Eazy's Playhouse

[eazym]

I decided to start this thread to force myself to draw at least on a somewhat regular basis. I've been pretty busy lately and have sadly neglected any kind of artistic development, but hopefully this will jump start me. Let's see how long it lasts. Thanks for viewing,
Mike

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/oldman.jpg
An old man smoking a pipe of some sort.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/girl2.jpg
A woman with jewelry.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/chu.jpg
Chihuahua. Need I say more?

All done fairly quickly.
Tell me what you think,

[JaneM]

Nice works. You capture the important traits of the faces with few strokes. You should definately develop your talent further! Keep drawing, and post more!

[eazym]

Thanks, here're some more.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/girl1.jpg
Girl

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/rickshaw.jpg
Rickshaw in Japan

Both done quickly, in Painter. I think I'm liking the liquid ink thing a bit too much.

[eazym]

And some more:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/blackcat.jpg
A black cat.

[eazym]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/sumonlady.jpg

[eazym]

And more. A beluga:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/beluga.jpg

[eazym]

Another one; angry japanese guy.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/guy1.jpg

[eazym]

A Kabuki actor; Painter. Fun fun.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/kabuki.jpg

[eazym]

One more:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/rockabilly.jpg
Rockabilly

Tell me what ya think

[eazym]

And one more. Not sure what to call her.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/pimpinchik.jpg

Crits always welcome.

[eazym]

Not very good with the cartoon stuff, so this was good practice.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/kame.jpg

Tuwtle?

[eazym]

Here's a quickie. Finals are around the corner so I've been busy lately, and trying to dabble in photography...anyway, trying to keep drawing alive.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/5-31.jpg

[eazym]

Another [very] quickie. Finals = no time. Must make time.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/6-5.jpg

[eazym]

One more:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/hatguy.jpg

[eazym]

Uno mas:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/SittingLady.jpg

[Dile_]

Hey nice sb!, well I dont think the black lines serve you well, It only looks good
In post 7, In the other pieces, they are far to thick IMHO.
You should check out the PS painting thread, I think its in the
Photoshop Section, anyways, keep it up :)

[eazym]

Thanks for the crit, Dile. I guess I don't mind my lines, so much.

[DannySketch]

hmmm gotta disagree on the lines crit from Dile, i love the style man #9 would be my fave, really good direction ur going in but would be cool to see wat else u can do, dont get me wrong, i love this style and u should def keep doing it,just interested in seeing sum other stuff from u i guess....
keep it up

[Boogieman]

Those thick black lines make a nice graphical impact and I think it's an interesting style. I also think it'd do you good to explore some other digital painting techniques do get a broader range and a better understanding of your medium. Read tutorials and try out other peoples techniques, see what you can learn from them. Experiment by yourself with different brush settings and different approaches to see what effects you can get. I use mostly hard edged brushes at 50% opacity with opacity and flow set to pressure. You could try that.

[Listing]

neat work. I'd like to see some different media applications.

[Y-S]

At first I thought u meant Eazy-E lol

[eazym]

Thank you for the crits, everyone. I feel bad because I've been away from the sketchbook thread for a while, so I couldn't really post anything. I also feel bad because I haven't been sketching much lately. I am getting into photography, so if anyone wants to check out some of my latest (photo) work, there's a link on under my signature. Will try to start sketching again soon, and will update this thread when that happens.

Listing: Thank you, yea by the time I start sketching again I will try a different style.

Y-S: At first it was Eazy-E, I used to listen to a lot of E back in the day, but my name is Mike, hehe.

[Ryan DeMita]

Hello, Nice SB here. You've definately taken an interesting approach to figurative illustration. I really enjoy the Kabuki actor. Some of your work has a japanese wood-block look to eat. Keep posting!

-ryan

[sonboss]

your style is very interesting ~~

[eazym]

Thank you both.

[eazym]

So I realized that when it comes to color, well, I suck. The same conclusion applies to my painting skills, at least digitally. This realization led me to think I need more pratice. So here is a quick attempt with the Sargent brush in painter. Tips?

[darkchild]

I think you have some nice work in here. Some of the pieces have slight anatomy issues. I really enjoy the use of brush strokes in your work. Some of your pieces have really simple strokes yet capture the figure quite nicely. Don't stop painting!

[eazym]

Thank you. I'll keep at it.

[eazym]

So, I'm not sure about this one. I spent a good bit of time on it, but since it's not really polished it's going in the sketchbook rather than the finished thread. But, it is finished as far as I'm going to take it. Any thoughts?

[Blue Severin]

any thoughts? freaking huge improvement on color from you last stuff. I feel your pain with digital colors. The right had looks fat, and the butt looks weird, maybe I can't see the bunching folds in the fabric or something. I guess these crits are about 2 months after the fact, but oh well.

[eazym]

Thanks, Severin, no such thing as a comment too late. I really appreciate it. I am kind of away from drawing and painting at the moment, way to busy to devote much time to it. Do a little photography, but that is timeconsuming as well. I did work a little more on this pic, here's a quick update. And yes, the digital stuff takes much getting used to, but its a flexible medium in its own right. Thanks again, man. Cheers.

[incolorinred]

This digital sketch looks good, but I don't care for the airbrush horizon very much.

[eazym]

I see what you're getting at, thanks for dropping by, man.

[Blaz]

Interesting stuff! Keep up!

[Hai]

So... have you stopped updating here, or what? Love that last one.

[BigMad]

Not very good with the cartoon stuff, so this was good practice.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/throbbinpetunia/kame.jpg

Tuwtle?

really nice!

[DeJakhalz]

Very intresting stuff man! keep drawing and experimenting

[eazym]

wow, it's been a while hasn't it... thank you all: Blaz, Hai, BigMad and DeJakhalz. I've been more involved with photography lately, but picked up the (digital) brush on a whim today. Felt good...if a little awkward. Probably be sore in the morning (..and the jokes just make themselves...)

[Mr. Mu]

Now, isn't that a creepy coincidence?

First time I ever thought - let's check out his sketchbook! - and it's the first day in a long time with an update, lol.

Great man - I didn't know you were so talented at figurative art. I really like the line economy - a bit like inked comic art.

[eazym]

Mr. Mu, wasn't expecting to see you here, but I'm glad I did, hehe. Thank you for your kind words. I actually started with drawing and painting, photography is an acquired taste :)