a michelangelo study

[scorpion007]

hi all, I'm new here, just wanted to post a sketch I did last night:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/scorpion007/anatomy5_small.jpg

Tell me what you think.
If you want me to upload the original, let me know.

(I can't remember what the original is called, but I think you can guess what it is :P)

[bluepulse]

Well if you upload the original, that would be very heavy :$ "The Libyan Sibyl" Well your working from the finest artist this planet will ever see. That's because Raphael passed away too early. How far are you planning on take this study? P.S. Your sketch looks very good so far!

[scorpion007]

Well to tell you the truth, I wasn't intending on taking it much further.. I was just practising with the anatomy, trying to get proportions, etc right... I'm probably gonna do some more master copies in this manner to improve my general drawing skills.

[scorpion007]

Here's another I did recently:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/scorpion007/anatomy6_small.jpg

and heres the original:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/scorpion007/Michelangelo_lg.gif

After scanning, i realized the head is too small.. lol.

[Kveldulf]

:$ !!! huge torso! .. or maybe small arms,head and legs...... try get the basic shapes and proportions down before serious hard lines, that way youll be able to see the figure as a whole and not get caught up in individual body parts till later, good luck with it!

[Autarkis]

Indeed, the legs, arms and head is too small, and the torso is enormous compared to the rest.

Try to just lay down a quick skectch to work out the proportions of all the limbs and how they work out in relations to each other. Keep your eyes moving around the figure and it will become more consistent as you go along.

Really like the first sketch though, you did a great job on that one.

[scorpion007]

thanks for the comments -- yeah I will try to look at it as a whole more often for next time.

[stoph]

if im not mistaken, our adorable Magic Man did this very piece himself, and included an in-depth process with written explanations that went through each stage of the rendering. id search for you, but youll have to do it yourself as i must cram for my exam this arvo and im being a douche for staying any longer :P