something new in N-Mel's sketchbook? - updated October 18th

[N-Mel]

I wish. It has been a while since I updated this. but I do get in an occasional DSG...

Latest DSG entry:


So here it is. My Conceptart.org sketchbook. I try to sketch a li'l su'm almost every day, so I ought to be able to share it wit y'all here. For those of you who have not seen my website, I am currently employed as a game designer (and I have done game art for over 10 years). Sometimes I get to missing my crazy sketchy artist roots and I have to put pencil to paper. I like to sketch. I love the DSGs.

Am I any good an artist? That is a very subjective question, and I'll let you be the judge. Could I be a better artist? I know that there is always room for improvement. So if ya gots some crits - let me have 'em.

For my inaugural sketchbook post I give you the following:


Ball point pen sketch of a laday cop, fat little man, and some butterflies


Quick pencil study from reference (I enjoy drawing from life, but it is unusual for my sketches)


Ultramarines: super hero tech

[purb36]

welcome, dude! post more plz...g'luck with drawing.

[N-Mel]

Here are some are older ones too, just to get this thread going.

A cheesy dino-creature: I give you velveetasaurus...


crappy hodge podge of girls, ghosts, and nose-pickers - why do I like this?


gesture sketch and a dumb bunny (actually part of a game I play with friends and family: first person makes a weird scribble and second person turns it into a picture...)


Action studies for a game character...

[N-Mel]

Dude! you sketches totally suxor!! -jk u r da shizzle! erp. nvrmind.
Why was I expecting comments? I look at the other much more amazing sketches out there and I can totally understand no one having anything to say about this stuff here. Ah well. I did do some more sketchin' o'er the weekend, just because:

some costume studies:


a little moe detail:


some unreferenced practice... I need more practice.


a shading sketch:


sketches... not my best stuff, but there it is. different styles, different moods, whatevah.

[FrozenValley]

nice sketches!
very proportional, i like the nose pickin kid hehe
James

[N-Mel]

purb36: Thanks man, I think I will post more, and thanks again.

James the Frozen Valley: Thanks! you think so? sometimes I forget to like my stuff, but other days... Dazzam! I geek out. I guess I must be bipolar.


So... here is more stuff... kind on a fantasy kick for a bit.





All of these were drawn kind of small, like no more than 3 inches high apiece.

[charcoalArtist]

I havent' earned the right to critique just yet so I'll offer a little praise instead...

I like your style, you seemt to have a good understanding of anatomy and proportion and you have good lines

Keep it up

See you on the DSG

[N-Mel]

hodgepodge of sketchiness...

Strange creatures


Strange fellows


Some strange stuff going on here... what is with this shading and perspective? not to mention some creative anatomy...


And lastly, a portrait study... no ref... I guess I really should use more ref...


don't be a stranger!

[N-Mel]

Oh yeah, there's more... some older pictures I found thrown in.

[NobodyYouWouldKnow]

Well, it could be better but it is still 10000x better than anything I have ever done. I hate myself, feel good now?

You could try drawing backgrounds and other things that are out of the norm for you (machinery, water, animals, etc).

[N-Mel]

Charcoal Artist: Thanks for the comments. I appreciate it. (maybe I should do more than line sketches...) And I really like your posts in the DSG too.

NobodyYouWouldKnow: No, I don't feel better. Why would you saying that you hate yourself help anyone feel better? I saw your stuff in your sketchbook, and I think it shows a lot of promise. You have improved a lot too. I look at what I was drawing 10 years ago, and I think I have actually gotten worse. I don't practice enough. I don't do backgrounds and machines and water and animals enough. I will try, because it is good advice.

Meanwhile, here is some non-pencil sketches (I like to sketch with ink. it means I can't erase and it forces me to try different styles):