Apr
19

Apr
13

Mar
26

Kneeling Man This is an oldie I’m reposting simply because it’s one of my favorites. It took me a month to do this on 14X17 drawing paper and at the time that I did it I was working second shift at a full time job. So after work I would come home, grab something to snack on and then be up ‘til 1-2am working on this. It’s a wonderful reminder of the importance of patience. (Reference from the cover of Hogarth’s “Dynamic Anatomy”)

Kneeling Man

This is an oldie I’m reposting simply because it’s one of my favorites. It took me a month to do this on 14X17 drawing paper and at the time that I did it I was working second shift at a full time job. So after work I would come home, grab something to snack on and then be up ‘til 1-2am working on this. It’s a wonderful reminder of the importance of patience.

(Reference from the cover of Hogarth’s “Dynamic Anatomy”)

Mar
20

Feb
28

Dreaming Of More Colors I wish micron 005pt. pens came in a more variety of colors than just the primaries, secondaries and rose, which is only slightly different than red. I’ve come across some interesting color combinations with what I have but it can be a bit of a challenge when you want a golden yellow hue and all you have is red and orange. This flower was suppose to be light green and pink.

Dreaming Of More Colors

I wish micron 005pt. pens came in a more variety of colors than just the primaries, secondaries and rose, which is only slightly different than red. I’ve come across some interesting color combinations with what I have but it can be a bit of a challenge when you want a golden yellow hue and all you have is red and orange. This flower was suppose to be light green and pink.

Feb
17

Color Stippling - A Basic How-To Here’s a simple visual how-to on color stippling. This works great when your drawing calls for mostly primary colors but when you get into skin tones and the such you need to be a bit more creative when it comes to choosing the colors to create your shadows. When you need for your colors to be deeper, place your dots closer together. When you need for them to be lighter, place them further apart. A rule of thumb is don’t use black otherwise your shadows will look too harsh. Then again, once you get the hang of this, rules can be broken. Other than that have fun and play around with the colors to see what works for you but if you’re looking for a starting point work with primary colors until you get comfortable and then explore from there.

Color Stippling - A Basic How-To

Here’s a simple visual how-to on color stippling. This works great when your drawing calls for mostly primary colors but when you get into skin tones and the such you need to be a bit more creative when it comes to choosing the colors to create your shadows. When you need for your colors to be deeper, place your dots closer together. When you need for them to be lighter, place them further apart. A rule of thumb is don’t use black otherwise your shadows will look too harsh. Then again, once you get the hang of this, rules can be broken. Other than that have fun and play around with the colors to see what works for you but if you’re looking for a starting point work with primary colors until you get comfortable and then explore from there.

Jan
28