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"Beast Detail" by Michael feeb May

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Beast Detail by Michael feeb May

By semi-popular request (and my own suggestion), I give you a detail of the beast. This is zoomed rather far in... I'm guessing you can tell it's his vascular arm. See? No big deal... just cross-hatching. I started by roughing in where everything(shapes of darks and lights) would be, using photo reference, and simply shaded in... Dark darks are usually 6B (pressing very hard), smoothed over by HB and 2H(this gives the darks depth, and an almost reflective surface... very nice to see in the original). Mid tones are mainly shaded with 3B. Lighter values are either HB or 2H, and in some cases, I would even smooth out mid-tones with a 2H and sometimes even harder pencils.

Date	Name	Comment
28 Aug 2002	Lawrence Candilas	Loading... Wow... I'm awestruck too - have you done other pictures like this?? You are a master at crosshatching ... I aspire to be able to bring my artwork to a simliar level someday...(The question is, how MANY 6B's did you use in the picture, 40? 50?...you are insane...)
19 Dec 2003	Jessica A. Taylor	Loading... Stunning work & unbelievable technique! Great contrast and control. How did you push your leads so black? Michael, would you mind if I included this picture in a tour of sketches and drawings I'm in the process of making?
15 Apr 2004	Mira67	Loading... (Cross)hatching is the best. I love it. Though I can't even nearly do what you can do with it. Really great. The depth, all the different shades... And the black! I can never get my pencils to draw black so black. Maybe I should try harder. Ah well. Wonderful drawing, like all your work.
13 Jul 2006	Jesus	Loading... Simply Brilliant
17 Jul 2006	Kiara	Loading... I don't usually leave comments here even though I visit Elfwood everyday. But I had to say: This is truly amazing!! And I also like the fact that you described your techique, it's an inspiration to others and a way to improve and learn. Thank you!
31 Aug 2006	Anonymous	Loading... What kind of paper did you use for this piece?
9 Dec 2006	Anonymous	Loading... No big deal? No, it IS a big deal. I can't cross-hatch that well, although I'm working towards it. That takes a lot of skill. Super job!
21 Oct 2008	Francisco	Loading... muy sarpado dibujoo...este man si q tiene arte ensima...soy de azul
16 May 2009	Michael J	Loading... Dude! I thought the the fullsize picture was a photo shop job, but now do I ever feel stupid, you reall are top notch. and until now I’d nevr seen cross hatch done in anything but comic books and always in ink, this has given me a new direction.
16 Aug 2009	Sam Lewis	Loading... this is great! i try to cross hatch but cant get it right! it always looks like a picture with scribble on it! is there a certain way the lines must angle to get the effect, as well as the tone?
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'Beast Detail':

• Created by:

Michael feeb May
• Copyright: ©Michael feeb May. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Beast, Detail, Monster, Buff, Pencil, Shading, Contrast, Muscle
• Categories: Man, Men, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
• Views: 7824
• Resolution: 608x700