Sketchbook Thread of Su

[Rebeccak]

Hiya su,

It's great to see you finally starting a thread here. :) Your ink studies are rather charming. It might be nice to see a little book of these / a collection. Please tell us a little about your art training and background. I hope to see more of your work soon.

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

[su]

Thank you Rebecca:)

I am studying visual arts and visual communication design, I doodle when I find the time and spirit, and sometimes I doodle because of lack of spirit. I really feel unfomfortable talking about myself:) (not that because I am a shady person :P)

...and here are today's ink sketches. I also found some bright red ink today, planning to use it soon.

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8039/kafalarmurekkepyb7.jpg


more to come soon (hopefully today)

[Rebeccak]

su,

Thanks for telling us about yourself. :) I think you would quite like seeing some of the work from my former teacher Bob Kato's weekly Workshop, The Drawing Club, which he runs in Los Angeles:

http://www.thedrawingclub.com/home.asp

He has a blog there where he posts work from previous drawing sessions. A lot of artists do ink drawings a bit similar to yours. I think you'll like checking them out.

Cheers, :)

-Rebeccak

[NR43]

Hi su


good to have you here
funny but I was subscribed to your thread without having posted anything... and I can't remember subscribing...
I thought oh well... might as well say hello :D

have you been drawing since long?

[su]

Hey NR43, it's good to be here. I have been drawing for two years when I have the time. I decided to create more time for drawing lately, so here I am.

It's nice that you have unintentionally subscribed to my thread:) maybe it was meant to be :scream:

[su]

Rebecca that link you gave is amazing, thank you:) I spend at least two hours looking at that blog.

I was meaning to update earllier but I got distracted ( also got biten by a hamster:D ).

I got my Goya book today so I will be doing some copies from it soon.

Here is a quick (30-40 minutes) masters copy from the torso workshop.

Ribera - St. Jerome

http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/1163/jeromevd4.jpg


edit: the gray I used for the background seems to be very close to the thread's background. talk about luck...

[razz]

Little creepy ink sketches :thumbsup: I like the top and the bottom heads. Both with a fantasy feel. Try working some more on the paintings. You have a start, so you just need to keep going. But if you intended to do just the quick paintings, forget what I've said :) When drawing I like to do line studies of some figures in one evening and then do the hatching another evening. Just helps me concentrate on one specific thing. Defining bones muscles with lines and the with shading. Would do that in one day if I had the time...

[su]

Thank you Razz :) I'm glad to have your critiques. Unfortunately I didn't have much time the last two days, I'm hoping to have a few hours for drawing today. I am hoping to do more than quick paintings soon.

[razz]

Yay, I lack time too. There's never enough of it. Reminded me of an artist who posted a photo taken at night and wrote below it "time when I work". The day just doesn't have enough hours I guess :)

[su]

Finally last night and today I had time to paint and draw.

here's my first oil painting, was going for a plain portrait but then got inspired from the daily sketch title "monster". (2,5-3 hours)

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3843/ilkybco6.jpg


here's a study from Michelangelo (I couldn't scan it because it was 50x70 cm (20x27 inches), sorry about the wuality of the photo ) (around two hours I guess):

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6048/eskizisaak8.jpg


and here is two figures (10-15 minutes each)

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8709/eskizkadinfigurzt9.jpg

edit: just before you guys point it out, the neck of the painting is off, I know:D oh and the hip of the sitting woman:)

[Rebeccak]

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3843/ilkybco6.jpg


Su, there are elements to your painting that I really like so far - the touches of color in the hair are really quite nice and show a lot of promise. You should check out this painter:

http://www.hustonart.com/

one thing I would suggest though is to use a bit less white for the highlights, and try using yellow ochre or for highlights more frequently for highlights - since all values in a painting are relative to one another, having a slightly darker highlight color encourages you to make the darks a bit darker and the midtones as well - which overall enriches the painting by giving you more value range. :)

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

[Jho]

Looking really nice. I love the crow on the first post, its so primitive :)
But post more, I'd really like to see more.

[su]

I would love to update too but my hard drive just got screwed, I bought 2 new hard drives a few days ago and I'll set them up now. I have a few pieces to post, hope to be back soon :)

[su]

finally I found the time to update (I like to pretend to be a very busy person).

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/5461/ellerrc9.jpg

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/5101/portre1ef7.jpg

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/8964/portre2iy5.jpg


all critiques welcome and appreciated.

[su]

dumping some sketches, zombies:

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/9307/1ot9.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/5601/3oq7.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/3931/2nz0.jpg

[su]

here's a quick color with hard mix mode on photoshop...I am all rusty I need to study a lot more :(

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5141/4vq2.jpg

[su]

here's one I did today. (from a pencil sketch referenced from www.characterdesigns.com (http://www.characterdesigns.com))

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/351/hc1kompkucuk7hc.jpg

[Zephyri]

there's some really unusual work in this thread, I do like the looseness you work with, these last sketches being very evident of it, and the ink sketches at the start were lovely too. I'd say the zombies could maybe do with a little more anatomical realism to them, not necessarily in terms of more shading, but paying attention to the volume you're suggesting with the lines you lay down, particularly where you trail off, and things like the angle of the shoulders. Little things like that will give even pictures that have been anatomically skewed like these a greater sense of believability. If you have a hunt around on these forums there is a thread just to do with opposing curves, which might help you out with both those and the michael angelo copies. Hopefully Rebecca might come to the rescue with the link, as I'm having trouble locating it!

[su]

Zephyri / thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it. I found the article you mentioned, thanks:)

here's some stuff I did today. No ref. (sorry for the quality the paper is big but the scanner is not)

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/188/koalakg5.jpg

[razz]

Hey I really like this last bunch of sketches. Because it's imaginational! Would love to see more. You know, I'm trying to push my imaginational drawing skills and anything like this motivates me even more. I especially like the figure at the bottom.

[Rebeccak]

Lovely drawings su. :) Nice structure and flow. Keep up the good work!

[su]

razz / thanks:) I am waiting for some books I ordered recently, when they arrive I'll stop drawing from imagination for a while and actually study anatomy. I am glad you like them, that's encouraging me to draw more, thanks:)

Rebeccak / thank you Rebeccak, I hope to be around more from now on since the busy school period is over now. and thanks for the articles and the references :D

[su]

here's some more with a quick photoshop wash:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8717/koala2eu2.jpg

[su]

some more:


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7130/koala3uq1.jpg

[SylvanMist]

Hi Su! Those sketches from your imagination are quite good! Did you use refs for the last 2? I like the slight color you put in the last one too.

[su]

Roja / I didn't used any references for those, thank you :)

I got myself a hogarth book today, gonna do some copies tonight. I like the eye, but the torso sucks I know :) I'll get better I hope :hmm:


http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5395/koala4vm0.jpg

[su]

some figures from imagination:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/659/koala7hd8.jpg
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/773/koala6lb7.jpg

and one from my old sketchbook:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1172/koala5yn5.jpg

[su]

here's some leg studies from hogarth:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/671/koala8rb9.jpg

[Trunks]

Hi Su,
you have some nice studies here ... I like the "quick photoshop wash". It would be very cool when you could do this "wash" with watercolors or other colors? This would give the drawings a very nice touch :D

Keep at it :D

[Rebeccak]

Lovely pencil Hogarth studies su. Keep it up! :)

[su]

I think I'm back. School is over for the year :)

here's a doodle


http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1231/2copyya1.jpg

[su]

here's another sketch:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8164/33053447eg3.jpg

[su]

After Rubens, 30 minutes:

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/7038/15956553mg8.jpg

Also did one after Algardi, but it's on paper and it's way too big for my scanner.

[su]

worked on it for another 40-50 minutes. Any suggestions?

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4230/62wi2.jpg

[NR43]

th hairline is a bit off (easy fix)
looks very promising so far!

loving the creatures in the last few posts and that human next to the creature has a really nice and dynamic pose

[su]

thanks NR43 :) I think I'll take a break from this one and do some other stuff for a few days.

here's where I'm at so far:
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/5798/63qk5.jpg

edit: hehe I messed up his right eye pretty bad the previous one was better :)

[su]

ZBrush3 is fun :) did this the day after Z3 was released but never got to pose it.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7083/60133319na9.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi ...su ...:)

Was just checking out your thread....You have a good imagination I see..:)
Like those Hogarth studies,..great that you are creating some of what you have learned from his books by using your own imagination..you will remember his lessons better that way I think.
Keep doing those master studies ..those will pay off for sure...You will pick up and remember a little something from each one you do, and it will show up later, when you create figures from your own imagination.
Really like your monk painting so far....time to go back and check distances,...like on the left side of the painting,..the distance from the end of his lip, to the outter edge of his face...the eye on left side of painting, the way the outter edge of his face in that area creates the brow that his eyebrow sits on, and depicks the underlying brow bone.
Really measure the distances from the central features of the face, ..the eyes, nose mouth ect to the outter edge of the face...distances are key to getting the likeness...also consentrate on the corners of his mouth, and the shape and wrinkles on his forhead...key elements to creating his expression, and also the distance again from the brow ridge, center top of nose bridge,to where his hair line is...size of his eyes in the sockets is also critical....just trying to be of some help to you at this point as you refine his face further...GREAT JOB SO FAR, now the likeness will take shape, with some very acute observations and measurements of distances of the elements that are in place, in relationship to each other, and to the outter edge that surrounds the the face.
KEEP POSTING, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR WORK, AND PROGRESS..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[su]

SpiritDreamer Thanks for stopping by and another huge thanks for the pointers on the Rubens copy :) I'll fix them as soon as I have the spirit for it :P


doodle // no ref // 40 minutes (spent too much time on it and made it worse)

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/272/8minixx9.jpg

[su]

I think I'll do all my sketches in Open Canvas from now on, I love it :D

no ref // Open Canvas // 15 minutes

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/1214/9minimw2.jpg

[NR43]

hey those are great, especially the boy on the chair... really like that one, very vivid and I love the looseness of the sketch

[su]

Thanks NR43 :)

no ref except the foot, figures are 10-12 minutes each.

here are some more doodles:

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/3816/13jo4.jpg

[su]

daily doodle, no ref, 40 minutes, Open Canvas

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7461/14miniyh0.jpg

[damdakikedi]

wow its really a pleasure to view your works, good job:)

i loved the last one alot

[su]

Damdakikedi: Thank you :D

har harrr , started as a daily sketch "woman of darkness". around 90 minutes into it, PSCS2 / no ref.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1649/hoboomg0.jpg

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