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    • Steve Young
      Steve Young last edited by

      Great work!

      Never give up, always push yourself two steps further than you believe you can go.

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      • Durrell Odom
        Durrell Odom last edited by

        Thanks Rob and Steve. Here are some still life practices and a cartoon sketch.
        DSC01834.jpg
        DSC01842.jpg
        shox.jpg
        flight.jpg
        character.jpg

        www.durrellodom.com

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        • Pamela Fraley
          Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

          I love the one of the guy sitting at the table. It looks like you're still working on it, but the mood of that one gets me. Awesome.

          instagram.com/fraleycreates

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          • Joslyn Schmitt
            Joslyn Schmitt last edited by

            Great character designs! I love the guy on the bottom playing trumpet. You also have a good use of color in the first piece. Keep up the great work.

            https://www.instagram.com/thejollyjawbreaker/
            https://thejollyjawbreaker.com/

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            • Lee White
              Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

              very nice designs! Thanks for sharing them!

              I noticed you putting the photoshop paints added to look like they are in your sketchbook. If you want to further enhance that effect, flatten your layers down to just the sketchbook backgound pic as a layer and your photoshop painting as a layer, then play with the blend modes in the layers palettes. Try Overlay first as that one sometimes just looks great as is. I use multiply, but that can sometimes lose the color. Anyway, give it a go and see if you can blend it seamlessly and make it look like it's actually painted in the sketchbook.

              Again, great looking designs. Keep em' coming!

              SVS Faculty Instructor
              www.leewhiteillustration.com

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              • Durrell Odom
                Durrell Odom last edited by

                Have not posted in a while but here is an assignment I did for Jason Seiler's class Art of Caricature.

                garystudy2.jpg

                www.durrellodom.com

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                • Durrell Odom
                  Durrell Odom last edited by

                  New sketch. Kobe Bryant Caricature.
                  kobe_sketchsvs.jpg

                  www.durrellodom.com

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                  • MOO
                    MOO SVS OG last edited by

                    The top guys body looks a little off kilter to me. I love the black and white ones A LOT! All of them look really good though.

                    Marsha Ottum Owen

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                    • Jiří Kůs
                      Jiří Kůs last edited by

                      Awesome stuff!

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                      • Durrell Odom
                        Durrell Odom last edited by

                        @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen said:

                        The top guys body looks a little off kilter to me. I love the black and white ones A LOT! All of them look really good though.

                        Yeah. I kind of freestyle the whole thing without looking at no real reference besides his sneakers, but thanks.

                        www.durrellodom.com

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                        • Durrell Odom
                          Durrell Odom @Jiří Kůs last edited by

                          @Jiří-Kůs said:

                          Awesome stuff!

                          Thank you!

                          www.durrellodom.com

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                          • Durrell Odom
                            Durrell Odom @Lee White last edited by

                            @Lee-White said:

                            very nice designs! Thanks for sharing them!

                            I noticed you putting the photoshop paints added to look like they are in your sketchbook. If you want to further enhance that effect, flatten your layers down to just the sketchbook backgound pic as a layer and your photoshop painting as a layer, then play with the blend modes in the layers palettes. Try Overlay first as that one sometimes just looks great as is. I use multiply, but that can sometimes lose the color. Anyway, give it a go and see if you can blend it seamlessly and make it look like it's actually painted in the sketchbook.

                            Again, great looking designs. Keep em' coming!

                            Thank you, Lee. I will definitely try that next time, Also I purchased your Visual Storytelling video, which is definitely a skill I need to build is on, which is excellent by the way.

                            www.durrellodom.com

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                            • Durrell Odom
                              Durrell Odom last edited by

                              Here's a WIP portrait I'm learning from the Dave Malan video.

                              portrait.jpg

                              www.durrellodom.com

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                              • bharris
                                bharris last edited by

                                I like the feeling of your work a lot! Very genuine. You seem like you have a good understanding of the basics to me 🙂

                                www.brittanyharrisillustration.com/
                                www.instagram.com/britillustration/

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                                • Kasey Snow
                                  Kasey Snow last edited by

                                  You have such a distinct style, love these sketches, please keep 'em coming! I am super impressed.

                                  http://kaseysnow.com ~ https://instagram.com/KaseySnowArt/ ~ https://twitter.com/KaseySnowArt ~ https://www.patreon.com/KaseySnow ~

                                  SVS forum sketchbook: https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/9846/kasey-s-sketchbook ~
                                  ~Kasey

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                                  • Durrell Odom
                                    Durrell Odom @bharris last edited by

                                    Thanks @bharris . I always try to keep the basics in mind while I'm drawing but also try to take the liberty in terms of style and the type of look I want.

                                    Thank you, @Kasey-Snow. Hopefully I can keep this goin as long as I can. One day at a time.

                                    www.durrellodom.com

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                                    • Durrell Odom
                                      Durrell Odom last edited by

                                      Here's is how far I took the portrait.

                                      po_trait.jpg

                                      www.durrellodom.com

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                                      • Durrell Odom
                                        Durrell Odom last edited by

                                        Here's another portrait of Kawhi Leonard. Unfinished though.
                                        kawhi.jpg

                                        www.durrellodom.com

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                                        • Durrell Odom
                                          Durrell Odom last edited by

                                          Here's a developed piece of Kawhi Leonard

                                          kwai.jpg

                                          www.durrellodom.com

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                                          • Durrell Odom
                                            Durrell Odom last edited by

                                            Been struggling with drawing heads lately, so I did some Loomis studies..
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                                            www.durrellodom.com

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