"Determination"

Digital Life Drawing

Drawn from life, on my laptop and wacom tablet in Photoshop. 20 minute pose. Great model.

Bohemian

Charcoal drawing (w.i.p.)

Self Portrait: "Mes '09"

so i was reading the blog a yesterday and nick said we should do some self portraits.... we ive got nothing to hide from so heres mine :)

pretty happy with this one and obviously as self portrait the original was a crappy pic so i added some color to my face and my old snaked bites nose and eye brows rings and changed the famous stars and straps cause i couldnt really tell what was on the inside but all in all pretty much me :)


and the original photo :)

"Anguish"

so personally im pretty happy with this one first ive been happy with for a week or so what u guys think dont be shy to tell me what u think i could do better :)

Been a long while since my first post and this only my second and after a lot of learning
this apple is the result. I also been doing a lot of environment painting which I will get
posted and hope to get some feedback in the next few weeks.

Thanks
RS

The Burning Place

Lonely

A quick drawing made at 4:30 AM while suffering from boredom and an upset tummy.
Just started out drawing with no real plans, and ended up with this. I'm really pleased with the girls expression and hair. :)

I keep thinking of her as an Emily, though I can't fathom why...

a gift for a friend's birthday

this was done for my best friends' birthday
i really don know how long i worked on this
but its worth the time
:)

completely done on photoshop except fr d rough sketch which was scanned in

The Final Scene in Shakespeare's Hamlet

A recent painting I made of one of the most tragically enthralling episodes of literature ever made.

Here's the Run-down:

Claudius (who killed his brother the king so that he could obtain the throne and marry his brother's wife) hatches an evil scheme with Laertes to kill prince Hamlet (who's father was killed in cold blood and his sister driven to suicide by said prince). Laertes challenges Hamlet to a fencing match and plans to kill him by cutting him with a poisoned blade, and Claudius poisons a cup of wine that he plans to give to Hamlet to insure his demise. The duel commences and Laertes isn't able to land a single blow, while queen Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, is accidently murdered by Claudius by unknowingly drinking the poisoned wine (seriously, does Claudius have ANY common sense!? I mean, he left the friggin' cup out the open that any person could pick up and drink! What an AR-TARD!). When Gertrude succumbs to the poison and falls out of her chair, Laertes uses this brief moment of distraction to cut Hamlet with the poison blade. Hamlet then lashes out and knocks both blades to the ground, picking up Laertes's blade and cutting him with it. Laertes then tells Hamlet in his dying moments that Claudius had killed his mother and that Hamlet killed him and he killed Hamlet (kill kill kill kill kill). Hamlet then stabs Claudius with the poison blade and forces the poisoned wine down his throat in a fit of rage, then dies, concluding the play.

It's a man-slaughter of epic, Jerry Springer proportions.

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

Sketch

Pastel pencil sketch using chiaroscuro technique that I've been studying. Reference was the cover of a Waylon Jennings album (Essential Waylon). Spending a lot of time working on my drawing skills so I can move into oils.

Chaos

Chaos

not 100% happy with is :(

my reference pic was :


HOW DO THEY DO IT? ugh......

demons commeth

well
a very rough digital art
used just 2 brushes for this painting
a hard brush & a soft brush on photoshop
started off making a demon, and later added the rest of the elements
:)

I shall go back...

"No food for today my dear."

elf

mix of 3d and 2d. i used C4D and PS. hope u like it

Portrait

Pastel pencil and pencil on charcoal paper.

Forest Environmental Concept

Death Knight in Blood Lust

probaby the best if done so far took me a couple days :)

be HARSH i need critics and ideas pretty please :)

More Extensive Work on Past Paintings

It's the top one again, and yes, my nose is actually bigger than you thought it was.

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

I Need to Spend More Time And Effort on my Paintings

I worked on the Dark Lord MJ painting alittle more today and improved it alot (the top one), so the title pretty much says everything.

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

The Great Escape

A combination of 3d and Photoshop.

The Dark Lord MJ

I know I know, I'm a bad person....

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

Neuromancer

Shade 9 and PS

Aioria de Leo

Unfinished :(, but hope you like it

some more random drawings

tree of life sketch and photoshop drawing :)

Horned guy

hey folks :) its been a while since I posted here anything...
sorry! here is my latest image:

Anton

What is your daily drawing routine?

For those who are seriously into drawing and want to get better - I presume you guys draw daily, everyday perhaps?

If so... what is your drawing routine for improvement?

I know Xia said three hours a day ...and a life drawing session or two...

Recently, I've been doing random sketches and using drawings and references from other books...

I've been having fun...

But now I'm stuck - what do I draw, next - what should I be drawing? How long? I don't want to start a big piece of art work - but rather something small but effective.

I didn't want to post without a picture so...

Here's a picture I did while sitting in bed, 30 minutes!

I don't regret

I know that i could do it better  but... i will try next time :P

Thanks for comments, CU!

SID

After months of torture,
i finally finished this drawing for "Sid" , an ol pal from my school days, LOL
:)
there might be a re-edit soon, because I'm not so happy about the bg.

Shanna- She Devil Concept Sketch

Hi there, today it's my birthday and I'm 20... I just did a quick concept sketch inspired by the comic book "Shanna-She Devil". For me drawing is a good way to keep myself motivated, so even today I kept my drawing routine! :)


Anyways, enjoy & Peace!

Life Drawing

Here's a 20 minute sketch from my weekly life drawing class. This is probably the best one I did on the evening. There are a few more over at my blog: www.halltoons.blogspot.com

-Ed

Krug Champagne

This was all built from scratch in a 3D program and then taken into Painter to "wash" it out.

randoms

i dunno random drawing :)

My first post

Hello everyone. Xia has graciously invited me to start posting here. My name is Ed Hall and I'm a syndicated cartoonist and illustrator from Jacksonville Florida. I hope I can throw some stuff up here that you find interesting. This one is from a series I'm currently working on where I pause a DVD at an interesting still shot, and then sketch directly off the TV from across the room. I got this idea from Glen Fabry's awesome book Muscles in Motion. A good read - highly recommended reading. My blog address is: http://www.halltoons.blogspot.com/ Stop by for a look and let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks & Cheers,

Ed

Marvel Gals

Been awhile since I've posted. So here are some pencil/inked drawings of some Marvel girls for you all to enjoy. Take a look and tell me what you think!

Female Study

I hope that the skin tone is correct this time... or at least better. Xia you can't imagine how many times I've watched that portrait tut. If she's not correct, then I must improve only with time cause I'm practicing too much I believe! :)

I'm interested in realistic illustrations, so i like to do things like this. I like this picture because i need train whit shadows and finally, i think that i meet my goal.

I hope you like, and comment if you have any suggestion!

CU

Anatomy Study

You never really learn to apreciate how complex the human body is until you try to paint it, and how difficult it can be. I'll admit that this one gave me a good challenge, and I'll be attempting to make others like it in the near future.

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

Snow Environmental Mountain

Here's an environmental concept I did lately. On my blog there's a post underneath it that shows you how it was before I refined it.

Pokepetter saw it already...

Enjoy.

Jedi Master Speedpaint

Lightsabers are pretty 8)

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspto.com/

sudden fire fight :)

newest new :)