Elderscrollers Sketchy Stuff

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Simple quick figure study with a slight lighting change from its original

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Again some anatomy study and (sort of) application

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Finally the forum is online again! Diverse practice from the last few days:

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An undead panel this time. Searching for ideas for an undead RPG supplement book I have the pleasure to illustrate

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Experimenting with some lighting effects

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Sketch and anatomy study. What best to use for that than Conan the barbarian himself

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Doodles and faces. The faces are partially studies from Dragon Age Inquisition concepts and partially from imagination

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Sketches for fun

[Agerkvist]

Very, very nice stuff you have here. Inspiring to see all those drawings - thanks alot for sharing man :)

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@Agerkvist: Thanks very much! Glad you like it!



More sketches. Need to switch back to studies again soon

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An illustration for an RPG called Arx Temporis for its undead supplement book

owner of distribution rights Sebastian Schuler, Arx Temporis
May not be used for private and/or commercial purposes

[Agerkvist]

Braaaaiiiinnnnsssssss!!

On a more serious note - the characters in your sketchbook, when doing them, do you start with a gesture or similar to get the pose down or how do you go by it?

Love those moleskine pages :)

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@Agerkvist: Thanks! :) It actually mostly depends on mood, confidence level and subject when I start.
Digitally I sometimes do a gesture in lines, sometimes I just put blobs of paint on the canvas and form a figure/silhouette from there.
With pencils, I mostly start with a very light and loose underdrawing done with a hard pencil (2H or HB) to get a pose. Once I have that, I erase all until it is barely perceiveable and go over it with a softer pencil for the final sketch (2B).
Sometimes though, I leave out the underdrawing and start with a silhouette (but only on days where I feel very good and confident about drawing!) The difficult thing here is: you have to have a clear image in your mind and you have to both draw with the whole silhouette/pose/figure in mind and with the particular spot you are working on or your proportions will be off!

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[Pookaball]

Can I just comment here so I remember to check back later and marvel at your magnificent pencil sketches

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