Mark's art for Shelter page
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Love the space marine one 
Mark how do you actually do the prep for these? I understand you sketch first, but I noticed in another thread you said something about Photoshop? I'd love to have a go myself, really impressive artwork mate, bravo. Will be donating asap.
Will be donating asap.The basic process is,
Find a reference photo,
Increase contrast/gamma, change to grey-scale.
Sketch out the black areas, dark grey, mid grey & light grey into blocks - colour them.
I set my canvas on photoshop for the reference to be the same size (A3/A4) - so it's easier to judge perspective when 1inch on my screen is the same as 1 inch on my paper.
Pending on the complexity of the picture I start out with very basic size sketch/perspective lines to get a feel for it, then work in segments (starting from the eyes/most complex area - then it's just a case of simply working from that point onwards with regular distance checks for key metrics (IE, I'll judge the eyes as been exactly 1/2 the way down from the reference picture & mark them out).
The only hard bid is the drawing really, the photo-shop prep is simple, as is the colouring - but as you get a hang of it you only really need to sketch the black (the rest of the tones come naturally).
For the picture above, i just drew the face a few times as a sketch until it matched, then the top of each shoulder as lines, along with 2 blocks for the legs & the chainsword & worked from that - the shading I did as I went along.
Find a reference photo,
Increase contrast/gamma, change to grey-scale.
Sketch out the black areas, dark grey, mid grey & light grey into blocks - colour them.
I set my canvas on photoshop for the reference to be the same size (A3/A4) - so it's easier to judge perspective when 1inch on my screen is the same as 1 inch on my paper
.Pending on the complexity of the picture I start out with very basic size sketch/perspective lines to get a feel for it, then work in segments (starting from the eyes/most complex area - then it's just a case of simply working from that point onwards with regular distance checks for key metrics (IE, I'll judge the eyes as been exactly 1/2 the way down from the reference picture & mark them out).
The only hard bid is the drawing really, the photo-shop prep is simple, as is the colouring - but as you get a hang of it you only really need to sketch the black (the rest of the tones come naturally).
For the picture above, i just drew the face a few times as a sketch until it matched, then the top of each shoulder as lines, along with 2 blocks for the legs & the chainsword & worked from that - the shading I did as I went along.
All done (Took longer than I thought it would!), I'll be borrowing a camera tomorrow (hopefully) so will be able to take a better picture for you.
- just noticed Fareham! (live by Fareham station lol so very local!).
ThanksLove the space marine one
- just noticed Fareham! (live by Fareham station lol so very local!).
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Mark that looks fantastic Turned out exactly as I had hoped! Do you have frames for the A3 sizes by the way? It doesnt matter if you dont I can always grab one myself, plus it would make things easier for you postage wise I guess.
Have made a donation to your justgiving page, when its ready if you could drop me a trust email to sort out delivery that would be great.
Have you had many requests from the forums? If not whats wrong with you people! Its a great idea and I hope you smash your target.
Turned out exactly as I had hoped! Do you have frames for the A3 sizes by the way? It doesnt matter if you dont I can always grab one myself, plus it would make things easier for you postage wise I guess.Have made a donation to your justgiving page, when its ready if you could drop me a trust email to sort out delivery that would be great.
Have you had many requests from the forums? If not whats wrong with you people! Its a great idea and I hope you smash your target.
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Some great work Mark!
Do you reckon http://blackmannrobin.com/wp-content/uploads/image_2076.jpg would look good at A4 or A3? There are loads similar otherwise. Gonna have a think about it overnight.
Do you reckon http://blackmannrobin.com/wp-content/uploads/image_2076.jpg would look good at A4 or A3? There are loads similar otherwise. Gonna have a think about it overnight.
Sent a message in trust, glad you like it & it's all for a good cause.Mark that looks fantastic
Have made a donation to your justgiving page, when its ready if you could drop me a trust email to sort out delivery that would be great.
Have you had many requests from the forums? If not whats wrong with you people! Its a great idea and I hope you smash your target.
Picture looks great, already done a quick sketch & seems to work well on A4 - I'l upload a pick later.
Edit - Done the sketch & some of the black fill from it - (no shading yet obviously) (only done the first coat of the black, i go over it after (as it sometimes doesn't fill right with these stupid art pens, going to switch to another brand me thinks)
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Thanks
That is pretty close indeed! I actually live in Knowle but it's only 5-10 minutes to get into Fareham from there
Hehe, ay - very close indeed!, good living next to the station on the regular commute to Havant! - not a bad town, but a little boring.That is pretty close indeed! I actually live in Knowle but it's only 5-10 minutes to get into Fareham from there
I'll do some snaps on each stage for the Deus Ex one, it's black & 3 shades of grey usually, but come next week I'm moving upto 6 shades (when my new pens arrive!).
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Replied to your email Mark, been a busy day so sorry it took so long. Also bump for a worthy cause.
Cheers, I've replied too
.Finally borrowed a better camera - still isn't great mind... :/, must go & get a DSLR when I get paid..., (That's £600 gone :/....) (higher quality than my stupid phone).
Sadly I got carried away & finished the Deus Ex one without doing the stages.., I'll remember to next time!
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Serious request?
- as some really good pictures of him knocking around.Like this.
First attempt at using the promarkers (instead of the Faber Castell ones) - which actually seem much better & less than half the cost... (shakes fist!)
