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[Steve G.]

Great, just great, I think the art gods are pleased.
Cheers

[Razorb]

oh damn! been a while, MIGHTY fine work as usual sir!

[mentler]

More caffeine induced
mark marking.

[prsnsweeney]

your work is inspiring thank you for sharing

[monsi]

I'm curious, in your personal sketches do you put the bounding boxes in for aesthetic reasons or do you use them for composition or proportions? I'm sure you've explained this many times before so pardon the silly question.

I'm just curious as I know you'd obviously be able to do the drawings without them, so I'm wondering as to why they're there.

everything's looking gorgeous as usual

[mentler]

The bounding boxes have
simply become part or my art both in my
sketchbook journals and my large paintings.

[MonkeYoakum]

Lovely eye candy. love the definition of planes.

[struve]

I enjoyed your lecture yesterday at industry giants. Lots of great info!

[dleoblack]

I llove this sketchbook: is so rich in structures, colors, wonderfull gesture...seem to be in front of an old master sketchbook!
Great!!!

[Vritra]

I's amazing how you define the planes. It's always a pleasure coming back to your SB. Thank you for sharing.

[goodoldayz]

i love your SB, your style is very inspiring.i wanna find the pens your using (nexus roller balls) but i'd rather get some anatomy studies in first. what paper do you use for these sketches ?

[~FPudiU~]

B e a u t i f u l .. .

[hunchback]

love your lines sir, great work.

[LAL]

My god! Really inspiring work!

[GaussianRaider]

Amazing.
Not only the drawings are extremely solid and refined (they really look like the product of hours of research and selection), but they're also so stylish . I wonder what kind of paper you're working on (it looks like an uncommon format to me).
Anyway, incredible...a true humanist.

[Jacobo]

Fantastic work here, Michael. I look forward to following this thread.

[mentler]

Recent Sketchbook Work Sheets

[monsi]

always a pleasure

[Masayasu]

Mentler. I have always found your studies very insightful and helpful with anatomy. Thanks for the dedication to this thread. BTW. have drawing magazine with your article in it. Glad to see you getting some credit.

[DANKA]

Nice drawings! Original idea that tribute to Leonardo!

[mentler]

Here is this mornings spill!
And the link to my new Iphone app.
33 pages from my sketchbooks that
you can blow up and study.



JUST CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW FOR MORE INFO.

[Eric-Anthony]

those sketches are awesome. really inspiring. makes me think if i shud buy your dvd hmmmm.... keep it up

[mentler]

[ColorExcursion]

totally resemble Leonardo. Plus I love your hand writing

[LORD M]

Bonehead Nation and your sketchbook Book of Bones are a delight to go through - it makes me want to study a lot harder.

[oliviathefirst]

These sketches are master-full.
I shall come back frequently to learn from you.
Thank you.

[Kamber Parrk]

And, I'm still a dedicated Mentlerite!

Gotta get back to my TSOFA SB someday. . .

[The_Flying_Dutchman]

Niiiiice.

[Istmin52]

I actually saw your work in Drawing magazine. I didn't realize you had a sketchbook here.

[mentler]

A few pages from
my daily journals