I at present don't have my scanner hooked up, but will hopefully have that up and running tomorrow. For now, here's a camera shot of the sketch I drew today. I don't know what it is, no, but I had a Ben Caldwell book open while drawing it.
#2
fennewalde
welcome to the party! Ben Caldwell... I learned a lot from that how-to-draw book. The only one i actually learned anything from and it was recommended to me by a pro so yeah... good book. Pay attention to the shapes. If B.C does one thing really well, it's super strong and aggressive shapes. Looking forward to scans!
#3
CogNoman
Hey David! Just wondering if you've ever tried inking one of your drawings. The shapes here are pretty strong and if you inked your lines, you could end up with a fairly polished-looking image here. I dunno, it might be worth playing around with if you're interested. For the longest time, I just drew with pencils and ballpoint pens myself, etc., but once I learned about inking, it kinda changed things a lot for me. A technical pen, for instance (like a Staedtler pigment liner or a Pigma Micron) gives your lines such a different look/feel than a pencil does. It polishes and finishes things up, etc. All you have to do is just smoothly, slowly, trace over your pencil lines with the pen. But don't use a thick pen, because then you'll lose a lot of your detail. A 0.1 size pen might work well on a drawing like this. Oh - and don't push too hard with the pen, or you might break the tip, heh (I break the tips on Microns all the time, so nowadays I tend to prefer using the Staedtler pens; they're more durable).
Anyways, I'm just saying random stuff, heh. Draw whichever your muse takes you, of course. The point is: get back here and draw, haha!
