Rakuda Sketchbook

[rakuda]

Hello,

I have been over on tsofa.com for a little while and thought that I would check this place out too.

I'm gonna start posting my sketchbook entries here and be as daily about it as I can. I am going to start in a real sketchbook, but the drawing from lastnight was just on loose paper. I am starting to feel some progress, so I am trying to keep the energy bumped up a notch, and keep meeting new people.

-ciao

[softocean]

Beautiful rendering on the life drawing study. Be careful of thickness of body parts - one leg looks slightly thicker than the other.

My sketchbook is here (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71080)

[rakuda]

Thanks for the comment. Yes it does a bit. I may have to correct it as I finish the legs. The way the hidden leg's heel pokes out also gived an odd but false impression that that is the end of the foot, and not in fact the heel.

[Seedling]

Nice! Keep going!

[rakuda]

Thanks Seedling.
:)

Here's my recent spate of drawings:

[Dekard]

nice stuff, like your shading technique, I'm needing alot of help in that area myself, also like your first image very warm colors on the lady

[rakuda]

Thanks Deckard. I need to do some more finished stuff like that first drawing. Lately, I have been trying to draw on my imagination more and more. I'm enjoying it

I unfortunately did little sketching at all the last few weeks because I was to busy visiting friends and family and having fun in general over the holidays.

My goal this year is to draw everyday. Here are yesterdays drawings.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50071.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50072.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50073.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50074.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50075.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50076.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50077.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50080.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50081.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50082.jpg

Here is todays drawings:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50083.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50084.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50085.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50087.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50088.jpg


http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP50089.jpg

[rakuda]

Trying to be too many places at once. I'm gonna stay home(tsofa.com) a bit and at my own site (drawsketch.phprak.net). I'm just refocussing a bit.

[Nekromisantrop]

Sweet studies you've got going on there! Nice goal too, trying to update on a daily basis. I like how some of your studies reminds me of Da Vinci and such.. keep 'em coming!

[rakuda]

Hey man Thanks! It has been a long time since I was here. Here is an update. I'll try to hang around more frequently!

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2353.JPG
http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2354.JPG
http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2355.JPG
http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2356.JPG

-Rak

[rakuda]

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/selfportrait_nov07.jpg
http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/selfportrait_nov_20_07.jpg
Here I'm using props (furry hat)

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/portrait_nov_21_07_pre1.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/portrait_nov_21_07.jpg

-Rak

[rakuda]

Here are some Durer studies:

...update on the Rhino. It is nearly done, but I just have some touching up to do. I tried to do the text atop, but I didn't get it to align with the right edge correctly. I have some work to do on that.


http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2309.JPG

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WIP:

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2316.JPG

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2429.JPG


-Rak

[rakuda]

Some sketch highlights:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP500154.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP500158.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP500163.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/dru_futhark/sketchbook/CPP500164.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500223B.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500303A.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500303B.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500346.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500356.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500357.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500358.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500415.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500418.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500420.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/365_006.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500508.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500509.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500510.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500511.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500512.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2159.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2161.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500527.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/CPP500529.jpg

http://www.phprak.net/sketchbook/IMG_2340.JPG

This was a year of learning...

-Rak

[gkrit]

ur rhino is mad and by mad i mean just (just in case u took it the wrong way lol) ... got so much detail which i like in that pic.
but with the male hunter pic .... u prob noticed b4 but his eyes seem off but other than that ur studies seem to be going good

[Skunkitorium]

I love the expressiveness of your lines. No critiques at this time, other than there's not enough. ;)

[joaKimArt]

Looks very good! Nice drawings. Just keep on posting! :)