Sketchbook Thread of Mindbendermind

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Welcome! :)

[mindbendermind]

Thank you.

And thanks for providing so many great threads. :)

Here is my first sketch for the "Anatomy lesson - head" thread. 15 min sketch, done in ArtRage 2,5:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/235589/BotticStudy15min.jpg

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Another quick master study:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/235854/CaravStudy15min.jpg

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EDIT: Removed image from portfolio - sorry

http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mindbenders_portfolio/images/236173/original.aspx

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Quick master study for today:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/236410/Durerstudy18min.jpg

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Next master portrait study is from Bronzino (drawn in ink, I worked on it for a couple of days):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/237117/Bronzinostudy.jpg

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Some quick gesture studies from Frazetta drawings:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/237605/STC102FrazGestures.jpg

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30 second gesture from life drawing photo ref:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/238006/30sGesture2.jpg

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Same pose, 1 min gesture:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/238036/1mGesture2.jpg

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And the same ref, 2 min gesture:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/238037/2mGesture.jpg

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Some quick pen sketches from life:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/238498/LifeSketches3.jpg

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Just started on a figure drawing from a Marconi photo ref:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/239135/MarconiFigure.jpg

[NR43]

Hi,
nice sb :)

I think you need to practice the control of your linework a bit more.
A great exercise is to do some sketches while being as economic as you can with your linework.
A good rule is 3 seconds observation, 1 line, 3seconds observations, 1 line, etc.
Make lots of gesture sketches... lots and lots and lots, every day
In 10 minutes, you can make 10 gesture sketches, or even 20 :)

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Hi and thanks a lot for the advices. Will definitely try that "observe-observe-observe-draw"-approach. :)

Here's a female martial artist from the other day (pencil, HB):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/239470/Athlete.jpg

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Probably last master study from the "Head workshop".

Study from a painting by Fragonard (pencil):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/241733/Fragonardstudy.jpg

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Sketch of Johnny Depp in "Sleepy Hollow" (HB pencil):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/244744/JDepp.jpg

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A Hamm master study (HB pencil):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/246780/Hammstudy.jpg

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Another Frazetta master study (HB pencil):

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/247897/FrazettastudyRider.jpg

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Some master studies I've drawn from Hale recently.

First a Fuseli, then beginning of a Carracci and finally a Raphael study:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/251358/FuseliStudy.jpg
http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/252114/CarracciStudyWiP.jpg
http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/737/253118/RaphaelStudy.jpg

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Have decided to focus on my unreferenced figure drawing for a while, since it's such a gap between my figure studies and figure drawing from my mind.

This has lead me to focus on studies, while unref figure drawing is what I really need to spend more time on.

Happy for any feedback/book recommendations or advice that can make my unreffed figures look better

(currently studying Bridgman and Hamm as main figure-drawing sources. Have Loomis as well.)

Quick sketch for online art challenge:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/276927/FarEastWiP.jpg

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And here's WiP 2 of the same:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/276938/Far%20eastWiP2.jpg

[NR43]

I'd say don't split the head of your character with that mountain edge.
What is your character doing? Is it dancing? Meditating?

Is it standing with the back towards the viewer? Why? Perhaps show a bit of the face at least so the viewer can identify with the character more easily?

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Thanks a lot for your latest comment,
haven't been posting here for a loong while. Finished the quick image (not one of my favorites), you can see it here if curious:
jamabu.daportfolio.com (http://jamabu.daportfolio.com) (under "digital art")

Time to post again though, have begun drawing and painting a lot from photo refs lately (Scalera's "People and Poses" as well as the "Anatomy for artist's" series.

Here's the latest WIP of my most recent life-drawing:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/313425/FemaleLifedrawingWIP2.jpg

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A 15 min figure study for the Sketchathon thread:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/313601/15minFigureStudy.jpg

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