Ando Commando's Sketch book

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quick sketch i did after getting my copy of LMS today

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character sketch i did the other night, inspired by LMS.

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this is a WIP
can anybody help me with her face?it just seems off... its not fully rendered but i feel like the is an anatomical problem. thanks ^_^;

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some sketches



photo refs used for these

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trying to improve on lady faces :p



here is the updated version of the girl im currently working on.


i will be trying to do a bunch of studies this week of portraits and such.

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self portrait done from a photo then added the extra bit on top :P

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samurai helmet sketches

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did some pitcher anatomy sketches from reference.

thsi one from memory, was supposed to be a man-rabbit throwing an easter egg :P

also so other anatomy sketches from an ipad app

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keep up the good work man! you are at the right pace of learning. have you heard about betty edwards drawing from the right side of the brain? i recommend that to everyone who finds drawing portraits realistically challenging. she also has a video on youtube that supplements the book just search for betty edwards right side of the brain.
what i can suggest for you to do is to also search for loomis construction method for head drawing also proko. after that copy from the masters (sargent , craig mullins etc.)

other than that just keep going dont ever stop . trust me.

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keep up the good work man! you are at the right pace of learning. have you heard about betty edwards drawing from the right side of the brain? i recommend that to everyone who finds drawing portraits realistically challenging. she also has a video on youtube that supplements the book just search for betty edwards right side of the brain.
what i can suggest for you to do is to also search for loomis construction method for head drawing also proko. after that copy from the masters (sargent , craig mullins etc.)

other than that just keep going dont ever stop . trust me.

Thanks a lot for for the advice! i will look into the book and Betty Edwards. right now im reading the Hogarth dynamic anatomy book.

here is a 1hr 15ish min speedpaint (supposed to be 50 min but i lost track of time)

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trying to level up my landscape skills. here are a couple of studies i did, each about 1 hour.

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Holy balls this is hard...
3 hrs study of Thomas Moran


also some character sketches i did at work

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some stuff form the sketch book

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sargent study.
colors are a bit off as are some other things but l'm happy with how it came out.

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photo study wip/gift for my dad :P