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RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-01-2016

Continuing with the hand




RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-13-2016

Gotta learn hands

All from quickposes





Mixture of observation and imagination




RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - yangdaniel027 - 06-14-2016

Really nice work here :) the hand construction stuff will really be helpful when working purely off of imagination.

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-14-2016

Some portrait practice



RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-14-2016

(06-14-2016, 06:51 PM)yangdaniel027 Wrote: Really nice work here :) the hand construction stuff will really be helpful when working purely off of imagination.

Thanks man, hopefully all the studying and practice pays off at some point!

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - OtherMuzz - 06-15-2016

I think you are rushing those hand studies a bit too much to get the most out of them. Portrait is nice, but a bit lopsided.

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-20-2016

(06-15-2016, 12:27 AM)OtherMuzz Wrote: I think you are rushing those hand studies a bit too much to get the most out of them. Portrait is nice, but a bit lopsided.

Possibly, they're only one minute each so the draftsmanship isn't great. It might be a good idea to balance the quick gesture hands with some slower, more accurate drawings.

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-20-2016

Quickposes 1 minute sketches


Imagination


From reference







A pose from imagination



And a character to finish the week off. I really need to add costumes and armor back into my study sessions



RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-20-2016

Some value practice




RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - OtherMuzz - 06-20-2016

Really solid stuff, that knight is really nice.

Also Butts.

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - John - 06-20-2016

Nick! That's one delicious value practice! Love the texture, they are well placed!

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-20-2016

(06-20-2016, 07:22 PM)John Wrote: Nick! That's one delicious value practice! Love the texture, they are well placed!

You're damn right John

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-23-2016

My current strategy is to take one subject at a time (in this case the hand),  and to focus intensely on it through a high volume of repetitive training for a period of weeks. I'm trying to tackle it from every angle, using a variety of references and methods to force the shapes into my brain. So far so good!

Quickposes 90 seconds


Photo studies


Imagine FX Anatomy Issue




Combination of memory and imagination



RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-23-2016

I meant memory and life (looking at my own hand) in the last post

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-25-2016

Quickposes 2 minute gestures with details added after


Life studies and imagination


Memory Studies from Loomis. The drawings in black are from reference, blue from imagination, red are the follow-up correction drawings. An effective but very time-consuming way to memorize shapes and proportions. It's definitely worth it though, I need to do more of these.



RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 06-29-2016

A bunch of memory studies from Loomis and some hands with values 






RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 07-01-2016

Notes on Hampton's construction process and some life studies





RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - Piotr Jasielski - 07-04-2016

Great studies, you have a powerful and effective approach to attaining the understanding. Really good job on the faces and hands. Your rendering will need a bit more work - values/lighting and materials. Employing the notan method should help you make a leap in that aspect.

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - neopatogen - 07-05-2016

Awesome studies and sketches! What resources did you use to study casting shadows?

RE: Nicky D's Sketchworld - DQ_Nick - 07-06-2016

(07-04-2016, 10:55 PM)Piotr Jasielski Wrote: Great studies, you have a powerful and effective approach to attaining the understanding. Really good job on the faces and hands. Your rendering will need a bit more work - values/lighting and materials. Employing the notan method should help you make a leap in that aspect.

Thank you for the feedback Piotr, I agree that my rendering could be considerably better. I think more time studying form and construction would help with that, but sure I'm curious to see what I can learn from the notan method