Sketchbook: The Panda Pad

#81

My first attempt at painting. Pretty rewarding and fun. :slight_smile:

#82

…Todays update. More fruit. An apple this time. Spent more time on it too.

#83

I really like the work you have posted in your sketchbook. Very inspirational! :bounce:

#84

@Splinter: Thank you for the kind words!

… Today’s Update: Plunging back into value studies.

I decided my previous study today was just not gonna cut it. So I did another value study, and this time actually took the values into account.

#85

Beautiful!

#86

Thanks AJ!!

Today’s update: A little work in progress. First time painting a person. I think I bit more than I can chew though.

#87

Wow. All of your skills and knowledge is translating to painting magnificently!

#88

I think your doing very well. I like the use of light and shadow. I can’t wait to see the finished piece.

#89

you’re doing really good! ur figures have a great sculptural feeling. keep the good work coming

#90

@jabuhrer: For me personally, this has been mind-blowing! Everything studied under pencil / chalk is completely transferable to color and painting. I just don’t have words to describe the feeling lol.

@Splinter: Thank you, me too!

@Cisc0: Thank yoU!!

Today’s update…

Painting of my friend Billy, done in photoshop. This is getting really fun…!

#91

Today’s update…

I thought I’d try something different. I got tired of always rehersing very specific steps. Today I just wanted to paint something that looked good to me.

#92

just wanted to drop by and say…enjoying your posts…so keep em coming…always enjoy seeing an update to this thread…thankie :thumbsup:

#93

@flingster: Thanks! Its great to know people are actually enjoying my thread!

Today’s update…

Similar to last update, another storybook experiment. This is me and my dear friend Krista on an evening where she decided to jump into some puddles and wet me.

#94

Todays update…

One more cartoony sketch.

And then back to life studies (from photographs). I want to see the kinds of values others are able to get from their life studies. I’m not getting those
.

#95

Just a very quick update today. A drawing of my friend Krista’s tatoo. I found her to be in lovely sunshine lighting and decided to draw the moment.

#96

What a lovely thread!

Been a while since I saw such an inspiring anatomy thread to be honest.
You seem to draw well controlled, which makes your work a joy to look at.

One critique I’d like to mention though (and it was mentioned before by Jack Zhang in post 54 ), is that you should vary more in your subjects. Draw old people, fat people, tall, short, round, square, triangular people… in short step away from the average “beautiful” girls.

A great way to get reference is take a camera and go into a large city on busy places and shoot some random scenes. Or even better, take a sketchbook, sit down in town and draw.
(that will help you draw faster too).

But wow… am I glad I ran into your thread :smiley:
So thanks for sharing, please continue.

#97

@NR43: Jeez I need to listen to Jack more. Thanks for reminding me of that, I’m going to commit more thoroughly to both your advices!

… Today’s update:

Quick pencil sketch while watching some standup comedy. Hehe.

#98

I love beatifull drawings of beatifull girls!!:beer:

Don´t you use Zbrush for sculpt? you can make great stuff for sure.

Cheers, good and productive 2011.

#99

Thanks JM-art. I havent used ZBrush in months lol. I should give it a shot later.

… Today’s update.

#100

… Today’s update. Feeling sick. Trying to do fewer graphite work and more photoshop work. Rebuilding my confidence for colors, so sticking to monochrome for now. :stuck_out_tongue: