Pixel Dust, pencils, pastels and paints

[Pixel Dust]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Rose-avatar2.jpg

Hi there everyone,

Decided to start a new year with a new sketch book after giving up on the old one.

I am always overawed by the talent on these boards so became intimidated to keep posting new things but if I am going to improve I thought I had best come back. Hopefully I will keep the motivation to keep posting my sketches and such.

Feel free to comment.

Pixel Dust.

(Thought I would include here my portrait from Nov 1st so people can see who I am)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Anna-Nov1st2006.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Girl-with-curl2.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/1reduced.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/2reduced.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/3reduced.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/4reduced.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/5reduced.jpghttp://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/6reduced.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Willowreduced.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Carnivalladynocolourreduced.jpg

Happy sketching.

[Pixel Dust]

Some landscapes and things.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Treestumpreduced-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Teesdalereduced.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Waterfallreduced.jpg

[Pixel Dust]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Spymaster_for_web_by_Anna.jpg

Previously shown on finished section but wanted to be able to find it to show some people - sorry for the duplicate.

[DragonSnail]

That unicorn sure has something special, and the picture underneath it piqued my interest as well... that old lady is very characteristic. And I must say I love your landscapes! I always shy away from making landscapes, I never manage to make them as atmospheric as I want. Probably means I should practise more. :P

Keep it up! :)

[Kubushas]

Hi, ummm, about your last painting, can't say much about it, because haven't got too much experience, but those arms seem pretty broken, and she has something wrong with her eyes :)

I hope you will show us some more, especially works like your last landscape :)

[Pixel Dust]

Cheers Dragonsnail.

I agree Kubushas, I had real problems with her eyes even after flipping the image a number of times they never managed to sit right. They don't line up. I think you are right about the arm that the dragon is sat on - it looks a little too thin even though I tried sketching a person from life with a hawking glove on to get it. Might have another stab at them.

Been doing some more landscape stuff but not in pastels this time - is still only part way but here it is :

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Twistedtreewip.jpg

Oil on canvas

Klimt study WIP Acrylics on canvas.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/KilmtstudyTragodie.jpg

[Theodor]

Hey, I really like your costumes and your sense of composition.

[naomiful]

great start to the sketchbooking ~

i suggest playing around with different compositions for your figures - for the most part they are very static or linear or whatever it's called :3

be sure to use reference though o.o

[Pixel Dust]

Thankyou Theodor.

As Naomiful suggests - a play around with some different compositions. All are from references in an attempt to improve my anatomy.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/muscle-structure-side-view-.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/degas-pose-one.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/curl-one.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/Climb-pose.jpg

[Pixel Dust]

Been doing a little bit more stuff:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/magelogo1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/darkelfdemon1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/Blue_puppet/darkelfdemonfinalreduced.jpg

[SEVANS]

Good variety of mediums and some fairly solid sketches. Most of your images have a slight problem with the eyes, they don't appear to wrap around the skull and line up properly - watch out for this. This is very obvious in the Unicorn pic where it actually makes her look (IMO) slightly retarded (sorry).