Snakker's sketchbook - My Art Journey

[daceronine]

Hope you're having a good time! Neat sketch. Looks like a matador.

[gregorya]

Nice sketch. It looks like a knight with a cloak.
Have a good trip.

[catsforsnacks]

Nice pencil work! I gotta remember to make time to actually draw stuff traditionally. Getting spoiled with Ctrl Z lol.

[mitsuki-youko]

ooh i love the shading and the sketchwork! it looks great!

[jasminerosepowell]

nice work! drawing on a plane requires a whole new skillset haha

[snakker]

Thanks for all the comments!

Well, traveling difficulties aside this piece gave me a hell of a time due to the head direction, i think it was something like 5 head studies on this piece that i scrapped before just going for it XD still not 100% satisfied. If anyone has any tips I would highly appreciate it!

Cheers!

Reference:

[daceronine]

This one looks difficult!

As for heads, since I mostly work digital, if I have to do a challenging pose I'll just grab a CSP 3D head and place it in the canvas for a direct reference xD.

Physically... not sure, I guess I would set some "anchor" points and make sure some distances between these look right, for example eye in relation to ear, nose and chin... cheek bones in relation o the sword placement, etc, then apply basic forms over it and finally add the hard pencils or ink. I think as long as those main point placements are correct, it will usually work out.

Then again, I rarely do physical xD

[snakker]

Yeah, that’s pretty much my go to for close reference copy studies, finding reference points and measuring. Something just keeps messing up that head tho, even by doing loomis/measuring. Might be the lighting, it’s coming from both sides and most of the front is in shadow which kinda flattens her a bit, I dunno XD

[snakker]

WIP

[gregorya]

Nice work on the jumping sketch, it is pretty close to the reference.
For tips on head studies, you can draw the head structure from the anatomy course and practice with the study on paper. Marc had a head reference for free here

Nice work on the pose and the Muscle structure

[snakker]

Hey everyone, snakker here, back from travels. Managed to make a couple quick studies on the flight back (based on some archeological stuff i saw on the trip), no graphite this time, it can be really hard to be accurate with a pencil while looking at reference on a plane XD

Thanks @gregorya that’s a useful tool to have indeed

Haven’t had the chance to catch up on all of you guys’ and gals’ work, will get to it soon

Cheers!

[patrycja.lerch]

Oh these look goood!

[alix28]

I love these paintings, the brush strokes are so expressive and I love how 3D they look! I'm jealous lol

[gregorya]

Nice work on the statue studies. Does the woman have a mask on her head?

[snakker]

This was a bronze metalwork medallion that was used to decorate a macedonian noble's chariot apparently. The female face (medusa) and the male face on top are both part of some sort of helmet that the godess Athena would wear for battle. pretty badass looking XD

This was made in 150 BC which blows my mind

@patrycja.lerch @alix28 Thanks guys!

cheers

[daceronine]

Hey, glad you're back and things went well! those are nice pieces indeed. I've seen those macedonian medalions, but not that specific one. Colors and details look great on it.

I take the eye is part of a statue? color seems to be marble or something similar.

[snakker]

Correct, ancient greek statue

[mitsuki-youko]

yooo these look amazing!! I love the shading!!

[daceronine]

I think the fact we can tell so much from the piece speaks a lot for how well made it is xD

[gregorya]

This bronze metalwork medallion was used to decorate a Macedonian noble's chariot. The female face (medusa) and the male face on top are part of some helmet that the goddess Athena would wear for battle.

That's good to know. I didn't know athena's helmet had the faces as well.