Analytical Ashley Pose Study Title:  Analytical Ashley Pose Study Date: December 21, 2012 Medium: Photoshop Notes:  Trying to push that analytical stuff further with a tad of tone thrown into the mix to help create more depth. I think this method is kind of funny because it's sort of like coloring books.....

I still have to scan / photograph all my sketchbooks from the semester as well as my recent pencil drawings out of classes... But here's just more of that super analytical drawing. Let me know whatcha think... Masamune Shirow Inspired Title:  Masamune Shirow Inspired Date: December 19, 2012 Medium: Photoshop Notes:  Continuing...

I've taken the weekend off... just maxxing and relaxing. Ahhh it was amazing! I love just chillin' out and just drinking, watching movies, and all around having fun. But, I must at least start to push into the working direction again. Well, here's the first 'sketch' of the break so far... Just trying to use what I learned from the semester and actually...

Continuing on from the last post... Drawing Composition Class! Reduction from Reference Title:  Reduction from Reference Date: September 10, 2012 Medium: Collage, Conte, Charcoal Scale: 30" x 22" Notes:  I worked from a representation master and reduced the painting to no more than four values. The tried to really...

Let's let this blog get real weird for a moment... Sooooo, oh man! This semester was INSANE! I literally didn't think it was going to ever end. But thank god I'm finally on break. Now it's time to get all that schooling that I've been in, let it float to the top, through the sifter and try and apply it all to the artses that I make on...

There is so much art that I have to go and photograph. I'd say approx. two sketchbooks at least to get onto here... not even counting the finals from actual projects. Either way... the time is now to start playing with the catch-up. Hello again, Dear Ashley Title:  Hello again, Dear Ashley Date: October 29, 2012 Medium: Photoshop Scale:...

Here's the tutorial on how I've been drawing lately for anyone that's interested... If you guys like it, I'll go more in depth and actually try and explain this stuff at detail. Basically it's been a combination of Bargue drawing and how the Greeks draw. You are constantly searching for angle relationships. I'll post some actual work soon, but I...

Sanity, Gone: Part I.0 Title:  Sanity, Gone: Part I.0 Date: September 27, 2012 Medium: Ink, Vine Charcoal, White Chalk Scale: Page was approximately 3' x 5' or so... Notes: A fellow Illustrator (Robert Burns) and I, managed to just go completely crazy on a big-ass sheet of paper. After about every fifteen minutes we spun it...

Charles "Derpy" Gibson Title:  Charles "Derpy" Gibson Date: September 19, 2012 Medium: Ink Scale: Each page is 9" x 12" Notes: We've started to look into ink for my Illustration class, and like I said last post, we were introduced to Charles Dana Gibson. So here's my attempt (multiple times) to recreate the 'Gibson Girl'....

We've been doing a ton of drawing and ink stuff that I will show later in my Illustration class. John actually introduced me to a cool new illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson. I think that this is pretty much the epitome of what I want to do in terms of my ink works. And then learn to translate that into digital painting (perhaps over the line work?). Anyway,...

Just a few quick lunch doodles... Hel-Looks Study Title:  Hel-Looks Study Date: September 17, 2012 Medium: Photoshop Notes: As always, I'm studying from Hel-Looks. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I'm not doing this whole studying thing right. Maybe I need to consult with my teacher and see if he has any pointers. I wonder...

So, as always, my promises to update more often go unfulfilled, but here it is. I just keep trucking on. School has been grinding my to the bone, so I decided that working was less important for the moment and that I should focus entirely on school. Oh it feels so nice to actually get a decent night's rest. So much homework, so little time. I've...