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burn0ut · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2001 11:16 pm

Okay listen up, Everyone whos been doing figure drawing lately... POST EM UP!!

I just had my first figuredrawing class today at ACCD(artcenter in pasadena), man its fun!

Once i find out a way to scan them without gettin charcoal all over the scanner ill post mine aswell

(the good ones)

I hope everyone will participate and give critiques to eachother!

Have fun!

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Trial n Error.

Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

burnout: you can get this "spray" stuff that keeps things from smearing. Just ask at your local art shop they should know what it is. I can't think of the name of it and I'm all out.

nori · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2001 11:36 pm

or you can put a glass plane that you wouldn't mind getting messy underneath your drawings.

good timing too. I'm reading through this warez version of Loomis' book on figures (thanks anthony

I'll have to pop some out tomorrow and post 'em.

burn0ut · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 12:06 am

Oh yea... does hairspray work ? hehe

Nori: okay, i ment life drawings accually but okay

Painted Melody · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 12:59 am

Fixative for charcoal... just make sure you spray that outdoors. Dont want to berath in the heavy fumes...

JJ

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TheNexx · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 1:52 am

How do you want me to scan my sketchboard , I believe its like 24x18 or someting

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e:mp · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 3:46 am

Yes!

Hairspray does work and it is definitely (sp?)
cheaper than that art-spray.

e:mp

rube · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 3:27 pm

careful when you spray not to srpay the paper directly or you can cause the carcoal to smear and drip. try to spray over the paper and just let the mist fall on the paper...

oh and since you asker here's the link to a couple portfolio pages of mine...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/rklawitter/page1.jpg http://www3.sympatico.ca/rklawitter/page2.jpg http://www3.sympatico.ca/rklawitter/page3.jpg http://www3.sympatico.ca/rklawitter/page4.jpg

rube

shahar2k · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2001 3:57 pm

heh I've got 40 pages of figure drawings in 5 class periods.... tons of 3 minute poses and 10-15 20 minute poses... but unfortunately they are allso too big for the scanner....

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micke · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 6:03 am

Starts scanner......

Joachim · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 6:14 am

1-3 minute poses:

-I'm going today, so I'll post new ones tomorrow.

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DirtyDigger · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 6:41 am

Sorry I just couldn't resist

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Kaligula · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 6:44 am

Here's some stuff of mine. You can see more in the sketchbook section of my webpage.

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K h a r y R a n d o l p h www.manhattanprojectstudios.com

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Dthind · member Member # Joined: 12 Dec 2000 Posts: 436

Careful with the 'spray stuff' it can easily ruin a drawing you like. AND it is usually flammable !!!

Joachim · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 4:24 pm

frshly baked a few hours ago..... 1min, up to 4-5 min. Didn't bother to scan them all, they are simply not worth the scanning time.

I alway hope to see some extreme progress for every sketch, but I've noticed that it takes time

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burn0ut · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 4:30 pm

Ahhh what are you saying joachim

These are far superior then what you did a few months back!!
I cant really critique(im learning myself) but these are great!

Kaligula: Nice, i saw em on your webpage also, looking good!

I hope to be as good as you all sometime

Im being taught by this guy from disney named Donavon(sp?) howard. Hes real cool, and a good teacher to boot

Kaligula · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 4:34 pm

I've noticed that my progress tend to progress in little steps. One day, I'll make a big breakthru, and then I'll tend to plateau for a while until the next breakthru. I've had my plateaus last anywhere from a week to a couple of months. Don't let them get you down.

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Sedone · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 4:55 pm

Kaligula, those are good drawings. Kinda' old school.

I'd love to see more.

Joachim, man! I really like your new batch of drawings. Great sense of form, and very animation-ish.

I'm doing some tonight, will put 'em up tomorrow morning. I can't wait to check out some other ones.

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sedone's artfolio

phreaknasty · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 4:58 pm

joachim - i must concur with burnout. i've often struggled myself with a perceived lack of progress but these most recent sketches of yours are certainly improved form the ones you posted awhile back. if nothing else you seem to be getting much more down in the same short period of time. without scrounging around my harddrive for the old files i can't really tell how your shapes and forms have evolved but if i recollect correctly the shading, light and texture are all much improved. now that isn't necessarily what your going for but it indicates to me that its all coming much easier too you. great work.

ps. loved the mech you posted a couple of months back. its certainly my favorite work of yours to date (of a already impressive boby of work). friggin sweet.

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hamster · Guest Member #

hi.. i am new and i wont introduce..

the sketches.. do you do them directly from your head or do you have a model?!?

my art teacher always advices me to use a model but i am one of the head-guys.. an i dont trust him. ehehe

Seraphire · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2001 6:15 pm

It's already been said, but workable fixative will prevent smearing. It's great stuff. It may be expensive in an art shop. But the krylon stuff is the same.

Most of my stuff is 24x18, too. Annoying to scan.

I do have one 2 hr figure scanned. (I think, I can't remember exactly how long it was.)

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el tigre · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 3:31 pm

Cool stuff folks, here's one I did last year and kinda coloured in PS Whaddya think?

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Waldo · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 7:34 pm

I just finished a class last weekend that thoroughly kicked my ___. Taught by some true Masters.

Joachim: I am impressed by your grasp of the figure in such a quick time period. Our instructors along with a number of students are also able to capture the figure with such fluidity and emotion. I can barely get a wireframe together...

These are the low-lights of my endeavors...

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burn0ut · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 9:33 pm

Thoes are tight waldo, whats the time frame on em

Liquid MTL · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 9:52 pm

um heres some stuff i did in class it was like like 45 min mayb shorter not sure but was under and hour!

http://www.geocities.com/liquid_mtl/guys.html?981524908740

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Plop · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 10:54 pm

Waldo, you going to watts or associates? If so how is it?

Sedone · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2001 11:45 pm

Those look great, Waldo.

I'm drawing these in my sketchbook, so they're tighter than I want them. I miss drawing on a big pad of newsprint where you can really get your body into it.

These first ones are about 3 minutes

These are 5-10 minutes.

And just because it's late, here are a couple of people I drew at the library.

My scanner really sucks

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sedone's artfolio

wes9000 · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 1:01 pm

ive got some figure drawing up at my site...anyone can check it out in my drawing section at http://wes9000.topcities.com/back.html
id be interested in hearing any kind of feedback...

Sedone · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 1:51 pm

wes, the artwork on your site is awesome!

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sedone's artfolio

u2art · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2001 4:54 pm

Nice work everyone...it's good to see drawing... keep it up...

Oh yeah...hey Khary...you like High Focus Drawing by James McMullen, huh???

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