'that kiwi kid's at it again'- My CA Sketchbook (UPDATED November 19!)

[JailHouseRock2]

{I'm lovin' these guys too!

Thanks so much everyone!

Sorry, again this is a quick update, in a hurry again.

The CHOW poll is up, take a look at the great entries, and as always any votes my way would be really appreciated!
VOTE HERE!

some sketches from imagination, (so no reff)



And a self portrait, lol, done in the back of a CD as I couldn't find a mirror

And a Failed still life, photoshop crashed after an hours work, ho hum.

Thanks for looking everyone!
Replies later!
matt

[hp]

the first 3 sketches are awesome! not that the others aren't but these really catch my eye

that sucks about photoshop! the power in my house goes out fairly often so i know how you feel

[Black Spot]

I like the gestures without reference - it shows you're thinking and developing. Shame about the crash as the still life is looking good.

[BlackDelphin]

I so love all the pretty reflections in your digital still life!!
Really nice traditional out of the blue portraits too!

Nice seeing you update once more Matt.

[My57]

HEY! haven't been here for awhile. I like the burger king jouster. Will check more of the images i missed before when i get the time.

And my have i noticed that your SketchBook has a huge amount of people posting in it >.>

I feel bad posting now and wasting the page with my congrats >.<

So let me make a crit and make my post worth a little more ^_^ :

that right leg on the burger king girl is a little wonky, not a lot but its enough to either make me think either A) She is in a uncomfortable position or B) its dislocated some how. You could probably just fix it a bit by taking the bend out of it a tad. Not a lot or its stiff.

Thats my only little crit i have.

[kelly x]

I see you changed her here, I voted for you my friend, nice job!!! Bugger K!!!!
go to EOW and see my piece ok ?!?!?!?!

[WhiteC]

another kid whos gettin too good . that sp is rockin !

[JailHouseRock2]

(un-replyed comments from the last page first)

p sage- Cool man thanks, glad you dig and thanks for the crit!

Alm0st- Hay Frank thanks, good crit to, thanks man!

hp- Oh Emily thank you! Very wise crit, your right about everything, I rushed this one, and I paid for it. Thank you so much for your honest advice! And yes, I'm a huge fan of Adam Hughes!

Benjie- Cheers Ben, appreciated man!

GweNdZ- Haya Gwen, no sweat, thanks for dropping by!

bharat- Thanks man!

Kelly x- Great Crits Kelly, thanks a bunch!!

Krato- Blah, I know aye man, never mind, I'l struggle though

miycko- Thanks miycko!

TASmith- Thanks man, good idea, will do!

Sorknes- Hay thanks a bunch Sorknes!

Giorge- Thanks for the tip man! Cheers for the visit bro!

Nellin- Thanks Nellin!

:~:

hp- Thank you so much again hp, I love your work, and so truly appreciate your comments And the power often goes in your place? That sucks.

Black Spot- Thanks Black Spot! Yeah it's a shame, but oh well

BlackDelphin- Thanks a bunch Cristina! SO pleased you like, and I'll get some more Bridgman pages scanned soon, but I'm so busy atm

kelly x- Thank you again kelly, cheers for the vote, and I'll see yours next!

WhiteC- Thanks man, appreciate it!
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Value study from this morning, may go back and render it out.

But bloodly photoshops playing up again, if it contiunes I don't know what I'm going to do

Thanks everyone!
matt

[p sage]

Matt I really liked your comment

"A self portrait, lol, "

Don't know why. It's like 'lol' has become its own little word, lol.

Oh and the drawings you've done have been good too

[hp]

have you tried optimizing it? there are a lot of things you can do to make it run smoother.

Click "dl" to get pdf
http://agnidevi.deviantart.com/art/P...-Tips-81070799

Mostly if anything you can clear out the functions you don't use, clean out your brush/pattern folder, don't run things in the background, etc.

Or it might be time for you to buy new parts ^^

i think you could work a little on the part b/w the spine and the butt in the last value study.

[KonnA]

You're getting better and better, I'm staying the same. I don't draw. No fair give me your motivation.

[My57]

Hmmm I used to put photoshop into 100% Opacity/Flow and set the brushes opacity control to pressure. Will that help?

I found that setting to be the best for blocking in things as well as refining. I switched to Painter though. That may be your next goal. Its much more comfortable.

[donalfall]

Your SB is getting so good. PS problems, however, put a real dampner on the old artistic spirit. I had CS3 and it just WOULD NOT WORK with the copy of Vista I was using at the time. Had to revert to CS2. Don't know if any program changes might help you?

Love that last paint. Nice.

[JParrilla]

awesome job on the value painting. Your gettin so much better Matt.

[IronFistGoon]

I started at the beginning and got to the end... My Simple thought was WTF! This guy draws a lot and he improves with each one. I really like your drawings that use the straight line shading. Your drawings really pop with that style. I also really like that you have a lot of different styles and you are pushing yourself with all different types of drawings. Your anatomy vastly improved from page one to the end. I am still shaking my head at the amount of art you have. Keep it up.

[Sunseaker]

You mentalist! You must do nothing but practice anatomy, puts me to shame! Right, I gotta get back on the ball, you
make me feel bad.

[Tonks87]

if you don't mind me asking how do you go about doing your "hatching shading" ? for a lack of a better word. your work is really awesome. i'm really curious to learn how to do something like it. thanks