Ubem's Deliberate Practice

[ubem]

[7/27/2017] Thank you for checking out my sketchbook. I've been painting since I first posted here. But I just started to figure out how to learn, so I'm still quite the beginner. Any criticism or feedback would be amazing, and I hope to return the favor as well.





Google images as refrences

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Self portrait for LevelUp! class, studying values


20min Speed paint from last year, reference from jjpeabody on DA

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Last year sketches


Recent sketches

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Master study of the day
I feel improvement flowing through my veins

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self portrait for fun

Color & light practice, no color picker no tracing

[Punkhead]

Nice stuff. Really dig the skulls from last year. The first 2 images are awesome too. Doing master studies is sure way too improve. I don't know but your pencil lines look way better to me than your digital. Please keep posting.

[ubem]

Punkhead: Thanks a lot man! I have tons of stuff I could upload, mostly studies from Levelup. Lol, the secret to the sketches line thickness, and using a red sanguine pencil (they're amazing)!

Couple more recent ones:

no color picker

10 hour on the mona lisa, still working on it too..

[Clandestiny]

Hey thanks for stopping by my sketchbook!

I can't get over your master studies. Their all so well done, I would never have the confidence to try something like that. Also, your hair is kickass in those self portraits.

[AdaptableSimon]

So far you've done very well with your studies. I'd like to see what you can do without reference now. My only advise on your works so far is to focus on the relationships and depth. You should get to the point you're getting to when your finished, then zoom in even further and refine the details and edges it's easy to stop and say you've done enough, so try to work on more detailed finishing.

[ubem]

AdaptableSimon: You're right, been working on non-reference pieces but I'm too ashamed to put them up yet LOL. Depth and atmosphere have been a big challenge, maybe my weakest area. Thanks again for the advice!!!

Quick celebrity study lol

Latest master color study

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Sketches for classes, Noah's Ark of ethnicity

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The girl with two swords is a color study of http://madspartan013.deviantart.com/ (amazing artist)

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Finally something from imagination lol, finally learned how to use color, thanks to this post: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...-and-Practices

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More recent imagination sketches. Really inspired by Joel's SB Progress! Decided to start painting and drawing for at least 4 hours a day.
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Some LOTR screen studies, under hour each

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Some star wars screen caps, about hr each

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[fllamjr]

Hey ubemm ,

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook! Keep up the good work! You'll definitely improve as long as you don't stop drawing. I envy your good sense of colors in your studies!

[ubem]

fllamjr: Thank you! Definitely agree, not stopping is the only way.

Here's some of latest things I've been working on:
Last two are master studies

[raganosis]

Hi Ubem, very inspiring work you have here. Maybe you could tell more about your process studying from the pictures of old masters and etc..?

[ubem]

(Answered on Raganosis Sketchbook) -

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook, I'm so glad you're inspired!

My process is pretty basic: paint, self-critique, adjust, then repeat

Your study above looks spot on, it looks like you have copying accurately pretty well, especially if more time were devoted to it. If doing these start to feel too easy, I would recommend to challenge yourself, maybe more details, clearer edges, more accurate colors, spending more time, ect. Also I wouldn't be too concerned about the amount of time spent, focusing on the quality is much more useful when learning.

For example of a challenge, I've been pushing myself with the goal to create a better and more interesting picture than the master did. Sort of like standing on the shoulders of giants. This forces me to get into the mind of the master, figure out what forms and feelings they wanted to convey, and then build upon that. It also requires application of a deeper understanding of shadow, light, and color, instead of rote copying.

In the end, as long as you're challenging yourself and striving to make better pieces, one day I'll be doing master studies of your art!

Hope this helps
Ubem

[Mono8]

Very nice man. Keep it up!

[GrayPersona]

those studies are dope man,that beackman has some prespective issues though (he doesnt
feel related to a horizon).
I will be watching this thread.

[ubem]

Gray: Thanks dude! yea I can see what you mean. The horizon line I kept in mind is around the gun area, I supposed the density of the atmosphere would cut the foreground shorter than normal.

Couple of paints:
Master Study and concept sketch.
Waterhouse cleopatra



the prophet


Any critiques are more than welcome, thanks for stopping by!

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couple more quick sketches, kind of embarrassed by them lol, I'll post better sketches soon.

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Overpaint and thumbnail sketchy