Nice work Makkon, you have officially made me jealous and inspired:) Your rendering of form has jumped considerably over the last year. I love how you push both line quality and tone at the same time, very hard to pull off. Any specific approach to youre anatomy? did you start with a specific book? Or did you just draw alot from refs? Your females and faces have some of the best proportions Ive ever seen:)
Bal: Thank you, man! I've really been pushing that a lot lately and I'm glad it's paying off
felipefrango: Haha, that's polycount. I stick around because there's artists that drive me to the depths of humility on a daily basis. It's why I love it here so much
DarkStar: Haha, that kind of does look like nick, doesn't it?
We still need to meet up while I'm in the region duder, I'm outta here near the end of may. Know any good life drawing sessions near downtown? (I'm at 800s/250e ish, without a car)
Sweet work Makkon, you're a true inspiration Thanks for the links too!
Man, I hope you land a job in Bethesda or something, your beast-folk designs in an Elder Scrolls game would be beyond amazing. Keep up the awesome work dude!
Hey guys! Sorry, I don't have any real excuse for not updating my sketchbook other than I just haven't done it yet. Just need some more time! In the meantime, I re-uploaded all of my old images to dropbox. they should all be visible from the start of this thread.
Also time, here's some old crud you've already seen. Lost the original file (was on a flash drive )
I'm fortunate enough to have seen most of these from your physical sketch book. You're work is absolutely incredible!! Pretty sure I've told you this already, but to emphasize i'm giving you a high five at work tomorrow.
Everything in here looks tops (especially those life drawings). I always enjoy stopping by here. Wouldn't mind seeing some more finished stuff from you, as good as all that traditional sketching is.
makkon, you have converted me to be a proud pony lover!!!! I love everything about it, not to mention the awesome creative and talented fanbase!! the whole community thrives on creativity, and you are my best example, im very serious. keep being awesome!!
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now post more for us to drool over!
Bal: Thank you, man! I've really been pushing that a lot lately and I'm glad it's paying off
felipefrango: Haha, that's polycount. I stick around because there's artists that drive me to the depths of humility on a daily basis. It's why I love it here so much
DarkStar: Haha, that kind of does look like nick, doesn't it?
ENODMI: Interestingly, the book I started off with was this:
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He really broke it down for me, that my puny 14 year old brain could understand. Then I discovered a certain way to hold my pencil, sideways with the led flat:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/Makkon/draw_baby2.jpg
It really smooths things out, and the initial drawing is faster, and shading so much more controllable and smooth. As far as anatomy, I use refs, and you can grab my whole current collection here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5301613/figure%20drawing%20reference%2010_20_2010.rar
The secret is muscle memory. It's not just heaps of practice, but heaps of correct practice. You might also use this tool:
http://pixelovely.com/tools/gesture.html
Hope that helps, bro!
Phones: Thanks, man! :]
spacemonkey: You're one of my heroes, man; and to hear you say that means a lot, thank you!!!
bounchfx: Haha, glad it didn't go to waste.
kilelr stuph
crazyfool: Thanks! And glad you liked that character, I was wondering if the design really worked. Which one do you like the most?
gaganjain: Awesome, man! Thanks a lot
Wistfane: I'm very flattered, thank you! Welcome to Polycount, hope to see you around some more.
VianReps: Thanks man! Hopefully with my new rig you'll get to see some more digital work also.
ENODMI: It'll cost you
We still need to meet up while I'm in the region duder, I'm outta here near the end of may. Know any good life drawing sessions near downtown? (I'm at 800s/250e ish, without a car)
cheers
Man, I hope you land a job in Bethesda or something, your beast-folk designs in an Elder Scrolls game would be beyond amazing. Keep up the awesome work dude!
The variety is awesome, especially the range in shapes and proportions for the faces!
In the meantime, I re-uploaded all of my old images to dropbox. they should all be visible from the start of this thread.
Also time, here's some old crud you've already seen. Lost the original file (was on a flash drive
NEW STUFF TO COME, I PROMISE
oh btw:
WELCOME TO THE HERD!
Clinch_Contro: Thank you!
Herr-Maestro: I appreciate it, thanks a ton!
TheKrystalFox: Bro! Why don't you post anymore?
Monk: Dude, you need to post here more often! I never got your high-five
Hboybowen: Sorry for the delayed response, I study at Utah Valley University, currently doing 2d animation.
Stuff that should have been uploaded months ago, all of it
Also, some music I've made recently:
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suburbbum: Thanks a ton, bro! Yeah, there was a lot that piled up. Hoping to do music and art without letting the other take over. Is that possible?
Also:
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inspiring to say the least !
http://mylittleremix.com/
New songs:
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Keep rockin' you magnificent steed.