▣MC2's SB▣ backtobasics ~updated May 10th/2010~

[reme]

omg niceee stuff @_@ improve alot man. i need more determination haha

[Snowfly]

Amazing stuff, Matthias!!

[coldrum]

So many studies! I envy your dedication.. beautiful work

[cakeypigdog]

so much wonderful studying!! Really brilliant work. I love that little layendecker thing you do with your core shadows. Some of the nicest feet i have seen anywhere too

[sketcheth]

Duuude...wow...Watts is treating you well, I see! Are these in graphite mostly? The face studies, I mean? Seriously...nice...wow. I'm inspired!

[Icecold]

Looking back at page 1 and on your recent stuff i'd say you evolved into a butterfly, shining, stunning works.

[wakoes]

Nice oil painting skill that you have

[mc2mc2]

Woah...thanks for all the support guys!

So today is the start of the new term here at watts(first class starts in a couple of hours), and jetlag is still affecting me. So I thought I'd write some replies because I can't sleep.

Mydrako : thanks neo haha yea still trying to really get the hang of oils. love them though and I think I learn the most about painting in the still life class, though they come out pretty bad :/
Zord : *highfives* XD
towy : Thanks towy!
Cam Sykes : haha thank you. And yes it really is a privilege to study here at Watts. Amazing instructors and amazing students too.
shamandalie : thanks amirah. haha yea.....this isn't all I've got but the majority of my stuff were too ugly to upload XD
RafyThank you Rafy! I'll be sure to upload more digital stuff next time round.
miycko :
zweiDee : hahaha thank you
shyamshriram why thank you . Likewise, it was great to finally meet you
hp : lol thanks emily!
Cacodaemonia : XD hope you're patient! I'll probably only have time to upload again when this term ends :/
aco2099 sup dude! thanks! You too man, work hard at fzd!!!!!
Icecold : thank you haha you mean vine charcoal? nah we use charcoal pencils on smooth newsprint. The Watts Atelier recommends Conte 1710 B pencils, sharpened to a taper with a single edge razor blade, then sanded down with a sanding pad. (or you can try using a sanding sponge you can get at a hardware store. Makes things so much easier ) I sometimes use the Conte 1710 2B, and the wolff carbon 4B. And feel free to keep asking questions! They're never dumb. I've been self taught for the longest time too
rogerb o wow my first fan! XD It's an honour, thank you
Bendragon : Thanks Bendragon!
EvilBunny : rofl sorry about that. Thank you, I'll try to get more processes up next time. Glad it helped
xinranliu : Thank you!
krytos : lolz I'm sure you have it in you Keep doing those studies while I'm gone ya?
Snowfly : Thanks Chris!
coldrumo wow. Thanks for visiting my SB Thank you!!
cakeypigdog : cakeypigdog! O_O haha thaaaaank yooooooou!
sketcheth : hey eric! thanks! the portraits are all charcoal
Icecold : you again! XD thanks for commenting a second time haha. though I'm probably still in the cocoon stage of development. Thank you for the compliment though
wakoes : Thanks wakoes haha I'm still in the process of learning the medium, but having experience digitally actually helped me out traditionally. And now vice versa

See ya'll again when the term ends!
And thank you to everyone for stopping by

edit:lol i just realized i use way too many smilies

[DanielC]

You've been busy, that's nice to see man, keep it up !

[Boo!]

all of your work is impressive, but i really love your sketches.... Awesome!

[Shard]

you are a machine!!!! inspiring stuff dude top notch art!!

[PenDiablo]

I love how clean your line is in the sletches ^+^

[Kim_bot]

Your life studies are really inspiring!
Keep it up!

[zimfin]

Great stuff! Keep it up!

[mr-roi]

Really cool sketchbook. Keep up the good work! :]

[Eiki]

How is that possible???
From page one there is cool stuff in your sketchbook,
but what you show on page 9 is just I N S A N E ! ! !
Amazing work

[Rustveld]

Amazing update! it's good to see you working so hard. I especially like you're photo studies, you make it seem so easy.
Keep it up!

[AztcFireFlower]

I'm in love with your quick sketches.

[mc2mc2]

DanielC : Thanks Dan I will
Boo!/Shard/PenDiablo/Kim_bot/zimfin/mr-roi/Eiki : Thank you guys soooo much I will keep working!
Rustveld : Hey Mitchell! haha thanks....watcha been upto? Sorry I haven't been talking to ya on msn....we should catch up sometime
AztcFireFlower : O_O Thank you! I'm in love with ALL your work! You are soo good T_T

Sorry for the bad pics as usual :/
Dump:
Figures...2-3hrs













The arm on the left is drawn by Jeff Watts ::









Head Studies..2-3hrs:


















Drapery Studies :



Bernini study:














Random Studies(master studies/casts/photos):

Scott Christensen:



John Asaro:






















Colour Theory Exercises(Inventing colour comps from a B&W photo)

(Expanding on the colour comp into a bigger painting)



Exercise in pushing colour saturation from a photo


Gesture portraits...~40mins























Portraits in oil...~2-3hrs


















Studies in gouache:



Z.S Liang Study in gouache~ 12x17cm on illustration board:

Charcoal powder+graphite on bristol:


Some sketchbook junk:





Airplane Boredom:

[Rushlord]

Wow huge and amazing update. I'm stunned

[mc2mc2]

SIGH .....

Here's the stuff the CA attachment manager deleted...I spent the whole day trying to upload them aswell....

is it ok for me to say that I hate the attachment manager? T_T

Quick sketches(2min/3min/5min)
























These are 5/10min poses:

[RBeek]

wow dude!
I remain ur fan.. yes, that is for sure.
And i to hate the attachement manager

The way you draw figures is very inspirational.. so good expression of form and livelyness? in ur drawings.. its incredible!
My attempts at drawing figures isnt this good.. I should practice different or harder! XD

Anyway,, kudos for this quality! And thank you for sharing!

[Tigermilk]

jesus christ.. amazing life drawings, adore the gestures.. haha thanks for ruinig my day.

cheers!

[mc2mc2]

Moar stuff the attachment manager deleted:

20 min figure lay-ins:
The drawings on the side of some of them are Erik's, showing me how I should have solve a problem

[mc2mc2]

...

study from a 3d model


Photo Studies....experimenting with different brushes...
A different method from how i usually work....

[Zord]

[RBeek]

damnit ur sick i would freakin buy the last one..

[paperX]

[bumskee]

woah.. 0_o...
what paperx said x 100
sick i am going to put my pen down.. and go cry in the corner.. HAHAHAH
far out dude.. keep kicking arse..

[meth]

these are excellent. Love them

M