Kazyl
April 17th, 2007, 04:56 AM
Sup. New to the boards.
I've been pretty disenchanted with the whole art deal lately. I feel as though I'm not creative enough to make a living with my drawings and that this is more of a hobby than a potential source of income. Regardless, I enjoy drawing and I want to get back into it.
I've followed the lead of a friend who directed me here to his sketchbook and decided to make one for myself on a practically dead forum. I had intended to make it a daily thing but apparently life has gotten the best of me. I hope to keep this thread alive with close to daily updates with whatever I dish out in the hopes that I can find my place in this thing called art.
A bit about me:
I'm 20. I live in Southern California. Doing the community college deal until I figure out what I want to do with my life. I figure photography is the way to go. I'm pretty conservative when it comes to drawing. I stick to what I know as I tend to lose confidence when I try something new. Uh. I guess that's all I got. Riveting self introductory.
Anyway, on to the good stuff.
1.
I want to try more dynamic poses. I've grown accustomed to the standard profile shot and anything beyond standing up straight and facing forward or to the side was too scary to attempt. But I want to make progress and grow. I didn't use a reference for this although it would have been a good idea to.
2.
I've grown quite fond of inks. However, they take me a long time to complete. I approach it by gradually building up tone and that takes awhile where dark areas are involved. For example, his hair is supposed to be solid black.
3.
Same guy as before. I rather enjoy drawing him. He has these pretty amazing eyes that I tried desperately to emulate. I'm not a big fan of color but subtle hints of one or two is fine.
Anyway. Thanks for taking the time in viewing my little corner of the internet. Comments and critiques are appreciated.
I've been pretty disenchanted with the whole art deal lately. I feel as though I'm not creative enough to make a living with my drawings and that this is more of a hobby than a potential source of income. Regardless, I enjoy drawing and I want to get back into it.
I've followed the lead of a friend who directed me here to his sketchbook and decided to make one for myself on a practically dead forum. I had intended to make it a daily thing but apparently life has gotten the best of me. I hope to keep this thread alive with close to daily updates with whatever I dish out in the hopes that I can find my place in this thing called art.
A bit about me:
I'm 20. I live in Southern California. Doing the community college deal until I figure out what I want to do with my life. I figure photography is the way to go. I'm pretty conservative when it comes to drawing. I stick to what I know as I tend to lose confidence when I try something new. Uh. I guess that's all I got. Riveting self introductory.
Anyway, on to the good stuff.
1.
I want to try more dynamic poses. I've grown accustomed to the standard profile shot and anything beyond standing up straight and facing forward or to the side was too scary to attempt. But I want to make progress and grow. I didn't use a reference for this although it would have been a good idea to.
2.
I've grown quite fond of inks. However, they take me a long time to complete. I approach it by gradually building up tone and that takes awhile where dark areas are involved. For example, his hair is supposed to be solid black.
3.
Same guy as before. I rather enjoy drawing him. He has these pretty amazing eyes that I tried desperately to emulate. I'm not a big fan of color but subtle hints of one or two is fine.
Anyway. Thanks for taking the time in viewing my little corner of the internet. Comments and critiques are appreciated.