[pixelherder]

New year, new sketchbook!

I mainly update my blog > http://pixelherding.blogspot.com/
but thought it couldn't hurt to try and participate in the cghub community - i've been lurking for long enough!

So to start of 2010 here's a couple of pieces i've just done - both were based on fairly random sketches that i'd done in my sketchpad, that i thought would look ok taken a bit further

the first one is the result of a night's insomnia, it's not terribly polished but it'll do for now

MeltDown


And the second is more inspired by things around me and had a bit more attention lavished on it!

Eh,Mate


And thats it, crits and comments always welcome!

[pixelherder]

thought i'd spend some time today wrestling with traditional media - graphite sticks were todays weapons of choice, clumsily wielded versus a photo reference pic.

The main goal with this was trying to achieve more sophisticated form and tonal variation than i usually manage - it's certainly better than my last attempt, but still no masterpiece



the drawing's a bit off, but practice makes perfect!

[Mix]

Great drawings so far, keep trying, im thinking that the photo/scan of your last piece is better on real life

[pixelherder]

just messing around with custom brushes tonight

[pixelherder]

trying to brush up on basic drawing skills by doing plenty of studies, ideally i'd also like to improve my rendering skills with pencil and graphite - i used to be pretty decent with them *shakes fist at photoshop*
Ultimately i'd like to progress to painting of some sort, but seems like a terrifying and distant prospect...











And some miscellaneous speedpaints and what-not;

SpellBound!


(yes, i am jealous)

And this one's a work in progress for a personal project!


and that pretty much wraps things up for now!

[NorthernChild]

Love the picture from post #4, looks great (haha I love birds and feathers)

[pixelherder]

Originally Posted by NorthernChild

Love the picture from post #4, looks great (haha I love birds and feathers)

typical - thats the drawing that took the least amount of time

and i agree with your comment - birds are great!

[pixelherder]

another crazy saturday night - yup, photo study time!



i was trying to achieve a less rigid finish that i sometimes get doing this sort of thing - maybe thats why the basic drawing and colour is so shonky. You live and learn!

[pixelherder]

Another graphite and pencil photo-ref-study-thing, tried to montage things up a notch...

[plietz]

nice drawings. I like the small still life pieces. keep it up.

[NorthernChild]

pic from post #8 - is that Gary Oldman?

and he last one haha, I love to draw woman portraits+birds too ))) nice

[pixelherder]

Originally Posted by NorthernChild

pic from post #8 - is that Gary Oldman?

well spotted! thats who it's based on, didn't quite get it right, but seems it was close enough

Originally Posted by NorthernChild

and he last one haha, I love to draw woman portraits+birds too ))) nice

there's just something about feathers and birds i've been drawn to lately! i think some of it was sparked by some stuff i was reading about irish myths and legends, and other stuff inspired by some of the artists i've seen on cghub.

[pixelherder]

more wippage from this evening

[Emil]

Very nice paintings here, really like those still lifes, both the digital and pencil ones.

[pixelherder]

Originally Posted by Emil

Very nice paintings here, really like those still lifes, both the digital and pencil ones.

thanks emil