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Published: 2006-07-23 17:58:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 285; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 12
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More anatomy practice! Trying to work in charcoal to loosen up, my stuff is so tight and sometimes overworked. I was going for that loose, gestural style somthing like this: [link] by but I just can't seem to get the hang of it.I used a camera this time! Instead of all the mirrors (that was too time consuming and frustrating) My nose looks a bit funky (but then again I have a funky nose
), and my hand looks like a man's hand! Oh well. I'm also getting a bit tired of drawing myself, but like I said before, I'm the cheepest model in town, and the only one willing to work at 3 am. Anybody want to model? I'd appreciate the help.I give permission to to put this in their gallery.
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thank you. i don't usually work in charcoal, so i sill feel a bit unsure about it. i appreciate your stopping by my gallery.
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I think that you did a great job with a loose medium, but getting good detail and a good sense of light.
I love the series but this is my favorite.
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thank you! i like this one too, but the background is a bit wonky. oh well. thanks very much for taking the time to comment!
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Very nice! I can't use charcoals myself (I'm too sloppy with them), so I can certainly admire anyone who can. Nice pose (although that must have been uncomfortable) and cool angle.
Tom
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i took your advice and used my camera this time! so the pose wasn't too bad, just took me a bit to get the shot and angle i wanted.
thanks!
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Sweet! Glad that you found it helpful. Now you just have to make sure nobody gets a hold of the pictures! LOL
Tom
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hahaha! yeah well, there's already nudy pictures of me floating around ...
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thanks! wow i haven't heard form you in awhile
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yup, been busy in school, doing useless projects. Check my new painting anyway!
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grey or black? is that the one your talking about? it's gorgeous! you have such a wonderful, simple style. you capture the essence of the object your drawing, instead of getting bogged down in the details, like i do!
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haha, not really. just posted a new one up. Check it out!
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Well, so far guys that show up at devmeets are ... well, majority of guys (basing this off of that last meet). 
If it helps, I never use the tip of my charcoals when drawing. I always go in with shadows to get a good glimpse of where things are supposed to be as of contrast. Also, you may have focused a bit much on the hands probably. My stuff isn't that great 
I also believe Helios, like Mitch mentioned, is supposed to be free. You come in and go... I just don't know where it is.
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thanks for the tips. sometimes i use charcoal as if it were a pencil or pen, i need to remember that it is its own tool, with it's own way of working with it.
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No problem. It's really fun finding otherways to draw with the same medium, like when my teach said the eraser can also be a drawing tool rather than just a error-remover.
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that's good advice! the eraser is awesome for clouds.
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Very tough pose, foreshortening out the wazzoo. I would be absolutely crippled, keep it up! Believe me, after two semesters of life drawing im still rarely satisfied by my work, just takes time.
As for drawing men, I can absolutly relate, I find it much easier to draw men than women. I just think its easier to draw what you know and are comfortable with, (lets see, I've been a male for... 20 years now?) so, again just keep working at it.
Go to Helios on Tuesday nights from 10 until 2am they have life drawing, I have been meaning to go, but just havnt gotten around to it. Look for a guy named Bobby, (Fischer?) excellent model, Chris and I worked with him alot last semester.
Good luck! Great work! Yay!
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thanks for the support. i will definitley check out helios!
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hehe funny you say that, i think they look like man-hands. but that's one of the reasons i enjoy DA, sometimes you get such a wide variety of opinions.
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thanks for the 'sexy'! i usually get just 'pretty' or 'cute'!
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hey! this one actually has part of your face in it!
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lol
seriously tho, it's a very nice piece!
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thanks! i knew you were kidding, and thanks for the compliments.
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Excellent. Yea its tight bit it's really good! To really loosen up try to use large chunky sticks of charcoal. You won't be able to work details that way.
Yes I'll model for ya. Seriously. Not sure about that 3am thing though 
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really? good, cuz i need pracitce drawing men, i'm no good at it.
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