Maladie,
You should check out this excellent tutorial by Linda B. here:
Painting an eye (tutorial/exercise)
She also has some excellent tutorials on painting hair and smooth blending in the Art Theories and Techniques Forum as well. 
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
hi
I wondered if anyone could give any critique on this. These are the beginnings of blueprints for a low-poly model i’m going to be making of a footballer. I must admit I’m not too happy with the head at the moment, I’m having serious artist block issues and my art isn’t currently free flowing. I was looking for feedback mostly on the body, proportions etc.
Cheers guys
also, please forgive me for the small image, thats my first time posting an attachment, any advice on that would be cool too he he
jonny_polez,
Hey there, welcome aboard!
You should definitely check out the following thread, and I would encourage you to post there as well!
Orthographic Drawings - 2D TRADITIONAL / DIGITAL Drawings For 3D Modeling
With respect to hosting and posting images, check out:
New to CGTalk? Learn how to post IMAGES here!
In the above thread, I recommend using the free image host, photobucket.com.
I would suggest compositing photographic reference as well for Orthographic work. Why reinvent the wheel? A great site is www.3d.sk, which has tons of human reference. It does cost to join, about 13.95 a month, but in that time, you can download as much reference as you can possibly store. I’m a member, and it is worth it.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Rebeccak, thankyou for taking time to sketch over my drawing, your image was too dark for me to see my original under it. I did see a few things that I was doing wrong from comparing them side by side though. Mainly the big head and the angles of the lines. I have had the big head syndrome for a while, so this time I decided to start with the torso and add apendages later, including the head:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2b-2min.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2b-5min.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2b-10min.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2c-2min.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2c-5min.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/Sorandal/W2c-10min.jpg
Montevideo, you are working so hard, that’s great!
Here are mine for today:
2 min
5 min
10 min
montevideo,
I agree with Maladie, it’s great to see your motivation! 
I think the linework of your last set is looking good, and the more you do of these, the more loose they will become. I recommend trying more master copies, and perhaps doing a timed as well as an untimed study - this will really show you how much you have learned from doing gesture sketches - keep up the good work!
Maladie,
You’re showing a lot of initiative as well, and it’s great to see you improving! I think your recent b/w studies are fantastic, and these monochromatic pieces are working really well for you. Nice work, looking forward to seeing more!
Cheers,
*Rebeccak
Rebecca: thanks for the compliment!! That’s great to hear you say I’m improving:blush:. I was wondering which b/w studies you mean: the value-studies or the Caravaggio-ones? I think the b/w is teaching me much about depth and mass.
In my linework, I don’t see as much improvement. Do you have any useful tips to turn that up a notch, too? Brushes, time-schedules? Anything to loosen it up, give it less rigidity and more flow. Yes, I am my biggest critic:).
Maladie,
I like some of the dry media brushes in PS, and use the charcoal brush (small, size 5) when I want more of a textured look.
Also, check out some of zhuzhu’s tutorials here on the Tutorial forum - he is really a master of getting great textures and brushwork in Photoshop.
I think all of your value studies are looking good. Definitely keep pushing that, doing master copies and value studies from reference will tremendously advance your understanding of form. I’m always amazed to see how quickly folks improve once they get hooked on these!
Cheers,
*Rebeccak
Hi everyone,
I'm new here so I should introduce myself - my name is Michał, I'm 20 years old and I have no artistic backround whatsoever :).
I started learning to draw a few months ago with Loomis books but I practiced only occasionally, only a few weeks ago I found motivation to exercise regularly (pencil and paper). Today I bought my very first tablet (volito2) and made a few 2-5-10 minute sketches in Artweaver while learning how to use it.
Comments and critiques are most welcome!
just drop by and say hi, Whoah i was surprised that the forum has been neatly organized, ^__^. I’ve just got a job a week a go, i leave my home early in the morning and got back around 6 O__O by the time i’m home i’m beat already. Sorry bec i havent got chance to display my sketch and exercise lately, but i always am around reading the forum and checking people’s work. Hopefully in a bit i’ll settle down and my body will get used to it and I can do more drawing. :wise: i’m so guilty for not even touching my pencil for so long:eek:, it’s a bit frustrating for me really. I’m planning to save some money and take 4 years course in classical animation / illustration in the future - but as for now i have to work really hard :love:
I love the new forum - yeay
MichalB,
Welcome aboard! I think you are doing a great job for a beginner, and I would love to see you do more of these sketches. Drawing is merely about practice, and so the more you do of these, the more confident you will feel. I definitely encourage you to continue to use Reference from the 15 Minute Sketchathon Reference thread and to post your timed sketches here!
Dreamy Kid,
Good to see you checking in, and I hope you will get the chance to do some work soon. It’s definitely hard to continue to do personal work once you start working, but working also is a good motivator for doing something that is just fun, relaxing, and enjoyable. Congrats on your new job!
Cheers,
*Rebeccak
Here’s an attempt to make my lines more interesting.
The first one I ‘neatly’ tried to put all the lines in the right places. The second time I was more loose with the pen, just trying to create a flow, not caring so much about the right place of every line. Both took me roughly five minutes. I’d like to know if this is a good way to ‘loosen up’. C&C greatly appreciated!
attempt one
attempt 2
Hey maladie,
I think both techniques are good to use. The second one with the flow is especially helpfull when doing the fast gestures to get a sense on how the figure will look like and how it “feels”, that way you dont have to worry about details and stuff. Most of the time if you got the flow of the figure, you will get a better sense for the outlines, which you can add later with the more detailed version of your figure
Nice work, keep practice these
Hi everyone,
And hello Rebeccak, thank you for your kind welcome :).
A few more sketches (references taken from [here](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=298699)).
[img]http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4717/zhuzhu28wv.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/228/changquan1il.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5089/ofdw8p42jf.jpg[/img]
As you can see I have some problems with anatomy and proportion. Anyone knows a good place to learn those? ;)Hi everyone, Hi Rebecca
This is Montevideo. Since my sister is here with me today shell translate my greetings to you.
I make my living as a psychologist but Im here because Im a fan of Computer Graphics.
Having so many possible threads, it was difficult for me (mainly due to language) to find one which would be convenient to me. Im very happy to be here with you all. I also wanted to thank you for your warm welcome and the messages you leave regarding my drawings, although I understand them all I find it difficult to write the answers (dont think I wouldnt like to).
Its nice to see your work and how motivated you are. Keep going!
Rebecca:
Here in Argentina due to exchange rate imported tools(and everything for that matter) costs 3 times as much as in the country of origin, so … no tablet for the moment… Pity! Anyway, Ill take your recommendation into account. Thanks! Last but not least, Im very grateful to you for your dedication and the way you constantly challenge us.
See you soon! (Ill be on holiday for a while) :wavey:
Montevideo