My steps to godhood (26th aug ,teaser cum shitty updates)

[bhanu]

Well I am starting this thread to showcase my random art and sketches.I am also posting my studies and renders here too.
Here are a couple of sketches I did last night, both are only by pens ,I was doing them in between the studying.
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5370/ggg15vl.jpg

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2139/ggg26tt.jpg

[ndp]

The pen sketchs are great and you have nice ideas going BUT you really need to draw on proper paper. Even printer paper is fine but loose the notebook paper. Hope to see more.:android:

[arya]

cool sketches.....
U know what.....I love this kind of thing......U just get everything out of ur brain....I do this many times.... Just forget about everything and draw ...draw ....and draw.... Its so cool....It give u a whole new world to see.....Keep doing this and u'll find urself to be so creative.....

I know these r in the time b/w ur reguler study (may be some maths uuuaah) but these lines somtimes distract ur sketchworks........ Our brain always tries to find some relationship amont things....somtimes we start making lines parallel to these lines without our knowledge.......

I'll be great if u take time and post reguler.........


...........Do more....do more ......do more......Please......I'd love to see more....

[kyi_72]

keep it up. i like the stream of conciousness-ness of it all.

k

[bhanu]

The pen sketchs are great and you have nice ideas going BUT you really need to draw on proper paper. Even printer paper is fine but loose the notebook paper. Hope to see more.

Yeah ,I Know about what you are saying ,can anyone tell me about some good quality of paper to draw on( something more pro).Thanks for appreciating my art.
cool sketches.....
U know what.....I love this kind of thing......U just get everything out of ur brain....I do this many times.... Just forget about everything and draw ...draw ....and draw.... Its so cool....It give u a whole new world to see.....Keep doing this and u'll find urself to be so creative.....

I know these r in the time b/w ur reguler study (may be some maths uuuaah) but these lines somtimes distract ur sketchworks........ Our brain always tries to find some relationship amont things....somtimes we start making lines parallel to these lines without our knowledge.......

I'll be great if u take time and post reguler.........


...........Do more....do more ......do more......Please......I'd love to see more....
woah thanks man, saw your sketchbook too ,Its nice ,I am completely digging the studies.And the calculations you see are for chemistry numericals.And Yes, I am trying to draw as much as possible in a sketchbook.Again thanks a lot for the appreciation.
keep it up. i like the stream of conciousness-ness of it all.

k

I DIdnt get your second line(I am a simple minded moron).But still I will try my level best to KEEP IT UP.

[bhanu]

And heres my post for today Its a fifteen minute sketch ,it's leaning more toward a doodle,did it last night .Today was my chemistry exams ,so I couldnt really finish/tighten it up.
I am not pleased with the anatomy or the shading(I havent been shading for past few years), but she's looking beautiful to me so I am posting it.The scans are preety bad but I have to hang on with it cuz thats all I got.
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2909/scan11po.jpg
Hope you enjoy it.

[Recursive_End]

Nice pic sir !
Maybe add some shading around the eyes :)
Other than that, its all good :)

[John325]

Nice sketchbook! The mermaid is looking really nice. I'm not good at critting or anything, so I'll just say keep it up! :)

About the scans. Do you have a photo program or something that you could use to adjust the contrast or the levels of the picture? That's what I do to get scans to show up better.

[bhanu]

Recursive end: Woah ,so good to get a compliment from my supposed hero.
John325:Thanks man, can you tell me which software you use to do all that stuff you do? and hows your sketching going on.

[bhanu]

I did one more drawing last night, I am in some kind of creative slump AGAIN but worked off my butt to make atleast one drawing nearly finished,although the face looks somewhat off,there are too many wrinkles producing too less effect,and the Idead of the drawing isnt coming through still I am happy of the effort I put in it cuz earlier I just used to give up on my drawings if they were coming out bad.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3126/photo16wy3hx.jpg

[demented]

Hey - figure i'd repay you for your visit.

I really like your pen sketches - very confident, very good.

Your graphite is also good, but try working with a sharper pencil and vary the direction of your hatching. Also determine a light source in your drawing and work accordingly. For instance, in the drawing of the woman holding the baby: the inside of her sleeve should have a darker value than the outside, and so forth.

This is really confident stuff. Keep posting.

[Nizza_waaarg]

I like your style man, 'specially those first two pen drawings. Im terrible at critting so i'd recommend just listening to what others say. I like the way you did the shading on that mermaid pic btw, real nice :^^: Keep drawing d00d! :cheerleader: :cheerleader:

[bhanu]

The fact that I am bad with pencil and bad at shading are known to me .
but try working with a sharper pencil and vary the direction of your hatching. Its only these days that I am drawing thick outlines I know my lines feel very insecure when I am doing them with a pencil thats why I draw online ontop of another,I am going through a slump of a kind maybe.And what the hell is hatching?Kindly someone explan it to me.
Thanks you demented and nizza for appreciation and critique.

[bhanu]

Did this one last night ,It took me about an hour but again I have the same problems problems with shading light source and thick outlines,I will definitely try to better it in my next drawing I post,But can someone help me one thing,I feel quite unconfident while using a pencil even though I know that if I draw wrong I can just rub it till I make it better but with pens you cannot correct yourself.
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/556/gunchick9sh.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Good pic.
About the shading, work with mid-tones. Make it so that we can see a difference between an area that is completely in the dark, and one that is right between darks and highlights.
For the outlining. avoid making it linear. Use darker lines for those that are in the dark, and a very light one for the highlight contour.
Shading and outlining work pretty well together.
Anyway, keep going :)

[bhanu]

Heres a new sketch I did last night
Spawn is my favourite character I tired mixing pen and pencils.Crits are welcome.
Please rip apart my drawings.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2931/spawn5wm.jpg

[bhanu]

Man
Is my art that bad that there are no crits,I mean, ok my art is bad but for mproving I need some comments from you guys.
Heres my latest pic,I drew the whole day yesterday without producing a single good piece and when I sat down in the night to sketch and all I dii my best drawing for the day/night.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3511/romengladiators22yf.jpg
Some crits would really help.

[Recursive_End]

Good work :)
Maybe work more on your shading, catch the forms, put some darks and some highlights.
About the anatomy, do some studies, understand how the body works.
These look good, but i can see that most of the body parts need some more structure, add some details.
Anyway, you got some good ideas, they just need more knowledge in em :)

[shyamshriram]

Nice Sb mate :)
i would like to see some anatomy studies from u :)

Keep posting :yayca:

[arya]

Wow.......U'r starting to rock buddy...........Love the last sketch....
Yeah I'll be good to see some anatomy studies.......... But keep doing this also...........

[thegreypencil]

namaste bhanu!

Id agree with what recursive_end said about knowledge, you cant float your concepts without them.

when you're drawing spend more time referencing things like pose and anatomy as well as drapery and perspective and material details and lighting and...the list goes on pretty darn long.

the good news is that if you keep at it...you'll get a foothold in for sure.

don't leave anything to guesswork cuz it really shows and itll sink the illusion you're trying to create.

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Excellent job on Spawn.

If you still need to know, hatching refers to the closely drawn lines that give value to areas. Hatching implies all the lines face one direction. What you did on the inside of the man's cape in your last post is called cross-hatching: two setes of lines crossing each other.

Anyway, your drawing is really coming along extremely well. The spawn is your break-through.

Excellent, wanna see more!

- d.

[bhanu]

Hey guys,thanks for the crits.
Recursive end:thanks, started to work on my shading seriously.And all these drawings come from my mind ,no proportions, no anatomical lessons just trusting my eyes .But after my exams end I will also stat on the fundamentals.Btw happy b-day again.
Shyamsriram-thank you ,Nice to see other Indians here,
Just to let you know I will be starting a sketchbook about the fundamentals later this month.
Arya-hey, maybe we should start a new site for artists from India,famous as well as budding ones,again wait till the end of the month to see some studies.
Thgreypencil-Namaste to you too sir,And I will try to use your advice to its best .
Demented-thanks,Ok now I understand hatching and I will take care of that from now on sir.
Thanks

[bhanu]

Well,
This the most finished drawing I ever did.I am paying a tribute to the great frank frazetta by doing this humble piece of mine.I have only been learning to shade for a week or so,earlier I used to ink my stuff so no shading there.
and also that Death dealer is coming to image later this year,Its being pencilled by nat jones and colored by jfotos and the story is being done by steve niles.
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8880/deathdealer3sv.jpg
Crits are most welcome.

[Monny]

nice progress, give us some more ^^

[demented]

Hey, bhanu.

Great work on the Frank Frazetta, it's really coming along incredibly.
Keep it up and more soon!

- d.

[camilografix]

nice work you got going here your lines need to be more define your last post is pretty good. I guess just keep on practicing.

[arya]

aahaaan.................This one is coooooool............The drawing is good.......
I love it.....

[Darktwin]

Great last drawing, really nice improvements happening here, rendering is good, and the pose is very nice.

[bhanu]

Monty:thank you.Definitely posting.
Demented:Thanks man,I tried best in my humble way to give a tribute to the great man .
Camilografix:thanks,I'll try my best to use your advice.
Arya:Thanks man,thanks a lot.
Darktwin:thank you.

[bhanu]

Today my exams got over
And Tommorow I'll head for my village.So I'll be away from internet and that means no posting.But I promise to myself that when I come back I'll have a huge update.
Heres a drawing I did last night ,Its a TRIBUTE TO ALPHONSE MUCHA.Again its not that good a piece but It came out better than I had thought.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7838/tributemucha1pt.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Great improvement. Keep going at it....!
Maybe you could try to pull out some hightlights above the wrinkles in his clothing (right side, round his waist), instead of them just being black lines.

[bhanu]

Before I go ,
I drew these pics about 2 years ago.Not much work between then and now.
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6421/scan00023vy.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00023vy.jpg)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2549/scan00030xg.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00030xg.jpg)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3456/scan00055re.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00055re.jpg)
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2415/scan00063xh.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00063xh.jpg)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3415/scan00077tt.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00077tt.jpg)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8808/scan00088bl.th.jpg (http://img114.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scan00088bl.jpg)

[thegreypencil]

great tribute :)

I second the great improvement bit by ArConL

Here are some crits. I think you've pretty much got the basic gesture of the pose down but you really need to put more work on the joints/termination points of limbs and forms. use a mirror :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/thegreypencil/crits/bhanu_01.jpg

[T-Raktor]

If u neglect the anatomy and the proportions, your characters will look like some freaks. So no offence but u should try some studies "and shit like that", because otherwise none of your drawings will look realistic enough...

[thegreypencil]

*hand up in approval*

pay the dues bhanu :) cant comment on things that weren't meant to be commented eh? so since you're asking..hee hee hee

[demented]

oooe...damn. damn. damn. see, i kinda thought that last one had good anatomy... and i thought the head was a bit too small (am i right?)... s'pose i have my work cut out.

Nonetheless, they are right. Good anatomy is key - but who am i to talk? i pretty much second everything thegreypencil said.

Anyways, expecting a huge post when you come back bhanu!

- d.

[thegreypencil]

demented. hmmm...I think you is correct! the head's a little small.

heres another crit bhanu and it comes from personal experience here lol ;) in fact im still suffering from this malady haw haw haw

here goes...*deep breathe*

DONT SPEND YOUR TIME ONE THE DAMN DRAPERY WITH THE BEEEYOOOTIFUL LINES...*phew*

ahem..unless you've referenced it, you're learning nothing except rendering a stylistic bunch of lines. you'd be better off using the time to analyse and correcting your figure.

BEWARE....THE DETAIL BUG....*wriggles hands, boogle eyed with horror* oooooo~


sorry..ahem..its the caffeine talkin yee haw!!!!:yayca:

[Dose206]

man, i think you're tribute pieces are your strongest drawings. on the one hand, put that much time and energy into more than just tribute drawings, and on the other hand, work on your skills at doing quick getsures and getting the basics down. deadly combo

[jca]

i think the "tribute" drawings r the strongest because he copied directly from the source. nothing wrong with that tho.

[bhanu]

So I am to leave in about an hour,
Woah i was right about my drawings .I did make the head a bit small and To tell you the truth,I did use references for some part of the drawing and then tried to use what I had learnt and made drapery on others parts.I should have had paid more attention to figure but I think I was on a roll so ....
On the trip I will only be doing life studies and pespective and anatomy studies .My anatomy is very weak and I will work on it.
Thanks a lot guys for all those ,I learned alot more about my own drawings and shortcomings.

[bhanu]

i think the "tribute" drawings r the strongest because he copied directly from the source. nothing wrong with that tho.
Umm..Thanks ,that was somewhat my point .I wanted to do the peices like that although I didnt copy anything, but I looked at their paintings to see if I got the feel right.
The best compliment I've got ,thank you.

[sith]

Hey man, nice work so far. I know that you said it in yout first post, but you should still really study some anatomy- that is if you want to get really good. You're doing good, but you should give it a shot. Just try studying up on some anatomy. You'll see your drawings start to improve greatly. It'll be worth it.

[rsnurkle]

Hey there, thanks for you comments in my book. You stuff looks pretty good, and even though it's under going red-(orange?)-lining the tribue to Alphonse Mucha looks awesome, the linework is very pretty, I hope you color it.

[Kman.]

thanks for posting in my sketchbook =) Nice drawings here, keep up the good work.

[squakz]

I can see the progression here. Good stuff.

[Andy Nicho]

Try some still life stuff, like boxes, cones and spheres, might help with shading. Good stuff, keep posting.

[Dile_]

nice, yeah i see improvement too!
and btw: thx for posting in my little sketchbook!

[Nizza_waaarg]

Nice stuff here, i can't believe i haven't commented on your spawn stuff before now, it rocks :D Shading is really hard, just try working with volumes of the figure and stuff like that or maybe try reading some loomis.

Keep it up

[Orozc0]

You need alot more life studies before you start imitating master Mucha.

[bhanu]

Oh my fuckin god ,
So many comments.
SIth-Yeah I am goin do just that ,btw thanks .
Rsnurkle-Thanks for the comments,But I like my peices ripped apart like taht ,I makes me want do better.
Ksama-thank you.
Swuakz-thanks man.
Andy nicho-I'll try that ,thanks btw.
Dile- thanks mate ,You got good sketchbook going there too.
Nizza Waaarg-Thanks , I am stating to learrn from loomis.
Heres a finishes peice ,the scan isnt good .I wanted to get the dark alley feel into the pic and the person wasnt given much attention.Actually the drawings pretty bad but Its one step towards learning perspective.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/245/sickleintes2rs.jpg
Here are some studies I did while on my trip ,all of them are 2-4 min peices.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2258/dog0rn.jpg
A self portrait quickie on the bus I was travelliing,Infront of a refractive/reflective mirror
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6267/selquick1so.jpg
Portrait of my cousin
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1060/cuspor4nz.jpg
A study while on the bus of the environment
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8650/persstud9mv.jpg
A study of tree next to our house in our village.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5200/treequ0nk.jpg

[bhanu]

You need alot more life studies before you start imitating master Mucha.

some life studies for ya my friend.And I think copying and immitating masters isnt anything bad ,you can only learn from them and that does no harm to you.
Much love

[thegreypencil]

eh? theres a fucking god? well he never answered my darn prayers..bah!

anyhoo...some crits on your finished piece.

check out the perspective on your figure because the way you've drawn his head and the way you're drawing his torso's suggesting 2 different perspectives.

postback if ya cant see it, ill orange line it.

[bhanu]

Please do that(y'know orange lines).I know where I am wrong but I cant pinpoint it.
eh? theres a fucking god? well he never answered my darn prayers..bah!
Eh.. What does this mean?
Just curious.

[thegreypencil]

ahem. that means theres no fucking god cuz it never answered my prayers to get laid by a buncha triple breasted, part elephant nymphomaniacs from the planetary system sapiens honorus.

orange lines huh. well hang on im gettin off work in about one and a half hours so give me about 2.5 and ill get on it w00t/

I agree with Orozco. I think what Orozco means is that unless you've gained a better understanding of the forms and structures of the human body, you cant fully appreciate the masters' manipulations of it. At present just doing copies will only give you the results likened to photocopying a faxed document, the integrity of the document/image will just detriorate. You should ask yourself, what exactly are you taking away from the experience of the copy.

Well just ma two cents. Orange lines l8er.

[thegreypencil]

yo! as promised. the well..hmm i sorta got the colour orange shot so heres mr red and mrs black.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/thegreypencil/crits/bhanu_02.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/thegreypencil/crits/bhanu_03.jpg

[ammoburger]

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook dude. I love these character sketches! Keep up the good work!

[NightMare28]

I'd have to say that its your anatomy and structuring skills that need work. Grab yourself an artist's anatomy book and start copying that. otherwise good stuff, just need to tidy it up a bit.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comment guys,
You are helping me a lot.
Greypencil-Thanks for those perspective advices ,but there arent any orange lines.
Ammoburger-Thanks to you too for stopping by my skectchbook.
Nightmare28-I am trying my best to learn anatomy and structuring skills( Actually not my best but I am still trying.
here are some pics,Goota buy a new scanner this one is just too fucked up.I hat it.Its making my drawing look worse than they are.
My study of perspective ,not good but it did take me about 3 hrs to finish ,my longest ever to finish a drawing.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7822/room1og.jpg
a proportion study of women
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7308/womprop4re.jpg
a proportion study of different ages
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/5259/agepro3zm.jpg
some quick 30 sec doodles
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/953/quick9hj.jpg
I am so break this fuckin machine(my scanner) fuck it .
And Imageshack is also fucking with me too its not resizing the pics properly.
I gotta fuck off from here.

[Recursive_End]

hey Bhanu !
Well, you practiced alot since my last visit. Well, these look good, you handle pretty well complete scenes. That's good.
Now concentrate a bit more on specific elements that composes it. Give a more dramatic lighting. Show what you really want to show.
Some muscle studies would also help you :)
Anyway, keep up the good work !
D.

[Anuran]

First off, just wanted to thank you for stopping by and commenting on my sketchbook. I am well overdue to reciprocate so here goes...I dunno what the experts would say but, I have always gotten the suggestion to start off using newsprint for sketching because it is supercheap. It won't handle alot of abuse but the stuff works well and you can't beat the price. In my drawing 2 class we spent the entire first half of the semester using it. As far as the scanner goes well, before you blow the cash on a new one have you tried using a graphics program to mess with contrast or levels on the images? I myself have the adobe suite which might be cost prohibitive however there are freeware programs that I have heard good things about. I loved the Death Dealer study and the studies from the great masters are sooo helpful. I found a link somewhere to the loomis books which I have gotten started using pursuant to your comment on my sketches about anatomy and it seems like they will be quite helpful. It looks like you were doing your homework on the anatomy sketches in this last post...good on you... but, I can barely see them. All I have learned so far in my classes is this 1.Draw from a reference and draw what you see not what you know. 2. When you are drawing try to remember that state of mind is important meaning when you are doing it right it should be an immersion in the process akin to meditation. 3. concentrate on form, perspective and tone prior to detailing someone commented on my stuff and said details will not save ur drawing and they are right. 4. Depth is important so always put some background in... my teacher always says to compose the drawing back to front and bottom up so that there are no floating objects. I'm a beginner and a student so I'm no expert this is just my 2 cents man..

[arya]

Hey buddy........ How ya doing.....yeah i can see....u doing preety well....
Keep posting man..........
By the way....after scanning...u can take the image to photoshop or any image manipulation software and adjust the levels.... It'll make the image look better, high contrast and clear....even when ur scanner is hell.......

I did that with one of ur sketches to demonstrate.....check it out....

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/aryan3dcrazy/levels.jpg

Keep Posting

[Smitherines]

Keep doing those anatomy studies, and try to be as accurate as possible

[bhanu]

Umm.. wel thanks you Anuran and arya but I think my problem is solved somewhat,My scanner broke last night (I swear it was an accident).
But thanks anyway.
Recursive End-Nice to see you ,You havent posted much in your sketchbook ,have you?
btw thanks for the comments,I will try to get better next time.
Anuran-thanks for 2 cents man,It feels good when people help me out with stuff.
Arya-Long time no see bro,you didnt reply tomy Pm did ya?
Smitherines-Thanks for the comments.
No post for today I was out shopping the whole daya and I am tired right now but I will definitely make up for it tommorrow.

[Recursive_End]

Hey !!
Well, hope you'll get one soon.
And yeah, i havent posted, but get ready for a big update :) i just got two sketchbooks :D

[bhanu]

Still I am not seeing any update from you recursive.
So I bought two books today one is anatomy for the artists and the other one is art of hellboy.Nothin much more.
So my todays updates are some concept sketches I did.
They are for a story i am going to do ,Its called SPAM,its a spoof of spawn.
I had this story in my mind for two years,Now I think its the right time to matirealise it(its goin to be b/w)
I hope to do one page every day alongwith one more finished drawing and not forgetting the studies and all that.
But still there wont be that many updates (scanner problem).
Here goes nuthin.
sketches for some main characters
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3341/photo16ik.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3509/photo20os.jpg
cover type of art for the start of the story
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6694/photo33kw.jpg
I have announced all this so that I dont slack off .

[thegreypencil]

ooo you have no idea how weird oh ho *whoop*

still...sweet sketches! ahem...one thing though,you need to givesss PROPS to mike mignola! courtesy y'know :)

[bhanu]

there was a momentary lapse of reason when I thought I could draw a comic.
Greypencil-thanks to you and Mike mignola.
So I did two portraits ,
Here they are
The first one is really bad,It took me two hours and half the time was taken by that left hand of hers and still it looks shitty ,someone please help me.
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5864/batport7xb.jpg
the second one was more satisfactory ,although it isnt complete it already took me 2.5 hrs.
The shading is somewhat off and not properly directd and thats what I'll work on tonight.
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2636/goodone9g4em.jpg

[arya]

nice ..... I like the second fig....

Do More ................and keep posting

[bhanu]

Thanks arya
I am trying to do as much as I can.
Here are todays updates.
This pic is finished with some minor changes.hope you like.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7748/goodca5yt.jpg
With this piece I was just trying to have fun shading and puting some details.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2871/freepa0ma.jpg
Rip these pieces apart.

[ArcoNL]

Bhanu, a few remarks
The girl lying down: I think the shadows beneath her ribcage are too strong, looks like she has a black triangular hole under her left breast.
The standing girl: her left shoulder (right for the viewer) looks like it's turned towards the viewer. In fact her whole torso looks like it is turned towards the viewer. The neck and head don't quite follow that....
Great updates....keep 'em coming...
Cheers,
Arco

[Cold]

Thx for dropping by my sketchbook.
I like the sceneshot you done of saw post 59 and ofcourse your inking on 62 very nice, keep it up.

[thegreypencil]

Keepw orking on those studies :) you'lkl get somewhere eventually!

By the way, I was really excited to see where that comic would go :( so I think you should draw it and ink it. You'll learn much about using shadows by copying mignola! Thats something I ve always wanted to do and never got down to :)

[bhanu]

Thank you guys for commenting and critiquing .
No updates for today,I feel guilty about that.
Arconl-thanks for pointing these defects out and thanks for dropping by.
Cold-Thanks for liking my stuff and dropping by here and its always a pleasure to see your work.
Greypencil- thanks for the encouragement ,on your advice I am again picking up the story and doing it, I will surely post the first page in a coupla days.

[thegreypencil]

woot. will wait for that. by the way, just to explain my stance on copying works to improve your understanding?

I think copying the work of old masters would help if you have your basics nailed. Copying mignola to learn about how he effectively distributes his shadows is definitely within reach for you right now :) so there. in case i sound like im contradicting myself.

[Anuran]

Awesome, I'm looking forward to seeing the comic. Also, I like the figure drawing of the girl laying down and not just cuz there's boobies in it. I agree the shadows could have used a softer touch but, the feaures and shapes look good.

[Nizza_waaarg]

Hey bhanu, really like the new stuff you got.
Diggin the chick in post 68 and 70, tho i like the first one better. In the second one, the contrast seems to be up a bit to much (just a bit) and the shadows don't seem to be even enough across the whole figure, throws the balance off, imo.

And SPAM :tihi: , nice.

[bhanu]

Thanks guys.
Grey pencil-You are right about what you said about copying the masters,Atleast I agree with you.
Anuran-Thanks for the comment,The wait for my mighty comic is over.
Nizza Waaarg-Thank you,I see that you also have improved a lot.

[bhanu]

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5475/credits3cj.jpg

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/917/spam117lm.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Very, very good work :)
Be a bit more patiente with what you're doing. Your shading is getting better and better. Also learn planes. They help alot on shading difficult part.
Anyway, keep up the good work !
D.

Woops, didnt see that last update. Good work on the perspective :)

[Moiss]

You're progressing....keep it up....look forward to seeing more

[bhanu]

Hmm thanks guys for those comments guys,
Recursive End-You are always the encouraging one .Thanks.
Moiss-Thank you.
Here are todays updates
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5919/spam121hd.jpg
The scans bad but still....
Just a question ,Should I stop this comic and work on my basics?
Your suggestions would help a lot.

[Anuran]

No way dude. The comic may be silly and premature but, It is fun. It looks fun, I'm having fun reading it and your having fun drawing it. This stuff should be fun and sometimes I get tired of still lifes and studies too. I think that mebbe you should hand letter the dialogue and try to up the ante on your figures so that this is good practice as well as being fun.

[bhanu]

Thanks Anuran-Thats the best compliment I got here,I mean I want my art to be fun andits good to see somebody else also finds it funny and I will Keep drawing the comic.And btw what does ante mean?
Here is the update for right now,
I spent like three hours on this peice (my longest ever) and still It looks shitty.I always hate my work on the next morning.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/583/newport2cy.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/291/newport1fi.jpg(this is the link for original pic,If anyone can do the contrast and other modifictions so it doesnt look this bright .I dont have any good software right now).
My comic page will come later today.

[arya]

coooool........nice ones....I love it.....

And about ur question...... Buddy dont even thnk of stpoing this comic stuff. U need to study and practice but that doesn't mean that u dont do this kinda stuff....... Yes u can give more time to study these days....I'll be better for u and ur comics......

Good luck buddy........

[arya]

nice figure....I looks good to me......

[demented]

Yo bhanu

thanx for stopping by my SB.

Your anatomy is coming along absolutely amazingly - just get to grips with lighting and shading. I can see you know your anatomy, but it's being let down a bit by lighting. Just brush up a little. Overall - excellent work and a great improvement.

On the comic - great work. really great work - some of the frames seem cluttered, though, but it's no big deal. Perhaps just drop some of the values on the background?

Great job, keep posting

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys,
Arya-
Yeah I am doing the basics, just not posting them.
Demented -You are so right about the lighting,the way I handle it right now really pisses me off.

[bhanu]

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3124/spam132cf.jpg
One more thing,
Should I start the comic in a different thread,Its becoming too messy here,just like my life.

[stine]

hi bhanu! great updates! that's what i call progress!
oh, and i kind of like your studies/ sketches and your comic in one thread, because it shows how good you are at integrating your practices into a project. but that's your decision... :)

[bhanu]

Hey stine
Thanks for dropping by.I'll think about the comic in different thread thingie.Btw thanks for the comments.

[bhanu]

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6168/spam144dy6uj.jpg

[bhanu]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3416/spam153moa4ej.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

These like very cool. I suggest putting some colour into them - not too much though, and perhaps not in all the frames. You have some nice shots and angles, but some could be more personal i think. I really love the sort of quirky mood you've established - very original.

Great style, man

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented
I already mentioned this is going to be b/w comic,so I am sorry .And I also suck at coloring.I like putting some twisted angles it makes the story a bit more interesting.The mood got made itself I've been lazy making it a page only takes me a couple of hours.The whole story in continous way.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6694/photo33kw.jpg
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5475/credits3cj.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/917/spam117lm.jpg
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/5919/spam121hd.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3124/spam132cf.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6168/spam144dy6uj.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3416/spam153moa4ej.jpg
A couple of questions.
Do you like the sense of humour?
DO you like the perspective ?
Do you like the flow of the story?

[bhanu]

Some updates,
A quick anatomy/muscle study
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/5319/muslestudy2kf.jpg
Concept art(quickie) for a story I am thinking.
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7528/coneptart0vs.jpg

[demented]

Hi bhanu

looking good as usual. I missed the b&w part, sorry. I really like how the comic is developing - it's good practice for working with light. Thing should be easier once you return to pencil and the like.

As for "he played with himself" - nya-a. Try "he played by himself". That means that he was alone when playing. Or you can just leave it - kinda adds to the comics "quirkyness" (sorry, i can't find a better word - you know what i mean) in a wierd way.

and keep pushing those anatomy studies out - it real good that you've named the muscles and so on. It'll also help with comic - drawing faster and more accurate.

Cheers,

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented for the suggestion,
They will surely help me a lot.I am trying to study these days but still I am not seeing any improvement.WhenI am trying to put details Easiest poses become mindblowing hard.
Stili I can take a couple more crits about my story and art and other stuff like that.

[demented]

Yo bhanu - just dropping by.

The fact that your struggling with the easiest poses is good - it means your learning and thinking about what your doing. Don't worry, later everything should start falling into place.

As for more detailed crit one the comic - i like the story, but i can't crit on it because it's your story. The artwork could be cleaned up a bit, and you should try more daring, inventive layouts. Other than that, I find this comic really fun - keep on drawing.

Hope it helps,
Keep posting

- d.

[bhanu]

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9366/spam169al6dr.jpg
Btw thanks for the comments demented .

[demented]

hehehe...

good update, bhanu. hehehe.

- d.

[Chris Noeth]

Work on stick figures... it helps A LOT!

Best,

Chris

[bhanu]

Thanks guys for the comments
Demented -somebody laughed at my comic.Yay
Chris noeth-Thanks for the crit.Actually with this comic I really want to improve my storytelling skills ,I am also working on my basics alogwith this comic.

[stine]

nice update, bhanu! i giggled with my morning coffee. good way to start the day... :) keep them coming!

[thegreypencil]

ah huh :) see..its all coming along now bhanu.
its the doing that makes you learn now dont it?

the humour and subject isnt my cup of tea but id give you points for the paneling. it seems to go quite smoothly.

great you're doing anatomy studies, keep in mind proportions when you're executing them though :) but! all in good time eh?

now get cracking! i wish i had as much time to draw as you do so treeasure your minutes now :D

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys
Stine -I am funny huh,you know its just that my whole freinds and family say I a mellow and serious kinda guy and I am also the least funny guy in my group.So I was a bit doubtful about my sense of humour and lines.
thegreypencil-Thanks for the crits .I am not doing much extensive anatomy studies actually because I dont have any good anatomy book and the ones I ordered are taking too long to reach me.
update for right now.
My inks over olivier coipels wolverine.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4118/olivierink5na.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Very good work !
Personnaly, i have nothing to say about that last pic. It look great!
Those comic strip also look good. I can see you're gaining patience on doing em.
Keep going :), and some studies would be welcome also ^^

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments recursive,
I really hate this page with all my heart.I really do ,It was life drenching today to get the lines and dialogues right.That took so much outta me that I lost interest in doing the page .I wish I had tomorow to finish it but I wont ,gotta keep moving on.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4210/spam171mk7zz.jpg

[demented]

hehehee - definitely the right humour for the comic!

I LOVE the wolverine, bro. Not just stylish, but also technically impressive.

As for the comic - like i said, the humour completely fits, and the drawing is improving as you're continuing. Great work, man.
Post more soon!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
Heres an update for now.Its render from a reference .The pic was a photographers delight but an artists nightmareThe aer rarely and black lines just contours.It took me three hours and I am not anyway near the finish yet,I just setup the base tones I will work on the contrast,But I am having having problems on how to go about doing it.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7641/refpic0hp.jpg

[bhanu]

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5294/spam186hd.jpg

[bhanu]

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3121/spam197ka.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

thnx for stopping by my sb. On the photograph - that's well done, bro, really like. My only advice would be to consider line - use softer, lighter lines where the light falls on the subject and darker, heavier ones in the shadows. It'll also help you with the shading, making it a bit easier.

As for the comic - it's good to see you are getting more and more confident with the style and technique. Keep at it!

- d.

[bhanu]

thanks demented,
Thanks for the encouragement for the comic but I will give it rest for two days a week.Here are some studies I did this afternoon.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4097/study14rz.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1880/study23lj.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1300/study35tl.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7298/study40eo.jpg
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4029/study59vx.jpg
all have been done from mind except for the first one.

[demented]

Wow bhanu!

These are some great studies, bro! Nice confident lines! There are still some problems, but you (and I) will get the better of them in time.

Keep at this!!!

- d.

[Goog]

Nice studies! Only crit would be watch the proportions, like on the 4th scan of the girl dancing or doin whatever shes doin, there is waaaay too much room between the hips and the ribcage. Keep it up!!

[bhanu]

Thanks guys ,
Demented-We will definitely get better together man.
Goog-Thanks for the crits.
Here are todays updates
ANatomy study
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6980/anatomystu8ad.jpg
doodles and studies
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2531/studood16ya.jpg
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4585/studood35pg.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7939/studoo29vf.jpg

[TheGnoll]

nice stuff ;)
about the comic, hope you'll get some lettering in it, the one you've got now is just ruining the whole pages!Love that wolverine pic, nice inks.Keep on doing the gesture drawings, they're fast,they're fun, and they help!

[feeesh]

Hey there, enjoyed your sketchbook. Looks like you are doing good at starting to figure out the anatomy on your figures, keep pluggin' away on that! With you figure drawings they look pretty stiff most of the time, maybe try doing some gesture drawings too to mix it up with your anatomy studies. It'll help loosen you up in a hurry!

:swepimp: feeeeeeeeeeeesh

[demented]

Hey bhanu

these studies are excellent; Watch the female anatomy, though: sharper shoulder, thinner arms, wider hip (or smaller waists) and much thinner necks. For the most part, all their features all alot more delicate.

Love the one lying down on page 2 an the bottom one on the last page!

Keep at it!

- d.

[Recursive_End]

aaahh, finally some studies. Good decision sir.
Keep going, do alot of those. First learn as much as you can the proportions. them you can hit the rendering, or anything else.
Good good good :)

[Omi-kun]

hehe, nice nudies.

[thegreypencil]

Lets see more....MORE!!!!! *whiplash*
mawrrr haw haw!!!

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys,
Gnoll-thanks for stopping by,The wait for better letters is over.I'll be posting them real soon.
Feeesh-Thanks for the comment,Yeah these study doodles feel so good to do.
I am aslo trying to learn the anatomy and all too.
Demented-thanks as always.We will together on our problems wont we?
Recursive End- thanks for the comments,Its better to late than never ,isnt it SIR?hehe I feel funny.
Omi-kun-thanks for dropping by .
Greypencil-....MORE!!!!! *whiplash*
mawrrr haw haw!!! Someone being naughty.Btw thanks fo the comments.

[thegreypencil]

*takes out the scourge and the lynch mob*

ahem....this....is your update???

[bhanu]

The whole issue
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/917/spam117lm.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2808/spam128jh.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2394/spam130bj.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/8440/spam148uk.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7035/spam150ox.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9592/spam164ua.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4233/spam175gc.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2047/spam184em.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5921/spam192iz.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1351/spam1106vc.jpg
END of issue#1

P.S.-greypencil-
I am sorry but here it is .My computers real slow right now so no more updates,definitely tomorrow.

[Recursive_End]

Good :)
Be a bit more patient though. Your that's all your shading is asking :)
Keep it up !

[TheGnoll]

mmm...i don't think this is enought yet.Lettering is not only about easy reading, it but work properly.This comic could work much better with a bit more work.First of all, use baloons.You can do them in two different ways, the traditional way (with an ames guide and a lot of patience, for example) or using digital media.I prefer the second way.I know it must sound stupid, but lettering and baloons and lettering ARE important.Get any software (photoshop or illustrator) scan the pics, CLEAN THEM (or better, ink them and clean them up).Then just use the ellipse, rectangular or rounded rectangle tool to make the right vector shapes (they will apper on a different level, wich you can then move around as you please) then, make sure your text is justified, in the center.Add another narrow triangular shape for the tail of the baloon, and get the right levels together.Another thing, use the right font, they are loads of sites that can provide you with free decent fonts.
By the way, if your interested in comics and similar stuff, get the book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Grphic Novel", by Nat Gertler and Steve Lieber, it could be very useful IMHO ;)

keep it up, hope you find this info useful ;)

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys
Recursive End -thanks man.
Gnoll- thanks for all thta info man,I really needed it.I know the wordings killing the whole comic but sooner or later I will work on improving it .But right now Its all about learning the basics.

[demented]

Hey bhanu

this first issue is great!

I'll have to agree with Gnoll though - but as you said: you'll get to it later. Elsewise, I think you should enforce more conistency in your comic. Text, bubbles and visuals differ. Don't get me wrong - that is a good thing, but you should try to attain a visual asap and maintain that style throughout your comic.

Can't tell what great practice comic are, and I cannot wait for Issue2. Post it soon!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
You are so right about the consistency in the comic.But right now I have no style and basically ,I wanna see which style suits me the most and which style I like the most too.SO except for maybe the story and writing ,you will be seeing inconsistency .I will work on the cover of 2nd issue today .
Here are some anatomy updates.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3462/armstud2na.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7064/backstud5mu.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3806/hansstud1fn.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8522/legstud2tn.jpg
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5128/sideleg8bg.jpg

An unfinished drawing( I absolutely suck at contours and shading)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9987/unfinred8wb.jpg

The the doodle for cover of my sketchbook(I will add details by pencils later today and I will start coloring in a couple of days).
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/503/bookcover7qm.jpg

[thegreypencil]

mmmm studies good...keep going keep going....

[bhanu]

Thanks greypencil.
A submission page for an online comic.the letters are still to be done.
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2946/chaos36zr.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Great updates, man, This last submission is also great. One thing did catch my eye: your line work - esp in that last doodle of your next cover: try not to reinforce your line so much - use less line of greater quality. It is what I'm currently working on, and mentler and wetterschneider gave some great advice on line in my thread, page 1. Check it out and try to follow. Also work more with pen - it'll push your line quality remarkably.

On consistency: like I said - it's good to vary. Play around, experiment, then create a style which suits you and stick to it. It'll help unify your comic.

Looking forward to Issue2 and esp its cover!

- d.

[Anuran]

great work on the studies! I need to get back on those myself.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments,
Demented-I think you misunderstood me.The doodle is for the cover of my new sketchbook.I Know whta you mean by line quality but its damn hard, isnt it?But practice is the key to all problems and difficulties.
Anuran-thanks for dropping by.
Here are some updates for now
All these are from my imagination,
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9882/118ix.jpg
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/139/123lz.jpg
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7098/217ue.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1634/228gd.jpg
I will definitely be posting the cover for the 2nd issue later today.

[ArcoNL]

Good updates! The quality of your lines is definately improving...
Thanks for stopping by again in my SB. Highly appreciated....

Cheers,
Arco

[bhanu]

Deadline stinks dont they
Heres
Cover for spam#2
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4272/spam2cov9hs.jpg

[bhanu]

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8904/stud18ri.jpg
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7923/stud27nv.jpg

[thegreypencil]

Hey there.

those studies are good practice and you're definitely improving. I would say watchout for the size of the head and observe more close the way it joins to the neck and how the neck joins the torso. no crits other than that. keep drawin!

[demented]

Hey bhanu
Sorry for the misunderstanding. This is an outstanding update - great improvement!

it's excellent that your drawing the bones under the skin - especially effective when drawing the hand - and yes, keep practicing! Also, remember that bones and muscles are dynamic - in a way they "interact with each other." Contemplate this and how you will use line to define it.

Keep drawing! Keep posting!

- d.

[Heart_x_Slayer]

i know what you mean my life drawings seem to come out fine but when ever i try and draw from imagination it seems like i never get the proportions right but thats what practice is for ya know? and i do that .. alot hahaha being in a public school gives you plenty of time to do that.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys.
Arconl-Thanks for the comments.
Thegreypencil-Your crits are always helpful.Thanks
Demented-How are you doing my friend?Your words are so right .I will definitely try best with what I have.
Heart x Slayer-Thanks for dropping by.Keep practicing .thats all we have to do.
I am gonna go look at some naked ladies now.

[stine]

hey bhanu, great to have the first issue in one post. cover's looking really good and i like your studies. keem them coming! :)

[bhanu]

Thank you stine,
I will try to come up with them as much as I can.
Here the prilemenary pencils for the cover of my sketchbook.Please crit this piece .Its going to be the color of my sketchbook for a long time(the sketchbook is pretty thick).
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2750/coversket3sf0hf.jpg
Studies with pen and pancils.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8434/stud11ni.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/750/stud28jx.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Great sketchbook cover dude!

Cheers,
Arco

[bhanu]

Great sketchbook cover dude!

Cheers,
Arco
Hey I need good guys like you to rip my art apart man.Stop cheering me up cuz I am bloody fuckin gloomy sucker.I hate it.
Sorry I am feeling a bit depressed ,Thats all.

[ArcoNL]

Hey I need good guys like you to rip my art apart man.Stop cheering me up cuz I am bloody fuckin gloomy sucker.I hate it.
Sorry I am feeling a bit depressed ,Thats all.

I know those moods, look at my SB entry from last night. Mentler responded to that by saying that you need those bad moments to be able to recognize the good ones and to acknowledge that you have grown.
And you have, just look back at a few old drawings and see that you have progressed. Remember that not every drawing can be a winner. It's all about the mileage you make while drawing. Remember also that you learn more from a 'failed' drawing than from a good one...

Cheers, and keep on rockin'
Arco

[demented]

I know those moods, look at my SB entry from last night. Mentler responded to that by saying that you need those bad moments to be able to recognize the good ones and to acknowledge that you have grown.
And you have, just look back at a few old drawings and see that you have progressed. Remember that not every drawing can be a winner. It's all about the mileage you make while drawing. Remember also that you learn more from a 'failed' drawing than from a good one...

Cheers, and keep on rockin'
Arco

Spot on, Arco - spot on.

You are definitely making progress with the figure studies - more loos and confident. draw all the time - I got myself a sketchbook now and realised what i missed out on - drawing all the time. Also, a bit deeper: Whilst you make the best (better) with what you have, also try make what you have the better. Hope that makes sense...

Later bhanu

- d.

[thegreypencil]

well obviously its not looking right to you and you're too happy with it. but i must tell you bhanu , you need to develop some insighting.

the more frustrated you get the harder it is to see where you're going wrong. the answer is pretty darn simple actually. you need to look more than you draw.

posture looks wrong? go sit down in front of a mirror for 15 minutes(no cheating) and SLOWLY make obervations between your drawing and you own pose. and thats all your mind should be concerned about making comparisons and corrections. dont waste your concentration thinking about how wrong you drew this arm or that head..cuz frankly..you already established that it looks wrong in the 1st place so anymores just time wasting. no ones expecting you to draw out of memory convincing anatomy after a few pages of studies and you shouldnt either. its not fast this way but at least you're learning. if you cant post everyday its fine too. we all ahve our own learning rythmns, whats good for another might not work for you. find yourself.

*drinks water* ahem....

now...about those man boobs i get the idea that you're drawing them based on a stereotype you've created in your head by reading too many spawn comics. try to do some references and note down shape variations and then armed with your newfound knowledge on the male pectoral region go draw some. pectorals should not look like portioned slabs of beef.

hope it helps!

[Heart_x_Slayer]

DUDE wow i love how much better youve goten from your first post to your last. like the first comic though good looks kinda iffy but the second set is like wow lookin ammazzing good job!!! i love it and i love how you did the anatomy studies with the bones in side i jsut started doing that as well although not as good as you but im working on it!

[feeesh]

hey you are making real progress on your anatomy. THe only thing I see which is pretty common with everyone is now that you are so focused on getting the anatomy correct, you lose the life of the underlying layout, the gesture. Spend some time doing small gesture drawings and I bet it'll really loosen up your posed figures to look more natural. Dont worry about the anatomy on then, jsut keep em simple, and keep it fun! Nice work, can't wait to see more in the coming weeks.

Also I like your newer postings in ink so I can see whats going on. ALot of yoru older stuff looked ok but alot of it was scanned so light it was hard to see.

:swepimp: feeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[bhanu]

Today I am feeling sooo chirpy and happy,
Arco-Man thanks a lot.Yup I couldnt sleep properly last night.I was thinking about some poses I did wrong.And today I drew them and they felt a bit better.We definitely learn from the bad ones.
Demented-You bought a sketchbook ,I believe its time to start burning some lead.We should constantly try to get better.Dont we?
Thegreypencil-frustration takes a lot from and gives nuthing good i return.I learned it last night.ANd from your words too.Looking,How do I look at myself?Using a mirror and how the hell am I going to those girly poses ,Man that would look pervertish.Ok ,so Now I also gotta buy mirror too.
Main thing-Man boobs?DO I draw man boobs ,I thought robl iefeld and stephen platt drew man boobs.Maybe I do ,I just cnat probly see it.Seeing all those bulging bodies from the comics must have damaged my eyes or my sense of the ordinary.Pectorial region.I will work on that.
Heart X slayer-Thanks for the appreciation.The only way to get better is to keep gaining knowledge and properly apply that.
Feeesh-Thanks.I always get so much into pose that I totally lose the character or the gesture of the pose.Thanks for reminding me that.
I think I owe my self and apology.I am not a bloody fuckin gloomy sucker,Err I am gloomy but the rest of things I am not.
Much love to all.
I am gonna go and look at naked ladies now.

[bhanu]

Some study updates for now,
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/726/stupidtudy18oh.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7558/stupidtudy26hp.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu


Really like these studies - not only because you're going in the right direction, but also coz I see so much lead and ink on paper.

I think what grey means is that your male's chest seems too far portuded and almost seperate. Remember that the pictoralis flows into the deltroid and and doesn't form that bulge when reaching the colarbones. The only bulges are at the bottom af the pictoralis where the Oblique muscles start to develop. (Hope that all makes some sense...)

That said, keep this type of chest on Spam - looks better that way.
Keep drawing, keep enjoying your day!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
Your explanation is helping a lot.Thanks for making It clear.
Here is an update for now.http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7404/sketchcov3hx.jpg.Some minor changes made.Please crit openheartedly.
DO you think this drawing is a mess.My mom thought so and she said If I were to draw like this people will think my art is shit.WE had a huge fight over this piece.
Old pic (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2750/coversket3sf0hf.jpg)

[Dile_]

Hey, nice sketchbook!
only thing I have to say is, that it is VERY important to get
those Studies right, or at least in right direction, right proporations etc.
since If you learn the "facts" wrong, how about when you should draw
from imagination with the facts that you have learn ?
Just keep in mind :)

[demented]

hehe - Hey bhanu.

It's a matter of perspective. Personally I don't think it's a mess at all - I think it's quite a breakthrough for you.

Maybe she's not quite 100 with the subject matter. Show her some of Hurricane's monsters - if she thinks that's sh1t too, then you're definitely on the right track! :D (this means she has a problem with what you are drawing, not how)
If she likes it, then you know all she means is that your technique isn't good enough yet - which is when you tell her you have to draw more like that to improve!

Hope that made sense...

Really like that piece bhanu - now start filling up that sketchbook!!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks guys ,
Dile -Thanks for the advice dude,you rock.
Demented-thanks for the advice.But I think the problem lies in their perrspective ,they never wanted me to take up drawings.And time after time they take pitshots at it.Its no that they dont understand ,Its that they dont want to understand.Its a very complicated thing.My mom told me not to talk to her.SO theres a deafning silence in the house right now.Its kinda painful to even stay in the house.
HOw can I concentrate on my work ,If shit like this preoccupies my mind.
I need a shrink.

[Goog]

Wow man, that last piece is a awsome, I dont think it's a mess at all, you keep drawing like that and people will think your a prodigy :D. Me and my mom do like the same thing (not really to that extent though). She hates it when I draw creatures. She gets so mad and is like, "Mike, why do you draw ugly stuff, I want you to draw something beautiful ." I just smile and say, "Yes master" (she gets even madder but does'nt say anything about it :)). What I do is draw creatures and "beautiful" things, and not show the creatures to her. Problem solved :).

[demented]

No - your mom needs a shrink (no offence). Nothing wrong with pursueing ideas. Big wrong with people impeding them. If you want to become an artist, keep on. Your mom probably intends the best for you, but who's to say she knows exactly what is best? My farther didn't want me doing art - but I sticked and now he's paying my super-huge art college fees ;)

Keep at it bhanu, keep at it.
Looking forward to an update!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks Guys,
Good-I rarely show my stuff to them .But they like peeking into my drawings.That when they find these horrible creations.Cant do much about that.But right now I am calm and cool.
Demented-Well ,I think my mom does need a shrick .I think she has a cleanliness disorder.She cannot see anything being dirtied.Not even a little bit.
But its alright ,I can live it.People have their own quirks .I have mine too.
Its so wierd that peopla who share the same blood and have almost identical dna cannot decide on what topping to get on the pizza.
Here are some updates for now.Studies from the old masters.
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/482/study13oy.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8374/study27hp.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2034/study30gv.jpg

[thegreypencil]

Yow!

Can you see how you're appreciating the forms much more now in your masterstudies? compare this to the mucha and the fantasy one you did. you'll see the improvement.

Hang in there. Stick with your gut. And dont get into arguments, save your emotional reserves and physical energy for your drawings and studies. You're above arguments and all that. Drawing is a divine pursuit, dont let the mundane mess wit it.

[demented]

O fucking wow bhanu.
HUGE improvement, bro. Studies like these stick with you - damn, I should try it out. Keep at them, bhanu. rate of improvement is staggering.

Later bro!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks guys,
thegreypencil-Thanks for the encouragement.I avoid arguments all the time .Earlier I used to get into fights every day .But now the count has reduced.I am much more tolerant these days.
Demented-Hehe ,thanks a lot man.I really made my day.

[thegreypencil]

hey soemthing i noticed about your master stuides, you're developign DETAIL DISEASE...

Im majorly afflicted by that and trust me when i tell you you dont want to even get one foot in that door. you're shading the muscles like individual forms..by dong that you destroy the illusion that the back has any curvature at all...dont over render...leave the shadow masses alone..its alot easier and more effective too.

[JoshK]

its good to do master studies so keep that up, I just did 80 pages of anatomy and master copies this term. Boring but it really helped me with figure drawings.....on the women raphael one (right?), I remember it was more tonal....

[bhanu]

Thanks for droppung by josh
Well I like doing anatomy and master studies ,you learn so much from them.
Its was a bit more tonal,but I printe out the original pic and it didnt come out that well and my scanner sucks too.
Take care

[bhanu]

Updates for today,
submission page for globalcomicjam
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7875/submissionpage0on.jpgMore studies
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2526/studymast10ps.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6763/studymast28gy.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Great studies. Remember, the surfaces which parrellel the direction of the light, will be darkest, and the dark side is never as light as the light side. Use reflected light to explain your forms. Check out the second and third images on this page (http://www.tsofa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596&start=60).

Comic looks great, bro.

Hope to see more!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
Parallel to the source of light?I am slow right now so please explain.
I have been feeling dizzy all day so I have not worked much and also that I am waiting for my study books to arrive .Right now I am only studying from loomis' books.
Later.

[bhanu]

update for today ,I wasnt at my creative best .SO I did some more studies.
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9181/stud17st.jpg
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/3277/stud20cc.jpg

[Heart_x_Slayer]

hey man thx for the comment i try and doodle ill try and do alot more quick lil figure stuff to get rid of the stiff ness thx for the complament

[bhanu]

Updates for today .SOme gesture studies using mentler's egg and cube exercises.I didnt understand it properly but Still managed to do thsee.Please correct me where I am wrong.
http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/7673/ges16ee.jpg
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/1862/ges20ak.jpg
http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/4697/ges37bq.jpg
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/4356/ges47rs.jpg
HeartXslayer-You go man.Btw thanks for droppin by.

[Recursive_End]

Wow, what happened ?! :D
Seriously, im impressed by your dedication. Those studies clearely helped you. But dont forget them, always do things you hate , its the best way to progress.
Keep going !!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

[thegreypencil]

mmm looks pretty good to me bhanu, maybe you should clear things up with mentler :) cz i cant quite tll whats wrong here except maybe the proportions. stil withmistakes..correct them one at a time.

[natsch]

been a joy peeking in here and seeing the development.

A couple very tangible pieces of advice, for the comics in particular:

1.) Take all your scanned in stuff and give it the ole curves and levels treatment in Photoshop. that means take the black bar and push it up further so that some of those uneven tones start to blend a little better. Unless you're making a texture, you don't want someone to see those marks, esp. for a solid black wall! If you can afford it, learn how to use ink - its blacker, it stays even, and even after a little practice, it can be a lot more forgiving than markers.

2. STOP USING THAT FONT!!!!! Yikes son, don't use a sans-serif font for a comic! That looks like Arial or Helvetica or something. Its easy to read, but it gives your characters all the personality of a slab of tofu wedged between two rice cakes. A good free comic font is A.C.M.E. secret agent, and if you can get some ComiCraft fonts, try AstroCity, ComiCrazy, or CCPulp Fiction. In fact, giving different characters different fonts for their dialogue could be something to play with too...

Good luck!

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys,
Rcursive End-Thanks .I will listen to your advice and get down on studying.But I only get to study 3-4 hours a day.I know I gotta do more but somehowI dont.
Thegreypencil-Thanks.I will get in touch with mentler.Its hard to get the proportions right with this technique, at least in the begginning.
Natsch- Thanks a lot for the crit on the comic.Really I mean it.The normal fonts in the windows suck ,I tried like a dozen of them but none worked.I will get the fonts you told me .And even I want to use different fonts for diff .characters.But first let me get the fonts,then I'll decide.

[bhanu]

Two updates for today,
A guys gotta have have fun .Doesnt he?
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4693/darebat9ju.jpg
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6240/sureal3bm.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

damn, I missed out on quite a bit - great updates. About the light source: check out this tutorial by mentler (http://www.tsofa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596&start=60). On this page, the second and third images explain how to use a single light source to clearly depict form. VERY useful. Check it out.

- d.

[stine]

cool studies, bhanu! sometimes the proportions seems a little off, but you're doing great after all. very good method to fall back on the studies when not feeling too creative. should do that myself more often... looking forward to your next comic pages! cheers,

stine

[Halos Chain]

Hey there m8! thanks for the comment in my sketchy book! I'm loving yours, It seems like your really practicing hard on anatomy and figures! telling by the tons of them ya got posted heh. : ) thats great practice though, I liked how you used the blocks to represent where the masses of the figure lie and what not. Keep chuggin at it tho, one cant have enough anatomic knowledge crammed into there head. Liked the death dealer frazetta pic you did! smancy kickass stuff. looking forward to seeing how much you improve in the future, youve already improved a ton. : D Ta ta m8, taker ez!

[bhanu]

Thanks a lot guys for the comments,
Demented-Thanks for the tutorial.Mentlers writing is abit hard to read for me but I'll try.
Stine-Yeah ,apparently Arconl does the ame thing with anatomies.You have to wait a while for the comics.
Halos chain-Thanks for dropping by.Even I am interested in the way you progrees.We will all get better its just a matter of time.
Updates for today.
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8064/fingers7ao.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/5702/hands9jn.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3702/anatomystudy3za.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Dude, your working pretty hard on it, that's good! Nothing wrong with doing mileage when the creative juices aren't flowing. You have to watch your proportions though, in the last picture the proportions of the upper body, upper- and lower legs don't seem to be correct....
Keep on going!

Cheers,
Arco

[bhanu]

Thansk for the comment arco,
Yup you have stick with it no matter what.And I wasnt really paying attention on the proportions there I was trying to do anatomy from mind.The next time I will definitely keep it in mind.

[Dreln]

Lots of kick-ass studies in here man. You keep at er and you'll be one hell of an artist.

I really like the guy on the chair so I'll throw some comments at it even though you may have stopped working on it:) Angling his head very slightly to one side would help break the stiffness you got goin on in his pose. Also if I was sitting in a chair like that my back would not be that straight, it would most likely be curving towards the back of the chair a bit. It just seems a bit stiff to be sitting like that. Those are the only real crits about is so far, I think it's a great piece with finishing for your portfolio.

Keep up the studies and I can't wait to see more from ya.

[demented]

Hey bhanu - great hand studies bro. Keep drawing them.

Unless the paper is skew, that figure is going to fall over. And like Arco said watch the proportions: lower legs are too short, head bit too small and maybe neck too long, though that may be due to the smallish head. Try and determine the direction of the hips, ribcage and shoulders, and establish your spine - it'll simplify things tremendously.

Good to see you paying close attention to muscles and the like.

Keep drawing bro!!

[Recursive_End]

Those studies are really showing the improvement. Keep it up ! And above all, keep doing those !!!!!!!
D.

[thegreypencil]

hitting your studies hard :) thats good. remember not to let the frustration creep in now...its not good for progres at all.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the comments guys,
Dreln-Thanks for the crit.When i realised the problem with sitting guy I tried correcting it But I am still having problem making him comfortably seated.I'll definitely try your advice.
Demented-I'll do as I am told sir.I still have to get my anatomy books .I will seriously start then.
Recursive End-Thank you very much.
Thegreypencil-Thanks .I dont really get frustrated with studyies ,but its my highs and lows ,they come and go so often.That bugs me a lot.But I think if I work hard these bad things will slowly go away.
Updates for today ,a little bit of studying and a little bit of fun.I am tying to do planes .Hope they help me in shading.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3872/studyfun8ei.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2258/plane19xk.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3522/plane23gw.jpg

[Halos Chain]

w00t fresh update! : D stuffs looking better and better all the time, I'd like to see some more foot sketches from ya heh. The ribcage guy looks awsome. : ) keep destroying the paper with your pencil of doom!

[demented]

AAWWW - man!! These look great bhanu - stunning work bro. Your line is also shaping up very well. Love the figures on the 1st page! You're definitly getting onto the right track with planes.

Keep cracking at them!

Post soon,

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks a lot guys,
Haloschain-Yeah I would love to do more feet studies too.
Demented-For the planes I took help from loomis book.

[thegreypencil]

Yeehaw..keep the studies going :)

pst thats exactly what i meant, you get all high cuz you think its a really good study you've done and then you realised you've got so much more to go..blah blah blah. dont let it swing like that its bad.

you're doing good so believe it and believe its gonna get better. there is no top of the mountain and no king of the hill so dont be in a hurry to get there. its just a pretty nice view once you get up there, and only for a stretch of time. then its time to haul your ass back dwon the mountain and go back up to catch the view another time. on the way...appreciate all the good things along the way :)

[bhanu]

Thanks thegreypencil,
Like always you come with words of wisdom.I will definitely take your advice and try to use it in my life.
Some updates for today.
This is a hand study I did from memory.I am more than happy with remembering the names of all those muscles ,you see I have bad memory.And also I aligned them properly together( I think) .Their shapes arent that good but I will work on it.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9426/mindstudy3yb.jpg
doodles .
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6168/doodl19bg.jpg
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6806/doodl24cl.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Great studies - you're showing real good improvement with every new post. Just watch the distance between the egg and the cube - the bottom right figure on page 2 has a too long stomach and oblique area. Remember that the cube represents the pelvic block - it therefore also functions as a rough bone structure.

Keep drawing bhanu!

- d.

[bhanu]

Thank you Mr.demented,
Thanks so much for noticing and pointing out those defects.I will try to follow advice of yours.

[ArcoNL]

bhanu,

like demented said, progress is there, lines are getting more and more confident. The shapes are getting better. Keep it going!

Cheers,
Arco

[bhanu]

THanks alot Arconl,
Updates for today.
Muscle in skin studie( I tried to be little innovative and made some bulging muscle studies).
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5923/musckin10gw.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3267/musskin28km.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5872/muscskin32jk.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/464/musskin48ic.jpg
And some concept sketches for my stories.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1103/conceptsketch6rx.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Hey bhanu,

maybe a little tip for your shading: right now you only make the edges of the muscles darker, but the leg (or arm) as a whole is also a shape with a lighter side and a darker side. Why don't you try the following: when you have drawn (lightly) the shape of say a leg and the muscles, lay a light hatching over the whole object, and after that pull out the lighter parts with a (kneadable) eraser. What you have established then is a middle tone, and hightlights and you have given some 'unity' to the drawing. Then start darkening the shadowparts.....

Cheers,
Arco

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Love your pen as usual. But Arco's right: start with mass conception, simplify your forms and shapes and go more in depth after. Starting out with a midtone is a wonderful way to quickly establish form in space - which is why so many like working with toned paper. Your line is getting more and more confident - I like where you're heading man!

later

- d.

[Halos Chain]

looking good! except to me those fore-arms look a smidge long, and try to remember that the top of the bicept is coming more from the under the armpit/peck area instead of coming strait down out of the deltoid, legs are looking good, nice improvements, and im loving those quick sketches. : )

[bhanu]

First os all,
Yay my sketchbook has 200+ posts.
Thanks for the comments guys,
Arconl-Thanks for the advice on shading.Well,first of all I done have kneadable eraser.Secondly I also got this advice from someone else that after I draw the forms lightly ,I should first state the blacks and the shadow areas strongly ,from there onwards I can adjust the the darkness of the midtones to my comfort .I will try both the ways to shade .And I will go with what suits me better.
Demented-Thanks for the advice ,again.Umm...I dont have toned paper.Maybe I'll go out and buy one today.(There are not many shops which keep the art material here,I have to go on a ride of hours almost to get to the shop where I will find my stuff.)
Halo Chain-Thank you ,sir for reminding me of the my mistakes.

[bhanu]

Ok so I got my books today,
Master class in figure drawing,
Practice and science of drawing.
And I made a master study today,it was more to learn shading than than figure drawing.I am feeling tired right now .SO much more to say.
http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/7681/masterstudy2yl.jpg

[demented]

Wow bhanu - you see that? now you are considering the unified masses rather than the individual muscles, and you are appreciating your form! this is a great post.

About the toned paper: don't worry too much if you can create from like you have here - the advantge of toned pepar lies in that you can go both darker *and* lighter. This merely simplifies creating forms in space. I'd like to see more of these studies though!!

- d.

[bhanu]

Hey demented,
Oh you will get more studies.Be sure of that.Btw thanks for the comments.Its always nice to see you here.
Updates for today.
Rough doodles to understand anatomy.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9374/roughup5zb.jpg
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/584/roughup19ah.jpg

[bhanu]

updates for today,
life studies,The darker ones are done by arya,
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5697/pic2lm.jpg
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8251/pic23gt.jpg
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/8775/pic31uj.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2122/pic45wp.jpg

[demented]

wasup?

man your studies are getting better and better. work on your line a bit: contemplate each stroke. decide where you want it to begin and where you want it to end and how it will go from point A to point B. Keep drawing - you're improving real fast!

- d.

[mentler]

Get out amoung the people and draw your ass off....... like what you are doing and doing is the only thing to do <<>> it is not a matter of what at this point but how much <><> we learn by doing so just do it!

[bhanu]

Thanks a lot for the comment guys,
Demented-Man thanks a lot.YOu have really helped me get better.
Mentler-Woah ,Mr.Michael came and posted on my thread.I feel blessed.THank you so very much for your guidance.

[bhanu]

Mentler-Yeah,I did just as you have written.I did 60+ lifestudy sketches.Most were not more than 2 mins but it was definitely worth the time.ANd I tried my best to think about lines .SOmetimes I failed ,SOmetimes I got better.
Master study charcoal on pastel sheets.
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1872/clipimage0048ct.jpg
Still life study using charcoal pencil
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9611/clipimage0029qx.jpg
Life studies 2 mins using graphite stick charcoal pencils ,sepia white sketch pencils.
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2664/clipimage0034ol.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9213/pic51at.jpg
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9476/clipimage0051zf.jpg
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/985/pic65fx.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6479/pic74dm.jpg

[demented]

Yo bhanu

These are great man - everything is improving!! Line is looking better already too. Keep this up - do as much as you can!

great job bro.

- d.

[arya]

Cool.....Nice update.... Keep doing these sketches and u'll see real improvement...... Give a little more time to still life. Looks very fast....

Keep it up buddy...... great job....

[bhanu]

Thanks a lot for the comments and crits guys.
I did 70 + sketches yesterday.
MAster study done by hb, 6b pencil and charcoal .
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6377/masterstudy0aj.jpg
Still 10 min life study done by HB.
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3476/priyabil9rx.jpg
Sepia white pencil
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4669/stud11ja.jpg
Sepia and charcoal pencil
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2576/stud22dv.jpg
Charcoal pencils medium dark
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6786/stud37gb.jpg
charcoal pencils dark
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9193/stud45ew.jpg

[Recursive_End]

More more more !!!!
:D

[demented]

Hey bhanu

70 sketches? That's awesome work dude. Everything here is getting better - fast. One tip: avoid mixing graphite and charcoal as you did with the rembrandt. But I absolutely love what you've done and where your going with this.

- d.

[arya]

great job buddy....... U r doing a nice job...really... Keep doing these sketches and u'll be amazed by the result u get in few weeks....... U r really inspiring me a lot..... Lets go for sketching on monday together........

[bhanu]

Thanks a bunch guys,
They really lift me up ,your comments.
Recursive End-THere will always be more.It was also nice to see you also starting doing life studies.
Demented-And yesterday I did 90+ skecthes.I missed the century but I know I am going uphill. I misread the script while doing the master study.
Like They say sometimes you win, sometimes you ......learn.
Arya-Hey wussup .Its too bad that you arent getting as much time as you want.Monday for sketching sounds great.I'll ring you to confirm it or whatever.

[bhanu]

Well I am updating my thread now ,
WOah I had such great outing last evening.As I metioned earlier I almost made 100 sketches.There were some other good things happening too.Yesterday more girls thanguys complmented my work.Its a rarity for me.And you know what ,they were all so pretty.And a very pretty girl from a famous cafe nearby my place told me that they were interested in puuting up my stuff and they wanted to talk about it further.They said they also wanted to create some sort of platform for artists like me.The girl of my yester dreams called up my home while I was out.Its not like I wanna talkto her now or anything but somehow it feels good.And the best thing of all,I saw myself getting better at making people,and faster and a little bit more accurate.
Money constraints forced me to only scan 4 pics.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/masterstudy.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9946/pic15yn.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/pic3.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/pic2.jpg

[demented]

Yo bhanu

love the hatching in the first one and love how your are starting to use your line to explain form - this is so great to look at man. Try to draw a few figures without clothes, and try using your line in the way you have here. This is great work man, you are really inspiring me to draw more - keep powderizing the charcoal like you are now!!

- d.

[bhanu]

thanks a lot demented,
I did almost 100 sketches yesterday.I will post all the pics when I get my scanner but for now only some of them.
master study using charcoal(damn its hard)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/masterstud.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/459b45dd.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/f7992f93.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/28bbbd56.jpg

[ArcoNL]

Improving fast dude, keep going at it! Nice loose lines.
What I could learn from you is to just get on with it and draw. When I start drawing and the first few look like crap, I feel like stopping....

Cheers,
Arco

[demented]

Wow man - this is absolutely amazing work bhanu - kudos to your determination and hard work! Truly inspires me! your lines are getting better and better and better. The master study look good too, except I would add more gradients to better describe the from. Keep powderising the charcoal!!

cheers man,

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
Well I am still getting used to charcoal.But I will work hard on it.
Didnt draw much yesterday.Got drunk in the middle of teh day and I learnt a lesson you draw crap when you are drunk as a skunk(I wrote skunk cuz it rhymes with drunk ,thats all).
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/3.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/1.jpg

[thegreypencil]

aha :) some badass production going on here! wow!

mind your proportions is all ill say.
gestural life studies are good but you have to keep in mind if you're learning anything from it et all cuz if you hit the zone where you're just churning out for churning's sake..its time to have a kit kat.

great work with charcoal for a 1st :) I stay away from it liek th eplague and I admire your courage hee hee. try using less lines. selectivity i think, since the strokes are so darn broad its never going to be pencil like.

hope it helps!

[demented]

Yo bhanu wasup?

Like the first and last drawing the most - you seem a little more confident with the charcoal. Try not to stck lines upon lines - try to get away with as few line as possible. Get a feel for what the line is doing, where is it going why and what does to it want to say. Mr. Mentler was reminding me today again of the importance of line after those horrid figure drawings of mine.

keep drawing and save the alchohol for later at night!! ;)

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks a lot guys,
Thegreypencil-I dont want to churn out stuff for ts sake.I did just that last night.I tried to draw wisely and I tried to use my lines wisely too .It wasnt some crazy sketching.
Demented-I treid my best to use my lines properly and I want try to make them for soem purpose.And Booze only tastes good at night too. HeHe.
Updates for today.
Concept sketches for my story (yeah, another one)
Got inspired from lischecky and husker-doo.com .
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/picjy.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c7.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c4.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c3.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c5.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/c6.jpg
Life study only did 50 sketches ,but atleast they were worth the time.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/lif.jpg

[bhanu]

Updates for today .
Some gestures line studies and a doodle(a possible WIP) for the concept of a story .
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/gest2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/gest1.jpghttp://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/conpic.jpg

[thegreypencil]

ooo flowy lines...still dont see the proportion happening though *meh* c'mon bhanu do a coupl eohf hundred figures with good measurement :)

[armando]

The guy on the bottom is unusually good here http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/f7992f93.jpg. Mostly has to do with the perspective organization, which is given by the glasses, mouth, the line for the shoulders and a few other lines. Direction of form is given to the arm by the cylindrical sleeve, the same thing happens to the wrist from the watch. The folds are well placed. The anatomy of the arm is also surprisingly good, a small bump near the watch for the radius, bulging of flesh near the ulna, convex line for the hand. The woman above is less successful for these same reasons, there's no solidity.
A way to help with the placement of muscles is the way a lot of them emerge from under other muscles, usually placed in a v formation. Like the way the tris emerge from beneath the pecs and lat/teres here http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6168/doodl19bg.jpg. Another place it happens is the rectus femoris from the sartorius and tensor, and there are a few other places.
Got a kick out of that little back in the bottom left cornerhttp://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3522/plane23gw.jpg, that's a very useful way to organize the planes of the back. I assume these are Bridgman studies(never studied him myself) Remember it's the bones that effect the appearance of muscles, and in many ways the form of the bones will predict the way the muscles will look placed on them.

[bhanu]

Thanks for the crits guys,
Thegreypencil-I hate my proportions .I must go back to the proportions chapter and practice it thoroughly .I hate myself for not doing them properly .I will be doing proportion study every day from now on.
Armando-Thanks for dropping by,and thanks for the detailed crit.
The guy from the first pic was sitting quitely ,all the rest people I drew were walking,so it was kinda hard to capture them properly.The planes study are from loomis' book.

[bhanu]

So today I'll be leaving for my granpad home ,
Gotta visit him he quite ill.I will be back in a few days .So no posts from me till then.I will try to post again today .But When I come I 'll come with a huge update.
Update for now.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/fll.jpg
details
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/det3.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/det2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/det1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/det4.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu


these are looking good - like the way you are hatching/using line to depict form. Especiallu like the robot you've drawn. The only crit I have now is about the shadows that the helmet casts on the face of the little nazi. It isn't clearly describing form, and looks like he has a huge bump between his right eye and his nose.

Its getting better and better here. keep drawing - get better and best.

cheers

- d.

[bhanu]

Thanks demented,
THanks for correcting me there.So my vacations came to an abrupt end when my mom got really ill and we had had to get back home.And the day I came back I found out that I flunked my exams.I am a bit low right now but thats not because of my exams, I am just dead tired.So now I am searching my options please help me here in this thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=68571) .I didnt do much in a last couple of days but I will get back on track from tomorrow.Before I go to sleep two updates.
Inked art done by kalam(some indian thingie used for writing)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image003.jpg
Life studies
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image002.jpg

[bhanu]

Some work I did while on vacation,
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image003a.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image002a.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image006.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image005.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image004.jpg

[demented]

Hey bhanu

Dude I think you've improved tons on vacation - most of these have some fine linework. Really like everything overall - great work. Keep up the hard work dude - keep posting.

cheers,

- d.

[Recursive_End]

Great progress mate !
Keep it up :)

[bhanu]

Thanks a ton guys for the comments,
Demented-I was quite lazy during the vacations but still managed to do something .
Recursive End-Thanks you.

[bhanu]

DId some life drawing yesterday but Left it at the art class where we(me and arya) did them.
Updates from vacations.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image005d.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image004d.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image003d.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image002d.jpg

[Cobi]

Hey Bhanu! Thanks for checkin out my book. I just spent the last 30 minutes lookin at yours and I gotta say, from page 1 to 4 is a great improvement! Your lines are getting more confident and you do a great job with shading. I like your comics, too.. It's nice to see a fun storyline amidst a whole lot of studies! Keep up the great work! With your persistence you'll be a pro in no time. :)

[stine]

wow, there's so much progress visible in your book. my favourite drawing so far is the one of the electric wires. bur i really like the animal skull of your last post, too. great mixture of study and life drawings here. you surely kinow what you're doing, bhanu, so just keep going. :) see you,

stine

[demented]

Hey bhanu

some great work man - like Cobi said, you have some good looking lines. I think you can go a bit further and start describing form with line a bit better. And maybe add some shading - but that's up to you. great work bhanu keep updating bro.

cheers,

- d.

[shyamshriram]

Nice SB ! u r working hard..yea i can see..just wanted to tell u..spend more time on each anatomy study..i mean do more detailed drawings and consider each and every form is made of a glass..forgive me if i already told u this.

Keep working ! afterall work works ;)

[Frank Wade]

Nice man, keep it up. =)

[bhanu]

Cobi -thanks .30 minutes watching my thread,thnkas lot .I love to have fun making drawing thats why you see all thoise crazy artwork between thwe studies.
Stine-Thank you.Thanks a lot.
Demented-Man your encouragement throughout my Sb has really helped a lot.
Shyam bhaiya-Thank you for dropping by.Sir Let me get some good books then I'll get seriuosly into anatomy till then I can only do stuff from here and there.I will Do as I am told.
Frank Wade-Thank you ,I will try my best to keep it up.

[bhanu]

I feel really bad for not drawing for two days,

I did some work yesterday ,but most scan came up real bad,the scanner sucks.I will , however post those which came somewhat proper.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image003t.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image002t.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image001.jpg

[Sybo]

hey I'm liking these immpresion like studies, if you know what I mean. nice and loose. good one my friend. but dont be afraid to put a bit more led into your work. dark and messy all the way!

[bhanu]

Sybo -thanks for dropping by.Yes, Sir I will try to mess up the pages all day long.Its fun isnt it.

[bhanu]

2nd update for today
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image003p.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image002p.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/clip_image001p.jpg

[bhanu]

Hey guys,
I am having problems drawing these days .But I make a point to draw as much as I can in the time I get.Updates from today.
They are quick studies form the newspaper.if you cant go to the world bring it to yourself.
10 min study
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/sket3.jpg
10 min study
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/sket2.jpg
10 min study
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/sket1.jpg
i am glad I suppressed the urgeus to e the eraser .So yes there are problems in the sading and proportions and some anatomy but I will work on it.