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Mikael Bergkvist
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Posted: 21 June 2009 at 11:27am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

I didn't.

I studied artists like Franquin and Dik Browne.(!)
The balance and the proportions matter more.

Then I studied "kroki" - looking at naked chicks posing, drawing my butt off.
Nothing beats the naked body when it comes to learning anatomy.
Books really dont matter.

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JT Molloy
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Arc, I did it as a "Graphic Novel". It's like 88 pages and it never got
printed or anything, other than copies for my friends and I so far. I'll find
you some links to the pages sometime today. w00t!

Marc, its just about scribbling it out for eternity. I took figure drawing
classes at the Art Institute of Chicago, that was good practice. I used to
shun the notion of drawing from "wire-frame" when I was growing up
and I'd just draw everything straight out, then one day when I wasn't too
much older I was like "Oh, the stuff in those 'how to' books actually know
what they're talking about". Get yourself one of those little mini-person
human figure models, pose it, and sketch away. A Good excersise is to do
it timed too. So give yourself like 15 seconds to nail a pose, then you're
done. That kinda thing.
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JT Molloy
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(double post)

Edited by JT Molloy on 21 June 2009 at 11:34am
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Mikael Bergkvist
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GspZhXUo2ic 

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John Peter Britton
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Well Marc i learned anatomy from Leonardo DaVinci books when i was a child at school,but the main thing i do is i never worry if my drawings look wrong i don't care about getting it right because then it makes me get to hung up about it,i only spend about five minutes on each drawing i do.
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Al Cook
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One of the best things about your sketches here, JPB: the raw energy and
inspiration.
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John Peter Britton
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Thanks Jason.
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Al Cook
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One of the best things about your sketches here, JPB: the raw energy and
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John Peter Britton
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Thanks Al.
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Arc Carlton
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Arc, sounds like you have a chance for creative
exploration.
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Thanks Keri. Although you may be giving me too much credit.
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Arc Carlton
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Mikael Bergkvist: I really don't know much about digital coloring.
JT Molloy: I'll be waiting then. 88 pages is a lot of work. I think I've only completed a couple of short stories (4 of 5 pages each in B&W) in recent years.
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