September 28, 2010

Coffee Shop Sketches

I love coffee shops because 1) I get out of the house 2) I don't like coffee too much but I do love the blended drinks and 3)Studying characters from life is more fun than looking at photos.

I have pages and pages of these doodles. Sketchbooks are so important because it is where you can have fun and experiment. No one is judging you, its just you, your pen and a blank piece of paper which can be daunting in itself. One thing I tell my students is just draw, don't treat these sketches as something ultra precious and that you have to put on a show for someone to look at. By doing that you are already limiting yourself to what you can do, adding even more pressure to the art of sketching.

I love looking at other people's sketchbooks because it is such an honest look into their art, no frills just a lot of imagination and exploration. A lot of times you just see finished work that has been polished off in post or edited to take out all the bad sketches which is a shame. Everyone has bad sketching days, even the big boys. So here are some pages straight out of my sketchbook with no alterations.











September 25, 2010

NEW ART

Sorry for the delay, been working on some new artwork to update my portfolio, here are the pieces I have completed thus far. I plan on adding a few more to complete the story. It's my take on Hansel and Gretel with a slight twist. These started out as demos for class but I had so much fun with them I figured why not take them to a finish. I 'll post some process images later so enjoy!

Also, every once in a while I get questions on my process and such, if you have such questions please feel free to drop a comment or email me and I will try to respond to the best of my ability and as my schedule permits. Have a great rest of September all! As always, more to come!
























September 9, 2010

Currently on the drawing board

Vehicle design for a set of characters I am working on. Set in Feudal Japan this is our antagonist's (Lord Watanabe) main method of transportation. I will be posting the characters and model sheets for these as I finish them up. Later I will also post the thumbnails so you can see where the idea originated from.