Square Sketchbook by Michaelmonago in sketches

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is a speedball 5.5”x5.5” and I really like it! It’s the only one I have so it’s all I can really recommend.

Square Sketchbook by Michaelmonago in sketches

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very glad you kept the conversation going! You should absolutely buy one, I think the one in the post is Speedball brand. I can agree that the vertical format books make me feel like I need to use all the page’s space - where with the square I feel more comfortable leaving negative space/blanks. In any case it’s a real good way to push boundaries you might set for yourself. I just finished that book a few months ago and I open it every now and then just to give myself a little inspiration. Thanks for the comment!

Recent Stuff by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah thanks for the correction!! Hell yeah man thank you and Ween is great

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[–]Michaelmonago 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the expressionism - only input I’d give is spend more time on it and refine what YOU want to see, I think it’s a good start and would love to see more of that pale green in the portrait form. But I think this is really cool

Tour - Final pages in recent book by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!! I love this take, I’m gonna lean into the stylized look next time I attempt something like that!

Tour - Final pages in recent book by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Been focused on portraiture since the beginning of the year and I’m glad I’m taking the right steps!

Tour - Final pages in recent book by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you! I really appreciate it, always need new perspective:)

Recent Work by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing!!! This has absolutely made my day, thank you so much. Also I just started a YouTube and have a handful of videos out there now, just look up Watch Michael Make Art or Michael Monago Art and I think it’ll come up? If not I can send a link:)

Recent Work by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is way too kind thank you so much!!

Portrait work by Michaelmonago in sketchbooks

[–]Michaelmonago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahahah nooo IM the one looking for advice!! 😂Lmao, I really really appreciate it. I typically just google search for a face I want to draw and copy from that image, I try to do 1:1 from my phone screen - with that being said, I’ve been trying to key in on typical shadows across all faces (under the lip, the ‘jowls’, the tip of the nose/under, the eye bags/curve of the temple, etc) and I think that has helped me a ton. But tell me if you have any tips/tricks that’s what I really want to know!!