Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Woo... So, I've started to play Batman: Arkham City, and all I can say is... This game friggin' rocks!

It's like free-form Grand Theft Auto (what I mean is that you can practically fly on top of running around the city). Fast-paced action, puzzles, light RPG elements. And then to top it all off, Kan Muftic helped to work on it!

I mean, this is a ton of stuff on top of each other that will probably keep me playing this for some time.

Anyway, in other news:
It looks like my school is taking a huge hit when it comes to finances and education. It is dangerously close to losing it's accredation, and they fired some teachers. Hopefully everything will be settled and I'll be able to stay going to school there. If not, I'll have to just push one-hundred times harder by myself I guess... Either way, it's a scary thought.
I mean, I know it can be done, but I would really have to buckle down and do art stuff like twelve hours a day to play catch up with all the awesome artists out there and even be competitive. I draw quite a bit now, but I would need to work faster and harder I think to catch up.

Ehh... either way, I won't stop doing what I'm doing one way or the other. I'm always doing something artsy.

Oh, I'm also reading Water for Elephants. This book was recommended by my special lady friend (who is an aspiring writer herself, if I never mentioned it). I think it is actually really great. A ton better than the movie -- even though the movie was decent as well.
If nothing else, the author of this book can write very descriptive and emotive scenes. I have about eleven days to finish it... so after I post this... time to get back to reading!

Here's the art:

Joe Boxer


Title:  Joe Boxer
Date: June 18, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: Even more anatomy study based around Joe Manganiello. Like I said a few posts ago, I owe my fiancee twenty of these... so I'm still chugging away.


 Nora Jones



Title:  Nora Jones
Date: June 16, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: During my lunch break at work, I decided to sketch the poster that was in front of my table. It is close, but I still need to study faces more. Her face features in the original photo are much tighter and closer together. It was still fun though, and a good study to do to pass the time.


Monday, June 18, 2012

I've been making a habit out of quick updates with one or two pictures lately and not talking... I have more pieces, but this is all I have to post for the moment.

Turtle Study


Title:  Turtle Study
Date: June 18, 2012
Medium: Photoshop
Scale: Original is 1300px x 800px

Notes: Decided that if I'm going to do realistic pokemon, it would probably be in my best interest to study the actual animals that they are based on before trying to execute the final piece. This is a 1.5 hour study based on a photo. Hopefully it looks alright. Let me know!


Kitsune Sketches


Title:  Kitsune Sketches
Date: June 16, 2012
Medium: Photoshop
Scale: Original is 2550px x 3300px

Notes: Was just playing around for the character of the week this week. Decided I would go sort of tech on the ancient legend. Nine wires to represent nine tails. I was only sketching around, so it didn't really go very far.




Friday, June 15, 2012

I just can't stop drawing!

Speed-Anatomy


Title:  Speed-Anatomy
Date: June 11, 2012
Medium: Graphite, Ink
Scale: Each page is 9" x 12"

Notes: Playing a bit of catch-up from that schedule that I had going. These are pages worth of anatomy study. Mainly just doing more timed exercises. The gestural format is ideal I think for quick test poses.



More Faces


Title:  More Faces
Date: June 13, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: Each page is 9" x 12"

Notes: Studying from both life and magazines. I am trying to continue practicing faces. I think they are some of the more important parts of the anatomy to get correctly. Imagine how bad a character would look with a mashed face.



Anatomy Odds-n-Ends


Title:  Anatomy Odds-n-Ends
Date: June 13, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: Each page is 9" x 12"

Notes: Quick sketches of hands and feet. From life.


Quickey

 

Title:  Quickey
Date: June 14, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: Trying to apply the anatomy studies that I've been doing............ failed miserably. Will try again.





Thursday, June 14, 2012

I have a ton more to scan and post unfortunately... but my scanner is on the fritz.

Here's a few digitals from tonight.

Face Studies


Title:  Face Studies
Date: June 14, 2012
Medium: Photoshop

Notes: I have a TON more facial studies to get on... but I was just having fun this morning. Will continue to do these, they are fast and fun.


Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Continuing to play catch-up. Here's some old and new.

Gestural Final


Title:  Gestural Final
Date: December 2011
Medium: Graphite, Charcoal, Conte
Scale: 42" x 36"

Notes: I apologize for the ancient-ness of this one, but I just found it while digging through my art work from the move. I realized that I never got around to taking a photo of it and posting it. This was one of the larger pieces from my final for portfolio in drawing. The idea was to take a type of anatomy study from a book and them duplicate it as best as possible. I thought it would be interesting to combine a ton of them all on top of each other while standing on hands. Hopefully it reads interestingly enough.
The other kind of interesting thing about this piece is that this is the first one that I worked on that was larger than 20" x 30". It was so huge!


Movie Still -- Clockwork Orange


Title:  Movie Still -- Clockwork Orange
Date: December 2011
Medium: Ink, Conte
Scale: 30" x 20"

Notes: This was about the same time as the one above. So again, sorry for the old post, but it was a different kind of exercise for me.


Pokemon Linework


Title:  Pokemon Linework
Date: June 11, 2012
Medium: Photoshop

Notes: The initial line-work and color pallette for each of the pokemon that I'll be working on.


Squirtle Color Test

Title:  Squirtle Color Test
Date: June 12, 2012
Medium: Photoshop

Notes: Testing out some colors and things. This still has a way to go, but I'm having fun with it.


Sunday, June 10, 2012

I don't know why I always feel guilty whenever I just step back and just do some pure and utter relaxing. It feels kind of like I'm just being lazy and putting stuff off.

I suppose it's dumb, but I always feel like I'm not getting something accomplished that I should be. I don't know, maybe I'm just being silly.

Anyway, it's been a bit since I updated, but I am still drawing and painting. Albeit at a slower clip than usual, but I'm still here none-the-less.

I'll just not bore you with talk, here's the artses.

Hel-Looks Study


Title:  Hel-Looks Study
Date: May 21, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: Just a clothing study.


Loomis Bodies


Title:  Loomis Bodies
Date: May 24, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: These were done as part of my daily schedule things. It actually helps a bunch to do these. I should really do more of them so that I can get better at proper proportions.


Anatomy in Ink


Title:  Anatomy in Ink
Date: May 25, 2012
Medium: Ink
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: More of those daily exercises. Timed drawings in ink are the hardest I've come across so far...


Goblin


Title:  Goblin
Date: May 12, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"


Realistic Pokemon


Title:  Realistic Pokemon
Date: May 18, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: The first steps in a commission that I'm working on.


Sky Mage


Title:  Sky Mage
Date: May 19, 2012
Medium: Graphite
Scale: 9" x 12"

Notes: More steps for a different commission that I'm working on.


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