= february 25 = (big update)

[wes9000]

hey guys,
havent posted anything or updated my site in a reeeeeeeally long time...im in the process of compiling all my new work into digital format right now so i can entirely update my site.
so tonight i scanned a bunch of pages from my sketchbook....i still have another 30 or 40 more pages to scan in, plus about 75 self portraits that ive been doing daily (thanks for all the inspiration android)
and then i have tons of stuff that wont fit on the scanner so that will all come soon...

i guess ill just use this thread to post stuff periodically as i compile more...



okay here we go, a few of these go back a few months, but most of them were done in the past month or two

drew this one tonight at a coffee shop


ref used for the girls face




did this yesterday. used ref for the pose of the girl






used ref from a photo, but it looks nothing like the photo now








used ref for the girls face


a mike tyson stencil i made, with a sketch from a photo in the Fruits fashion book


another sketch from the Fruits book


















okay more to come,
let me know what you all think...

[wes9000]

some more














heres CA member siskolp lying on the floor during a crit heheh


done from ref




preliminary sketch for a large scale drawing i did (3.5 x 4 ft)

[jmascho]

Yeah, we've just been PWN3D...

Glad you've found the time to post. Nice work on the faces and characterization. Any of these becoming paintings?

[stephen]

damn wes, youre getting a helluva lot better, when you comin down to LA maan??

[Deth Jester]

wow.. simply amazing Wes... your stuff is truly inspirational...

thank you for sharing.. I can't wait to see the rest of your stuff...

peace
-mike

[JoshuaTheJames]

Pardon Me..While I go Die...

Seriously Wes. You have something great there. I'd like to know where you are going to be directing your work towards. I would assume you are caught in between Fine Arts and Illustration to pay the rent.

I would love to see a very crisp/tight finished piece.

I can't wait to get my new stuff up. I should have my knew site in Dec.

-Joshua

[Jaku]

ooooh aaaaah

Except the ones you said you used photorefs... were all of those came out of your mind? or there are some life drawing too?

[gasmask]

man nice to see some new stuff from you, ur use of pencil is amazing keep it up.

[RudeCorleone]

these are very nice. i love all of them

[Sammy]

...Lord...

[ericdee]

...Lord...Jesus...whatever, this drawings are simply great!!! Maybe its just the coffee, I have to visit the same shop!
Cheers, Eric

[roger]

Damn, I love every single line of these pages! Breathtaking.

[Dan.v.D.]

omfg!

killer lines+ values+ everything!

/me ph34rz

[Dan.v.D.]

u just reminded me of what i was going to do the whole day!

[gekitsu]

oooooooooooh

beautiful. (damn, you already know you rock, so i wont repeat it one more time)

wes, you seem to work at quite a large size. do you have some pointers for a small-drawing moron who wants to adjust to drawing larger (=me)?

[Fipse]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing. Very inspirational!

Fipse

[Lung_bug]

it's really, -really, good to see you back

made my day

[endregan]

amazing lines

inspiring work

:eek:

[Dan.v.D.]

i vote best of CA!

[donkeyslayer]

:eek: :bash: :beer: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
those are AMAZING. it is nice to see that you are still around, wes

[geoffd]

oh SNAP! this stuff is boss!!! that fat dragon guy looks kinda like ron jeremy!! hahaha and the stars wars homies made me laugh. good stuff good stuff.... glad to see you're still going and i can't wait to see more. one of my favs.

[metalwinds]

DUDE! its great to see you posting again, man im stoked. how long were those 2 life drawings of the girl?

geez, thats enough inspiration for me, time to draw!

peace

[wes9000]

thanks guys

jmascho- heh thanks man. yeah as soon as i get some digital picture of paintings ill post them

stephen- heyyy man, yeah im finishing up school in may...maybe ill end up in LA i dont know yet. ill be out there at some point sooner or later

deth jester- thanks man

joshuathejames- hey thanks man, yeah i tend to work more on my fine art stuff and do freelance concept work on the side and this sort of stuff in my sketchbook. more finished work? yeah its coming, as soon as i get some photographs of it all...keep in mind this is just my sketchbook

jaku- thanks, and yes, unless otherwise stated, everything is drawn from my head or from life. there are only a few that have stuff done from ref

gasmask, rudecorleone,sammy- thanks guys

ericdee- heheh thanks, i dont even drink coffee though

roger, danvd- thanks

gekitsu- well all of these posted so far are right out of my sketchbook which is 8.5" x 11"..letter size. i guess for working on large scale drawings though, the best advice i have is to just tackle it and start working away at whatever youre doing. it might take a while for something to form, but dont give up. try using charcoal or paint or something that you can cover large areas quickly or broadly and then refine from there. also dont get caught up ion little details at first.

fipse, landmate, endregan, donkeyslayer- thanks guys

lungbug- hey man, thanks, your sketchbook thread is looking great, hope to see some more

capt. harlock- heh yeah he does look a bit like ron jeremy. oh yeah those two star wars guys are actually from a picture of me and my friend on halloween a couple weeks ago. im wearing a c3po helmet and a button up shirt and black tie. my buddy doan was wearing a nien nunb mask heh.

metalwinds- thanks man, those two drawings of the girl were probably around half an hour to an hour each..? im not sure...she posed for a while for each

[nor]

fucking insane

[xia]

Holy Shit! Man!:chug:

[rubygenesis]

always a treat to catch some latest work from wes! hey thanks for the dump, these are fantasticly sweet. =)
hehe i know where some ispiration came from wicked. ~_~
peace~

[Android]

holy shite Wess, your a monster, cant wait to see your reflections.

great work!
aj

[siskol p]

what up wes?

loved your rendition of me, and... just about everything else thats up there. but i'm not gonna say anything now that i haven't said before, so i'm just gonna save my time and sum it all up under GOD DAMN....

[Main Loop]

dude... how long have i been waiting for this? too long.. its sunshine on a cloudy day! peace