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[brunopicinini]

hi,

my name is Bruno and I'm a 21-years-old brazilian architecture student and I'm currently living in Munich.

I've always been intersted in art, especially because my course require a lot of drawing for the projects (sometimes I do in 3dStudio, but I really like when I can get something done by hand).

I've attended to some art courses in Brazil but unfortunately I've never been too serious about it. Well, now it's my new fresh start so let's see what happen.

Before I put here some of my drawings, just let me show some of work that I did for my course (I don't know if I'm allowed to but I think it should be no problem.)

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My last project before coming to London. Several apartaments divided into 2 blocks. This one was done with pencil and water-color :P

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Another project for my course.

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Another.

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Some light studies I did.

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A model I did for a recent project.

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A model me and some friends did to a English school in Brazil.


Well, this is some eg of my work but if you want to see more, please feel free to visit my website at:
http://www.brunopicinini.com

Now, let's update the first image of my recent stuff (the one I want to keep on and keep posting here):

Just a small head inspired in one sketchbook I saw here. All the notes are what I HAVE to study and that isn't the way I liked to be in the drawing.


* Unfortunately, the PC I'm using it's just rubbish! So, or I surf on the web, or I scan. So i'm justing starting this topic, than I will finish all the scans. Thank you.

[brunopicinini]

some update (d*** computer):

1. Some copy from some comics

2. Trying to get some heads right

3. Same again.

4. Some studies from loomis book.

5. Same as 4.

6. Same as 5 and 4 :P.

I'll update more soon.
Please, give me all the critics possible and help me to improve.

What do you think it's wrong in the pictures and how I can improve them?
In which way do you think I should improve? Life studies? Values study? pencil studies?
What kind of studies do you think I should focus?

Please, be completely honest. that's the only way I can really improve. For me it's no problem to say to me something like 'What a piece of crap! ... Try doing this this and this and probably you will see improvement.' I think you got the idea hehe.

- best regards,
Bruno.

[brunopicinini]

Some more studies..

Sorry I don't anything really good and finished, but I'm trying to update everything I'm doing so it's easy to people to judge what I'm doing right or wrong and which way I should go.

Thank you,
best regards.

[Halifax]

I really like the skeletal aproach to the figures. How they are built off of the pelvis and the rib cage, cool stuff...

Please keep posting we need more quality work like this on concept art!

[brunopicinini]

halifax: thank you for your kind comments! really appreciate that! definetly I will keep updating this sketchbook as much as possible. I was about to ask if you have some advice to me, but what I have realized it's just that I have only put really sketchy pages that don't really show in which way I can improve. In fact, it's a problem I have: instead of doing 1 or 2 paints and try to really get that ones working, I keep sketching scared of trying to 'finish' one piece.
I have studied this structure with the loomis's books, but sometimes I forget to pay attention to that when I'm trying to get some pose right. Have to pay more attention to what I have learned hehe.

As soon as I get home I'll try to post some more pieces.

- best regards,
Bruno.

[brunopicinini]

1. Attempt with markers to draw my backyard
- Already made some notes, but the main reason this picture didn't worked out the way I liked it is because I, instead of defining some major shapes to get the right tone, I was darwing small shapes one by one.

2. Life drawing
- My teacher, unfortunately is not a REALLY REALLY life drawing like some here have, but even though can help in something.

3. Another life drawing

4. Trying to invent some kind of helmet inspired in a sketchbook I saw here.
- Completly missed the values
- Boring design.

5. Learning from the masters. Drawing on national galley in London: virgin on the Rocks, Da Vinci
- Very good painting.

6. Again learning from the masters. Ah this time in National Portrait Gallery.
- It looked better in oil :p

These are just my 2 cents, please comment as you like. Ever comment is appreciated and will definitly help me improve.

[Halifax]

Hey me again! I'm impressed again. The left eye on that last picture is a head on approach to drawing the eye, instead of a three quarter view, actually neither eye is at the right angle. You should bring out some hard lights and place some serious darks, more conrast in general. I'm really likeings the gas mask thing, I want to see more art along that line. Good stuff.

[brunopicinini]

halifax: thanks again for your comments!
yeah, I realized that I'm need a LOT of improvement when it concerns about value (well, I need a lot of improvement in all aspects when it concerns ART hehe... well, pratice, practice and practice)
yeah, i like that kind of drawing (the mask) ... afterall, the name of this forum is conceptart hehe ... but sometimes i'm really afraid of trying to create something from imagination cause i think im gonna screw up ... i need to use more reference and try to compose something instead of just trying to draw staright on from my mind

another page from my sketchbook ... trying to update every day ...l

-best regards

[brunopicinini]

.. update ..

some crappy sketches ... was kind full at work this week so didn't have much time to draw, so it's more sketches ...

as i said bfr, i wanna do some more 'finished' drawings ... like i saw in some other sketchbook, it's better if you choose 1 or 2 pieces and make it to work than keep sketching all the time ...

I remember even seeing one guy in here who said that he didn't sketch at all, so everytime he draw he actually tried to the last to make his picture work ... i will not do the same, but i MUST START DOING MORE FINISHED DRAWINGS!! OR AT LEAST WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE RENDERING! (i find that a little bit exxagerated, but it worked for him)

well, heres the pictures and as usual, please feel free to comment and help me improve!

[term8or]

You've got some really good gesture drawings here. I Think I could learn something from how you're doing them - [ I must do better gestures] - are any of theones in the last post from life?

[JERI]

That's some pretty systematic learning. Good stuffs :) Post more.

[Halifax]

Yes, most of my concepts are ideas that I broke down into seperate, identifieable subjects. Then I find the corresponding photos, for refference, and finally piece them together.Oh, but it only works like 46% of the time.

Come to my sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79849&highlight=Halifax+sketchbook) Brunopicinini, you may like it. (It's updated psuedo-frequently)

[brunopicinini]

term8or: thank you for the complimments! In fact, none of them are from life: some are from photo and others are just from imagination. The one in top left is from one picture, the other just in right of the first one is inspired in a website that I saw long time ago. The others I did from imagination (but u can actually see that, for eg, that 'superman' pose with the arm outstretched was definetly inspired in some place that i just dont recall it now hehe =D.

Jeri: thank you! really appreciate that! i will definetly keep updating

Halifax:thank you for your comments.. I will take a look in your sketchbook as soon as possible.

I'll put some more updates tonights as soon as I get home.

best regards

[Act.Appalled]

Nice start to your Sketchbook, Bruno. Glad to see the Loomis studies..My main crit would be to really watch and focus on your proportions, get those right before you go on to rendering...

Keep at it, and keep posting up...

[brunopicinini]

appaled: thank you for the comment! i will try that

just a small update of my Sb ...

1. bottom right guy if from the wood mannekin, woman at the top and guy on bottom center is from a magazine

2. some pose studies and a study of the lightning of one picture i saw in a book of michelangelo

3. wooden mannequin, the same arm as before but in a larger version, and that head i was trying to create some kind of character but didnt like at all the result

best regards

[brunopicinini]

small update

just trying to get proportion and perspctive right

hell, i'm quite with perspective for buildings and stuff like that because of my course, but when i tried to put that to human figures, oh, what a piece of crap hahaha ... but i'm trying improve, lets see what happen ...

kind regards

[brunopicinini]

small update ..

[brunopicinini]

loomis studies

some more studies and trying to do one exercise i saw here ... it consists in doing 20 squares and filling them from black to white ...
it really really helped me to see tones properly ...

thats it for now ... best regards

[Halifax]

Proportionaly your figures have improved from your first posts. I like some of the positions, most people are too scared to try crazy poses and views. This sketches are really taunting please post some more finished stuff. I'd like to see that, otherwise, good work--keep drawing!
oh and that value scale gets light too fast it seems, could just be the scanner though.

SKETCHBOOK (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79849&highlight=Halifax)

[brunopicinini]

yey ... back again

so, was living in london and left it in january, lived 2 months in italy and now moved to munich

italy: beautiful! really liked living in there in a really small town ... there i didnt have internet neither a scan, but i was drawing quite a lot ...

munich: been here for 3 days, loving it. ... started a internship in a architecture office in here, gonna stay until the end of the year ...
well, in munich im looking for a flat to share .. if someone has it, please PM me ...
if someone lives in munich and would like to arrange a drawing meeting in some park, i would gladly do it ...

so, just 2 quick pages with life drawings that ive draw quickly here in the englisch gartens
now that i have internet and a scanner that i can use here in the office, i will try to upload my drawings so i can get advice from you guys!

thankk you see ya

[brunopicinini]

hi
will try to upload the drawings until it get to the new ones (unfortunately now because of work i dont have as much time as i had before to draw ... not that is bad thing to me, but a bad thing to the drawings :(

couple of feets and some studies of MAD
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/draw5.jpg

drawing from a mag
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/draw4.jpg

MAD studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/draw3.jpg

mouth and mad studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/draw2.jpg

mouth studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/draw1.jpg

thats it
see ya guys

[brunopicinini]

hey ya
living in münchen is at the moment fantastic .... the office is really good, the only 2 things are that i do not know a thing of german and a house here in munich is very difficult to find ... oh well, lets continue ...

mad study
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-1.jpg

our little friend - from a mag
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-3.jpg

some life drawings from where i was living in italy - loreto
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-4.jpg

gesture drawings... the cylinders were added later following one of the exercises of vilppu... all the poses were done trying to "feel the flow" (following reccomendations of Vilppu - dude, his advices really really help ... in the begginging i thought that it wouldnt make so much difference doing the exercices, but after doing it, wow, felt the difference)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-5.jpg

head studies from mag
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-6.jpg

thats is for today ... thank you and fire at will

[brunopicinini]

fucking lan ... i came here to post some updates, and this computer, and i have no ideia why, doesnt allow me to copy and paste links =/////////

well fuck ... gonna go to other lan later so i will try to do it from there ...

just a small question, i was looking at my scans and they all came with some kind of strange staim in the middle ... probably is because i am scanning without making pressure to the top part of the scanner so it can scan even ... any tips or it is just that?

cheers

[Bartovan]

Good basic exercises! hey will pay off in time. I like those little figures and the female warrior. Keep practicing perspective as well. Keep going.

[brunopicinini]

cheers dude ... yeah, i realized how much basic exercises help after when youre trying to do something more complicate ... it makes such a huge difference
i also realized that most of the times when i am stuck in some way, is usually because i am forgeting the basics or something like that ... so i just have to come back, do some pratice and then trying again

here small upadte
will post more later on

value study .. i DEFINETELY want to do more of this, like i saw a guy saying, the moment he felt the most improvement was when he really learned how to define form without a a edge or something like that, only with values
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-8.jpg

neji from naruto (ref)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-9.jpg

more gesture studies
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-10.jpg

thats it
see ya

[brunopicinini]

little update

more head studies from mag
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-11.jpg

i DID follow the exercises of vilppu hehe ... they do help a lot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-12.jpg

more vilppu
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-13.jpg

drawing my hand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-15.jpg

thats it ... see ya

[brunopicinini]

another update

C & C welcome =)

vilppu
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-14.jpg

more hands and some random stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-16.jpg

vilppu
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-17.jpg

crappy page ... but is on my sketchbook, it is like that phrase "everyone got 10.000 bad drawings on it. You have to get them all out before doing something really nice". Wasnt exactly like this but u get the idea =D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/sketch2.jpg

thats it see ya guys

oh yeah, still inb munich and still trying to find a room for myself =/

[brunopicinini]

small update :confident

there ya go

yeah, munich, loving city, but so hard to find a room hehe ... well, lets see what happen


well, couple of eyes and another head with ref
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some gestures ... i definetly have to improve in body construction and gestures ... i think is because i am lacking in life drawings
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ears and 1 head with no ref
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refs head and begging of pesp study (next page)
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pesp study ... have to do it more =/
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thats about it guys!
fire at will :uzi:

[FlyingMilton]

Cool stuff. Loving the last perspective study, it's exactly what I should be working on now. The gestures you posted early are also very neat.

I've tried loomis soo many times but always forget about it in a day or two.

[brunopicinini]

flyingmilton: cheers dude! thank you, actually the pesp studied i have copied the idea from another SB ... but i couldnt do as good as i wanted =/, oh well hehe

ive tried loomis for a while but i am so much impatient that i cant follow any book hehe
and thats awful for me because i do architecture, well actually when drawing that happens too, and usually is impossible for me to stay in one drawing for more than 1 hour

does that happen to you too guys? like i see some pieces from some dudes that like 3 or 4 h work .. is in one day or several days ... for me is impossible 4 hours in the same drawing ... 4h drawing yes, but not the same

see ya

[brunopicinini]

hey hey hey

another really small update

expressions ... really sucking in that, everytime i will draw a face i just know how to draw it with mouth closed expressionless ... thats because i was witouh internet and the only models i had to copy was those from magazines that have ALL the same look ...
so, i tried at least a couple from naruto
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thats it
fire at will :uzi:

[TheGnoll]

hey man, looks like you're really working hard, nice to see you keep your studies varied but still focused, its the right way to improve imho.In this phase, just keep pushing, you're improving quickly.

keep working as you do, keep sharing ;)
i'll be back ;)

ciao

[Banshax]

hey Bruno, great SB. You`re going so damn fast man
Listen to TheGnoll, he knows :]

[4rt-r41d]

Great stuff man, i can see your skills growing!
keep it up!

[brunopicinini]

gnoll: (ciao! io avevo abitato in italia per 2 messi ... adesso me fermo qui in monaco, germania per lavorare in un ufficio di architectura ... pero, ho alcuni antenati italiani e per questo io sono riuscito a prender mio passaporto italiano ... un po migliore che il passaporto brasiliano hehe .. grazie mille per la risposta) well, after my crappy italian learned in 2 months in english now hehe
thanks dude, i am a big fan of your drawings ... you are relly hard working and we can see that ... see if u can anwser my question in your SB (if you already didnt hehe) cheers

banshax: cheers dude! haha thank you ... well, one day i tried to do something that i couldnt just like 1 month before and was amayed by the result, very nice feeling ... yeah of course, sometimes you think u can do st and goes completly wrong haeuhiaeu, happens

wakazou: thank you buddy! will try to keep it up but is being kinda hard now ... went back to work, i am trying to learn german (really difficult) and still searching for a home ... so, not a lot of time, but will try to update frequently

see ya guys

ps: new incubus CD rocks big time!

[brunopicinini]

kinda lame up but ... still worth it

figures from ref and others without
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cheers

[Kronos]

hey man, thanks for the post in my sb.

i think a lot of people have already said so here, but you are on the right track for learning, and you really just need to keep doing what you are doing and you will get there.


awesome, KEEP DRAWING!!!!!

[brunopicinini]

;) upppppp

eyes and perspective
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study perspective ... shit, i didnt realize how poor my knowledge of perspective was hehe .. this stuff DO take time
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thats it
fire at will :uzi:

ps: what is the limit size for the pics? their are gettin reduced

[brunopicinini]

Kronos: yeah, no problem dude! we have to help each other over here hehe. Thank you for the comments

Well, so far I am able to update almost daily, but as I said it is gonna be tough now.
I am working from 8:15 until 17:45, then from 18:15 to 20:15 I have german classes, then after that I go to the Gym and go back home at 23 or sth like that (oh yeah, i DID find a room for myself here in munich, pretty hard, but now finally I have a home hehe).
So yeah, pretty busy day. I do have the lunch break and the time that I am travelling between places. But, lunch I try to relax just do nothing, and when I am in the mood to do sth I am studying german because thats is my priority N 1 now.
So I am thinking of drawing everyday but only between 15 and 30 mins, more than that will not be possible.
In which way do you guys think I should conduct my studies?

Cheers.

[brunopicinini]

upp

still some persp studies and some other random stuff
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this one i picked up one pose from a mag, and tried to do the same but with different angles ... was quite hard and i didnt quite liked the results hehe ... oh well, draw draw draw
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yep
fire at will :uzi:

[stone.]

nice studies!

i should do that too...

and hmm, the only advice i could give is, that you should try to follow the "underneath surface" while hatching... i mean, if you for example do some hatching on a round object, the hatching should kind of "bend arround" the surface, so the lines would also be round (fu*k my english, its so hard for me to explain stuff the way i want to) hope you understand what i mean.

regards stone.

[brunopicinini]

stone. : haeuiheiauih ... i could almost feel you getting really nervous trying to explain something in english huaeihaeih ... but dont worry, i understood your point ,), thank you for that

see ya

[Clocks]

Hey! It seems like you've been making a lot of progress since post 1. I like what you're doing with the portraits and your shading technique is pretty good. One thing I'd like to see (and you already mentioned this) is more bodies! I mean, not just gesture, like fully rendered ones! Like I said before, good progress, and keep it up!

[Act.Appalled]

some definite improvement going on here! keep it up man i like the dedication I am seeing!

[brunopicinini]

Act.Appalled: thank you man! yeah, before I was drawing quite a lot, but now is been harder, but lets see

Clocks: cheers dude! i will try couple of those .. i definitely need to improve on those ... when i restarted drawing 2 months ago ive putted as goal "get better at faces and expressions" because i was really sucking in that ... well, expression i am still pretty shit because in mags all models have the same expression hehe .. now i am quite happy with what i developed regarding drawing faces, now need to get better at anatomy and all that stuff ..


uuuppp

just a randonm figure and random head from the mind ... didnt quite like his body expression, the shoulders are contracted, his arm are twisted in a funny way and he doesnt show clearly what his doing ... poor planning before drawing hehe, well draw draw draw
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fire at will :uzi:

[brunopicinini]

update after some days ... was involved in moving to my new house, drinking beer to celebrate the new house and all that other stuff

nose training ... trying to understand the form
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some random stuff + one guys head with no ref that i actually liked
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yep, you know what to do
:uzi:

[brunopicinini]

uppp
finally i am able to go back home and have my own room just for myself hehe ... before was in a hostel with 13 other people :nohope:

small up

some head and hand studies
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vilppu =D
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[brunopicinini]

well munich, loving living here ... such a nice place .. the internship is doing great, my new room rocks big time and i bought a bike! hehe
so, some drawing studies when i am not studying german

random studies
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some gestures studies
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fire at will :uzi:

see ya

[Chance.]

lotta great studies in here. Keep them up, but don't forget to apply them to somthing. Try some sort of illustration that shows off those noses that you were practicing. I'm seeing something like easter island only with giant nose statues instead of heads. Make it fun! All studies and no play makes an artist... (insert witty comment here)
You get the picture

Keep posting

[silvestri99]

You are on the right path...and it may sound repetitive but.. repitition, repition. Loads of studies and drawing is the fastest way to get good. Keep it up and study those who have the skills. Good luck!!

[brunopicinini]

silvestri99: cheers buddy ... appreciated the comments ... like one friend of mine used to say "ah, after studying anyone can do it" hehe

Q-Caddlewick: haha! Yeah I do have to apply them somewhere ... I've seen that problem with my drawings that when I try to compose something, it doesn't work the way is supposed to because most of the time I am drawing them separated

some, 2 pages of update with body gestures ... I am still not satisfied with them ... anyone can give some advice, tips, tutorials anything to improve them? Sometimes I am trying to draw gestures from comics, mags and other stuff like that. I have tried to draw people in the park, but usually they are either standing, sitting down or just walking normally, so it doesn't give me a lot of different poses to try it on.

Some easy poses I can kind get away with it, but even though they just don't "feel right" you know? Either the perspective is wrong, or is too stiff, etc ..

I don't know, I think I must do something different. Maybe try with a charcoal, different pen, what do you guys think?

Oh yeah, btw I scuk big time trying to do poses in for ex 15 secs ... 30 secs I can get away with it, but with 15 secs it just don't work. Like to do a 15secs pose, do you first really think it carefully and draw it on your mind and after you do it, or you just start drawing and see what happens (with a previous thought about the pose, but just a quick one)?

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best regards

[voxelfog]

I think these gestures are good. They do feel a little stiff, but that will improve with time as you draw more from life. (This is a problem I have with my gestures too. :P)

Try to think about the line of action in a pose, that is, a line which captures the essence of the pose, defining the direction and motion as much as possible. Also keep it loose and flowing. Try not to think too much. :)

If you're having trouble thinking of interesting poses, have a friend pose for you, or join a figure drawing class. The more you draw from life, the more natural your drawings from imagination are going to look.

Here are some tips on doing figure gestures that you may (or may not) find useful: http://www.art.net/~rebecca/LifeDrawing1.html

It's looking good though, keep it up. :)

[brunopicinini]

voxelfrog: thank you for the kind comments. The link will definetly help, it seems a pretty good guide. And I will try to join a life study group here in Munich IF I discover how to say "life drawing classes" in german hehe.

little up

drapery studies
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:uzi:

[brunopicinini]

update

(tonight champions league huhu)

some drawings I did while watching a movie
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:uzi:

[Jazz]

Hi! I saw the progess you've made with the drawings, and I'm impressed! It's great to see because your gestures started out really looking like just lines on paper. But with the perspective studies and action line bits, they're starting to really come alive. That's something good to work towards! Getting those figures jumping off the page somehow! I'm certain you'll be getting to that stage! :D

I noticed the nifty "bean" like gestures, showing where the action was flowing? Whatever it was, what a cool way to practice! Ugh! You remind me, I MUST get some gestures going!

[brunopicinini]

JazzW: thank you dude! it is good when people say that you've made progress. Well, I am still not really happy with the gestures, because most of them are from a regular magazine, so they are usually just standing and not doing much of an action (try to imagine these poses for a really great scene, wouldn't be really helpful hehe). Ah, finally understood about the beans hahah.
Well, thats is actually a union between a tutorial I ve seen on polykarbon.com about using literally 'a bean' to think about the position and thw way I've draw it was how I have practised in previous pages from vilppu (pag 26). After all, just drawing those meaningless forms are no help if you don't try to put them somewhere.

Thanks again, I will check your SB later on.

Best regards.

[brunopicinini]

upp

drapery studies

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[brunopicinini]

uppp
i've been pretty occupied lately, so no much time to write and check out Sbs =/ ... lets see next week

random studies
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see ya
:uzi:

[nilaffle]

Naruto fan?! XD

Wow you're a drawing machine, you've been doing a lot of great studies in this sb. These last gesture and drapery studies are fab. What are you referencing for your gestures? I know you might not have the opportunity to take life drawing, but even going out to a public area and drawing the people around you is great practice, especially for gestures.

Keep it up!

[Jazz]

Thanks a bunch for peeking in my SB!! ^_^ It gets so lonely. Hee hee!

Great work on folds and shoes!! :D You're doing so nicely, and I definitely understand about the limitation of gestures in magazines. Sometimes you find some perfect ones; other times there's just nothing! That's...pretty much how it is here at home. Very rarely can I find people in gestures that would inspire me to make a scene. But hey, at least one day I'll master them sitting on a bench. XD

[brunopicinini]

uhhh, page 2 :teeth:

nilaffle: thanks for stopping by! yeah, naruto rocks! hehe ... for the gestures i am just using people on magazines, not the best option ... i will try that

jazzw: no problem buddy! hahaha ... good one! we are gonna make fortunes with all ours really cool charc sitting hehe cheers

best regards
up later on

[brunopicinini]

update as promised

just a small dwarf that I've tried to create ... Did it with no reference at all, just trying to remind me of what I've learned. I was pretty happy with the result but DEFINITELY there is a lot to improve
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:uzi: fire at will
best regards


p.s.: i dunno if its me scanning, the monitor or whatever but the images are coming pretty rubish =/

[brunopicinini]

quick up

hands ... yeah, hands ... one day i learn

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/hands2.jpg

best regards
:uzi;

[brunopicinini]

small up

more hands ... they are quite hard hehe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/hands3.jpg

:uzi:
best regards

[B-Man]

Thanks for posting in my SB!
The worst adwise i think one could give someone hwo is starting out drawing is to buy a copy of "How to draw manga" it sometimes look like someone has given you that adwise. :) I think you should stick to classics when you want to learn anatomy and figure. Manga often has very poor anatomy and the faces is just boring but if you like the big eyes then draw them I like em to. Just dont draw heads the way most manga artists do with a ball and a jaw. But other then the manga inspired stuff I think you got good training elements like the figurative stuff. its daring and really good for your skills.:} keep kicking it!
:) Ill pop bye soon! Cheers.

[brunopicinini]

B-man: thanks for the advice man! well, no one really gave me the idea of buying a how to draw manga hehe, but I can definitely understand what you are saying ... I have started couple weeks ago kind of what you said and doing more life drawings and more with real photo ref, no manga ..

AHHHH what happen to the attachments??? can someone help?? I attached the images and now they are showing inside my post and after as "attaschments", so 2x per post. ... does someone know how to fix it??


best regards

[brunopicinini]

another small up

hands again
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/hands.jpg


best regards
:uzi:

[brunopicinini]

heyyy ... been away for the weekend
so update


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anatomy study from a comic of salvador larroca ... i am buying a book from bridgman, so will have better studies

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random sketches

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hands and random sketches

:uzi:

[brunopicinini]

small up
on the weekend i will try to take a look in some SBs

just random pages

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:uzi:
best regards

[Jazz]

Nice studies! Some of the faces are skewed, but oh, the bodies are gooood!

[mihir_J_upadhyaya]

hi
good study man,do you have any work in colour.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95326&highlight=mihir

mihir

[Sheavolution]

Thanks for making me realise I need to do alot more studies.. :) You are on the right track and the studies are paying off, keep it up!

[brunopicinini]

JazzW: hey buddy! thanks for the comments ... yeah, it is like the guy on portratit_artist said "some days you will suck" hehe ... thats so true! I know I can't draw beautiful faces, but man those ones were awful ... oh well, better now than late

mihir: thanks man ... no unfortunately I don't have anything in color ... I am trying to focus more only in the BW to after try something with color

thanks for the comments
best regards

[brunopicinini]

Sheavolution : hey buddy, thanks for the comments ... I am glad I was helpful to you (even though I dunno exactly how hehe)

Yeah, gonna definitely keep updating

see ya
best regards

[funfetus]

Hey, man. Welcome to the Fightin' 44th!

Good sketchbook! You seem to have improved a lot over the course of it. I like the studies -- some of the hands look really great. Keep it up! I'm looking forward to drawing with you.

[brunopicinini]

hey funfetus ... thank you for the welcome, I'm glad I joined the group

thank you, I was drawing quite a lot everyday before my job started. .. now I am still drawing everyday, but not as much as I wish ...
hands are hard =( hehe ... only doing a LOT to improve then, I am still not satisfied with the results

cheers, me too bro, I thnik we can help each other

best regards

[funfetus]

They say the hands and face are the hardest parts of the body to draw. Personally, I'll go with feet, but that's because I've neglected them. :) The hands you've drawn are actually looking really good. A couple of crits about them: Your fingers tend not to taper toward the end, and it makes them look fat. They also tend to have excessively concave curves, both along the backs of each phalange, and each finger as a whole (when they're extended). I learned recently that the human body has NO concave curves. Anything that looks like a concave curve is actually a collection of smaller convex curves. Here's an example:

[brunopicinini]

rah!!!

funfetus: beatiful man!! that kind of crit that will get us somewhere good!! I never realized that hehe .. come out as glove ... cheers

Unfortunately I forgot to bring my SB to scan and update here grrrr ... but tomorrow I ll bring and update it (although I didn't update during the weekend 'cause I don't have a scanner, I DID draw)

and will try to post some good crit on the SB of you guys

see ya later
best regards

[funfetus]

Awesome. :) That's what we're here to do, right? Share what we know. I know you'll do the same for me. :)

I also have a bunch of stuff to scan, but I gave away my scanner! (I promised it to someone when I wasn't using it and didn't expect to be.) I went to buy a new one today, but they didn't have any I wanted, so I just ordered one. I'll probably have it in a couple days, and I'll post everything then.

[kawakaze]

great stuff man. i really like a lot of the character u put into your work. in your studies look up some on muscle mass and try to pay attn to the subtlies along the surface some of your curves look very simplified and feel like clay? i really like your use of hard edges and curves though. great work. keep it up!

[brunopicinini]

quick update

I am sorry guys, I have been in a rush for the past days and is just been madness ...

but I promise I will make up to it
so meanwhile I will update quickly ... later I will check the SBs

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see ya and fire at will :uzi:

[funfetus]

Those studies are looking good. The shoes feel really solid, and the drapery studies are great. That's something I've only started working on in the past couple months myself. I faked it, or just avoided it (drew a lot of naked people and superheroes :) ) for YEARS. No criticism, just keep it up.

[Jazz]

Whoa, there might be a bit of rushiness in the latest studies! Some lines look, well, rushed! Hee hee! Some of the faces are out of proportion, like one woman in front-view with two different-sized ears.

Don't worry about updating if you're in a hurry! You can (and should) give yourself a couple minutes of peace! ...But, well, being in a hurry, those are still good!! I hope I can do that one day! Ha ha!

[kawakaze]

you draw faces very well however in some of your work, particulary the slightly skewed front on look, your face planes seem kind of off to the rest of the head almost as if they are lying on top and not connected? i dont know if this makes sense. u seem to be exploring w the eyeridges very well, but play around some more, add in stuff liek wrinkles, dimples. those may add more depth and help plot in those planes.

[tomwaits4noman]

nice pieces one slight thing the girl with the wavy hair in the first pic think her chin might be a faction too low her face seems slightly long other that nice work.

[smugbug]

You've improved much over the course of the two pages in your sb! Very good! Practice does indeed work, eh?!

funfetus: that was one terrific crit on the hands. Excellent!

[taxman]

Hey, great sketchbook you have here. You're working at the right stuff, I only think you should go for larger scales sometimes, all these drawings look like they're tiny.

...if someone lives in munich and would like to arrange a drawing meeting in some park, i would gladly do it ...

I live in munich, so if you're still interested in this just pm me or post in my thread and we could go to Englischer Garten or somewhere to sketch... :)

[brunopicinini]

thanks for all the kind comments guys!

taxman: yeah, I know that ... sometimes I am drawing and thinking "arghhh, draw bigger, draw bigger" hehe ... I'll send you a PM, I am up for that

Creative: thanks dude! yeah, they are not lying when they say "draw draw draw" ... and yeah, funfetus crits are always awsome!

tom: thanks buddy for the advice! I will take a look on that and maybe redraw it

kawakase: I know what you mean ... yeah, I need to add more of that, the problem I was drawing only from beauty magazines so there were only those perfect faces models haha ... no wrinkles or dimples

jazz: thanks buddy! yeah, sometimes I just try to do it quicklz to learn quickly and move on ... sometimes would be better if I've done it with more calm hehe

funfetus: thanks buddy! your words always inspire me! and like the other guy said, your crits (not only in my SB) are always really GOOD... tahnks again

so, small up
a lot of random stuff ... I wasn't in really good days and I was just trying to do everything in a rush to see what happen ... and some I did slow and they still came out crap =D hehe happens ... got take out all the bad drawings
and that life drawing is the view from a window in the city I was living before Munich (Loreto, Italy)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-9-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-8-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-7-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/shinnok/Unbenannt-6-1.jpg

fire at will :uzi:
best regards

[Sheavolution]

Heya bruno, you are doing well and pushing it more and more. I would like to see some more contrast work from you and see some more depth in your drawings. Also, dont draw too small because you dont get the detail in. I think that a bit more detail at the eyes will do your faces good. :)

Keep it up buddy!

[kawakaze]

your eye ridges and lips look really good but pay attn to the jaw and cheek bones on some of your work. its cool to see you pushing yourself. great work.

[funfetus]

Good practice, definitely. The building/tree looks great. I agree with Kawakaze about the jaws and cheeks. They're definitely weird. If I cover up the back portion of the jaw, these heads look great. :) Check out some material on the planes of the head. Get a hold of the Loomis books -- there's a lot of great material in there.

[Dhraug]

Hey, great sketches. They have really improved from page one. Where they were good too =).
It really gives me inspiration to do more sketches from different perspectives and studie.

[mentalSherpa]

hey I noticed something wiht your hands. You are plaing the knuckles in a srtraight line across the hand, and there is some curvature to the placement of knuckles. Both from the top and from the front of the hand, although the front *can* flatten out.

[brunopicinini]

thanks for the replies guys!

Shea: I will try that! sometimes I am just focusing on lines hehe

Kawakaze: thanks buddy! Yeah, I've noticed before that I have problems with the jaw/cheek hehe

funfetus: I will take a look on them. But, meanwhile, I have Bridgman book (the guide with all the other books) and have a section for the head that I believe it is pretty good. Do you think Bridgman is ok too or do you highly recommend Loomis?

Dhraug: thanks buddy! I am glad I have inspired you hehe

Mental: oh, this is that classic "I know how is meant to be done but my hand doesn't follow it" hehe.. Thank you for reminding me, I will pay more attention to that.

so another up

random stuff
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some gestures
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still life drawing to practise values and start stopping doing drawing with only lines, but with values
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15 -30 secs gestures
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a pose I didn't really plan before doing it, hence the "funny" result hehe ... and some ugly heads
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[funfetus]

Man, you're being productive. :) Great gestures! And so many of them! One suggestion I have is, while you should continue doing the "action" poses, try to work in some more subtle poses. Some "acting". Try to convey some emotion in the way someone is just standing there.

Also, I like that guy with the hat on. I see him kind of as a jack-o-lantern with a witch's hat on.

You asked about Bridgman. I have a Bridgman book myself ("Bridgman's complete guide to drawing from life") and I've found it pretty useful. When I took a figure drawing class a couple years ago, one of the assignments was to do 100 studies from that book (or, actually, a photocopied handout), so I guess my instructor also found it useful. To be honest, I haven't done much more than skim the Loomis books, owing mostly to only having them in PDF. I don't have a lot of patience for that. Maybe I ought to print them out...

One thing about Bridgman is that I don't think most of his stuff is very good for learning detailed anatomy. He focuses more on the major masses of the body. If you want little details, I'd get a dedicated anatomy book.

[Sheavolution]

Hey Bruno, great update! I'm glad you tried the values, the avocado and the carrot (just kidding :D) looks cool.. Respect, that you can get those 15-30 sec poses in.. I had just enough time with 90 sec gestures :)

The dude with the hat looks dynamic and good to me, you didn't have a Wacom right? Think he would look cool with some color :)

[brunopicinini]

funfetus:thanks for the compliments! Great suggestion! I will try that, focus more on acting ... I just need some reference and the problem is that right now I don't have a computer to acess, so that's why I am not really varying my drawings hehe. I am just using right now 2 naruto manga, 1 comic from salvador larroca and 2 beauty magazines =D ... It is getting boring with just that.
Yeah, I have the same book and that's the exact reason why I liked it: big masses hehe. I don't intend to be a super especialist in characters, I will try to focus more on enviroments I think (specially because of my course, architecture). So I am just trying to get a good basis on human form.

Shea: hahaha :D you scared me for a minute. Unfortunately I don't even have a computer at the moment =D, have to buy it. Then, Wacom is next on the list.

No up today, I am not at the office to scan hehe,
best regards.

[Jazz]

Bruno, you so impress me with all those gestures!! :D And I love the mention of Naruto, I can't help it!! XD

I love the values on the apple and banana. They even have a nice "sheen" to them! I'm curious about the perspective, but it might be because the apple is shaped that way (apples have crazy shapes sometimes!), having a slightly steeper angle than the banana.

Oh!! And that character on the top left of the last page, I LOVE him!! Looks so cool and funny!! :D I love the costume!

[Zoroko]

I really love your more stylized gestures but I feel that after looking at how you draw people that you should focus more on drawing from life. I think you should do a couple pages of facial studies, proportions, and planes of the face. I can tell by all those hand studies that you are improving with those pretty well. Keep at it!

[Shobunkin]

The 15-30 second gesture drawings are really nice. Very full of movement. Do you draw your own hand or from other studies?

[brunopicinini]

jazzw: thank you for the comments buddy! yeah, the perspective is perfect, it is definitely the strange shape of the apple :teeth: hehe

Zoroko: thansk for the comments buddy! yeah you are right, I definitely need some more life drawing ... I am looking if I can find one here in Munich ... Me and another 2 guys have also created a Sketch group here in Munich, so we are getting together every weekeng and going to the park to draw (and drink beer :teeth:) so that will help

Shobukin:thank you buddy! I am trying to improve in that. some hands are from magazines, but most of them, I would say 90%, it is my hand either looking straight ahead or with a mirror.

Sorry, no update again, I was about to update in my office when one guy needed the computer hehe. So, tomorrow I will try to update 10 pages or somehting like that to make up to it.

Best regards,
Bruno.

[brunopicinini]

hey up again finally

drawings in the airport of venice
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random rubbish drawings
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bad drawing ... at least I tried to do something more creative ... I choose one pose from one mag, one clothes from another, head from another, used them as reference and tried to do something ... unfortunately I did far too quick to actually get a good result in my current skill level, 30 mins =/
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more crap :teeth:
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some heads from ref and some test´s
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well, now let me explain, as you see I was in a really crap time, I wasn't like my drawings at all ... so I decided to change and did some exercises
this one is drawing my hand without looking at the paper
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and this one is me drawing with my LEFT HAND... I got pretty impressed with the result, I think it came out better than if I have done with my right hand hehe .. I dunno, it simply look nice and I will try to scan the original one to show
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so that's it ... I recommend for everyone to try at least once this left-hadn thing, it REALLY helps ...
best regards
:uzi: fire at will

[kawakaze]

these loose sketches are awsome, particularly the last image. there is a really nice natural expressive feel to them and does not feel forced or anything, you seem very comfortable doing this. i dont really have any crits other than previous stuff about getting your proportions etc just keep it up, your progress is showing.

[molotov_billy]

Looks like you're on the right track with doing lots of anatomy studies - keep it up! One trick I've found useful with hands - find an illustrator you respect/admire, and do copies of their characters hands - helps you to understand what hand positions are attractive, what to simplify, and what to exagerate.

[Jazz]

Bruno, those are some good studies!! Gee, I'd say that Venice airport is interesting if you get those sketches from it! :D

For the "bad" drawing, it's not too bad! And it does look creative! At the very least, it can be an idea drawing! Maybe you can build on it later!

I like that exercise of drawing the hand without looking at the paper! :D It's a contour drawing, I do believe! I haven't tried it with hands yet!

I think I'd be cheating with the left hand. I'm left-handed! *giggle* That exercise is also a good one! You have neat activities to really get pumpin'. I admire that, man! :D

[Sheavolution]

Hey Bruno,

The loose drawings make me happy, especially the airport drawings. So no need to dislike your current art..And i'm not the only one who likes em! ;)

Haha! That left-hand is not so impressive mate, I do it everyday with that hand. ;) Just kidding, thats a (too) good result for trying out just once. Keep doing those "rubbish drawings" (as you call em) that aren't rubbish.

Shea

[funfetus]

Nice update, Bruno. It's awesome to see the wide variety of things you're doing studies on. I'm also impressed by how focused your sketchbook seems to be. Unless you're just not showing us all the aborted crap, like me. :) I really like that skull on the first page.

That left-hand drawing looks great, as well. Though, I don't know what the big deal is, I draw with my left hand all the time. :)

edit: Shea already beat me to the stupid left-handed joke, dammit. :)

[brunopicinini]

kawakaze: thanks buddy! but did you see the last picture was done with my left hand hehe? that's why I think it came so loose and fluid ... I think was better than if I have done with the right hand hehe

Molotov: thanks! good tip .. I will definitely try that!

Jazzw: hehe thanks man!

Shea: Oh, don't worry, I am kind of a really positive guy. The crap drawings I am thinking more "uh, crap ... well, happens ... move on" and I just forget it ;) but they are crap anyway

funfetus: hey buddy ... i am indeed cutting some drawings because they don't really have anything to crit or they are REALLY rubish, like tests I was doing or whatever ... so I am trying to update only things that I actually think there can be a crit :teeth:

wow, all of you are left-handed?? I am feeling out of place =D

see ya
best regards and thanks for the comment!
will visit yours SBs soon

[brunopicinini]

quick up

sorry guys, I've been in a rush ...

back to basics with ron lemen tutorial
my cd player
self portrait

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fire at will :uzi:

ps: since I am in a rush I didn't really checked colors and levels on photoshop ... I just scanned and made quick adjustaments, there might be some slight differences (otherwise it would be definitely a masterpiece :teeth:)

[Jazz]

Well now, for a rush that's great!! You and me both, with back to basics!! I think when the head is tilted back, that is just TOO hard to get at times! You did really well with them though!! Nice stuff with the CD player and self-portrait!! I'm curious about your hair. Is it wrapped up or does it flow that way? O_O I see lids on the eyes, but the shadow doesn't seem to bring them out much! Then again, you were rushing anyway. You'd probably have that worked out. :D

[Clocks]

Hey nice update. I really like that cd player still life you did!

For the self portrait, it has good form but the main thing I can see is the hatching looks a little off. There are a couple places where the direction of your hatch marks changes too abruptly and makes the face look off. The main area I see this in is near the right eye and the right cheek. I think you should make the change in direction of your hatch marks more gradual for those parts. Your anatomy does seem to be pretty good though!

[Sheavolution]

Bruno, I like the last 2 allot man. definitely some of your better work.. No real big crits from me, just want to see more of this quality :D

shea

[funfetus]

It's always good to go back to basics. :) One crit -- most of these heads don't look "deep" enough. They're too short from front to back. I've always heard that's one of the most common mistakes for heads. CD player looks good. I dunno, it's a CD player, not much to say. Looks accurate, though. The self-portrait is also quite good. Solid drawing, and the shading is effective. I'd avoid outlining the lips completely like that -- just suggest the outline using broken lines, and on the lower lip, only draw the horizontal segment in the middle. There's actually no geometric division on the outer parts of the lower lip -- just a color change. If that makes sense. Also, it loosk like you have no upper eyelids. If that's accurate, though, I apologize. :)

[thedestroyer]

Hey Bruno, really nice drawings...
Keep doing Studies...

thedestroyer

[kawakaze]

so i was looking back at your first page remembering u talkn about being an architecture student yet you dont post any of your architectural sketches. your linework is awsome and looks like it would be really strong doing quick sketches of buildings etc. id love to see some demolished environments or soemthing=D these last post are nice, it seems like u were just not able to get around to polishing things but yes do more studies on faces close up like this and really get in those surface details, this will help you get away from some of the problems u stated before.

[Brendan N]

Hey dude, solid book you have going. Just keep drawing every day in every way and everything will come to you. Give a lot more attention to hatching and line quality - two aspect that often go overlooked and underestimated.

Keep it up, making good progress!
cheers!

[brunopicinini]

update finally hehe

life drawing in a cemitery we went (or would be 'dead' drawing? HA HA HA .. .. ... damn! that was bad)
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basics ... light
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drawing things in my desk
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some really ugly heads
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light again
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best
i'll update more frequently froim now on ;)

[funfetus]

Them's some good, solid basics there, Bruno. The cemetery drawing is great. Not much else to say, just keep drawing, and post more. :)

[brunopicinini]

upppp
my brithday today, so I am happy as hell :D ... It was a really really good day =)

drawing from mag
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some mouths and poses
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general stuff
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car and a really really cute girl from a magazine ... but the drawing is not as half as her =D
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general stuff
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best
Bruno

[brunopicinini]

update

random stuff
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random stuff
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random stuff
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interior from ref. e a corner of a house I'Ve stayed for a while
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my pullover in a chair
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that'S it
best

[funfetus]

Nice work, man. It's cool to see your notes on your sketches -- you seem very methodical. It's also cool that you're doing a lot of perspective stuff. I'm doing that myself (and I'm reading the book you recommended!). I think you made a mistake with the bed, though -- the lines of the foot of the bed don't converge like they should. I'm sure you can see it. Keep up the drapery studies, too. That stuff's a bitch. :)

[brunopicinini]

hey buddy!
thanks for the comments

yeah, I think I am indeed a little methodical hehe ... sometimes can be good that I can analyze what I am doing and quick come up with solutions, but sometimes I try to just forget, sketch away and see what happens ;)

yeah! the book is quite good isnt't it? I myself still hadn'T the time to read more carefully, but it looks good. I want to start doing some perspectives.

Yeah, clothes are a pain in the ass, but boy, they do help a lot.

I'll update more tonight,
Best,
Bruno.

[Sheavolution]

Hey Bruno, good to see you are up and running again. You didnt post but you sure worked on it :D
Ohw, maybe a bit late but: HAPPY B-DAY!

[brunopicinini]

update

really bad drawings
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some tests
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more sketches
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best
Bruno

[funfetus]

Bad drawings, huh? Then do some good ones! :) These aren't so bad, but it's really nothing new from you. Push yourself! I wanna see some improvement!

You asked on my SB about where I got the color info I'm talking about -- it's a lot of places, including books and videos, but here's a quick tut about what I was talking about:

[brunopicinini]

quick one

drawings on a park here in munich

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[brunopicinini]

funfetus: thanks for the quick tutorial buddy!
yeah man, I need to improve more .. I dunno, I feel I was improving faster than I currently am ... well maybe the fact that before I was able to draw much more than now helped :D maybe hehe ... now that my german is course is finished for the moment I will be able to put much more time ;)

but lately I am a little bit "stuck" ... like, I have to do some studies of different stuff to create a mental library, but studies sometimes are not so fun .. and then I dunno how to do something more "fun", maybe something from imagination ... dunno, kinda lost hehe

basically, what is the way to have fun while not possesing all the abilities that you want? how you study?
hehe

best
Bruno

[brunopicinini]

shea: thanks buddy! 22 years old ... i feel soo old hehe

update

sketches on the park
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bridgman
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best
Bruno

[funfetus]

Aaaah, Bridgman. I'm taking a break from some Bridgman hand studies as I type. Good park sketches, man. Keep that up -- I've noticed some of my quickest improvement when I was doing frequent gesture sketches out in public. You know, I'm noticing a lot of the same types of stylized shapes you use in your out-of-head work in your from-life gestures. Maybe try to more faithfully reproduce what you're seeing?

Glad you liked the tutorial, I hope it helped. Download Loomis' "Creative Illustration" if you want a lot more info on values and the like. PM me if you can't find it.

Now, how to have fun while progressing? I think that's a very individual question. Personally, I find progressing itself fun, or at least rewarding, so I've always enjoyed doing lots of studies and practice-y bits. On the other hand, sitting down to draw A PICTURE is always kind of intimidating for me. I guess it depends on what you enjoy most. If doing stuff out of your imagination is what you like most, then how about this: Pick a subject that you aren't very familiar with, or emphasize anatomy, or a type of pose, or whatever, that you aren't very comfortable with. Then, take your medicine. Spend some time doing studies, and learning everything you need to know to pull it off. Then, when you go to do the fun part, it'll be even better, because you'll be pulling off something that you couldn't before.

Keep drawing!

[jedininjaman]

wow great anatomy studies! I could really use your help on those! NIce work!

I would appreciate it if you could help me with my anatomy and other things, It would be nice if you could visit my sketchbook and let me know what you think

Thanks and keep up the excellent work!

[brunopicinini]

update

funfetus: yeah, I like bridgamn ... will try to study more ... dude, that was a really good advice!! about the shapes when doing gestures from life ... it's true, I am kind not drawing what am seeing and drawing what I think I am seeing ...
well, one thing that helps for that is that they are never still on the park! hehe, so sometimes is hard to do a proper one ... but enough of excuses and lets try to get it right! hehe

about the fun stuff ... that was exactly the problem! those last weeks I've been so busy that I was unable to sit down and draw, always in a rush .. and with art, there is no magic, you don't draw = you don't get better ... that's one of the things that were frustating me .. about the studies I had the same idea hehe.. well, that's not really a new idea, I think it is more common sense =D hehe .. but we can say we are genious :D

yeah, same here, doing A PICTURE seens still too big for me hehe .. but studies are fun ... there is that "no-worries" feeling about it


jedin: thanks buddy, but I don'T think my anatomy is that good :D, i'll stop by your SB




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[funfetus]

Just get up a little earlier, and draw a bit, eh? Seriously, if you don't draw for a couple weeks, your art is gonna suffer. I think consistency is more important than quantity. When I'm drawing every day, I feel like I'm on fire -- but if I stop for a few days, I feel like nothing works when I come back.

Good work on the continuing Bridgman studies. Are you reading the text in addition to copying the pictures? I think a lot of people ignore the text (I know I do too often, even though I know better), but I find that I gain a lot of insight from it that I probably wouldn't otherwise.

[brunopicinini]

ah, the problem is that I am barely making 6 to 7h sleep per night ... less than that and I will not be able to work properly
once in Brazil, for 1 full year I was working, studying, playing soccer 4 to 5 times a week, going to the gym and studying german .. I was sleeping 5h per night top .. Yeah, I've managed to go through that and with good grades in everything, but as a result, and I am a pretty healty guy I have never ever had problems before, I got 2 times a distension in my right leg, had a stomach problem (apendicites? is that the name?) and was all the time feeling really tired without any energy ... It is something that I am trying to avoid from now on

but I will figure out something

as the consistency, I completely agree ... in fact, check out this thread that I've created with an interesting technique that I will give it a try
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102695

yeah, I am reading ;) for me is like studying architecture, some people think that by just looking at the pictures you will learn everything that is there ... of course you will learn sth, but reading makes such a difference

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[brunopicinini]

update again


this one is from a book from bert dodson ... it is quite the same as the right side of the brain, but without too much bla bla and more drawing
it got more basics stuff, but hey, who the hell am I to say I've been through basics? :D
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[funfetus]

Shit, man -- maybe you'd better not get up any earlier. :) It sounds like you've got a ton of stuff on your plate already, and that's fine. You're young, you've got plenty of time. Draw when you can, and don't worry about it too much. It's important to sleep. :) Maybe you can squeeze in some drawing whenever you have any waiting to do. I keep a small sketchbook with me whenever I might end up waiting around for a few minutes.

Good sketches. I like the statue, and the head on the bottom right of the last page has a really solid feel to it. You're letting the angle of the jaw go up too high, though -- it should be about even with the mouth. I see you're playing with that particularly crosshatching technique up there, too -- I was doing that same one the other day. Funny coincidence.

Keep it up!

[brunopicinini]

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funfetus: Yeah, I read an advice of jason that he says to try to draw every single minute possible, even it is only 1 minute it is worthy! hehe so let's see

yeah, that's a funny coincidence ... that cross hatching is pretty good, but unfortunately I am still not good enough with it :D


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[funfetus]

Good work. The eyes are looking good, especially that one on the bottom of the second page. What are you studying your anatomy from? Here's some realy good info for eyes. (http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2007/05/vanderpoel-on-eyes.html) The whole book is good, and pretty cheap, if you're interested.

One thing I'm noticing is that the facial angle on your faces tends to be too small. Humans actually have a muzzle, like animals -- ours are just a lot less pronounced. If you draw a line from the ear-hole to the base of the nose, then from the brow ridge to the front of the teeth, that's your facial angle. The angle created should never be greater than a right angle. In much simpler terms, make the lower part of the face stick out more. :) Keep it up!

[brunopicinini]

master fufentus: thanks for the reply buddy! every time I see you giving crtis to someone it always make me realize how much study I still have to do! hehe

I need an advice from you, since I am starting now with the wacom, I've read and realized that I should focus more on values than on lines ... Thinkinh like that, what do you recommend me to do? Books, exercise, whatever ... anything is highly appreciated

so here's the update

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[jedininjaman]

keep pushing that anatomy
It is nice to see
I think one of my favorite works on this page is the one of the guy in blue ink, it is very nice, although there are some minor perspective issues on his left eye,
keep it up and we will keep posting:)
-jedininja

[funfetus]

Wow, Bruno -- hell of an update! That's a ton of gesture drawings. They're starting to look really good. A lot of life in them. One thing I'm noticing is that your figures (except the ones that look like they're from life) all tend to have an arch in their lower back, even when they're bending way forward. Let that sucker curve, like a cat arching up.

I agree with jedininjaman about the blue-ink head. It looks great, but the far eye is a little wonky. Damn those far eyes! It really does help to do a few perspective lines to make sure it's lining up right.

I also wanted to comment on a couple of the notes you've written. "Watch out for lost edges..." -- this is more of a concern when you're painting. I'm not sure if you want to be using really soft and lost edges in drawings. But actually, maybe you do...I don't know. And "each drawing must teach me something". That's a good attitude, but don't be too hard on yourself. :)

Great progress, Bruno -- keep it up, and I look forward to seeing more when you get back from your trip. You'd better fill some sketchbooks!

[Jazz]

Hey, Bruno!! You're doing so great with all those gestures! I'll be interested to see what you do with some of those poses! They're intriguing, might just tell a cool story! :D :D Also, I love how you use lines to shade, like in post 138!

[voxelfog]

Good studies you've got there. Keep it up. :)

[Tec]

I need an advice from you, since I am starting now with the wacom, I've read and realized that I should focus more on values than on lines ... Thinkinh like that, what do you recommend me to do? Books, exercise, whatever ... anything is highly appreciated

i think the best way to learn how to paint in values is to start with a reduced palette. just pick 4 basic values (white, black, light and dark grey) and practice as much as possible. no book can replace experience...lots of practice can't be wrong :dur: ...and always try to mix drawing from life and from imagination equaly

keep it up. i want to see more nice gesture sketches in the future...and show us your wacom stuff as soon as possible

[brunopicinini]

hello all again!
so finally got back from my trip, was just perfect ... paris, barcelona (had one of the best crazy nights here in europe), madri and toledo

jedininjaman: thank buddy! yeah i need to study more anatomy hehe

funfetus: thanks buddy! yeah i know, i do tend to do that arch hehe, i will be more careful from now on ... well, the edges was already a way to start thinking more about painting for the wacom stuff
about not being too hard on me, let's say I kind exaggerate some points, so I can stay on track ... you know when you start to just scribble and don't really pay attention? sometimes can be fun and relaxing, maybe even good, but I think I need to focus more on what I am doing to enhance my learning experience

jazz: thansk buddy! yeah, drawing the people interacting with each other it is way more difficult hehe, but let's see

voxelfrog: thanks buddy

tec: hey buddy! thanks for the advice ... I will show as soon as possible, as soon as I go over the "really sucking no one should see this" phase hehe

so, to drawings

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so, starting with wacom finally ... here was just to get used to it (I am tired of drawing circles and X around dots hehe) so was kind like training wacom but studying gestures at the same time (I dunno if it is good to mix things like that, well ...)

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[brunopicinini]

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[_andreas_]

hei there!
im the new guy in the sketch group, nice to see that your back!

its very inspiring to see the last bunch of updates, good anatomy and color studies!

your in munich at the moment?
if you have any plans traveling through cologne or düsseldorf, say hi!

[brunopicinini]

andres: welcome buddy! thanks for the compliments
well, i am actually staying here in Munich only until the 11th of Oktober then I'll move to Australia hehe ... so I am saving some money for there, but thanks ;) ... maybe you are coming for the oktoberfest here, if you are let me know

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[jedininjaman]

I like the page of eyes best, and for the digital, it seems that you are just rushing through it way to fast, put in an honest effort and see what you can do :)

[funfetus]

Your general sketches are looking good -- I like the animals especially. The wacom gestures are a bit shaky (to be expected) but the gestures are good. It looks like, in a lot of cases, you're focusing more on the details of the figure than on just capturing the pose. I think it might be more productive to ignore the details and just get the pose down -- you'll get a lot more gestures done that way. :) The eyes are good -- Hogarth? The Frank Lloyd Wright painting is a good start, but obviously has a long way to go. Here's where things start to get hard. :) I'm sure you can see how the colors are off. It's amazing how much variation you'll start to see in the colors in the world once you really start looking at it. Like when you're looking at a wall in your house that's partially lit by a window, and partially by a lightbulb. It was just white before, but now it's this amazing interplay of blues and yellows. Check out this tutorial (http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/tutorials/light01.htm) on light, if you haven't seen it before -- it'll help tremendously in understanding what you're seeing. And I agree with jedininjaman -- put a little more time in, and let's see what you can really do. :)

[funfetus]

Bruno! Where are you, man? Gimme some art!