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here are some semi rendered sketxhes, upi can still see the thumbnails.

Story art


character art

Y'know, the more I look at your work, the more I keep getting reminded of a certain book. You should really look into getting it. I'm sure you can find a copy at the library or borrow it from someone who has it, if money is an issue.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Start drawing things with simple 3d shapes.

Your stuff is starting to show a little improvement, but working on your basic structure will take your the farthest.



I had to order plaster shapes through the school, but before I was able to get them, I just went to a craft store (Michael's, AC Moore, Rag Shop, or whatever) and bought those foam shapes you stick the fake flowers in. Get white ones. You need at least the sphere, cube, and cylinder, but get the cone too if you see one that's not too much taller than your other shapes.) Set them up with some lighting and just draw what you see. You'll get a sense of form and lighting that will really strengthen your drawing.

Use what you learning to do life drawing. I literally spend hours just drawing simple constructions from here to work on dynamic figure drawing. I try to do so at least 2-3 nights a week.




These same simple concepts are what one uses to make any kind of object or figure.

As visual developer and illustrator I feel I have not been pushing myself at all, so here is another illustration and story art I have started this time on 11 by 17 paper. Its about a knight who is on his last breath before a mighty monster about to crush him, I used over 12 different reference images (and I still can't draw armor worth s**t.) 8 of them being different sets of armor, and 4 being octopus. there is a great deal of problems with my proportion, anatomy and perspective since in my 4 thumbnails I was fighting with the composition of this piece, but composition wise out of all four this one stood out the most, so I went with this one. I will continue working and if all else fails I will restart the illustration from scrap.

The nights last stand

I see some improvement, but there's still a long ways to go.

I still feel like you're drawing symbols more than actually seeing what's there. The mind likes to simplify shapes to make them easier to process and I suspect that this is your main obstacle right now.

Here's an excellent example of how the mind plays tricks on you:


Why don't you try doing a self-portrait in the mirror? Study the angles of your face and its features for a good few minutes before even putting your pencil down.

Alternatively, you could try drawing from an upside-down photograph. It's a good way to gauge how much you're simplifying things in your mind.