Thursday
To Gramps!
Friday
Assorted Preview Sampler
Thursday
Sketch Jam
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
Thursday
Tuesday
Rocks!
Dug up an old plein air study from last year! This was done with the Safehouse Crew near Mt. Diablo.
Wednesday
A Moldy Oldy
Moldy Oldies!! Seems like a pretty good name for old Moleskine sketchbook drawings, right?
Tuesday
Friday
Wednesday
More Birds!
The camera resolution I used to snap these doesn't offer the best detail, but I wanted to toss them up anyways.
Below is a plein air sketch from just recently:
Tuesday
Saturday
Goodnight 2011!
Mean Muggin' on New Year's Eve. Not really though, all smiles here. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Years 2012!!
More portraits en route...
Tuesday
Smudgery...
Another renderfest. Had an idea and couldn't stop penciling it. One day I'll start adding backgrounds to these...one day.
Safehouse Show III ~ Sunday, Nov. 20
"The Lowlands Girl" 66 x 52, Starting Bid: $100 @ the Safehouse Show 3- Silent Auction!! If you are in or near San Francisco this coming Sunday, you won't want to miss this one. It is an honor to be displaying work alongside some of the most incredible artistic talent out there today. The show will be packed with artwork at insanely low prices. Come see us this weekend!!
Monday
Plein Air-Fort Baker
Saturday
Not Today
Monday
The Good Doctor
Made the counterpart to the Dr. Wily piece a while back and realized I had never posted it online. It's about time for an update anyways, so here it is!--The Good Doctor: Thomas Light. :)
Marin Headlands
Got a chance to ride out to the Marin Headlands for some plein air this past Sunday with friends! I decided to take a turn at some watercolors for a change. This giant rock was very iconic and I couldn't resist giving it my full attention for the morning. Unfortunately, I had to leave it unfinished so that I could return a zip car rental on time. BUT, next round I'll come prepared and really set up shop. I'd be more than happy to take another stab at it.
Friday
Step_by_Step
As promised, here is a breakdown of my process for Lady Vilquine. It wasn't totally linear and involved quite a lot of back and forth. Plenty of frustrating evenings trying to get things juuuuuuuuuust right.
I drew the very first scribble for this in a public bathroom on a blue notecard I brought with me just so I wouldn't lose the idea. All I had in my pocket was a dull, unsharpened wooden pencil. The first sketch was hardly readable, but it was enough. Once I felt like I had captured the right shapes and the feeling/look that I set out for I began to draw it in greater detail. While the other ideas were interesting, I was attracted to the scribble highlighted in the red rectangle.
I tried my best not to fret too much over things like anatomical correctness or general proportions in favor of staying true to the initial sketch. There's something to be said for pushing those boundaries and exaggerating certain areas when it serves a purpose; even if that purpose isn't always totally clear at first. Something about pushing the original pose forward a bit added something nice and dynamic to the design.
So after drawing and redrawing this really wonky thing about four times, I decided to take it into photoshop and define a style. I was really drawn to works of an artist who frequently works with Capcom called Shinkiro. If you've played Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 recently, you may have seen his work. Anyhow, it prompted me to play with the approach a bit more. Did I want her to look cartoony? Did I want this piece to look real and super rendered? Wasn't sure at first...
After letting myself get carried away with the face of the character as I often do, I began to get really frustrated over the anatomical correctness of the entire design. I wanted it to work like I thought it did in the thumbnail but just couldn't get the pieces to fit without losing the shapes that I was drawn to in the beginning.
So, I began a back and forth over what to push here or pull there, what could be tilted or turned, shrunk or enlarged, etc. I also became torn between creating a character that was fairly realistic versus something that was stylized and cartoony. In the end I attempted my best to merge the two, sort of ditching the original idea of working from the style of Shinkiro's work. After more variations than I care to admit, I finally came to something I was feeling decent about.
The horse's head was also not really working for me and it started to drive me crazy. It took me a long time to see it too. I had been staring at and working on the image for so long that I sort of became blind to obvious mistakes. It seemed like I had turned it in every direction before settling on what felt like the best choice. I got rid of the ground as well, deciding that this piece served better as a sticker-like, graphic shape instead of a scene with an implied environment.
Overall, this character was a ton of fun to create from scratch. Ideas for a story flooded my mind as I built the image up and were then woven into the costume, materials, weapons, colors, etc.
As always, I've got some more stuff brewing that I'll post up when its ready. Thanks for reading! :)
I drew the very first scribble for this in a public bathroom on a blue notecard I brought with me just so I wouldn't lose the idea. All I had in my pocket was a dull, unsharpened wooden pencil. The first sketch was hardly readable, but it was enough. Once I felt like I had captured the right shapes and the feeling/look that I set out for I began to draw it in greater detail. While the other ideas were interesting, I was attracted to the scribble highlighted in the red rectangle.
I tried my best not to fret too much over things like anatomical correctness or general proportions in favor of staying true to the initial sketch. There's something to be said for pushing those boundaries and exaggerating certain areas when it serves a purpose; even if that purpose isn't always totally clear at first. Something about pushing the original pose forward a bit added something nice and dynamic to the design.
So after drawing and redrawing this really wonky thing about four times, I decided to take it into photoshop and define a style. I was really drawn to works of an artist who frequently works with Capcom called Shinkiro. If you've played Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 recently, you may have seen his work. Anyhow, it prompted me to play with the approach a bit more. Did I want her to look cartoony? Did I want this piece to look real and super rendered? Wasn't sure at first...
After letting myself get carried away with the face of the character as I often do, I began to get really frustrated over the anatomical correctness of the entire design. I wanted it to work like I thought it did in the thumbnail but just couldn't get the pieces to fit without losing the shapes that I was drawn to in the beginning.
So, I began a back and forth over what to push here or pull there, what could be tilted or turned, shrunk or enlarged, etc. I also became torn between creating a character that was fairly realistic versus something that was stylized and cartoony. In the end I attempted my best to merge the two, sort of ditching the original idea of working from the style of Shinkiro's work. After more variations than I care to admit, I finally came to something I was feeling decent about.
The horse's head was also not really working for me and it started to drive me crazy. It took me a long time to see it too. I had been staring at and working on the image for so long that I sort of became blind to obvious mistakes. It seemed like I had turned it in every direction before settling on what felt like the best choice. I got rid of the ground as well, deciding that this piece served better as a sticker-like, graphic shape instead of a scene with an implied environment.
Overall, this character was a ton of fun to create from scratch. Ideas for a story flooded my mind as I built the image up and were then woven into the costume, materials, weapons, colors, etc.
As always, I've got some more stuff brewing that I'll post up when its ready. Thanks for reading! :)
Wednesday
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