Spats' sketchbook - feel free to drop by!

[Spats]

try the last page darlings

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/wnb_goro2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/smoker.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/robo2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/penstand.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/lizard.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/koljattirapucopy.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hiiri.jpg
used my mouse for reference on this one
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hedu.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/head2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/head.jpg


ps. sorry for the huge images O.O I'll try to slice them down in the future

edit: trying to get those stupid thumbs to work

[Spats]

edit: Oh shicht they just got bigger :bashful: sorry for all teh unnecessary scrolling

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0181.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/haha.jpg
pretty horrible but figured I'd post anyway

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0180.jpg
the upper heads are sort-of Loomis' I suppose.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0179.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0178.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0173.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0172.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0171.jpg
a really old pencil

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/egypt2.jpg
a funny picture I did when I was listening to Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked :) - I imagined it as being very gory and brutal but oh well

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dooarmor.jpg
doo

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo2.jpg
got a video of this too if anyone's interested

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/desert.jpg
messing around with brushes and stuff

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crap2.jpg
-_-

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crab.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/camera.jpg
used my camera for reference

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/aquaticcthulhu.jpg
dunno

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/anglerfishmouse.jpg
done with a mouse, really old. Dunno why I'm even posting o.0

[Goodbye..fromthevoid]

Well what can I say about all this wonderful artwork?....Nothing! Or I'll get banned!

Hahaha..just a little humor there for you. See they are threatening to ban me now and I'm trying to prove that anything "offensive" I've written was meant to be taken as comical. Hahaha... See it feels good to laugh, right?

What I like best about this art is that there is no naked people! (joke, just a joke! haha).

Ahem. Well my serious opinion about this is that you need to draw from life/reference more. That's pretty much what I tell everybody. That's why I write all this other stuff. It's not meant to HURT anyone, just keep the post interesting!

Keep up the good work, and maybe I'll visit your thread again (if this post doesn't get me banned).

Your First Reply,
Goodbye...fromthevoid

[Spats]

Lineart by a mate, rest done by me:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/jukkis.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/jukkis2.jpg


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/tree.jpg
brush test doo

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/troll.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/mousemonster.jpg
pretty old, done with a mouse(ouch!)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/robo3.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo3.jpg
just attempting to block in something with values...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/spats3.jpg
little chibi of a World of Warcraft-character :)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/grunt.jpg

[Spats]

Goodbye..fromthevoid, I really appreciate you stopping by and thank you for your kind words!

You're absolutely right, my anatomy is waaaaay off and I should should practise more. I thought about life drawing classes but I can't afford them, besides I like learning things on my own better :bashful:

I'll try my best to keep this updated,

Spats

[(c)]

jip jipp thats the way to do it ! FIGHT THE WACOM ! do some more b&W value studies. it will help to give your figures more volume

[Dile_]

Damnit, Your stuff reminds me sooooo much of how my stuff used to look like!
argh, its liek looking at my own stuff :S Oh well...Dunno if you should take that as a compliment or not :P so just ignore it, i just had to say it :D

However, I like your stuff! and yeah, fight the wacom , get some studies up!
Keep it up! I keep an eye on this thread :)

[mya]

Some cool stuff in here, Spats! It's great to see someone experimenting with different styles like this - I love your four-legged, mechanical bug-thingy, and your little painted tree study.

Looking forward to seeing more!

[Banshax]

Ellow spats, tnx for posting in me sb. damn you too btw, im all fired up again and gonna start another head.

anyway, youre doing pretty well here i see. Not sure if it works for you. but i NEED to restrict myselve when drawing. Draw just one thing 15 times over really makes things easy. I just draw 10 heads simultaniously. 10x the nose, 10x the eyes 10x each step. I dono but it really helps me to FOCUS on the job. You`ll make leaps that`ll leave you babbling gibberish :)

anyway, each to his own, your results my differ etc etc. anyway, keep at it!!

ps
you got a lot going on, i quite like this one especially. looks fun and well, good
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/head2.jpg

[Spats]

Wow, I never expected so many replies in such a short time! Guess CA has grown a lot lately :D

(c) - Thanks mate, I'll try my best to do some.

Dile - Thanks for stopping by! I will try to study more in the future, my anatomy is absolutely horrible >.>

mya - Thanks for taking a peek mate! Glad you like the crab, I spent a relatively long time doing thumbs and redrawing it. Maybe I'll finish it some day when I get a bit better :) - Absolutely love your stuff by the way, you should post more!

Banshax - Hey there! My pleasure. Seems you have great determination, I wish I wasn't this lazy :bashful:

anyway here's some recent poo

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/rawrior.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo4.jpg
real crap, yet again I should't be posting this >.>

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencils.jpg
some pencils featuring Cthulhu with a fez.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/faces-1.jpg
...

[Seedling]

That ashreay-thing and mouse back up at the top? Do more like those. If you can sketch an ashtray from life and make it look stunning and properly in perspective, just think of what you could do with the crazy subjects from your head.

[Dile_]

Opps, you draw alot , or are those old ?
[DONT POST OLD STUFF UNLESS IT IS AWSOME AND YOU ARE REALLY PROUD OVER IT]
Good stuff! keep at it :)

[Spats]

Seedling - Thanks for your words. I do hardly any life drawing (twice a year or so o.0) but every time I do some I feel like I learn something new which means... I've been apparently wasting my effort for the past few years -_-

Dile - Välkommen tillbaka Dile! I do infact draw a lot. I do most of my pencils at school thanks to the incredibly boring lessons. Pretty much all of the stuff I just posted is "fresh outta the oven" a few days tops. For instance, the silly expression page is maybe a week. Anyway, I'm sorry if I broke some forum guidelines :(

I just recieved super-mega confidential lineart of a walrus wearing a fez(no, I don't have a fez fetish. Just a weird coincidence...) and I'll try to have something worth your while ready as soon as possible.




ps. sorry if I'm not making too much sense, didn't really sleep yesterday and feeling a bit droozy :$

[Zynic]

Hey Spats, thanks for popping by my sketchbook :)

I'm afraid that I can't give you any advices aside from PRACTISE ANATOMY! :D
Really, it's crucial if you want to become a professional artist, and there is no other term that you will here more here on ca.org than just that :P
I like the style that you have, and these (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencils.jpg) sketches looks very clean :)

Keep it up!

[Spats]

What's up Zynic!

It was my pleasure and thank you for your kind words! I know I really should get a hold of myself and start studying the foundations of anatomy, got some sweet books on it.

Been really busy lately so I have hardly any time to draw, I will try my best to keep this alive somehow though.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/carebearcopy.jpg

Here's a draft of an image I thought about finishing(which certainly isn't like me). I'm completely unfamiliar with workflows and bad at using layers, I keep forgetting to add them...
Anyway the outline of the image is that x is picking flowers and y (being the dude standing behind) surprises him. And well, bah I feel retarded explaining this, another silly warcraft joke. A mate gave a few nice crits on it: like changing the perspective to be viewed from the flowers point of view. I got a damn cool image of it in my head but seems pretty hard to make :bashful:

Any comments & especially crits are most welcome.

[aryul82]

Nice work keep it coming! I think you have a bald fetish. =P

[crazy3dman]

Hey Spats - Nice start on the sketchbook. For someone who hasn't had any training, you've obviously got talent. Keep it comin'
I'll stop back and leave some crits when I can. Must sleep right now.

[Mr-Joe]

Hey Spats, Thanks for droppin by my sketch book,

Great work here, this is funny :
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo.jpg

I like it alot.


Your brush tests are real good, the one with the palm trees looks like traditional media.

Nice concepts too.

Keep up the good work man!

Joe.

[camilografix]

i like the photoshop quick sketches but i don't know how i feel about the thick lines. it takes away from the drawing becuse of the lack of life to it try some variations.

[camilografix]

the silouettes are really cool though.

[zou]

Hello fellow drawer,

I see creative things happening, lot of cool characters.

I really enjoy your use of color in the sun scene with palms , brushstroke is like pro do.

i see you're doodling on your class notebook, this make me remember a lot of things. I just recommend you to force yourself to finish those drawing they can be the most interesting ones. And sure you're not wasting your time, even if you don't draw like they do in academy or school you're making your way to great art.

Keep going i'll be watching this thread

[Spats]

Hey folks, sorry for no updates. Been a bit hectic lately with school and all.

aryul82 - Hello and thanks for stopping by! Guess you're right about the bald thing :D

crazy3dman - Hey there, thanks for your kind words!

Mr-Joe - Hiya! It was my pleasure and thanks for taking a peek in mine!

camilografix - Hiya! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the awesome crits! I'll try to something else than linework in the future.

zou - Wow, thanks for your words!

Anyway, here's some stuff I found time for. Got pissed at my lack of knowlege for anatomy so I whipped out some 'hogarth-ish' thingies.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dooenviro.jpg
it' boring yeah :^^;: just fiddling around with some cool brushes I made.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo6.jpg
went through some books I had and this is what I ended up with o.0

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/ASVesg.jpg
sorry for posting superquick crap again. It's new though :O

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo5.jpg
was trying to figure out some compositions etc. for the flower picking piece but I think it's still way over my head so I'll give up for now :bashful:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/unatomy.jpg
some Hogarth studies. These things are pretty helpful :D (the hand isn't reffed by the way, haha)

[Banshax]

Hey spats, you seem quite able to draw on a wacom, something I havent mastered at all. Anyway, if you want to improve on the anatomy, perhaps let go of the value stuff and use the time you gaing to do more anatomy?

also, what seedling said: it pays off to stick to one thing and do it often. Heck its easy even. You dont have to invent the weel everytime over. You build your skills up with the once you acquired with the previous scetch. Works for me.

I do find you brushwork mighty fine. Keep it up but dont force it i guess. Drawing and stress dont work too welll

[Lee W]

hello
In one of your post said you want to take life drawing classes but cannot afford it. You can use photo refs to accomplish the same result, although it may not be quite the same.

Oh, I should offer some crits huh? Let see, others mentioned anatomy, ummm there's ummm .. <shrug> keep studying anatomy :)

[Spats]

Banshax - Hey there. You have very good points. I'll be sure to put them to use in the future :)

OldNoobie - Thanks for the tip. I'll keep working on the anatomy then :bashful:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/foo.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/tfdcopy.jpg
a relatively quick rough for a carebear-angel of death, might eventually become a forum header hehe

[dindon]

I like the last two things you did. The texture on the first is interesting to look at, and the second shows an improvement with the anatomy side of things.

[TheGnoll]

thanks for visiting my sketchbook.I see you are quite interested in drawing, but unfortunately, that isn't enought.If you wanna get better, you'll just have to keep drawing and drawing, and improvement will come.But one thing i can tell you, is that before going digital, you should practice alot more with trad media.Just focus on one thing at the time, practice and you'll get better.Make sure you get your hand on some Loomis books, they are THE best to start with (but don't just look at them, the only way is studying everything you see).At this point, all i can say is keep this threa updated frequently, and improvement will come...good luck ;)

ciao

[Spats]

dindon - Hey there! Thanks for dropping by and thank you for your kind words :D

TheGnoll - Yeah! Great tips there mate. My knowlege in traditional mediums is practically non-existant, so I'll be sure to pick up some cool stuff when I visit the 'big city' next time :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/tfdenkelit.jpg
here's an alternative for the angel character - lineart by a mate(upper right corner)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poo.jpg
nothing extraordinary - realized I'm working with too big brushes most of the time. Anyway, just trying to get a routine in drawing those little guys

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poo2.jpg
some small doodles

[rocko]

Hey Spats, i like how much facettes of your mind u are showing to us in this thread. But i think it could be useful to concentrate on concrete subjects like environments, human anatomy (faces for the beginning), etc...
Perhaps u do too much different things to learn efficient enough. my english sux bad but i hope u could follow me -_-

[fooxoo]

Hahah love the personalized loomises!

Keep doing studies and keep drawing!

Cheers :D

[Tigermilk]

hey man, went through your SB and I like what I see, It's good you're doing those anatomy studies, always helps!
My suggestion would prolly be you doing some ref portraits + few studies of face proportions.

Keep it up!
tiger

[jkior]

hey man thanks for stopping by. . .hmmm first of all, VERY good sb - you're studying the right stuff and the texture in your digital stuff is awesome. In fact, I might as well just ask - how do you do it? I'm trying to work more like that in my digital work and am having a lot of trouble. . .so thanks in advance if you have any advice!

if I had a suggestion it would be to throw in some studies from life along with everything else. Start out simple - white cubes and spheres if you can - and I think you'll find that it'll help you tremendously. There's just things you learn when working from life that I don't think it's possible to learn any other way.

anyway man don't slow down

[Mag-Neo]

-Thanks a million for stopping my sketchbook friend..... I like all of your sketches are too..... They're looks very very interesting & quite good imagination..... Keep posting & Good luck man..... STAY COOL.............................................. ...... :yayca:

[Spats]

rocko - Hey there mate! Nothing wrong with your english :D - I know it's not good jumping all over the place. I guess I have a very short attention span haha :D
fooxoo - Hehe thanks for the compliment. I will :confident:
Tigermilk - What's up fellow artist. I'll do my best and thanks for stopping by.
Mag-Neo - Thanks for your words mate :D
jkior - Hey there! Many thanks for your kind words. Very good advice there, I'll be sure to put it to use.

Now concerning the textures:

I presume that you're working under photoshop so you can create your own texture brushes like this: 1. Open a new medium sized canvas. 2. Start making a hellova mess with all the brushes you have, both hard- and softedged ones(best if you keep the color black though I think o.o) 3. When you're done open the edit drop down menu and choose "define brush preset". That'll save whatever you were doing as a brush which you can then fiddle around even further with the brush options.

I have a crapload of brushes I made myself but also for instance m@'s brushes which you can find from his exclusive sketchbook section, I think. Just dl'd them recently so haven't really gotten myself around them yet.

Well couldn't post without some pics so here goes...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poo3.jpg
very self-explanatory. Poo.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/blah.jpg
I tried copying the juice can I had next to my wacom - failed horribly obviously. Means I have to do more of this :D
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/face1.jpg
Here's my first ever attempt to try and copy a portrait. It's supposed to represent the dude on the cover of red alert 2.. http://www.criticalmassinteractive.com/images/Covers%20and%20Small%20Covers/Red%20Alert%202.jpg I hope the link works so you can get some sort of idea of what I was trying to do. Doesn't look anything like him but was fun :D

edit:fixed a typo

[Ive]

Your landscapes look better than your characters, you have a feeling for mood. Practice!
See ya 'round

[dave from wyoming]

I like yore mechanical knight stuff. you have some very interesting ideas. but to get those across to your viewer you have to grab them. I suggest you ask your mom for 60 bucks and order Bridgman's anatomy no other anatomy book will do. and practice life drawing like three or more hours a day. bring a small pad of paper with you every ware you go and if your not doing anything draw whatever in front of you it doesn't even have to look good as long as your drawing something this over time creates the right kind of connections in your brain so you can easily draft anything quickly. find some artists you really like and copy their work when you do this you can learn some of their tecneques. lastly believe that you can accomplish anything. never say that artist is way better than me I can never do that" you can. people who don't understand art will tell you its a magical thing called talent. its not its practice, knowledge, patience and heart and if you work at it you will be greatly rewarded. I wish someone would have told me this when I was in high school.

peace Dave

peace dave

[dave from wyoming]

ps dont read how to draw anime, pick up a copy of the comic book akira by katsuhiro otomo and copy some pages of it. you will learn better stuff

[Fishspawn]

hey, thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. Your recent stuff is showing improvement. If you can't afford a life drawing class, have your friends/familiy model, go to a zoo or a park and draw people and animals. Life drawing is THE best way to improve as an artist, i reccomend it! Keep up the good work.

[Listing]

You show some really interesting expression. Keep tightening your fundamentals. I'm looking forward to the results.

[jkior]

awesome dude yeah! Just wanted to drop by and say that juice bottle study was exactly what I was talking about. Thanks for the tip too, I'll give it a go. . .

[Spats]

Ive - Thanks mate I will.
dave from wyoming - Hey Dave! Thanks for the awesome tips! I'll try to look up the book you recommended. The idea of carrying a small sketch pad with me sounds like a cool idea. I'll be sure to get one(need some better pencils too. All I got is really crappy ones that just fall apart when they touch the paper...) ps. I love Akira :)
Fishspawn - It was my pleasure :D - yup, I'll try to get the budget-version life drawing thing going. Thanks again!
Listing - Thanks for your words! I will.
jkior - Hehe thanks for stopping by again.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/earphones.jpg
my headset. It's a bit wonky and off perspective but I can really see how doing a lot of this shit improves your ability to "see" the shapes. I dunno what I'm even talking about :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/lol.jpg
gonna start studying some William Turner paintings when I find the time. He was awesome at creating moods... my enviros are just horrible at the moment but painting them is pretty relaxing. The perspective is way off in this one btw :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/poo5.jpg
more doodling

[sith]

you got some really nice texture going on in a lot of your paintings. keep exploring that stuff. keep it up

[Spats]

sith - Thanks for your words - I will.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/turner1-2.jpg
attempt to copy a turner painting. I can imagine him turning in his grave as I'm posting this o.0

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/poo7.jpg
(the torso on the troll isn't done by me. Bloody art thieves :))
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/poo6.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/kojoottikapteenicopyeetuncollab.jpg
something my mate insisted me on posting here :) - was done when I had just acquired my wacom. I did maybe 30% of it whereas he did the rest. Crits most welcome.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldcrap.jpgold pencil
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldcrap2.jpgvery old pencil :/
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/serpenscarnivora.jpg
just a silly idea by a weird bloke.

ps. yes, the [url]'s were intentional :D - and sorry for the crappy updates lately. School and all that is taking up most of my time. Once I'm done with all that I can devote myself to my 2 fav. things: drawing and world of warcraft, lol. I'll have a short breather in a couple of weeks so you can expect ENDLESS PAGES of studies then. Gonna damn well make sure I'll make noticeable improvement.:D

thanks again for you all kind viewers.

[Lee W]

nice sketches (didn't click on the links tho) but I want to see anatomy studies :shrug:

[mechp]

Spats, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook! I appreciate it.

Let me start by saying that you have a solid start and it's good to see that you are doing a lot of greyscale stuff, it will certainly help your ability to convey volume. If I may offer some advice: It seems you have a tendency to let your work get a little muddy with too many dark greys...don't be afraid of highlights! You've gotten some nice highlights on a couple of these, but most are pretty muddy. It also seems that most of you color work is moncromatic, meaning shades of the same color...changing the heat of your color will really help you to develop volume. It looks like you are starting to grasp that concept in the greens of the last landscape's trees.

Keep up the good work!

[mechp]

ok...well i guess muddy is not exactly specific...i meant to say they get caught in the middle of the value range...push the lights and darks!

I have the same problem! :P

[surfacemonkey]

Thanks for posting in my SB!

One idea i would consider for your training, is to get some really cheap, larger paper (A roll of painters paper from Home Depot costs only $2.) and draw bigger pictures for a bit. try to practice ellipses and lines, and draw as large as you can with a ball-point pen.
Any sketches that you like on the painters paper, hit them with white and black prismacolor pencils, and possibly a sharpie marker. It's really really relaxing for your hand and elbow, and i try to do that before using the wacom.

I know that if i just draw on the wacom, it's sorta constricting in a way. Forcing myself to go both large and small was good advice for me, and it really helped me with my lines.

Hope that helps you. keep at it!

[Banshax]

V. nice landscape, cool warrior and seriously, finish the fatdude with some proper ink pls. he looks quite cool. Looking good Spats, keep it up. Btw if you cant afford lifedrawing, just go draw people outside. quick loose scetches. At first you`ll see you dont understand much. practice those side by side with anatomy and you`ll make up a lot for not studying nudes

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Thanks for stopping by again mate. As I mentioned earlier, I've simply had too much on my mind to put all my effort into drawing. I'm actually really looking forward to getting some time for drawing ^^.

mechp - It was my pleasure and thanks for taking a peek in mine! :D Thanks for the great advice. I'll be sure to write it down and think about it the next time I'm messing with colour.

surfacemonkey - Thanks for stopping by! Good advice. Not sure about the prismacolors, can't really find them around here :[ - thanks for the tip though, I'll be sure to try it out!

Banshax - I really appreciate your kind words mate. Sounds like a sweet idea, actually it's perfect for an impatient person like me haha.

I don't even know how to thank all of you for this great help you've offered me. I hope I can repay you some day :D


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poo8.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/chuckpoo.jpg
tried following chuck.mate's awesome colouring tutorial. I stress the word 'tried' :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/excersize.jpg
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crappy freehand excersises
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http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/yarr.jpg

ps. I can defend myself with the fact that I had a high temperature and a nasty flu over the past few days. Well I'm still sneezing as I'm writing this o.0

[walnut]

Okay stuff in here, but i suggest you lay off the wacom and stick to traditional sketching methods for a while. And, like the other guys said, get the basics down first. It's boring grunt a lot of the time, but you'll see it pays off tremendously. So now i wanna see lots of pencils okay? Maybe it's also a good idea to try some other media like ink and charcoal too.

[Jho]

Some good stuff here. I like your digi paintings, nice use of grayscale and colors too.

[Spats]

walnut - Hey there and thanks for taking a peek! Also thanks for the great tips. I don't have many analog drawing tools except cheap crappy pencils that fall apart. Inking always sounded like so much fun. I'll try to get hold of some brushes and ink, not many shops around here that specialize in art thingies :D
Jho - Thanks for your kind words mate.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/lawl.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencilpoo.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencilpoo2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencilpoo3.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pencilpoo4.jpg

most of this stuff is scanned from my notebooks 'cept the robo and the last "studies". Had to throw in some weeks old stuff in there just to fill up the pages, sorry :]

[Zynic]

Those are some niiiice pencil-studies Spats :D
Keep that up, and you'll soar all the way up to artist-heaven, where the pros reside :D

[Lee W]

doing traditional sketching doesn't require special drawing tools though they do come out nicer, but a crappy #2 pencil can create a vast range of values or even using an ordinary cheap papermate pen for quick pen doodles that probably won't be saved. (hence you can tell, I am financially challenged)

anyhow, those facial studies are going good .. keep it up :)

[Spats]

Zynic - Haha thanks for your kind words mate! Gave me a good laugh, I needed that :]

OldNoobie - Yep I suppose you're right about that. I'm horribly cheap myself >.> - thanks for your words mate, always appreciated.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/shit2.jpg
forgot to add this to my previous post. Some lame doodlings I made when I had a relatively high fever - dunno why I even was sitting next to the computer o.0

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/meow2.jpg
MEOW!*scratch*

[Rookie80]

Thanks for posting in my Sketchbook.
Your Pics lookin good, but i think your Pictures lookin to strange for me. drawin more with your pencile, everytime, everywhere your are.

[Meatsworthy]

Good pencil work. Looks like you also have a good idea on lighting, to really get it solid will take a lot of studies. Some general things I find useful:

- Decompose everything to basic shapes (boxes, sheres & cones)
- Use a big brush for blocking color. By big I mean if you want to paint a head, the first stroke should be the size of the head.
- For a full value range highlights and accents are also required, but they actually occupy only a very small portion of the canvas. Midtones are where a lot of paintings come alive.
- Keep zooming out/looking at thumbnails. If it reads as a thumb, it'll read at full rez. To begin, I usually paint at 2% zoom.

[weggebrecht]

Nice stuff!!! Loving it. I am trying to go digital so I love seeing the different ways everyone approaches it. Keep it up.

[anymale]

hi,

u have a good sense of light and the enviroment thumbnails looking nice.
so cu

[Spats]

Rookie80 - It was my pleasure :> Yep, I guess most of em are still a bit 'wonky' so I'll just have to keep drawing to get rid of it. Thanks for stopping by!

Meatsworthy - Wow, I'm honored by you taking a peek in here :D - thanks for the fantastic advice, I'll be sure to put it to use.

weggebrecht - Thanks for your words mate, I love your work aswell :)

anymale - Hey there and thanks for stopping by!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo7.jpg
I saw 'Silent Hill' yesterday and got inspired by the insane monster designs in it. This one doesn't vomit acid though, it just nibs at your feet :[

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doo8.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/icebergdevourer2.jpg
just playing around with one of the cow topics

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0202.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0203.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0204.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poo9.jpg
just messing around

Thanks for looking!

[Lee W]

nice work on the arm studies ...

[Spats]

Quick 'un before I go to bed:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglybirdman3.jpg
the idea is based on a dsg topic. I forgot the figure had to be dynamic so screw that :D

OldNoobie - Thanks mate... sorry for posting everything but proper studies lately :D I'm in this situation where I have to put 99% of my effort to reading cause I'm in the middle of my 'final exams' or 'majors' or what the hell ever you call em, just for a short period of time though. Sorry for my clumsy english too :bashful:

[tekdj]

Spats really like your style, keep the work coming. Image two in your first post is lovely :)


tekdj (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77139)

[anymale]

spats do me a favor and combine ur enviros - characters - light !
ill come back to watch the result ;-)

cu
lg

[rblitz7]

Hey man, that last one is real nice! def a lot of potential here, keep it up!

[ruuhkis]

Goodio work you got here man, although I'd suggest to really study other artists' work (if you read my posts you can see I stress that quite often :P) Traditional media also suits you much better than digital. Jatka samaan malliin :)

[Banshax]

I agree with doyle, keep it traditional spatsissimo! (try sayin that 10x fast) Paper n pen, draw big n loose. This is a VERY subjective post since i strongly dislike drawing with an intuos because of its quite dull line. anyhow, keep em coming dude, the arm studies got potential as well.

[Fishspawn]

Looking good! Much improvement since my last visit. I especially love the dark piratey painting in post #43. I don't see many non-distorted people in here, except a couple of arm studies/etc, so if you can whip out some of those i'd love it! Great imagination, and i dig your painting style. Keep it up.

[max xiantu]

thanks for stopping by my book brother.
You clearly have a great imagination and I really dig your cartoon style. Got some emotive faces going on there, for sure.
and yes. the textures. lovely.

i'll check back soon.

[frostsnake]

hei mate!
cool stuff, for the last on I think the first(noocolor) is better, since some of the details get lost in the coloring process. try using only grey values to get the tones right first, then use a overlay(your choice) layer to add colors.
then mergge it down and start refining and adding.
hope it helps!:)

[zou]

hello spats

i just like your messing around it makes me feel rushing into digital ( arf arf calm down )

Turner is definitely the master of mood : i was amazed when i first saw his works. I thought "shit i was missing this !! all that time"
People who do not taste these painting are missing something divine, but coping it, it's always a wonderfull experience.

[ramonsk8]

hey Spats, thanks for signing my sketchbook. there sure is some good stuff in here, I really liek the pages with all the different faces and stuff... thanks...

[Spats]

tekdj - Thanks for stopping by sir. Very much appreciated.

anymale - Cheers for taking a peek. I'll try that :D

rblitz7 - Thanks for your kind words mate.

Doyle' - Haha kiitos :) - yup, good call on studying other artists. I'll be sure to look into it in the future.

Banshax - Yup, thanks for taking a peek mate. Good advice there.

Fishspawn - Thanks for leaving a comment mate. Still trying to work out that wonkyness :]

max xiantu - Thanks for your words, means a lot to me :)

frostsnake - Hey there! Thanks for the awesome advice. Still experimenting with how I lay down the colours, that seems like a very good idea.

zou - Yeah resist the wacom! They're evil, EVIL I tell ya! Thanks for taking a peek mate.

ramonsk8 - It was my pleasure - thanks for the comment.


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crabrevisited.jpg
quick workout of my old crab thing - didn't ref -_-

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crashpoo.jpg
don't you hate it when programs crash?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doodie.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/shite2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglycrabman.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doodie2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglyarmorfellow.jpg

[Dile_]

Thanks for posting!


Impressive sketchbook, i love how your playing with shapes , its really looking cool!
Keep it up and I be watching, I be back later with a crit list ;) Keep drawing!

[nineself]

Hey man, thanks for dropping by my sb.
You got a nice book here and you're faces have some really good expression. Keep up the studying and keep having fun!

[Keenox]

Thanks for replying to my sketch book. I really like your style. Nice imagination. I just have one crit...I don't like that pink on monsters' costumes. It just rouins that 'dark' atmosphere. Keep it up!:yayca:

[Beonarri]

Hey Spats!

There's a really nice progression through this thread. The life drawings, of the arm were really nice. I would do a lot more life drawing. It will help make your figures more believable and real. I'm definitely liking your style and I think you should run with it. I like the looseness and gestural feel from it.

Good work, keep it up!

[Sodbrenner]

cool stuff, man, like the loose style, but think about thinner lines ~ the arm studies are good; screams for more, so keep it ;)

[anymale]

black and white guy with the cap is very nice.
cu
lg

[Orifice]

hey there! thanks heaps for commenting! You got some good stuff here, indeed. I truly like the next first one, n that spider-robot with them funnels. It seems like you have the ideas, I really like the concepts/ideas. N thats the most important thing, if you dont have the ideas, you can be however skilled tecnicaly and still have nothin. So thats good. So its nice to se how you practise the tecnical stuff, anatomy and faces and so on, so that you get the whole paccage. So well... keep the good work up!:D

[Jason Borne]

Hey Spat! Good work. Your stuff reminds me so much of my own at 17 but better. You show much more innovation and experimentation. I think you have the potential to be very successful with this stuff (like I know what it takes to be successful). Keep exploring and studying structures and perspective and really all the more technical elements of drawing as well. It's already pretty obvious that you're on the right track from a creative standpoint.

And thanks for commenting in my sketchbook. I figured I'd return the favor.

[Spats]

Dile - What's up Dile. Thanks for your words - good luck with the new SB!

nineself - It was my pleasure, I sure will :D

Keenox - No problem mate. Sorry to hear you don't like the pink, lol. I'll try to go with something else in the future.

Beonarri - Hey mate, thanks for the compliments and advice - always appreciated.

Sodbrenner - Thanks. Yup, you're right about switching to thinner lines. I'm so used to how I work with my fatty brushes so old habits die hard I guess :D

anymale - Cheers mate!

Orifice - Hey there mate - wasn't much. Keep your sb updated and I'll come by shortly and leave a rant worth remembering ;) Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your words!

Jason Borne - Wow thanks for your words. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :D - leaving some comments was the least I could do mate, your sb rocks.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/wnbspacemarine.jpg
even up to this day his mother isn't sure whether he was born head or bottom first.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/demondoodles.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/demondoodle1.jpg
attempted to go for something a bit 'tighter' - just ended up all wonky :[

ps. sorry for cheap update - been a bit stressed out by school lately. I know drawing and stress don't mix well but I've promised myself to draw atleast something every day :]

Thanks for the continuing support people, loves you all!

[Olle Werme]

lol, the face of the first on is great, good laugh. ;)

Good SB Spats, you're digital is staring to look really good.

Keep it up.

[isair]

awesome man. many great ideas going on here. keep posting.

[Spats]

Olle Werme - Haha I'm glad you like it. Thanks for stopping by!

isair - Thanks for your words mate - I will :D

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pooforest.jpg
morning doo

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dwarf.jpg
more morning doo - he had a torso aswell but it turned out even crappier than his nose so your eyes would've propably started bleeding if I would've gone ahead and posted it.

[Lee W]

that is a nice scene ... very calming :)

[Delight]

these are adorable, i love it!

[Ubar_303]

You've got some great character sketches in here, nice work mate :^^:

[crazy3dman]

Hey, some nice things happening here. Love that guy looking at the little bird. keep it up.

[Subsonicgerbil]

Hey, Thanks for droppin by my sketchbook.
Great stuff in here. You seem much more comfortable with a tablet then I am. I guess im just old fashioned and am used to my paper haveing texture I can feel. You show a nice range too. excellent with digital and real paper.
Nice:D

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Always nice of you to take a peek!

Delight - Hehe I'm glad you like them :)

Ubar_303 - Thanks for your words!

crazy3dman - Appreciate you dropping by. Thanks, I will.

Subsonicgerbil - It was my pleasure! Many thanks for your kind words, means a lot to me.


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crapforestcopy.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pooenvirocopy.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/shite3.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/birdie.jpg
Weird bird from imagination. I had a blast doing this... downloaded artrage2 this morning and saw a bird painting tutorial on the site. I pretty much ignored it and thought "wouldn't it be fun to paint a bird!" - I think I learned a lot doing this cause I'm not at all familiar with painting (I think this is as close to traditional as you can get...)

Thanks for viewing

[max xiantu]

It's looking good Spat.
The digital painting is really coming together. Especially with those last environments.
good stuff :.

[Beonarri]

That's a great little bird! You should hire a genetic engineer, get a ready supply of various tropical birds, and start crankin' those out as pets. :D

Nice (crazy) enviroments. You're definitely getting good with those custom brush combo moves!

Keep it up!

[libor]

you are doing well,

those last paintings are nice (i like the yellow/green alley).

if i can give some advice - practice drawing/painting basic geometric forms (cube, ball, cylinder, cone) in any possible view (difrent perpspective) - use pencil and paper for making them quickly - count does matter (make a zillion of them!)

you will see difference soon...

Cheers and thx for your visit in my SB!

Libor:)

[Darktwin]

keep it up man, love your hunger to learn and grow, keep it up man, great progress in the from the beginning to now. Don't stop, when you can't think of anything to draw, draw from life, people, draw from anatomy books, then back to drawing from your imagination. Keep at it. thanks for stopping in my sb. Can't wait to see more.

[Kvick]

I spent like 40 seconds staring at the blue piece, really trippy and really cool :P I like the bird aswell but the legs could use a little work, all they really need is to be a bit more vertical though. Also I don't know what it is about your avatar but I really like it.

Cool stuff I can tell you're making improvements.

[Spats]

Hey people, sorry for dying on you. Only one exam to go haha :D

Even though I've been slacking with the updates doesn't mean I haven't drawn daily - here's some of that.

I actually hate my last update, all the enviros look like cheap frikkin' toy commercials. I think I'll put my emphasis on charas/studies/pencil enviros til I can actually draw something >:{

max xiantu - Thanks for your words mate :D I always appreciate you taking a peek!

Beonarri - Haha that sounds like a good idea :] - thanks for the encouragement.

libor - Hey there libor! Thanks for the great advice. I'll start crankin those soon, trust me. My pleasure visiting your sb :)

Darktwin - I appreciate your words of encouragement mate, means a lot to me. I'm always afraid I'm not making any progress, instead I think this sb is just like one huge rollercoaster. "I discover something new -> forget it... rinse and repeat"

Kvick - Thanks for taking a peek mate! Yep, glad you like the birdie. I guess the legs are a bit wonky and the poor thing's outta balance :D it was a nice learning experience nonetheless and makes me think that I should study some bird feet. I have no idea what they look like o.0

Thanks for the comments, I don't know where I'd be without you ;)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0208.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/heads.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/mouthfaceman.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0210.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/santa.jpg

[Spats]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/DOOMlargewip.jpg
some silly excuse for not going to sleep - I might bring myself to finish this thing. Any thoughts? (it's based on the original cover art of doom in case you're wondering: http://www.at-mix.de/images/glossar/doom-cover.jpg)

ps. yeah gonna fix his left arm and that cheesy "foreshortening" if you will when I get some sleep >:{

[Beonarri]

That's cool.
The eyeball monster looks like one I would draw.

Very cool drawings. I like the purple oozing thing. Reminds me of the Alienist from D&D.

[Banshax]

Hey those colors are becoming something new, theyre fun to stare at. what happened to those typical spatsstyle silhouettes from page1 btw. I can see you combine em or something. whatever you`re gonna do next, dont stop.

[Spats]

Beonarri - Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you like him :D

Banshax - What's up Banshax! I appreciate you leaving a comment. I'll be sure to cook up something using silhouettes. Thanks for the words of encouragement :bashful:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dragoon.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doomlarge2.jpg
not a real update... just trying to figure out what kind of colour scheme I want+some dodge+burn and all that crap o.0

Thanks for viewing lads.

[Bartovan]

Hi Spats, thanks for stopping by at my SB. I like your paintings: color light and sence of depth. Your linework needs refinement though.
Keep on going!

[Lee W]

hey spats :) nice layout for the painting, can't wait to see the finished product..

[max xiantu]

I'm liking how you painted in the background battle figures on the new composition. I'm looking forward to see how it develops :.

[taves]

aye. loving those digital environments. Lots of potential bursting in each one. I can tell you don't have any problems with those. :teeth:

Keep it up! I want to see more.

[Bonfire]

HI!
really nice things going on in ur sketchbook.
especially like the ones made with pen, and the digitally made canyon is awesome!
UP THE FINNS!

[2b BOY]

Great studies. Try not to pet your lines to much though, it seems like you rush through a drawing. Try economizing a bit, take your time, and work on those poses. Your painting, and faces are coming along very nicely can't give my oppinion on that because, well, havent concentrated on painting to much yet.

With the poses I suggest drawing people from life when you can. And, if that's not possible, freeze frame a dvd and time yourself. One of the best way to work on poses is gesture drawing, it forces you to think about the lines your putting down, so do a pose for at the most a minute then move on. Keep it up man.

-Twobit

[Tec]

i really like your newest environment sketches...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crapforestcopy.jpg (especially this and the 2 afterwards)

they have an enjoyable and comfortable atmosphere...and also a lot of potential....i hope to see some more of these soon ;)

[Beonarri]

The "Lancer" looks a bit too much like the one from Final Fantasy 9.

Good drawing, just resembles him...or her, whatever, I didn't like FF9.

And, I'm pointing at you in my sig (in case you hadn't noticed).

[Lee W]

hmmm ... where's the updates?

[Spats]

--== cheap update alert ==--

The reason I haven't had time to update is that I've pretty much had my hands full. I was asked to do some headers for a website and some cover art for a friend's band bah. That, and I'm incredibly lazy. Bear with me!


Bartovan - My pleasure visiting your sb - thanks for the advice, I'll work more on my lines when I find some time.

OldNoobie - Thanks for the support mate. I'll get there sooner or later!

max xiantu - I'm glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by! :D

taves - Wow thanks for your words! :bashful: 70% of the time I'm doing enviros I'm not quite sure what I'm doing :D I mean - I have a grand, colour-rich picture in my head it ends up boring value- and shapewise. I should get out there in the woods with a small sketchpad and a pen so I could study some shapes and perspectives.

Bonfire - Thanks for the encouragement, glad you like em!

2b BOY - Fantastic advice there, thanks for taking the time and offering me that! Yep, I am a bit impatient usually - I want to get the point across quickly but to make it look believable I suppose I'd have to draw really big and loose for a while. Also good call on the figure drawing thing. Thanks for stopping by!

Tec Thanks for taking a peek mate!

Beonarri - Been ages since I played ff9 - I looked up Freya and saw that you're right o.0 (ff7 > ff9 anytime of the day) Oh and thanks for the plug ;D




http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/valuelol.jpg
I got the feeling that I understood something new when I was doodling this - maybe I'm just imagining things, as usual.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/boringcyberchap.jpg
he just may have something to do with the doom-thing I've been working on, dunno o.0

[Bald Muffin]

Thanks for looking at my sketchbook. Hey! We're the same age! :D
Really love your stuff. Very creative and experienmental. I REALLY hope you finish this one: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/wnbspacemarine.jpg

[Lee W]

ummm ... that first one is faceless :shrug: though I do see a hint of a nose and brow. That second one, I'm taking that you were having trouble with the feet?

[Beonarri]

No problem! FF9 is probably the worst Final Fantasy. My personel fav is the original FFT.
Kinda scary how we remember shapes all the time, and re-use them. It happens from time to time with different artists. I end up with a character I always draw looking strangely like Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear, but without the gear head thingy...or Terry Bogard without the cap.

Love the shoulders on the grey silhouette, but I like shoulder shapes like that.

The robot with the black thingy absorbing it is cool too.

[max xiantu]

That grayscale photoshop render on the last post is dynamite.
Now you have to go back to all the old stuff and give it the new treatment ;)

[neonnik]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hiiri.jpg

MX1000 i have that mouse,

Great work!

[Spats]

Bald Muffin - My pleasure visiting your sketchbook! Very impressive stuff there.

OldNoobie - Yeah that's just my crappy brushwork playing tricks on you mate :bashful: and yeah, I redid the lower guy's feet maybe 7 times and got pissed at em so I replaced them with that black blob <- anatomy studies inbound.

Beonarri - Yup true dat mate. Thanks for the comments!

max xiantu - Hehe cheers mate :D

neonnik - Yeah! MX1000 rocks! And thanks for taking a peek!


-=Old rubbish alert=-

Anyway, I was rummaging through a huge pile of old drawings and found some things I don't even remember doing! Figured I'd share them with you just for fun(sorry for huuuge dl lads)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0230.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0229.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0228.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0227.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0226.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0225.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0224.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0223.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0222.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0221.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0220.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0219.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0218.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0217.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0216.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0215.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0214.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0213.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/oldrubbish/File0212.jpg


Some newer sketches; again, sorry for the lack of quality stuff.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/valuepoop.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglydice.jpg
Those shoulders are supposed to represent molten rock haha.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglyman.jpg

I don't feel like sitting next to the computer with a stupid fever so I'll try to take a little sketchpad with me to bed... we'll see if I manage to do that o.0

Thanks for viewing lads and ladesses. I promise to myself I'll get PROPER stuff up and running within the week :D

[Beonarri]

I can't even remember how many drawings I did on graph paper in my Math class. I do remember that the teacher commented one time, when she was handing back our binders, that there was a lack of little drawings all over the place, like on all my other notes.

But, I think this was the same teacher who told me to stop drawing and pay attention on a regular basis.

I'll make constructive comments later, for I am sick as well, and can't think straight.

[Lee W]

whoa .. big update ... yah, graph paper, that brings back memories ...

sorry to hear you're not feeling well, hope you get better really soon :)

[Banshax]

That smiling dude, last image, looks slightly on the insane side of life, any relation to how your feel? Graph paper, damnit all i did was use em for math, darn it! hehe. anyway, take care and get better., any chance of feverish madman drawings? :)

[Spats]

Beonarri - Thanks for stopping by mate. I hope you get well soon!

OldNoobie - Hey there! Thanks for your words!

Banshax - Cheers mate. Nice pointers. Not necessarily things I think about. Feverish madman drawings ey? Sorry, I ate them already :(

Hehe looks like the graph paper got lots of feedback... better lay off it then :bashful:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/rubbish.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/fognot.jpg
poo
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/head-1.jpg
my scanner likes to mess up pencils o.0
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/artsyrubbish2.jpg
heh weird artsy crap. I recorded this so PS was working 'fairly sluggishly', hence the awkward brushstrokes and skewyness, not to mention the proportions which I also managed to screw up because of my occasionally short temper!(messed up some things when I was compressing it so I guess I'll post a link to it later. If anybody is interested that is :D)

Thanks for viewing!

[SantaClaus]

Hi spats. good updates. its good to see when you start simplifying the body into structured forms like the mans face. Keep posting.

[max xiantu]

Page 3!!!
I like how you worked in the new PS knowledge into that last figure.
and the environment sketch is really sweet.
The chacter head is interesting. You're playing with geometry. Keep working on that :.

[silvestri99]

Nice improvemnets and work in here! Keep working on theat anatomy and figure construction! Nice Job!!

[Banshax]

Hey spats, tnx for your contribution to my sb, let me return the favor
The last three are fun. Took a while to figure the misty landscape out, mixing it with some color and keeping those receding values could result in yet another typical spatsistic landscape imo.
The huge eared guy shows some skinlike texture, like its wrapped around his skull to tight. The last one has a bit of "misty landscape" as a shadow setup, nice idea. The figure is static, something I cant stand very well, however silhouettes are cool. Here are some random dynamic poses to free your static pose a bit, enjoy :)

Mr weird line of action (http://www.megamuscle.co.il/images/High_Kick.JPG)
Mr balet jumper (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/dance/faculty/anthony/media/graphics/SAC-jump-300.jpg)
Mr Failed backflip (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/dance/faculty/anthony/media/graphics/SAC-arch1-300.jpg)

[Beonarri]

Thanks Spat. I'm getting better now.

Rolling up the cold hill.

I like the new enviroment. Very moody and looks very cool with its subtlety.
The silhouette guy is nice, but it looks very Metroid Prime 2 artwork...the only reason I notice this is because on these sick days, its all I've been playing.

Keep drawing. Surfing safety.

[codenothing]

hey realy nice brushwork and experaments! i like the layers of texture you get. I second the need for anatomy class/workshop. we all gotta get humble and take orders some time! :teeth: You have a realy good imagination, and great tecniques developing already. Go steal some knowlage from a few teachers and youll be great! :yayca:

[Spats]

SantaClaus - Thanks for the feedback! I will :D

max xiantu - Nice of you to take a peek mate. Values are fun to play with even though I know nothing about them o.0 - Thanks for the comments!

silvestri99 - Thanks for stopping by! I'll do my best!

Banshax - Thanks for the awesome feedback as usual. Haha, those pictures you provided are awesome, cheers! Yup, I guess most of my figures are too static so I tried loosening them up a bit for fun using your pictures (was a tremendous failiure though :O)

Beonarri - Glad to hear that(a bit late sorry :D). Never played metroid but it sounds pretty cool! Thanks for looking.

codenothing - Hey there! I'm honored by you taking a peek. Thanks for the compliments and good feedback. Been trying to look for classes but I'm having a hard time finding any in this petty excuse for a town :D

Thanks for viewing!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglyninja.jpg
Tentacles for a hand... what was I thinking
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poopie.jpg
bah his head is enormous(reffed from the pictures Banshax kindly provided)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poopie2.jpg
same
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/balanceman.jpg
same... he's about to fall over but I like him nonetheless ^^
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crapscan.jpg
late night doodles. Dunno what I was thinking

[Lee W]

Are late night doodles great? Especially when looking at them the next day and say "WTF?? didn't look like that last night :shrug:"

[Banshax]

Hell yes! SHow them ultra funky poses spatsmeistro. I totally forgot I pasted those refs. I can see some struggle, heahtly struggle. Jup Glad you drew em, theyre cool.
Im not done yet with the wows and amazement. The doodles are cool, esp the lowest ones.

[Spats]

Oh good grief I wrote the lengthiest post I've ever made and then I manage to erase it... let's try again then :D

Been a while since I updated. Lazyness & all that rubbish. A little contest in a finnish gaming magazine caught my eye so I thought I'd give em a run for their money :D

OldNoobie - I love that feeling :bashful: And thanks for taking a peek!

Banshax - Thanks for the feedback mate. Means a lot to me.

Anyway, about the contest... the idea is to draw a new character for the crazy fighting game called Tekken. When I hacked through Tekken3 on psx I grew quite fond of a character called Yoshimitsu (http://www.poprocksandcoke.com/img/articles/worst5yoshi.jpg) so I thought I'd build on that somehow. I wanted a bigger, more menacing version of him. A huge sword instead of a thin elegant blade and possibly some chainmails or other armor pieces... dunno. I just want him to be an evil-er version and feel a lot more heavy. Whether that makes sense.(Talking too much trash again!)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hedu1.jpg
a possible helmet for him? Hell no.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/tekkenpoo3.jpg
early doodlings
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/tekkenpoo2.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/tekkenpoo1.jpg
getting there... maybe :D

[Antti]

Hei Spats

I like the upper body in http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/poopie2.jpg
I can feel the twist in it.

I really like the graphic style you got going in the piece with trees. Good job on that and the bird too.

[Lee W]

that digital is looking good, you gonna finish it?

nice to see doodles done with pen/pencil from you :)

[max xiantu]

Great thumbnail action!
I think that's the key to coming up with a good design; been doing quite a bit of it myself. I'm looking forward to see how the character develops :.

[Spats]

Antti - Thanks for stopping by - nice sketchbook you have going, you should update it more often! :) And thanks for the feedback.

OldNoobie - Cheers mate. I'm really bad at finishing anything... I gotta try and force myself to develop forward the character I'm working on. Not quite where I want it yet.

max xiantu - Yep you're right - I'm glad you could take a look!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/boringtentacleman.jpg
ugly disproportioned stuff I forgot to post last time :bashful:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0246.jpg
disproportioned quick thumbelina
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0247.jpg
yeehaw, you might remember the face... kinda ran outta paper ;] (he has mega kewl updates though!)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0249.jpg
the face in the lower right corner isn't done by me :o
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0248.jpg


sorry for the monotonous(spelling? Well nevermind) update... Just wanna try and polish the character as much as I can... the deadline's about a week away so I was hoping to get the digi version started soon. If I even wanna do it digitally, dunno.

Thanks for watching folks!

[Beonarri]

I have a comment on the weapons.

The blades look way to large for the hilts. For weapons like that, usually there is a longer and slightly fatter hilt, mainly in the grip. They are also straighter, because the tang of the blade would need to be a solid piece of metal to support the weight of the blade. The curves you have of those weapon grips would be more suited for a light weapon, like a rapier.

That's all, I don't have a major crit on your characters. They're fine.

Keep drawin'!

[Spats]

Beonarri - Thanks for the in-depth feedback mate! I'll be sure to put some thought to the blades the next time I'm drawing :]



http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/nojaa.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/rumapaska.jpg
eww
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-1-1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0250.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0251.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0252.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0253.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0254.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/liseecopy.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/bee.jpg

just a bucketful of brainpuke. sorry if they're a bit boring - I think that with the last one I'm kinda getting where I want it(not quite yet though!) have a few days left.

Thanks for viewing! :]

[Lee W]

a hugh update :) ... that concept you working on is coming along nicely ... but that is one BIG sword :)

[Banshax]

Youre construction skills are goin well. Meaning sense of form and perspective. I think when you finalize your design, it would be a possibility to block it in slowly. big shapes, light lines, and get the form pose right, then slowly work your way to shading. Once you get the form right completely, the shading basicly tells you how it likes to be shaded. Heck, by the time im done with the form, i usually have shaded it as well. just a thought. anyway, keep it up.

I like your understanding of form in these quite well. going down the road a bit more with blocking in, perhaps work on paper with pencil instead of thick constant lines, might help a lot.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0251.jpg

[Beonarri]

Haha, I almost repeated what I said until I saw the two sketches at the bottom. He's lookin' pretty cool! Now, how is the blade being held on his back. Actually, a back view would be helpful.

What's that blue paper?

Good update!

[max xiantu]

That's one big update f'sho.
I like the techno blob on the blue. And the character design is progressing quite nicely.
What's the deal with the solid black leg?

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Yeah I suppose it's a bit big :bashful: but you know what Freud said about men with big weapons... cheers!

Banshax - Thanks for the great tips - I'll be sure to think about it.

Beonarri - The back cover of my notebook -_- rather than my desk :D Thanks for the support!

max xiantu - Thanks for taking a look mate, appreciate the feedback. The solid black leg huh? I had a hard time defining the side view of the leg properly on more than several occasions so I just kinda put some shape there that resembled a leg. Arr, studies incoming(maybe) :]

One more demonic alien samurai and I'll throw up :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0255.jpg
mmm graph goodness...
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sdffcopy.jpg
a back view! :bounce:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/TekkenDR_Pelit.jpg
oh and here's the final image I submitted in case you're interested. Stupid sword's out of perspective but it was very late so it'll just have to do.

edit: informal apology to m@ for raping his beautiful pattern brush in the sword part :bashful:

[Beonarri]

You caught exactly what I was gonna point out.

Thanks for the back view, but that's a tiny little strap. I was thinkin' of something a little more robust.

Good work all around! I like the demon, alien, samurai, dude.

[Fishspawn]

Yo Spats. Figures are showing improvement. I really like the atmosphere in your digipaints, and i see you're enjoying textured brushes. Everything in here looks really rushed, try slowing down and taking your time on something. And don't forget my vote goes for life drawing :) keep up the hard work.

[Kaoki]

hey man, lookin good so far, keep pushin yourself.
maybe practice constructing some basic bodies? the knowlege will show through in your more complicated designs (should take my own advice)

[Dile_]

Damn, nice to see you this creative! cool!
my only tip right now is to study alot of anatomy, thats what bring your last pieces down !

keep at it!

[Banshax]

^ im with Dile on this one. However keep creating your own stuff as well.
also i greatly dislike the impersonal line of your digital work. Its a personal thing so I hope im not offending. Keep at it sir!

[Listing]

Nice work. Keep applying anatomy. You seem to hide your figures in armor. Also, focus on clarity.

[Spats]

Beonarri - Yeah I suppose I didn't exactly think it through. I'm glad you like it though :D

Fishspawn - Hey there and thanks for your words. I'll try to work out the sloppyness in the future, cheers!

Kaoki - Wow I appreciate you taking a peek - I'll be sure to get some studies up and running soon. :bounce:

Dile.exe - Thanks for the feedback mate! I'll be sure to work on my anatomy. It's just that there's so much to learn and I don't know where to start >.> Cheers!

Banshax - Offending? How could I be offended? Your feedback is always most welcome! It must be because when I get the basic lines down I start refining with the eraser tool so they end up looking a bit dull. Dunno. Thanks for looking! :D

Listing - Yup I guess that's true. Thanks for the feedback, I'll work on it.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0256.jpg
Tried something 'new'. I've been watching too many batman cartoons meh.

Anyway, thanks for watching!

[Lee W]

lol that looks like batman is wearing a night gown and he is pissed cuz someone at the door woke him up :D

[max xiantu]

Maybe mess with that direction a bit. You could probably develop the batman piece into something dark and moody. Watch that your left side proportions match your right side proportions.

Nice rendering on the mask :.

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Haha yeah you're right :D It' just gets worse though, you just wait! :bounce:

max xiantu - Cheers mate, good critique - thanks for taking a peek :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/uglybatman.jpg
yeah well uhm... his head is way too large and his eyes make him look like a transvestite but that's just how I imagined batman!(not)

Sorry for slacking with the updates, don't have much time on my hands because I'm forced to study most of the time again.

Thanks for watching!

[Kicek]

hey spats, nice batman, his left ear seems to be too big, but a funny charicature anway. keep working, its paying off allready! its all about mileage!

[Banshax]

hah the nightgown batman is totally my cup of tea. Sure left and right side proportions might be off, what counts extremely heavy is assymetry which totally makes the piece work like a charm. Breaks the flatness and suggest quite a bit. The rendering on the mask is most pleasing indeed. and what the hell, you`re making it with graphite, yup, cool stuff indead. keep doing your thing.

[Lee W]

I kinda like this one ...

[Beonarri]

Hehehe, goofy Batman is cool. Draw him again, only make him look goofier.

[Spats]

Kicek - Thanks for the encouragement!

Banshax - Haha wow, thanks for the awesome feedback as usual! I'm glad you like it!

OldNoobie - Cheers mate! :bounce:

Beonarri - Thanks! That shouldn't pose a problem! Mwhah.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0261.jpg

No more batmans after this one! I swear!

Bigger updates coming soon I hope :o - Thanks for taking a peek though!

[Lee W]

that last sketch reminds me of the marvel comic series "What If"

What if Batman was anorexic? yah I know Batman is a DC character.

these type of sketches are more fun then doing serious studies.

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Hehe I didn't know of 'What If' until I looked it up. It seems pretty cool!

Some Loomis things with a twist.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pileofpoop.jpg

[Kan Muftić]

You're getting better and better.

Cheers,

[max xiantu]

The last 'twisted loomis' is your best anatomy yet.
Now gimme a full body! ;)

[Spats]

Chupacabra - Hehe I'm glad to hear that! Thanks!

max xiantu - Cheers! I'll be sure to get some full figures done soon.

Just a random dump.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/cloud_fa.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-1-2.jpg
the lineart is done by a mate(the one on the right)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/craptest-1.jpg
tried out some shading gimmicks :bounce:

[Beonarri]

Pretty good shading, I like the Custom Brush you're using there. Well, if it's Photoshop I like the brush....if it's Painter...nvm...

Good job, keep it up.

[Lee W]

did a good job on the loomis with a twist sketch ... keep working on it, you're heading in the right direction :)

[Spats]

Beonarri - Thanks, it's ps indeed. If I'm not mistaken that's one of barontieri's(sp) brushes that you can find somewhere around here... some smart people might know.

OldNoobie - Cheers mate! I'll try my best :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/heads2.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0265.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0263-1.jpg
tried out some traditional stuff *scared*

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-1-3.jpg http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-2.jpg
some loose stuff for a comic competition thingy located here: here (http://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/comicstripcompetition/)

thanks for watchin' ye scurvy sea dogs

[Tigermilk]

hey man, looks cool. this one is killer http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/rumapaska.jpg :)
try out some studies perhaps, draw some portraits, etc. otherwise keep trucking =)
Cheers!

[Beonarri]

Traditional!!!! AHHHHHHH!

[Spats]

Tigermilk - Studies inbound sir. Thanks for taking a peek!

Beonarri - lmao. Sorry it won't happen again. :D

*groan* forgot to attach the image. Good going me.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sittingalien.jpg

cheapo quickie. Better updates coming soon. I promise!

[farbtopf]

hey, how do you say over there,
ähhh, -Moi

looking at your thread I think you shouldn't neglect traditional media so much. I think from your last series, the watercolour is by far the best. Remember, as powerful as it might be the computer is only one tool you can use.

keep going,

näke min (the only finish I know)

[Lee W]

I agree with Tigermilk, I would like to see a portrait studiy or two :)

[frostsnake]

nice progress from first pages to last one. your cg drawing is getting better and better,also very cool character concepts, keep it up, and remember to do those studies-:)

[Spats]

farbtopf - Moi! Thanks for the advice. Glad you could take a peek :]

OldNoobie - I'll be sure to do that, cheers.

frostsnake - Hehe hey there and thanks for your kind words. I'll be sure to whip something out asap.


I got a pair of canvases and some acrylic paint for christmas so I thought I might aswell give em a try(I got oils aswell but haven't tested them cause if I understood things correctly you need shit like thinners and those weird-looking metallic things to operate them :o)

So umm I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this stuff so I just went for it without knowing anything about mixing colours or stuff like that haha.

It really is a lot of fun though.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0266.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/flyinghead.jpg
a bit older digital I'm posting for fun
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dsfg.jpg
if he was but a little wonkier, he might cause the universe to collapse

Thanks for watching lads and ladesses. I already dug out all my art books so you're bound to see some _real_ studies soon!

[Beonarri]

Neat Spats.

I actually like the older one. It's really loose and fun.

Happy Holidaysss!

[Lee W]

Good to see you testing the waters with different mediums. Though you will probably like oil better than acrylic after you try it. Oil give you time to blend colors on the canvas but take longer to dry, Acrylic dries really fast and hard to blend colors on the canvas.

Mixing color is a pain and it never looks the same on the canvas as it looks on the palette :D

[Eradus]

The Enviroment sketches are really nice and moody, the characters is starting to get along nicely also. It's really fun to watch sketchbooks that progress. Keep sketching often, and sketch alot and you will find new technique to refine sketches and go about to paint.

[Tigermilk]

hey man, I like the floating head. My suggestion would be for you to try and focus on one thing though. Playing around with colors might be fun, but colors come later. focus on drawing from life for while, get to know the shapes better. It'll be rewarding. :)

Happy New Year!!!
tiger

[Spats]

Beonarri - Cheers, glad you like it.

OldNoobie - Hey thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to try out oils as soon as I can.

Eradus - Thanks for the encouragement - glad to hear that. And thanks for looking!

Tigermilk - hey there and thanks for the great advice. You're right, I should focus and I think I'll just do that.



http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/lolalien.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/crap5.jpg
something I forgot to post sooner. Comes with cheesy pop art effects!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/spacelordmother.jpg
spent a fairly long time on this one although it might not show. Also the geometry is really simple but was a big threshold for me - I think I messed it up with that red colour but what the heck :bashful:

studies? Soon! Wasn't able to cram any in this update but perhaps the next one. Or the one after that!

Thanks

[Beonarri]

***SpamBump3000! Active***
Rad stuff as usual. Cheesy pop art effects are cool. Maybe some details in the first sketch in most recent post. He could be really cool and scary.

Keep it up!

[Lee W]

this is looking nice :) keep working on it
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/lolalien.jpg

[Spats]

Slightly delayed update....

Beonarri - Thanks, I really appreciate it.

OldNoobie - Cheers! *bow*



http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/asdhj5t.jpg
oldie
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/aafeg.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/asdgf.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0269.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-2-1.jpg
scanner's too small so had to slice the image up a bit o.0

[Spats]

woop

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0274.jpg
ugliest shoulders ever... what was I thinking o.0
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0275.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0276.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0273.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/Untitled-1-1.jpg
acrylic wip. It's a man-eating cthulhu-slug in case you're wondering.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/untitled.jpg
compewter wouldn't cooperate last night so I had to cut it out with painter... hence the cool edges.

Thanks for watcing!

[Beonarri]

FINALLY!

I thought you got trampled by wildebeests or something.

Nice update. I like the one in the middle with the flowy shoulder thingies and the helmet with the ring. In the last one, I would be careful of the with that face. It looks a little too '50s-stereotypical-black-guy-ish. Sorta like the crows from Dumbo...but not crows.

Anyways, keep 'em coming!

*EDIT*

Congrats on Page 4, BTW.

[Lee W]

ahhh ... thought you forgot about us :)

the 2nd and 3rd one looks good ... and the acrylic wip is interesting. And don't wait so long between updates :)

[Spats]

Beonarri - Heheh thanks for the warm welcome back. I guess you're right about the head - as usual :]

OldNoobie - Thanks, I'll try to keep the thread alive to the best to my ability even though I'll kinda have my hands full with school things. Cheers!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/moogle.jpg
a moogle just to clear my head...(must... resist glossyness.. urgh)

[Banshax]

I can see you strugle spats. Its a tough road to take. Find out whats bothering you and deal with it. When drawing becomes a struggle instead of a joy it`ll be a dead end. Boy I know that one a bit.

This loose and free gestural approach looks like it has potential. It helps me personally to search a bit more. You might want to see where it leads.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/File0276.jpg

[Lee W]

this last one is cute :)

[Beonarri]

It looks like someone took the moogle's cookie.

[TheBeast]

hey dude, i like your style, it shows that you have a lot of imagination! go on, and get better and better!

greatings
da Beast!

take a look at my gallery:)
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=88367

[Spats]

Banshax - Thanks for leaving a comment. Nah I enjoy drawing to the max - when I can devote myself to it that is ;]

OldNoobie - Cheers!

Beonarri - Yeah - it had chocolate chips in it too o.0"

TheBeast - Thank you! Dropped by with a few lines :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/magesandpalas.jpg
experimenting, dunno

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/final_copy.jpg
a thingy I worked on for quite a while. Let's just say if it was an acrylic painting, there'd be a 5-inch paint crust on it. It's for this art diploma-thingy in our school... it's all kinda hazy so I'll just leave it to that. I have around a billion sketches and character drawings that are in a way or another connected to the subject at hand. Talking rubbish again... I'll be sure to get some posted soon. :D

Thanks for watching!

[Spats]

remember when I said I'd never draw another batman? I lied! Mwhaha

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dunnoleh.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/afge.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sgfh.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/asegcv.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcherubbish.jpg
crap from sketcher :]

[Banshax]

Hey mate, what happened to those black silhouettes, Im sure I remember you had a knack for working with those. Keep it up with the searching you`re doing

[Lee W]

this one (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/final_copy.jpg) looks nice :) though still waiting to see more acrylics.

[Beonarri]

I like the candy colored shrooms in that recent illustration-sketch. The only thing is it took me a a bit to see the little goblin guy in there, he got a bit lost. I like the character portraits too...the Batman is actually not bad.

Keep up the great work!

[Spats]

Banshax - They're bound to make a comeback sooner or later. I will, thanks!

OldNoobie - Hehee cheers! I'll give those acrylics a run too when I can.

Beonarri - Thanks for the input. Yup, I had a really hard time trying to get the troll character to 'pop out'. The whole piece has unfinished written all over it so maybe I'll come back to it when I've learned more.

Make way for Sir Spamalot! Mostly stuff from sketcher

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/alienhead2.jpg
(values added) (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/alienhead3.jpg)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher8.jpg
zhe boring enviroment

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher9.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher10.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/jibbajabba.jpg
ps
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doubleyouteaef.jpg
ps
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher12.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/mhkmonsteri.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher11.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/11brunkirtpk2.jpg
last but not least a sketcher collab with Orifice. It has tentacles, fear!

ugh... sorry for the massive images :[

Thanks for watching though!

[Banshax]

Lots of good things going on. This one in particular. The loose way of searching your way through the form seems to work really well. It feels spacious
ttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/alienhead2.jpg

Color wise this is showing potential. Saturation, color scheme, its working
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/11brunkirtpk2.jpg

keep at it

[Lee W]

good updates :) this one (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/jibbajabba.jpg) and this one (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/mhkmonsteri.jpg) are nice, would like to see them pushed further.

[Spats]

Banshax - Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher15.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher13.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher14.jpg
wayy out of my comfort zone-stuff

[Spats]

Thanks OldNoobie! I've been wanting to do a big, proper enviroment painting for a while now but I'm still kinda poking the ice to see where it'll hold my weight. I doubt I'll make it in acrylics though because I can't apply any details with those horrible, horrible brushes! Anyway, thanks for the support! :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher16.jpg
reworked the weird sketcher monster before his face got filled with penises and big blue lines

note to self: must stop spamming own sketckbook

[Lee W]

its good you are getting out of the comfort zone to experiment :) best way to learn is to dive right in head first :D don't worry about the first couple as they usually will look like crap, but as you get accustom to the medium, it will improve.

[Spats]

You're absolutely right OldNoobie, I have to work on my anatomy sooner or later anyways... maybe I'll combine that with some cool medium :D cheers!

Anyway, since I'm spamming I might aswell do it properly!

HIGHLY RELEVANT (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7YedEopp4) one of my favourite monty python sketches ;]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/asdfbbq.jpg

I remade one of the sketcher doodles for fun

[Lee W]

this is nice :) has a lot of movement in it ...

[Spats]

Thanks again! :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher19.jpg
here's a creature from sketcher... I never studied animal's skeletal structures so I improvised a bit :]

[Envisor]

Nice SB dude. Lovin the pencil sketches more than the photoshop pieces, but its good for you to learn. I myself cant wait to give coloring a try. Your characters are really cool. And the designs are also. Try to work on getting your lines a little cleaner. Cant wait to see what you come up with next.

[Lee W]

I like the way you gave it form and bulk in the body :) nice concept and design too ....

don't need to know animal skeleton and muscle structures to create an imaginary creature (it helps though) but as long as you can give it form and render the light and shadow convincingly, it will look believable :)

[invinciblewombat]

you've got a lot of really fun characters in here, tons of improvement since you started as well, keep it up!

[Beonarri]

I like the recent green creature...I would like to see his full color scheme, because I think that would be really cool. Maybe crazy rainbow feathers or something.

The running guy is a bit stiff. I think his shoulders should be angled more, his head ducked down a bit too. His dangly stuff is nice.

The other are you usual stuff, so commenting is not entirely necessary.

Keep drawin'!

[Spats]

Envisor - Thanks for the comments, glad you could stop by!

OldNoobie - Hey Noobie, mind if I call ya that? :] - Anyways, as you put it you can make things look semi-believable without studying but that's where they'll stay. Must make time for studies! RAWR!

invinciblewombat - Glad to hear that, thanks for taking a look!

Beonarri - Cheers Beonarri, I actually like rainbow feather idea and as for the running guy, I might do some changes to it sooner or later.

sketcher dump

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher20.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher21.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher22.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher26.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher31.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher30.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher32.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/liikkuvatalo.jpg
I did this howl's moving castle-inspired walking building in opencanvas this morning. It's still a wip I guess so I wanna try and finish this - I usually screw things up when I add colour or value though :I

Thanks for watching :]

[Lee W]

nice updates :) this one (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher22.jpg) is interesting, nicely designed.

[(c)]

nice scribles man. like the shot designs!! try to push more the value contrast to create more depth. love the litle animels they look happily alive to me

keep pushing dude

would be nice to see also some more finished pieces

[Spats]

OldNoobie - Thanks!

(c) - Thanks for the input! I'll try to finish something! :]

sketcher...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher34.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/liikkuvatalo-1.jpg
expanded the house-thingaroo... I'll give a shot at colouring soon.

Thanks for taking a look!

[Banshax]

Wahey wahey! check out the progress right here! THose light and fast lines well are pushing your quality dude, cool!

[Spats]

Banshax - Thanks, it's reassuring to hear from somebody else I'm not at a complete standstill(atleast yet!)

yay sketcher crap

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher37.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/liikkuvatalo_values.jpg
tried out some values on the house-thing

Thanks for watching!

[Lee W]

I like this one, http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher37.jpg :)

the house thingie looks good with the values added, can see the separate parts easier now.

[Banshax]

Standstill? Sure it sometimes that way but progress is always aroudnt he corner.
Now, upon looking at your digital skills ima cry myselve to sleep, MAN I feel clumsy wacoming my way around values. I`ll show ya later on.
ANyway, be proud dude, and keep working it, (dont forget the pencil skills though)

[~*CIN*~]

some of this reminds me of my old and curent stuff but its very... i want to say.. "original"

[MUNIZ]

NIce stuff buddy!

[silvestri99]

Nice additions to your s.b. since I'd been here last. I liked the "moogle" in 184 and have to say that i have an affinity for your style of characters. Keep up the good drawrings...

[Jason Borne]

Sweet stuff Spats. Your off the wall creative stuff is great. I think if you spent some more time doing some studies from life you'd see a big spike in the quality of your more creative work too. Nice work dude. :D

[Zynic]

Hey there mate :D Long time no see ;)
Sweet looking stuff in here as usual :)
I love all your ideas, they always have a lot of details which intertwine into one huge mass of awesomeness :)
Just keep honing your technical skills and you'll kick even more booteeehh ;)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/liikkuvatalo_values.jpg <-- Nice btw :) It reminds me of the house in the movie "Howl's moving castle".

[Beonarri]

I like the big "howl's moving castle" thingy. Now throw some color and textures and stuff on it, if it turns out nice, you may be able to show it off, like postcards or something. Though I think the only down side is that it's a little to "howls moving castle".

[scottmcd]

I'm at work so will have to comment more later, but had to post that I was listening to KC ("Walking on Air") when I read your sig in Envisor's sb, and Tool was before that. ;)

[Antti]

Heya Spats. That last house design looks fun. I would liko see more traditional work too.

[Banshax]

its quiet inhere, you busy spats? :D

[Spats]

OldNoobie - I'm glad you like it!

Banshax - Thanks mate... busy is a relative term :]

~*CIN*~ - Thanks!

MUNIZ - Cheers!

silvestri99 - Thanks for taking a look - I will!

Jason Borne - Thanks! Yup you couldn't be more right - I'll be sure to get some proper studies done asap. I appreciate you taking a peek!

Zynic - Hey there :] I'll practise as much as I can! Thanks for the comments!

Beonarri - Cheers Beo. Aye, in retrospect I guess it's a bit too Miyazaki-esqe. I've never seen the movie but saw a cool poster of it somewhere and thought I'd try to whip out something of my own.

scottmcd - Thanks, yeah - I love KC :]

Antti - Hey Antti. I'll try to get some old acrylics uploded which I've been working on lately. Got a fair share of pencils aswell ;E



well uhum... I dislike talking crap in here so I'll try to keep it brief. A new 'art school' (if you wanna call it that) opened it's doors not far from where I live so I thought about giving a shot and applying for it... the application thingy involves creating a painting/drawing(not digi! Oh shi--) of a global warming-themed environment and 5(lemme check that) pieces that don't have anything to do with anything, my speciality :360_old: !

The reason I'm writing this is to express how both confused and stressed I am mainly because I can literally taste the deadline already and I have no control whatsoever over oils. That, and I have no idea what to paint. Not that I stand a chance because the competition is pretty much out of my league but I guess it could be fun :ASDF



do yourself a favour and ignore the text... here are some pictures instead!


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/globalwarmingthumbs.jpg
some pointless thumbs

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pingviinej5.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pingviinej.jpg
global warming?.. ice... mmm ice-cream... penguins!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/pingviinej4.jpg


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/dunno.jpg
played around with saturation in ps... fun but ugleh :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher49-ps.jpg
sketcher doodle + values added with ps

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/kfc-man.jpg
sketcher+quick ps layer - On the street he's known as KFC-man or 'El pollo diablo'

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/ohnoce.jpg
just a random brush-mess

Thanks for looking!

[Banshax]

Hey did ya try to desaturate your saturation experiment yet?
You`d be suprised how well the values work. calling that ugly.. man u got to have a little faith
in yourselve sometime :]

[Lee W]

those penguin studies looks great :) the use of values to show forms are getting a lot better.

[Spats]

Banshax - sounds like a plan, cheers mate!

OldNoobie - Thanks! Glad to hear that! :]

got lost in master mentler's thread... pure gold :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/anatomy.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/anatomy3.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/anatomy4.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hands.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/anatomy2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/slugrevisited.jpg
noodled some more on an old acrylic... I think it looks crappier now than it did before but that's ok ;)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher55.jpg
sketcher yay :scribble:

thanks for watching!

[Darktwin]

I'm seeing a lot of good things going on here! I love that your painting and drawing with your tablet. I really like the experimenting going on here. Keep it up sir. The anatomy studis are looking good. I would really like to see more of the anatomy studies, I need to jump back on and do mentler studies!! His stuff is gold!! Keep mixing it up with anatomy studies and cool concepts like your already doing. I'm really digging the last robot machine. keep up the value studies also, I like that your pushing yourself in all directions. Keep it coming!! Thanks for stopping in my little book. :)

[scottmcd]

Thanks for stopping by my sb. I know it's been awhile, but I like this one (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/fognot.jpg). It's got a good mood and suggests a lot more than it shows, letting the viewer's mind do all the work. I agree with other comments about a good sense of form also. And borrowing from Miyazaki isn't a bad thing. :)

[Beonarri]

Didn't I warn you about that traditional stuff?! ;) The hands are really nice, but the abdomens deed some work. They're kinda unresolved and sloppy. Just some tightening up and they'll be golden I think.

Nice as usual, keep it up.

[undergroundsean]

lot of good work very inspiring !!
thanks for stopping by my sb .

[Master_Aerethos]

Hey man, I really dig your stuff. You've got good lines goin' on, and DEFINATELY a killer style. Keep up the awesomeness!!

Master_Aerethos

[Spats]

Darktwin - Thanks for stopping by! I'll try to keep up the momentum in doing those studies!

scottmcd - My pleasure - thanks for the input!

Beonarri - Thanks Beo. I'll try to work on the mid-section some more(covering up any mistakes with a huge mess ftw!)

undergroundsean - Cheers - my pleasure!

Master_Aerethos - I appreciate it!


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher65.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher68.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher73.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher74.jpg
I made over nine thousand differerent mouths for this one but here are a few :]

[Lee W]

good work on the anatomy sketches :) and nice creature concepts on the update

[Spats]

Thanks OldNoobie, I'm glad you like them!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher80.jpg
sketcher fun hihihi

[Master_Aerethos]

Ha ha! I love the chibi Batman! The demon guy is pretty awesome, too. He has quite a silly grin.

Master_Aerethos

[Jasper_]

Great job man, keep up the anatomy studies.
I like these last few creature portraits you posted. The wrinkly details on
them really help to emphasize form. I think you should try taking those a
bit further, maybe add some shadows or color.

[Lee W]

very nice demon dude :) and that little batman toon is kewl ...

[bluefruitbowl]

Hey, thanks for stopping by my SB. I love your work! Great line quality, it's so flowy and I dunno. I like it, especially in http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hands.jpg Nice sense of details on your creatures.

[Spats]

Master_Aerethos - Thanks for watching!

Pyroclasm00 - I appreciate the feedback, I'll give it a shot :]

OldNoobie - Cheers OldNoobie! No more chibis, I swear!

bluefruitbowl - My pleasure, thanks for commenting!


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher87.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/mage.jpg

I appreciate the support, thanks for watching!

[Spats]

Sketcher dump :]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher91.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher93.jpg

hellboy -_-; (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/hellboy3.jpg)

Cheers!

[fragmentedchimp]

d-d--dude, im totaly digging these masks. awesome awesome. :>:D

[Beonarri]

I like the mask. Nice detail, interesting look...though the blurred black on the bottom is a bit distracting.

Congrats on P5.

[Banshax]

doing well Spats, you`re doing very well indeed!

[Spats]

fragmentedchimp - I'm glad you like, appreciate you coming by!

Beonarri - Thanks for the input mate!

Banshax - Cheers! You're gonna change your mind after this update though, mwha...

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher98.jpg
Mignola-inspired fairly disproportioned sketcher doodle >:3

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher107.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher103.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher96.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher106.jpg

[Dile_]

Nice stuff spats :) I suggest use less blur in the strokes ^^ gave you some stars also!

keep working, you have improved a lot since page 1 !

[Banshax]

Dont loose hope Spats. I think you`re just tackling to many things at the same time.

- Figuring out gestures and turning it into solid forms
- Imaginative drawing from your mind
- Figuring out color
- Proportion

Perhaps for a while do gestural stuff with simple colors schemes?
I mean Give yourselve a chance to improve withouth stumbling upon stuff you dont want to worry about yet.
That Sure works for me, this stuff is hard enough as it is.
Keep rocking it!

[Lee W]

nice updates :) I see a chibi :D

[Spats]

Dile_ - I really aprreciate you coming by and thanks for the crit! I still think 4 is total overkill though 8D

Banshax - Thanks mate... yup, that's very very true. A very short attention span will do that to ya ;] Good advice aswell, I'll put it to use.

OldNoobie - Haha I couldn't resist it! Cheers!

my scanner hates me, I swear... regardless I dug out ye old pencile and decided to start filling yet another sb o.0

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doodle.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doodle1.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/doodle2.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/sketcher108.jpg
blarhfg

here (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/dweezl/CAdotOrg/weirdenviro.jpg) I tested some brushes... nothing too exciting hehe

Thanks for the support, means a lot to me!

[Sirio_Brozzi]

nice little sketch dumps yo :3 dug the envo. thumbs on that 2 page spread. wtf-2000 is a classy prop/vehicle/stage thing :)