Anatomy Thread of .: Mr. Mu :.

#821

environment practise - line drawings, scanned, copied and inked:

#822

in between a bit of lifedrawing on the train…:

#823

Hey Mu

great update! Nice to see that you take every opportunity to sketch.
I hope that lady from the last image didn’t mind you looking at her legs though hehe.
I can see you running through the wagon with a fat lady behind ya, swinging her purse at you :smiley:

#824

you wish…:smiley:

but I must say that the legs were actually really beautiful ones (not fat or clumsy). The legs belong to the sleeping girl of the 4th image bottom right corner.
The lady was fast asleep, so I figured she wouldn’t be annoyed at my trying to sketch them.

I must add that while I did draw a rather fat woman (big is the word isn’t it? There was quite a bit of fat on her, however) I was struck that day by the fact how beautiful every single person was on that train.
It’s hard to describe, but I felt a kind of unity that day with everyone around me and I think that drawing helped to echo this state of mind tremendously (or it helped build it, I don’t remember…)

thanks for popping in, btw. Where is everyone? I sure hope we’re not all as busy as I am…:smiley:

#825

you wish…:smiley:

LOL

Well yes, I meant a big woman.
I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings with my previous comment so if I did, I apologize.

And I totally agree with you Mu, big people aren’t uglier than slim people.
There are beautiful things to be found in everyone’s appearance.

It’s true that things are quite calm here at the boards, but better busy than lazy, right?
I for one am really busy, with the communion of my oldest daughter (made the cards myself, my school assignment (presentation next wednesday, cross yer fingers!), and lots more…

How about you?
What have you been up to lately, other than sketching on the train?
How’s the comic process evolving?

#826

Great work on the sillhouettes & lifedrawing Mu! The few times I’ve tried drawing people on public transport/in public, I always freak myself out thinking people will notice I’m looking at them and get annoyed at me, even if they’re facing the other way. Thank you for reminding me to take my sketchbook with me when I go to the aquarium this weekend - I don’t think cuttlefish will get annoyed at me if I draw them :wink:

#827

Mu! This is a fantastic coincidence me taking a peek in here for the first time in months, and you just having posted all this amazing b&w stuff! Really! I’m using too many exclamation marks!:slight_smile: (Ah! Inner writers, aren’t they lovely)

Seriously dude, I’ve been toying with two things lately - in between working -: getting a b&w tattoo and setting up a sketchbook thread here. You’ve just convinced me to do both:).

(PS. Very curious to know how you are. Watching Barca-Chelsea tonight?)
(PPS. Er, hope you remember me:))

#828

Hey Mu! How are you doing? Love the train-drawings!:thumbsup: … used to do that a long time ago when I was at college… I should do that again sometime! … used to be fun! So true, that thing about everyone being beautiful… you realize it more, the more you draw people!

#829

The silhouette drawings are just beautiful!!!
:buttrock:

#830

Oh folks,

I am quite overwhelmed with your replies. I was caught up in heavy workload and only now found the time to check back in my thread. Also, not all of your replies triggered a notification e-mail (dunno why, sorry).

Aviva,
sorry for the late reply! James Gurney says that you can always turn right or left 90° to check what you can draw there! So, if the fish are boring draw the animals outside the aquarium! :smiley:

Maladie,
are you kidding? Of course I remember! It would be so cool to hear about/from you more regularly in a thread of your own!
I am fine. Art-wise/Writing: I found a way to express myself in a very unique way: I combine reading and music and telling stories in my shows. It creates a powerful mood and sends people from laughing to crying. If only I could put more time into it!

Anand,
thanks for your visit. Yes, I think when I draw people I don’t want them to be any way or look any other than they actually are. No expectations. So, it’s so much easier to accept them and appreciate their presence.

Gord,
thanks very much, man! :beer:

#831

‘Shows’?..tell me more! And what happened to the novel? No doubt you’ve found new and exciting ways to channel your creativity:).

BTW thanks so much for the link in Johans thread to Shawn Martinbrough. His style makes me think it will not be TOTALLY impossible to do a noir portrait…might try my hand at that shortly…

#832

Hi there,

Rinske, I’ll tell you in an email, it’s both lengthy and off-topic…LOL

Next Exercise in Shawn Martinbrough’s book is called “two-shot”.

The task is to show two people in dialogue while minding the following things:

  • one in the foreground, one in the middleground
  • consistent lighting
  • background with texture

these are from imagination without ref. As Martinbrough puts a lot of emphasis on reference (as does every good drawing teacher, I guess - hello Rebecca :smiley: ), I will go and take a few of these from imagination level to more refined level by supporting character creation from ref.

Here’s the first level:

#833

Hey Mu,

great scenes! They all have good dramatic value. I like the first one best because there’s a cool brooding energy and a certain sensitivity to the character in the front (this could be ‘our hero’:)). The second one is very recognizable but leans towards the cliche. The third one is the start of a movie ‘back when all was good’. Like the woman is going to have an accident or something…

Hmm, you got my imagination working for one thing!:thumbsup:

PS. I’ll PM you my adress.

#834

a bit of life drawing

this wasn’t fun at all. Ack.

#835

Don’t despair, Mu, the lines in the second and third one look cool and relaxed! Or do you mean it was no fun because you were sitting on a nail? In that case I can offer but little comfort…:slight_smile:

Answer the Mu-tales asap!

#836

I was talking to a classmate last night at the academy, about the differences between now and last year. I still see things that are off when I’m drawing… wrong angle here, too long distance there, etc… so I often have to not think about the result too much right after a drawing session. However, when I pick up the drawings the next day, or even later, I often catch myself “well it didn’t turn out that bad after all”.

Basically, what I’m trying to say is that if you get frustrated because you still see things that are off while drawing, don’t be. It’s just you seeing better than last year, which actually means you are making progress.

And man, you have!
Everyone can see that in this thread.
So just keep going… please :slight_smile:

#837

Hi, Maxi-mu! (how’s mini-mu? still sweetness and light and adorability?)

I really like the studies-I can tell you’ve improved tons since the beginning of the thread, your work has a much more relaxed and accurate feel to it- very important to stop everyone from looking as if they have severe constipation. :smiley: I want to see some colour though…please? Just a schmidgen? :wavey:

#838

oops, sorry for the late replies folks!

I still don’t seem to get a notification each time someone posts in here.

Maladie - thanks for the encouragement. The second and the third do look better than the first. Doing them I felt inadequate, though. It just happens. I continue nevertheless, regardless of wether it’s fun, because drawing starts to give back more than just fun to me. So, I don’t know if I am making sense here, but I am not looking for fun alone anymore. You know?

Johan - thank you for your relentless encouragment, man! Also, I get bitchslapped with dedication each time I venture into your thread, man…:scream:

Clippy!
I have this vision right now where I want to combine my stark John Lee Hooker Blues noir drawings with a elaborate watercolor background/enviro.
I had a few experiences with watercolor before

(remember this one? A mastercopy with only primary colours and mixes of them)

With the b/w drawings I started to miss colour, too.
With oil colour I felt most comfortable when not using any mediums or thinners. Pastels are too limited, imo.
Whenever I come across a good watercolor, though, I feel really excited. So I decided to revisit that medium.

I purchased Nita Engle’s book “How to make a watercolor paint itself”
because there’s such a cool realism in her paintings without sacrificing the impact and splendour of watercolor.

A few examples:

Her method basically is a combination of delicate planning and preparation (drawing/masking) followed by “twenty minutes of nerve-racking chaos” in which she lets the watercolor have its sway.

It’s really exciting.

I did a few of the exercises in the book, but I ruined a painting I wanted to post in here by applying packing tape to the paper surface to shield parts of the painting from running colour. When I wanted to take it off, I ripped half of my scene away!
So, I might scan it in and try to repair it in Painter.

And, erm, yes. More colour. And also more blackness.

:smiley:

#839

That sounds like an intriguing experiment- I’m looking forward to seeing how that goes! I too want to get back to watercolour. (I bought some a while ago, did a few paintings but then got sidetracked by this little thing called ‘exams’) I think your plan is great, looking forward to seeing this!

#840

GOOD MORNING MR MU…and a BIG CONGRATS on the NEW arival.:bounce: :thumbsup: …Mio…good name…:thumbsup:

I was just thinking that a good happy medium between full color and black and white is monochromatic, and that you might really enjoy using those watercolors in the fashion of the old CHINESEE MASTERS.
Golds, greens…yellows, violets, …and the full range of color values that can be created using that limited palette.
Get a few books on anciet CHINESE art from the library, and you will see what i’m talking about…BEAUTIFUL STUFF…and it will fit right right into what you are doing at the moment I think…:slight_smile:
HAVE A GREAT ONE MR MU…AND TAKE CARE…:thumbsup: :slight_smile:
Glenn