Marcus Aurelius sketch

[Marko Polo]

I’m relatively inexperienced but for where I’m at I’m very pleased with how this turned out. Done the eyes a bit too big but hey, that’s part of the game. We win or we learn!



Edit: Thanks to everyone for your kind words of encouragement!

 

[Slobodan]

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Awesome job. Eyes do look a tad big, but that barely detracts from the rest of it. Keep up the great work, bud!

 

[Fox by the Sea]

inexperienced? looks great.

 

[tabascojet]

Looks like that guy from ancient aliens...

 

[El Che]

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damn, beat me to it. never knew there would be a perfect time for this gif.

Btw TS, looks really really good. I really like the detail in the hair.

 

[Marko Polo]

Looks like that guy from ancient aliens...

 

[Zer]

Great job. Since you took off your trousers it seems you were happy with it too

"Go on, go on, o my soul, to affront and dishonour thyself!"

 

[Domitian]

Damn if that's inexperienced I can only imagine how excellent experienced will look. Are you going to try another famous Roman next or another historical figure?

 

[Marko Polo]

Damn if that's inexperienced I can only imagine how excellent experienced will look. Are you going to try another famous Roman next or another historical figure?

I was thinking about doing a Leonardo Davinci sketch but his super long beard makes it hard to fit him on a page I’ll have to figure it out.

And thanks man. I’m working to get better so it’s great to hear it’s appreciated

 

[stalehotdog]

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Legit spit my coffee out. Well done

 

[Bacco]

I’m relatively inexperienced but for where I’m at I’m very pleased with how this turned out. Done the eyes a bit too big but hey, that’s part of the game. We win or we learn!

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Looks pretty nice, bravo!
Beside eyes you said (wich can be bit fixed without lot effort) only advice i can offer is to put attention on not make hair area look darker (as if was another color) when drawing statues.
I know it's tricky because you have so many more sources of shadows there, but have to play it on the whites keeping them bright as possible and keeping shadows light

this can be your friend if you like that route
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneaded_eraser

If you want try cool thing, next time try use a middle level color paper (like gray or beige or similar) so you can work using both white and black, results are very powerful even when you still have to develop your skills and have to "add" light rather than use it as the paper base help a lot to learn how it works

Just to give idea of stuff you can do

 

[Prologue]

Need more birds

 

[666]

I give it thumbs up. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a bit more experienced but you inspired me to share my most recent work:

 

[RollSonnenRoll]

I bought Meditations over a year ago and still haven't got around to reading it

 

[RollSonnenRoll]

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Maybe my favorite scene in the movie



"You should see the Coliseum, Spaniard. 50,000 Romans watching every movement of your sword. The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises like a storm as if you were the Thunder God himself...."

 

[Uber_Noober]

Could you draw that awesome hairline on my bald head please?

 

[Sobek]

He's got dead eyes, lifeless eyes...like a dolls eyes.

Make it your own and add some eyeballs

 

[Osculater]

I give it thumbs up. Thanks for sharing.

I'm a bit more experienced but you inspired me to share my most recent work:

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I can see the conflict and violent emotion driving across that drawing!

 

[Osculater]

I’m relatively inexperienced but for where I’m at I’m very pleased with how this turned out. Done the eyes a bit too big but hey, that’s part of the game. We win or we learn!

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Dude looks like he's tweaking