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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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                https://www.instagram.com/yiri_kus/
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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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                                      • Durrell Odom
                                        Durrell Odom last edited by

                                        More studies here...
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                                        www.durrellodom.com

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                                        • Bobby Aquitania
                                          Bobby Aquitania last edited by

                                          Great stuff bro... I love it all, maybe less so the Loomis stuff as those are just pedestrian exercises and not really " you ', but it's good muscle memory, and Loomis is great for learning anatomy. Anyway got you on follow and looking forward to your next piece... cheers!

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                                          • Durrell Odom
                                            Durrell Odom @Bobby Aquitania last edited by

                                            Thanks for the love @Bobby-Aquitania. I just try to do my best each day, plus these Loomis studies help me stay sharp. Here's a caricature sketch of Suge Knight.
                                            sugesvs.jpg

                                            www.durrellodom.com

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