Sketchbook Thread of Johan Derycke

#801

HEY…Johan…:slight_smile:

LOL…:scream: …UPS AND DOWNS ARE PART OF THE TRIP…That’s an understatement, if there ever was one…:scream:
IT’S LIKE SKATEING ON ICE…You can study it all you want to, but you will never know what it’s really all about, until you actually step out onto the ice…fall down, and then get back up and try again…NO PAIN, NO GAIN :slight_smile: …Just make sure that the ice is not to thin…that’s the only purpose of studies…:slight_smile:
NEVER PUT OFF UNTIL TOMARROW, WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY…and ALWAYS PAINT LIKE IT’S YOUR LAST DAY…BECAUSE YOU NEVER CAN TELL,…IT JUST MIGHT BE…:eek: :scream:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#802

So true Glenn, I know I’m skating in between the cracks here… :wink:
There’s still so much work (and that’s certainly not a negative word) to do for this guy…
(sorry no image)

#803

ROFLMAO! :scream:

Now, that should get my ass in gear if nothing else should…:smiley:

#804

quite!!! LOL sounds good to me too!

gotta love them bones, heh?! Nice studies Johan - I do like the hands and feet in particular… and well dragons are always good :wink:

#805

I see you’re doing a lot of anatomy studies these days. That is always good to see. Just thought that a thing that might really help you is sculpture! I don’t think I even have to say why. It just helps to put 3d objects on a 2d surface with a better understanding. Well other than that I think Glenn made it clear about the trip :slight_smile:
By the way, I liked the sketch with a dragon looking at a little fairy. Dragons - good.

#806

Mu

go on… get going… start posting taps fingers on desk at a rather unpatient pace

Magdalena
thanks!
Heh… I guess next week we’ll be doing the hand bones and if I’m not mistaken we’ll have done them all then. After the bones we’ll study the muscles.

Razz
yeah anatomy is pretty much the plan for the 2nd year at the academy:
1st year = learning to see + drawing techniques,
2nd = learning anatomy,
3rd + 4th + 5th + 6th = life drawing, while 5th and 6th are actually additional years.

And dragons… well I have a thing for it… just ordered Bobby Chiu’s book on dragons… can’t wait to get it.

Here’s a couple of sketches I made for one of those personal projects I had started to work on… (before the mental breakdown lol)




#807

Hey Johan.!! How’re you doing?!.. Cool studies, man!!:thumbsup: You are puttin in a lot of effort here!:buttrock:

#808

Wow - really inspiring stuff! I’m especialloy loving the dragon sketches and the bone studies. With the dragon sketches in particular the sense of form is amazing and when you put the time in and shade, the results are stunning. I can’t really give you any advice, but I can pat you on the back, and say, carry on, this is the path to greatness!

/pats NR43 on the back

Carry on! This is the path to greatness!

/taps nose

#809

Hey Johan, You have been very busy! Great work and very nice shading on the bone and foot studies. As usual you remind me I need to practice mine…I will! Love your dragons btw especially the one that is running!:thumbsup:

#810

Nice sketches on dragons. Maybe you could take some of them to push’em a little bit more. Just a suggestion :).

Cheers.

#811

anandpg
oh man not even 20% of how much I need it!
I see you’re having a lot of fun in Magda’s latest workshop… now thàt’s impressive!

thek
yeah dragons are fun… one day I’ll come up with a really great one :slight_smile:

Hey Debbie
How are you doing? Thanks for dropping a line… waves

jtico
Well… here’s a lil something in color for ya
Sorry… the really good ones are still to be made lol

#812

Hey the’e Johan :slight_smile:

I like the roundness you've put to those dragon sketches. Very nice :thumbsup:

 Nice color render, too. Did you use any reference?

I like the eye! If it was more closed, it could be more fearsome, in my humble opinion. :slight_smile:

One more thought for the neck. You could try to pop it up from the background, as it seems stuck to it.

#813

:eek: HA!! Now that’s what I call pushing. Hey Johan, it’s amazing :wip: I love it, not only the dragon but the background is great. What about the body, he? :smiley:

Hope to see an update soon. Cheers

#814

NOV. 25, 2007

HEY…Johan…:slight_smile:
I like what you are doing with your dragon, and the concepts that you are creating for it…NICE DRAGON ACTIONS AND POSES/GESTURES:thumbsup:
For the emotions of the dragon,…use the same expressions that you would for a human face…raised lip, wrinkles between the eyes, flared nostrals ect…study your own face in the mirror while creating expressions that you want to project into/onto your dragons character.
DON’T FORGET THE ATMOSPHERE/AIR…Make your dragon come out of it, and be part of it, and it part of the dragon…:slight_smile:
Hope you don’t mind, …I did a little paintover of the last one that you posted…couldn’t resist…:slight_smile:
It might give you some ideas for your future dragons…you never know…:slight_smile:
ANYWAY, …KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, AND PROGRESS…ALWAYS A REAL PLEASURE COMING TO YOUR THREAD, AND SEEING IT…:slight_smile: :thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#815

Hey you’re making dragons here too :slight_smile:

The coloring is nice on the last one you did…but I do think the neck is too thin, it should probably extend out more on the back and a little on the belly side.

#816

Hey, Johan.

You’re pushing forward as I see. And really into dragons, eh? Nothing to crit, because I think Glenn has already showed you what couldn’t be told by words. Just dropped by to say that it’s great to see you climbing up the ladder :slight_smile:

#817

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for the overpaint!
I have a lot to learn, especially if it comes to expressions and atmosphere.

Roja
thanks for visiting… and for the useful crit!
I have a lot to learn about dragons (and everything else heh)…

razz

Another step taken, only 579 billion to go lol. It could be a few more or less though
But you know me I work at my own pace… sure I want to be good like everyone else, but there’s just no point in rushing. I’ll need my years of mileage if I want to be good. Anyway, it’s good to be told I’m making progress every now and then because sometimes it’s easy to not see it myself. Thanks!

A collage of quick torso studies (all on A3 minus 3cm at the bottom)
They are a selection of the exercises we did at school the last 2 weeks. Most of them took around 5-10min.

And a few more studies (the female shading exercise is unfinished, obviously):



#818

#819

Hi Johan, nice torso studies. I like the shading on the last one. Really good. The girl"s arms seem to be a bit too long and the shading of her face is not as smooth as the rest of the drawing. It seems like you are trying to fit in all the details on a smaller scale. Maybe you should simplify things (just an idea - don’t look at me for any answers how to do that). Keep going!

#820

Mm, I’d love doing this kind of exercise at my art school. But I just keep drawings and cross-hatching heads, haha. Which is also great, but clearly doesn’t involve full body anatomy. But there’s nothing one can’t learn at home, right?
I like the unsfinished female drawing. Give a try at a torso from imagination to really get the anatomy into your head. And get to know those insertions of muscles, not just what you see on the outside.
Ahh, damn, I don’t need to tell you that :slight_smile:

Keep rocking, mate!