The Student Project...updating on the regular.

[DannySketch]

Skip this part if ur not too fond of waffle...

hey boys and girls, first off, just wanna repeat what roughly 1 billion guys have said before me. This website rules! as do the extreme artists that post their works here. i have learnt more in the two months ive been lurking on this website than i have in two years of doodling so...gee thanks guys!

Second thing is that almost every artist on here is 10 times better than me (there are exceptions, I mean im better than Marko but then again who isnt?!?:tihi: ) and for that reason im well aware im in store for sum heavy crits and minamal ass pats as you concept.orgians(thats wat people are calling u all i hope u realise?:x ) have become reknown for world wide! im really trying to come to this site with head held low and humbly, giving u guys the respect u deserve hopefully in exchange for sum crits?if EVER i come across as arrogant please tell me and know i really dont mean too thats just how i am sum times...

stop skipping im no longer waffling

ok so heres my master plan ive recently bought three sketch books of which my aim is to do at least 1 page in each per day, these sketchbooks are as follows
1)A4 From reference *
2)A3 Studies **
3)A4 from my amazing brain ***
the pages i post will be marked with the corresponding 'stars' so hopefully there wont be much confusion, gonna start with sum stuff from the past couple of days so u get a feel for where im at...

* I try to do as much from life as i can, but unfortunatly more often than not these pages normally consist of copys from the daily newspaper, i know its sucks and im really gonna try to get more life art in here
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook1.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook2.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook3.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook4.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook5.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook6.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook7.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/referencesketchbook8.gif

** ok next up is my studies i like to do these in A3 cause i dunno i just prefer to work bigger on studies, at the moment im working my way through the basics of anatomy this month is gonna be purely head(smankeymankeymankeymankeymankeymankeys), u see me going onto anything else slap my wrist, not hard though i bruise like a peach,also at the moment everythings taken from burne hogarth, sorry bout the poor camera pics
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0028.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0029.jpg

***now it REALLY starts to get depressing ive got really mixed emotions about this sketchbook sometimes i think its essential to my 'art growth' other times i think all im doing is filling up a perfectly good sketchbook with worthless doodles, lemmi know what u think?everything and anything purely from my brain, def my weakest area at the moment,
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/ownstuff1.gif
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/ownstuff2.gif

ok so there u go i dont really know why ive chosen to do it this way but it seems to be getting me drawing on all the essentials so, hey what ever works right?

im gonna draw daily however i might not udate daily ive forgotten how long all this stuff takes to scan in, upload, resize etc. ive lost almost 2 hours drawing time dammit!i also have other school work and stuff that im doing as well as this which i will prob upload monthly or summet?anyhoo heres hoping i keep to this

cheers for reading my oh so boring waffle

[DannySketch]

hey ive got an interview with a uni for an illustration course on monday, heres sum of the stuff in my portfolio...

sum charcol stuff from ref,very quick
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10013.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10014.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10015.jpg

some chalk and charcol over acrilic wash, just experimenting, from ref

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10016.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10017.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10018.jpg

these are fun i do them wenever arts stressing me out or i cant loosen up, purely fun, just do some really loose forms in water colours first and then add detail with pen, i dont really care how they come out so i enjoy them alot

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10019.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10020.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10021.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10022.jpg
just an ink from ref
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10023.jpg
watercolour studie from life, the rest of the pics are too big to fit in my scanner so there crappy pics sorry!
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0032.jpg
this ones HUGE(well for me anyway) erm just under A1 i recon charcol and pastel from ref
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/simmeh.jpg
this one took me stupidly long, 3 point perspective in ink from ref A2
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0031.jpg
a guitarist from one of my fave bands.....can u guess who?any1 who says busted is actually gonna get a slap:nohope: from ref pastels and charcol
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0030.jpg
okay!so now back to my daily drawing exercises thingy type thing

*
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10024.jpg
from life go me!:cheerleader:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10026.jpg
papa smurfs back and he's pissed!self portraight wip, colour pencils i could have killed myself wen i noticed i fucked up the shoulder placement
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10025.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10027.jpg

**
didnt really like doing these cause althoug hogarths book is amazing wen it comes to the specific measurements for parts of the eye nose lips etc he dosent give them so im just copying his drawings rather than taking his teachings and creating my own stuff like i was doing before, still thats why he made a whole other book devoted to just the head i guess....
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/anatomystudie.jpg

***
i absolutely hate these its like im drawing like a 2 year old if i hadnt already said i was going to post them then i wouldnt....*slams head in wall*
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10028.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10029.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10030.jpg

n thats all, ALL crits welcomed and any tips on wat i should spend sunday creating for my portfoilio would really be swell!:yayca:

[Badger]

Hey man, nice colour stuff. Some good ref drawings.
Form is a bit off, but thats just practise.
You've got something weird going on with a lot of the necks you've drawn.
When you are drawing from your head, have a peek at passing peopel, or guys in the pub, and it'll help you re-assess the form. In fact, just spend every waking moment LOOKING and taking in.
Keep on going.
Hope uni interviews went well.
-B-

[bhanu]

Is the guy with the guitar from linkin park.
Btw nice studies.Yuor perspective study form ref is my fav.
Keep Posting.

[stine]

hi! like your stuff! especially the baby's portrait is very well done and i like the clock tower, although the photo isn't that good... :) it's great that you're using different materials and experimenting. nice work!

[katsgod]

Nice work...keep them coming.

[Quicksilver]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0031.jpg
Niiice! The watercolour piace of the fruits is also strong.

As stine said, it's great that you're using lots of different media. Keep up the studies, they're looking good so far. :)

[Moiss]

Keep drawing....:D
you have some really nice studies for sure, the 3 point perspective piece is well worth it....

[zerbetron]

i think you have some strong pencil stuff, and a pretty great understanding of the human figure. I would love to see more finished works, and maybe focus on stronger lines and higher contrast shading. Excelllent posts, keep 'em coming

[Molly]

HI Danny, got ur email, so here goes...

First off, the watercolor painting, and the 3 point perspective ink drawing stood out for me most,the colors in the painting, and ur observation is good, and the perspective drawing was striking too...consider drawing environments
:)
For life drawing, public/newspapers studies are good too; try and 'finish' them more with a softer pencil, add some dark/light contrasts, and try to be more sparing of the lines you put down on ur paper. So far, your sketches have an outline thats at least 3-4millimetres deep, causing a fuzzy line around your sketches.
Try drawing without taking your pencil off the paper - this is a good exercise, as it will teach you to draw the contours and shapes of the subject, and can help you with observing in a different light.
Sometimes, when drawing clothed, seated people, it helps to look at the negative and positive 'shape' within the figure to get the proportions right(I hope Im making sense) Negative and positive shapes help you measure distances and form; for example, the space in between a bent arm and the torso, can make such a big difference as to 'how' you draw ur figures. Master this technique, and you'll be able to place one line down exactly as it should be, instead of lines that are unsure and fuzzy.

Keep studying anatomy. (as your doing anyhoo) and the relationships between one muscle and another. When one muscle is bent, this will automatically affect the closest near by, so be observant in this matter.

Charcoal:
Try this, get a big piece of charcoal and cover your page in it. Then rub your hand over the page till its toned and you've rid the paper of exess charcoal powder. This will be you 'mid-tones'
Using the putty rubber for highlitghts, and a piece of charcoal for shades, experiment by drawing in 'tone's rather than as a 'pencil sketch'
Charcoal IMO is more a tone based medium, and cant or shouldnt be used as a pencil. Its too soft to be delicate with. The putty rubber acting as highlight is just a beautiful way of working, you can mold the putty rubber into a point for finer hightlights, make it into a ball to cover a larger area etc etc
I work this way because its fun and produces results(check my thread if ya want)

You on the right lines my friend, the only way you can truly improve your skill to work hard and draw all the time. At home, in the pub, cafe, on a train - the more you draw from life be it nudes or the public, the more you'll understand your own abilities, and how to develop them.

As for Uni, find a course that will give you what YOU want. If it gives you like 50% of what you need, go for evening classes or weekend classes. Look for drop-in life drawing classes too, they are untutored soem of the time, but looking at other peoples work can be influencial for you(sometimes crushing as theres ALWAYS someone whos awesome in the class) but fuck it, your always better than someone else! hehehe
I really do hope Im making sense, I really do...if not PM me to elaborate on more on subjects you dont understand:)

Happy to help
Mollyx

[Molly]

also, with regards to painting, keep at it. Create a color chart(childish I know, but so so useful) and keep experimenting!

Mx

[DannySketch]

thanks all for the replys u all rule!

Badger-cheers man theres alot of things wrong with my stuff but like u said all i can do is draw everyday to get better, thanks alot for stopping by ive already kissed ur ass in ur sketchbook so i wont do it here:tihi:

bhanu-BING!congrats he is indeed, u win a cookie, well not really cause im cheap, but by all means buy urself one and think of me...:x ...thanks alot for looking.

stine-thanks alot its only recently that i have started mucking around with different mediums and im luving it

katsgod-thanks, i shall do

Quicksilver-cheers quickie(good GOD i hope thats a nickname that sticks:tihi: ) u know i luv ya stuff so cheers!

Moiss-thanks REALLY glad u think so cause it took me F*&KING ages!

zerbetron-im gonna make that my main focus with stuff from my head and ref drawings from now on, i really need to do sum longer studies again, thanks alot

Molly-HA molly wen u leave a comment u dont muck about, seriously thank u SOOO dam much im trying out everything uve mentioned im smack bang in the middle of the charcoal experiment u pointed out, i still think im using it to much as a pencil thou:needle: lemmi know wat u think wen i post it up, seriously molly thanks a ton for taking the time means alot

ok just a small update am afraid mostly from my 'ref sketchbook'

cause i cant find the digital camera and im still in the middle of a few 'from the head' pages, but heres sum of wat ive been busy with

*have started to experiment with the method ive seen Intern use for shading where you layer different tones of pencil, takes loads longer but its amazing how much more control u get over values, hopefully im gonna do sum really long studies with this soon
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10033.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10032.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10031.jpg
these are mainly from life while i was in disney land paris with me mates there quite light and unfinished sorry
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10012.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10037.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10038.jpg
i bought some markers and thought i'd use the last of the ink in my brush pen all from ref (the newspaper) this helps line control right?
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10039.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10040.jpg

***again i want to shoot myself with how bad this is
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10034.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10035.jpg

and thats all i got some more anatomy studies but aint got a digi cam at the mo expect the next update to be bigger

[DannySketch]

got me digi cam back so heres my A3 stuff again soz about the crap quality of pics

***am learning almost as much about rendering as i am about about anatomy from hogarths stuff, brillant book
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/anatomystudiesbright4.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/anatomystudiesbright.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/anatomystudiesbright2.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/anatomystudiesbright3.jpg

and tried out the thing u explained to me molly, like ive said before i still dont think im using it as a tone based medium lik u pointed out!meh!i tried!SP by the way
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/selfportraight.jpg

[DannySketch]

ok so just a quick update of sketch book one and three, im still working on my anatomy sketchbook but im doing longer studies so im halfway through a page...

*as a result of trying to have more control over line weight and values everythings a bit light!im going to keep trying to push the contrasts in these studies, bare in mind that im very raw at this method
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/studie1.jpg

***still feeling sucidal with these but am at least coming round to the idea of a quicker death, say maybe a gun to the head rarther than my orginally planned 'being digested daily by mutant slugs over a period of 3 years' maybe thats an improvment?
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/studie2.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/studie3.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/studie5.jpg

must draw more...

[Kian]

Hi man. I tell ya, I can see improvement from the top of the page to here! So you're moving fast have a go at ultra loosley laying down skull construction, then lightly again lay down the face. It should help you visualize the form in prespectve easier as you're not commiting to a dark line straight away.

[DannySketch]

hey cheers kian man means alot and i'll try out wat u suggested, thanks alot for stopping by

just a quick update again from sketchbook 1 & 3

*reaching boredom stage rapidly with this, was gonna really try and make a go at it...then i spilt a brownish splodge on it...nothing was the same after that...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10042.jpg

*** maybe instead of a gun i could just go to a slip knot gig and sing "hit me baby one more time", yer that would work...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10043.jpg

i should post more tonight, if i dont then im not drawing enough and you have my permission to give 'Ned' my number...NO WAIT!I WAS KIDDING!!!

[DannySketch]

***
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10044.jpg

sleeeep...:zzz:

[DannySketch]

im gonna update with more stuff from my sketchbooks tonight but for now i'd thought i'd show you why i dont plan to work with colour for at least another half a year.

im doing four SP's for a school project and i figured it would be cool to do one in watercolour seeing as that seemed to be the only colour medium that didnt make me want to impale myself on a really heavy spike sumwhere, however i seem to have lost my ease with that as well...

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/selfthing.jpg

to be honest im not too bothered about the colours, i havent studied colour theory yet so the fact that their dirty and muddy as hell is less annoying. wats really getting on my tits however is the structure of the face, cause fuk me if i know wats wrong with it. which is annoying because i thought i had gotten to a stage where i could at least KNOW where ive gone wrong with summet, even if i was unable to fix it. i know its summet to do with the left eye, and my first thought was it was too small, then i changed that and it didnt fit in with the structure of the face at all, and now ive gotten to a stage where the left side is COMPLETELY screwed up and the colours wont settle there! i mean i aint got a clue, sum1 PLEASE help me out on this?

[Kian]

Looking good man! All it is now, is keeping at it. (watch your line quality, however, it'll come with practice)
Remeber DC's rules. Sometimes, aim to fuck up. I use a pencil with a snapped off clip. To remind me i'm creating something using a "broken" tool. It helps ground me and reminds me of the 3 rules.

[DannySketch]

cheers kian man the road ahead of me's one hell of a long one and ur right using dirty C's three rules is one of the only ways u can keep sane, again thanks for replying man

*a strange things happening, this book which used to be my fave is rapidly becoming the one im least motivated for, still i'll keep them up
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10045.jpg

[Dile_]

Hey Danny, I see alot of improvements in your faces especially!

They are good, and show good expressions! keep that !
You could, well like myself improveing hands! cause yyour hand's look abit
round right now, but hey, overall a very good progress!! Im looking
forward for seing your updates !! :}

[Idiomatic]

Don't talk yourself down so much, Danny - there's some admirable effort and considerable improvement visible here! One thing I'd recommend you keep your eye on in all your exercises is placement and proportion - there's some slanting evident in some of your sketchwork that could be corrected before toning. I'd suggest either lightly sketching your big graphic shapes and features first and checking to make sure everything has appropriate balance and placement (don't be afraid to draw lines across to be sure, especially for facial features) or really develop your ability to relate one shape to another (which is harder and usually comes by extensive use of the first method).

If you want to push your line quality and control more, there are a few simple exercises you can do. Drop two points and try to connect them with one confident line. Draw circles until you can draw one with confident radial symmetry. Draw ellipses until you can draw one with confident bilateral symmetry (again, don't be afraid to drop a line and check). Draw compound curves until you can draw one with smooth transitions. You can do all this in less than half an hour, and it's a great way to warm up for the day - I do it every morning, and it's helped me a lot.

Keep it coming!

[TheGnoll]

jeez man, don't worry, be happy :D
you've got some nice works here, very good work with portraits and sort.But maybe you could try and vary the subject, just to keep motivated...try full figure studies, vehicles, creature, anything you see or you think about...AND, try and vary mediums from time to time, it could be interesting.As i always say, i envy people which manage to draw from reference and actually and actually find the patience to render something, 'cause i just can't :D

keep it up n posted, SB actually help :D

ciao

[DannySketch]

Dile- cheers man means alot that you can see improvements, i promise ya i will work on hands in the future but for now im just trying to get the face proportions down.

Idiomatic- thanks a ton for the detailed crit, coming from someone of your talent it would be stupid for me not to take it up so expect my next update to be filled with sum of the stuff u suggested, again thank u so much for this crit dude

TheGnoll- haha dude u are officialy my worst enemy! the skill level your at and the fact were both roughly the same age is one helluva slap in the face!lol dont worry?be happy?not yet!:tihi: dont worry dude im gonna work my ass off and catch u up, and wen i do, u KNOW theres a thunderdome on its way...:teeth: lol but for now im just gonna run away from ur skill level and hide!
cheers for the crit man and trust me i want nothing more than to get onto all the exciting creature/enviro stuff etc, but im trying to be as patient as i can, take baby steps just so i wont miss anything, notice how almost this entire month has been heads?expect there to be one more big update on heads after this one and then im moving onto neck and a little perspective work, i got me a plan!:P again thanks for the crit.

*ok so like i say ive been struggling with these, as u can see from the scruffy rendering and big blank spaces, but im gonna work double hard at them untill i get out of this rut
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10047.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10048.jpg

**havnt shown alot of work in this book for a while but just to show u i havent given up on me studies
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0037.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0038.jpg
any1 who has burne hogarths anatomy book will notice that this is a direct copy of his 'face muscles' drawing, what im just about to do is another drawing of my own creation in a different perspective to see if im able to lay down the facial structure and muscles from memory, it could possibly go horribly wrong but hey, every bad drawing has somthing to learn from it right?
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0040.jpg

*** notice that alot of these arnt rendered?i could give sum bull reason for this but i admit its mainly just lazyness,
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10049.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10050.jpg

[DannySketch]

*
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0001.jpg

**
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0002.jpg
the indian from the picture below was the first drawing from my head i really enjoyed drawing, after that i started to enjoy this sketchbook alot more
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0003.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0004.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0005.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0006.jpg
these are some ideas i had for this weeks CHOW 'The Collector', man i need to learn to draw bodies...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0007.jpg

[lefran]

hey :) nice to meet you on sunday!
I like your sketches the best, you can see an improvement as you go down the page, theres some really strong pieces that i really like keep it up :)

[james]

yo dude. nice stuff. lots of people. not that i'm one to talk, lets face it my drawing leaves lots to be desired, but you should try stepping outside your comfort zone. try some creatures or some environs and shit.

keep up the good work.

and post more.

J

[DannySketch]

lefran and james cheers, guys and gals was great meeting you both james your prob right when my a levels are over i'll spread out a bit more in terms of subject matter.

final piece for A level art 12 hours over all, i am horribly naive with colours and paint so these arnt too good, notice how each character gets worse from indian, to dj to buisnessman?i was running out of time:nohope:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/finalpiece1.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/finalpiece4.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/finalpiece3.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/finalpiece2.jpg

[Kian]

Very good Danny. I can see speedy improvement! Big time. your observation sketches are great. But I can still see the timidity in heads from your head. Feathering is still there. Try draw a face with a thick line not taking it off the page. This should help build confidence. But I'm getting impressed!

[shyamshriram]

Nice start mate ! keep working on Anatomy as many ppl told u before..
i'd like to tell u something about copying from ref. dont copy just outer lines...try to explore the form / structure instead.
i hope it helps.

[DannySketch]

Kian cheers man, yer line quality is summet im really trying to work on at the mo, doing a bunch of brush pen exercises to try and help, we'll see.

shyamshriram dude your stuff rocks, thanks alot for dropping by and the crit *tilts hat*

ok well this is just a very small and crappy painting update, the LAST piece of work i'll ever have to do for crappy a levels!!finnally i'll be able to get my ass back to drawing, and doing my own studies, expect daily updates, and if i dont i'd really appreciate it if sum1 kicked my ass about it.

as sucky as this piece may be, it was suckyer b4 i posted it in the critic section, so thanks again to all the guys and gals who helped me out there...

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0017.jpg

untill 2morrow

peace

[DannySketch]

ok so heres my first update in my 'DAILY UPDATES OVER THE HOLIDAYS' master plan, first of

im doing these daily now for about an hour, in a desperate attempt to get better line control and quality, just grab a newspaper and a brush pen and copy, copy copy, if any1's got a better suggestion that i can do daily please tell me!

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10059.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10060.jpg

also tryed an industrial design, my first time and theres probs LOADS wrong with it, feel free to gimmi ur thoughts, it was for the IDW 'miltary water fountain or summet. wish i had a tablet.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10061.jpg

*done a few of these but my patience is wavering more and more, this is the most 'finished' one i got outta the latest bunch.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10054.jpg

**some more facial structure studies...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0018.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0020.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0021.jpg

***and sum brain farts...

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10057.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10056.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10055.jpg
this one was with the chess knight 'chow' in mind but i lost interest,
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10058.jpg

untill 2morrow i hope.

[lefran]

thats from one day? maaaan you have more patience that me i bum round for most of the day lol ^__^ sketch pages are looking good- loadsa potential characters you could further

okk im gonna go to bed and draw something now ^__^

[Bohh]

Hey there,

Just wanted to stop in and say WOW. Huge improvements here. You're really doing good. You've inspired me to do some more hogarth studies myself.

And in this last update, is that a banjo in the first picture! <3 Hehe just had to tell ya I noticed it, I play the banjo myself. :dur:

[DannySketch]

lefran ah meh if only nah alot of that stuff was a couple of days old, however from this post onwards (hopefully) it'll all be 'done in one day' stuff, cheers for dropping in.

Bohh awww cheers mate, and indeed it is again thanks alot for dropping in man.

ok here's todays stuff minus brain farts cause im still doing them, :D
warm up brush pen stuff from the newspaper

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0001.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0002.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0003.jpg

*gonna push this a bit more 2morrow, throw a darker shade on it
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue.jpg

**despite how shite this looks, its an exercise that helped me loads and was bloody hard, i draw out one of hogarths heads and next to it plot where the muscles would be, helps me better unerstand form obviously but also how to manipulate different muscles in the face, gonna carry on with these, one per day all this week hopefully
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/DSCF0022.jpg

hopefully by the end of this week if all goes well i'll be able to move on from the head onto the next *shock horror* :yayca:

[DannySketch]

meh just the brush pen exercise for today, was halfway through these when my ICT teacher phoned up and dumped a whole load more course work on me, im still gonna be updating daily but the work will be minimal like this, *sigh* ironic how schools actually preventing me from learning...:nohope:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0004.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0005.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/barbecue0006.jpg

[DannySketch]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10062.jpg

***Fart
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10063.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10064.jpg

better updates in days to come hopefully

[eazym]

Improvement is a great thing to see. Particularly like the second pic from #25.

[DannySketch]

eazym cheers mate, means alot.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10065.jpg

*did a little more on this one
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10066.jpg

**{{pending batteries to charge for digital camera}}

***might turn into somthing
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10067.jpg

must draw more

[Saimon]

Hey Danny, theres some really nice stuff here. Its an inspiration to see just how much patience and practice can really improve someones ability.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/walter0001.jpg
For some reason I love the guy at the bottom of the page, his expression is ace

[DannySketch]

Saimon cheers man, alot of people seem to like him, hopefully i'll learn why and replicate it soon!

meh had so much ICT coursework today its unreal, working with programing software and all that crap AINT fun cant wait till its over, anywho i just couldnt face anatomy studies after it, meh a very bad day, i did these instead trying to find interesting shapes, i suck at it but it was fun.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10068.jpg

peace

[DannySketch]

but hopefully 2morrow i shall have loads more as coursework is all in and im well on my way to failing, lol and i honestly couldnt be happier about that, no joke.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10070.jpg

***
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10069.jpg

peace

[Kicek]

yup what everybody said.. huge improvement. I´d like to see some lifedrawing though, cause i think u mostly work with photo reference (thats right?)... which is cool, but lifedrawing is cool too;) Go downtown and draw those people hanging around.. its great fun! ...At least thats what i think...
Great shading by the way.

Peace C

[Rubenvb]

Amazing work! I love your style!!
I especially like this one for a reasion: http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10064.jpg

Great! I'll keep looking in your sketchbook for more! Inspiraaaationnnn. :P

[Tigermilk]

hey danny, sb looking great

cool that your studying alot, keep it up, some of them hogarth studies are hot as damn.
Don't know how many of these are from life, but draw alot from life, that's my suggestion, helps alot developing an eye for realism. but I guess that's old new for ya :)

keep it up!

[DannySketch]

Kicek hey man checked out ur sketchbook golden stuff in there, yer ur right i aint done any lifedrawing for about a month *checks* yep a month, but ive got a 'drawing date' with a mate 2morrow, to go to starbucks and get in sum life drawings so hopefully 2morrows update will be full of em. seriously thanks so much for the suggestions and the compliments, means alot.

Rubenvbthanks alot man, but if ur looking for inspiration i'd keep flicking through the sketchbook sections, it gets alot better than me.
thanks for dropping in

Tigermilk dang two life drawing crits in one day hey?better get me dam ass in gear then aint i!:P thanks alot for the comments and crits man, again it really does mean alot.

ok so i drew for wat i thought was quite a while but looking at wat i ended up with i know i should have drawn more, one thing thou, ive come to the end of my facial structures studies:[ argh!!gonna have to move from me comfort zone!onto zee neck!gonna do four more imagination pages like the one ive put here just to hammer it in, them im moving on....hopefully, lol ive said it a few times before thou.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10071.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10072.jpg

* did a little bit more to this but just lost all inspiration for it now so this is it
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10073.jpg

***this really bugged me, i should have finished this and probabbly two others like it in the time i had to day, im just being plain lazy!
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10074.jpg

MUST DRAW MORE!

peace

[tensai]

like that last update you put there. the inks are nice man, hesitant, but it adds character to them. i wonder what happens if you add lineweight on the shadow sides to this technique.

[DannySketch]

tensai man i dont think i really have to tell you how much a comment from yaself means, your stuff has been a fave of mine for a while now, exspecially ur inks, superd, i'll def try out wat u said.

theres one more of these but my scanner fecked up and i cant be assed to restart the comp, i had some pencils too but all half finished and i was getting tired of posting the same picture again and agian and again with just one more mark than the next so i was gonna leave those till 2morrow anyway, first 2 are from life, the third is from the paper, i think its gonna take me a while for my life drawing inks to start to look any good, but you guys were right, it was at least a laugh, shall keep doing them.:yayca:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10076.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10077.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10075.jpg

[lefran]

your sketches are way improving!! also your composition with your rendered sketching is looking great too, especially this one (http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10074.jpg)

i know how you feel about coursework, luckily im all done now! :D

[Badger]

Liking your work and dedication man, that's a lot of heads!! I should do that.
Have a go with colour, or bring some more design into your work.
Great values.
-B-

[DannySketch]

lefran mwha now im done also!yay!thanks alot fran for commenting

Badger cheers dude, your probabbly right, now that summer has officially opened up im gonna try to do more colour studies, prob water colour with fruit or summet, but design scares the shite out of me, i wouldnt know where to begin!:O i'll have a look around though, see if i can find any starting points...might prod kian or summet..., thanks alot dude for stopping by.

OK so REALLY this should be day 22 of summer, but i had to take sum time out for me alevels, just kinda so i at least had somthing to write in the exams, im still gonna fail them but meh!point is ive finished them, had a weekend of drunken good times, recovered and now have absolutely no excuse not to draw untill my fingers bleed apart from lazyness...so we'll see how i do...heres a catach up a few tiny bits and pieces i managed to squeeze in between revision over the past 13 days

*a wip from ref still gonna try and push the more finished face in this, but am starting to get tied of this page>:|
***lots of heads and stuff
****and me pen exercises, i really thought hard about tensai's comment both about my lines being timid and the affect added line weight on shadowed sides would have, i was really happy that tensai liked the style my timid lines gave these exercises, but looking at them realisticly these exercises were ment to help my line control, weight and confidence, if they were still timid i needed to work on that which i tried to do in the 2nd image of these...any comments?
*****just a quickie for me mate, he does alot of martial arts, took a bunch of pics of himself in different staff poses and asked me to draw them, im prob gonna do a bigger version of this for his B-day

and thats all untill (hopefully) 2morrow

peace

[DannySketch]

cartoon version of my mates band called gratis,for a b-day prezzie, colours shall come 2morrow hopefully!

EDIT:ooo dunno why its come out so grainy, eek!

[bhanu]

Love the way you do old people.PErv me.Hehe.
The last one is really cool,even with the grainy look.I liek your hatching too.Its wierd and cool.I like the first old man in you second last upsate too.
One thing really creeped me out .
"You have to be professional by the time you leave school or within a year of leaving school. Your time is short. What are you going to do about it?"- Jason Manley
Its this comment in your sig.Its threatening but at the same time strengthning the mind too.
Btw thanks for dropping by my Sb.

[DannySketch]

bhanu cheers mate

ok so here it is, coloured and everything, i know its very simple but i know absolutely nothing about photoshop and i was trying to stop myself going out on a rampaid of PS noob overload, i tried changing the colours of the lineart in the style of chuck or cheeks, meh, maybe i'll get better, and yes this DID take me the best part of the day and HELL NO i aint proud of that*sigh*must get better!

[lefran]

Thanks for stopping by my SB! i really like your last post. maybe try rendering it or maybe try digi painting something like an environment ? anyways keep it up

[Listing]

You're really progressing with value and form and color, at that. Keep an eye on your line quality, however.

[DannySketch]

lefran cheers fran, i shall try!

Listing thanks man, im REALLY trying with the line quality, thats why i do the brush pen exercises daily, if any1 has a better more effective exercise for getting better line quality/control i'd really appricate ur help

ok round a mates at the mo, and shall be for the rest of the week, he has no scanner so prob just gonna do a huge coiling dump of an update on sat, or wenever i go back home, in the mean time this was his 18th birthday prezzie from me i REALLY dont like it, i think its mucky and smudgey but he seemed to like it so who knows...

[Quicksilver]

Wow, you've been working hard!! Great to see such dedication.

I think this is your strongest line page: http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10065.jpg
The expression on the guy mid-right of the page is great.

This page is awesome too:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/dannysketch88/Scan10074.jpg

As for improving line quality, I think you're going the right way. If you reeeaally want to push yourself then I guess you could try out chinese calligraphy :P Bwahah. Or draw with a calligraphy brish. Geez...For that, it's all in the wrist and arm, and it's not easy...

Have fun and maybe see you at the end of this month if you're up for the London meet :D

~~Naomi

[DannySketch]

Naomi merci beacoup,

these were done over the span of last week, theres so much more i could and should have done!BAH!
im also becoming slightly obssessed with line control/weight etc. and am trying anything that i think might help

[asoir]

I want london meet sketches!

[DannySketch]

asoir hey man it was good meeting u unfortunatly although i learnt a hell of alot at the london meet i didnt draw anything that amazing, mostly just notey stuff:\ cheers for dropping in.

ok, so the whole 'update every day of the holidays' thing didnt work out as planned!to be honest i havent drawn nearly as much as i should have these past few weeks, im just being plain lazy.

ive been doing lots of different studies, scribbles and exercises, nothing too presentable ive also finished studying the basic anatomy of the neck according to hogarth, it was alot simpler than the head which im glad about because that took me close to 3 months to get comfortable with, i'll post the anatomy studies along with sum other stuff later tonight for now however here are sum imagination pics to have fun using the neck structures i just learnt :)

[DannySketch]

heres a wip from ref, bout 2 hours prob not gonna finish it though i wish i had the patience to, just a studie.

[DannySketch]

this is all ive drawn today...not good enough:dad:

[Ahim]

such great faces, i admire you

[lefran]

nice updates, i like the first 2 sketchbook pages at the beginning of page 2, the style of the ones at the top right is really nice =], maybe do some more with colour? i liked the way you did the rough watercolours with ink on top

[Badger]

Damn man, you have a lot more patience with faces than i have.
Nice work, keep on pushing, bring some design in too, go on, it wont hurt AND it's fun too! Design has been proven to help lower cholesterol and strengthen bones.
-B-

[Bartovan]

Some inspiring stuff here man. Great to see your progress.

[DannySketch]

EDIT:oh shit replys

miguelslo thanks for the compliment man

Fran cheers, yer colours been summet ive been running from for too long i'll do some colour studies soon, thanks for the comment

Badger haha cheers dude im doing sum design studies just for u,

Bartovan cheers man, thanks for dropping in.


just a small update, hopefully i'll be adding more tonight, including some design studies (from fear of death by badger)

however after a non too happy results day for my a levels (i passed but only just) this really cheered me up, i went to pick up my sketchbooks and came across my year 11 GCSE book, it had hardly anything in it, but did have this self portrait!

this was two years ago, i was 16,

CA has brought me so fuking far and i love u all because of that.i did a quick up to date self portrait beneath just to make myself more happy, i keep thinking lately im just never gonna get as good as the guys on here, then i saw this and figure 'hell ive come this far, why not'

[DannySketch]

pretty much everything from ref in this update, neck studies from hogarth which i did a while ago, the start of some design studies and the thing that looks like a doodle gone out of control is both from imagnination and ref.

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

You seem to enjoy drawing. But I of course don't know that for sure.

[DannySketch]

goodbye...fromthevoid indeed i do:)

results of a life drawing class, focusing on tone, about 15 mins per pose

[sleep]

sick lifedrawing stuff man. we'll go together on monday yes..? you said you might just go to central london one day to draw and shit... txt me about that

as noted before by badger, your patience with rendering puts others to shame{mainly me}. i cant see much full-body non ref stuff... get working!

[Kian]

Great life drawing pics mate! Keep at it. tip: really focus on the reflected light when you do your next life drawing class.

[Recursive_End]

Looking good.
I second what Kian suggested. And add that learning propotions would really help getting a good shape easily.
Keep working !

[DannySketch]

Tie hey man sucks we never got to that life drawing class, cheers for dropping in

Kian always good to see ur name in here bro, thanks for the crit.:confident

Recursive_End big fan of ur stuff dude, thanks alot for stopping by, and yessum proportions are on my to do list:[

EDIT:oh shite forgot the update!haha

started my foundation year today, heres a tarted up ref studie:bashful:

[DannySketch]

ah yes ive decided to change the name of my sketchbook as i havent been using the 'three sketchbooks' format for quite sum time, so, seeing as my name is danny, and i am starting my foundation year in art, i decided with a little help from my witty and imaginative mind to name my sketchbook, wait for it, 'dannys foundation year', mwha

cunning im sure u'll agree

anywho, few scribbles of some torso masses studies, and a couple of ref studies, and some quick line SP,all the same boring shite ive been spewing out for the past few months really
:teeth:

[DannySketch]

small update trying to get into the habit of drawing all day and still doing personal studies when i get home:[ im sure i'll get used to it

1)another load of pictures from ref, only cut short as my mother decided in all her wisdom to chuck away all my ref pictures, :) love ya mummy
2) quick SP's
3)quick still life drawings
4 and 5)longer still life drawings
6)concept design idea for the dream catcher CHOW just mucking about not incredibly orginal.

[DannySketch]

just two wips, finding it really hard to draw recently, sick and tired of the crappy results im getting, bah i'll get through the 'rut' if u like but in the mean time enjoy me bitching away :)

[DannySketch]

more ref studies

[lefran]

hey, your faces are getting tonnes better =]
this design is awesome
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=26081&stc=1&d=1158865855

[Quicksilver]

Love this page!! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19460&stc=1&d=1157399471) Brilliant :D

**Try out different mediaaaaaaa!!** :P It's esp. important in Foundation, unless your grading criteria is significantly different to mine.

Great stuff here, mate.

~~Naomoo

[silvestri99]

really nice pencil studies! looks like you've had ton's of growth already....keep at it!

[DannySketch]

Lefran thanks:)

Quicksilver ah boooo u;) , lol bah ur prob right, i am doing a bit of mixed media for college work, everything on here so far is just personal studies, i'll try and get a camera into college to get sum of that stuff on here, but u are right, i really do need to mix it up a bit:nohope: thanks for dropping in.

silvestri99 thanks man!will do!:perv:

ok so my still life stuff is SO far behind everything else i am doing at the mo, i am gonna start doing alot more of them, they are taking me way to long as well, alot of unfinished still life stuff and also the hogarth torso studies ive been doing this week.(very sorry for the poor photos)

[Richorb]

Nice studies. Im glad to see oyur progressing in seeing the model as a 3D object in space.

No try and add color........

Love
CHORB~!

Chorbs book~! (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77188)

[DannySketch]

Richorb hey man thanks alot for looking in, and you guys are right, i'll get my ass down to the art shop this week and buy some acrylics, i got a colour theory book the other week so i'll start doing sum studies from that

just a quickie update, i cant believe i have been so dam stupid for so long about thinking drawing from ref and drawing from life are the same thing, hell people have even told me in this very frickin thread how important life drawing is and did i listen?umm NO!my still life drawing skills are still hideous but at least this is one more outa the way.

[DannySketch]

this weeks chow idea, my figure drawings are no where near advanced enough to attempt an ortho but heres my idea none the less this weeks topic was a masked mechanical three eyed goblin hunter i think

*sigh* i need to learn to finish drawings:\

[neonnik]

A lot of work, its all great, keep it up

[aph]

I like the last one Danny, so much improvement here btw.

Look at the legs of the character though, pay attention to where his feet are pointing and always question whether you have drawn a complete figure, or just added parts together. The torso is pretty nice imo, but you need to connect this properly with the hips and legs. Keep going dude, your getting better all the time.

[DannySketch]

neonnik hey thanks alot man, shall do

aph thanks alot for taking the time to crit man, yer i spotted the extra bit of 'nothing' between the upper torso and hips halfway through drawing it but im soooo lazy:nohope: i'll keep ur crits in mind though cheers:perv:

ok heres one more still life...its a toaster:)

[james]

and where is james land??
twas good to see you yesterday buddy, shame you had to run away early, we got free mugs and had a drawing sesh in the basement of blackwells. course i wasn't actually drawing but that's beside the point.

loving your sketching dude. its come on leaps and bounds and is now three times as good as me at least. would be nice to see some colour in there as someone said... push the boundaries of what you're comfortable with.

good to see you mate

J

[DannySketch]

James dude!great meeting u also man, james land shall be coming in the nxt update i swear, just wanna finish it first:D thanks a ton for racing me to the coach station geez, i would have been so dam late if u hadnt of, so cheers man.

ok just a quick update, got a bunch of 'in progress' drawings at the moment, and been a bit busy with the critque thread ive just started here (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79251)to help my still life drawings skills, anywho here u go first one from ref, the rest from life.:)

[[void]]

Woah dude your rendering is moving fast, really cool work. Good to see your focusing on the basics at the moment like form and shape.

Really like the second page it has a good sense of space and perspective. Your making progress with likeness too, a lot of recognisable faces in the ref page.

keep at it!

[Dirty C]

Just popped my head in to see what you were up to.

The amount of work you're putting in with the still lifes etc is really impressive. And like Adam says, your rendering is coming on super fast. That page full of faces is very impressive. That Q in there?

It really doesn't seem to matter how old somebody is - if they start now, they'll accelerate at the same level as everyone else. Seriously impressed with the speed you're moving at, dude.

[Mr Man]

Damn man youve got some really nice rendering going on in your sketches and some really solid observational drawing.
The only thing I can suggest at the moment is the structure and fluidity of your full figures. They seem just a tad stiff. Have a go at doing some gestures in simple stick form to start off, trying out extreme and simple poses. But your stuff Is still pretty sick man.

[Chr]

like everyone else said.. lots of good studies.. some really good drawings.

your face features seem a bit misaligned sometimes. maybe check that better? more structure in the faces...

[DannySketch]

Asgardian:) cheers dude, shall do.

dirty_c again thanks alot man, yeah that be Q, cheers for 'poping in'

Mr Man cheers dude, gestures should be coming along shortly, your right mate i think they will help me out, thanks for stopping by

Chr wow i must admit i havent noticed that before, thanks for pointing it out to me i'll work on it.

ok so first some more still life thats a response to my 'dead drawings' (i was being ironical:bashful:) post, link is in my sig

next is another page of faces from reference, then we have the 'james land' thing sorry mate couldnt be bothered to finish it :( yeah i know i suck, and the last one is last weeks, chow, not very orginal but i dunno i am only just starting to do full figure drawings wanna have fun with the 'un orginal' stuff for a while,

oh and on a slightly peeved note, me dads gona and replaced our perfectly good old scanner with a crappy new one which is making all the scans come out all crappy.....so meh.

[Lee W]

really nice sb you got going .. really like the way you render those shiny reflective objects :)

[DannySketch]

OldNoobie thanks:rendered:

this weeks updates.

ive started a '5 hour a day' personal studie thing that i am doing on top of my foundation course, which includes still life, drawing from ref and imagination, animal studies, anatomy studies, colour theory and charcoal drawing, i have included all my work except for the colour theory as its mainly just reading and making colour wheels so far. oh and i am also working through a scott robertson rendering DVD but thats also pretty much just note making so far so no updates from there.

1) my self portrait for the SP day

2) next four are some more still life, trying to free up my technique, last ones a WIP

3)next two are reference studies

4)next two are animal studies

5)last more hogarth studies of the back. yes yes, the photos suck :er:

sept for a few WIPS and scribbles thats about it, till next week.

[tensai]

hey danny, love these last updates man.
http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=45031&stc=1&d=1162668801
nice and lively, especially the guy with the glassess look good with a nice range of values. keep it coming man...

[james]

heheh. James land. good to see you yesterday mate. you're stuff is looking brill as ever. no crits for you cos im too tired.

[mrdigs]

bloody hell you're really putting the work in! good stuff.

your rendering is mad nice, love those busy pages with all the heads on, and that unfinished skull looks amazing too.

[DannySketch]

tensai thanks mate, as always love ur stuff, and ur free to pop by anytime u like

james ah BOOOO you i want my crits biatch:) cheers for stopping by mate was good meeting u last week.

mrdigs ah cheers mate!was great meeting u also on sunday, thanks for the compliment.

just a small update of some of what ive been up the past week, bigger update hopefully still to come.

1)two images from the UK CA meet up, was a great laugh and u guys and gals rock, stuff from imagination and life....mostly imagination.

2)two WIP pages of refs, apart from the weird frog type thing which was a lame attempt at a mini thunderdome.

3)some college work for graphics, again its still a wip

4) a longer studie in still life about 3-4 hours and a one hour studie expeirment

[TheGnoll]

mmm...life drawings look very good, good eye for value, and you have patiece too (i wish i had enought patience to do something like that), the hogart studies, the ref studies, they are all good.But i don't know why you're studying the detail proprieties of the torso, the neck and all those other hogart studies you did, without first understanding the whole basic structure.I mean, from what i see from your CHOW attempt, you've got good ideas, good rendering skills, but you still have to learn how and when to use reference, and most of all, the whole basic structure of the body is not that clear to ya.If i were you, i'd check out loomis for the first part (basic proportions, mannequins, gestures etc) before going into detail with hogart (IMHO hogart can help you a lot with muscle masses, movement and "mechanics" of the body, but not with the basic)...hope you understand what i'm trying to say, and taking as a constructive crit ;)

keep 'em comin, make the updates regular!

ciao

[Kian]

Hey there brother. Just gotta say, Looking at the first post in this book compared to these latest one fills me with pride! What I love most is that instead of saying what you're gonna do [which is what most of my friends & classmates do] you do it and the work speak for itself, which is always the way IMO. You're doing great. All I can say is keep at it. Respect

:yayca: <<<

[max xiantu]

Thanks for your comment in my SB, it hit the spot :teeth:
Looking thru your sketchbook, I definitely see vast improvement as well. I also see something inspirational ... you draw with a loving sensitivity. Your figures are emotive, heck, even your technology stillLifes have this hint of gentle sadness. I really like that.

In response the The Gnolls thorough comment, why don't you join me in my two new practices. The first one is alot of fun, it's taking the Loomis barebones skeleton and drawing tons of poses with it both from mind and ref. Using it to tell little stories, etc. I'm getting alot of good knowledge about movement and proportion in action, plus it helps me actively apply the anatomy I'm learning. Second one is fun too. Get a sports type DVD, whatever you enjoy, gymnastics, football, whatever. I have a breakdancing and a martial arts joint I've selected, and work through it frame by frame, drawing the figures in motion for 5 to 10 minutes a piece, minimal rendering, get a feel of how those pieces work together. Then we'll share our progress. (I'm gonna post some of mine as soon as my scanner bulb comes in.)

Nice work man. Thanks for the inspiration :.

[Bendragon]

These are looking good. Nice to see you taking on a Foundation year too, they are very helpful I found. Your rendering is improving, but sometimes the faces look out of proportion. Maybe you rushed into the detailing stage a bit (I know that feeling). You ever worked with some construction lines? I think they will help you a lot.
Good to see you experimenting with the black paper, but I think you'll need more experimenting. Foundation year has taught me to be more versatile and draw with anything you can pick up. Try going for a few days without using a pencil, its good fun :)

[DannySketch]

TheGnoll An excellent crit dude thankyou, i am 'on it' as it were, check back here for the next update, in the process of doing loads of the loomis 'stick figure' gestures, am gonna study loomis along side hogarth, rather than giving up on hogarth all together though, they seem to bounce off each other quite well, again cheers for the crit, its summet i have overlooked for far too long.

Kian cheers bro, means a ton :yayca:

max xiantu hey thanks man, i have already PM'd you saying i am up for that 'challenge' like i said to Gnoll check back next update for the loomis and gesture studies

Bendragon cheers for the crit and compliments man, i will take them all on board, thank you

ok so ive been MAJOR busy with college work lately and should be doing it even as i type this, but i havent updated in over a week (bad danny) so i thought i'd do another small update, i really need a free evening where i can photo and scan everything in(which,seeing as its 'fashion and textiles' for the next three weeks at college, i think i might get) :)

1)chow from summet like 2 weeks ago that i never got round to scanning in, a fairy hitman

2)a HORRIBLY rendered self portrait that i did at the start of last week, ive been so desperate to at least START to learn how to render like rodrigo and skeiff (both my age :() and this is what i get, grrr must work harder

3)first is a warm up for a still life and the second is a longer study of the same still life

cheers for looking

[asoir]

can someone say...holy shit, that's insane improvement. you're another artist since the meet. lovely.

[max xiantu]

You pencil work in the last post is great.
I like that you posted the doodles for the stillLife next to the stillLife :.

(I posted the first batch of some Loomis work. your turn ;) )

[DannySketch]

asoir awww cheers mate:bashful:

max xiantu thanks alot man, ask and you shall recieve.:rendered:

so yeah just another smalley, thought i'd post the loomis and animal studies ive been doing recently, the loomis ones are a mixture of copys from his work, a wrestling dvd(ECW!:nohope:) and imagination,not much but its a start, ive gotta stop doing small bumps, i'm sorry, big one soon, ive REALLY gotta start me thunderdome too:\

cheers for looking.

[james]

looking good mister danny. loving the improvement you're showing.
better than me...

[Badger]

Good to see updates, keep on going man. Observationals are really strong now.
Some colour and some landscapes wouldn't go a miss though ;P
-B-

[pavelpangrac]

It is good to watch on your sketches (they becoms better and better) and what have I to say - you are not lazy:wink: Really great...

Something (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83069)

Sketchbook (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83245)

[jar]

Those animals are killer!

[max xiantu]

Good work mate.
The loomis look good. You pounded out a whole bunch of them. I would loosen up a tiny bit. They all have a tension that seems a bit unnatural, but hey, that might just be the overacting of pro wrestling. What do I know ;)

The animals are excellent. I love the perspective usage.
Great work man.

[DannySketch]

james thanks bro

Badger i really do need to thank you mate its your constant 'badgering' (hehe) on me about colour and design that made me really give it a go, and i am starting to enjoy it now, check back hopefully this evening for when i get round to scanning my A3 sketchbook for my first reall attempts at some 'colour and landcape' pieces.

pavelpangrac haha thanks alot mate.

jar cheers:)

max xiantu again thanks alot bro.

ok so i am splitting this update into 2 dumps this is all my A4 stuff cause thats nice and easy to scan, my A3 stuff should be coming later tonight and include painting (yes expect horrible noobness), enviroments and LOTS of bridgeman:)

First is a study from ref, i do ref studys from film magazines and wanted to do a study that look more like a 'final piece' than just a study so i arranged all the characters into a poster type thing,

The second page is me playing around with the ideas of those charcters in different skins and story, all from my head, but was getting incredibly impatient with it so its still a wip

next 2 are more ref studies, my art tutor challenged me to do quicker pieces experimenting with different methods of mark making, so from the first page downwards it goes 2h, 6b, biro, fine liner, then 2nd page, brush pen, calligraphy pen, and then three shades of grey brush pen.

next five are from life, first three focusing on line or warming up next 2 focusing on core shadows.

and lastly 2 process shots of the masters study workshop in the fine arts section i am working on, still, obviously, a wip

thanks alot for taking the time :)

EDIT:bah i'll update my A3 stuff 2moz i am just SO dam tied.

[Bartovan]

Nice to see you improving on the shading and in your linework. Keep on doing those perspective studies; they are very helpful in constructing faces and figures.

[asoir]

Juheesus, leaps and bounds.
keep hitting the pad!

[DannySketch]

Bartovan thanks alot man, shall do

asoir haha cheers dude, i shall try!

ok so the first picture is the latest attempt at a few acyrilic paintings, the apple on the white part of the paper was how most of the paintings were coming out previously, but then i remebered a crit i was given by DSILLUSTRATION 'NEVER paint on white paper' always tone your paper first, its amazing how much more fun this simple thing makes painting for me, still have to finish the 'toned' apple so is still a wip

second are three thumbnails which are my first real stab at enviroments, and the result of some perspective studies, alot wrong with them, but i have to start somewhere

next lot is LOADS of bridgeman, as soon as i started the bridgeman book i went slightly nuts, overlapping studys, i just couldnt stop drawing, i 'freed up' my drawing style alot more, however i am trying to use hogarth studys here and there to make sure that i keep doing some longer studys.

lastly some more animal studies, and thats all

cheers for looking :)

PS:sorry for the horrible scan lines in some of these:O

[max xiantu]

Nice banana ;)
No seriously, I like the color work. The environment thumbnails are really cool too. I gotta take a stab at that.
Check the proportions on the master copy. I find it best to use tons of level and plumb lines when doing a master study.
The face poster are just plain excellent. I love the way you so nicely fill up a page. The overlaps are the jam!

[aph]

Wow sweet Danny! That banana is indeed really nicely painted. Good job =D

Basically I'd say keep doing what your doing, but remember to put into practice the things you have learnt. Reinforce them in your memory and see how you can change or distort things to good effect. Keep up the updating spree my friend!

[Kian]

Hiya mate.
Ok, heres goes.

thumb1:
This is by far my favourite as im taken into the image by the strong perspective which is counteracted by the washing lines that break up the hard lines. Its this balance in an image which increases visual interest. Analyse what windows look like when they're really small. The key is to indicate a window or vent. Look at Tensai's enviro work, and look at how he handles windows and building exteriors. Its genius!
Anyways, work on that thumb, its very promising.

thumb2:One of my main problems is that i cant see whats going on with the ground. You might wanna work on getting the ground in there.
Another thing is the composition. Imagine a little metal ball dropping from anywhere at the top of the image. Like a pinball machine, where will it fall off the page? This is the path your eye will take. At the moment my eye drops right off the bottom left hand corner. Not a good thing at all for an enviro concept.
To remedy this, Get some value behind the house on the left. You were right in putting trees at the bottom put they should be far more powerful in scale and value so that the eye [pinball] will rest at the house. Imagine you are trying to "frame" your focal point with supporting elements.

thumb3: The problem with this is probably the domination of the major hanger. When i squint i just see a giant arc. You did right in repeating shapes to increase scale, but theres very little extra detail. I know its hard to do when deadling with a little thumbnail, but youll be surprised what adding some dots here and there can do. If you put a staircase on the side of the hanger, scale will pop! and make the thing look massive
Try playing with tilting the horizon line also, keeping the pinball technique in mind.

Pm me if theres anything you want me to elaborate on mate :yayca:

[tensai]

lovely rendering with pen and pencil in your book man. very nice range of values and its nice to see you crank out as much as you do. good to see the structural stuff as well. gotta pick that up myself too when i have the time.

keeping an eye out for updates,

[Dosadi]

Danny! Seeing your progress over the past couple of years is super inspiring! Kudos for all the hard work it's definitely been paying off.

Here's the few things I've noticed, and these are weaknesses that I'm also hammering on in my own work (that's so I don't sound like a douchebag for critting you on things that I myself haven't mastered).

Take more time with your lay in. What I mean is don't jump ahead to rendering. Make sure that your line drawing is PERFECT before you move on. You can learn more from 1 PERFECT drawing than 1000 imperfect ones. Otherwise you just repeat the same mistakes over and over. Would you rather have a full sketchbook of sloppy drawings or a near empty one with 5 mind blowing pieces? Slow it down and break it up into multiple sessions so that you can come back with fresh eyes. Lately I've been doodling for about and hour just to get the crap out of my brain so I can focus for a longer more delicate session. The cool thing about doing it slowly and carefully is that once you are ready to render you'll have spent so much time with every feature that you'll have a mental roadmap of all the planes and lighting. You'll almost be able to do it without reference. Then you can "carve" out the lights and darks with intention rather than simply copying patterns. I would avoid laying down large patches of flat color. Start out with your most shaded areas (at a step above your final value scale) then develop across the whole piece. After that start adding in the darkest darks and lighter blending greys all the while reinforcing your shadows. You'll never have to throw a bunch of long lines across the drawing this way.
The other thing to watch out for is shapes. Everything has a shape. This includes lines, shadows, highlights, negative space, etc... Make sure that these shapes have intention. Think of it as a puzzle with pieces that interlock and interelate. Each shape should push your eye around to another shape. This is where design comes in. As long as you think about and put effort into designing your shapes you'll be amazed by the results. One of the basic ideas is what my friend calls "the buddy system" every line and shape should have a "buddy"..... something that it relates and points to. In this way you can achieve rhythm not only in your lines but also in your masses.
I have to say again, meeting you was a great experience. Your attitude and work ethic are truly impressive. I expect to see awesome things from you in the years to come!

[Quicksilver]

Very, VERY impressive, Dan. Christ, the effort is definitely paying off, mate!! Keep up the good work, and try and grab a pencil with a letter B on it for your studies sometime - they look like they could do with some darker shades in there.

Hope all is going well with your course. Have you applied for uni yet? Which ones you going for?

[Mr Man]

Come on danny get some stuff posted dude! I know your alive out there :D

[[void]]

Thought it had been a while since i popped by. Those ref studies are doing wonders and I can see that your paying attention to the planes and structure. I would suggest spending a bit longer nailed the proportions, you have a bit of a habit of making eyes a bit too small. Also pay attention to the relationships between values, this is very important to make something read properly if you are doing a tonal drawing. For example it is odd that on the faces the skin is lighter than the white of the eye.

Anyway your doing really well. Its all moving fast.
Oh and UPDATE.

[Quicksilver]

Heya,

Yeah, I've got quite a few pics to upload but they're all for college so I dunno if I should defo post them or not. Saying that, I have done before....hehe.

Falmouth, eh? I'll be going to the Bournemouth open day on Tue (30th Jan). Looks really good on paper but apparently doesn't live up to expectations. Will see for myself next week :)

Anyhoo, hope the course is going well. I've got a whittled-down 2000-word essay to hand in a few weeks (they were gonna give us a 4-5k one). How come you guys don't have to do stuff like that?!

Keep drawin'/paintin'/sculptin' or whatever else you guys do...

~~Naomoo

[DannySketch]

max xiantu thanks mate, for ur last lot of advice as well, i was close to losing it bro:)hope ur good.

aph ha thanks mate, i feel i let u down on the spree though :(

Kian haha, cant thank u enough friend, ur advice is legendary, thanks.

tensai as always its a pleasure to see ur name around here:)thank you

Dosadi dude, im not even sure if ur on the boards anymore?!insomania seems like a life time ago, but it was great meeting u, a true inspiration, wish we'd kept in touch. cheers:)

Quicksilver thank u missy, again another person i aint chatted to for a while!hope uni applications are going well?its naile biting time:(

Mr Man lol little update for u bro, bigger one soon hopefully.

[void] thanks alot ur advice is always helpful and welcome :)

alot has happened in my life both artisticly and personally since i last updated this thing, i have a whole portoflio of work that i hope to get round to scanning and what have u, but for now, three recent pages from this past week equal amounts of ref and imagination in each.

[armando]

New pages are looking good. Like the incorporation of line with the value. I noticed that the noses tend to be a smidge too long, I expect that to be fixed by the next update.

[Quicksilver]

Nice update. I like the bottom half of the last page the most - interesting to look at (in a good way!) Your rendering skills have improved soo much since we first met. Keep it up!

Got any interviews yet? Oh, and there's a meet in London next week - check out the link in my sig for details. :)

Take care, yo

~~Naomoo

[DannySketch]

armando been a long time bro, thanks for the advice, check the next update.

Quicksilver lol im talking to u now, erm, so, :P

ok this is part 1 of my first ever comic, i havnt got the balls yet to try a more realistic style so i thought i'd take a stab at iconic.

[lefran]

hey, that little comic is pretty cool and i learnt something ;) hehe, id suggest perhaps neating up the writing, make it bolder perhaps, and make the black a purer black, like on the flag at the start theres little gaps , and the last panel could be a blacker black if you get my meaning hehe, good otherwise though =]
also really like the bottom half of your last sketch page
Fran x

[DannySketch]

lefran thanks alot for the advice:)

just a small update of two illustrations i completed tonight for a project.

[DannySketch]

and one more, again for college, i think its going to be a while untill i start 'studying' art again, theres just to much college stuff to do :(, i prob wont start untill when/if i get into uni.

god i'm tired.

[armando]

Illustrations look good, in a style I'm pretty sure I've never seen from you, the monkey is the best of the group. Comic was mostly easy to comprehend, but I think the character's shoe laces can be gotten rid of since they're difficult to make out. It took me a while to see that the chick was timing him like in a race in that first image, they're too close together and his baggy clothes hide the track pose. When did Max say that?

[[void]]

Cool dude looks like you've been busy. Lots of potential here keep it up.

[monsi]

really lovin the pencil work in post #129 :D

[timpaatkins]

Yo Danny lookin good!
Did you have MSN by the way?

[DannySketch]

armando thanks a ton for the crits man, they really do help, and erm i chatted to max a while back on msn.

[void] cheers:)

nethus thanks!

timpaatkins hey dude!check ur pm's man.

ok so this is the forth and final illustration for the same project, oh and i figured i'd add an A3 ink sketch i did also for the same project.sorry for the crap picture

[emily g]

Heya, Danny. :) I really love that monkey picture.
Fun expression and I like the colors a lot.

[DannySketch]

thank you miss emily g :)

this is the first half of my final major project on surrealism, its suppose to be sequential, but i think the meaning is kinda getting lost within the surrealism. suppose thats what ya get for trying to use abstract art within illustration. to be honest, i am past caring, just wanna get it done.

EDIT:updated, one 'panel' left to do (had to make the file low quality so that CA could host it, so looks a bit naff colour wise)

EDIT AGAIN: now finished.

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[Dosadi]

Hey Danny,
Thought I'd come by and see what you've been up to. Obviously a lot! You've come so far since the beginning of this thread. Hell, you've come a long way since November! You're developing lightning fast man. Keep it up. Hope life is treating you well! Drop me a line sometime eh?

[DannySketch]

Dosadi Mate! and here was me starting to think san fran was just a dream!:) we def need to catch up, i'll drop by your sketchbook soon.

ok some more college work

[timpaatkins]

Hey Danny, sup mate? Yea its been so long, but it still kinda feels like yesterday... hey you are rockin your style here man, Im really diggin it! And your still a kid, haha! me thinks though that maybe they could benefit from some starker contrasts to give some depth, especially since they really look like they are all over the place, comin at ya, and receding.
man you gonna go places! Whats the plan after the summer?

Oh yea nad you should change you SB name to something that will make you feel good man, you deserve it.

[loveandasandwich]

I love all these craaaaaazy shapes! Theyre so fun to look at.

Nice nipple chain.

[asoir]

wow man, i have to say im incredibly impressed with that last update, really fascinating shapes. kudos, man. peace

[DannySketch]

timpaatkins cheers for the advice Tim:) unfortunately the title stays at least for now, I failed to get into a university, my application was deemed 'unsuccessful'. I’m not sitting here crying about it, its simply a reminder of how much I still have left to do. thanks again bro.

28chelseaslater thank you:)

asoir hey man thanks for the kind words.

so here is a little snippet of what i have been up to for the past few months.

[Kian]

Mate these are effin great. Much respect on your progress.

I think you undersestimate yourself//

a tip for doing the cartoon colouring style. Try not to use black for your lines. Use a darker more saturated version of the same same colour you're outlining. Its like in graphic design, i hate seeing black used for the type. Esp when theres soo many colours in the world.

ill have a better chat with you later on. But you 5 stars from me. Simply because of your determination//

[DannySketch]

Kian awww shucks man, ur making me blush!much love for you bro, cheers.

just a couple of illustrations i completed tonight, first is a self portrait of sorts second inspired by the kids trick n treating around me house.

[DannySketch]

just an example of some studys i was doing tonight,

[DannySketch]

todays effort

[AlexC]

Hi Danny
Your linework is really confident, say for example in this http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=231166&stc=1&d=1194044992 , but also remember to vary line thickness'
Your drawing are really quite good, but I notice small mistakes in mostly everything( proportions off just slightly.)
Also the rendering has only a few values. Darker drawings create more interest, and having a wide range of values is really important too.

take this drawing( my fav ) from steak-tron http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4831/dec0501vz1.jpg
the drawing is obviously darker than in real life, but because it's so dark you want to keep looking at it.
My best advice for you is to do some observational work of easy objects, jars, cups etc. Find the direction of the light source, find the darkess and lightest points and spend some time rendering it as best you can.
:)

[tensai]

i think the line quality varies a bit with some really nice ones and then some lesser ones (who doesn't have that ey?). lines from today are less spot on, and less confident as the ones from the third for example. i really like the rendered out faces from today, they've got some cool shapes and good lively feeling about them.

[DannySketch]

AlexC thankyou so much for the juicy crit, its given me a highly productive morning, i will get round updating soon with some proportion studies but for now i have done a couple of still life drawings, you see why i shy away from darker values?i have trouble controlling any contrast the darker i get. Thats why i love your pencils so much you seem to be able to isolate the induvidual values from one another with minimal strokes, it would be great to get some advice on that if you have a min?also tried focusing on line weight a bit more but i'll look more into that with the next update i think. thanks again.

tensai aye its a little bit frustrating to be honest with you, some days all it feels like i am doing is back peddling over old ground and losing anything that i have learnt, thanks for dropping in.

still life, about an hour and a half each

[ajvenema]

those still lifes are good i think. keep doing those cuz and try to reflect it to ur other work, it will improve u a lot

[tensai]

aye its a little bit frustrating to be honest with you, some days all it feels like i am doing is back peddling over old ground and losing anything that i have learnt...

don't sweat it man, really. you're doing some really cool work but don't focus on that too much. just focus on doing the drawings, keep on doing them keep on learning and enjoying just the act of drawing (of course you'll enjoy it a bit more when shit comes out right). milage matters so so much and if you just keep on drawing every day your 'hit' rate automatically goes up. (after which of course you'll adjust your expectations and will still be pumped to keep on improving).

still lives looking good mate. still agree that the blacks can be darker, but the insides and the reflected light shapes that you defined over there are bootiful. :confident

[MeTaL-Mike]

nice sb. check out the Spartan thread, if you want to practice some gesture drawing.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110065

[AlexC]

actually http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=233045&stc=1&d=1194265734
these look really great, solid form and good values.
As for line variation, I suggest using many types of pencils and getting a handle on each. IMO, a hb is always too light unless you plan on inking over the top. I use a 2b mech pencil for most sketching. I also use 4b and 6b wooden pencils( which are fantastic, use them sharp for rendering, and blunt for thumbnails or doodling)
Last update is really great man, but also think about the cast shadow on the ground.

[DannySketch]

ajvenema thanks:)

tensai just keep chugging hey?thank u so much for the kick up the ass and pat on the back, i needed both equally:)cheers man

MeTaL-Mike looks like a cool thing u got going there, would love to give it a go, i'll try mate but at the moment im really struggling to find the hours in the day, cheers for dropping in

AlexC cheers mate expect an update more in line with your crits soon, i still need to get some proportion studies down too, grr i run out of time so quickly, again mate thank u so much for ur help.

so a still life, a line study and the start of my digital painting journey, gotta give special thanks to kian, the man has way to much patience with me.the coloured cubes and the last block are still wips

[tensai]

i didn't see this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=145513&stc=1&d=1180448085) before but i think that is a seriously wicked illustration man. taken separately there are some really nice unexpected shapes in there that just work really well. as a serie the whole thing becomes even stronger. your drawing is very different but it still remindedme of the animation paprika by kon satoshi - which makes sense cause that movie is about dreams.

i know, three times in a row is maybe overstaying my welcome but just really dug that piece and it made my morning.

keep it coming man.

[AlexC]

Danny that last update is exactly the sort of thing that brings improvement.
2nding Tensai on that illo, holy shit, incredible!
I love how it reads backwards, very clever:P
good luck with the digi's!

[MeTaL-Mike]

It's OK man. i know what you mean, i'm as busy as hell to at the moment and can barely keep up with what i have to do. Anyhow, i hope i'll see you there one day, would be awesome to see what you would do. ohh and thanks for finding the time to check out my sb, appreciate it man. Later.

[DannySketch]

tensai ha, in actual fact your stuff was a major influence for me while i was doing that project,so for you to say that is awesome mate, cheers. and don’t be ridiculous, its a privilege to have your input whenever you have the time, thanks for stopping in again:)

AlexC cheers mate just gotta keep at it i suppose.

MeTaL-Mike hey man no problem, i promise i'll try, cheers:)

still a wip

[DannySketch]

todays effort

[DannySketch]

thought i would have another crack at the mug

i'm now uploading all my digital stuff into a mentor thread (links in my sig)

[Mr Man]

Hey Danny, thought I should check up on how you are doing mate. Hope work isn't grinding you down too much.

I haven't read any comments so I apologize if some things are repeated.
I like the fact you are very delicate when it comes to shading, I'm wondering though if you should darken those darks every so slightly more. Your sketches are just lacking that little bit of contrast I think.
The abstract shapes in some sketches are developing pretty well, you might be onto something there you know.
I also think doing some full figure gestures will help you out a lot.
Sorry if my info is somewhat scattered, I haven't typed properly in ages.
Keep cracking at it mate. Hard work is always worth it :)

Have fun!

Rich.

[DannySketch]

heya rich, cheers for popping in mate.i owe your sketchbook a visit i think.

[verjas]

Holy cow!
You are killin brother!
Your line quality and tone are up mad notches.
And new mediums? Digi and are those oils?
NICE!

:.

[DannySketch]

MAX!, where the smeg have you been man? cheers for popping in bro, what u been up 2?

now for summet a bit different a shirt design for a mate.

[verjas]

Tryin to blow my cover son?!
I was on tour for a ripe minute so keepin up with the interwebs was wicked difficult.
That shirt design is tight, you print one up for me and send it over to the states now, ya heard?
Did you do that in Illustrator? Looks like you got a knack for vector.

I should have a sketchbook up soon, but do me a flavor and change the link to your sketchbook out from "unsuccessful" to something a bit more positive, I think you might be fraggin up the vibrations of your universe a bit.
How's that for emo, Armando? ;)

:.

[DannySketch]

verjas i'm still waiting for your sketchbook mate:)the emo title stays i'm afraid, at least for now.


just a quick one.

[DannySketch]

a christmas present for my grandad.

[DannySketch]

self set project, early days.

[DannySketch]

developing ideas

[lefran]

hey danny- really like that portrait for your grandad :)
also likeing this inky album art especially the 2 on sepia background, also the last image in post 168
See you at the next meet hopefully (not that one is planned yet!)

[Mon Chat]

Awesome, I really like the more abstact pictures, and I'm deeply envious of your shading style

[DannySketch]

Lefran merci to you muchly missy, thanks for clearing the tumble weed in here.

dr-yes-no-and-maybe thanks a lot man, shading is something i really struggle with so thats great encouragement. cheers.

just more of the same i'm afraid

[ajvenema]

dude, why call it unsuccesfull? if u ask me its a succes already:P i like the crook project a lot!

[DannySketch]

ajvenema thanks man!

well this is the last of my work on the retro crook project for now, i have still got to put it all together in someway or another at one point but this is all the basic work now done. the rest will be down to design.

[DannySketch]

randomness

[DannySketch]

as i write this i have been officialy 20 years old for an hour and a half,

heres an image for a lass i care a whole lot about.

[.:J/A\X:.]

Your new stuff is awesome! I think you should make a new thread for a fresh start. You have improved greatly.

[DannySketch]

.:J/A\X:. thank you for your encouragement mate, it means alot, i'm afraid starting a new sketchbook would sort of defeat the object for me, i am far more proud of where i have come from than where i currently am.

two quick inks to blow off some steam.

[DannySketch]

this is a wip, a3 in size so i apologise for the dirty scan lines, i think i am starting to lose control of this one so would really love some help.

[Badger]

Real nice stuff man, i like the way these are going illustration-wise. Looks like you are finding your style, especially the inks, they are A-class solid.
Keep it up!
-B-

[DannySketch]

Badger cheers mate, shall do.

[DannySketch]

this is my face...in 2d form!

[krossj]

Cool stuff Danny! some really nice things happening in some of these. Like the way you are using your lines in the ink sketches.

Cheers

[DannySketch]

krossj thanks alot mate.

just a sketchbook page.

[Badger]

He he, awesome face man. Watch your contrast, using that much black with those pallid tonnes kills them. Water down your ink with water you've boiled, it helps but i can't remember why, then apply it. Well that's what i do, and i think you would like it. Bascically Darken that rabbit up!!
lovely form.
-B-

[DannySketch]

Badger cheers man, i've got two of three wips on the go that i'll put on next update which use the technique you suggested, tis fun stuff, i really do appreciate your help mate.

this is an idea i have had since halloween, just to do fun fancy dress outfit ideas for kids, tis a laugh, i think i'm gonna do 12 in all possibly 9, 3 in each a different medium, heres the first two watercolours.

[DannySketch]

two more in this series, last water colour and the first ink and ink wash attempt that badger suggested, although i think i'll leave these black and white.

[Bendragon]

Hey, really liking your pen and ink work. Youve got some good confident linequality there. I think you can make the pencil work more for you though. Sometimes the hard outlines youve got flattens the image. Be ruthless about shading cast shadows. Be more selective, which tones really do need to be drawn? I think addressing these problems will help you achieve a more three dimensional look to your drawings.
Oh, and your watercolour stuff is looking greeeeeeeeat! :)

[lefran]

Hey Danni, really like your linework, and these inks are looking great! Looks like Josh's suggestion payed off, theyre looking a lot stronger :) i like the coloured kid in post #193 :)

[DannySketch]

Bendragon thanking you for the awesome crit man, i cant wait to apply it, cheers for dropping in.

lefran thanks alot fran.

ok so the last two black and white inks in this series, i'm thinking of doing three more digitaly and then 3 in cut out paper(some people call that colarge), but we'll see.

[DannySketch]

the very first digital wip of this series; the kids an astronaut...don’t wreck his dream.

...

I'm very, very tired.

[DannySketch]

updated, little out of my depth, not sure where to go.

[DannySketch]

still on the same wip, rushed into colour before sorting out the values which is kinda biting me in the ass at the mo.

[roidvoid]

i really like ur traditional stuff.
very fun style

[[void]]

All of these are awesome, I love the style your developing dude!

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=307498&stc=1&d=1203512814

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=309764&stc=1&d=1203773204

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=313794&stc=1&d=1204240788

Looking forward to seeing more!

[timpaatkins]

Great grewat stuff mate.

here are more clips to Per Ahlin (A with an o on top is prononced as awwww, Awwliin)

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-wOzHzazIdU

This is from a feature film called "the journey to melonia" 1989

More clips on youtube

[krossj]

Some cool ideas man, keep posting!

cheers

[Jussi Tarvainen]

Danny,

What can I say, you're an inspiration. It is great to see a fellow artist like yourself being so determined and devoted and to see the actual results.

After rambling into my sketchbook for several years and growing my love and determination to art I'm finally in a place where I am determined enough to work my ass off. Also in the recent months I'm finally starting to find the right materials to learn from and drawing is starting to make much more sense to me. I definitely got some good tips for new improved ways to learn from you and I got a lot more determination. Thanks for being an inspiration and keep up the great work!!!

Cheers:yayca:

[Azalin]

Love your illustrations style, its really inspiring to see your progress. keep it up

[Smarty]

Really nice flow to your original few, really nice style, almost suited towards children's books. Booby Chiu in the making anyone?

The last one the colours are looking a little tired, which i know is a pain in the arse getting right using the method you have (colourize). I tihnk it needs some more intense or saturated spots of colour in contrast to the grey'ish palette. BOLDER

[verjas]

Lookin spot on bruva.
I'm feeling the direction, like a graf artist doing a children's book.
Check out Gris Grimley if you get a chance.
Big up :.

[DannySketch]

roidvoid thanks alot mate, i appreciate you stopping by.

[void] that means a ton man, thanks for the encouragement.

timpaatkins i never did thank you properly for these mate, they were a really big inspiration though so thankyou.

krossj shall do, thankyou

yousa ah thats excellent to hear, thanks for the kind words.

Azalin i shall try, cheers.

SmartKyle Bobby is a little bit awesome, thankyou for the crit, and i look foreward to studying along side ya after summer.

verjas Bro i have missed ya, dont be a stranger man.

It has been a while since my last update, since that time i have applied, gone to an interview for, and been accepted by UWE uni. As anyone who has been paying attention to my rather emo title shall attest to, this is something that i have been waiting for for over a year since i got rejected from uni last year,

so a change of title and hopefully a change of pace once uni starts

i have a ton of traditional stuff i wish to scan in but it looks like i wont get the opportunity to now until uni starts in september, so here are some digi picture copys, alot of these are little more than sketchs but i'm just trying to get the feel for both colour and photoshop, i have included a step by step of how i am approaching these in the last image and would greatly appreciate your help in where and how you think i could improve.

[Jussi Tarvainen]

Hey Danny, nice to see new stuff. Congratulations on getting accepted to the university. Remember to motivate your self and don't expect the UNI to motivate you if you know what I mean.

As for the digital sketches. Personally I haven't done much digi work but from what I can tell I'd suggest you to spend more time on each piece so you can get more detail in. Unless you are meaningly leaving them loose. I assume you are not using a color picker and if you aren't that's great cause it will train your eye to see the colors better.
All the pictures are very look alike and proportions looks right to me.

Good job and good to see you posting again!

[res01ve]

Your digital painting is definitely making leaps and bounds of progress.
But you need to get off holiday and post more! ;)

[DannySketch]

YuZa Thanks for your kind words and advice my man.

res01ve You have a point, so here, just for you, some silly studies i've done lately, a t-shirt design and a sample sketch for a possible commision.

[res01ve]

well thank you brother.
The tshirt design is pretty tight.
Is vector, no?

[DannySketch]

res01ve indeed it is, thanks for stopping in again.

just some odds and ends.

[res01ve]

If you haven't already, look at that last piece you did - the character montage and then check out one of the face montages you did on the first and second page of the sketchbook.
Then go out and get yourself a box of cookies.
I like your sense of form, your soft rendering and flavorful characters (tiki mask is boss).
Nice stuff homie :.

[aph]

That commission drawing tells me less time on rendering wood panels and more time thinking about perspective.. and finding ref for shoes!

Its close to being slick dude.. just gotta polish and polish.

The montage is cool, I can see you using lineweight there as I said, just gotta keep conscious about it.

[DannySketch]

res01ve , it really means alot that you can spot my improvement mate, thanks. I am more of a muffin man than a cookie guy, but i'll pay a visit to the bakers either way.

aph ah you horrible human being!its already been sent and i am now biting my nails like a mad man.you penis. :)

thank you Mr Aph, some really helpful pointers.

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Some horrible sketchbook pieces that i struggled through. Today it just didnt seem to click for me, for whatever reason.

[Farvus]

Wow. Amazing improvement since first pages. Your lines got much looser and cleaner.
I like this one - http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=432351&stc=1&d=1218215568

[DannySketch]

Farvus Thanks mate, it really does mean alot.

just a quick example of todays efforts, sb page and a t-shirt design wip.

[DannySketch]

A quick T-Shirt Design i did recently

[Badger]

Good stuff bigD, you are being quite prolific, nice work.
-B-

[DannySketch]

Badger Thanks Little J, i figured out the other day that you were the first ever person to comment on me sketchbook, you broke me in mr Badger, thankyou for that.

just a couple of rather boring black and white studys, boring but necessary

[Mr Man]

Ah ha! Its hard not to be inspired by the olympics! Good job! I want to draw weightlifting now!

[DannySketch]

haha ah oui, piclen's 'Olympic feature' has had me in its clutches Mr Man 6 more weeks or so sir man, then i am'm gonna be bugging you like a mofo.
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gotta get this finished, i am procrastinating on it at the moment.

[DannySketch]

silly studies

[Toffeeliz]

I think the people studies that you made were pretty good :D I like the swimmer one, nice shapes. Post #211 with the kid in the hat is sweet lol And I wish I had some of your control over vector lines like in your t-shirt designs. Are you suing Adobe Illustrator CS3 for that aprticaular part?

keep up the good work - and on the b&w studies you may want to work with a little more contrast, the values on that piece are a little too shallow and grey.

[gutss]

oioi! cheers for nosing in my sketchbook. thought I'd come and return the favour

I bloody love your pencil lines and those crazy character montages are so cool! nice work on the black and white studies too and while I like how well they flow, it would be nice to see some that are a little tighter

keep posting! this stuff is all pretty mint and I'm loving nosing through it :)

[TheGnoll]

TheGnoll- haha dude u are officialy my worst enemy! the skill level your at and the fact were both roughly the same age is one helluva slap in the face!lol dont worry?be happy?not yet!:tihi: dont worry dude im gonna work my ass off and catch u up, and wen i do, u KNOW theres a thunderdome on its way...:teeth: lol but for now im just gonna run away from ur skill level and hide!
cheers for the crit man and trust me i want nothing more than to get onto all the exciting creature/enviro stuff etc, but im trying to be as patient as i can, take baby steps just so i wont miss anything, notice how almost this entire month has been heads?expect there to be one more big update on heads after this one and then im moving onto neck and a little perspective work, i got me a plan!:P again thanks for the crit.


still sure about that?

lol during the first hours of the meet i was wondering (who is that dannysketch?i'm sure i've seen him somewhere?isn't he the guy that does creepy SP's (which, btw made you look fatter than you actually are).I was really sure you weren't, seeying your stuff (damn avatar changes hehe)
You've improved a shitload since the beginning of this sketchbook.Much respect for carrying on with determination all those studies, they have and will pay off.
Still waiting for the exciting creature/enviro stuff tho :D :P

keep sharing, great meeting you :)

ciao!

[Shantih]

I could've sworn I'd left you a comment already, but evidently I imagined it.
I really like the PS practices you're doing, I've been trying to do more but more often than not I manage to find an excuse to stick to pencil, make a marmite sandwich, or something equally irrelevant.

[DannySketch]

Toffeeliz hey man, thanks a lot for the advice! All the stuff i do digitally is in photoshop at the moment.

gutss Hello missy!thankyou for the advice and kind words.

TheGnoll Ha, aye what a tart i am. Cheers man was great meeting you, seems like ages ago now, well i suppose it is...still working on those creatures/environments :)

Shantih You fabulous person you! Your new avatar is much more 'you'.

so i'm at UNI! and have finally gotten round to scanning some stuff in so heres a bit of a paper dump.

[Smarty]

i can only dream of a beer gut likethat. anyways, I've seen alot of these already, great stuff from observation. sounds silly but your reffed stuff (I.e maybe the pics were like this) kinda looks like your arms are short, around the elbow level. elbows generally fall to hip level not ribcage level. Can i borrow that DVD aswell?, i just flicked thourgh the one ive got, seems pretty tedious.

also. get some of your project on here!

[DannySketch]

kyle you smell of cheese.

not really mate.

really you have an odor completely barren of any and all dairy products.

...

thanks for stopping in.

Finally got permission to show this, was reffed from a person I used to go to school with when i was 13. Quite surreal painting her.

I need to learn to finish things.

[towy]

really amazing sketchbook, i like your line, you practice many style and it's very good :]

[aph]

big pimping

[DannySketch]

Towarlock and Jase, cheers guys :)

[DannySketch]

so rusty.

some t-shirt designs for uni (and threadless) and some long overdue studies.

[Smarty]

Ha the teddy is awesome idea, that will do well! eeeek pastiche next tuesday as well. Nice faces but you seem to be overusing those nose speculars, Structure is good though

[res01ve]

well. it's about time, eh?
Your vector skills seem to be gettin up there ....

[DannySketch]

struggling with me new scanner, its making me pencils look yucky.

[Smarty]

aw that scan aint too bad ( havn't seen the original thought) Very solid contrast in the values, but the face is a little off. I think its to do with the bridge of her nose. How big are you doing these?

[lefran]

ive just noticed one thing id suggest you could work on- texturs and folds in fabric, in pencils more than others, but you tend to render them quite flat, and the texture is quite flat (good example is the guy standing at the top of this page)

i like the teddy bear t shirt too, but i think you need to be more selective and careful on your colour scheme including the t shirt background, i dont think the green was a particularly good choice!

Well done on your project mark though, was awesome!

oh yeah scan more work in that you did for that because i didnt see half of it

[DannySketch]

Smarty Aye your right, trying to get better on faces, these were done in me little A5 moleskin. How you feeling man?shame you missed last night.

Lefran Aye the colour choice was a moment of slight madness!cheers for pointing out about the fabrics, I had not noticed it before, shall have to do some clothe studies.

Just some face studies and stuff from my imagination, they are all mixed in together but I think its pretty obvious which are refed. Really trying to get a nice line in photoshop going ala bumskee. shall have to work on it.

[Smarty]

very nice faces. The one, bottom left, looks like a young bruce willis. Generally the structure in these is very strong, you tend to lose it on the far edge in a couple though. You can see this most in the girls face.

[DannySketch]

kyle cheers man, spot on as always.

[DannySketch]

some gestures, and four rather quick, crappy self portraits.

[DannySketch]

some apple digi studies that i really should have spent more time on.

[Smarty]

the figures in a couple of posts up are gorgeous and the appl aint half bad either although the use of black is a little harsh and apparent. Myabe distracting?

A good start to the portraits too, although the rendering does seem a little parralel to planes, if you get what i mean. Not that thats always a bad thing, but here it lets the viewer interpret/dissect your pattern of drawing to easily. Sorry rambling a bit. The lighting in the marker one also looks as if you've left the picture unfinished, not as if those spots were meant to be like that.

[lefran]

hallo harries, you seem to love rendering your nose lol, im sure its not darker than the rest of your face lol i think the second one is most successful in terms of looking like you- maybe try one or 2 from a photo and really analyse your features and placing, a straight on one would always be useful, then im sure it would be easier to place and shape more accurately when looking from a mirror

[DannySketch]

Kyle hey man aye your spot on with both the marker portrait and the black in the digi painting, both are down to laziness. *sigh*

Not sure i'm completely certain what you mean with the shading, gonna have to get you to explain that one to me.

Franigan haha i KNOW its mainly down to it being such a bulbous little thing that it catchs the light in an interesting way and i just cant resist going to town on it....I am talking of my nose just in case that aint clear. Shall have to try the ones from a picture, tommorrows effort perhaps, ta for the wise words franwise.

So some more gestures and self portraits, i'm having some serious 'floating left' issues, need to train me eye some more.

[lefran]

These are much better harries! but you need some eyebrows or youll look creepy in the last one lol

[Cam Sykes]

I like the 3/4 view SP in your latest post. My only suggestion would be to spend more time than you thought you could bare on a single drawing. You will discover hidden details and develop more patience.