The Occasional Sketch portfolio time:) (Updated each time I post)

[zou]

clear improvement over your pages. congratulations

[Jephyr X]

Yup...I can see improvements over the last 2 years too. Congrats and keep the good work coming!

[Seraph Fawkes]

Good still lifes, and you have nice sense of the value. I'd recommend to you use more sharp brushes for details, and sometimes add contrast to you imaginative artworks. Keep going mate!

[palladium]

zou- Thx
Jephyr X- Thx and will do
Seraph Fawkes- Thx for crit, that's one thing I have trouble doing sometimes.

Here's a WIP

[Teundeboer]

Your photostudies are sweet, they show a good eye for color and seem very lifelike. What I think they lack tho are some hard edges here and there, or some strong shapes. That's why I really like this right one, http://attachments.conceptart.org/fo...1&d=1309565769 because it has strong edges.
If you compare that to this one, http://attachments.conceptart.org/fo...1&d=1267225305 which is great colorwise. You can see a big difference in edges/focal points and all that.

Hope that helps.

[NickyBeats]

nice updates bro! and holy shit, its really been a year since you were on here!! haha you cant leave here permanently! MANLEY WILL NOT LET YOU!!!!! haha. but great studies as usual man! keep it up!

[palladium]

Teundeboer- Great crit, I have also noticed that I don't put many hard edges in my pieces, but I will definitely be putting some in from now on, starting with this study
NickyBeats- Haha, I will post more often now that I got some time to do so.

Photo study WIP
The photo can be found at...
http://lockstock.deviantart.com/

[Eightball_]

Hey man! Not sure if you remember me, but it's Eddie. The studies are looking damn nice, particularly the edges and brushwork in the latest one. Good to have you back!

[MBK]

Sweet sketchbook man. These photo studies are looking great! Especially the latest.
You really nailed the lighting and the forms read nice and clear with all those hard edges.

Keep it up man!

Will definitely be watching your progress.

[NickyBeats]

damn dude, that last one is extra tasty. awesome brush work, great work!

[palladium]

Eightball_ Of course I remember you Eddie, thx for stopping in. I'll have to drop on by your sketchbook here soon
MBK- Thx for the visit.
Nicky- That's all I'm about is the extra tasty Thx

Elf soldier sketch thingy..... WIP

[Teundeboer]

that last study looks great, and thanks for the link. Found myself some new study material.

[Jephyr X]

Hi, That photo study is really good. The pose is natural and the face is rendered very well. Looks like you enjoyed adding some detail/focus there and to the flowers. Nice contrasts between dark and light...although with out seeing the original I wonder if there could be some dashes of highlight here and there to add some contrast to the top. That said....I need to do cloth studies myself.

And I really like the looseness in the last one. I agree with what you said in my thread about "painting" like the eye sees...and in this case you've hinted at detail the eye/mind fills in.

[mike butkus]

Brilliant!

[palladium]

Teundeboer- Thx and your welcome. He is one of my favorite artists.
Jephyr X- Thx, and you could be right about the highlights here and there. I'm planning on refining it a bit more but I needed a break from that one. Although I learned a lot from from working on it as long as I did. Clothe studies are tedious but they are really fun
mike butkus- Thank you sir, right back at ya

Took the last one a bit further, not sure where I'm going with it tho.

[GEB]

Wicked SB! Love your pallette

[Nibras]

Hello beautiful, it's all looking so good in here as per usual. I just have to ask for more updates! However your studies are fantastic and I like the direction this last piece is heading in

[lys]

The environments looks very cool, even with wrong perspective! Keep up the god work!

[palladium]

GEB- Thx dude, right back at ya
Nibras- Thx for the kick, more updates coming up
lys- Thx for the C&C. Will stop by your sb in little while.

Sorry guys, been really busy. Here is a crappy sketch I should of posted a week ago. lol

[Cytochrome]

Very inspirational! I love the slightly painterly style you have, which I can't figure out yet. xD How do you go about picking colors without having them look muddy or too saturated?

[Nerferinn]

love your last study !

[Eightball_]

hey man the new piece is looking promising! i like the pose of the guy casting the spell. nice silhouette and shape! i'm digging the elf solider too, but i kinda prefer the first version, the value pattern was more readable and i liked the pose, but that's just me. anyway, i'm looking forward to more of your sketches!

[mrd33ds]

that chick in red is really nice study mate.

[palladium]

Cytochrome- Thx, on colors, I use more saturated in the foreground, and less saturated in the middle and background.
Nerferinn- Thx
Eightball- Thx, I agree with you the elf soldier, might go back and redo it.
mrd33ds-Thx

Quick sketch, will flesh out more.

[towy]

really good

[palladium]

towy- Thx

Update...

[§Hy9oD]

thanks for dropping by its too much appreciated (it helps me a lot )
You have a Great sketchs, it's inspiring for me , your terminator study (post 10) is my favourite I don't know how much time I spend lookin at .. seems to be so realistic although its not too "finished ".
keep 'em coming

[midknight523]

a lot of growth since page 1. digging the studies

[prsnsweeney]

really nice sb love the portrait drawings and i really like your color work subscribing

[palladium]

Been a long time. Sorry for the absence, I have no good excuse so I won't give one. Well, enough of the chit chat! Here's something new