Smile!

28.02.2013:

Hi guys, today was our second day of working together. We didn't accomplish that much, because there was a lot of planning involved. But it's getting along nicely. So here is a little ball painted from life. Afterwards I tried to paint a similar ball from imagination in 5-10 minutes or so. And then I got the task to paint three additional balls with specific lightning in 5 mins out of my imagination. I needed 10, but nevertheless I never have thought I could have done it that fast anyway. So that's great! :D
And I finally found the courage to draw people on the way home, sitting in the train. I got a lot of strange looks, but it was really fun and you simple draw without thinking because you want to get it down as fast as possible because you never know when they move. Great exercise!

from life (photoshop cs5)

from memory (photoshop cs5)

from imagination; last one is the one above (photoshop cs5)

from life (graphite pencil)

from life (graphite pencil)

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)

Shadow construction

26.02.2013:

Hi, today is the start of a new challenge. A friend and I decided to work together. Means we met tuesday to friday from around 10 o 'clock till 5 o'clock in the afternoon. I keep working on my drawing and painting skills and he on his stuff (nothing art related). Taday was really productive. Figured out how the shadow construction worked again and learned also some new stuff about it. :D

left: from imagination right: from tutorial (graphite pencil)

from imagination (graphite pencil)

from imagination (graphite pencil)

from imagination (graphite pencil)

left: from imagination right: from tutorial (graphite pencil)

top: from imagination bottom: from tutorial (graphite pencil)

Life drawing

25.02.2013:

Hi guys, I found the perfect start in a new week. Grab a good friend, meet in a cafe in the morning, sit down and draw what you see around you :) It was a lot of fun and I drew things I normally don't draw. Also I tried to remember how to construct shadows. But the approach isn't right. Have to do a little bit of research again :3

from life (graphite pencil)

from imagination (graphite pencil)

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)