Yogi Toy

"learning how to walk before run"... as Kali said :)

I am going back to copies and construction exercises for a while before practice the layouts again.

The eyes are too big and the hat looks like a deformed popcorn.

I will post more exercises soon.

abraço,

davi

running too fast

Maybe I first need to learn how to walk before running. I'm feeling that I'm struggling with the construction of Slab & Ernie. I will train that first, before going further with layout.

Thanks for all the feedback.


^this is my latest attempt. I find it hard to fit the character right into the background. Maybe drawing toys is a good way for me to improve, like Kali is doing. But I only have photo's, but even only with photo's it's a good exercise right?

Oyeah btw merry christmas everyone ;)

layouts

^I tried a digital layout. Having layers is really handy. But I think that drawing for real always is better.

^My last version. Do you mean like this John?

More Layouts

Hi everybody,

it is good to see your drawings.

I have made more studies.

I think I am getting more used to the model of the characters.. and also tried not to tone down too much the expressions and poses.

I will try to translate the emotional statement that I made for these drawings... actually I have a problem of vocabulary when I try to make the emotional statements in English... I can explain their expressions much better in Portuguese.

abraço,

davi

im still alive

Hee all.

Didn't post anything here for awhile. And to be honest, I feel a bit ashamed that I didn't. I feel guilty that I don't try to study more. Especially that I have the privilege to get on this blog (actually I have the feeling that Im not good enough to be part of this blog). But in my daily life I need to draw my own "style" to eventually get a job, I need to fill my portfolio with drawings I don't like. So it's hard to find time to study. Especially studying takes allot of time for me, a really good study takes me almost a day.. If I want to compete with all these great study's I see on this blog.

But enough wining. I want to get better. So I started working on these layouts. Actually I think they are too bad and to rushed and rough to post here. But what the heck, I want to progress and wanted to post something again after a long time.

*I don't have an scanner at the moment, so I have to make photo's. So the quality is kinda bad.

^I had the most trouble with him. So I drew him separate to practice it. His forehead and eyes are kinda strange in the drawing above...

I have the feeling I keep learning by redoing them. I notice all the things that I learned by studying other drawings. I still have some trouble manage all the different objects in one drawing. I will try to do some more tomorrow and push myself more. And my next goal is to make them more clean.

Does anyone have some feedback? How bad is it, drawing this rough? Should I take more time to do one drawing, or should I go for allot of different takes?

Did everyone die?

?

This started out pretty good, but seems like everyone fizzled out

Layout Study - "Slab & Ernie"

Hello everybody,

here comes my studies of the last exercise.

it was harder than the one with Kaspar, specially because I haven't practiced a lot the model of these characters.

I just finished the drawings (I need to rest) so I can not see the mistakes yet.

I will take a look tomorrow and I will be able to post a self critique of the exercise.

I want to do more of this, it is very cool.

abraço

davi