gestures 1

I need to improve at the figure as a whole, at pose, posture, movement, expression, and holistic anatomy.

Composition thumbnail practice

More TV Characters

I've painted 29 TV characters and I already see how much I've improved since the first set (TNG). I think part of it has been learning how to use some of my brushes, and how to see the definitions in the face's planes more clearly. These have really paid off! I need to do a lot more photo studies!!

Nature Walk: Mushrooms

"Queen" sketch (unfinished project)

Clown

Twisters

Tell me what you see

From a screenshot of Minority Report.

Tall Tale of Epicness (WIP)

 

I am working on cards for Jeff to make his own personal smash up deck. Sadly I've put this off for a while and I want to work on it again very soon.

Characters Dear

 

These are all fairly quickly worked, 1-4 portraits with the whole set being done in 3 or 4 days each. I was working from resource but not copying identically, allowing myself to interpret a little and thinking about where i want to go to differentiate myself someday in terms of a style. I still don't have one. I think largely the problem is that I don't feel very line confident and that my visual library and muscle memory are limited so that when I don't know something very well i generalize that portion and it becomes "toony" I don't have a problem with a cartoon or semi realistic effect, i just want to do it on purpose instead of  out of a place of weakness.

Also, this was really great working with sets of faces from a couple favorite shows. They each have a variety of features and personalities. I would like doing more of this.

Man of clay

Making a camp fire

 Try.....

Try again...

Moon

 From a prompt: moon

Creating Critters

Expressions

I have been doing more sketching. I was resistant to the idea at first, but I think doing some cartoonized expressions is going to help me create a mental library for creative drawing.
I drew these in one sitting, from left to right on the page, all from a set of reference photos of the same person. Gradually I identify the underlying shapes of his head contours and he becomes more consistent.

Fire practice

Did these a few weeks ago. I was ill and traveling for a number of weeks and have gotten off of the habit of working daily. need to rebuild it!

Profile

A WIP I never finished but got some great feedback for.

Aztec

 

This work was based on the lines by http://agataka19.deviantart.com/
lines at: http://agataka19.deviantart.com/art/Aztec-lineart-667876631

It's for a coloring contest at http://color-me-club.deviantart.com/

Ostensibly Forest Creatures

Elephants

giraffes

"Pygmelion's Wish"

 

Lines by : http://nikemv.deviantart.com
Coloring by myself. Submitted to a coloring contest run by the line artist.

States of water

I felt the least successful was the boiling water attempt. The ice crystals need work, as well as the steam (although the steam may improve if i figure out a more effective brush to use)

Metals Study

feathered

Spinal