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Mes3's thread of wasted space.

Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toiletRegistered User regular
edited July 2011 in Artist's Corner
In search to become a better artist, I've decided to make my own thread. Here's my most recent crap. From newest to oldest. The fin on the koi was added after the fact because I somehow forgot :?

abby1.jpg

koi.jpg

hand12.jpg

More crap will be posted later. I might actually get off my ass and do some figure studies!

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  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Pretty rad Mes. Your shading almost looks airbrushed.......how in the hell do you do that?

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited July 2010
    Mes, man, you are improving and its great to watch. Keep studying, I think you'll end up a really solid artist with those smooth lines.

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  • earthwormadamearthwormadam ancient crust Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    One of the girls I know got a koi fish on her back this weekend, but yours is looking way better than what she got.

    I wont tell her.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Mustang wrote: »
    Pretty rad Mes. Your shading almost looks airbrushed.......how in the hell do you do that?

    Thanks!

    Its just a lot of controlled smudging. Either with my finger or with one of the paper smudge thingies (I love those things).

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Iruka wrote:
    Mes, man, you are improving and its great to watch. Keep studying, I think you'll end up a really solid artist with those smooth lines.

    Thanks!

    I appreciate that you usually always give my encouragement. Its definitely not overlooked!
    One of the girls I know got a koi fish on her back this weekend, but yours is looking way better than what she got.

    I wont tell her.

    Ouch. Its good to know though, considering I plan to pick up a tattoo gun at some point (and make it a career before I die).

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  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I did think smudging, but I've never been able to get it to look so effective, so naturally I assumed it was some kind of dark art magic.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Yeah, its pretty fucking time consuming.

    Michelangelo is my favorite artist, so I try to draw like he painted. Its retarded.

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  • KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Mes3 wrote: »
    Yeah, its pretty fucking time consuming.

    Michelangelo is my favorite artist, so I try to draw like he painted. Its retarded.

    thats really not far off. if you read any writings about him he did not consider himself a "painter" just more of an artist who colored his drawings with paint. There is a direct quote where he flat out says that he is not a painter he just uses paint or some such. Googlefu is failing me and its been a few months since I read that book.

    You dont really see him turning form with temperature or giving much thought at all to edges/paint quality etc. so ... attempting to draw in the manner he painted is an achievable goal. I would pick up a charcoal pencil and if you remember any of the atelier related threads that discuss the proper way to use one. You can draw and paint at the same time basically. And also actually work with a full value range. That way if you transition to paint you get used to judging your darks off of actual blacks and not graphite max out shiny.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Hmmm. Didn't know that. I have a book on Michelangelo, but I haven't read it all (because its boring as shit). So I have no clue if theres any quotes from him in it.

    I have a charcoal pencils and charcoal sticks. I guess I should get to work then, huh?

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Got bored. Did this in about 10 minutes or so.

    girlsov.jpg

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    bullg.jpg

    I eat beef. Don't read into this too much.

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  • F87F87 So Say We All Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Looks cool! You have some really nice line work up in hurr. Keep it up!

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Some random crap.

    randomi.jpg

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  • Silvestri99Silvestri99 Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    You have some really nice, clean rendering! I especially liked the fish. Keep it up!

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  • The_Glad_HatterThe_Glad_Hatter One Sly Fox Underneath a Groovy HatRegistered User regular
    edited August 2010
    you've got some great rendering skill. i'd love to see a complete full drawing portrait instead of just wel-rendered bits. I catch myself drawing some floating eyes or mouths a lot, but i think it's just to trick myself.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I've been promising a friend that I would draw them something for their house warming/wedding present. So a completed portrait is in the near future (hopefully in the next week or so). I bought some grey paper so I have one less tone to worry about. Plus then I can use a white colored pencil for highlights and shit!

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  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Mes3 wrote: »
    I've been promising a friend that I would draw them something for their house warming/wedding present. So a completed portrait is in the near future (hopefully in the next week or so). I bought some grey paper so I have one less tone to worry about. Plus then I can use a white colored pencil for highlights and shit!

    Shit ain't white.
    Apart from that your rendering skills are super smooth!

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  • WoodenHoneyWoodenHoney Registered User new member
    edited August 2010
    Looks amazing, great detail. I could never get my smudging to come out that clean and polished.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Gonna start a collection of feminine/transgender/girlie men. Cause I find it interesting. Here's piece no.1.

    girlieman.jpg

    This charcoal and ink, btw

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Outline for Girlie Man no.2

    girlieman2.jpg

    This will be charcoal as well.

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  • winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    You've got some saxy shading skills. That eye a few posts back is wikid!

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm gonna call this finished. Its for my dear little buddy, Noelle. Ink and Charcoal.

    1noelle.jpg

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Watercolor Pencils and Ink.

    rosebanner.jpg

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
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  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    As long as I live I'll never be able to read graffiti. It looks like really nice graffiti though Mes.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Might make life easier

    3mel.jpg

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  • JeckalJeckal Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Is that tagging done with pens, if so I need to learn off you, how to be better.
    Because my pensmanship is pewp.

    This is what I was getting at, I was tired when I posted orignally

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    What signature, i sign with a blood splat.
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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Jeckal wrote: »
    man i must have really shitty pen skills if i can produce something like that.
    puts me to shame

    Huh?

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited November 2010
    I'm only okay at reading tags, I couldnt see that one at all. I would have guessed SLW

    What pens do you use, mes?

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Everything I've done here lately is with the new fine point Sharpie pens. I usually use Faber-Castell pens.

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  • earthwormadamearthwormadam ancient crust Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    that last one is whiz bang

    Really nice interwoven 3D. I can do both of those but never at the same time, it always comes out looking not right. You made it look easy though.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Thanks.

    Its definitely not easy though. Haha.

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Writing graffiti is the hardest thing I can think of.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Ehh

    me31x.jpg

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  • lyriumlyrium Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    Wow, have you ever tried painting these?

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  • JeckalJeckal Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    I just think he needs to say wat it say also, cos Im sitting here going..." M?....E?....S???"
    And I feel rather silly

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited November 2010
    lyrium wrote: »
    Wow, have you ever tried painting these?

    I'm not much for painting, really. Could do some cool shit if I did though. Hmm

    It says, ME3, btw.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Didn't turn out exactly how I wanted, but whatever. Charcoal & ink.

    girlieman2finished.jpg

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  • Arden CaneloArden Canelo Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    That's the first time I've seen charcoal that finely detailed. Good god man. I'd swear it was pencil. In other words "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GRAPHITE" (butter...whatever)
    Ahem yes, thanks for sharing.

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  • Mes3Mes3 Lurking behind your toilet Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    That's the first time I've seen charcoal that finely detailed. Good god man. I'd swear it was pencil. In other words "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GRAPHITE" (butter...whatever)
    Ahem yes, thanks for sharing.

    Prepare for your mind to explode.

    http://www.katesammons.com/pages/gallery.html

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