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Description this is pg 12 of the very first ever WitchBlade annual ...out now...oh yeah!!

im not sure why im posting this, its of an unknown character.... most ppl seem to really enjoy my female artwork A LOT more than anything else i do...a fan once said on a forum "that i didnt know it was eBas cause there was no tits and ass hanging out", this came from a woman.. now does this bother me? no, everybody is a crit and to be in the so called "public eye" u need to have thick skin....

before i even started drawing or rendering any of this...i had to put emotion into it...this is a shot of our bad guy....and he's swimming in his own ego...like most bad guys who are full of themselves seem to always smile and laugh a lot..thinking they've won already..so i gave him that kinda vibe..but at the same time, bad assness..i also like the super hero look of the square jaw and perfect features...

i am pretty happy with this one considering i did it in a day..foreshortening like this is very difficult and is not recommended unless u know ur shit...i on the other hand...do NOT know my shit...well, not my male shit..(does that sound weird to anyone else?? ) but i had a specific image in mind and was gonna try my damndest to make it work...

the reason foreshortening is so hard to do is cause more often then not, there is no real life reference for the shot u want.. there is a very right way of doing it wrong...so u have to go based on ur knowledge alone...the worst part is that it takes someone only seconds to tell u its all wrong...they wont know why...but they will know its wrong..and they will prob be right about it too

it seems easy to critique anothers incorrect foreshortening but its much harder than it looks...the key thing to not loose focus on is, with each passing "plane"..it gets shorter and shorter...here in this drawing...the first plane would be his head..the next plane is his shoulders and chest...again, getting shorter as each plane passes...i found that the first two or three planes dont really shrink much...then gets smaller really fast as the planes gets further away from the camera...if u look here his head is only slightly bigger than his shoulders and chest...

we have multiple factors to deal with here...foreshortening, ripped muscles, veins, rendering and extreme lighting...whew...seems simple at a glance since u have one figure and all that white space behind him...which i later filled

i personally dont like drawing anything this big...cause u are drawing with ur elbow and not ur wrist anymore....and all the lines have to be thicker and longer..like the lines on his right (our right) shoulder... rendering alone is a bare...in some spots i have five sets of lines all inter-crossing...and the hard part about that is NOT loosing the shape/cypher/contour of the area u are rendering....and not making them look like scars or scratches ...

since theres a strong light source coming from his chest, it didnt allow me to put any black in that area...this is what u call triple light source.. i personally dont like to have things perfectly symmetrical on pieces like this that are evenly weighed:arms, legs...etc.. so i put heavier lighting on his right (our right) side and much lighter rendering on his left...i feel it keeps things more organic and less stiff..

im my yrs of drawing render lines or "cross hatching", has showed me that drawing one set of longer lines is good for the foundation of that set...and the purpose of throwing another set of lines is an indication of either a change in surface...meaning, changing a flat surface into a curved one...or B: making a darker grey...both accomplishing the same goal pretty much...

all the energy lines in the back all have a vanishing point...they all have a purpose...not just random

the sash that is his belt and the electricity are both the eye candy here...a buncha shit going all over the place to help with the eyegasm's...it is hard to remember to hold back though...there is such a thing as too much...

u may not think so, but drawing "locked" wrist and finger joints makes for a intense feel...i personally think anyone of power does this...like wolverine or superman...always with the locked wrist

hey im curious...can a male drawing look sexy?? i hear all the time that my female drawings are...and in some cases even turned some ppl on....so any of u girls or gay guys out there think this is at all sexy pls do say so?? if not, how so?

GO ASS!!!
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Comments: 93

TheGodofPegana [2011-11-10 09:32:45 +0000 UTC]

PLEASE let us zoom in MORE on those drawings! It's torture!!

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mrgaichor [2010-08-08 17:59:12 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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PinoyBoyPride [2009-12-22 18:16:51 +0000 UTC]

I love hot boys in comics and I think you did a kick-ass job !!! Is this sexy? Hell-yeah !!!

Great work buddy

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etjedinat1 [2009-08-23 14:10:37 +0000 UTC]

You are known for drawing women. And there is nothing wrong with that. Some people struggle with making women pretty.

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ebas In reply to etjedinat1 [2009-08-29 11:04:12 +0000 UTC]

yeah im lucky i guess

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SilentPsychotic [2009-07-25 20:02:37 +0000 UTC]

I am officially jealous of your obvious skill, and the fact that you can make this sort of graphic novel style work so well for you. I myself have been trying to work my way into this sort of thing, (and have been failing miserably), but anyways, all your art is dynamic. Nothing seems flat or wooden, and it's always entertaining to see your work. Congratz!

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tZuB [2009-07-19 08:50:25 +0000 UTC]

Damn! it's almost a month you posted this and finally i can comment! I agree with all you say and yes, foreshortening like this is a pain in the ass and you did a great job. It's not the sexy girl you are used to draw but for a male character you have the muscles, the sense of power, the emotion (the ego surfin' thing in this case) to deal with. And it's not that easy. Thumbs up!!

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AngelTovar [2009-07-16 20:31:55 +0000 UTC]

do you have a color link to this?

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ebas In reply to AngelTovar [2009-07-17 06:51:33 +0000 UTC]

no but this is what the cover looks like

[link]

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AngelTovar In reply to ebas [2009-07-17 23:54:12 +0000 UTC]

nice

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TechnOkami [2009-07-09 06:25:29 +0000 UTC]

IRONMAN!!!! IT'S STARK!!!!!!

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vargas198732 [2009-07-04 16:06:55 +0000 UTC]

looks good to me, actually I'd love to see you do more male work just cause you have potential to draw some badass looking guys.

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ebas In reply to vargas198732 [2009-07-09 21:56:28 +0000 UTC]

potential is good

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vargas198732 In reply to ebas [2009-07-10 00:48:40 +0000 UTC]

most defiantely man, actually I've been trolling teh internetz and there's been a lot of good buzz about seeing you draw something other than the ladies, don't get me wrong though.... go ass!

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michaelstewart [2009-07-01 04:22:13 +0000 UTC]

I like it man, did you do the whole issue?

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ebas In reply to michaelstewart [2009-07-09 21:56:04 +0000 UTC]

yup

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michaelstewart In reply to ebas [2009-07-23 08:15:11 +0000 UTC]

where will u be thos Friday, at the TC booth?

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ebas In reply to michaelstewart [2009-08-03 03:16:12 +0000 UTC]

i was there everyday...where were u?

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michaelstewart In reply to ebas [2009-08-05 04:24:35 +0000 UTC]

About SDCC? I asked your brother and the TC crew all day Friday for you but I guess I missed you, I had to keep going back and forth while getting portfolio reviews... we shoud def hook up though man hehe.

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naiya1982 [2009-06-29 22:10:21 +0000 UTC]

for you supposedly not knowing your male shit, i think it turned out pretty damn good

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ebas In reply to naiya1982 [2009-07-10 04:17:36 +0000 UTC]

i get lucky sometimes

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starrytwiglet [2009-06-29 21:03:16 +0000 UTC]

that is soo fucking cool. thankyou for the description too, it's fascinating to hear about the process.

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ebas In reply to starrytwiglet [2009-07-10 04:19:21 +0000 UTC]

takes me forever to type, but its my pleasure since so many seem to like it

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vaga69 [2009-06-29 14:52:48 +0000 UTC]

St right up u dont need the tits and ass bro...you got some sick skills...love the wrk btw...

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ebas In reply to vaga69 [2009-07-11 12:08:42 +0000 UTC]

agh, its just a trick...see i tricked ya

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3lin [2009-06-29 08:14:04 +0000 UTC]

Great technicue as always, and i loved to read about how you drawn it. Though, when you asked if it/he was sexy, first thing that came to mind was...no.
And that threw me a bit, why wasnt he? I think, with your girls, you give them personalities, and you let some of it shine through. This dude came up blank for me, yeah he has a nice body but thats not automaticly sexy, I get no sense at all of his personality and he feels a bit plain because of it. Hm, hard to explain but hope I hope you get what I mean.

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thelearningcurv [2009-06-28 19:16:03 +0000 UTC]

the rendering and solidity of form is what grabs me here, great job as usual

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ebas In reply to thelearningcurv [2009-07-12 03:35:15 +0000 UTC]

and im not so good with male anatomy

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thelearningcurv In reply to ebas [2009-07-12 03:51:45 +0000 UTC]

wow.... you do a pretty good job from what I see..... I have a hard time drawing women, can we trade what we're good at with each other?:-D

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ebas In reply to thelearningcurv [2009-07-12 11:56:04 +0000 UTC]

trade huh?? i dont have much work to trade...but i am curious as to what u would like..

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michaelstewart In reply to ebas [2009-07-23 08:16:48 +0000 UTC]

can u trade me Eric? Drawings I mean, I have a badass sponge-bob sketch I did for my kids! lol

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ebas In reply to michaelstewart [2009-08-03 03:15:56 +0000 UTC]

nice...i love sponge...bob??

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michaelstewart In reply to ebas [2009-08-05 04:25:28 +0000 UTC]

My boy likes it , it has some funny parts that actually cater to adults in a way.

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thelearningcurv In reply to ebas [2009-07-12 14:52:51 +0000 UTC]

lol I mean you give me a lil of your ability to draw women, and i give you some of my ability to draw men, since those are our strengths to cover our weaknesses=]

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TwistedSeason [2009-06-28 06:06:12 +0000 UTC]

Yay! I am so happy you put some dudes on here. I find subtleties in the torso, especially on the lower reign of the stomach, sexy-- but I suppose women are more varied in what they find attractive than men (PLEASE correct me if I am wrong!).

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ebas In reply to TwistedSeason [2009-07-12 03:38:41 +0000 UTC]

i know, but my dudes are not very popular..

nope its true...woman find characteristics more sexy than the actual body...makes me feel ugly...blah

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TwistedSeason In reply to ebas [2009-07-12 03:57:09 +0000 UTC]

You are too great to worry about popularity,

and I wouldn't know anything about that!

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Karasawa99 [2009-06-28 03:33:11 +0000 UTC]

The action in this piece is superb. Not overkill and not dull either. It's obvious why you have watchers.

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ebas In reply to Karasawa99 [2009-06-28 04:53:27 +0000 UTC]

maybe my watchers need specks

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keithdraws [2009-06-28 00:54:20 +0000 UTC]

Hey.. Nice work man. Intense.

And apparently these drawings are sexy.. One of mine got put into a gallery of male "eye candy" for girls and gays which was a big compliment!

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ebas In reply to keithdraws [2009-07-12 11:54:54 +0000 UTC]

nice job on the "eye candy" gallery...not easily done

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keithdraws In reply to ebas [2009-07-12 16:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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HardToFindAName [2009-06-27 22:04:51 +0000 UTC]

Amazing The foreshortening in mind-blowing! Great job on this
I can't tell you if this is sexy though, I'm not gay XP

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ebas In reply to HardToFindAName [2009-07-12 03:36:40 +0000 UTC]

dammit that u are not gay...oh well hehe

foreshortening is very difficult...but looks awesome if u pull it off

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HardToFindAName In reply to ebas [2009-07-12 15:03:07 +0000 UTC]

Yeah but you really need to have a good sense of anatomy in order for it to work :s

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bozybojownik [2009-06-27 21:45:17 +0000 UTC]

fuckin' great picture kile it very much

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JPMayer [2009-06-27 15:43:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah! Good lucky, man! I like see this piece on inks

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vest [2009-06-27 15:31:42 +0000 UTC]

If a straight man could give his opinion on whether another man is sexy or not, I'll put him in a scenario. If I'm trying to hook up with a tipsy middle-aged cougar at my local bar, and this guy were to walk in, my reaction would definitely be "well, thanks a lot, buddy, how the heck am I supposed to compete with that!?"

So I suppose that means you succeeded. But more importantly, I think you really nailed the foreshortening in this one.

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sherardia [2009-06-27 06:45:46 +0000 UTC]

he is surely a handsome boy, but sexyness is more in attitude than anatomy (in my opinion), and this pose is not sexy at all. Powerful is not hot.
Draw him a grin, or a glance, and a lascive stand (with cushions, random drapes, candles...) and will surely fall for him.


Anyway, this is a great drawing, and I like it a lot, dont misunderstand me.

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122476 [2009-06-27 04:19:19 +0000 UTC]

¬__¬
XD

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