How To Draw In Your Sketchbook - 02 "MAC Sketchbook Sessions"

[goddamnsam]

Can anyone recommend a book for cartooning? Avery,Early Disney,Crumb and Bakshi is what I'm interested in. Thank you

[goddamnsam]

@goddamnsam not a sketchbook but a technique/tutorial book

[xwarmouthx]

What do you use for your red and blue pencils? Are they colored pencils or do you use colored lead in a lead holder? Great work, thanks.

[foxy3271]

i would love to start drawing in this style would you possibly know the name of the style? amazing by the way

[Cre8tivemark]

Efemenalsume,

I use many different kinds of mediums but this book as primarily about using a thinner pen - Hi-Tec G 0.25 and a Pentel Waterbrush to ink the thicker parts of the drawings and fill in the blacks. I hope that helps.

Best,

MAC

[EfemenaIsume]

what tools do u use mark

[ericyabadabadoo]

no surprise he works for disney..one of the bests

[artlessonsgalore]

A wonderful sketchbook you have there. You have inspired me. Thanks for the post and sharing your drawing talent with the world.

[ColdSymbolism]

One day i will draw like this!

Well...gotta practice now!

[Jordan6141]

i need help on how to get better at drawing! how did you get so good?

[narunerdanime]

how long have you been drawing for

[myfavoritejuice]

me gusta. pero le falta morado.

[Cre8tivemark]

Semillion29,

I actually do both. It depends what you would like the image to look like. If I am going for an artsy/watercolor look, I will start with markers and see if I'm interested in adding line. But more often than not I will start with a drawing - preferably in pen that is permanent so it does not bleed when I apply the markers on top of the drawing.

Best,

MAC

[semillion29]

Do you draw directly with the marker, or do you draw in pencil first?

[joshuamazey123]

Hey does anybody no where i can buy a sketchbook like the 1 mac has ?

[Cre8tivemark]

@joshuamazey123,

Unfortunately this sketchbook is "one of a kind" actually. It was created for the proofing of my book: The Art and Feel of Making It Real - Gesture Drawing for the Animation and Entertainment Industry. But it's very similar to drawing of nice color copy paper you might find in a Print facility - Kinko's or something of that sort.

MAC

[taudreee567]

awesome sketchbook i wish mine was that cool:)

[gawrsherz]

This makes me feel like I truly and honestly SUCK.

But on the hand is very inspiring and it's something that pushes me to do better and to practice more. Thank you for posting. (:

[oldskater]

Very cool idea. Loved it!

[love2laugh1661]

I could look at your sketch book all day. I would love to see a 2D cartoon show in your style of sketches.

[Bawchee25]

Wow amazing stuff! I'm just curious how long it took you to fill that sketch book. I understand you're not necessarily drawing in it with the goal of filling it and being done with it, but I'm just curious to how many drawings you're hammering out.

[allenmez]

You're packing a lot of great content in here Mac. Thank you .

[3rikun]

Thank you for the video, always inspiring. Are there any reason for the blue and red pencils? I've often heard blue used because you can easily get rid of it after scanning, is it the same with the red? And is it just a personal preference to use them in your sketchbook instead of for example regular graphite? Thanks again.

[Cre8tivemark]

3rikun,

Back in the early days of animation this was the pencil used as the lines could be drawn over with a pencil and the blue would be keyed out or considered "non-photo blue." The reason I did not use graphite in this sketchbook was simply, the paper is coated and the pencil does not slide over the paper like it would on other surfaces. It gave me a chance to experiment and use the brush pen that the great Marcelo Vignali introduced to me. Experimentation is key!

Best,

MAC

[greg95945]

Hello Mark, once again you pull out a sketchbook filled with some great characters to share, thank you! The black from the Pentel Brush pen is amazing, from my computer screen I don't think I have seen another Brush pen do such a black lline and shading.

Mark, some of your work was in what looked like possibly a Sanguine pen or pencil, would you clarify what type and color it truly was? I has a very nice apperance on the bright white paper of your sketch journal.Have a nice weekend. Greg

[Cre8tivemark]

Greg95945,

The pencil in this sketchbook is actually a very traditional ColeErase pencil that just happen to be Indigo Blue. Back in the early days of animation this was the pencil used as the lines could be drawn over with a pencil and the blue would be keyed out or considered "non-photo blue."

Best,

MAC

[greg95945]

@Cre8tivemark Hey Mac, I know of the ColeErase blue pencil, I was actually referring to the drawings most likely about 3/4 or more from the end of your sketchbook where you have a rather large man with his back facing forward with a cane, the facing page and the page he is on, is done in a reddish pencil or pen, is that a sanguine pen or pencil that is reddish? Thank you for your quick responses, and your wisdom.

In humbleness,

Greg

[Cre8tivemark]

@greg95945 ,

Ah, Oh I see. . . The pencil is actually a Rouge Tuscan colored PrismaColor pencil and another one of my favorites.

Best,

MAC

[marcobucci]

awesome stuff man! your sketches are inspiring.

[Zetaman6666]

Hey Mark, great sketchbook! I have a couple questions.

I noticed you color in some sort of back ground sometimes around the subject in many different shapes or not in any identifiable shape at all. Is that a way to enhance/contrast the shape of the silhouette? For design purposes? To put the subject in a more believable 3D space? What is your main line of thinking when you do those kinds of studies?

[Cre8tivemark]

Zetaman6666,

The marker or color is to differentiate the drawing from another flat filled color in most cases. It allows a greater silhouette to show in the drawing as a frame would encase a picture on a wall. And yes, in many cases the flatness of the BG will call attention to the 3D nature of the drawing.

MAC

[kenthenoob]

great stuff! so what was the pen/marker you ended up using?

[modl]

simply amazing

[jrydland]

This is important for tv series, movies and not at least, video games. I hope you take part of one or maybe two of these categories, I cant imagine you not doing it, I really like what you create with the pencil! (:

[Cre8tivemark]

MrAaronSIlver ,

They are actually ColeErase pencil that just happen to be Indigo Blue.

MAC

[TheGuardianAngel777]

You're incredible Mark! Rob Ramirez Jr

[Cre8tivemark]

Rob,

Thanks my man . . much appreciated. More to come . . .

MAC

[Cre8tivemark]

Animatej24,

Thank you for such a nice comment . . . I'm working to get better and better!

MAC

[citrusoi]

When creating characters, do you think about the timeline theyre from? with that in mind will that help you to be more detailed about the character youre creating? as an aspiring concept artist i sometimes have trouble thinking of what my character should look like.

[Cre8tivemark]

Citrusoi,

Yes. I do think that giving that person a place or time will make them more of a character for you (the artist/creator) and the audience to latch onto and believe. The more I believe it, the more real it becomes to me as well as the audience looking at the image(s). I'm looking for interesting shapes and actions or movements to exploit character . . . but any help to describe them in better detail makes them stand out so much more from the other drawings.

MAC