What ImSkeptical learnt this week (Sketchbook)

[ImSkeptical]

I always feel bad when it seems like i didn't do much work in a week. But I'm feeling optimistic about next week, mainly because i was lucky enough to get selected for brentoring! So maybe i'll finally be able to produce 20 pieces of imaginative stuff a week xD. At the very minimum, weekly assignments will keep me honest and away from so many studies and more real work. So here's this weeks stuff.



Some Hampton. Perhaps aesthetically ugly, but theoretically beautiful.




Sickbrush's stuff. I really hate this lightbulb. I'm planning on doing it again some time. I think i need to just approach the spiral bit a lot more scientifically with more selections. I only had a silloutte selection, and i think it made the whole thing inefficient. Somethings wrong with the edges of the reflections it just bugs me. Maybe i just needed more contrast in the values. I'll get you next time...



Random sketches from http://operatorsgonnaoperate.tumblr.com/ a good tumblr for quick modern military ref. Some rotating and ortho's to keep me on my toes and make sure i was absorbing information / exercising the brain.



Exploring an alternate method of figure 'drawing'. I wanted to simplify it so i only had to worry about simplification of form and lighting; something similar to robh's landscapes. In the end, it also emphasized composition a lot more, and I also found i could explore edges. I wanted to narrow down the focus from a figure drawing, but in the end i just changed focus xD. I feel there was something to learn though, and will probably try it again. You guys should try it, i'd like to see if anyone else gets anything out of it.

Well that's this week. Thanks for reading if you did, and look forward to Brent kicking my ass and finally getting me to do more real work.