Joker Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 @nachodik The DAMO sketch is pretty good. The 'O' looks a little too much like the 'D' but overall that's a damn fine outline. Here's my thoughts on the SHOE sketch... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachodik Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 @Jokerthanks for the crit, ima get to work on those solutions. p.s. that O is actually a D, its supposed to say DAMD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 3 hours ago, nachodik said: p.s. that O is actually a D, its supposed to say DAMD In that case... ignore my feedback 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGGZ Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 4:47 AM, Joker said: @EGGZ- I was just looking through your sketches again and something that kept hitting me was the idea of using your E to create your Z. It'll help you make your entire piece feel more consistent in the way it looks/feels. Yo definitely will try integrate the reverse E to a Z look on my next. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachodik Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 yo @Joker or anyone else could i get a crit. on these letters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 @nachodik- just a few thoughts noted below. I tried to add some further ideas to the second sketch but it all got wonky, sorry about that. The gist is to tuck the back of your E under and through your R. This is a pretty common trick a lot of writers use and works pretty well. The top sketch looks pretty good to me, the only thing I would do is shift the E to the left slightly so the E and P are touching. All the other letters are connected/touching so this will make it feel a part of the piece. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachodik Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 @Joker ok hell yea, i see watchu mean. thnx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachodik Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 @Jokergot some new sketches, id love a crit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Back after a long while any advice, maybe a few demo sketches@Joker ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/9/2022 at 11:43 AM, nachodik said: @Jokergot some new sketches, id love a crit I think this sketch is fine but the leg of the R and the backside of the E being one 'thing' isn't working. I think because the only thing you have to indicate that it's an R is the little bit coming off the letter just before connecting to the E. If there was more of that, or more line work to define each letter more, that might fix that one minor area. On 11/9/2022 at 11:43 AM, nachodik said: I've always been a fan of flat-bottom pieces like this. When I was coming up in DC I made a day trip to Baltimore with Mesk and Wake and we saw several pieces with that style and it blew me away. Anyway - I see what you're stretching for (sorry... had to 😉 )by elongating the R to the P but I think it's slightly too much a stretch. BUT, I love that you went there. Maybe the leg of the R goes behind and under the straight bars and comes back up to form the P? That way you can define the E a little more? Sorry, I don't have time for sketches today to show you what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Ray40 said: Back after a long while any advice, maybe a few demo sketches@Joker ? Welcome back, Ray. Yep, that looks good for a solid simple. Your letters have similar weight to all of them, the bits to the left and arrow to the right give the whole thing balance. Nice. My only feedback is the Y has 50% more 'style' to it than the R and A. Either add some style to those letters or pull back on the Y. Up to you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Thanks Joker, glad to be back, Here is the rest of the page went a little to crazy on the one in the bottom right feel free to critique 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 @Ray40I like that throwie you got going on at the bottom left. Super solid. I have always liked that lower case asymmetrical Y. That big Y you have at the bottom is your key. Play with that format and build it into a new R and a new A. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 9 hours ago, mr.yuck said: @Ray40I like that throwie you got going on at the bottom left. Super solid. I have always liked that lower case asymmetrical Y. That big Y you have at the bottom is your key. Play with that format and build it into a new R and a new A. Thanks, will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mr.yuck Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Yeah bro! Simplify that Y a touch on the last one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, mr.yuck said: Yeah bro! Simplify that Y a touch on the last one. 👍🏾 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 @Jokerthink you could demo me some handstyles or give me feed back in the one I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 @Ray40 The sketch on the right is an old sketch I did for you a while back. I think you should study it… a lot… and copy it line for line until you know you can do it without looking at it. Same with the sketch on the left. The goal is to get you to understand the flow of the letters, the relationship of one letter next to the other, how the interact with one another. These are simple pieces, especially the left sketch, so it should be easy for you to learn from. The tags are horrible, sorry, but it’s something to work with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistery Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 8:32 AM, Joker said: @nachodik The DAMO sketch is pretty good. The 'O' looks a little too much like the 'D' but overall that's a damn fine outline. Here's my thoughts on the SHOE sketch... Hey what app/ Device are you using??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Mistery said: Hey what app/ Device are you using??? I am using an iPad Pro with Apple pencil and the app is Procreate. I've found Procreate to be the best drawing/painting app out there. I had used Morpholio Trace for a while but it's more suited for architecture/drafting and design than painting and drawing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistery Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, Joker said: I am using an iPad Pro with Apple pencil and the app is Procreate. I've found Procreate to be the best drawing/painting app out there. I had used Morpholio Trace for a while but it's more suited for architecture/drafting and design than painting and drawing. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristo Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I’m trying to work into using more serifs and extensions but I feel a little lost going into it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:29 PM, Aristo said: I’m trying to work into using more serifs and extensions but I feel a little lost going into it. I feel like you have missed opportunities for some connections of your letters instead of the overlaps. Your E can use some space from your M. The last bar of your N could use some bend that reflects the shape of the A, M and E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faffos Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 4/6/2002 at 1:32 AM, idonotlikeu said: i knew i shouldnt have clicked it. I had the same thought hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 @Aristo- The first thing that jumps out at me is there are some connections to be made to clean up the overall configuration. For example, the right leg of your M is almost the exact same curve and shape as the back bar to your E, so I would merge the two together to clean up that connection. Same with the end of your E... you could connect that directly to the left bar of your N to clean that connection up as well. As for adding serifs... to help with this exercise I chose a slab serif font as my example to work from. Basically I got the letters where I wanted them and then went back and added the serifs. Doing this helped me connect my letters even more creating a nice, fluid form to the word. I tried my best to keep your letters so it feels familiar but let me know if this is hitting the mark on what you're trying to achieve. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 @Joker not sure what other threads you frequent but I thought you might get a kick out of this. The hype Vault mag from about 10 years back had a double page spread that might be yours. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 13 hours ago, Schnitzel said: @Joker not sure what other threads you frequent but I thought you might get a kick out of this. The hype Vault mag from about 10 years back had a double page spread that might be yours. Yep, those are two pages from one of my blackbooks, early 90s. That letter "I" study in the upper left was obviously very much inspired by HR Giger, whom I was a big fan of at the time (still enjoy his work but in the late 80s early 90s I was a bit obsessed). The "Cohc" piece was painted at the Franklin Wall in San Francisco. I think it ended up in IGHT as I was sending Phase2 a lot of photos during those years. While the headline notes my "...stylish characters" - they have always been inspired by my mentor ETCH, from Washington DC. That guy single-handedly inspired an entire city with his characters and letters. Thanks for sharing!! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasyfart Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Satire exchange 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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