Sketchbook Thread of Chilli

[chilli11]

These are my first sketches, from April '09. I did 10 pages or so before this that I couldn't find, But this is basically where I started. I was initially focused on comic-style, but I'm now focusing on more realistic figures.

This is an early attempt at DareDevil and my first drawing without a reference. Her right arm is a bit long.
http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_046.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_047.jpg

This was a Ms. Marvel Cover, with some changes...mainly that the person she was fighting isn't included. Also some various studies, all with models
http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_048.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_050.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_051.jpg

These two were mid-April and took about an hour and 45 minutes each
http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_052.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_053.jpg

[chilli11]

More random studies, some with reference, some without. Still focusing on comic-style. These were in early May.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_054.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_055.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_056.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_058.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_059.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_060.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_061.jpg

[chilli11]

More from May.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_062.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_063.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_064.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_065.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_066.jpg

[chilli11]

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_068.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_069.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_070.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_071.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_072.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_073.jpg

[chilli11]

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_074.jpg

At this point I started thinking less about comic style.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_075.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_024.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_025.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_077.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_078.jpg

The last drawing from May.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_079.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_080.jpg

[chilli11]

The rest of these are from June.

I know I posted a lot of stuff right in a row, which will make commenting on the earlier stuff hard, but it's ok, because I'm more concerned with the more recent drawings. I look forward to your comments!

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_081.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_083.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_021.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_022.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_020.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_084.jpg

[chilli11]

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_086.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_087.jpg

These are my first nudes

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_089.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_017.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_016.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_019.jpg

[batte812]

Hi Charles, welcome to the forum! Good start for your sketchbook. You show a good sence for shapes in your drawings. You need to devellop some more confidence in your linework, but that will come with practice. Keep posting!

[SpiritDreamer]

Hi Charles..:)

Strong start to your sketchbook thread..I like seeing the thought and working process that shows through in your drawings...Feeling out and searching for the forms with your line...Going through, over and all around the figures...Lots of energy and life in your line.. :thumbsup:
Anyway, looking forward to seeing your sketchbook, process and your progress develope..KEEP POSTING..:)
Glenn

[chilli11]

Thanks for the encouragement guys!

I'm usually pretty highly caffeinated when I sit down to draw, and short on either time or patience. I rush, which leads to scribbling. I'm working on it, but it's tough.

I switched from a .7mm mechanical pencil to an ebony pencil for some of the drawings in the last post, and it's made a big difference in my lines for (some of) my later drawings.

The rest of these have been drawn in the last week, and are not necessarily in chronological order.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_002.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_013.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_014.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_015.jpg

[chilli11]

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_027.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_028.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_029.jpg

This was a quick sketch of a girl sitting across from me at B&N

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_030.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_031.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_032.jpg

[chilli11]

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_040.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_035.jpg

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_043.jpg http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_045.jpg

[Calc]

I for one see immense improvement, the last sketches have a lot of life in them and are pleasant to look at.
I particularly like the quick sketch of the girl sitting down, a lot of weight in that one!

Thanks for sharing :)

[chilli11]

Thank for all of your feedback, guys...I'm looking forward to learning from you!

This is a study from the references on OFDW #1

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/image0.jpg

One of my very first pen sketches. I realized when I finished that even though I felt pretty good about the figure, I screwed up the arrow corresponding with her left leg. Oh well.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/image0-2.jpg

And a drawing I did with an ebony pencil from some reference photos.

http://eclipticcreations.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/image0-1.jpg

[chilli11]

Some gestures, or something...

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_90.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_91.jpg

[chilli11]

I've been drawing sporadically because of school for the last month or so. I've been trying to do fewer detailed drawings, more gestures and simple forms.

These are all 3-7 minutes, except for the ones in pen.

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_092.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_094.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_095.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_096.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_097.jpg

Any feedback would be awesome!

[Frotze]

Well, can't say I don't see the improvements so far. You're drawings are really getting more mature, and your line seem to be more focused and deliberate. I don't think I can really help you for now, as you seem to be more advanced than me in many ways, but I'll keep an eye on your thread for inspiration. Keep the posts coming! ;)

[chilli11]

A few more sketches. I did the first one and the last three without an eraser around. The first four pages are photo ref, the last three are from Bridgman.

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_098.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_099.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_100.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_101.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_102.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_103.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_104.jpg

[chilli11]

Frotze - Thanks for the encouragement! I've been sketching in random places and I don't have a sketchbook small enough to tote around at the moment, so there's a three month gap in the drawings I have to share.

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_105.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_106.jpg

Chris Hart - cutting edge anatomy
http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_107.jpg

My wife and kids...
http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_108.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_111.jpg

Hogarth studies...
http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_109.jpg http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_110.jpg

[chilli11]

Got a little time to do some sketching this weekend, mainly photo ref, except that tree...

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_112.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_113.jpg

[chilli11]

I haven't been able to draw much lately, school and work are killing me...

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_114.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_115.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_116.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_117.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_118.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_119.jpg

[chilli11]

It's been exactly four months, and I don't know if I've made any progress. But I have switched almost entirely to pen in a hardcover Piccadilly plain paper journal.

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_120.jpg

http://monkeygrasscreative.com/sketching/mine/JPEG/CGTalk/Sketch_121.jpg

[jabuhrer]

Excellent thread! There is a lot of improvement here! Very inspiring to see someone progress so much over a handful of posts.

Do you go to many life drawing sessions? It seems like you say that a lot of your stuff is from photos or other references (which is great practice). It seems like you would do really well with a model too. Keep em coming!

[chilli11]

Thanks! I wish I could spend more time drawing regularly. I have two young kids, I work full-time, and I'm a full-time grad student. Summer's really the only time I can draw more than 20 minutes at a time. I definitely don't have time to get to a life session. So photos is all I have for now, until my wife decides she's comfortable modeling for me.

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