David's Sketchbook ;)

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Holy molly, it's been a little while since I've posted anything. Well, I had some big ass problems with my back and couldn't paint for 2 or 3 weeks, which really, REALLY sucked. Just a word of some friendly advice from experience... MOVE! THE F*CK!! AROUND!!! FREQUENTLY!!!! people, I tell you. Right before it hit me, I was spending from 8 to 12 hours per day on painting or learning to paint. You know this bloody stupid phrase, find what you love and let it kill you by Bukowski? Yeah, well, don't. Or you won't be able to enjoy anything from it in the long run. But enough of my whining. Here's what I've been up to recently.

First, a bunch of sketches, mostly from imagination. Good exercise, to turn around a single female character is hard. Kim Jung Gi's abilities are killing me softly.










Next, bunch of colors studies of old masters, no color picking, mainly marine art, why, well, in a moment you'll see why. Great exercise, very satisfying, but hard. But good. Should do more, much more, actually, everydaykindofmore.












Last, my recent project I AM currently working on. As you can see, it's kind of marine art. Would love to hear your thoughts on it, it's a wip. I don't want to overwork it, as I have a tendency to do so, so I'm seeking advice. I've pushed it as far as I could. Feel free critique it away.




Fedodika! My man, forgive me for replying so late. I've read your advice early on and tried to apply some of it. I actually hate blurring things, it makes me want to scream. But simplifying things is better, especially in the distance. What we want to achieve is a sense of depth. I think gradation from simplicity to complexity works much better in doing so than blurring. At least for me. Speaking of that previous image, with a shewolf, yea, you're right about her hand and details. About the process, I had this idea in my head and I tried to stick to it, and because it took me a long time to finish that painting, every time I looked at it from the perspective of time, as with fresh eyes, some stuff bothered me, so I had to repaint it over and over again. With this last image, it was easier, because I had a clear idea in my head from early on, as you'll see when I'm finished with it. So critique away! I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Cheers, mate! I've also seen you're doing a lot of progress and great idea with those master studies.