u/OmegaCo69

I always heard people saying "the demo's WAY better!!" And after hearing both versions back to back a buncha times?

I don't agree. I think they both have their strengths.

STEAKHOUSE:

The screams on the demo sound more distorted and intense to me. The guitar parts are slightly more elaborate too, but I'm torn on whether or not they're better for it. The guitars also sound more distorted sometimes, and I like that.

However, the almost constant hi-hat pedal throughout the song bothers me (it feels like the drummer was counting himself and the band into starting the song at the beginning too.)

JAPANESE EXCLUSIVE VERSION:

The production's better on this one. The demo sounded a bit empty to me compared to this. Some guitar parts are either replaced or played by the added background instruments (like the xylophone-sounding thing that rings once or twice in the verses,) and I like that more, honestly.

The female choir replacing Jeff's background vocals are nice (kinda torn on who I prefer more or if I'd rather have both at the same time.)

Jeff's screams sometimes aren't as intense near the end, especially when the breakdown starts. The guitars in here also don't play the tritone after the C chord, which I miss.

Ik some here are probably gonna give me shit for having this opinion, but I said it. I don't think either one is better than the other.

(Don’t worry mods, I got a reference to show here.)

The sketch is based on S. Michael Hampton’s 2-minute gestures on his figure-drawing book, so no reference for that.

The pose and anatomy is my attempt at a Bridgman drawing.

I had to tweak some parts to fit the gesture I did underneath, so it’s not one-to-one.

Thoughts? Does the gesture resemble the original? Is the anatomy mostly accurate, or is there something I could do better?

Got another one done. Introducing the legless, armless, handless and overall unfinished wonder… it’s not finished cuz I got tired from drawing for a while today. Hope you like it.

Ignoring the obvious symmetry from copy-and-pasting one side to another on the second picture, any feedback would be appreciated. Do ANY of the muscles look inaccurate? Do the ribs or pelvis look weird? (they’re simplified shapes, so they’re not realistic ofc.)

My sketch is now the first image. Does the anatomy look accurate? Is the pose too stiff? Let me know your thoughts

I also took some notes from S. Michael Hampton when it came to drawing the figure, hence the wrapping lines, shoulder line and head.

Let me know your thoughts