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    • andersoncarman
      andersoncarman last edited by

      I had a crazy weekend at Free Comic Book Day doing sketches and selling comics so I had to do some catch-up today.

      Day 4: HagfishMermay-Day-4.jpg

      Day 5: BlobfishMermay-Day-5.jpg

      Day 6: ViperfishMermay-Day-6.jpg

      Cheers,
      Anderson Carman

      https://www.andersoncarman.com/
      https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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      • Laurasketches
        Laurasketches last edited by

        MerMay Star Wars.jpg I'm behind on my MerMay drawings.....ARGH! I had other commitments that pulled my attention... But, here is my May the Fourth (Star Wars Day) sketch. I did it in ink, then added value in photoshop. Prompts: "Star Wars" and "Hagfish"(which might be the scariest animal I've ever seen...Yikes!) I imagined the Falcon crash landed on an ocean-planet where the cockpit provides a refuge for a hunted mer-person.

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        • Laurasketches
          Laurasketches last edited by

          Cinco de Mayo MerMaid.jpg "Cinco de Mayo" and "blobfish" as prompts for day five (almost caught up!) Blobfish has the distinction of being voted among the ugliest animals on the planet, but, I think they are pretty cute as members of a mariachi band.
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          • Dima Eichhorn
            Dima Eichhorn @andersoncarman last edited by

            @andersoncarman These are gorgeous!

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            • andersoncarman
              andersoncarman @Laurasketches last edited by

              @Laurasketches You nailed it with that tattoo! I love it! I would love to see that one in full color!

              Cheers,
              Anderson Carman

              https://www.andersoncarman.com/
              https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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              • andersoncarman
                andersoncarman last edited by

                Day 7: Unicorn FishMermay-Day-7.jpg

                Cheers,
                Anderson Carman

                https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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                • Laurasketches
                  Laurasketches last edited by

                  Taco Tuesday MerMay.jpg "Taco Tuesday" and "Viperfish" Don't steal a mermaid's tacos...even if you are super scary and have enormous teeth (I was really glad to learn that these fish are small-cause. yeah. they would be scary to meet in the ocean.) I know I'm only making sketches....someone tell me which one I should finish..!!
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                  • Buddy Skelton
                    Buddy Skelton @andersoncarman last edited by

                    @andersoncarman These are great! Very nice gestures with each of them.

                    Instagram: @StepOne_DrawCircle

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                    • MOO
                      MOO SVS OG last edited by MOO

                      Since I intended to use Mermay for figure drawing practice, I have included a robobean (no resource on that one. I was just trying to figure it out on my own. I did do some other ones with resources for that one but, at this moment can't bring them up on here.. Besides looking at my mermaid, feel free to give me some pointers of where I'm going wrong. Thanks!!

                      Oh, experimenting with unusual colors. besides, my paper is weird and my eraser smears instead of erasing so....that's why the weird water or whatever it is 🙂

                      59566325_10217576521098385_1962719072663633920_o.jpg 59615058_10217576521178387_7221592199434076160_o.jpg

                      Marsha Ottum Owen

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                      • Amber Lynn Benton
                        Amber Lynn Benton @Laurasketches last edited by

                        @Laurasketches Lovely in so many ways!! The concept is fun, the composition is spot on, and your line work is just beautiful!

                        http://www.amberlynnbenton.com/
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                        • Amber Lynn Benton
                          Amber Lynn Benton @MOO last edited by

                          @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen I see a marked improvement from the previous one. What is robo bean?

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                          • MOO
                            MOO SVS OG @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by MOO

                            @Amber-Lynn-Benton I'm doing the Proko Figure Drawing class. There are different segments. You start with gestures, the bean, the main points of the body (can't think of the name right now.) If you know what the bean is, it's a simple representation of the form of the torso and pelvic area. You use it to help to get the right shape (hard to explain) for the action a figure is doing. Anyway, the robo bean is similar but you make boxes for the upper torso, a separate one for the bottom. For me, it's been challenging but, I just need to do a lot more of them.

                            Marsha Ottum Owen

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                            • Amber Lynn Benton
                              Amber Lynn Benton @MOO last edited by

                              @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen That is all new to me. I’ve heard will talk about the bean in a general way but not this specifically. Figure drawing is on my radar but I’m trying to complete the foundation courses first.

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                              • andersoncarman
                                andersoncarman last edited by

                                Day 8: Glass Catfish, I loved doing this one! Mermay-Day-8.jpg

                                Cheers,
                                Anderson Carman

                                https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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                                • MOO
                                  MOO SVS OG @Amber Lynn Benton last edited by MOO

                                  @Amber-Lynn-Benton Yes, that's a good plan. I have mixed things up according to my projects. A friend asked me to draw some of her family in their game characters. I did the first attempt and realized I really didn't know how to draw a figure well at all! I usually do cartoony things. I did some research on different sites and figured a few things out and worked my way through them. I wasn't being paid so I felt less pressure to have them perfect (except I did still want them to be as perfect as I was able). I decided to buy the class. I'm glad I did. Still have a lot to master but every bit helps. I've also found some other really good youtube videos, etc. that help. One I watched the other day was by Alphonso Dunn (I think I got that right). He was explaining the bones and how the muscles attach to them. I will watch that again.

                                  Marsha Ottum Owen

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                                  • MOO
                                    MOO SVS OG @Laurasketches last edited by

                                    @Laurasketches It makes me smile 😉

                                    Marsha Ottum Owen

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                                    • MOO
                                      MOO SVS OG last edited by

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                                      I putzed a bit more

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                                      Marsha Ottum Owen

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                                      • andersoncarman
                                        andersoncarman last edited by

                                        Day 9: California SheepsheadMermay-Day-9.jpg

                                        Cheers,
                                        Anderson Carman

                                        https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                        https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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                                        • MOO
                                          MOO SVS OG last edited by

                                          Okay, this one is definitely not a finished product but I wanted to get something up. I am still sick and getting ready to travel tomorow so I decided to stop here and just post as is. You can see I was trying t use the robo bean underneath. Next posts for awhile will probably be quick ink doodles just because I will be in a car and or hotel and hopefully having all kinds of fun out and about with my grandson and daughter! 🙂

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                                          Marsha Ottum Owen

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                                          • andersoncarman
                                            andersoncarman last edited by

                                            Day 10: Flashlight FishMermay-Day-10.jpg

                                            Cheers,
                                            Anderson Carman

                                            https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                            https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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