Mike Manser - Insomniac Scratchings

[mikemanser]

Hello. I'm Mike. This is a small excerpt from my portfolio.

I specialise in technical drawings, mostly of buildings, vehicles, etc., but I started out drawing psychedelia and surreal colouring-book lineart (oh yes).

I'm seeking both inspiration and constructive criticism.

Cheers : D

[Fumble]

Hey - Welcome to CA
Those drawings are a good start! If you have photoshop and a tablet, you could try coloring them.

And remember: regular updates

[mikemanser]

Something different this time

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Apologies for poor picture quality - my scanner died

[arttorney]

Interesting. Image 3, 4, and 5 of post one worked best for me, particularly number 3.

[mikemanser]

another drawing today

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...and a new one

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Apologies again for the poor image quality

[mikemanser]

i'm going to ink and possibly colour this, which could take another week's worth of lunch breaks...

[gabyness]

youre sketches are so awesome!
i love all the detail in them

[sleep]

yo,
one of the strongest things u can do with an environment is to give it a real sense of depth and perspective. yours can tend to lack depth, try placing 'the viewer' in the scene more often. add extreme depth cues (something right next to the viewer) and try varying ur line weight to suggest the proximity of an object to the viewer.

for inspiration, well, i was blown away by the background in michael arias' anime film tekkon kinkreet ( http://www.eje-zeta.com/wp-content/u...nkinkreet2.jpg )
its an incredible viewing experience. the town the characters live in feels so alive just because of the backgrounds. if it appeals to u, u should check out the art books of the film.. one ofthem has black and white line drawings of the backgrounds and its mindblowing to see how painstakingly designed it all was. looks right up ur alley

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1244139688
this feels like its getting somewhere cos i feel like im being placed in the scene

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1244139561
this looks static and uninteresting. im too far away to care and the buildings are all so straight

peace

[mikemanser]

A VW Corrado, A Ford Capri and an Aston Martin 1-77 that went a bit wrong

Also, many thanks to Sleep for the excellent advice

[mikemanser]

A VW Scirocco (by request) and a generic cement truck

I'll start drawing something new sooner or later...

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A couple more scribbles for some reason

[adammelo]

Pritty detailed and amazing stuff youve got here, id lovvvee to see a digital from you.



Sketch back if you'd like....

[mikemanser]

hope you approve

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here is a new sketch
many thanks to everyone for your comments and feedback

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truck drawing coloured by Peter G (http://www.b3ta.com/users/profile.php?id=69929) - http://www.b3tards.com/u/8decffc9d04...n_peterg_2.jpg

[mikemanser]

that cannot be explained