November 26, 2010

A couple cool links...

I do have some sketches that I need to scan and will do so after the holiday weekend.  But I was at work and found these links that, 1) I didnt want to forget and 2) thought any random veiwer might find useful!

The first is a pose website that has a bunch of poses that you can fly around and sketch. It also has a cool 30 second sketch button that goes through poses at a 30 sec interval for sketching.
http://www.posemaniacs.com/

The second is linked through the first but it is cool enough to show you seperately. Same thing as a bove but for hand poses.
http://www.posemaniacs.com/tools/handviewer/
It is all in kanji but just click the links on the right and hand poses! woo!

November 18, 2010

Practice...

So I have feeling that most of posts will be called this, I hope not but the more practice the better.
In searching through a ton of awsome peoples work I have found that...

1) I Suck..... Lol (a shocking find I know)
2) my tones or horrible and I need to work on them in order to become a better artist...
3) my proportions and anatomy needs a lot of work...

I always am worried about the colors and which ones to use but the tones set the whole mood for the piece and if those are as off as I think my works are then the colors don't mean diddly squadoosh.
I know a bit about anatomy but not nearly enough. I have been trying to and getting by with a basic knowledge and trying to push it in other characters I design shows this lack.
So I decided to find a black and white models photo and draw it like I was at a life drawing session. It was a welcome bonus that it happened to be a gorgrously hot asian. Bummer I know. Lol. HEY I might as well have fun too!  This base sketch took me 30 to 45 minutes ( yes I forgot to look at the clock and starting and stopping for the weee one doesnt help.) Let me know what you think all you non exsistant people that will see the Bloggy blog blog....



Here is a copy of the original for your reference and gauking!



Seeing them side by side on the upload screen almost amde me puke! Lol Head is off and squished/hunched too much, she lost her neck, my second monitor is too dark, and I made her fat... Good to know!

-SW

November 16, 2010

What is this blog thing that everybody is talking about?

Well.... with the job search not going as well as I had hoped. I am trying to inspire/ push myself to work harder , better and faster.  With such great artists and people on this blog I am hoping.... no, going to do better with my work and my life/ lifes ambitions. Wish me luck and any help that comes along is greatly appreciated!

WOOHOO!