Merry Christmas all the same.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Santa
Merry Christmas all the same.
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Digital Painting
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
study

By the way, Scott Waddell has some very nice drawing demonstrations that he has been posting to his blog, check them out for some good pointers.
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Drawing
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
figure drawing

Last weeks figure drawing done in my sketchbook. 9"x12" mechanical pencil on regular old sketch paper. When I am in my sketchbook I usually stay away from rendering the whole figure because it is a lot more difficult to shade large areas with a tiny point so i prefer to focus on the face.
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Figure Drawing
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
fig. 43

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Figure Drawing
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Oil painting practice

So this is a Thomas Dewing work in my top 3 favorite paintings of all time and if you are a long time follower of the blog you may remember this copy done years ago in the digital medium. Don't pay too much attention to the drawing because it is off(though not as far off as that old digital version, ugh) but then that is not the intention. It's the painting that is the focus and I am very happy with how the brushwork turned out although the colors can also use some work. There is another practice copy going on at the bottom of the picture to show you how I just use it like a page in my sketchbook, drawing wherever I've got enough space. This makes me excited to get back to doing a painting of my own after this.
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Oil Painting process
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
Figure #42

Bonus! if you look close you may be able to see the llama portrait I drew last night.
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Figure Drawing
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, October 04, 2010
Hoopes

*For coworkers, this is not Mike Hoopes, just a model that happens to be his doppleganger.
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Figure Drawing
Monday, September 27, 2010
Bandana

My baby all dressed up, current progress. Done using the drawing in the earlier post. I was planning on leaving it alone for now, then I was smart enough to put it out where it got paint flicked on it from another painting I've got on the easel.
Oil on board 9"x12"
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Oil Painting
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Exercise
I've talked about this drawing exercise before, but I am so convinced it is great practice I will share it again. It comes from the great William Whitaker so it can be trusted. Note, this is not how I learned to draw but it would have saved me a lot of time on the journey. I've included some examples below.
step #1 - Get a pad of tracing paper. Set it up on an easel or whatever, close to a photo/model that you want to draw.
step #2 - Draw the subject. Try to do as much measuring as you can. Measure the distance between features with a straight object. Stand at least arms length, close an eye, hold your arm straight and use the end of the pencil and your finger (this is a useful technique for life drawing too). You'll get something fairly rough.
step #3 - Now step back and squint you should be able to see some structural problems. Tear off the drawing and put it underneath the next page and trace only the correct lines. Next, pull away the drawing #1.
step #4 - Now you've cleaned out a bunch of messy measurement lines. With the new simplified lines as a base, re-draw the subject. You should get closer this time around. Continue to step back and squint to find all the problems.
step #5 - Repeat 4-5 times.
Now this is never intended to be a nice finished drawing and it's not beautiful, but it should help get you closer and closer to accuracy with each iteration, you can transfer it to good paper and do a nice drawing or use it for a painting.
You are learning to see. Most people can handle a pencil just fine but seeing where a line should be is much more difficult and takes a lot of practice. Another very important trick for drawing is putting a line down. It doesn't have to be right just put something there and you can then use that line as a fixed point to decide it you are too low/high/long/short/left/right.
This is the basic measuring process I use for every drawing but all together at once on one page and without the tracing paper. This method is just a good way to break it down and take a more analytical approach which helps with learning and makes problems more apparent.
step #1 - Get a pad of tracing paper. Set it up on an easel or whatever, close to a photo/model that you want to draw.
step #2 - Draw the subject. Try to do as much measuring as you can. Measure the distance between features with a straight object. Stand at least arms length, close an eye, hold your arm straight and use the end of the pencil and your finger (this is a useful technique for life drawing too). You'll get something fairly rough.

step #4 - Now you've cleaned out a bunch of messy measurement lines. With the new simplified lines as a base, re-draw the subject. You should get closer this time around. Continue to step back and squint to find all the problems.


You are learning to see. Most people can handle a pencil just fine but seeing where a line should be is much more difficult and takes a lot of practice. Another very important trick for drawing is putting a line down. It doesn't have to be right just put something there and you can then use that line as a fixed point to decide it you are too low/high/long/short/left/right.
This is the basic measuring process I use for every drawing but all together at once on one page and without the tracing paper. This method is just a good way to break it down and take a more analytical approach which helps with learning and makes problems more apparent.
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Drawing Process
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
Flower sculpture

A new digital painting mainly as practice. Another sculpture I photographed somewhere at sometime but have lost track of the name or location. If you know where it is let me know. Maybe I'll do some more searching to narrow it down because it is a beautiful statue.
This type of painting is mainly value a value study since the color range is so limited. But it is still good practice.
Here's a little tour of previous statue paintings in case your interested:
-Prague cathedral
-National Gallery
-National Gallery 2
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Digital Painting
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Old Man and the Sea *alternate ending*

It's been a while since I read the book so it may not be entirely accurate.
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Digital Painting
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Precocious

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Drawing
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Day late, dollar short

Fresh off my European tour, I have this mediocre offering.
Saw some beautiful places, missed out on a lot of great art but I am happy to declare Bernini is the greatest.
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Drawing
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
the Note

Also, the chairs were incredibly difficult so I gave up and just did one. I really prefer to do organic things, well people at least.
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Digital Painting
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
sketchbook #25

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Drawing
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sculptor

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Digital Painting
Monday, April 12, 2010
Exterminator

Done for a Avalanche blog topic on Bug Wars.
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Digital Painting
Friday, April 09, 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
collaboration

We're actually pleasantly surprised she seems interested in drawing already, her specialty seems to be bird nests and stars. I anticipate more of these in the future.
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Drawing
Thursday, April 01, 2010
sketchbook #22

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Drawing
Thursday, March 25, 2010
sketchbook #21

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Drawing
Monday, March 22, 2010
vultures

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Digital Painting
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
reunion

Anyway I am back spending time with my old friend, the sketchbook. Its always easiest to find an old magazine or catalog, search out an interesting face or pose and draw it. This is this weekends result. I thought this was an interesting choice for a model but she looks like a Bouguereau painting IMO. Hair is always fun, my drawings get pretty abstract very quickly when I get to the hair.
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Drawing
Monday, March 15, 2010
simple hands

Sometimes I really feel good about some quick sketch. I really like these hands, especially the one on the right. Just the right combination of stylization and realism and appropriately simple.
Of course these are always done on the very margins of the page. More drawings to come soon.
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Drawing
Thursday, March 11, 2010
done

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Digital Painting
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
oh pioneer

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Digital Painting
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
in process

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Drawing
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tracing paper

I plan to paint this soon(I hope).
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Drawing,
Oil Painting process
Monday, February 08, 2010
fridays sketch

This is close, I will not point out the problems though.
Here is Sam's angle. And Adam's.
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Drawing,
Figure Drawing
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