Lots of sketches

13.11.2013:

Today is a very exciting day. Because I finally finished my first sketchbook! My whole life i always drew on loose papers only, so having started a real sketchbook in December 2012 I'm glad to announce that after nearly a year I have filled it completely :D
The last sketch is already the first page of my new one. This being Din A4. So I'm really excited working twice as big as usual.

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

sketches from imagination (pencil)

I also tried a different value structure for my latest piece.

from imagination (photoshop cs6)

Doodles

20.02.2013:

Some doodles...

doodles (graphite pencil; copic markers)

Sketchbook pages

07.02.2013:

Only sketchbook pages today...

sketchbook page (graphite pencil; from imagination)

sketchbook page (graphite pencil; from imagination)

Little Mermaid

06.02.2013:

Kept working on the mermaid piece and started to put colors in to check if the values work. Used the gradient map for it. Found out that the values doesn't work. So back to value studies.

95% from imagination (photoshop cs5)

After that I needed a little break from it, so I started to paint a face from my mind. Started directly in color and like it really much :3 

face from imagination (photoshop cs5)

sketchbook page (graphite)

Female Anatomy

20.01.2013:

So like promised here are some anatomy studies, focusing on the torso area. Also trying to understand the underlying muscles and bones. I started doing photo studies and then tried to draw the same girl again, only this time from my memory without looking at the photo reference or my drawing of it. Also I'm still trying to figure out how I can give volume in photoshop without going into detail and spending to much time on it. I think I'm getting slowly the hang of it :3 Ah, and I traced the outline by the photoshop photo study, because it wasn't the kind of study I was going for.

warm up page + memory training (colored pencil + graphite pencil 6B)

memory training (copic markers + graphite pencil 6B)

random stuff from imagination, ref and life (copic markers + graphite pencil 6B)

doodles (graphite pencil 6B)

photo study, concentrating on creating volume through focusing on light and shadow areas and transitions (photoshop cs5)

Doodle time

14.01.2013:

Yesterday I finished my qualifying test. I think I did a good job, so let's see if it was enough :)

doodles (graphite pencil 6B)

Warm up + photo study

6.01.2013:

30 min gesture drawing class (graphite pencil 6B)

30 min gesture drawing class (graphite pencil 6B)

doodle (graphite pencil 6B)

photo study (graphite pencil 6B)

Doodles

27.12.2012:

doodles (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)

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)

Doodle time

01.11.2012:

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

doodles (pencil

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)