Sketchbook and random drawings

[seetsy]

Yo dudes
Have been a lurker for some time but ive finally decided to post stuff. Looking for critiques so be as harsh as u like. These are sort of oldish but i will hopefully update as regularly as i can with some new stuff.

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ok here are some drawings..

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8338/016cb.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/1899/028ee1.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5893/032qu.jpg

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8086/048an.jpg

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/2843/067hj.jpg

Much more to come when my internet isnt going so slow...

[PaulGanguly]

Hey, this is some really nice stuff, although some of the tones are kinda dark and heavy. They could use some really sharp whites in some places. Also, some more accurate anatomy couldn't hurt, but that's in part a stylistic issue. Still, it's important to have a good grasp of anatomy anyway.

Good stuff, I look forward to seeing more.
-Paul

[seetsy]

Hi thanks for your comments paul. Anatomy is a bit dodge in some areas i know. They are a bit dark, my scanner is a bit crap so i upped the contrast in photoshop maybe i got a little carried away ;)

Here are some more

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9300/077mp.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1599/085kk.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5913/098qx.jpg

[4rt-r41d]

Aye.
These are fantastic!!
just keep it up, all you need is a little more middle tone,
other then that, its looking awsome,

Peace

[seetsy]

a few more

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5126/101sa1.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1522/115te.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1599/122qe.jpg

[seetsy]

Here are a few more. I like these ones but theyre a bit weird...

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5851/131hm.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6894/148yh.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6602/151qj1.jpg

Feel free to crit guys

[Serpian]

Wow, great stuff! I really like the darker tones, something I don't seem to accomplish myself.. Or dare to try... I like your faces, dynamic pics, they've got a vibrant sense of life. More, now!

[seetsy]

Hey dude thanks for the reply. If u want to get dark tones u have to build up in layers dont just try and press realy hard with ur pencil cos itll end up flat. Keep in mind ive adjusted the levels in these pics though. Thanks

[Cup of Joe]

If u want to get dark tones u have to build up in layers

So thats how you guys do it. I've been wondering that for a while. You have an awesome sketchook too. Love the last post. Hope to see more!

[seetsy]

Here are a few more from that sketchbook

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/3204/164vf.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/5112/173oj.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1538/182wp.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1148/191hg.jpg

Anyone feel free to comment,as always..

These are pretty much the last pages of that sketchbook. Well there are a few more but i am much too lazy to scan.. ill try and update this regularaly with current art hopefully..

[gmags]

Those are very nice sketches you got there. Keep postin man. :)

[ghopper]

love your style.

[Nuclear]

love your style.
Me too, awesome sketchbook man

[seetsy]

gmags, ghopper, nuclear thanks for ur comments dudes. Thanks for stopping by.

[katsgod]

You have some really cool looking stuff here Seets.

[MrBobMarley]

Dude, your stuff is awesome. Nice to not see the same things over and over.

[alenacat]

I like the way you mesh things together. Have you ever thought of going beyond the borders of the page rather than being constricted by it. Your drawings seem to grow organically

[coldrum]

Hey Matt, great SB here.. like the way you use the space : D

[fragmentedchimp]

some good stuff, nice appropriation of black ink with pencils.
dont normally see this stuff (if that is in fact what it is, not just dark dark scanner jazz.)

color? :O

[seetsy]

So after a long long absence from this sketchbook ive decided to revive it. Reboot!

Im guessing there will be pretty irregular updates, but hopefully i can post more often than i did before..
To start here is a character i was working on last week

[coldrum]

Hey Matt, nice char dude... and some great concept ideas. You may notice he seems a little stiff and unbalanced in his pose. I would recommend giving him a stronger prouder pose by arching his back slightly, extending his right arm out more so that the base of the weapon is further out from his feet... extend his chest out a bit just to give him some interesting lines and shape.

At the moment he has the body language of someone who has been startled or surprised. If you cant see what I mean, try scrolling the page up to hide his head.. this should make it a bit clearer. His legs are very straight like logs. The perspective is very flat and his head may be just a little too small... not by much though.

I love the lighting on the chest plate... cant wait to see how he turns out if you carry through with this style of rendering. Hope this is helpful... its only my personal opinion so take it as you see fit :)

Looking forward to some updates!!

[seetsy]

Hey Jez man, thanks heaps for the comments! Some great advice, its not often you get such detailed crits on a piece.

Ill take this on and try and fix this one up sometime soon. I was gonna call it done but now i might fix it up and add some colour

anyways heres some more stuff. The girl is from a ref

[Pixie Bergman]

Hey man this is good work! You have got so much more stuff that u should put on here. Lunch sketches? Weekend drawings? C'mon!

Keep drawing, keep posting! :muscle:

[remmy]

Sup seets you have got a sweet sketchbook here man. Love your work its got some great potential. You really like clowns too hu... Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook, its good that you've revived yours. Your digital stuff is sweet as well my only crit is your UNDONE char he has the biggest gap between his legs ha ha. Keep posting man cause I'll be back!

[Gadbury]

Thanks for stopping by my SB, and for the comment :)

I like the way your pages flow with drawings, like someone already said, a great use of space, every one holds my attention! I havn't any crits really I'm afraid. I'd like to see more of your work though, its refreshing to see work like this. keep updating :)

[seetsy]

mr gradbury: cheers thanks for stopping by mine :)

remmy: thanks man, yea the gap is pretty big now u mention, thanks for the tip.. and clowns rock my world :/

Pixie ive scanned these sketches to post. These are from a recently finished a6 sketchbook with mostly life sketches from around the place. Was to lazy to pick out the good ones so am just posting it cover to cover...these are pretty quick, some are crap some are ok, but thought id post to get some feedback

[seetsy]

the rest of the book :)

[Pixie Bergman]

Wow dedication man.. Very nice sketches matt! Should keep posting.

[seetsy]

thanks pixie

another post with some sketches

[seetsy]

Yo CAers, been a while. Thought id start posting again....
some photo study action..

[seetsy]

Some more studies... apple is from life, some skulls and the others are just from photos i liked for one reason or another
kind of botched that girls face up.. :\ will prob try that one again sometime...

[Max Challie]

Good start.

Quite a few of these look stiff, though. Go out and do some gestures. Also, play with colours a littlemore. Head towards the greyish side of colours, experiment. And some traditional painting too. :)

[Pixie Bergman]

Very cool studies matt! Keep posting!!! Im sure you got more stuff in your moleskine.. :)

[Kristo Novo]

hi seets_

thx for passing by in my sketchbook - nice stuff in here - I like your scanned sketchbookpages the most - but your color studies are also well improved - I´d say you´re on the right way to rock ;)

[seetsy]

Thanks Max and Kristo, your comments are mucho appreciated. Hehe those sketchbook pages were done ages ago, maybe i will revisit that kind of stuff some time...

thx P.Bergman :blah: havent hooked up a scanner yet tho

Been getting into design in lately, and trying to see things as shapes..
so i did a bunch of sillohoette drawings from photos for practice, i started with some vehicles but then just kind of deviated into random things :)

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i did these from imagination, seeing the poses as shapes was helpful

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i also painted and ate this plum, not in that order

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Cheers!

[Rodimus25]

Hey Matt, hows it going mate? Thanks for dropping by:) Awesome sketchbook u got happening mate, can clearly see the difference from when u started to where u're at now, massive leaps:) Keep posting mate:)

[seetsy]

Rod - Thanks man, im trying to get better, but that early stuff is pretty old!
Arthur 'Two Sheds' - cheers Brendan! ill try to keep posting tho im susceptable to laziness :teeth:

Some value studies from photos... Probably should have gave credit to the photos i reffed in earlier posts..anyways these studies are from photographers yousef karsh, jill freedman, and barry lategan

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3415/clowncir.jpg

also some master studies after sorella.. trying a few different painting approaches.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8941/sorella1.jpg

and a value study of a nectarine

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6696/nectarine.jpg

[comixnut]

really really nice sb. a solid 2 pages to start of with. :D

[Pixie Bergman]

wow excellent studies matt! Very nice keep it up!

[seetsy]

comixnut - cheers mate
pixie- thanks!

been practicing and studying colour last week or two,
i painted this apple from life.

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9459/apple2.jpg


also tried a master study after Monet, turned out crap but i think i learnt a few things.. i think the painting is called 'haystack snow effect' or something
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/6331/monetstudyartrage.jpg

and a bunch of quick film still studies, these are about 10-20 min each. i was inspired to try the no opacity painting that the super talented algenpfleger has been trying out lately. it was hard at first, and its a bit slower but i think i learnt alot from it..

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7494/colourfilmstills.jpg

[Pixie Bergman]

Awesome studies matt! Painting with no opacity is hard, you did a great job! You will be really, really awesome in no time.

[seetsy]

Thanks Kazza

i did this a while ago but forgot to post
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7083/blackheadstudy.jpg

just some drawings
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1861/char001m.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1682/girl1g.jpg

i jumped on the bandwagon and tried a multi limb thing, its actually pretty fun and good practice should do more..

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8073/multilimb01.jpg

yea...back to the drawing board..

[Pixie Bergman]

Sup matthew, multilimbs looks cool, it's definately good practice. I know you have more in your sketchbook, share them! About your crits for painting hair, can you kindly do a paintover for me, even if its a quick one? I dont quite understand.. Hehe thanks.

[wookiedabo]

nice stuff sir, can't believe there are no stars attached to this 'ere thread. the pencil characters in particular caught my eye, defo do more of them, your lines are awesome.

*edit: bugger, turns out there are stars, and I was signed out.... hmmm....

[HunterKiller_]

Great studies.
You're on the right track, keep doing it! :)

[seetsy]

wookiedabo: cheers mate, i will post more
hunterkiller: thanks bud!

some more drawings from imagination land.

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ill scan some more moleskine pages later probably

[Tigermilk]

oh WOW really nice inmprovment man, totally dig the lastest posts. I'll just keep watching. :)

[bharat]

nice....

[monotony]

really cool work here, seetsy.
those recent photo- and masterstudies turned out real nice.
and the last two sketches are great. you plan on coloring the girl? looks like she's just waiting for you to do so!
keep it up, mate. :)

[EKOes]

great start seetsy, very good work especially in the last three sketches! The piercing woman rocks :)

[LORD M]

Great sketchbook, very fun to look through. Just one thing I think you should do more, different types of facial expressions, since I got the feeling that the majority got kinda the same type of facial expression. Just a thought, a tip or something. :)

[Pixie Bergman]

Awesome update matt! Love love love the sketches. Yea i agree with monotony, you should paint the girl up. Maybe do some quick colour studies from film stills first before painting the girl. It will be a good warm up. Keeeeeep it up!! :)

[Masayasu]

Nice stuff, I particularly like the sketchbook drawings on the first page. It looks like you had some good studies going on. Keep posting.

[t i m]

Great stuff seetsy! In just two pages I have seen a massive jump in the quality and construction of your pieces. In particular the last two pencil sketches were phenominal.

[seetsy]

Tigermilk: Thanks man, digging ur stuff too keep it up
bharat: Thanks!
monotony: Thx man, yea that girlsketch turned out alright, maybe i will get motivation to paint it up, cheers!
EKOes: Thankyou
LORD M: Thanks, ur totally right about the expression thing, its a bad habit... i was planning to work on that when i read ur comment but forgot heh, will definitely try to work on it from now on :D
Pixie: Thankyou, u are improving too fast we can't keep up!
Arthur 'Two Sheds': Thanks Brendan, just as u are too :D cheers mate
Masayasu: Thankyou.. not sure which sketchbook ur referring too, if its the life sketches yea they were fun, im missing not going drawing outside nearly as often as i was
t i m: thankyou man much appreciated

well havent been drawing alot lately, kind of fell behind on studies so i havent seen alot of improvement, ive been working on other areas besides drawing, as well as personal projects, and thats been taking up my time

but anyways heres some random stuff i scanned cos i likd for one reason or another, kind of slack to take them any further...

some girls sketches..
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9126/girliesf.jpg
they all have short hair...

misc
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8510/oth.jpg

my phone, sort of rushed

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7360/phonelife.jpg

moleskine
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2870/0010w.jpg

and some studies.. i think inverting really helps u see ur linework better when u are trying to improve it

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/245/fashiona.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/957/fashiona2.jpg

[seetsy]

some more stuff
wanted to practice some perspective on figures, so i stickytaped a few pages together and did some practice.. was really helpful but ive got so much i need to work on..

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/255/figuresspac.jpg

and a pumpkin sketch from a photo

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/336/pumpkinb.jpg

and some moleskine sketches
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5661/moleskine3.jpg

guess i gotta learn to trust the process.. till next time :)

[Abrodos]

Cool designs, interesting shapes, great anatomy and really good values. Not much more to say.. only keep up the work!

[Pixie Bergman]

Wow cool update matt! Your anatomy knowledge is really strong... im so jealous :) keep going with those perspective practices! And maybe try some character painting too! :D

[Porg]

Wow. I loved those first page pieces the way they were all combined as one, then saw those pages and pages of sketches and was blown away.

THEN I get to page two and see those wicked paintings and sketches.
Too good. Well impressed.
You inspire me loads and could learn a lot from you.

Please keep posting.

[coldrum]

Matt! awesome update :D the master studies are really nice.. pen character sketches also great. I can see you are trying out a variety of styles which is always fun. Great page! keep it up man

[SEVANS]

Nice to see such a mix of images and experiements.
I like your quick colour studies and your looser ink pics the most.
Look forward to seeing more.

[MacKs]

Your sketches are awsome :D the clown was dead set my fave,

keep at it man ;D

[chuck18mp]

Great sketches!

[Nele Klumpe]

Very cool studies... but why do I feel like seeing algenfaces everywhere? just ignore me if I'm writing nonsense, haha :D
Keep it up!

[comixnut]

Seetsy, whatever you believe you need to still learn about anatomy (and let's face it, for most of us there's always something) you are well on your way dude! Thanks for sharing.

[zweiDee]

dude! those life sketches are killer!

[ImaGEEnation]

Damn, really nice sketchbook, man! Gotta get meself a moleskine! Inspiring stuff!

[alffla]

you should upd ate more dude: ) thanks again.

[seetsy]

Hi guys... XD sorry its really been too long since an update/////

thanks all for the comments :D

i just decided to dump a bunch of random studies etc here, as they are just sitting around on my hdd.. Im still working regulary on art stuff....

heres some from last few months..

life studies and some from photos

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/120/camerbag.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5026/30994179.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1830/chipsy.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2156/treevg.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6900/rocksr.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/592/iggyj.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/244/asiag.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4859/boxwa.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3849/girlmask.jpg

PINO!! study
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9828/pino1.jpg

from photo of the asaro model

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/3934/asarostudy.jpg


my desk surroundings lol

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8049/deskshrun.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5772/compm.jpg

i was also slightly addicted to paintchats. heres a few drawings from there

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9729/airboy.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1544/hatman.jpg
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/5015/hasr.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6974/polkaj.jpg
and....
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2203/golfgh.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4457/oldmanpape.jpg
thanks for looking

[seetsy]

abrodos: thanks man!

pix: thanks heaps. i will try and work more on perspective

coldrum: hehe thanks jez!!! hope ur doing well mate

sevans: really cool thanks, i should try and do more of those

Porg: cheers mate, :D

Macks: thanks man, which clown??

chuck18mp: Thank you kind sir

avisnocturna: thanks, umm.. not sure but ill take that as a compliment :)

comixnut: thanks mate!

zweidee: thanks dude

imageenation: thanks, yea i have totally been neglecting mine, gotta get back into drawing in it.. makes ur drawing look 15% better by default lol

affla: ahh thanks for stopping by :D when u gonna update??

just a small one

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9545/rockisland.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9957/socc.png

need to practice colour badly...

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/690/coollightinggirl.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7792/teg.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7093/guyjack1.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1209/clown1i.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6929/solv.png

[seetsy]

heres some more drawings



the black and white image is a study of some cool photo dont know who photographer is

[seetsy]

some more drawings..

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6660/61085493.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1139/shadew.jpg

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5412/84800326.jpg

i finally got photoshop
this one started as a generic sketch to get used to the program again, but it kind of looked like obama, so i went grabbed a pic of him and tried for a caricature... i sort of missed the likeness o well, pretty happy with it anyway since i dont do these much

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6997/obam.jpg

[Pixie Bergman]

Wow nice stuff, good variety of work! Those construction drawings with boxes and cylinders looks cool, i gotta do more of that too! Put some 3D stuff up too matt! :afroboy:
But your desk surroundings situation... is like omg! Eww. lol.

[seetsy]

Thanks Karen. Havent done much 3d stuff lately... haha yea my desk was a bit messy there, i think the messiness helps make everything easily accessible :)

Some more drawings and studies

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9867/98126673.jpg


http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1715/51103706.jpg


http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5953/falc.jpg


http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3850/horsesi.jpg

[seetsy]

heres some more sketches and studies

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4017/facs.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2397/quickval.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7328/saavv.jpg

[seetsy]

and one more drawing....thanks for looking

[vatteh]

Keep the studies coming!

I was amazed at your life drawings back in the first page. I gotta get off my ass and try that some day. Sorry, no critiques, just amazement.

[HunterKiller_]

Thanks for the kind words.

Studies are looking all looking good, keep em' coming.
You're already developing some good line control, the page of bird heads are really nice.
Keep an eye on the proportions of your characters.

Peace

[alffla]

hey thanks seetsy :) armor guys pretty cool. dont know why i can't see a ton of the images on this page might be my internet in the great firewall of china right now haha. anyway keep it up dudee

[tobbA]

Cool stuff. Post 74 and 76 are great. Maybe work some more on your head forms? I find that tricky too... :)

[seetsy]

vatteh: wow thanks man, yea those quick sketches are good fun, i used to go sketch during lunch hour at work... you can easily get a lot of practice when you make it into a regular thing.. yep you are right ive been neglecting the studies lately

Hunterkiller: no worries bud, thanks i will try and pay more attention to the proportions, its something i gotta work on

allfla: hey bud, im not sure which is the armour drawing pic but thanks anyway, im posting these pics through imageshack so maybe might be issues with that? im not sure man but thanks for dropping by

tobbA: cool thanks for the crit, i will keep that in mind, yea heads are pretty tricky to draw need more practice :)


just more stuff thats just been sitting around i thought i would post

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/816/sketvh.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3334/offsets.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7025/draws.jpg

some quick studies
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8449/studysea.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/601/olli1.jpg


and some quick sketches
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2012/settc.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9858/man.jpg

cheers bye!

[alexson]

Nice stuff man! Your characters really looks great! Looking forward to seeing more!

[seetsy]

Alexson: Thanks man, i appreciate it!

ok, posting more drawings and things ive been doing lately and also some stuff thats just been sitting around

i was working on some some feet drawing from posemaniacs...definitely need more practice with this stuff

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7383/feeeet.jpg

More stuff

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9361/vik2.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2921/drawman.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9996/grep.jpg

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/8028/sdds1.jpg

bit of pencil sketches..
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1440/dra1e.jpg


http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3082/genmuscl.jpg

thanks for looking!

[olivepalm]

This is a really nice sketchbook. I would like to see you do some more landscapes though. Really love those sketches on the first page, you seem to get values really nicely. Hell, you get everything nicely, what am I saying? Only thing you need a little work on is anatomy. Thanks for posting all of your lovely work.

[feeesh]

Nice work man, the digital stuff is pretty good, some hit the mark better than others but definitely getting better in a hurry. I really love all the little sketchbook pages earlier in your thread. I really like that loose flowing stuff.

[alexson]

Man, nice update! Really cool anatomy! Cool idea with the grid thing on the feet to see the form, I should try that too. Keep on rocking!

[Pixie Bergman]

Wow really nice strong sketches in your last post there! Keep it going!

[seetsy]

olivepalm: thankyou glad you like it, yep i need much more practice with environments, and perspective,etc. trying to concentrate on characters mostly though. Gotta get back to the anatomy study!

feeesh: Thanks dude, i guess you mean the life sketches? yea you are forced to be loose because peple are always moving, heh. gotta draw quick for that stuff.

Alexson! Thanks man

Pixie Bergman: Thanks karen

Another update , some study of girl from ref, older moleskine sketches and everything else from head.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1241/studygir2l.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/1552/drawfor.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6889/mo1x.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/216/mo2d.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3289/env99976.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8917/centn.jpg

: )

[alexson]

Cool! I see some weirdness in some of the faces but otherwise they look great! Nice character this last one too. Keep it uuuuup!

[velderia]

I'm loving your progress. :) Keep up the good work.

[seetsy]

Alexson: thanks dude, what kind of weirdness are you seeing, proportions? i can see some faces are a bit wonky there, i think i need to work on that

Velderia: Thanks i appreciate it :)

Some more sketching at library. This is fun and helps to loosen up my drawing,

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3660/lifesket.jpg

a few quick characters
http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/450/brarabian.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2469/scep.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/6104/spacemonkey.jpg

a something...
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/3271/79996327.jpg

These are some value practice for heads

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8114/facem.jpg

I took one of the heads from above and put it on a body i drew before, and put some values on it

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6713/guybeach.jpg

thanks for looking!

[seetsy]

heres some more stuff

some figures from imagination.... i dont know why its taking me so long to improve at drawing figures... im getting frustrated but i keep on trying

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7011/39981283.jpg

I havent drawn in a sketchbook for a long time, maybe a year or two so it was fun to get back to it and do this one, hopefully i can do some more

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/318/sk1s.jpg

These are 'traced' studies from various sources, in particular mmaphotography.com, which is a fantastic website for studying anatomy i recommend anyone to check it out. I enjoy doing these its definitely helpful

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1020/tra01.jpg

some heads no ref

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3458/28907557.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5932/faceyjt.jpg

I took one of the heads, and tried a painting, already see a few mistakes now but i still like it.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5124/55208637.jpg

[Aryeh]

i love the pencil face sketches, they have so much character. Your lines always have great ease and fluency. good job dude!

[seetsy]

lolbbq: Thanks bud, that is great to hear. I think my linework needs lots of work, but your comments are well appreciated

ArthurTwo Sheds: Yo Brendan! Thanks man. those are really just tracing for study purposes, so i cant take any credit for the drawings hehe:)

Some more sketchbook stuff. I reffed the black haired guy. kind of sucky but o well

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5010/sb2p.jpg

more trace, some of these are from sample images on Buddy Scalera's website http://buddyscalera.com/
Great reference his books look great

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8647/tra02.jpg

and more figure practice and sketches

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/113/83935864.jpg


http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5683/82745626.jpg


http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5050/figm.jpg


http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1764/sgettimeatballs.jpg

[Pixie Bergman]

Great stuff Matt! Yea i got a couple of Buddy Scalera's books too, they are awesome. Your figure studies looks good! I should be doing more of these..

[seetsy]

Pixie: karen thanks, yea those books look awesome, i would need to order it from amazon i think

ok some more stuff coming up
some little doodles

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6554/fffiiop.jpg

traced studies

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/739/tra03.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4518/tra04.jpg

imagination stuff

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4288/zvdr.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2383/boxk.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3958/herospace.jpg

and tried some more painting, i like how this one turned out, let me know what you think

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5512/cor2.jpg

thanks!

[Pixie Bergman]

Beautiful palette for the last painting! Reminds me of this a little
http://zain7.deviantart.com/#/d25qb80
You're doing great stuff!

[HunterKiller_]

Good improvements, man.
Anatomy is evidently becoming more solid.

I like that centaur creature at the end of the last page, the legs are a bit stiff, but I think it could be a nice one to finish.

[Wgrace]

I like your gesture drawings a lot, you clearly have a good understanding of anatomy now. Just the painting needs some work - but your latest attempt at painting looks a lot better.

[HumbleEgo]

Nice studies!

[seetsy]

pixiebergman: thanks, yep i see what you mean, but my stuff cant compare to that awesomeness, great paintings thanks for the link

Hunter: Thanks dude, yea i kind of like that one too, i'll try find some time to work on it a bit more, i keep wanting to start new stuff rather than going back and revisiting old drawings, thanks for stopping by

Wgrace: thanks, yep my painting definitely needs work but then again there is lots of stuff i would like to improve.. cheers bud

humble ego: thanks for stopping by!

Well thanks guys, it sounds people are tired of seeing anatomy studies heh, o well there is still parts of anatomy i have really no idea how to draw, i would like to tackle those parts head on before moving on from it while i am in the rhythm, i think i need to start focusing on more natural poses and proportion, foreshortening

Anyways just a few bits and pieces here

I saw this exercise on this guys blog http://geoffwheeleranimation.blogspot.com for practicing character design so i decided to try it,

http://a.imageshack.us/img38/539/46429076.jpg

First i did this value study. Then i drew some faces that were supposed to be based on it...

http://a.imageshack.us/img405/9302/face1k.jpg

the study totally looks nothing like the original photo, and the faces totally look nothing like the study :D i put the study away when i was doing the faces so i kind of forgot what he looked like, shows how much i was paying attention.

So for the stylised faces i kind of just went with a "grumpy, tired dude" theme. Actually this exercise helped, i do like drawing stylised stuff its much more suited to animation and its fun.

I was kind of surprised at how inaccurate my sight drawing was when doing the study, i guess i havent practiced it for ages.. i really gotta keep up or i will get too rusty..

some tracing studies
http://a.imageshack.us/img185/3878/tra05.jpg

some sketches

http://a.imageshack.us/img237/894/44457872.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img10/2043/iamiback.jpg

messing around

http://a.imageshack.us/img217/602/36142829.jpg

and also got a chance to do some life sketches

http://a.imageshack.us/img571/4024/lifesk.jpg

thanks for looking,

[Yor]

looking great man, those anatomy studies are killer ! :)

[Ricardo Robles]

You made a great improvement in anatomy, and i see you´re doing great in color too... prease keep sharing more color stuff!

[MattGamer]

yummy yummy anato studies. go go go! loving the character progression too. always have fun with your art.

yeah, i know maya and zbrush are steep curved programs, but if you set your mind to anything you can master it. now that there are so many sources to learn from online, i feel i have an advantage than those who were learning the programs years ago.

do the p90x. it's quite fun, because they switch up the routines every few weeks. it doesn't feel boring to me and it's so rewarding to see results even after the first week. just keep on bringing it!

[jskotte]

Heads and figure work looks great. And I really like how that painting from post #99 turned out, really nice color work, I love these hue changes in the skin tones.

[Seraph Fawkes]

Great pencils, but digi rendering ain't that good. Try to use smoother brushes, do more confident strokes - remember that there's no need for large variety of tones, so try to use just 3 greytones: dark-middle-bright. Try to use textured smudge brush to smooth transition between 2 tones when it's needed.

Keep up good work mate!

[seetsy]

Yor: Thanks stopping by, man

Ricardo Robles: Thank you. i think my anatomy has improved from these recent studies, not sure about my colour, i need to force myself to practice it and study more colour theory, i tend to just go with what i am comfortable with... cheers

MattGamer: Thanks mate, yea totally if you believe in it you can achieve it.. Also i agree with the tutorials thing, when i was learning maya a few years ago there wasnt a whole lot of tutes around, and even less video tutes, so you are right there. If you need a hand with anything maya related feel free to send a pm i know the program pretty well, tho im not on the latest, still running 8.5 at the moment. Also yea p90x looks good, i might do it in a few months, im still wanting to put on a bit more weight, rather than getting into a rigorous cutting/toning program, im sure you will be cut by the end of it tho it looks full on

jskotte: Thanks man for the compliments, yep im happy with how it turned out i just need to put more effort into improving the colour stuff.

Seraph Fawkes: Thanks for the tips mate, yep my rendering needs work, i was using opencanvas for about a year or so when i didnt have photoshop so i am still getting used to it, actually i still prefer painting in oc..

I am definitely more focused on developing better draftsmanship/drawing skills rather painting skills, i guess i need to find a balance somewhere..

thanks guys just a small post this time..

these are some quick line studies from photos, about 5 or so minutes each.

http://a.imageshack.us/img195/81/speedlines.jpg


and some sketching

http://a.imageshack.us/img442/534/imagirl.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img44/5384/imagifiug.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img830/7192/figureproc.jpg
for anyone interesting this is how i approached these figures, i like to use a grid for perspective using m@'s perspective brush, pretty standard approach but i find you get a better result going through each stage. I used to see stuff like this in 'how to draw' books and just stupidly skim over it because i thought it was beginner stuff, but really ive found that the more i draw the more i realist going back to basics is the best thing you can do.

[Saramel]

wow, some really awesome stuff here - I like your sketchbook pages from the beginning, they are very symbolic. What materials did you use for the life sketches of people in your area?

[seetsy]

Saramel: Thankyou, i really appreciate it. Actually, just a humble old ballpoint pen, ive got one in front of me now -papermate flexgrip :) i use them for life sketches, as it keeps me drawing fast and not going back to try and detail things too much, also you can't erase it so its good practice..

[seetsy]

more stuff

watching letterman
http://a.imageshack.us/img835/4668/letteru.jpg

some more quick sight sketches, feeling more confident with these about 5-10 min each
http://a.imageshack.us/img267/2994/10min.jpg

b &w
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/8356/charbw.jpg

I mentioned before i also do 3d. There is a great program available called Sculptris which was originally a one man development but has now been bought by Pixologic (makers of zbrush), and is being further developed there. This is an awesome program! Sort of like a toned down, easy to use version of zbrush. If you ever had any desire whatsoever to try 3d sculpting i highly recommend going and grabbing it now while its free. I never really got into sculpting much, definitely more into general 3d with maya but this program is really enjoyable and straightforward
This was a few hours testing out the program, really rough and messy but i hope to do some more stuff with it soon.

http://a.imageshack.us/img716/1315/headscuptris.jpg


also trying out some different techniques

http://a.imageshack.us/img409/3603/exper1.jpg

[JamesSimons]

I like the life drawings, you should pick a few and post some larger versions of them

[MattGamer]

sweet work in Sculptris. and like you said. back to the basics is where it's all at. nothing is for beginners. i constantly forget rules daily on how i should draw. but also know that you don't have to follow the rules once you've perfected them. that's what makes each of us unique. some break them, some follow them to the tee.

keep up the great work and i might take you up on that Maya offer if i get lost. really enjoying the tutorial i'm following through, just need more hours in the day to complete all of the lessons! we are learning animation now, pretty sweet how much that program can do! everything from rigging to animating and even rendering. exciting!

ooh black and whites are my favorite right now. i did a couple and they really help you keep your focus on the lines rather than value, etc etc. those perspective figures are great as well. you're getting it down!

[seetsy]

James Simons: Thanks, they are pretty small anyways drawn in an a5 sketchbook, i might post the next ones i do a bit larger, cheers

MattGamer: Duuude! Fundamentals all the way, you can never learn them enough..and i agree, the rules are there to be broken, but you have to learn them to know how to break them properly :) Dont they say style is in the mistakes you make or something like that.. Yep for sure maya is a huge program to learn, i was lucky to learn it at uni and had a great teacher, so i am happy to pass on what ive learnt as well.. im hoping to keep on discovering, there is alot of potential in the world of 3d. Cheers man thanks, your latest b&w is looking great too btw, i can see yur getting the shapes down nicely. sweet stuff.

Just a few drawings.
reffy stuffs
http://a.imageshack.us/img411/1857/sket.jpg

random doodles i compiled
http://a.imageshack.us/img409/4986/74962213.jpg

a page of fashion thumbnails from various designers on a fashion website.

http://a.imageshack.us/img838/631/61346304.jpg

and some quick kind of lame attempts at some storyboard panels. these were inspired from another artists storyboards i saw over at http://storyboardcentral.blogspot.com/ Saw them and thought i would have a crack. Definitely plan to do a whole heap of these sometime soon

http://a.imageshack.us/img521/458/frae.jpg

[Pixie Bergman]

Great stuff as usual! Loving those fashion thumbnails. Those must be quick and fun to do! Keep going seeto!

[Rodimus25]

Hey Matt, long time no visit, you've been busy with them sketches :) Nice work man, keep it up!

[seetsy]

pixie: thanks karen, yep they are quick i just go to the thumbnail view at style.com and its easy to view heaps at once.

Rodimus25: thanks Rod, yep gotta keep busy and try to keep on improving, thanks man!

i went on a bit of a life drawing binge last week, and just did alot from life, cos i was probably getting rusty, so heres some sketches

http://a.imageshack.us/img710/3861/b09j.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img40/7579/b10yf.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img691/8206/b11d.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img651/8932/b12cz.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img186/6353/b13ay.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img62/9274/b15d.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img204/8392/b02x.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img831/502/b01n.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img80/683/b04v.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img688/4724/b08rj.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img525/3904/b09d.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img208/6598/b03d.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img14/2117/sb12g.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img227/4811/sb11k.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img268/5427/sb09.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img64/4456/sb08.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img255/3286/sb02.jpg


http://a.imageshack.us/img842/7492/sb01.jpg

and some crappy paintings, i found this really old rusty car jack so i tried to paint it, and some hand shape studies and my headphones

http://a.imageshack.us/img375/6686/jackib.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img266/4420/neghand.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img339/8209/headph.jpg

[maeshanne]

huge updates :D keep up the good work :D

[seetsy]

maeshanne: Thanks bud

small update..

here i grabbed some photos and tried to do one Traced, one Ref, then one Imagination/memory sketch..all pics are from the sartorialist blog i think, it helps show me where i make mistakes when doing ref
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3753/triz.jpg

some sketches
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9161/singerm.jpg


http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3489/mole2.jpg


http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8271/mole1.jpg

gestures from videoref

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5682/ges1t.jpg


http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5757/fetusfox.jpg

[seetsy]

hi heres a couple more drawings

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7648/armnp.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1884/bugguywithref.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6355/desdog.jpg

some mapcrunch.com speedies, as recommended on james gurneys blog these were fun about 1-2 min each, wanna do more
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/9740/mapcrunch161110.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3613/46377778.jpg

studies from photos
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6618/studs.jpg


http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8874/heromansize.jpg

[Yor]

sweet lines on those last ones! keep on the greatness!