Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - Printable Version

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Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-03-2013

Hi all,

My goal for this is to track my progress as I go along and head towards my goal.

First off, I'm a graphic designer by profession. And just recently tried to steer my way into illustrations. So here's some of my old free time doodles from the past year.

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[Image: EDDY-SISSY-FINAL1_zps788c8780.jpg]

And here are my studies and sketches from the past 2-3 months

Started off with some figure drawing lessons

[Image: GESTURESTUDY02_zpsd8bfb247.jpg]

This will be quite a slow progress for me since I'm working 10-12 hrs on weekdays and I only get to have 5hrs max on my studies and personal stuff. Guess I came too late for this kind of thing but its quite fulfilling in my part.

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - TNiznet - 08-03-2013

Hey Ruff, nice studies, those typographic sketches are awesome, I bet you turn them into awesome Graphic posters. 5 hours is better than nothing man, I would say you should draw from life to begin with, learn to accurately see, do self portraits looking at the mirror and then progress to anatomy.

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-04-2013

Thanks man.

I actually went through the free figure drawing from imagination off of drawing-tutorials-online.com subscription. It sorta gave me a reason to draw in some ways.

Well, to continue show my progress(?) from past months...

[Image: apple_zps92fc4fd3.jpg]

[Image: valuestudy_d02b_zps1c806021.jpg]

[Image: envistudyswamp02_zpsc6166260.jpg]

[Image: envistudymountain_zps223397ee.jpg]

[Image: envistudyforest_zps4c0d3f00.jpg]

And some master studies. My first complete paintings

Paul Lassaine El-Dorado (quick sketch)
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Thomas Moran (took me 3 days / roughly 13-15hrs as I badly needed to finish something)
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-05-2013

couple of WIPs of my Starveil entry

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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-07-2013

Some texture studies for a piece I am working.

[Image: 21warlock_studies_zps0c87b360.jpg]

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-16-2013

Today's quick sketch:
Everyday, before I start on projects or studies, I spend around 30mins to an hour just doodle anything trying to find forms from texture brushes.

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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-17-2013

Quick still life - 30min.-ish

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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - crackedskull - 08-17-2013

Keep up the studies and concepts. Youre doing great so far.

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-18-2013

@crackedskull - Thanks man.

Today's daily warm-up:
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-18-2013

swamp study
[Image: swampnight_zps65eba3fa.jpg]

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - JBZ - 08-18-2013

Doing studies before and during your actual illustration is fundamental, from my point of view. Good work, keep it up dude ;)

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-19-2013

@JBZ: True that man. Especially in my case where my visual library's still limited. Thanks for the encouragement. :)

So, today's quite a slow day. Power interruption killed my vibe, so I had this sketch to hopefully kickstart for some works tomorrow.
[Image: quick04_zps30c819af.jpg]

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-20-2013

I saw Mark Molnar's warm-up sessions on youtube. And I thought to myself to try it for my warmup sessions also.
So here's my first attempt. (Approx. 10-15mins per sketch)
[Image: quick05d_zps364974fd.jpg]

I certainly enjoyed it, and it pumped me a bit to proceed on what I've been working on. I highly recommend for anyone to try this out. It's a great exercise.
Cheers! :)

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-21-2013

Here's a generic environment sketch.
Today's warm-up
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-21-2013

Just want to share my first creature/alien sketch.
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-22-2013

Slow day for painting today, so I might shift to some figure drawings a little later.
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-22-2013

So after the slump I had earlier, and was really not going anywhere with the projects I've been working on, I diverted into making a cheesy dedication portrait. After I saw what Dan Luvisi did, I thought we almost had the same story and I planned on making something for my fiance also. It's still a WIP for now. I want to hear your thoughts on it also, Any tips on how to improve, stuff like that.
[Image: apeekintomylife2_zps0568be2a.jpg]

[Image: apeekintomylife2_zps0568be2a.jpg]

*So sorry though if I can't post her picture in here, she's a really private person so yeah, again I apologize. Comments on general color, light and form stuff would be gladly appreciated.

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-23-2013

Head value studies
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*Photo refs from www.thesartorialist.com

RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-24-2013

So here's my little weekend project.
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RE: Ralph's Sketches and Stuff - ruffledo - 08-25-2013

Warmup/studies
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*Photo refs from http://www.thesartorialist.com