Njord-E55]

Saved the axe pictures to my comp, might come in handy some day.
Here is some anatomy studies. Just bought a sketchbook just for that subject.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/HeadAnatomy1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/HeadAnatomy2.jpg

[Cordy]

you got a sketchbook.I think this is a good thing. Let's see hecka pictures!

[Njord-E55]

I had a visit from a friend from Norway this Christmas so there hasn't been much time for updating.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Viking3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Snowboarder.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/WhiteLama.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little08.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little06.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little05.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little04.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little01.jpg

Enjoy...

[Cordy]

I'm not very good at this critquing thing, but I guess that's what this place is all about.

maybe try to use less busy broken lines and place them where you think they'll be more effective. You already know to keep studying anatomy so.....


the page with the faces is my favorite, especially the one where you wrote
" actually pretty good"

[Njord-E55]

I know my linework needs work, so I'm going to make some pen sketches only.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little09.jpg

[Cordy]

The bottom one is good, good! keep using the pen, I think.

[fooxoo]

Keep it up! Esp the anatomy studies - they help a great deal! :^^:

[Njord-E55]

More of the 10-15 minutes at school sketches. And some more anatomy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Shoulderblade.jpg

[Njord-E55]

Two more 10-15 minutes and the preliminari sketch of a girl.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Rockgirl.jpg

[Cordy]

duder, these are looking good! I can tell that yer putting more thought into your lines. Heck


On the second one, it looks like the horizontal lines don't point towards the same vanishing point, though.

[Njord-E55]

You are completely right about the horizon lines, A made one vanish point than forgot about it and made a new one, So there are actually 2. ^^

[Njord-E55]

A ink study, just messing with diffrent styles and more 10-15 minute school sketches. Thanks to all who comment here, especially Cordy, you got a nice sketchbook!:teeth:
The inks are actually sefportraits.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little16.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little19.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little20.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little21.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little22.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/InktestSelf.jpg

[Cordy]

drawing is simple good

I like your studies. aren't grey markers cool?

[Njord-E55]

Some inkwork, trying to get a grip on inks. I did't use gray markers, but ink wash. You shoud try it out Cordy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Inkface2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/InkFace1.jpg

[Cordy]

more, more! the sun on the first one reminds me of a fried egg--i like it.

[Njord-E55]

Here are the latest. Some watercolor and inkwash work. Im starting to get the hang of watercolor, I haven't had anything decent to show you until now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Snowmountain.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Chainsaw.jpg

[Cordy]

man, those paintings are good. I'm actually working on a painting right now-- I'll post it in my sketchbook--- no matter how much worse it gets.


the guy holding the cane looks like he's kinda floating without having his weight distributed on any leg, and the arm at his side looks a little stiff.

[Njord-E55]

Some figure and watercolor studies. Starting to get the hang of watercolor. It is a wonderful medium.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Figure02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Watercolor01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/watercolor03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Watercolo02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little28.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little27.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little26.jpg

[Cordy]

yeah, you are getting good at water color. The figure study looks good, too.


I think more of a contrast beteween lights and darks on the comic page would maybe make it pop out more-- but I don't know if that's what you want. best update yet. That's what I think anway.

[Njord-E55]

I used last day to make my own home made sketchbook. It turned out really well and it was an interesting project to do. If there is interest for it I can make and upload a tutorial to CA.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/DSC03414.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/DSC03415.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/DSC03416.jpg

[Gilead]

Nice work. I'd like to see how that sketchbook went together.

[Njord-E55]

Some more work. I'll start on the tutorial tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Little29.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Watercolor04.jpg

[Cordy]

I wish i was on that island right now. good island

[Njord-E55]

Here are some recent images. Some different stuff here, anything from octos to character concepts.

I would also thank everyone who have commanted here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/apple.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/character1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/character2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/character3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/figure1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Figure2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/octo2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/Octo.jpg

[Cordy]

Improvin' I think. I escpecially like the octopus with the school of fish.

[Cordy]

Njord: go here: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62232

The poll are still open for the last challlenge if you feel like voting: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61831

[Njord-E55]

Long time since last update. I need to start to kivk myself in the but to update more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Jump.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/RobotFact.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Bridge.jpg

[madplanet]

Your watercolors look great and I especially like the octopus on the car. Keep working the figure and hand studies.

[invinciblewombat]

very nice everything pretty much, I really like your faces and the watercolors look great, they're impossible to control. they fgure studies look great but a few of the older ones like the viking looking guy with the axe, they look a bit stiff. Overall you've got some great stuff both in quantity and quality, hope to see more real soon and the best of luck on the field of thunderdome battle.

[fionkell]

Heya Njord. I dig the assembly line image, some nice perspective and a considerably gloomy atmosphere, I like it.
The legs on the leaping guy look a bit close together, like he's posing instead of lunging at someone, but I like his motion :)

[Dead Road 7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/tenginger/octo2.jpg

I LOVE THIS.

also, I have to give this sketchbook a kudos, there is some really good stuff in here.

One thing you might want to look at is anatomy. You have a solid base of good technique, now it's time to crank it up a notch.

[cw]

looking good. i like the soft figurework and the watercolors best so far.

more anatomy :) lets all do anatomy to death :D It will heal the world :)

[Mort]

yea the squid on the car and the flying fishes are really cool.
also like the robot factory. the other robot is like dude, wtf?
hehe sorry. show more if you got.

[Njord-E55]

I have a bunch of studies, 15-20 min anatomy everyday. I keep them in a seperate skechbook, and I don't see that much use for pages upon pages with them here in my skechbook. I might scan some someday, but there is other work I consider more important to show. The perspective drwaing is made with the messiest stuff ever. It's called graphite powder and it covered my whole desk by the end of the drawing.

Here is some more for your enjoyment.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/sketch1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/wclife.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Inklife.jpg

[alenacat]

Norway is fantastic. I'm going back there at easter!

Keep up the drawing. The perspective in the second to last one blows my mind!

[invinciblewombat]

you're watercolors are great, do you use one of those watercolor specific brushes with the water in the shaft or just a traditional one bcz the control on those is really percise.

[fionkell]

nice control on the wet media, i always found those the hardest (is the black one ink?). I like the overlapping fingerprinty effects, very cool touch. Keep experimenting with the head from different angles and you're looking good!

[Njord-E55]

Apocolypse Rex inspired me to mace some motion studies of the human body.
I have also added some charcoal life drawings and some other stuff. I think i will take a study week now. I need to build up my visual vocabulary.

And what is all the prejuce against wet media.
The fun with watercolor is that it is so expressive!

It is black ink iolarnula, and the worst kind, acrylic ink, messiest stuff ever.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Sketch3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Charlife.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/aketch2.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

you're crasy with those wet medias, every time "I try im too paralysed of fear of messing up and wasting all that $ I spent on them :( the figures in the first look a little bit stiff but much more natural and gracefull in the second, I like the enviro thumbnais there too.

[Mort]

nice, i like the action poses. and the watercolor really suits you. keep it up.

[fionkell]

The thumbnail enviros are cool, 'specially the trees. You got some good expressions going in the faces too.

[Cordy]

it's been a while.Looks like this thread is heating up. I also like the assembly line too.

[cw]

I like the loose ink figures -really nice :) keep at it !

[Njord-E55]

I din't have time to scan anything today. I were at the Houston Rodeo.
So here is some old shit. Most is old 3D work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/PHCBig.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Banke01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/MatchBox.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NewBorn10copy.jpg

[Dead Road 7]

More good stuff. The 3D is amazing, good stuff.

[Mort]

is the car thing 3d? anyways its damn fucking cool.
i have no skill at 3d at all, so i dont know what to say exept its looks great.

[invinciblewombat]

hot damn, I'm loving that 3D, I've gotta do some for my classes and it takes forever just to put out the subpar shit I do, that must;ve taken you forever.

[Njord-E55]

henks for the comments. Yes, invincible wombat, I used a lot of time on it. The hover thingy I think i used 20 hours on. I posted these for you, just ask me if you have any questions. I'm not very good at 3D but i know some.

That is also the reason why i stopped with 3D. There were to many parameters and that sort of stuff. It took to much time and i ended up drawing more insted.
Sure it makes the perspective for you, but I felt it became to artificial working with it.

Here is todays sketches. And one word of advice; never buy Revees oil pastels, they suck. I did and I was really dissapointed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/little30.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Playingvolley.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/OunkBath.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/little31.jpg

[Njord-E55]

This isn't my best update. Just got some new oilpastels and im trying them out.
Them make a very interesting mark.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/sketch4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Little32.jpg

[Mort]

oilpastels is a difficult thing to use. i never touch the stuff.
i like the dead woman.
keep doodling.

[Njord-E55]

More oilpastel work. It looks like I like all the mediums all other dispise. Watercolor and oil pastels, where will this end?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Little33.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/little34.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

looking pretty good, it's hard to get clear defined edges with oilpastell, I find that if you have some q-tips around they work as great smudgesticks for it though.

[Dead Road 7]

I like the color choices in your oil pastels. I personally hate oil pastels, so congrats on being able to use them.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks for the comment invinciblewombat and dead road. I must say i like oil pastels for color studies and thumbnails. But they need to be good quality, hope more people will discover them.
Here is what looks like to be my entry into the teen challange. I want to make the water jet into watercolor but I seriously doubt I have time before spring break.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/RobotCity.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/Character01.jpg

[cw]

bit of a touch small head on that last fella, but I like the tonal composition of the one above. Not too sure about the curved lines on the scrapers, they dont look precise enough to be fish-eye lens type goings-on, so im not quite 100% sure whats happening there, but overall I like that one a good bit. top stuff, and with the oil pastels as well, difficult buggers they are. :D

keep at it!

[Tenelaus]

I was told by one of my teachers to never let oil pastels near anything that would go in a portfolio as a general rule, I guess because they're so goddamn tricky. I'm wondering whether a different colour media would be better for you at your stage - perhaps acrylics?
You're obviously thinking about musclature to a degree in that last pencil piece, proportions are your biggest problem at the moment though. Like Rex said the head is too small, and also the torso is very long. It almost looks to me like you've drawn in the long tunic first and then added the legs underneath and in doing so you've considered the end of the tunic to be closer to the waistline than the waist really is. What I mean is that you should construct your figures with simple shapes and get the proportions right before you go in for details or even clothing.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I did construct a body underneath and added the clothing later. I have been studying anatomy lately and I think the problem lays in all the information. Im trying to add in every muscle without really considering its position.
I have tried out some diffrent methods for body construction.
I guess I just have to go back to the old "head mesurment" and blocks and spheres. The result is better then apperently.

As for the oil pastels, I like them so i will just stick to it. It is just practise.

[fionkell]

I'd be echoing the others on the anatomy issues, so I won't touch on that. The 3D work is fantastic though, what program did you use?

[Njord-E55]

After being on a great vication into the jungles of belize with not much else for entertainment then my sketchbook and bloodsocking insects I'm back.

Bought a new sketchbook, a hardbound one with 190 pages which I hope to fill out in 2 months. Well, well, i better get going and I will continue to post sketches from my vication tomorrow. I got a huge collection.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS04.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS05.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS06.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS08.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS09.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/solbero/NS16.jpg

[cw]

good dynamic pose on that mace guy, and the portrait type shot is nice too!

a whole lot of stuff there, im liking the forest type pics too, theres more of a tone vs. line sense to them which is nice.

cool stuff!

[Dead Road 7]

Nice hand studies, and I like the drawing of the trees.

[Cordy]

I Dunno, draw until you throw up.

[fionkell]

Great studies, you're improving a lot on faces (I particularly like the hand and wrist sketches). Maybe I should take a trip to the jungle :p

[kyi_72]

excellent, keep it up. the fish with the octopus is super cool.

draw!

k

[Njord-E55]

Here is the latest from me. Hope you like it.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/WC_Still2.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=430)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/WC_Still.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=431)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS17.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=416)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS18.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=417)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS19.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=418)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS20.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=419)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS21.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=420)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS22.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=421)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS23.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=422)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS24.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=423)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS24.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=423)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS25.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=424)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS26.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=425)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS27.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=426)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS28.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=427)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS29.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=428)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS30.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=429)

[invinciblewombat]

studies are looking great, only real crit is to watch the perspective in your enviroments, the airport up there looked a little wonky but everything else is looking good, I dig the gun sketches

[Njord-E55]

Here is todays, from a fashion mag.
Thaks to all that is commenting. I aprishiate your opinions.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS31.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=443)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS32.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=444)
http://iup.in/img/solbero/thumb/NS33.jpg (http://iup.in/viewimage.php?img=445)

[Cordy]

inspiring. Don't be afraid to loosen up yer lines a little bit.

[Njord-E55]

Here is a 15 min sketch.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS34.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Great sketchbook, you're definately improving. Keep it up!.....

[cw]

Watercolor looking plants are pretty decent!

armour studies are cool to see! always good to get some goodies like that in yer arsenal!

i lik eit - lots of stuff too, so keep it up m8 :)

[Mort]

looks great, hope we see more 3d stuff too.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks all, I'll be going for a camp trip over the weekend so do not expect any updates from me.

Here is some quick 10 min sketches.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS35.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS36.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS37.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS38.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Great sketchbook, loving the squids!

[Njord-E55]

The only 3D work i'm going to do in the future is maybe sculptuing. I didn't really like 3D on a computer.

Here is the latest.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS39.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS40.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS41.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS42.jpg

[Moiss]

nice watercolour studies.....

[Cordy]

going for it! .watch the weight distribution, nobody wants to eat dirt.

[invinciblewombat]

those 10 min sketches are looking great, only thing toreally watch as was mentioned by cordy is that some of the figures look like they're off ballence and about to fall over, your sketches don't really look like you do an underdrawing underneath and some simple stick figures as kind of a skeletal system that you can erase later may help you out with that.

[fionkell]

Your people are really looking vastly improved, especially their faces. Kepp up the great work!

[Njord-E55]

Here is a vatercolor from the comic Torpedo 1936 and the face of Nike, the protagonist in The Beast Triology. I know the right eye is a bit off and I discovered it after i started shading. Might look on the drawing before I start to shade next time.
If I could get some spesific comments on the watercolor that would be highly aprisiated. Also here are some armor studies. I tried to construct a simple skeleton on those.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Watercolor05.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Nike.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS43.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS44.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS45.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS46.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Hi there.
I like the colors used and the overall feel of the watercolor, but I have a few issues: first: the neck and hat of the guy on the right is a bit flat. And second: I don't see what the white area on the right shoulder of the guy in the middle is (around the cigarette).

I also have the problem that I start to shade too soon, and not look at proportions first. But hey, just keep going and it will be allright....

Cheers,
Arco

[invinciblewombat]

as far as the watercolor goes it looks a bit flat becasue the shading on the faces and the background is very subtle. If you want more hard edges in your watercolor it may help if you use the variety that comes in a tube, it works almost just like goache and is good for mixing colors and gettting some contrast. The portrait on the toned paper is looking nice although some more emphasis on hilights wouldn't hurt it. the armor studies are coming along very nicley as well, they look very solid and have a good sense of how they wouold sit on the body.

[Njord-E55]

I had a little fight with my way to draw. I need to think more when I'm drawing.
I tend to forget to mush about the important like proportions and such.
So here is a few reffed pictures and a few from my imagination.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS47.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS48.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS49.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS50.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS51.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS52.jpg

[Cold]

i think some more reference studies of the human anatomy should come in handy, the more you study them~ the more u will find connections.

[cw]

liking the armour sketches -

I'm no expert but there seem to be a lot of short arms on your figures from the armour pieces onwards. Might be my imagination, but try measuring up those pics and see if the sizes are right.

keep it up! :D

[Cordy]

Do you like Andrew Bird?

[Njord-E55]

It indeed is Andrew Bird Cordy. Im also starting to miss some of your squibbily sketches, and update is highlu encuraged.
Here is some stuff from the last two days. I have to consentrate on doing more proportions. I just finished Bridgeman's constructive anatomy. Copied every sigle illustration, hope i actually learned something from it.

Here is a sketch from a fashion magazine.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS53.jpg

One without any ref.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS54.jpg

Some anatomy legs without ref, just to see if I remember it.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS55.jpg

One desert enviro with ref.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/WC__desert.jpg

Some quick life drawing just to loosen up. In ink pen.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS56.jpg

Some in pencil.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS57.jpg

I need all the comment i can get on my proportions and anatomy, i still feel I'm on a decent level.

[Cold]

Njord thx for your post earlier, i appreciate it.

I can see your studying your dynamics to get the lifely vibe into your action sequences too.

Thing is though, some of the sequences dont looked balanced out enough.
I don't know how to explain this properly, but what i found out when something is moving, it has a certain smooth flow to it, like a fish has in water or like a earoplain's wing has cutting through air.

Anyway what i would suggest is, practice using some general flow lines before starting to draw. So you create some guide that indicates what kind of action and in what gravity is going to take place, then use them lines to draw your figures matching the flow.

prolly doesnt make much sence, but hey, good luck:)

[invinciblewombat]

the desert enviroment makes me very happy, a great range of colors in the sand and it still looks very realisitic, you're amazing with those watercolors.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks Invinceblewombat and Cold for your kind comments. And yeah cold, i should make some swooshy lines the next time I make some life drawings.
In the aviator picture I tried to make some at least decent proportions and the scan came out very muddy for some unknow reason.
The other one is just some thumbnails for a speed painting.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS58.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS59.jpg

[Njord-E55]

Here is some drawings made on small bristol board pices to practice light and tone.

This is Lee Crab from a book called dinotopia. Great pictures there btw.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Bristol01.jpg
This one is also from dinotopia.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Bristol02.jpg

This is made without any ref as practice.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Bristol03.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

dinotopia! I remember looking at those illustrations for days as a kid, I don't remember any of the story but they're amazing books. the head is looking a bit large and like it's lolling forward on the one without a ref and I really like the face on the second one.

[Cold]

I feel as tho your pencil is to soft, and i beleave for a softer pencil range you should specialise in large sized pictures. I think you could push out the detail with a harder and sharper pencil, for example: the soldier, the collor, i would add some stiches into the clothing design and on the shoulder where the thing is soed together, maybe a putton, the pullet-belts i would of spend more time with that since that is one of the main things that jump into eye, more definition on the hands, are they muddy, have they got bruises fomr crawling in the mudd, the mask i definitely add detail on the design, since you can get real-life references on the net with ease, i could go on and on and on and on...

what im saying is detail builds a picture, the more detail the more it will have to say, and when something is told people will listen ...in our case, they will look

[ArcoNL]

I can see that you're really productive over here. There's enough room for improvement, but there's a definate progression noticable in your drawings...just keep drawing and drawing......

Cheers,
Arco

[dannE-B]

hey njord nice sketchbook you have here, just been looking through it all and you've got some nice observational stuff. your recent watercolour pics are interesting, they have a good illustrated feel about them, especially the gangster one. It has nice looseness to the line and the colours are warm. I reckon taking a little more time over your shading perhaps. good stuff.

[Cordy]

Hey man, I love dinotopia. I think everyone else pretty much commented on whatever i was was going to.

I just updated my SB with some turkey dick. Check it out.

[cw]

i cant add anything more than the others' comments really, I do reckon it may be worth trying a finer tool - harder pencil or what-have-you. love the desert and the leg studies. Keep it up dude! Like everyone said, you're getting better no doubt! :D

[fionkell]

Looks like you've been more than busy, sorry I haven't been checking in as much as I should. in your pencil pics, try and experiment with more solid areas of contrast to give em more punch.

I like the dinotopia ones :D

[Njord-E55]

I thank all of you. Your comments about me actually making progress came at an very apropriate time. Yesterday I had one of those existencial moments we all have were you ask yourself; "Is this worth all the time and effort im putting into it. I feel like I'm not progressing."
So i went to my drawer were I keep all my drawings and went through some of the old ones. So I made a little slideshow of my drawings from way back, just to convince myself I'm actually making progress.

If Your not interested the new ones are at the bottom.

This one is 6 years old, from when I'm 10. I'll never forget the floating cigar.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/FlotingCigar.jpg

One of my first "Concepts", a dragon. From 2001.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Drage2.jpg

Eld character; My first. From 03.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Elf2.jpg

Also from 03.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Magican.jpg

2004. By this time i had started to read online tutorials about proportions and poses. By this day this is still one of my favorites.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Fightingman.jpg

Tried to make a couple of comics in 2004 also. I love the story and pictures in this one.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Comic2.jpg

Ahh, memories of my beginning within the creative realm.
And so for the new stuff. All are studies of diffrent topics. I've also started on John H. Vaderpoels book "The human Figure". Hope all this reading helps.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS60.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS61.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS62.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS63.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS64.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS65.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

Yesterday I had one of those existencial moments we all have were you ask yourself; "Is this worth all the time and effort im putting into it. I feel like I'm not progressing."

It's always worth it, any putting it online lets more people than just yourself see that so keep going. The retrospective is really cool, it's always fun to go back and look at old work even if you're not so proud of it anymore. The shells, the first page of people and eyes are my favourite out of the new batch.

[fionkell]

It's always good to pull out the stuff from a few years of even a few months ago and just look at how far you've come when you're feeling pretty low and uninspired. Whilst eating chocolate.

The page of eyes is great, I like the scribbliness of it :)

[Mort]

i like the eyes too. looks like a cool pillar of eyes or something.

[Cordy]

On the hatching, try out not spacing the strokes so far, and make it a little more solid.if you do it right, you can get the hatched effect without it looking like a grid. Or... you can just disregard what I said, because I probably don't know what the hell I'm talking about. I try...sometimes


edit: ah, I'm the third page super star. you made it this far.

[ArcoNL]

Way to go dude, love the eyes, the shells and the clown/horse drawing. Keep on going, you're on the right track. And do I recognize the feeling of 'I'm not progressing, it's not worth it'. I have that almost daily, it's part of the realm I guess. Just ignore the little voices, they're telling lies....:)

Cheers,
Arco

[Njord-E55]

Never listen to the voices is the new motto. I've also broken the Mach 3 barrier, so much learned - so much still to learn. Doing the face right now, so expect a self portrait in the very near future. So your finally going to see the man behind the, um, art.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS66.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS67.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS68.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/NS69.jpg

[Cordy]

that hatching looks good

[fionkell]

Now you're getting into the swing of things, great studies :)

[ArcoNL]

Look who's been busy...looking good, especially the mouths...keep on rockin'...

Cheers,
Arco

[cw]

good studies dude - keep it up -good to see so many on the page there, really working it! :D

[invinciblewombat]

studies are looking very solid, I sepecially like the nose and lips page

[fionkell]

Don't make me scream my battle-cry.

[Listing]

Such a variety of studies. Nice. Keep expanding.

[Njord-E55]

I'M BAAAACK!
Here is my teen challange entry. The subject is the nightmare.

[Njord-E55]

Recent todays-yesterday+day before's sketches. Poor quality, but then again taken with a crappy camera. Hopefully good enought to give you an idea.

[invinciblewombat]

yay you live! love the gestures and the lizards, no more many-month haituses

[Njord-E55]

Invinciblewombat: Good to see you as well. Even though i have not been here i have been drawing. Have around 250 sketchpages made over the summer.

Here are some more. Trying to make a couple of custom typefaces. The last one is for a poster competition on www.dontpaniconline.com.

[invinciblewombat]

out of the three I like the harmony one the best, on all of them though the type dosn't seem to be lining up very well. one thing you can do to help a bit with doing typography by hand is to just take a ruller and lay down lines and bounding blocks for the letters before you go in.

[Njord-E55]

@InvincibleWombat: Yes, ill keep that in mind for some final stuff. Right now im just developing ideas.

The fist one is the finalized poster. I didnt really like the way the lettering came out. I'm deciding if im going to re-do it. Any suggestions would be greatly aprishiated.

Some more stuff from me. The first ones are sketches from this day and yesterday. The forth one is the colored sketch for my poster. The rest is stuff from one of my older sktchbooks. Just trying to show some of the stuff i did while i was away from CA.

[invinciblewombat]

watercolors are looking very nice, only really nagging thind is the black lines around the shadows in this one: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35056&stc=1&d=1160674040

[Cordy]

I like the colors on that smoker, njord. you know what to do.

[fionkell]

You're alive! :)

Great range of studies and media experiments. Your faces have gotten stronger and more defined, keep it up!

[Njord-E55]

Some more work. I have lately been doing more tonal work than i used to. Trying to nail down good tones and shapes instead of detail. One of the reasons some of the work has pen lines going all over. Hopefully it will lead to something.
First one is a commission done for a friend. The rest is ideas and gestures.

[aph]

Great stuff Njord =)
I really like the development and your idea generation is pretty nice. Really sweet watercolours by the way, I love those. Keep it up with faces, don't forgot to get your lines right first though. Check proportions, facial measurements etc.
Its a chore now but in time it'll improve your speed. Go!

[Njord-E55]

I thought i'd do some anatomy work today. I need to do some more anatomy studies the next days. To bad i dont have my bridgeman books. I havent gotten my stuff since i moved to spain. There are also some architecture studies and a aketch for a piece i working on.

[Njord-E55]

Here is todays sketches. I dont realy have time to write today.
Also i made a font based on my handwriting

[Cordy]

I really like these bottom figures, but it seems like most of them have large heads, or very short necks. good stuff

[invinciblewombat]

custom handwriting font is great, http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35688&stc=1&d=1160816703 is looking good too, is that marker or watercolor?

[Njord-E55]

@Cordy: Thanks, man. Yep i know. The thing is i often focus in the heads and suordinate the body during realy quick gestures. When i dont mark aything up in the beginning it often turns out that way. Need ore practice though.

@invinciblewombat: Thanks, its actually inkwash. THen i went over it with a waterfast pen.



Here is the font file if anyone is interested in trying it. It' just basic letters. No special characters. I suppose it could be used for a comic.

[Njord-E55]

Here is my secound try at making a poster. I like this one better than the first atempt.

[invinciblewombat]

this poster is much more interesting compositionally and looks a lot more graphic-design-ey. the scribbles behind the figure in the foreground are distracting though, i think that the fact that she is a differnt color than the background is enough to draw attention and they are unnecessary

[MagpieO]

i really like your art work.......i tried watercolor(took a class with my mom and a bunch of old ladies) but i more into strong color and detail. i wanted to ask a quick question.......i do alittle bit of book binding but i can never make a hard covered book. what did you use???

[Njord-E55]

@MagieO: I have all the pictures from the bookbinding. Ill see if i can make a tutorial with some pictures when i have the time.

[hurricane]

all very interesting and "live" sketches and paints!
i like them all !

cheers!

[MagpieO]

@MagieO: I have all the pictures from the bookbinding. Ill see if i can make a tutorial with some pictures when i have the time.

wow thanks. ive been making lots of books but always give up when it comes to the cover.

[Njord-E55]

@hurricane: Thanks man, that is really encuraging.
@invisiblewombat: Thanks for the comment. Ive posted my new design now. See if you like that better.

Some more stuff from the last couple of days. I havn't been making a lot of sketches. I've been busy making a website and finishing up the TeenChallange and the poster. Here is the lates though. I did a remake of the property poster and fixed the one with the girl.

[invinciblewombat]

the new poster is looking much better, especially from a distance, your figures are coming long nicley but it seems like you're afraid to show much of their fingers, that gets a bit distracting especially in the smoking picture.

[Njord-E55]

@...Invinsible: Point taken. I have done a few hand studies now.

Fist one is a little illustration for the poem "Red" by Ted Hughes.
Rest is hand, person and enviroment gestures. Hope they please you...

PS. Check out my new website if you have time. It is Simplified (http://simplified.awardspace.com). Also if you could give a crit on the design that would be nice.

[invinciblewombat]

the studies are looking good, one thing on your website all the links in the link section are leading to http://awardspace.com/partners.html from your site becasue they have "http://awardspace.com/partners.html" in front of the site where they're meant to go in the html code. other than that I like how clean and straightforward it is, a lot of times people go crazy with ther websites and make them way too complicated.

[fionkell]

Great gestures, I do like that page of people sitting indoors for some reason.

[Njord-E55]

Step 1: Get some bamboo. You can buy it, find it, steal it from old ladies or as in my case get it from someone’s garden. It should be about the thickness of you pinkie.

Step 2: Get a knife and make a 35 degree cut on the bamboo. Remember the scout proverb; always cut away from yourself. I don’t really want anyone to end up with 9 and a half finger.

Step 3: Cut away a little bit of wood on the sides to form it into a proper nib shape. Also reduce the sharp point of the nib to a flat end with a width of 2-3 mm.

Step 4: Flick of a little bit of wood from the underside of pen. This should be some white hairy stuff. This is to avoid the ink soaking up the pen.

Step 5: Make one grove with the point of you knife on the top side of the pen. This should not go through the wood. Do the same on the underside. This is to make the ink flow downwards.

Congrats, you just made your own pen! Now you just have to cut it into proper length.
I personally like around 15 cm.

[invinciblewombat]

that's sweet, I'll try as soon as I can gt my hands on some bamboo

[Ryan DeMita]

hey some pretty nice work in here, love the water colors. lots of studies amd overall good stuff. keep working out those porpotions.

keep at it
-ryan

[Listing]

Improving. Keep at it with your structural studies.

[Cordy]

hey, the stuff on the last sketchbook page is looking good, the lighting in the bar in particular. It seems like a lot of your characters have short and wide/stumpy porportions, especially in the arms. It's something to fool around with.

[Cold]

Heh. I Like your environment shot of the robot factory, its strong. As for your drawings in general, they have a washy feel to them, which means there have know real contrast-line firmly gesturing the shape of the object reflecting the light. Except your black and white drawings, they do, but those lines appear to be wobbly which takes it back to the washy look, abit. Sorry.

[Njord-E55]

Hi Cold, its nothing to be sorry about. You comments are some of the best i get, I wish I had more of them. And isn't that what this forum is all about, giving help to each others?

[Cold]

Yes it is. Your right. Besides you are one of the few that actually improves their ability, this clearly is shown from the first page to only your third. Something you can be proud of, and it should help you to become even better in the next drawings to come.

[dannE-B]

Nice studies, its good to see you working with all sorts of traditional media rather than ignoring it, like i have:(...anyways keep up the good work.

[Njord-E55]

@ Prothet: Im getting a wacom for christmas. I do enjoy tradizional though.

And finally after 2 moths, i get an internet connection. My family had to bribe one of the service guys with 20 euros and a bottle of wine, but finally we are on the web. Spain is a very relaxed country indeed.

Here is some of the work i have done the last two months. Some different work sketches made with the homemade bamboo pen, i love that thing by now, it has such a special mark. Some sketches for the Stylized Animal Challange. There are also some photographs of some garbage animals i have made. Ive been collecting junk around my house and glued it togheter.

Enjoy, hopefully.

[Njord-E55]

Photos from scrap

[invinciblewombat]

good to see you're updating in here again, the garbage animals are very cool, the last one reminds me a lot of an article i saw somewhere about how scientists are attaching computers to insects nervous systems, all the photos were sort of cyborg bugs. looking forward to what you produce with the wacom.

[fionkell]

You live! Keep up the practice, watercolour and pencil works are looking good (love the hatching).

[Njord-E55]

Here is the latest from this side. Wacom has still not arrived from America, so I have to wait a bit more.

This is some of the sketches I made over the holidays. And thanks to everyone for commenting in my SB.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0001.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0002.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0003.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0004.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0005.JPG
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0006.JPG

[invinciblewombat]

eye eating squid for the win! the watercolors are looking good, very vibrant. are those colored pens in the second last or watercolors? they look very sharp and defined put sort of painterly also.

[Njord-E55]

Thanks Wombat, i was really unsure how they would turn out. Im trying a little bit of graphic design now. I need to improve my placment of objects and text togheter.

This is my teen challange and stylized octopus challange pieces. I had fun making these and the octopus one is inspired by a childrens book. In this book mice transform one of their own with a intricate pattern of flowers to a tiger mouse. Fun stuff.

http://iup.in/img/solbero/octopus.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Raven.jpg

[j a k e]

Nice work with the octopus man! Great to see that you're constantly sketching too, awesome progress.

[Njord-E55]

Retuned the favor jake.

The unhappy demonstrants, or something.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0007.jpg

Ink stuff, the dancer. I really like how the red cloth makes a focal point.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0008.jpg

Three pecil concepts I did during the holidays. Tried experimenting with dynamics and viewpoint.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0010.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0012.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0014.jpg
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0016.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

that last bunch came out really great both in the rendering and the compositions, you've got a really good range of shades in the renders and the poses are all very dynamic and believable, only nit pick is to keep an eye on the perspective in the second to last one, some of the buildings seem a bit off.

[Cold]

Quite a creative side coming out from you:) I like it, keep em flowing in.

Enjoy 07, i cant even remember much of 06, so do enjoy this one:) ...plenty of drawings thats is

[Njord-E55]

A happy new year to you as well cold, i left you something in your sb.

'Here is a poster a made from my junk sculptures. It is A2 so if anyone wants to print it, their welcome. ^^
http://iup.in/img/solbero/creatures.jpg

[Sirio_Brozzi]

Hey Njord, dropping by to say hello. :) Going through this SB, lots of good stuff going on and a nice variety of subjects. I really like your watercolor work, the animal studies, and especially the recent octopus piece. The sketches from life are the way to go..That recent set of concepts are nice as well, really dug the one with the lady on the roof and the dancer. Your sculptures as well are really creative, making stuff out of junk is fun as hell. Keep it up!

[Cold]

And here goes the neighbourhood

[Grim Reaper]

Very nice sb. Some pictures are exceptionally good, there is few cheesy ones as well ( that deer and landscapes) but overall it's all good quality stuff. Very inspiring. And such a great ideas! I love the idealogy behind almost every picture! Proves you have brains mate.

It strikes me that your style is quite similiar to mine... When I looked at some of the sketches I thought they were something I will do some day but haven't done yet and also maybe- 'me' in some parallel universe is drawing them right now...They just got transferred here to your head by the sudden twist of fate...
But I can't complain, I still have more my own ideas than time hehe:)

If you don't fear the Reaper please visit my Grim Reaper's Dark Art Sketchbook.
Some people who visited are known to crap their pants
(........but that cannot be confirmed):
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1188936#post1188936

[Njord-E55]

Finally I have found something i realy enjoy to illustrate. Luchadores!

Any excuse to draw fat poeple in funny costumes has to be used, regardless of sillyness-factor.

So here it goes.

!Lucha!
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Savea.jpg

Rat Boy with friends...
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0001a.jpg

And Maraccas Man. I also like dolphin man
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0002a.jpg

And the showdown, Rat By vs Marraccas Man.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0003a.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0004a.jpg

My fav, Capitalist Man, Pandamans sworn enemy.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0005a.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0006a.jpg

http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0007a.jpg

The fairy and his will be pink tutu, just have to color it.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0008a.jpg

And the Siamese Wrestling Twins.
http://iup.in/img/solbero/Save0009a.jpg

[Cold]

Cool water colour sketches, love the character designs and ideas. All though, I think you could draw from some more reference pics of the human body, to help you get more gravity in your anatomy, seems abit washy atm.

Over all cool progress, keep it coming.

[fionkell]

Your experiments with ink are what catches my eye the most now, like the crow and the dancer. Are you gonna do some more like that, they turned out real nice :)

[Sirio_Brozzi]

Oh man, that lucha libre set totally kicks ass. Those wrestlers are really a colorful bunch. :) I hope this stuff is prep for a nicely rendered piece. Really dug Ratoman and Pandaman.

[invinciblewombat]

the wrestlers are great, the panda man is my fav, the text could be a little cleaner on them but they still kick ass

[Chance.]

Mighty fine sb you have going here.

Firstly I'd like to thank you for approving the fusion of our ssg's, I look forward to watching you develop further as an artist.

You have a lot variety of medium. Those scrap critters! What fun! I think its great the way you make them and then draw them. That takes an imaginative mind. I wouldn't have thought of that.

I'll be seeing you around.

[cw]

looking good! ur life sketching stuff is really cool looking, nice and dynamic and lively. :)

keep at it!

[Complexx]

Your Improvement throught this sketchbook is noticable, keep it up!