2 clox's in a row, well ain't that a treat. it's 13.55 here :) and i'm a rarring to go

This is very appealing...nice texture and positioning.

i like how you did this, nicely done

Almost looks like some kind of candy.
Maybe sour apple.

Insomnia... BAD WORD, BAD BAD BAD word. I hate having it, I've had it since I can remember... the first memory I have of it I think I was three or so. Lying awake in bed, seeing... this guy, yep. That's him. You must have it at least occasionally or you wouldn't know what he looks like.

Interesting point of view on insomnia. I really like the teeth and gum work.

Terrifying! Great work x)

I think I don't like red, but then I'm always attracted to these paintings that are all red. I like that my eye goes to the focal point in the center and all around, and back to the focal point. I'm not sure what it is but it doesn't matter, I like it because the composition works like that.

Looks like someone said "shove it up your ass" And then they did.

It looks very much like Marcus. I also love the texture you used...sort of harmonious yet contridictory to the original photograph.

Oh so this is Mr solves shell. Lovely.

Woee *---* That's so cool!
I really like the charcoal ish style!
Great work!!

You got the other two up your sleeve, too don't ya. Excellent looking table and cards, really great.

wow this is so...clean looking..the cards and hand look great

Trill.
Your work is great. I love the thumbnail...you have the details, dirt, and the right luster.
Nice.

yes i agree with Anne :)

This style reminds me a lot of my uncles art, wish I had an example to show you. Very pretty.

Great movie. Great draw. Now I want to draw him.

dude-Billy Bob Thorton-good movie

Haha...that's wonderful.

Thanks - I just copied the skull here though almost directly from my book at roughly the same angle. The main purpose of the exercise was to try to figure out how outer surface of the face forms around the skull (the red lines). I don't think I quite got that part right, as it looks kind of off to me.

As for my school, I'm out of school now. I was a computer science major, so I didn't get much in the way of art classes. The extent of my formal schooling comes mostly from my high school art class and a graphics design class I took in college that was geared towards business majors. Most of my learning comes from books. My favorite authors are Hogarth, Loomis, and Bridgman. Hogarth's books just make me feel like I know absolutely nothing about anatomy. Loomis is probably the most helpful, and I like how Bridgman simplifies the human form into very mechanical-looking parts. I also have this one from Barcsay which I've been looking at a lot lately which is probably the most helpful one when it comes to understanding the forms of individual bones and muscles.

I ultimately want to get comfortable drawing figures without references which is something I'm horrible at right now. I think it's because of the way I've used references traditionally in the past. I treated the process more as a hand-eye coordination exercise when copying what I saw rather than trying to learn the essential 3d forms through the experience. I'm trying to change that now.

Is your dog a Chihuahua as well? I love them - I have another one named Beauty (the black one).

Extremely well done.

Imagine that, a guy on a couch. Guys never get on couches. This is moody and I like it, as well.

its no doubt his moms couch.

I LOVE THIS! *cheer*

Wonderful form, and use of color to display mood.