How To Draw Tonally (Non-Tradiationally) - 01

A quick demonstration of costumed gesture drawing for the Animation and Entertainment Industry, handled tonally while keeping in mind the ground plane and a sense of mood, rough lighting and atmosphere in regards to story-driven drawings.

- The medium used is an Sanford Design Ebony - jet black, extra smooth pencil. -

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Mark McDonnell
• Cre8tivemark
• Cre8tivmarks
• Cre8tivemarks.com
• markmcdonnell.blogspot.com
• Character Design
• Development
• Animation Book
• Gesture Drawing
• Tutorial
• Background Design
• Graphic Design
• Video Game Design
• Gaming
• Prop Design
• Tinkerbell
• Disney
• The Walt Disney Company
• Pixar
• Blue Sky Studios
• Artist
• Dreamworks
• Princess and the Frog
• Warner Brothers
• WB
• Tonal Drawing
• How To Train Your Dragon

[GoodFriendsForever]

my mom says all the stoner kids go to the art classes so i never got to take art classes :(

[Cre8tivemark]

GoodFriendsForever,

Ha Ha, not true. I'm not a stoner . . . just kunckled down when I found out what I wanted to do!

MAC

[CamronJLB]

looks like one of Duncan MacLeod's old friends.

[Cre8tivemark]

Thanks,

MAC

[greg95945]

Once again Mark your video commands attention. I admire the special effects you added with the rain. In your vast experience would this character be way beyond what you would present when storyboarding? Would it be possible in the future to show a typical sketch that would be used for a storyboard presentation and then one that is used as key sketch? I also want to share how awesome the Sanford Ebony pencil is, it almost feels like sketching on butter, the varities of tone one can achieve, wow!

[Cre8tivemark]

Thanks Greg, much apprecaited. Every little bit helps to add life and a feeling of place and mood rather than just a sketch floating in the middle of a blank page.

Best,

MAC

[Lanedude08]

Tonally? As an artist major, I'm not sure what you mean. Probably a phrase for something I have heard of before, but never called how you are calling it.

[361983200]

@GoodFriendsForever don't listen to him, all we do in art class is smoke weed.

[toto30mx]

@GoodFriendsForever LOL dude the story of my life 

[kirksegafan]

Slick ass!! So cool!!!

[KingD628]

@Cre8tivemark Whoa! 0_0

[txfnero]

All this does is remind me how much I fail at drawing loose. I tried a few minutes ago, my drawings failed, and were stiff as possible. I decided to quit drawing for a bit before I ended up throwing my paper out the window.

[JohnnyDroGaxiola]

@Cre8tivemark You are...

[pinupchelle28]

this was amazing to watch!

[Cruelhazard]

How in the world are you drawing without a reference?

[BeautyGirl3000]

r u drawing w/a reference?