Portraits ( Jessica)

Two pencil drawings with watercolor added. Reference: faestock at deviantArt.

Catalog Models

More drawing practice.

Facebook Faces

I grabbed some random photos from various Facebook photo albums and sketched them for drawing practice.

"We Like to Eat" Book Cover

One of the reasons I've neglected this blog (for six months!) is that I've been very, very busy at work (which is, of course, good.) It's not often I post anything from my graphic design business here, but this cover was notable for the fact that I was able to convince the client to use my vector illustrations on it rather than the stock photos that appear inside. Also, doing the illustrations allowed me to progress in my quest to be at least moderately proficient at Adobe Illustrator.

Life Drawing 2- and 5-minute poses

Life Drawing: Danielle

Another version...

Mikaela

Re-drawn and simplified pencil sketch, with color added in Photoshop.

From a photo of a beautiful pose by Mikaela Diane on deviantArt.

Serriform Nude

Brought a not-so-interesting drawing into Illustrator and had some fun using it as a template for some pointy-edged art weirdness.

Life Drawing Class

I'm taking another class at MSU this Spring.















































































































































































Decided to stop trying to scan these large, messy drawings...but I think I need to learn to take better photos of them...

BSG's Starbuck

My favorite character on Battlestar Galactica —the delightfully cranky cigar-chomping Ms. Kara Thrace.

Pencil, watercolor, Photoshop.

Poison Ivy

Playing around in Illustrator; still learning. Linework in AI; colors (and custom ivy brush!) in Photoshop.

Reflect

Digital drawing/painting from a pencil sketch I did using reference from Dove_stock on deviantART.

Recent Sketches

Reference: NikXStock on deviantArt.























Reference: SStocker on deviantArt.

Nude

Pencil and watercolor, from a photo in the gallery of Ck on deviantArt.

Shapes

Quick ink studies from a series of interesting poses by Jessica.

I did the basic flat figure shapes in Photoshop, then printed them all out and drew over them with pen and brush marker. I liked the contrast of simple geometric background shapes with the scribbly drawings.

Last of the Life

More Life

Exercises

All started out as pencil drawings, inspired by photos from the galleries of intergalacticstock, faestock, and sim4nee, respectively.

Life Drawing —part 2!

Life Drawing

I'm taking a Life Drawing class at Michigan State University to see if I can kick myself out of my art slump. It's challenging, particularly when the model isn't one you particularly like or the pose is one you'd just rather not tackle.