Sketchbook Thread of mrCore64

#1

Hello! :buttrock:

I’m hoping that by posting this stuff up here some of the amazing artists that dwell on this awesome site can give me some advice and criticism on how I can become a better artist… I’ve been drawin since I was little but it was always stuff out of my imagination. It’s been that way for a long time but now I’ve decided to take it more seriously. I started life drawing classes and they are helping (I think :hmm: ) but I feel completely lost in them! Anyway here is some of the stuff I have done so far… Please don’t hold back with your opinions, all crits good or bad are welcome! Can’t make progress without takin a few knocks.

:DCheers!

#2

mrcore64,

Welcome to CGTalk and to the Anatomy Forum. :slight_smile:

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Looking forward to seeing your work! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#3

Thanks for that Rebecca :thumbsup: , I didn’t realise I had put a link on there, :banghead: doh!..

Ok here we go, These are 5 - 15 min sketches (as if you didn’t guess :smiley: )



These next ones ranged from 25 - 40 mins



That’s about it for now…

#4

mrcore64,

No problem! :slight_smile:

It’s nice to see your work, you seem to have a pretty solid sense of proportion and I can see that you have a lot of potential for solid improvement. I would suggest supplementing your life studies with some Master Copies - doing such studies really reinforces certain concepts and principles which will enormously aid you when you go to draw from life.

I highly encourage you to check out the work posted to these two Workshop threads, both of which are officially concluded, but which remain open indefinitely for posting and from which you can use the reference posted to the beginning of each thread:

Anatomy Lesson Series: Body Part 1 - The Head
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=375031

Anatomy Lesson Series: Body Part 2 - The Torso
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=405198

Also you may find this article useful which I wrote on the principle of Opposing Curves:

Article on Opposing Curves (Nudity)
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=

I look forward to seeing more of your work. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#5

Looking good mr core!
Nice advice Rebeccak, thats helpful as i’m in the same boat as Mrcore64 :thumbsup:

#6

Yo,
Cheers for those links Rebecca…Ok, Here’s my work starting from my 2nd Life drawing class to the most recent…

2 - 5 min sketches


20-40 mins

#7

2 - 5 mins sketches

15 - 30 mins

#8

10 - 15 min sketches

20 - 40 mins

#9

I had a bad one this week, only got 2 half decent sketches out of the session :cry:

20 - 40 Min Sketches

#10

Hi [b]mrcore64

[/b]lovely sketches you have already!
as rebecca says: great sense for proportions

hoping to see more soon!

#11

Heh, believe me I know the frustrations of having good and bad drawing days :slight_smile: - and unquestionably, an artist will have more bad drawing days than good in his or her career :wink: - the key with drawing is to just keep going forward, and pushing past that part of your brain that tells you that you won’t get better - because with time, consistent effort, and patience, you will. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#12

I am framing this :scream:

MrCore64- I think you are doing rather well:D it’s better to have only 2 decent sketches rather than having none. I really like the volume on the second last’s upper body.

#13

Hope you all had a great christmas and that 2007 is everything you want it to be!
Well it’s been a looooong time since my last post but here we go…

Week 6

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  Week 7

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Week 8

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#14

[u][b]Week 9

10 - 20 Mins

20 - 40 Mins

Week 10

10 - 20 Mins

20 - 40 Mins

[/b][/u][left]Well that’s all for now, classes start again next week so expect an update in a month or so!
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#15

Hey Su,

good to see you have been drawing all the time :slight_smile:

What about a different, more economical approach concerning your linework?
Instead of drawing over the same line 4, 5 times because it wasn’t like you planned it to be, why not try the stroke with your pencil tip a few mm off the paper and then when you are ready actually draw one line. Try to push yourself to need as few corrections as possible.

Proportionally, I think these are very good! You’ve really got an eye for proportions
:applause:

#16

Hi…mrCore64 / Amit…:slight_smile:

Nice progress happening in your figures…looks like you are searching out the angles between shapes and volumes in the relationship between the pelvic region, and the torso region moreso on the last few…:thumbsup:
I think that in the last minute or so of the pose, you might try using a darker line,…one that goes from thick to thin, within the same line.
Use this line, to search out all of the opposing curves you can find, on the outside of the volumes, and on the inside. Use this line to reinforce the information that you have already established, letting it overide the lighter broken lines that you have in place.
On this last line work of searching for opposing curves, don’t break up the line itself,…keep it long and varied in it’s width, and ending in a nice thin point, giving the illusion of going in and out of space, creating a sense of atmosphere…adding a oneness and unity to the inside and outside of the figure.
Just a thought that might help to give the entire figure the same look as the Hoarth hand study that you posted, which came out great by the way…:applause:
REALLY looking forward to seeing more of your work…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#17

Thanks for your advice and feedback, it is much appreciated. I’ll try and put it all into practise in the next session. I’ve still got lots to learn! (Opposing curves and such). At the risk of sounding stupid I’m not to clear on the thick to thin line you’re talking about, could you point me to some examples?

#18

Hi…mrCore64…:slight_smile:

Some great examples of that long sweeping graceful line, that goes from thick to thin that I mentioned above, can be found in all the figures in the thread of Aztec FireFlower…just a few threads below yours at the moment, on the main page of threads…CHECK HIS WORKS OUT CLOSELY…PICTURES ARE SOMETIMES WORTH A THOUSEND WORDS…:thumbsup:

TAKE CARE
Glenn

#19

Thanks for that Spirit, I checked out Aztec’s work and it blew me away. Pictures are worth a thousand words but in his case it feels more like an Encyclopedia of words! I’m lookin forward to implementing the thick to thin line technique but I’m not sure if the media I’m using is best suited for that style. Currently I use mechanical pencils ranging from 0.5 to 2.0, I find them easier to use as you don’t have to sharpen them!

I also checked out your work and I was humbled, your ability to capture depth, form and manipulate colour is awe inspiring. I love seeing the progression of an image and you display it perfectly.

Truly amazing stuff:love:

#20

HEY…mrCore64…:slight_smile:
Aztec’s drawings blow me away also :scream: :slight_smile: …you might ask Aztec what kind of pencils are uses to get that great line quality in those drawings. Im sure
that Aztec would be more than happy to tell you…if you ask nicely…:slight_smile:
Hey…THANKS for the nice words about my work also…really glad you enjoyed it…:slight_smile:
I just started a figure drawing class myself, been too long since the last one I took…going to take me awhile to get back into the swing of things I think…I’m using ball point ink pen for smaller drawings, and conti crayon for bigger life size studies…will be posting my new studies soon, once I get back into that grove that is…LOL…:slight_smile:
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR WORK, AND PROGRESS…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn