gradenator's Sketchbook(s) Thread

[gradenator]

I haven't really thought of posting my drawings/sketches here until recently. Any input you guys have is greatly appreciated.

These are all from various sketchbooks. I like to sign and date them for my own memory, especially before scanning.

[gradenator]

Kind of inspired by that mirror thing from early Stargate SG-1

[gradenator]

Space stuff

[Asperchu]

I like the space stuff one, is that pen or color pencil?

[gradenator]

At 5/10/11 09:01 PM, Asperchu wrote: I like the space stuff one, is that pen or color pencil?

It's just a graphite pencil. When I scan this stuff, I mess with the brightness and contrast a little bit to make it look kind of like ink. Mechanical pencils don't get very dark.

Here's more space stuff. I have a lot.

[gradenator]

Trying out ninjas. This was originally for a rail shooter which would use pixelly/sprite graphics. If I can find them, ill post those too.

[gradenator]

Some old spaceship designs

[gradenator]

Me attempting reptiles

[gradenator]

This one's from the small sketchbook (really tiny drawings). The StarAvenger

[bigjonny13]

At 5/11/11 11:00 AM, gradenator wrote: Me attempting reptiles

I like the way this one turned out. Shading is good too.

[gradenator]

These guys started out as random curvy lines (hair and battle axe). The rest was drawn around them

[MasterMerol]

I like your sketches!
They are a bit sloppy and the humans look a little stiff, but the shading is very good!
Keep it up!

[gradenator]

At 5/12/11 12:43 PM, MasterMerol wrote: I like your sketches!
They are a bit sloppy and the humans look a little stiff, but the shading is very good!
Keep it up!

Hey thanks. I still have a ways to go with drawing humans. This is an old scratchy one but i think its pretty cool.

[gradenator]

I tried doing some stippling with a ballpoint. It was kinda neat, but I don't think I like stippling as much as regular line drawing.

[gradenator]

Here's some doodles I have. This one's weird: the giant on the right side is quoting those crazy pig guards on the tatooine level of the 'hit' video game Star Wars The Phantom Menace (for the PS1). Someone please tell me they played that horrible fucking game way back when.

[gradenator]

Ok one more for now, so back to the small sketchbook. I think the legs maybe need adjusted. If anyone has advice please share

[Flowers10]

At 5/14/11 03:28 AM, gradenator wrote:

:If anyone has advice please share

but yes, of course! k first off, shoulders are to thin, even though she's a girl they should be bigger compared to the arms. arms, her right arm is good, but what is she doing with her right one? i cant seem to find out what she's doing with it from the picture. now to the legs, a bit short, no knee's. but what most bothers me are the feet which are in a impossible position if the leg is turned to the viewer. so in my sketchs i rotated one leg, so you can see when the feet are that way. hope this helps!

[gradenator]

At 5/14/11 07:58 AM, Flowers10 wrote:

At 5/14/11 03:28 AM, gradenator wrote: If anyone has advice please share

but yes, of course! k first off, shoulders are to thin, even though she's a girl they should be bigger compared to the arms. arms, her right arm is good, but what is she doing with her right one? i cant seem to find out what she's doing with it from the picture. now to the legs, a bit short, no knee's. but what most bothers me are the feet which are in a impossible position if the leg is turned to the viewer. so in my sketchs i rotated one leg, so you can see when the feet are that way. hope this helps!

Hooboy thanks for the advice on the legs. This drawing is really old and I never really thought to go back over it because it's so small, but after what you showed me I feel like fixing it up now.

This subject has four arms. Her second set of shoulders starts behind her first, where her shoulder blades would be (instead of underneath the first). The outstretched hand is supposed to be flat, palm opened upwards as she's holding something that emits a holographic projection. The others are just resting on hip or clenched as she reads some technical bullshit.

I'll try working on a bigger version that would be less confusing.

[gradenator]

Woops forgot to reply with the pic ^^

[Flowers10]

ok i loled, i never thought she'd have 4 arms.
i was like, wtf are these things?
very interesting concept!

[gradenator]

Faceship - another small one for now

[gradenator]

Hi I haven't been posting anything lately, so here's this. I don't think I should have been posting so much older stuff, so from now on only new drawings.