Sketchology 22

[Eskay]

Hello there, and thanks for checking out my sketchbook! If you are impatient with beginners, please leave now. :P

I have never studied art further than high school, and my main endevours into it have been grafitti and some basic graphic design, focusing mainly on text. Since first visiting this site, I have been determined to rekindle my interest in drawing and design in general - but first I need to build up some of the basic skills.

Thanks to the advice from the dudes of my SSG, as well as others visiting this thread; from now on I will try and focus more on the proportions of basic objects, and leave out colouring and detail for now.

My exams are nearing an end so I should have a lot more free time for sketching in the next few weeks, so hopefully I can start to post more work up. :)

[ah.heng]

i'm supposing you're totally new to drawing?

rather than draw people, why not start from simple still life?

[Hypronost]

Well, I can see your new to the digital drawing.
But why not start sketching traditionally ?
And I wouldn't mind rendering and coloring out your sketches at this point.
It's important you get a good feel of proportion and form/shape first.

I suggest you check out Loomis. It's a great starting point.
And just keep sketching.

[faux pas]

Like an.heng said, it might be a good idea to start on simpler things rather then jumping right in.

[Darktwin]

You should look into getting some anatomy books to study and work from so you can gain the understanding of how the human body works. It really helps with porportion.

Mentler is a wonderful source here on conceptart.org, there is Loomis like some have already stated, Bridgeman, one of my favorites, the list goes on. Check out the anatomy section of this CA, lots of good information. hope this helped.

[Eskay]

I've whipped out my mum's lil anatomy book, got some nice muscular/skeletal pages that I'll get to grips with at some stage. Always been a fan of drawing cars and fantasy characters/weapons, I regret not taking art as one of my A-levels - and if I don't get into university this September, I'm definitely taking an art course for a year.

Thanks again for your comments, please try and bear with me! :-x

Darktwin - I've checked out some of the threads on the tuts/tips & tricks forum, will use those too, thanks (don't know why this is underlined, damn editor has broken or something)

[Lake]

It's not a crime to start at the hardest level; in fact many video gamers instinctively choose the hardest difficulty. However, even they still need to learn how to play the game. Draw what you want to, but make sure you still do the figure, anatomy, and still life drawings that will help you achieve a power greater than you can possibly imagine.

heh. just watched Star Wars ep. III.... it's kinda still with me.

[entdroid]

I think it's ok that you try to draw what pleases you, but I'll quote Loomis here: "If it's worth being painted, it's worth being planned" (not sure if that's the right translation, I have the books in spanish), so you should take your time to decide and studie (and make studies of) the pose, the colors, the shadows, the backgrounds, the composition, etc. to achieve the image that's in your head.

[Craig Houghton]

I want to second what everyone else has said about concentrating on the fundamentals. Most importantly though: draw like mad! Crank em out like there's no tomorrow. Hit the books, but remember that you learn by doing. Plus, that way you get to keep the rest of your ssg from hounding you for updates ;)

-Craig

[Lake]

eskay; you haven't updated since may! throw us a bone!

[ah.heng]

is this guy still alive?

[mitch]

not bad stuff. try studying some anatomy books and doing stuff from life because it seems you have some problems with proportions. doing this will help with that problem. keep it up though.

[Eskay]

Sorry for the lack of activity guys, been caught up in revision for exams. Thanks all for the advice and tips, I'll get some stuff posted up when my exams are finished (next week! :D).

I will try and produce more and more sketches, and try to focus more on proportion than on detail. Again thanks for the advice!

[Lake]

Sorry for the lack of activity guys, been caught up in revision for exams. Thanks all for the advice and tips, I'll get some stuff posted up when my exams are finished (next week! :D).

looking forward to it.

[blanquish]

just letting you know im in your ssg.
Add my sb to your sig
I cant crit you, because i cant see any drawings

[Craig Houghton]

just letting you know im in your ssg.
Add my sb to your sig
I cant crit you, because i cant see any drawings

Well said!

-Craig