Scott Ewen Levels Up!

[ScottEwen]

I've recently decided to draw through Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life. I'm hoping to do a page a day.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/001.jpg

[Juan2.0]

Hey Scott! This thread could use some updates, slacker! ;)

[NickRocks]

hey i went through that book too! its pretty useful for poses.

[ScottEwen]

My computer's been broken for a few weeks and I only had a PDF of the book on here, not a paper copy, so I couldn't continue. But now I've got my computer up and running again, so I'm going to start this back up. Here's another page I did weeks ago and never got to scan in:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/002.jpg

Instead of continuing these sketches, I decided to draw out of a couple nude pose books I have ("The Figure in Motion" and "The Nude Figure"). Here are sketches from that:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/003.jpg

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/004.jpg

[ScottEwen]

More:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/005.jpg

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/006.jpg

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/007.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/008.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/009.jpg


http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/010.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/011.jpg


http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/012.jpg


http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/013.jpg

That's all I have for now. More later.

[Mase]

Hey Scott - please remember that any images with nudity should be linked with a warning attached. Thanks.

[ScottEwen]

Oh snap! Well, this whole sketch blog is going to be linked, then. This is about me learning anatomy and thus drawing nudes.

[ScottEwen]

New one from the Bridgman book.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/014.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/016.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/017.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/018.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/019.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/020.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/021.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/022.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/023.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/024.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/025.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/026.jpg

[davechisholm]

bridgmans!!!

sweet, keep doing those drawings, every day.

[ScottEwen]

bridgmans!!!

sweet, keep doing those drawings, every day.

Yeah, I spend about an hour every day doing these (or at least I try to). A lot of people I went to school with did these and say they help a lot with anatomy. I'm 30 pages in to this 300 page book, so this'll probably take me a while.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/027.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/028.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/029.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/030.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/031.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/032.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/033.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/034.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/035.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/036.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/037.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/038.jpg

[Repo Man]

Nice character design. I can see the balance in the figures (Bridgman at work?)

How are the Bridgman's going? I tried something like that with Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing but lost interest fairly quickly.

[ScottEwen]

Nice character design. I can see the balance in the figures (Bridgman at work?)

How are the Bridgman's going? I tried something like that with Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing but lost interest fairly quickly.

I still do the Bridgman drawings every day, but I usually wait until I have a bunch of them and then scan 'em in all at once. So right now I probably have between 5-10 pages of Bridgman sketches I haven't scanned in yet.

I would highly recommend drawing through the book. I've never read Hogarth, but these Bridgman sketches are really helping. I've only been at it since... June, I think? But I can already see a dramatic improvement in my figure drawing.

[ScottEwen]

Oh, and one other thing, about losing interest in it... I had a hard time keeping at this when I first started doing it, but I kept at it and after a couple months, it just became routine. I sit down at my desk every morning and pull out my sketchbook, and start doing Bridgman drawings. I don't even think about it anymore, you just need to get into a routine and it'll become a lot easier.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/039.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/040.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/041.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/042.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/043.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/044.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/045.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/046.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/047.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/zomborangutan.jpg

[ScottEwen]

I haven't updated these Bridgmans in forevah! Here's more:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/048.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/049.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/050.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/051.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/052.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/053.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/054.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/055.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/056.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/057.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/058.jpg

[ScottEwen]

For the Christmas card draw-off:

http://www.scottewenart.com/zombiecard_pencils.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/zombiecard_inks.jpg

[GuyGardner]

I can't believe you graduated from Kubert School?

[ScottEwen]

I can't believe you graduated from Kubert School?

Um.. yeah? Why, are you a grad too?

[Bruce Lee]

Not seeing any images, Scott. Your website down?

Loston

[ScottEwen]

Not seeing any images, Scott. Your website down?

Loston

Yeah, my website's down for now. I owe them some money. :o Hopefully I'll get it sorted out soon and I have a bunch of new stuff I need to add here.

[ScottEwen]

Everything's sorted with the website now so these images should be back. I've got TONS more pages from the Bridgman book I haven't scanned in yet, so that'll take me a few days. I'm up to, like, page 90 now.

[Caimano]

I can see the pages now Scott!

Can't wait to see more

How's going your comic book project you were asked to draw?

[lost-spartan]

How's going your comic book project you were asked to draw?

Yeah, how is that going? You haven't mentioned it in forever. You almost done, or is it more of an ongoing thing?

[ScottEwen]

No, they didn't give me a deadline so I'm still making my way through the first issue. I also haven't been given a script yet for issue two.

[ScottEwen]

These are all months old, but just catching up.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/059.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/060.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/061.jpg

[ScottEwen]

A couple of these are from a different book, Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/062.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/063.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/064.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/065.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/066.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/067.jpg

[ScottEwen]

More to come but that's enough for now.
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/068.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/069.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/070.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/071.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/072.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/073.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/074.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/075.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/076.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/077.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/078.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/079.jpg

[lost-spartan]

Forget Bridgman, study Rob Leifeld..........sorry couldn't resist. :p

Good stuff keep it up.

[ScottEwen]

Forget Bridgman, study Rob Leifeld..........sorry couldn't resist. :p

Good stuff keep it up.

Yeah, been there, done that:

http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Spider-Man-58347832
http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Link-59087435
http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Harry-Potter-59587819

Thanks!!

[lost-spartan]

Yeah, been there, done that:

http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Spider-Man-58347832
http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Link-59087435
http://scottewen.deviantart.com/art/Liefeld-Harry-Potter-59587819

Thanks!!

:omg: :omg: :omg:

[Caimano]

:omg: :omg: :omg:

Ahahahah i can't believe it!

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/080.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/081.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/082.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/083.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/084.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/085.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/086.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/087.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/088.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/089.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/090.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/091.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/092.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/093.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/094.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/095.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/096.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/097.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/098.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/099.jpg
This is my one-hundredth page!!
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/100.jpg

[TNTales]

This is good stuff! I'm just getting into the head now. I'm not drawing all the drawings but I'm drawing quite a few.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/101.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/102.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/103.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/104.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/105.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/106.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/107.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/108.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/109.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/110.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/111.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/112.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/113.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/114.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/115.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/116.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/117.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/118.jpg

[brokenhill]

this is great,I'm going to bookmark this,Damn nice work.

[ScottEwen]

this is great,I'm going to bookmark this,Damn nice work.

Thank you, sir.

[Repo Man]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/083.jpg


Hey... you snuck in some Jack Hamm!

:)

Nice work.

[ScottEwen]

Hey... you snuck in some Jack Hamm!

:)

Nice work.

Thanks! I have the Bridgman book as a PDF on my computer, so when I'm away from my laptop and still want to get my sketches in for the day, I do them from the Jack Hamm book.

[Repo Man]

^ I know that Jack Hamm book backwards and forwards. I've had the same copy for twenty years! I've never been much into Bridgeman - not because I don't like what he has to offer, but because I just haven't been exposed to his stuff much. But looking at what you've done in this thread I just may have to pick up a copy of the book your working from.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/119.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/120.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/121.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/122.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/123.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/124.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/125.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/126.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/127.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/128.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/129.jpghttp://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/130.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/131.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/132.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/133.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/134.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/135.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/136.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/137.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/138.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/139.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/140.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/141.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/142.jpg

[brokenhill]

Nice work again,Is this all indeictive of the art thats in the book.or do you add the Mech. motion ref? (armbiseip=pulley,fllucrum .ect .)

[ScottEwen]

Nice work again,Is this all indeictive of the art thats in the book.or do you add the Mech. motion ref? (armbiseip=pulley,fllucrum .ect .)

Thanks! All the drawings are exactly as they appear in the Bridgman book, or at least as exact as I am able to accomplish.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/143.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/144.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/145.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/146.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/147.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/148.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/149.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/150.jpg

[CarlosArtWrx]

This is a great idea. It reminds me of when I used to go thru my favorite comics and try to re-draw the pages. It's difficult, but great practice.

I may try to start something like this up now that my projects are a little stalled.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/151.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/152.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/153.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/154.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/155.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Good study's Scott.:D
you know I've always liked Bridgman...but for me Mr Loomis was so much easier...

[ScottEwen]

Good study's Scott.:D
you know I've always liked Bridgman...but for me Mr Loomis was so much easier...

Thanks, Bryan... I have some Loomis books too. I'll probably go through those after I finish this Bridgman book. Y'know, in a year or two...

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/156.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

I'll be checking in :D

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/157.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/158.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/159.jpg

[joenig]

cool i got that book too. i had just been using it as a reference to get in my head the mechanics of particular body parts and their functions, but this drawing out of it everyday sounds like a good idea as long as i remember to get the hole point behind the illustrations

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/160.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/161.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/162.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/163.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/164.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Are you really gonna remember what each of those muscles are called ;)

[ScottEwen]

Are you really gonna remember what each of those muscles are called ;)

Pssh, no. I had to memorize all these muscles at the Kubert School and I don't remember any of 'em.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/165.jpg

[Caimano]

Oh my...the "hand section" meke me feel so guilty...I never did exercise like this...I still need to lok at my hands everytime I drew them

[Bryan E.Warner]

Oh my...the "hand section" meke me feel so guilty...I never did exercise like this...I still need to lok at my hands everytime I drew them

Don't fret it Simone..I still gotta look at my hands too;)

[ScottEwen]

Hands and feet are my biggest weakness, I totally suck at drawing them. Good thing this book has page after page after page of hands.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/166.jpg

[NickRocks]

this is neat. I just got klaus jansons penciling book from dc and i was going to start drawing from that.

[ScottEwen]

this is neat. I just got klaus jansons penciling book from dc and i was going to start drawing from that.

His inking book's also a great book to learn how to ink from.

[NickRocks]

His inking book's also a great book to learn how to ink from.

yes it is...i also have that lol.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/167.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/168.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/169.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/170.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/171.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

This blog is going to be a great teaching tool here at PJ Scott ;)

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/172.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/173.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/174.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/175.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/176.jpg

[Macksamillyon]

awesome thread!!! i soo need to get my hands on this book!

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/177.jpg

[lost-spartan]

How many pages you have left to do from the book Scott?

[ScottEwen]

According to my calculations, 98 pages left. They're not all drawings, though, a lot of the pages have large amounts of text on them. I'll probably be done by early 2009.

[ScottEwen]

A page outta my li'l Moleskine. I don't draw in it much. I bought it for times when I don't have my big sketchbook, but I almost always have it with me. :confused:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/moleskine001.jpg

[brokenhill]

man I love that brick house, but not the sore neck from looking at it sideways.

[Bryan E.Warner]

What are you doing in my kitchen? and where are my cats lol Good sketching Scott:)

[Caimano]

What are you doing in my kitchen? and where are my cats lol Good sketching Scott:)

The cats are in the microwaves :D

Nice sketches!

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/178.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/179.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/180.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/181.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/182.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/183.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/184.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/185.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

If I've said it once I've said a thousand times..This blog is gonna be a great learning tool Scott..Good Job!

[ScottEwen]

If I've said it once I've said a thousand times..This blog is gonna be a great learning tool Scott..Good Job!

Thanks, Bryan... all these drawings are just copied out of a book, though. :D

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/186.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

It's still good stuff :D

[Ugga Bugga]

indeed...............

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/187.jpg

[ScottEwen]

A quick (15 minutes) self-portrait for the Members Poster:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/ScottEwen/selfportrait.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Tell me about the members poster Scott.

[ScottEwen]

Tell me about the members poster Scott.

I can do better than that. I can show you. (http://www.penciljack.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78247)

[Bryan E.Warner]

I can do better than that. I can show you. (http://www.penciljack.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78247)

Thanks Scott :D I think that's a cool idea..I think I'll give it a go;)

[ScottEwen]

Thanks Scott :D I think that's a cool idea..I think I'll give it a go;)

Cool, no problem.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/188.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/189.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/190.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/191.jpg

[brokenhill]

these are great ,I'm going to print them for ref.No i'm not going to sell they'll be for home veiwing only.Unless
i get your express written consent .

[ScottEwen]

these are great ,I'm going to print them for ref.No i'm not going to sell they'll be for home veiwing only.Unless
i get your express written consent .

Thanks, but like I told Bryan, all these drawings are just copied out of a book. You'd probably be better off going to the original source and picking up your own copy (http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Complete-Guide-Drawing-Life/dp/0806930152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228679290&sr=8-1); although I'm attempting to get as close as I can to the original, I know I have made mistakes and I'd hate for someone to copy those mistakes.

You should also consider that I have almost 200 pages done so far with many more to come. It'd probably be cheaper to pick up the $12 book than to print out all my sketches.

[Ugga Bugga]

I have been inspired, and am starting to work my way through this book.

Knowing me, I'll do three pages, than quit, but its a start.

[ScottEwen]

I have been inspired, and am starting to work my way through this book.

Knowing me, I'll do three pages, than quit, but its a start.

That's awesome, Ugga! Don't give up... when I started out I found it difficult to find time to do a page every day, but after a month or two it became part of my daily routine. Wake up, roll out of bed, crack open the sketchbook and fill one page with Bridgman sketches. I don't think I've missed a day now in months. I treat it as my warm-up every day before I start working, and it has become necessary in my mind; it has to be done before I start work.

[Ugga Bugga]

I will see what I can do.

My interest is in cartooning more than anything. However, I feel I really need to learn the basics of anatomy, to learn how to properly exaggerate them.

I have a crapload to learn.

[ScottEwen]

My interest is in cartooning more than anything. However, I feel I really need to learn the basics of anatomy, to learn how to properly exaggerate them.

Absolutely. My interest in drawing is not at all to be super-realistic, but I feel it's necessary to learn at least basic anatomy and proportions if you're going to do comic art. The more familiar you are with this stuff the easier it is to exaggerate without it looking wrong.

I think what's helped me more than anything, though, is having to draw a superhero comic. Prior to getting hired on the book I'm drawing right now, I was doing webcomics about zombies or high school kids. When I drew an arm it was essentially a tube; but over the past few months I've had to draw convincing muscles in various angles and poses. It's very difficult for someone like me that doesn't have the experience of drawing lots of superheroes, but I think I've learned quite a lot from doing it.

[Ugga Bugga]

Throughout my life, I have been able to get chuckles from my art, because it is silly, and fun - and the humor has made the lack of art quality less noticeable - to people who would see it.

Before I arrived here, I never realized how much I needed to learn to get my art to the next level.

Being surrounded by accomplished, and truly talented people, I realize that either I can have my art be the same for the rest of my life, or I can try to push and get it somewhere new and exciting.

I hope this lasts, and I know I get busy with stuff, and don't always have time.

However back to the basics for Uggs, is the plan for now. Then I can add some quality to the silly.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/192.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/193.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/194.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/195.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/196.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/197.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/198.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/199.jpg

[Ugga Bugga]

keep em coming.

[Bryan E.Warner]

keep em coming.

Steve...you know hands are best thought of as shapes..( oop! that is the secret.) but that touch of underneath will give you stress..or relaxation..or surprise...ect Body language .
This Thread Rocks!

[ScottEwen]

keep em coming.

Okey doke.

This is my two-hundredth page of Bridgman sketches:
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/200.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/201.jpg

[Manji]

Good studies Scott.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/202.jpg

[lost-spartan]

What was that page on, fat hands? The wrists and hands seem very bulky compared to the fingers.

[ScottEwen]

If you look at the page I posted yesterday, it has the caption "The hand of the baby" at the bottom. The next few pages in the book are for drawing baby hands.

So yeah, the fingers are thin while the wrist and hands are more bulky.

[kman]

I'm gonna have to get this book. Really inspirational stuff, Scott, thanks for posting these.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/203.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Sketching from this tutorial on hands:
http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=3644

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/204.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Sketching from this tutorial on hands:
http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=3644

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/205.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/206.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Sketching from this tutorial on hands:
http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=3644

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/207.jpg

[Bathill8]

Nice Bridgeman stuff man. I love how he always explained the bodily mechanics using functional objects...that was always helpful (and the only thing your sketches are missing!)

[ScottEwen]

Nice Bridgeman stuff man. I love how he always explained the bodily mechanics using functional objects...that was always helpful (and the only thing your sketches are missing!)

Thanks man... I'm confused, though, are you saying I'm missing the text from the book, or I'm missing some of the sketches? The sketches I'm doing are as they appear in the book and I'm doing every sketch, so they shouldn't be missing anything.

[Bathill8]

Just the text! the sketches are spot on.... though I couldn't tell you if your missing any, not sure on that w/o breaking out my book!

[ScottEwen]

Just the text! the sketches are spot on.... though I couldn't tell you if your missing any, not sure on that w/o breaking out my book!

Oh okay, cool. That's what I figured. I'd copy the text too but then I'd have the estate of George Bridgman knocking down my door for copyright infringement. :D

[hadesillustrations]

That nifty hands tutorial has already helped me out - what a great resource!

[Caimano]

That nifty hands tutorial has already helped me out - what a great resource!

Quote!

Merry Xmas Scott!!!!!

[ScottEwen]

Quote!

Merry Xmas Scott!!!!!

Thanks, Simone! Merry Christmas to you as well.

[WashingtonFats]

Those drumsticks look delicious, though.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/208.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/209.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/210.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/211.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/212.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/213.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/214.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/215.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/216.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/217.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/218.jpg

[lost-spartan]

Great work on the leg section Scott!

[scotladd]

Wonderful anatomy studies, stylistic yet they retain great amounts of realism. Very nice!

[Bryan E.Warner]

oh yeah..I'm still stopping in and checking you out Scott;)

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/219.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/220.jpg

[spidey976]

Scott these are awesome studies ... I actually really love your interpretation of Bridgman's work ... I find that you actually clear up some of he skechiness I find with Bridgman's work. These are great.

[ScottEwen]

Scott these are awesome studies ... I actually really love your interpretation of Bridgman's work ... I find that you actually clear up some of he skechiness I find with Bridgman's work. These are great.

Thanks man.
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/221.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/222.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/223.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/224.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/225.jpg

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

question do you have a seperate sketch blog for other stuff? cause bridgeman is cool and all but some other stuff would be really sweet aswell :D

[ScottEwen]

question do you have a seperate sketch blog for other stuff? cause bridgeman is cool and all but some other stuff would be really sweet aswell :D

Other sketches go in this thread, but I hardly ever do any sketches other than Bridgmans. I wake up in the morning and do one page of Bridgman sketches out of the book. Then I work on Titus, or if I don't have any Titus pages to work on, my new webcomic The Bar. Unfortunately, because of a non-disclosure agreement, I can't post anything from Titus until it's published. All pages and sketches and roughs from The Bar go in the Sequential Art lab (here are the first four pages, f'r instance (http://penciljack.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90429)).

So, I don't really have time to do any sketches other than this stuff.

[Ugga Bugga]

keep posting the bridgman stuff. it is great.

[ScottEwen]

Since there was a request for non-Bridgman sketches, here are the roughs for a Christmas present I'm doing right now for my sister-in-law (we're celebrating Christmas on Sunday because my brother just got back from Afghanistan). It's a picture of her three dogs. I'll put up the reference in a few minutes, once I upload it to my website.

This is my first time drawing dogs, and I'm unfamiliar with how they're put together so this is a bit tough. But there's so little time until I have to give it to her that I'm not going to obsess over details, just try to do the best I can in the short time I have. It's my own fault I waited so long to do this, but oh well.

http://www.scottewenart.com/heididogs_rough.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/heididogs_reference.jpg

Here they are: Howie, Skipper, and Poco.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/heididogs_skipper.jpg

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

looking good , think his paw (?) under the stomach should be a bit bigger though because right now it just looks kind of like some sort of lump.

[ScottEwen]

looking good , think his paw (?) under the stomach should be a bit bigger though because right now it just looks kind of like some sort of lump.

That.... um.

It's a male dog. :o

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

I thought that might be it... but I'm still hoping its the paw.

[hadesillustrations]

That.... um.

It's a male dog. :o


LOL!!!!!

tencharacters

[ScottEwen]

Probably the last progress I'll post on this picture, unless I take a photo of the finished product. I'll be away from a scanner for the next couple days, and then I'll be giving this to my sister-in-law on Sunday.

http://www.scottewenart.com/heididogs_howie.jpg

[ScottEwen]

My brother and his wife loved the picture. Unfortunately I couldn't take a scan of the finished product.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/226.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/227.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/228.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/229.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/230.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/231.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/232.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/233.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/234.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Just loving it! I think this is a better help than George makes it;)

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/235.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/236.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/237.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/238.jpg

[ScottEwen]

I got myself a new sketchbook recently, this one's 11x14 instead of 8.5x11 like my old one. Since it's twice the size, I'm only doing half a page a day instead of a full page, and so I'll be updating this blog every other day instead of every day. Here are the scans for the last four days:

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/239.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/240.jpg

[Bryan E.Warner]

Hey Scott :)
is this section on how close drap an pull?

[ScottEwen]

Hey Scott :)
is this section on how close drap an pull?

It took me a couple tries to figure out that sentence, but I think you mean "how clothes drape and pull," correct? ;)

Anyway, yeah, this section of the book, which I think is the last section, is all about clothing and draping, which is an area I need a lot of help in.

I'm getting close to the end of the book now, and I have a Loomis book lined up to draw from when I'm done, but since I've been drawing out of the Bridgman book for two years now, I think I'm going to take a couple months off and just draw a character sketch every day for warm-ups instead. Y'know, Batman one day, Hulk the next day, etc.

[ScottEwen]

Just checked the book. Yeah, it's all clothing folds from this point on.

[ScottEwen]

I think I'm going to take a couple months off and just draw a character sketch every day for warm-ups instead. Y'know, Batman one day, Hulk the next day, etc.

I decided this was such a good idea that I couldn't wait. I wrote down about 40 characters I want to draw, and I did a quick (less than an hour) Harry Potter.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/characters001harrypotter.jpg

[lost-spartan]

Good idea. The book'll always be there. Post your list so we can keep track for.....I mean of you as you go. Wouldn't want ya to skip one accidently. :mad: :p

[ScottEwen]

Good idea. The book'll always be there. Post your list so we can keep track for.....I mean of you as you go. Wouldn't want ya to skip one accidently. :mad: :p

Okay. I want some more females on the list but I can't think of that many female characters I want to draw.

Here's what I have so far.

Harry Potter
Gay Dumbledore (on request of my girlfriend)
Hermione
Voldemort
Titus
Spider-Man
Batman
Batgirl
Robin
Joker
Two-Face
Blue Beetle
Hulk
Wolverine
Deadpool
Solid Snake
Meryl Silverburgh
Link
Princess Peach (in the interest of having more females on here)
Jay & Silent Bob
Francine and Katchoo
Bone and Thorn
Dexter Morgan
Sgt. Doakes
Vince Mazuka
Dr. Baltar
Starbuck
John Locke
Daniel Faraday
Desmond Hume
Hurley Reyes
Ben Linus
Sayid Jarah
Jack Shepherd crying Jears (also on request of my girlfriend)
Rorshach
Nite Owl II
Dr. Manhattan
Silk Spectre II
Gorillaz
Jesse Custer
Arseface
Saint of Killers
Spider Jersusalem

[Bryan E.Warner]

It took me a couple tries to figure out that sentence, but I think you mean "how clothes drape and pull," correct? ;)

Anyway, yeah, this section of the book, which I think is the last section, is all about clothing and draping, which is an area I need a lot of help in.

I'm getting close to the end of the book now, and I have a Loomis book lined up to draw from when I'm done, but since I've been drawing out of the Bridgman book for two years now, I think I'm going to take a couple months off and just draw a character sketch every day for warm-ups instead. Y'know, Batman one day, Hulk the next day, etc.

Dang my spelling lol....Yes an thank you:) looking forward to your Character sketching.

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/characters002rorshach.jpg

Harry Potter
Gay Dumbledore (on request of my girlfriend)
Hermione
Voldemort
Titus
Spider-Man
Batman
Batgirl
Robin
Joker
Two-Face
Blue Beetle
Hulk
Wolverine
Deadpool
Solid Snake
Meryl Silverburgh
Link
Princess Peach (in the interest of having more females on here)
Jay & Silent Bob
Francine and Katchoo
Bone and Thorn
Dexter Morgan
Sgt. Doakes
Vince Mazuka
Dr. Baltar
Starbuck
John Locke
Daniel Faraday
Desmond Hume
Hurley Reyes
Ben Linus
Sayid Jarah
Jack Shepherd crying Jears (also on request of my girlfriend)
Rorshach
Nite Owl II
Dr. Manhattan
Silk Spectre II
Gorillaz
Jesse Custer
Arseface
Saint of Killers
Spider Jersusalem

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/241.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/242.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/243.jpg

[Ugga Bugga]

heh, ben...................

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/244.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/245.jpg

[Caimano]

Folds can be compliated as human body sometimes...

[ScottEwen]

Since Titus #1 is going on sale soon, I thought I'd post my five favorite pages from the issue. All these pages were done months ago, so I didn't think I should put them in the Sequential Art lab for critiques.

Page 2:
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page2pencils.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page2inks.jpg

Page 7:
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page7pencils.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page7inks.jpg

Page 10:
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page10pencils.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page10inks.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Page 12:
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page12pencils.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page12inks.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Page 19:
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page19pencils.jpg
http://www.scottewenart.com/titus1page19inks.jpg

[jdmakescomics]

is that ben up there Ben Gibbard?

and awesome titus pages, you're pulling off the superhero thing with flying colors, and as always, your inking makes it all shine.

[ScottEwen]

is that ben up there Ben Gibbard?

and awesome titus pages, you're pulling off the superhero thing with flying colors, and as always, your inking makes it all shine.

Thanks man. Nope, not Ben Gibbard, although I based a character off him for a comic pitch I did a couple years ago that never got picked up. The Ben there is Ben Folds, hence the "types of Folds" joke. ;)

[Caimano]

Finally we can see some Titus pages! thanks for sharing this preview Scott! I leike the pages and i gree about the quality of your inks. Page 2 and 7 in particular are very good, you choose very good page layout there

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/246.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/247.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/248.jpg

[ScottEwen]

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/249.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Gettin' close to the end here. I think there's maybe two sketchbook pages worth of drawings left in this book for me.

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/250.jpg

[ScottEwen]

Well, this is it. I overestimated, I guess, but this page is the last of my Bridgman sketches. I started on June 18, 2007 and finished today, February 16, 2009. That's almost exactly 20 months. It took up 238 pages in an 8.5"x11" sketchbook, and 13 pages in an 11"x14" sketchbook, for 251 pages total (although a handful of those pages were drawn out of other books, I don't know how many pages were solely Bridgman sketches).

http://www.scottewenart.com/bridgman/251.jpg

So now, like I said a couple pages ago, I'm going to draw a few of my favorite characters for a while and then start in on a Loomis book. Maybe in a couple years I'll try drawing through this book again and seeing if I can't improve upon my first attempt.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Very Awesome Scott :)
Congratulations! This thread is a Goldmine:)