Christ almighty, this guy in roughly 7 minutes drew a headshot that basically is better than the accumulation of everything I've ever drawn in my life.
Honestly, that is the most genuine and honest advice I've ever seen on RU-vid. Talented people 99% of the time are not just born with their talents... they just have a greater opportunity to practice.
Virgo of Frogs thanks. I went to school for classical guitar performance and logged tens of thousands of hours practicing, but people never hear that. they never heard the struggles, frustration, and dedication, they just heard me playing outside my practice room. it's a long road to get to run, and we all start by crawling. we all just need to find what we want to get great at. I take inspiration from all walks of talents, and take that desire, be it from painters, guitarists, construction workers, or football players, and apply it to my goals in life.
David Carmichael no kidding...we didn't have this resource in the 90s. I remember ordering a little book on how to draw superheroes out of the back of a comic book and I waited months for it to arrive in the mail. when it finally did, it was nearly useless as drawing instruction.
Same here..i grew up im the 80s-90s...had there been the internet and youtube as a kid...i would have been a better as an artist and guitarist. There was for lessons tutorials as a kid.
hacksdp3 still can't believe Tim Burton tried to use Cage for his Superman movie. I watched the documentary about it on HBO, and it looked like the worst, most heretical BS I have ever seen. the changes they were going to make were highly disrespectful to the history of the character. he wasn't supposed to even be able to FLY in the movie! and Cage just looked all wrong for it too...
hacksdp3 still can't believe Tim Burton tried to use Cage for his Superman movie. I watched the documentary about it on HBO, and it looked like the worst, most heretical BS I have ever seen. the changes they were going to make were highly disrespectful to the history of the character. he wasn't supposed to even be able to FLY in the movie! and Cage just looked all wrong for it too...
Todd's personality reminds of my own, I just have none of his talent. You can tell he has a huge imagination and is never not thinking about something totally bad ass in his head. What a genuinely, fun and creative person.
Enjoyed your drawings since I was a kid. Now I am in my 40s and you are still one of my favorite artists. Glad you have a channel so I can still enjoy your works and support you Toddy.
3 years later and I'm back to the place where I learnt alot of drawing techniques from, also I followed literally every step you did and did quite well :D!
Really enjoyed this video and your approach. I am a beginner just starting to take drawing seriously and your style is just right; not too fast and a great progression through the drawing. I appreciate this very much.
Wow, that art work is still amazing! I wish he was still drawing comics! When ever I saw a Todd McFarland drawn comic or cover instant purchase! American Comics now don’t compare!
you are a blessed man, dear Tood, thanks for Share your Expirience, and show us, your scent of your Style., I have been watch tips and lesson with some other gigiants, like Finch , Lee... but in this moment I had catched many Misteries of Draw of American Comics, Thanks again, Greetings from Mexico.
I swear, every single time I watch one of these videos I start off by looking at his initial scratches/outlines and say to myself "How in the hell did this kid make a name for himself with this shit? It looks ridiculous." And then, boom --- three minutes later I look at it again and I'm like "Oh, there it is. That's why." LOL Todd McFarlane = everyone's favorite drunk uncle.
Even if I had the technology, I’d still need lessons on using it. Kinda prefer old fashioned pencil and paper anyway. As weird as it sounds, there’s more of an intimate connection when you can feel the lines you make. I know this method is cleaner and faster. But I like a more “hands on” result.
Todd,I noticed your coyote 11 behind you that has your first published work. I have a couple of those two. Do you collect comics? If so what is your favorite book that you own?
Remember kids, to draw Ghost Rider you need plenty of ticky-tacks, a subtle use of sexy, a sparse helping of doo-dad hicks and a nice big DOOFDOOFDOOF-PWOOCH to finish it off!
