my little friend

[smabee]

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~smabee/2footalien.jpg :confused:

[plastic]

very original. and the volume is nice also. should look great colored.

[smabee]

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~smabee/fleshwings4web.jpg :o

[smabee]

http://webspace.ringling.edu/~smabee/minator4web.jpg :D

[smabee]

Hey, I finally found out how to post right. Sorry, for the links earlier now i'm hoping to get some good feedback from you all and if any one has some sketches to show post them here. We will talk about them if you want thank for looking even if you dont reply....:chug:

[smabee]

let see some on color one of my ceatures just for fun. It will be interesting to see everybody who does the task in differant perspectives and ideas any skill level is welcome;)

[marc-pierre]

he great lines!!! really adore em!!

would u plz post the undead soldier in the *new media coloring book* its a thread where u can post ur lines an the others colour it - would be great to see some of ur stuff in there!!!! :chug:

[smabee]

where is this thread under

[marc-pierre]

u can find it in the sketches&doodles forum (actually over here :D ) and its called *New Media Coloring Book* - check it out!! :chug:

[smabee]

it is done, good luck!:D

[feels]

Awesome. Great shape and form overall. Hope you can define the light source some more. The first one is very Mojo-esque (for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, read X-Men). Very good.

[REAU]

Impressive sketches smabee very impressive.

[Prometheus|ANJ]

I like the crouching girl a lot.

Very rough

http://w1.485.telia.com/~u48508900/smabee.jpg

[marc-pierre]

wow prom - i'm just reading ur colouring tutorial and must say its very helpfull, and the sketchiness of this one here, makes me understand some of the stuff u wrote even better; perhaps u should post this one in ur tutorial! :chug:

[smabee]

i will allow you to do so if it helps people but keep may name on the drawing please and good job with your color fun stuff

[Prometheus|ANJ]

I'll probably use some new illustrations for the updated version of that tutorial. I just never get around to doing it. I'm so... fluctuant... no, that's not the same thing as flatuent.

[davi]

You have great strength in the way you shade, powerful stuff, show more if you can

[DWD]

I really enjoy the weight of the Minatour's left leg and lines on his right shoulder guard.

I love this site because it's always packed with tremendous talent.

Thanks!

[Epoch]

Damn dude, Very nice work. I like something about each pic. The First one has very textural (not sure if thats a word) skin. very hard for me to achieve. The second Is like Whoah.. Great proportion, very interesting restful positionand good detail in hair and the.. hmm.. are they wings? lol im sorry... Now, the third one is my favorite.. Great looking fur and the size of the limbs and face make this minotaur-esque monster look very powerful. Keep up the good work

[smabee]

epoch, thank for your feedback and their not wings their the flesh on her back stretched open cool huh well i think it cool thanks again will put more soon;)

[Marcatili]

now that Prometheus has had a go at colouring one of your sketches, I wonder if anyone else will be game to have a try...

The sketches are great, they show me the kind of direction I'd like my own drawings to go.

Thanks

[smabee]

expat where are you wanting to take your work just interested

[Marcatili]

Well smabee, your approach to sketching a figure seems like a similar approach to mine in terms of the way you handle your marks and lines- they seem to start out fairly loose and scratchy. So from a starting point I think we have similar approaches. Our end results are somewhat different though.

Your figures, in comparison to mine, seem to have more weight and form, whereas mine seem to lack any strong sense of weight in the poses. Your figures seem to have a real sense of flesh and muscle, which I assume comes from some time spent doing life drawing (?), whereas my anatomy suffers from having learned most of it from comicbooks and the 'how to draw comics the marvel way' school of anatomy.
I could go on...

Your figures seem to have tension in the right places (ie the legs on the fairy girl) and a looseness in other places (like in the minotaur's pose, he is loose, gives the sense of movement).

Also your simple touches of costuming add character where my attempts at using costume to add character seems contrived/ laboured.

So, I guess your drawings have a simplicity that seems to come from a technical understanding and I'd like it if I could handle figures with a confident ease, as you seem to do.

Here's a recent sample of some of my figure sketches, if you've got time:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17295&highlight=biggish

By the way, I'm not at all beating myself down here, just trying to make observations as to where my art could go with more time and practice.

Thanks

[smabee]

expat when you draw a figure look at your self and work it out for an example the guy hanging just think is that how i would hang is that how my body works and things just fall into place and it would be good if you draw from life at least 5 hours a day or when ever you have time i do and as for your lines very them in sertain areas such as if the part your drawing is closer make your value or lines crisper and the farther they are the less information you should show and for your feedback if you need help ill help you as much as i can good luck.

[Marcatili]

Hey smabee,
Thanks for your technical advice and your offer for help, it is greatly appreciated.

I was going to say that I don't have the time or the subjects to draw from life for 5 hours a day but I guess that's not true. If by drawing from life you include drawing random people in public then it's probably not as difficult.

I've enrolled for my second year of a 1 night a week drawing class. This year it includes a life drawing component but only for 9 weeks, about 27 hours in total...nowhere near enough.

I'm going to try some drawings from photos and some digital photos of myself for poses and stuff and try to pay attention to the weight distribution and posture in each pose. Is this a good place to start?

Also, I use a mechanical pencil for drawing just because it's easier than sharpening pencils all the time- this might be why my line weight doesn't vary too much.

Anyway, I've gone on long enough. Thanks for your advice.

[novice]

smabee , pretty sweet work , i want your babies
one word ' bitchin'

[smabee]

novice don't you think we should get to know each other first , just joking thanks for your feedback:eek:

[smabee]

expat it's not the pencil because thats what i use you just need to take more care and drawing random people is fine and as for drawing from photo the photo flatens the figure out which make your brain not work as hard to see shape and form but i guess it's better than nothing and as for time you have to make it carry a sketch book with you and try to fill one a month it's really not hard if you keep at it good luck and i'm here

[smabee]

sorry for the typing i was really sleepy:confused: