Character Portrait

09.02.2015:

After deciding to fill my sketchbook with color I still wanted to keep sketching and create new stuff. Simply now I would directly ink and color them so that my sketchbooks will never be grey again : D

One evening we had a lot of friends over for D&D and one of them asked me if that's a sticker book? (pointing at this page of my sketchbook) Haha. Due to the bold egg shaped background it must have seemed that way from afar^^

character sketch (sketchbook, ink, colored pencil, copic markers)

Testing out an art style

22.06.2014:

Big disclaimer upfront: This isn't my art style. I just wanted to try out something new and see what I like and don't like about it. I try to look up the original artist, because her paintings are amazeballs.

After I drew the face of my character based on her faces I kinda got the hang of the skin color and then colored the rest of my characters body out of my imagination. My original sketch you can find here.

I really like the skin and her lips but her eyes are way to doll like. They creep me out quite a bit :D :D

sketch from imagination, face rending = study, body rendering = applying what I learned (photoshop cc)

The second sketch I drew a few hours later to see how much I still remember. The skin isn't as smooth but I like her face overall much more. Less creepy. 

I think trying out different styles which you like will help you grow as an artist. Because you will only adapt and keep elements you like. For example certain color combinations, shape of the lips, etc. That way you still can create your own style. As long as you don't copy other peoples art one to one and claim it to be your own I think it's a great learning experience. 

from memory (photoshop cc)

Sketches

15.11.2013:

Just filled the blank spaces on the last page.

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil, copic markers, colored pencils)

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)

Sketchbook page

02.11.2013:

And there the November is. Really looking forward to the christmas holidays this year. Can't await it!

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

Sketchbook Page

26.10.2013:

And I keep doing those imaginative sketches. Today also some body parts next to all the faces. Look at that ass :D Like the guy with the mustache. Finally getting the hang of the profile of the face. Yeah!

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

Sketchbook Pages

24.10.2013:

And I kept going. More sketchbook pages. All from imagination. Plus I worked on hard/soft edges in Photoshop. Face looks totally off, but the edges are nice. haha (used referenced for that one)

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil, colored pencil)

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

photo study, concentrating on edges (Photoshop CS6)

Sketchbook Page

23.10.2013:

Hey guys! Another great day to do some sketches. Like the girl on the bottom left. Couple on top is from reference.

sketchbook page (pencil, imagination at bottom, reference used for top)

Ugly faces

21.10.2013:

Having a bad day. So please don't ask. But every sketch, no matter how silly. So here we go^^

face from imagination (Photoshop CS6)

face from imagination (Photoshop CS6)

Sketchbook page

15.10.2013:

And another sketchbook page. Getting better at faces I think.

face from imagination (pencil, sketchbook)

Sketchbook Page

08.10.2013:

Kept on sketching. So here another page.

sketchbook page (pencil)

More work on the commissioned piece

17.05.2013:

Finally found time to do some further work on the commission piece. And also finished the uppercut animation.

W.I.P. commissioned work (photoshop cs6)

uppercut animation (photoshop cs6)

Commissioned work

03.05.2013:

Some commissioned work I'm doing right now for a lovely girl back on deviantart. It's far from finished. But's all the time I have for it right now. More next week!

Oh and I work from reference for this one. Is a portrait commission. =D

commissioned portrait painting (photoshop cs6)

Oh and Javier and I agreed on further work. So now I'm doing two milestone for him. One will be all the buttons for his game and one the menus. Here the initial ideas for the buttons...

button ideas (pen in sketchbook)

Sketches

2.05.2013:

Hey guys, did some sketching from imagination today. Really love the face of the mermaid in the middle of the first page. Kinda looks realistic, right? At least for my usual skill level =D

sketchbook page (pen)

sketchbook page (pen)

sketchbook page (pen)

Wildly scribbling

31.03.2013:

Some random sketches, all from my imagination how you can surely tell x.x

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

sketchbook page from imagination (pen)

Oh, and a material study based on the work of another artist. Thought it might help to see how others approach it.

material study (photoshop cs6)

Doodles

20.02.2013:

Some doodles...

doodles (graphite pencil; copic markers)

Sketchbook page

14.02.2013:

Like I already said, not much to show this week...

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

Visit of an old friend

13.02.2013:

Today arrived my best friend. We know each other since we were 4 years old :) I assume because of that there won't be much showing up here this week.

sketchbook page from imagination (pencil)

Dancing girl

12.02.2013:

I'm still working on my portfolio related blog and will do this for a while now. So not much to show. Here you have a little sketchbook page from my imagination. Really like how the dancing girl on the right turned out <3

sketchbook page (pencil)

Fat Jo

09.02.2013:

I tried to do some drawings from life, but my boyfriend was moving all the time, so here is the first appearance of FAT JO :D Maybe he learned from it and will hold still the next time :P The drawing in the bottom left of the first page looks much more like him...got only his lips wrong^^

sketchbook page (graphite pencil)

Here are some more life drawings, some faces from imagination and a Tyke from Ni no kuni. For me one of the best games ever existing <3

sketchbook page (graphite pencil; copic markers)