Crimson Daggers — Art forum

So thought I'd get my sketchbook started by posting a bit of older stuff then update it regularly with current stuff.

Sorry if this isn't how you're meant to do this :/ I just thought I'd get something up.

Please, please, please....critique the hell out of me! I have a thick skin that I doubt even a crimson dagger could pierce ;) at least I hope so :/ and I really want to get better, so any help is greatly appreciated.

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A few digital studies/bits...

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A fascination with ballpoint pens...

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Playing with pencils....

Last uploads for today I think, from now on it will be a regular update when I get the chance.

Here's some playing around on the iPad...




The trusty old Moleskine:



A little colour:



Any crits appreciated :) Thanks for taking the time to look!

Looks good so far! Would like to see you apply this too some imaginative stuff!

Hey zeezee, those studies look quite pretty, especially renderingwise! Though you seem to be a bit more confident with traditional stuff (which is not bad). Is everything referenced or are some of them from imagination? Anyway, seems like a cool start to a sketchbook to me!
Critiquewise I'd like to hear what you're actually aiming at. Of course overall improvement is great, but do you rather want to do illustration, conceptart, something else or all together? And maybe it'd be nice to see some of your own ideas, because studyingwise you seem to do quite well. Ah, another point may be that you actually posted a lot of figure/ face studies; though you seem to be quite comfortabel with it; maybe trying something entirely different like architecture/ landscape etc might be a good idea.
Well, anyway, cool to see you started this sketchbook, and right away with some nice drawings; sorry if my comment wasn't that constructive :)

Edit: Ha, there you got me. Now I posted this and see you already posted new stuff at the same time. My only-humans comment is officially getting redundant now :)

@kidult Thanks for the comment, will get on some imagination stuff and see what you think.

@foxflake Thanks I appreciate your comments. Nearly everything I tend to do is from life or from reference, I hadn't really thought about it but ye I guess I should be focussing on drawing from imagination too :/ As for goals....an artist/digital artist? If I'm being honest I haven't really got a clue, a job where I can make a living from drawing and painting is the dream. Whether that is in Illustration, concept art, entertainment industry, freelance. Hopefully joining in CD will help me find a direction. Architecture and Landscapes(especially) are things I LOVE looking at but have never tried myself, good idea!

More sketchbook pages....

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Study on Procreate for iPad

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A few more...

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Really quick portrait study.

Trying to get used to digital on computer instead of iPad...

Finding photoshop hard to get used to :( sticking to only ever using round hard and soft brushes to try learn basic skills. Still not sure what I should have pen pressure set to? just opacity? Definitely not size unless its a pencil line :/

Ah well got to keep pushing and keep playing.

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Last 2 for a probably a couple of days, back in work until Sunday so expect I'll be posting more then!

Little skull study & and a WIP study of my avatar picture!

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Cool studies man. What is that you're using in the last two pics? A cintiq?

@Nylelevi thanks for looking! It's an Asus Eee Slate... Ep121 I think. Nice little machine.

awesome keep up the good work zeezee! on the most recent ones, pay attention to the lighting. it'll really help make it all work well

@Joshua Hey thanks for the advice! It is something I'm struggling to get right. Thought about it a little more in this quick one.

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I'll post some more today and tomorrow as it's my days off! :)

Hey zeezee, it's looking good! Try and push for more contrast in your next one (lighter lights and darker darks) if that made sense lol.

(03-18-2013, 12:25 AM)Nylelevi Wrote: [ -> ]Hey zeezee, it's looking good! Try and push for more contrast in your next one (lighter lights and darker darks) if that made sense lol.

Makes complete sense! Will grab some lunch and get straight on it ;)

Another quick portrait value study....trying to keep the lights light/darks dark.

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Another portrait value study.....bits I like, and lots I hate.

Ah well keep going.

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You're really banging out the work today lol which is good. Only crit from me would be that the left eye looks smaller than the right. Other than that I like it!

@nylelevi Haha ye, I'm trying to make the most of my time.

Now you've mentioned the eye I can't stop looking at it lol damn better next time! ;)

Quick female/male blocking in tonal studies:

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Couple of film studies before bed...bit tired now my eyes are telling me.

Day off again tomorrow so expect more sketchbook updates then (sorry for the constant uploads today)

Trying to block in and get the jist of the image fairly quickly, hope you like.

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Couple of quick warmups for this morning. Time for a loo and food break! :) Bacon time...mmmm. Then back at it!

Trying to get better/more efficient at blocking in portraits...
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