Edgar's funny-looking sketchbook

[darkartist3]

>>>> hi, welcome to my sketchbook, my name is edgar. I'm 18 and a 2nd year art student, feel free to take a look around

my goal is to get better, so dont hold back on any critiques plz, let me know if you see something you like or dont like, thanks

[darkartist3]

Each one was about 30 minutes-1hour, done in Photoshop CS2.

(updated b/c i forgot to include my most recent one, Snow Tree, this one was made when i sat in the background and layout class, they were learing to paint trees so i followed along =P)

[darkartist3]

These are from April I think.
No reference used for either, but i did become more careful about watching the forms in trees whenever i saw them.

[o00o0o0o0o0o]

Pretty cool photoshop paintings

[Spiralfish]

Wow those enviroments are very nicely done.

The sketches in your first post really have a sense of distince form and volume to them. But some of your human anatomy has a bubbly and somewhat amorphous feel to it.

Im not an expert, but you might want to pay more attention to the contrast between hard areas (where bones lie just under the skin and help define shape) and soft areas where muscel and fat deforms according to gravity and pose.

Over all great work.. your understanding of space in your enviroments is quite masterful.

[darkartist3]

Top is the character thumbnail sheet, humans, aliens, mutated animals!

See if you can spot the two creatures i decided to paint. I love silhouettes

The last one is from a character battle at school (my friend made a tiger so i spiffed up my character with all these tiger items)

[darkartist3]

Spiral, thank you and ill try to pay close attention to that, im currently doing studies on different body parts, arms and legs, and the muscles inside so hopefully it will make my anatomy more solid where it needs to be.

btw good catch on my anatomy troubles lol, and thank you for your comment on my environments.

[darkartist3]

Starting from oldest to most recent.

These all took from anywhere from 5-8 hours, Not too much reference used, except for the slimy cliff jumper i referenced tree frogs. Done in Photoshop CS2, btw there are textures on all of them except Rabitz.

These all started out rough and took hours of rendering. I like the creating process more than the rendering, its more spontaneous, although the rendering, smoothing things out is pretty relaxing.

[darkartist3]

painting male and female figure, in photoshop, each about 1hr. Relaxing to do and experimenting with custom brushes was fun, i made two rake-like brushes similar to the ones in Painter. I hardly know how to use painter but i really like that brush so i just had to try to get the same feel.

[darkartist3]

work in progress of an old thumbnail i did in my sketchbook. Used perspective to start, then detailed the lamp post(still more detailing to be done), worked on the colors to set the mood, and the next thing im going to do is either start working on the girl or reflective lighting on the objects.

[MrSmith]

loving these man.. very creative and well designed

[darkartist3]

Thank you Mr.Smith,

nice icon lol, awesome smiley fo shizzle =D

[darkartist3]

Just something i was working on today, it could have come out several different ways but im happy with it. Started in color but switched to grayscale. Its much easier to work with the values and give it depth. Influence from pirates of the carribean? perhaps...

[ped454]

i love your artwork. your figures really have a curvacious feel with wickedly cool arched backs haha. you also know how to use photoshop really well.

im jealous but you're a great artist. respec7 all the way

[wookiedabo]

i really like your drawing style in the first post, the figures are seriously funky lookin. ok, so i just really really truly love the rabbit. but hey, hes got flair. Not to put your digi paints in the shadows tho, theyre equally awesome, im just a sucker for tight pencil stuff.

[silvestri99]

Nice pencil work and sped paints. That last piece has a great weathered feel to it with the rain and blur effects on the light. Keep posting and keep up the good work.

[darkartist3]

Thank you very much you guys/or gals, for the comments.

Ped 454, wickedly cool arched backs? thanks! ^__^

Wookedabo, funky lookin lmao, but thank you for lovin my rabbit. btw Im a sucker for tight pencil stuff as well!

Silvestri99, thank you and yeah the mood of that painting has keeps making me get lost in it. im really anxious to see how it turns out.

I will be posting gesture drawings soon, and probably my studies of legs and arms. =) again, thank you all for the feedback. really appreciate it.

[Zombie_dla]

Great anatomy! Love the digital rendering. No crits from me, just keep posting

[darkartist3]

hey guys, this was a quick painting made while showing a friend some basics in digital painting. enjoy and 5 bucks says that the little blue guys win! approximately 1 hour in Photoshop CS2

[darkartist3]

First one is a collaboration with my friend charyssa, then its two bug sketches/renders.

[darkartist3]

lol weathered speedpaints, my favorite ;P

[Act.Appalled]

Hey man, like your sketchbook so far! Keep it up, I shall see you around school.

[darkartist3]

heres more stuff, the really abstract tire was me showing a friend how to apply textures, the rest are for fun

studying more leg, neck and jaw anatomy, and hands. you dont see it here because i am reading about it currently. -btw all that up there is out of my head-

the last one, the robot praying mantis is a wip!

[darkartist3]

studying how he uses colors for shading. i love his artwork.

this is my earth/rock/planet. elemental character. might make this a series later on because i am so satisfied with how he came out.

[darkartist3]

most of this stuff is old but theres some new stuff mixed in there as well.

the last one is really new, and its a drawing+paint of a friend.

[darkartist3]

I have been working on this on and off while i study my anatomy books, and having sketch sessions/ speed paints with buddies. ill upload the sketches later ^___^.

[loveandasandwich]

Wowowow I really like this new batch of stuff. Especially the sketches in the 2nd to last post. Those ladies look awesome.

[Delmar]

Last updates are really nice, a lot of movement in there.

The only thing i would crit so far, is to get a little more into hand studies.
Maybe it´s incidental, but it looks like your trying to hide the hands in your pictures

Keep em coming!

[AmontilladoAg]

You got madd skillz, darkartist3! I'm all about your drawing style

Your drawings are excellent.. your enviros are cool... I especially like the streetlight one -- it really looks like it's raining

More pics? Yes pleez!

[twisteddemon]

I love your work, you should have put some of these in the 'Finally Finished' Section!!! That shark is totally kick ass.