No, Luke, this is your Sketch Blog!

[jedi34567]

I thought I would start a sketch blog, so here goes. Here are some muscle studies I did from Flex magazine bodybuilder types:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/male-figure-muscles-1.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/male-figure-muscles-2.jpg

I could really use some help with the hands on this one:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/male-figure-muscles-3.jpg

[jedi34567]

Here is a rough sketch of Superman -- yeah, I can't draw the logo worth a damn.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/superman-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

Here is a character idea I was working on, but I think it looks too much like Cyclops:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/new-character-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

I drew some stuff for the Hulk/Wolverine drawoff -- here was a sketch of some sequentials suggesting how they might have ended up fighting:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/hulk-wolvie-sequential-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some Hulk head studies based on suggestions from Loston on how to make him more monstrous:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/hulk-head-sketches.jpg

[jedi34567]

Good guy, not overpowering physically, just regular buff-like...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/good-guy-pencils.jpg

[Juan2.0]

My advice for you is to learn your structure for anatomy before you go in and do the finishes. Alot of your weaknesses lie in your structure area.

[jedi34567]

I always look forward to hearing from you Juan. If you are talking about "Good Guy", say, what specifically is wrong about the anatomical structure?

As you can see, I've been using muscle mags to try and get the anatomy more accurate.

[jedi34567]

An idea for a football superhero character, Blitz.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/blitz-prototype-pencils-1024.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some concept sketches of Blitz at work and at play...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/blitz-concept-sketch-1-1024.jpg

[jedi34567]

Drew some stuff with my nephews (6 and 8 years old) while on vacation. Quick stuff, no references available, just for fun with the kids.

Radioactive Gummi Worm Man was a big hit! Click on the image for a larger version.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_radioactive-gummi-worm-man-1.jpg (http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/radioactive-gummi-worm-man-1.jpg)

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_radioactive-gummi-worm-man-2.jpg (http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/radioactive-gummi-worm-man-2.jpg)

A little grey alien:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_grey-alien.jpg (http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/grey-alien.jpg)

[jedi34567]

Darth Vader (I forgot how his chest plate is supposed to look):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_darth-vader.jpg (http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/darth-vader.jpg)

[HitNRun]

Juan nailed your biggest problem when you draw - you need better understructure, and a better understanding of the muscles (how they look on the body, under the skin). Your stuff is good, it just needs a little refining and a little tweaking. As Chris Hart wrote in one of his "how to draw comics" books, "It's not one big thing, but a lot of small things that make the biggest difference". You're not forgetting to add shoulders or something like that; you know what the body has, but I dont think you know exactly how some stuff looks underneath the skin - and thats what you need to know. Just grab an anatomy book and study up. Keep practicing too!

[MatthewDyer]

Spend some time focusing less on the muscles and more on the bones underneath the muscles. Draw some really skinny dudes and you'll see what I mean. Before you can hang all that muscle mass on a character, you need to have the bones underneath it down.

[jedi34567]

Thanks, guys. I'll work on it. Keep commenting on specific stuff -- it really helps.

[jedi34567]

Really having trouble making the hands holding the gun look realistic.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/guy-with-gun-1.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/guy-with-gun-2.jpg

[jedi34567]

Okay -- here is the deal. I went out back with a cigar, a beer, and the Who's (first) final concert DVD (1982) and did some REALLY quick sketches. We are talking 10 minutes, tops, for each one. Then it got too dark to draw. Just an exercise for laughs. Interested to see what people think.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/bad-guy-rough-1.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/bad-guy-rough-2.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/bad-guy-rough-3.jpg

[JimLeeforGod]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/male-figure-muscles-3.jpg

hmmmmmmm...........................Shawn Ray!

Am I right?

:D

[jedi34567]

Hmmmmm. I think it was Kevin Levrone. You know your bodybuilders, though. Shawn Ray is not a household name!

Now, if only you could help me with the hands...and anything else that is wrong. :-)

[jedi34567]

Really need some help with the back leg. I tried a couple of things, but for some reason couldn't get it to look right.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/iron-man-pencils.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/iron-man-quickie.jpg

[jedi34567]

Random sketch (used blending stump):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/head-and-torso.jpg

[JimLeeforGod]

Hmmmmm. I think it was Kevin Levrone. You know your bodybuilders, though. Shawn Ray is not a household name!

Now, if only you could help me with the hands...and anything else that is wrong. :-)

Whoops never read this post.


With hands, let me see what I got :)

[spidey976]

Really need some help with the back leg. I tried a couple of things, but for some reason couldn't get it to look right.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/iron-man-pencils.jpg

Hey Jedi

The back leg looks stumpy ... I think it is the lower calf that is the main problem ... it is too short. I know that it is suppose to be in he background ... but it is simply two small/short. Also, I think that your waist may be slanted the wrong way as well ... instead of slanting down ... I think it should come up. However ... I like this effort the head has more depth then your second attempt.

[jedi34567]

Some random sketch activity recently.

Bodybuilder guy (from an Arnold pose, natch):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/bodybuilder-sketch.jpg

Superman (still can't get the logo right):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/superman-sketch%7E0.jpg

A space pilot guy looking war torn:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/space-pilot-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

Something that sums up our experience getting a flat tire on the Explorer fixed:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/ford-monster-sketch.jpg

[JimLeeforGod]

Nice :)


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[spidey976]

hehehe ... Godzilla ... nice job

[jedi34567]

A character I am working on:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/c1-sketch.jpg

A splash page featuring said character (it scanned pretty light):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/c1-p1-pencils.jpg

[jedi34567]

Just had time to scan some stuff from over the holidays. I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas! I'm interested to see what people think about my scribbles. Anywho, here we go:

Thor from a bird's eye view:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/thor-perspective.jpg

Thor, based on the cover to Thor #3:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/thor-new-cover.jpg

King Leonidas, from 300:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/leonidas.jpg

[jedi34567]

Kobe Bryant (go Lakers!):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/kobe-dunks.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some other stuff from the weekend:

Rambo (working on the likeness thing, any suggestions?):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rambo-sketch.jpg


http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/pretty-girl-face.jpg


http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-in-bikini-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

Thought I would share some random stuff. This was all drawn on some gawd-awful paper I bought. It turns out you can't erase and the texture is pretty rough.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/angry-controller.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/baseball-player.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/herzog.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

What kind of paper did you buy, jedi? A lot of the stuff sold inside of "sketch pads" isn't actually well suited for drawing and erasing. Even regular bond copy paper is better.

Loston

[jedi34567]

Face from a magazine. Sorry, no ref link.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-face.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/ms-marvel.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/black-widow.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/husky-chick.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/phoenix-quick-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

What kind of paper did you buy, jedi? A lot of the stuff sold inside of "sketch pads" isn't actually well suited for drawing and erasing. Even regular bond copy paper is better.

Loston

Sorry to take so long to reply. It was a Canson Sketch pad. In retrospect, working on a surface that can't be erased has its advantages as a training tool, but in general -- bleh.

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/fathom.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/wasp-yellow-sketch.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/stiletto-shoe.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-face-29-06-08.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/batman-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/cross-legged-chick-sketch.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some stuff from over the weekend, referenced from various magazines and the omnipresent Victoria's secret catalogue...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/spy-girl.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/smiling-girl.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-in-profile.jpg

[jedi34567]

And some more from the sketchbook...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/page-of-sketches-1.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/black-widow-2.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/lion-head.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-sketch-shaded.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-in-repose.jpg

[jedi34567]

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/shazam-pencils.jpg

[jedi34567]

Watched all the "Dexter" episodes in a marathon 3-day session.

Dexter:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/dexter-wtih-drill.jpg

His Sister, Debra:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/dexter-debra.jpg

His nemesis, Doakes:

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/dexter-doakes.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

Really like Debra a lot. I knew who it was instantly.

Loston

[jedi34567]

Kai Greene, massive bodybuilder, based on this reference (http://www.musculardevelopment.com/images/stories/issues/june-2008-kai.gif).

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/big-bodybuilder.jpg

Sketch of Phoenix, based on a reference photo from DeviantArt (for which I cannot find the link :-( ):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/phoenix-rising-pencils.jpg

Girl on the beach, also from a reference (I think it was Heidi Montag):

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-on-beach.jpg

[jedi34567]

Really like Debra a lot. I knew who it was instantly.

Loston

Thanks, Loston. I haven't done too many likenesses lately and I'm glad that one was OK.

[jedi34567]

Based on Miss Michigan, Kirsten Haglund (http://www.missmichigan.org/2007/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/Oakland_Kirsten_Haglund.jpg), for no other reason than I thought she was a very pretty face.

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/pretty-girl-face~0.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some girl faces....

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-faces.jpg

[jedi34567]

A couple of sketches from today...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/man-face-spike-hair.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/jennifer-hudson.jpg

[jedi34567]

Saw Tracy Anderson's picture in the paper and thought it looked like a good subject...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/tracy-anderson.jpg

Another Sunshine girl...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/sunshine-09-02-06.jpg

And another...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/sunshine-09-01-23.jpg

[jedi34567]

A Ben I wasn't particularly happy with...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/ben-roethlisberger-2008-pencils.jpg

A Tyrannosaurus, based on demonpuppy's excellent work over at DeviantArt...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/tyrannosaurus-stalking.jpg

[jedi34567]

Sunshine girl done last night (the drawing, I mean)...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/sunshine-09-02-18.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some stuff from the ole sketchbook...

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/ivanka-trump.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/mans-face-sketch.jpg

http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/invisible-woman-3.jpg

[jedi34567]

Some updates from the sketchbook...sorry I don't have links to the refs. Let me know what you think.

Black Widow, loosely based on a reference...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/black-widow-fists.jpg

Based on a reference from an actual surfer...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/silver-surfer-surfing-pencils.jpg

[jedi34567]

From a catalogue that came in the mail...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-sitting.jpg

Ditto...torso too long on this one?
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-with-backpack.jpg

Drew this from a magazine ad while waiting for my tires to get changed...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/girl-waiting-for-tires.jpg

[jedi34567]

And you thought football season was over!
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/terry-bradshaw-pencils-09-05-10.jpg

Sunshine Girl from last week...
http://paulmcrae.ca/picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/sunshine-girl-09-05-08.jpg