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[2007-08-21 15:13:01 +0000 UTC]
"Graffiti ruined my Life"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 197; Deviations: 66; Watchers: 29
Watching: 43; Pageviews: 11255; Comments Made: 414; Friends: 43
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Shepard FaireyFavorite movies: A Knight's Tale, Appleseed
Favorite bands / musical artists: Bloc Party, The Weepies, OkGo, TBS, Eve 6, Armor for Sleep, Gorillaz, Prodigy, Pimp!Code
Favorite writers: Christopher Marlow
Favorite games: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series
Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Too many to name, just look at my gallery
Other Interests: Life, the Universe, and everything
# About me
I'm the Sun...we're not dating anymore, but I really like this picture
Current Residence: Florida
deviantWEAR sizing preference: Large
Favourite genre of music: Indie/Rock and Techo-Rave...i know it weird
Favourite style of art: Graffiti
Operating System: Windows For Life
Wallpaper of choice: Usually something i make myself
Favourite cartoon character: Iron Man (for you Japanophiles: Shino/Garaa)
Personal Quote: Reality is Relative
# Comments
Comments: 91
Hey! Was wondering if you still read the UArts blogs.
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Haha, I assume you mean my digital stuff... its been forever since I've done a piece, but thanks
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No problem :-p Its a really trippy picture, but of what, I wonder.
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food coloring. 
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Ouch... the ways in which we suffer for our art >_<
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indeed indeed. XD
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I'm a friend of Avery's... I was the Sun and the Noh Demon... Just wanted to keep tabs on the rest of the project :-p
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I thought that I had noticed that you were connected to the lovely Avery. ^_^
Huzzah for correct assumptions. Although, the project is concentrated on facebook.
If you ask Avery... she can give you a link to the album
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Wow! Thanks for the favorite! I didn't think I'd get a favorite so fast after I put it up!
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It came up in one of my channels and I thought their hair was really cute
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Aww thank-you!
I kind of need that after that whole incedent with my new hater 
I didn't think it was possible to get a 'hater' with your first picture you ever upload xDD
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There are some people who are jsut dicks out there... They're the kind of people that are funny watch get thrown under a bus
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Thank you so much for the favourite on "Panda Snow Tiem"! 
Have a beautiful day!
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I'd like to ask...whats with the Naked Sprites?
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I'm not sure either 
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A dude thanks for passing by my humble corner of DA. I am glad that you found my tutorials so useful. I will make more available next year when I am back in my internship with this company I was studying with for a while.
In the meantime, study those tutorials. I can make more resources available to you. Such as the great Mike Mentler on ConceptArt.org. You should also study Andrew Loomis, Burne Hogarth, and George Bridgeman.
Anatomy can be a tremendously difficult subject to study. But done correctly it can be fun and you can learn a lot as an artist. Study what reference material you can find, and copy those proportion charts until you learn them by heart.
The human figure is comprised of a bunch of very specific interlocking forms. Once you learn the basic forms and shapes, you can draw out their planes and you can draw out shapes within the planes.
Just keep up at it. Anatomy IS difficult, but with time and repetition you will get it. Make sure you are drawing everyday and that you take time to study basic structure. Structure is everything in art.
Study that and your work will mature on its own. Structure, form, depth, proportion, fluidity, gravity, and weight. These concepts are important to any attempts at figure drawing. When you look over at [link] look up an artist named Mike Mentler. If you want to study his lessons I can link you directly.
I am taking it upon myself to help educate fellow artists free of charge. I just want to leave my mark here on DA and be a respected member of our community of talented artists.
Keep pushing forward and draw! Whatever help I can give you, I will gladly provide. Once again, thank you for stopping by my gallery.
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I spent all of last night studying the face ^_^ But one thing i don't fully understand is what you mean by using the cylinder. I looked at a number of the references but couldn't exactly figure out how or what you used it for.
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The cylinder becomes the building blocks for the arms and the legs. You first have to draw the basic shapes of art in order to draw more complex forms. (Such as the human body) Once you have a thorough understanding of shapes of structure, form will become second nature.
Practice drawing your basic circles and squares until you can freehand them. Once you're at that stage you can concentrate on forming three dimensional objects. Such as spheres and cylinders. In order to make a believable drawing, you have to understand structure.
But I am glad you're spending time with the humble tutorials I've put up. The important thing is to practice and practice often. You'll get everything eventually.
Remember, simplify the drawing as much as possible (Gesture drawings, skeletons, mannequins, musculature, skin, clothing) then build the drawing back up. Drawing is like building a sculpture. There is a step-by-step process that can be repeated over and over until it becomes second nature.
But just to answer your initial question, the cylinder becomes the legs and arms. You draw multiple connecting cylinders in various angles once your knowledge of anatomy becomes a foundation. If you have any further questions, I'll try to help you out as much as I possibly can. Studying Mentler and Loomis is crucial.
Let me link you to Mentler's pages.
The Book of Bones:
[link]
Demure Damsels & Devious Dudes.
[link]
Study those two pages. Print out the lessons and take full advantage of them. The Book of Bones is especially useful to artists like ourselves who are still spending a lot of time studying and not yet really [i]drawing[/i].
If you need Loomis' works, I can link you.
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I'm looking in to getting "The Atlas of Anatomy for the Artist". I'm had the book recommended to me by many other artists, but, as an artist specializing in anatomy, what do you think of it?
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I might have that book in my collection actually. But I don't know who the artist is for the book you're trying to find. From my perspective, any book on anatomy, those atluses included are useful to have in any personal library.
I personally, always buy those books because there are different lessons to be taught in them. So if I have the money on me, I just snatch them up. Anatomy is only part of the picture.
I strongly recommend getting books that focus on the actual drawing -process- try to get yourself that Mentler and Loomis stuff for the time being and study those proportion charts.
They will do you a lot of good. At this stage in the game, knowing your muscle groups is not as important as knwoing [i]the shapes of the muscles themselves[/i] you should learn the shapes first.
Though atlas books are indeed good for right reference. You need to actually -see- what you're drawing. Like I said, I have a number of art books in my collection and I snatch up those reference guides where ever I can. I recommend that you do the same.
An artist should always be like a sponge. Be like a sponge and you will be all right. Study that Loomis and Mentler like I recommended for you.
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I've seen the book myself, it is less of an atlas than the title would lead you to believe. I think the artist title it that just for the Alliteration. I've read a couple of pages of it, but since its a Reference book in my school library, I'm unable to check it out 
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Good my friend! Keep the practice up when you can. Just draw as often as possible and when you can, you keep up the scans when you can too. I'll critique the work where I can as well. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing your improvements.
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I didn't know anyone read mine ^_^
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ive read yours all the time, even posted before.
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And i thank you for that
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Hm. Some of your stuff isn't exactly my thing, but all of it is well done.
I'd appreciate if you could give me a few pointers.
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Thanks for add!
Check this out [link]
And welcome to my store
[link]
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