Laur's Exercise blog

Misc Sketches

2012-01-29T22:35:00.000-08:00

SketchJam in Pasadena

2012-01-29T22:34:00.000-08:00

1/14 Speedpaints

2012-01-14T17:34:00.000-08:00

14/100 Ref: Flickr

December Figures

2011-12-14T08:41:00.000-08:00

Dorothy

2011-12-08T09:59:00.001-08:00

13/100 Ref: Wizard of Oz

12/6 Speedpaints

2011-12-06T11:04:00.000-08:00

11/100 Ref: Inglorious Bastards

12/100 Ref: Deviantart

12/5 Speedpaint

2011-12-05T11:18:00.000-08:00

My first time eyeballing colors instead of sampling.

9/10 Ref: Flickr

Also uploading the greyscaled version to see if I got the values right. Needed to increase the values in the foreground bushes but I'm almost there.

Second one:

10/100 Ref: Flickr

11/30 Speedpaint

2011-11-30T12:11:00.001-08:00

8/100: Ref: Flickr

November Warm-ups dump

2011-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:00

11/20 Warmups

2011-11-20T19:52:00.000-08:00

11/19 Warm-ups

2011-11-19T10:05:00.001-08:00

November warm-ups

2011-11-17T08:10:00.000-08:00

10/31 Exercises

2011-10-31T11:16:00.000-07:00

10/18 Drawings

2011-10-19T11:44:00.000-07:00

10/16 Boxes

2011-10-16T22:34:00.000-07:00

Way too exhausted to figure out if these work or not.
I think I can make cubes just fine.

10/15 Perspective

2011-10-15T18:48:00.000-07:00

I cheated here and added construction lines because I think it's simpler not to eyeball the line but instead use geometry to arrive at the conclusion.

10/14 Rapid Viz Intro Exercises

2011-10-14T10:20:00.001-07:00

10/7 Figures

2011-10-07T08:27:00.001-07:00

Refs from Drawing Script

10/4 Speedpaints

2011-10-04T17:25:00.000-07:00

7/100 Ref: Flickr

6/100 Ref: Flickr

10/3 Figure

2011-10-03T11:37:00.001-07:00

9/29 Portraits

2011-09-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

1/100 Ref: Portrait Photos

Horse sketches

2011-09-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

9/29 Speedpaints

2011-09-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

5/100 Ref: Flickr

4/100 Ref: Flickr

3/100

9/27 Speed paints

2011-09-27T23:34:00.001-07:00

2/100 Ref: Doubt

1/100 Ref: 127 Hours

9/26 figures

2011-09-26T11:33:00.000-07:00

From pixelovely

From Bodies in Motion

9/23 portrait

2011-09-23T18:40:00.000-07:00

Ref.

Bossa Nova Concert

2011-09-22T22:43:00.000-07:00

9/21 30 MIN Speed Paint

2011-09-21T11:58:00.001-07:00

127 Hours

9/21 Figure Studies

2011-09-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

9/20 Figure Studies

2011-09-20T11:14:00.001-07:00

Figure Studies

2011-09-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

Studies from Pixelovely

Studies from the Body in Motion Gallery

M.E.

2011-09-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

Commission: Addy

2011-09-04T18:13:00.000-07:00

A scene from one of her stories.

Joss + Other doodles

2011-07-27T12:51:00.000-07:00

Speedpaint

2011-07-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

Source

Other samples so far: (Sorry, I didn't get the sources for these!)

Sketches

2011-07-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

LR

2011-07-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

Source

EVC + MF

2011-07-07T11:17:00.000-07:00

Trying my hand at a Phil Noto-style. Dying horribly.

Warm-ups

2011-06-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

Today's gesture drawings courtesy pixelovely

And this...

Meme thing + Warm-up Sketch

2011-04-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

Erza

2011-04-19T16:29:00.001-07:00

WIP - BRS

2011-04-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

EDIT: I can feel my wrists already cracking from the strain of inking this.....

Allucia

2011-04-07T10:11:00.000-07:00

Allucia from my oneshot a Witch and a Wiz (not to be mistaken for the James Patterson wannabe)

WAITTing 4 U

2011-04-06T16:17:00.000-07:00

e1n's characters from his webcomic, We're All In This Together.

Fanarty Sketches

2011-04-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

Breaktime

2011-03-31T15:21:00.000-07:00

1Hr Nude

2011-03-30T15:10:00.000-07:00

Reference from deviantart..com

Eagle Rock Plaza sketches

2011-03-28T20:40:00.001-07:00

Copic practice

2011-03-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

Heads

2011-03-23T14:45:00.001-07:00

40minute Nude

2011-03-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

Reference from CharacterDesigns.com

Stargazing -WIP

2011-03-18T17:12:00.000-07:00

Enamored w/ this manga series right now!

Project WIP

2011-03-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

Descanso Gardens + Whole Foods

2011-03-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

2010 Art Summary

2011-03-15T15:29:00.000-07:00

DA meme.

1 Hour Nude

2011-03-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

WARNING: NEKKID LADY PARTS

based on this reference. via CharacterDesigns.com

Marcoh Kasumi

2011-03-11T15:19:00.000-08:00

Brace yourself.

Ferio Fuu

2011-03-10T10:38:00.000-08:00

Circle Composition

2011-03-09T13:44:00.000-08:00

Circle Composition-update

2011-03-07T17:45:00.001-08:00

EDIT: Doing a value study.

Going to attempt NOT RUINING this with color tomorrow.

GAMUT MASK, DON'T FAIL ME NOW.

True story

2011-03-05T12:08:00.000-08:00

It was a big bug, ok? -_-

Circular Composition WIP

2011-03-02T17:22:00.000-08:00

EDIT: Blocking characters in the room the masochistic way.

EDIT: Fixing perspective issues in PS.

Gonna add more details in PS.

EDIT: Original set-up on my art table.

45 min figure

2011-03-02T10:06:00.001-08:00

Reference: From CharacterDesigns.com
Eeek, I totally forgot I was drawing at an angle (flat on a surface) when I did this. Bad me.

Axle doodle

2011-03-01T15:23:00.001-08:00

Trying out this gamut thing. Slightly confused. XD

30 min figure

2011-03-01T09:13:00.000-08:00

Just realized I'd forgotten all about CharacterDesigns.com.

Figure studies~

2011-02-28T11:01:00.000-08:00

WARNING: Female breasts ahead~

Favorite one from today's exercises. 5 minutes

2 minute gesture studies

Another 5 minute one

10 minute studies

Intelligentsia + Panera

2011-02-27T20:40:00.000-08:00

Birthday Commissions

2011-02-21T11:54:00.000-08:00

Birthday Commissions from this DA post.

Bust sketches of people's OCs, Kurama and Faust from Shaman King. The last one is a freebie for Rayet since I totally forgot her's was a full-figure sketch. I got caught up with Rapunzel's cute short do.

Christy's Demon OC guy

Aja's OC Eraiyah

Rayet's request Rapunzel

Cardboard-Jukebox's scarred pirate OC Berezi

Warm-up: Megalomaniac Love

2011-02-18T10:04:00.000-08:00

CC and Lelouche

Copying the Masters: Yusuke Murata

2011-02-17T16:28:00.000-08:00

Lighting practice with Sena.

TCD sketches

2011-02-16T09:16:00.000-08:00

Finished a bunch of sketches yesterday for TCD, my troublesome little crossover project I started years ago. The full comic file can only be seen through Deviantart so I'm just uploading a few of my favorite sketches here.

Happy Vday 2011

2011-02-14T13:26:00.001-08:00

Indian Cooking: Technique Class

2011-02-13T17:16:00.000-08:00

Chris Sanders Style

2011-02-11T16:40:00.000-08:00

OH GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE.

Shape / Character Design Challenge

2011-02-10T20:20:00.001-08:00

Trying out some of these challenges here.

EDIT: Did another.

Leonardo da Vinci copies

2011-02-09T16:04:00.000-08:00

When my life drawing teacher told us to copy Masterworks, I didn't think I'd learn SO MUCH. Here's hoping I can keep learning more.

Original by Leonardo da Vinci here.

Original by Leonardo da Vinci here.

From this archive of Leo's drawings.

Firebird

2011-02-07T20:28:00.000-08:00

Starbucks + Car stuff

2011-02-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

Spent the morning at a Starbucks going over a pitch draft.

Also, accompanied N to have the car's battery replaced.

Voltron Artbook Submission

2011-02-02T21:20:00.001-08:00

They arrived!!!

Ecstatic to see my work in pretty print! <3

This is the piece that shows up there.

If you're a fan of Voltron, do check it out.

Feb1: Hourly Comic Day

2011-02-01T14:09:00.000-08:00

Feb 1 is hourly comic day! Will update this post every 3 hours.
EDIT: 2-4PM ADDED.
EDIT: 5-10PM ADDED.
EDIT: Final hour ADDED.

Posemaniacs session

2011-02-01T13:57:00.001-08:00

Purse meme

2011-01-31T14:48:00.000-08:00

I look like a bum today. GEEZ.

Rodin Sculptures

2011-01-31T14:37:00.000-08:00

Broke out my colored pencils again and sketched some Rodin Kiss sculptures for kicks.

Give in to my Madness

2011-01-28T19:07:00.000-08:00

I've been rewatching Soul Eater on Netflix recently and OHMYGOD, I totally forgot about this badass couple!!! <3 <3 <3 Can't wait to get to their actual fights!

Last Tangled bit

2011-01-21T16:27:00.000-08:00

Previous comics are here.

Dogs

2011-01-21T13:46:00.000-08:00

Village - Colored

2011-01-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Victorian Superman and Batman

2011-01-21T10:18:00.000-08:00

A sketch inspired by a Twitter conversation last night.

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Wayne..."
"Christmas? You think CRIME takes Christmas off? Get back to work!"

Cats

2011-01-20T15:28:00.000-08:00

Some feline sketches done with this fantastic online gesture tool. Started w/ a thick brush then moved on to Pilot Vball 05.

I still need to practice drawing their faces.

Village

2011-01-20T14:16:00.001-08:00

Based on some photos I took in the provinces in the Philippines. To me, the way the metal and concrete interact with the plants have an interesting chemistry.

Sketch rant review of SupermanBatman Apocalypse

2011-01-19T19:35:00.000-08:00

Mall Ink Sketch + WIPS

2011-01-18T16:35:00.000-08:00

Double Trouble

2011-01-17T15:20:00.000-08:00

Wondah Womannn

2011-01-17T14:36:00.000-08:00

Saw Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths recently. Did some Wonder Woman sketches for warm up.

Warlocks comic pages

2011-01-14T18:02:00.000-08:00

3 pages from a Warlocks story I made a pitch for early last year.

Paprika: Falling into You

2011-01-12T14:08:00.001-08:00

See my DA post for details.

WIP Paprika

2011-01-11T17:22:00.000-08:00

Something I had been planning for Sketchember but I like the concept too much to leave it as a sketch.

Kiss Meme: Cloud x Aerith

2011-01-11T13:19:00.000-08:00

Aerith's pretty awesome.

WIP Kiss Meme

2011-01-10T23:21:00.000-08:00

Tangled Comics

2011-01-09T01:10:00.000-08:00

Just saw Tangled and I REALLY COULDN'T HELP MYSELFFFFF! PARTS 1 and 2 of something IDK