Chillaxing

Ok, so this pose wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. Why woud it be difficult, you ask? Well look at those legs! There's a technique called foreshortening and when you have to draw something from a straight on angle or near straight on, it can play tricks with your mind. In reality, what you may be drawing is a few feet long, but your eyes are saying 'NOPE, it's only a couple of inches.' And somewhere during that conflict,  your brain is trying to process it and put it to paper. Typically beginning artists want to draw things longer or flatter than what the object/person really is from a straight on angle.

And again! (For some reason I'm good with reaching hands...lol)

Now I'm just blatantly showing off. Enjoy this random character design! (Ok maybe not so random but a hypothetical deviation of 'IF I WAS A VILLAIN WHAT WOULD I LOOK LIKE?'.) Don't deny it, you've all wondered about it too...Right? lol

World's Largest Gathering of Gamers

If you guessed the answer was Gencon, you'd be correct! All week long we printed, cut, laminated,  and signed art for my table. And I have pictures!

And kudos to the cosplayers this year! It really helps when you actually look like the character...

And the weather was GORGEOUS. It made for a downtown stroll quite enjoyable for me and my buddy! One can only hope that next year will be just as beautiful.

Murals, Oh My!

Well I missed uploading Monday's new Pose of the Week! But it's only because my day job wanted me to paint a mural for the break room.  

I would've added more but they were on a really tight budget, and I only had 8 hours to paint a 17 ' x 3 1/2' wall. All things considered, I think it came out pretty decent. lol

And here's our newest pose! Enjoy.

Look at That! Pose of the Week

And we're going strong with our third installation of poses this last week of July!

This was done from a higher point of view, so as to get a better sense of 'awe' of the character as they take in a marvelous/horrific/indescribable sight. Personally my favorite is the smallest one, as it looks upon a giant rendition of itself. 

Pose of the Week: Surprise!

  

Le Gasp!!

Yes, this week is the continuation of sitting, and now rising! What could she be looking at? Whatever it is, her reaction is pretty captivated by what she's seen. What do you think? What if she was looking down? How would that change what's going on?

Something New! Pose of the Week

I thought I'd give myself a little challenge and (hopefully) give some insight into poses/anatomy. Now, I'm no professional when it comes to these things- in fact, these are my weaknesses! But I feel that by drawing a new pose every week on here will help me break the flat dimensions I tend to get stuck in and give me regular practice. And who knows, maybe you'll learn something too!

 For this week I wanted to start with a contained pose, but also a little dynamic to keep the eye interested. And because I can't afford a real, breathing model, I used my pose-able mannequin for reference.

Body language is sooo important when you are trying to communicate a feeling or mood. That's why I thought it'd be nice to specify the emotion. Of course, you could say it's a slew of other moods too, and that's alright. You can alter the pose just a fraction and change the 'feeling' into something else completely.

Upload Time

Hello everyone! I am still very much alive and drawing- in fact I uploaded my first time lapse drawing!

Like half of the world population, I'm hooked on Legend of Korra and I cannot wait for the second season! They ended it so cleanly that anything could happen. And as usual, I'm blown away by their mad story skills.

Besides the contracted commission work I'm getting myself in gear for Gencon again (whoot!) and thinking up new artistic marvels to wow the crowd (or at least try to). Last year's Zodiac badges sold really well, so I plan on continuing that trend this year! Leos must really like me, because they all sold out. lol

And here is my first logo! This was used for a Midwest Writing Center Convention that was hosted at my campus.Thanks to my best friend who works in the IUPUI Writing Center for promoting me for this wonderful opportunity!