sketchbook of self-pity

[Envisor]

You all know the drill here, give some C&C, and I'll give some back.
Im starting this SB for the celebration of being accepted to CCAD and getting my loan through to actually attend. This will be the sketchbook I'll stick with from now on, promise.

[Blaz]

Looking good! :)
Waiting for update!

[Wierdokid182]

I love it :D

[Envisor]

Blaz- Thx
Wierdokid182- Thx

Just fixing my initial post, so sorry for no new stuff yet. Also just got a moleskin, so expect some of those soon.

Ok, here goes...
1) A John Wayne commission piece I did for a friend. Its much larger in life.
2) A page from the sketchbook.

[RandAlThor]

Nice start. Post some more for me to crit better. ;-)

[Yacob]

I really like the John Wayne drawing. Keep it up and congratulations.

[Master 25 Days]

The John Wayne piece is pretty rad. His hat is sitting a little high though. The face looks really good. Legolas is looking good as well.

[Johny 5]

congratulations on getting into CCAD man.

the John Wayne piece has a lot of contrast in it, so even as small as it is it reads better than the page from your sketch book. I'd say the sketch book page could benefit from a fuller range of values/more contrast.

lookin good man :yayca:

[alesoun]

Congratulations! Great news, and good to see you back!

[Envisor]

RandAlThor- Thx, here you go.
Yacob- Thx
Master 25 Days- Thx, yeah the hat is a little high, and his left eye is off as well.
Johny 5- Actually the John Wayne piece is about 6 times bigger than that, I spent about 5 hrs on it. But the page from my sketchbook looks that way due to the pencil that I use, I cant get any good values to come out, Ill buy a new one and see what happens.
alesoun - Thx

sketchies

[DIMAGYAN]

hey nice to see you back, and congratulations.
i see you made some more stylish figures, the last post is nice the only problem i see is the bodies don't go with the head and the long neck principaly in the woman, also the man of the left has a too real body for the stylish head. i hope these result useful, and i expect to see more works coming.
nice work in the john wayne portrait.

[Ex Nihilo]

Hey Envisor. Great to see you're still hanging around. I have high expectations for this new sb of yours.

John Wayne rocks.

[Envisor]

DIMAGYAN- Thx, the head is a little off compared to the body, Ill make sure to take note of that when Im sketching.
Ex Nihilo- Thx, and yes he does..

Heres the actual size of the John Wayne piece. Its on an 11" by 14" sketchpad. About 5 hrs work.

[megadubitably]

I agree with dimagyan with his comments on your figures.
woo! I'm definately able to recognize John Wayne, nice (although again, there's maybe a need for more values, like darker darks, some midtones, etc)
let's see some more! :)

[Jester_retseJ]

good work! ill check this thread as often as i can

[Zirngibism]

Hi, there-

Nice start to a sketchbook (actually, you're farther than me because I haven't really posted any real "sketches", just old completed stuff).

I like your style-- you have graceful yet firm lines. As for the heads being more stylized, I don't know about that... I think the heads work Ok with the bodies, even in the girl with the neck rings. After all, the rest of her anatomy is a little "alien" so it works all right in my opinion.

John Wayne's face is very interesting up close- when it was small, it looked like kind of a conventional shading style (perhaps just a little dull). But up close, it's neat-looking; more stylized. If I were to continue working on the portrait, though, I'd clean up the shirt a little so it's harder to see the direction and overlapping of the shading.

I'd say you should post more sketches, but I'd be a hypocrite for now...

[Envisor]

megadubitably- Thx, yeah, values are a must have.
Jester retseJ- Thx, be checking yours as well.
Data Strings- Thx. Ive got a lot of work left to do on the John Wayne piece. Not sure if Ill be able to finish tho, Im supposed to give it to my friend soon. I tried to have a different approach to rendering the protrait. And it turned out quite nicely.

some more

[seanblanton]

Hey eric.
great start goin.
I dont know if its your scans or your pencils but it looks like the john wayne

lacks some real deep blacks. Push that pencil into the paper! and try to remember to keep it consistent. I can tell where your pencil line starts and stops each time in his shirt and in the shadows. That's where it takes real patience.

it looks like in your earlier sketchbooks you made the necks too long on figures, but in your most recent entry that isn't there. so keep that one up!

I like your firm sharp lines. they draw me in and really define your sketches. my tend to be very scribbly and im tryin' to fix haha

[Master 25 Days]

I agree with Mega about the John Wayne piece needing more values. If you were to work on it some more, you should put an even shade down for his skin and erase where the highlights are. Push for darker darks like Sean said. Add in some backlightings, and hints of his anatomy under the shirt and you should have an excellent, solid portrait.

I like the guy in the argyle vest. Looks kinda like Steve Buscemi and the long neck isn't apparent to me immediately. I think it works well toward his gesture.


I like the hatching lines. Very controlled.

[megadubitably]

Interesting concepts in your latest page!
It seems like the woman has too small of hands/lower arm

[DeJakhalz]

Very nice work here indeed! Its a clean and intresting style. However, I would advice you to study some anatomy (especially of the woman).
And maybe try to experiment with lightning and shading.

Keep drawing and experimenting

[Zirngibism]

Nice latest page!

You have very beautiful lines, especially in the female figures I've seen so far-- they are consistent but vary just a tiny bit, making them hold weight, strength and elegance. I'm interested in seeing you fully shade the figures in your latest post. Also, your female concepts especially are unique in not necessarily being geared towards combat. I think it's more original that way (as well as realistic).

I will agree with Meg about the female's hands.

[armetage]

I like your last sketch of the girl very much, kinda reminds me of the evil girl in He-man :D
keep it up

[Envisor]

seanblanton- Thx, yeah, Ive had 2 previous sketchbooks here. This one seems to be very promising.
Master 25 Days- Thx. That was a fun sketch.
megadubitably- Thx. Now that you mention it, they do look rather small for her.
DeJakhalz- Anatomy is one fav's to study, Ill post some soon.
Data Strings- That was a nice comment, never had anyone put it that way before. Thx.
armetage- Yes, Evil Lynn is awesome. I miss He-Man.

1) An unfinished sketch of my puppy. Just got him a week ago. He's half Chiwawa, half Pomeranian. Looks just like a red fox.
2) Snake Charmer. Alright, I know this is totally unrealistic, but it looks cool. About 4 hrs so far, unfinished.
3) An update on the John Wayne piece. About 6 hrs work.

[ped454]

i like your work. post more..and i like your signature haha :D great saying

oh i forget. the angles you draw at are very nice and unique. keep er up:D

[Zirngibism]

Ooo, I see more!

1.) Very fine- great delicate touch. Perhaps, if you keep that same value going, you should fade out as you shade down the body-- I dunno, see how it goes.

2.) Never seen anything like this. For some reason I like the legs, even though they're a little odd (and of course incomplete). Perhaps it's the heavy-to-thin line you have going there. My crit for it is a little unfounded because you aren't finished- I was going to say that having some of the patches on the snake much darker than others is a little confusing. What would unify it would be if you are to shade the snake with a uniform shadow. But I'll bet you were planning to do it anyway.

3.) 2 words: much better! Is this getting framed? I ask because perhaps you should make the torso (that seems to end a little abruptly) fade into the background.

Your work reminds me that I have to stop oogoling over the "It's finally finished!!" and do some work myself :^^;:

[Master 25 Days]

THe JW piece looks much better now. Just a couple of darker lines missing for the corner of his eyes and upper eyelashes.

Snake guy caught my attention immediately. Even though you're probably going to finish the rest, I think it will be interesting to only continue a bit lower from where you left off and erase the rest of the legs to give the appearance that he's standing in a cloud of mist.

[DIMAGYAN]

hey the female in post 17 looks very good, the other characters may need some work, the one jumping has a nice movement but his head have something off(i think the chin) but maybe is just me.the lastest post is very good i like the puppys head and expression, and the snake guy has a good pose it looks balanced with the snake head.the wayne portrait is turning more contrasted wich is good.

keep it up and have fun

[Zombie_dla]

You really like to start new SB's, don't you? :D You've gotten far and your rendering and lines looks really good now. Nice work on the fur on the puppy! Keep posting

[megadubitably]

awesome snake man... he must be quite strong, snakes are insanely heavy... well, at least they were when I tried to hold one in 5th grade.
Lovely puppy sketch, he looks adorable! I agree with the above post (good fur rendering) ahhh I want a puppy.

[AmontilladoAg]

"The Duke" has improved considerably, man :) kudos

More puppy pics, plz :P what a cutie! and very well done :teeth:

Very nice SB, btw...

[Envisor]

ped454- Thx
Data Strings- The snake guy is a work in progress, not sure if Ill finish it, but I was going to do a uniform shadow just as you stated. I dont look at the finally finished section that often, but when I do, its instant inspiration. Hehe. I wouldnt worry about it tho, just as long as your doing something productive towards your art, ( be it sketching, painting, or looking through others work). Thx for the reply.
Master 25 Days- Thx, that would be a cool idea, didnt think of it. Ill try that when I get photoshop. Im sure that piece will look cool digitized.
DIMAGYAN- Thx for the crits and comments.
Zombie dla- I dont why I do it, but theres something about starting fresh that makes you happy. Thx.
meg- Yeah, the piece is insanely unrealistic. But it looks pretty cool. Ill try and get the dog to stay still so I can get some sketches of him.
AmontilladoAg- Thx, more to come.

Sorry for the delay, been at the hospital with my moms, she just got home from having surgery. Shes doing great now. Here are some sketches from my moleskine that Ive done over the past 4 days. Just two from the molekine tho. Sorry.

[John T]

Hey I see some improvement since I last looked at your stuff. Lines are getting better, and there is a lot more solidity in a lot of these. Maybe try and loosen up a little more, and "scribble" around before settling on a line, to help find the best shapes/proportions and the most natural poses. Also you can push your values more, get some really dark spots in there to really give things more punch. Hope your mom is well.

[AmontilladoAg]

Ya, glad your mom's doin' better :bashful:

That monster in the middle is sweeeet 8)

[Qxzi]

Hey there,

nice drawings here dude. Imagination is excellent, i love the guy with the snake. Your update on your Wayne portrait is so much better, for example the values are so much better! Best crit is to keep on going! :D

Qxzi

[Master 25 Days]

Glad your mom is doing better, mate.

Pretty scary creatures there. I like the proportion on the guy in the middle. The rotting flesh on the top left guy is done nicely as well. I think more seperations between lights and darks would give them more dimension. Right now you have a lot of mids and the only distinguishable darks are the lines and the cast shadows. Throw in some darks for the form shadows as well and keep them seperated from the mids enough so that when you squint you can still see them.

[Micaiah Nelson]

I love the sketch book especially the last post you did. Also thanks for the comment.

[lema]

cool stuff here!
some of the drawings are a little pale.
anyways, post more!

[freede]

Some very nice work and lovely sketches :D

wish i could be as good :(

[Alvaradolol]

show me the contrast baby

[Zoroko]

YeahhH~! CCAD freshy!! Did you get a good portfolio scholarship??

Loving the stuff your doing so far~!

[Envisor]

John T- More darks, comin up. Thx for C&C.
AmontilladoAg- Thx
Qxzi- Thx
25- Good advice, thx.
Micaiah Nelson- Back at ya.
lema- Thx, I'll put more darks in.
freede- Im not even that good. If I had to look at your work and mine so far, I dsay yours are more interesting. It seems you give it your all, and thats the important thing. Keep working and youll keep improving.
Alvaradolol- Yes Sir. Thx.
Zoroko- Yeaaahhh!!!! and nope. I graduated last year, and CCAD doesnt give scholarships to highschool alumni. Bummer, I needed it too. Oh well, theres always loans, and prostitution. Scratch that last part. Hehe.

Ok, left page is a long sketch, I think 3 hrs or so. Right page is just 2 to 5 min. hands. Ill get my butt in gear and post more often.

[Master 25 Days]

I like this. Very dark image. The incorporation of the letters is clever. I can't decide if he's hugging the bear or choking it though.

[archipelago]

nice stuff! great work on John Wayne and the puppy! dont really have any crits, just keep it up!!

[Zirngibism]

Nice updates (wow, I actually got your page to load)!

Your sketches are always so neat and clean.

The ones on the first one look like they're related somehow, not just in style, but like... like they'd be in the same movie or something.

My teeny tiny crits would be that the ankles look a little small in the "witch" (nice foreshortening though), and that the rips in the skin of the "zombie" guy in the left seem like they stick out more than they probably would in existence. Perhaps try to add some more values. :left: (I feel like such a hypocrite saying that).

For some reason, the "teddy" one confuses me. When I first saw it I didn't know what the "man" was exactly doing to the bear, whether he had any affection or was trying to suffocate it. I dunno, maybe it's supposed to be that way.

Nice hand exercises- clean.

[defineAudrey]

Neat sketches (both literally and figuratively)! You have some intriguing character designs, I particularly like the guy with the checkered shirt and the lady with the long neck - is it inspired by African tribal culture? The perspective drawing of the man looking down maliciously is very well-done, and so are the John Wayne and the dog. The hands are also coming along wonderfully too.

I also suggest adding more values, as your current shading makes your subjects appear somewhat flat. Anyway, keep up the good work!

[DeJakhalz]

Damn! Liking the big creature in the middle of post #32! Really liking where this is going to. Keep posting! And still waiting on some nice anatomy sketches :P

[Envisor]

25- Thx, I was thinking he had just gone through a traumatic experience, and the only thing that made him feel better is within the teddy he loved so much when he was a child.
archipelago- Thx.
Data- Thx, yeah the pencil I was using is really light, but I switched to darker led now. 25 said the same thing about the teddy pic.
audrey- Thx, more darks. Yes yes. The longneck woman, I thought it would be cool to put the rings from the african culture on a vampire. Looked cool to me.
DeJakhalz- Thx. Anatomy soon to come.

Couldnt get my page to load for a while. Heres another page from my big sketchbook. Enjoy.

[Alvaradolol]

Oh, nice. Excellent job on the right character. Was it all from imagination?

[AmontilladoAg]

Good job on those hand studies. :teeth:

and Alvaradolol's right -- that guy in jeans is pretty cool... what's the person on the left s'posed to be doing? :bashful:

[aedman]

Good stuff, I'm not sure if there are well erased marks, but if not I would say take some time and stray lines to feel out a character/pose whatever, some of your figures are a bit tight. Keep it up.

[Jester_retseJ]

nice update man, how you doin?

[Master 25 Days]

I like the foreshortening on the girl on the left. Only thing I would do is place her head higher or bend her torso more. Guy on the right looks killer. Left hand is a little unnatural, you should see more of the top side (opposite of the palm) and the knuckles should slope more with the middle one being the highest.

[Envisor]

Alvaradolol- Thx, I dont use reference too often, but I need to. Those in particular were from imagination.
AmontilladoAg- Thx, I dont know. I was just trying to get some dynamics in. Not very good tho.
aedman- Thx.
Jester retseJ- Thx. Doing good, how bout you?
25- Thx for the crit. The hand is pretty unatural looking now that you mention it. I was thinking the same thing about the girl. Ill remember to play a little more with the underlying figure before I flesh them out.

half hr sketch, and two 10 min. hands

[iceman478]

"I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble."

John Wayne

cool stuff
CHEERS!
SketchbOOK!
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=98822

[AK86]

Hey man thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. Its good to see that you still improving dramatically. I hope your having a good time at art college.

Keep pushing it man!

[Looped_Warrior]

Wow, what a lovely John Wayne drawing... very impressive... keep it up... fill that sketchbook up!

[Eric Cartman]

i like your hand studies,let me tell you something,hands it's pretty hard to draw and you have control about it.

[Taiylz]

Hey hey, those hands are cool, do you use any structure? (blocks and lines or whatever)

[Dreamworker]

Nice updates mate, and good progress! I like the beast in the central part of this Paper (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158365&stc=1&d=1182640283), I love in particular the rendering :D
Keep it up, cheers :)

[Master 25 Days]

Your best hands yet. THe bottom one is more defined than the top as there's a blank area where I think a little indication or knuckles and vein is needed. Try drawing hands from memory after you do the studies. Good to see you're updating quite regularly man. Keep it up.

[Leftyy]

Page 1:

The last three images look really good there. You've cleaned up the John Wayne one very nicely, which would have been my critique on it. The shading kind of looks like it's not in the right places but if you have a reference I would want to see it. If you don't, I'd just comment that there's something strange about that mass of black on his face that looks like a rectangle. The wolf-ish dog is a very good start and my only problem with the snake picture is the man's head because looks like he's missing an ear and it looks as though his hair doesn't continue down the back of his head.

Page 2:

You have a serious talent for and knowledge of drawing hands. It's really nice. Good job on those.

[Envisor]

iceman478- good qoute. Thx
AK86- Thx, college doesnt start till next month tho. Ill be sure to have some fun.
Looped_Warrior- Thx
Eric Cartman- Thx
Taiylz- Thx, sometimes I use a block structure, sometimes stick figure, and other times I just free hand it. Check out http://polykarbon.com, it has some great exercises for beginners and what not.
Dreamworker- Thx
25- Funny you should say that, about half of the hands you see here are drawn from memory. I love to draw hands, there very challenging and fun. Thx.
Leftyy- The page is acting wierd, I went to user CP and to edit options, then to # of posts per page, and I went to 60, then I saved my settings. Now its back to normal, Ive just got to my second page now. The snake mans ear is just shaded too dark, sorry. Thx for the comments.

1) quickies
2) moleskine 3

[megadubitably]

oh noes, he's driving into a clock!!1
You've added a lot since I last commented, kudos. Your sketches are very creative, and your hands are looking superb. Maybe you could do a few leg studies and find out how big legs are in relation to the rest of the body (proportions). Remember that when a person is standing up and has their arms straight down, the fingertips should reach midthigh (is this right? I think so).

[mofongo]

Cool hand studies and nice work on the Duke! That monster on post 32 looks sick too, but Id like to see more of your puppy! :D Bring on more sketchies.

[Zirngibism]

I've realized through your drawings that you have a thing with clothing- you're great at conceiving creative garnments that flow (not exactly literally though). They seem to work well, and have sort of a "foreign fantasy" flair.

Perhaps you should take some kind of fashion design as an elective (and no, I'm implying you're gay :tihi:). But I'm curious to see what you'd come up with.

Love the way you varied the line width in that last one. Really gives the man substance. It would be interesting if you extended the dashboard and somehow combined the clock with the part on the other page to unify it into come crazy scenario. I dunno...

And above that- Dr. Zoidberg meets... Davy Jones!

[Master 25 Days]

The 2nd pic= Racing Against the Clock? That was my first reaction until I realized he's actually driving toward a clock.
My mistake about the hands. I just assumed the drawings of hands by themselves were done from life since they look like the same hand and they're all left hands.

Meg is right about the fingertips reaching mid-thigh. Also the legs should have a slight S-curve to them when viewed in front and from the side. The curve is more severe in females but it still there in male. The main thing, I think, is to not let the thigh and the shin have the same curve.

[Envisor]

meg- Thx, yeah, that one is really out of proportion. Studies coming soon.
mofongo- Thx
Data- Thx, sounds like fun doing fashion, just not sure if I could get into it tho. I took Dr Zoidberg as inspiration. Hehe.
25- Yeah, thats pretty stupid of me, to keep drawing left hands even from memory, Im clueless. Not really, Ill be drawing more and more from memory. Thx for the tips about the legs, Ive heard that before, but reminding doesnt hurt.

Heres a work in progress, selfportrait in MS paint, since I cant get my hands on any other coloring programs, about 4 1/2 hrs so far. And its a real headache. Still lots to do on it, especially with the nose and the hoody.

[Envisor]

update

[Auncer]

hey,
Liking your stuff,last one is really nice, just needs some darker shadows on the jumper and highlights, couldn't you get gimp for digital?
keep it up .

[Envisor]

Pylon- Thx, not sure what gimp is tho. maybe you could point me in the right direction.

Couple quickies, trying some enviros for once.

[Ex Nihilo]

Wow, dude. Last time I spent that much time in MS paint, I was stuck on an aircraft carrier for six months and BORED.:) Image is looking good, though. Have you ever messed with acrylics, water colors, oils, or anything of that nature?

As always, I dig your pencil work. Wouldn't mind seeing you do more enviros. Keep pushing further.

[Master 25 Days]

http://www.gimp.org/

Gimp is like Photoshop with the basic stuff. Better than paint though.

Good stuff on the last update.

[Grim Reaper]

Hey Hey Envisor mate you improved so much since last time I checked! I'll keep poping in to check on your progress. Glad to see you back on ca!:)

[Scott James]

yer work is lookin' tighter with each post

[AmontilladoAg]

Wow. Takin' on MS Paint, eh? Braver than I am, that's for sure :dur:

Your Zoidberg guy's nice :) and I like the fairy/sprite/elf girl in your enviro pic 8)

[Dreamworker]

Nice updates! I like also the experiment with ms paint.
Keep it up, cheers! :)

[Zirngibism]

Ooo, Paint! Neat style- did you use the brush tool for all the dots or did you poke them in individually?

Don't be afraid to make some new colors! I see it's kind of stylized, but a crit of mine is perhaps the lips should be toned down a little, or at least less pink- looks a little like lipstick.



I especially like your second sketch post- the lines have varied thickness in the perfect places!

[megadubitably]

yeah, if you haven't checked out gimp, you should. Yay for free stuff. However, I've had some trouble making it work with my tablet, but that might just be my tablet's fault (because it's a stupid aiptek and it kinda sucks).
Are all the sketch poses from your head?

[Grim Reaper]

Grrr update this sketchbook right now!
This is unusual for you to be slacking like this boy!:)
I'm waiting to see some new smashing stuff!

[Zirngibism]

Oh, by the way, the same thing is happening with your link as mine. I believe when we got these links up, we had taken it from the "last page", except we had thought it was the first because we had more posts to a page. So when the link url is the same, it makes people click automatically revert to the last page. At least that's how it is on my sig. Go to the first page and recopy the URL (if you want people to see your 1st page). Mmm... I probably could've said that in less words >_>.

[VenustusVis]

Hey Envisor, your stuff looks pretty good but there seems to be a certain akwardness in some of your sketches. Almost like they are to blurry, not enough contrast/defined edges, or the characters lack substance. err, rather I mean they seem to be floating in space or the porportions are off or something.

Perhaps try working on unique attributes in your characters that would set them apart from mundane people. Think in terms of a movie. There are the main characters that stand out and then there are fill ins that are practically the same...Main = Black & white contrast, Fillers = Grey...blend in/ non-important...That comes through in your work some, but if you were to add more contrast in terms of the silhouet and in terms of the value (black & white --- Try adding more blacks to ur drawings they seem very grey) then I think your work would really come to life. Look foreward to seeing more of your work as you progress. Hope I don't come across as an ass :( I'm just trying to offer some constructive critcism; the same criticism I would expect somone to give me on my work.

[Alvaradolol]

supporting the open source community I see

[Envisor]

Thx everyone. Ill try and visit your sketchbooks soon, but for now, heres a sketch.

[Dreamworker]

Nice sketch mate! Try to experiment some pencil texturization on the monster skin, in this manner I think it become really cool!
Cheers :)

[darkchild]

Hey it's been a long time! Sorry for my lack of visits. Great work with #84. I like the concept. Maybe you should expand a bit and see what other concepts come up. I really hope you're still drawing. I would hate to see you stop!

[Vermis]

Great work! I especially like your style.

[Zirngibism]

Ooo, I really like your last sketch! Keep working on it-- extend the water out so silly people like me don't think of him coming out of a tornado, hehe.

Your line quality is getting better from what I've seen.

[Jester_retseJ]

getting better