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Gusto's August Madness (NSFW)

#1

Gusto

Gusto

Here's my August Draw Every Day thread. Hopefully I'm not the only one doing this. :)

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#2

Gusto

Gusto

August 1st: Just a little sketch.



#3

Espy

Espy

I came for the NSFW but I stayed for the nice line-work.


#4

PatrThom

PatrThom

It's always about the lines with you, isn't it?

--Patrick


#5

Gusto

Gusto

August 2nd: Another sketchy sketch. Getting closer to the NSFW that Espy craves.



#6

Espy

Espy

Well HEY there :unibrow:


#7

Gusto

Gusto

August 3rd: DeviantArt continues to supply me with poses to attempt! This time with nipples! Note to self - practice hands.



#8

fade

fade

The expression in your drawings is really good.


#9

phil

phil

Espy said:
I came for the NSFW
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:Leyla:


#10

Gusto

Gusto

fade said:
The expression in your drawings is really good.
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Thanks, but can you clarify? I'm not exactly sure what you mean! :[


#11

fade

fade

I just mean that your characters convey a lot of feeling. They're not just posed like a mannequin. You feel what they mean, even without faces or details.


#12

Gusto

Gusto

fade said:
I just mean that your characters convey a lot of feeling. They're not just posed like a mannequin. You feel what they mean, even without faces or details.
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Oh, awesome, thanks. :D That's a huge compliment for me.


#13

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

You had me at nipples :unibrow:


#14

Gusto

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
You had me at nipples :unibrow:
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I had a feeling. :)


#15

PatrThom

PatrThom

Better "at" than "by."

--Patrick


#16

Gusto

Gusto

August 4th: More poses from deviantArt, this time with a face! Not sure if I captured it completely but I like the way the hair came out at least.



#17

LittleSin

LittleSin

Gusto, your lines are simple yet beautiful. I am truly jealous.

Since you like deviantart stock so much I'm going to recommend the group Pose-Emporium. Nice catergories and lots of interesting stock in that group.


#18

Gusto

Gusto

Thanks for the tip, Sin, there are a few in there I already have earmarked for later sketches. :)


#19

Gusto

Gusto

August 5th: #heyladies



#20

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

"Hey ladies" looks like a very attractive tomboyish woman. So thumbs up again ;)


#21

Gusto

Gusto

Hahaha I guess!


#22

LittleSin

LittleSin

Shegokigo said:
"Hey ladies" looks like a very attractive tomboyish woman. So thumbs up again ;)
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You! Yeh you! Remember a year ago you askec me to draw a succubus? Well I did yesterday.

And I'll post it later tonight.
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Oh, and Gusto, love your poses!


#23

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

OOooooooh! I do remember and I'm excited in every way. ;)


#24

Espy

Espy

Man, you are making me miss drawing...


#25

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Espy, try improving your aim.


#26

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Bumble the Boy Wonder

I want you to draw me :awesome:

Like I say every time, I love your damn lines, sir.


#27

Gusto

Gusto

Well thanks Bumble!


#28

Gusto

Gusto

August 6th: Not much time between work and plans today, so here are some quick sketches of lower bodies/legs/asses/pants. I have a renewed appreciation for good knees on a lady. :)



#29

Cajungal

Cajungal

Man, Gusto, your August 4th piece really made me feel nostalgic. My grandmother used to run a lot of art galleries, and a lot of the pieces she showed and collected looked like that woman. It's beautiful, and it brings me back to really nice memories.


#30

Gusto

Gusto

Thanks Seej! Glad it struck a chord! :D


#31

Gusto

Gusto

August 7th: Shego and Espy will LOVE this one. :oops: And Fade will make me feel self conscious for the lack of a face! I think I'll be coming back to this sketch sometime soon, probably with the tablet.



#32

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Bumble the Boy Wonder

I really like August 6th's drawing on the far left. Nice figures


#33

Gusto

Gusto

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:
I really like August 6th's drawing on the far left. Nice figures
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She is rockin' those calves.


#34

Gusto

Gusto

August 8th: Rocked the tablet on yesterday's sketch for a while last night and today but here's just a quick sketch I'm willing to show you.



#35

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I'm putting that amazing headshot to the great body pose from above in my head Gusto. Let me just tell ya, I'm smilin.
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I want to "Shego-ize" it but I'm terrible with colors.


#36

Gusto

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
I want to "Shego-ize" it but I'm terrible with colors.
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You've been a big supporter of this thread - I think I can do you one better. ;) Stay tuned.


#37

Gusto

Gusto

August 9th: How about a little colour? Busted out the tablet and the PSE a bit, and used some super photo ref to put together a monochromatic 1680x1050 background. Click for full size.



#38

LittleSin

LittleSin

I saw this in my facebook and devart page. :) This is really lovely!


#39

Gusto

Gusto

LittleSin said:
I saw this in my facebook and devart page. :) This is really lovely!
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Haha thanks! I'm saturating the markets!


#40

Gusto

Gusto

Once again my non-fanart fails to illicit any kind of reaction on deviantArt.

:1


#41

David

David

'Tis the way of Deviantart. Fanart or GTFO.

That gives me an idea for a sort of social experiment with DA. Create two dummy accounts, one for original art one for fanart, update each with equal frequency and quality of work. See by how much the fanart account gets more followers.


#42

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

If you would have colored it and titled it "Shego" I'm sure it would have blown up ;)

Aside from that I thinks its a fantastic piece. You did an excellent job capturing the emotion of the figure.


#43



Biannoshufu

Shego art is worth serious money.

@ Gusto, I like this stuff, but stop keeping with the pace car and push yourself to do better. Hone the craft, and pay attention to the anatomy. You absolutely can do better, and I wish you would. I don't say this to be mean, I say this because more people need to see your art than fuckall dA


#44

LittleSin

LittleSin

I always get a little depressed when I don't get validation. :p Oh well, I'll keep on keeping on!


#45

Gusto

Gusto

August 10th: Practicing a couple things and got so distracted with individual components, the the overall drawing doesn't hold together too well... OH WELL.



#46

fade

fade

Try opening your hand. Let it be floppy on purpose. Don't fight the arcs your arm wants to make. Your arm is full of natural compasses. The paper and your preconceptions both have a way they want the lines to flow. Your perfectionism is fighting it. Let the accidents happen and then make them part of the drawing. Be sketchy and keep the lines that work. Just some advice I ought to follow myself.


#47

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Gusto said:
August 10th: Practicing a couple things and got so distracted with individual components, the the overall drawing doesn't hold together too well... OH WELL.

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I really really really really really like this. Not just because her glasses are exactly like mine but because it's just amazingly beautiful. I could fall in love with a girl like that. Really top notch Gusto.


#48

LittleSin

LittleSin

Dude, I didn't want ot say anything but that looks amazingly like a pic of my mom from high shool.

It's actually wigging me out.


#49

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I'm totally going back in time to meet your mom Sin.....


#50

LittleSin

LittleSin

It would crack me up if you were mom time travelling lesbian lover...cuz Dad has mentioned, one or twice while drunk, that mom did have a female sweet heart during high school...until she met him.

That last part was probably drunken bragging but all it ever did was make me kinda laugh.


#51

Gusto

Gusto

Man I thought tht sketch was pretty throwaway - I was just practicing different kinds of lips, noses, chins, eyebrows and attempting glasses for the first time in like 4 years.


#52

Cajungal

Cajungal

She's very cute. :)


#53

Cheesy1

Cheesy1

LittleSin, Shego is actually your daddy. Don't ask how that's possible, just accept it.


#54

Gusto

Gusto

Cheesy1 said:
LittleSin, Shego is actually your daddy. Don't ask how that's possible, just accept it.
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Time travel is wacky like that.


#55

LittleSin

LittleSin

So...I finally have someone to take me to baseball games?


#56

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Or hunting..... ;)


#57



Biannoshufu

fade said:
Try opening your hand. Let it be floppy on purpose. Don't fight the arcs your arm wants to make. Your arm is full of natural compasses. The paper and your preconceptions both have a way they want the lines to flow. Your perfectionism is fighting it. Let the accidents happen and then make them part of the drawing. Be sketchy and keep the lines that work.
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This, a thousand times this! good advice for me, too!


#58

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Biannoshufu said:
This, a thousand times this! good advice for me, too!
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Some of my best lines happen when my hand is blocking the pen
It's crazy to trust my hand to do it's job, but whaddyaknow


#59

Gusto

Gusto

August 11th: Clothed sketch!? Impossible! Shoes, clothing, interesting pose.



#60

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I bloody love those shoes!


#61

Gusto

Gusto

Oh my god shoes.


#62

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Well I mean, she is gorgeous, I'm not a fan of the Tinkerbell skirt but..... those shoes are amazing. The slit at the heel, the perfect slope and spiked stilettos? Yes please!


#63

LittleSin

LittleSin

Two minor crits: her neck seems a bit long and there's something off about the legs, I think the placement of the knees make the lower legs seem very short and awkward.

Other than that, I like it. :)


#64

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

But the shoes Sin!? The shoes!


#65

LittleSin

LittleSin

The shoes are, indeed, awesome sauce.


#66

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Of course, as with any shoes that look amazing (in ads, mannequins or magazines) they'd never look good actually worn by me :(


#67

Gusto

Gusto

Yeah te legs are definitely off somewhat. One of them is definitely longer than it should be.
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And yeah, there are a few more errors than that. :)


#68

Gusto

Gusto

August 12th: Another pose that I loved on deviantArt, and decided to sketch for further use at some point this month. I've got a few of those now, actually.



I have to admit, I am really self conscious about leaving the faces blank on pose sketches ever since Fade called me out. It's not his fault, it just kinda bothers me now...


#69

David

David

My mom worried after seeing one of my own drawings before I finished the head because apparently leaving faces out of drawings is supposed to be a sign of psychological issues. So, you know, there's that.


#70

Gusto

Gusto

Huh. Well. It's been suggested.


#71

Gusto

Gusto

August 13th: Just a quick pose sketch today. I'll probably come back to it but I only have a few spare minutes between work this afternoon and plans this evening.



#72



Biannoshufu

"My mom worried after seeing one of my own drawings before I finished the head because apparently leaving faces out of drawings is supposed to be a sign of psychological issues. So, you know, there's that."
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when I was in a state mental ward in my "stupid days youth" the counsellors of the art therapy class took me aside and chided me for over an hour for painting an abstract picture with no people in it. One was actually really upset that I was "acting out" and "rebelling" against the point of the class, which was to draw/paint how we felt.

what was the painting? An "art student" level attempt at recreating this work:


That's right, a Mondrian. Fucker was acting out, apparently.

Sorry to spill that story here

@Gusto have you done timed speed painting/drawings? Like 5 minute life study?


#73

Gusto

Gusto

Biannoshufu said:
@Gusto have you done timed speed painting/drawings? Like 5 minute life study?
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I've tried 'em before. None this month so far.


#74



Biannoshufu

Gusto said:
I've tried 'em before. None this month so far.
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Do it every day. like brushing your teeth. You can use web-based artist references now, including many free sources. just have a sketchpad out, your favorite non hard lead pencil/charcoal stick out, and do five minutes. You stick to it, you will move past the sticking points that makes you go "damn, this doesn't look right." My favorite figure studies teacher used to use a live model a watch and a noise pistol and we'd do 3 5 minute "drill studies of the figure. Are there local figure drawing classes/ meet-up groups in your area? They are way cheaper than art school courses, even though things can be a bit more skeevy with random people.


#75

fade

fade

That actually sounds pretty cool. Never heard of those. One of my life goals is to take art instruction.


#76

Gusto

Gusto

August 14th: Hmmm. Clearly I need to practice faces more. Again.



#77

fade

fade

It looks fine to me. The ear is a bit high, and the chin is pointy, but not bad. Looks kind of like Carla Gugino.


#78

PatrThom

PatrThom

Really? I don't think the chin is pointy at all. To me, it just looks like the mouth is a little too close to the nose.

--Patrick


#79

Gusto

Gusto

The face is too.... scrunched, I guess. Overall. The features don't take as much of the face as they should.
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#80

fade

fade

PatrThom said:
Really? I don't think the chin is pointy at all. To me, it just looks like the mouth is a little too close to the nose.

--Patrick
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I mean, I don't want to argue, but it comes to a very sharp angle. I'm not sure how else to describe that but "pointy".


#81

drifter

drifter

Honestly, the face is the thing that doesn't bother me about that drawing. Although I agree with fade, the chin is hella sharp.


#82

Gusto

Gusto

Yup. I done fucked up, son.


#83

Gusto

Gusto

August 15th: Something I'm a little more proud of, despite still not getting the fingers right.



#84

Gusto

Gusto

August 16th: Same model, different stock set.



#85

Gusto

Gusto

August 17th: Just a touch of colour.



#86

Gusto

Gusto

August 18th: Something a little different.



#87

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Gusto, that is the weirdest looking naked or scantily-clad female I've ever seen.


#88

Gusto

Gusto

ALIENS.


#89

fade

fade

Funny, my girlfriend in high school looked exactly like that. We still date sometimes when my wife's not looking.


#90

Gusto

Gusto

August 19th: Beefy.



#91

Gusto

Gusto

August 20th: Good news everyone! Today I finished my painting. Here's a picture of it in the sunlight.



I might take more pictures of it under different lighting, just so it looks like it would actually look inside a house. That might have to wait a few days until I can borrow a camera again.

I'll also be posting/reposting all my progress pictures for this painting over the weekend at my new Facebook Page, Kevin Miller's Oil Paintings.


#92

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Picture reminds me of Morph (The HF Poster). So yeah, that's a compliment.


#93

Gusto

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
Picture reminds me of Morph (The HF Poster). So yeah, that's a compliment.
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I can't imagine why. ;)


#94

Cajungal

Cajungal

Very pretty. :) And I really like your sketch of a hand. When I drew for fun, my hands looked like crap.


#95

Gusto

Gusto

August 21st: Just something quick since I'm not feeling very great today...



#96

Gusto

Gusto

August 22nd: I'm with Fade, I much prefer drawing naked girls. :)



#97

Cajungal

Cajungal

Dang, the crossed legs are really well done. Seems like that is hard to do. Y'all are awesome. ^_^


#98

Gusto

Gusto

It was a weird perspective, but that's why I chose that pose.


#99

Gusto

Gusto

Apologies on advance to Fade, but I might come back to this one:

August 23rd: Something a little more focused.



#100

fade

fade

Very nice! If she had eyes, she'd be perfect. Why'd you stop? (Now I feel bad about pointing that out.)


#101

Gusto

Gusto

fade said:
Very nice! If she had eyes, she'd be perfect. Why'd you stop? (Now I feel bad about pointing that out.)
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Dunno, it felt like a natural place to stop!

I HAVE A PROBLEM :Leyla:

I'm gonna finish it though; I like this drawing enough that it may become a concept for a future painting. :)


#102

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Maybe it's Rene Montoya as The Question? Hm, no, that would be the whole face blank.

It's Blank Woman! (blank face north of her nose)


#103

fade

fade

How about some STEVE BUSCEMI EYES?!? Seriously, I just thought this was a funny thing someone did to Shegokigo's picture, but apparently it's a whole meme.

sbusceyes.jpg


#104

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

How about mouths?
gustoMouthEyes.jpg


#105

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Could be The Corinthian's sister.


#106

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Just give her a blindfold and you're golden.


#107

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Shegokigo said:
Just give her a blindfold and you're golden.
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Sounds like my prom night. :(


#108

Gusto

Gusto

Hot.


#109

Gusto

Gusto

August 24th: Now I'm just relishing in the faceless pose sketches.



#110

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Nothing wrong with that.....
/


#111

Gusto

Gusto

August 25th: A wild face appears!



#112

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Kudos to you Gusto, for keeping up nearly perfectly with the day to day. You can definitely see the improvements with your work.

You did a face! See! It's helping!


#113

drifter

drifter

Now, just need to work on your obsession with syndactyly. ;)


#114

Gusto

Gusto

Yup. :)


#115

Gusto

Gusto

August 26th: For Shego.



#116

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Man why couldn't they have given draenei a red color tint!? The crooked/different direction horns are just amazing. I love demons/esses who look way past the norm.

All around thumbs up, especially love the hair style.


#117

Gusto

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
Man why couldn't they have given draenei a red color tint!? The crooked/different direction horns are just amazing. I love demons/esses who look way past the norm.

All around thumbs up, especially love the hair style.
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Thanks! I was actually going off a couple different draenei horn and hairstyles that I used to be in love with. ;) Thought you might approve.


#118

Cajungal

Cajungal

Very cool demon girl!


#119

Gusto

Gusto

Thanks guys!

August 27th: Starting to take what I've learned from a month of pose sketches and reducing it down to the simple lines I love so well.



#120

fennewalde

fennewalde

Good stuff gusto! :rofl:

Try pushing yourself to draw something interacting with something rather than just posing in free space. *oooh*
I don't mean to challenge you like that sounded. Just some suggestions!


#121

Gusto

Gusto

August 28th: Very busy today, and my scanner's being temperamental, so here's some tablet stuff I've been dabbling with in my spare minutes. I start working full time tomorrow, so the last three days of this should be challenging.







#122

fade

fade

This is your best work yet, by far.


#123

Gusto

Gusto

Oh my! Thanks Fade! :D


#124

Gusto

Gusto

The rest of my August is likely to be filled with intense job training, so I don't think I'll be able to finish out the last couple days. Sorry, but look for a few pieces in my regular art thread in the near future - I've still got a small stockpile of half done-sketches and save reference images. :)


#125

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

No more gorgeous naked ladies? I has a dissapoint.


#126

Gusto

Gusto

Shegokigo said:
No more gorgeous naked ladies? I has a dissapoint.
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I never said that. Just not in this thread. ;)


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