Posted at July 23, 2004, 1:58 pm:
**Tried to chill the thread out some, let me know if it needs more chilling out. I wanted to post all my work from the day in one post but I see that is a bad style. **
Well, I've been lurking on this forum for well over a year now maybe two. Decided its time I get some work up. A little about myself, I'm mostly self taught, at the moment going to art school is a little out of the question (though I should probably jump in a few classes at the community college.) I'm into making 3d/multimedia type stuff, and am trying to get better at 2d art to improve my work overall. My main influences at the moment are probably Loomis and Villpu, just trying to nail down the fundamentals and what not. Hopefully I'll be updating this thread fairly often but we'll see how it goes. Big props to Conceptart.org and all the guys who run the show here, without this place I dont think I'd know anything about making art.
Anyways, here's a big dump of stuff, so you can get an idea of how I work. I tried not to censor myself too much. This is all from the past couple of weeks, done in a little 5.5" X 8.5" sketchbook with mechanical pencil.
If you've got any comments or suggestions let me know what you think.
-Mike
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Got inspired by the OC thread and started messing with it.
keep posting dude!! :jump2:
Some uncomposed life drawing for ya.
Butt loads of studies! Keep it up, man! I really like the last one a l...
Yina and ZebzFree thanks for dropping in.
Just love to see so many practicing so hard for their crafts.
Thanks southerncomfort.
Some quick SP's with a conte crayon, lighting is bad by the mirror so ...
Some studies of the nose and eyes.
Couple of skulls.
Lots of good directions going on man.
You are going to be a great anatomist in no time.
Beatnik - Thanks man.
Tried working my way around the head today, need to work on my 3/4s an...
Worked on a portrait of friend of mine for a couple of hours this morn...
N'other head study, this time tried following fredflickstone's tutoria...
looking good, keep up the good work
Thanks arghmisfit, hopefully I can keep my momentum going.
Update of the SP.
You've shown great progress through your thread!
Keep up the good wor...
Thanks a lot dCept.
An update on yesterday's SP, looking better but something still wrong.
I'm 22 today.
wow man you are serious hard worker !!!!!
There is a great book called Facial Expressions by Faigin, if you're s...
Just making a house call -- you are doing the best thing working often...
liam.
Keep learning anatomy.
Pichuerca- Thanks.
Man legs are tough.
Excellent studies! The whole thread looks great.
Most Excellent Anatomy and Structure Studies!
Rearranged the Boneyard...
Van - Thanks man.
god ur study hog habits.
exelent mate ! keep goin in this way and .
chudzta - hehe sorry man, I'm sure there are still plenty of good cri...
Didn't get back onto the lower leg today, didnt have a good span of t...
Lots of studies today, drillin muscles of the lower leg into my head.
Bunch of SP's tried to loosen up and mess with the effects of line.
nice stuff dude.
Thanks wi_2.
hey man, good stuff you got goin on in here, keep up the studies, but ...
hay mate coming along nicely .
That must be quite a coffe shop if you've got models posing for you! ...
Had this elaborate response going on when the power went out I'll see ...
nice one mate
Thanks liam.
Some doodles :
Some life stuff:
Some unfinished SP done ...
Have spent more time on this than I care to say.
Started a new job, settling in to that.
Got some studying done last night and tonight.
Some loomis, bridgeman, and an attempt to apply muscles to one of brid...
One day.
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Worked on this for the draw'n time thread.
One thing I see that you have picked up from your reference is to many...
Thanks a lot for the critique mentler! You're right when you have too...
I think you will agree ~ eye now goes to face much faster as it should...
Mentler - Thanks a lot you're exactly right.
awsome work.
Thanks rollb82.
Well I think I gota pose I like finally, going to finish this as far a...
Did some life sketches at a bar tonight, got caught without my sketchb...
You've got a lots of good stuff going on here!
I really like the fi...
Thanks dcept.
OC paint from character and me tonight.
OC'd with rambhat tonight made this crazy creature.
OC'd with syrogen tonight.
looking good mike quote at the bottem is really great too !
hay send ...
Pretty good amount of progression, keep doing those studies, you'll ha...
OC'd with flex last night.
From OC with liam last night/this morning.
awesome stuff dude!!
we gotta oc some time
i noticed fugazi in ...
Thanks arghmisfit! I'm usually down for OC any time, just hit me up o...
nice nice man !
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whoa matrix stylez!!
pretty cool, shows lots of action.
Argh - Thanks, yea that is based on old sketch, didnt realize til bout...
Some sketches from sb and OC today.
Some things from OC sessions I have been collecting over the past week...
you are the oc master ! hehe
tons of movement man really nice !love ...
wow man.
Liam- Thanks dude!
blankslatejoe - Thanks man!, I'll try and keep ...
it was definitly cool meeting ya, Mike.
joe - yea, was awesome meeting you too man.
Excellent work man, i really like ure skeleton designs they were cool.
PHATandy - Thanks dude.
Challenge with cartoonfox from last week -
From OC last night -...
looking good those life drawing sessions are really takeing up the ski...
hey man, nice to meet you tonight.
Cody - yea was good times hanging out with you and danny.
Finally having fun bus'n out the pencil renders.
Last post has some good figure composition going on ^^^^^ the head str...
Thanks Mentler very good crits you are right about these heads some of...
Couple of chicks from ref, did these in 14x17 sb
ok hey, remember what I told you in IRC, i'm to lazy to type it out ag...
Jens - Thanks a lot for your critiques earlier, keep rockin those SPs ...
Hey, man! Long time since I've checked out your stuff as well!
Thanks...
Yo dcept, thanks man! Yea one day.
nice mike, it's good to see you busy drawing man.
keep drawing.
Yo you guys rated me.
Friend let me borrow Star Wars Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels...
nice mike.
Hey thanks Joe.
Hey! Still pushin'!
I really like what you're doing in OC! Great a...
Dcept - Thanks man! Good spot on the face, didnt catch it.
Drawing infecting my mind
These are some sketches - a friend of...
Hello someguy~
Not to much that I can critically comment on due to la...
Hey grudge - Thanks man that sequential thing was a lot of fun, glad y...
Bunch of stuff from the past week or so
Warmup page 2mins each.
Hey man, good to see some more figure drawing stuff, your weight distr...
Hey thanks cody and thanks for the session tonight, sorry it got buste...
I wasnt able to read to posts, (only looked at the drawings) but from ...
Vallera- Hmm not sure exactly what you're saying .
Let me put it this way, I have the same problem, I have difficulties d...
Vallera yeah I know what you're saying.
Did some marko degenesis studies tonight, just trying to relax with th...
Some guy.
Good works Mike :::: see you in SF :::: take a peak at ~hanging~ doing...
Latest thumbs looks great.
Daunting - Hey thanks man! Yeah I really need to get down and finish s...
Ahhhh, great freakin thumbs.
Hey thanks Van! Hehe these were so much smaller when I scanned them t...
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Some ballpoint stuff from work.
looking good mate ! happy newyear !
Hey thanks Liam!
Did a ton of sketching in OC last night and tonight.
Happy New Year Mike ~~~~ see you are off and running ~~~~ looks like i...
Thanks Michael, it was great to meet you this weekend albeit briefly, ...
Damn that went fast ~~~ glad to put a face to the work ~~~ I realize n...
Hey, Some Guy! Bummer I only knew who you were on the last day, but g...
hey bro, had fun cheeling out in SF.
looking good mike ! man you should try and hit that pratt class since ...
really nice stuff ya got here
mentler - Yea it really did fly by, shame about the demo, I would've l...
Still trying to make some bigger stuff and render it, its going pretty...
hour sounds close enough !!!! shit id walk if it was that close !!! go...
Liam - Haha yea you're right man.
WOW!!!! Geez Mike, inSANE progress with each page.
hey mike, I'm glad we were both able to make it out to SF, it was good...
damn, how are you making so much progress so fast.
Guys I dunno how to explain it but all of you people have inspired the...
Some more paintchat things -
nice stuff you have here.
MisterJc - Thanks man! Good spot on that, I hadnt ever noticed but you...
those are some nice studies.
MisterJC - Thanks dude!
Here's another of those, and a SP and still...
Wow! You really have been making some progress, dude! My favs of the l...
holy shit , that self portrait is awesome.
Intense SP really like it ____ assume you are using mech pencil _____ ...
Zebz - Thanks dude! Yea these figures are a lot of fun, took me a few ...
sup mike.
Keep up the work, bro! These latest doodles are lookin' nice! I can't ...
jetpack - Hey Mike, it was good meeting you too.
great pics !
show us some more !
cheers !
hurricane - Thanks man!
Been drawing like crazy still but got in a ...
Warming up for another SP assignment, found out I had this big flat pe...
Man, I sure do admire your work ethic! Nice stuff, bro! I really love ...
Mike,
That SP is one of the best things I've seen you produce, you...
Booya, that self portrait rocks! Try some more with that technique!
Awesome sketches man, really enjoyed your dynamic figures! The new sel...
looking good mr mike!
nice sp man, i recognized u from it.
Zebz - Thanks dude yea, I've been trying to do thumbs and smaller sket...
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wow dude, that 2nd still life is a pretty significant improvement.
your second sp is the guy i remember meeting in san fran.
jetpack/Mike - Thanks man and thanks so much for the crit before, I re...
there ya go man that looks great
Thanks liam still a little drained from working on it.
Got more into this drawing today but gave up a little on the white cup...
excellent mike, those of your dog are great.
i now know your name is mike! hahaha, i am chris.
Joe - Thanks man! Yea I know what you're saying about the self portrai...
300 pics, nice dude, thats an effort to be proud of.
Hey thanks joe, yeah lets see some updates!
Sorry for the lack of ...
Studied some from Glenn Vilppu's drawing manual tonight.
Yo! Been a long time since I've dropped by your SB! Looking good! I'm...
Jesus man, your ambition is driving me nuts.
Dcept - Hey thanks man! Yeah I totally fubared the value range on the...
Couple things I've been working on, still WIPs.
nice batch of stuff in the last couple posts.
I think cotron is right.
Cody/DCept - Thanks guys.
See you still bonin' up like your approach :::: going to recommend it ...
mentler - Yeah getting back into a little bit, just taking little bite...
Non-ref doodles and assorted stuff-
Been noodli...
I like the digital piece with the faces held by skeletons! Creepy! Als...
nice mike, those pencil vilpu studies look fantastic in particular! I ...
Wow, I love your portraits and figure studies, especially the ones wit...
Damn some how lost all the replies I edited in
Been trying to mess with some more mediums.
Hey!
Mike!!
post!!!
i dig the last update, esp.
Hey Joe! Thanks for the kick in the ass
My comp's been being a POS...
My take on morrigan.
Life Drawings.
Some life drawings for school.
Some sketchbookery.
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great stuff!
some of the poses are alittle stiff, but it seems like...
hey mike! long time no postie, good to see you've been bustin your ass...
hurricane - Thanks man ! Glad you like it.
Welcome back, Mike! Some nice improvement in those latest sketches.
Hey forrest, thanks man! I'll keep trying.
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Thanks for lookin'.
Damn Mike, those figure drawings are SICK! I'm loving watching your p...
nice stuff, what more can i say ? hehe awesome updates since the last ...
Good looking out on the latest batch! I like the wolverine-sketch!
...
you keep getting better and better.
Thanks for all the encouragement guys!
Capprotti - Hey Mike! Thanks...
Couple more paints.
Just dropping off my TD entry since there all up now.
Took a short break after TD.
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damn you've been busy!
I especially like this one !
Keep 'em co...
new portrates and sps looking nice man !
Hey dCept and Liam! Thanks guys!
Here is a bunch of stuff all since...
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Moving back in swing.
You've loosened up you lines!! Way to go! Your latest work is a big ju...
Hey dCept, thanks man! Yeah sometimes I am going a little looser thes...
good job.
The Sept.
Hey, pencils are very nice i think, i like the way you fill the space
...
Osgoon - Thanks man! I'm trying
Zebz - Yeah I like those too, some...
your pencils keep inproving man.
hell ya man big jumps excited to see waht you been working on man ! lo...
Hey guy, you've improved a lot since the first posts.
yo mike, it's been awhile since I poked my head in here.
oh, 413-figure study.
Hey man, this is good stuff all around, but the work in Post #226 caug...
Dns - Hey thanks man, glad you like it.
Hey Guy, this latest post looks sweet, the composition of the top imag...
hi some_guy,
I've walked through your thread and I really like the ...
Wow.
There is some really great progress goin on here, I especially like yo...
Ooo.
That Fat Kid - Thanks man, I realized a little too far into the sket...
nice, though one big mistake, the air, is always, and then I mean ALWA...
hey guy, nice composition.
hell yah man ! try your comps as minis<like 2 or 3 inch > so not...
yeah man thanks for the advice, I'll try that!!
Coll new drawing dude...
I think the guy is hunched over too far.
Dammit, when i followed the link to this thread i thought "Shit, ...
More drawings always more drawings then more drawings <> we draw...
Thanks guys for all the crits and comments!
Haldor - Thanks for th...
hey guy, i like this one a lot, it suggests a narrative in some way, l...
Nice update.
comin along man ! good stuff 1
I think the crosshatching looks a bit mechanical, but otherwise it's f...
I really like the last one a lot, no real crits
Kid - Thanks man.
of your last post I really like the first face, though I think the sec...
I'm going to say the exact opposite.
Good lookin'! Constant progression.
Dig the face studies.
I am a little tired and out of it just dropping this off for the momen...
happy tday man !!!!!!!!!!!!
Only two critiques.
Thanks for posting this tip, it suits my way of thinking perfectly, th...
cool stuff mate.
Damn right Mike.
nice job indeed
Good lookin' on the last scene! You're definately moving in the right ...
Ok reply time!
Haldor - I agree about the second face being a bit t...
nice update, things are getting better.
Keep posting the tips, even if you think they're bad.
Haldor - Glad you like the little robot.
ah, I get it helpful indeed
That's an interesting idea, I'll have to give it a try.
really awesome new stuff, dude.
Armando - Haha yeah.
nice sketches, they keep getting better.
Mike--
Good stuff.
Wow, looking good.
these are all really nice!
can't say anything harsh about it, so j...
Hey man, really great studies and figure drawings, I like em a lot!! T...
Liking your stuff man, makes me feel like damn, I should be practicing...
Were the figure drawings done from photos or life?
Matt Smith - Thanks man!
bdfoster - Glad you liked the tip.
hi some_guy
it's nice to see a update of you once again.
Thanks for the vision tip--using the coin as an example makes it clear...
I did.
Mike--
Good stuff.
Hey, man! Your latest post rocks! I enjoyed the batch of figuredrawing...
Haldor - Thanks dude! I'm glad they are fitting the motif that I'm goi...
dude, those grayscales are looking sharp mike!
its been too long si...
you need to do more careful observation, bro.
Mike--
Love the last two portraits.
Joe - Hey thanks for dropping by dude! Glad you like them.
Some_Guy,
Hey there, I've just seen that you've signed up for my CG...
I think you're making the heads too long and not wide enough, and the ...
Your definently getting somewhere with your anatomy, great stuff so fa...
nice new posts mike! You're really getting somewhere with your shadows...
RebeccaK - Hey no problem! I am looking forward to learning from and g...
Mike--
Good stuff in the last update.
quited smoking? ghehe, that's something I should do to ;P ah well.
Great work on the latest, with the first picture, the girl's head seem...
oh, dude! the last update is really great, I am digging this shit so m...
Congrats on quitting the smoking thing.
BDFoster - Hey thanks dude.
nah I'm not quitting :p that would cause me getting killed of boringne...
intresting sketchbook.
The last update is suh-weet.
Wow, nice stuff! There seems to be something wrong with the shadow on ...
First off congrats on quiting smoking! You're already getting some goo...
Last one is really cool, but I would have liked even more contrast to ...
right on nice book, i like u got nice pencils.
I'll be back later to reply .
Wow, that looks great.
as 6 said, looks great, I'm only missing some harder shadows.
I actually really like this one aswell! I especially love what appears...
I really dig the last one.
Hey, nice compositions on your drawings!
You might want to try to push...
NIce comp on the last one!
Crit/wish.
Ok time for some replyin' --
Haldor - Dude thats a hell of a bus wait...
your doing great, i would have to say on the last post my only crit wo...
Great work!
Good work, man! Assuming it was from ref.
Warlock1234 - Hey thanks man.
I think on the first two, their Adam's apples stick out too far.
Awesome stuff! The last portrait is really promising.
Great head studies! but I gotta agree bout the adam's apple thing.
hey, you've got some really good head studies going on here!! can't cr...
Very nice sketchbook!
Hey dude, awaiting an update.
Hey sorry for the lack of updates, have just been trying to keep focus...
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Mike--
Really great stuff.
really liking the drawings.
Dang, that's amazing stuff!
Mike,
You did an awesome job in the Workshop, and I really enjoyed ...
great stuff! they look really good!
hey man long time no talk! u have gotten so much better, your progress...
Hey guys! Thanks for all the nice replies.
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Hey Mike! Some beautiful studies here.
Nice stuff, keep it up.
Very nice! You certainly are coming along!
RebeccaK, #6, Jakianm - Thanks guys!
I hit up flex on monday, who go...
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Hey Mike.
Nice work.
bdfoster - Hey thanks dude! Yeah I'm really guilty of admiring those g...
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Hi Mike,
Wow, I'm really liking your life studies! Those are looking ...
my god.
yeah dude, your stuff is coming along realllly nicely, especially thes...
RebeccaK , Asoir, Gloominati thanks guys!
Here's a bunch of stuff...
More good times over the weekend.
love that last series of pencil sketches man.
I Like the looseness of your inks, those are nice.
got some cool sketches, try working on your proportions alittle more.
tensai - Thanks, yeah it was actually trying to keep them clean but I ...
hi some_guy!
sorry that it has been so long since I've replied in y...
Great stuff Mike.
Good stuff.
Haldor - Hey its alright mate, I'm just as guilty too hehe.
Mike,
Wow, so much work here! It's inspiring to see your initiative.
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RebeccaK - Hey glad to inspire! I just might have to drop by
fooxoo...
wow.
im quite impressed with ur work lately too man, we need to find someon...
whiterose - Thanks! I'm going to try and take this as far as I can be...
last one is amazing.
Mike--
Your sketchbook stuff is getting better and better, but that...
sabe2003 - Thanks man!
bdFoster - Thanks dude ! Sort of just specul...
hey dude, I really dig the update from july 8th pretty strong painting...
I think the skull's anatomy is off.
gloominati and #6 - Thanks guys .
Mike--
Good to see you update again.
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