Art Is Fun!!! (updated 10.5.06- about time, eh?)

[sith]

what's up peeps! my names Andrew. call me Andrew if you want. anyhoo... here's a few doodats

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/21.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/7.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/5.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/2.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/3.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/4.jpg

[T-Raktor]

Heeey, nice nice. Like the last two, the hand is a little strange. And i liike that dude with his arm streched. Keep it up, and keep us updated. NOW!! :)

[sith]

Thanks T-Raktor. Will do

A few more, eh.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/6.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/20.jpg
This was a study done by some guy in a drawing book of mine.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/22.jpg
John Coltrane, eh.

[JLC]

Hi Sith,

Nice work! I really like the second sketch in your first post. I'm a big fan of implied line I guess. I dig that Coltrane one too.

Only suggestion I have is based on your own observation - do some foot studies! Practise until you like how you handle them.

[donkeyslayer]

instead of just doing diagonal lines for quick hatching, try following the contours of what you're trying to render. like a topographical map of a mountain. it'll give more dimension to your parts.

[sith]

JLC : Thanks bra, i agree.

Donkey : Thanks, that's a really good suggestion.

Anyhoo, a few things i have to say.

1. those were all old drawings i posted before i took any real art classes. The rest of these (and from now on) are recent ones- after finishing up my life drawing class. Okay i lied, the Michaelangelo one i did a while back.

2. A lot of you people are amazing, and have thus inspired me to really start drawing again- thank you.

3. I can't figure out if that wes9000 fellow has inspired me or made me want to just quit altogether. Ah who cares, I guess for now i'll just keep on truckin.'

"Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on."

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/32.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/30.jpg

A pretty leaf for a pretty gal.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/slideshow/29s.jpg

[Sybo]

got some nice realism happening here Sith

keep it up, broaden out, your shading is wicked man.
btw do you smudge you work?

[sith]

Sybo : thanks. As for the smudging? No, not really. Every once in a while i'll use a blending stump if i'm bored. The only examples of any drawings done with one are the John Coltrane drawing and the naked dude at the end of this post.

Anyhoo, You get to see my progress on faces. Some of these are old, some are new.

These ones are all people i see around at my school.
1/19/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/33.jpg

1/31/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/34.jpg

2/1/06 (i think)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/35.jpg

2/2/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/36.jpg

2/9/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/37.jpg

Faces from a magazine
2/28/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/38.jpg

People from my myspace- they take about 3- 10 minutes per person. I actually did about 15 more last night but i didn't like how they all turned out. So you get the decent ones
3/1/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/39.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/41.jpg

Couple of peeps from my class today. I couldn't give Naked Guy a good face; so, i asked someone for some masking tape. He looks better now if you ask me.
3/2/06
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/40.jpg

[sith]

One of the problems i have when i draw is that i hate sharpening my pencils. I'm just too damn lazy to get my ass up and walk it over to the wastebasket, but i have just recently discovered the magic of drawing with really hard pencils. I know, i won't get the same values, but at least now i don't have to get up and constantly sharpen my pencils. I'll just use the softies when i really need to.

Did this during class today (technically yesterday). I like how it turned out.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/42.jpg

[That fat kid]

hey sith, digging the body studies....I'd love to see some skull, facial muscle and portrait studies to tighten up the faces....you seem to really understand light, but that's no reason not to keep working on it! good stuff, keep us updated!

~A

[Corel Painter Master]

I don't know but your first post with high contrast they all look really nice, epecially the 2nd drawings (the girl).

[T-Raktor]

Hey, thanks for dropping by my SB. I see some really nice updates here. I love those anatomy studies, especially the DaVinci one (is after a DaVinci work right?) in post #6, and the next after that one. Really nice shading on that dude with his head tilted, the muscles look real enough to make it a realistic draw. Do more of those (i think is made after reference), and do more form your mind. Anyways, keep at it, and keep us updated.

[Recursive_End]

Very good rendering.
My only crit for the moment would be to lighten a bit more outline. The way it is now makes things a bit flat.
But you got a nice touch in shading.
Keep posting !!

[glikster]

Thanks for stopping by my SB, Sith...

really good stuff in here!

great studies and I like the life drawings I see...do more of those!

[sith]

That fat kid : Thanks. I agree that i need to work on my faces. I'm going to do a self portrait sometime soon with the trusty old mirror, and hopefully, i can actually spend a decent amount of time on it. I don't often draw for long periods of time on a single piece. Usually around an hour max.

Corel Painter Master : Thanks. I agree somewhat, it seems I've lost a lot of contrast in my latest sketches because i've started using harder pencils lately (because i don't have to sharpen them) and i'm too lazy to add the extra time to finish them with a soft pencil. For my last sketch though, i decided to darken the shadows (on the hand) this time using a 3b.

T-Raktor : Thanks bud. It's actually a Michaelangelo study for the Libyan Sibyl. Oh, and mostly everything is from reference (lots from life, some from magazines), I just feel that i'm not good enough even drawing with reference that i can draw without it.

Recursive_End : Thanks, you have good shading technique too. On matters about my contour lines- I agree and disagree: i agree because realism shouldn't call for outlines, but on the otherhand, i disagree because a contour line can describe shape and depth even on it's own. So i really don't know, but i'll try lightening up on it and see how things look. If anyone has suggestions on this topic, drop me a line- I'd be more than grateful.

glikster: Thanks glikster. I dig what you got going, too.

Anyhoo... another one i did during class today. They give us a lot of time to do our homework; so, i'm like f homework- I wanna doodle.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/43.jpg

[Andy P]

Dude, I really like this last drawing, using the space as one composition always creates a bit more interest. And those anatomy studies are the bling! I think drawing from MySpace is a pretty fun idea, lots of variety, they usually don't have the best lighting tho. Keep drawing people from class!

[masterpug]

Very nice skill with pemcil here, you are showing some real improvement too. How much of this is concept work and how much is stricktly from model? I can tell you are working toward realism, you are doing great. Very cool. Maybe do a little out of head work? It might be an interesting challenge for you! Keep this stuff coming though, you're coming along nicely.

[Pierce9]

Those life studies are really well done. You really have a handle on that realism thing and the sketches you've done in class are giving me some motivation to try the same thing.

It'd e nice to some different angles on your head sketches.

[sith]

Andy P : Thanks bra, i liked that last one a lot too. By the way, i think you're sketchbook is amazing.

masterpug: Thanks buddy- almost all of this is done directly with reference. i have a little bit of concept work that i've done for school, but they're all digital paintings, and i suck at digital. Although maybe i should post some of those so people can give some pointers. I could definitely use it.

dogsbrother: Thanks! Yeah, i wish i could get some other angles for those head sketches, but i always wait until they start working (people tend to get pretty bashful when they realize you're drawing them) before i draw them.

I wanted to work strictly with a pen today (i rarely ever draw with pen). It's so damn hard, because i can't lay any plumb lines down, plus you can't erase pen.

sorry these latest sketches are all so similar but it seems like a good way to practice multiple things at once.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/44.jpg

[gmags]

Great stuff in here Sith! I really like the Da Vinci piece you did. You have mad skillz with the pencil. Keep up the great work dude! :teeth:

[That fat kid]

hey sith, I didn't notice until just now, you are using really powerful compositions...the overlapping figures with shading only in the overlap, really pulls the eye around the image...however, its apparent you're not working from life as often as you could be, you coud really have something if you marry your compositions with some observational drawings......just because its from life, doesn't mean it has to be realistically place on the page.....put some people sitting around in strange environments, do weird stuff, live a little!

~A

btw, where at in Illinois are you? I'm chilling Champaign/Urbana at the University of Illinois.....just wondering if you're remotely close...

[mitch]

hey, these drawings are quite good. your sence of light in your shading is very nice. just keep on drawing from life and possibly working on your form a little bit. keep it up man!!!

[sly's hand]

Figured I would throw some respect back your way :D.

I am still having a hard time grasping a pencil and doing what it is you do. Shading is something that I have had trouble with when tackling anything in realism for a long time. Faces are giving you trouble, Cept Coltrane that one is awsome to my eye, I might suggest other than drawing everyone you see, damn school is nice for that, is doing portraits and going into the major details or at least rendered to the point where you like it :)

But You did make me curious, I havent been able to find an animation class or school outside of 3-D where are you going to take an animation class. Anyhoo Great stuff.

take it easy,
sly

[sith]

gmags : Thanks man!

That fat kid : Thanks, bra. I totally agree. I probably should be trying these new compositional things by drawing from life, but I just don't feel that comfortable with it yet. But you're right, fuck it- it's a sketchbook, right? I need to go crazy- live a little. Oh btw, i live in Algonquin- i go to the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg. Anyway, thanks for the great suggestion and i'll give it my best!

mitch : Thanks buddy! Yeah, i'm trying to work on my form. Specifically my contours, i think i'm getting a little better at it though, especially seeing the bumps and folds and such.

sly : Thanks! Yeah, i feel the same way about the faces, but i rarely spend more than 15 minutes on any of 'em. Maybe i'll post an old self portrait i did before i got any good. In regards to what school i'm going to that has animation- The Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg. There's Art Institutes all over the U.S., but i'm pretty sure this is one of the only ones that has the Media Arts and Animation major. If you want to talk lengths about it, just drop me a line. I'll probably try to say something about it on your page just to make sure you get this info- it's pretty obvious that you love animation; so i just wanna help you out.

Anyhoo, today's sketches, just trying to work on my contours -tried to stay away from using the eraser. Oh, that's the lovely Joanna at school today (she was right next to me, the kid was pretty far away)- i f'ed her her hand up- drew it huge, but like i said, i didn't want to use the eraser too much today. Also, i didn't really vary the line quality on her either. Boo me.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/46.jpg

[MorganD]

Cheers, really diggin the overlapping on those sketches above, ballpoint? You look like you have a solid grasp on modelling (detail on the page corners is well handled, as well as your figure drawings). And kickin' Michaelangelo Sibyl study. Thanks for droppin by my sketchy book.

[damdischink]

got sum really nice value layed in. I especially dig the 3 skin, flesh, and bone one, tight tight
Do you do any digital drawing/painting?

[Andy P]

Holy damn! That contour of Joanna is f-ing killer! I'm jealous dude. I actually think her hand looks fine, I think hands are only really distracting when they're drawn too small. Nice update!

[Matt Smith]

Got some good sketches in here. I think you should try doing more anatomy studies of individual parts, so you can just concentrate on just that part to understand it better. Just keep practicing.

[Amiable]

Hey. Per your advice, you are drawing alot.

Having been trying hands, I just realized how subtle it can be. In the March 6th post of the hand, is that from life? It feels. I like those clean lines on the 8th as well, they feel decisive (I often end up with loose, shaggy lines).

Am.

[sith]

Morgan D: Thanks :teeth: ! Just a bic on the one drawing.

damdischink: Thanks man. I do a little bit of digital painting, but i'm not very good at it. Maybe i'll post a few of them, and you guy's can give a few pointers (or a lot, cause i really could use it).

Andy P: Awesome man, that means A LOT coming from an artist of your skill. How's the neck feel, staring at that one? That's my bad.

Matt Smith: Thanks! Great suggestion, too. I gave that a shot today. Anyway, thanks for stoppin' by.

Amiable: Thanks, Am! The deal is pretty much that if it's a hand and it's from me staring at mine. The pen one wasn't though. That was some old decrepit hand from National Geographic. As for the clean lines- thanks. I've been trying to work on my contours a bit. So that must mean things are workin' out for me.

I haven't been able to draw much this weekend, but today i got a chance between class. I decided to give Matt Smith's suggestion a run. The legs and feet are from some anatomy book i found in the library. The face was from GQ. And the twisty guy i actually did last night before i went to bed (no ref, not even my own hands this time :teeth: ). This is why i almost always draw with reference. I can't stand my drawings when i don't. That torso is driving me insane. Oh well.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/47.jpg

[ndp]

Nice work man, the practice is already starting to show a bit.

[Tenelaus]

Nice stuff here, what I'd suggest is to take more time understanding the 3d nature of the things you're drawing. You're starting to get things down more accurately in your later posts, but they're looking a bit flat. Good to see you're not afraid of using a range of values, you just need to concentrate on making those values define simpler 3d forms.

[Sepulverture]

Hey, man. Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. You have some really great drawings up on here, ever consider doing an SP?

[arya]

Nice sketchbook............I just love this (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/7.jpg) kid .....

Keep posting buddy.....

[sith]

Jarri: Thanks!! I like to think it is too.

Tenelaus: Thanks. I'm not quite sure what you mean, but what i do know at least is that you're saying my shading of forms is off- which is actually helpful because that just means i need to work harder on my shading. Thanks for the comment.

Sepulverture: Thanks! I've done a few self portraits, but i never really liked how they turned out, one of 'em is on display in my school though. I'll do a decent one when i get the time.

arya: Thanks! I was wondering when someone was going to comment on that one. I really like the kid, too. I just wish i used some darker values on that one- maybe i'll go back and finish that one up. Thanks for dropping by.

some drawings i did from a mag while talking to my bro on the phone.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/49.jpg

[frog and *BAM*]

I love the cleaner lined ones, w/o much shading, those are really pro, it would be awesome to see them with some lively colors and all inked up. I love how you did the stuff w/ the overlap of all the images and more detail in those overlapping areas - I know that probalby makes no sense, but I'm assuming you kinda know hwat I'm talking about :P. Nice stuff, and keep postin'!

[afgal]

Nice contrast. I love this one http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/21.jpg

[majinpunisher]

Hey dude-

thanks for dropping by in my SB thread. Yours is really fun, love the anatomy studies. The things that are jumping at me while I check this out really briefly here at work:

-drawing of the naked guy with the masking tape - awesome idea. I almost think you should do a lot of that quirky kind of stuff intentionally, and more often.

-the countour lines that overlap each other. Call me a jackass, but I might just see if I can try that out for myself. Don't get mad if I do!

great work, I'll be back!

-MP

[damdischink]

some drawing has really clean line drawings and some dont, I'm not sure you did it on purpose on some or not......but I do have crit on it so your line drawing will pop out more.

when u do line drawing, think about "light hitting surface" and draw your line value according to it.
Example-
If the main light source is on upper left of the drawing, draw the line of the object that is directly being hit by the light source very lightly. And of course, draw the line that is not being directly hit by the light = darker.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/damdischink/delete.jpg

[damdischink]

hey man, thanks for stopping by thread and leaving me those inspiration words to draw more. Be sure to point out any mistake that you see. cheers mate.

[B-Man]

Hey man thanks for stopping by my SB!
I cant agree with damdischink I think what hes saying makes no sense at all! Sorry damdischink but I dont think lineart can show lighting like you describe it. You need shadows and highlights for that. I think the line art you did sith is better and its clean and good! Keep on drawing line art like that, dont erase good lines becaus someone think lineart is about light! :D

[katsgod]

Just breath taking...can't wait to see what you post next.

[Smitherines]

Sith, I like how you are setting up your studies of the anatomy. I think you are a bit up tight in your sketching, loosen up a bit. Work is looking a bit stiff. Try to feel the pose by finding the sweep of the pose. Try to see in terms of shapes, dont get hung up on details right away. If you do, work will become stiff and rigid. For longer studies, get the feel down first before you render your work. Rendering an image will not save the drawing, you will only be rendering work that doesn't look right. It does look like you are improving a bit though as I scroll down. Keep studying and keep drawing from life.

I looked at your profile, and see that you are a student, if you are taking art as your major and you are improving only slightly, you might want to look at another school. To make a long story short, I went to college for art, got my BFA in illustration, minor in animation and art history. Currently at another college(which this will be my last semester at) and going to Watts Atelier. I learned more about drawing in the 4 classes that I have taken at Watts than I did at both colleges. It totally changed the way i draw from life and sketch. I don't think most colleges can teach you how to sketch good, most people learn on their own.

[redehlert]

diggin' the images, m8. i'll echo the others with the anatomy work - in fact, don't just look at anatomy books....read them, enjoy them, infuse your drawings with them. knowledge is key. heck, that's what i'm doing right now...read, draw, read, draw. ;)
hey, i'm from illinois and went to illinois state university and then on to university of illinois at chicago for grad school. where are you at in illinois?

also, i like the linear layer studies - muck up that sketch book and make mama proud. :)

cheers!
d

[Andy P]

Hey mang, likin the new stuff. Those anatomy studies are pretty crucial, would like to see more o those, cause your contour stuff is obviously comin along. As for damdischink's suggestion, I think a better way to acheive that is just through line quality, thicker lines to indicate shadow and thinner to show light and whatnot, not neccessarily "lighter" lines. That's just me tho. And the girl in her knickers is lookin awesome, I think her eyes feel a tad too close together but everything on the page else is rockin. Keep the rock n roll comin!

[sith]

frog and *BAM*: Thanks man. If you think those lines are good, check out Andy P (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61300)'s page. His thread inspired me to start really working on my lines. Isn't that sick? It wasn't some artist from the time of yore. Just some really talented guy with a kickin' sketchbook (which should be a 5 star thread, but apparently some people disagree with me). Anway, i'm diggin' your book bro. Keep it up!

afgal: Thanks :teeth:! I did that during class, like most of these.

majinpunisher: Jackass. Just kidding. Go for it, man! I'm glad that they've recieved a warm reception from so many people (which is actually like 2 or 3). Anyhoo, keep crankin' out those self portraits. You're getting pretty good at them.

damdischink: Thanks for going all out on the crit. Yeah, some drawings, have clean lines and some don't. It just depends on what i'm trying to preactice. For the clean contour drawings, i'm practicing my contours. For the messy ones, i'm usually just trying to capture the basic shapes and most often than not the likeness of the person i'm drawing. As for the lineweight suggestion- i can't entirely agree with you, but i admit lineweight is also very important in contour drawings. Thanks though, man. You're digital paintings are really good. They got me starting a little bit of my own.

B-man: Thanks!! Thanks also for making a valid argument. Seeing the different viewpoints really helps me out a lot. Werd up B-man!

katsgod: Thanks :teeth:! Asspats like these keep me truckin' like the do- dah man. Although, i don't know if any of these are quite breathtaking, but still, thank you. It really does mean a lot to me.

Smitherines: Hey thanks for the well thought out reply. I think you're right (on pretty much all your points). Quick question though- what's exactly considered a long study? I'm not sure if any of these drawings have taken much more than an hour. I probably should take some more time on some of these. Anyway i also want to thank you for the insights on schooling. I actually don't really feel as though i've learned too much from this school i'm going to (Illinois Art Institute of Schaumburg). I actually feel like i've learned more from the short amount of time i've been perusing through CA. Not that i'm trying to rag on the school i'm going to, i love it- i just don't think i'm learning much from it. Actually, I think i would be happy at any art school. Truth is (sorry for the this little bio) i haven't really been drawing for that long. I drew a little bit in highschool (just doodling on the side of my notes)- and i knew i was decent, but i never really thought i wanted a career in it. I went to a community college for a couple of years after highschool and that's when i decided i really liked art. I took an art class just to get some credits, and bam, i loved it (the drawings i did back then were GARBAGE might i add). Anyway, fast forward a year or two and here i am at an art school. Who woulda guessed it? Do i even have a point? Oh right, my point was that i think i'm learning pretty fast; so, every suggestion you make really means a lot. This was just a really big thank you i guess (btw, i know i already said it but your 15 hour studies are absolutely amazing- i heed that everyone go check them out here (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=63992) if you're still reading).

redehlert: Thanks a lot, bra. You're right, i probably should be reading them. Anyway, i go to the Illinois Art Institute of Schaumburg. It's all right. Btw, i love your paintings.

Andy P: Thank you sir! I was about to ask you about your take on the whole contour predicament we were having and then bam dizzle, there you are with your answer. Oh, and i totally agree with you(about the contour line argument and that chicks eyes). Werd.

Sorry, no drawings for today- i've been doing other homework and i worked all this weekend. Pshh... what's that about?

[Smitherines]

If you don't have any Andrew Loomis books, you can get them for free off of this site www.fineart.sk Check out EM Gist's life drawing tutorial under fine art studies, very helpful tutorial...you'll also see the same model drawn at a way higher calibur than mine.

[masterpug]

Yeah, I really want to see the other concept work you have done. This is wonderful technique though. Very nice on the shadows and with depth. I know how it goes with the digital color though, haven't had too much luck with it yet.

[Andy P]

Fuh sho, man. Reading about how much you're learning in school and what not I thought I'd pipe in with my 2 cents. I know my drawing has always impoved the most a) when I'm doing a lot of it and b) when I feel like I'm part of some sort of artistic community, whether it be here at CA or at school. My first two years of college I didn't really draw much or hang out with other illustration kids and it showed in my work. Once I started drawing a lot more and hanging out with other drawing nerds I saw my work improve much more steadily, then just last summer at the illustration academy (aka illustration boot camp) I really saw my skill blow up. Even now that CA has got me drawing more I feel like I'm improving again. I guess my point is that the best thing I got out of college was the community of it and the inspiration to draw a ton.

[sith]

Smitherines: Thanks for dropping by again, man. That website is money (should come in handy when i get some time) and all i can say about your instructor is ... WOW. This is a lot of help, bro. Thanks. Oh and i thought i'd tell you that i'm now going to try out going to another art school this summer- i'm just taking a few workshops but we'll see how they turn out. Don't worry, i was kinda thinking about it before but your comments really helped me make this choice.

masterpug: Thanks! Yeah, i probably should post some of my digital paints but i'm just embarassed by them. Oh well, i probably should if i want to get better at them, right?

Andy P: Yeah man, i think i see what you're saying. Just being a part of this community has really made a difference in my drawing ability. All these awesome sketchbooks just make me want to draw- and do it well. The school i'm a right now has some pretty good instructors but a lot of the other kids there don't draw very well. There's a few that are damn good, but really not that many. So, who's my inspiration? You guys. Everyone here. I'm going to try to expand on this community thing a bit because i now realize (with the help of your input) that this is what seems to be making a huge difference in my drawing ability. Thanks, Andy.

Anyhoo, i still don't have any drawings. This is finals week for me, so we have a ton of shit due. Actually, i guess i do have something. I dropped by character's sketchbook and left a little reply. this was his response.


sith: thanks man =) you're making some solid progress in your sketchbook. keep up that rendering! don't forget to mess around and draw some big boobs or something, that'll give your thread a higher rating! lol


Anyway, this is how i responded...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/ridic.jpg

so how'd i do?

[Sepulverture]

Hey there, man. A bit late on the response, but I'm looking forward to your SP post.

[sith]

Sepulverture: Haha. Yeah, so am i.

Anyway, all this homework bs has been taking away from my drawing time. I meant to do some Bouguereau (is that how you spell that) studies today, but i never got around to it. So here's the drawing agenda for the next week or two:

1. Do some Bouguereau studies.
2. Do a self portrait.
3. Do some better hands. Those first two hands i posted are blah.

So this is what i've done since the last stuff i posted. Oh and one of them's a digital painting (done with a photo ref of myself)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/doodat6.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/50.jpg

sorry, nothing great- no time. Boo me.

[bhanu]

I can definitely see you improving.
Keep working.

[max1975]

Hi sith. Good stuff here, really like your figures, also think you do a nice job with clothes. I'll stop back and give you some better critiques after you've posted some more. Thanks for visiting my book.

[Johann de Venecia]

What's up, dude. Sweet sb, I see youve been doing lots of studies, that's great. You've got good skills, I'd say keep grinding that pencil even when you don't feel like it and you'll see lovelier results. Btw, loved your nude updates from feb 48. You showed his volume well. Have you tried using a softer pencil? (not sure what youre using right now). It helps to give you lighter and darker range, so youre sketches won't be too gray, makes it a lot more interesting. Oh yeah, where can I get abs like that? Kidding. Keep it up, dude.

[JoshK]

Nice SB, I really like the contour only drawings of the girl and the guy in the class. The ones from the magazines are really good too. I think one thing that hurts some of the other ones is that the rendering ends up being too apparent that it's from a photograph or that it looks like it is. I think others have said it before but drawing from life really is helpful. You got really good stuff, keep it up.

[sith]

Bhanu: Thanks, Bhanu.

max1975: Thanks :teeth:

lukavi: :x . Thanks for dropping by, man! I pretty much just use an hb and a 5h (you don't have to sharpen them as much- i'm lazy)). I finish with the softer pencils if i'm trying to do more of a finished drawing (i think i used a 6b on my leaf). Anyway, you're definitely right, i should whip those bad boys out more often. That would help these drawings a lot. Thanks again for taking a look.

JoshK: Thanks, man! You're right man, i've kinda strayed away from drawing from life lately (which is something everyone should do lots of). No worries though, i'm planning on doing a SP really soon with the trusty mirror.

I finally got around to doing some drawings today. Anyway, a few threads inspired me to do a some Bouguereau studies.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/51.jpg

[sith]

just a quick doodat for a friend. She said they were cute.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/53.jpg

i need to do a damn self portrait.

[sleeperservice]

Hey, nice work there. You've got a good hand. Love those contours, lots of sensitivity there and good economy of line. Your shading is also looking better on those Bougereau studies. How long are you spending on your pencil studies?

[majinpunisher]

Man, I really dig that digital. Lemme see more of those! Really found the structure on that one.

The other sketches are fun too!

Post more!

-MP

[ArcoNL]

Great sketchbook, lots of improvement shown here. Thanks for stopping by in my sketchbook!

Cheers,
Arco

[sith]

sleeperservice: Thanks! I think i have beautiful hands. Just kidding. Yeah, i'm hoping my shading's getting better because that's the next thing i've decided to start practicing. I'll probably have quite a few questions regarding light and shadow because i know you're very knowledgable about that. Anyway, i'm spending not too long on most of this stuff. i usually get disinterested with what i'm drawing. Almost no one thing in this sketchbook has taken more than an hour- the leaf took a while though. Thanks for stopping by, i think your sketchbook is awesome.

majinpusher: Thanks!! I think i'm horrible at digital; so, that definitely was a confidence booster. Btw, i'm waiting for a big sketchbook dump from you. Get on that!

ArcoNL: Thank god you guys are seeing improvement because i think it's kinda hard to see (aside from my contours which i think have come a long way) mainly because the amount of time i spend on these drawings. The first batch i spent a good amount of time (probably like two hours for all the good ones), but now i'm rarely willing to spend that much time on any drawing. Thanks again for dropping by.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/54.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/55.jpg

Just a few drawings for this fancy new page. Banana took about 15 min. Hands, around 20 minutes a piece. Sorry, there's a few nonsensical lines (i scribbled in my pants before i decided to do more hands). Anyway, i tried doing a self portrait, but i quit after ten minutes. I got sick of looking at myself, haha. I don't know how you guys can do it. I guess i'll just have to post some old ones that i got.

Oh, i was wondering if anyone had suggestions on what i should be doing here (with the hands). Am i suppose to be finding just the shadows, or the halftones too? I'm pretty much just trying to emulate what i saw on some other threads. So, if you could help this guy out, that would be much appreciated.

[damdischink]

hmmm, on my last post, I was just trying to be helpful,,,,,
just checkin to see some updates, again, cleannnnnnn value. Keep it coming mate.

[Matt Smith]

those hands are looking good. The forearm on the top hand looks alittle small. Also the way you are your core shadow, try not to make a scratchy line, it gives a fuzzy feel, try to a get thick stroke that goes across instead.

[sith]

damdischink: hey don't worry man. I'm glad you hit me up with those suggestions - seeing multiple viewpoints will only help me grow as an artist. btw i don't think you're necessarilly wrong- it just doesn't seem to work with what i'm doing, but it does make me realize i need to focus a little on line weight also (i think i may have already said this). Thanks again for dropping by man.

Matt Smith: thanks for the tip man. I couldn't really see how you guys were capturing the core shadows (because of the size of the pics)- so that tip should really help. I still do have a question about it though, are you using the tip of your pencil when you do that, or the side? Thanks again for your help- oh and that forearm is quite small now that you mention it.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/trackShoes.jpg

just a little PS paintdizzle (from ref). I wanted the shoes to look like a pair of boxing gloves. I think i got a little too dark on the cast shadows on the shoe. Oh well, i'm not a very good painter- i need more practice.

[Andy P]

Nice shoes mate! The darkness of the cast shadow doesn't bother me at all. The only thing that strikes me is that the back shoe seems a lot longer and thinner than the front shoe. It probably looked that way in the ref though, shoes can be wonky sometimes. Nice pallette and some damn fine rendering, good details too.
As for the hands, the anatomy all looks pretty solid, except for the top one's forearm being a tad short. Also, the shading you've got goin on kinda makes it feel metallic, with suck dark definition between highlights and shadows. Reflected light and core shadows will help show form, but they're easy to get carried away with.
That 'nanner rocks!

[sith]

Andy P: Thanks man :teeth: ! I need peeps like you to boost my painting confindence. Oh, you're definitely right about that forearm, unless i happened to be a midget or something. About the shading on that though, i was just trying to map out the core shadows with some hatching. So, no worries. Thanks for droppin' by again bro!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/56.jpg

This one's from a website i stumbled across on CA's reference thread yesterday. I was looking for a decent figure to draw because i wanted to try out Anthony Ryder's technique. I have a four hour break between my classes on tuesdays and thursdays, so i picked up his book in our library yesterday and gave it a read- a lot to absorb in one sitting. Anyway i gave his technique a shot. This one actually probably took about four hours (including beer, myspace, and aim). Anyway, crits are more than welcome here, as always :teeth:

[sith]

Damn, i haven't posted anything in a while and sadly i'm only posting this one speed painting. Anyhoo, i've got a few life drawings to post but it takes soooo much work to scan. Maybe i'll post them later since my hot lady friend decided not to call me back tonight, but that's another dicken's story.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/doodat7.jpg

I read intern's tutorial he put up in the fine arts section of CA and i thought i'd give it a go. About an hour.

[Andy P]

Hey man these last two posts are lookin damn cool, that figure drawing is muy impressive. The feet might feel a tad small though. And for the speed paint, most of the edges are pretty soft, throwing some hard edges in there will bring that sucker into focus. People always gotta nitpick don't they?
Anyway, cool stuff, lookin forward to the life drawings.

[sith]

Andy P: Thanks for the crit man. I tried working on my edges a bit here. You're definitely right about the feet. I f'ed the proportions on that one because i was trying to eyeball it, instead of sight size. That just made me retarded. Awesome updates by the way.

Some friends from photos...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/ryanRPortrait.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/michaelRportrait.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/erinPortrait.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/dennisKPortrait.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/robPortrait.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/jerwynnPortrait.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/joannaPortrait.jpg

I have more stuff to post but i've just been really lazy. Mostly life drawings. I'll get to it sometime. Thanks for stopping by!

[sith]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/jennyPortrait.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/jonathanRPortrait.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/joePGSPortrait.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/wendyPortrait.jpg

[sith]

I still need to get around to scanning in my life drawings. Our life drawing class kinda pisses me off though, because we only do 10 and 20 minute poses. This week's assignment was to make an android. So here's the little step by step. Started off with a contour from a 10 minute drawing. I know his right hand is horrible. i originally had it cropped out when i printed it, but i figured i'd fill it in real quickly.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/and1.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/and2.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/and3.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/android.jpg

I realized afterwards how i Robot-ish it looked. Oh well.

[Andy P]

Yo dude, those portraits are lookin sweet! I really like when the big block of hair becomes a compositional element, like on the dude on the left from 4/17.You're really capturing some character with these. Keep em up.
The android looks kinda stiff, but that tends to happen with longer poses. The thing I like most about the final product is the feeling of opacity the outer "skin" has, particularly through abdomen. You seem to be getting good at capturing the anatomy one area at a time, but some areas don't really fit into the whole so well. Like the shoulders seeming to narrow for the head/neck. Just comes with time, ya know.
Great updates, lookin forward to more.

[mentler]

No real crits here <> I can see the right kind of determination to get you where you want to go <> the hand thing <> going back a few post to your hand studies <> you have separated the lights side from the dark side and at first glance all is well <> however if you examine them you will see that many of the darks are not following the inner contour of the forms <> you need to make sure when you are defining the darks that they are relating to and defining what they on top of the topography of the hand or form.

The right hand in the last post <> the fist is hard because of its simplicity <> simplify it and make sure it has the characteristic of a block <> a front plane a side plane and a top plane with distinct values <> do this first <> then add as few details as needed to say hand!!!

[lefran]

your work is great! i especially like your muscle studies- the one with the 3 stages skin muscle and bone is my favourite- its the kind of things i should really start to do.
Keep it up!

[sith]

Andy P: Thanks bro. I'm pretty pleased how these portraits are turning out, but i think im whipping through them too quickly maybe. As for that android- i think you're right he does look a little stiff, but i think it's because i used a pose where our model was doing roman poses (our assignment was to take one of those poses and dress him up as though he were from roman times). Otherwise, i'll be sure to keep working on my proportions. Thanks!

Mr. Mentler: Thanks. I realize what you're saying now that you've pointed it out. This helps a lot. Thanks again.

Lefran: Thanks! Yeah, maybe you should give those types of studies a spin. They'll only help. Btw your sketchbook is coming along nicely. I'll be sure to drop by again.

Anyway, on with the show. This is one of a gal that works at the library at our school. I did it last night- a little more than an hour and a half. I don't really like posting just one pic, but i like how it turned out.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/rachelPortrait.jpg

Thanks for taking a look.

[archipelago]

Cool SB dude, Your values are definently coming along in those digital ones, maybe try to get a little bit more texture in them though. That last one is great!
About that longer reffed pose you did, try not to overpower the reflected ligt/core shadow, it makes it look metallic, very nice otherwise though!
Keep it up, cheers!

[arya]

U r doing great man.................... Very nice stuff..... U r going in the rite direction...these portraits rock.... Basically Impressive job u'r doing.....

[Velaes]

DUDE, how dare you surpass me on digital painting! :P but then again... I work solely in color, with lineart... different style, ya know :P. But yea, we should get together and grind this stuff out! I can show you some color stuff, might be of some help because I remember you saying you werent good at color. See Ya In Class!!!!

[Velaes]

Oh, one more thing: Work on hair :P. It looks good as a block but hey *shrugs* I like painting hair

[JoshK]

nice portrait....the eyes are nicely done. I think by doing 2-10 min poses you can learn a lot about the gesture and how to simplify the figure, and it also helps with drawing from your head. I prefer it more than the 2+ hour poses.....

[Flip]

Nice SB.
Your really catching the lighting very well with those portraits, I'm loving the last one. I don't think your android is doing justice to the shading in your refed pics, try to work on applying what you see in your studies to imaginative work.
Oh yeah, I also really like those overlapping contour sketches, cool stuff!

[damdischink]

damnnn, as a newbie to digital, those portrait looks great. I like how u are not afraid to use big brushes... keep it coming

[sith]

it's been awhile since my last post. school kicked my ass. i haven't really drawn much. i still need to scan my life drawings. what else... oh, thanks for the replies

archipelago, arya, Velaes, joshK, Flip: thanks!

damdischink: good to see you back

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/sp.jpg

a self portrait from life in graphite (18"x24"- cropped down)- sorry for the poor photo. i'll try to get a scan in sometime.

[Andy P]

Good to have ya back! That's a damn top notch SP, cool to see it's from life. Bring the goods back around soon.

[sith]

Andy P: Thanks! dude, i just realized we have the same name! jk stupid comment...

in an attempt tp bring back "the goods..."

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/60.jpg

portrait for a friend (from photo). i think i'm all done. any suggestions? i gotta mail this sucker tomorrow...

[sith]

minor adjustments on that last pic before sending it off. got a scan in this time- scanner cropped it a little

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Portraits/sarahPortrait.jpg

[sith]

a william whitaker study/ copy whatever. i was curious about painter so i gave that a spin

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/figPaintJoanna.jpg

i kinda changed the face though, that's not like art blasphemy when doing a copy, is it? hope not. anyway...

[glikster]

great work in here... I love the pencil rendering....

and LOVE the studies... and DAMN fine job with Painter....

[DerMidlet]

Oooo, that William W. study looks really nice man, cool sb all around.

[sith]

glikster, DerMidlet: thanks fellas. i'm in love with his work, so we'll probably see another whitaker study in the near future...

this is what i got: a few life drawings (finally) and some sctuff from sketchbook...

quicky before class
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/62.jpg

friends during class
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/61.jpg

a ten minute contour that i had to take home and kinda flesh out a bit
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/63.jpg

10s, 15s, 20s
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/70.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/69.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/67.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/68.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/66.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/65.jpg

i think this one was an hourish- those stripes were messing with my mind when i was drawing them...
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/64.jpg

yeah, i know some of those poses are kinda crazy- but every week we had a theme during class- we'd take the life drawing home and touch up the drawing according to the theme. i don't know- i personally just wanted to draw naked people, but it was probably good for our imagination...

[lefran]

Thanks for dropping by my SB :) your studies are really great, the ones where you mixed different things are my favourite, also your painting is really coming along, the whitaker study is awesome

[sabe2003]

Your learning a lot with charcoal I see!
I like how in your sketches, you have some parts just line and some parts shading, it's a cool design element. The painted faces are also very very nice, good lighting and you know your good at eyes. Just keep experimenting, no doubt keep doing that. Thx for the comments in my book.

[Mag-Neo]

-Amazing stuff. Especially "Shoe's " are looks like really effective, quite good rendered... Very very nice stuff. I like it so much. Keep posting... CHEERS... :yayca:

[masterpug]

Wow, you have improved a LOT since I was here last. Very nice. The studies are looking pretty good, though I noticed at times there are little quirks in the anatomy; nothing that won't just work itself out. Very nice.

[dfacto]

Nice SB sith. I especially like the head studies, especially the last lead one.

Could maybe put some mroe polish on the life drawings though.

[sith]

lefran: thanks much! i love his stuff, so i'll probably do some more whitaker studies

sabe2003: thanks for droppin by bro. charcoal is fun

Mag-Neo: thank ya sah'- i think those took a pretty long time- i liked how they turned out

masterpug: thanks brutha!

dfacto: thanks for the compliments. yeah, those life drawings could defeinitely use some polishing up, but most of those were just 15s; so they're so unfinished, i would have no idea where to start.but maybe i'll still try touching a few of those up. thanks for stoppin' by.

not much. i was looking at Steve Hanks work. his water colors are AMAZING... so i did a quick study in Painter.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/sHanksCopy.jpg

here's the link for the original
http://www.artrenewal.com/asp/database/image.asp?id=9681

thanks for taking a look everyone

[darkwolfb87]

Hey, really nice studies in here. For the last study, I would say just remember to get those darkest darks in to get a full range of values.

I like your self-portrait the most on this page, I can see a lot of knowledge from the Ryder book. My only crit for that would be to lay off the reflected light on the shadow side, it is as bright as the light side which is a no-no. Compare your SP to Steve Hank's painting, there is a very clear-cut understanding of light, dark light, reflected light, cast shadows from right to left. It is a continuous gradation from light to shadow. Hope that helps!

[Abhorb]

I really like the way you push the contrasts in your pencil drawings. It makes them pop out very nicely. Keep up the good work :)

[Matt Smith]

the portrait on june 30th and the william whitaker look really nice. I would like to see more studies like that. Keep up the good work.

[sith]

darkwolfb87: thanks man. i read that ryder book in like one sitting between classes, but i think i got the gist of it (apparently it shows...). and yeah, i definitely see what you're saying about that self portrait. i'm probably gonna go fix that later. thanks for stoppin by.

Abhorb: thank ya!

Matt Smith: those are my favs too. and we'll defintely see more studies- there's so much to learn from them. thanks for taking a look bro.

anyway, i saw what zhuzhu was doing with those 50 heads 30 days thing from cgtalk and i was just amazed (at the quantity and quality). now, im not doing that many- i don't know if i could find it in me. but i did do one today!

head #2
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/head.jpg

[Chrisbro]

I fully agree about the soft pencils and having to get up and shapen them all the time, a quick solution is to buy a pencil sharpener with a shaving catcher around it for like 99 cents. Only problem is Im to lazy to get my ass up and go buy one lol... I like your style and its fun to look at your drawings keep it up!:xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox: :xbox:

[oma]

WOW that pencils looks realy Great. plz keep posting that shit. i fell in love at it.

[demented]

Yo dude

muchthanx for the props in my sb!

That William Whitaker is amazing, loove it! The hanks study is just as well done, those watercolours are amazing and you've done them justice. Liking those figure studies - seem very comfortable with the medium, great line.

What you need is more frequent updates!
ciao dude!

- d.

[masterpug]

Those digitals are looking very nice. I like the style you used on the nude female pose, and some of the detail on that bust is really nice and subtle. Very nice.

[kuroart]

Hey, hows it been?
Really like your work. amazing really. Cant wait to see more.
See ya around man.

[isair]

hey sith, thanks for dropping by me sketchbook.
That whitaker study is awesome. And love your quick figures, showing mighty energy. The only thing is that some of the contours are a bit too harsh to me. I prefer the way you did with the portrait b4 the whitaker study. Other than that, they are really great ones. Waiting for the next update. :)

[JoeHell]

wow! you have really developed alot through out this pretty short thread.. your laters posts are really good.. really like the life drawings and the portraits..

[Sodbrenner]

gratulations, your shading is really amazing!
the da vinci drawing is also done really cool, but one thing i noticed, please please dont get me wrong, i know i couldnt make it even half as good as you did :^^;: , but watch the shoulder and the neck area again, it seems like theres something still wrong :S
the hand in the first post is nice too, but the shading puts to much weight on the right side, put some transition there, it would be improving in my opinion

[Alexandr Pascenko]

since the first sketches u posted till now i can see a lot of improvement. it look´s like you handle the line much better and your shading skills have gotten better too.

keep at it!

[Zynic]

I really like your work :)
Nice work on the shading, you really manage to give it some structure :)
Let us see some more stuff ;D

[MikeHayes]

You've got some nice sketches in here, and from what I can tell from this thread you have a solid work ethic as well, keep that up and you will go far. That whitakker study is simply gorgeous.

A few crits, if I may. In some of your portraits and especially in your recent figure drawings your values seem to jump around alot and don't explain the form to the viewer as well as they could. In alot of them the reflected light is too light and the half-tones are too dark.

When you squint down at a model generally the values get grouped into light and dark, halftones and reflected light disappear, therefore the same should happen when you squint at your drawings. That initial light and dark read should tell the viewer most of what they need to know about what you are trying to portray. Any values you put into your drawing after that should only serve to further explain the form, and not confuse the big light and dark patterns. If you look at your whitakker and Hanks studies you will see this concept applied quite clearly. Of all your portraits I personally think that the one dated 4/16 is one of the strongest for the same reason.

I hope that made sense, maybe a simpler way of stating it is that your shadows and reflected light values should feel like one group, and your half-tones and highlights should feel like another seperate group.

[Andy P]

Yo dude! Hope you'll excuse my drunken post monstering, but I had to say, you're newest studies have been great! The Steve Hanks study is gorgeous, that guy has a nice way of leading the eye to what's important with his darkest values, nice job of keeping your values close. That pic didnt really need any really dark values.
Your newest from-lifers look pretty sweet, and this newest update is kick ass. We need more o this stuff! Blang blang!

[That fat kid]

hey sith, your pencils are getting really tight. Great improvement and awesome studies.

~A

[mentler]

The dog rocks <> thanks for feeding the bear <> first rate

[taxman]

Great work throughout the thread, this head was propably drawn by everyone and their grandmother, even I did it, lol.
I think you´re heading in the right direction, no real crits here. Maybe some more non-figurative work? Just a suggestion, thank you for sharing. :)

[rblitz7]

some really awesome stuff here! I love your portraits.

[sith]

Chrisbro: yeah man, i finally got my self one of those- they're great- plus they don't chew the hell out of my charcoal pencils.

oma: thanks oma. I'll keep posting "that shit!"

demented: thank ya sah! i'm trying to post more, but... i'm so lazy...

masterpug: thanks master! or should i call you pug? yeah i think im gonna call you pug if that's ok with you...

kuroart: thanks tyler. good to see you posting around these parts

isair: thanks! i agree with the contour thing btw. since we had such short time, i was always like, "can i draw hands in these last two minutes..." I always figured no, so, i'd just drawing the contours over and over because i had no idea what to do. oh well...

JoeHell: thanks JoeHell!

Sodbrenner: thanks man. i don't know if it's "amazing" but hopefully i'm getting there. thanks for droppin' by.

GOBLINSHARK: thanks brada man, i dig your sketchbook btw

MikeHayes: i definitely see what you're saying. thanks for the mighty helpful crit. i'll try to keep working on it.

Andy P: haha, don't worry about. those are obviously the best kind of posts. thanks for the mad props too. your stuff is looking "blang blang" as always. did i use that correctly? is that like bling bling. oh btw, i was reading a post of yours in someone elses sb- what were the principles of design again? haha, hilarious bro

That fat kid: thanks bro, and thanks for droppin' by

mentler: thanks doc! i've always had a thing for feeding bears

taxman: thanks for dropping by taxman. beatles fan? no matter- great tune. yeah, i agree, i gotta do some concept work and shite too. especially considering this website is conceptart and all...

rblitz7: thanks. those peeps that i painted really dug those too. i'd thieve them off their myspace and paint them. only bad thing is that the lighting is almost always god awful. but you should give that a spin. it's still good practice.

some doodledoos and doodats. the pencils were just faces from a mag, and the painting was another one of those cg talk thingys. it took about an hour. i did it actually just before i posted- figured i should post a digital

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/73.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sketchbook/72.jpg

head #28
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/head28.jpg

thanks for all the feedback fellow CA'ers! good schtuff- feel free to call me Andrew if you'd like. probably should have put that in my first post. anyway...

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

Drawing is fun? DRAWING IS FUN!?!?!!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

You only say that because you're talented. I like your style by the way. Please become a great artist.

[oma]

Great update ---> face.. hihi.

No realy, it's amazing how people can create such a nice stuff with only pencils and paper.

Love the faces again. i realy hope to see more of it very soon :) :). cool how you shade the faces, give that a try myself.

[sith]

Goodbye..fromthevoid: haha, thanks bud. btw i read one of your little things on your DA page. you sound a little skeptical about practice really ever making some random new artist into something great, even decent. bro, all i gotta say is take a look at MindCandyMan. (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=870&page=27) Seriously. take a look at that page. then take a look at his first page. If you put your heart into it- you really can do anything. not trying to sound sappy or anything, anyhoo...

oma: thanks for stoppin by again bro. i actually shaded those faces pretty quickly- just some cross hatching. the key's just to do lots of it. usually i prefer a whole lot of washes of cross hatching until it becomes kinda uniform (like in my sp), but i didn't do that here- didn't want to spend the time. thanks again for taking another peeps dood!

yeah... another head...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/head86.jpg
head#86

hell yeah! i got a whole 3 pages! that's like 2 more than 1...

thanks fer takin' a peep!

[darkchild]

Thanks for the visit. Thought I'd return the favor. You have a lot of nice works in here. Lots of variations in style. Very good work. I don't have any real crits other than keep doing what you've been doing. It looks like you're headed in the right direction. I'll be back to check on you:)

[oma]

nice head. but i think the hiar is just a little bit to dark.
but i think thats personal taste.

keep posting some heads. > love the heads <3

[Fishspawn]

Excellent work in here! Keep up the good work.

[sabe2003]

Haven't been up in here for awhile, Looking great on the updates. Like that last page with the digital painting of the sculpture. Awesome sketches too!

[Meatsworthy]

Good studies and great drawings. Keep up the good work!

[sith]

darkchild: thanks man!

oma: haha, thanks. actually i was just lazy and didn't want to touch the hair- so it's not that his hair is too dark, it's just that it isn't there! that's all right though, it makes him look like he's got some elvis chops goin' on.

Fishspawn: thank ya sah!

sabe2003: thanks man, i like those paintings of the sculptures too. too bad the one's of lenin. what a d-bag, haha

Meatsworthy: thanks Meatsworthy- your speed paintings are gorgeous- i'll be sure to stop in again

just another cgtalk head (#27). this was done in painter yo! (sculptures were done in PS)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/head27-2.jpg

hi five if you take a peep!

[Cobi]

great stuff here, Sith!!! You are truly gifted. :) Keep up the great work!

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

MindCandyMan has progressed by far the most from any artist I've seen, but I think he only made it from .5 to .9, not far enough to convince me that talent isn't the primary ingredient in the mix of a successful artist (especially one who draws from imagination). You could say that he could still improve further but I think I’ve seen stagnation from him recently. I’d be overjoyed if you could convince me otherwise (then there might be some hope for me!), but I’ve seen far too many artists who never improved to be easily swayed.

Your heads are nice by the way but I want to see more finished stuff. I'm comparing you to the artists from the renaissance afterall.

[sith]

Cobi: thanks Cobi :) i think i'm alright.

Goodbye..fromthevoid: haha, damn bro- you're a tough one. the only thing that could truly change your mind is probably if you were to really become good- and the only way to at least test that- is practice. but you can't just doodle on your own- you need someone to guide you. i think you see where i'm getting at. I think you should start up a sketchbook on here. it really does help. my skills have progressed more than i could have hoped for in this short period of time. and i owe it to the wonderful people here on CA. You should give it a shot. what's it gonna hurt? btw here's something a little more finished for ya.

anyway, we've got a Morgan Weistling study today- which was inspired by zhuzhu. i did this in painter last night (i stay up really late) and did some finishing touches not so long ago.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopy2.jpg

thanks for taking a peek

[Andy P]

Duder! Killer study, man! Love seein people tackle white clothes like that. Hard thing to pull off, really well done. Your sculpture studies are lookin rad as well, at first I wanted to say they were CG not PS. Nothin but asspats from me tonight. Word up to the night owls.

[Interceptor]

That ast piece is beautiful, mate.

[kuroart]

hey dude. Really like the new one.
what brushes do you generally use in painter?
i havent seen ya around school. you still taking classes there? ive kind of seen alot of people either transfer or take a quarter off nowadays.
alright,ill quit makin ya read this.
ill see ya later man.

[fooxoo]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopy2.jpg - very nice work on this one! Very convincing and nice strokes. I see you re doing the heads - great exercise!

Cheers and post more!

[oma]

hehe, eyeless girl that Caravaggio painted. Nice one.

i think that second one is even better!!. keep posting i love you work.

[Pound]

Hye i am also a huge fan of William Whitaker. And you're doign a great job in following in his footsteps. Now you are truly ipressive.

[sith]

Andy P: haha, thanks man- always enjoy a visit from ya- what can i say, i'm always partial to the people that call me duder haha

Interceptor: thanks Interceptor! i really dig your book. thanks for dropping by.

kuroart: haha, hey what's up Tyler. Yeah dood, i took the summer quarter off, but i should be back next quarter. as far as brushes go, nothing too fancy. for the Whitaker study i used just a camel hair brush and color pick to blend. for most of these other ones i just used a chunky pastel brush with some of the settings changed to the way zhuzhu uses it. he explains how to make that brush on his Aug 5th post found here http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70451&page=4 . i should probably use more brushes but these ones seem to work for me. anyhoo, see you around man.

fooxoo: thanks fooxoo. i think have an excellent stroke... anyway, i'm only kinda doing the heads. not at that insane pace of 50 in 30 days though- that's hardcore. i go at my pace. which is like... one... when i'm bored. thanks for takin a peek.

oma: yeah man- when i was painting that- i was like, "what the hell is wrong with this girl, she has no freakin' eyes..." thanks for making another pit stop buddy.

lb003g0676: dude- that's a crazy name. thanks though. he's amazing- the way he paints drapery makes me salivate. thanks for giving me a bump man.

we got another Weistling study today because i didn't know what to do. i wanted to post a reply as to what brushes i use but i don't like posting without a pic. so, i panicked and just painted another one of his girlys. this one was done a bit quicker but i'm pleased with her likeness to the original (the last one was a little off)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopySasha.jpg

thanks ya fer looking

[darkchild]

Love those last two studies! Keep posting!

[Listing]

Beautiful portraits. Just to see the difference I'd like to see them in physical oils. Also, send us some originals. Great.

[evildisco]

Those last painting are really nice, can't really spot anything either unpleasent of glaringly flawed.
Actually my only piece of advice put more variance between hard and soft brushes(if anything your paintings are slightly on the soft side) that's about it.

Good job and keep on truckin'.

[j a k e]

Hey there. Your master studies are really impressive, especially the Morgan Weistling one. Keep rollin.

[Smitherines]

Those digital master studies are looking kick ass man. Keep it up.

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

Good work!

[Dreamworker]

Ho my god very good works!! I love your painting style and the soften color in your pictures.
I want to see more updates :D
Ciao

[isair]

yo, awesome paitings. Love the color compo. a lot.
In rare cases some edges are too harsh? For example, the shoulder of this one (http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopy2.jpg).

[crazy3dman]

Hi Sith,

Really nice sketchbook! These last few masters studies really take it up a notch too. I'll be checking back often.

[Niva.]

I also love your last few digital paintings and I can't crit those because I can't do as well, 4 stars from me, looking forward to seeing more.

[sith]

darkchild: thanks bro! i like 'em too- they're a couple of cuties

Listing: thanks man- you're right, i'll post the link for this one- as for originals... i kinda suck when it comes to that, but i'm working on it. thanks for takin' a pit stop!

evildisco: thanks for the crit man. i see exactly what you're saying. i'll work on it and i'll "keep truckin' like the doo dah man..."

j a k e: thanks man!

Smitherines: thanks man- means a lot

Goodbye..fromthevoid: thanks bro

Dreamworker: haha thanks man- got an update for you right now- ciao homey

isair: thanks for droppin' by again man- yeah i see what you're saying. i'm still working on getting used to this brush (it moves paint around like it's all still wet), but i'll definitely try to keep an eye on my edges.

crazy3dman: thanks man- pm'ed ya back

n1va: nah man, you can crit them all you want. thanks for the stars though, man- makes me feel all warm inside...

so this weekend i rocked out another study. i've had a bit of time on my hands at night because i'm sick. so i just pound the nyquil and paint. this one was done in painter. what's really helped me get the colors close to the original is the fact that painter mixes colors really well. so i make little palettes all over the painting and mix the paint as i go-i slap a color down- add a little black to darken it, white to lighten, blue to cool it... anyway here's a link to the original

http://www.williamwhitaker.com/B_HTML_files/09_retro/gallery3/treas.htm

the hardest thing in this to do was that sash thingy on her waist- there was a ridiculous amount of colors in there i had to mix... anyway, i really tried to focus on my edges in this one.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerCopyTreasure.jpg

thanks for peepin!

[sabe2003]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopySasha.jpg
Geez!

and the one before, and the last one,..... sigh.

[isair]

Geez. awesome update. Form, weight, value, color, you name it! Drapery's damn great! Woot! A really classical style in it.

[oma]

awesome.!!

no crits :D.

just again a question. hoe big is that painting in painter. i mean how many pixels large ore small is it?

[Dreamworker]

Impressive >:D
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerCopyTreasure.jpg

I'll go to study in the deep your painting tecnique!!

P.S. I give you 5 stars but the vote don't change ?? :$

[Punchy]

some great stuff here. I really dig your last couple.

[Matt Smith]

your master studies are coming along nicely, keep up the good work.

[Meatsworthy]

wow! You are really owning it with those master studies, reminding me it's been too long since my last.

[MattiasA]

very skillfull things

[glikster]

holy shit! thanks for stopping by my SB... those paintings are huge lungfulls of AWESOME! That last painting you can tell you focused on edges, and I feel that it really sets it apart from even your other kick ass paintings....

[maxetormer]

Flawless work, IMPRESSIVE!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerCopyTreasure.jpg
now lets see some imagination work! :D

[Slaving_maniac]

This is my first reply to anyone on the sb thread and i have to say that your use of color and brushes is truely inspiring. Keep it up :D

[Tigermilk]

The standing girl is quite amazing. Love where you're going with your art.
Keep it up!
tiger

[Jason C-M]

Have you shown that Whitaker study to Bill himself? He'd probably enjoy seeing it.

[strych9ine]

Christ do you ever rock those master studies... very well done. I'd like to see some of your work that isn't studies. Let's see them goodies.

[tensai]

well the master studies are excellent. especially this one;
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopySasha.jpg...
delicious colours, expression and brush work.
the pencils i have seen seem could be a bit looser and lack the nice linework or touch with the brush that you obviously are able to put down.

do post some more of these...

[voraz]

beautifull paintings! really love them.

[marco nelor]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopy2.jpg

this is incredible man! im gona go study some sargent later, althought i need to broaden my horizons.

[demented]

Hey man,

thanx for the props ion my book mate. Outstanding studies 5starstuff right through. More!

ciao!

- d.

[Niels23]

Your studies are amazing!!! Great portraits, absolutely love how you work with colour!

[Andy P]

Man, everyone's goin bananas fer yer studies! And rightly so, they're freakin spot on. Well done man!

[Dile_]

wow, very nice work in here! I have nothing to say, just keep it up! 5 stars!

[ArtZealot]

I'm in the same boat as Dile. Keep it up man, your work is beautiful, 5 stars from me too.

[blanquish]

declicious stuff on the this page, i cant help but think og jon foster when i look at the rendering!

[sith]

sabe2003: haha, thanks man

isair: thanks man- means a lot

oma: it's really not that big actually. i usually work on a canvas that's about 7 or 8 inches tall (i don't care about width) and 150 dpi. you should probably work 300 dpi if you're going to make something really nice (so you can print it if you need to). there's a few reasons i work pretty small. i'm not worried about printing these out, my mac never slows down working this small, and also it keeps you looking at the larger picture (since you can't zoom in too much). thanks for droppin by again buddy.

Dreamworker: thanks man!! i guess i got my stars now :)

Punchy: thanks Punchy- i dig your book

Matt Smith: thank yah sah

glikster: haha, thanks dude

maxetormer: thanks man- love your book

Slaving_maniac: aww, that makes me feel all special haha. jk man- get out there and crit some people. there's boatloads of amazing stuff on this forum.

Tigermilk: thanks man- it's really not "my" art though. they're just some studies- still means a lot to me though. thanks again

Jason C-M: haha, thanks man. i'm pretty sure if i got a chance to show him, he'd say, "oh... guess what? i did that with real paint..."

strych9ine: thanks strych9ine! sadly, we keep those hidden away. i'm not too comfortable with concept art, but it's definitely something i really work on.

tensai: thanks man. i see what you're saying- i'll break out those pencils again soon and work on it.

voraz: thanks voraz- dig the avatar- kinda basquiat- ish

marco nelor: thanks man- another stud drops by. that's a good idea- i think i'll do a sargeant study next...

demented: whoa some more? thanks man

Ulver: thanks dood!

Andy P: thanks a lot man- means a lot coming from you dood

Dile: thanks a lot man! your book's coming along really nicely- keep pumping that shite out

ArtZealot: thanks man- you got a pretty damn good book too

blanquish: thanks man. that's a huge compliment- that guy rocks hard. i personally don't see the likeness though, but still a hige compliment. you're probably just relating two things you like- that's all. cheers buddy.

thanks all for making this a five star sketchbook (i'm guessing it's a fluke so it shouldn't last long...). it means a lot especially i never really considered myself that great at art. what's funny to me is that there are so many better sketchbooks out there like Kian's (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66293), Andy P's (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61300&page=5), and Icon's (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=52773&page=5) just to name a few (aside from the obvious like Andrew Ley, Liam C. Magic Man- and that bunch). check 'em out if you haven't yet. those guy's (and girl) rock hard. those are all five star books in my mind.

anyway enough with that rant. i did this in a couple nights. i had some trouble, sadly, with painter- it was doing some crazy shite with some of my colors that i couldn't figure out. tried to repaint alot of the messed up parts but it was way too much work. no matter- likeness is kinda there,
here's the link to the original http://www.jeffreytlarson.com/image.asp?id=101&last=Portraits

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/jLarsonPortraitSRose3.jpg

thanks fer lookin' as always

[oma]

omg, my i say 'that's just fantastic'?

Looks superb.
readly don't have any crits.
just questions: - how big/small is the original? what you did in painter.
can post progress shots ? :D ^^ <-- just for uss to learn and do me a fav. :D

if not. It's okay. will check you SB anyway :P. :D:D

[fooxoo]

Wowa great job on the last one! Now use that knowledge and do smth from the head :D

[Johann de Venecia]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/mWeistlingCopy2.jpg Damn, nice one. Theyre all damn nice! :nohope:

[Dreamworker]

Sith your last painting is most tender. Your superb painting technique give life at this pictures. I admir your talent Sith, good job :P

[Jason C-M]

"Jason C-M: haha, thanks man. i'm pretty sure if i got a chance to show him, he'd say, "oh... guess what? i did that with real paint..."

Actually, I know even though he's personally passionately into doing "real" paint he really enjoys a lot of digital stuff. He's buddies with Don Seegmiller and all.

[silvestri99]

I love your painting style. Beautiful, and classic looking. The last one of the little girl was especially touching. I would love to see your step-by-step process in painting these. Thanks for the work!!

[Darktwin]

beautiful studies, really nothing to crit, just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration, and keep up the good work.

[Tigermilk]

great study mate!
not much to crit - will just paitiantly wait for the updates :)
tigermilk

[Call0ps]

nice stuff .. and so much improvement =) really! those last paintings are just stuning, im speachless =) cant wait for the next post of yours ;) Go Sith GO!

[Neireth]

All of your studies are truly beautiful, but the last one feels so alive. Very smooth, very emotional. Even though you mentioned painter was giving you a hard time to get the colours and likeness right... you succeeded despite that (I'm not really surprised though *grins*).
Once again - inspirational and beautiful. Sorry for not being able to crit, but on the other hand you deserve the praise. :)

[Spats]

Those master studies are very impressive. Keep it up, no crits! :D

[feeesh]

Dude, those master studies are great man. Bautiful work. The face one the Sargent piece where her back is to us looking to the side is beautiful. Im jealous man, you got painter chops!!

[sith]

Oma: haha, thanks for droppin by again dude. Progress shots? Got some here, just for you buddy! Ok and for a few others…

Fooxoo: aww, thanks. I really should, but I’m scared to… someone hold me…

Lukavi: thanks a lot Johann. Means a lot coming from you man

Jason C-M: I was just kidding, but I actually had no idea. That’s pretty cool.

Silvestri99: thanks man. I gotta a little new kids on the block for ya. Step by step… you know… never mind

Darktwin: thanks a bunch dude. Makes me feel good knowing that I’m helping some peeps out- great book ya got btw

Tigermilk: thanks man. I cranked this one out in a couple days- so you didn’t have to wait too long. Thanks for takin’ another pit stop

Call0ps: thanks a lot man. Oh and don’t worry- I’m going!

Neireth: thanks a lot Neireth. It really means a lot to hear that I’m inspiring someone. Thanks for stopping by dood.

Spats: dammit crit me! jk man. Thanks for droppin’ by

Feeesh: thanks a ton. I think you mean Weistling though :P . Don’t worry shake it off dude. seems to be a lot of peeps fav. Like your book btw

So a few peeps were asking for some wip shots and whatnot. I’ve never really done anything like this, but I figured I just kinda go all out and explain what im doing; soooo….. here we go!

Oh before I forget, this is a Kirk Richards study. This is a portrait of his lady, Linda. Here’s the link to the original http://www.kirkrichards.com/kr_painting_pgs/linda.htm

The brush I’m using here is a zhuzhu modified oil pastel brush. You can find out how to make it here http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...t=70451&page=4 on his aug 5th post.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip3.jpg

1. the first thing I do is find a painting I like (obviously)- resize it to 150 dpi, then I make another canvas the exact same size. I work 150 dpi because I don’t like the computer to slow down- and I’m probably not gonna print these; so, I’m not worried about having it hi-res. Having the canvases the same size makes it easier for me to sight size. Anyway, I plop down a bg, (if you can call it that) then I draw in some really basic lines. I’m not tracing, there’s no rulers, no guides, just straight up sight sizing, which I’ll do for the whole painting. I’d really suggest using lines to compare angles and whatnot to help you out. I usually get a little off in the beginning since I’m not. I figure I’ll see the mistakes later (probably not the best way to go about things) only because I take so many long breaks, when I come back it’s like seeing the painting again for the first time. Don’t forget to flip your painting every now and then too.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip4.jpg

2. I just put this in here because I wanted to emphasize how important it is to start as basic as possible. I just painted some new lines that are just a little more exact then before. There’s no curvey lines yet. I basically do the painting like I would a drawing. Basic first. Details later.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip5.jpg

3. I keep making straight lines, and once I feel those are exact enough I throw in some curvey ones. once I’ve gotten that decent contour, I toss some flats down. I’m only working with one layer the whole time, but I still use the canvas as a palette. I just put down a few of the colors I kinda see in the original, and then I use them and colors I’ve already laid down to mix some new colors.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip6.jpg

4. just looking for some shadows on the face- you don’t need to outline everything when you’re doing the face. Just look for those shadows. Try to keep it simple- two tones. If the face doesn’t read well in two tones- it’s probably not gonna turn out too great.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip7.jpg

5. just laying down some more flats. Keep it basic- don’t worry about those details yet. I know there’s no drapery or anything like that to paint, but even if there was, this is how I would go about a whole painting. I just do a lot of squinting to try and see the shapes of colors and and to see if my values are right. I usually miss getting the hue exactly, but I usually get the values kinda close. I’ve noticed the eyes are looking a bit wonkified. It’s 3 in the morning. I'm drunk. I go to bed so I can get another look at it tomorrow.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip8.jpg

6. once I’ve gotten to this point- I noodle out details ‘til I’m satisfied. I’ve also corrected the eyes. That’s why you should use those plumb lines- so you don’t have to deal with that kinda shite.

On a side note- I kinda got lucky here. I didn’t have to play with her eyes too much. Usually I have some trouble getting the person to look where I want. Like in the last painting I did of the little girl… you don’t know how hard that was to get her eyes right. No matter where I moved her eyes- it looked like she was staring at my crotch! It was ridiculous. Her eyes were following me! all right whatever, I’m starting to ramble… 7 7 7



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip9.jpg

7. more noodling.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip10.jpg

8. still noodling.



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/wip%20files/wip11.jpg

9. once I think I’m about done. I fix all my edges. Soft, hard, lose em, whatever. I do my final comparison. I see some minor problems. Her necks a little off, so’s her cheekbone, some other stuff too. So I fix ‘em and…



http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/kRichardsLinda3.jpg

I don’t know how long that actually took. I would say about 3 maybe even 4 hours of real actual work. Anyway, I hoped that helped some people out. Remember basic stuff first, details later. Unless you’re really damn good, can you do without that. Check out Morgan Weistling’s demo “bunny” here http://www.morganweistling.com/. It’s ridiculous. Not many people can do that unless you’re really hardcore. I’m definitely not that hardcore (that’s why I respect peeps like Andy P (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61300&page=5) so much- cause he just takes a pen and goes! He’s that hardcore. Mad props to that “duder”)

thanks for peepin'

[Dreamworker]

Wow Sith, Thanks a lot for showing us your technique. The last one update is very helpful for me :wink:
Ciao :D

[glikster]

thank you for that... and great taste in music!

[Fishspawn]

Wow. lots of improvement! These new paintings are awesome, and that tutorial was very helpful. My fav would have to be the one you're using for your avatar, i think you should work more full figures. Keep it up, you're doing great.

[Jason C-M]

Really cool of you to take the time to do this. Those pastel brushes are so great, aren't they?

[Alexandr Pascenko]

whoha your painting are great i luve em! but are you just parcticing this kind of stuff just wondering. keep it up that tut was great;)

[scott marshall]

hey sith exellent tecnique i will ceep it in mind!!

ohh! yeah your work is amazing!!!!!!!:wink:

[Spats]

Thanks for taking a peek in my unworthy sketchbook!

That tutorial is so awesome, many thanks for sharing :D

[Beelow]

Hey sith! nice stuff and that was a nice tutorial that you have given us, thanx for that!:confident

[oma]

Realy thanks, just what i needed. and didn't you used a smudge tool ?. no layers!!. woot. Great.

but i think if you work with some layers it's easyer to correct some shite :D.

Realy thanks for upping the step by step painting. totally love it.

[Niva.]

Oh, awesome WIP, thanks a bunch, I saved those screenshots to my HD :)

Keep them coming please!

[Niva.]

You are improving! The last work is one of your best so far.

[max xiantu]

That tutorial was a blessing.
I'm quite inspired by your progress on these few pages here.
thank you :.

[Meatsworthy]

Great stuff! A lot of insightful stuff in that step by step... thanks. I gotta remember that face-reading-well-with-2-tone thing.

[Lee W]

great tutorial :)

[BlackGuy]

wow, inspiring work and great improvement in this sb

[sith]

Dreamworker: no prob bro. i just wanna help out the community a little, considering how much it's helped me out. thanks for poppin' by again

glikster: haha, that must mean you have a good taste in music too

fishspawn: thanks man. glad i could help some

Jason C-M: thanks Jason. yeah those things are sexy

GOBLINSHARK: haha thanks dude. are you wondering if i'm just kinda effing around with art? not really. i'm going to the Illinois Institute of Art which is kinda garbage in my opinion. this place has taught me way more in half a year than all the time i've been there. pretty sad if you ask me. anyway, yeah these are for practice. just trying to get good. thanks for stoppin in man. love your booky

scott marshall: haha, thanks man. it's really the masters' works that are amazing :wink:

spats: thanks man! and no prob

Beelow: just trying to help you guys out :)

oma: that tutorial was dedicated to you haha- oh right, no smudge- color pick- blend

n1va: yes! i made it on someone elses hard drive! jk man, glad you liked it

max xiantu: thanks a lot. means a bunch

Meats: i didn't think i was going to be able to help out a stud like you with this tut. means a ton, man. i see you put up a little sexy tutorial yourself. i gotta go comment on that. thanks for takin' another pit stop in the house o' Andrew.

Old Noobie: :wink:

BlackGuy: thanks a lot man!


anyway... it looks like the little tutorial was fairly well recieved. thank you all. if anyone was wondering why i was working just one layer... i don't really know. i just like to keep things simple. i guess i try to keep it as close to real painting as possible. i wanna try to pick that up soon, and really get into that...

i busted this out last night and finished it today. i was trying to get out another painting before the weekend (i get very little art done on the weekend due to booze and work- not simultaneously... ok maybe). anyhoo... here's the original http://www.williamwhitaker.com/B_HTML_files/09_retro/gallery1/Cuttysark.htm. i thought i had the skin tones down pretty well when i did my final comparison, but when i took a look at the link, her skin looked a lot warmer :( . oh well. the drapery turned out nice. too bad i bollocks upped her hair. did i use that right? "bollocks upped?" sorry, workin' on the english slang. i like to try to pick up the ladies using an english accent. i think it's hilarious. an asian. with an english accent.. ok, starting to ramble...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerCutty2.jpg

do feel free to use as much english slang as you want when posting in this book

[Jason C-M]

the drapery turned out nice.
Yeah, no shit.

[Mr.Delicious]

uh oh, thats pretty much amazing.

[Lee W]

wow .. great piece of art :)

[Johann de Venecia]

Werdna, I mean Andrew... Damn! That is sick. Drapery is crazy. And that step by step is equally wicked... Too much talent :nohope:

[Interceptor]

wow.. anyone who says digital art is not fine art needs to have a look here

[gigglepixie]

Your paintings are great - thanks for the step by step, it makes it seem more achievable for someone just starting to think about digital

Cheers mate!

my sketches: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75440

[MrBobMarley]

Beautiful work mang! Last one goes in my badass art folder.

[Dreamworker]

Fantastic, as usual! But I found one little error, null that you cannot correct with little blows of paint-brush. I marked this triviality in order to show it to you

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4083/sithsa0.jpg

I don't know if in your reference you found the same problem but I think that the drapery does not follow the line of the calf, it seem that the lower leg is disabled .

Ciao :bashful:

[Niels23]

Thank you for tutorial - very useful and interesting! That last update is amazing, as usual :) keep it up!

[Meatsworthy]

Yeah, the shadows in the original are warmer... but still good. Nothing a little color balancing can't fix ;)

[Alday.J]

Thank you for the kind words you have drop in my SB lately and... THANK YOU for share your art with us ! Very nice studies. :bashful:
Cheers.
J.
P.S: I have read what your I-tune was playing during your step by step, hahaha ! Nice taste in music too ! ;)

[oma]

omg, thats fantastic. :D

Great art you make ;).

but how are you blending that shite ?
teach me :D plz :D

[Beelow]

Another nice update. Keep em coming. I have not updated. I gotta update soon hehe!

[blacky]

Looking at some of the originals you use makes me want to stop drawing,
looking at your works makes me want to start drawing again
Thank you

[Andy P]

Oh snap, good thing I'm on the ball and miss all these updates.
That tutorial is awesome! You've got the painting chops, duder. And you hit the nail on the head, the details come last, they're the fun stuff, the dessert.
Can't say I've ever seen somebody's skills blow up so quickly, you're money baby. Still keeping up with the drawing?
Thanks for all the love!

[Niva.]

Sweet, that cloth is looking like a photo :)

Great job.

[kuroart]

super nice updates man. Like the tutorial, that will help.
can't wait to see more updates.

[Josef K.]

wow that drapery in the last update really rocks! nice stuff man!

[max xiantu]

son, that last bullet was buttaz.
fuh rills my nikkuh.

(unless you meant English slang, like brit? in that case it's got me bloody knickers, or y'know whatever)

[lord_rabboon]

i like the pencils but youre a beast with the PainterIX

[Fishspawn]

The new one is stunning. Keep it up.

[tekdj]

sith Beautiful work man :) you have the skillz. Really interesting and useful to see the step by step images. Look forward to seeing whatever you
create next.

[sith]

Jason C-M: haha that goes down as one of top replies in my sketchbook

Mr.Delicious: thanks dooood.

OldNoobie: thank you, Lee :)

lukavi: haha, you're being too kind man. love it when some studs drop by this place... hey, what nationality are you btw?

Interceptor: that really means a lot to me. thank you

gigglepixie: thanks giggles. just tryin' to help some peeps out.

Mr. Bob Marley: yes! someone's got a "badass folder" and i'm in it. thanks for stoppin by man. i dig what you've got so far in your book. keep it up

Dreamworker: dude, damn good eye. i remember when i was doing that part, i kinda looked at it and thought it looked funny. couldn't figure out what it was though. looking at it now that you pointetd out i realized i could either highlight the cloth above the fold (which is more near the original) or tone down the highlight below the fold. all in all though, i'm not to worried about it though. but thanks for the help, man

ulver: thanks man. keep workin' those faces of yours, they're looking better everytime i stop in.

Meats: haha you're totally right man. thanks for droppin by man. just a heads up though, since i know you have like a bazillion replies to do all the time from all the peeps posting in your book, don't worry about always returning the favor to me. just tryin' to save ya a minute. just pop in whenever you feel like. that'll mean just as much :)

Alday.J: hey no problem, Julien (did i spell that right?)- i love your work. but you're being far too kind to me. thanks for taking look

oma: hehe thanks bud. i think i posted in your book how to blend that shite, so anyone wondering how, head over to the face house

beelow: thanks man. just raid your friends houses and take over. then you can use their computers whenever you want. i think it's a good idea at least.

blacky: wow man. those are actually really kind words. thank you. i really enjoyed a peek into your book btw. great stuff in there.

Andy Peeee: haha, thanks man. i'm gonna blame my recent success with art on my last cold. i couldn't go out drinking every other night; so i just stayed in and effed around with Painter. i got lucky i guess. but now that my cold just wore away, i've been doing a bit less... Pencils? i doodle a little before i hop in bed usually. nothing noteworthy though. gotta doodle some hands though. lots of em. i need work on those. those and feet, but feet are ugly; so ef feet. btw all this talk about dessert makes me want some now. maybe some icecream...

niva: thank ya sah. it did turn out pretty nice. especially according to Mr. Jason C-M, a bit earlier haha

kuroart: good to see ya around man. you disappeared for a bit. school? thanks for the props man.

Josef K: excellent use of the exclamation points. really made everything you said sound like you were really excited. made me feel good.

ATTENTION EVERYONE- do feel free to use as many exclamation points as you deem necessary. that and BRITISH slang (max x.) haha

max xiantu: hahaha, dude that also goes down in the books along with Jason CM's post.

lord_rabboon: thanks man. you've got a good start to your book. keep it up

Fishspawn: thanks man. i haven't popped by in your book for awhile, but i'm gonna do that soon.

tekdj: thanks a lot man. massive props to your skills. hey, anyone reading this that wants to see some damn good artwork. check out tekdj's (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77139) book. guy's an effin' stud. back to chattin with you now... thanks for lookin man.


anyway, sorry for the lack of updates lately. i was sick about for a couple weeks and this week's been my first chance to actually get out. so what did i do. a whole lot of drinking. now you'd think i could still do art, but i do a bulk of the work late night. can't do it when i'm that hammered. actually as proof of my intoxication, i posted a half naked pic of me in the what everyone looks like thread. maybe page 77, 78. it was for some chick, don't ask. i don't know whatever. i donated blood that day, and i guess for my good deed, i got a whole lot of free drinks from my buddies. it was like a 150 dollar tab, which is bad when you consider there was only
3 of us and they had 3 dollar 23oz drafts. worse thing about that night though. the hangover- i had to cancel a date with and incredibly cute gal. shucks. oh well, whatever, sorry i'm workin' this thing like a blog apparently.

btw kiddies- don't drink alcohol

i'm just realizing how ridiculous that kinda was. awesome guys like MM write these inspirational words about art and life, but that.... that was just kinda dumb. haha. i'm sure someone smart could make something useful out of that. i think maybe i'm trying to say i'm just a regular guy like everyone else. just put your heart into it, and you'll make it. i've only been seriously drawing for not even a year now. didn't do anything in highschool. got to college, got really bored, art school sounded like fun... and here i am now. i just drew a whole lot (i don't post everything btw, only what's decent), and now i can call myself pretty decent. so enough with the rambling...

worked on it last night, and finished it today. here's the link http://www.williamwhitaker.com/B_HTML_files/07_demo/clasSteps.htm
i didn't paint the exposed underpainting- just didn't want to. this one was nice because there were no hands or face... or feet! i hate feet. i rushed the green drapery wrapped around her lower back and arms. anyway on with the show.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerBack.jpg

thanks for takin' a pit stop

p.s. Has anyone ever been doing a reply and hit the submit button, just for CA to go to another page and tell you you're not logged in? then it takes you back, and everything's gone. that just happened. that was a lot of work to retype all that.

[Chiko]

wow this is great! That painter breakdown is so helpful! thank you for posting it! Your paintings are amazing!

[blanquish]

these are seriously beautiful.
Its not often a master study echoes the same beauty of the original.
Teach me how to paint, pleeeease!

[Beelow]

I do that plenty of times nowadays! I go in their refriedgerators as well, yum! XD

[andy5]

wow, wish i could plaint like this...

[Johann de Venecia]

Wooo, damn another update that puts people around the world shame. I second Andy5, I wish I can paint like this. The figure itself is flawless. Drapery, like in the last one is excellent. I have to say the bg doesn't give it justice though (I know, I know, the original is in gray too), but the unfinished edges is somewhat distracting I guess. I'm sure you could easily finish it off if you wanted is all I'm saying :)

Oh yeah, crazy that you know a Laotian Jamie. Maybe its the same girl? I mean I am aware of the rule that Laotians can never share the same names at the same time. Its the same deal, having that one token Asian person in a horror flick. You can never have 2- EVER. And we always have to die around a laboratory, library or a hi-tech facility (somewhere smart and brainy). Btw, I'm filipino-german, hence the first name and last name weirdness.

Ok enough of that, lol. Take it easy. Looking forward to the next update.

[h2rra]

Really nice work, these master studies are gorgeous. Perhaps you should try drawing from imagination and applying the knoweldge you got from the studies :perv:

[oma]

Really love it.

it's superb. are you pickking the collours with the eyedropper ? ore just by intuition?

[Fishspawn]

Heh, i enjoyed your blog. Just don't drink and drive! Lol, anyway, brilliant job on the no hands/feet/face gal. You really made that drapery come to life. I'd actually love seeing your "not-so-worthy" doodles in here once in a while. More work from you is fun, and it always helps to see how other people study. Keep up the great work, i look forward to more from you soon!!!exclamationpoint!!

[tekdj]

Some lovely stuff going on here sith keep it coming :)

[Andy P]

Another painting that rocks ass, well played man. Also,

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/sp10.jpg

No! Too sexy! Too Sexy!!!
Bahaha :teeth:

[sith]

Chiko: thanks Chiko. i liked what i saw in your book :) don't worry, i'll get around to posting a reply in there

blanquish: haha, thanks dude. i think i tried to with my tutorial ;)

Beelow: haha, the key is to get there parents to cook for you. i'm a stud when it comes to that haha

andy5: dude, you can- just gotta practice. you should have seen my first digital, from about not even a year ago... wow, did i suck

lukavi: you're way to kind man, but i wish i could whip out some of those sick pencils you got. fixed the bg for ya real quickly. you were definitely right. oh and in regards to the rest of your comments- hahaha

h2rra: thanks a lot man- i'll address the other half of your comment in the my bloggish part

oma: thanks dooood. as with h2rra, i'll also address that in a moment

Fishspawn: thanks a lot man! glad you like the ramblings haha. anyway, i'll probably post 'em when i feel like scanning. so much work to scan... btw, excellent use of the exclamation points :D

steve: way to kind man. nothing but respect coming from this end

manstitute pimp: can i call you that? jk Mistah Pee. can't believe you posted that hahaha. now everyone that doesn't waste time in the lounge knows what i look like. at least you didn't post the half naked one haha


anyhoo not a real update. just thought i'd answer some questions and fix that last bg real quickly. oma was asking if i color pick. answer? nah... not at all. sometimes i get lucky and get the hues real damn close, but usually i'm a bit off. you can see the obvious difference in the side by side. and i don't use any color correction for reasons stated later either. also people keep saying that i should do some actual concept art type of stuff. and all of you that say that are totally right. i really do need to. but the reason i'm not is because my major at my school is game art and design. which in all honesty is pretty shitty (the school and the major). should have gone to a real art school and majored in illustration. no matter, my goal in life is do some concept art if i get good enough during the day, and fine art at night. right now, i'm still enjoying my summer. once i get back to school in october, all the 2d artwork i'll be doing is going to be concept art. and i won't have a break from it in a year and a half- which leaves almost no time for the master copies that i love to do so much :( so no worries people, in the months to come we'll see some imaginative stuff- hopefully that stuff turns out decent

so so, just figured i'd fix this for Mr. Johann- if he's got a crit, he's probably right. and he was

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/Paintings/wWhitakerBack2.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f39/Sithimorada/4-1.jpg

in sadder news i've just realized that this sketchbook got bombed with a 1 star rating . dropped me like .3-ish. that kinda sucks. oh well, i know all the big guys had that happen to them, so i guess it's just like my official branding into having some stars. it hurts so bad, but feels so good haha. peace and love peeps, hopefully i get a real update soon

p.s. never knew there was a bold button at the top- it's cool

[artmessiah]

Truly stunning work. Good to see the tutorial as well. Take care man, post often.

[kuroart]

hey man.
Can't wait to see the concept work you'd be doing. I'm sure that'll be amazing. You think you'd do illustrations for Magic the gathering? haha That would be cool. Anyways, have a good one. I'll see ya around school maybe next quarter.

[0shade0]

wow the last one is really stunning, those are the right textures.
and for your school and schoolwork, heads up man. try to get the best out of it.

[j a k e]

Awesome as usual.

[Johann de Venecia]

That looks even better, Andrew, framed her nicely. Now I can focus on that superb figure without the white jagged borders poking at my eyes. Damn I'm a whiner huh. Thumbs up, dude. Keep on doing what your doing.

[andy5]

Wow, thats really good. The side by side made me wonder which was the original lol.

[Dreamworker]

Cool work, as usual! great Sith ;)

[Olle Werme]

Oh shit, I've somehow managed to miss this sketchbook. Damn, so good, I wish I could draw and paint like you Sith.

... so awesome ...

Got to go study, thanks for the motivation. ^^

[rodrigo!]

in sadder news i've just realized that this sketchbook got bombed with a 1 star rating . dropped me like .3-ish. that kinda sucks. oh well, i know all the big guys had that happen to them
ohhh man yeah that sucks, try not to let it get you down! i aint a big guy but that happened to me in the past too. i gave ya a 5 i think youre doing really well with the master studies..great control of your media!
keep up the great work!

[tekdj]

Andrew There is just so much to look at in your work.
It's so lush and gorgeous.
It's really solid work man. Can't wait to see you do some concept stuff. Five shinning stars from me :)

tekdj (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77139)

[Tigermilk]

haha, man you just keep on giving. Great studies. the portrait of the lady is damn good, really close to the original painting.
Keep posting bud, liking it!

tiger

[Meatsworthy]

I keep coming back because it's educational!

In the last one, it looks like the original is less worked in the cloth and more in the flesh. For example the dark side of the shawl appears to be just 2 tones, and broad simple strokes. The flesh on the other hand is smoothly rendered and has hardly any evidence of strokes. Not a crit perse, but perhaps stroke economy is something extra you could add to these studies :).

[fedezz]

Damn, you improved a great deal since your first post, and in such a short time. Those last master studies are yummy, and I think Meatsworthy's suggestion on working your stroke economy is spot on.
Great pieces al around, definitely giving you stars.
Oh, and about the question you made at my sb: the technique is quite simple, on an empty layer activate the bevel/emboss effect (from the little f icon at the bottom of the layer palette). Then, on the same layer try some strokes with different brushes to see how they react to the bevel, then tweak the effect parameters until you achieve the desired look (light direction, hardness, depth, etc). I used it on my td entry (the one at the bottom of post #1 in my sb) on the hangin wires (crazy stipled brush), chains (brush from barontieri's set) and antennas/pointy stuff. You could also check some of aleksi's psd at the member's only section for a more professional/noncrappy use of the technique (check the one with the mutant fetus, the tech thingies that open his mouth are done with that method). Hope it helps, and let me know it you need something clarified, or even some kind of demo/psd with an example.
Cheers!

[D.Labruyere]

wow, some really good work in here! :) Great studies!

[Lot]

wow, the womans you paint are greatfull¡¡