Michael Phelps Swimming Multi-Color Pen & Ink Figure Drawing #422A

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Michael Phelps 422A, swimming as seen from under water pen & ink figure drawing by artist Stephen Condren, as seen on Quora.com.

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Michael Phelps 422A, swimming as seen from under water pen & ink figure drawing by artist Stephen Condren

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Michael Phelps 422A, swimming as seen from under water pen & ink figure drawing by artist Stephen Condren, matted white in the size of 11″ x 14″.

Figure Drawing Genres

Below are three links to genres of figure drawing genres that I have done to help you understand my process:

1. Pen & Ink sketch & wash:  #2835A
2. Color & lead pencil illustrations:  #312A
3. Watercolors and tempera:  #1253A

Figure

This figure drawing is of a young

Michael Phelps 422A

The rendering of the this figure shows Michael Phelps swimming in the water from under the pool. Thus you can see how he looks in a much better view than those from above the water. The nice thing about this kind of view is that all of the waves and splashing are gone. You can see everything without any obstruction. Since he is wearing long pants he is just doing regular training because these would slow him down in any competitive race.

Drawing Characteristics

Figure

Characteristics of this figure drawing are the color inks. When I use color inks I try and make them integrate into the fabric of the drawing like a Persian Rug. I have used both blue and green inks to make this figure drawing. The most striking thing about this drawing are his arms. Because he is so close to the lens of the camera it has greatly distorted the image of his body. His arms look gigantic whereas his legs look small. This makes it look that I drew it incorrectly, however, I examined all the details carefully, and this is the correct set of proports of his body from that lens.

Photographs & Image

Photos can be found on the Internet by searching for Michael Phelps.