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Post by kemp on Sept 4, 2021 18:51:44 GMT -5
Thanks very much, kemp! Yeah, I typically use photo references just to get the basic figure down with the right positioning. Often I'll use one photo reference for the body, another for the face, and perhaps a third if I don't like how something is positioned, like an arm or hand. Then I'll often draw inspiration from all the artist sketch books I have by the likes of John Buscema, Larry Elmore and Keith Parkinson for the clothing, jewelry, accoutrements, etc. Or I find more pictures online with a Google search. The whole drawing is really messy and rough at first, just to get down a very basic idea of how things should look. I was taught in Life Drawing to spend only like a minute getting down the basic, very rough figure. Erasing and fixing comes later as I go on, and the whole thing slowly takes shape. I suppose it's easier to make a rough sketch of the figure as a guide, with details added in later. You probably have the book 'John Buscema: A Life in Sketches', need to get that. I wonder what is the ultimate guide book in figure movements, that quick and ready resource, but as you pointed out, it would be multiple sources depending on what you needed for any given project.
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Post by Von K on Sept 5, 2021 7:23:32 GMT -5
When I do self-portraits, I have a little fun with them. My latest: Master of the Mystic Flame!
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Post by Erik on Sept 6, 2021 10:45:06 GMT -5
Also a worthy title, Von K. I officially titled it, 'The Fire of Creativity', the flame symbolizing the artistry that comes from from my right hand. Thanks very much, kemp! Yeah, I typically use photo references just to get the basic figure down with the right positioning. Often I'll use one photo reference for the body, another for the face, and perhaps a third if I don't like how something is positioned, like an arm or hand. Then I'll often draw inspiration from all the artist sketch books I have by the likes of John Buscema, Larry Elmore and Keith Parkinson for the clothing, jewelry, accoutrements, etc. Or I find more pictures online with a Google search. The whole drawing is really messy and rough at first, just to get down a very basic idea of how things should look. I was taught in Life Drawing to spend only like a minute getting down the basic, very rough figure. Erasing and fixing comes later as I go on, and the whole thing slowly takes shape. I suppose it's easier to make a rough sketch of the figure as a guide, with details added in later. You probably have the book 'John Buscema: A Life in Sketches', need to get that. I wonder what is the ultimate guide book in figure movements, that quick and ready resource, but as you pointed out, it would be multiple sources depending on what you needed for any given project. Yeah, it's necessary to lay everything out very roughly just to get down the general placement of things. I do have that book! I find the artist sketchbooks to be very helpful, and I usually refer to those instead of their finished paintings and other works. Sometimes I even grab the old SSOC compilations that Dark Horse released. For male subjects, I find Buscema and Frazetta books to have the best references, and for females, Elmore and Parkinson. My favs by the latter two artists are: Larry Elmore: 'Back to the Drawing Board' and 'Big Book of Babes' Keith Parkinson: 'Spellbound'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 2:42:07 GMT -5
Here's my latest, a sorceress summoning an earth elemental: Great stuff Eric
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Post by Erik on Sept 8, 2021 18:53:46 GMT -5
Here's my latest, a sorceress summoning an earth elemental: Great stuff Eric Thank you very much!
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Post by kemp on Sept 10, 2021 10:13:44 GMT -5
Also a worthy title, Von K. I officially titled it, 'The Fire of Creativity', the flame symbolizing the artistry that comes from from my right hand. I suppose it's easier to make a rough sketch of the figure as a guide, with details added in later. You probably have the book 'John Buscema: A Life in Sketches', need to get that. I wonder what is the ultimate guide book in figure movements, that quick and ready resource, but as you pointed out, it would be multiple sources depending on what you needed for any given project. Yeah, it's necessary to lay everything out very roughly just to get down the general placement of things. I do have that book! I find the artist sketchbooks to be very helpful, and I usually refer to those instead of their finished paintings and other works. Sometimes I even grab the old SSOC compilations that Dark Horse released. For male subjects, I find Buscema and Frazetta books to have the best references, and for females, Elmore and Parkinson. My favs by the latter two artists are: Larry Elmore: 'Back to the Drawing Board' and 'Big Book of Babes' Keith Parkinson: 'Spellbound' Collected some Larry Elmore card sets years ago, agree about using his females for reference material. I really like the 'Fallen Sons Rise at Dusk' that you did some time ago. For some reason thought that the girl flanked by the skeleton warriors in medieval fighting garb looked cool, like it had some really interesting backstory to it. Wonder what the inspiration for it was.
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Post by kemp on Sept 10, 2021 10:31:30 GMT -5
The Fallen Sons Rise At Dusk This one.
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Post by Erik on Sept 11, 2021 12:01:42 GMT -5
Also a worthy title, Von K. I officially titled it, 'The Fire of Creativity', the flame symbolizing the artistry that comes from from my right hand. Yeah, it's necessary to lay everything out very roughly just to get down the general placement of things. I do have that book! I find the artist sketchbooks to be very helpful, and I usually refer to those instead of their finished paintings and other works. Sometimes I even grab the old SSOC compilations that Dark Horse released. For male subjects, I find Buscema and Frazetta books to have the best references, and for females, Elmore and Parkinson. My favs by the latter two artists are: Larry Elmore: 'Back to the Drawing Board' and 'Big Book of Babes' Keith Parkinson: 'Spellbound' Collected some Larry Elmore card sets years ago, agree about using his females for reference material. I really like the 'Fallen Sons Rise at Dusk' that you did some time ago. For some reason thought that the girl flanked by the skeleton warriors in medieval fighting garb looked cool, like it had some really interesting backstory to it. Wonder what the inspiration for it was. Oh thank you! Yeah, I was quite pleased with that one too, and it's still one of my favs that I did from a few years ago. I was thinking that the girl is a necromancer of sorts, raising the fallen warriors to follow her and do her bidding.
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Post by kemp on Sept 12, 2021 8:36:14 GMT -5
Collected some Larry Elmore card sets years ago, agree about using his females for reference material. I really like the 'Fallen Sons Rise at Dusk' that you did some time ago. For some reason thought that the girl flanked by the skeleton warriors in medieval fighting garb looked cool, like it had some really interesting backstory to it. Wonder what the inspiration for it was. Oh thank you! Yeah, I was quite pleased with that one too, and it's still one of my favs that I did from a few years ago. I was thinking that the girl is a necromancer of sorts, raising the fallen warriors to follow her and do her bidding. Great concept.
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Post by Von K on Sept 22, 2021 14:52:17 GMT -5
The Fallen Sons Rise At Dusk This one. You could centre a whole yarn around this image and it's title. Erik's style here reminds me of Tim Bradstreet. P.S. Erik - how goes the mutiny?
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Post by Erik on Sept 25, 2021 14:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks, guys! Bradstreet? That's high praise! I always loved his art over the years, and his illustrations for El Borak were fantastic. Here's my latest: My new Pathfinder character for the Skull & Shackles campaign, which is an epic pirate adventure spanning six books. He's an undine Ranger with the Deep Diver archetype.
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Post by Von K on Sept 26, 2021 15:56:47 GMT -5
That's another great one Erik! Interesting palette, just right for an undine pirate.
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Post by Erik on Oct 2, 2021 15:48:42 GMT -5
That's another great one Erik! Interesting palette, just right for an undine pirate. Much appreciated, Von K - Thank you!
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Post by keith on Oct 9, 2021 5:29:54 GMT -5
Collected some Larry Elmore card sets years ago, agree about using his females for reference material. I really like the 'Fallen Sons Rise at Dusk' that you did some time ago. For some reason thought that the girl flanked by the skeleton warriors in medieval fighting garb looked cool, like it had some really interesting backstory to it. Wonder what the inspiration for it was. Oh thank you! Yeah, I was quite pleased with that one too, and it's still one of my favs that I did from a few years ago. I was thinking that the girl is a necromancer of sorts, raising the fallen warriors to follow her and do her bidding.
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Post by Erik on Oct 9, 2021 15:11:55 GMT -5
Oh thank you! Yeah, I was quite pleased with that one too, and it's still one of my favs that I did from a few years ago. I was thinking that the girl is a necromancer of sorts, raising the fallen warriors to follow her and do her bidding. Did you mean to type something, keith? It may have somehow been deleted.
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