rainbows & unicorns +digital oil sketch*sep30

[krakel]

Weeelll... I finally decided to have a sketchbook too. I dont have a scanner. At this point. So I use a camera to digitalize my stuff. Which sucks but its better than nothing!
Soo here we go..

5 minute positions life drawing



(10 minute pos / 15 min work)


randomnesS:




unfinished

oc(unfinished)


thats all for now...

[Zaknafain]

Looks good so far. Your anatomy studies are good, the basic proportions are correct and it looks like you know what you are drawing.
I especially like that ape.

Crits:
- your rendering is to chaotic. Try to symplify complicated areas (it's easier to draw that way and you get a better understanding of that area) and try to organize your hatchings better.
- Your lines look unconfident. I'm mainly speaking about rythm and flow here. This issue can only be fixed with training although doing warm ups can help a bit.

Post more soon!

Hab gedacht ich schreib mal auf Englisch. ^^ naja bis dann

[Poohgee]

Good figure drawing .. I wish I had had that model

The pencil work seems to need some more darker tones - the tonal range (sounds very arty to me ) isnt "wide" enough I think .

All your figures seem right - maybe look at every bit of a drawing when you are done with the drawing & carefully compare drawing & model.

I.E. make sure you drew what you actually saw because it looks as though in a few drawings above you did not concentrate on what you actually had before your eyes.

Certainly good sketchbook start.

Just IMO

[styler]

5 minutes...very nice. can't wait to see more

[Gloominati]

nice stuff dude!! I really like the figure drawings.
Well this green portrait seems very 'unorganic' to me. It looks a bit as if this head was made of wax, since I can hardly notice any anatomical structure. Also try to push the values a bit more so that the whole painting gets some depth, maybe you could try to work with some textures.
Keep at it dude!!

[jtheanswer]

Good start! Wanna see your progress.

[krakel]

ok well... i dont have a lot of time during the week because of school.. which i really hate... sadly its not like i could do anything about that. so heres what i put together this weekendIm trying to improve my digital skills..)


(im really unhappy with that tube type thing.. i tried to achieve a chromish look but as you can see i failed.. advice on that would be appreciated.. and the background.. oh well)


(the sketch is a couple of weeks old but the colors ar new..)


(the look i was aiming for on that image originally.. ran out of time i guess)


(messing around with painter since i really gotta get into that program.. right now im mainly using photoshop)


(i looked in the mirror this morning and.. well.. i felt as if i had to draw what i had seen..added the cig tho - i dont smoke cigarettes in case any one cares)

thanks for the c&c everyone

ill post more as soon as i have time to do so...

[Zaknafain]

I like how the third one came out. Really cool. The fourth one is nice too. Looks like you can handle the impastobrushes. Looks like I will have to give them another try. I suggest doing loomis head constrution studies. That will help to solve the problem with faces. (I guess you know where to find loomis books on the net, if not, tell me and I will send you the link).
The last one is my favorite. I like the colors a lot. Hoever you should watch your lines. Make them as clean as possible. Additional there are slight problems with anatomy. Loomis can help with that too .

[johnny78]

Your life drawings are very good.
You seem to draw really fast. I´d love to see more of them.

[ChicoChan]

The nude models you did are very nice I like the contour drawings

[krakel]

still haunted by school- but here are some sketches from last night...






there might be more tonight

thanks for the support everyone (i have a lot more of those nude drawrings but id have to photograph them and blaablabla.. maybe ill post some later. right now im trying to move on. I cant do any new life drawings since i dont have the chance to do so in my town.)

[krakel]

Well I dont really know whats going on but im mostly coming up with some horrible shit that really doesnt even belong in here.. So heres the some thumbs from yesterday all approx. 3 cm x 6 cm.



i dont know.. guess im gonna post some more tomorrow or tuesday.. depends on my motherfucked up school.

[Zaknafain]

I like your new drawings. Especially the faces. What size are they? keep on posting!

[jtheanswer]

I like the astronaut guy in your last update. Keep it up!

[Gloominati]

cool new stuff, nice and loose, that's great!!
Take care on your anatomy and proportions though, keep rocking dude!!

[krakel]

thank you folks- always good to get some comments.. zak- the faces were like.. 9 by 5 cm..

heres a quick sketch.. some idea i had in my head.. i know it probably wouldnt erally work out weight-wise.. but oh well it was fun to do.



peace

[Zaknafain]

HA! your lines are getting better! I like that last one. The face and his belly are very well done. The middle area looks strange, and he is out of balance, but I guess the crits are unecessary because you did it for fun and not because of the concept. Post more.

[krakel]

weell well.. real quick lineart deal i did tonight.. i actually did alot more but its too embarrassing to post that poo



tahnks zak

[mentler]

Welcome to the Land of the Bone <> got it goin' on

[character]

got some good stuff here =) one thing that stands out right now are your hands and feet. they're not up to the level as the rest of your drawings. i'd recommend looking at some bridgeman books or just studying hand structure with pics on google. if you look close, you'll notice that there's a curve on the knuckles. they don't go straight accross and that's what offsets the fingers a bit. also, i'd like to see you finish those 5 and 10 minute poses. it'd be good practice and defining a light source and form i think. anyways, keep it up. doing good stuff =)

[Bohh]

Hey there,

Hitting you back, thanks for checking my sketchbook. You've got a nice look to your drawings. I like your pencil work too. Good job.

[Cobi]

Hey Krakel, some very cool stuff in here. I like all the colors you use.
The bunny ears are nice, too! Can't wait to see more

take care

[krakel]

Well.. Schools buggin me as always- im failing my mathclass so i gotta work on that right now.. got some other stuff going on as well and im not really creating anything good artwise.
mentler- um.. thank you
character- thanks, i noticed the same thing.. im working on it- doing some studies n stuff but its not postable yet.
bohh- no problem, with that sig i just had to post
cobi- thank you!

well i think its boring to post without a pic so heres a bit of randomness.. tried to do some fashion thingy and some sort of prop sketch.







oh yeah and makin fun of some friends:

[krakel]

weeelll i had a lot of shit to do for my school but now im done and im on break.. Merry Christmas to you all... I got acrylics from santa! i will get some oils for myself too though.. So thats what you'll get to see in the near future.

Here's what I gave my grandparents for christmas, it's me growing up.. for some of the past pictures I obviously used reference...


here are some quick character designs, my goal was to quickly come up with a bunch of characters that have the same theme..






(veery important one... its about 1 x 0.5 cm big..)





heres another present i made.. a ~300 page calendar (1 drawing/day, 1 drawing/weekend(2days)) the printable version has a frame on it which tells you the date n all that.. lots of work.. but i stuck with that fat penguin character all through the calendar..









and finally... a birthday card for a friend of mine.. it shows 2 friends and me.. me being the guy on the right in the leather jacket..



ill be updating more regularly again.. since i have the time now.

peace

[Zaknafain]

The first one is really good, i like the idea and the result. Still some major anatomy and proportion issues on those character designs. Best would be to do some thumbnail figure warmups from live or reference at the beginning.
Sorry my english sucks. I'm tired.

[ivy'sgrandkid]

great work man keep it up

[That fat kid]

hey krackel, that's a really clever idea for the grandparents....I'm thrilled to see you working with figures and designs...I hope you keep working on those proportions and anatomy...plus they all seem to be in the same pose, maybe it vary it a little bit? keep drawing from life too, those are sweet....

tfk

[mentler]

Return Visit <> thanks so much for the feed <> this thread shows variety and attitude <> keep your pencil sharp and moving at all times

[krakel]

thanks erone - the proportions were supposed to be a little bit of but i guess i pushed it too far.. I was aiming for a comicish look- im still doing more anatomy studies now.. nothing worth to be posted though. Heres a small update:

Did a portrait of my sister.. there are alot of little mistakes and the photographed version looks weird. Anyways(its like approx. DIN A4):



I had this idea...:







peace

[Burning Eyes]

Nice work there guy, im 17 as well... We youngins hate school...I dont do hw caus i Draw haha, keep it up, check out my book when u get a chance, ill have some paintings up soon... Good work