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Published: 2012-05-12 16:59:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 4600; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 181
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After getting a few critiques from comic artists that do signings at my local comic shop, the advice offered by all of them was to practice my anatomy by using the Bridgman books. Well, it finally came in the mail in the midst of finals and I had to draw so this is what came out after a day.Forgive the crappy pic, I'll scan it when I can.
*Update* Scanned it in, forgive the hand in the corner, that was a different sketch
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Many thanks sir! I love me some Cap'n!!
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Many thanks, your works pretty good too.
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Thanks ,nice of you to say so.......
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Many thanks madam, I will!
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Nice man! I really like your comicbook style. I have tried but I cannot get that feel to my drawings
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Thanks, i've recently been trying to get into the comic industry so it feels good to have you say that.
Your art is pretty good too, I can tell that you go for more of a realistic look, although it looks like you're drawing from photos and not from yourself. your proportions are a little uneven, and that tends to happen when your drawing from a reference without doing the whole building block approach. What I would recommend, as has been recommended to me by professionals, is to buy the Bridgman art books and work on your fundamental anatomy. When you just copy from a picture you don't see how everything works together, because you just focus on the specific details, like the eyes or nose. However you don't see how they are supposed to work together to form the face. I started off by copying too, and it took a long time before I actually started getting really good because I didn't know how to build the body. So yeah, check out the Bridgman books, they're really cheap on Amazon, also try the Art Models books once you feel more confident. But the most important thing is to keep practicing, no amount of tips and tricks will ever replace hard work!!
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Well thanks a lot for checking out my work! I know I tend to copy a lot 
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Yeah, the hardest part of art is stepping outside of your comfort zone, especially in the beginning. When I went to Wonder Con I went to this one artist's panel and he was saying that all artists should keep a sketchpad for just little sketches and doodles. that it shouldn't any finished work and you should use it for experimenting with new techniques, that's an easier way to develop yourself. but yeah, just keep it up man, you'll get there!
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I think that the chin and hands need some work too but otherwise, this is really great, dude. the anatomy is good, the proportions could be a little better too but this is a good approach
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There's always room for improvement yeah, my biggest struggle is trying to find my own style. If you look at my stuff you can tell I'm trying different things. It's just hard to stay put and find what works with me.
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I know what you mean, dude. But there's nothing wrong with having a variance of style. One thing I learned from one of my professors is that you can actually get a lot of work if you have different styles for different character types and genres. But if you want to find the right style for yourself, maybe u can practice drawing the basic stuff like faces with different expressions like people do when they create memes for their characters like this? [link] just to practice keeping your style consistent. I checked out the rest of ur work, btw, I see that you've featured some of Jim Lee's work, is he your favorite comics artist?
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One of yeah, i watched him draw at wondercon and I like his style. He's also a pretty nice guy, there are other artists I like, like Immonen and Nauck and others. I just like how Jim draws his faces, there's enough realism in his proportions and yet he still makes it very stylized. As soon as I come across someone's style that I like I always try to see if I can imitate it or adapt certain aspects of it to my own. That's another reason why my style is so varied.
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Oh yeah, I just took a look at their work and I can see how they've influenced your work. I'm sure that you'll find your style if you keep taking bits and pieces from their styles.
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Just hopefully I'll be able to find my style eventually, otherwise no one will be able to tell if I drew something.
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