Anatomy Thread of .: Mr. Mu :.

#781

thank you very much Magdalena - it’s always nice and motivating to get a pat on the shoulder, but from someone I admire it’s like icing on the motivation cake…:slight_smile:

#782

Hey,

today I practised portraits from photo ref in the noir style I am studying with Shawn Martinbrough’s book.

I use india ink (black and white) and edding markers (which are not as opaque as I hoped).
Posterized it after the scan so it does show only two values (instead of all the shades and stains from the curved paper a.s.o. - i.e. otherwise it looks very much like the paper version)

#783

Pretty nice Mu!
Looks quite hard to do

#784

I don’t know. It’s not hard to do, but quite hard to see the world and subjects like this. So radical either/or 1/0 digitally, you know? That’s why I love the book by Martinbrough, it changes the way you look at things.

#785

another one from photo ref. The head is a bit off, ack! Also, the pose is a bit more tilted in the ref.
It’s just great when you spot these things just when you think you’re finished.

:cry:

#786

These last few b&w drawings are pretty inspiring I must say.
Thought of it at school yesterday and did a quick, small b&w exercise in charcoal to see what it is all about. And I must admit it’s quite fun! Might do some more tonight :slight_smile:
Will post that charcoal thingie (don’t expect too much lol) on wednesday
Thanks for the inspiration Mu!

Last one is indeed a bit off compared to the ref, but I think you managed to transfer an equal amount of drama, which is the point I guess.

Keep ‘em comin’ sailor!

#787

Hey Johan,

it’s fun indeed and the mood is really important - but I’d still like to get my faces right…:smiley:

another one from ref. I will do at least 3 or 4 more and then move on to other exercises from the book.

click for higher res:

#788

Wow, that b&w effect makes the drawings feel quite dramatic. You’ve made a lot of progress with this technique in the last few drawings. I really like how you dealt with the smoke and facial hair in that last one.

#789

Love the last one… for a moment, I saw a woman dancing in that smoke :slight_smile:
Eagerly following your progress Mu

#790

Love the black & white Mu!

Keep doing them! I think it’s a really great way to focus on the
essence in form + lights & darks, and sooo deliciously effective :drool:
Do you do any pencil sketching before you attack the paper with the marker pens?
(& forgive me if I’m straying off aim of project as I haven’t read the book you mentioned)
Was just thinking that a few light ovals & guidelines may help in the initial stage of
finding the form?

Hope you’re keeping well & happy :wavey:

cheers
a. :slight_smile:

#791

really like the last one :slight_smile:

#792

collings - thank you. Me too…:slight_smile:

Annette - yes, I do pencil sketches. The workflow according to Shawn Martinbrough might as well begin with a quick brush study, but in general you do a pencil drawing and then ink over the drawing (interpreting the drawing along the way). Then the drawing is erased.
Keep in mind that in the comic industry there’s generally the penciller and the inker as two separate jobs. As I am trying to do my own thing here, I will have to do both parts in my comic project (later, later, argh! My schedule has grown a bit since the book arrived, lol)

Johan, thanks for the visit, as always really appreciated. I like the smoke for its random appearance. I did that with a dry brush (excess ink wiped off at the ink well).

Aviva - thank you very much!

#793

Because Annette asked and as it clarfies the process:

Here’s the pencil sketch for the next one.

The head tilt is a bit off on this one, too, compared to the ref, but I think I will go with this drawing as the main focus of the study is on decision making (If I got this right)

#794

Really like the feel of your ‘noir et blanc’ work! Keep going, it’s proving very effective…

#795

thanks clippy.

Okay.

Epic failure.

So many things went wrong with this, the tilt and facial planes are off (some point at the viewer, some not) and also I found out that I need to be more careful with inking the pencil edges with a pen, because if I use a dry brush I can soften edged up if they are not inked with a pen yet.

*sigh

But I learned a lot…

:rolleyes:
from ref

#796

Hey Mu :slight_smile:

I wouldn’t call it an epic failure at all! :slight_smile: The distortions actually give it more
movement and in some ways more excitement than the ref photo. :wavey: It was interesting
to see the pencil stage followed by the inked version.

cheers
a. :slight_smile:

#797

I agree, this one is my favourite so far! It has a fantastic caricature-ish feel to it as well, plz continue!

I’m giving you stars as well, enjoy, you deserve them! :smiley:

#798

Annette and Clippy! Thanks so much for cheering me up.
:slight_smile:

I messed the resemblence up on this one, but that is a drawing problem and not rooted in the style study.

#799

HEY MR MU…:wavey:

I really like the direction your heading in…Strong images and technique, and also a great way to express emotion. :thumbsup: :slight_smile:
Looking forward to seeing where this path leads you to.:slight_smile:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#800

thanks a lot for your visit, Glenn!