Mike Karcz
Mike Karcz
Denver
Art enthusiast always looking to improve at drawing!
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Peter Tinkler
The forearm is not easy, but I'm enjoying it. I think it's slowly sinking in there...bit by bit...
Mike Karcz
10mo
This looks awesome!
Mike Karcz
Would love some insight. In the red circle, those two bulges: Am I looking at the Teres Major being split in two by the Lat, or is that the Teres Major and the Serratus?
John Harper
The teres major is the lower one and the teres minor is the upper one. It is not being split int two.
@andrew_grey
@andrew_grey
this is teras major and infraspinatus
@drusk
1yr
Don't quote me, but I think you are looking at the Teres Major and the Teres minor
Mike Karcz
I'm in the camp where I hate AI. For ChatGPT - where it generates written content - I don't care as much, though I still dislike it. In regards to using it for visual "inspiration"; I truly despise it. #1 - It's literally stealing art from artists to generate its images. There's been cases where watermarks - the artists' signature - was planted into the generated image. No artist ever has given their consent to have their artwork harvested for an abomination designed to someday replace them. (Sorry if I'm using too strong language, I just get passionate, haha). #2 - I understand why someone would use image generators for 'inspiration', but I don't GET why an artist would use it. It's like, robbing yourself of one of the best parts of creating - the part of discovering. You have an idea of something you want to draw.... so BRAINSTORM. Discover! If you NEEEED inspiration, pick up a magazine, read a book, play, let your imagination take over. Do thumbnail sketches. Look at other artists who've tackled similar subjects. Draw inspiration for their poses, the lines they used, their shape language, etc. There are sooo many art books out there. This isn't the same as looking at an AI image because the artist was deliberate about what he made; the AI is not. The AI is like a lump of wet mud mushed into what it thinks 'deliberate' looks like. To me in my opinion, using AI to create visual art is excessively lazy, detrimental to your own artistic progress, and sacrilegious to the process of creating.
Liandro
1yr
I think your strong language makes perfect sense, @Mike Karcz!
Lynn Fang
Attempt to draw T-Rexes from imagination. Blue sketches were drawn from observation at the beginning. Btw I love the Jurassic series for so many years, eventually I get done with a dinosaurs sketch from imagination. Not one ,but three. It was a challenge.
Mike Karcz
2yr
These are Awesome studies!
Luke Ng
Here's my submission. I made 2 attempts at the full-page sketch from imagination. I'm not sure If this is what the assignment required, were we supposed to stylise and exaggerate our subject?
Mike Karcz
2yr
I love your line quality. Very clean and very fluid - full of motion.
Dave Sakamoto
Hello! I decided to try my hand at baby goats. I don't draw animals often so it was a bit of a challenge.
Mike Karcz
2yr
These are so good!
Dan Stevens
Here are my sketches from observation. All done digitally with iPad procreate and the closest brush I could find to a colored pencil. Looking forward to seeing what everyone draws from imagination!
Mike Karcz
2yr
These are great!
@luciovm
I still need to stop looking at details but at least I think I am getting more confident
Mike Karcz
2yr
I had a tough time mentally with the hand. There are so many lines and creases, I had to stop for a few minutes to mentally prep and remind myself - Sim-pli-fy.
Linda Alsworth-Elvey
I've learned today that if I use a color pencil that I cannot erase easily that I do better with being more free and relaxed, I know it is weird but it worked for me. I am excited to see where the is going to go from here.
Mike Karcz
2yr
I absolutely love sketching in color pencils. Especially soft color pencils (if you can get Caran d'Ache brand). Sometimes it's really refreshing to sketch in color.
Mike Karcz
Attached are my three reference images, and some sketches from my imagination. I just finished listening to one of The Witcher books and drew a scene from there - the one with the Unicorn.
Dan Stevens
These have a ton of energy in them. The one of the horse galloping is particularly clean and pleasing to look at. Great use of gestural lines. How are The Witcher books btw? I was thinking about starting that series
Tuija Kuismin
There's a wonderful sense of movement in your sketches, so good job with expressive lines, gesture and energy :).
Andrey
2yr
Nice sketches! What witcher book you listen to at the moment? I prefer to read them as opposed to listening.
Fabio Caccavale
I really like the stroke you used. Good job!
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