Zombie_dla's Sketchbook (I'm back! Update November 2nd)

[Zombie_dla]

Hi everyone, I'm a long time lurker here at conceptart who finally gathered enough courage to post. Here I'm starting a sketchbook to encourage myself to draw regulary and improve my technique. I should be able to update atleast once in a week or so. Critiques are welcome!

[Zombie_dla]

First some head studies and a gigantic rabbit to keep me working.

[Envisor]

Welcome to CA, looks like you have a good stand on your anatomy, so no recommendations for books. Thses look great, just keep studying those books you already have. You've got a nice comic style from what I see, would like to see some fully rendered pics, cant wait for more. Keep posting.

My Sketchbook- C&C very welcome
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85772

[Evxyza92]

one thing to say EVIL they look like zombies specially the guy that is looking at me right now . and the bunny to anime'ish transform and kill you while smiling look going on but still nice start now try a less psychitic bunny shall we cuz that thing is freaking me the hell out

[Zombie_dla]

I'm not very good at drawing hands so I made som hand studies.

[Zombie_dla]

Studying muscles and som fat on the male torso.

[Zombie_dla]

Some feet and legs with one of my favourite movie characters :) The chainsaw and hands turned out a little wierd though...

[Angroc]

nice stuff. here there I can see tht you are a bit harsh with the pencil (like around the lips of the chainsaw guy), but I am seeing that you are doing good anatomy and especially hands (awesome hands :) ). continue doing your stuff and practice! woot!

[cherryworx]

Thanks for looking at my sketchbook! really like the hand studies, and Envisor is right, you've got your anatomy sorted. can we see an action scene? pretty please? with sprinkles..and..um..other stuff(not entirely sure what other confectionary goes well with please)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks everyone for your comments. It keeps me drawing and helps me improve. Sorry cherryworx for not posting any action scenes this time :P Guess I'm just not confident enough. But all things come to he who waits >:D

Here's a study on the female torso (I'm not very experienced at drawing dames) and an undead SS-officer ;)

[mull77]

Keep going with the studies, they'll help you a lot more in the long run than doing stuff of the top of your head.

The hand and torso studies are coming along really nicely though.

[Envisor]

Your studies are doing great, just draw as much as you can everyday. Keep up the good work.
favorites are the hand studies in the last posts.

My Sketchbook- C&C very welcome
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85772

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your comments, I'm gonna follow mull77's advice and do more studies. Here are some random ones:

[Zombie_dla]

I havn't been able to draw anything satisfying lately. I havn't had much motivation or energy and my content for drawing is waning. I will keep on drawing and hope that the motivation soon will return :) Here's some quick studies.

[carmageddonstein]

You have a pretty good sense of dynamic action, and a better understanding of small detail than me!

Keep up the studies and don't let artists block leave your paper blank!

[alert]

Its a good thing u have started with anatomy studies!
But i think u need to concentrate more on the constructive aspect of the body forst of all.Even though it is "boring" once u have mastered that u can concentrate on more fun stuff!
These sketches show that u have a good eye for drawing muscles tho!
Keep up the drawing :D

[DIMAGYAN]

i like the giant bunny... keep it up.

[Zombie_dla]

Today I really tried to do some anatomy studies on various body parts (drawing the skeleton, muscles etc.) but they turned out really bad. Guess I'll try those "boring things" some other time ;) Eh... here's som heads.

[Envisor]

Good to see youre still keeping up the studies. The head studies are looking great. Keep em coming.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for the comment, Envisor. Your work gets better and better!
Here's some facial details and a warped skull :P

Sorry about the double post, forgot to add the pic.

[Hai]

Haha, I love that giant bunny. :D

It's awesome that you do this many studies, but as alert said, you should focus a bit more on the constructive aspect. You seem to have some trouble with joints. Like the hips and shoulders.

But keep working. It's clear that you have a lot of potential.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your comment, Hai. I'll always thought my joints looked kind of wierd but I never really thought about it for to long. Thanks for pointing it out! I drew some shoulders today and some muscles.

[Adre3es]

nice stuff, loving the zombie general guy ^^
I know it's not exactly the most important part of the human body, I'd be interested in seeing you try some hair studies.

[Zombie_dla]

Ok, I haven't posted in a while now, sorry about that. I'll try harder from now on :P

Andre3es - I always had trouble with hair so I definately need to do some hair studies but right now I feel I need to concentrate on the human body. I'll try some hair soon though :)

[Envisor]

Dang man. Good work on the figures. Love the expression on there faces. Keep it up.

[Johny 5]

These studies are well drawn. I'd say focus more on how the muscles connect together and flow as a mass of shapes rather then worrying so much about every little bump or divot.

ya know big b4 small, vague b4 descriptive, loose b4 tight etc. etc.:yayca:

[KuNiva]

Thanks for checking out my sketchbook! L:ike already mentioned, you've got a good intial grasp of poses. Try and keep your pencil marks to one single line, as Marko says...if you learn to draw with a single line you will learn more from the process than using lots of lines. This method forces you to study the chosen area harder. Thanks and keep posting!

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your comments, people! I've become found of Loomis' books and finally got to do some of the necessary stuff.

Some studies of the muscles in the arm:

[Hai]

Good to see you updating. The Loomis stuff seems to help you. Keep up the good work, man.

[Zombie_dla]

Anothar small update (sorry 'bout that). Don't have the motivation to draw that much right now. I'll try to make a somewhat larger update next time ;)

[Zombie_dla]

Ok, more anatomy. Some torsos and some hands.

[Matthew Campbell]

You're definitely on the right track, keep it up!

[Envisor]

Your hands are defintily improving. These studies are good as well. Only crit I have at this point is to use more confident lines, keep up the good work man.

[Chizome]

Wow, impressive! Keep up the awesome work!

[Yautja892]

Great studies so far, I really like the hand studies the best. It seems that these studies are working, your lines are getting more confindent with each post. You should add more contrast to your studies, it will give you the benefit of working with shading, lighting as well as working with anatomy, muscle, form etc. Other then that just keep pushing yourself. Also thanks for posting in my sb, I will be keeping an eye on this sb. :teeth:

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for the comments, people! Here's some more studies:
Played around little with shading on two of the heads.

[naomiful]

thanks! nice study works you have here, you are definitely on the right track~!

zombies are scary ; ;

[iMaiM]

Thanks for stoppin' by my sb. Keep up the studies, they're looking great. Post some concepts/originals, too! ^_^

[Blaz]

Hey!
first of all thx for stopping by my sketchbook...
...nice studies,you are going to the right direction!
heh i just repeated what others said...:\

well keep updating...going well...! :confident


PS: <3 the huge bunny

[BryanYoung]

Thanks for checking out my sketchbook. Keep up the anatomy studies; you're definitely improving. Those feet in that last post are looking good.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for stopping by, all of you. Glad you liked the bunny, Blaz :P I'm just uploading some random stuff here. Enjoy

[Sonaj]

You seem to like zombies :)
Sorry that it took me so long to visit here after your comment in my sb.
I can see that you have good potential and already show improvement.
And like all the others said the studies are helping you, so keep doing these.
What could be cool for your zombie stuff is not to try inventing some crazy faces, but draw peole from life and maybe draw parts of the body with ripped apart flesh or showing bones and muscles under there. That would be life drawing, figure and anatomy study in one :D . Lol, just a stupid idea here
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[Zombie_dla]

I'm not particularly fascinated of zombies but they can be fun to draw. My nickname is from years back when I started using it as a nickname online and I just made a habbit of it :P The only drawing intended to portrait a zombie here is the SS Officer. I understand that many of my drawings may look like zombies (maybe because I sometimes leave the eyes blank and expressionless or because I make the characters a little rugged). The guy with a chainsaw is actually Leatherface from Texas Chain Saw Massacre with a human skin mask. So no, I'm not obsessed ith zombies but I understand it's a common belief after skimming through my sketchbook :P

I get your idea, Sonaj, and I think it's good. Seems like good training. Just wanted to point out that I'm not trying to draw zombies all the time, it just looks like it :)

Oh, and here's something I drew just now just for posting this (trying to get sketches in all of my posts in the sketchbook).

[Ostrander]

Hey man! Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. I thought I'd return the favor. Your figure studies are coming along nicely. You have some pretty cool zombie ideas too. I wouldn't mind seeing some of them fleshed out some more. It looks like you're having some fun. Keep up the good work and keep posting! :yayca:

[Envisor]

Figures are looking great. Keep it up.

[Zombie_dla]

I haven't updated in a while now (truth is, I haven't drawn at all) so I thought it would be a good time to draw and post something here. I didn't fell like drawing at all when I drew this but I guess it turned out ok anyway (except the skeleton hand, ugh.. terrible). I must get over my laziness, lack of inspiration or whatever it is that's holding me back! :painting:

[Nekromisantrop]

Good to see that you're studying! Also good to see somebody from good ol' sweden, fortsätt teckna!

[Envisor]

Study looks good. The skeleton one turned out good too. As long as your drawing, itll help you improve so dont worry about hitting a slump every once in a while. Sometimes it helps to keep drawing anyway, and you'll get the motivation while your drawing.

[Zombie_dla]

Another small update. These are some badly drawn and unnamed creature concepts. I was really hesitant to upload them but I figured what the heck, flame away. I hope I'll get more time to draw soon, my updates are getting far and few in between.

First one:
These frightful beasts stalk the night in packs and hunt prey. They are extremely aggressive if they are hungry or protect territory and will not hesitate to attack humans.
Active: Night
Durability: Medium
Habitat: Jungles


Second:
This slimy cephalopod is half-adapted to life above the waves but requires daily baths to not dry out. Because of this they live in shallow water but will occasionally crawl up on shore to feed on seaweed, carcasses and other organic material. It is to slow and small to pose any threat to humans (unless tied to the ground).

[amer-nazri]

Hi there. Thanks for droppin by my lil sketchbook. Much appreciated. Ypu have so many studies here, I'm beginning to feel lazy hehe. Keep working on them, and you will go far. Your sketching ability is good, but i would suggest upping the contrast a bit more. practice drawing objects under a directed lightsource, and try to sketch the object, bearing in thought the direction of the lightsource. Its a great exercise to improve your contrast!

All the best,
amer-nazri

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your advice, amer-nazri. Did some fast and simple shading on some basic shapes. Didn't try any shading on the human figure though but I'll get to that later. Each object has it's own light source, that's why it looks a little wierd when they're put together.

[CouchPotato]

Thanks for visiting my sketchbook Zombie ^^

I want to ask you something though, if you don't mind. I looked through your stuff. Other than some perspective issue (same as me :P) I think it's basically all going good.

The only other thing that, well, bothers me, I suppose you can say that, is that your pics are kind of faint. Is it your scanner or is it because you use a hard, light pencil? If you use a hard pencil, can I be forward enough to suggest you change to a softer one? Something like 4B maybe lol, because your stuff are nice, but the lines aren't strong enough to bring it out. Everything looks kinda washed out and not there, if you know what I mean?

CP

Edit:
I guess I have one more thing to add ^^. A friend of mine told me an easy and quick way to check to see if you got your perspective right. Doesn't tell you how to get the right perspective, but at least you'd know when you're wrong lol.

[Sorknes]

Nice to see someone really going for the studies. :)

If you have trouble getting motivation to actually draw though, it might be because it's tedious and at times boring JUST to do studies. You can solve that by doing some fun, out of the mind sketches as warm ups before you do the serious stuff, and maybe reward yourself a few mins of sillyness after a real good studie is done? :) Take breaks in the studies, like drawing that giant rabbit, before you take on next subject.

Just a suggestion, hope you get your motivation. :)

[Zombie_dla]

Aah, thanks for pointing that out Couchpotato, can't believe I didn't thought about it. Thanks :) I made some perspective on cubes today to compensate. They're freehand without perspective lines thought, so they're probably wrong :S And I'm using a pretty lousy mechanical pencil. Guess it's kinda hard but my drawings look _slightly_ lighter after I scan them so both are probably responsible for the lack of contrast. I'll try to tweak my sketches in PS next time :)

I enjoy most studies but I must confess alot of them are really boring too. I'm putting in some random stuff just for fun as you might have noticed, Sorknes, just to keep me going ;) I'll try to warm up as you suggested, thanks for commenting.

The cubes and some fun with heads:

[Kainin]

Hi good to see your staring with anatomy, and the most important thing is lots of pic's. Working hard is a good thing aslong as you enjoy it.

I do like the bunny tho, it put a smile on my face. :)

Keep all the stuff comming and maybe try some block contrast on your people studys as that might help in the flow of joints?

All good stuff tho

[CouchPotato]

Hey man, I'm glad I can be of service, but all thanks should go to this friend of mine who's been really generous in sharing his knowledge with me. A lot of the things he made me do when I started out, I didn't even realise the importance of. It's only like now that I'm starting to piece together what he taught me and integrate them.

One thing though, I don't think it's a good idea to use mechanical pencil and then relying on Photoshop to toughen up your lines. I suppose it's ok to use Photoshop to ink in, but I think it would be far better to have good pencil lines from the start.

And another thing, about your current cubes. Most of them are right in a scientific way. But you'll probably never get cubes looking like that unless you look from very very far away or you are looking through a powerful telephoto lens (lenses with narrow angles, artifically increases perspective by a lot). Your vanishing points are too close to one another. Usually, for a realistic cube thing, the vanishing points go all the way out of the paper lol.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks again people for taking your time to give me some great advice.
I know wine alot but I gotto get drawing for real! I draw way to seldom to get anywhere so from now on I'm gonna draw more regulary! (Hope I don't lie to myself) :painting:

Anyhow, here's some crazy poses i tried. A guy with way to short legs, a twisted man and someone really stiff (a robot?) :P

[Zombie_dla]

Some more stuff.

[Yautja892]

Nice updates since I last visited. Liking the studies you are doing. I would push your contrast more in your sketches. Really work with your values, and shading.Maybe setup some still lifes, and pratice how the lighting is hitting the objects. Keep pushing yourself. Happy drawing.

[Dreamworker]

Nice studies! draw draw draw :}

[CouchPotato]

hey man, thanks for dropping by my sketchbook again!

so i see you got some new stuff, and they're not bad as far as things go, but i think you might have made a mistake here; one of your hands have only 3 fingers and a thumb :p


wonder why noone else mentioned it lol.

edit:
yay, page2!

[Zombie_dla]

Right you are, couchPotato, but it was intentional (silly, I know :P). I was just fooling around and made a semi-human hand. Anyhow, thanks for pointing out stuff like that.

Here's some muscle studies:

[Zombie_dla]

Some random stuff I did today:

[Teh Gosu]

nice studies, for critics i would work on your lines. tip: ghost the pencil movement of the line in your head, before actually executing the line you want to hit. and always think of stuff in dimension. but i guess you have more muscles knowledge then me so respect!!!

[Kat_Warrior]

Your studies are awesome! The "random stuff" reminded me that I need to work on some lighting/shading. ;)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your advice Gosu!
Glad I could help you some way, Kat :P

Two creature concepts:
Bardodont
These massive herbivores walk the steppes in flocks eating plants and grass most of the day. Unless provoked they are peaceful although they can get very aggressive when protecting their young.
Active: Day
Size: ca. 2000 kg (ca. 4409 pounds)
Durability: Tough
Habitat: Steppes
Rootdrake
These animals dig tunnels in the ground for shelter and food. They are omnivores and mostly eat roots, fruit and small animals. They pose a medium threat to humans as they can be very aggressive if a human comes near their lair or a very hungry rootdrake.
Active: Day/Night
Size: ca. 200 kg (ca. 441 pounds)
Durability: Tough
Habitat: Steppes and deserts.

[CouchPotato]

Well, if the hand fingers are intentional, then it's my bad haha. No offense intended dude.

Anyhow, your Bardodont reminds me of the extinct Giant American Sloth. Is that your inspiration?

[Envisor]

Sorry its been so long Zombie. These latest creature designs are good, but I would like to see some finished pieces soon with some cleaner lines.

[geizler]

hey zombie, ur studies lookin good and u have some nice ideas in ur head
just try to bring some more grey tones on page and try to realy see the way of ur line in mind so that the pencil can flow
go on

[Zombie_dla]

No offense taken, Couchpotato :) The Bardodont is inspired by some extint two-horned rhinoceros. Looked up that sloth, looks kinda familiar though.

Sorry to dissapoint you Envisor but I won't be doing anything that serious for a while. Gonna practice on my lines though.

Thanks, geizler. I'll try to do better lines and get more values in my sketches.

Here's a failed attempt at shading and a fetus ;)

[Zombie_dla]

Here's some studies from a new anatomy book I got.

[Zombie_dla]

Some noses I did today.

[myalias]

its nice to see that you are drawing regularly, when you draw it helps if you do alot of very light scribbles to get the forms you want, dont be afraid to get messy. then draw some hard, defined lines on top of that, also draw more :P

nice studies

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for you comment, Myalias! I'll try to do as you suggested. I know I need to work on my lines. I'm afriad these last sketches aren't any better :bashful:

[kuroart]

Keep up with the studies. seeing some definite improvement. Keep working on shading and linework. Those two can make a piece really stand out. and I'll ditto to everyone elses suggestions.
keep it up.

[CouchPotato]

Good to see you keep going man. I don't often see you do whole bodies though, you gonna try some of that anytime soon?

[voetsek]

nice nose and faces studies you can already see the improvement from the first page.

[iMaiM]

It's been a while! Nice updates, man. Your progress is amazing! Keep it up.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your posts, people. I haven't updated my sketchbook for a while now because of some personal matters. Anyhow, here's some recent sketches. I might just aswell have erased some of them but I suppose I should show some my really bad stuff too ;)

[Envisor]

Getting better and better, especially on line quality but on proportion as well. Studies are doing great as usual. Last post I like the ear and the back studies. Hope everything is well in your personal life. Keep it up.

[Jason Rainville]

Nice stuff, like it's been said proportions are getting better, but your faces are still weak compared to your figures. So reference work of whole faces maybe? Keep it up :)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your concern, Envisor. Things are better now.

I really agree with you on the faces, Rhineville. The head and face is (to me) the most important thing on the human body. I really should get better at drawing them. I'll start now and post some later tonight or tomorrow. Untill then, some random crap:

[Zombie_dla]

Ok, I know I was going to do lots of head and face studies for today but I got to lazy so here's what I've done: just three of 'em.

[Nam]

Keep it up with the studies, you're making progress.

[Whitevillage]

Thanks for replying in my sketchbook, let met return the favor. :)

It's good to see that your very enthousastic to do anatomy studies. I have periods of doing them but you seem to work very seriously on them.

[spudstudios]

Great studies.. A strong desire to learn the basics.. You will be well rewarded in the long term.. Loomis is awesome for study..Life is better.
like how you dedicate to each part for further understanding. keep posting dude. thanks for dropping in. ;-)

[Zombie_dla]

Well, I haven't drawn that much lately and I don't have that much to give now either. I did my first life drawing/portrait today :) Didn't turn out very good though. This is a friend of mine and trust me, in reality she's young and alot prettier than this but I did what I could :P Anyhow, here it is:

Ps. thanks for all your comments, really appreciate it :)

[Gspot]

Hey thanks man for stopping by..proably one of the fastest comments I've recieved after updating...made my day:) since I'm still on, I figured I'd respond. ...your sketchbook is looking nice...those studies are coming along well... do you mind me asking where you get the poses for you anatomy studies from...I work from a book with limited illustrations so mine seem to be very upfront and stationary...would love to try some of the ones you have going on....anyway doing good...keep doing what your are and you'll progress fast.

[b.one]

Hey dude thanks for the comment in my sketchbook! Your studies are looking great keep working them --- maybe also try doing some studies of the full skeleton frame... just a suggestion.
And don't forget to experiment when you feel like it!!
I think in essense it works like this: the more you draw the faster you progress. you definitely got the basics of anatomy --- go draw ! :)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for all the kind words! I haven't been able to draw much lateley since I have alot to do right now but in a few weeks I will be able to update more often.

Gspot, I use a variety of books but the ones I'm most frequently use now are some Loomis books (don't remember where I downloaded those, sorry), Figure Drawing by Ron Tiner and a book by Daniel Carter and Michael Courtney.

Here's a little thing I drew today:

[Kat_Warrior]

Nice stuff here! Love the shading. :)

Thanks for coming by my sketchbook again!

[Yautja892]

Hey Zombie , haven't visited in awhile sorry about that :(. Seems like your keeping your self busy with the studies. Its great to see your doing those. The only things I see at the moment is you should try and push your contrast more, don't be afraid to get a little dark in your sketches. Just to note try and really learn from your studies and apply those to your own designs. Something I need to work on myself. Its also good your mixing up and doing your stuff and not just the studies, have to experiment with new stuff at some point, I would go insane with just the studies. :) keep it up, just keep focusing on your anatomy but really push it toward your own stuff, I think that way you might enjoy it more. Also it might not hurt to practice some still life studies, and setup a strong light source so you can work on your lighting and values. Happy drawing :)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for taking your time Yautja :) I'll try to push my values further. I'll try some still life too, thanks for your advice!
Here's some face studies for today:

[Peter Berkovski]

nice sketches and studies :) push more intention on head studies, body studies are good :)
Cheers :P

[l.sheridan]

Great studies you have going here.

Don't be afraid to go darker with your shading in certain areas.. and leaving other areas lighter, experiment.

Keep em coming...

[Jason Rainville]

Do you have any loomis books zombie? The one that detailed drawing faces (especially the part about planes) really helped me out with my faces :) keep er up.

[Yautja892]

Hey zombie, really like the head on the right side. very cool guy. :) Oh I figured you might like this site. http://basangpanaginip.blogspot.com/2006/01/downloads.html If you scroll down a little you will see a few art books you can download in pdf format. I found them pretty useful.

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks everyone for your comments! They're really helpful, keep pushing me! :) Sorry for being absent for so long. I've been quite busy.

Thanks, Yautja, once again! You're great help as usual :)

Here's some recent stuff:

[Kvick]

Hey, thanks for posting in my SB. It seems like you've gotten the anatomy pretty well conceptualized, but the step after learning the muscles is to learn how they interact and how they function in order to create realistic, believable figures.

Judging from your last posted figure: http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=123240&stc=1&d=1176666172

I'm guessing you have an exaggerated anatomy book such as Hogarth's. Compare your figure to Dorian's from the forums: http://www.stylestation.ch/discussion/uploads/post-1-1143999485.jpg

There are some obvious differences, such as how much bulk each of the figures possesses, but you should still try to give yours a similar look. You can show muscles and anatomy and still make believable figures, simplify the skin some and try to pose the figure as if his whole body was working towards balancing the figure, give the pose function even if it is erratic. Try out drawing some gestures of poses, basic drawings with using as few lines as possible to try and capture the balance and rhythm of the figure without worrying about anatomy. Hope any of this helps, but remember the best thing is practice :).

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks Kvick for pointing that out. I've been studying faces mostly but I'll try some full body sketches and try to get a more natural look, It should be good practice. Really appreciate your help :)

I'm a slow updater now, sorry about that. I just got a loot of thing on my mind right now, It's really sucking away my creativity. Anyhow, here's something:

[CouchPotato]

Heya Zombie, thanks for always dropping by my sketchbook! Anyhow, I can see definite improvements on your faces man. Just keep on going, no matter what life is throwing at ya (since you said you got lots of stuff on your mind). Don't give up!

Laterz

CP

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for your encouragement, Couch :) I'm just posting some random stuff here, tiny update.

[Zombie_dla]

Ok, another update.

[Kfeeras]

thx for dropping by,

nice activity on here, do you know the loomis books? they are around the web, just google, they are worth gold, i use them and i tthink everyone should, too. keep this up n cu!!

[thedestroyer]

Nice Sketches, but keep practicing your backs :)

[CouchPotato]

thx for dropping by,

nice activity on here, do you know the loomis books? they are around the web, just google, they are worth gold, i use them and i tthink everyone should, too. keep this up n cu!!

I think Zombie have the Loomis books lol. Look carefully, I'll bet money that at least two of the human poses in his last post come from Loomis pages haha.

Right Zombie?????? (Say yes even if it's not, it's my money we're talking here!!11!!)

lol, anyhow, thanks for dropping by bud. Keep up the good work!

[Zombie_dla]

Sorry, sorry. I'm so lazy I should be punished... hard!

Well, I guess you're half-right since one and a half poses are from Loomis (sorry couch :P)

Thanks for all your comments, they're really helpful. You guys stear me in the right direction, so to say :)

Here's some random stuff... really random stuff.

[CouchPotato]

lol, slime bucket with too many eyes, wow....

Anyhow, draw more you lazy bum! (And you cost me a bet!!11! :p )

[Zombie_dla]

Small update before bed. Really need to get new pencils :S

[Zombie_dla]

Mini update: Some light experiments and my second portrait. This time it's a girl I don't know (but would like to know ;) ). Didn't turn out that well though...

[Jason Rainville]

Keep pushin'er man :D I'm seeing lots of nice variety in here too. Consider getting a mechanical pencil. Helps with cleaner lines (and I find that I have more control with shading if I hatch+go over it with a regular wood pencil after)

:perv:

[cmoreland]

I agree with Rhine, crosshatching is incredibly fun to do. Plus it will increase the quickness of your lines.

Great studies! Your dedication shows!

[Kat_Warrior]

Love the shading and details! Awesome-looking muscle structures on your figures, too. :) Reminds me that I need to work on that, lest I get rusty over the summer.

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook, too!

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks, people! I'll be sure to try some cross-hatching, never been good at that, but I guess it's useful to know.

Thanks Kat, really appreciate your support.

Sorry I can't give you more than this for now:

[Zombie_dla]

Ok, some updates from today. Another portriat, my third, a friend of my named Eva-Christine. Turned out ok I guess, eyes a little big though. also some really quick zombies and a foot study.

[Jujyfruits]

Yo bomb, lookin' good! better than mine! :D Some scary stuff also mhmmm..! take care :)

[Matsign]

Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook sooo here I am at yours! I'm impressed with the amount of studies you've done, especially the torso. Are you working from a book? The next obvious step forward would to start doing some life drawing! Which is very fun. I'll take you up on that suggestion to do more hand studies, I such at them too.

Yes, and crosshatching is a good technique to acquire. Remember to vary the length of your stokes according to and follow natural curves and lines with the hatches.

[zeeble]

Hi! thanks for dropping by my sketchbook. Keep doing those studies, you're doing a great job.

[silvestri99]

Great job sticking to those figure studies. I would suggest that you lay out a line of action and some underlines to keep everything squred away and in proportion. In the last piece his shoulder and chest is higher on the left side. Keep up the good work!!

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks for all the comments folks! Here's some stuff I did tonight; Two guys from imagination and a portrait of a friend (Jujyfruits here at CA, check her SB out!).

[Jujyfruits]

hahaha thats kinda funny :bashful:

[CouchPotato]

Hey hey! 3rd page :D

[cmoreland]

Hey Zombie! I like the soldier guy up there. You did that from your head? nice nice. Any chance we could get some bigger, more detailed drawings?

[Zombie_dla]

Sorry for being absent for so long! Sorry about the portrait Em, didn't look like you much :bashful:

I guess I should stry doing something more complete and less sketchy but right now I don't have the confidence :S

Anyways, heres some recent stuff. Bought some fancy pants pencils by Faber-Castell (really expensive! >_<) but I haven't used them yet. Try them next time :) Oh, yeah, here's another portrait of a friend named Nicci and some zombie-stuff:

[trp]

Thanks for stopping by and commenting in my sb. Sorry for the delay. I loved the bear in post 107. Good lord 107, I have a lot of work to do to catch up to that. Don't you dare make it easy keep drawing and keep posting.

[Zombie_dla]

sorry about the slow updates! I'm studying game design now so I don't have as much time to draw as before. Will keep updating, though!

Thanks trp for returning the favour ;) I'll keep an eye on your sketchbook :) Anyways, here's a female assasin I did. I know one of her legs look really short :/

[Alex Baer]

I see some nice figure studies in here, do you do any painting (traditional or digital)?

[CouchPotato]

Heya Zombie! Hehe, well, seems like you at least know what's not right with your stuff :p

But it's not just the legs though. The torso as a whole seems a leeeeetle bit on the short side. And the forearms are short as well, probably because you drew the legs first and drew the arms in relation to that. Well, I don't know, that's usually how I draw anyway :p

Remember perspective! The leg in front cannot be the same size or smaller as the leg in the back! (Also, face! hehe, proportions on the face isn't quite right either, seems to me)

So, since you asked me to push you, I want MORE MORE MORE! Gimme two more figure drawings before the day is out, or you won't get milk with cookies for breakfast anymore! :p

[Zombie_dla]

I don't do any paintings at all, Dabaers. I don't really like working with colour but I guess I'll need to do that sometime.

Oh, this is all I could come up with in such a short notice :/ Thanks for motivating me, couch :)

[moonskittles]

Hey! This is some great improvement! Those figures in the last post are way way better than the first page; the girl actually looks like a female instead of a male with breasts. (not meaning to be critical, just complimenting your change)

[Zombie_dla]

He-he, yeah thanks skittles. I never been good at drawing females and males are my top priority now but I'll get to the dames for sure :)

Here's some random crap with some cloth studies:

[Zombie_dla]

Just a quick update. Another portrait of a friend. This time it's my friend Amanda :)

[Yautja892]

Hey zombie, a lot of new stuff since I last visited. Good to see your keeping yourself busy. I like the heads back in post # 124, they turned out nice. :) I can see your anatomy is improving, still want to see you push you value more. Have you experimented with charcoal at all ? I think you might find it nice to work with shading. Don't be afraid to go dark. Keep pushing yourself.

[himlayan]

Wow, it's pretty awesome watching your progress and I love how you're not afraid to try out humanoid creatures XD Your studies in #57 seems like a great improvement from your earlier work!

[Teh Gosu]

looking good mate, nice studies. maybe get some more values down in your renderings. get darker.and get some outlines darker 2. your faces do improve alot man, good going.

[woo4]

I realy like the mix of free sketch and ref sketch in your work. A good method to check out what you are interested in and work on with a ref to make it better. Keep on going.

[Envisor]

The proportions are much better on your characters. I know you said you dont want to try a less sketchy piece because you dont have the confidence, but you should give it a shot, and youll get that confidence from doing so. Good progress overall. Keep it up.

[Zombie_dla]

Hey, good to see you guys again, Yautja and Gosu! As usual I'm a little to careful when it comes to shading, I'll have to overcome that.

Yea, thanks woo4! I'll be keping an eye on your sketchbook.

Thanks for cheering me on Envisor and coming back to my sketchbook. You're improving like crazy over at your SB :)

Anyhow, tried to do a realy big guy. Would like to finnish him and draw his entire figure and maybe even work on some kind of background to make something complete for once :P Regretfully, I drew him in a corner of the paper and there wasn't enough space to draw more than this. I used reference for his arm but that's about it. I'll update more tonight!

[Zombie_dla]

Some more stuff

[Yautja892]

Hey Zombie, that guy in post #138 is great. He's one of your stronger pieces I think. You should push the values out on this guy. Give him some form, feels flat. :)

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks alot, Yautja! I don't really like to look back and work on stuff I already finished. I just start over and try to learn something from the experience :) Here's some anatomy studies I did today:

[Taiylz]

Hey dude. The constant anatomy studies are neat. Do you go through stages? Some of your stuff looks a little stiff, but it's what I'm trying to work on too, loosening up my sketches. I tend to feel like Biro Pen (Ballpoint) is good for loose sketching. Keep 'em coming.

[zeeble]

All the anatomy studies are looking good, maybe you should look into some facial structure studies to develop some good solid planes to make your faces look less flat. Keep drawing!

[Zombie_dla]

Woa, I'm sorry, I haven't posted in months! Well there's been lots of things going on lately but know I'll have to get back to drawing! So here's som recent stuff.

[Zombie_dla]

Tiny little update before going to bed.

[Yautja892]

Hey zombie, nice to see your back. I see a lot of improvement in your recent post. Keep hammering away at those values, and anatomy. Like the subject matter... haha is that boob head guy the one from little nicky? :bounce:

[iMaiM]

Welcome back Zombie :)

Nice little chunk of progress in the last update, post s'more soon!

[Zombie_dla]

Thanks guys :) Oh, ha-ha, I had completely forgot about the boob-head in Little Nicky. It was just something I come up with (What was I thinking?!) :P

Antway, here's a tiny update from today: been working more on contrast

[cmoreland]

Hey Zombie, you know... as sick and twisted and cool as your creations are, I'd like for you to go out and buy a 'set' of pencils and use some darker tones in your drawings. I think it will help bring them off the page a little more and give them some depth as well. I see you started to use the darker lineart in the latest upload. Much better to look at!

Other than that, awesome work! Keep crankin em out!! You're stuff looks like a cross between Resident Evil and the 6th disc of Berserk (which totally depressed me btw).

-Clay

[Flipnastywebby]

so check this out, zombie lover
google resident evil or, or movie props that involve decaying humans....they have those site out there, and they are the tits.

nice stuff, try not to make too much up, anyone who has studied anatomy can tell. plus knowing the inner working of the body is the best way to create a fantasic undead creature.



Slainte!

[GetiX]

Excellent work here keep up the great work mate

Please Visit My SB Ty
http://http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108052

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[Blaz]

Hey, thx for stopping by at my SB! :)

SB going nicely! Keep up the studies and be mindful of the proportions! ;)

Keep updating! :)

[UriL]

I really like the proptions on the big guy, great work!

[Zombie_dla]

Woa, that's alot of posts! Thanks people :) I must push myself to draw everyday! Argh!

[Zombie_dla]

I decided I'm gonna skip diversity for a while now and just keep drawing heads and faces because I really need to start getting somewhere with my drawing. So, first, heads :D

[Zombie_dla]

Heads, heads, heads and... yeah.. a pile of boobs.

[Tugelbend]

I can definitely see some progress in here. I especially like your studies (and the pile of boobs d: )
Keep it up and never give up!

[Jason Rainville]

ZOMBIIIIEIIIIIEEEEEEIEIEIEEE!

It's great the amount of faces you're doing, but you need to put some of that energy into studies of real faces. When I do studies I always do one from ref, one from imagination. Helps solidify the info. :)

[cmoreland]

Pile of boobs...that's going to haunt my nightmares. THANKS...jeez. Frikken big boob monster jiggling it's way toward me to consume my flesh....by....asphyxiation....

[Dandilion]

That pile of boobs is scaaary.. :S

[Kat_Warrior]

You do some interesting things with boobs in your art. XD I love it.

Also, noticed something with your last page - you may want to work on eyes a little bit. They seem a bit...cartoony in comparison to the rest of the face in your drawings. :) I've had my troubles with 'em too. Tricky things they can be, especially when you're trying to draw quickly.

[Zombie_dla]

You're absolutely right Mr. Rhineville! I need to do alot of more lifestudies! So I made these portraits from life. One is from some old photo I found and the other two are actually the same but one with added detail (beard). It's actually my very first Self portrait :) (god, I'm terrible at drawing hair! And the glasses! Gah!)

sorry for being so absent but there's just so much stuff going on! I'll try harder though! Glad that my pile o' jiggily garnered so much attention ;)

[Zombie_dla]

More heads! Damn! I'm not updating daily!

[Doomgriever]

Hello! ser att du gör framsteg! tror att vi har lite samma stil faktist ;D kan ju ta en sväng via min SB om du har lust? bor oxå i falun faktist.. *__*

[Doomgriever]

Alex ja, indeed i do! and yeah i know :( hate anathomy studies though.. but will try to study some >_<

[Kat_Warrior]

It's cool to see that you do such a variety of body-types when you draw!

[Reika]

Hi :) Just dropped in to tell you that i admire your hard work and... give you some worthwhile tips(hopefully).
Im sure im not the first to tell you, but DRAW FROM LIFE! Daily or at least weekly set something up and draw it, or a picture or something. As long as you have the basis in your head its going to come naturally when you draw things from imagination. It helps tremendously. Try not to focus too much on style at this point, and get the anatomy and gestures flowing, and that line sharper.
Cheers and keep drawing :D

[Wheeljack18]

Thanks for dropping in at my SB.

1st off, Zombies are ALWAYS Cool! My only suggestion to you is to keep hacking away at the anatomy. You are improving from Pg1 to now.
Have you looked at any Andrew Loomis?

[4ntimatter]

Love your zombie's mate, It's great to find a true zombie lover like myself. ;)