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    Potential first pages for a potential graphic novel I'm potentially working on. (minus the narration text.)

    The temple doesn't read as well as I'd envisioned. It's an odd shape / design, so it's hard to convey. I'm pleased with the mountains and clouds though.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    This one was super rushed. My shift at work ended and I had to hurry.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Scary Face #12. I have got to lay off the junk food, I've really been putting on the pounds!
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    I was fairly happy with the way this self portrait turned out. The cheeks are still a little fat but at least I finally got the eyes right.




    Also, some gestures for a future piece:
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    nice self portraits, looking forward to seeing that piece your working on, keep at it!

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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    ouch.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Old Franky's monster. I like drawing monsters, 'cause while the basic anatomy can still be off and noticeable (like this guy's jaw and ears for instance), general little facial features don't have to be perfect 'cause he's deformed and ugly anyway so no one will notice. Drawing beautiful women on the other hand...that sucks.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    I keep having problems getting everything in perspective when constructing the skull in 3D. But I don't notice until I darken in the features. I don't see that the face is sliding off the head, or it's too small, or it's tiled wrong, or whatever. I'm used to working on the face stuff as I'm working on the skull. Getting it into perspective and proportion the Loomis way is tripping me up. I'm either not following his methods properly or else I just need more practice.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Some concepts, sketches, and doodles for the future graphic novel I'd like to do.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Some sketches of things in the office, a bald head, some martial art studies for my comic, and a painting I just finished a couple days ago.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Bruce Lee movies provide such excellent muscle studies. He's like a walking anatomy lesson.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    i like 3rd row, 3rd column best

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    I really like that last painting you posted, the shapes and colours used. It's neat seeing your process on it because it almost stands on its own in several of the steps.

    If you're able, I'd suggest finding and taking some figure drawing classes to boost your anatomy skills in addition to muscle studies like above.

    Good going so far!
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    Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you both like the painting. Yeah, I'm trying to grind my way through the anatomy stuff right now. I don't have any formal classes available to me but my fiancee isn't opposed to me drawing her and I can certainly use myself as a reference too. We'll see where it takes me, maybe sometime down the road I'll move to a bigger city with more available.

    Here are some pen sketches of stuff laying around the office.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Some attempts to figure out folds in clothing. Why does fabric have to fold anyway? I think we should starch everything for the sanity of the artists.

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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    That made me laugh a bit, not only because your contempt for that image was so elegantly stated but also because I used to (and still) do that, that is write how bad I feel about my art right on top of it.

    Anyhow, I admire the amount of work your doing, but quality over quantity. In a lot of your quick studies you have this really harsh hatching going on. While I've got nothing against hatching, you're just blanketing your subjects with it. Instead, focus on how the lines trace over the 3d form of whatever you're looking at. DON'T think about the lines representing shadows or darkness, see them as a representation of the flat, geometric planes of your subjects.

    Keep at it, you're hitting it nice and hard

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    Thanks for the comment, Jason. If I'm understanding what you said correctly, I'll try and follow it in some of my future drawings. Is this kind of what you're talking about?




    (also here are some more practice sessions with heads.)
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    I am loving your comics, that is some pretty funny stuff. Keep at it man. Do you ever go to penny-arcade.com? Go back to their oldest episodes. It is really encouraging to see how much he has improved over the years. Keep drawing and keep posting.
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    Thanks, ForScience, I'm glad you like them. While I've seen quite a few penny arcade strips, I'm not an avid reader. I have noticed the improvements though from beginning to end and they're quite inspiring. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    I've never really done gestures before. At least not just for the sake of doing gestures. They're pretty fun. I also studied some arms and feet (doing the gestures made me realize I need to work on those two areas. )

    I also attempted to use my line hatching to follow the forms instead of just representing shading and shadows.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    A couple sketches. Haven't done much the last couple of days.
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    nice stuff , they look 3d .
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    Thanks, dude.

    Here's the pirate concept I just finished. You can see the WIP thread here.

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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    My silly entry for the daily sketch group #1598. I don't know how to colour with markers.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Spartan Camp gestures for Monday. 10 down, 40 more to go.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Day two of my Spartan Camp #173 gestures.

    First page is 60 second gestures (except for the three bottom guys), and the second page is 2-minute gestures.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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    Made it to 50 gestures! The last four are movie stills.
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    And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.

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