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    • Buddy Skelton
      Buddy Skelton @andersoncarman last edited by

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

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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 🙂

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        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!

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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

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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

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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

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                              • andersoncarman
                                andersoncarman last edited by

                                Day 11: Leafy Sea DragonMermay-Day-11.jpg
                                Day 12: FrogfishMermay-Day-12.jpg
                                Day 13: WolffishMermay-Day-13.jpg

                                Cheers,
                                Anderson Carman

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                                • andersoncarman
                                  andersoncarman last edited by

                                  Day 14: Stargazer FishMermay-Day-14.jpg

                                  Cheers,
                                  Anderson Carman

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                                  • andersoncarman
                                    andersoncarman last edited by

                                    Day 15: Whale SharkMermay-Day-15.jpg

                                    Cheers,
                                    Anderson Carman

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                                    • andersoncarman
                                      andersoncarman last edited by

                                      Day 16: Crawfish ( I like throwing in a few non fish animals)Mermay-Day-16.jpg

                                      Cheers,
                                      Anderson Carman

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                                      • andersoncarman
                                        andersoncarman last edited by

                                        Day 17: Mahi MahiMermay-Day-17.jpg
                                        Day 18: Gulper EelMermay-Day-18.jpg
                                        Day 19: GarMermay-Day-19.jpg
                                        Day 20: KoiMermay-Day-20.jpg

                                        Cheers,
                                        Anderson Carman

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

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                                        • Heather Boyd
                                          Heather Boyd @andersoncarman last edited by

                                          @andersoncarman

                                          Day 18 is my favourite of your latest!

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                                          Be blessed,

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                                          • KC
                                            KC last edited by

                                            Hi All!
                                            I would love some feedback/suggestions for improvement on this WIP.
                                            Thanks so much!
                                            KC

                                            Mermaid-Fish.jpg

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