Sketchbook Thread of Cernew

#8

Hi, wow, great stuff! Both your self-portraits and Jack Sparrow are terrific, I hope to see more :slight_smile:

Abby

#9

Nice work on the Jack sparrow pic, are those coloured pencils you’re using? And if so, which brand, there’s some lovely saturation there. I like his eyes in particular, they seem to be your strong point!

#10

Thank You!

Yes, they are colored pencils and I use Prismacolors.

#11

Hey Cernew

your J. Sparrow portrait reminds me a lot of Frejasphere’s style
Check out her thread here. I’m sure you’ll love her work…

i hope you’ll be posting more soon :wink:

#12

Your eyes are stunning.

#13

Thank You aggie93! That really means a lot!

#14

You do lovely work, awesome eyes. Really like your Jack Sparrow image.:slight_smile:

#15

I was following your Jack sparrow wip,
it was looking nice when you start the face and the hand

but in my oppinion you already loosing patience when you continue the rest (hopefully I am wrong ^^)

#16

Good to see you back posting here again. What kept you so long? :slight_smile: I like Sparrow’s wrap, the detail in it, well done. Tell me, do you always work this way? I mean, finish one part of the drawing and the move on to another?

#17

New Painting.

Oil on 11"X14" canvas board

A still-life (possible for portfolio)

Im not much of a painter, this is only my 3rd painting…ever really.

#18

Hey Cernew, not a bad effort for your third ever painting, especially with oils, they’re such a different beast to coloured pencils. (Btw, i can’t believe that sparrow pic was prismas! I’ve never been able to get that density of saturation with them!) If you’re consdering putting it in your portfolio, I’d say if you get the chance to maybe go back and work on it a little more. The basics are definitely there, but with a little finesse it could be a nice still life. Even if you don’t have the original set up any more, you could always look up images, or buy some more fruit! I like the purpley tones in the grapes, nicely done, but the green plant (I’m guessing) is a bit hard to read. But a good start!

#19

Thanks Zephyri! Yea, my teacher told me today to add some more highlights to make it look less muddy. And I agree with about the plant.Im going to work on it this weekend and probably post an update Sunday or Monday.

#20

Haven’t been here in a REALLY long time. Sorry! Been busy with school and what not. I only have one new piece, but the rest are old tings I already posted, but now with better quality photo’s.


Self Portrait
16"X20"
Prismacolor Colored Pencils


Jack Sparrow
16"X20"
Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Sorry for the glare!
This also won Best in Show at my schools Annual Gallery Art Show this year!


Still Life with shoe
11"X14"
Oil on Canvas
Added a little more here and there since last post.


Crisanthimum
Illustrator

I also got accepted to SUNY Purchase for Graphic Design!

#21

I need help!

I want to start drawing or sketcing everyday, but I don’t know what to do or how to start.

Can anyone give me a starting point?

#22

Can anyone give me a starting point?

oh, let me try my maniacal malicious laugh!

muahahahHAHAHAHHar!

ok,

first of all, you got your self portrait hung in the Congress? How cool is that?!

tips:

  • don’t resolve on mad goals like doing one or even half an hour every day. That won’t last long. Something like 15mins will get you very far if you do it for one year every day!

  • get yourself a cup of coffee (or ice cream, or a 'burger, or a coke - it doesn’t matter. Coffee is more artsy…:smiley: ) and sketch the people in the café (bar, street behind the window, market square). Their poses won’t last long, you have to be quick. No details, no frustration. Don’t do it for hours. A few minutes.

  • Do a sketchathon sketch. Find the sketchathon threads in the workshops section here, one for ref, one for posting. Time yourself. Takes only 15 mins. Nail the gesture down. No details, no frustration

  • have your girl-friend (room-mate, cat, brother) do quick poses of a minute or two each. Be quick. It’s fun. No details, no right, no wrong, no frustration.

  • Do all of the above with your left hand (or whatever is your weak hand). Guaranteed mess up! Internal censor and critic section in the brain is confused. Big fun - and surprises…

  • Whatever you do - post your stuff here! Immediate feedback will do a lot to help you keep your momentum.

Because after all, for the resolution you are looking to make, what you draw is not as important as how much you draw or, even more important, how regularly you do it. Find the playful side to things and keep yourself entertained with the things you do.

Enjoy.

#23

Its been a REALLY long time since I posted. Since last time, I’ve started College at SUNY Purchase as a Visual Arts Major for Graphic Design. Im talking basic core classes: Drawing 1, Scultpeure1, and Design1. Every monday and wednesday, I go to Art Club, which is just a free 2 hour figure drawing session. I went a week or two ago for the first time and drew my first nude figure. I was really fun and Ive gone back every Mon and Wed since.

So Im gonna post all of them here to hopefully get feedback on them, since I know actually have figure drawing in this thing.

Im going to try my best to put them in the right order, but some may be off.

They are all done on 18 in X 24 in newsprint with either vine charcoal, charcoal pencil and/or cheap ballpoint pen.

Most of them were either 5, 10 or 15 minutes, i dont remeber which was wich, but it was my first day and i was experimenting and trying to get the hang of it.

#24

The rest from that day.

#25

This is the next session.

A few gestures first then a few fives, then 10’s and 15 minutes.

#26

#27

Sorry for the bad photography, I dont have the best lighting or any space in my dorm. :slight_smile: