Pixel Joint Forum: Adrian Monk (Updated-Shaded)

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   Hi, 
Heres an Adrian Monk from the tv show Monk. lol.  I can't draw his face... can someone help me out?

Edited by Twizzler - 05 February 2007 at 7:33pm

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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Topic: Adrian Monk (Updated-Shaded) Posted: 04 February 2007 at 5:45pm
	Hi, Heres an Adrian Monk from the tv show Monk. lol. I can't draw his face... can someone help me out? Edited by Twizzler - 05 February 2007 at 7:33pm

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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 04 February 2007 at 9:37pm
	Heres a newer version with a better face. and heres a ref picture

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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 04 February 2007 at 10:24pm
	Not bad thus far but you might want to try a couple things: 1. Shading on his clothes 2. Bigger feet. 3. Darker lines on his face.
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Opacus Commander Joined: 19 July 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Posted: 05 February 2007 at 3:15am
	Apart from the lack of shading, I think the biggest problem with this is his face. It doesn't at all look like him. Like you've drawn him, he could be any black haired middle-aged man in this world. You really need to define his facial features, like this: Of course, this aint perfect either, his forehead needs to be somewhat larger, maybe 1-2 pixels, but you can see what I mean. This actually looks like him. You need to be able to tell when drawing someone: Oh right, that's Adrian Monk. And that ain't gonna happen if you leave his face undefined. If the face is undefined, it doesn't matter how deatailed the body is, you wont recognize him. Edited by Opacus - 05 February 2007 at 3:16am

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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 05 February 2007 at 7:33pm
	heres a newer version. I darkened the face and- dum dum dum dum - SHADED lol Edited by Twizzler - 05 February 2007 at 7:33pm

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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 05 February 2007 at 9:02pm
	Try upping the contrast and looking at the previous edit. You really need to choose a light source also.
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Opacus Commander Joined: 19 July 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Posted: 06 February 2007 at 2:20am
	*Originally posted by Twizzler* heres a newer version. I darkened the face and- dum dum dum dum - SHADED lol I see no shades, only some cylinder formed highlights. Clothes fold, they arent shaded like tube like what you currently have going on...oh wait, now I see some extremely minor shading. This needs far more contrast.

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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 07 February 2007 at 10:04pm
	heres an update

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Aleiav Commander Joined: 08 April 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2380	Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:29am
	The only thing you've done is tweak the contrast. That's ALL you've done. Why don't you try spending some more time on this and thinking about light sources and shading as well as anatomy?
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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 08 February 2007 at 4:45pm
	I never said it was a major update... and I did a little more than that. I added some shading, made some lines smoother/thicker. Edited by Twizzler - 08 February 2007 at 4:46pm

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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 08 February 2007 at 7:35pm
	Arms must be longer, to mid-thigh. *I hate MONK
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Twizzler Midshipman Joined: 16 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Posted: 08 February 2007 at 8:41pm
	thats nice. did you know its usa's top rated show?

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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 08 February 2007 at 9:00pm
	Is it really? I hadn't heard of it until I saw this topic. At this point, I don't think pixel-level critiques are going to benefit you as much as general art ones. I think this piece needs a grounding in realistic shading. All you're doing is shading off the outline and you're not representing depth or form. I suggest looking at shadings of spheres and cylinders to see how you can shade individual bits of the guy. If you don't know how to do that, a google search would do a world of help. It's actually be less work than typing a reply to this message. Go ahead and help yourself. You have a lot of straight lines and boring shapes in the piece; this shows a general lack of knowledge about composition. I think taking an art fundamentals course at school would provide a lot of the theory behind the creation of line art. You'll learn what you represent with different types of lines, different shading methods, and other techniques and concepts which you can apply to all the media with which you express yourself. Good luck!
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