My Sketches/Serious Art (1 week or more)

[nofx]

Hello, youve probably seen me posting on the forums here recently or in the general forums. My name is Arlando Battle im 15 years old I live in Florida. Im quite a lonesome guy and I like it that way Ive been drawing seriously sense the end of the eight grade, but I've been drawing since I've been a little child to 5th grade. In 5th grade my sisters friend bought me a sketchbook and I filled it up with incompetent doodles. Rigt now im a sophmore in the 7th best school in the US, and Im hoping to graduate with an IB Diploma with a Higher level in art, so when I do goto art school I wont have to take as many liberal art/art history courses. Anyways here to the sketches Ill post them in numerical order from less - less recent to most most recent. Oh ya I have a similar thing on Conceptart.org but there's alot of people there with Sketchbooks and I feel that I'll get better as an artist quicker if people actually could view my work before its pushed off the page by another post.. if you have a CA.org sketchbook youll know what I mean :D.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch14.jpg

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch16.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch19.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch20.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch21.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch22.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch26.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch27.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch28.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch29.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch30.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sketch31.jpg

[nofx]

Getting better at scanning heres two new ones :
this one isnt really a sketch was a project
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/super1.jpg




quick quick pen work turned into a costume ;d
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/altereg.jpg

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s2-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s2-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s3-2.jpg

[nofx]

This took a week but I wasnt really ever satisfied with it, my teacher went on a rage because no one was drawing and gave us all assigned seats and we couldnt choose our own composition. I have another steal life thats a bit better, one of my frist first first first serious drawings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s3-3.jpg


This i when I got a new sketchbook I pretty much filled the old one up all over.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-9.jpg

[nofx]

Here's some recent stuff I've been working on. Just ten pictures I'll explain some of them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-1.jpg
Some oil pastels with hands, they turned out ok I don't really like them but I think oil pastels are kind of cool.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-2.jpg
I love sphere kind of dark they came out to be withg my scanner.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-3.jpg
More spheres a play on colors.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-4.jpg
A hand in oil pastels, I don't like again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-5.jpg
My friend Lane I love his facial expressions, no I'm not gay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-6.jpg
My sister said this seemed sinister I just like it kind of but I wish I rendered the shading better.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-7.jpg
Puzzle Peices!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-8.jpg
Barcsay anatomy studies (I need to continue lol)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-9.jpg
Barcsay muscle studies.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-10.jpg
Im trying to get better at getting the form and doing faces from my head but so far I;ve just been drawing each persons face in TIME magazine. Hopefully, Im hoping this will help. Also using Vanderpoels to get thoose eyes to look corrrectly like deep and meaningful.

Thats all :D/


I did this a few days ago, I was just scribbling and looking at this phootorep in blender mag its not exactly finished but i don t think i'lll ever work on it again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/70305.jpg

heres what i kind of wanted to achieve half way through
this kind of composition

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/703052.jpg

ok currently im working on this mannequin hand of thumbs.. hopefully ill finish soon and get it up i think is kind of cool looking.. also ive been working with water colors. I dont have masking paint or gum roll so its kind of eh! But ill get some of them up soon.

[CrazyHarij]

Depth.. study and practise depth, perspective, all that. I love some of your pieces but they're all incredibly flat.

[nofx]

I dont like to make excuses but it might be my scanner/ with some of the depth issue.
I agree with the perspective I just always find it soo hard without a teahcer, though ive read books and I get really confused with vanishing points and practicing extreme perspective. Another thing I feel my sketchbook limits me. Im hoping to goto art store one day and buy some huge posters and good charcoal and just start. Perspective is fun :D

[Ennui]

it's not your scanner that messes with the perspective. it just takes a whole lot of practice to make things look right. you're a much better artist than i ever will be anyway :)

[Sparta]

Pretty good stuff for a 15 year old.

[Raziaar]

Hey... I think they're fantastic. You will get no 'artistic eye' reviews from me. Because simply put, I don't have any artistic flair to compare those...

So from your average joe, let me tell you those are fantastic, and you are certainly showing a great sense of creativity in your drawings. They can only improve from here! Keep it up, bud.

[Hazar]

great stuff coming along :)

[Dr. Freeman]

that is indeed impressive stuff.
something i could only dream of.. anyway yeah if u think going to an art store and getting stuff which helps then go for it and lets see some more nice pieces :)

[Lord Zogbog]

Yar I like what I see.
This is better than what some A level students can produce, I can see you doing very well in any art classes you take.

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/071205.jpg

First time actually doing this cartoony type stuff. Most of my previous art teachers denounce that "evil" anime style, since thats what most teenagers taking art are prone to draw maybe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/0712052.jpg

Monkey see monkey do.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s3-071205.jpg

This idea popped in my head last night, about a cartoon full of sandwich peices that fight fast food restaurants. I guess sandwiches are healthier. This Mr Pickle

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s4-071205.jpg

Bad water coloring. I seriously need to get professional classes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s5-071205.jpg

Palm tree o palm treee.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/s6-071205.jpg
Dont think im ever going to finish. I was doing this for a girl but when i worked on the clouds I found out that it dried and my sun looks horrible as well but I DONT THrow away my art work if im displeased, I think all of my art has a soul of its own and if I threw it away its like throwing away myself... Weird I know.
Im working on some other peices expect another post by Thursday or Sunday of this week.

[Raziaar]

Good stuff man!

[Dr. Freeman]

actually i kinda like the one that u consider "bad water colouring" :p

[ktimekiller]

they are very nice

[iyfyoufhl]

like your work, i see you are a hard working guy, i'd recomend, taking month or two and draw nothing but figures and faces from Michelangelo and Da Vinci and other classical artists (it helped me a lot), other wise, good job, keep it up, and good luck with the Art school

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja1.jpg

This is a mannequin hand I got for free from nintendo I thought it would make a good barque(sp?) so I copied it but I didnt bother doing the barque type efect. Ill probably do the barque effect when Im a little bit older and I need something to draw. Oh ya sccizz00rrs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja2.jpg

Trying to make some depth I think I achieved that on the tail thing. Somewhat..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja3.jpg

1 point perspective I think this looks 5x better in real life. Ill do some 2 point perspective and 3 point but I always get confused. Oh ya IS IT OK TO HAVE MORE THAT ONE VANISHING POINT AS LONG AS ITS ON THE SAME HORIZON???

Answer my question please those wary of art.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja4.jpg

Still life that proved way to much time and a hassle so I just got some references made some faces.. ya im lazy ass :(>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja5.jpg

Spent a good little while yesterdya drawing this the DARk face took about 30 my face took about 2hours i was up till 3am and the femur/leg took awhile too and its still off.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja6.jpg


I need to work on getting more details so I jsut got a styrofoam cup and scribbled away it kind of sucks. ESChers work is really aweing especially hishands the way he gets EVERY single crevice it seems. I just want to eat his drawings lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja7.jpg

WATER COLORS are fun. Especially when you do a cupz0r. Im trying hard with water color I just love this medium I feel its sooo Expressive besides oil paints. But I never use em so I dont know!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ninja8.jpg

My Sanctum ie. Sketchbook :D LOOk for mor stuff soon I promise school is comig fast for me... 15 days so iM Going to draw my heart out before this education system swallows me whole

[iyfyoufhl]

don't ever use a ruler

and what are those writinings?

[nofx]

Just quibbles to avoid talking myself out of this place. i have to disagree with the ruler tihng.. if youre planning to make checkboard in perspective youll surely need it :D

[iyfyoufhl]

Just quibbles to avoid talking myself out of this place. i have to disagree with the ruler tihng.. if youre planning to make checkboard in perspective youll surely need it :D
sorry, just rulers go agaist my whole art phylosophy, and no, you don't need them, rulers are fake because nothing in this nature is "straight" so when you drawing with a ruler u screw yourself, or "fake it" i think so at least

[TheSomeone]

Some of them are really good, but some of them (I'm guessing the older ones) lack a bit of structure, especially the portraits.

Nice work!

[nofx]

Howl, Ive been painting in water colors mostly.

Heres some work. Its late so i wont go into detail mostly water colors/ sketches thanks for all your critiques its really making me a better artist. Oh ya my .3mm RAN out of lead so i had to use my .9mm thats why some of my drawings may seem thicker/darker less control. But all is well I found the lead ;p'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/L7.jpg

hope you enjoi

[Raziaar]

Wow that last one is creepy. What is it of? Is it three faces sort of overlapping each other?

[nofx]

Ya the top two are faces and the bottom thing is an artifact this girl was wearing on her neck. Soon ill do the whole faces its just I dont know my hands wasnt working with me :(
But ill do the whole portait soon enough and itll be darker.

[nofx]

I didnt really want to update today but my school starts tommorow and I dont know when Ill have more time... so here what ive done since i last updated.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/O1.jpg

i never got around to the real face and i guess when i tried to do it was like oh screw it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/O2.jpg

my little neice in the car sleep shes a baby and it was just so innocent i had to do this btw i was going to teh doctors

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/O3.jpg

A man in blackbook and some thumbs having a thumby time.

[DoctorWeeTodd]

All around excellent and constant updates.

I think this deserves a showcase.

[nofx]

Sorry for the wait school has just been so so busy. But I have some work for ye. posted in random order
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/P12.jpg

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/p9.jpg

[nofx]

Ya ive been away from this thread for a while. Particulary bcause I like to get a hefty sum of sketches before I post.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/X11.jpg

I shud get darker but o well. hoep you like em. I have a couple more but im just gonna save me for next dump

[Qonfused]

These are REALLY nice, 1000000000000000000000000x better than anything I can do.

[nofx]

Sorry I havent updated in a while just been so busy, and time has been going quickly. Ive been drawing mcuh as I can/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n514.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n513.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n512.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n511.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n510.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n59.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n58.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n57.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n56.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n55.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n54.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n53.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n52.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/n51.jpg


If you have any questions about the work just post
Oh ya I did this peice for a silen auction for a charity and raised 70 dollars it feels so good.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/gaygrawp.jpg

I also did another peice, here. for this contest reflections.

Basically its about peoples mask and changing faces in different situations. Ill give you symbolism: shirt = changing state of iguana, keylocked inside cabinet = person locked inside themselves, sleeping is when we are most vulnerable. i dont think i did any more intentionally if i did i forgot but here is the picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/fighting.jpg

[Crushenator 500]

Not bad :)

Shading's a bit ''liney'', and the proportions are a bit messed up but it looks alright overall

[ktimekiller]

looks excellent *votes for showcase*

[Jintor]

I like your eyes.

By that i mean i like the eyes that you draw.

[Asuka]

Theres some pretty crazy shit here. I love some of these.

[nofx]

Hello, some of these are really recent and some not not so recent. Ive lost sense of time over th weeks due to finals and what not but I got some free time here and there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/heidyeatthis.jpg
I did this one a few days ago, all from my head.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/kelseyarlandomax.jpg
A peice I collaborated with my friend I did the basic lines and she shaded. I think she did an over rall awesome job minus some flaws in the wrinkles.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC11.jpg
Anatomae
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC10.jpg
Anatomae
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC9.jpg
Anatomae
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC8.jpg
A community service I did for my Vice Principal at my school.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC6.jpg
From my head.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC5.jpg
Freestylin in tempera

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC4.jpg
Freestylin

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC3.jpg
My friend rendered in Charcoal

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC2.jpg

From the head

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC1.jpg

,My friend Casey. Note Drakes Penis lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/MC12.jpg
tHE FINal result of the community service peice

[Beerdude26]

You rock :O

[ktimekiller]

getting much better

[Sparta]

Nice stuff. I noticed you tried drawing like that Harrdcorre guy from conceptart.org. Not bad.

[nofx]

Beerdude: Thanks :D

kttimekiller: Thanks again Ive been trying harder to draw more from life problem is im shy and im fearful of failure which ive been slowly over coming that its okay if the finished from life work does not look exactly like what your were trying to draw/illustrate.

Nice stuff. I noticed you tried drawing like that Harrdcorre guy from conceptart.org. Not bad.

Sparta :
A little art history para ti:

I find this comment offensive, im not trying to draw like anyone else. The difference between my art and their art, im guessing youre talkin about "their" as in artist like, Wes9000 http://www.wesleyburt.com/ and Marko Djurdevic(sp) is that they have loads more experience than me in anatomy and vast other art subjects such as live model drawing. I m not trying to copy them they are great conceptual artists of the day but in no way am i trying to copy them. Then again theres nothing wrong with copying so im not offended by that.

It seems liek youre trying to say that im trying to copy another persons style and failed. Which ive done neither im still learning my style, ive never been a fan of the blending stump, and eraser. Doing the cross hatch method is easier and allows you to get more tones without losing the over rall texture which you lose alot when using a blending stump.

Many a great artists use this method also such as the Northeren Ren. Artist Albretch(sp) Durer for you to deem this to a couple of artist on conceptart.org is pretty lame. I believe cross hatching got big when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press allowing the art to be distributed now in a form of a book. And Durer made good use of that with his etchings: For example
http://spaightwoodgalleries.com/Media/Old_Masters/Durer/Durer_St_George2.jpg


I got a wacom for christmas still trying to get the kinks out. Here are some 1st to finish if anyone else has a wacom and can give me any advice please do so.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/a1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/a2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/a3.jpg

2nd attempt:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/b1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/b2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/b3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/b4.jpg

Third I hate the the last one but o well:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/c1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/c2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/c3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/c4.jpg

[CrazyHarij]

Depth, work on depth! Everything is so damn flat. Are you working at a bad angle? Draw from life. Sketchyness is good but work on making more confident and clear lines. "Nailing it in the first shot"

Proportion flaws in all your anatomy work. Study from life!

Draw, draw draw. Don't cover your people up in clothes, draw the naked form.

Lighting/Shading is excellent in some pictures, but the flatness deducts from realism alot.

Keep up the good work, don't give up.

[nofx]

Depth, work on depth! Everything is so damn flat. Are you working at a bad angle? Draw from life. Sketchyness is good but work on making more confident and clear lines. "Nailing it in the first shot"

Proportion flaws in all your anatomy work. Study from life!

Draw, draw draw. Don't cover your people up in clothes, draw the naked form.

Lighting/Shading is excellent in some pictures, but the flatness deducts from realism alot.

Keep up the good work, don't give up.

Thanks alot Ill keep those in mind and to heart im currently beating my self about it. The reason i tend to draw people in clothes more is because im 16 most people would probably account that as a minor in florida so I dont know if its totally legal and ill have to ask my art teacher about doing the live nudes, also im not sure if I'd feel totally comfortable about it either.

Ill go for it none the less.

[*~Alex~*]

Wooo lush! Some really amazing and interesting stuff! I enjoyed looking at it all, keep working hard :p!

[baron insig]

i h ave a wacom, gd ideas is to practice line drawing, as well as getting used to pressure enitivity, its your friend:)

ways to help with general aiming of tablet include, generally usinga pc with it instead of a mouse and using work with a pena nd keyboard,( will improve menu use a lot, i sitll find it hard to navigate menus:):P

[Beerdude26]

Thanks alot Ill keep those in mind and to heart im currently beating my self about it. The reason i tend to draw people in clothes more is because im 16 most people would probably account that as a minor in florida so I dont know if its totally legal and ill have to ask my art teacher about doing the live nudes, also im not sure if I'd feel totally comfortable about it either.

Ill go for it none the less.Just don't do female live models if you're 16 :laugh:

Well, not just yet :naughty:

[ktimekiller]

great new stuff, im extreamly impressed.

[Fletch]

Wooo lush! ...

A fellow Welshman? :)

[Asuka]

Just don't do female live models if you're 16 :laugh:

Well, not just yet :naughty:

Then dumb people will think he is gay. lol

[Sparta]

Sparta :
A little art history para ti:

I find this comment offensive, im not trying to draw like anyone else. The difference between my art and their art, im guessing youre talkin about "their" as in artist like, Wes9000 http://www.wesleyburt.com/ and Marko Djurdevic(sp) is that they have loads more experience than me in anatomy and vast other art subjects such as live model drawing. I m not trying to copy them they are great conceptual artists of the day but in no way am i trying to copy them. Then again theres nothing wrong with copying so im not offended by that.

It seems liek youre trying to say that im trying to copy another persons style and failed. Which ive done neither im still learning my style, ive never been a fan of the blending stump, and eraser. Doing the cross hatch method is easier and allows you to get more tones without losing the over rall texture which you lose alot when using a blending stump.

Many a great artists use this method also such as the Northeren Ren. Artist Albretch(sp) Durer for you to deem this to a couple of artist on conceptart.org is pretty lame. I believe cross hatching got big when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press allowing the art to be distributed now in a form of a book. And Durer made good use of that with his etchings: For example

I wasn't talking about cross-hatching at all, and i wasn't implying that you failed at copying someone else. I was simply trying to compliment you and you read into it a little too much. Since it looks like you didn't know what i was referring too, it looks like i was wrong then and you weren't trying to copy anyones style (which is part of the process of learning).

And in the future please dont give me a lecture on art or the history of cross-hatching or any of that jazz while you're still in high-school.

[Danimal]

I can see a sense of improvement as I move through each pitcure. I really like your style of abstract art too. :D

[nofx]

I wasn't talking about cross-hatching at all, and i wasn't implying that you failed at copying someone else. I was simply trying to compliment you and you read into it a little too much. Since it looks like you didn't know what i was referring too, it looks like i was wrong then and you weren't trying to copy anyones style (which is part of the process of learning).

And in the future please dont give me a lecture on art or the history of cross-hatching or any of that jazz while you're still in high-school.


Sparta: No offense taken. Youre supposed to be able to learn anything from anyone, afterall this is an art forum geared at honest critiques, and how am I supposed to know what your credentials are; you could be an art history major or an archaelogogist so ;) Living by the rule of dont talk because youre younger blah blah really doesnt work, or back up the argument.


Danimal: Thanks :D
Joims: Do you have any works or sketchbook with your wacom usage?

[nofx]

I am bored so instead of waiting a month or so ill just put these up now. Ive been trying to make them POP. Im probably gonna start using a .5mm mechanicl=al instead of my usual .3mm 3h.

Did this yesterday in photoshop It was the base line for the one below it.. for a Winter break project. It came out really lame tho
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/room1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/pp1.jpg


hAVING some fun, my scanner freaked u the values on this one though :frown:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/pp2.jpg


trying to pop
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/pp3.jpg

[satch919]

You've got creativity and talent, you just need to refine it.

It seems you have a thing for drawing eyes. I love drawing eyes myself. I don't know what it is about the eyes of a character but, IMO, it's one of the more important parts of the human form.

:cheers:

[nofx]

sorry i havent posted in a good while; i have been busy with track and life in general hope you enjoy acrylic/watercolor

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/love11.jpg

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil1.jpg

Drawing some chick at lunch eating away.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil2.jpg

Some dude in gym playing a baskeball.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil3.jpg

Travis Barker from a magazine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil4.jpg

Kelly Clarkson Blender mag cover

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil5.jpg

A protester from a pic in china

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil6.jpg

Protster Polic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil7.jpg

People in class kind of screwd up the arm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil8.jpg

Chick in a mag i love this one how it came out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil9.jpg

WEEDOO WEEDOO

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil10.jpg

Got kind of lazy/tired
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/devil11.jpg
Snore

enjoi

**edit

two bonus paintings

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/neo2.jpg

not sure how to paint in photoshop that well but im trying
and painter ix i mean wtf

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/neo1.jpg

[Shippi]

I like the first 'bonus painting'. Definately seeing some improvement here, keep it up :D

[CptStern]

use references when drawing real world things like humans and animals ..some of the proportions are odd/distorted

[nofx]

Thanks Shippi I got really fed up so I quit like 30 minutes into it ;/

CptStern Thanks alot Ive been trying more to draw from life but Ive had no real formal education in the figure besides the face and i tend not to follow the half half and half rule but Ill start putting more effort into it!!

Here some paintings I did.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ma2.jpg
Watercolor depicting violence I did for a contest didnt win but I put about 25 hrs into this piece and I like what I learned and how it came out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ma1.jpg
Did this 2 nights ago just having fun

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ma3.jpg

Did this for a contest for the US house of representatives im about to turn it and I dont know how far itll go as I think the subject mattermay be too controversy but it deals with how patriotism was dead but as we intook the world trade center attacks out burst radical patriotism

[CptStern]

drawing from real life references can help tremendously ..best way to learn quickly is to take a life drawing class where all you do is draw live models ..in a month you'll see a huge improvement ..as a former art teacher it was my most effective way of teaching

[evil^milk]

dayum? you were teh arts teacher? cool

however i don't think this is the style he was going for in those last ones, i dunno. i liked the guy that looks evil :O

[nofx]

this summer if all goes well im taking a design course and drawing course which should have some figure drawing but im only sixteen so i dont know how comfortable ill be; but its going to fun :D

[CptStern]

heh you'll only draw nude figures in college/university ....they're mostly old men or not-so-attractive women

[nofx]

heh you'll only draw nude figures in college/university ....they're mostly old men or not-so-attractive women

Ya the class im taking is at a local community college but I dont know hopefully the instructor is really good and inspiring, but we'll see.

[ktimekiller]

Awesome new stuff, i like it

[Asuka]

Great update.

[nofx]

updating soon i promise

[nofx]

Ahh the moment you've all been waiting for... sike!
Did these in the car pure imagination from me, something when I did these I feel I am weak in:
Encouraging
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic1.jpg

Wildflowers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic2.jpg

Dirty Dancing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic3.jpg

Penstix from life got a contourish feel but they are not (if you look at my earlier hand studies; I am going to be doing them again this summer I cant wait im so excited to draw the complex hand)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic4.jpg

Just an imagination collage trying something different
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic5.jpg

My friend Viki (drawn from life)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic7.jpg

My shoe (from life)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic8.jpg

I love the still life closet!!!!!!!!!

Watercolor life practice
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic9.jpg

Drawn from a Magazine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic10.jpg

From Magazine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic11.jpg

Imagination
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic12.jpg

[nofx]

Drawn form Life Hand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic13.jpg

Acrylicks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic14.jpg

Crude
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic15.jpg

Acrylicks²
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic16.jpg

Imagination Now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic18.jpg

Experimenting Acrilycs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic17.jpg


More Still life closet Love
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic19.jpg

MORE MORE AND MORE RATS FOR CANDY
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic20.jpg

Still life closet 1/2 finished
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic21.jpg

Could not finish this still ife
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic22.jpg

Couldnt finish but its a mug
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic23.jpg

We are on gesture drawings here are some of my gestures notice it goes from when i just started to more, btw in my sketchbook i havemore scribbles but i think these are the worthiest for the net right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ledgic26.jpg

[Hullu]

Here's my advice:

Do lots more of those 'gestures', you'll learn to get the proportions right, which is what I think is your biggest 'flaw'. First the overall lines and shapes, only then go to details! Just do lots of very simple, quick sketches without thinking about too much, try to express the human form in all sorts of postures with only a couple of lines. Then proceed to details little by little. Overall, you could be bolder, draw longer lines instead of numerous little ones, at least at first when you start drawing a picture.

Perhaps you could use a softer pen? Like 6b or something. Try to use more shadowing to create form in your graphics works, instead of strong contours. A softer pen will help with that. Well, I'm not a fan of cross hatch myself so that's also why. :P

Whenever you use colour, it's amazing! You have a really good eye for colour, there's definitely more potential and advancement there than in your graphics! It's probably partly because you are forced to do it more sketchily, not so much drawing strong outlines, as you do with graphics. I don't know how much you practise using colour, because even though there are quite few of those here, those few look really amazing, like you've spent a lot of time practising. If you have, I'd like to see more of them.

Oh and do you have ADD? Just looking at your avatar :D

[nofx]

thanks hulla m work come out tight because i use a .3mm mechanical i dispise pencil pencils because they dull to quickly, aND i have a sharp personality (artist context ehh ) here are some digital paintings

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/ihav.jpg
painter this idea behind this is basically the man in my dreams

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/wantabe1.jpg
paint over kind of lame did in photohop
another lame painter over:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/wantabe2.jpg

[nofx]

Hmm like 40 new sketches

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass28.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass29.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass30.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass31.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass32.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass33.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass34.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass35.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass36.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass37.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass38.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass39.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass40.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass41.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass42.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass43.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass44.jpg

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass16.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass18.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass19.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass20.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass21.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass22.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass25.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass26.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/krass27.jpg

[Sparda]

Some of it is realy good i mean grate but some of it creeps me out.

[Hullu]

Amazing. :)

Did you paint the vials from a model?

I think you could use some drawing practise with nude models, because you can obviously draw cloth, but the proportions of people are sometimes a little off... you know you remind me of Leonardo for some reason. :)

[nofx]

Sparda: Hehe, thanks and sorry for freaking you out. If you dont mind answering which ones are freaking?

Hullu: Thanks, I painted the vials from these small bottles in the still life closet. I see now they are really off ellipse and axis of symmetry wise. I am taking drawing classes at a community college so my observatory skills are getting refined a bit, so next time I go to paint them I will definitely make sure they look better. The models are painted in acrylics; and I will be doing nude figure drawing next week I hope as long as I dont get shafted by this 18+ rule.(im 16) Also I found a Loomis figure drawing book off the web so I am going to give it a go, porportions are ehh. Thanks.

[nofx]

Heres a WIP for a thunderdome tell me what you think btw its in native resolution i think...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/rabidfox.jpg

[Sparta]

Looks good. Can't really tell that much from a work in progress but its good. Keep using the bigger brushes. They really help heaps.

The proportions looks a little off though. the arms and the perspective of his face.

[Asuka]

Nice updates. I like more of your older drawings but some of the new ones still appeal to me.

[nofx]

here are some shirts i made for my small business hegemony apparel

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/HEGEMONY%20APPAREL/hegemony1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/HEGEMONY%20APPAREL/hegemony5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/HEGEMONY%20APPAREL/hegemony2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/HEGEMONY%20APPAREL/hegemony3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/HEGEMONY%20APPAREL/hegemony4.jpg

[nofx]

oopsiesdoops

[nofx]

Here are some acrylics I did I was going to do this lomng project but I decided it was best to do one big self portrait:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/fallen1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/fallen2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/fallen3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/fallen4.jpg

[evil^milk]

that's really awesome, is that you?

[TheSomeone]

Great stuff nofx, you're really making progress and I looove to see that.

[Hullu]

You look angry. Were you frustrated when you did those? :) Looks good overall, but your mouth area doesn't quite look natural. I don't what you look like, but it looks like you are pouting or something? I think the second one is the best, and the forehead in the first one looks good.

[Hullu]

Is it just me or did your art history thread disappear?

[nofx]

Thanks for all the comments in critiques guys it means alot. Ya they are all me, the mouth area is always hard for me because I am not really patient so I rush through the acrlyics not blocking in because I want to finish so damn bad, acrylics also take like 3 - 4 minutes to dry adding to the speed: and why i love acrylics. But I need to try out oils!!

Most of them are me, and the reason it seems like i was pouting is because I want to get more mood into my work somehow but I dont even really know what mood is.

And if I find time Ill try to update the art history thread I bet its in here somewhere and start on the baroque masters or dwelve deeper into N. R.

[Crushenator 500]

You might find it easier to finish the face and then draw in the frames of the glasses

[nofx]

I usually paint in the frames last or at the same time either way they are still hard...
here is the real self portrait 22 x 30 acrylics and fabric ink.. youll see the fabric ink tomorowo when i finish screening it in

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0315.jpg

[sinkoman]

I'd pay money for that.

[ktimekiller]

That is a excellent piece of art.

[Shippi]

Haha that's brilliant :D

[nofx]

thank guys here some closeup right now i am in the process of removing my lazy ass screen print
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0316.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0320.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0321.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0323.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0327.jpg

[nofx]

Revised edition:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/100_0328.jpg

[nofx]

Some shots from my ib sketchbook usually i get to dabbly o well i need to work on my brush work.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/mon1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/mon2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/mon3.jpg

[ktimekiller]

excellent new artwork you posted, thumbs up

[Qonfused]

Wow. This is amazing.

[Finger]

Your gesture drawings are my favorite. Thanks for taking the time to upload all of this artwork. It's nice to see the progression. I'll give you the advice that I try to give myself.... be humble, learn from everyone you can, practice as much as possible, and focus on the fundamentals - perspective, composition, anatomy, and values.

I recently ordered a magnificent perspective course - a set of 3 DVDs by one of the greatest art teachers out there, Marshall Vandruff. ( I was lucky enough to see this guy lecture in person, then bought the dvds). They are sort of pricey 130$, but WELL worth the money, if you can swing it. You may not believe it, but 12 hours of perspective lessons can actually be fun and refreshing with the right teacher - go figure. You can find all that here.. www.draw123.com

Cheers

[Qonfused]

Advertisment?

[Finger]

Bah.. no. just trying to be helpful.

[nofx]

Thanks, for all the replies and words of encouragement.

I take classes at my local community college and we just did perspective, its a really interesting topic. Usually when I want videos I'll ask around for them the last thing I do is buy anything, my library usually has old videos on basic techniques like perspective, painting in watercolors, acrylics and blah. But I'll definately look around for them, its just kind of hard putting down near 50 dollars on a dvd but it seems as if its worth it once you understand and practice the technique. My anatomy needs alot of work and refining but I hope to start taking figure drawing classes soon.

Right now I am working on getting oil painting videos and actual oil paint, its kind of hard because everyones technique in oil painting is kind of different really there is no right path.

Thanks!

[nofx]

art class.. final critique next week i think these are pretty guten
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/h1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/hazda2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/hazda3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/hazda4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/hazda5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/hazda6.jpg

[evil^milk]

those are sweet, i wish i had your skills

[ktimekiller]

last one caught my eyes

[nofx]

Small little nib of obrama
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/thundababy.jpg

[sinkoman]

Small little nib of obrama
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/thundababy.jpg

Love his lipgloss.

Ace work.

How do you pronounce your name anyway? NahFicks? Is it supposed to be like the band?

[ktimekiller]

Awesome

[nofx]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/orly.jpg

some alien thing i was working on gonna change the lower body

[Crushenator 500]

Nice ass :naughty: :E

[nofx]

haha thanks..
here a freshie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/Eria.jpg

[nofx]

This one is my selfportrait done in acrylics I think the size is somewhere around 22 x 30.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/me.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0316.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0320.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/100_0321.jpg

Sorry I am not so good with the camera and lighting for art so some of these are eh but these are screenprints inspired by Warhols narrative, mainly his portrait of ten jews. But I just did portraits of three people everyone probably knows just by looking at them. It got kind of sloppy but I LEARNED about printing seriously. I am putting them in the order that I did them so you can kind of see the progress.
The process is simply lay down ink then keep building on it. Mine didn't exactly turn out like Warhols but I am proud of the way they did turn out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/bush.jpg

Bush
I was experimenting on how far I could take the ink, how it would react to a paint brush and etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/osama.jpg

Osama
This one didnt turn out too well but I only had 3 illustration boards so its not like I could trash it, but later on in the year when I get back to school and I have more supplies to do with I will definately redo Osama.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/blair.jpg

Blair

This is the last one I did, I think its the best one the composition is ok the Bush one may be better and keep the views eyes moving but to me this one has the most mood and Blair looks like hes thinking about something.


Sculpture project:

This peice was somewhat inspired by Marisol but the more I dweleved into this more I started to dislike this type of sculpture, but I really enjoy Marisols work. My grandfather is a carpenter so we built this. Then i painted it and we put legs on it. I wanted to look kind of spooky and also like she was stepping into something like a new job or something kooky. Her hands are also behind her back showing this shyness to whatever shes going.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/marisol.jpg

Closeup on face :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/marisol2.jpg

Got kind of sloppy but from far away it melts together so I think it works as an interesting effect.

Like I said I tried my best.

[Smoke]

That self portrait is awsome :D

[Shippi]

I think that Blair one would be awesome with just a white background. I don't quite get what those squares of colour are about or the shapes on them. Maybe if they covered the entire thing rather than just having a couple of em.

[nofx]

I think that Blair one would be awesome with just a white background. I don't quite get what those squares of colour are about or the shapes on them. Maybe if they covered the entire thing rather than just having a couple of em.



They are copying Warhols style the way he does his narrative, I would have made them bigger but I was scared of running out of ink.
Here are some of Warhols:

http://www.curatorial.org/images/thumbnail/Andy_Warhol_Sarah_Bernhardt__16_313.jpg
http://artdaily.com/imagenes/2005/02/14/za376.jpg


The difference between mine is warhol is a prtty large gap.
warhol had little workshop of people that would help him and better equipment.
i had to this in my room running back and forth
but if you ever get the chance to see any of warhols narrative in real life they are real eye candy

[raisethebar]

WOW nice artwork! I love sketching as well ^^

[nofx]

so my first time oil painting my friend did the line work
for some reason whenever i am reading to pencil stuff i nevecan think if anyuthing brilliant i call it Dead baby sorry the lighting sucks the paint is still kind of wet and the light is grr


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/293i929-001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/293i929-002.jpg

[swiss]

I like your stuff - especially your close up pictures of faces - that sinister one baring teeth is great

[Asuka]

More weird shit....YES!

[nofx]

My first oil painting I did this in about 2 weeks probably about like 15 hours of invested time and its on a 30 x 40 inch thing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/o3jox/beans4.jpg

[evil^milk]

sweet! any chance you could make that a wallpaper?

[nofx]

a quick acrylic study that i love at the moment
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/edgar1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/edgar2.jpg
i call it edgar?

[Shippi]

Interesting stuff, I like it :)

[PoeticRocker]

Expressionist cool!

[ktimekiller]

Looks fantastic

[CrazyHarij]

good stuff. acrylic is def. hard :)

[Raziaar]

That is one freaky image.

Awesome to look at though.

[XYC2006]

Some of your works are quite good. I like your self-portrait, for example. But, nevertheless I believe you should work some more on those proportions. When you practice proportions, don't hesitate to use some kind of measuring device in order to find out where you went wrong. When you get a wrong proportion, redo it. Either rub out what is wrong or redo the whole thing, until you get it right. When you can do the proportions, get on to the contrasts and practice depth.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to stop painting until you get the proportions and the contrasts right. You might occasionally make a nice painting, but the problem with the proportions and the contrast will keep reappearing.
What is your goal anyway? Are you 'just doing this for fun'? or do you want to become a fine/concept artist?

Don't loose courage! Keep working!

[nofx]

hey thanks for all the support guys it means alot to me when i read your responses to my artwork. the responses make me want to work harder, i havent sketched in forever but i am trying to get a local sketch group going...

Some of your works are quite good. I like your self-portrait, for example. But, nevertheless I believe you should work some more on those proportions. When you practice proportions, don't hesitate to use some kind of measuring device in order to find out where you went wrong. When you get a wrong proportion, redo it. Either rub out what is wrong or redo the whole thing, until you get it right. When you can do the proportions, get on to the contrasts and practice depth.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to stop painting until you get the proportions and the contrasts right. You might occasionally make a nice painting, but the problem with the proportions and the contrast will keep reappearing.
What is your goal anyway? Are you 'just doing this for fun'? or do you want to become a fine/concept artist?

Don't loose courage! Keep working!


This is how the proportion issue probably happens, I rush through my work sometimes /sketches because they are just sketches and not supposed to be mathematically correct. Or the work you saw may have been from 2 years ago, thats how old this collection has gotten. I am just a student so I dont have much time anymore to sit and study art and human people that besides books... which I will get printed out and then alas no time to read because of school. also the fact that I dont totally believe in having the perfect peice of proportion because everyones face is a little screwed up and it adds to emotion that i try to reciprocrate something like that. I will definately now however pay way more attention to proportion and try to get everything good and relative as it can get until it is second nature. I suck at depth too in most of my sketches but I took some art classes and I understand more about shadows now and etc.
I havent sketched in about 3 months so :( and I cannot just stop painting I have to paint to pass my art class, painting is fun anyway. But I agree with you you cannot write if you can't read.
I do art just because.. I mean why do we breathe, why do people become doctors lawyers and indian chiefs? I think art came to me like this, most of my art teachers in elementary school saw something in me (except one teacher who never really put much attention towards my artwork ) I dont know why but they were always trying to push me into the art path but I maintained a seemingly consistant interests in the art in middle school where I was formally introduced to creativty and 3d construction my art teacher pushed me and she told me I would be great and she gave me alot of art supplies and told me to draw draw draw and then. now in highschool i just like to draw and do wahtevrr I feel that it is so much freedom through art and expression it turns me on all the time so I dunno.

but right now I am frustrated I am working on an acrylic painting with the statue of liberty and I cannot get the colors right so I thinking about crying and possibly pulling an all nighter until I stich this bitch i hope i hallucinate and picasso comes down from heaven or w/e and shows me how to paint that would make me cream myself

new art work
inspired by janet fish

28x30? pastels

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sweetpotatoed.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sweetpotatoed2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/sweetpotatoed3.jpg

[nofx]

Sorry for absence, school really got to me... the AP exams and finals and all this other stuff ;/ but now I am back with ok art works.
Print:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/print1.jpg
Sculpture: (birdhouse/guitar amp)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/print2.jpg
Watercolor old couple:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/print3.jpg
Perspective in graphite:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/print5.jpg
What I am currently working on:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/arlando123/print4.jpg

[ktimekiller]

ace work, its fantastic really

[craig12321]

there fantastic m8 there brilliant you ought to draw some picture of css or hl2 like a zombie getting hit by a shotgun or a head shot wid a sniper that would be amazing

[Asuka]

As always really ****ing cool updates.