misfits skull

[seddy]

i used pencil only on some old typewriter paper i found.

when i started drawing this i had full intentions odf coloring it in, but after seeing the pencil on that off colored paper. i just had to leave it like that.

now i have this picture in frame. hoping teh paper doesn't deteriorate.(hope that is spelled right)

so here it is. tell me what you all think.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4996/misfitspicaw3.th.jpg (http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=misfitspicaw3.jpg)

[Nexus]

Well with the help of the title I could tell its supposed to be a zombified Michale Graves...maybe Jerry Only. However it doesnt really evoke any feelings from me other than the fact that I still enjoy the Misfits. Its a decent drawing but it doesnt feel finished. Some parts look as if you started to render it up but then decided to stick with a more simple high contrast design. In addition to that the skull seems very squashed....not nearly rounded enough on the top part. My suggestion would be to either fully commit to the simplified black/white scheme and ink it in or to keep building up more values. As far as coloring it is concerned be careful what medium you use because pencil doesnt lend itself to accepting many media (smudges and whatnot). I like your taste in music however.

[Slash]

Even if you're copying something mark for mark you should pay more heed to the construction of the whole before beginning to render out details. I.e. check the eyesockets and their relationship, and think about the negative shapes. In example compare the shape of the blackness around the eye that is still in the socket on the back of the album and then look at yours.. they dont have the same shape.

There are also some black areas that you've forgotten to fill in, like on the stuff going from his eyesocket to the eyeball.

[Brendan N]

Reference is your friend, as Elwell would tell you. You are also too afraid of the page borders, and your drawing looks cramped as a result. Get some really huge paper - much larger than what you normally draw - and take freedom in your newfound space. When you are used to drawing without borders, go back to the smaller pages but take the sense of freedom with, don't let the silly edges of the silly page stop your drawing.

hope that is of some help :)

- d.