portrait marker rendering(updated)

[michael see]

just a piece of portrait rendered with marker..pentone mostly on the face..completed the whole thing in 1 and a half hours include the outline..
crits and comment are most welcome
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/181051/portraitmarker1.jpg
there'll be more to come soon:)

[I.was.ink]

Wow! THis looks great. My only crit is that the hand looks a bit blurry.

[michael see]

yeah..i spot that problem too..thanx for the comment .i'll follow up the crits..:)

[R_M]

Pantone! :bigeyes:

that is exellent! I have just a little thing with the balance of the pic, his right shoulder feels wrong, maybee if you faded it it an different more open way the genereal composition would be better. it is such an small thing, but I hope you understand what I mean.
Not much criticism, just praise.

[pconsidine]

I think I agree with RM on the right-side shoulder. I kinda wanted to see more of it, so that it would form more of a boundary to balance out the openness of the left side.

Otherwise, it's great work, especially for markers. Really great control of the colors and the transitions.

[behemot5]

great pic..... i think i will try markers ....never paint with this but it seems it's a very good way to color a drawing :D
has someone got a good link to know a little bit more about markers?

[michael see]

hey ~~thanx buddies for the critism,comments as well as the complement..i treasure it:)try to improve on that though..thanx again..
here i have another piece of portrait marker did after a week on the 1st piece..its rachel roberts from simon.crits and comment are appreciated
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/245740/portraitmarker2.jpg

[Kortez]

Excellent job on both pieces... I've just got 1 crit asides from the stuff mentioned above, there's a line across the guy's forehead which is too light so it kinda sticks out. Instead you could work more shades into the edges of it so it doesn't stick out as much. Am I making any sense ? :) EDIT: Looking at it, it could just be me :) but maybe you see it too

oh, btw is it Gavin Rossdale?

[Glenn K]

Very Cool! Both are well done.

[michael see]

hey kortez..i'm not sure about who the 1st one is..i got him out from a magazine though..hmm..it makes sense to me..yeah the tone on the muscles of the forehead was alittle too obvious..its too sudden though..thanx for pointing it out:)

[krayz]

Can't see the 2nd one :[

But that 1st one is sweet!

[jester]

I'm speechless! Markers! Wow!

:rock:

:nod:

:thumbsup:

:cool:

Jester

[michael see]

thanx jester and krayz for the positive words..come in and view it again sometimes..i don't think there's a prob with the link for the 2nd one..enjoy:)

[michael see]

here come another portrait marker did week after the simon.done in an hour and a half..enjoy and ofcourse c&c appreciated:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/252264/portraitmarker.jpg

[CKWorth]

Love these two portraits. I still can't see that second one you posted. These are really inspiring. Makes me want to get my markers out again. They are one of my favorite mediums. I love seeing color illustrations in marker instead of the gray tone drawings I see a lot in concept art. I think the color here is very lovely. And you pick really good models too. :hearts: Great likeness of Keanu.

One question, what kind of paper are you using?

[michael see]

thanx alot Turokess for the comments..marker has been one of my favourite medium too..hmm..it was done in layout pad actually..:)
2nd image reposted:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/247294/portraitmarkersimon.jpg

[Zaphod]

x, x, x and x. Can't view any of your pictures. Server problems?

[Irate Customer]

Wow, these are all very strong work. I like the Keanu Reeves piece the best actually because of the flow between the fore and background. There is also quite a bit of emotion in that piece as well which adds some allure to the piece. Very good work, especially in a medium with little margin for error.

Irate

[R_M]

Still boggles my mind on how you pull this of with pantone, but I can see the marker lines and I'll study them some more...

A Wip would be very interesting since I can't really figure out how you do the highlights. Is it only white virgin paper?

[michael see]

thanx for the complement irate:)still in the learning process though..
hey..thanx R_M..actually for the highlights..i just leave it white..applied cream as the base color..after that..pantones away.yup..done it just in a white piece of 'virgin' A3 size paper:)
i'll post another one tomorrow..its the last piece..thanx again for the kind words guys..~~

[michael see]

here u go..the last of the 4..did this just the same methods as the previous 3..this is done after the keanu..enjoy and have a nice day:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/245740/portraitmarkerhugh2.jpg
crits and comments welcomed

[Joe Acello]

Great work! I really like the last one a lot. The way you combine the washes give the portraits lots of energy.

Do you mind sharing your methods? Are you using ink dyes and brush at all, or are you drawing with just the nib of the marker?

[michael see]

hey..thanx alot..i really appreaciatte it..well as i said earlier..i started it off with pencil outline and then markers away..cream on the very 1st layer..which is the base..then comes the pantone..there aren't any ink dye or brush at all..just purely prisma color marker and skin color pantones..as for the brush like strokes..its mainly becoz some of my markers are almost drying out..and thats sorta effects i create out of it..
thanx again for the complement :)

[cateaic]

hey these are trully awesome. I would love to work with markers. They are the coolest media but they are so expensive. You really have some talent with this media. I really like the life you put into these pieces and the colors are awesome. Lucky you...if i ever get the cash, im learning hardcore to work with markers..they are sweet. Good Good :)

[michael see]

hmm..yeah..its true that the markers are damm costly..i bought it becoz i have to use it in the marker rendering class in college..thanx for the comment:)
here i post another piece of fast color pencil portrait sketching.:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/252213/colorpencilportrait1.jpg

[morphine]

IMPRESSIVE. :whoa:

Though I must say that your marker work (superb, btw) looks much more three-dimensional than your pencil work.
Maybe you need to work some more with the values.

Dunno though. I'm a noob. ;)

[Tonin]

Awesome !!

You did a heck of a job with those markers !

...I'll probably sound really stupid ...what's that cream stuff you pur in first ? ...you apply it to the drawing area only...?

[MindCandyMan]

one word...awesome...You should work with watercolor sometime if you can...if you can do this with markers...your watercolors would be amazing

[killing.people]

what materials are you using for these? i have tried using markers like that and it is really hard for me, all i have is a blender.
that is amazing one day, i will be that good.

- very impressive work, tough medium.

[michael see]

whoa..thanx alot tonin..cream is one of the color i used to apply in this..a very soft light yellowish color..its outlined with pencil at the very beginning..then only the colors..

thanx mindcandyman:)yeah..water colors..i'll post that once i scanned it..water color isn't my media though..

hi killing people....thanx alot man~its just a piece of plain a3 size layout paper and a set of markers..thats all..no special effects..

[michael see]

here i have another sets of finished marker rendering stuff.nothing to do with portraits.its still marker stuff,so i decided to post it in the same thread:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/248710/finishemarker1.jpg
crits and comment are appreciated

[behemot5]

:cry: it looks like a photography...

[cateaic]

holy god!!! I thought it was watercolor at first but soon realized youre just a genius at marker work...this is awesome stuff. U should post more if you have it!!! I wish I had a marker rendering class. If you dont mind me asking...what school are you attending?:)

[sepulveda]

Michael see, I think you have a very fresh style of doing your portraits, keep it up!

[DragonGX]

You should make a tutorial or at least do some work in progress shots and post them here! It would really enlighten alot of us!

[amphex]

Very nice work..very very nice =).
Do you do any of your marker portraits from life? Or do you just stick with pictures and such?

I reealy reealy like the last marker..drawing i guess?...great work =)

And if you have the time, a step by step of this process would be amazing..just priceless =)
But dont feel obligated.
Just feel obligated to keep it UP!!

[StephenC]

these are really nice, very refreshing.

[michael see]

behemot5: hie..haha its not a photography..i'm just more into photo realistic approach:D

cateaic:hey thanx for the comment..u've been flattering me..i'm not a genius though..still in the learning process.sure i'll post more.i'm currently doing my studies in malaysia..its an art academy..a 3rd year students majoring in digital animation..

sepulveda & StephenC:thank u guys.:)

DragonGX & amphex:yeah..i'd love to show u guys the wip how i actually did the marker stuff..unfortunately,i don't have the scanner with me for the time being..got all my stuff scanned in my friends working place,its ok..don't worry..i'll try to borrow a digital cam to snap shot while i work on my stuff.
no amphex..i haven't tried portrait marker from life..but i will if i have the chance

its such a great responds from u guys and i realy appreciate it..thanx again

here i have another piece of finished marker..just enjoy it;)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/255069/finishmarkersaxaphone.jpg
crits and comments welcomed

[MindCandyMan]

You're kidding me right....sheesh...marker? Man that is amazing...wow.

[michael see]

thanx mindcandyman:)yeah..it tooks me the entire nite to complete this piece..its one of my favourite..

[saxon]

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[saxon]

its SesaT here!! ur full of crap!!! stop praising yourself miko!!!
hehehehe.... good job good job!!!

[michael see]

jezzz..thought u are Fai?yeah right..i'm full of crap~hehe.

[cateaic]

daaa...da da da da daa da.... im speachless!

[Redmond]

Wow, I love those portraits. The style raises them a bar above.

[michael see]

hey guys..thanx alot ..another piece of portrait marker is on the way..:)

[TARGETE]

Really sweet Michael,
Are you familiar with the marker work of Ian Mccaig? concept artist for the Star wars prequelS, your work is on that level, lovely stuff please post more.

J.P.

[michael see]

thanks alot targete.yes i've seen some of ian mccaig stuff.not to be humble but i'm really not reaching the standard yet....still got alot more to learn though:)yeah..i'll post more in times to come..there are 3 more ready to be scanned..

[bat]

Originally posted by michael see
thanks alot targete.yes i've seen some of ian mccaig stuff.not to be humble but i'm really not reaching the standard yet....still got alot more to learn though:)yeah..i'll post more in times to come..there are 3 more ready to be scanned..

You ever scan those? I been hanging here.

b a t

[sbqnddz]

Hey~~Nice pictures,the colour made me very comfortable,expecting your other works:)

[michael see]

yeah:)thanx guys for the compliment.i'm still looking for a scanner to scan my stuff..just hang on..almost there.

[thomasaurus]

GHAHH!! how could I have missed this thread!!?

[el coro]

these are awesome. great work,man. keep it up! those last two are off the hook!-c36

[michael see]

hey thanx elcoro and jnorish for such a great words.what does it mean by ''off the hook''?sorry for my english limitation as i don't really understand it.
anyway..here i have another piece of portrait marker.
size:18x23 inches..crits and comments are welcome:)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/271661/markerralph1.jpg