Scott Lewis
Richmond, VA USA
Software developer and wannabe artist
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@_echo_
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3yr
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Been wondering for a while if studying how the torso affects the position of other limbs is a waste of time. I feel like it’d help me make more natural looking poses but if there are other more effective ways of learning this then I’d love to know! If this isn’t appropriate for this forum I’ll take this down.
Scott Lewis
3yr
In general I don't think studying how the forms of the body fit together and affect one another is ever a waste of time. There are some really good tutorials on this site about simplifying the shapes then working toward more detail and realism. For me I think studying how the forms join together is really key. What I mean is, for instance, how the muscles from your feed all the way to your head weave together into a single mass that moves together. This idea was driven home for me, ironically, when I was still a runner and went for a sports massage after an injury. The therapist showed me how (and why) an injury in one place can cause a secondary injury in a seemingly unrelated place. It clicked for me then how the muscles fit and work together. You can apply the same concept as Reilly rhythms to the entire body. I also find that doing quick gestural sketches can help with more natural-looking forms as well. For a great demonstration of working this way look at Karl Kopinski's or Kim Jung Gi's work. They start with sort of rough gestures and fill in the details right on top. Sorry for the kind of meandering answer. My mind is kind of spent after a long day punching code but I hope it helps somewhat.
Scott Lewis
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3yr
I FINALLY finished this piece. I incorporated a lot of the feedback I got here, or tried to. I spent a total of 13 months working on this piece and redrew it more than 2 dozen times in different media on different papers. Ultimately the "finished" piece was done in Prismacolor pencil on French Paper Co. Speckletone paper. I like the tooh of the paper and it works well with the Prismacolor though it's not really a drawing paper. This was a gift for my wife. The character is our dog, Marlow, who died 2 years ago. He loved water so this is how I envisioned him in doggie heaven.
This looks fantastic! I haven't been on the site in a long time, but what welcome treat to come back and see this. So much style and character built on top of solid shapes and structure. Not to mention, the amazing patience and perseverance displayed sticking to it.
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3yr
I love this final piece, @Scott Lewis! I think it’s impressive that you were able to spend such a long time on it and redesign it so many times - persistence is a virtue. By comparing the earlier version with the final one, I can see how the feedbacks you got contributed to the re-shaping of the drawing, and, in my opinion, there was a lot of technical improvements, so I think your hard work certainly paid off. Congrats! Marlow looks lovely in the way you portrayed him, and I’m sure he must be having a lot of fun surfing the waves of Doggie Heaven’s Beach! 😆 Best regards and keep up the good work!
I am looking for high-quality papers for a series of finished pieces in graphite. The pieces will be pretty detailed faces (or apes actually, not people). The paper will need to be able to handle a full range of values. I like a smooth finish so the tones are even.
I used to know a lot about papers but it's been 25 years since I really worked with anything other than a sketchbook so I have forgotten everything.
I'm looking at roughly 24" x 30" for the pices.
Thanks!
Scott Lewis
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3yr
I started to make a comprehensive list from everyone's answers for myself but thought others might want to check them out also. Sorry if the long post is annoying.
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@dudydoodie
@Lane Brown
Aaron Blaise
Aaron Griffin (aarongriffinart)
Adam Rex
Ahmed Aldoori
Alan Lee
Alex Raxvell - https://www.instagram.com/raxvell_ink
Allen Williams ( https://www.instagram.com/i_justdraw/ )
Andre Kano
Andrea Blasich
Andy Espinoza (andyespinozaart)
Ánh Minh Nguyễn
Anthony Ryder - https://www.instagram.com/theryderstudio
Aoyama Gosho
Arinze Stanley Egbengwu - https://www.instagram.com/arinze
Bastien Lecouffe (deharme)
Bec Flattley @becflattleyart
Bill Amend
Bill Sienkiewicz (billsienkiewiczart)
Bo Bartlett (www.instagram.com/thebobartlett/)
Bogdan Rezunenko
Brian Freud
Bryce Cameron Liston (bcliston)
Carl Dobsky
Carl Randall https://www.carlrandall.com/japan-portraits
Carter Goodrich
Christopher Lovell ( https://www.instagram.com/lovellart/ )
Clamp
Clio Newton - https://www.instagram.com/clionewton
Costa Dvorezky (costa_dvorezky)
Craig Patterson/Absorb81 - https://www.instagram.com/absorb81
Daniel Castro Gamelas - https://www.instagram.com/danielgamelas
Daniel Warren Johnson
David Finch
David Macaulay
Derek Hess ( https://www.instagram.com/derekhess/ )
Dina Brodsky (www.instagram.com/dinabrodsky/)
Dorian Iten (www.instagram.com/dorianvisuals/)
Dulk - https://instagram.com/dulk1
Ed Summers https://www.edsumner.co.uk/
Ehsan Maleki - https://www.instagram.com/maleki_fineart
Eliza Ivanova
Elizabeth Zanzinger - https://www.instagram.com/ezanzinger
Elsa Charretier
Felicia Chiao @feliciachiao
Geoffrey Flack (www.instagram.com/geoffreyflack/)
Gil Robles
Greg Beecham
Guillermo Lorca García - https://instagram.com/guillermolorcagarcia
Guy Davis
Ian McCaig
Ian McQue (https://www.instagram.com/ianmcque/)
iffanie Mang
J.A.W. Cooper
James Bland https://www.jamesblandpaintings.com
James Gurney
James Harren
James Labuschagne - https://www.instagram.com/jameslabuschagne
Jeff Haines - https://www.instagram.com/jeff.haines
Jeffrey Watts
JelArts
Jeremy Mann (redrabbit7)
John Howe
Jono Dry ( https://www.instagram.com/jonodry/ )
Joshua Swaby (sway_art)
Kadir Nelson
Kan Liu (https://twitter.com/666KArt)
Karl Kopinski ( https://www.instagram.com/karlkopinski/ )
Karla Ortiz
Ken Goshen - https://www.instagram.com/kengoshen
Kevin Keele - https://www.instagram.com/kkeeleart
Kevin Wueste - https://www.instagram.com/kevinwueste
Kishmoto Masashi
Knight Zhang
Kristin Frost
Lara Saunders - https://www.instagram.com/artlarasaunders
Larry Elmore
Lena Rivo
Malcolm T. Liepke
Marco Bucci
Mark Schultz - https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Schultzs-Xenozoic-Tales-and-Other-Stories-223005194775/
Martin Campos (camposmartin030)
Max Grecke (https://www.instagram.com/maxgrecke/)
Max Ulichney
Mehdi Farsi
Michael Hussar ( https://www.instagram.com/michael_hussar/ )
Mike Mignola
Morten E. Solberg
Murata Yusuke
Nichlas Sanchez (www.instagram.com/nicolasvsanchez/)
Nicolas Uribe
Obata Takeshi
Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Sin - https://www.instagram.com/oliversin
Patrick Onyekwere - https://www.instagram.com/patrick.onyekwere
Paul Heaston
Peter de Seve
Quentin de Warren (https://www.instagram.com/quentindewarren/)
Raoof Haghighi https://instagram.com/raoof.h/
Richard Ahnert @richartahnert
Roberto Ferri
Ryan Brown (ryanbrownart)
Santiago Caruso - https://instagram.com/santiagocaruso.art
Santo Cesar
Sarah Sedwick
Scott Flanders
Scotty Young
Shane Wolf
Simon Stalenhag
Sinix Design
Stefan Hoenerloh
Stephen Bauman - https://www.instagram.com/stephenbaumanartwork
Stephen Silver
Steve Forster - https://www.instagram.com/steveforsterpaintings
Steve Huston
Steven Zapata
Tehani Farr ( https://www.instagram.com/tehanifarr/ )
Thomas Blackshear
Toriyama Akira
Travis Charest (travischarestart)
Tula Lotay (tulalotay)
Tyler Berry - https://www.instagram.com/tylerberryart
Victor Beltran
Viktor Kalvachev
Viria
Wangjie Li (wangjie_li)
Yuumei https://www.yuumeiart.com/
Great suggestion. I've been searching maniacally for the past few weeks trying to find a paper I used 20 years ago so this is forefront in mind these days. Drawing in graphite on white paper can be pretty mundane but I love using toned papers with white chalk for highlights. It would be great to learn even more techniques.
Artūras ČIvas
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3yr
James Gurney, Steven Zapata, Steve Huston, Roberto Ferri, Santo Cesar, Shane Wolf,
Quite a big list to be honest, few that come on top of my head Alan Lee, John Howe, Karl Kopinski, Bogdan Rezunenko. However big inspiration also comes from Hidetaka Miyazaki and his games.
Scott Lewis
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3yr
Anthony Ryder - https://www.instagram.com/theryderstudio
Jeff Haines - https://www.instagram.com/jeff.haines
Karl Kopinski - https://www.instagram.com/karlkopinski
Stephen Bauman - https://www.instagram.com/stephenbaumanartwork
Ánh Minh Nguyễn
Kevin Keele - https://www.instagram.com/kkeeleart
Ken Goshen - https://www.instagram.com/kengoshen
Lara Saunders - https://www.instagram.com/artlarasaunders
Ehsan Maleki - https://www.instagram.com/maleki_fineart
James Labuschagne - https://www.instagram.com/jameslabuschagne
Tyler Berry - https://www.instagram.com/tylerberryart
Elizabeth Zanzinger - https://www.instagram.com/ezanzinger
Alex Raxvell - https://www.instagram.com/raxvell_ink
Daniel Castro Gamelas - https://www.instagram.com/danielgamelas
Kevin Wueste - https://www.instagram.com/kevinwueste
Steve Forster - https://www.instagram.com/steveforsterpaintings
Oliver Sin - https://www.instagram.com/oliversin
Craig Patterson/Absorb81 - https://www.instagram.com/absorb81
Clio Newton - https://www.instagram.com/clionewton
Arinze Stanley Egbengwu - https://www.instagram.com/arinze
Patrick Onyekwere - https://www.instagram.com/patrick.onyekwere
Ok, this could go on forever.
@nnnnnnnadie
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3yr
Kim Jung Gi. I admire his freedom in both his finished work and his process.
Watching him draw is awe-inspiring and I love the way he describes drawing. He is "in" the drawings.
It's too bad there is not a digital illustration room. Since I strated doing the portrait courses my digital illustrations have improved quite a bit as well. Even though the style is flat, knowing the facial anatomy helped me take the illustrations to the next level.
