replies, link to new sb..

[Mitchell]

Woohoo!, my first sketchbook. As if It couldn't get bad enough, i now have a place to collectively put all my bad drawings! I've been lurking around here for about half a year and rarely post, so i'm sure none of you know me. My name is Mitchell. I just turned 18 at the end of last year. I have a VERY long long (long) road ahead of me. I'll do my best to post daily.

[Mitchell]

No Replies? I must really suck haha. Here's one for this morning. A speed paint of a girl. WIP

[Flaskpost]

dude, nothing´s showing! somethings messed up with your linking or so.

[Mitchell]

Oh damn! Thanks for letting me know...they were working on my comp haha. They should be up now! Sorry everyone.

[Mitchell]

hmm. still no comments haha. The links are working right? Didn't get too much sketching done today because of work but here is my try at the Linda Bergkvist tutorial. This was the first thing I did when I got my tablet about 3 months ago.

[doubleplay54]

You are doing excellent work at a young age, so I imagine experience will be your best friend as you work daily on your craft. Composition, attention to detail and selection/blending of colors are your strengths. Your work provides a warm and lasting impression, and I enjoy viewing it. Thank you for sharing.

[Mitchell]

Doubleplay54 - That's one of the nicest comments I have ever received about my work. Lots of times I get discouraged, but comments like that make me push even more. Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Alright, here is my update for today:
5-6 minutes
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/aimeefigure.jpg
back anatomy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/backanatomy2.jpg

More figure studies soon. but until then critique these as hard as you want!

[Mitchell]

a little update on the girl. I was too damn tired to do anymore last night. About 50% done. I just blocked in the basic shapes. I'm dieing for comments/critiques/put-downs! anything!

[cw]

nice studies, the color digis are esp. neat IMO. :)

keep at it :)

[LoTekK]

You have the advantage of age; it's certainly no disadvantage. ;) Love the first two digitals, very nice color choices and lighting. I love your pencils completely, especially the skull study.

[HankTol]

Those environments are great, man! And you seem to have a really good handle on using the tablet. Keep working on your faces. Your studies are real nice.

I'm racking my brain trying to find something constructive to say about the girl. I know from experience that saying, "Wow, man, that's great, keep it up," doesn't really help, true though it may be. So I will say this: in all painting, the rule is working general to specific. It would be nice to see the whole figure worked out before you start detailin'.

Your proportions are sound and your rendering is awesome, so keep it up.

[T-Raktor]

No Replies? I must really suck haha. Here's one for this morning. A speed paint of a girl. WIP
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/Girlpainting2.jpg
What can i say, i am inlove. THIS is SOME great piece of art dude. The expression of this girl is awesome. Maybe u should try to finish the face (some more touches here and there), and not to conentrate too much on the body. Anyway, i think it's love at first sight. AWESOME dude. REALLY. I can't wait to see it finished. Please finish it so i can dream at her all day long :P

[Mitchell]

Apocalypse_Rex: Thanks a lot bud!

LoTekK: Thanks! Yeah the skulls are a personal favorite.

HankTol: Thanks mate! Yeah i have a problem of wanting to add detail right away. Thanks for the advice.

T-Raktor: Haha thanks. I'm glad you're in love. I'm not sure if you know, but this is a ref painting. I kind of got the hint that you might think I did it from scratch. I can't remember her name, but i'll find out and let you know. I'm sure you will like this next update...

I have now completed her dress, left leg, did a couple subtle touches to the face and made her a bit taller, and blocked in the rest of the figure. I wrote that little note by her arm just to let you guys know that that arm is still in progress (i'm sure you could tell anyway). I'll finish everything tommorrow, plus some more pencil work to scan in.

P.S. this is a ref image. I'm sorry if I failed to mention that.

[LoTekK]

Sweet skintones, man; she looks tasty. :D The right side of her face (her right) is looking a little odd, though. Almost cut off. It's lovely otherwise, though. And great job with the feet and sandals, as well as the dress. You've managed to get that stretchy sorta silk look. Looking forward to seeing this updated.

[Mitchell]

Lotekk: Thanks bud, I'm glad you like it. And yeah her face does look cut off, Ill fix that soon. I actually haven't worked on it since then. Been doing lots of pencil work lately.


New update! I got some new sketchbooks, including a mini sketchbook. some stuff from my mini sketchbook this past couple days. Haven't updated in awhile sorry. I'll do my best to update more often. Getting ready for Montreal!!

[Mitchell]

I finally went to my first life drawing class. Here are some that I liked the best:

[Chandan]

Sweet stuff dude! Don't get discouraged if you get no comments, but take it as inspiration to do better work and develope as an artist. That's what I do anyways.

Keep going!

[Mr.Blonde]

hey! it's nice to see you starting a life drawing class. On the painting of the girl, you might want to think more about the background than just a flat white. If you just paint in a midtone of a neutral cool color it will really make the skin tone pop out.... there are a lot of different moods you can push simply by changing the background and it's relationship to the figure. Don't be afraid to deviate a lot from the reference, especially when it comes to color. Also, not all of your edges need to be hard edges, and if some of them are more blurry and more suggestive many times the painting/drawing will be much more active and interesting to look at. keep working!

[Dwezz]

Nice going, i really like your artwork. Keep it up! I will check once in a while, especially the girl is awesome!

[T-Raktor]

Apocalypse_Rex: Thanks a lot bud!
T-Raktor: Haha thanks. I'm glad you're in love. I'm not sure if you know, but this is a ref painting. I kind of got the hint that you might think I did it from scratch. I can't remember her name, but i'll find out and let you know. I'm sure you will like this next update...
P.S. this is a ref image. I'm sorry if I failed to mention that.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/Girlpainting3.jpg

Ref or no ref, it still looks great, and i really love it. Do u have her phone number? :P

And btw, i would like to see it finished :)

[LoTekK]

Hot damn, your pencil stuff is just awesome. I love the page with the Native Americans. Will you be finishing up that tasty-looking chick? :p

[Bowlin]

stuff is lookin good. I really like the back anatomy in the lower right hand corner... ya need more of these... (and repetitions :) ) ... keep it up man.

[Mitchell]

Chandan: Thanks! I do my best to not get discouraged.

Mr. Blonde: Thanks for the great advice! I colored the background and it did indeed give it a whole new mood.

Dwezz: Thank you! yes everyone is very fond of the girl haha.

T-raktor: No phone number sorry! but I did finish it! I'm sure you'll be glad.

Lotekk: Thanks!! haha, I cringe at my pencil stuff, but i love seeing how far I've come and stll going every day.

Bowlin: Thanks! yeah anatomy kills me. I definately need to do a lot more.

alright, sorry for not updating in a long time, I have LOTS of pencils to scan in, so for right now i'll just show a few digitals so that you know i'm still alive and well.

[ArcoNL]

you're doing quite allright...good work on the lifedrawings...keep cracking at it, you'll get there!

[dkounios]

wow....awsome work man...
your life drawings are sweet.


love your 1 min. one.

i remember doing those a few years back...unfortunately i have no clue where they went. :(



good work!
:yayca:

[Flaskpost]

i can see that you fixed your links! :D
i´m glad you did! really cool stuff here, fine hogarth studies too!

keep it up mate! will be fun to follow this thread!

[katsgod]

Very nice shade work

[Mitchell]

Flaskpost: Thanks a lot bud! I hope you keep coming back to see my updates.

katsgod: thank you very much.

Alright, my scanner is horrible, these always come out looking bad, but anyway, here we go:

[rob-ot]

Thanks for stopping and commenting in my SB - I really like what you have going on here, expecially for your age! Unfortunately I don't really have any crits for you, it looks like you are already doing the right things....

if anything, you might want to start learning perspective. I am sure it won't be long before you want to put poeple, vehilces, and enviroments together in compostions and angles that you can't find ref. for!

[Icon]

Since you left a comment on my darling sketchbook, I decided to drop by and do the same.

You are off to a very good start, especially being 18.
Here is a quick tip. Remember to use core shadows, highlights and reflective lights on your life drawings. They will give your art more dimension. I know you have it in some drawings but try and use it on your studies.

[Shrey]

thanks for postin on my sketchbook ... some great stuff here especially the girl ..the pencil work rocks .. really inspirin stuff .. i am gonna start anatomy right away..

[stine]

wow, this is an awesome sketchbook! your digital lady stands out, but i really like your pencils, too. "prefuse 73" is my favourite page, next to your skull study and your arms. great work! you're DEFINETELY ahead of me with hogarth...:)

[Farvus]

Hey, thanks for visiting my sketchbook.

I see you have very good eye for values. My favourite are your arm studies. Those non-Hogarth ones drawn from life.
Keep it up!

[Andy P]

Hey man, really likeing this last update, especially the line drawings from life. That dude sitting (w/o a head) is great! The anatomy might be a tad off, but drawing shows a lot of confidence so it's not distracting. Keep that stuff up!

[archipelago]

sweetness ahoy! im digging the imagination stuff, especially that last wip. Your life drawings are really good too, keep it up!

[Infinit]

what can I say?
great sketchbook so far!
keep it up casue I´m looking forward to it

[hurricane]

sweet stuff !!
keep at it because your on your way !
you have a good sence for colors.

rock on

[ganaa]

Hi dude. I saw all of your work. Those pictures are very enjoy for me. Actualy your pencil drawing is very well. And also i like your researches. I think you should more practice in your coloured painting. Best regards :)

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=65567

[bhanu]

The studies look good but the there are too many bmps on the body and the girl #23 has weird looking chin and her right leg is not properly placed on the floor.
Keep working.

[Flaskpost]

sweet update! i agree with hurri, your color sense is damn fine man!
havent seen any colors from u in a while. do some. :)
keep up the fine work!
peace!

[DannySketch]

dam and ur my age as well?well aint that just a kick in the balls
sum really fantastic stuff here man, ur doing all the right things, and im guessing u pretty much know ur just at the stage now where u have to keep at it, keep up the antamoy studies try to do them daily if u can, pretty much all ur ref stuff is tight, and some of the stuff from ur head is really starting to look 'swell' as well.
pleasure to see a fellow 'child of CA.org' keep it up.

[Mitchell]

rob-ot: Thanks a lot! I'll be starting perspective hopefully soon, I definately want to start drawing some cool ID stuff. Thanks for checking out my SB!

Iconophobian: Thanks for the tips! I do have a problem of rendering objects with too much midtones, I've been definately taking into consideration what you said in all of my drawings now. thanks!

Shrey: Thanks for dropping by! I'm glad you like some stuff.

stine: Thanks a lot! you're too nice. the "prefuse" page is definately one of my favs too.

Farvus: Thank you! I'm glad you like my arms! haha..

Andy P: Thanks Andy. Yeah I definately need to more anatomy studies.

archipelago: Muchos gracias senor!

Infinit: Thanks for visiting! I look forward to more comments!

hurricane: Thanks for commenting on my SB! you're like one of my heroes! haha awesome...

ganaa: Thank you very much! I haven't done much color lately because I've been trying to get my core drawing skills better, i'll definately do some color this week though!

bhanu: Thanks for stopping by! I'm not sure what you mean by bumps.. muscles? and yeah I know there are lots of things wrong with the girl painting. The foot bugs me as well, but I decided just to move on and not spend any more time on it.

flaskpost: THanks bud! I'll definately do some more this week!

DannySketch: thanks a lot fellow child of CA.org! haha I like that. Thanks for all the comments!

[Mitchell]

Woops! I forgot to actually put my update haha..

[stine]

great update and good to see you're switching the materials. goes on my mental list for doing so, too... :) still waiting for the colored stuff like so many others here, heh.

[Flip]

Loving your pen sketches, this one is great (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/Xlovelife2x/sb9copy.jpg). The un-refed work is really improving, let's see more. Oh yeah, you need to wip out those colours again, experiment with them a bit, try slapping some colour into those recent sketches.
Keep up the good work.

[Mitchell]

Stine: Thanks a lot bud. I know, everyone wants to see some color from me haha. You'll like this next update.

Flip: Thanks! This update has color!

[Uziel]

in your Hogarth studies you use a lot of spheres to construct form. Some links for another view on the topic.

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=2
http://www.tsofa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=684

[Recursive_End]

Wow, those look great. Keep studying. Fill your head with those!!
Maybe work a bit more with your shading. Try cross hatching, it coud help you alot.
Anyway, dont stop drawing. I can see an improvement from the first till the last pic.
Very good :=)
D.

[stine]

yikes, COLOR! :) nice to see you take your sketches to the next level and i really like the expression.
there are only 3 tiny things that bug me a little (but don't forget i'm a newbie): first the white underneath the iris. when i observed it right, there isn't that much white (especially with such a young person) in this head position. because when there's white it always suggests a head-tilt that isn't there in your sketch. but that's just a small detail. the other tiny thing is the shading over the left eye. the highlight should be a little to the left because it hits the bone of the eyesocket... and third is the position of the ear. it's a little low, isn't it? of course that's very individual, but normally it's roughly between the eyebrows and the nose...

hope i'm not totally wrong with these remarks... :)
great work!

[Mitchell]

Uziel: Thanks for the links, they're really helpful.

Recursive_End: THanks a lot! I do cross hatching, I guess it's just not apparent, yeah i'm not too happy with my shading, i'll definately apply it in the future.

stine: Thanks for the comments and suggestions. When I work on color for awhile I get so caught up in the actual colors that I forgot basic anatomy! You have a very good eye and thank you for pointing them out. I fixed everything you said in this update, though you might not see a huge difference.

[stine]

thanks for considering my comment, skeiff. :)
and of course there's no huge difference, cause there were no major flaws in it, just some tiny details. good choice to change the lip color, i think. great work!

[kingcoyote]

Hey man! You've made a great start here! Keep at the anatomy studies, they'll really help later... I liked that you're not only trying out different media, but that you're also switching from reference to life to imagination drawings... This also will really help you in the end. Just try to keep in mind the stuff you learn while doing the other two when working on the third. Did that sentence make any sense?

The main issue I see is consistency. It's an issue we all face, and it is as sketch book fro goodness sakes, but try to be consistent. Here's an example... you did some arm/hand studies waaay back in your first post. They were (and still are) just beautiful drawings, but you really haven't reached that place with your pencils since...

Anyway... Keep up the good work. You have a lot of potential, and are in a good position to avoid a lot of bad habits. Keep up with the studies man!
Cordially yours,
KC

[Ivan.R]

Hi Skeiff! I am really glad that you have decided to join our SSG! Most of your works are very good! You are draw and paint much better than I do, but I will try to leave you some critiques.

I like your last painting, the colors are cool. But I think that the hair is quite flat it is just a layer of black paint, try to paint some higlights on it. I think you have not spent enough time on the hair. A rule that I have read in a book says that you should spend as many time on the hair as on all other parts of the face.

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff, welcome to SSG 20 its good to have another member!! you render well and your digital paintings are really cool keep it up. On the last painting you did the hair looks a bit stiff its not thats its rendered realistically it needs more of a rounded shape so it the hair looks like it falls naturally around the head. :yayca:

[Latu]

Hogarth whores unite to battle the loomis sluts. Welcome aboard. Your studies have improved your anatomy some, so stay motivated and draw us up a storm.

[Mitchell]

stine: Thanks a lot!

kingcoyote: Thanks! I'll definately try to make my pencils look better, I get so angry since it's beggining to be summer now and it's so damn hot over here where I live, which makes me not focus and rush through things. I'll buy a cooler or something and then maybe we will see progress haha.

Ivan.R: Thanks! yeah I did add some highlights but they are really hard to see, I could've spent a lot more time on that..

ashrumm: You are so right. I suck. haha Thanks!

Nii: Thank you! yeah screw loomis...(not really) heh.

[mentler]

Little GB studies are very nice <> Remember on your other works that shading in really shaping and that it is nothing something to describe but something to describe with.

[loizze]

nice studies
the bodies sometimes look a bit unbalanced
may be try to draw some speed sketches just to catch movement (like 10 , 20 seconds sketches)
it helps a lot and it s fun!!!
keep posting man
cheers

loizze

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64973

[DerMidlet]

Cool self portraits, and pretty cool sb all around, keep it up.

[stine]

ooo, i really like that page with the self portraits. you really get those measurements down! the one on the upper left is my favourite, that pose is so hard to draw, especially in front of a mirror!
bridgman studies look great, too. hmm, is that bridgman book you use a compilation of his other works? cause i got these smaller ones from dover books...

[Latu]

Damn good update (so good i almost typed good twice in a row now good appears 4 times in this post) can't comment on anything that hasn't already been said so ummm.... kick ass?

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff, damn what an update, Great stuff here I really like how you did a bunch of studies and then you mentally applied what you learned great I see you're on your second page now awesome welcome to the second page. I've got the same bridgeman book as well I can see you've already gotten to work on it. I really like the skulls and the facial anatomy stuff. Awesome update:yayca:

[Ivan.R]

Everything is your last update is cool. Maybe you should increase the contrast in your life drawings. Nice work!

[Mitchell]

Mentler: Thanks for posting in my SB, you are a big inspiration and thanks for the advice on shading. I need all the help I can get on shading..

loizze: Thanks for dropping by! I actually started doing some of those speed sketches that you said, they are fun! but I need a lot more practice.

DerMidlet: Thanks for the support bud!

stine: Yeah it's the whole body of bridgman books I believe. Or so it says. It's pretty nice, about 18 bucks for the whole thing.

Nii: Thanks a lot buddy, and i'll keep tryin to kick that ass!

ashrumm: Thanks for the support mate! I'm glad you like it, bridgman is awesome to study. Can't wait to see your GB studies.

Ivan.R: THanks a lot! You are very right my friend, I need a lot more contrast. I recently got turned on to how Daarken does his life drawings, i'm going to try that approach and be a bit more loose all around. I really hate my life drawings....

[Ashrumm]

You did this in 15minutes!! I'm jealous nice 3/4 head! You even shaded the hair, its a nice sketch I like the line work almost gestureal quality. Nice variety of line
as well. The jawline that starts at the neck seems a bit long, from my knowledge its about an inch to inch and 1/2 it looks a bit long. Keep it up i too am working on anatomy see you later bud.

[Latu]

My sister said it looks like a maori tribesman but she's stupid, nice quick portrait. Anyways I want to see another enviroment painting your first one is damn good.

[stine]

i really like the unfinished feel of it. the only thing that bugs me a little is the upper lip. damn, hard to describe... the little edge above normally ends more underneath the nose. it's pretty far to the right. hope you understand what i mean... anyway, it's just a tiny thing and maybe i just see it because i do it wrong all the time... :)

[Mitchell]

ashrumm: Thanks for the info, yeah your measurements sound a lot more accurate than what I drew it, when I was drawing it, it felt right to put it there, but as I look at it, I could have made her chin shorter, or neck bigger.

Nii: damn, Your sister is good. it is a maori tribesman! haha. I guess i need to work better on my portraits and stop making people look like tribesmen. hah. Thanks for stopping by.

stine: Thanks a lot! Yeah the lip is probably the biggest thing that was bugging me as well. Like I said, the teacher made us stop exactly at 15 mins so there were lots of things I couldn't refine! that's the worst feeling haha.

More coming soon fella's. thanks for the support!

[Mitchell]

Small update! sorry I have been so busy with work,school, and finals, I haven't had much time to update, and not as much time to draw as I would like to have. Things will change soon though, and I'll be filling up pages like a mad man. Here is another head study we did in class. I had to demonstrate how I approach my drawings in class because the teacher liked how I was doing it. Here is the unfinished peice, will be completed thursday. Lots of things I still want to push. Crappy phone picture, lost a lot of detail:

1hr (so far) black charcoal, White conte:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/Xlovelife2x/0425061549.jpg

[mentler]

Looking good <> make sure you have the structure where you what it before you start to render <> if the structure is solid you really don't need a great deal of rendering.

Shading does not make the picture <> as I have said: shadow is not something to depict it is something to depict with <> use light and dark to depict form.

Up you go

[Ivan.R]

It looks nice but don't you think that the cheek is concave? The cheeks on your last two drawings don't look good to me.

[Latu]

Mentler that's a good critique dude so again I'm left speechless(or without advice). Hope to see you back soon Skeiff great stuff from someone so young and juggling school and this is pretty difficult. But still your giving it a whirl. Nice.

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff, I really like what i'm seeing here, and my only crit is what Mentler said structure is sound good job heads can be difficult. I can't wait til your next update Great job thus far.

[stine]

hi there, cool update. but i second ivan's thought about the cheek bone - hope you finish that drawing, like it a lot! cheers,

stine

[Mitchell]

Ivan.R: I agree, it was a big problem with me, but like I said, I only had one hour to do this, I'll definately do my best to make it look not concaved tomorrow when we get to work on it again.

Nii: Thanks a lot bud! school sucks!

ashrumm: Thanks a lot man! hopefully next update will be a much bigger one and not these crappy little one picture updates.

Stine: Thanks! I do agree about the cheek bone. Will be fixed tomorrow. plus it looks weird from my camera phone, when I was drawing it, it didn't look that bad, hmm..

[Mitchell]

Here is the (almost) finished version of the head study, I worked on it for about another 45mins. I might not work on it again, we are moving on to different things in class. I tried my best to fix the concaved cheek. It actually looks a lot different than the WIP i posted. I like it, but I think I can do a lot better. I have the worst teacher.. I learned way more from your guy's critiques than what my teacher told me. Thanks mentler for the advice... i'm not sure if I accomplished what you said, but I sure kept it in mind while trying to do this:

1hr 45mins on a rather large paper:

[Latu]

Well you can only do so much to a drawing before you start stuffin it up. Good to know when to stop, so your left with mostly what was good about a peice than working on it till youve covered all the good bits up. New stuff soon looking foreward to it. Laters.

[Ashrumm]

Nice, very nice i'm not a huge fan of the all out rendering but, This is very cool! I can tell you learned alot from this drawing. Good highlights nice suddle tones its good skeiff keep it up man great job. Although i'm not a fan of the longer detailed studies doesn't mean we shouldn't do them from time to time. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next.

[stine]

very cool ongoing process here. still that highlight left to her nose is bugging me. if that wasn't there the whole drawing would be even cooler. over all great piece, i especially like how you did the hair!

[Farvus]

The last one has cool rendering. I think the highlights are a bit too strong but I might be wrong. Keep it up.

[rodrigo!]

be careful not to overdo the rendering, it looks a bit too jagged atm, i think, like it feels more as if its a metal statue than a face with skin. i think you should soften it up a bit more and be a bit more subtle with the highlights and blending
mentler has some great advice too :)
keep it up and hope this helps for your next portrait.

[Ivan.R]

The last version of the portrait looks much better than the previous one! I agree with rodrigo! that it look too shinny and metallic. The paper color which is blue strengthens the metallic effect.

[Mitchell]

Nii: yeah I guess I knida stuffed it up a bit...

ashrumm: Thanks a lot! Yeah I like quicker studies as well, but it was for a grade so..oh well.

stine THanks a lot. Yeah that highlight is a bit bright..

Farvus: THanks for checking out my SB!

rodrigo!: Thanks for the tips, it looks real shiny because I used my camera phone to take a picture, and for some reason it makes everything look shiny. In real life it doesnt look that shiny at all. I guess the phone just makes the glare come out more. As well as the rendering.. I wish I had a real digital camera, because this picture does not do the peice justice at all.

Ivan.R Yeah it does look a lot better than the WIP haha. read the reply to rodrigo's comment for the explanation on why it's so damn shiny.
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I've been super busy with finals and all, I haven't had time to update, but I have been drawing. I wish I had more time to draw, but that will all change after the damn finals.

I have been studying bridgman, and I have learned so much. I plan to draw almost every illustration in the book just so I can finally start tackling anatomy.

We will start off with some life drawings from today's class:

[Latu]

Sup Skeiff. I did'nt mean to suggest you stuffed that profile up, just to mention to know when to stop when somethings gone wrong so you can move on. It's still a good drawing.I'm guilty of overwoking stuff in an attempt to cover up mistakes and bad value transitions, so they end up with the relatively same tone all across the form, so I need to take my own advice at times.

Great update that 3rd one is'nt too bad bro, I like how the outline suggests the form without the rendering, it has some appeal to it. your coming along on the rendering side of things, need work on foreshortening though. Adding weight to a curve will help I think. Study pen and ink works by some of the old masters or ink work in comic book art, you'll get a good idea of where to make a curve thick then taper to a sharp point when foreshortening cillindricle shapes on figures. You're doing well and progressing. Go hard on the finals. Nii out.

[stine]

hey! life drawings looking nice (especially like that foot on the second one). bridgman looks great, too. i always find it hard not to adept too much of his drawing style but you're doing a good job at keeping your own. you should definetely keep up the life drawings and working from reference from time to time to check what you've learnt from bridgman. good luck for the finals! :)

[Ashrumm]

Great update Skieff I can see you've been busy. One thing i've noticed is your shading you've improved lots. And your proportions are improving as well. The only thing i can say to you at this point is keep doing anatomy studies along with your figure work it will help a ton. Other than that you're looking good keep it up.:tihi:

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff thanks for the awesome post on my sketchbook you couldn't be more correct with my crappy rendering its a bit sloppy and rushed. I guess i really never put much thought into the shading process i put all my emphasis on structure. I appreciate the links to the artists you sent me great rendering. Thanks for sharing man I really appreciate the constructive crits thats the only way we will get better. Thanks alot man!!! And don't forget to do an ear!!:tihi:

[Ivan.R]

That is a really a cool update. Really nice studies all I can say is well done!

[Dile_]

Wow Skeiff! thats a huge improvement!
your pencil stuff is very tight, and I love your work over all! :)

Keep it up , Im looking forward to see some updates!

[Wolfbane]

Great flow of improvement! im in love with the girl in
dress on the first page, really amazed how u managed to
keep the expression on her face, and the skintone was just
faboulus (especialy like how u did her left leg, from
characters point of view).

All that time u dedicate to
studies are really starting to pay off on the paper, really
great to see the progress!

Would love to c more digitals in the future, cuz u rock at em:teeth:!
Il b back to look for more updates soon, ill cya around ;)

-WolfBane

[Flaskpost]

Very nice improvement here! Got no real crits, just keep doing what you´re doing, man!
Great to see your progress dude, keep us updated!

Love!
/Flaskpost

[Mitchell]

Thanks so much for the comments everyone. I really appreciate it!

Time to update, I have not updated in FOREVER, sorry about that. Finals and school and work have been so hectic. I have been drawing A LOT though. I'm still trying to get my pencil skills up. I'm glad that I am seeing improvements within just a few months. I have a lot more pages than this, but I didn't want to scan it all:

[Latu]

HaaaHahaaahaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! That's some insane rendering and....and I think it's rubbin off on me (the insanity). Welcome back Skeiff your still kickin ass my friend kicem till their black and blue. Where's the critique you ask? Well
honestly I think your learning lots and improving at a good pace so far, but i hope to see more digis if your in the mood to do some. Hope your finals are or were going or went well. Can't wait to see the rest of your pages and stuff. Hey there you are are you updating already?

[Ashrumm]

Welcome back Skeiff i guess i wasn't the only one missing in action for a little while. Your rendering is tight!!!!! and i mean that both literally and in the slang kind of way. You have made huge inroads on your pencil rendering wow and you have also helped me improve although i have a ways to go. On my next drawing i'll take my time on rendering to see where i am. but good job here man good job. I cannot wait for another update and i now that its summer Get to work!! lol.

[stine]

lovely, lovely update. definetely worth waiting for. :)
love your rendering and the linework and...well, everything. the leg study from life is my absolute favourite. looks so effortless. really great, skeiff! hope you have some spare time so we get to see more of you soon. cheers!

stine

[Ivan.R]

It is nice that you finally updated! The portrait of your brother is cool and you have made it in such a short amount of time! Everything except the portrait of your girlfriend is very good! I think that the jaw is too big and the angel is not quite right.

[Kenny_Callicutt]

saw your avatar and liked the drawing so i dropped by your sketchbook, stuff looks good, I been doing studys outa that same bridgeman book myself as well.
even tho your main concentrations are on anatomy and light and form at the moment Id focus on composition as well. Cuz eventually the point of all this study is to apply it to the final product a finished picture. so try to treat every page as a composition. its a little difficult but it makes the pages that much more interesting to look at and you start teaching yourself about composition

cheers

[Ledd]

Wow amazing works here !
speacialiy this one here http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/Xlovelife2x/modelcharcoal4.jpg

AMAZING ! really inspiring.. !!!!!! cya

[Mitchell]

Nii: Thanks a lot buddy! Appreciate it. And finals went pretty good actually. (that's a first!)

Ashrumm: Thanks bud! You yourself are getting pretty fine with that pencil!

Stine: Thanks stine, much appreciated.

Ivan.R: THanks for the comments. Yeah I kinda messed up the jaw. but eh oh well, moving on to different things! haha.

KenDeathwalker: Yes that is very true, I REALLY need to work on composition. All my works have mainly just been drawing and focusing on how well I can draw it. Now I think it's at a point where I need to take composition into play. Thanks for the comments and the advice. Much appreciated.

Ledd: Thanks a lot! Glad to know you like them. Cheers.
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Alright, sorry for the super small update this time, I have been real busy with work and actually haven't had as much time as I would like to have.

[Latu]

Hmmmmm.... a nose or a door knob perhaps. Good work so far on the wip, too heavy on the shadows in some places mainly the eyes. Good studies hope to see more laters.

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff welcome back buddy this update is large enough as long as you are updating. I really like your rendering wow. But one thing to keep in mind is if you are going to work on the whole head lay it out first before you get caught up rendering. But i think you know that and you are not planning on laying out the entire head like your avatar. Good stuff man your pencil work is really taking off.:)

[stine]

hey skeiff! cool update! i really like the way you caught the light in the wip's left side eye. the only thing that bugs me a little is that the right eye is in the shadows and has the same values (or in case of the eyeball even lighter)as the one totally lit. don't know your reference and maybe you copied that correctly, but it looks a little strange to me. other than that again great rendering!

the public drawings are really nice. are you going to pubs and cafes to do them? see you around, til next time,
stine

[Mitchell]

Nii: Thanks. Actually it's not too dark in real life, my scanner is a peice of shit.

Ashrumm: Cheers!


stine: Haha the same thing bugged me too. I need to fix that.. and I usually do the public drawings in the Starbucks in our mall. Cheers!

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After all my SSG guys have been doing studies of master painters, I decided to do one myself. I chose my favorite american master, John Singer Sargent and this is his painting of Emily Sargent.

I'm not NEARLY done yet, and I know there are a lot of mistakes because basically I've just blocked in and haven't refined anything yet, The only thing I have started refining is the front of the face. There are still a lot of things I want to change about the face as well. Just wanted to show you guys what I was up to last night at 5 in the morning!

WIP:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/Sargentstudycopy1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/Emily_Sargentresize.jpg

[stine]

great one, skeiff! now 3 of us did master studies of sargent today... :) very, very cool. you definetely know what you're doing digitally. would love to see that one finished! see ya,
stine

[Ashrumm]

Til 5 in the morning you say welcome to the club i've been up working late as well. Way to be Skeiff, Just make sure you get some proper rest. lol
Nice progress so far Skeiff, another Sargent as well, Very cool Looking good so far. I know you probably already noticed this but her ear is a bit small. Other than that she's looking great Cannot wait to see what you have in store for us next keep

[Ivan.R]

Hi Skeiff! Nice study but the ear is really small and maybe you should make the forehead more big.

[Mitchell]

Stine:Cheers!

ashrumm: Thanks! and yeah I know the ear is wrong. It was just the blocking in phase.
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Here is the final piece of my sargent study. I was going to add more detail to the clothes but I decided not to. I kind of liked it the way it is, and I wanted to keep a painterly feel. No color picking, I don't do like doing that..

[stine]

beau...ti...ful... :)
great digi, skeiff! i think it was the right decision to leave the clothes the way they are now. draws a lot more attention to the facial feautures. really well done, especially because of the very difficult light in the painting. would love to see some more (but you should definetely get some sleep, man!) :)

[Latu]

Good on Skeiff. You must have learnt quitea bit from that study, hope to see more master studies. Laters bro.

p.s: So master studies are our assignments for now?

[John T]

Thanks for stoppin' in on my thread man. Seeing the progress in here was cool, your life drawings and portraits are rockin', you are on the right track my friend. Great Singer study too. And only 18? No stopping you! :)

My Sketchbook (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64254)

[Ashrumm]

Very nice stuff here wow i am amazed it looks very good!! Way to Go Skeiff and i too agree that it was probably a good idea to leave out the details in the clothing. Good work cannot wait to see more from you. I am going to try and finish mine today I had way too much to drink last night, curse the tasty german brew!! :dead: Good work my friend keep it coming.

[Ivan.R]

It is very cool now. You have corrected the ear and now it is great!

[dCepT]

Well done! That study came out great! Solid work and studies all round.

Thanks for dropping by my SB!

d-C

[Pixeldragoon]

Is the one nude drawing your girlfriend? =D They look kinda the same-

Kidding, kidding.

Nice book, got some solid stuff on here, keep it uuuuuuuuuup!

EDIT: It is isn't it? The have the same nose and same Lips! I guess you got a good likeness there then!

[Tigermilk]

this is really good, you've made a huge progress through out the book.
Last digital looks fabulous, hoping you'll finnish it!

haha, I'll have to agree with pixel tho, the nude one sure looks like the portrait of your girl. :) betting it's the same. ;)

all the best and luck!
tiger

[Mitchell]

haha, just to let all you guys know. THe nude figure is NOT my girlfriend. haha. My girlfriend weighs like 115 pounds and that model must have been 150 or so. I didn't nearly draw the model fat enough.

just wanted to clear things up!

[Darktwin]

beautiful digi master Skeiff, man solid, great job my friend, loving the anatomy studies also. keep up the good work.

[That fat kid]

Hey skeiff, very strong pencil work, I only wish you'd finish some of those drawings you start, so much potential in each one and they get abandoned.....either that, or just do a load more drawing overall, who knows eh?

Sweet hanging with you, hope to see you again, eventually...

~A

[jcaffoe]

Skeiff it was great being able to share an early-morning cab ride.

I like the anatomy studies a lot, especially the muscle schematics. Also that portrait of your girlfriend has a great value range.

Here's to Montreal!

[Mr.Blonde]

hey dude! cool meeting you in montreal! I dig the anatomy studies... keep it up and your work can only get more solid!

[Mitchell]

Darktwin: Thanks a lot bud!

That fat kid: THanks bud, It was definately an honor to hang with the infamous fat kid. See you at another workshop! And yes i'll finish more of my pencil work.. it's a bad habit, I know.

easy tiger!: Yeah thanks for letting me come along! I'll see you at another workshop. Take care.

Mr.Blonde: It was nice meeting you as well. You have some solid stuff! See you at another workshop!
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Ok here is one small page I started on my last day in montreal and finished when I got home. I Have SO much pencil work to scan in, and I really feel I have improved so much since my last pencil posts...and especially over the 4 days at the workshop (I look at my old pencil stuff and cringe haha). THe workshop was such a positive thing for me, I don't feel afraid anymore of the "blank page". I looked at the quality of stuff I posted when I first began this sketchbook compared to my stuff now and I feel like I have come a LONG ways in just 4 months. I feel really good about my progression so far and it will only get better from here..

I'll be scanning my other pages in later, but as of now I only have this one page I scanned in yesterday:

Sorry for the wesburt "blur" thingy, but I have never tried it before and I just had to haha. All from my imagination:

[Latu]

Great to see you back buddy. This page alone shows alot of improvement miss four eyes is my fave I like how you rendered that super imposed effect. Bet you learnt heaps,keep at it cant'wait to see more.

[Ashrumm]

Awesome stuff really nicely rendered update Skeiff I cannot wait to see more of this and its even better that its from your head. Keep it up man!! I would like to see more updates from you. :)

[pennington]

hey! nice book. wish i had the patience to do more bridgman. yours look great. and the sargent copy is sweet too.

[PeterLee]

Such a nice sketch.

[Mitchell]

Nii: Thanks a lot bud! It's ice to be back.

ashrumm: THanks man, I've been so busy lately, sorry for the lack of updates.

pennington: Thanks!

PeterLee: Thanks a lot! I saw your work and it's amazing!

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff, i really like the face on this one. its a nice digi, one thing is the shoulders look a little too circular and they should extend down to the bottom of the chest. I need to be doing more paintings but i guess for right now i'll stick to pencil sketches. See you in a bit.

[Mitchell]

Thanks for the advice ashrumm.

Here is some more work done on it, just fixing things here and there and making them more tight. I definatly learned a lot on this peice, This is the first time I have ever done anything from imagination on photoshop.

[Latu]

Nice digi there keep working on it as much as you can and keep experimenting with different painting techniques bro, later.

[Mitchell]

Thanks Nii! Will do.

Here is a LONG needed update, seems I just cant get around to it anymore. But I have been drawing a lot, i'm not dead yet.

[Mitchell]

WOOPS! forgot to post this...
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[That fat kid]

hey skeiff, you're pretty damn good. I hope to see more 'from life' drawing, your stuff has some great sensitivity to it.

~A

[Latu]

Good stuff all around Skeiff, a suggestion try using the side of the pencil at times see how that works. Nice loose lines in those life drawings, cast drawing is great, that digi of your muse (she's purdy) is fantastic can't spot much wrong with it the skin tones look good. The tag is very cool and your latest digis show your still at it and..... well not much in the way of crits from me. Nick that intimidating peice of blank paper and make it bleed.

[stine]

hey skeiff, great updates! you're DEFINETELY alive. :) the digi of your girlfriend is my favourite, really like how you captured the expression- besides, it's technically flawless. skintones, hair, everything complements each other. is it done from photo ref or life? oops, gotta go. later!
stine

[Magic Man]

some great studies, and some great digital work, you're well on your way!

nice work.

m

[Darktwin]

very nice skeiff I really like the statue drawing, the digi of your girlfriend turned out really good. Keep up the god work man. Looks like Montreal is paying off.

[Ashrumm]

Nice stuff Skeiff you're really coming along i really like the digi of your girlfriend as well. You have captured her likeness great job!

[Mitchell]

Thanks so much guys for dropping by!
Here is my C.O.W. entry, I figured I would participate in the C.O.W just yesterday (deadline today)haha, so I worked my ass off and made this:
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[Wolfbane]

hot damn that COW is awesome, same goes with the
discribsion! think you got my vote there bro :P

[Ashrumm]

Hue leaps and bound Skeiff great concept design and i like the story behind the character as well. Awesome Digi!!

[stine]

hey there, working your ass off was definetely worth it! :) love the light effects of the creature's back and on the diver. great sense of depht and water as a material. only thing that bugs me a little is the composition of the page itself. i would probably add a little more space to the right, but i guess that's just a minor thing... great work, skeiff!

[Darktwin]

wow, skeiff wonderful C.O.W. entry, keep up the good work man

[Ivan.R]

Wow the portrait of your girlfriend is really great. Your girlfriend is beautiful. Damn I am a bit jealous you have great skills and a nice girlfriend as well :)

It is great that you have started to paint from imagination! Wow the heads are really cool! I cannot believe you have done them in 20 min I would spend 2-3 hours on a head :( I am sorry but I did not voted for your C.O.W because there were some paintings that were better.

[Latu]

Great cow entry. Hope to see more stuff like that in the future. Keep posting man.

[sonboss]

reallie love your render...i reallie need to buck up my own pencil skill !!!

[Listing]

Wonderful work. Remember to keep it your own even as you drawn in influences and tutelage.

[Mitchell]

Hey guys sorry it has been such a long time. But trust me, I have been drawing quite a bit. Thanks for all the comments! I appreciate it.

head studies:
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[Ashrumm]

Hey Skieff glad that you are back! Great rendering man i'm really excited about what you have going here. your heads are nicely rendered and good pant study on the folds and wrinkles. You have some slight proportional issues with your heads. Your eyes are slightly too close together or your heads are slightly too wide, Nothing major, just remember that heads are 5 eyes wide, with one eye lenght between the eyes. Good stuff man I hope to see more of you often. I'm off to bed i've got a flight tommorow later Skeiff good work man!!

[sabe2003]

Love this one
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/2-7-7copy.jpg
and the eyes sketch.
Nice work!

[Darktwin]

Thanks for viewing my sb, man. Good to see you posting again, and its also great to know that you've been drawing despite posting. Keep up the good work my Skieff, your portraits are awesome, Your render skills have really improved, keep up the good work. man, Hope to see you posting more regualar, either way just keep drawing man, your really improving.

[stine]

hey skeiff, as the others mentioned: great to see you've been busy! the women's torso studies and the drapery studies are my favourites, but i also like the clint eastwood in between the eyes (i believe it's him?!). great rendering! the digi looks a little rough, but as you said, it's a speedy, so no real crit there... see ya!

[Mitchell]

ashrumm: Thanks a lot bud! Yeah I have major issues with faces.. I'm doing my best to try and fix that. Thanks for the crits!

sabe2003: Thanks a lot! my lines are still a bit shaky though..:[

Darktwin: Thanks! i'm glad you found your way to my SB.

stine: THanks stine. Yes that is Clint eastwood. It didn't turn out that great so I kinda ditched it. And yeah, the digi is just a rough, I'm not planning to take it any further. Thanks again!

[sabe2003]

Yea, but that's what practice is for. Keep at it!

[Kaoki]

these last batches are looking really great, sweet studies dude

[Mitchell]

sabe2003: haha yes it is.

kaoki: Thanks for dropping by!

Ok I did a quick color over one of my sketches, this was just for experimenting and practice, no plans to take it any further as of now.

[CheekYM2]

Hey Mitch, wow these are really good. I didn't think you were THAT good. jeez. I really like the portraits.

[aryul82]

I have to agree with CheekYM2, I like the portraits. :xpld:

[Mitchell]

CheekYM2 & aryul82: Thanks a lot guys!

I promise an update soon.

[Meatsworthy]

Really superb drawings. There's a nice textured feel to your digi's, in the latest one and COW. Work from ref is very solid, keep studying. Perhaps try using a bigger brush to build up values on those greyscale speeds... and by big I mean huge :).

Also, please keep feeding me those awesome drawings.

[orionterron99]

the faces are great! do you profile for the police? (that was supposed to be a compliment... worked better in muh head). though my fav is the demon with the half there/half not horns. anyway, just droppin by to say good stuff:)

[Mitchell]

Meatsworthy: Thanks a lot bud, i'll do that next time.

orionterron99: Haha no I don't. I should though, i'd be making a lot more money than I am now! Thanks for dropping by.

sorry for a small update but here are some more sketchbook pages. I finally got myself a moleskin! I've been wanting one for awhile. I've been experimenting with color pencils as well! Here are the first two pages in my moleskin and some portraits in my other sketchbook. enjoy.

[Meatsworthy]

That colored bald guy is amazing!

[Ashrumm]

Your pencil work is stunning Skeiff man i got to get on it keep it up man!! i like the goblin creature and the portrait of the guy in the top hat the most keep it coming.:rendered:

[Mitchell]

Meatsworthy: Thanks a lot!


ashrumm: thanks bud, I'll do my best.:confident

Here is a small update, I managed to take a very crappy camera phone picture of some of the life drawing we did today in class. Sorry for the quality.

THIS WAS DONE WITH MY LEFT HAND. (I'm a righty) I didn't manage to get any pics with my main drawing hand (right). 1 min each:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/1minfigurescopy.jpg

[CheekYM2]

Hey the studies are looking real good. I cant even do that with my right hand haha. Do you use any guidlines? I don't see any. But still looks great, especially if you can do them without guidelines.

[That fat kid]

hey skeiff, looks as though you're only doing improving lately. That sp is the embodiment of likeness. My main crit: Finish something! Although that Cow piece is nice, I would love to see more completed pencils.

~A

[Mitchell]

CheekYM2: Thanks for stopping by!

That fat kid: Look! I finally finished something haha. This one goes out to you. Sorry it's not pencils.. Thanks bud.

Here is a phil Hale study. I Had fun with this:

[Magic Man]

Man, that study looks fucking fantastic mate, keep it up and try to transfer what you learned to everything you do.

Also, the recent graphite studies look fantastic too.

Keep working hard,

m

[Tigermilk]

hey Skeiff!
just wanted to pop by say I admire your progress and dedication. The Hale stuy looks amazing.
Keep drawing man, you'll be 5 star in no time. :)

tigermilk

[stine]

last digi is awesome, skeiff! and always great to see the steps towards a good piece, so thanks for sharing! toodles,
stine

[asoir]

This is a 5 star thread. Beautiful stuff.

[Chance.]

I know that you probably prefer advice over compliments. I am not in any position to be giving you advice, but it seems wrong not to say anything after enjoying such a cool sketchbook.
So here you go.

Very nice sketchbook, the anatomy studies are impressive. Your interpritation of bridgeman is quite interesting. I think I like your version better, more coherent I think.

That last digital was excellent. The rendering is beyond my comprehention, as I am just beginning to investigate digital painting. My experience lies mostly in pencil, you appear to havevery a good grasp on that medium.

Seeing art like this coming from someone so close to me in age makes me worried. I have so much work to do, to even be able to compete with people like you that... well...

To much talking I'm off to draw. You provoked me to it, so I hope that you can deal with the consiquences of your art. :wink:

[Zord]

Skeiff man, let me just say that the Hale study is nice as rice! How long did that take to complete? I'm digging the studies you're busting out too, especially the page with eyes. And that SP is dead on, great work. It's interesting to see people's work when they do it with their opposite hand; I tried that a few months ago and it almost seemed as if my 'regular' hand improved as well, keep that going! But keep it up here man, improvement is evident!

[frostsnake]

dig all your studies dude!
big improvement , and its cool to see how you did the last study,thanks!

[kuroart]

everything looks awesome here. You're pencil shading is extremely sweetness. real nice phil hale study.
i cant wait to see more.

[Bojee]

Here is a phil Hale study. I Had fun with this:



It shows. ;)

[sith]

i saw your avatar in Blonde's book, had to take a pit stop here. and thankgod that's your painting (i guess Hales technically...). beautiful man. made my day right there. now i can get back to painting. but before i get out of here- i gotta drop you 5. a toast- to Skeiff!

[Ganbat-Bad]

The 6th man is great.Very impressive.

[TheGnoll]

very interesting stuff, clean pencil drawing, good studies and digital is improving fast.Cool sketchbook, keep it updated and watch out for distortions in your drawing ;)

ciao

[Darktwin]

Haha, skeiff You and aaron (ashrumm) are beating the same drum. he just bought a phil hale book a few weeks ago. So I've been studying up on hale also. Got to say, you've really produced a quality piece with that study man. keep up it up man. Talk to you Soon, :D How long did that Phil Hale study take you??

[Ashrumm]

Whats up playboy skeiff that digi is as good as it gets! man we must think alike
because i've been currently studying phil hales work i just recieved a book of his in the mail. Great artist this man is!! You did his work extreme justice i'm proud of you boy! this is a very nice recreation. I was planning on doing one myself. Keep up the good work bro!!:yayca: If you didn't know the piece is called BETTER its one of his strongest peices!! Good work!!

[carakhan]

Great Job! Phil Hale is by far my favorite artists, and I love this piece, I can't believe how good you got it! Which brushes did you use to get that effect? Whenever I look at his stuff I think it can only be done in oils traditionally. It still looks a little smooth, but its still spot on!

[Mr.Blonde]

hey dude! you have some really nice stuff goin on, i love the pencil studies.. I don't know if you knew this or not, but it's kinda ironic that you did a phil hale study in digital, because to my knowledge he looks down upon digital and says it makes bastard artists or something.. don't quote me, but that's the general idea i got. anyway, it is still a pretty nice study.. phil's work contains a huge wealth of knowledge, good to see you have the balls to do a study. keep on truckin

[Mitchell]

WOW! I haven't had this many replies ever haha. Thanks for the stars guys!

Magic Man: Thanks! It means a lot coming from someone who's SB I admire.

Tigermilk: Thanks bud! Nah I'm just a 3 star noob haha.

stine: Thanks!

Asoir: Thanks a lot sir!

Q-Caddlewick: Thanks for the compliments. Don't even worry about me, I barely started this journey in March of this year, I drew a bit when I was little but it was nothing major. I've basically come this far just in about 7-8 months, and I was horrible to begin with. Practice is the key! Just draw on a daily basis as much as you can.

Zord: mmm rice. Yeah drawing with the left is nice, it really does improve your right hand! I have to do that more often... THanks!

frostsnake: Thanks!

kuroart: Thanks!

Bojee: Haha yeah i got carried away.

sith: Hey thanks! 5 stars for a noob like me?

Ganbat-Bad: Thanks for dropping by! I admire your SB so much.

TheGnoll: THanks for the tip! I do have problems with that... that's what happens when you are drawing at 5 a.m. haha.

Darktwin: Thanks yeah Hale has some of the most beautiful work i've even seen. I worked on it for about 2 hours a day for 4 days. So around 8-9 hours.

ashrumm: Thanks! thanks for the info on the peice. Yeah you should do one, his work is beautiful! I know you can pull it off.

ThinMint: Thanks mate. I used just a regular round hard brush. Sometimes I'd use a soft edged brush on pressure sensitivity to get some values correct. But mainly just one brush.

Thanks for the stars once again guys, it means a lot. And thank you for the kind words. It keeps me going.

[Tigermilk]

Tigermilk: Thanks bud! Nah I'm just a 3 star noob haha.

haha, actually FOUR star. ...at the moment. ;)

those new studies look insane man, giovanni is the shit.
tiger

[jcaffoe]

Skeiff this stuff is looking awesome. Your recent moleskine work had me practically salivating, and the portraits are a huuuuge kick in the ass to go do some work.

I'm loving everything I see in here, keep it up man!

[Mitchell]

Tigermilk: yeah giovanni is the shit.

easy tiger!: Thanks a lot bud!

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[tekdj]

Skeiff man this is a rock solid SB.
Really love the sketch book pages with the monkey, beautiful pencils :)

Keep it coming :)

tekdj (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77139&page=2)

[Ragathol]

Shit man, that Phil Hale study is awesome! I love his works as well, and you did it good :)
Very high quality in here overall.

[Matsign]

I loved going from page 4 to page 1 and just be all amazed and what not :P Your sb is totally different between your old and your recent. Happy early birthday, mate! Stars 4 yew.

[Zord]

Hey man, just have to say that your work is definitely kicking even more ass. Especially the Brazil page. Just out of curiosity, how long do you usually take per face? Any chance of going to San Francisco? All of this is really inspiring, to say the least. Definitely need to step it up a notch. Happy early birthday too man, cheers.

[hurricane]

very VERY nice renders !

got more?

oh and congratulations in advance ;)

cheers!

[asoir]

Sublime book. Lovely stuff, all of it.

[That fat kid]

hey skeiff, you're well on your way to that professional skill level and you're barely as old as me.....what's up with that? Fantastic work. I like how you're starting to think of compositions within a page. I know its just a sketchbook, but the practice is always good. Keep building on that and think of how the focal points can pull the viewer around the page.

~A

By the way, my vote put you over the top for 5 stars....thought I'd be all pompous and tell you...

[HellTaxi]

An incredible amount of improvement, excellent work, especially the pencil studies, makes me want to draw in pencil again! good work

[shyamshriram]

Amazing works young man ! Sweet pencils :D

Keep rocking..

[vigostar]

you know.. You fucking youngins and your dammed mutant talents...! Great work dude.. Really fantastic. It really seems like everything is coming together nicely for you... Your SB is looking stunning....

[Snowsfall]

awesome stuff dood
As soon as you mentioned brazil the ending theme popped into my head and now it wont leave, gah
braziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllll

[oma]

cool, sb. totally love your faces.

i just got 19 to. hope you enjoy your birthday. congratz in advance! :).

[Ryan DeMita]

hella! im super impressed bro! some mad rendering skills on that suit of armor. i cant believe your just turning 19!! im 20 almost 21 and i have some serious catching up to do with this work! craziness, keep up this attitude and work hard, good things ahead of you man.

keep at it.
take care
-ryan

[strych9ine]

Hot shit,, your pencils are beautiful, your digi studies goegeous... just a great fucking book man.

[young paddy1]

Seriously cool moleskine work, your analog stuff has become truly wonderful to look at. Beautiful shading on the Brazil page and the viking princess is great she seems to have a sort of cold poise.

cheerio

[Zebz]

SKEIFF! What's up, man?? Brother you're making some serious progress based on the stuff I saw of yours from the workshop. This is seriously headed in some really wicked directions, man. Nice Pencil renders and realistic refs to boot. The life drawing is really picking up as well. I like how you're understanding light and form. I only hope your discoveries that you're making via life drawing/ref drawing will come across even more in your imaginative stuff. Just keep studying muscles, bones, etc. and it'll continue to help.The better you understand how things work the more you'll be able to just pull shit out of your ass when designing from your head. And yea, keep building that library... really lovely book, man. I'll be watching!

[Studio Colrouphobia]

I Must say that you've evolved alot since your first post in this sketchbook - good job!
I can only hope I will evolve equally much, I was at a standstill in my drawing capabilities for a couple of years, but now I got a hold of a tablet and need to start over from skratch- hoping it will make me evolve equally much as you.

Nice sketchbook as a whole!

[Jabo]

19? Nineteen? OMG :D

You rock, crystal clear rendering, nice proportions. One of the best SBs around.

[Bojee]

Damn dude your an old man! And way ahead of the pack! Keep up the hard work, it's paying off. :)

[gorgnut]

Oh man, I can't remember that this is the Skeiff i met in Montreal
Your stuff got so solid, lines are flowing 'n shit!

Congrats on turining 19. Here, have some stars :wink:

[Interceptor]

Skeiff, buddy.. Where did all of this bad-assery come from?! :D
You going to San Fran?

Post more color work!! :heart:
-Loren

[demented]

You're still 18? wtf I'm so jealous. You have some amazing talent, mindblowing skillz. This is hugely inspirational and I can't believe I haven't stopped in here before. If I could I'd vote like 8 stars or something, but we'll have to settle for 5. 5stars it is.

Amazing, bookmarked.
ciao man, hope to see more soon!

- d.

[DARAF]

Amazing work. Love your portrait5 sketches.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=78305

[Justin.]

Woooooooooooawh.

I need to stop drawing bald emotionless people damnit!:
I hear that bro,

You got some damn eye for value. Great work!!!! This is how all 18 year olds should draw :D

[Meatsworthy]

Truly amazing! My jaw is on the floor.



*runs off to draw, with cleaner lines ;)*

[Ead]

A M A Z I N G... what an incredible eye. and just eighteen. renderings are fantastic. stunning.

Keep pushing it

[Dile_]

Sooo cool stuff! yes, amazing! nice lines, and your way to shade is sooo awsome! oh yeah, keep it up! saved your stuff to a folder :D [That means its soo good!]

[Darktwin]

Skeiff constantly making leaps and bounds, solid work my friend, great rendering skills, wonderful progress man. Can't wait to see more.

[archipelago]

great stuff going on here dude, this one is ace! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/fig1.jpg

remember to never get into a comfort zone with heads, for example, out of the 6 heads youve drawn there, youve only drawn 3 different positions... Ive got the same problem, but i really recommend trying to draw heads in as varying positions as possible.

anyway, cheers dude, keep it up!

[Orifice]

I just dont know what to say... Your tallent is quite somethin. We're the same age, n to se someone my same age brutally kickin my butt into a dry fig aint fun ;) It makes me realize how hwrd one must try. I shall just have to try harder!:D Yeah its all good. I bow before you cuzzof that Phil Hale study, Phil Hale is my big hero. Really great stuff, I'll stop by again for sure.

[hp]

happy bday! i hate you for being so good! ^^

[ArtZealot]

those anatomy studies are lookin sweet. beautiful life drawings too. nothing really to crit, just wanted to give props.

[Mitchell]

[
New SB page, I really like doing line work. I'm trying to convey form without having to rely on rendering. Self Portrait, plus some guy sleeping, my girlfriend, and my hands. EVERYTHING on this page is from LIFE:

[Beelow]

Some nice stuff skeiff! Attention to detail is really good! Life drawings are pretty nice as well!:wink:

[liam.c]

thrunderous !!!!!!! verry cool !

[sktrdie]

Your improvement was incredible. You must have studied really hard, great passion.

[Ashrumm]

Hey Skeiff good stuff man i'm really digging your oil painting actually Good stuff. Remember to draw the planes of the face not just the key features.

The retouch of your girlfriend is very nice keep up the good work!!

[Mitchell]

tekdj:Thanks!

Ragathol:Thanks ya!

Matsign:Thank you sir, and the birthday wish!

Zord:Thanks mate. No plans for San Fran unfortuneatly. I spent all my money on montreal! and I usually spend out 1-2 hours per face.

hurricane: Thanks hurri! I love your book.

Asoir: THanks for stopping by! appreciated.

That fat kid: Haha thanks for the stars! Yeah i'm glad I started composition as well, i've been putting it off for so long. Great to hear from you mate.

Helltaxi: Thanks!

shyamshriram: Thanks for stopping by! I love your SB.

vigostar:Thanks mate!

snowsfall: haha yeah I thought of it too while drawing it. Thanks for stopping by.

oma: Thanks!

Ryan DeMita: Thank you!

strych9ine: THanks man I'm glad you think so.

young paddy1: Thanks man, I drew that damn viking princess at 4 a.m. Maybe thats why she seems so cold, I was probably losing it. haha

Zebzfree: Hey bud! thanks for checking out my book. Yeah i definately need to do way more imginative work, plus studies. Great to hear from you again.

Colrouphobic: Thanks my friend. If I can do it, you can! haha

jabo: Almost 19. haha. Thanks for checking out my book!

bojee: I know, I can already feel it in me bones. Thnaks for dropping by!

gorgnut: Haha, I worked my ass off since montreal. What a kick in the ass that was! Thanks friend, great to hear from you again!

Interceptor: Hey Loren!, unfortunatly i'm not going to San Fran, I'm trying to save money so I can actually move there in a couple years. But I hope you have some fun, and you better be a pro when you get back. Great to hear from you again!

demneted: Haha thanks for the stars mate. 8 stars would be awesome! haha

DARAF:Thanks!

Justin Oaksford: HOOWA! Thanks mate!

Meatsworthy: Thanks meaty! I love your SB, but you know that.

EAD: Thanks!

Dile.exe: Thanks, i'm glad you were inspired!

Darktwin: Thanks! great to hear from you again.

archipelago: Thanks. Yeah i'm definately working on that, I have been doing a lot of angles, i'm just not quite comfortable yet. I'll get there though!

Orifice: Thanks friend. Phil is such a magnificent painter.

hpslashluvr:Thanks! great to hear from you again.

ArtZealot: THanks for stopping by!

Beelow:Thanks!

liam.c: I like that.. thunderous. Haha! Thanks for checking out my book, now I'm off to go look at yours!

sktrdie:Thanks man, yeah I try to get in 5-7 hours a day (though lately it's been like 2-4. damn work.)

ashrumm:Thanks bud, yeah actually i'm studying planes as we speak!

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE! IT SURE DOES MEAN A LOT TO ME! damn my hands hurt...

[Diego]

Wow man, you have come a really long way with your drawings, i was checking your first pages and then, you're a master of shading. Love the civardi studies and that brazil page. Really good man, i don't know what to say. HOW LONG DO YOU DRAW PER DAY?/ sorry if you answered this before.
Anyways, keep up the hard work and Happy Birthday to you. :)

[gizmodus]

Woww, your sketchbook is awesome!! Very nice pencils, especially your hands. And the lighting is great too... <3
Keep it up, man!

[demented]

Hey congrats on turning 19. Wish I was on your level when I was 18. Some really awesome work, love the rendering on that sp, and the oil looks great. Keep churning these out and keeping one of my fave threads alive man.

ciao dude!

- d.

[oma]

congrats!!!. nice update :).

realy like your linework and rendering!.

[DanielC]

great book man !!
Those pencils are awsome. Can't believe we're the same age... arghh... gotta go draw now :P
thanks for sharing !!

[MrBobMarley]

Very, very impressive. Your pencils alone are 5 star worthy, but your digitals carry the same quality also so I'll be giving you 10 stars. Wow, thanks for the boost man, I needed it.

[Mitchell]

Diego:Thanks a lot! during the summer I'd get like 5-8 hours a day. But since I have school and work now, it's more like 2-4 hrs. Somtimes a little more If I have a day off and sometimes less if I'm super busy, but I usually strive for somewhere between that.

gizmodus:Thanks man!

demented: Awesome thanks!

oma:Thank you sir.

DanielC: haha, yeah I have to go draw as well....argh. Thanks!

MrBobMarley: haha star overload. Thanks bud!
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I have been 19 for officially 3 days!
Here's the new shit:


a WIP Self portrait. Still have a ways to go, but here is my progress, on bristol paper:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/xLOVELIFEx/DSC01475copy.jpg

And some Life drawing (still not quite sure how to use the attachment thing) All 20 mins:

Thanks!

[DanielC]

That sp's looking great so far.
But the pencil you're using seems to have a pretty thin tip. Is it a mech pencil or a well sharpened wooden one?... i'm just curious =)
The life drawings are good, especially the last one.
Not crits for the moment =)

[tensai]

jesus man - tight rendering... verytight.

a great pleasure to see man. do post some more...

[Jokisalo]

What is this p*** i'm browsing at the moment!!! Sick pen action!! Can't take this much longer... I stay tuned and wait for more uptades.

[Skinnyboy]

I like your public drawing sckeches. Your lines are nice. I think if you keep working on those lines you'll get better fast. The life drawing are SWEET too.

[Kresh]

All i have to say is holy shit!

and good work

[Mitchell]

DAMNIT! I guess photobucket took down my life drawings because they were nude life drawings, that's the only reason I can think of. I'll find another host and have them up shortly. Sorry guys!

[pennington]

you can use the attachment manager the CA provides. in fact they would like you to use it. beautiful rendering and line-work. the reworked painting of your girl friend is great. haha nice monkey too.

[Mitchell]

DanielC: Thanks man! yeah i'm usuing a .5 mech pencil. Probably not the best tool for this job...

tensai: Thanks! I love your book.

Jokisalo: Thanks for coming by!

Skinnyboy: Thanks mate.

Kresh: Thanks a lot!

pennington: Yeah i'm using it now, still have to figure it out though..and thanks!
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I barely started working on this SP again, I have been really busy with school, work and just stressed out about things:

about 3 hours of work total:
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43248

[j a k e]

Lovely rendering so far. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

[Mitchell]

Jake: Thanks my man.
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Some Life Drawing from todays class, all 30 mins:

[Goog]

wow, beautiful forms, really lovely. great book.

[Mitchell]

Goog: THanks mang!
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I declared the SP finished, I know it might not be 100% complete and I might go back to it in the future, but I've basically learned what I wanted, and it's time to move on, anyway, here it is:

[Darktwin]

Nice skeiff, I agree, you did enough on this one, draftsmenship is solid. Post before this one is nice also, nice figure drawings. My favorite one is the first one, face and hands are great. The last one the foot looks a little off. Keep it coming man.

[cakeypigdog]

some really solid work in here! great stuff

[Lazy]

Some excellent work in here, i love it all.
Especially your pencil's, so soft, luch and full of life.
Keep it up, looks great.

[Flip]

Your drawing skills have just bounded along. That sp is really something (although the ear looks a bit flat), the values are gorgeous. Keep it coming!

[Ryan DeMita]

great work in here bro. im not sure if i said it in here before but you've got some serious pencil rendering skills. keep em coming.

finish that portrait! try working more general to specific. get everything in there and then work back into it. this will make your drawings go quicker and sweeter.

great work bro
-ryan

[jcaffoe]

dude your rendering just gets better and better. gorgeous linework too. I'm loving the life drawing.