sketchETH's dailies - 347

[sketcheth]

Walid D: I can't help it! Square brushes just feel right to me! :3

Connor: Good to hear, my friend, good to hear!

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Yesterday's and the day before's.
Sketchin....I went back to making faces because I need something more to spice up these things...I think I should try getting more introspective...and mixed media is another fun way to go.

[no87]

dam man. love that massive dump of portraits you did. i must use painter more to learn that stuff. keep it up man

[cdejong]

Man, your pencils are looking so nice.

As soon as I saw the second one I laughed. It's a funny face, really good execution though. Reminds me that I need to work on my hands as well.

[sketcheth]

no87: Much appreciated, my friend! Thanks!

Connor:Ahh yes, I feel like I've been running low on ideas lately so it's either experimental pencil technique or making faces. :3

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marker!

ink!

pencil!

[cdejong]

The pink and brown marker piece is fantastic! So cool. The pen piece is really really good as well... absolutely wonderful. The pencil piece didn't quite capture your likeness though... something in the proportions... and maybe the nose as well. Keep it up man, it's all so lovely.

[sketcheth]

Connor: Thanks a lot, my man! I should probably insert a new real photo of me for reference so that you can critique me harder! Thanks for stopping by again!

[sketcheth]

Oil on cardboard self portrait...done in about 1.5-2hrs. 9"x12" I think...
Backing it up is the still life set up I'm working on...simple, but complicated. Tin foil will be my undoing.

[MikeOB]

congrats on reaching 300 mate! you're improving all the time
the new oil painting is amazing

[Tetrodotoxin]

300

w00t!!! Next stop: 365!

[sketcheth]

MikeOB: Thanks mate, I'll keep at it!

tetrodotoxin: I know! I've almost made it!

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Quickie...test tomorrow...need sleep...

[JetLime]

I just looked through your entire thread of SPs in one go, man, absolutely amazing! I especially like your experiments with different facial expressions, something different and you can't fall into a routine there.
It's truly inspiring - I doubt I can do a SP a day but I should at least draw every day... - so now it's time to look at your SB as well

Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing!

[sketcheth]

Jetlime: You've just gotta decide you want to do it and then never look back! Thanks for commenting, I admire your tenacity and willingness to look through all of those! Thanks again for stopping by!

yesterday and today.

[sketcheth]

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[sketcheth]

This one's more process then usual...Some...1.5 hrs?

[no87]

man! that latest is sooo good. its good some awesome energy to it!

[sketcheth]

no87: Yeah, I want to experiment more like that...it's rewarding. I just need to be around my pc more in order to do so.

ink. Mmmmradiohead.

marker.

[sketcheth]

DUMP! I've been having a really inconsistent schedule lately so I keep...not...posting. Bad! But I still draw. Good! Hey...what can you do?

eth.

James Jean anyone?

Stripes!

More pen.

Quickie in oils - 1 hr. study.

Quickie.

Meh...

Oh happy day...

Feeling unfinished...

Colored pencil...

It's raining today. My apartment leaks by my bed.

[*ViRuS*]

looking great. keep it up =)
i like how to keep changing the media up, but looks like your keeping the same technique more or less. great. nice oil study.

[Icecold]

Hi!

I assume you are using paniter for those digitals?
I wanted to test panter, however i never used it before,
and i have a question, which brushes do you preffer for
painting? ( I've been a longterm ps user so excuse me )

[sketcheth]

virus: Thanks for the feedback, sir! It's good to get a response like that. sometimes I feel a little lacking in the direction department. :3

colored pencil from yesterday...

Aaaand painter fun today!

[zweiDee]

very nice self's. big progress here, keep it busy!

[Icecold]

I forgot to mention, the first oil has some "Stalone" feel to it ;>

P.S Please answer my question about those painter brushes, i mdon't know painter yet and i aim for something like you did here
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...4&d=1252829042

[sketcheth]

zweiDee: Thanks man, it means a lot! I appreciate you stopping by!

Icecoldorry about completely skimming over your comment last time around.
Yep! I use PainterX. While I try to mix it up, my favorite brushes still end up being hard square brushes usually. I like to tweak them or make my own but a lot of them are based off of some of the default pastel, chalk, or oil pastel brushes in painter. For that portrait in particular I'm pretty sure that's what I was using.

was working on a quick sketch self portrait in oil...turns out I might take it further than I originally planned. Crappy cell phone pictures--I apologize. Still working...

Drawing from a reaaally warpy mirror across the room...

My roommate was playing Bioshock while I was painting this...and it just kind of bled in...the stripes on the side are actually inspired by some of the display glitches that PainterX has on my pc on occassion.

Ich...not pleased with this one at all...crappy colored pencils didn't help.

I'll post today's a little later on hopefully...

[no87]

man, that bioshock inspired one is something else!

[sketcheth]

no87: Oooh yeah. That game is beautiful.
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hmm...

[mpdpsy]

man, love your pencil portraits, have a really good flow to them like they're done effortlessly, great dedication!

[hala]

that bioshock one is made of win!

[Sonaj]

Great work lately. I really like the oils

[sketcheth]

11.08.09

Uuuhm sorry for not updating guys. I have continued to be diligent in my drawing, just not my updates. Which could be just as bad. I'll resume tomorrow by posting all of the ones in between. Thank you.

[cdejong]

AIEEEE you turned into tar since the last time I saw you .

I'm glad you're back, I missed you!