learning from the ground up.

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Some Mo Things

morning practice

night time studies

Not the best, but I am working on it.

The Hills are allliiiiiiiiive.....

After a Crit from Dave, Dan, and Mile :D I still need to add
more to the castle to make it look more like a castle. :)

1.7.12 A Busy Study Day.

Sketches at work..

Everything here is from imagination/ memory with the exception of the initial Indian Dude in the first image. Still a lot of kinks to work out. LETS GO DAGGERS! 

Started the day with these, some flaws but overall not /horrible/

3 hours of streams 1.2.12

Bridgeman / Photo Studies 12/31

Bloodsports: Swamp Elder

10 hrs Later...

My Studies.

progress

Just about there!

Swamp Elder Progress

tell me what you think and how i could make it better!

Some stuff from the sketchbook.

First off, I haven't died, I just haven't been working in my sketchbook trying to get ideas down. Secondly, here are aforementioned sketches.

decided some horse studies were in order..

Learning the human body.

Female Figure Studies and an odd man out.

5 - 10 minute studies, (not really sure)

Designated imaginary lightsources, I feel like I got this part down, just need to refine the lines on the figures in the future.

Still need more practice.!

Resources from Around the Web.

While I was looking for good references for certain things, I came across these simple but very helpful gems. I'm sure I have more somewhere, but Where, I do not know @u@.

The Planes of the Face:
http://philippefaraut.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/l/planes.jpg

Atmospheric Perspective (different for actual perspective)
http://www.arthints.com/what-is-atmospheric-perspective/

Over a hundred different face references:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannysantos/sets/72157622966228004/

Tips on expressing emotions in the face:
http://www.cedarseed.com/fire/emotut.jpg

Reference for Environments and Lighting:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/awesome-landscape-photos

Clothing and Drapery References:
http://hel-looks.com/20111021_02/

And an online site for Anatomy work:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1zgknH/hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml-chunked/ch02s05.html

Just Figure references:
 http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/

Enjoy!

Male Figures.

Some male figure studies, with muscle mass, a little easier than expected

1 hr created my own light sources, and painted the forms from memory  on the
human figure. :D

More Studies

Loomis Studies

All in order of which they were done First to Most Recent.

Learning his 3 sections of the face.

Next step still trying the 3 rule. From memory.

More for memory.

From memory some serious issues making circles. 

Studying with Mr. Warren on his stream.

Left: From reference Right: From Memory.