Andrey's sketch book | Now Updated almost daily since 0ct.21

[RaistlinTheDark]

Okay people...leave as many critiques and advice as possible...and remember I haven't posted in like 2 years so there is improvement...





Much better and latest pics at the end!!!!!

[Envisor]

Welcome to CA. Cant wait to see some of your work.

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

[RaistlinTheDark]

here are some of my drawings, plz leave ur comments.

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the drawings will b in random order though....

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this is a very old drawing

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here another vampire

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my first chick drawin lol

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a sucky drawin but this is my sb.

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a bot pic...oh ya just so u know these drawings aren't in order

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also i beleive u will notice dots on my pic,and i,m srry,but idk how that happened, i messed it up while scanning so just ignore it :)

[suman_d123]

hi! thnx for dropping by...itz really strange tht jack sparrow and jolie r the 2 characters tht i drew first as soon as i got my wacom... :-)
and well, though i am 28 u cud say I am a 13 year old at art coz I remember sketching stuff when i was like 8-9 yrs old, and then i left all tht and only started again round 2 months back :-) tryin to self train...

I hav 1 advice for u...dont leave off this art stuff no matter wht comes up in ur life...else u wud regret it later(like me)...also, a proper art education always does good...
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[mull77]

Welcome to the boards!

Glad you've started a book. They're a great way to build a good collection of art, and improve while doing it. Have a look around as see that the artist who are doing great work now didn't always start out that way, but they just worked at it and eventually came up with the goods.

Keep going with the life studies and referencing as well, and then when you've got the basics down, you can go crazy. :blah:

[RaistlinTheDark]

ty guys, and suman, as i said before those aren't in order, anyways suman do u have an sb?) show me ur shit, bet ur good since ur 28....And mull u don't have bad sketches, they're kind of wierd..(but thats art for ya, huh?)you did go crazy lol. ;)

cheers guys, ty for droppin by, and leave some comments next time(i need em), high school starts next year though...i probablly won't have time to draw,but i'll do as much as possible right now and over the summer.

[RaistlinTheDark]

k people better get over here and comment!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[RaistlinTheDark]

a jhonny depp drawing finished, took me about an hour and 1/2, :), plz comment!

[kuroart]

hey, thanks for droppin by my SB. That last one looks decent. Keep drawing from life, fastest way. Try doing some more figure studies and proportion and all that jazz. keep it up.

[RaistlinTheDark]

np, and ty for comments and dropping by!!!

[OBX]

tenminutedrawing (http://tenminutedrawing.blogspot.com/)

Check this place out, this guy is great for working on ur fundamental drawing skills. I use every technique he talks about. Its an excellent place to learn the basics of pen control.

Consistency is key, just draw everyday, if only for 10 min. you'll get results.

[ChillPill]

The last one looks good. but i recommend that you do some anatomy studyes to better understand the shapes of the body,
some lines looks like they are without purpose and/or overdone.

keep sharing...

[RaistlinTheDark]

thanks guys, that's wut i'm doing right now, trying to get my anatomy straight, but i haven't posted drawings for years!!!!

ya i try drawing life also, and figure drawings of my own, but since i'm 14 my mom thinks it's porno...

[Sybo]

Hey mate, keep up the hardf work. When using reff try and be exact in you lines and tones, so you can bring out the forms in an accurate way, and keep usoing refference of you fav artist, actor and from life. Keep it up, savvy?

[RaistlinTheDark]

ty sybo i'll try just that!

[Yautja892]

Hey Raistlin, thanks for visiting my sb. I think something that might help you is setup some still lifes, and bring some lights around your objects, and practice doing some of them. Help you with understanding form,give you practice in shading, and the main thing it will help is drawing from life and direct observation. Also I think a few already suggested, but pratice doing some anatomy/figure studies. I'll be watching you progress. :) Happy drawing.

[RaistlinTheDark]

ty dude i'll do just that!!!and thanks for critics!

[JERI]

As far as this one goes, you might find it worth your while to get a reference photo/model

[RaistlinTheDark]

And sadly ur right....:nohope: :S

[damdischink]

hey man,, alot of people visited ur SB said it already = most of artist start out drawing wonky,,, but they progress as they go. The harder they try the better the result.... Once again, I'll emphasize what other artist have already encourage = draw from life and use ref.. Keep it coming man, peace!

[k i l l a r t]

@ RaistlinThe Dark: thanks for your comment on my sb!
Keep on drawing!!!

[RaistlinTheDark]

thanks guys, really apritiate it! do any of you know any drawing tutorals, like hair, and other shit like that. Because i see progress in my work, although i haven't posted it in my SB, beause my scanner is dead...Anyways the problem is i dont know what to do with the hair, and sometimes how to draw the body, especially the back.....thanx for the help! :)

[RaistlinTheDark]

oh ya almost forgot, i'm thinking of starting a new SB. Should I? ANd how do i change my avatar or whatever for my SB? LOL

[Zirngibism]

First off, thanks for commenting on my sketchbook.

Second, seems like you might like working with ink. Try pen, it might fit your style. But try drawing something in pencil first and posting it in the critique center before inking.

Third, to get your avatar-thing for your thread, you have to use the file attachment manager to post it on your first post. If you go back to my sketchbook, you'll see that's what I did.

Forth, don't get a new sketchbook. I think it's cool to see evolution of drawing through a lot of time, and it's good to do that all in one post.

Keep working--
~Kirsten

[RaistlinTheDark]

thanks Data, i'll keep this SB, it's just that im getting frustrated because im not able to post...and i did try drawing in ink(with a regular pen), it turned out pretty good, but i haven't been able to post because of my dead scanner,lol.

[Lee W]

nice start :) I would encourage a lot of anatomy studies and sketching from refs/life. And no matter what, be persistent and keep drawing.

[longwrat]

When I started copying anatomy studies from anatomy books, I found that it helped me a lot very quickly. Don't be afraid of drawing the same muscle study over and over again, it helped me to remember the muscle placements better. :)

I'd love to see your sb evolve, I hope your scanner can be brought back to life soon. *pats it*

[RaistlinTheDark]

Thanks guys trying to do that, and hopefully i'll bring my scanner back from the dead, if im lucky ill probably be able to scan some stuff at my friends huse, but i dont know....

[RaistlinTheDark]

Hey, i found out that my dad's pc has photoshop....so are there any tutorials for it on CA?

[B-Man]

Hi man!
One thing to think about when you draw woman is to draw them with class, I wouldnt draw them slutty and sleasy thats not atractive. :rolleyes: If you draw them with som thought of the pose. maybe a less "slave" looking pose. Dont get me wrong I love naked woman but not in a distasteful way. Anatomy is about shapes and if you find the standard shapes of a human body it gets a lot more relaxed to draw humans. Ill be back and I hope to se some less creapy pics of woman. keep it up. Cheers!:)

[HunterKiller_]

Hey dude.
Thanks for looking in my sketchbook.

What you started off with is good - studying from real subjects.
Drawing idea that you have is good, but remember it's important to study from life.
Keep it updated. :)

[RaistlinTheDark]

B-man: Ya thanks, and i Know, right now i dont really know why i drew that, its a stupid looking picture...Ill try.

Hunter: thank you, i'll see to that(although like 5 million people said it).

Ty for comments, and cheers!

[ArtZealot]

Hey, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. I think you have a good start here but i think figure drawing, or just drawing people could help u improve in your character drawing skills. Pay attention to your proportions too. The one of the girl with the big tits sitting on her knees, her legs seem way short. I think figure drawing, then later on once your pretty comfortable with that, then anatomy should come, but yeah it seems like you really like to draw characters and drawing figures or just finding people standing still and taking a little time out of every day to do something like that could really help out in the long run. anyway, keep it up, u got a good start.

[RaistlinTheDark]

hey man! thanks a lot for the comments!:)

[taxman]

Nice start, hope you get your scanner workin' soon... So you're 14? I guess by the time you turn 20, you'll own us all. I think the most important thing for you right now is to keep drawing and have some fun. Don't be too critical, just keep scratching marks on flattened wood. If you feel the desire to get more into it and progress, I'd recommend you study perspective, which is propably the most important thing to study for an artist starting out. Some people think perspective is for drawing architecture only, but that's not true. Perspective is a canon of rules how to represent 3D forms on a two dimensional surface. Since we draw 3D forms almost all the time (unless we design patterns for carpets or whatnot), it basically applies to everything. Once you learn to draw a cube correctly in perspective, you have already come a long way...
Keep in mind I'm not a good artist, so take everything with a grain of salt. :)

[RaistlinTheDark]

tax you fill my heart with joy and hope!

[spudstudios]

Dude.. thanks for pooping by. Good work here for your age. Shame you can't post more updates.. Definatley try to get into PS. If you can afford it get a graphics tablet ( intuos 3 if you are loaded). As for learning just look here at the Photoshop subject and check out Bumskee's work. If you want to see someone progress all the way through to pro standard that's the one to look at!
Oh... Loomis is the god of learning how to illustrate just about anything..Check out Andrew Loomis on the web.. I think I posted links to PDF versions of his books in my thread somewhere.
Keep it up!

[RaistlinTheDark]

spud thanx for the support, i did do a pic with PS but i couldn't really load it on to CA! I was pissed...so i tried another computer and the same thing happens. It says something like: contact the admin or some shit like that.
Anyways about the pic, i need to take PS classes cause i don't really understand much. I just can't do what i want with it. Also,i think i'll post soon, maybe go to my friends house. Dammit i just can't get that scanner!

ty again!

[RaistlinTheDark]

you guys the moment of truth has come! I don't have a scanner yet but i got like 40 pics! Anyways they will be out of order and some of the will be smudgged and crumpled...I'm sorry for the bad quality but i have fucked up my life, and drinking doesn't help i guess. So this will be the drawing of an AK47( ignore the crap that's written on there, it was for a project). I kinda stressing over my first year in high school which started today, so i'll probably won't have much time to draw. I don't know. Hopefully, also, i'll be done with PE and be able to take an art class next school year!

[RaistlinTheDark]

oh ya here are some more and some of them are smudged because my brother thinks he can draw or write or anything else to my drawings(sad i know).

Enjoy and give me hard critics! i need to improve!

[RaistlinTheDark]

wtf? y didn't it post all my drawings? shit.

[RaistlinTheDark]

ok the wtf comic things have gone that far, and i messed up anyways with the whole grid on the actual comic strip(it was a gay idea anyway). Also the "maidens"(i know sounds cheesy) are screwed up, believe me i had a much bigger, cooler idea in my head, i just couldn't put it down on paper(the heads are way to big too, gotta work on my anatomy first i guess). Damn this is so frustrating! But as you can see i improved( at least i think so). oh ya and i figured out how to download my first sucky expirement on photoshop...plz critic so i can get better! oh ya and sorry for the fucked up scans but you guys get the main picture!

[Mr.Delicious]

anatomy my friend! Get yourself a loomis anatomy book and buckle down on some studies. Don't go straight at anime, if thats the style you want thats cool but in order to make a believable style you must first know everything about real human anatomy! In order to make it appealing to the eye you gotta learn all the basics. That way you'll know how to exaggerate things and whatnot to make an interesting approach to the body. But I cannot stress that enough, study study study, do portraits, and work from life to get down lighting.

goodluck man, keep up the good work!

[AmontilladoAg]

1) Everything Mr. D just said.

2) Really watch the big-head/scrawny body thing...

3) I like your abstract linework, like this: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=185601&stc=1&d=1187131051

[RaistlinTheDark]

Mr.D: thanx a lot, i know i have to study my anatomy i'll try to get the book from a library and no i'm not working my way towards anime(you'd be suprised to know), i wanna be a comic artist...I know my drawings aren't very comic like but i'm just trying to get better. man i can't wait till next year in highschool because then i'll be done with PE, and start some art classes!

Amon: thanks for popping by! And, yes, i know that i have that problem of making the heads look huge and crap(especially at a sideways glance), but i think i'm getting that part...

thank you guys for your great advice!

[Dan Valkar]

txs bro 4 stoppin' by my sb...well i have nothin' new to say to u..i think u have a lot of c&c to work with so move on and keep workin', good luck and drawwwww

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude tanx valkar, but wat's c&c?

[Newbs]

yo man, good start here! do some life drawings and keep posting!

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude newbs thanx! trying to do just that, ill' try to post something soon!
Hopefully.

[ChaoticKnight]

Yeah man go out in public and draw some of the folks walkin around. Drawing in short intervals is also helpful too. Just try drawing more from reference and life. Drawing from imagination is helped by gathering information from other sources.
Best of luck and keep drawing!

[RaistlinTheDark]

chaoticknight tanx dude, right now im in a music mood - it's wierd all i can listen to is marilyn manson on you tube(just sharin)! i can't live with out it and im all excited about his new album!

[dark_maggot]

Thank for the kind words. ^_^

Jack sparrow rulessssss....nice. Just Draw more from life and you'll get even better depth to you drawings.

How to change the Avatar on your sketchbook?

Well, the very first image that you post using the Attachment thing will be your Thumbnail for the sketchbook, so just change it to something you want and it'll show there.

Keep it up.

[RaistlinTheDark]

hey! dark maggot thanks alot, and yes jhonny depp rules, and thanks but i figured it out, i wanna make a new post sometime soon and put a new marilyn manson pic i drew as my new avatar! :)

[spudstudios]

Just get ref from the internet and Draw draw draw..It's all just lines at the end of the day.. the more you do the more they make sense and you can manipulate them to do what you want.. You should keep this book. A new sketch Book would show a lack of confidence in your old work IMO. Nothing wrong with changing style and subject in a sketchbook.. That's what it's all about. I personally love seeing the progression people make through their sklechbooks. Just look at Bumskee's book on here to see what is truly possible with hard work.
Dont give in..Keep posting! :-)

[RaistlinTheDark]

spud tnx for the comments really appriciet em!
damn i need to get some anatomy studies done!
Art can b frustrating...

[RaistlinTheDark]

hey can i change my profile name????

[Krigbrann]

Christ, post 48 is crunk!

You've heard it a million times and you will hear it a million more till you WORK ON ANATOMY. ALOT.

Great imagination though... Except for drawing Johnny Depp. Boo.

[RaistlinTheDark]

max thanxs for dropin by...which jhonny Depp pic do u mean, and wut post exactly did u mean? Anyways tanx for comments!

[Ms. Kitty]

A lot of emotions come through in your work, and that is a gift.

Just keep practicing with anatomy and you'll soar high.

Also, love Johnny!

[RaistlinTheDark]

hey kitty thanx for the good words appreciate 'em!
And if anyone knows can i change my username?...

[MrBobMarley]

Contact one of the mods or admins and they can do it for you.

Ditto on every post suggesting anatomy studies man. You have friends that don't mind you sketching them while they watch tv/xbox or whatever? It's an easy way to start your studies.

[RaistlinTheDark]

bob thanx for droping by...but i don't have friends(just mssin). Anyways they live a view miles away and the wouldn't really like it...and to b honest i don't really want to do it either. But hey i got the internet! i made another portrait kind of thing but i haven't been able to post it.

[deadred]

proportions seem to be skewed in your character pieces, maybe studying muscles and bones might be a good way to get the basics of anatomy down first, to get a better idea of the general structure before putting skin over it, and don't study the outlines when you do studies, pay the most attention to the shapes and how light falls on different shapes.

keep posting artz, every drawing you do is a step forward :)

[RaistlinTheDark]

Deadred thanx for the comment, really appriciate it, since u got a kickass sketch book! I'll try it. So i have to study the skeleton and muscle structures?O.K. Im really getting referance from michael turner's comics, lol.

[FactorZero]

Thanks for commenting in my sketchbook dude. You've go tons of ideas but you're beening held back by your inability to put the down on the paper accurately. You need to start doing a lot more drawings from life/photo reference in addition to your concepts. I know life drawing isn't as fun but it needs to be done, and when you go back to drawing your own creations it will help strengthen you art immensely! So go out and sketch!

[RaistlinTheDark]

FactorZero thanx a lot, u'r right about the ideas and stuff, i'm trying my best, but my scanner...maybe i'll just take pics of my work with a digi camera...?

[Naomi Ningishzidda]

I love your pics they make girls look very interesting.

[AmontilladoAg]

long time, no art :P let's see some pics! :D

[RaistlinTheDark]

LadyHydralisk - wow ur the first ne that said that, lol. Tnx :P
AmontilladoAg - i know, i just can't domuch about it...i'll see wut i can do :(

[MattGamer]

Keep drawing, mate. Never stop and draw more and more. If you are well disciplined you can study and get good very quickly.

Don't let things discourage you, you can draw well if you practice. Cheers! :)

[Duq]

Yeah what Matt said, just keep it up! And as a new rule, dont update when you got no art to accompany your post! Just to keep yourself working ^^

And how did you ever get a 1 star rating on this book :o

[Mitchell]

Hey I noticed you were from New Mexico. Me too. Where about do you live? I live in Las cruces.

[Radio24]

nice to see you're getting started so early. Keep drawing and good luck!
I want to see more updates! not enough art here, just keep it coming!

[Rabid]

Great start, although cmon where are the sketches! Pay attention in any figure drawing classes you might have. If they don't offer it, find a local art center that does. The earlier you start on this the better you will become!

Rabid

[silvestri99]

Need to c drawings...draw draw draw. Get yourself a Loomis or Hogarth book and do some reference work. Using comics as a starting point isn't ideal because each artist has there own style which they have pulled from life. You need to go to the source and see how the body works. Get on it and stay on it, that's how you will get better.

[RaistlinTheDark]

MattGamer: thanx for the advice:}
Duq: i will. And the rating on my SB...is that good or bad?
Skeiff: i live in Albuquerque.
Radio24: ill try to post more often, i'm just busy and tired all the time.
Rabid Peanut: right now im busy but next year ill take some art classes.:)
silvestri99: Ur right and comic book sketches can be pretty hard...



Here is a new update, unfortunaly this is all i have :(

[JellevdVegt]

whats with you and marilin manson? are you secretly in love with him (her?)

i see your efforts, just keep drawing. dont drop to many posts without drawings and only talking, only to get on top of the forum. i dont like that and its not decent. so draw

[RaistlinTheDark]

Teh Gosu: It's MARYLIN Manson, and i like him but not in ur secret kind of way, and ya i'll do that.

Here is a pic i did really fast in pen(took like 12 min), it may be out of proportion but i had nothing to do:P

[RaistlinTheDark]

And here are just a bunch of other random sketches!!!!! :}

[Pigeonkill]

Your pencil strokes give your drawings a lot of motion and energy, but when applied almost equally to all of the drawing it makes it look a bit hairy. Try out single confident lines for fun it will also will help keep the drawing cleaner. I like the gothic vibe from these drawings.

[Gilles]

One thing is for sure and that's that you have a great taste in music :)
When it comes to your art I would say that it is looking good for someone your age. If you keep at it, by the time you're twenty you'll be an awsome artist! One advice from me would be to try out studing human anatomy. It is really something that will pay off. Keep posting!

Cheers.

[Ms. Kitty]

Thank you for the comment on my SB! Your characters are really cool, keep up the hard work and you will succeed.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

say dude, thanks for commenting on my thread.
seems like you've already been told a hundred times what i was going to say:
work on your anatomy. haha
sooo, instead of spending money, check this out:
http://www.fineart.sk/
go there, look for the link to "Andrew Loomis Anatomy Books"
they're all right there online for you for free.
study em. and by "study em" i mean, look at his drawings and re-draw them yourself. it doesn't matter that it isn't an original drawing. its a learning process, just say that they are Loomis studies.
oh, and the biggest bit of advice i can give you is this: draw EVERY DAY. im serious. if you draw EVERY DAY, you cant help but get better.
oh, and one last thing: have fun.
:D

[zephyri]

I couldn't agree with complete2 more. Loomis is a fab place to start when you're trying to get to grips with figures, his stuff is pretty comprehensive of the basics, and I still refer back to his mannakins and basic anatomy drawings when I feel like I've hit a rut myself. With regards to the pencil line work from PigeonKill, it might be an idea to try working in ink... just a biro or somesuch, and practice making just one or two lines to describe form, without being able to erase, or scratch in your lines, you should find you think more about what you're drawing.

But keep at it, and you'll begin to see a big improvement, and never be afraid to use reference if you need to. And thanks for dropping by my thread. You get bonus points for having one of the coolest characters in fantasy in your name too... ehehe.

[RaistlinTheDark]

pigeonkill: tanx for the advice!!!
gilles: tanx :)
complete2: ya tanx ill look into it!:D
zephyri: tanx :O

Here are some new pics!!!the scanner went gay on me on the last pic.

[Tigermilk]

hey man, thanks for the comment in my sb earlier. :)
I see a great deal of talent in here and I'm glad you're so dedicated at an early age! my advice for you would be to do lots of studies and draw from life a lot right away, the sooner you start with that, the more it'll stuck.
lines will come easier the more you draw, however, when you render try not to move the pencil in wavy way, so to speak. Always try to draw straight lines for more soft shadows. hum.. like this - |||||||||| and not like this - VVVVV, hope you see my point. ^^
It'll take longer, but will be rewarding. :)

well, cheers for now, keep the updates coming!

[Saturns Gate]

Hey man, cheers for visiting. Try googling for hair tutorials, theres a ton of em so depends which one you catch onto first really. I wouldent start a new sketch book, even though I am guilty of doing that try and stick with this one so people can actually see how far you have come by the 50th page in ya know? As for changing the icon, just replace the first image in the first post. ;) Keep at it, only advice i can give u is practice, draw from references for now and think about everything you draw.

EDIT: oops, just realized I missed the last 3 pages, was replying to the first page. sorry! :O

[kishu_sing]

wow Lovely inspiring work.!!:):):):):)
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=120897
www.kishorsingh.com

[Bigtayter]

You seem to not be able seperate cartoon from reality,i noticed that when you did your portraits,you use unrealistic shadowing.the skin is very gradiated,it goes from having a soft glow,to having harsh,dropped shadows.that and your proportions are off.But other than that...not bad,ecspecially for being 14/15 years old.Im only 16,and i cant pretend that im the greatest thing,but you should pick up Burne Hogarthe's anatomy books...ecspecially dynamic figure drawing..and facial features.they are great books and they have helped me tremendously.

[RaistlinTheDark]

Okay...I haven't really posted here for like 2 years, since I became painfully aware that i sucked. But I'm gonna start posting again (although I'm still not satisfied), since I already have a scanner that's been lying around, and I also need a motivational edge to keep drawing everyday. Also people CRITIQUE the shit out of me, and tell me what I should work on, and do (ex. references I should do, studies, things like programs or techniques I should learn if I wanna make art my career...shit like that)

Thanks

Oh and should I delete all the previous shit?

[RaistlinTheDark]

K I vowed to try and draw everyday so here it is...