New Manu sketch: If looks could kill

[carina_gino20]

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7484/manu9.jpg

:ihit

[tp2021]

I think this displaces your Tony sketch as my favorite work of yours.

:toast

[sa_butta]

Awesome!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

Really impressive, looks exactly like Manu

[carina_gino20]

I think this displaces your Tony sketch as my favorite work of yours.

:toast

:wow that's a long time coming. thanks!

[pookenstein]

Wow, that's awesome. Great job!

[Chieflion]

That brilliant crooked nose.

[Bukefal]

wow that's awesome :clap

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow! Really good!

[Dice]

You're very talented. Nice work.

[PBEEZY]

Amazing man

[Phenomanul]

Awesome work carina_gino20!!

One of your best yet.

Only suggestion is to add the look of a "seam" across the ball (maybe some leathery ball texture too)... otherwise it looks like Manu went bowling (and those pins don't know what's coming at 'em)... :king

[jalberto]

Awesome.
No doubt, your best one!!! Congrats!

[Slomo]

Yeah, you're getting better :tu

[stéphane]

wow great one Carina.
Might be your best so far.

[Fpoonsie]

Yep, NAILED tha schnoz.

Looks great, Carina.

[boutons_deux]

great work, very realistic

[DrSteffo]

Goooood!

[lil'mo]

Very talented, you could be a criminal sketch artist

[easy7]

Nice... Thanks for sharing.

[duncan228]

Fantastic Carina! Great to see you doing some Spurs again. :)

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Fantastic work. I echo the praise for really nailing Manu's ever shifting schnozz.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Very Nice! You got the nose down perfect

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Carina

[Blackjack]

With-out-a-doubt your best offering, Carina (which is saying something). :tu

[Juanobili]

:tu

[honestfool84]

wow, awesome job Carina!

[spurs10]

I've noticed the intensity in Manu's face this year. You really got that in your drawing. He's as serious as a heart attack and I'm sure it's rubbing off on his teammates. Great work!

[tp2021]

As far as I'm concerned, this is a snapshot portrait of Manu Ginobili. Very awesome

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

That's a sketch? Wow, awesome job! Looks just like Manu! :)

[carina_gino20]

Only suggestion is to add the look of a "seam" across the ball (maybe some leathery ball texture too)... otherwise it looks like Manu went bowling (and those pins don't know what's coming at 'em)... :king

You're right. I was too preoccupied with other details about the face that I got lazy once I got to the ball. Will work on that.:toast

[carina_gino20]

And thanks to everyone for the lovely comments! :D

Honestly though, the sketch scares me a bit when I look at it for too long. :lol

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

yeah thats your best work yet imo tbh

[Tp9gospursgo]

How long did it take you to do this?

[TJastal]

You're right. I was too preoccupied with other details about the face that I got lazy once I got to the ball. Will work on that.:toast

Not to criticize either, but...

If your going to actually do some editing, might I suggest just taking the ball out of the picture altogether? I think it takes away from the full effect of Manu's scowl not to see his chin or lower lip.

[Bender]

no, the ball should stay. that's the point of the pic... manu holding a basketball and glaring at someone.

great pic by the way, definitely one of your best, or maybe your best yet.

[TJastal]

no, the ball should stay. that's the point of the pic... manu holding a basketball and glaring at someone.

great pic by the way, definitely one of your best, or maybe your best yet.

lol @ the point of the pic being "the ball"

[NZ Spurs]

Technique alone, this is your best. I'm really glad to see you found a denser pencil :)

:toast

[Bender]

lol @ the point of the pic being "the ball"
not "the ball", MANU LOOKING OVER A BALL.

[ALVAREZ6]

Out of curiosity, how long did that sketch take in total?

[TJastal]

not "the ball", MANU LOOKING OVER A BALL.

Well I'm not gonna try to pretend to know what the artist was thinking, I just made a suggestion of what I would personally prefer. If she also likes his face covered up by the ball then that's probably how the picture will stay.

:lol

[Frenzy]

Send this to Sean during the game. I can only imagine what he'd say.

[NickiRasgo]

Nice!

[carina_gino20]

How long did it take you to do this?


Out of curiosity, how long did that sketch take in total?

Probably 3.5 hrs in total. Finished most of it for 2-3hrs the first night. Then I set it aside because I didn't like how it looked. Plus, it helps me to see the flaws better when I try to do the finishing some time later.



Not to criticize either, but...

If your going to actually do some editing, might I suggest just taking the ball out of the picture altogether? I think it takes away from the full effect of Manu's scowl not to see his chin or lower lip.

As Bender said, it was part of the original pic. People here know I work mostly from photos. So it's probably gonna stay that way. I just need to make it look more like a basketball and less like a bowling ball.:lol

[Spursmania]

:clap

Nice!!

[JR21]

Thats looks exactly like manu and an expression that he would make. Great detail and talent!

[timtonymanurich]

Below this sketch it should read:

I'M coming for YOU KOBE!!

[duncan228]

One of Carina's earlier sketches for anyone that hasn't seen her work before.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/lead/leadsketch.jpg

[Fernando TD21]

Beautiful drawing.

[DMC]

Very nice. Just out of curiosity, did Manu's image hit the deck when you touched it with a pencil? :)

[DMC]

Other than the name, I cannot tell that was drawn by the same person who drew Duncan. Your work has greatly improved. Keep at it!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Excellent work, Carina. My only comment is that I think his nose is bent to one side, although you have captured its shape perfectly. Awesome stuff! :toast

[Tp9gospursgo]

Excellent work, Carina. My only comment is that I think his nose is bent to one side, although you have captured its shape perfectly. Awesome stuff! :toast

But he did break his nose recently...:lol

[Obilivo]

Awesome!
You are definitely a genius!

[EricD]

Where can I get a copy?

[Fpoonsie]

I just need to make it look more like a basketball and less like a bowling ball.:lol

Screw it. Keep it a bowling ball. People can just assume he's staring down one of those insufferable 7-10 splits.

[carina_gino20]

Screw it. Keep it a bowling ball. People can just assume he's staring down one of those insufferable 7-10 splits.

:lol

[spurtech09]

very cool!!!!!!!

[koriwhat]

Where can I get a copy?

File > Print > Ok

[TJastal]

Thats looks exactly like manu and an expression that he would make. Great detail and talent!

Yah, it probably would since it was drawn from a photograph. :p:

[Blanchard 48MoH]

Nice sketch, I haven't seen all the drawings that everyone is referring to, but I like how you've moved away from the simple line work in the Duncan picture posted under this discussion and let your shading create all the lines in this Manu portrait.

Have you ever considered using charcaol if you're staying in a black and white medium? It's relatively inexpensive and you can get some great contrast using it if you don't mind the mess.

[carina_gino20]

Nice sketch, I haven't seen all the drawings that everyone is referring to, but I like how you've moved away from the simple line work in the Duncan picture posted under this discussion and let your shading create all the lines in this Manu portrait.

Have you ever considered using charcaol if you're staying in a black and white medium? It's relatively inexpensive and you can get some great contrast using it if you don't mind the mess.

Are you the one who made those cool Spurs paintings at 48 MoH?

I've considered charcoal many times, but I think the one time I started doing it, I couldn't control the mess so I gave up. But I'm open to it, the same way that I'd like to do some color again. Just that I never get around to doing it. :lol

[Blanchard 48MoH]

Yes. I wish I had time to do more. I have a Blair one in the works, but I'll probably get down to a Manu one before I finish that one. Watercolors take me a bit longer, but they're cheaper than other paints.

With charcoal, stick to portraits first--just a close, tight shot of the face. The point is to have some open space to work with the medium. Also, with charcoal, you want to go with a higher contrast on the picture. The subtle shadings with the pencil are nice, but harder to work with charcoal.

I always lay the charcoal down on the darkest areas first, generally the hair of jersey framing the face. Then I grab one of those blending stubs (or roll newspaper into a point to create one) and take some charcoal from those dark areas and push it out to create the shadows on the face. I never actually use the charcoal block or pencil itself to touch any of the face. I do use a charcoal pencil for the eyes though. Also have to make sure you have fixative for after you're done. Hair spray works too.

[carina_gino20]

Yes. I wish I had time to do more. I have a Blair one in the works, but I'll probably get down to a Manu one before I finish that one. Watercolors take me a bit longer, but they're cheaper than other paints.

With charcoal, stick to portraits first--just a close, tight shot of the face. The point is to have some open space to work with the medium. Also, with charcoal, you want to go with a higher contrast on the picture. The subtle shadings with the pencil are nice, but harder to work with charcoal.

I always lay the charcoal down on the darkest areas first, generally the hair of jersey framing the face. Then I grab one of those blending stubs (or roll newspaper into a point to create one) and take some charcoal from those dark areas and push it out to create the shadows on the face. I never actually use the charcoal block or pencil itself to touch any of the face. I do use a charcoal pencil for the eyes though. Also have to make sure you have fixative for after you're done. Hair spray works too.

It's been ages since I did watercolor or charcoal so my technique is pretty much nil. The main reason why I stick to pencil is because it's simple. I never had much success with shading using charcoal, so thanks for the tip.

Do you know any site that has useful tutorials on drawing with charcoal? Especially shading.

[duncan228]

Yes. I wish I had time to do more...

Welcome to SpursTalk. Appreciate your work on 48MoH, and your Duncan drawing after the Warriors game is great. :tu

[slayermin]

That is your best sketch that I have seen here. Kudos.

[Admidave50]

Very nice! Congrats and keep up the good work!

[KenziE]

magaling ! mahusay ! proud to be your kababayan keep it up more power to you ! btw do you live in San antonio ?

im a filipino but i reside in alaska but im out here in manila on vacation for the holidays

[100%duncan]

I'm proud of you big sis!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

But he did break his nose recently...:lol

You think maybe he broke it straight? :lol

Nah, his nose naturally leans one way, and the thickening of the ridge (captured perfectly in the sketch) tells you he's broken it at least once. ;)

[carina_gino20]

magaling ! mahusay ! proud to be your kababayan keep it up more power to you ! btw do you live in San antonio ?

im a filipino but i reside in alaska but im out here in manila on vacation for the holidays

Not in San Antonio, not in the Philippines. Sad, isn't it? :lol

[blizz]

Seriously though, how can I get a copy? Do you do other work on the side? Like if I sent you a picture, could you draw it? I'd pay you....PM me.

[Gutter92]

I think many people are missing the point of this picture. It's much deeper than just Manu and Basketball.

Or it could just be a sketch

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

One of Carina's earlier sketches for anyone that hasn't seen her work before.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/lead/leadsketch.jpg
Woah, another awesome sketch. :)

[KenziE]

Not in San Antonio, not in the Philippines. Sad, isn't it? :lol


hehe well it is what it is but being a spurs fan these aint gonna make you sad yeah baby ! great sketch makes me wanna get a portait tatoo of Manuuuu !

[Spurologist]

:tu great work

May I see the sketches you've done so far? There's also one of tp, no?

[carina_gino20]

:tu great work

May I see the sketches you've done so far? There's also one of tp, no?

Hi Spurologist, I think you've already seen the TP sketches. I don't have a recent one.

Haven't drawn a Spur since these last summer:

David Robinson sketch (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155357)

George Hill sketch (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154646)

The others are way back 2008.