*puts a twinkie in his mouth* All better =3





Nice pic ^^

I prefer Tasteykakes >:[

Fail!

Tastykakes are teh win X3 They're like twinkies..only BETTER. ..dunno if they'd survive a nuclear blast like a twinkie..but somehow, that makes me feel more at ease eating them >.>

wow thats awesome! Kinda describes how i feel sometimes

I wish I could be that pissed

OK. This would be something like me when I'm angry. Very nice work. ^^

this is one of my old favorites of yours because of how you did th head...it totally rocked and still does.

See this means you were 19 or so when you drew this.

If I could reach this level in a little over a year from now, I would scream "consecration" on the top of my lungs. No really.

Don't be too hard on yourself. Your pencil work is clean, and your graphite shading is excellent. As an artist first, and an anatomy buff second, I'll suggest picking up a few books on anatomy. While human anatomy won't help you learn how to draw digigrade legs or taurs, they'll help regardless. Even I'm still learning and I always keep two or three of my favorites in my backpack with my sketchbooks in case I ever need to refresh my memory on something.

One thing that I think I notice..and mind you, I'm NO expert XP But from glancing through your gallery, it looks like you might be doing most of your drawing on a flat surface, such as a table or desk. This can cause a little visual distortion while you're drawing. What looks fine to you while drawing can end up looking skewed when seen flat post-scanning. It limits one's ability to create a sense of depth in a picture, because the artist's depth perception of the paper is thrown off.

But like I said: Don't sell yourself short. Your shading work is awesome, and you have a much better sense of how to draw folds in clothing than I did back then (This is ALLOT more important than most people think.) Just keep drawing what you love, and study the things that inspire you. The only magic pill to get better at drawing is to just keep doing it.

Oh wow I truly did not expect such a fully thought-of post here and now!

Very constructive things you say. First and foremost, yup I did buy several anatomy books, and even annotated one, but my memory seems to have... unfortunate lapses at times, and I tend to make mistakes even on parts I already have a decent knowledge of, haha. I surely should simply give it more of a study - with time it'll surely "print" in my mind, and it'll become natural.

And... you are correct, I draw on flat surfaces 95% of the time, the rest of the time being on my lapse. I actually had no idea it could cause distortion once the pic is uploaded, but... it makes perfect sense. Should I get a vertical surface to work on, or is there some way to "overlook" this and avoid the "desk effect" even when drawing on a flat surface/my knees?

Thanks about the folds - that's something I worked on early, though I still have problems with more skin-fitting fabrics, especially on loaded pictures. I have a feeling it won't take long until I get those right though, so no problem there. Thanks again for the good words, and though telling me not to shell myself out is a bit like telling George Lucas to stop using computer-generated special effects, I'll keep what you said in mind and try to stay motivated.

To close this off... thanks for the fav.

If you don't have them already, go to amazon.com and type "Burne Hogarth" into the search bar and get the various "Dynamic" books (Anatomy, Wrinkles and Drapery, Light and Shade, and Hands) when you can. Ol' Burne's books were what got me started studying anatomy in the first place.

http://www.amazon.com/Facial-Expres.....pd_sim_b_img_8
Is a really good book for facial expression references.

http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Anatomy-Frederic-Delavier/dp/0736063684/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211423057&sr=1-1
is bar none one of the best books for muscle reference I've ever gotten, this one stays in my backpack at all times unless I'm using it XD

http://www.amazon.com/Mechaforce-Futuristic-Robots-Fight-Battle/dp/1600610145/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211423368&sr=1-14
I haven't seen much mecha in your gallery, but it has a GREAT tutorial on how to render metal.

As for how to defeat the desk-distortion problem, try folding one of your legs over the other and setting your sketchbook in your lap. This tends to put the sketchbook in an ideal angle.

Keep up the hard work, and same to you :3

Thanks for the tip, and oh! Those look really excellent.

The one about muscles seems particularly interesting, if it's that good I'm guessing it shows the effect of various movements on the muscles? That's pretty much what my own books are lacking, and what I had been looking for actually.

Some of the exercises have both starting and finishing positions, but most of those have the ultra detailed "no skin" drawing to show the starting position, and realistic drawing to show the finished movement.

Well that sure sounds interesting. I should set up an Amazon account and find a way to pay with something else than a credit card (don't have one)... hope that's possible at all.

Anyway, thanks for everything!

If not, you can find it in the fitness section at Barnes and Noble.

I love the face and the way you drew the hair its awsome!

Hehe, some pretty nice old stuff anyway. ^_^

This pic was Linda's, Steffie's and my first introduction to your wonderful art. We still love it. :3

I remember this picture.

Hard core. COOL.