my drawing

not gone in so much detail, guide me how to improve.

my drawings

done some animal stuff.hope you like it.

How to paint the sea?

I apologize for such a sudden (and incomplete post) ...but how do you paint the sea? I've been using reference for the sea in this picture (only the left half) and I still can't get it too look good - I know the reflection isn't in - but I want to leave that till last, any ideas, tips?

Determination

my obama update i did just want a floating head so yea i did this^^ and a bit more study of his face lead me to shaving off his nose a bit and adding e wrinkles in his chin :)

Touch

I don't know man, I got inspired with Xia's Green Dragon tutorial but, can't make it look that good.
well, someday....

Robot Mass Destruction

The one on my blog has a small variation...

This Wasn't In His Job Description

Rent-a-Cops vs. Inter-Dimensional Beings = Abductee

-Nick Fechter

http://nevilleandcompanycomics.blogspot.com/

Can I stop greyscale? / Watch your strokes!

Right I'm going to attempt to do a double episode here in the one post:

First of all - I've been studying value and grey-scale, but I am starting to get bored and I really want to go into colour - but not until I have the hang of value. What do you think?




I am just so desperate to start in colour but so scared/nervous - are there any good tutorials for starting our in colour? :)

Also, brush strokes - which one is "better"? Top or bottom?

The bottom copy is my first one but then I read from an artist that you should work in big brushes, big strokes with value (http://itchstudios.com/psg/) As you can see in this picture here:

http://itchstudios.com/psg/misc3/GreyChitinoid6.jpg
http://itchstudios.com/psg/tuts/organic3c2.jpg

So, ive tried to do this with the top potrait - does anyone have any tips to achieve that kind of effect? I really like it...



Anyway enough angst. World! Show me colour!!

Creature Release

"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