#Michael Hampton

[garadinervi]

Mutant Library, (group exhibition), Tension, London, September 14 – October 19, 2024

Participating Artists: David Bellingham, David Blackmore, Jonathan Callan, Nick Cash (BOOKEND), Robert Ellis, Matt Hale (BOOKEND), Michael Hampton, Andrew Macbeth, n[trOP]y, Mark Sowden, Finlay Taylor

(image: n[trOP]y (Michael Hampton and David Blackmore), Index 2.0, Tension, London, 2024, Laminated laserjet A3 poster version for sale in gallery, Edition of 40 signed copies)

[valentin-is-golden]

I finally got the time AND energy/will to start drawing again (I haven't drawn in like. A year lmao (oops)) and I expected to be worse after that long of a break.

Working on gesture drawing since my poses are often really stiff (not going too badly)

Reading my PDFs of "The Vilppu Drawing Manual" and "Figure Drawing: Design & Invention"

Did 7 gesture drawings + annotated them with critiques (it's not very many but I am falling asleep (I've been caffeined yet again))

Lately I've also been reading Sayers' translation of Inferno, and I'm up to canto IX

I just need to get better with the bony landmarks, using minimal lines, utilizing the CSI curves, and making my lines less chicken scratchy

[ kitty below cut ]

Cruella is being a sweetie :3

[corgi-nub]

Sketches from the Michael Hampton book uptop and practice applying what I learned on the bottom

[bandcampsnoop]

4/7/24.

Outer Battery (New York) is a label probably most known for releasing work from J Mascis' side project Heavy Blanket. Now, they're releasing the first in what is supposed to be several 7"s from The Foreign Correspondents. I'm pretty excited about this release

I'll turn it over to the release page from Outer Battery:

Sometimes the best music happens when a group of friends get together and discover that they’re mutual fans of the same artist. When that group of friends is Ted Leo on vocals and guitar, Brendan Canty from Fugazi on drums, Michael Hampton from Faith/Fake Names on guitar, and Sohrab Habibion from The Obits on bass then you know that the recording is going to be special, and when the inspiration is the early 70’s work of French-Canadian legend Michel Pagliaro then you can be certain that it’s going to be magical...Lovin’ You Ain’t Easy is the first 7” in a series of nuggets from the Foreign Correspondents, join them as they travel the world searching for lost classics!

[castur1]

Figure studies à la Michael Hampton (the one in the lower left was drawn from reference though)

[spilladabalia]

Embrace - If I Never Thought About It

[shamsshamousa]

Gesture/figure drawing based on Michael Hampton

[tonguesofdestruction]

Fake Names legen mit neuer Single “Expendables” nach

Das Post-Punk-Dreamteam Fake Names legte heute mit einer neuen Single namens “Expendables” nach. Das Studioalbum gleichen Namens erscheint am 3. März 2023 über Epitaph Records. Der Song überzeugt durch eine moderne Produktion gepaart mit Bad Religion-artigen Backing Vocals. Brian Baker sagt dazu: “Dieser Song hat so viel von einem klassischen Michael Hampton, dass ich jedes Mal lache, wenn ich…

[theonlyadawong]

Corbin Bleu as Seymour, and Constance Wu as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre

(Photos by Evan Zimmerman)

[oxygen537art]

So you're telling me that you draw some of these scrumptious NSFW traditionally??? HOW do you do them so well, do you look up poses/references, or just have that much practice? I'd be grateful for any tips 🙏

Yes, traditionally. In my case, both options work. I use references and have a lot of practice (I've been drawing every day since the end of 2022).

Knowing proportions and anatomy helps me, so I can suggest working on that first. Break the bodies from the reference into simple shapes, e.g. arms and legs are cylinders, joints are spheres, etc. If you can visualize objects in three dimensions, it will be easier. Otherwise, you can use 3D models or articulated artist mannequin.

Learn the location of muscles, how they attach to bones, what bones they attach to, study what they look like from different angles. Not necessarily if your style doesn't involve depicting realistic human anatomy.

I can recommend the books:

Uldis Zarins and Sandis Kondrats Anatomy for Sculptors

Hampton, M. Figure Drawing: Design and Invention

Barcsay, J. Művészeti anatómia (Anatomy for The Artist)

My references for these drawings are mostly all NSFW, some I find on adult sites or Twitter. You can see the muscles very well in these pictures, it's like drawing from nudes in an art studio. But you don't have to use them if you're uncomfortable, the regular ones from Pinterest are just as good!

Using pose references, I usually turn the bodies to a different angle so I don't copy it.

I also draw slower on paper than in digital, one drawing can take hours while I check everything, find mistakes and redraw it, so time plays a role too. I also use a mirror, turn the drawing over and look at it while holding it up to the light, or take a photo and turn it horizontally to see the mistakes. In short, flipping the canvas.

I highly recommend taking breaks. And most importantly, don't be too hard on yourself, drawing should be a joy! If you like challenges, go ahead, if not, don't force yourself to do everything perfectly.

I hope it helps!

[theworldisyonces]

Beyoncé getting ready for Michael Rubin’s 4th of July all white party in the Hamptons. (7/4/24)

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[castur1]

I've been following the book Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton recently, and I've really enjoyed it! I can recommend it to anyone who's looking to learn how to draw people. Here's a muscle study I did this morning with its help :D

Version with notes and without colour under the cut:

[daily80s]

TEEN WOLF (1985) | dir. Rod Daniel

[thezocalo]

"Theres nothing like the love of a good woman to keep your spirits up, is there?"

5x19 - The Wheel of Fire