This is a practice sketch I am going to try and do the whole body on this. I used the "grid" system for this. The squares on my grid were too short that is why she looks kind of compressed vertically. Need work on hands good grief. Took about 45 minutes.
All day it took to make this. I made around 20 junk ones then around 4-5 hips and legs. Then I decided to make a full figure. They will get better (I hope). I will post my leg sketches.
My first try with long hair. Really took my time to make the left look like the right. Turned out pretty good. Kinda looks like Morgan Fairchild yeah that's the ticket.
This turned out pretty good. Used the book for the lips and eyes made a difference. Going to try another one tonight with a different hair style. Maybe more detail in the lips.
1 hour, pencil, reference lines removed in Photoshop
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Deana got me a cool book on sketching heads and anatomy yesterday for halloween and man did it help. Human ears and hair that looks half way decient. Kinda looks like Dustin Hoffman with a nose job.
Need to start working on shoulders and chest.
Well I am all caught up I have nothing more to scan guess I better get drawing so I have something to scan tomorrow.
The one on the left done with pencil. On the right with a drawing pencil set I got think it takes 8 pencils they do a nice shading job. My face proportions are getting a little better. Necks are too wide though. One more post then the posts will be the same day I sketched the pic.
I am trying to get away from the Manga (Japanese Anima) type I seem to have fallen into. I like the little guy on the right. Deana said the guy in the middle looks like her clients. More to come till I catch up to where I am at. There is definetly progress.
Second try Deana says my faces look too angry. I am not going to color for a while so I can post more. Only so much time in the day. Pencil only 56 pages left in the sketchbook I started in 1988. I think I will have a party when I fill it.
I tried MySpace (limits your pics) but don't like it Yahoo 360 either. I will be posting my sketches to keep track of my progress. If you want to see how I am doing great if not ok. Sketched on paper colored with paint shop. I think they turned out ok.