Value's with pencil

During class we have been doing many paintings in Photoshop with a focus on using values. I decided I would try this with pencil.

I did not take much time with this sketch mostly because I was unwilling to push it much further. I did not shade as much as I was planning to do and therefore the values do not work. I however did enjoy this sketch and can see how I can improve on my next drawing, by being a bit braver and using heavier pencils I know I can flesh this out to work as planned.

Here is another attempt at using darker shades to create values, I was a bit braver with this drawing and pushed it further than the last. It still however would not hold together without the sketch lines.
It is far less detailed than the first but I prefer this drawing since it stands out much more.

Lip Study

Because I have difficulty drawing faces in my sketches I decided to do a quick lip study to improve my skills and also to see how different emotions can be conveyed with just the lips.

To do this I broke down different lips into simple lines, this way when I do a detailed drawing or painting I can quickly sketch the lips and flesh them out later.

Human body

One of the things I enjoy drawing is the human form, I have been practicing different ways to draw the human body with and without references.

The first three drawings were drawn with a reference, the almost full bodied drawings were then done by using spheres and ovals to get a general shape then connecting them together to make sense on a human body.

Using the same technique as the ovals I tried a perspective drawing of a woman holding a gun and pointing it at the viewer from behind with a slight angle. This is why her bum sticks out so much because it has to appear larger than it really is due to the perspective.

These last three drawings were created by using different references to build the body, I try not to go into too much detail since I find it difficult to draw faces on full bodied pictures. I also need to do a feet study since I seem to finish the legs and completely leave the feet out.

Gingerbread Man

One of the very first tasks we were given in 3Ds Max was to create a Gingerbread man. 

To create this was a simple case of finding a reference image to use and placing it on the background of 3Ds Max by opening Viewport Background and choosing custom file.

Then by creating a simple flat box shape and extruding it to fit the reference image we have a basic shape to work with.

Then by adding the symmetry modifier I was able to mirror the arms and legs so that they were exactly the same size and shape.

Adding a turbosmooth modifier then gives the curves to the gingerbread man making it appear more realistic.

Finally using a gingerbread texture I placed it over the gingerbread man shape using the material editor with a UVW Map to make the texture fit correctly. Then adding some small detail such as icing and buttons to finish it off.

3D Rotate Dummy

This was a class exercise given to us to create a dummy in 3Ds max with a 360 turn animation which we can apply to any model we make. This dummy can be used to showcase a model with a perfect 360 turn each time without the need to animate the model itself thus saving time.

This is a relatively simple task to do, by making a dummy and animating it I can then merge this with any other 3Ds Max file. Once it is in the same file I then simply have to adjust my pivot point on my model to the center so that it will rotate properly once parented to the dummy.

Personal Work 4

To create this drawing I started with a basic pencil sketch then moved on to pen to outline and shade. Using a red pen I inked in the colour of the scarf and glove. 

I decided I wanted to try something slightly different so using watercolours I painted the rest.

The focus was the character and not so much the background which is why I did not detail it. 

Life Drawing 3

We had another model pose for us in this life drawing session. 

These first sketches were two minute sketches to warm up with first.

I decided to switch to pencil for this sketch, I found it much easier to make the form but spent a lot of time with my outline leaving me with no time to completely finish.

Changing to pen I decided to experiment a little and believe it paid off. Using the pen to very quickly sketch the outline I went back over to create the right shapes and by tilting the pen I scratched some shading to bring the drawing out.

Forty minute sketch.