My new MTB Pencil art piece

I saw this on Fb this morning, stunning work from the Cwmbranistan massive.

Have to say, this raises the bar for the MNPR posters!

What’s MNPR MCTD? 😀

There’s absolutely no way on this earth I can compete with this!! It’s incredible. I’m absolutely in awe of the skill involved!

What’s MNPR

Monday Night Phallic Ride.

They welcome new members.

Binners on here does some very clever artwork to plug the Monday Night Pub Rides. There’s an excellent thread on here with some of his pics on it.

And it turns out Binners gets auto corrected to Bonkers.

I will take a look, thanks!

I still think the cassette rider is better looking, but amazing again.

This thread here

Thanks MDTC. There’s some really good conceptual stuff there Binners! Very clever. I’m a human photocopier.. :D.. but you have a creative streak! Are they photoshop works?? Nice one.

Not the only streak binners has done.

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Flash – let’s hope no one did any sketches!

That is stunning, mind blowing that is pencil. I salute you sir.

I don’t make a living from it, it’s just a hobby

That surprises me!

DezB – I hope I can change that in future. I’m very slow though!

I’m a human photocopier

Amazing skills.
I do prefer the components sans riders as composition

Excellent stuff OP. The detail is amazing.

Amazing work. Honestly can’t believe that they are pencil drawings.

Really impressive. Again, I’m one of those who’d rather just see the mechanical item rather than a rider on top of them.

I think the Mrs would even let some of them up on the walls.

There’s almost a temptation to prefer them unfinished to prove they’re drawings.

Incredible. Really amazing Mark.

Amazing

Thats incredible work really amazing and thought was a photo too! Really good luck with it!

Cheers Mark. All my stuff nowadays is drawn up as vectors in illustrator, or hand drawn with rotrings then scanned in and coloured up. I started like you did though. When I was a younger I’d spend days at a time on quite technical pencil drawings of cars, and planes. My mum and dad have just got loads of photos of me, where I always seem to have a pencil in my hand, sat drawing. I was never on the unbelievable level you’re at though. Your work is incredible!

But I’d absolutely echo what you said. If your kids are into drawing, then give them loads of encouragement. My dad in particular did with me, as he’s a draughtsman and has an incredible technical ability. Now my two are always drawing, and we’ll sit and do it together. I find it incredibly therapeutic and calming

MDTC – I think I’ll adopt bonkers as my new title 😀

I think including some minor subtle incongruity would really stress the pencil drawing expertise

Brilliant, even better than the first.

Emailed ref a print.

That’s skills that is

Skill? It’s bloody witchcraft is what it is! Absolutely stunning.

I’m also in though with those that don’t really like the bike and rider addition. For me it makes it look a bit like a birthday card your gran would pick out for you cos she still thinks you’re 7 🙂

I agree about the rider.
I would love to see (and buy) one that is the cassette and chain combined.
Stunning pics

Thats amazing. Absolutely amazing. I’d have either like a shot but without the rider. I can’t get my head around that sort of talent.

I like the ‘unfinished’ cassette drawing and +1 for the ‘without a rider’ comment too- I’d buy one!

+1 for the ‘without a rider’

I’d have either like a shot but without the rider.

OP. Get the rubber out 🙂

For me it makes it look a bit like a birthday card your gran would pick out for you cos she still thinks you’re 7

That
In isolation the component or the bike and rider are unbelievably good, not together

Totally stunning!

Absolutely brilliant..
But too technically correct. I appreciate the skill involved but it’s too much like looking at a photo of something. Very Talented illustration but creatively a bit meh..

Wow, took over 2 pages for that cliché to come out!

Nah earlier than that … Our OP knows his …… errrrrrrmmm….. limitation …. 🙄 😆

He mentions it himself half way down page 2.

I’m a human photocopier.. :D.. but you have a creative streak!

Question for the OP, if I may

Your drawings look like perfection to us mortals…. but do you see parts that aren’t quite right and could have been improved ?

OP is allowed 😆

Man mountain machine misaligned, tut tut. Up yer game would ye! 😆

But too technically correct. I appreciate the skill involved but it’s too much like looking at a photo of something. Very Talented illustration but creatively a bit meh..

It is true though.

That’s why (if I had the money to pay for a commission – and I wish I did) I’d like an unfinished one. Something like the cassette with the bottom 1/4 unshaded. For me, it shows the true ability of the artist without having to tell people it’s actually a drawing.

Ro5ey
Yes, absolutely,…all the time. I’d say I’m 80% pleased with the current piece. I struggle with perfectionism (No I’m not perfect, I just have trouble accepting anything that I think isn’t!). But in a way this makes me strive to create as much realism as possible.

I appreciate and take on all the comments about the pieces without the riders having appeal. I wanted to try to combine photorealism (the genre I occupy) with surrealism. The first piece kind of developed as it went along, but the new piece was planned from the start from 2 reference photos. As I said somewhere above, art is subjective and not everyone is going to like a piece of work. That said, I managed to get rid of all 40 of the original piece, Chain Reaction.

I also take on board the comment by cloudnine. Again, this is the beauty of art. Photorealism is frowned upon by some critics, lauded by others. Personally I love it and find plenty of inspiration in many modern photorealistic pencil artists. I have a strong dislike for abstract stuff, artists like Rothko! Sorry, but it does nothing for me. Damien Hirst, Tracy Emin…being polite I would say they are expert ‘con’ artists. But they are multi millionaires so who am I to question!

Anyway, I guess I know what the next drawing needs to be like if I am to get some buyers from here…. 😀 😉

Thanks again for all the feedback.

seosamh77 – Glad someone noticed! 😀
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