alwyn's sketchbook (warning content)

[tolowa]

hey guys..told mrv i would post after getting my comp together..so here goes..
nvr really posted much in e old forums..so would try to do more this time round
these are sketches..so i'll just keep e images small..thanks for looking!:D

[tolowa]

next is some cards produced last christmas and this year for various people and stuff
pardon the lousy colouring :xD:
(2 more coming after i get the color profiles updated with CS3..things look wonky now)
http://ngalwyn.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/christmas-07-thumb.jpg
http://ngalwyn.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/card-thumb1.jpg

[annhell]

thanks for sharing XD i think you have very pretty linework (haha) and a good sense of movement~ i like how most of your poses convey very smooth action lines and motion. just need a liiiittle bit more work with proportions maybe (like the two ladies on the top left of the first page, legs abit short hehe), but overall its cool~ post more ;D

[lin]

I like the sketches too. You can draw a wide range of characters and in different styles and poses -wow!

[tolowa]

annhell - thanks mouse queen! pretty linework? i'm quite untidy actually..highly dependent on software like flash to gimme nice clean vectors for easy resizing
yes i'm still quite bad at female anatomy..only started drawing women more after last year of life drawing..i often will screw up the legs...too short..not graceful enough...
PS - u might not know this, but i was in e same yang ti_n storyboarding class as u in my yr 3... :D

lin - thank yoU! just trying stuff out when doodling in office haha

as promised..2 more cards, cropped off the layout alr..1st one's a gift ...nvr encounter this color profile prob in PS b4..oh well..

[annhell]

hah seriously?? how did you know it was me? .__.
well i rely on flash for some linework for my comics oso...and other more anime-ish style drawings. dunno why people say illustrator is good for drawing lines..i feel flash is much simpler and better to use leh?

[Mrv]

Hey man. Nice stuff, keep it coming!

[lin]

First pic: I like the little doggie; looks so soft! ^^ The words of the scrabble... was the pic actually a "mirror view"? Cos the words look mirror-inverted as well as upside down.

2nd pic: Is funny, but i think if the expressions were even more exagerrated it might be even better. But then, I dun know anything about this sort of art style, so I might be wrong. ^^;

[tolowa]

annhell - yes i find flash has much more control..but also can be a bit messy at times so still e need to clean up..but overall a powerful vector tool

mrv - thank you mrv..yours too haha

lin - ah its not a doggie..my fren has a lot of plushies and this one is a sheep called yuki (she has no hair) ..i got her likeness correctly..but not my friend haha..
yes u discovered the mistake..i only found out after printing it out..
yes will hv to work on exaggerating things more..wouldn't exactly pin this down as a type of style..not sure that it is i'm going with yet.. but thanks

[tolowa]

been lazy/busy to scan stuff..so just post wad i hv on hand. recently completed a card, 1st is e draft n e final without text..dun ask bout e theme :smilieCute:

e other one is a green doodle in office..
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[lin]

First 2 pics: There's a very stark and clear/clean feel about the artwork; dunno abt the theme, but I love looking at the lines n it really amazes me how you can just use black, white and grey to get such great effects. O.O

3rd pic: Hulk goes punk n samurai? XD I like the expression. But, hmm, for the sword to be balanced, i think the strap has to run in the same direction, ie, along the sword. (check out ichigo in Bleach). ^^;

[Mrv]

Great job on the card designs and the hulk-like character! You might want to tone down the purple in his pants though.

[tolowa]

hi all here's my annual Christmas card..done but late..haha
have mass printed and yet to finish writing for all my friends
was sad that i wasn't done to give to my colleagues on eve

trying another approach instead of e usual black lines..
sketchy..but i think i used too many lines haha

merry christmas and happy new year:smilieHappy:

[lin]

Wow power background, and there're so many things going on in the picture too! Makes it very interesting.

Merry Christmas n Happy New Year to you too! ^^

[winter_hyde]

dun worry bout the extra lines..it gave a nice feel to the picture!