Michelle AKA Anjyil's Sketchbook and WIPS (some nudity)

[Patrick Lawrence]

Well just be creative you will think of something:)

[michellega]

I always do, too ^_^

[michellega]

I don`t like the assignment!    Well, I am going to try again today.  I did a loomis study of muscles before the assignment--not bad ^_^

[michellega]

I tried three times on the assignment, then stopped and decided to do something from imagination and take a break.  This is a character of mine named Oran.  I showed my husband and he was like    "I can`t believe how much you have improved!  that is completely different from your own images before!!"  I was so proud of that remark--he doesn`t say stuff like that a lot.  Sure, if I was serious I would realize that even in the manga style, the neck is a li ttle long, the eyes are too big, the nose is long...blah blah blah. But no reference and just for fun to relax?  Not bad ^_^

[Patrick Lawrence]

Haha I know its hard but it helps you learn:)

Well at least you are practicing while putting off the asignment.

[Patrick Lawrence]

It sure does feel good to get comments like that doesnt it:)

[michellega]

^_^ Yeah.  Gonna tackle it again...I can`t deny that it has helped me, but it is a love-hate relationship....^_^

[Patrick Lawrence]

Haha just hang in there:)

[krel]

Nice studies Michelle!

The thing that stands out most about your portrait/character is that the eyes arent round. They dont look like they lie in the eye socket.
http://z.about.com/d/drawsketch/1/0/V/P/eyeanatomy.jpg
The space between the eyeball and the nose is also much wider than one imagines.
Also there is always _something_ going on under they eye. Fat or wrinkles etc. The cheek bone is is also more prominent usually.

[michellega]

Thanks--the face wasn`t a study, just for fun ^_^  I haven`t gotten that far in loomis, and I wasn`t focusing on getting the structure..just relaxing.  Plus, in anime-style it does tend to ignore those details.  Though I do have kind of a mix of real-anime going on in that face.  That is a good link, though.  Thanks ^_^

[krel]

Reading my comment again it sounds alittle harsh, sorry for that Michelle. Just wanted to point out a few things that I also just started to pay attention to recently.

[michellega]

Nah, you were fine Krel ^_^  I just responded the way I did because I already prefaced the image with a "this is just to relax and have fun" message.  I do the same thing, though--when I start to study something, I see it everywhere.  It is good that you can see it!  I highly encourage it--and besides, it is good advice that I can use for later ^_^

[michellega]

thoroughly perturbed and frustrated with the baroque exercise, I cracked out the loomis as soon as I finished it and started running some muscle studies.  Felt MUCH better after that 

Some of the photographs are crappy,  but I figured they are sketches and quick studies--not worth the effort of trying hard haha.

[michellega]

More.

[michellega]

And some more.