Jaik's Sketches & Thoughts

[Jaik]

Adzerak: I completely agree with adding more darks. Sometimes its the camera, but most of the time I just don't have the ability to make it darker. It never works :( Pen always seems TOO dark compared to the other parts.

Lyraina: I did try..filled up them sketchbooks, but mostly with doodles that dont mean anything xP

Thanks meat :D


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Alright guysssss, I'm back after my hiatus. The house is all set up (more or less) but I spent far too much time out of my days pretending to be a carpenter instead of drawing, but I did get some sketchbook stuff done, which I will probably photograph in the fullness of time.

I also got a new laptop, which is different when I have only ever really used desktops. Its powerful enough to drive my huge 27" Yamakazi screen though, which is awesome. So no loss of desktop space, only learning curves for using less usb ports >.> Anyone know of a decent USB hub?

I started out this week slowly getting back in to drawing, I was amazed by how rusty I got just from not drawing for 2-3weeks, it's scary. But I caught back up prettyt quickly.

The break did give me time to think though, and looking at my work, I really need to apply more of my studies and also turn out pieces I would be happy to put in my portfolio, which have been few and far between these past couple of months. What I am lacking is application. But that will change now :D (not right now, because the end of the week was spent doing studies >.>)

So the first one is a failed attempt at digitizing that enviro sketch, then realising I have no idea how to paint rocks in a good fashion. So, while there arent many pictures this week, the pure frustration and hitting my head against a (rock) wall saturates these images. But I think I have worked out how to do it, a little.. Give it a shot soon.

This is the failed attempt, I worked out my values were off (less than they look here, because my laptop screen wasn't yet calibrated, once I did they got thrown wayyy further off)


This is the study I first tried, and realised I cant paint rocks.


Attempt #2


Attempt #3



Oh and these that I did when I was still on my old comp that I just recovered (These were done at the point when it was freezing every 15 minutes, instead of every 3min like it was at the end of its life)