Rblitz7's sketchy sketchbook of sketches

[rblitz7]

*PLEASE GO TO LAST PAGE FOR MOST RECENT UPDATES*


Update May 2007 - Ok, so I'm now going to Ringling College for Animation next year which is gonna be fuckin awesome!


Original post June 2006 - Hey everybody, Im looking to go into animation and im in the process of building up my portfolio for college. I will be a senior next year and this summer, starting July 5th, I will be taking a pre college program at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. its 5 days a week 9AM to 4PM so I should I have plenty of time.:teeth: Figure drawing is twice a week and illustration is three times a week.

June 2006 - March 2007
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[rblitz7]

Do you think digital pieces would be okay for a college portfolio? but only like 1 or 2.

[Gbertek]

yo. haha maybe one day we will be classmates at ranglin!!!! haha nice sketch pad here looks like you are learning the smart way here i have my friend loomis pdfs im scared of figures but i guess thats really what ringling is going to be looking for so i better start that when are you applying? hit me back pz

[rblitz7]

sup dude!:) finally somebody responded, lol. Im gona be applying for Fall 07. My pre college program is going really well! we had a 3 hour pose today and my drawing came out nice IMO. Ill put up all my drawings at the end of the month when program is over.

[blanquish]

great start!
Draw everyday all the time, thats the best way to improve
update!

[rblitz7]

Alright here are just a few of my figure drawings from Otis, these were the best recieved (sorry, I never took photos of my drawings before)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3964/2ws5.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6248/3kr8.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3029/1cj0.jpg

[rblitz7]

some more
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8246/4pv8.jpg
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/2715/6uo9.jpg
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/442/7lx2.jpg

[rblitz7]

Acrylic painting done for my illustration class.
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/5197/illustrationit7.jpg

[oma]

eej, the last one is cool. realy cool. i can't say what it is. but thats whit i like.

i see a corpse, i see a tree, a pool. a miggit house etc. that is realy cool.
keep updating and practising!

[rblitz7]

LMAO thanks oma!

its actually a football/heart...we had to illustrate a persons life based on an obituary and my guy was a really strict college football coach who helped his team get out of a loosing streak and bring them to 3 college bowls. So figuratively he put all his heart into football and I choses to llustrate that literally.

[bhanu]

Hey man,
Thanks for dropping by my sb.I see that you have an interesting hatching technique.But you might want to watch about rubbing it with you hands.some pages looked a bit dirty.
Keep up the good work.

[rblitz7]

Thanks bhanu!:) yeah it did get a little messy, ill watch out for that.

heres some figure drawing hw
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/6346/backhwws2.jpg
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/6327/hwbm1.jpg

[Evil_Sloth]

yummy stuff man, your well on your way.
keep up the loomis stuff, he will get you very far.

[rblitz7]

Thanks Evil! yeah loomis is great, I have all his books in .PDF

[rblitz7]

heres the sketch I did for the painting
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6849/footballdrawingpv9.jpg

[Coen]

Hey I love that football heart painting you did, nicely illustrated. I got Loomis' books too but I keep bouncing on and off them, maybe I should go with Vilppu or it's just my lack of disciplin :P

Keep going! :D

[rblitz7]

Thanks a lot Coen! it took a lot of sketches and other ideas before I got to the final drawing.

[rblitz7]

some more life drawing hw
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3981/loomistd8.jpg
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3923/loomis3oe5.jpg
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/3700/loomis4yh0.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9868/leggu2.jpg

[rblitz7]

Im gona post a self portrait soon!

[rblitz7]

here you go you wankers!
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/196/mekm5.jpg
its a WIP beotches!

[demented]

Yo dude

thanx for the props over at cgs - muchappreciated.

These are looking really good mate - keep up with the loomis - very valuable stuff. Like thew way you're handling the colours in the sp, though the eyes feel a bit too high and careful for the blueish outline you got going. Other than that I think you are well on your way mate - keep working!

ciao!

- d.

[rblitz7]

Thanks so much demented! really nice words. Im not sure if the eye is too high but I just realized that its a tad too small. And I still need to get rid of the flatness in my hair.

[mentler]

Emerging Talent

[rblitz7]

haha thanks mentler!!:teeth: your stuff is insane!

[rblitz7]

small update...the hair is driving me nuts! any tips?
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9021/spxl8.jpg

[thesinfulsaint]

Looks like you've got some good stuff going here so far--especially the life drawings. I'd be careful about the digital stuff, though. It looks like you're using references from magazines, and if you're planning to use it for your Portfolio, I wouldn't. Colleges really don't like artwork reffed from magazines because you're just recreating someone else's art. Work from life at all times possible, and if you can't, use your own photos for reference. :) Other than that, though, it looks like you've got a pretty good chance at getting into Ringling from what I've seen.

And yeahhhh, someone else opted out of PreCollege Perspective for another PreCollege program. I did mine over at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio.

[Gbertek]

keep the ball rolling

[rblitz7]

Thanks for stopping by my SB Sinful and I appreciate the comments as well.:rendered: I was thinking about using the gymnast painting in my portfolio, I think that would be ok as long as I have plenty of other traditional stuff to back it up.

[rblitz7]

oke doke Gbertek!

[thesinfulsaint]

Well, the fact that it's digital is no problem at all. In fact, I think colleges are starting to encourage students to include digital art in their portfolios (as long as that's not the only thing in them). The thing that will turn them off about that piece, even though it is done skillfully, is that you didn't reference it from your own, original photo. In a way, doing that is like looking at a Monet painting and copying it stroke for stroke on your own canvas. While it was a great tool for learning, it doesn't show a lot of creativity. As someone posted over in the Ringling forum, while technical skill is important, it takes a backseat to creativity in the admissions process.

One thing I like to do is take LOTS of pictures of my friends or just places around town. If I have to do a painting or drawing for art class, I usually go straight to the photo library on my computer instead of searching the internet for references. I think it's a really great habit to get into. Not only does it make your artwork 100% original, but it also makes it personal. For example, if you look in my sketchbook, the first two pieces I have in there are referenced from my own photos. The car is my 1993 Ford Taurus, and the guy there is my boyfriend. :)

While you should still make sure you're doing LOTS of work from life, using your own photos for a few pieces won't hurt anything. Just pleeeeaase take my advice and stay away from using magazines as reference.

[rblitz7]

Thanks for the lengthy response, now I just need a great piece to go in its place. 93' Ford Taurus eh? My sister crashed that exact car 2 months ago. lol...she's alright of course.

[thesinfulsaint]

Aww... well, I'm glad she's all right. :) And yep! I'm sure you can whip out another winner in no time. Another thing I was told to do when I visited Ringling in the spring was to make sure I included a background. It doesn't necessarilly have to be something rendered extremely tediously, but I guess they really don't like to see a plain black or plain white background. (I think figure drawings are an exception to this).

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

I think your drawings here will get you into an art college. My portfolio was much worse than the stuff here and it got me accepted into the school of my choice (of course I was eventually uninvited but that was a different matter).

Uh I would recommend spending a long time on a referenced drawing, trying to make it look as realistic and three-dimensional as possible.

I don't think art schools today are much interested in teaching people how to draw though.

[rblitz7]

@thesinfulsaint - yeah ill try to think of a good simple bg for my portrait...im working on a still life right now though.

@Goodbye..fromthevoid - Thanks a lot!

[the_allejo05]

rblitz7..saw your stil life drawing..i was impressed..mentler is right ..you got the stuff..if i may give you some pointers..hehe..
hmm you are on the right direction..hmm i want to see more copies of masterdrawings..i recognized the Raphael nude?..the old masters will show you the way...(spent more time on them..copy as exact as you can or close enough..it will teach you a lot more than what you think..try drawing with pen..pen and ink (the ones you have to dip..if you got the patience) with pen you think more about your lines..throw a few pencil lines (angles, worry about your proportions more,the location of the eye to the nose..compare things to one another) as a guide before inking, copy some durer's etchings (he is the man when it comes to this technique)..hatching helps you on painting..i would start trying oil (if you havent already)..at least alla prima painting..no underdrawing..only five colors.. red,yellow,blue,black and white..paint from life..paint what you see..the colors you think you see..other than that loomis is a great book..master that anatomy and that perspective..keep it up..you have the touch..

[Andy P]

Hey nice work on the painting. I think you're getting a hang of the structure, bringing some of the bg color into the face, or vise-versa, will tie everything together more, make the picture work as a whole. Also, don't always have to use white to make things lighter, sometimes a Naples yellow or Unbleached Titanium works better. Pure white tends to make things too chalky or too shiny. Great start though, you'll have no prob in getting into college.

[rblitz7]

Sorry guys ive been a little busy lately..thanks a lot for the great tips the_allejo05:teeth:, I only have hogarth and bridgeman anatomy books but I will def try to find some master drawings to copy. Any good books of Rubens etc. you know of?
Thanks for the nice comments Andy P!:teeth: yeah I should add some tints of blue...I know I shouldnt use pure white but I dont have any other substitute color yet.

[rblitz7]

heres an unfinished drawing that I liked

[sith]

dig your life drawings, buddy- naked people rock! try to keep those pages clean though. your hand might be smudging the drawings a little. just grab a sheet of paper and set it under your drawing hand. anyway, thanks fer stoppin' by my booky. keep at it!

[rblitz7]

Thanks a lot sith!

[Meatsworthy]

Strong work, especially the life drawings. All that studying is good too, so keep it up. :)

[rblitz7]

hey meatsworthy! thanks so much.. btw your 3D stuff is really good!

[Listing]

Some really good work. Develop your life drawing with more interior considerations. You have some heavy contour. Keep going.

[Kian]

Hey man. You're defo going about this right! Keep it up. Esp the face studies in colour!

[rblitz7]

Thanks Listing! but your right i need some more interior stuff going on.

hehe thanks a lot Kian!

[rblitz7]

Just working on some still lifes...
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6874/stilllife01jz8.jpg
its a wip.

[thesinfulsaint]

Nice WIP you've got going there. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Andy P]

Dig the shapes in that life drawing, really nice. And the still life is coming along, too. It feels very light right now, course it would, being on a white sheet an all, but take a look and see if the top of that book is really the same value as the sheet, and see if the shadow on the book is really the same value as the shadow on the sheet. Those things can be boring but they help!

[rblitz7]

Thanks Andy and Sinfulsaint!:^^: and excellent tips Andy!

[h2rra]

These are some really nice studies :teeth:

[guitarjames]

hey man looking good .. on the last one push the values more as andy said and well yeh..

keep it up, james.

[rblitz7]

Thanks guitarjames!

Heres an update...I think the camera flash washes out some of the values.
http://img436.imageshack.us/img436/460/stilllifeupdatezt6.jpg

[Banshax]

Hey Rblitz, tnx for your enthousiastic words in my SB.
Your loomis stuff is inspiring. Don`t forget to train you imagination as well
skill w/o imagination can be pretty dry stuff.
I quite like what you`re doing with these form wise
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3982/burne1pv.jpg

[rblitz7]

Thanks for stopping by my SB and commenting Banshax!

[Jska]

Hey rblitz :)

Thought I'd stop by and return the favor. I like what I see! Definitely am loving the life drawings. I noticed a few comments about smudging - if you want, try getting some Krylon (or any brand, really) Workable Fix and spray it in layers. This technique works well if you're working on larger pieces with a lot of time involved- you just have to keep in mind once you spray, you can't go back - you can only add.

I would love to see a nice figure drawing with a really full range of values - I think you could do it! :)

[Gbertek]

ur perspective appears to be off on the table in your life drawing thatll make a huge difference

[rblitz7]

ur perspective appears to be off on the table in your life drawing thatll make a huge difference
if your reffering to the top book, I just noticed that.

[Dreamworker]

Very very good life studies! the last update have a good rendering technique!
Great SB!
Keep more updates man ;)

[rblitz7]

Thanks a lot Dreamworker!

[armando]

Pretty good life drawings, good proportions and rhythm. Crits: It's difficult to be sure but the ellipse on that cup holding the pencils looks off. Maybe it did look like that in real life, maybe not. Go over perspective again if you haven't, specifically circles. Scott Robertson has a good perspective dvd on the gnomon website. The other thing is that sometimes the rendering doesn't read as light and shade but as smudges. This one reads okay http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/2715/6uo9.jpg. This one not so much http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3530/noses8is.jpg. The thing to remember is that the lighting should describe specific types of forms: round, angular, or somewhere in between. Found this link in "Finearts, studies..." http://basangpanaginip.blogspot.com/2006/01/downloads.html. The most important ones to download are the Villpu Drawing Manual, and Wir Zeichnen den Menschen.

[rblitz7]

Hey thanks a lot armando! Yeah I was struggling with the top of the cup for a while but I had to move on, my next drawing of a cup will be better. Thanks a lot for the link to the .pdf's too, really useful.
Woo page 2!

[Niels23]

Hi rblitz7! Great stuff here! I really like your studies and life drawings. Pics in 8th and 52nd posts are awesome - absolutely great work! Keep posting!

[Chance.]

Your figures look good. I see that you are drawing big. My oppinion is that drawing on large paper forces you to draw from the elbow not the wrist, something I need more practice on. Unfortunatly I can't afford to buy large sketch pads. [sigh]

You want to go to school for animation? Cool! So do I! It looks like you are studying a lot of the same stuff I am. You are lucky to be taking lots of classes. I started my first class last spring, I've been drawing with only books for a long time so I envy your instruction. Keep at it. This world needs more good animated work. What sort of stuff do you plan on doing? Do you want to make your own, or work in a studio? Where did you say you were going to school? I didn't quite catch it.

Anyway, keep up the good work. Looks like you have a very good start (better than me at least).

P.S. I like the MasterChief avatar, is it your own work?

[rblitz7]

Ulver: Thanks a lot man! I will be posting soon.

Q-Caddlewick: Thanks so much for the kind words! You dont have to buy big pads to draw big, try recycled paper, newsprint, or buy from ebay. As far as my education and goals go, I hope to attend Ringling School of Art and Design and one day work as an animator for feature film or games. Maby Imageworks or Bungie. Regarding my avatar, I unfortunatly did not make it...its Halo 3 concept art made by Isaac Hannaford from Bungie Studios
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?cid=8858

[Spats]

Thanks for taking a peek in my sb! Awesome studies and your life drawings kick arse. The sp is looking cool aswell. Keep it up, you obviously have talent.

[rblitz7]

Hey thanks a lot Spats!

sorry for the delay but here my first oil painting, still pretty early on. I need some crits!
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8489/oileb6.jpg

[evildisco]

I have to agree the figure drawings and the studies are pretty good. The line quality is up to par and overall they are working.
There are some incertitudes here and there, especially in the paint dept. but it can all be solved with mileage.

Keep it up.

[rblitz7]

Thanks evildisco! yeah my paintings need a lot of work but im just starting out. I think I might try the painting a day thing. EDIT: Im gona take out the flower and the object behind out. I could then focus on other objects more.

[Alexandr Pascenko]

wow your nude drawings are awesome , and they got much flow. just do more of them and update as much as possible. this is the best way u can learn the anatomy. and maybe you could try some simultaneous gestrz?

[Darktwin]

I have to agree with everyone else and say that the nudes are smoking, and your first oil is really looking good. can't wait to see more.

[thesinfulsaint]

Your latest update on the graphite still life is looking pretty good! Make sure you keep your darkest values really, really BLACK and your lightest values really really white. The way you have it right now, things are looking pretty gray, although, it shouldn't be hard to touch up. When you're working, make sure you focus on the inner values of each object. The shadow pattern in almost anything goes from light, medium, darkest, to really light from the reflected light. I think you're seeing that--I can really tell from that metallic pencil holder. Just make sure you really really exaggerate the difference from lights to dark. :)

The oil painting is looking all right so far, too, although I don't think it's as strong as your drawing is. You should probably include a painting or two in your final portfolio just for variety, but the idea is you want to emphasize your strengths. You seem to be good at drawing. Include more drawings. As far as your actual painting goes, make sure that when you're mixing colors that you mix in your pallete, not on your canvas. If you mix on your canvas, it tends to make things look muddy. Keep your pallete clean. Frequently change your water/terpentine/liquin/whatever you're using. Also, don't use black AT ALL. If you want something to look dark, mix it with its complimentary color. Black is a really harsh color, and it kills everything that you put it in. It makes it look flat. I'm just relaying information I've heard from other college reps--don't take it too harshly. ;)

Keep up the good work!!

[Waffle_King]

Draw everyday all the time, thats the best way to improve

Well there you have it. So Simple, yet so Difficult.

We're all in this together, man! Keep posting. I wanna see where this goes...

-Andrew

[rblitz7]

Wow, thanks for the comments everybody!
Sinfulsaint - yeah I'll really try to exagerate the values, and I know black is a killer i just uh....idk...no exuse, lol.

well heres an update, any ideas for another object to include?
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/226/updatefo6.jpg
and some sketches
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6011/1dc0.jpg
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5096/2hc1.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/843/4go8.jpg
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6639/3kt3.jpg

[Sartell]

HAHA a wine glass I think is mandatory for that image, even without the grapes~* It really looks like your understanding what
your doing in your studies, which is really important. I'm curious to see how you implement what your clearly learning in your own pieces,
keep it up~*

[rblitz7]

lol thanks a lot Sartell! do you think the painting is good enough for ringling? i know its the whole portfolio that matters but...

[thesinfulsaint]

Your painting looks pretty good, but I'd still say that it looks kind of empty. Try to add something else that'll make it tell an interesting story. Like... I don't really know... It's hard to come up with these. It's something that we're working on at my college art class-- telling stories through still life. For instance, if someone draws ballet shoes, an ace wrap, and a bottle of aspirin, you understand that the drawing tells the story of a dancer with joint problems. If you're going to do still lifes, try to do something like that. Or do a surrealistic one where you change the scale, show motion, etc.

I think the painting itself is nice, but the subject matter is a little bland. You could save this one and use it for your portfolio if you are able to spice it up somehow.

Also, those figure studies are great. What site do you get refs from?

[rblitz7]

Im adding a wine glass to this one and prob other stuff too. Thanks for the comment about my sketches! ref is from the Villpu Drawing Manual. downloadable here...
http://basangpanaginip.blogspot.com/2006/01/downloads.html
...all 3 parts need to be dl'd

[rblitz7]

heres an oil painting wip.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3533/pumpkindr9.jpg

[rblitz7]

small update
http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/5375/2001132196746849608_rs.jpg

[rblitz7]

any crits or anything?

[j a k e]

Sorry I don't know how far the painting has to go, but I'm not too knowledgable about still life things. But I do like your pencil lines alot and your figures are very nice. What's going to happen with the foreground and background of the painting? Or are you just keeping it plain.

[rblitz7]

Hey thanks a lot Jake! I think im gona leave it plain...but i might do a series of Halloween themed paintings.

[Carlos Avelino]

very nice sketchs! are you studant animation? ...and in your drawn look line action, is very important! sorry my inglish! Do you speak portuguese? good week! hugs! Avelino

[rblitz7]

update...
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8787/pump3mg2.jpg
something weird is going on at the bottom of pumpkin..the flash on the camera makes painting look weird too...but im almost done with this one. Any ideas for next halloween/ thanksgiving themed painting?

[rblitz7]

very nice sketchs! are you studant animation? ...and in your drawn look line action, is very important! sorry my inglish! Do you speak portuguese? good week! hugs! Avelino
Thanks a lot Carlos! Im hoping to be a student of animation next fall of 2007. Oh and the correct spelling is...
students....not studants
and
english....not inglish
sorry I dont speak portuguese.

[Katfayheirti]

and some sketches
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6011/1dc0.jpg
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5096/2hc1.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/843/4go8.jpg
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6639/3kt3.jpg

Absolutely beautiful! Good, solid, confident strokes! I love how you've rendered these sketches.

What kind of brushes are you useing for the paintings? I get the feeling you're useing ones that're too small. Try using the largest ones possible, and for oil paints you might want to try hoghair because of the nice texture it imparts.
I can tell you're not as sure of yourself when it comes to painting. Don't be afraid to experiment. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Be bold and adventurous! You might want to do some experiments in Acrylic like try some blind contour line paintings, or maybe just try making diffrent brushtrokes and mixing different colours.

Also, try to pay attention to composition. I noticed that that pumkin is in the centre of the page and that the box the grapes are resting on is on the bottom line of the canvas. Those are big no-nos. Maybe you could try enrolling in a photography class? B&W photography's an excellent way to learn about tone and composition. If you imagine that you are framing a B&W photograph when you paint I find that it helps, esp. with still lives.

[mikehan!]

The still life on the bottom of page one could have used some more contrast, there doesn't seem to be any dark except inside the pencil tin. I like the paintings.

[Jackwhat]

I admire your sexy studies, shit man...

Something zhuzhu's sketchbook opened my eyes to is the... hmm, aint sure of the word. Basically how the lines around form can be used, in a similar way to what youre doing.

Lovely curvey shapes/tight angles that look slightly exaggerated really... help!

It looks like drawing boxes/whatnot help but for some reason thats something i dont ever want to use, i aint sure why exactly, i just dont want to end up drawing like its some sort of formula ;<

Eitherway, youve inspired me to try some still life! infact, i might even do it tomorow... depending on my sanity.

:heart:

[rblitz7]

Katfayheirti - Thanks so much! your right im really hesitant about painting but this portrait painting class im taking is helping out as far as I can tell. Im really not liking the grapes painting so im just gona start a new still life.

mikehan! - yeah your right but the flash in the camera also decreases the contrast a lot.

Jackwhat - Wow dude! me reminding you of zhuzhu!! lol. but thanks a lot for the nice words.

I have a good amount of stuff done and/or working on so expect some new stuff soon.

[rblitz7]

heres a WIP self portrait with mirror I just started. sorry for the bad photo quality.
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/8384/spwipcd6.jpg

[rblitz7]

ugh! dont like where this is going! horrible photo quality too.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9747/spnewyd7.jpg

[rblitz7]

Heres the oil portrait ive been working on for the past couple of weeks at the long island academy of fine art.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6457/oilportraitix3.jpg
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7412/portraitdrawingaa1.jpg

[evildisco]

Hey man, dropping by.

Really like your anatomy/figure drawing. You should post more of those, they are really nice.
Keep up the good work.

[rblitz7]

which ones..my sketches? well thanks anyway evildisco! now some more crap
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6372/1121is3.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1092/6ib8.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8060/7ft9.jpg

[evildisco]

Just like those man. :)

[Brendan N]

Hey man, thanks for dropping by my thread!

seconding evil.
Everything here is looking pretty good,
you seem to be on the right track and making good time too.
Keep it up!

ciao!

- d.

[rblitz7]

Hey Brendan! thanks so much!:teeth: Its really coming down to the wire now, im taking my slides on the 6th of next month.

[rblitz7]

uhh just postin this little cartoon scene I did, SVA wanted me to include some cartoons in my portfolio because all I had was realistic stuff from observation.
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5930/devilna7.jpg
more stuff coming soon!

[eminkey2003]

Inspiring, dude! I've been looking at SVA too. Went to the open house a few months ago. Are you going to take their pre-college program for animation this January? Which part of NY are you from?

Those figure studies are great, but this cartoon...not so much.
It's just very melty, and messy, and not nearly as well constructed as your figure drawings. There's no line variation at the bottom either. And the compostion is kinda...yucky. I'm a beginner to that though, so I won't cut you down for it.

Heh, you and I are opposites. College wants me to do more realism, less cartoons, and they want you to do more cartoons, less realism. Oy. :D

[rblitz7]

Thanks a lot eminkey! I am not going to take their pre college program but I did already take a pre college program this past summer at Otis College (otis.edu) and Im from the east end of Long Island. Yes, you are absolutely right about the cartoon, Im new to this cartoon character stuff so im trying to improve. But I think it sort of compliments my other stuff well. Good luck with your portfolio! you should start a sketchbook!

[Arekkusu]

Hi dude,

Awesome anatomy studies, I really like the way their constructed http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8060/7ft9.jpg
Basically what JackWhat said man! Except I think I might give it go myself!

Only advice I can give is to stay loose and enjoy it, not that you have a problem with that at all. But, again what 'JackWhat' said about drawing to a formula...of course I guess that could always be your prefered way...hell what do i know lol Im new too.:bashful:

Apologies for the lack of critique.

Keep at it man! :rendered:

[aznsalad]

mhm i am in sheridan foundies so dont take my words too seriously, i did alot of fine art stuff during high school. I found its hard to draw cartoony when i do my portfolio. try to do or post some charactor designs, because it is worth 30% over all mark of the sheridan animation portifolio

[AztcFireFlower]

rblitz7 keep doing what you're doing!!!! Just excellent studies going on here. I think you're tackling your studies with some really quality drawings like in posts#12, 73, 94. What I see is a rather good eye for figure proportion and thoughtful attack on your shapes. You observation sense is growing. If this pace is kept up at honing your skills, you're going to be producing some fine, top class work in the near future.
In your oil head study, you have a good start, but, I would say to revisit the proportions of the head (Loomis). Feels like the eye is a little too large and too far forward of the socket throwing off the rest of the proportion of the features. Makes it seem like there is not enough skull. Nose seems in balance to size of head, but lips also feel out of balance. Wish I could see the actual image to better advise;).
In any case, your SB has some great stuff going on in it. Impressed. Keep at at!!

P.S. As I see it, humans are inherently creatures of structure. All the old and new masters have used concepts or "formulas" that a previous artist had figured out and refined, so that the next generations, fortunately, didn't spend a life time getting to that same point. Why struggle over an issue that already has an answer? Other wise art would be back in the middle ages ignoring the greek's astounding contribution to understanding the figure. All art, abtstract or representational is borrowed and built over someone's previous studies, at the very least, as a basis for their own explorations. Just me 3 cents:blahblah:

[rblitz7]

Thanks for the info aznsalad!

Ah thanks so much for commenting on my sb AztcFireFlower! I see what your saying about the eye in the oil portrait but the thing is it was from a model so cant go back to correct it. But thanks for kind words! gave me a little boost in my inspiration. lol.

well heres just a few sketches, nothing special but eh, its what I got for now.
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1664/1227qg0.jpg
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8859/12272dt6.jpg
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1391/12273nz6.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2056/12274yy9.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8080/12275xc4.jpg
Im really getting figure drawing deprived! why cant people just walk around naked?

[term8or]

Very nice recent work. Like the line quality in your sketches. What paper are you using?

[eminkey2003]

Strong Island, represent! I'm from Suffolk, actually. Wow, what a nice surprise to see a local artist. Are these from a life drawing class or refs? Your solid construction has really got me thinking about my own.

[rblitz7]

Thanks term8or! I'm using a moleskine sketchbook.

haha cool eminkey2003. its a small world....but yeah these sketches are from anatomy books and the figure drawings on the first page are from life done at a pre college program.

[Lewis]

hey just wanted to drop by to say: Great improvement, and keep up the studies :D

Id wish to see the studies in action tho (a fictional pose/pic)

lewis

[mentler]

I see good solid studies here <> To answer your question it is a system I have developed and you will not find this same material anywhere else.

[rblitz7]

I see good solid studies here <> To answer your question it is a system I have developed and you will not find this same material anywhere else.
ya got to be a big shot and develop your own studies! geeez. lol jk thats great! looks like its working.

[rblitz7]

Ok heres a recent portrait drawing
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9512/portrait2drawn6xt.jpg

[rblitz7]

quick 2 day conte portrait
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7885/conteportraittc0.jpg

[rblitz7]

Just to let yall know, I got into SVA and SCAD. still waiting on Ringling.

[Dreamworker]

From my last visit you put a lot of good stuff in your SB, but keep more updates man, cheers :)

[TristanR]

make sure to double check the spacing between the eyes, your last portraits are nice but the eyes look to close. there should usually be room for one eye inbetween the eyes. keep it up.

[artmessiah]

Hey thanks for stopping by my SB. Those last two portraits are great. Don't worry about not sending it with the rest of your stuff, the portfolio you sent looked awesome. It's a good chance that you made the cut into Ringling too :D Great Sketchbook - and good luck.

[JessicaNoel]

You're really good for being in HS! (You'd probably get in anywhere you applied I'd assume.)

[rblitz7]

Thanks a lot Dreamworker, TristanR, artmessiah, and Jessica! your comments are much appreciated.
Thought id let everyone know that I got into Ringling, YAY!...and just a quick sketch
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1842/hippievi0.jpg

[rblitz7]

eh weak update...quick portrait and some rough sketches from this book (http://www.amazon.com/Force-Dynamic-Drawing-Animators-Second/dp/0240808452)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/139/1dayportqr3.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1982/forceyu8.jpg

[Sirio_Brozzi]

Hey Blitz, some really nice studies, congrats for getting into Ringling. Youve got some very nice studies and paintings here, youre setting up a solid foundation for what is to come. My only crit is to be careful, on some of these portraits the eyes are too close to each other and sometimes too large, keep an eye out for that. Otherwise, keep up the good work mate, some real nice stuff here. :)

[rblitz7]

Woah! I'm back from the dead...Ive been busy and lazy. I finally graduated high school!!!! so bring on Ringling!
Thanks a lot Sirio Brozzi.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7440/portraitforeshortyb3.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2392/portraitbodyex5.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7151/gestures2lu0.jpg
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6834/gestures4de2.jpg
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5030/gestures3gr9.jpg
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1315/gestures5um0.jpg
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6541/pirateth9.jpg
I missed the CA.org crits...

[nonie]

Nice gestures and studies! Keep working on head proportions, one thing that helps when you're doing portraits is to look at the shadows shapes and simplify values down - the key to getting the likeness is all in the shadow shapes. Also, when you do your oils, *do not* start on a plain white canvas. Tone it a nice neutral color (burnt umber with a little black in it is good, you can experiment with different tones - just slop a little paint on with some turps, spread it all messy style so it covers the canvas, and give it a day or two to dry - I tone a few boards and canvases all at once so they're just ready to paint on). That way you can go both lighter and darker than the color of your canvas. Starting on white will make everything look darker than it really is when you're putting the paint on, resulting in washed-out looking paintings. The most important thing when painting is value - then temperature - trying to get the right color is dead last, just keep everything relative and it won't have to be exactly the color you see to be convincing.

And yeah, bigger brushes! Hog bristle! They force you to be more quick and confident.

[rblitz7]

Thanks for the awesome advice nonie!

some stuff from figure class
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4575/torsovaluean8.jpg
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6820/sittingvalueor0.jpg
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5667/recliningvaluefs0.jpg
oh and I'm lovin Ringling by the way:)

[rblitz7]

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1668/3minfiguresqb8.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9943/contouryz1.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8613/102307yf8.jpg

[Goldmund]

I think you are in my figure class...

[rblitz7]

haha ok, whats your name?

[rblitz7]

w.i.p drawing with my brand spankin new intuos tablet.

[lacadam]

hey, i like your sketch book, i am a want to be animator to so i guess we are similar in that aspect even though am probably going to study design and do animation on my own time. Anyway i think you should try to do some more extensive life drawings ( what i mean is that you should do more life drawings with more detail more shading and ect it helps a lot) anyway thats just me but if you could check my sketchbook it would be great

[rblitz7]

trying to keep this thing alive

[ArtZealot]

Nice updates. This one looks great: http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2392/portraitbodyex5.jpg The face is rendered nicely and in a way that keeps the focus on the face which has the most detail. That's awesome that you got a wacom tablet, stay away from filters and excessive soft brushes and you should be alright. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for stoppin by my sketchbook. Cheers'

[rblitz7]

hmm can't believe I haven't responded yet ArtZealot...well thanks for the comments and tips!

Here's a painting I did for one of my classes. One of my first Digi paintings in while...makes me sad I can't find the time to do more.