My artdump (NSFW)

Obilex

Hey, this is my first real dump other than random doodle thread postings. Its just work that I've done over the past 2 months in and out of class. I am basically looking for any help I can get at this point, good or bad. So go nuts, I can take it.

Figure drawing


























Randoms








First Painting, used guache I think




Random Photoshops








and Facebook graffiti crap, i still dont know why i like using that crappy thing











oh, and a dinosaur i'm not done inking

lilchingch0ng

as a general rule of thumb, when doing life drawings, avoid using lines to define the form. focus more on your shadows to define volume. also, make sure you keep your proportions in mind while you work, since alot of what i see here seems to be lacking in that area.

beavotron

i am really impressed with this thread.

you still need some work, obviously (who doesn't, heh)
i am mostly just really impressed that you posted life drawings, still life and scenery
instead of anime with shitty feet, angel wings and guns.

or another "2 nerdy video game room mate guys" web comic.

grats
everything looks great
keep doing what you're doing. you can do nothing but improve if you keep doing life drawing.

those orchids are looking great, you should finish that.

Kewop Decam

lilchingch0ng wrote: »

as a general rule of thumb, when doing life drawings, avoid using lines to define the form. focus more on your shadows to define volume. also, make sure you keep your proportions in mind while you work, since alot of what i see here seems to be lacking in that area.

different people draw different ways, but you're right about trying to outline the form, that's just bad. I usually start from the inside out (stick figure, skeleton, then muscle). Others do go with the shadows, but it's all about what you're comfortable with.

Obilex

thanks guys! I really appreciate it. I have another figure drawing class tomorrow, so I am going to try and do the whole thing without lines just to try and get away from that.

lilchingch0ng

Kewop Decam wrote: »

different people draw different ways, but you're right about trying to outline the form, that's just bad. I usually start from the inside out (stick figure, skeleton, then muscle). Others do go with the shadows, but it's all about what you're comfortable with.

i know different people draw different ways, some of them are wrong, some of them are right

*edit*
but i was only talking about the outline, lines are fine for gestures and the like

Mykonos

i remember hearing and reading about the the same thing with regards to what ching said about using shadows to define form. I guess its one thing to use sketch lines to map out your object in a preliminary sketch, but i do know that when it comes to actual definition of the object than shadows are the way to go. the method comes natural to me when I work with pencil and paper, but its a whole other nightmare when translating the same method via digital.

anable

I actually like the Facebook graffiti "crap" and the Roman statue head looking drawing the best. Very nice stuff.

Lalilulelo

Dinosaurs for the win.

Keep practicing, your head's in the right place.

NotASenator

That's the best facebook graffiti I've ever seen.

Obilex

thanks crook ^_^

Mykonos

aw man...sucks some of ur photos got canned from photobucket

Obilex

yea, they were bewb pictures, I guess they didn't think the larger model was bad tho...

vrempire

I don't really like your human figure drawing but I'm really crazy about your scenery painting.
It really got commercial value.
keep it up Obilex.

Obilex

Hey guys, I have been busy with finals and everything coming up lately so I haven't been updating that much but here are a few.

some more figure drawings, from like 20-40 minutes I think.








and some more facebook graffiti, can't get enough of it

DeeLock

So this was made really fast but i hope it helps...



You're on the right track, keep it up!!!

PS: i LOVE facebook graffiti!

Doctor Pain

your figure drawing stuff is way out of proportion, remember, you make your biggest mistakes in the first 5 minutes. So make sure you got the head, arms and feet, etc, all the right size, or rather the size they should be according to each other.

If the head is too big, its only too big because the rest of the body is too small, just keep an eye out for that kinda stuff.

Obilex

Deelock- Thanks so much for that. As simple as it was, it makes complete sense to me now.

Do you recommend anything for the whole proportion problem? or is it just a matter of looking out for it and keep practicing? Either or, thanks a bunch.

Asamof the Horrible

Try holding your pencil vertically and horizontally against the model and see how things line up, and draw according to that. If it helps you can put lines down on your drawing too if to just help line things up correctly. Also step back from your picture every time you complete a certain section, or just every couple of minutes. Just jot your eyes back and forth between your drawing and the model and you'll really notice the mistakes

also I'm not sure what your method is for figure drawing, but try to do the linework and get it as accurate as you possibly can before you start putting down values

also read this thingy http://www.erikgist.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=131

Obilex

thanks a lot asam!

Doctor Pain

Obilex wrote: »

Deelock- Thanks so much for that. As simple as it was, it makes complete sense to me now.

Do you recommend anything for the whole proportion problem? or is it just a matter of looking out for it and keep practicing? Either or, thanks a bunch.

you can use your pencil to measure, its kinda of a weird technique, but i see a lot of people use it in my class.
http://searchwarp.com/swa69122.htm

Obilex

alright, I just got a scanner so I figured I would update a little bit.

some quick 5-20 minute inks I did. (first time using the stuff)









and another terrible self portrait, I never realized how hard it is to draw myself




as always, crits are welcome,

p.s. does anyone know how to change my thread name?

bigpapa

Really great landscapes. I can't draw landscapes for shit, so top show in my opinion.
What I do draw is a lot of faces, and a nice little tip when doing faces is to section it off into 3 different parts.
Part 1: Top of the forehead to the top of the brow.
Part 2: Top of the brow to the bottom of the nose.
Part 3: Bottom of the nose to the bottom of the chin.
This technique will give your faces a more realistic and anatomically correct feel to them and really help your drawing seem more life like.


Also I noticed that your figures seem a little oblonged, a good way to measure out the figure without guessing blindly at it is to remember that the human body is generally 7-8 heads long. Due to foreshortening and such, this with inevitably have to be changed, but like mentioned earlier, that's where the good old pencil measure comes into play.

And keep practicing with those inks! It's a tough medium to master, but once you get down the basic black and white, try some colored inks to, they're really vibrant and beautiful.