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Published: 2009-05-22 21:43:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 4362; Favourites: 100; Downloads: 0
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Thumbnail sketch process for a Nightcrawler commission. Trying to figure out a decent pose that the buyer will like. And some head doodles to get a feel for the character and some of the lighting.- D
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i keep looking at the shapes. what a wonderful style.
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Love all these poses Derek! Fantastic! Would love to see these poses in some form of an animatic, see it move. Could be kinda cool!
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You animation guys and your animation talk 
- D
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tons of flow, and squash and stretch going on here, D. any of these, if it were brought to a final stage would be a winner.
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Hey thanks! I always feel I don't draw enough.
- D
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I like 5 & 6. 6 would be even better if Nightcrawlers eye contact seemed to be on some unseen foe he'd just kicked away,- having it's shadow falling across his lower half would help support the situation further.
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I see what ya mean. Cool.
- D
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Wow there's lot you can do with him. Kinda like Spider Man.
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On the one hand, the character is an acrobat. On the other, I've only got a few stock poses in my crappy repetoire
- D
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Don't forget the "bamf!" when you do decide on a final pose!
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Ah yes. Might keep it to the smoke cloud, or write it out. We'll see.
- D
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These are just great-you really captured Nightcrawler with these sketches.
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fantastic! His expressions are great! I love your brush strokes!
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Those seem to be the popular ones.
- D
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Really, really cool. I especially like the profile in the upper right.
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Great gestures and I agree on 7 though there's a lot of good options. Only issue is why only one sword? Shouldn't it be three?
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Really? Has he carried 3 before? My mind is a blank. Although talk about a cool visual.
- D
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Back in the campier days of his mini-series he did the swashbuckling thing with one in each hand and one with the tail.
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Ah yeah okay. I forgot about the mini-series version. Nice!
- D
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dude, your poses are amazing, and you made the old boy look super cool!
actually my most favorite X-Men!!!
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Thanks. It's definitely a fun character to draw.
- D
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i bet! he's always been difficult for me to draw!
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The hardest part about drawing for me is simply coming up with poses. I envy naturals like you. The drawing for me is academic. That blank sheet of paper though....I just go...well...blank!
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I wish it were natural. Actually I wish my finished versions were less stiff and more lose and carefree like in the sketch process. I think I'm gonna give up on doing things professional and just draw everything in small thumbnails on typing paper
- D
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Interesting. Im a stickler about stiffness and I honestly think your drawings are anything but. Theres so much spontaneity and freedom in what Im seeing. Youve really come in to your own, amigo.
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Well I appreciate that. It's time for us inkers to shine right?
- D
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7 is a great idea. I don't think anyone has ever really drawn him taking that sort of action out of teleporting, it's usually something more like 10.
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Yeah I thought it would be an interesting visual to shoot him out like a rocket.
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