# McRaven Sketchbook - Mixing 3D and 2D **URL:** \ **Category:** Artwork\ **Created:** [November 1, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546 "2020-11-01T13:30:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/1 "2020-11-01T13:30:30Z")
I’m starting my art on Nomad and finishing in Procreate. iPad has become a full art studio to me. Here are some recent examples: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/635bd0dee00abf0a24aa31f145124fb8afdd22d2.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/9cfcb802978cedf9ae775201bfcddf531db9b7b3.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/4b49c05de14c63478f8914c7973719874febfdba.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/258819d14631b9c75f7ddc49902dc113b1f49438.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/9824220f99ac4882f9d266bda464f8360860558b.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/af48ba41f78733520706d4615e80d6bfc1eca961.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/33501f46bd98965651495a16c99750d873962487.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/edd16ed847fa37f312a634d840f9d2a02f23aa8c.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/5ddd23e54cb9402b2b70f4c0fa4fba511efad3c5.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/8b743c00961be81a65e253d96f86d6d743f37db4.jpeg) [https://www.artstation.com/carl-mcraven](https://www.artstation.com/carl-mcraven) ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/2 "2020-11-01T19:53:13Z")
More sketches. Loving Nomad! ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/29f9461d94cb282de18e88d673ec644c9268feb2.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/699c30a8b21b5e5801ce137fc6adf50158cc9bd0.jpeg) > **[Carl McRaven](https://www.artstation.com/carl-mcraven)** > > Illustrator - Storyboard ---
**Author:** ![Nattapong](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/nattapong/32/543_2.png) [@Nattapong](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Nattapong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/3 "2020-11-02T00:14:50Z")
That’s a cool effect. How are you getting that half-tone shading? Are you just drawing it manually over a high-contrast render? ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/4 "2020-11-02T01:15:45Z")
Thanks. I use a halftone brush and the halftone effect in Procreate. There is a lot of drawing involved, but the modelling and the render gives me a great head start. So far the hardest part has been posing my models. ---
**Author:** ![Nattapong](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/nattapong/32/543_2.png) [@Nattapong](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Nattapong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/5 "2020-11-02T17:48:44Z")
I figured it was a manual effect! Thanks for the reply. ZBrush has a similar effect in their non-photorealistic filters which is pretty cool, too. It would be cool to see your initial Nomad sculpts to see what you started with. ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/6 "2020-11-02T18:27:07Z")
Here is the most recent one! ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/2a537fce6af80347ab8ab825a96c54a01db332bf.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/ee5c2a704119940c7d783d2490e64dc9499265a3.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/7d87e33d3470bf2db42ebd812aaa86a8d7b11c51.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/93dd030560085c4e283eccb5bd5d57013d137160.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nattapong](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/nattapong/32/543_2.png) [@Nattapong](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Nattapong)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/7 "2020-11-02T22:11:32Z")
Impressive! ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/8 "2020-11-03T15:49:34Z")
Thanks! Here is one more: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/d633b6cfe6ecf399c970e5013a5cfa619bc987e4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nattapong](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/nattapong/32/543_2.png) [@Nattapong](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Nattapong)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/9 "2020-11-04T03:03:18Z")
Very atmospheric! How are you posing your characters? Are you just masking and rotating? Is the base mesh imported or are you sculpting from scratch? Thx for posting! ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/10 "2020-11-04T03:07:08Z")
I split in pieces and pose using gizmo, or I render different parts separately to patch together in the drawing stage. Sometimes I use the render, sometimes I trace and sometimes I just reference it. I’m still experimenting and developing a workflow… ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/11 "2020-11-05T18:07:30Z")
First time using the paint tools in Nomad. Very cool! I later painted over it a bit in Procreate to take it further. Here they are: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/5a779a3489830052b1dd116c9218faf70f1081a9.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/6a9b5cc6aab25a3171c8b636084cd34c1461a6b2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/12 "2020-11-05T23:07:54Z")
Character design for a new project to put my IPad workflow to test: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/35851f06953e9c2a8f1bb6cfede44eef5e7fc195.jpeg) > **[Carl McRaven](https://www.artstation.com/carl-mcraven)** > > Illustrator - Storyboard ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/13 "2020-11-06T15:08:02Z")
![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/5a779a3489830052b1dd116c9218faf70f1081a9.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/cbccfc8048690d6a4134ee32afcfc866ff051946.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/6e386543e9e80e97f61ca2f23861d5b239d78576.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/bcf24d70e611f45db7220b876f3f9a2cfb98a033.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/d6dadc8eb90fb52ea20adda39a155593c8b6afb7.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/05be49487a14b40c6c68ca135cf370547e5f43d1.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/16a8676c026532ce4029c1927f27bcab4190e7ce.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/ab53a4a0ca3b05258f84fbc7ac7c103ca484971f.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/919abab495e8c9a478661546f9ab0d427a30fb3c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Alton\_Reid](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/alton_reid/32/155_2.png) [@Alton\_Reid](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Alton_Reid)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/14 "2020-11-07T19:25:48Z")
Wow this is exactly what I been trying to do unfortunately my sculptures are noob lol great work ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/15 "2020-11-08T10:05:13Z")
Thanks! You just have to keep sculpting and drawing, Alton. Never stop! And post it in the forum for us! ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/16 "2020-11-09T10:02:04Z")
Here is the last one. I sculpted the figure from scratch, but not the guns. I will still try to improve the figure and create a few more compositions with him. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/04c82ed3e0db6ef751e44cf0dcf165c51d4ca74c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/17 "2020-11-10T10:19:17Z")
More sketches. First time using mask to pose, instead of split. I like it for small changes, but prefer split when I have to make bigger movements. I will explore this topic more. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/dc60952c928a7211bf42ebba3aed9bfc491cc36a.jpeg) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/b3913e3f21382d483c9465f11d19332c9123572b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/18 "2020-11-10T15:34:22Z")
I love how fast I can generate compositions after some initial work on models i have already sculpted! ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/a2797de5558f93893cd5b710df8d26e2035055f6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CarlMcRaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/carlmcraven/32/590_2.png) [@CarlMcRaven](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/CarlMcRaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/19 "2020-11-10T17:04:10Z")
![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/1X/bedac41e51796da448234f4a9f3596bf1d1eec3b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Oldmushroom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/oldmushroom/32/777_2.png) [@Oldmushroom](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Oldmushroom)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546/20 "2020-11-10T20:18:37Z")
Really cooool ! [Next page](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/mcraven-sketchbook-mixing-3d-and-2d/546.md?page=2)