Sketchbook Thread of HladekStepan

#1

Well I guess it’s about time I’ve learned to paint better - by speedpainting more often.
I’ll post my sketches here, I hope they won’t offend anyone:)

Here comes the first one. The reference is by Louis Corinth, a jugendstil painter.

#2

Hi

nice thread start :slight_smile:
Couldn’t find the reference for this piece. Her right arm seems out of proportion though…

Hope to see more soon!

#3

HladekStepan,

Welcome! :slight_smile: Good to see you start a thread here. Is there any particular reason why you want to approach the figure via speedpaintings? I would love to see you work on an extended piece, and recommend starting with the skull painting exercise linked here.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#4

Hi Rebecakk
Thanks for welcoming me so nicely :slight_smile:
I think I generally need more practice on my painting and drawing…and copying old masters is supposedly a good way to achieve that, as the tradition tells us :wise:
And at the same time I’m kind of busy lately - so speedpainting is my choice for now. But I’d like to spend some more time with this one, it’s a really nice nude (meaning the original reference of course - hope I can find it somewhere else than Pijoan). Btw you’re absolutely right about her head, so it looks like head studies for me:D

NR43
Thank you:). Hopefully I’ll google it up soon.
Didn’t see that before/repaint it later.

#5

welcome and show us more!

#6

male skull

[img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p234/stepus/skullstudy1.jpg[/img]

female skull

both done this morning :slight_smile:

the edges look all crappy, but then again, it’s just to get practice,right?

no,seriously, I have to do better than this. :sad:

#7

http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/display_image.php?id=46013

this is the reference for the nude…

#8

yesterday I attempted to copy one of Goya’s paintings - and although the result’s nowhere close to being an exact copy, I’m still kinda happy about it :slight_smile:

click the thumb to get larger image…

#9

ok, I took a short break from painting to try a little 3d work. I’m not quite sure it belongs in this forum - but it’s just sketches from now on,I promise:)

used Cinema and Photoshop; a sort of excersise to get familiar with cinema4d;

and another one…

#10

I did this one yesterday as a part of a long-term project (painting-caricature of a punkrock band). So I already have two heads out of five or six,cool,huh? :slight_smile:

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#11

how do I make the image appear smaller in the post?

#12

resize it to maximum 800px width to prevent visitors of your thread having to scroll horizontally :wink:

(use any photo editing software you have for this)

#13

hi NR43

sigh
so there’s no way of doing this via IMG code? too bad.:sad:
I thought you could set the image size to 50percent while writing your post or st like that.

Thanx for visiting my thread (and sharing knowledge) :slight_smile:

#14

took me about 6 hours in Photohop; originally it was meant only as a sketch, but I coludn’t resist trying to finish it (off… :slight_smile: )
I’m sure there’s a few problems involved, only I can’t see them - perhaps I could get some help here?

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#15

Hi HladekStepan

great study!
could you provide a link to the ref perhaps?
it seems to me the right upper leg appears a bit too big (hamstrings), it should be in one line with where it meets the calf muscle

otherwise, very interesting pose and I like the skintones

#16

Hi…HladekStepan…:slight_smile:

Nice things starting to happen in that last figure that you posted…:thumbsup:
Really pays off better, to take your time on these figures…will learn more in the end…:slight_smile:
One thing that I notice in your work, is you are getting a cutout / stencled look,in the figures, due to the outter edges not blending into and joining the background…like they are two seperate elements in your paintings
An easy way to keep this from happening, is to start out with a deep, almost black PURPLE background…drag or blend some of that purple into the figures edges and shadow areas…will look great with that copper, bronze, gold flesh color you are getting in the figure.
This technique was used by a lot of the old masters, and still works today…:scream:
It creates COLOR HARMONY, and gives the painting a ONENESS, or UNITY.
Nice progress in your work…looking forward to seeing more…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#17

hi NR43
thanx. I found the reference somewhere on DA a few days ago, but,shame on me, I didn’t get the adress or the author. I’ll try to track it back and not to make the same mistake again, so that I can credit the author of photo reference in the future.

As for the anatomy, I flipped my canvas shortly after posting this and came to similar conclusion - the knee of her left leg should end more on the left, not touching the elbow at all. I hope I can hold myself back next time, and to review my work a bit more before posting it.

I guess I could put the reference on PhotoBucket, but I think it’s too nude for that:)

#18

Hi…HladekStepan…:slight_smile:

I think the figure looks fine, just needs the outter edges worked on…you want less hardness
on those edges…hard edges tend to flatten the form…you want soft looking flesh…yes…:scream:
If you have time, and want to,…take a look at the first page of my skech book / anatomy thread…you will see what effect that purple background that I mentioned above, can have on the figure, when blended into the figure…creats atmosphere…AIR…in the painting…:slight_smile:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#19

I think the figure looks fine, just needs the outter edges worked on…

HladekStepan
If Spiritdreamer corrects me… he knows a looooot more about anatomy than me. :wink:
Also check out his sketchbook thread if you have the chance… wonderful ride that is :smiley:

#20

HEY…Johan…LOL…:scream: …You type too fast…I didn’t see your post,before I posted mine …was slowly typeing mine, with one finger as usual…:scream: …Your probably right about the thigh on her, unless it is
compressed and widened by the weight and action of her arm pulling her knees into her chest:shrug: …In any case, I didn’t mean for what I said to come across as me corecting you…:scream:
You have a pretty good handle on anatomy,… seems like to me anyway…:thumbsup:
I will just have to learn to type faster, maybe use two fingers…LOL…:scream:
TAKE CARE
Glenn