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    carlossketches

    @carlossketches

    Carlos creates illustrations that range from the whimsical to pop-culture references. He loves drawing caricatures and exploring different pen techniques to create new takes on classic characters. He hopes that his art makes you stop and take a breath to notice something you hadn't noticed before. That his work might help you to be aware of life.

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    Website carlossketches.com Location Santa Ana, CA Age 42

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    • Feedback: Woodland Pink

      Here's the print ready to go to it's new home:
      Screen Shot 2015-12-19 at 8.50.35 PM.png

      Here is the final comparison. Thank you all for your wonderful feedback. My wife loves it.
      Screen Shot 2015-12-18 at 10.32.28 AM.png

      Original Post

      Well,

      I've spent too much time on this, the colors seem weird to me. I don't know if I like the baby deer. Any suggestions will help. Thank you.

      Theme: Woodland
      Purpose: Nursery Picture for 1 year old girl

      Screen Shot 2015-12-16 at 1.38.21 AM.png

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • Hand Lettering: New Year Quote

      Hello All,

      Just wanted to share a new hand lettered quote I made today. Happy early New Year!!

      IMG_2567.JPG

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • First 3rd Thu: Dec Santa's Magic Beard WIP

      Hello Everyone,

      Update Painting Done: Screen Shot 2015-12-08 at 1.30.28 AM.png
      So much to learn but happy with my very first digital painting!!

      Update Painting Stage: Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 9.36.18 PM.png

      Update 3rd Sketch: Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 6.19.14 PM.png Back to 3/4 view. Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

      Update 2nd sketch: Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 1.14.37 PM.png
      More beard!! I'll keep working on fleshing this out.

      Here's my sketch for my first 3rd Thu: Screen Shot 2015-12-06 at 11.24.46 PM.png

      Santa uses his magic beard in a pinch. All natural no fossil fuels, zero emissions.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • Current Projects & Milestones

      Hello Everyone,

      I wanted to start a cheerleading area for everyones projects. Pretty simple. Write down what you are working on and then give us updates as you reach milestones.

      "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Laozi

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: First 3rd Thu: Dec Santa's Magic Beard WIP

      @mattramsey we know his nose is magical: "And laying his finger aside of his nose,
      And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose" but the real reason is the hair inside the nose. 🙂

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Current Projects & Milestones

      Milestone: After about 6 hours finished my first digital painting!! I've got a lot to learn.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: GIMP tutorial?

      @Bobby-Aquitania Thank you for the Art Site link.

      The tutorials on there for digital painting are great. Here's the link again for anyone interested: http://www.ctrlpaint.com/library/

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Feedback: Woodland Pink

      @Rich-Green Great suggestion on the textures!!!

      Here's an update:
      Screen Shot 2015-12-16 at 9.11.16 AM.png

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Feedback: Woodland Pink

      Here are the latest changes. Thank you all for the amazing feedback!!

      Screen Shot 2015-12-17 at 9.02.07 PM.png

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • Stuck? Illustrator's Block? Try Sketch Dailies

      Hello All,

      Just wanted to share with you a Twitter community I found a year ago. You can also post to Instagram but the featured artwork must be submitted via Twitter. Link: https://twitter.com/Sketch_Dailies

      It's called Sketch Dailies. Each morning there is a prompt and you can submit a drawing.

      You can see the prompts here: https://www.instagram.com/sketch_dailies/
      You can see the featured artwork here: http://sketchdailies.com

      I'm proud to say that I've been featured a couple times last year and it was really encouraging. Check it out if you are ever in need of inspiration or need to unblock illustrations.

      Cheers!!

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches

    Latest posts made by carlossketches

    • RE: Cropped Composition Feedback

      @egarnerart any updates on your piece? looking forward to it.

      posted in Illustration
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Cropped Composition Feedback

      Quick mockup with bharris and pixby suggestions.

      1. hand different color (@bharris)
      2. hand facing other way (@pixby)

      Screen Shot 2015-12-29 at 9.29.06 AM.png

      @egarnerart looks great, love the warmth in the house and the coolness of the forrest.

      posted in Illustration
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Forest Creature

      @mattramsey fun to watch. learned some techniques. thanks

      posted in Illustration
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • Hand Lettering: New Year Quote

      Hello All,

      Just wanted to share a new hand lettered quote I made today. Happy early New Year!!

      IMG_2567.JPG

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Stuck? Illustrator's Block? Try Sketch Dailies

      @bharris yeah, it's definitely a great way to get back into drawing after a large project (sometimes even during one). I remember reading Thomas Edison saying that it was good to work on small unrelated projects when there was a wall to overcome, to free your mind and then attempt the big project again.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Stuck? Illustrator's Block? Try Sketch Dailies

      @Leontine yup, that's it. although they usually only feature more recent prompts (via Twitter).

      Here's the Twitter page link: https://twitter.com/Sketch_Dailies

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • Stuck? Illustrator's Block? Try Sketch Dailies

      Hello All,

      Just wanted to share with you a Twitter community I found a year ago. You can also post to Instagram but the featured artwork must be submitted via Twitter. Link: https://twitter.com/Sketch_Dailies

      It's called Sketch Dailies. Each morning there is a prompt and you can submit a drawing.

      You can see the prompts here: https://www.instagram.com/sketch_dailies/
      You can see the featured artwork here: http://sketchdailies.com

      I'm proud to say that I've been featured a couple times last year and it was really encouraging. Check it out if you are ever in need of inspiration or need to unblock illustrations.

      Cheers!!

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Feedback: Woodland Pink

      @Dulcie thank you, it was fun to see how far the piece had gone. i'm always stopping short of the potential and i'm glad i posted it here to get awesome feedback that made the piece really come together.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Feedback: Woodland Pink

      @gimmehummus yes!! once you pointed that out, i knew i had to make her look happy and not afraid. that line and a couple minor changes did the trick. thanks again for that feedback while I was working on it.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches
    • RE: Feedback: Woodland Pink

      @Rich-Green thank you, that was my wife's touch with the string. she really gets the best out of me. and they did really love the gift and let me know how great they thought it was. I'm always afraid people won't like my work and then they shower me with compliments, it's so weird.

      posted in General Discussion
      carlossketches
      carlossketches