Chris' efforts to get good

derkodos 2016-10-04 01:10:52 UTC #3

thanks! I kind of messed up the quality while trying to make it fit a forum post and not a billboard, I should try to fix that haha

derkodos 2016-10-04 01:14:04 UTC #4

And another one that looks more like the style I normally tend to get

luurquiola 2016-10-04 01:39:11 UTC #5

Bro what are you saying? Your style is pretty cool! Love specially the narrative of the first image! Pretty good job, nice to mention that to domain those sharp lines without creating tension is pretty complicate to do (Even for well known artists) and you just nail it!

derkodos 2016-10-04 04:44:01 UTC #6

from todays practice session. still a WIP, didn't know where exactly I wanted to go with this for the most part

stealcase 2016-10-04 13:13:28 UTC #7

I like the amount of variety in these 3 posts. It's clear that you're not afraid to try new things, and tread on new territory. Can't wait to see more.

derkodos 2016-10-04 17:10:30 UTC #8

Thank you! I still have so much to learn so I don't think it would be beneficial to be hung up on one style yet. I try to explore as many things as possible and find what feels the most comfortable for me. At least for painting. When it comes to drawing I am pretty hung up on characters

derkodos 2016-10-05 22:48:29 UTC #9

A few more practice pieces from the last few weeks.

cedricgo 2016-10-05 22:53:53 UTC #10

Nice! I really enjoy the first piece you've posted and that grayscale creature you've posted two days ago looks pretty demented. I like it!

derkodos 2016-10-05 23:05:28 UTC #11

@cedricgo thank you very much. the grayscale one was a more emotionally driven piece that still needs to get finished. love your yeti animation btw

derkodos 2016-10-05 23:59:47 UTC #12

Playing with a character for a story I am currently working on. Mostly I tried to capture his character with these poses

derkodos 2016-10-06 23:13:20 UTC #13

And yet another style, because why not :D. this actually ended up on a coffee cup

pixelsnplay 2016-10-08 10:06:07 UTC #14

I really like the playfulness of your macho man doing the splits I imagine that's a great coffee cup to start the day with

hermidraws 2016-10-08 21:29:17 UTC #15

Ha, good to see more FMA Fan's. Welcome to the forum and yeah. If anything pops up in the future shall let you know (insights).

derkodos 2016-10-09 22:31:17 UTC #16

Another WIP. My girlfriend sent me a picture of a heavily tattoed guy she found in an old fashion book and I kind of started to doodle some stuff that ultimately turned into this. And like always midway through painting I get lost an don't really know where to go. I might revisit it sometimes in the future when I am better.

derkodos 2016-10-12 23:13:38 UTC #17

I have been kind of busy lately and not really working on something major I would like to share so I thought it would be fun to look at where I started in March of this year when I got serious with practicing and wanting to get better.

praise the potato quality of my dying phone

catapanoart 2016-10-13 01:43:06 UTC #18

Really like this composition. Giving the forearm some more form lines and definition will help. Keep up the good work.

derkodos 2016-10-13 02:38:50 UTC #19

@brianhermelijn Can't get enough of FMA I watched at least once a year since it came out . I would love to hear and see more from you in the future.

@catapanoart Thank you for your advice! I just checked out your website and I am really inspired by your work. Really great stuff I would be honored to get more feedback from you.

derkodos 2016-10-13 07:10:07 UTC #20

For some reason I had the word "starchaser" in my mind and decided to do some characters in that theme.

derkodos 2016-10-14 00:39:00 UTC #21

Today I have my entry for the first weekly challenge here in the forum for you. For everyone unfimiliar with the topic it is "Undefeated Champion" a really open topic that leaves a lot of room for imagination. I went with a kind of different approach than my initial thoughts wanted me to go and ended up with this.

The true undefeated champion in war is the one who gets caught up in it and still manages to remain human.

Don't forget to check out the other awesome entries and vote for your favourite!

derkodos 2016-10-16 05:07:26 UTC #22

Since this is an art blog I thought why not do something bloggy once in a while.

I was wondering what art and the journey of becoming better at it means to you people. For me this whole art thing quickly evolved into much more than just simply getting better. I try not to only improve my skills, but also myself as a person. When I draw something that I really like and think about I pour my heart into it. It's not only a drawing it is like an representation of me, my experiences, my feelings, my opinion, all of me put onto a piece of real or digital paper. I even think I might put too much of myself in there to ever make a living of it, because I don't think I attract a big enough crowd with what I can put into it.
I would really like to hear what you think about that.