Mike Bierek's sketch book - new stuff for a new years

[tensai]

that giant figure looks soo hot man. could we see a close up too? love the drapery study and couch line work etc as well man. keep it coming..

[Alexandr Pascenko]

some of the best shadings i seen , i mean the hand and feet studies , look so real!!! and the colouring is awesome too in here esp. on the illustration . you´re def on the right track . i think you only should do more figure designs and compositings , once you get them like your as good as your shading and colours , you´ll sure will kick some pros ass in here .
keep it up!

[loveandasandwich]

That figure looks faaaaaaaaaaaantastic. Your drawings from life are so awesome.

[InvertedChalupa]

AH Shnaps! Moved up to page two bitch! Thats pretty cool... thank you all for the kind words. It's apreciated more than you know. I will be sure reply to everyone tomorrow.

I finished it! yay! I seriously thought this bitch was gonna take like 100 + hours but it didn't so thats pretty cool. Lotsa detail shots and shniz.

Hour 18


Hour 19


My referance


Size comparison (Im that dorky ass looking guy)










AND NOW for some unbelievably shitty quick sketches. I am in serious need of improving on my quick sketches so you'll be seeing these alot more (and hopefully getting progressively better too!)

[John T]

Yeah, killer life drawings. Good call in my book, there is a lot to be said about subtlety in proprtion and rendering. It's cool to do some nice long master studies like you have here. I can also sypathize about doing good looking fast drawings, it's a lot harder then you think it is... you just really have to know your stuff.

[Troll Skelking]

Wow! The oversized life-drawing is very impressive. I would be afraid to draw it that big, but you handled it without any problems. Keep drawing. Would like to see some more coloured pieces, too.

Troll

[Wasker]

Wow, either you are really really small or that's a huuuge drawing. sweet

[payus]

I think your lifedrawings are some of the best i have seen so far,
great shading.

[thirdeye]

Wow, the finished thing looks even more amazing Very inspiring.

Thanks for your crit in my SB. You're right of course - I make that mistake sometimes

[undergroundsean]

dude ~~that is awesome ! great drawing
the pencil work is good . keep drawing

[InvertedChalupa]

Hey all. Here are some sketches. Yay! I got into the atelier! Now my life belongs to Carl and all them for the next two years. Here ya go.

[paac]

nice! what is the atelier?
got any pieces in the spring show?

-Petur

[InvertedChalupa]

Hey there paac... the atelier is the school hosted and taught by the people at Massive Black. There art is posted at the top of every screen on this site. I wish I could've put my big figure drawing up there but it was too late : / what about you?

[paac]

ah, I see. Massive Black is da bomb. Yeah, I got couple of pieces in the spring show. Look for my name if you're going: Petur Antonsson. Later

[thedestroyer]

That's the best Sb I've ever seen...
I wish I could draw like this, but I have to be patient
Keep going...

thedestroyer

[InvertedChalupa]

Hey all... I was posting a reply to everyone then I accidentally closed out > : { I will post those replies eventually! Heres what I've been working on tonight...

[Yautja892]

Wow crazy stuff, really love your pencil works. Some cool characters scattered in here, and nice figure drawings. Oh by the way where do you get the toned sketchbook, I'm looking to get one.

[_andreas_]

well what can i say?
there are awesome studies here and great loose work too

keep updating, this is some cool stuff!

[Bard]

Glad you posted on my thread! You beat me in about everything
Insane killer stuff in here, all of your studies I only wish I was studying including the sculpture. Wow!

Are you in Academy of Art University?

The girl with the nipple exposed is my fave! And you have hobbit like foot! haha!

[InvertedChalupa]

Hey all... I reallt don't wanna seem like an ass munch by not posting replies yet, but I've been so busy with school that I guess I'm just too tired to do it... I will post them eventually. Here's the finished iron man thing. It was a commisioned piece.

[monsi]

wow. just.. wow.... :|





.. fuck

[OBX]

yeah, wow. How did u get it from that pinkish light to the yellow light? just use the hue sliders in photoshop? I wouldn't mind knowing how to change the lighting on a finished peice. Cos sometimes it just doesnt work. Anyhow, that figure drawing is massivE! awsome stuff as usual. thnx.

[tensai]

way to go on the lighting in that last version. love the commposition and perspective and all. and congratulations on getting your brain and hand exploded in the next two years. really cool man.

[Seaport]

Wow, fantastic life drawings, be adding this sketchbook to my favorites

[designboot]

it's cool that you are drawing on a big size papers! but "-" is for references! you should draw from model - real study!

cheers

[motives]

Hey man this is a super strong sketchbook with lots and lots of great sketches and studies. I have to say that my favourite is the gong fu picture. very dynamic and full of action. thanks for sharing all this!
Ill be watching you:]

cheers!

[archipelago]

congrats on making it into the atelier! one of my goals is to get accepted there one day... we will see how that goes

That huge ass 19 hour study is particularly inspiring, great work on that one!

keep it up

[InvertedChalupa]

Finally gonna respond! I have a ton of stuff to post but I have way to much work to do tonight. mayeb in a couple weeks?


bartovan- Thanks for looking : )

monna-giovanna- I sure will. Thank you

silverstri 99- thanks man

bubstar- thank you bro

the missinglink- hehe I feel the same about my class mates at the atelier. lots of catching up. Keep doing your thing and you'll go far man.

Gspot- I'm glad you like what you see : )

wheezy- thanks man

Chromosome - thanks

tensai- thanks man. : )

GOBLINSHARK- ha ha. thanks man I completely agree with the figures and compositions. I am way lacking right now...

28chelseaslater- thanks you

John T- I agree. I'm doing a lot of studying of proportions right now to get my figures to look better in a quick sketch.

Troll Skelking- thanks.

Wasker-i'm really small. its an 8 x 11 : )

payus- thanks

third eye- thanks man. I got plenty of my own problems to iron out myself (I'm sure there very evident). If you got anything to crit I got an ear to catch it.

undergroundsean- thanks i will keep drawing : )

thedestroyer- Patience is definitely key. Best SB? you should look at some of the 5 star threads here. there are some unbelievable artists hear that certainly rip mine to shreads. rodrigo's thread is sweet and he just turned twenty... that bastard.

Yautia892- thanks man... you can pick up a recycled paper SB from your local Wal Mart for 10 bucks.

andreas- thank you

Bard-hahaha. I do have hobbit feet. my sister likes to call me hobbit actually : ) I was going to the academy but just got into the Atelier hosted by this site. The exposed nipple girl is actually a portrait of my girlfriend so I have a fondness for it as well : )

nethus-thanks

OBX- When I'm done with my piece I usually make a flattened copy of my piece in a new layer and tweak the hue and saturation for each color chanel to get it right. than I use levels to adjust the contrast. I also use "curves" to tweak any minor shade gradiant shits. Hope this helps! thanks by the way.

Seaport-thanks bro

designboot- I agree drawing from life is far superior than drawing from referance. It was a class assignment and everyone was confined to drawing from the same referance.

motives-thanks bro : )

archipelago- Sweet man. If you have the drive I'm sure you'll make it hear someday. Thanks b y the way.

[zweiDee]

very fresh workz man, great anatomy skill.

[InvertedChalupa]

Hey all... here is some recent stuff from my new mole skin sketch book! Man i've been missing out with the whole travel and sketch thing. Its great! I find myself walking around and drawing a lot more stuff than I would otherwise than with a big bulky sketch pad...

I can't post my school stuff till we all post in the atelier thread so this is all just fun stuff : )