New Work-from Rough to finished

[Bungle]

How did I guess? LOL

Naked women in poses possibly usable for drawing and sculpts.... I can see why Kev finds inspiration so hard.

believeable women fighters?  BELIEVEABLE!! very hard to do... those swords are heady.. I'm don't have enough muscle mass to confortably wield a melee weapin  for a long time.. let along the average modern woman.

best thing would be the classic farmers daughter... used to hard physical work...

[Bodhi]

So you use things like this as inspiration?

Not safe for work

finding "non gynacolocical"/porn stuff must be hard.

There are PLENTY of good reference sites for nude females (and males) out there that are of a totally nonpornographic nature. Just search for artist reference pics and you'll turn up loads of the stuff.
And again Baldemyr. Please understand that I really like your work. It's probably just that I like impressionistic styles more than photorealism. One of my favourite more modern fantasy artists is that guy who made all those discworld covers (I can never remember his name) and he draws in an almost cartoony style more than anything else. My favourite artist all 'round is probably Van Gogh or Gaugain. Not very photorealistic either  ;)

[Baldemyr]

There are actually more and more sites of non-enhanced females- in simple old style nudes appearing on the net...and as an artist that cant afford 40-100 bucks an hour, its a blessing.


  Problem is, many of the women are a more modern image of beauty..which is far skinnier and ribbier.

[Bungle]

  Problem is, many of the women are a more modern image of beauty..which is far skinnier and ribbier.

And more uncomfortable......  :icon_eek: :icon_suspicious:

My figure reference manuals (bought 20 years ago) contain "average" looking people.

I will admit that life classes stopped around that time too.

[Baldemyr]

I kept them up but found the women<and men> either bone-wraith skinny(one girl I actually took on a date after....you could see her ribs FROM HER BACK-see the bones in her shoulders slide across and everything) or incredibly hugely fat.

[Bodhi]

I've never had any life drawing classes. Been on the other side (as the model) quite a few times though  ;). I had it as main occupation from age 20 until age 23 or so. Being an anatomy model is a bizarre kind of work and quite strenous for the body. Try standing still for a 48 hour sculpting session (in forty minute intervals and short breaks in between) and you'll see what I mean.
You catch up a bit about anatomy through modelling as well  ;)

[Baldemyr]

Oh-ill agree.  That woman earned her money every class.  No way I could have done it certainly.

[Bungle]

I kept them up but found the women<and men> either bone-wraith skinny(one girl I actually took on a date after....you could see her ribs FROM HER BACK-see the bones in her shoulders slide across and everything) or incredibly hugely fat.

I thought that was the idea.. 3 types of models

1. Skinny for skeletal bone structure
2. chubby for Rubenesque rounded shapes
3. Toned to draw muscles

now which one was Bodhi? :icon_suspicious:

1 or 3 I would think

[Baldemyr]

Honestly..you could be right and it was "desired" but-frankly I wanted more muscle or more curves for what i was doing.  I mean, life drawing is ALWAYS good but- I look at my old work and frankly its all garbage in terms off a rough for a proper picture.  I would need to rework the bodies too much.  I ended up using body building magazines and Playboy....

[Bodhi]

I thought that was the idea.. 3 types of models

1. Skinny for skeletal bone structure
2. chubby for Rubenesque rounded shapes
3. Toned to draw muscles

now which one was Bodhi? :icon_suspicious:

1 or 3 I would think

1... bordering on 3
Male chubby models are NOT sought after. Female ones are. That's just the way things are...

[Bungle]

1... bordering on 3
Male chubby models are NOT sought after. Female ones are. That's just the way things are...

With your interest.. I thought it might be .. but age.. you could have been a skinny kid

[cdukino]

It's probably just that I like impressionistic styles more than photorealism. One of my favourite more modern fantasy artists is that guy who made all those discworld covers (I can never remember his name) and he draws in an almost cartoony style more than anything else. My favourite artist all 'round is probably Van Gogh or Gaugain. Not very photorealistic either  ;)

That would be Josh Kirby you mean i guess... brilliant work

Thanks for those links guys too. Reference is never bad to have. Got more female inspiration sites then male though. I love to have some sites bookmarked that don't overrun my computer with pop ups when i open them. And i'm talking about nudes here, male, female, thick, thin, caucasian (sp?) dark skinned whatever. I don't just need the perfectly toned female ones. Those are easiest to draw anyway and easy to find... so i'd like some variation.

[Bungle]

I love to have some sites bookmarked that don't overrun my computer with pop ups when i open them. And i'm talking about nudes here, male, female, thick, thin, caucasian (sp?) dark skinned whatever. I don't just need the perfectly toned female ones. Those are easiest to draw anyway and easy to find... so i'd like some variation.

http://www.bitesnich.com/index2.html

has a few males among the women, nice muscle tone.. but not sure about the poses.

[Baldemyr]

www.domai.com used to have excellent pics for art-with no popups and crud*.

[Baldemyr]

Here is that contract peice I got boned on.  I was selling it for only 50 bucks and they still didnt pay.