Artist Trak's Stuff - Updated 11/17

The laundry sketch made me laugh until I cried. Brilliant work!

 

Sleep through layovers, bah, that's what the ride overs for

Now if I ever go to a communal laundery system, I will lable my clothes.

 

I like your Cad Bane - pretty good!

 

Thanks. It was pretty fun to draw Cad, so I'm gonna grab some more references of him and do a few more sketches, and perhaps a colored version.

And speaking of coloring images... Just working on another pic off-and-on...

[image=http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4140/retiredtuffasswip.jpg]

 

While digging through my image folder, I came across a half-finished fan fic-centric pic from last year. Well, I finished it.

[image=http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9169/visitationcolor.jpg]

I'm debating adding it to my portfolio. While I like it as a digital coloring example, I'm not entirely sure. I tend to prefer to stick to pics that I don't have to explain.

 

Love your new pics and your story

 

Just colored some sketches in preparation for a whole new portfolio. Concentrating on sketch card material for this one.

[image=http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3131/tarkinsketch.jpg]

[image=http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6177/cadbanesketchcolor.jpg]

 

Holy grandmothers. If Topps doesn't hire you, it's a low-down dirty shame.

 

agree on that. Fantastic stuff

 

Thanks. I hope Topps likes my samples. I intend to send them the linework versions as well.

To further prove my mettle, I dug out my trading card-sized canvas and painted last night. And, I started with Zuckuss, and tested out a new painting technique.

[image=http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9863/zuckusspainting.jpg]

Acrylics on a 3 x 4 canvas.

 

Great looks and colours

 

Yes, the colours are rather impressive and go straight under the skin.



You really can thrill people with your art work.

 

Thanks. It's been a while since I painted and I was testing out a new technique. I did another painting, but first... Sketches!

Laundromats are boring. Just ask Bossk and Zuckuss.

[image=http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/1406/bountyhunterslaundromat.jpg]

And now, the painting...

[image=http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1336/yodapainting.jpg]

I haven't painted Yoda, ever, and haven't drawn him since high school, back in the 90s. And my paint palette? It's actually quite limited. Only one shade of green, brown, yellow, red, no orange... But, that's where mixing paint comes into play.

 

laundry and bounty hunters

And Yoda WOW

 

Thanks. Yoda is far too big to scan, at least on my scanner, so I'm gonna attempt to get a scan at Staples or some place this weekend. I need to add a clear coat of glaze to protect the paint, still, something which I do not have, currently. I may look for a spray fixatif, though.

By the way... Yoda is up for sale.

 

I got a laugh out of the laundry one - I'm between wash and dry cycles at the laundrette up the street!

 

WRT Yoda, I only have this to say: Bob Ross, eat your heart out!

 

Wow, very nice Yoda! You managed very well for having a limited supply; I never would have guessed.

 

Thanks. My palette is basically the basics in terms of colors and everything else needs to be mixed. I intend to add an orange and a purple to the palette, but haven't gotten around to it or even found the need, as I can get those colors just fine by mixing what I have. It forces me to mix my paints more and rely more on what colors I can make than what colors I have. It also helps to keep my palette consistent, a consistently warm or cool palette, rather than a mix.

Anywho, since my net's down (as usual, it seems), I've been just sketching and coloring (and crocheting scarves... lots and lots of scarves...) random things. I'll need to do a bulk scan and toss up some sketches later, but in the meantime... Preparation for the Dear Diary challenge with a cover image.

[image=http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5875/wtdibcover.jpg]

 

Like that image and will sure follow that diary

 

VERY interesting. Is drawing for the story helping you get plot bunnies for it?

 

Yep, so I'd best start sketching more stuff that pertains to the story! I should do the same for my NaNo fic that ground to a halt.

Anywho, just a couple of sketches that I haven't shown yet.

[image=http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3623/ahsokasmirk.jpg]

Ahsoka with a skewed nose.

[image=http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1517/hansketches.jpg]

Han sketches, first ever.

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More Ahsoka sketches.

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Another Han sketch.

I'm really struggling with Han's likeness. Every sketch I draw of him (and I have more than what I showed) just has something about it that bothers me, yet I can't quite figure out what exactly is wrong with his likeness.

 

I love your sketches of Ahsoka and your sketches of Han Solo are pretty good.

Hmmm... trying to work out what might be throwing you off... the angle of the lighting does have a way of altering what the proportions look like to the eye and slight tweaks does have dramatic effects. This might disrupt the look you are trying to achieve but maybe having more of the midtones to define the shape and features on the highlighted side of the face...

 

Just love your sketches