Sketchbook Thread of Itayg

[anandpg]

Hi Itay! great start!!:thumbsup: Keep 'em coming!!

[itayg]

thank you anand! I'm really enjoying copying these drawings so here is another one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_004b.jpg

[itayg]

here is another one i did today using photoshop and my wacom (using a photo as reference)
i'm not really happy with it and i think i'll go back to copying from drawings instead of photos.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_005.jpg

itay

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi...Itay...:thumbsup:

Very nice start to your thread....:applause:
I think you have made a wise choice to stick to working and studying from the master drawings rather than from photos. You will learn a whole lot more from them in all areas in the end..:)
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR STUDIES AND PROGRESS...:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[NR43]

Hi
only a few posts and already a really nice thread :D
Will be following your work...

[FateBringer]

hi Itayg

nice work, keep 'em comin' :)

Mark

[itayg]

SpiritDreamer - hi! thank you very much. I'm glad you like them. and i should add that i think that not only is copying from great masters more educational then copying from photos actually its a lot more fun :scream:

NR43 & FateBringer - thanks! i'll post more soon, i did another one today i really like but i don't have a scanner here at my parents house, it'll need to wait till i get home tomorrow.

cheers
itay

[itayg]

another one from yesterday
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_006b.jpg

[LunaMiel]

Wow, your studies are amazing! I really like your shading. <3

[itayg]

Wow, your studies are amazing! I really like your shading. <3

hey LunaMiel, thank you for your kind words :D

here are a few fast head tests. about 5-10 minutes each

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_007b.jpg

[Intervain]

really nice sketching Itayg! Practice makes perfect so keep 'em coming [not that I should be opening my mouth :scream:]! :thumbsup:

[itayg]

Intervain - thank you, i really admire your work so it means a lot :buttrock:

i wasn't sure about posting this here, but after doing 2d sketches for a week i figured that this project I've made in zbrush two months ago should be here. it was a huge challenge sculpting this 3d model from a painting. and besides...i never showed it to anyone and i'll probably never finish it. anyway, enough 3d for now, back to sketching :)

Itay.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_008.jpg

[theflash]

Hey Itay, I love your sketching, what sketchbook and media you are using? The last one is really good too.

[itayg]

Hey Itay, I love your sketching, what sketchbook and media you are using? The last one is really good too.

hi theflash, thank! about the sketch book i use a A4 acid paper "papyrus" sketchbook. nothing too fancy. i use simple "ADEL" pencils (Ab, 4b and 6b). i scan the papers with my hp printer then add color and contrast using photoshop. thats about it.

itay

[itayg]

some quick sketches i made today (references from the I5 Minute Sketchathon (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=298699) thread)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_009b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ig_2007_010b.jpg

[theflash]

Hey Itay, thanks for the reply. I liked that textury feel on the paper and since few days I really am feeling to work on those kind of papers so. Looking forward to see more work from you.

[batte812]

Hi Itay, good start for your sketchbook. The figures look nice and well in proportion. You might want to work more on your line quality: try to work with clear and well defined lines. The Zbrush sculptire looks really nice too. Keep 'em coming!

[itayg]

I'm back.. i've been pretty busy lately i hope i'll have some time to do some more drawings this week. here are some quick sphere sketches (2-5 min) of characters from the "great masters" book.
i know they are not really good but its better then nothing for now :shrug:

thanks
itay

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/?action=view&current=ig_2007_012b.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/?action=view&current=ig_2007_013b.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/?action=view&current=ig_2007_014b.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/?action=view&current=ig_2007_015b.jpg

[itayg]

hi! i'm back again :D, i hope that this time i'll have time to post new stuff on regular bases.
this is someting i'm working on. its a model based on durer's "artist's mother" drawing.
i started with a model in 3dsmax and moved to zbrush. i wanted to share some wip and maybe get some tips on how to improve it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/durer_wip_001-1.jpg


i hope the link works. it shows the progress of my zbrush work on this model from the low poly mesh (left) to the latestes point i got to (right).

itay

[thek]

Your 15 minute gesture sketches do a great job of capturing the essence of the pictures, certainly much better than all of my attempts, and I think it's really cool the way you've measured and gone for the proportions. Maybe take a few liberties to push the pose a bit futher?

There's really nice work here! Some great shaded heads and your Zbrush work is stunning!

[itayg]

hey thek, thank for taking the time to comment about the images. i'm glad you like them and i think you're right about the 15 minutes sketches. i need to do a lot more of those and practice more. maybe I'll have some time on the weekend.
here is an update on the zbrush model. I'm not sure where I'm going with this one and pretty happy with the result so i think I'll stop here and try a different one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/durer_wip_002-1.jpg

c&c are welcome of course:)

itay

[NR43]

Hi
about your gestures... if you can, get that Vilppu gesture DVD It was a revelation to me (and I think to many who saw it for the first time)

In the post where you show the details of the mouth on your Zbrush model... teeth are not put on top of the gums but they are solidly stuck into the skull and the gums are covering them to protect the attachment. This means the forms of the teeth should be visible underneeth the teeth as well, at least to some degree.

There is something about the eyes of your witch model... sorta feels like the bottom is skewed more in front than the top side... hard to explain.
It looks awesome already though!

Great work here
Hope to see more soon!

[itayg]

hi NR43, thanks for the tips. I'll try to get a copy of that vilppu DVD, sounds interesting.



In the post where you show the details of the mouth on your Zbrush model... teeth are not put on top of the gums but they are solidly stuck into the skull and the gums are covering them to protect the attachment. This means the forms of the teeth should be visible underneath the teeth as well, at least to some degree.


I'm guessing you're talking about the king crimson model i did. well i don't think I'll go back to that but do i agree about you're comment. the original painting is far from being an anatomically correct drawing. most of the exercise for me was to try and build a 3d model out of a 2d painting. you can see the finished work here: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=558927


i fixed the eyes in the old lady model and added some more detail, here's an update

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/durer_wip_003-1.jpg

thanks again,
itay

[itayg]

hi again.
i know i haven't been very active in the anatomy forum lately cause i've been too busy with work. but thats about to change! cause I've quit my day job :) and I'm gonna take some time off for a few weeks before starting some freelance work. I've decided to try and learn as much anatomy and practice my sketches in the next few weeks, its going to be my new day-time job . I'm hoping to try all kinds of stuff like clay sculpting, zbrush sculpting and lots of sketch book drawing. so for the next month or two I'll update regularly and try to critic and comment on other people's work as well.
anyway, I'm still working at the studio until Thursday but I've started doing some quick character sketches after not touching the sketchbook for over 2 months. i was surprised to find out that i've learned a lot from zbrush durer sculpture i did and the other master copies I've done a few months ago. comments are welcome of course :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/scan6_book.jpg

thanks,

Itay

[itayg]

i got a new intuos wacom and its amazing. heres my first drawing using it. 1 hour (with reference)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/003.jpg

[itayg]

today i decided to take one of my quick sketch characters and try to develop it a bit further in photoshop. I've used photo references for the hands and the briefcase. this it what I've got after 4 hours.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/teacher002.jpg


I'll be happy to get some comments

thanks,
itay

[SylvanMist]

Hi itayg, that charicature looks really nicely done. He's a funny looking character with apeish arms and a balding head, hehe :)

[itayg]

thanks Roja! i'm glad you like it.
heres a colored version

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/teacher004b.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/teacher004b.jpg)

[nightwoodwolf]

cool character sketches .. keep it up

[itayg]

thanks nightwoodwolf. here's another one. just having fun with the new wacom.
about 30 min (cs3)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/004-runner.jpg

[itayg]

another head sculpture try. this time its
081:
FERENCZY, István
Bust of Ferenc Kazinczy
1828
Marble, height: 59 cm
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest


render001.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/render001.jpg)

[itayg]

another one. its a WIP but i feel much better then the last one.
i found out today that i have no idea how to draw/sculpt ears...i'm using other references for that.
anyway, some comments and critics won't hurt :)

009:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Bust of Monsignor Pedro de Foix Montoya
c. 1621
Marble, life-size
Santa Maria di Monserrato, Rome

render001-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/render001-1.jpg)

[itayg]

another small update (ear and hair). i'll start working on the cloth details now.

render002.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/render002.jpg)

[Deepam]

Hey Itay !!!

It's good to see lots of head studies here, specially master copies are very useful and inspirational. Your sketches are also nice.

keep more comin . . .

[itayg]

thank you Deepam! heres the last update for today. i think I'll start a new one head tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/render003.jpg

[itayg]

did some fixing on the model

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/render002-1.jpg

[Frejasphere]

Hi Itay :)

Nice work in your sketchbook :thumbsup: keep it up!

cheers
a. :)

[itayg]

another head

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ren01.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ren02.jpg

095:
BENEDETTO DA MAIANO
Pietro Mellini
1474
Marble, height: 53 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florencev

[Rebeccak]

Hey there, cool to see your work on these. I like the expression on the last one. :) I'd recommend trying to see the underlying structure, some of the features feel a bit fluid. Keep going!

[itayg]

thanks Rebecca, i'm aware of my lack of knowledge when it comes to the human skull. its something i'm planning on getting into once i'll be less lazy :argh:
here is a small update of this head

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ren03.jpg

i'll try a different one now maybe, i've been busy in the last two weeks wrapping up my new showreel. you can check it out here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=154&t=629742)


-itay

[itayg]

zbrush. about 2.5 hours. no reference this time, just for fun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001king.jpg

[itayg]

photoshop. about 40 minutes. no reference used.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/city_char.jpg

[Frejasphere]

Hi Itay :)

I like the quick study you did in PS; character definitely has a cheeky
feel about him/her? :) Nice warm colours, makes you curious about the
story attached... Keep going, look forward to seeing more!

take care
a. :)

[itayg]

thank you Annette. yeah i like that one too and I'm glad you like it. i usually make up background stories to characters but that wasn't the case with that one. i just opened up ps and started drawing, i didn't know where i was going with it but i knew i wanted to use colors with that one (which is something i rarely do in 2d drawing).

here is another head study i forgot about (started it about 3 weeks ago) but I've finished it up today after 3 hours of work....first time i color one of these in zbrush..

065:
DYCK, Sir Anthony Van
Studies of a Man's Head

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ren_005.jpg

tomorrow i'll try my first human skull sculpture. i'll post updates.

itay

[itayg]

099:
BOUTS, Dieric the Elder
Portrait of a Man
1460-70
Oil on wood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sheet01.jpg

:cool:

[itayg]

i got a new sketchbook so here are some quick sketches

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/12-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/11-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/10-1.jpg

[itayg]

my first try on the human skull. each one took about 1hr in photoshop.

wip01 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull01-side-1.jpg)-side
wip02 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull01-front-1.jpg)-front

[Rebeccak]

Nice work on the skulls. :) Keep pushing the rendering. Good to see you doing the ALS heads series, I'm using the same ref in my noobish ZBrush efforts. ;) I think the main thing I'd recommend for both you and me is to focus on gesture in the Zbrush sketches - I'm having a hard time too getting the general shapes and am trying to accomplish what others are advising, which is to focus on the bigger shapes before details. It's tough. :D I've just decided not to spend too long on any one sculpt. In my class we've been asked to do 20 sculpts based off of a provided basemesh, and I'm trying to get better by just pounding them out and not worrying about polish. Good luck to both of us! :)

[itayg]

hi rebecca, i've learned a lot from the zbrush head i've done. mostly on how to draw/sculpt face features. i still have a problem with the overall shape of the head. so i'm taking the advice you gave me a few weeks ago on looking into the underling structure. thats why i'm trying to draw the skull (maybe i'll try to sculpt one..but i'll need good references for that).

i've tried pushing the rendering on the skull and found out some stucture problems (mainley in the side view) so i fixed that using the "liquify" tool in photoshop (it works more or less like the move tool in zbrush). here are the updated sketches.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull02-side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull02-front.jpg


i'll try my best to implement your advice on not going into details and focus on the general shape. thank you so much for the tips.
and good luck ;)

itay

[Heozart]

Hi Itay,

You have very interesting and expressive 3D works. I love the head from last page that looks like it is carved from wood. Nice to see some skull studies. I wanted to point out that from all the side view pictures of skulls I've seen, there is a sizable gap between the last teeth and the inner wall of jaw bone. But then I am no expert and maybe your skull has wisdom teeth. :shrug: Keep it up and show us more!

[itayg]

hi Heozart, thanks but i don't think i'll fix that skull sketch. that was my first try and i prefer trying new ones while learning from past mistakes.
here are a few sketches i did last night looking at reference plates in one of the anatomy books i have.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull03.jpg

i think i'll try to sculpt a skull now. i'm a bit intimidated by the idea. but i'll give it a try anyhow and see how it goes. wish me luck :) i'll try to post wip images.

itay

[itayg]

a friend of mine bought the freedom-of-teach mastering the human skull dvd (http://www.freedomofteach.com/products/dvds/dvd_human_head_skull/dvd_human_head_skull_overview). he used it to sculpt a real clay skull so i didnt think it was any good for zbrush sculpting. turns out its pretty easy to follow and very well explained even if you are not workign with clay.
so i got the first dvd from him and made this in a few hours. ones i'll get the second disc from him i'll try to complete it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skull04.jpg

[itayg]

this is what i've got after finishing the workshop. i'll try to tweak the general shape a bit more maybe. comments are welcome. thanks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skullStrip.jpg

[Intervain]

that dvd was actually prepared with the cooperation of Pixologic [or at least they have endorsed it - I remember Ryan Kisnlingen talking about it on his blog] so you've put it to good use :)

Great job on that skull :)

[itayg]

a new character I've done in photoshop this evening. worked on it for about 3 hours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char5.jpg

[NR43]

Heh cool character

I'm digging your skull studies as well, both the 2D ones and 3D ones :buttrock:

[itayg]

thanks Johan. I'm glad you like it. I'll post more stuff soon.

itay

[nmcelmury]

Nice work on the skulls! Both the paintings and the model are very nicely done. I love that character too, are you planning on making a model out of him?

[anandpg]

WOW!:eek: Great work on the skull!!:thumbsup:

[itayg]

Nice work on the skulls! Both the paintings and the model are very nicely done. I love that character too, are you planning on making a model out of him?

thanks Nicholas, i am planning on it. i think I'll start later this week and see how that goes, i'll post once i'll have some wip.

WOW!:eek: Great work on the skull!!:thumbsup:

thanks anand, i'm glad you like it. :beer:


here is another quick character sketch. made in PS in about 30 minutes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char7.jpg

[itayg]

another very quick character sketch. about 25 minutes in PS.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char8.jpg

[NR43]

You know, watching your last sketch, I think you'd have fun at the Daily Sketch Forum.
Loads of interesting topics there... 't would be great to see how you tackle those quick "assignments"
Just a thought ;)

[itayg]

hi Johan. thanks but for some reason every time i start thinking of a sketch for the DSF i wind up drawing something else. that's what happened again today :argh:.
this is the sketch that came out of it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char9.jpg

[itayg]

i've done a sketch for the daily sketch forum, the topic was "client".
done in photoshop (60 minutes)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/dsf_client.jpg

[NR43]

Heh that's allright Itay coz the DSF are mainly there to get our imagination going ;)

Nice sketches btw.
I'll think of something for the client tomorrow... really gotta go to bed now
ciao

[Kanga]

Hey Itay

Really nice floppy eared character painting.
Looks like you are developing some cool sculpting skills aswell.

Cheerio Chris

[itayg]

thanks guys, i really had fun sketching for the DSF so i decided to continue painting some more. this time its a wip of a painting. its the cover of tom wait's "closing time", which is one of my favorite albums. i never really paint like this but i saw some tutorials and decided to give it a try.
this is what i've got after 45 minutes. i'll continue tomorrow and post some more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/closingTime01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/closingTime02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/closingTime03.jpg



thanks again,
itay

[Kanga]

Looks like a thin version, but it looks like tom waits to me:cool:
Kool

[NR43]

wow another Tom Waits fan! (*brags: I have 22 Waits albums*)
I've been thinking about doing some Waits portraits but haven't got their just yet.

My favourite Waits albums are Raindogs and The Black Rider :D
Nice work btw

[Kanga]

No Waits albums but I did see 'Down by Law' in the movie theatre. That was a blast!

[itayg]

I'm more of a 70's era fan of his work, i think that no other singer-songwriter can play the piano like him. especially in this album and in "small change" from 1976.
anyway i think I've had enough of this one. i like it as it is, didn't really want to make it too realistic but rather keep it some what expressive.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/closingTime04.jpg

final image

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/closingTime05.jpg

btw, i've made it really large 3k image, so maybe i'll print it for my room :buttrock:

here is another DSF 15 painting i've made today, its the view from my room's window

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/dsf_view.jpg

[itayg]

here goes another wip of a painting I'm currently working on. using this (http://www.characterdesigns.com/bandaid/content/photosets/2426/2489/Photoset_26_163.jpg) reference image

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/girl_post01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/girl_post02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/girl_post03.jpg

[itayg]

some quick character sketches I've done tonight.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char_09.jpg

[itayg]

sketches I've made for the DSF today

"queen" (20 min each)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/DSF-queen.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/DSF-queen2.jpg

"the interview" (10 min)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/DSF-interview.jpg

[itayg]

worked on this one for a few hours. didn't know how to complete it so i decided to leave it for now :hmm:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/hill_004.jpg

[itayg]

I bought a new sketchbook. these are the first two pages.

sketchbook_page01 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sb_new_001.jpg)
sketchbook_page02 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sb_new_002.jpg)

[itayg]

a sketch I've made yesterday (after not drawing anything for almost 2 months...:hmm: ) testing some brushes and textures.

plane thingy sketch (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/ship001copy.jpg)

[itayg]

this is a new sketch I've started tonight. this is what i've got after 1 hour of work. i still don't know where I'm going with this one. i'll post updates.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch19_10_001.jpg

[itayg]

wip #2 - worked for another hour on this one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch19_10_002.jpg

[itayg]

wip #3 - another 2 hours (more or less). worked on the head area mostly. and started out blocking the hand. I'm not sure about the concept/frame/background. just having fun painting for now. any suggestions are welcome (that is if anyone is reading this :curious: )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch19_10_003.jpg

[NR43]

Coming along nicely I say!

I liked him better without the mustache
what's he looking at? It kinda seems like he is being stabbed in the back with a knife to me. In that case I would open the mouth slightly to emphasize the "unexpectedness".
It would help if you could come up with a story for this man, who apparantly seems to be from a somewhat higher class

[itayg]

yeah you're right, coming up with a story at this point is crucial for this piece. cause once i'll get tired of painting i'll just leave it unless i'll know where i'm going with it.
i like the stab in the back idea. but i'll have to change the face expresstion if i do somthing like that. i'll try to post an update tonight. more concept/story wise.

thanks NR43.

itay

[anandpg]

WOW, Itay! beautiful drawing!!:thumbsup: I like the first version more, somehow!:blush:

[itayg]

thanks anandpg :) i'm wondering. what is it that you like more about the first one?

[anandpg]

I am not so sure Itay, but I think the softer values and loose treatment gives it a nice dreamy impressionistic feel.. also, I love the strokes around him, which make the figure blend into the background.

[itayg]

i agree about the strokes in the background and i planned on adding that layer back later.
as for the character i need to think of a way to soften some of the features. and still keep a strong appeal.
i have alot of spare time to work on it on the weekend now that my girlfriend went on a 2 week trip to the states :beer:
thanks for helping out,

itay

[anandpg]

oh! thats cool!:beer:

[itayg]

i was too tired tonight so here is a quick update. about one hour of work. removed the mustache (didn't like it myself also). worked on the face and the hand/glass. i wrote some ideas for the concept. still not sure about that.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch19_10_004.jpg

[alicelefay]

amazing the last landscape you posted! :O
I'm in love for its mood! And I so love that colours!

Really nice!!

[itayg]

alicelefay: thanks! glad you like it :wip:

some small updates. didn't spend much time on this on the weekend like i thought i would. but i am hoping to finish this piece this week.
a 30 minutes update:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch005.jpg

[itayg]

well... had a few hours this evening to have play around with this painting. fixed some elements, removed others and added new ones.
the general concept is: the character (which is more of a high-class late 19th century man) looking (surprised/angry) at his glass while a creature (some sort of a fantasy creature) is resting on it.
I'm not sure about the creature design yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch006.jpg

[anandpg]

Wow, Itay! This is getting more interesting! The head part of the creature is really cute.. The body could probably be made more beautiful.. A longer tail with a flourish or something, maybe.. just a suggestion. :D I think this is going to be an awesome piece. Do you plan to color it?

[itayg]

thanks anand. yeah i need to work on the creature design. i like idea that his tired and sad. like he sat down on the glass to get some rest. i'll try to work on it some more tonight after work and post something. i am planing on painting it sure. still have a lot of work on tha man's jacket also.

thanks again
itay

[itayg]

had a long day..so 30 minutes was the best i could do tonight.
here is the updated image

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch007.jpg

itay

[itayg]

another update. I'm pretty close to finishing with it and start coloring. i still need to finish working on the bird first.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch009.jpg

[itayg]

I've started blocking out some colors. still no color variations (maybe some on the jacket).
i'm still not sure about the bird's palette.. I'll look into that tomorrow..


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch010.jpg

[anandpg]

oh! cool!:thumbsup: eager to see where this goes!

[itayg]

thanks anand :wip: yeah me too :D
my GF is coming back on tuesday so i have two quiet evenings to wrape this up. or at least get close to wrapping it up..
i'll post an update tonight.


itay

[itayg]

:surprised....long day... came home after work and spent a few hours on the painting :p
here's an update:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch011.jpg

[NR43]

I think you need to push the lighting a lot more.

Don't be afraid to check reference for things like the glass, feathers and the jacket's fabric.
Generaly spoken, it needs more highlights.

Keep exploring!

[itayg]

thanks for the tips NR43. here's an update. still exploring :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch012.jpg

[itayg]

looked at some more reference like NR43 suggested.
did a lot of fine tuning today...if anyone has anymore comments - now is the time ;)
thanks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sketch013.jpg

[itayg]

decided to wrap this piece up. felt that I've learned a lot from it and thank you guys for helping out :buttrock:. the final image is in my CGportfolio.


thanks again
itay

[NR43]

Heh that creature/bird came out really nice

It seems a bit sad.. perhaps because it knows that if it will try to drink the wine, it will fall into it and drown (or end up really drunk LOL)

I think you could still push the lighting further, but I think you already achieved the mood you were after in this piece so yes, perhaps wrapping up and moving on is a good idea :)

Well done, looking forward to see what you'll come up with next

[itayg]

thanks Johan. i agree about your comment but felt pretty stuck cause i didn't know how to improve it. guess i just need to practice more so I'll post something new soon.

itay

[itayg]

i bought this (http://www.amazon.com/Life-Journey-Through-Frans-Lanting/dp/3822839949/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226518311&sr=8-1) amazing book a few weeks ago

i did a quick copy sketch of one of the images in the book. here's the sketch (about 30 minutes using colored pencils/sketchbook)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/lifeBook_croc.jpg

[Aviva]

Hi Itay,

Nice quick sketch of the crocodile (or alligator?) hatchling! And great work on the previous image. I especially like the sad looking bird creature - its adorable! Keep it up!

[itayg]

Aviva: thanks ! :)

here is a sketch i did for the DSF on a topic called "The Girl with the Red Boots".
there was no time limit on this one so I've worked on it for a about 5-6 hours total.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/qs2-redboots_small.jpg

[itayg]

a quick sketch I've made tonight. took me a few hours while exploring new painting methods.
done it photoshop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/cowboy-copy.jpg

[itayg]

sketches I've made for the daily sketch forum in the past week

"The warlord" topic (20 minutes)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/DSF_warlord.jpg

"Alive" topic (30 minutes)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/DSF-alive.jpg

"Last day" topic (50 minutes)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/dsf_lastday.jpg

[killermachine]

hey there
i think if you some study work from different anatomy books, it'l really improve your speedpaint work. since you more or less hav an idea of what to paint but to get it out nicely but the base needs to be strong to.just a helpful thot :)

[itayg]

hey killermachine, thanks for the tip. i agree with every word. i do need to start using anatomy books more.

I've actually started going to life drawing class this week. we are having a small class at work once a week for 2-3 hours. i really sucked for the first time and felt really rusty but i'm sure it'll improve later on. i'll post some sketches from the first class we had later.

this evening i've made myself sit down and fill up a page with sketchs . i've had fun with it and spend about 3-4 hours to fill up the whole page. i'll try to do more of these on the weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/skeches1.jpg

[Sepulverture]

Hey Itayg. You've got an interesting sketchbook here. I didn't have the time to go through the whole thing today, but I went through a few pages and it seems that you've got a creative mind, and a good handle on your fundamentals.

Right off hand the only thing that jumps out at me is you seem to lack confidence in your ability to wield your (wacom, I'm assuming). It looks like your strokes are short and nervous, and it seems that you're using too small of brushes for the areas you're painting.

Your textures on the other hand are good, and interesting.

Keep at it, looking good :)

[Eiki]

hehe, that last piece looks really nice :)
very nice quality and inspirating stuff:
that teapots mien is great! :D


and very nice ideas in those dsf sketches as well!

[itayg]

i friend of mine gave me a case full of large photo print and anatomy sketch he had
collected from different anatomy books. so i made a master copy of David's sculpture close-up photo. traditional pencil sketch this time (just added the yellow background in Photoshop and some minor levels fixing)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/davidsketch.jpg

i think I'll so some quick pose sketching now

itay

[itayg]

did some quick pose sketches from posemaniacs.com (great site!).
i had a really hard time with the 30 seconds..its just too fast for me. so i did mainly 60 seconds, then after 30 minutes went down to 45 seconds. 30 is still to fast for me to capture anything..I'll try to do some more this week to improve my skills.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001b.jpg

[itayg]

we have a live model drawing class at work once a week for 2 hours.
here are some sketches from today and last week's sessions.
(most of them are 5 minutes and a few are 15-20)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_004.jpg

[aethalin]

Hiya,

Nice work on your newer sketches, itayg. You are getting better with your anatomy. I think that these are your best ones yet. There are still a few anatomical inconsistencies on the shoulder area and arms of a couple of them, but over all well done. I hope to see more. :)

As always take care, be safe, and farewell

aethalin

[itayg]

aethalin: thanks! i'll have another session next wedensday so i'll post more then.

damn I'm so pissed off right now. photoshop crashed on me after 3 hours of work.. :cry::cry:
anyway I'm working on a new personal project. something i want to do in 3d since i didn't do any 3d at home for a long time.
the main concept is an old man standing under a tree, holding a little kid's backpack on his shoulder and a watergun in the other hand. behine him theres a little kid hanging from a branch and in the middle of throwing a bird's nest on the old man's head (probably his grandpa). what i lost in the photoshop crash is the tree and the kid... so i'll redo that later

this is the grandpa's design

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian001.jpg

comments are welcome
i'll post updates


itay

[itayg]

progressed a little more with the concept and design today. since i lost my kid's drawing yesterday i drew a new one and added a girl sitting on the tree. the main concept now is more of a "day in the park" theme. trying to create a connection between 4 characters right before the action happens (the kid throwing the nest on the old men).
the 4th character is the old man's dog which i still need to complete. the idea is to have the looking at the girl on the tree. and by that i can make a 'circle' of where each character is looking.
comments are welcome. i'll update later

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian002.jpg

[monicaitt]

i really like grandpa's sketch... and the whole circle viewing experience is a great idea for the composition.. cant wait to see it in 3d

[itayg]

hi monica, thanks. i'm glad you like the design.

I'm trying to push things a bit further before going into 3d. usually when i do 3d stuff my concept is not 100% there and then i start tweaking stuff as i go and come up with something completely different then what i intended in the beginning.
so no more! hehe
here is another update on the position of the dog. i still need to work on the design of the dog and the kid's face which i'm not happy with. and also all the character's cloths need some more well..character :)

i'll update soon

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian003.jpg

[itayg]

had a really hard week. my aunt past away at age of 47 after one year of fighting cancer. during this week i didn't draw at all. i was thinking of the funeral day which was quite traumatic for me and for my family. spending hours in bed at night thinking about death. about life after death and all kind of things like that.
that's why when i came back yesterday to this drawing i was working on i couldn't help but look at it at a more symbolic approach. looking at what each character symbolizes and try to really push the story further.

so the main concept i have right now it the man (the old man standing) which is pretty much oblivious to what happening around him is tied with a dog leash around his legs. behind he's back is the small kid that represents bad/evil (devil) about to act on his bad deeds (throwing the bird's nest on the old man's back). above the man's head is the girl representing the good/guardian angel trying to prevent the bad thing from happening.
but the man is too occupied with he's legs being tied up. but what's holding the other side of the leash is the man's own shadow, representing he's weakness, his preoccupation with the past. he his just too self observed.

i could use some feedback to try and see what other people think of this concept before i go in to deep with a concept that's too confused or banal.
thanks

itay

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian004.jpg

[killermachine]

looking good.the colour scheme here can be a challenge(the whole darkness lightness thing).looking forward to progress

[itayg]

here are the sketches from this week's drawing class. this time we had a male model. he made good poses but muscular enough imo. its the first time for me drawing male model in live drawing so it was pretty difficult in the beginning but i think I've learned a lot from it. comments are welcome.

itay

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/liveDrawing_008.jpg

[itayg]

well I'm unemployed again..the studio i worked in fired 50 people yesterday and unfortunately i was one of them. so i have some time at home to figure out what i want to do with myself now. here is an update of this drawing i was working on.
comments are welcome

itay


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian005.jpg

[itayg]

another update

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/gardian006.jpg

[itayg]

a quick drawing of Sean Penn I've done today in photoshop using a photo reference

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/penn.jpg

here is a screen capture of the drawing progress

http://www.vimeo.com/3067002

[batte812]

Hi Itay, great sketchbook! I like the cartoon figures! Good progress in your figure drawing. Keep going!

[itayg]

thanks you! i'll post some more stuff soon

itay

[itayg]

another quick (1hr) speed painting. this time its Edward norton.

video capture here: http://www.vimeo.com/3077581

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/norton.jpg

[itayg]

another painting i've just finished. its my girlfriend. her name is Noa and its based on a photo i took a few days ago. worked on this for about 2.5 hours.
I've recorded a video I'll post the link later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001-1.jpg

[itayg]

final version of this painting. worked on it total of 3.5 hours

here's a video recording of the painting process
http://www.vimeo.com/3092214

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/003NOA.jpg

[NR43]

Nice portrait Itay
I'm sure your gf will be very pleased :)

[itayg]

thanks NR43, yeah she liked it.

here's something new
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/thunbSketch3.jpg

this started out as a thumbnail sketches exercise but then i was looking for a more interesting way of showing the sketches other then a normal blank background. found this image of a window frame and matched all the characters inside each small frame. i kinda like the result, gave it more character.
worked on it total of 3-4 hours (stretched over the 2-3 days)
hope you like

itay

[Intervain]

haha that's great :) very creative! i love the little creature in the second row in the middle :)

[anandpg]

Nice portrait!:thumbsup: Love the composition. Are you making a color version of it?

[itayg]

thanks Magdalena, i'm so happy you like it :)
and thanks Anand :cool: yeah i want to color it, hopefully later this week.


itay

[vikramvr]

awesome sb..Love your style, also the portraits.

[itayg]

thank you Vikramfor your kind words.

I've made a bigger and colored version of the thumbnail-sketch page to be used as a desktop wallpaper. here it is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/thunbSketch4wallpaper.jpg


itay

[NR43]

LOL wonderful idea Itay!
Well executed too!

[itayg]

thanks Johan :thumbsup:
i'm working on something smiler, trying to develop this look a bit more and see where it goes. maybe I'll make a series of these. I'll post the second one later.


itay

[itayg]

here are some characters made up out of broken window's shapes.
its good exercise but got pretty boring to do after a while.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/thunbSketch4.jpg

[itayg]

another quick character sketch (around 30 minutes)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/char45.jpg

[ForzaInter]

Hi Itay

I see a lot of imagination and I like it! This window concept is really unique! Some of the last designs remind me of Picasso's style, especially the 5th one from the left

Keep it up :thumbsup:

[Heozart]

I love those window sketches, they are soooo cool! :thumbsup:

[NR43]

Yeah those window character drawings are BRILLIANT!
I think you should print these on really big canvasses and expose them somewhere :)

Btw, have you tried Alchemy?
It's a really neat program that triggers imagination very quickly.
Would love to see what you come up with when playing with that tool.

www.al.chemy.org (http://www.al.chemy.org/)

[itayg]

thanks guys glad you like it. :wavey: maybe i'll make more of these.
and thanks for the link Johan, i'll try it out later today and see how it goes.

[itayg]

i started toying around with this 'alchemy' tool. its very cool

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/alchemy1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/alchemy2.jpg

[itayg]

some more window sketches i've done today. worked on this one for a few hours.
i guess I've become more harsh with stuff i make :arteest: cause i've done a lot of deleting and re-painting on this one...
but I'm pretty happy with the result for now (maybe I'll complete the one on the top left)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/thunbSketch5.jpg

[anandpg]

Hey Itay! The window portraits rock! :thumbsup:

[vikramvr]

Those window drawings are cool. BTW, alchemy rocks.

[itayg]

thanks guys :)
here is the finished version. i'll try some more alchemy now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/thumbSketch6.jpg

[Aviva]

I love the window framing potraits idea - very creative! :)

[itayg]

thanks Aviva :)

[itayg]

some sketches from reference I've done tonight using mainly a 0.4 g-tech pilot pen. its really fun to sketch with.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sb002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sb001.jpg

[itayg]

I've joined a drawing class this week which takes place once a week for 4 hours.
the group is a part of a school (http://www.jssart.com/pages/aboutjss.htm) that mainly focuses on Figure drawing (which attracts people from all over the country since its the only school in Israel that teaches figure drawing in a classic approach).
it was my first time there so i took me a while to start sketching without looking around the class at how better than me everyone else are :argh:
anyway, here are some charcoal sketches I've done (about 5-10 minutes each)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss01.jpg

[itayg]

a Caravaggio study I've made in about 1 hour using charcoal and some pencils

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss03.jpg

[itayg]

sketches from this evening. around 3-4 hours of doodling with my 0.4 g-tech pen (no reference used)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss04.jpg

[NR43]

the charcoal carravaggio study is really nice!

concerning drawing with a leaded pencil, I think you need a more subtil approach.
Most of these doodles in the last post have no sense of light depicted. Try to think about where you add more tone and why you add it in those particular places.

Don't forget, you can always use a kneadable eraser to get some highlighted areas.

Keep sketching!

[itayg]

hi Johan. thanks for the feedback.
actually that's not a pencil so i cant use an eraser. is a pen that's very thin so it makes you do a lot of strokes in order to darken areas. i like it cause it creates interesting textures but i still need to learn how to use it properly for creating better lighting.
I'll post some more stuff soon.


itay

[itayg]

i've started doing self portraits. its very hard to do so i guess i need to do a lot more ;)
the first one is with pencils and the second on with charcoal. about 30-45 minutes each.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss06.jpg

[itayg]

a quick sculpture copy (about 30 minutes)

MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross (detail)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/jss07.jpg

[itayg]

I've finally got some time to scan and photo some sketches from the past few weeks. some are from the drawing class, some still life drawings and anatomy sketches.
mainly used pencils and charcoals.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/005-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/006-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/004-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/002-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/007-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/008-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/009-1.jpg

[itayg]

I've started this new painting yesterday. I'm trying some new methods to see how it goes. here is a wip. c&c are welcome

[NR43]

Great stuff buddy!

I like the still life drawings.
Like Paul Cézanne said: "From studying nature, we learn how to see. From studying the old masters, we learn how to think"

[Gord-MacDonald]

Lots of improvement from the beginning - great stuff!

[itayg]

thanks Johan. that's a great quote.
and thanks Gordon, glad you like it :)

i went to drawing class tonight for the 3rd time. had a really great time. the teacher is really good. we did a 5 minutes live drawing and after the first one he stopped us and said "i want you all to look at the pages and think if this is how you would have drawn if you knew its the last 5 minutes you have to live".

and something else he said to a women drawing next to me "don't be afraid to fix the drawing. i prefer to see the deleted part that was fixed than to see the mistake"
just wanted to share that :p

so here are the 5 minute ones (sorry for the bad quality but its too big to scan):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/012jss.jpg

and the 2.5 hour one (a lot of re-sketching and re-doing in this one, but that was the point of the exercise)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/011jss.jpg

[NR43]

Sounds like a good teacher indeed :)
It will be nice to see your skills develop over time, now that you are doing these life drawing sessions.

[itayg]

a quick Caravaggio copy (about 25 minutes in photoshop)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/013jss.jpg

[itayg]

spent another 30 minutes on this one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/014jss.jpg

[itayg]

some more live drawing from last week. mainly 10 minutes ones

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/015jss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/016jss.jpg

[itayg]

i went to a sketching marathon today. sketched for about 5 hours outdoors.
here are some sketches

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/marathon004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/marathon003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/marathon002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/marathon001.jpg

[NR43]

great work! :buttrock::arteest:

[itayg]

hey Johan thanks :) I'm going to another marathon on Monday. this time in an urban environment so I'm looking forward to that.
we went for a picnic in the forest next to my house today. I've done some sketching there

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/forest001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/forest002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/forest003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/forest004.jpg

[Heozart]

Nice charcoal drawings! Looking forward to the urban sketches.

[itayg]

thanks heozart, its tomorrow so i'll post some sketches tomorrow night.

here is another self portrait from this evening. about 1 hour using charcoal

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5029-1.jpg

[itayg]

as promised..here are some sketches from today's marathon

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5035.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5031.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5039.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5040.jpg

[itayg]

another self portrait and a sketch of my gf

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5046b.jpg

[itayg]

another self portrait. worked on this one for about 2 hours and its actually the first
one i did that looks a bit like me :) its the fifth self portrait I've done

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/CIMG5052b.jpg

[itayg]

another portrait (#6)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/006-3.jpg

[itayg]

an exercise I've done working in subtraction (like in sculpting)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/itay001b.jpg

and some sketching from the weekend

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/sb003.jpg

[mister3d]

Good drawings. Try to pay attention that the line of eyes did not distort in the perspective.

[itayg]

thanks for the tip Alexander. i'll keep that in mind.
here is another portrait from tonight. worked on this on for almost 2 hours..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/007-2.jpg

[itayg]

another sort of self portrait.
charcoal on paper. about 1.5 hours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/008-2.jpg

[itayg]

another drawing for tonight's drawing class. worked on this for almost 2 hours. charcoal on paper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/017jss.jpg

[itayg]

got to do some outdoor sketching in a park this weekend which was fun.
worked on this one for about an hour. charcoal on paper (about 25cm x 35cm)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/018jss.jpg

[itayg]

something different for a change :)
my sister's family moved into a new house so i've decided to make my nephew a small present in his new room. since he is a huge Bolt fan (watches the movie 30 times a day) i've decided to paint bolt and rhino.
i've started with a grid, did a pencil sketch and painted with acrylic. about 5 hours of work.
here are some pictures

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/003-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/005-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/014-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/017-2.jpg

[NR43]

Nice work man!
It's so rewarding to see the kid's reaction when they first see it eh.

[itayg]

hehe yeah. he is 3 years old, he was all exited for 20 seconds and then
he asked "but where's the cat?" :argh:

[Calc]

Lucky kid :)
You've got some great work here man, thanks for sharing!

[NR43]

he was all exited for 20 seconds and then
he asked "but where's the cat?"

LOL
gotta love them tiny humans :applause:

[itayg]

Lucky kid :)
You've got some great work here man, thanks for sharing!

thanks for watching :)

[Heozart]

You painted Bolt on the wall! :D Are you going to do the cat? ;)

[itayg]

heh yes i did :)
the cat was censored cause my sister thought she looks sick. she haven't seen the movie..
so no more wall painting for me.

[itayg]

haven't done any digital painting for a while. had to take off the dust from the wacom before sketching this guy. done in photoshop in about 3 hours. comments are welcome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/005-4.jpg

[itayg]

did this big drawing during the last 3 sessions of the drawing class (total of 12 hours of exploring). this is the final result on the wall in my new apartment.
charcoal on paper (100cm x 140cm)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SlJw0ZY5VQI/AAAAAAAAAUw/IgJQollVoIk/s800/CIMG5122b.jpg

[DaddyMack]

love the edgyness of that last painting itayg

[itayg]

love the edgyness of that last painting itayg

thanks Rob :)

[itayg]

finally did some sketching after a month. this is what i came up with
about 2-3 hours in photoshop

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SmiUjaSmDFI/AAAAAAAAAVM/rluWjHgeOnw/s800/eating.jpg

[bhaskar]

Hi ityag, i liked your sketches and the monochromatic cartoons. Waiting for more.

[itayg]

thanks Bhaskar :)

i went on a holiday for a few days here in Israel. had a lot of free time to sketch so here are some scans. sketched over 20 pages total :wip:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgfL_zQLI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/VubUCYs6n4A/s800/001.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgfda2UyI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Ws_m-ndV7z4/s800/002.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgffeOY5I/AAAAAAAAAVY/vrobio5MMcQ/s800/003.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgfU6rnhI/AAAAAAAAAVc/iIEoEw_F9K8/s800/004.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgfivTHUI/AAAAAAAAAVg/g102vv8iXLw/s800/005.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_uP9OW_yytLo/SnPgi_gv-0I/AAAAAAAAAVk/kAM6Nb_MzsE/s800/006.jpg

[itayg]

photoshop. about 1 hour

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/Sketch.jpg

[itayg]

photoshop. about 50 minutes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/athome.jpg

[itayg]

a sketch I've done on the weekend while visiting a friend in Jerusalem. (about 1 hour. pencil on paper)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001-4.jpg

[itayg]

i've started this digital drawing a few days ago. worked on it for about 2.5 hours total. its still a wip. i'll post another update soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/LetsSeeWhatElseIsON001.jpg

[itayg]

started something else the other night. i think i'll make it into a mug-shot :twisted:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/Superhero.jpg

[itayg]

another update.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/Superhero3.jpg

[itayg]

didnt do any painting or sketching for almost 4 months. but today i felt like sketching at work (pen on paper)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/001-5.jpg

[itayg]

some more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/002-2.jpg

[JM-art]

i like your volumetric style, and the defined forms using abrupt changes on shadding. I dont know if i´m expressing myself clear...botton line...i like your work.

Cheers.

[itayg]

thanks Juan. yeah i've been trying to explore sketching in simple shapes to better understand lighting and the way the shape changes. i'll post more once i'll sketch more :)
thanks for watching.

itay

[itayg]

another character sketch I've sketched a few days ago at work

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/shakey3d/003-3.jpg

[Jho]

Excellent sketchbook!
I really have to try that cubic thing out. I tend to shade certain things certain way, no matter what the lighting is. For example, the tip of the nose is bright and under eyebrows it is dark. That technique might help me learn out of that.

Anyways, you have a nice light and dream-like touch in your pictures :3
Keep up the great work!

[JM-art]

I like a lot the last one, great personality in the subject and in the way its represented..looks traditional (pen on paper)..is it?

[itayg]

Juho - thank you. i'm glad you like it. I've learned about working in simple shapes while i was in drawing class last year. we were working with charcoal and were explained how to think in simple shapes and focus on proportions and weight while using the light direction as a sculpting tool more then a rendering tool. it helps me a lot when approaching cartoon sketches because i always start from scribbles so i try in the beginning to make things simple. good luck :)

JMART - thanks. i'm thinking about making a 3d version of that character. i'll see if i'll find the time. and yes its pen on paper.


itay

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