Sketchbook Thread of Su

#18

here’s one I did today. (from a pencil sketch referenced from www.characterdesigns.com)

#19

there’s some really unusual work in this thread, I do like the looseness you work with, these last sketches being very evident of it, and the ink sketches at the start were lovely too. I’d say the zombies could maybe do with a little more anatomical realism to them, not necessarily in terms of more shading, but paying attention to the volume you’re suggesting with the lines you lay down, particularly where you trail off, and things like the angle of the shoulders. Little things like that will give even pictures that have been anatomically skewed like these a greater sense of believability. If you have a hunt around on these forums there is a thread just to do with opposing curves, which might help you out with both those and the michael angelo copies. Hopefully Rebecca might come to the rescue with the link, as I’m having trouble locating it!

#20

Zephyri / thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it. I found the article you mentioned, thanks:)

here’s some stuff I did today. No ref. (sorry for the quality the paper is big but the scanner is not)

#21

Hey I really like this last bunch of sketches. Because it’s imaginational! Would love to see more. You know, I’m trying to push my imaginational drawing skills and anything like this motivates me even more. I especially like the figure at the bottom.

#22

Lovely drawings su. :slight_smile: Nice structure and flow. Keep up the good work!

#23

razz / thanks:) I am waiting for some books I ordered recently, when they arrive I’ll stop drawing from imagination for a while and actually study anatomy. I am glad you like them, that’s encouraging me to draw more, thanks:)

Rebeccak / thank you Rebeccak, I hope to be around more from now on since the busy school period is over now. and thanks for the articles and the references :smiley:

#24

here’s some more with a quick photoshop wash:

#25

some more:

#26

Hi Su! Those sketches from your imagination are quite good! Did you use refs for the last 2? I like the slight color you put in the last one too.

#27

Roja / I didn’t used any references for those, thank you :slight_smile:

I got myself a hogarth book today, gonna do some copies tonight. I like the eye, but the torso sucks I know :slight_smile: I’ll get better I hope :hmm:

#28

some figures from imagination:


and one from my old sketchbook:

#29

here’s some leg studies from hogarth:

#30

Hi Su,
you have some nice studies here … I like the “quick photoshop wash”. It would be very cool when you could do this “wash” with watercolors or other colors? This would give the drawings a very nice touch :smiley:

Keep at it :smiley:

#31

Lovely pencil Hogarth studies su. Keep it up! :slight_smile:

#32

I think I’m back. School is over for the year :slight_smile:

here’s a doodle

#33

here’s another sketch:

#34

After Rubens, 30 minutes:

Also did one after Algardi, but it’s on paper and it’s way too big for my scanner.

#35

worked on it for another 40-50 minutes. Any suggestions?

#36

th hairline is a bit off (easy fix)
looks very promising so far!

loving the creatures in the last few posts and that human next to the creature has a really nice and dynamic pose

#37

thanks NR43 :slight_smile: I think I’ll take a break from this one and do some other stuff for a few days.

here’s where I’m at so far:

edit: hehe I messed up his right eye pretty bad the previous one was better :slight_smile: