Sketchbook Thread of AndyO - 2D/3D

#21

It would seem like i’ve had a sudden drawing spree, I have a glut of new work to post - some of it is as much as a couple of weeks old though, and I hasten to add, that this is the first chance i’ve had to digitise it.

To start with my life drawing class has recommenced: this week we’re starting to deal with tone. I can’t say i’m completely happy with the results as I was a bit rusty after my hiatus. Here’s a couple of examples…

Looking at extremes of tonal variation (approx 10 minutes)

An unfinished biro sketch - it was quite fun to have a go with! (approx 10 minutes)

Final longer study (approx 30 minutes)

#22

…and onto some other work. A series of head studies from Hogarth’s Dynamic Anatomy, and a self-portrait - I attempted to use his overview of how the head is constructed to better inform my own drawing.

Thanks for reading,
Andy

#23

Thought i’d post my weekends endeavor - an attempt at a 3D head. As with my self portrait sketch, I used my Hogarth studies as reference for it’s construction, and also followed (to a degree) the Head&Ears sections from the Joan of Arc tutorial…

I can see the cranium doesn’t extend far back enough (my excuse is that I was using a cartoony character design of my own… ) But I do intend to have a go at a more accurate head model soon, so if you have any other crits about areas that need improving it’ll be a great help for next time around!

Cheers,
Andy

#24

Hey Andy,
love the facials

main prob with the 3d head, you’ve mentioned so you are aware of it, the rest seems great to me

keep going
looking forward to see more :bounce:

#25

This weeks life drawing efforts:

Each pose was about 40-50 minutes, longer than anything that we’d done previously…and still it was too short a timeframe! I really struggled with proportions on the second pose - especially around the legs/hip area - which still isn’t quite right.

#26

…and a couple more head attempts (from photographs in magazines…) that i’ve done this week:

NR43: Thanks for the comment on the 3D stuff - cheers for stopping by!

Andy

#27

Hi Andy, nice studies you got. I learned to model a head from the Joan of Arc tutorials too. Your model loos very clean. The profile has a few issues: the upper lip is protruding to much, the top of the head should be a bit flatter, and the area above the eyebrows should be less rounded, and moved a bib backwards. I hope my explanation is clear and also helpfull? Keep up the good work.

#28

battle812:

Thanks for your comments, they were clear enough - I see what you mean - especially in the area around the brow. I’m working on another head at the moment, using photographic reference instead…i’ll pay extra attention to these areas this time around!

Cheers,
Andy

#29

Another week, another life drawing class - more drawings. We had a different model this time, which was a refreshing change and mixed things up quite nicely.

My first attempt - a quick 10 minute charcoal sketch:

Followed by two 40 minute ‘mixed media’ drawings (we took rubbings of various surfaces and with a bit of cut and pasting, worked them into the drawings to build up areas of tone):

Thanks for dropping by,
Andy

#30

Hey AndyO,

A lot of good work and progress here - keep it up! :slight_smile:

#31

Rebecca: Thanks for the encouragement!

This weeks life drawing class saw a return to more conventional methods - pencils and charcoal, as opposed to collage…having said that I struggled quite a bit. These two examples were longer (40 minute) poses, though I felt my drawings should have been more complete given the timeframe.

#32

Hi Andy! great progress here! keep it up.:thumbsup: btw, can you post a wire-frame shot of that 3D head? just curious to see how you have constructed the mesh.

#33

Hey Andy, I’m really digging your thread. I hope to see more. Great stuff so far.Keep it up.

About the 3D head: I think the upper lip is protruding just a tad too much…unless it’s a style issue, in which case it looks cartoony.

#34

ha-dou-ken: Thanks for the tip. The head was modelled from a cartoony sketch, hence there being a few inconsistancies in it’s shape. I’m working on another one at the moment (using photographic reference this time - so the dimensions should be a bit more accurate) and hope to post my progress soon.

anandpg: Cheers for dropping by - here’s the wires for the head:

#35

This week saw my last life drawing class before the Christmas break (the rest of the guys have another session, but i’m off to New York for a week!) We had an introduction to colour, using three/four different chalks to work up a drawing - I had some trepedation about it, but it actually proved to be a lot of fun once I got into it…

Two ten minute warm-up sketches:

Two twenty minute drawings:

And to finish, a forty-five minute drawing:

#36

Wonderful work Andy

The first of the 20min sketches… her left upper leg seems flat
Actually I think all of them could use a bit more contrast…

but as I said… wonderful work!

#37

I’ve been a bit slack over the last couple of weeks - but I did manage to squeeze in some quicker (15 minute) sketches before the New Year…These are all from photo’s of dancers I found either here or elsewhere on the web:

Note to self: First New Years Resolution - must draw more often!

Happy New Year!
Andy

#38

nice sketches Andy! Keep them coming

I have a few words to say about the 3d model - the lineflaw is very good - except for those lines on the chin which you could meet together instead of doing those triangles… Also avoid 5 sided polys in the eye wrinkles area!

right now you’re making the most common mistake which is trying to bring all the features to the front and ending up with a flat face. Look at your model from the top or bottom and make it a triangle, where the nose is one tip and the ears are the two base tips! The face is sloping towards the ears from the nose… This is a minor change and can be done quickly with a lattice without distroying your lineflow :slight_smile:
hope that helps! I’m looking forward to more 3d from ya :thumbsup:

#39

Intervain: thanks for the tips - the flat face thing is spot on! Now you mention it, it’s something that applies equally to some of my drawings as well…

#40

It’s been a while since I really posted any work here…a belated happy new year to you all! And thanks to those of you who commented on my work last year - it’s been a real help.

I’ve been back at my life drawing class since the beginning of January, and i’ve finally got around to photographing my efforts (about four weeks worth in all) This installment covers the first two sessions of the new year:

My first efforts at figurative painting, in fact it’s been a few years since I even picked up a brush to do anything more than decorate… I thought i’d post all my attempts to give an idea of my progression with it. As we had a limited timeframe for each painting (30-40 minutes) I decided to stick with a limited pallet of colours - I felt I had varying degrees of success within each piece, though I was most pleased with the last one as a whole.

Thanks for looking,
Andy