Wendy and I watch a lot of Law & Order...
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Big Swing of the Wheel
Kevin Baker, contributing editor of Harper's Magazine and last night's guest on The Colbert Report, made a quip about the health care proposal that I felt had bearing on illustration.
"...if you don't take the big swing of the wheel, you're going to go right into the ditch."
When a drawing isn't looking right, it sometimes takes a dramatic turn in another (or indeed the opposite) direction to put it back on course, vs. many minor adjustments which may or may not help in averting disaster.
Today, I hope, will be a day of "big swings of the wheel."
<---unrelated : Here's a doodle of John Bolton, who was on the preceding Daily Show. I like his wooly mustache.
"...if you don't take the big swing of the wheel, you're going to go right into the ditch."
When a drawing isn't looking right, it sometimes takes a dramatic turn in another (or indeed the opposite) direction to put it back on course, vs. many minor adjustments which may or may not help in averting disaster.
Today, I hope, will be a day of "big swings of the wheel."
<---unrelated : Here's a doodle of John Bolton, who was on the preceding Daily Show. I like his wooly mustache.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
today's Gnomon viewing
Not that these guys need the extra plugs, but I wanted to extend praise and congratulations to my revered industry peers James Hawkins and Vitaly Bulgarov for their excellent and inspirational instructional DVDs. Pick 'em up here.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday Morning Mecha 001, 002
Going to start posting mechanical whatsits on Monday mornings, just because I like the alliteration.
Here's the sketchpage the idea originated from...
We'll see if I can keep up the habit.
Here's the sketchpage the idea originated from...
We'll see if I can keep up the habit.
Comic Con 09
Back from San Diego!
Convention highlights :
-Bryan Lee O'Malley panel
-creative goal setting panel
(Overall message : Set a specific, measurable, attainable goal. Visualize it. Play to your strengths. Get help. Do your homework. Know your nemesis. Expect breakdowns. Never give up!)
-Adam Hughes drawing demo
(Overall message : "Have a battle plan!" "Do what the artwork wants!" "Don't fight your 'children.'")
-Nathan Fowkes demo
-Eric Canete sketch!
-Ryan Ottley sketchbook
-J Scott Campbell table (Damn, that guy's getting good at his likenesses.)
-Miss Monster's table (Got yet ANOTHER great shirt from her.)
-Stuart Ng plunder (new Claire Wendling book "Daisies" -- OMG)
-misc. Japanese artbook plunder
below : THQ booth goofery
The poor girls on the right are sporting unwieldly styrofoam armor proxies of Darksiders characters I had a hand in creating. Sorry!!!
below : Nathan Fowkes + model
Personal highlights :
-Hanging with Wendy, Joshua James Shaw, Andrew Murray, Tara Rueping, Devon Cady-Lee, Jeff Moy, James Daly, Sean McNally, Kenji Bliss, Travis Doggett, Kelli Nelson and too many others
-random convention life drawing
below : Wendy and Brobe from Yo Gabba Gabba
below : random sketches/gestures from the con
It's silly, the sheer volume of interesting people who go to this thing. Even if you only have time to make crude doodles as they scroll past, it's worth it. The Suicide Girls booth alone is an artist's jackpot!
Convention highlights :
-Bryan Lee O'Malley panel
-creative goal setting panel
(Overall message : Set a specific, measurable, attainable goal. Visualize it. Play to your strengths. Get help. Do your homework. Know your nemesis. Expect breakdowns. Never give up!)
-Adam Hughes drawing demo
(Overall message : "Have a battle plan!" "Do what the artwork wants!" "Don't fight your 'children.'")
-Nathan Fowkes demo
-Eric Canete sketch!
-Ryan Ottley sketchbook
-J Scott Campbell table (Damn, that guy's getting good at his likenesses.)
-Miss Monster's table (Got yet ANOTHER great shirt from her.)
-Stuart Ng plunder (new Claire Wendling book "Daisies" -- OMG)
-misc. Japanese artbook plunder
below : THQ booth goofery
The poor girls on the right are sporting unwieldly styrofoam armor proxies of Darksiders characters I had a hand in creating. Sorry!!!
below : Nathan Fowkes + model
Personal highlights :
-Hanging with Wendy, Joshua James Shaw, Andrew Murray, Tara Rueping, Devon Cady-Lee, Jeff Moy, James Daly, Sean McNally, Kenji Bliss, Travis Doggett, Kelli Nelson and too many others
-random convention life drawing
below : Wendy and Brobe from Yo Gabba Gabba
below : random sketches/gestures from the con
It's silly, the sheer volume of interesting people who go to this thing. Even if you only have time to make crude doodles as they scroll past, it's worth it. The Suicide Girls booth alone is an artist's jackpot!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Girls cntd.
Another hastily toned page of sketches. I figure quickie posts are better than no posts!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
2+ figures!
No ambitious, high concepts here...just trying to get two or more figures to exist in the same space. Or, er, up in each others' space...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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