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)

Octopus baby

27.02.2013:

Today I worked from home, because I had a skype call and it wouldn't have been worth it to drive to my friend afterwards. But I did at least a little bit of drawing and painting^^

from imagination (graphite pencil + pen)

photo study of an octopus baby (photoshop cs5)

trying to understand and abstract trees (photoshop cs5)

tree painted from memory (photoshop cs5)

Studies and imaginative work

4.02.2013:

I fell ill over the weekend, so no drawings or paintings done then :/
I'm not really fit now, but motivated enough to do at least a little bit :3

First of a photo study, concentration on getting the shapes, positions and proportions right. Also no
color picking.

from photo reference (photoshop cs5; no line art underneath)

This one could have been a great exercise, but I wasn't in the right mind for it :/ Will do it again. Right.

from photo reference (photoshop cs5; no line art underneath)

Wanted to do some direct paintings. So I choose main color and hopped right in :3 Used only 3 brushes, two of them are basic brushes. Like the mood of it.

from imagination (photoshop cs5; no line art underneath)

Also from imagination. Tried to think about light and shadow...nahh...not that good. But it's a start, right? :)

from imagination (photoshop cs5; no line art underneath)

sketchbook page (graphite pencil)

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)

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)

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)