Doodles

27.12.2012:

doodles (graphite pencil 6B)

Scythe II

24.12.2012:

So today I got a Wacom Intous 5 small for christmas of which I'm really excited about :3 I started to block the main colors of the yesterday started drawing in. So that's how far I got after an additionally hour. Still a long long way to go :)

... (pencil + photoshop cs6; refs see last post)

Scythe

23.12.2012:

One day before christmas and I decided to enter a contest :) Task is, to interpret a given character and illustrate her. I really like how the sketch of her turned out, but I'm still unsure about the background.

... (used ref for pose; character & costume design were given; graphite pencil in sketchbook)

And the warm Up I did this day...

30 min gesture drawing class (graphite pencil 6B)

30 min gesture drawing class (graphite pencil 6B)

Scribbling

22.12.2012:

Scribbling around in my sketchbook :)

from imagination (graphite pencil 6B)

from reference (colored pencil)

doodles (pencil)

doodles (pencil)

doodles (pencil)

Little mermaid - color choice

16.12.2012:

Hello everyone, two weeks ago I uploaded a sketch for a piece I want to do, so here you can see the initial colors I want to go with. Next step: Correction of anatomy and detail work in the lineart!

little mermaid (from imagination; pencil sketch + photshop cs4)

Figures

11.12.2012:

Ehm...lots of wrong anatomy I guess... like the small on in the top (second from the left)...

from imagination (pencil)

Experimenting with the human figure

4.12.2012:

Experimenting with the human shape. Lots of fun to do :3

faces (from imagination; pencil + colored pencil)

human figure (pencil + colored pencil; from imagination)

Another one

30.11.2012:

And another one...

from imagination (pencil + colored pencil)

Faces

26 + 27.11.2012:

Wow, finally some whole faces, not only half of it^^ I broke the neck of the lady in the middle...but that's how you learn, right? :D

from imagination (pencil + colored pencil)

Concept

25.11.2012:

Concept for my own interpretation of the "Little Mermaid" i wanna do!

from imagination (pencil + colored pencil)

Anatomy training

20.11.2012:

Still trying to get facial features and human anatomy right from imagination...

from imagination (pencil)

Crap

16.11.2012:

Hmm, seems I'm still to scared to draw a whole face xD

from imagination (pencil)

oO

15.11.2012:

Done during break at work, looks crappy as hell...^^

from imagination (pencil)

Doodle time

07.11.2012:

Didn't find the energy to paint this evening, so here only some doodles from work...

doodles (from imagination; pencil)

Hatching

08.11.2012:

Took the time to draw some (half-)faces from imagination. Concentrated on using hatching to shape the face. There is lots of space for improvement...

faces (from imagination; pencil)

Start trying!

06.11.2012:

Today I found the courage to simply sit down and try to paint a face from imagination. There is not much looking right, but yeah, I'm still moving out of my comfort zone and it only can get better :)

So join me, and try something new and scary!

painting from imagination (photoshop cs5, no references used)

Color study*4

05.11.2012:

Still studying colors and trying to paint directly without an underlying lineart. =)

color study (from reference; photoshop cs5)

Doodle time

01.11.2012:

Nothing at all... doodles a break at work...

doodles (pencil

Couldn't concentrate...

30.10.2012:

This is one of these days I don't wanna show what I did, because it sucks. BUT I promised myself to upload every crappy sketch to keep myself motivated in the long run and maybe show others, that there always are good and bad days :3 So keep drawing guys!

50:50 from ref and imagination (pencil)

Color studies

29.10.2012:

She is totally off, but the main target were colors so it's ok for me^^ Also without underlying lineart to train my painting skills.

color study from photo reference (photoshop cs5; 45min)

In this second one I traced the outline and then tried to pick the right colors again. Also trying to not get into details, but simply put colors on with the standard round brush :)

color study from photo reference (photoshop cs5; 30min; traced outlines to concentrate on colors)

Friday nights work

26.10.2012:

Finally I found some time to do a longer study. Primary focus on picking the right colors and secondary to try to get the shape down without an underlying lineart. So far so good. Afterwards I tried to apply this study to an imaginative piece and...well... it was my first try to do something like that. I'm glad that I found the courage to simple try it. But yeah, I have to do a lot more of them 'til they will look kind of good :)

color study (photoshop cs5; with photo reference)

applying the study (photoshop cs5; from imagination)

some doodles from work (pencil)

More heads

13.10.2012:

More heads from imagination, concentrating on hard shadows...

heads from imagination (pencil)

Leaving my comfort zone

03.10.2012:

Started a photo study, but then I wanted to draw, so nothing much here to see^^

photo study (unfinished, photoshop cs5)

I really have to learn  how to draw faces from imagination. So here I go...

heads from imagination (pencil)

Applying studies

24.09.2012:

Face from imagination...

from imagination (mechanical pencil HB 0.5)

Faces and an environment

23.09.2012:

Face studies...

right one is a study; rest are from imagination (pencil)

studies (pencil)

and a concept...

environment from imagination (pencil)

I'm back!

Oh my gosh, I can't believe it's over three month since I posted here... but fortunately I have a good excuse :3 Since first of july I'm having an internship as a concept artist in a small company here in germany. So I'm drawing and painting eight hours a day. Bad thing is, I'm under NDA so I can't show you any of it. Not now at least. But after two month working there, I think I found my routine and I can go back to continue my studies without falling asleep after 5 minutes^^

PS: I did some sketches during the last month and when I finally found them I will put them to the right dates... I'm such a chaotic...

30.08.2012:

hard & soft shadows photo study (photoshop cs4; lines are traced; only concentrating on shadows)

brush control assignment (photoshop cs5; lines are traced; only concentrating on shadows)

-.-*

21.08.2012:

random scribbles (from imagination, 0.5 mechanical pencil HB)

Doodle time

07.08.2012:

Some doodle from a break at work...

doodle (pencil)

Testing my anatomical knowledge

In a break at work I tried to draw a woman from imagination to see how much I still remember of my anatomy studies after one month without drawing humans^^

30.07.2012:

woman from imagination (0.5 mechanical pencil HB)

perspective exercise

20.07.2012:

perspective exercise (pencil)

green pencil is from life; blue pencil from imagination (colored pencil)

from imagination (colored pencil)

my little critters & medieval kitchen (colored pencil)

Started my new sketchbook :3

from imagination (pencil)

doodles (colored pencil)

Flare

Reworking Flare...

25.05.2012:

Sketches were done in 2009, colored them now.

flare concepts (photoshop cs4)

Trying to modify the main character....

reworking main character (pencil)

alternative lantern design (pencil)