Sketchbook Thread of Maidith

[razz]

Welcome, Kristina!

Always good to see new people in here, especially girls, haha. Just kidding.
I like the colors in these speedies, though they're all pretty monochromatic. Is that intentional? And what's the limit you've set for yourself?

[Maidith]

razz, thank you :) I tried different color schemes in each, just to see what I can do within that color scheme. To improve my handling of colors is also one of my goals. The time limit for each of those speedpaints was 1 hour.

[anandpg]

Hi Kristina! Welcome to the club! Great stuff to start with!!:thumbsup: Will you also post some traditional drawings/sketches?

[Maidith]

Yup :buttrock: Here are some pencil sketches I did during the last few days (studies after old master paintings). And some more stuff ^^

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil2.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil4.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil6.jpg

Digital speedpaints (PS7, 1 h each)

Cesare
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/cesare.jpg

Agrippina
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/agrippina.jpg

[kary]

Very nice style to the faces that you've done here. That 1hr speed paint "Cesare" is very cool. Maybe a little bit more of study on hands would be good, you're capturing the form well enough to say 'hands', but they don't evoke the same depth of emotion that the faces do.

You've got very clean, efficent and readable pencil work there. Hardly an unnecessary line and very crisp... nice :)

Good stuff, the practicing like crazy is definitely worth it.

[Maidith]

kary, thank you for your kind words :D I'll work on those hands - I have no choice.

Kostantiniye (PS7, 1 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Kostantiniye.jpg

Kostantiniye closeup (100% original size)
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6878/kostantiniyecloseupec2.jpg

[fifty3dragons]

Some beautiful pieces here, Kristina. I find the colors schemes your using very captivating, and I'm impressed you're able to accomplish so much in such short painting sessions. Do you do any longer pieces (and if so, will we get to see them at some point)?

[Maidith]

Some beautiful pieces here, Kristina. I find the colors schemes your using very captivating, and I'm impressed you're able to accomplish so much in such short painting sessions. Do you do any longer pieces (and if so, will we get to see them at some point)?

Hi there :love: Thank you so much! In fact I've done more finished pieces than speedpaint in my "artist history", you can view some of them in my CGportfolio here, or at my website www.mondhase.com ^_^

[Eiki]

Wow Kristina!
very nice sketches and paintings! :thumbsup:

Sorry but I'm in a hurry so sth in german: ^^
Finds cool, dass es hier jemanden gibt, die die gleichen sprachinteressen hat wie ich ^^:
ich lern grad auch spanisch an der fh und versuche zuhause japanisch zu lernen weil ich japan bzw manga und anime fan bin :D:)
Freue mich schon mehr von Dir zu sehen :)

Seb

[Maidith]

Thanks a lot, BapKe :) Languages are my hobby, I wish I had more time for it, but art is my first priority still :D Great you're learning Japanese!

Some new stuff ^^

Sultan Mehmet's Mother - Hüma Hatun Valide (PS7, 1 h) I wanted to paint an old woman.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/huma_hatun_valide.jpg

More studies after Nicolas Poussin
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk2.jpg

[Maidith]

Psyche; PS7. Here's how it looked after 1 hour:
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3240/psyche1hxb4.jpg

1 hour 40 minutes:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/psyche_1h40min.jpg

[anandpg]

Pretty awesome work here, Kristina!!:thumbsup::applause: Really sweet colors!! more! more!!:bounce:

[Dironik]

Wow! Perfect working with color :thumbsup:
I'll waiting more paintings.

[Maidith]

anandpg and Deser, thank you! :love:

New piece: Eleonora
(PS7, 1 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Eleonora.jpg

Close-ups (100%)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Eleonora_closeup1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Eleonora_closeup2.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Hi there Maidith,

Great to have you here! I love the colors in your work, they're beautiful. :) I need to do more color studies like these.

My crit is mainly on the form, which I'm not sure is reading realistically yet. I think you'd do a bang up job in the Workshop (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=578369&page=1&pp=15), hope you'll participate in that! Maybe focus on an untextured render, and just focus on the form. Your work down the road will only be that much stronger for it.

Looking forward to updates! :)

[Maidith]

Thank you Rebecca! :bounce: Form is still my major problem so I draw many master studies. (Hopefully I'll have some life drawing classes when I hopefully turn into an art student this year , after graduation :hmm: )
The workshop idea sounds great, I'll join this one :)

[fifty3dragons]

Wow, the Eleonora piece is great! The colours and the expression really grab your attention. I think that one especially would really be worth taking to a more finished stage.

Yeah, join the workshop and we can work on form together.

[Maidith]

fifty3dragons, thank you :)

Life drawings, using a pencil and a white pastel pencil:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/CA2.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/CA3.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/CA5.jpg

I don't know how long each one took; somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes.

[anandpg]

Seriously sweet studies!:applause:
That last painting of the surprised looking girl has lot of stuff in it... Are you planning to really detail it and make it a finished piece?... if so, i am sure it will be a piece worth reckoning.:bounce:

[Maidith]

Thank you, anandpg :love: I probably won't finish the portrait, since I actually don't know the girl at all (she was the model of an one week life drawing class I attended last year).

A little update:

Lucrezia (PS7, 1 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Lucrezia.jpg

more sketches after Poussin:
The finding of Moses
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk3.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk4.jpg

[SylvanMist]

Hi Maidith, I love the colors in your paintings, and your life drawings show really good skill-and they actually look neat left unfinished like that :)

[Maidith]

Roja, thanks a bunch :)

Here's a little update: Kyralina (PS7, 1 h)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kyralina.jpg

[fifty3dragons]

More great paintings, Maidith. I know it's asking a lot, but I'd love to have you break down one of your paintings and technique a bit, even just in terms of basics like canavs size you generally work with, tools you prefer to use, techniques (especially for smooth shading), whether or not you use reference, grids, etc. Only if you have the time/inclination, of course.

Either way, I'll be checking back :thumbsup:

[anandpg]

beautiful!!:applause: great to see the way you have handled the lighting in that last one!:eek:

[Maidith]

Thank you, fifty3dragons and anandpg! :) I appreciate it very much.
My technique is pretty much the same for all those speedpaints, even when I try something different.
I always start with a colored canvas. The color of the canvas will be one that dominates the picture's color scheme or contrasts with it (both can yield nice results). My speedpaints are about 1000-2000px wide in original size; my finished paintings are bigger (2000-3000px wide). On that canvas, I make a quite exact line drawing, partly from reference photos and partly freehand; I try to get proportions and anatomy as correct as possible. In my speedpaints I use reference mostly for the faces while doing the line drawing because it's best to get everything correct at that early stage already so you can focus on other things like light and color.
On a new layer, I block in all colors, light and shadow. Often I work "from dark to light" meaning in the early stages everything is still low contrast, soft and fuzzy looking; similar to here: http://tutorials.epilogue.net/tutorials/from-dark-to-light-a-digital-painting-method .
To achieve smooth blending, I paint with a low flow setting of my brush in Photoshop. For smooth blending it is also extremely helpful to use more than just two colors. You also have to paint the third "in-between" color (at least). Linda Bergkvist has a nice tutorial about this: http://www.furiae.com/images/blending-thoughts.jpg
As for brushes, I use mainly four: a) common hard edged round, b) spackled brush, c) soft airbrush, d) marker with pen pressure set to size only (for small details). They are contained in my main brush set, along with lots of fancy texture brushes I use less often. You can download my brushes here: http://www.mydrive.ch/de/download.php?id=1278314
Don't hesistate to ask if you've got more specific questions, I'll be happy to help :)

More old master studies:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk7.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk9.jpg

New speedpaint: Benedictus Qui Venit (PS7, 1 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Benedictus_Qui_Venit.jpg

[Maidith]

New one:
Porcelain (PS7, 1h)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Porcelain.jpg

... and even more studies.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk10.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk11.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi ...Kristina ..:)

REALLY ENJOYING YOUR THREAD...BEAUTIFUL USE OF COLORS and LIGHTING...ALSO GREAT PAINTING TECHNIQUE ...and IMAGINATION:applause: :thumbsup:
REALLY looking forward to seeing more of your work, and progress as time goes by...SHOULD BE GREAT ON BOTH COUNTS.:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[anandpg]

Beautiful stuff again!!:applause:

[Intervain]

I really love the atmosphere in your paintings... so magical...

[tizianoadmirer]

The master studies in this post (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=4885988&postcount=26) are beautiful !

[fifty3dragons]

Hey, Kristina. Thanks for taking the time to break down your process. I really appreciate it. And the links were helpful too.

The old masters studies are great.

[Maidith]

SpiritDreamer - thank you :) Your sketchbook is very inspiring!
anandpg - thanks so much! <3
Intervain - thank you :love:
tizianoadmirer - merci :)
fifty3dragons - thanks a lot :D

Pompeji (PS7, 1 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pompeji.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk12.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk13.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk14.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/chalk15.jpg

[Maidith]

Here's a sketch for a piece that I've wanted to paint for a long time: Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror entering Constantinople in 1453.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/the_conquest1.jpg
(took me around 1h in PS7)

I need more art books xD So I bought a book about the Nazarene artists last week and here are some studies done after the reproductions.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil1-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil2-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil3-1.jpg

[Maidith]

Hi everyone :)

I've now made a speedpaint video, painting this:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9505/venusdemoik9.jpg

The video is about 45 minutes long, split in two parts of zipped .avi-files. I apologize for the bad video quality. (at least you can see what I'm doing xD) My computer is slow and I had to paint using only 16bit colors so it wouldn't lag too badly.

Part One - 14mb
http://www.ssj-songoku.de/new/Kristina_SP_Part1.zip

Part Two - 15mb
http://www.ssj-songoku.de/new/Kristina_SP_Part2.zip

[boeserWolf]

... very nice Video Maidith ( maybe it needs more Keyframes ... but that would make the video alot bigger ) ... and great sketch aswell, nice style :>:

[Maidith]

Thank you, boeser_Wolf! I'll try more keyframes next time, maybe that will improve the quality :D

New sketch - Black Milk of Daybreak

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/black_milk_of_daybreak.jpg

Pencil studies after Nazarene painters

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil4-1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil5-1.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil6-1.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Hi Maidith,

It's great to see you posting here, I think your work has great potential and I love your color sense. :)

Because your work is strong I think you can stand to hear a bit of critique, which is mainly that I think the forms are lacking corners / depth which I think once you add in, will give your figures a lot more structure and punch. This (http://www.rebeccakimmel.com/gallery/albums/Traditional-Drawings/Demo-0007.jpg) drawing illustrates a little of what I mean, but the best resource is to look at master drawings by Renaissance artists and in particular, to look at Renaissance and Baroque period sculpture. Corners are just where the form starts to turn away from the viewer or the light source, I think once you add those in your work will be great. :)

Cheers!

[Maidith]

Hi Rebecca, thanks a lot for the input :) I'm not sure if I grasped 100% of what those "corners" are, but I tried it anyways. Do you mean lines appearing thicker where they meet or cross other lines - or lines in shadow areas?
Anyways, it's been working fine for me here :D

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil14.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil13.jpg

More sketches to follow, both with and without "corners".

[Maidith]

A little update :)

St Sebastian
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/sebastian1h15min.jpg

Pencil studies after Nazarene artists (done before I read Rebecca's advice) :
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil8.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil9.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil10.jpg

[Maidith]

A picture drawn in bitmap mode (only black and white). Even then, you can make great use of spackled brushes to achieve some kind of blending :D

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/contrasts_finished.jpg

Here's an original size closeup of her face:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/contrasts_wip4_closeup.gif

... and a WIP image:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/contrasts_wip4.gif

[Maidith]

New speedie: Call of Heaven (PS7, 1.5 h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/call_of_heaven1h30min.jpg

A friend (algenpfleger) suggested that I try using "binary lines". So I drew a few studies using pen and ink :) Just looking for beauty of line so they aren't very expressive. But I managed to copy the figures straight with the pen, without preliminary pencil drawings xD *is proud* Somewhen I'll try something different with pens.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pen1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pen2.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pen3.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pen4.jpg
This was done with a different pen (fine point) so it kinda looks like pencil work.

[aggie93]

Saw you work on Pixel. Good luck with your black and white. I have one there too under Double-D. It is the dancer. You have great sketches here. Your painting is so much more different than your pencil work. I want to check out your videos when I get a chance to.

Later

[batte812]

Ki Kristina, great sketchbook. I like your paintings - the one in post 37 is my favorite (Black Milk of Daybreak). Your pencil work looks very good too. Keep going!

[Maidith]

aggie93, thank you :love:
batte812, thanks a lot :)

Okay, one more piece... heavily inspired by Linda's nice paintings. ("So What?" <-- because that's what her expression looks like to me. PS7, 1h)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/so_what.jpg

A few more pencil studies after works by Joseph von Führich:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil13.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil14.jpg

[anandpg]

WOW, Kristina!!... You definitly are churning out a lot of work here!!:bounce: the paintings are sweet as usual, and I am really glad to see you do so many master studies! That bitmap-mode stuff is awesome!.. really looks like etching or engraving!!:eek:

[Maidith]

anandpg , thank you :) I feel honored!
I'm trying my best to do new speedpaints and/or studies each day which is a little difficult since I have school until 4 pm :cry: But I gotta improve.

The Oil Lamp (PS7, 1h)
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4103/theoillamppm8.jpg

A few more studies:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil15.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pencil16.jpg

Life drawing (her name is Anna-Lena):
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/annalena1.jpg

[Eiki]

Hey Kristine
nice work in here!
I really love the color in your paintings! :):thumbsup:

And here are so many nice updates! You are busy as a bee :D:applause:

Keep going!

[Maidith]

BapKe, thank you :love:

Lady Macbeth
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Lady_Macbeth.jpg

Portrait of Akiko, drawn from life
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6449/akko1ql4.jpg

[Maidith]

Giuliano de' Medici
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/giuliano.jpg

Angel of the Odd
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/angel_of_the_odd.jpg

Only 60 days until my final exams! YAY! :bounce:

[Maidith]

Candy - 30min
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/candy30min.jpg

The Merchant - 1h
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/The_Merchant.jpg

[Maidith]

The Heathen of Saxony
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/the_heathen_of_saxony.jpg

Me dicen el clandestino
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/medicenelclandestino_45min.jpg

[Maidith]

The Countess
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/The_Countess.jpg

omg, 3D is harder than I thought D: It took me an hour to figure out the basic tools for modeling in Zbrush, and still I can't get anything done that looks at least half as nice as my traditional clay figures, lol. Here we go, Kristina's very first 3D attempt ever, lots of experimenting.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/zbrushtrial.jpg

[Maidith]

New speedie: The Conjuror
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/The_Conjuror.jpg

[kary]

omg, 3D is harder than I thought D: It took me an hour to figure out the basic tools for modeling in Zbrush, and still I can't get anything done that looks at least half as nice as my traditional clay figures, lol. Here we go, Kristina's very first 3D attempt ever, lots of experimenting.

Given how long it has taken me thats actually reassuring ;)

In learning ZB there was a harsh period to begin where the interface was very unnatural. Getting past that took awhile, but it suddenly clicked and is to the point I accidently use ZB style shortcuts in other programs at times. If you're coming to it without a lot of classic 3d program habits it might go quicker. If you take a look at some of the video tutorials out there it might help as well (Zack Petrocs are great, and there are a bunch of quality free ones as well).

Nice job on the last speed paint. The head seems a little small vertically (eyes are about 3/4 up), and the lighting on the neck could be clarified to give more shape. Excellent palette, expressive brushwork, interesting body position :)

Keep at it.

[Vilhelmina]

Hi Maidith!
You probably don't remember me, but I'm one of your many followers on dA.
I thought I'd stop by and say hi - and subscribe, of course! :D

I like the colour scheme in the latest speed paint. It's very mysterious!

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi...Kristina ..:)

Really enjoying your thread..Lots of eye candy in the way of colors and lighting..:thumbsup: :)
Glad to see you getting into Z BRUSH also...:thumbsup: ...I think that you should ...NOT... use the sub devide at first,...but rather take advantage of those GREAT FACETS that are created in the undevided sculpture, by creating all of the underlying facial, skull, and neck planes first using those facets, which create the edges which are what Rebecca mentioned to you earlier, and are lacking in your works at the moment...those edges are what create the illussion of DEMENSION, whether it be 2D, or 3D...Master those EDGES/PLANES, and I think you will be on the path to creating some really fantastic works...:)
Think of it as cutting a diamond,..you start out by roughing in the cuts/facets FIRST,...then at the VERY END, you polish/sub devide.
A GREAT book that will really help you out at this point with those edges/planes, is,....DRAWING THE HUMAN HEAD by BURNE HOGARTH.
ALSO...DYNAMIC ANATOMY, and DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING by BURNE HOGARTH, are two other books that will really help you out alot with understanding those EDGES/PLANES, and how they create a solid realistic looking form.
I hope that helps some,...I think your work will really be great when you understand and master those edges/planes....:)
Working in 3D, with Z BRUSH, is going to force you to see in terms of edges/planes..there will be no getting around it/them..:scream:
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR WORK, AND PROGRESS..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[Maidith]

kary, thanks for the tips on Zbrush. I haven't read any tutorials yet, gotta do that soon, ere my trial version runs out :)
Again, thank you, and I'll definitely keep at it.
Vilhelmina, thank you :love:
SpiritDreamer, wow, again some very interesting advice! Thank you so much. Oh, "sub divide" is the name of that feature that will model a face's other half for you while you model te one half? xD I've been wondering where that one is. Anyways, you're right about edges and planes. Improvement is slow, I'm trying my best :) And I have those Hogarth books too.

Armand (from Anne Rice's "The Vampire Armand". I'm not a fan of vampires but this had to be xD )
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/Armand.jpg

Someone on another forum (Pixelbrush) asked how I painted the curls, so here I reconstructed the steps:
No big tricks, just lots of airbrush :D
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6807/armandcurlsjx8.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi...Kristina..:)

I am not the one that should be giving advice to anyone on the funtions of the Z BRUSH program..still learning it myself..:) ..but..:scream:
The thing that duplicates the other half of the face while you are working on one half of the face, ..is called SYMITRY..Just press Z on your keyboad to get in and out of it..I quit using it myself, just because in real life, no two sides are identical, especealally when movement occures..even on the face.
The thing I was talking about was ..SUB DIVIDE....Which is in the Geomitry section..on the right of screen menues...LOOKS like your head has been subdived 3 times....What I was saying, is to leave the head undived at first..0 sub divide, until you get the edges/planes well established first...This will make the job of sculpting easier for you.
Doing it that way, 0 sub divide is basically just like BLOCKING IN a drawing/painting first, before refinement of features...Hope I am not confusing you here, with words...If you take a peek in my sketchbook thread, last few pages, ..there is a two figure man and woman composition that i'm working on..Go back to where it started, and you can see the princable at work that i'm trying to explain with words.
In your BRUSHES menu...cilick that little thing way up in the top left..will put all of your brushes over to the right of your canvas/screen....The INFLATE brush is good for doing muscles...also the CLAY, and... CLAY TUBES which is what i'm using for those two figures at the moment IS A GREAT BRUSH for sculting/creating muscle ..and the SMOOTH BRUSH then can be used after the muscles are blocked in using the CLAY TUBES BRUSH...Don't have to sub divide that way, to get a sculpted face/figure.
Anyway, just trying to be of some help to you...That program can be very intimidating at first, but it is purely magical none the less, and is for sure worth exploring, experimenting with, and just plane having fun with.:)
Really looking forward to seeing what you come up with while using it.....:)
Nice curls on that hair by the way of the last painting that you posted..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[Gord-MacDonald]

You are clearly very gifted - keep up the great work!

Gord

[Maidith]

Thank you for the tips on Zbrush! :D This makes me want to experiment a lot more (I haven't got much time anymore anyways, my trial version is about to run out D: ) But it's indeed fun :)

Gord-MacDonald, thank you too :love:

One more speedpaint.
I Castrati - this is a fanart featuring Guido Maffeo and Marc Antonio Treschi from Anne Rice's "Cry to Heaven".
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/i_castrati_finished.jpg

WIP:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/i_castrati1.jpg

100% Closeup of the WIP image:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/i_castrati_closeup.jpg

[Vilhelmina]

*cgtalkstalk*

(sorry about the rhyme - it just came to me and then I had to use it! XD)

I like the darkish mood in that speedpaint.
Though since it's Rice fanart I suppose it's only fitting. (:

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi...Kristina...:)

You know,....You can go back to where you got the trial version of Z BRUSH, ..and just ask for another password, and you will get another 30 day extension on your trial version...I did it 3 or 4 times before I finally decided that I liked it enough to buy it..:)
GREAT COLOR HARMONYS IN YOUR PAINTINGS..BY THE WAY..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[DivineRAiN]

these are really nice, I like how you did the curles on Armande. You've got a lotta great stuff in your thread, very inspiring

[Maidith]

Vilhelmina , thank you :D
SpiritDreamer , really? :eek: I have to try that! Thanks for the tip, you rock :love:
DivineRAiN , thank you so much :)

The Return of Judith - Il ritorno di Giuditta
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/il_ritorno_di_giuditta.jpg

1789
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/1789.jpg

[Maidith]

Resistance
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/resistance.jpg

[Maidith]

Giovanni Evangelista
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/giovanni_evangelista.jpg

Some more life drawing
(image server died, sorry :( )

[anandpg]

Hey Kristina! great to see the life-studies! More please!

[Maidith]

Thank you anandpg, I hope to do more life studies in art school soon! :)

1925
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/1925.jpg

Akiko sleeping on the couch (drawn from life)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/akko2.jpg

[Maidith]

Sirius Black
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/siriusblack.jpg

Akiko, again
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/akko3.jpg

[aggie93]

I really do like your traditional stuff.

[Maidith]

Aggie, thanks :D I really have to do more traditional stuff.


Hamnet Shakespeare
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/hamnet_shakespeare.jpg

[nightwoodwolf]

pretty good .. i like your drawings

[Maidith]

nightwoodwolf, thank you :D

Fading
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/fading-1.jpg

Recently I bought this book (http://www.amazon.de/Artists-Complete-Guide-Figure-Drawing/dp/0823003035/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202482618&sr=8-1) and it is really good stuff. The author (who is an awesome painter) shows the progress of a figure drawing from life and advises to start the drawing by "enveloping" the figure in a simple shape consisting of lines and corners. He says "You'll save time if you learn to do so"; me thinks "o really"?, and tries it. It works quite well. I'll get accustomed to it either way :D It can only be good to try something.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/sketch1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/sketch2.jpg

[shapemaster]

hi! i like how you painted hamlets lips and eyes! theyre really alive-looking, did u use any reference for them?
u know, if u hadnt written hamlet over it i would have thought it was a girl looking at me. (or maybe its supposed to be like that . dont know the story)
your colored pieces look much better than your linework, so u might want to work on that.
if i were u id try to get the lines more fluid and make longer lines.
also, u could work more on your anatomy. for example, i didnt see any collarbones on your pics. im sure youd benefit a lot from it.

[Maidith]

Thank you shapemaster :) I used reference for most faces here, for Hamnet too.
I am working on everything, anatomy, colors and linework.

New speedie: Four eared elf
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/fourearedelf-2.jpg

The Captive - 30min
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/vlad_dracul.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Wow, some great updates here Maidith, and I really love your color sense. :)

One thing I think could make your paintings stronger is to have more depth and volume to the faces. I can't help but feel that the eyes don't feel as though they are sitting inside of eye sockets, but feel more like they are floating on the surface. Check out Renaissance master work (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/5/52/240px-Raphael.woman.600pix.jpg) and note the depth that is created in the eyes. Actually I think you'd really enjoy checking out the work of Raphael in general.

I love your drawings and think they have something unique about them. A very nice delicacy of touch, I really enjoy looking at them.

Cheers and keep up the good work. :)

[Maidith]

Rebecca, thanks for your kind words, you're very motivating :) You are right about the eyes, it seems that I have to pay more attention to the lower eyelid.
(However, the following speedpaints were all done before you wrote this, so the eyes most likely haven't improved at all)

"wtf?"
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/wtf.jpg

Pose Maniacs (http://www.posemaniacs.com/pose/thirtysecond.html) kicks ass! :D
Those are 60 second sketches.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pm1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pm2.jpg

[-voraz-]

Hi Kristina, nice speed studies, some of them are looking really great.
I like a lot the colours used in the "fading".
One thing I fell could be improved in those studies is the shape of the hands that could be better defined, though it is not supposed to take much time...
keep it up.
cheers

[Maidith]

voraz, thank you :) I'm working on all areas, anatomy included.

Forlorn
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/forlorn.jpg

one more sheet of posemaniac sketches
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/pm3.jpg

[Maidith]

The Gleam of the Morning's First Beam
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/thegleamofthemorningsfirstb.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Hey Maidith, you're welcome, :) it's motivating to see your updates. You know, I would love to see you tackle one of the previous OFDW / mastercopies, I think you could produce some outstanding work. I think that would help a lot with the anatomy of the face and with giving the features more depth. Just a suggestion, but I'd love to see you try a Raphael or other Renaissance master work copy, just for the experience. :)

[Maidith]

Hi Rebecca, thank you :) I've started a copy from one of Diego Maia's renders, but I haven't had the patience to finish it. It is certainly a very good exercise, but for me, copying from life is more fun (I have to try hard not to colorpick when digitally copying :D ). I will post some still life studies painted in oil here soon.
And I think I have a Raphael copy somewhere... gonna look for it :)

Yuuki - experiment with low key & low contrast colors. Reference from CosmoGirl magazine used.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/yuuki.jpg

Decadence - another experiment with another style. (Seems like the eyes are a bit too high)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/decadence.jpg

[Maidith]

Something Wannabe-Craig-Mullins-like (around 30mins):
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/yeah30min.jpg

More 60 second figure drawings
(links broke 'cause the server died, sorry :( )

Is it just me, or is the Posemaniacs figure drawing applet presenting an unusual abundance of butts? I think if I continue with this for a few days, I'll be a master at drawing the human buttocks. (j/k)

[Maidith]

New speedie: Forest
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/forest.jpg

I'd like to call this done with "dry airbrush". It was made by cutting masks out of paper, masking certain areas with it and rubbing pastel dust on the unmasked areas, thus creating hard edges with very soft gradients within. It was really fun! :D
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/xiaomei.jpg

[ceruleanvii]

Kristina - some beautiful work you have here, great coloring! I like your linework on the master studies too, very clean.

[razz]

I like the colors in your speedpaints. Close to monochromatic with subtle temperature changes. Works very well. I especially like this last one and the Shakespare one, posted some time ago. I must say though that studying anatomy some more would really help you push your paintings forward.

[Maidith]

ceruleanvii, thank you :)

razz, thanks a lot :D I'll post more Posemaniac and hopefully more anatomy studies in the future.

This was originally done for the Anatomy workshop but I didn't have the patience to finish it. The original piece (http://features-temp.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/190620/190620_1176675033_large.jpg) is by Diego Maia. He and others provided some really great 3D sculptures for copying in the workshop.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/999/anatomyworkshopgg6.jpg

More Posemaniac 60 second poses (I gotta start numbering those figures, too)
(removed because the server died)

[Maidith]

Saint Bernadette
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/bernadette.jpg

... and the WIP steps in Photoshop 7. I do most digital speedpaints exactly this way.
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1328/bernadettewipxl3.jpg

[Eiki]

hey kristina
nice updates in your thread
you know i really like the color in your paintings,
but now i really like the last pose studies too!
great ones

when i compare them to mine ... :applause: very nice
perhaps i should do some 60 seconds studies again, too
mmmh.....

keep painting and drawing and posting your work :)

[aggie93]

I need to do those 60 second practice sketches from posemaniacs. I also like your explaination to your speed painting.

[Maidith]

BapKe and Aggie, thank you :) Yes, the 60 second poses are a great exercise - they even can be addictive :D


New speedpaint: Day of Wrath
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/dayofwrath.jpg

Posemaniac figures
(deleted 'cause the server died and I don't have the files anymore)

[Maidith]

"Oh noes!"
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/ohnoes.jpg

... and a 100% closeup. I tried to paint nice skintones (like too often! *cough*)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/ohnoes_closeup.jpg

[Maidith]

New oil painting: Little Tiger Plushie
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/liltigerplushie.jpg

Must practice more.

[Maidith]

Still life setup, painted in oils on paper. About 2 1/2 hours.
The composition sucks, I know. But I'm kind of happy with the drawing.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/onionsjourney.jpg

[aggie93]

Man you are just banging out those sketches. Good job there. I like your still live too.

[anandpg]

Hey Kristina!!... great work with colors, needless to say!!:applause:
One thing I noticed about your portraits is that the facial features tend to "float" about... in other words, they end up slightly out of place.. I guess it happens with all artists and the age-old solution has been to frequently hold a mirror in front of the canvas so as to see it horizontally flipped.. quite easily done when you are working digitally... hehe.!.. this basically forces you to see your work with fresh eyes, and "shocks" your eye into noticing all the minor constructional defects that you get used to and accept as right after having looked at the same thing for a long time. Hope this trick works for you!.. Keep up the good work!!:thumbsup:

[Maidith]

Aggie, thank you :)
Anand, thanks! :love: I mirror my images a lot, more practice will be the solution :)

Darn, that imageigloo server is down and really killed my sketchbook, now I have to upload and re-link lots of stuff.

Swamp
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1667/swampyp7.jpg

Bammes studies
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6824/b5gf6.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/941/b6nk3.jpg

[Maidith]

here's another digital piece (I just can't help but messing with interesting color schemes!)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/midnight.jpg

Drawing from life - my dad, listening to music :mrgreen:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/ld1.jpg

[anandpg]

I love that drawing of your dad!:)

[Maidith]

Thank you Anand! :D

The Moth
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/moth.jpg

Room, drawn with a so-called proportion checker (proportional divider). This tool is beyond awesome! Had I measured everything by eye only, it'd haven taken me more time and frustration to make an accurate drawing. However, with the proportion checker it took me only about 15-20 minutes and was very easy.
Watch this to see how it works: http://www.thecardermethod.com/clips.html
I made my proportional divider myself, using solid cardboard.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/room.jpg

[Gord-MacDonald]

great work esp. post #92 :thumbsup:

Gord

[maozao]

gotta love the little tiger :)

besides that your work is awsome, love the colours and pencils

[Maidith]

Gordon and Gabriel, thank you :)


Premonition
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2876/premonitionts7.jpg

I am tired of painting skintones... Means I have to practice other stuff.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/un_dimanche.jpg

Experiment in SAI
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/sai1.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Hi Maidith, watch your proportions, I think you have a tendency to elongate the torsos and in some cases the faces, which can be okay so long as it looks intentional. Also I might recommend thinking more about the center line of the body and making sure that key landmarks, such as the center line of the face, neck, pit of neck, base of sternum, navel, and crotch all line up properly along it. I think in the Premonition piece the body becomes too ambiguous and you lose its sense of a centerline.

Definitely good to see your variety and experimentation, would love to see you focus on a few key pieces and really work out the value and color relationships to a greater degree. Maybe come up with a figurative composition that you invest more time in. Love the drawings, I think those are really a strong suit. Still would like to see more depth to the eyes. :)

[Maidith]

Good specific points about anatomy you got there, Rebecca. I'm approaching anatomy in general... attacking it from all sides - just lots of practicing. Thank you, your advice helps a lot :)

Some recent Bammes studies.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1180/b1zj5.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2289/b2jq4.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4778/b3sp3.jpg
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6605/b4ai0.jpg

More poses <3
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4195/pmrocks2de1.jpg

I'm in fact working on a "real", detailed finished piece right now. You can see the WIP here:
The Farewell of King Boabdil at Granada (http://paintersblock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=184)

[Maidith]

I need a break from all the serious business. :D
Vlad (who became known as "The Impaler", prince of Walachia) and his younger brother Radu in about 1445. Testing the drawing program SAI - it's excellent for inking!
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/vlad_and_radu.jpg

Swamp
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1667/swampyp7.jpg

Bammes studies
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6824/b5gf6.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/941/b6nk3.jpg

[aggie93]

I decided to practice what you been doing with those minute poses, however mine are more than a minute. Great practice: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=5008889&postcount=125Your trying new software? What is it?

[Maidith]

Hi Aggie, your posemaniac figures look really good! The time is not so important :) as you improve, you might want to try shorter time intervals.
The program I've tested is called SAI, and it's a very new and very interesting program for digital painting. You can find it here: http://sai.detstwo.com/sai/

Yesterday night's practice:
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7086/feetpi5.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/858/b18je7.jpg

[Kitterfly]

Really inspirational sketchbook!! Makes me want to do lots of speedpainting and drawing :)

Amazing stuff here, keep going!! xx

[anandpg]

Hey Kristina!... good to see so many studies! keep 'em coming!:thumbsup:

[Deepam]

nice sketches here, you did a lot of studies. Keep going ...

[Maidith]

Kitterfly, thank you :)

Anand, it's so nice to see you coming back to my sketchbook :love: Thanks!

Deepam, I will; thank you :D


Must practice more!
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5052/b7zo4.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8936/b8ph8.jpg
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5029/b9to8.jpg

[Maidith]

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1447/b11wk4.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5651/b10ri2.jpg

[Gord-MacDonald]

great dedication and work!

I looked at you WIP - very nice. The story is very interesting. "The Moors Last Sigh" is the title of one of Rushdies books - I was unaware of its origin.

Keep up the good work!

Gord

[MiguelS]

Great studies, those poses look very good and the knees look awesome, very well done.
I really like your shading. :)
Keep it up.

[DivineRAiN]

great studies.. I like your shading too. Ah, now I feel like a slacker. I should be doing these too

[Maidith]

Gordon, thank you :)

Miguel, thanks so much :love:

DivineRAiN, thank you :) yes, try doing these studies... you have nothing to lose! <3

More Bammes studies:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5152/b12vm1.jpg
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/9985/b13tc1.jpg
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6761/b14ls4.jpg

Face studies from a magazine. Because I have to be able to draw them better.
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6631/j1qj3.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5662/j2hj4.jpg

[nightwoodwolf]

i like your sketches allot ... great posts keep it up :thumbsup:

[MiguelS]

Great studies, all those faces look pretty good, nice facial features.
Keep it up. :)

[Venuscia]

Hi Maidith,

I love your Bammes studies, they look amazing and I think you have a very good sense of colours in your coloured pieces. Great Job!

[Maidith]

nightwoodwolf, Miguel, Venuscia, thank you :love:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9694/b15ds9.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7972/b16ag4.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4861/b17kv8.jpg

[MiguelS]

Looking good, those knees and waist are looking very nice.
Keep it up.

[Maidith]

Thanks a bunch, Miguel :)

More studies. Drawn at school during the epic fail invention that is called "free hours" (time periods without classes)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2450/j3gv6.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9070/j4le5.jpg

[MiguelS]

Nice stuff, I like the bikini girl at the bottom left of the first page and the old man at the left of the 3rd page.
Keep it up. :)

[Maidith]

Hi Miguel, nice to see you again here :D Thanks!


More Posemaniac stuff.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1897/pmrocks3ah5.jpg

[MiguelS]

They all look great, how much time have you spent in each one?
Looking good. :)
Keep it up.

[Maidith]

Hi Miguel, these are 60 second poses (60 seconds each figure)

Some more stuff :)
Cave of the Forgotten
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7973/caveoftheforgottenkx8.jpg

more Bammes studies.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/47/b19rp5.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3581/b20ht4.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5853/b21fu8.jpg

[anandpg]

WOW! Your studies are getting better each day, Kristina!!:thumbsup: Keep up the good work!

[MiguelS]

60 seconds? I've tried some 60 secs before, but my results weren't nearly as good as yours.
Nice studies, I like those legs, they are all well defined.
Good job, keep it up. :)

[DivineRAiN]

same here, my quick stuff hasn't come out this good. The sketches of people's faces are great, nice facial features and proportions.

[Maidith]

Anand, Miguel and DivineRAiN, thank you :)

Some new Bammes studies.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/76/b22qq8.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3332/b23fs7.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7149/b24hu8.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3527/b25uy8.jpg

[MiguelS]

Nice studies. :)
Keep it up.

[Maidith]

I will, Miguel :) Thank you!

I spent most of yesterday and today playing Caesar III, actually :mrgreen: And it's fun. The career game is quite a challenge sometimes; now I finished the Aedile scenario. Any other C3 players out there?

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/535/b26yf1.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8177/b27hd3.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/145/b28fl9.jpg

[Venuscia]

Hi Maidith,

Just had to comment the last studies are brilliant, I love the ink work for the michelangelo (Adam). I really find your Sketchbook inspiring. Keep up the great work! ;)

[MiguelS]

Looking good, nice studies once again.
The last page looks pretty good, nice shading.

[Maidith]

Venuscia and Miguel, thank you :)

Bammes studies:
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8659/b29dc1.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5327/b31xc0.jpg

A few figures purely from imagination. Just for testing how much I learnt.
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1857/b30vc7.jpg

[Maidith]

OMG! I'm so happy. <3
No more school for me. EVER. :D

On Monday will be my first A-level exam of doom. I have to take the following four of those final exams: Literature, Art, Theology and Mathematics. Thanks goodness mathematics is last so I have more time to study. (It's my most hated subject and I wouldn't take that exam if I could.)

More Bammes studies:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/481/b32qa7.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5813/b33bu6.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2017/b34zo5.jpg

Unreferenced studies to follow... some day. When I manage to draw good ones :P

[MiguelS]

Looking great, nice shapes and shades.
Keep it up. :)

[Maidith]

Thanks a bunch, Miguel :love:


Studying Bammes is fun :)
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1913/b35og6.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1950/b36xu7.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6795/b37zs5.jpg

Some un-referenced ones:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2128/b38qu9.jpg

[MiguelS]

They all look good, nice curves and shading.
Keep it up.

[Maidith]

Thank you, Miguel :)


Some moar.

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3470/b39ul4.jpg

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2496/b40bj0.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/347/b41ve5.jpg

[TheMiyamotoMusashi]

Hey wow amazing

Where can i find these books from Bammes, can you give me links i might purchase some books soon

cya

[MiguelS]

Good job on the arms, wrists and hands.
Still on Bammes right? :)
Keep it up.

[NR43]

Hi Maidith

you work hard and it shows!
I love your drawings with the white pastel pencil on grey paper the most... and you really have a good feel for setting moods with your color choices.

Lovely thread!

[Intervain]

Hey great studies Maidith! Keep it up!

[Splinter]

I looked through your sketch book and the quality and quantity is very inspirational keep it up

[Maidith]

TheMiyamotoMusashi, thanks :) The book is called "Die Gestalt des Menschen" and as far as I know, only available in German. I borrow it from the local library. However, amazon.com has stocked it too:
http://www.amazon.com/Die-Gestalt-Menschen-Gottfried-Bammes/dp/3332016539/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207571635&sr=8-2
There is also an English book on Bammes there, but it's thinner (only 144 pages, a third of the german book)
I don't know whether it's available in Japan, but I think you can order from amazon.com :)

Miguel , yes, still on Bammes :D that guy sure knows a lot about anatomy. Thanks!

NR43, thank you, much appreciated <3

Intervain, thank you :love:

Splinter, thanks a lot too :)


A little break from anatomy: Character concepts - I wanted to test if I could do that :D

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/characterconcept4.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/characterconcept3.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/characterconcept2.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/characterconcept1.jpg

[nightwoodwolf]

very nice characters ... i like the anatomy studies as well ..

[Maidith]

Nightwoodwolf, thank you :)

omg, I wrote my first final exam yesterday (Literature). (Deutsch-Abiturprüfung! >_<) But it was surprisingly easy.

Some more Bammes :D
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/7356/b42pi5.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9940/b43og9.jpg

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/592/b44ug4.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1527/b45yy1.jpg

[MiguelS]

Great studies, cool hands and facial features.
Keep up the good job.

[Maidith]

Thank you, Miguel :)


I was really inspired yesterday evening; so even though I had an Abitur exam today, I painted some environments at night. They're done from photos, no colorpicking, about 10 minutes each.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en1.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en2.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en3.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en4.jpg

[anandpg]

I like these quick landscapes!!.. especially the first one! :thumbsup:

[MiguelS]

Nice quick landscapes, the first one looks pretty good.
Keep it up. :)

[Maidith]

Thank you Miguel and Anand :D I need to work on that brushwork some more, and get used to a "rougher" style.


More photo studies, 10 minutes each:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en5.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en6.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en7.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en8.jpg


L's eye :mrgreen: I'm currently turning into a total Death Note fangirl. 10 minutes, no references.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/L_10min_noref.jpg

[Maidith]

Some new stuff (all from reference photos, about 10 mins each):

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en9.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en10.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en11.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/en12.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/guy.jpg

Argh, I have to study for final exams
:(

[anandpg]

I love these 10min sketches!! Are you not going to do anything for OFDW23 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=619548&page=1&pp=15)?

[Maidith]

Thank you Anand :) I have participated in a workshop before but I lack patience ;_; and final exams are out there to get me.

Mirror studies.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8325/mik1vd5.jpg

Life drawing class, yay! :D
(very quick drawings, about 5-10 minutes each)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2595/mik2vs0.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5980/mirk30xh6.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5256/mik4np7.jpg

portraits drawn from photographs (for a commission):
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kiddo2.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kiddo1.jpg

[anandpg]

Hey Kristina!! great to see the life studies! Goodluck for your exams!!:thumbsup:

[NR43]

Great work!

Oh... and 5-10min sketches are perfectly acceptable for the OFDW ;)

[Maidith]

Thank you Anand and Johan :) much appreciated!

YAY! I passed my last, oral exam (maths)!!! with a C-

now time for drawing is almost endless!
The following sketches are of course copies. I still have one book that I want to finish copying from :D
All of them were drawn today.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5316/orientalismus0ne8.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3418/orientalismuskx1.jpg
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1043/orientalismus2ka7.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5105/orientalismus3mh4.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9734/orientalismusqz8.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5189/orientalismus1oi2.jpg

That paper was bleached in the sun, hence the weird color/gradient.

[Maidith]

Here's yesterday night's speedpainting orgy (photo studies after reference from Sinned-angel-stock - no colorpicking nor tracing whatsoever!)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/stock1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/stock2.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/stock3.jpg

[Maidith]

without reference, proof of how much I need to work on anatomy
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3584/pencil1um8.jpg

Buncha sketches :mrgreen:
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3720/pencil2br5.jpg
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5139/pencil3fv3.jpg
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4180/pencil4xj8.jpg

Posemaniac 60 second poses.
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8240/posemaniac0eg8.jpg

Studies after stock photos (sinned-angel-stock.deviantart.com) no color picking, tracing, blah blah. Photo studies are great! I learnt a ton :D

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8813/stock4ig1.jpg
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/6885/stock5fe0.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2705/stock6ru4.jpg

[Maidith]

Anatomy studies, 50% Bridgman, 50% from imagination (to see what sticked).
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/61/bri1ac0.jpg
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2576/bri2ru1.jpg
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2107/bri3qh5.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Wow, you've been busy! :) I think the touch you have with the traditional work is great. Nice to see your drawings as well as your digital experimentation.

[Kroman]

Hey Kristina,
I like your 5-10 min. sketches the most!! The light is awsome!

[Maidith]

Thank you Rebecca and Kroman :)

Today's worth of Bridgman studies, and studies from stock photos. And also some from imagination.
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8905/bri4cz7.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9579/bri5pa3.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8849/stock7zg7.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9879/stock8rl2.jpg

[Maidith]

I'm not dead. :)

Some wee life drawing. I went to a life drawing class with my host sister where they needed some (unpaid) models really bad. So we both modeled there (dressed) and in exchange for that we could draw a lot there as well.

And I almost fainted during modeling. Bad circulation. That was embarassing x]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/life1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/life2.jpg

Commissioned portraits:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kid1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kid2.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kid3.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/kid4.jpg

[NR43]

You're doing so well!
once more proof for those who doubt that consistency and hard work does it

2nd sheet of your life drawings is my favourite :applause:

[anandpg]

Hey Kristina! Welcome back!!:applause: Great work on the portraits!:thumbsup:

[aggie93]

Maidith - Great life drawings. I agree the second page looks great. Your commissions are wonderful. Shows lots of detail. I find children are hard to draw.

[alicelefay]

hi :)
I can see some improvements in your paintings, so keep up mthe good work!
The way you render eyes and lips is full of life, my greetings!!

[sycen]

Wonderful works.
Especially the portraits.

[Maidith]

NR43, thank you :D

anandpg, thanks a lot! <3

aggie93, thanks, I appreciate it! :beer:

alicelefay, mille grazie <3

sycen, thank you too :D



Study from a photo of http://sinned-angel-stock.deviantart.com :

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/stock6.jpg

No tracing or colorpicking of course :)

[anandpg]

WOW! This one turned out awesome! Beautiful lighting!:thumbsup:

[Maidith]

Thanks a lot, Anand :wavey:

Most recent practice-ness:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/01.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/02.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/suzanne.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/tadzio.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/stock7.jpg
The last one also is a study from a photo of http://sinned-angel-stock.deviantart.com

[Maidith]

Latest stuff (about 1-2 hours for each one, )

Black Milk of Daybreak
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/blackmilkofdaybreak2.jpg
(pose referenced from justmeina.deviantart.com)


Where Civil Blood Makes Civil Hands Unclean
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/civilblood.jpg


Royal
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/royal.jpg

[wickedsamara]

Holy Mother are you for real?? These paintings are awesome....
Good work maidith!! esp that evil woman!

can u tell me wat u refered to draw these hands, i want to practice tooo...

[JohanGold]

amazing kirstina .. i like your all paintings .. so creative ..

also i like your studies .. look great ..

at last .. i'll keep my eyes on this thread :cool:

post more

best regards

[Maidith]

wut? °_°; My thread got stars? Awesomeness.

wickedsamara, thank you! :D The hand studies are done after those in the Bridgman figure drawing book. It's a really cool resource!

MIX3XIM, thank you! :) I appreciate it!

Newest stuff:

Bridgman studies (those are 4 A4 paper sheets)
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2492/bridgmantd7.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/ohmy_yellow_stock.jpg
Study after a photo from http://yellow-stock.deviantart.com/

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/outofthelight.jpg
Experimenting with textures and stuff :D Much fun.

[Maidith]

Photoshop speedpaints... About 1-2 hours each.


1962
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/1962.jpg

Denzel the Dickless
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/denzel_the_dickless.jpg
(I didn't want to look up penis reference while my little bro was around all the time)

Lady Jane Grey - ref from redragon.deviantart.com
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/lady_jane_grey.jpg

And a closeup!
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/ladyjanegrey_closeup.jpg

Thanks for looking :D

[Maidith]

Today's worth of sketching on paper (after Bridgman and magazines)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/bri1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/st1.jpg

And a hottie! :D (about 1h in PS)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/hottie.jpg

... whose model was this.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/hottie_ref.jpg

[Maidith]

Speedpainting (figure & pose referenced from sinned-angel-stock again), and I don't feel like finishing it right now. About 40 minutes.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/stock.jpg

Doooooooooodling.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/br.jpg


And some... err... anatomy study:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4446/hottie2qj1.jpg

(Don't liek mudkips? Click to see dick (http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/237/hottie2mt5.jpg) )

[anandpg]

http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Laughing/lol-022.gif HAHAHAHA!!! You're wierd, aren't you!! :D

[NR43]

oops I feel so small now :p

[Maidith]

Anand - I'm just as weird as guys who draw women with large boobs. xD

NR43 - that was not my intention, haha xD


Today I started the day with some wannabe calligraphy because it's a) lots of fun, b) difficult and c) I still have so much Japanese paper around here that needs to be used up.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/cal1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/cal2.jpg
(that's the name of my favorite mangaka. the calligraphy is pretty much fail because the kanjis' proportions are a mess)
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/cal3.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/cal4.jpg
The above two are old poems.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/cal5.jpg
Drawn after an ukiyo-e painting, using a copic marker (brush nib).
I TOTALLY dig ukiyo-e, and I think it's even great for practicing because it forces you to exactly think about where you place what line and errors won't be forgiven, plus you need to maintain a flowy and elegant line quality. It's not as easy as it looks.

And another boy:
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5725/hottie3pikachuyo2.jpg

Hey, at least the men I paint do look like men, hm? :mrgreen:

And if you don't like pikachu: some wee-wee (http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9576/hottie3ir4.jpg)

[alicelefay]

:rolleyes: cute guy...he distracted me from the observation of calligraphy :p

Btw...good idea to exercise on lines this way :)

Keep up the good work

[Venuscia]

Love your work Maidith!! :thumbsup:

[anandpg]

WOW!! That calligraphy is pretty impressive!:buttrock: If possible, can you post a picture of the kind of equipment you use for it? The copy from woodcut is beautiful! Do you do any pencilling before you start with the ink? ..or is it not allowed?

[sycen]

Love that ukiyo-e painting. And the caligraphy too. :thumbsup:

[wickedsamara]

wow maidith!

Lady Jane looks fantastic... i refered to bridgemans too.... damn good tutorial eh?

THOSE MEN PAINTINGS ROCK!! :twisted: :twisted:

[Maidith]

Alice, grazie :)

Sheeba, vielen Dank ^^

Anand, thank you :) I'll try taking a picture, but the equipment is nothing really fancy :D just Japanese paper, black ink in a small bottle, and a japanese brush :)

Sycen, thank you :D

wickedsamara, thanks :beer: yeah, Bridgman totally rocks :D

Here is a new WIP.

I REALLY, REALLY need to improve because I feel I've producing only mediocre stuff in my entire life. Thus: painting a new painting.

This one will be called "Lullaby in Times of War", and I'll steal a lot from Bouguereau here, learning from him :D

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/wiegenlied_wip1.jpg

[ceruleanvii]

this last sketch looks very sweet - can't wait to see what you do with it!

[wickedsamara]

lovely fairy for the poor child.... :arteest: waiting to see more....

[Maidith]

Thank you Del and Preethi :)

Here's the painting. I'm not sure about the level of finished-ness (I guess it could use more refining here and there), but I'm done working on it.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/artsystuff/wiegenlied.jpg

[Maidith]

Studies after Anthony Ryder's figure drawing book, because of the lack of life drawing classes.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-1.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-2.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-3.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-4.jpg

[anandpg]

Hi Kristina! "Lullaby in Times of War" turned out really cool:thumbsup:, but the color scheme seems a bit tranquil for the theme. You could probably increase the over-all saturation and slide the color-range a bit towards the warmer side for a more dramatic effect.. just a thought. Great work with the self portrait and the studies!:thumbsup:

[Maidith]

I'll give this a try, Anand :) Thank you. I hadn't thought of this before.

Now... I want to make a new painting. This one really has to kick ass, otherwise I'll jump into the Rhine with a block of concrete tied to my feet. Erm... well, it has to become good. xD
Color scheme idea:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/kta_colorscheme.jpg
(that's my palette! :))

Drawing:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/kta_wip1.jpg
(gotta look up some reference for that naked mole rat and her hands)

[wickedsamara]

hey maidith! wat do we have here! A self-potrait!!!
I can see watta beauty u are.....and very talented too :)
Wats the idea behind that rat??? wats the concept all about??
I have also started working on human drawings lately... u are one of my inspirations :bowdown:

[Maidith]

Thank you wickedsamara, I feel honored :)

Um, the naked mole rat... it's there just for fun :D

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/kta_wip3a.jpg

A couple of speedpaints:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/01speedie.jpg
(about 45-50min.)

Idea for a painting. Maybe I'll turn this into a finished piece some day.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/nahynyia.jpg


"The Little Wapanese" - about 2h
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/weeaboo.jpg

Thanks for looking :D

[Eiki]

WOOOOW!! AWESOME! :drool::drool::drool:

[Lexalotacus]

Beautiful work Maidith! I really like the first image on your last post...
I can definitely see improvement in detail and structure of the figure, keep up the great work!
-L

[aggie93]

Amazing work and love the naked mole rat. lol

[Maidith]

Sebastian, danke :)

Lex, thank you ^^

aggie93, thanks :D

A little update before I go haunting Italy:

Drawing fihlein from life, amidst a real bad art block:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt.jpg

Copying from a fashion magazine:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-1-1.jpg

Reference-less doodles.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/Unbenannt-2-1.jpg

A girlish guy for a change.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k169/herzknochen/studien/sangdeor.jpg

[JohanGold]

very nice ...very nice :)

[Maidith]

UPDAET TIEM!

So here's my very first Bargue drawing ever, done at Angel Academy of Art, Florence. Behold its immaculate glory! XD

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4559/bargue1qn2.jpg


Here's some life drawing, also done at A.A.A.
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/726/life1mh6.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/6739/life2ef0.jpg

http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/8380life3.jpg
http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/8616life4.jpg
http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/1293life5.jpg
http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/9042life6a.jpg
http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/7110life7a.jpg
http://hosting07.imagecross.com/image-hosting-09/2714life8.jpg

This one actually isn't finished. It should have taken longer, but our model sudpdenly cancelled... so we all sat there with half finished drawings! but next week we'll make sure to have a model who'll really stay with us for 2 weeks (its supposed to be a 2 week pose)

Silvia (pencil on canson paper)
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2200/silviaia5.jpg

[selphoo]

hey maidith!

you've got cool things in here :) like paintings in #200 (in sirens- i think you should work more in a whole painting space first, not on detailing the face ;) )..and a very last pose study is really cool!

a creative new year 2009 ;)

cheers!

[anandpg]

WOW, Kristina! Great to see your life-studies!:thumbsup: The last one turned out especially awesome! Have a great and creative new year!!:scream:

[JohanGold]

Kristina .. really great study u have here :) ...

really loved it ..

and it's been long time girl :) not visiting ur sketchbook

[DoomedSeraph]

Loving your line work and sense of line/tone. Making me jelous looking at all your life work ... wish I was still in uni. =(

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