The template printed out a little small, making Max's faces messy and hard to see. I'll sit down and redraw them sometime later.
If you'd like to give it a try, you can download your own copy of the template here. Enjoy!
"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that."
-- Lauren Bacall
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There is no time when this challenge *isn't* fun!
I should probably take it again, as it's been a few years. Hopefully, I've gotten a tiny bit better.
I'm proud of you! You're doing great work and a great service!
See, this is why I need to take an art class. I'd love to be able to draw. my sister just went to collage majoring in illustration. So if I want to impress her, I better get on it.
Do you have any tips maybe to help me out in anyway?
I always like these, it always amazing to see. It's incredible to see how lifelike you can make Max.
I've been keeping a print-out of the 'Precocious' comic version of this in my sketch folder for the last few months. I use it as a reference when drawing 'Precocious' style characters. Maybe I should add a copy of your version for drawing more realistic characters... :-)
Love Chrispy's "drunk." It has no image; just, "Dude, they're ten!" :-) :-) :-)
@Chrispy: Thanks. *blush* I hate having dropped the ball on the practice schedule, but with the next few months being a little uncertain suddenly, I should focus more on comic work and getting ready for commissions. We'll know in the next few weeks if there will be any changes. :D
@Scott: I'm afraid my art education's kind of lacking, so all I can offer is what's working for me. Mainly lots of practice and reading. Keeping a sketchbook for the last year has really helped, as has getting back into reading comic books. Seeing how others work has been very inspirational.
There are a few good websites around that may help. The guys who do 'Sketch Magazine' offer demonstrations and advice - http://sketchmagazine.net/sketch. Artist Daily has free instruction e-books for members that are great - http://www.artistdaily.com. Artist's Network is another good site for tips - http://www.artistsnetwork.com. These are just a few of my favorites.
But the main thing is to keep working at it. Drawing a little each day really helps. I was reluctant to keep a sketchbook because I hated doing them in high school. Now I love it. Course, I'm not being graded on it, so I'm sure that helps. :D
If you have any specific questions please let me know. If I don't know the answers I'll see if I can't track down a resource that can help.
@Tyler: Thanks. I wish the few art of animation books I have had samples of character expressions. I ran across one a while back that showed how the mouth moves when saying certain letters and sounds. I didn't pick it up at the time and have been regretting it since. I can't remember what the book was called. :(
@Iron Ed: *laughs* Oh yeah! I remember that! :D
Thanks so much for the advice. Ive tried to keep a sketch book, but I seem to keep doing the stuff I know. And by that I mean the same drawings a lot. The thing that's would help the most if you could hop me with is how to get started drawing figures and heads. I just cant seem to do anything other than side profiles. The whole depth and dimention thing seems to mess me up.
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