tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76161833615669414602024-02-18T22:43:32.341-08:00book sketchingpick a book. any book. draw from it 1 hour each day using construction. repeat.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-37882795972569412322009-10-21T18:53:00.000-07:002009-10-21T19:29:14.087-07:00day38- terry dodson x-men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVxtpDPmgSCNcb1P1kC3vkwUJSURXhkwzRCm9WaTMm9bIRKYwc1rWJe2htonYGbSOEj8yk4hh03jbO9VlUWDVUmQOoMHx72zMaqFiqgQe1R30jZ5_3mdMgCpFXvix0-HgRBs57e1qsig/s1600-h/DSCF9872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVxtpDPmgSCNcb1P1kC3vkwUJSURXhkwzRCm9WaTMm9bIRKYwc1rWJe2htonYGbSOEj8yk4hh03jbO9VlUWDVUmQOoMHx72zMaqFiqgQe1R30jZ5_3mdMgCpFXvix0-HgRBs57e1qsig/s320/DSCF9872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395236908468693538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsLkfBP2h68-n3jgA_sQupDmC9k0vWzZxfwpwglGLkQi0e_mZJ13IvF0VCnHpNpp-OoxFUujtqiQY1kFVyTXwwOjqhMrbPXUkpMce6XU7OrccfM_EkSDULT-EnZ2h1BcZrd0U3dO-DJM/s1600-h/DSCF9873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsLkfBP2h68-n3jgA_sQupDmC9k0vWzZxfwpwglGLkQi0e_mZJ13IvF0VCnHpNpp-OoxFUujtqiQY1kFVyTXwwOjqhMrbPXUkpMce6XU7OrccfM_EkSDULT-EnZ2h1BcZrd0U3dO-DJM/s320/DSCF9873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395236902289001362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0kDXomw30AA74XR9rIWh7FvDef2Y3-jnkZokk0h3w61QiF4oMDqbLjIM-miyB2ag3PaJMZvYQONwSik6H8n2CVqxlHfA6Iy4Uh50QGDEIHfbPRkvQBdUDsT5LRn4EH6rco-hC9yeXmY/s1600-h/DSCF9874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0kDXomw30AA74XR9rIWh7FvDef2Y3-jnkZokk0h3w61QiF4oMDqbLjIM-miyB2ag3PaJMZvYQONwSik6H8n2CVqxlHfA6Iy4Uh50QGDEIHfbPRkvQBdUDsT5LRn4EH6rco-hC9yeXmY/s320/DSCF9874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395236899323972578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFBUxopdygOFWMHiQJCTsdyExQOls0yUo8yBtTtyoDThfOuwpGmUzK_OYEIK0FnFOQAaVuCP4qdHWcYiVS0o61slzCO4mqwRL2n60bWX_1Z3mUuHnso-yRauUhyphenhyphenEHLj7XlB4auk-fmBo/s1600-h/DSCF9876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFBUxopdygOFWMHiQJCTsdyExQOls0yUo8yBtTtyoDThfOuwpGmUzK_OYEIK0FnFOQAaVuCP4qdHWcYiVS0o61slzCO4mqwRL2n60bWX_1Z3mUuHnso-yRauUhyphenhyphenEHLj7XlB4auk-fmBo/s320/DSCF9876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395236891175758786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4pmd4lnf8jDGgyZzEjyrLEvAAFvXlDzVWyF29EKj-yNtRXc8hLIVdpBOntCyqIuzYMt_gsQ4pZWlC8zBawAZe5IIuNEHZRnEx6ICdLiBbChpftTwd1RDI8YEqmfcVmHAqfGqrp3x5IM/s1600-h/final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4pmd4lnf8jDGgyZzEjyrLEvAAFvXlDzVWyF29EKj-yNtRXc8hLIVdpBOntCyqIuzYMt_gsQ4pZWlC8zBawAZe5IIuNEHZRnEx6ICdLiBbChpftTwd1RDI8YEqmfcVmHAqfGqrp3x5IM/s320/final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395236886392312946" border="0" /></a><br />The original image is from the upcoming cover to uncanny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Xmen</span> 518 by Terry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dodson</span>. Terry is a remarkable artist, as his figures are so damn solid. I don't think I pulled it off too well, but I am glad I gave it a shot.<br /><br />When I first looked at this image, I was really scared. I thought to myself ' why put yourself through this? its just too complex.' Then I decided to try it. <br /><br />First off the gesture image is a real mess. I approached this image the same way I approach all the images -which is to gesture all of it first, then build the shapes in the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ND</span> stage. The result was that stage 1 was a real jumble. The only advantage of it was that I knew it would all fit on the page. I wonder how Terry did it?<br /><br />Probably the next time I come to doing an image like this, I will try and go back and forth. Gesture out 2 characters, then block in forms, then gesture the next character and so forth. I think this will help me with the relative proportions and also allow me to keep the page cleaner as I go through the process.<br /><br />A reminder about the bounding box I use on each of these pages. I draw the box in, to give myself a false end of the page which forces me to fit the image on the paper. If you find you are drawing off the page try adding the bounding box and drawing within it. It really helps. If you find you still go off the page, draw the box even smaller and try and draw within that. That way, if you do go out of the box, hopefully you are still on the paper. ha ha.<br /><br />When I got to sage 3 (the details), I realized that I was off in quite a few places in my compostion, in terms of placing the characters relative to one another. A clear example is the girl with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mohawk</span> at the top. I drew her too high up compared to the original.<br /><br /><br />A note about construction.<br /><br />The other day, a young lady stopped in the shop and showed me a drawing she did of a statue at the ROM or AGO in her sketchbook. She was very proud of it, and it really wasn't bad, but some of her proportions were off. I suggested trying construction but she was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">adamant</span> that it wouldn't work for her. I didn't have time to discuss it further with her, as the group she came with was heading out, but what I would say to her is - you need to practice it to get it working for you. She admitted she had trouble working from her imagination, but even still - can you imagine working on a drawing like the one above by Dodson and not use construction. Figuring it all out would be much tougher.<br /><br />By approaching it step by step, I was able to work through it in a relatively reasonable amount of time without completely wanting to kill myself. ha ha.<br /><br />Finally a note about the materials. As you may have noticed, I am using a pencil for stage 1, blue pencil for stage two and a brush marker in stage 3. I am really enjoying this combination as it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">allowes</span> me to work in layers (one on top of the other) and still be able to see all the steps. When I was using all pencil, or pencil for stage 1 and 2, I was losing the early stages when I got to the end.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-91046849890947529092009-10-18T19:46:00.000-07:002009-10-18T19:48:46.325-07:00punisher halloween- day 37<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5j8D93o01AQvLXD2oSM2KUWkzeMTQhhuG_xhdEUj5yM4vWkbVuBgEh88apavApUTsfXtjzU0LoAhfcFopyZIg7_glQpNiH3D6bWxYUnEmuJWqxCTlQykiM6lLn-EMqYldEf8o_Quq0X8/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct18+2009+day37+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5j8D93o01AQvLXD2oSM2KUWkzeMTQhhuG_xhdEUj5yM4vWkbVuBgEh88apavApUTsfXtjzU0LoAhfcFopyZIg7_glQpNiH3D6bWxYUnEmuJWqxCTlQykiM6lLn-EMqYldEf8o_Quq0X8/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct18+2009+day37+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394137322025169186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cbpDV35WpxQrfjhTSG6GgG1iBifu16KZQMhug2_3OokpbV0uxqeAN5SYaZakhtBeUxSbwPoYiUhY8ykfUaEj6AzOcTjyKFsmw26n3i2gOlLm24fQHEfGxjhMOGvQD1vd2qNM0eU8-QM/s1600-h/punisher+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cbpDV35WpxQrfjhTSG6GgG1iBifu16KZQMhug2_3OokpbV0uxqeAN5SYaZakhtBeUxSbwPoYiUhY8ykfUaEj6AzOcTjyKFsmw26n3i2gOlLm24fQHEfGxjhMOGvQD1vd2qNM0eU8-QM/s320/punisher+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394137312827328562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZqtiD2H8og7OHClFB_3ZuJdwuBFMQBM5bsnNCXA37u5qC4U1Bux7WqWhLIWPkWdiGUynx4ddIZw3lMENK2URtIdtKlYjYejWh_lL1jItNTovv8Pl6QPG1RVtDXB1MojETx9JDkctno/s1600-h/punisher+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZqtiD2H8og7OHClFB_3ZuJdwuBFMQBM5bsnNCXA37u5qC4U1Bux7WqWhLIWPkWdiGUynx4ddIZw3lMENK2URtIdtKlYjYejWh_lL1jItNTovv8Pl6QPG1RVtDXB1MojETx9JDkctno/s320/punisher+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394137291960298770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ojGmqLVbHUsNTh4vOiODIxJrU8N5GVMnyQAEQf6gzHXFwJznKVq9J6IY2v6PL_iJM7BWO-CchrkWhiVGW_Fk-DAyIYJ8jR09RXTT3HKjawL16QzyU3PJeR77IYQvSLtrQBzblGG8QeE/s1600-h/punisher+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ojGmqLVbHUsNTh4vOiODIxJrU8N5GVMnyQAEQf6gzHXFwJznKVq9J6IY2v6PL_iJM7BWO-CchrkWhiVGW_Fk-DAyIYJ8jR09RXTT3HKjawL16QzyU3PJeR77IYQvSLtrQBzblGG8QeE/s320/punisher+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394137282528845026" border="0" /></a>Tonight worked from the new Marvel previews. the image is the cover to the upcoming Punisher 12.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-38658466498372751042009-10-15T20:06:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:14:17.826-07:00Batman Hush : Book Sketching Day 36<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkusD5XiwrCKJJDTJcjGCEKvTblEKuri_EvjZYIl-JJ4tsrVsNs_uEfAqnQjDLO0PruMYHbc-p6Vc-ww_j0Fa7rzsIXy2M-NxtWrzx1pGmSv8Esclz6QHTZALC6afvUWETrchieYuL-Q/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct15+2009+day36+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDSkbr7g_QoL_Oe6kyYKAp5TEuo8tX5R5rE9nuiYir3Xlks8_FnHUULdlo1IewFPDngFjjK0raV8QCkvxjdjzTf1q3Dbb8Z0RFzaZNXMVLxN_k8lbweB8dCgFVtnUpHl3cgHYbh9oh_c/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct14+2009+day35+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392674777300221266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywglaUKgy3l2qfOhvwB3xPvj4ZzoqfXe30gL6fYObcV-zkS7DN6PCWIPOoGeDFqOiiIHK50OqIXfqaA2b8PrMkL7pOiCZYdaEnHi0OKItELO_O1cJKGHa-1tca9WgrU9qsUm5njRmOJ8/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct14+2009+day35+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywglaUKgy3l2qfOhvwB3xPvj4ZzoqfXe30gL6fYObcV-zkS7DN6PCWIPOoGeDFqOiiIHK50OqIXfqaA2b8PrMkL7pOiCZYdaEnHi0OKItELO_O1cJKGHa-1tca9WgrU9qsUm5njRmOJ8/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct14+2009+day35+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392674782068543826" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight I drew steps 1 and 2 together. As a result there's less process shown in the photos. Basically, I gestured out the poses and then immediately added volumes, panel by panel. This worked to speed things up and felt very comfortable.<br /><br />Overall, I will need to think about solidifying the forms more tomorrow before going to stage 3 the detail stage. I think this will help me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">separate</span> out the figures from each other. This seems especially <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">relevant</span> given the level of hatching/rendering that is happening on these pages.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-74649140705270695482009-10-12T21:24:00.000-07:002009-10-12T21:31:07.377-07:00book sketching day 34 -death to vampires<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AXWvdGVQaq4svFn5hjmPDprzNM_0X8Kv_TyKjUM-D79bhU30JDkTRqCVuvpKFHx1kemZYXGklhbyJmO4t3iYsdnWSoQ2Fo5x_Z3mmiGQtncsRD6RYvLxiexPhR-2N8WAwQ3JN3yCAvU/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AXWvdGVQaq4svFn5hjmPDprzNM_0X8Kv_TyKjUM-D79bhU30JDkTRqCVuvpKFHx1kemZYXGklhbyJmO4t3iYsdnWSoQ2Fo5x_Z3mmiGQtncsRD6RYvLxiexPhR-2N8WAwQ3JN3yCAvU/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936718545016546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVwuS83gkHqG63Ei8xY5DfbA7FCA0sJ7T2i-x9LpNMNcQi2yLRb4qXKiwszeKRA1fBE72SxfjRUVlBbiBmT_mTGkCVhym6KWbhY4x3EoGmg7w45S1ZDtAuu_6tQFZNm_DKTi7phcyMqU/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVwuS83gkHqG63Ei8xY5DfbA7FCA0sJ7T2i-x9LpNMNcQi2yLRb4qXKiwszeKRA1fBE72SxfjRUVlBbiBmT_mTGkCVhym6KWbhY4x3EoGmg7w45S1ZDtAuu_6tQFZNm_DKTi7phcyMqU/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936409522742162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93H3TmVW_ghmSG7j0qf5DVhT_Mem60sdk5AsHoMJYsMIUW17T8aQefuzgoubgxpQ7d-4G3B_SyoXXEZay-b89p1ULYRxguAraMgOgWX4Y0h4sWKEc92D4Bx9PVH8yW6LkHJ-4lL-z8BU/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93H3TmVW_ghmSG7j0qf5DVhT_Mem60sdk5AsHoMJYsMIUW17T8aQefuzgoubgxpQ7d-4G3B_SyoXXEZay-b89p1ULYRxguAraMgOgWX4Y0h4sWKEc92D4Bx9PVH8yW6LkHJ-4lL-z8BU/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936399509662226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5s0COxF0UPnHqH2PSe2JJc1OmboJA1Ip8RLTUc31VBlnXoA8dDVQVaKgOu4LyfoNXvLI6qTsU5w88sE5AXFHEObHJ8E3VlJu4Ci3UHxm9ZIn63cNfFXo5h-sz3Got0Y6xAaK4zaAOA/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5s0COxF0UPnHqH2PSe2JJc1OmboJA1Ip8RLTUc31VBlnXoA8dDVQVaKgOu4LyfoNXvLI6qTsU5w88sE5AXFHEObHJ8E3VlJu4Ci3UHxm9ZIn63cNfFXo5h-sz3Got0Y6xAaK4zaAOA/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936397433060898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPdDaswSm1KkLiNBaKiZKpyzO-7fOD_7nPSEe3HJ3oxQLraT3hI7zgYrb1nP_wcNQnVVObXUqU-PFJDmkh45KLlvW0B-27y1air5k5Y7xj6BILakstnSyCbzIOX3VW3CF8UXK3rYJDoM/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPdDaswSm1KkLiNBaKiZKpyzO-7fOD_7nPSEe3HJ3oxQLraT3hI7zgYrb1nP_wcNQnVVObXUqU-PFJDmkh45KLlvW0B-27y1air5k5Y7xj6BILakstnSyCbzIOX3VW3CF8UXK3rYJDoM/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct13+2009+day34+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936384904673266" border="0" /></a><br />Hi Folks,<br /><br />just wanted to say sorry -but the stage 1 image came out so light, there was no point posting it. I only realized after posting, and since I draw overtop the same paper - the first stage is now hidden undeneath the last two stages.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-78772703843791372642009-10-11T20:55:00.000-07:002009-10-11T20:59:36.024-07:00Day 33 book sketching in the kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0XCQ1BsALHjSp1uh0vyKIgSBDXK0Rky07ybzgu-V6MUWj7YejTeaUeYTFofvehDZDZgwWcfCxhKhru_vHSZUcqUodpzDYzOGLgITjHS0pL_Yu-ZCfXgaoooGD6lBrDEMe86JWzOS9Ig/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0XCQ1BsALHjSp1uh0vyKIgSBDXK0Rky07ybzgu-V6MUWj7YejTeaUeYTFofvehDZDZgwWcfCxhKhru_vHSZUcqUodpzDYzOGLgITjHS0pL_Yu-ZCfXgaoooGD6lBrDEMe86JWzOS9Ig/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391557661161367330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeeM2KdFYhqAhb4QRBrbg7-4XQtTGKonWejdraZWCsTjN8hKiEZx-gR_oFXiy07NCw4OgawYI4jVwN_eoI8PiGK808_9DfM3oWK8gJ3bCtG9BQSjwpgFCG3s9RGNcGka7pm1gotGwU44/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeeM2KdFYhqAhb4QRBrbg7-4XQtTGKonWejdraZWCsTjN8hKiEZx-gR_oFXiy07NCw4OgawYI4jVwN_eoI8PiGK808_9DfM3oWK8gJ3bCtG9BQSjwpgFCG3s9RGNcGka7pm1gotGwU44/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391557650983294466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnLOWsV-LfRX4v4FRtoI3vgrQJL7IY-XWlxvlqJZoX1hdbSDPDnS5iuWWB3o8qLEA1K0kyoxw-Ym714UMCsvciSv0gW2PnnzoI0UyrNZ7MPVBG3Evky8tMDyNXRpDk2GA415UO50xy1U/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnLOWsV-LfRX4v4FRtoI3vgrQJL7IY-XWlxvlqJZoX1hdbSDPDnS5iuWWB3o8qLEA1K0kyoxw-Ym714UMCsvciSv0gW2PnnzoI0UyrNZ7MPVBG3Evky8tMDyNXRpDk2GA415UO50xy1U/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391557642366446818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOaN6Rn8-JOdFR-VoHTKEgpCf39zwWgs3b3dRE63brLupUHCUkIbFwaFnSocTvx4RkONxCrfuW-TOXzhn6ftUkN1e1UFIBOB-mSbwwkJ-xx1_pkPJMPve6VrmHBGWZLWdwiS6JtDRBg8/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOaN6Rn8-JOdFR-VoHTKEgpCf39zwWgs3b3dRE63brLupUHCUkIbFwaFnSocTvx4RkONxCrfuW-TOXzhn6ftUkN1e1UFIBOB-mSbwwkJ-xx1_pkPJMPve6VrmHBGWZLWdwiS6JtDRBg8/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct12+2009+day33+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391557639947833442" border="0" /></a><br />I took a photo of 2 pages tonight. the 2nd page (the one on the right) I didn't draw, but I included it because I had mentioned yesturday Springer's technique of cutting of characters. This page really demonstrates that, and helps create the mood. Last night, I was planning to draw this page (and I still might) but in the end I went for the page on the left.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-11102299291985263892009-10-10T21:07:00.001-07:002009-10-10T21:24:23.654-07:00Book Sketching Day 32 - Volunteer Some More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzo5Z8iFYg_J1iqUmJ7QMna31xQtrB0q6G_54UEptRVEI46njGMViT-tA2EKQY-Qdku976kZhnkD20iV78APy3TpRlMp9PYd17TXV0ozJSNFXkyCG4YWik_rDbNdUnS_PSsGCip2HAmE/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzo5Z8iFYg_J1iqUmJ7QMna31xQtrB0q6G_54UEptRVEI46njGMViT-tA2EKQY-Qdku976kZhnkD20iV78APy3TpRlMp9PYd17TXV0ozJSNFXkyCG4YWik_rDbNdUnS_PSsGCip2HAmE/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391193490273469026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bhD8Fd-kELWnhmc2ikvXg5B_tmAnGQoL0oDqZasuykTiKK04ps2Hl5GVGPkAkCJaGg6GQTOYL_kAuNNCicJxO11ZUbL9DSNbpI3EA_-gjHeIaGqCr3kqKD0yoDyOlnRPjUV9baJJQuk/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bhD8Fd-kELWnhmc2ikvXg5B_tmAnGQoL0oDqZasuykTiKK04ps2Hl5GVGPkAkCJaGg6GQTOYL_kAuNNCicJxO11ZUbL9DSNbpI3EA_-gjHeIaGqCr3kqKD0yoDyOlnRPjUV9baJJQuk/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391189850174220002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKgDVNLf3IjDyMeAV5Hj5apDF-CLC2EPGtdnuSbLofxncOdIDTwsc657nk2DJloGUPakMT2zbt9l-3YLeaSDxs8SbJO-CTklg7IXqSOZMpXSq663japsj1XFEdkQuTlcB4fsI54JZ0lU/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKgDVNLf3IjDyMeAV5Hj5apDF-CLC2EPGtdnuSbLofxncOdIDTwsc657nk2DJloGUPakMT2zbt9l-3YLeaSDxs8SbJO-CTklg7IXqSOZMpXSq663japsj1XFEdkQuTlcB4fsI54JZ0lU/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391189840419283874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCbYF5NKvRU9xKd8jEBTcVOkaVQB79lYiTRRISyxiOYa3U2AtVc2IXYzPylTgcjahK1ujSNPEHSoGS8_dRyboZDReIb_paXWRZ0iOhitIFhDO0vAGy7QY6o3GiyveD6Id1R0u_ckX7_I/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCbYF5NKvRU9xKd8jEBTcVOkaVQB79lYiTRRISyxiOYa3U2AtVc2IXYzPylTgcjahK1ujSNPEHSoGS8_dRyboZDReIb_paXWRZ0iOhitIFhDO0vAGy7QY6o3GiyveD6Id1R0u_ckX7_I/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391189831059431346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBZxlWOUCck_ev3xeurj3vP54UuIv_HuvRSrIdWfg-iZ7A9X7Em7hNDinankEfQIJGmwryQ9nU5HVBg7fEgLHsowBLXD84IkOeG348M2DcEasZ9lu2qEQtpRWR4_QzKbkp787WjgSi14/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBZxlWOUCck_ev3xeurj3vP54UuIv_HuvRSrIdWfg-iZ7A9X7Em7hNDinankEfQIJGmwryQ9nU5HVBg7fEgLHsowBLXD84IkOeG348M2DcEasZ9lu2qEQtpRWR4_QzKbkp787WjgSi14/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391189821766372642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-RikyRdrYw04SeN66aSEfqMzNNuWXvVrDrzn-JSu38gRI01aVp0JVf4-ATg4tcitM8u3w8S_ae4sLOERf44vKcXPnp55X_Q_SKnqwFpG4EE61rrLIgae0KZJsARN4OgWDt4hsAtTzJE/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-RikyRdrYw04SeN66aSEfqMzNNuWXvVrDrzn-JSu38gRI01aVp0JVf4-ATg4tcitM8u3w8S_ae4sLOERf44vKcXPnp55X_Q_SKnqwFpG4EE61rrLIgae0KZJsARN4OgWDt4hsAtTzJE/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct11+2009+day32+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391189816760168770" border="0" /></a><br />After 3 days on this book, I have to say I am super impressed by the way the artist (Benoit Springer) lays out a page. He sets up scenes in a location, and then proceeds to move the camera around that location, much the way a camera man might. Each angle hooks up to the next, in terms of object placements and character placements. I wouldn't be surprised if he maps out each location in advance.<br /><br />The locations aren't super complicated, but he manages to maintain a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">consistent</span> location regardless of the angle he uses.<br /><br />Another observation worth noting is the way he likes to cut off characters. Look at the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ND</span> row -3rd panel. In the actual comic page -he cuts off a characters face with a word balloon. This is intentional. You can see there is room to move the word balloon over -but he purposely put it over top the characters face. I drew it in (since I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">don't</span> put the balloons in.) Note - in French comics, the artist draws in the balloons on the actual art. It's not added in at a later stage the way its done on American comics.<br /><br />You will see this occur again in tomorrows page. Although I haven't done it yet - I picked out the next page to draw and you will see he employs this technique again.<br /><br />Besides <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">consistency</span>, I am also enjoying the amazing compositions Springer uses in each panel. The focus in each panel is always clear. His cutting off of characters works to support the focus of each 'shot'.<br /><br />see you tomorrow.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-11478007755265046382009-10-09T21:23:00.000-07:002009-10-09T21:27:06.290-07:00Book Sketching - Day 31<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6WKfiAdXOvaoQRfJLQJG9ZWoUAQRJcu6qU92tZTytNr-OwbWyAxKfPKE9SqzIOZjeZwXOwXJI6E9ZcXNU-hbGgFchSvIvJfCyojgwQr1SLPOlYnDImRParQmPCxKHYSBCtL_FgKqCXk/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct10+2009+day31+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6WKfiAdXOvaoQRfJLQJG9ZWoUAQRJcu6qU92tZTytNr-OwbWyAxKfPKE9SqzIOZjeZwXOwXJI6E9ZcXNU-hbGgFchSvIvJfCyojgwQr1SLPOlYnDImRParQmPCxKHYSBCtL_FgKqCXk/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct10+2009+day31+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390822839961146386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYK6bueasRZFkSUeZEeek6duTI2_qpPoLxtvdGMwdYuCeWOiIsfojRLGtbgi4sXtQewH8g3Iu-h0DrKsV3rUSeArKA_vKxRhey9wsLhEqerZEPoS-Uuxdn8tmNJ65_rBWGMNDA7dUsIA/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct10+2009+day31+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJj5V15Xz0dee0n4K3kuFj2h3z6hsJXVpd2pEnGSYPKhQLwx1j2IgbuOkgHRusmmou4Z_2geAWlcxMUCDO9_kEOsxeVzfawWgj32dsLEXqoWC12WAOEpDxtZD6HTlkDeafmPrMzNzI14/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct10+2009+day31+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390822804119354770" border="0" /></a>Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-57018041721212475732009-10-09T20:11:00.000-07:002009-10-09T20:22:23.522-07:00Day 30 - volunteer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGzBtFlz9CxuSZRBpFOJZ8VACvlb2X7KzRXyMB7uBa4CyEZZgt8KliTJ2RcJmFTN4tcywRU-9USSY-jcANVlCZJERy2GkCP4eVLLTMxG6brpkFSmxjza7-lyEVhb8gQp_aqrnac44paI/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct9+2009+day30+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZvPNPEDgotJRKL0in0NTf_Vgp1L79z8f1C-3vIIAKVm8ViZIIRbGMmd9UPf5D286eAsJ5YeHaLogRRgFsN4OwBZGPCeGEAMeILrYEjnxCXlBzG_KSzscbwZVJ52pS-ae32huIdEgMEo/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct9+2009+day30+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390804279913151970" border="0" /></a><br />Missed quite a few days this week. My 3rd son was born this past week, and things have been busy to say the least.<br /><br />Tonight I have started on a new book - Volunteer featuring the art of Benoit Springer. He's truly a great artist, and it was a great amount of fun to draw from.<br /><br />the photos continue to be blurry -but I found out the reason is that my camera was dropped a few weeks ago. Hopefully, I can get it fixed or find a new one soon. thanks for baring with me.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-49038264348697563842009-10-04T20:46:00.001-07:002009-10-04T20:51:57.396-07:00Day 30 - delayedHi Folks,<br /><br />Fell behind today on the book sketching. Not a lot of sleep - as the new baby decided to arrive 2 weeks a head of schedule. Not premature, but definately early. Good news is, he's healthy and really cute. Mom is also doing great. <br /><br />The plan is to catch up on all the drawings so that by end of this coming week - I should be back on schedule. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Dan.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-12360925731798822842009-10-02T21:37:00.000-07:002009-10-02T21:43:31.653-07:00Day 29 Rockwell around the clock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2GBqWnuyDEQrohY8Xakoj42xmuRCnSNXb8WuAfARaRAJCWFX9dm7ms41zQ4ID5UwqoOqFHZjrZ5I1YJmlfKseoN_w1NnHwXpBisMtzuKIkFMdFChowlAH7G3jyY0YrozvwCpMR8CXfE/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct2+2009+day29+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2GBqWnuyDEQrohY8Xakoj42xmuRCnSNXb8WuAfARaRAJCWFX9dm7ms41zQ4ID5UwqoOqFHZjrZ5I1YJmlfKseoN_w1NnHwXpBisMtzuKIkFMdFChowlAH7G3jyY0YrozvwCpMR8CXfE/s320/book+sketching++and+more+oct2+2009+day29+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388229527248226802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPqLJwHoF7K-LbGcJjLDOK9t6pQdaicPPlr2WeiDYgy3op086z5cxApzhZhiIdGldNKG8h0Lzgc5X40t0iSkV66A9RllTLskcfm_qzTngxyA_cqkm1i-jP_Mk7mCHSX4AqztkfKpf3Z4/s1600-h/book+sketching++and+more+oct2+2009+day29+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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This goes to explain the post heading of 28 and 28.5. Tomorrow night I will likely spend 30 minutes to complete day 29 -before moving to post 30.<br /><br />Working from Rockwell continues to be a challenge and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definitely</span> trying to capture the subtleties of his paintings isn't happening for me yet. ha ha. No doubt, it will be a long time before this happens, but the drawings are so cool to work from, it really doesn't matter too much. The process is really the fun part.<br /><br />Tonight my wife asked me if doing this for almost a month now, I see any improvement. The answer is yes and no. Yes - in that I am more confident in my approach and no because the more I do, the more I realize I need to learn. As I move from artist to artist, and image to image - it becomes clear that some drawings come easier than others -so that the only real constant improvement is in the refining of the process I am using.<br /><br />I started something new during stage 1( the gestured stage) tonight. I am trying not to lift the pencil off the page too much (if at all as i work through the gesture.) In the past I was putting in one line for the overall pose, and then adding <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">demarcation</span> lines for the shoulders and hips and finally roughing in lines for the arms and legs.<br /><br />Now, I am still doing this, but it's all done with one continuous line, as I move through the figure Tomorrow I promise to get in some photos of all the stages and hopefully make this a lot clearer to anyone out there that might be curious about this.<br /><br />In stage 2 I am also moving towards slightly more organic shapes for the chest and pelvis areas. Images will follow in tomorrows posting.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-27606934657934607322009-09-29T22:13:00.001-07:002009-09-29T22:49:30.802-07:00Day 27 Norman Rockwell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3ibOS2wjFgknmB9pe2s_ur2cHPQ7KPGIvZWqVsNjK4-jff4K5e3i-stnSFTeIyGfFF8gg-6FzHwRBkfmyxgUa9Bdgl_SmhhlkQeuMHgZQIsJLbF3FYbPtfRdaOmHugahj_fX_xuqZnY/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3ibOS2wjFgknmB9pe2s_ur2cHPQ7KPGIvZWqVsNjK4-jff4K5e3i-stnSFTeIyGfFF8gg-6FzHwRBkfmyxgUa9Bdgl_SmhhlkQeuMHgZQIsJLbF3FYbPtfRdaOmHugahj_fX_xuqZnY/s320/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125617052714770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWWixtL-bCNoVkAaAP5615YQuncdGqoKerX_T1_xFy8L3PYliU6nHG7Z6_pkVs0ZSbfIkuVyWnE4_WVnbaUSPf-wqU7xmF39Wn0obSPR5f_TxGrFcJVicMxFcauWrOQXP5lUgoqoTHWw/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhLbLOS6SS-7efHNg8DQ3h7QgBZ5BcVwgRDRnx77Qbio8Z0bQTxI73kUJq5A-nTAXRXfSSz03He8qteProQCpr3CGUJYTfDl2M2kMQg46VHFWdKvpSi3XPWlrCRuCUVFP9YNqMjgylKA/s320/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387124850108475794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPRyqDik8B_C_kBsH5_5tgsgVrUOKb6CTgtvrJf3KWgdCnluFn1LO7evy18U0NHumbZe4pKPhBXEomHtIIvdG738Cvx9I9tw7TSI7oypY4QwsMAiS2DRhCTTBCTvgKIs9nTm0gRRn3gM/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPRyqDik8B_C_kBsH5_5tgsgVrUOKb6CTgtvrJf3KWgdCnluFn1LO7evy18U0NHumbZe4pKPhBXEomHtIIvdG738Cvx9I9tw7TSI7oypY4QwsMAiS2DRhCTTBCTvgKIs9nTm0gRRn3gM/s320/book+sketching+sept+30+2009+day27+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387124846410976450" border="0" /></a><br />After working from comics for the last few weeks, it was a nice change of pace to work from a true master - Norman Rockwell. I also loved working bigger. As with the drawings from Marvel Previews, I was able to focus on one image per page here - which made things much easier. <br /><br />What I love most about his work is all the little details that he puts into an image. Every item is a story point, and nothing is extra. He also captures great expressions (body and facial) in his characters. The costumes with worn shoes and soiled clothes finish off the images to create a warm fuzzy fealing. Yeah - he drew propoganda, but he was good at it.<br /><br />One of the things I started trying to do a bit more today (in the 2nd drawing) -was to block the heads in as cubes rather than simply spheres or egg shapes. Basically I am trying to add front, side and top planes to the head to help me place features. Still a long way to go, but it's a start.<br /><br />In the drawing with the plumbers - I drew the character's heads as 2 dimensional shapes, rather than volumes. This seemed to work well in this case because the characters were drawn from the side/profile views. The 2nd drawing had a lot more angles, so using cubes felt better. Even still, I wasn't completely satisfied with the results. <br /><br />Both images above were completed in about 1 hour total. There wasn't enough time to do the backgrounds, or really polish anything, but after looking at the results tonight I already have some things to think about for tomorrow. <br /><br />I know that some of you folks out there looking at this blog do a lot of drawing each day, while others almost none. If not, it's worth asking yourself 'do I want to draw more?' -not 'why am I not drawing more?" because really its all about wanting to do it and not looking for excuses why you can't do it. It doesn't have to be book sketching, but if it is - I know you will have fun!<br /><br />I recently heard an interview on CBC radio with a man who did a survey of some of the most successfull people in their professions across the USA and the number one factor of success was ...<br />persistance.<br /><br />not talent.<br />not luck.<br />...<br />just plain old 'stick-to-it-ness'<br /><br />those who were successful, worked at their professions for a long time, and reached the top, as many others dropped out. <br /><br />If you want to be good at anything, you got to keep at it -but that means, you also got to get started. If you keep putting off what you really want to do - you will be succesful at not accomplishing it. See, the same rule that helps you reach success, can help you not reach it too -if you are persistant at avoiding that which you wish to accomplish.<br /><br />remember - the more you don't do, the better you will be at not doing it. You will be a success at avoiding reaching your goals. It doesn't matter what your goal is - you get to decide. <br /><br />Just decide what it is, and start taking steps, even baby steps are good. As long as you are moving towards your goals.<br /><br />sorry for being so preachy. sheesh.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-18406433179638917332009-09-29T19:48:00.000-07:002009-09-29T19:53:10.195-07:00Day 26 - Still in Danger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkw7RQVDKs8Y4C-c_N1YPwFFatZRHP13W7gvgfYE2JXpBSHBq-UAd4P2u7_ep6y_lBjLx5n4_OV4XBvssS88DTFszz6eBbLUzeJu-gPDNhZtwfRzzzFgZXXxVLWwRyr1FSTLJgNpdkf8/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkw7RQVDKs8Y4C-c_N1YPwFFatZRHP13W7gvgfYE2JXpBSHBq-UAd4P2u7_ep6y_lBjLx5n4_OV4XBvssS88DTFszz6eBbLUzeJu-gPDNhZtwfRzzzFgZXXxVLWwRyr1FSTLJgNpdkf8/s320/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387087326804353298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9X4eK61ZfinMeG3BR_dPkTXRJ8_MYZ-1TXxunElHBeIG1bbrAX409LZE-ThQOhppcHevzWShRwL5y6pSifWEbNSbTV36ApKVijMTksev3J4-e8atypPqPNxY7TR0xm-o8q2_rL0S58I/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9X4eK61ZfinMeG3BR_dPkTXRJ8_MYZ-1TXxunElHBeIG1bbrAX409LZE-ThQOhppcHevzWShRwL5y6pSifWEbNSbTV36ApKVijMTksev3J4-e8atypPqPNxY7TR0xm-o8q2_rL0S58I/s320/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387087316755419554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVEGHCXfZCPuofVfUo6CEtzOmf4HCuoQYReT7DdtaZl91z-iJYHS_dWRXoZ66ovAtGGUNGNE_uuLSUuWxIEKWdX4DK6MJr2-PhDlk8r6xIz4KIZwTAuCIBO-HawuPcMiJZVb-yQGzAuE/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVEGHCXfZCPuofVfUo6CEtzOmf4HCuoQYReT7DdtaZl91z-iJYHS_dWRXoZ66ovAtGGUNGNE_uuLSUuWxIEKWdX4DK6MJr2-PhDlk8r6xIz4KIZwTAuCIBO-HawuPcMiJZVb-yQGzAuE/s320/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387087310255275362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwtpTQWGKJ0NiPQGAp-gSL-grpGIH1z8S2maMQH1tO95QmEP1bktSJYe7mtIXk0QmeNt9Xxyl8Lz12kd3aIjDtgl8x-_FpOqL3WJfwNShmEzr9FG8MqJaR7urueR4zE0-3XLVClB4J1Y/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwtpTQWGKJ0NiPQGAp-gSL-grpGIH1z8S2maMQH1tO95QmEP1bktSJYe7mtIXk0QmeNt9Xxyl8Lz12kd3aIjDtgl8x-_FpOqL3WJfwNShmEzr9FG8MqJaR7urueR4zE0-3XLVClB4J1Y/s320/book+sketching+sept+296+2009+day26+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387087601255951634" border="0" /></a>Have you had enough of the Danger-themed post titles? I have. ha ha.<br /><br />Tomorrow will start with something else. <br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Dan/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-29861286694200276782009-09-27T20:42:00.000-07:002009-09-27T20:50:10.586-07:00Day 25 : Danger in the snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_FpJgKoOtNO-lcWD_DmLJsy9pvPMBPNa3YI7DJcHlN_lsPRsHeKk6ghP9cD7599SBNjupRD3Wh0c69KGawbOaB6T62fKBZdAqFzAmBooGBuMtmKq2xq1GhSZ_aHlvLASE3sWKkK5UP0/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_FpJgKoOtNO-lcWD_DmLJsy9pvPMBPNa3YI7DJcHlN_lsPRsHeKk6ghP9cD7599SBNjupRD3Wh0c69KGawbOaB6T62fKBZdAqFzAmBooGBuMtmKq2xq1GhSZ_aHlvLASE3sWKkK5UP0/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386358915565355090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQcTIZnoDu5lVXSMVFuSfAo5wbsSwvdOjml3OEbeCHRF1neyuFZKDKioz78qX-IJVH2uHnVGKWlGoqT2Y1bEutztPLWTk4jVQZhrr-IiJAquXj8pSIhlBV1nHkOft1rFEEgzQxwr8ARQ/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQcTIZnoDu5lVXSMVFuSfAo5wbsSwvdOjml3OEbeCHRF1neyuFZKDKioz78qX-IJVH2uHnVGKWlGoqT2Y1bEutztPLWTk4jVQZhrr-IiJAquXj8pSIhlBV1nHkOft1rFEEgzQxwr8ARQ/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386359903552488386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMTsubXVZcYdayLn7Txlg7wqaMevUB0gU7VTQBB-K0KMGdv1320wgWlCjf3vlEVswGv3Tnw09CPmkONwHLF2_XGU3IGWZpRPiNhh9UE1nPCFsXrdJcIPJVLPnfliqVQEjxKFY_At-B5g/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMTsubXVZcYdayLn7Txlg7wqaMevUB0gU7VTQBB-K0KMGdv1320wgWlCjf3vlEVswGv3Tnw09CPmkONwHLF2_XGU3IGWZpRPiNhh9UE1nPCFsXrdJcIPJVLPnfliqVQEjxKFY_At-B5g/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386358902762390194" border="0" /></a><br />Another day with stage 1 not shown. As I mentioned yesturday, I did stage one the other day when the camera went missing. At any rate, hopefully tonight is the last late night drawing session in a while. My hope is to go back to earlier hours in the day. Working when you're tired doesn't yield the happiest results. <br /><br />Having said that - I am still jazzed about drawing from this book, so expect a few more pages to come.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-32006533218205113302009-09-26T21:35:00.000-07:002009-09-26T21:43:18.452-07:00Day 24<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oCoRZsYJ-h-lLzN7l9t86BtrkjblQKVQItam9tuJxD07cLo3kUODA45izaO23bs_4pLoE20KWalbsq3BhUGLY0srH1i2nnKtvgcD3qvuR8wE7gtvs4LlurfWT9L7TYp0L8iiR5yyfgg/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oCoRZsYJ-h-lLzN7l9t86BtrkjblQKVQItam9tuJxD07cLo3kUODA45izaO23bs_4pLoE20KWalbsq3BhUGLY0srH1i2nnKtvgcD3qvuR8wE7gtvs4LlurfWT9L7TYp0L8iiR5yyfgg/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386001784943839122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnBRlgsdDV6nMW5dpug1jNKcJ0F6aITrm462ukle-usq8TaAg6iZoBQe_WXoSfXMuMCw4b_DBWBuUo6-Uhi8zYgGVwKCDtuAl35Nwg0JYNYKQAIgFt9wN8ENTS5XoRtOCfTmEWnQDAik/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnBRlgsdDV6nMW5dpug1jNKcJ0F6aITrm462ukle-usq8TaAg6iZoBQe_WXoSfXMuMCw4b_DBWBuUo6-Uhi8zYgGVwKCDtuAl35Nwg0JYNYKQAIgFt9wN8ENTS5XoRtOCfTmEWnQDAik/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386001780336663682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWZR7dSLTlhxAE2wGki2ezZejsHYFGQTyWTePGH_4CGPTSv5zGhSPOaHx3BXewlA-t-cTxQ-kQP6FlnMXibmMCSuiHfRWCKKrBR_DOuyG_PbBJ4yjHZ7Yy1sQO65_qYXjTuG9WdTdXs/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRWZR7dSLTlhxAE2wGki2ezZejsHYFGQTyWTePGH_4CGPTSv5zGhSPOaHx3BXewlA-t-cTxQ-kQP6FlnMXibmMCSuiHfRWCKKrBR_DOuyG_PbBJ4yjHZ7Yy1sQO65_qYXjTuG9WdTdXs/s320/book+sketching+sept+26+2009+day24_25+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386001774410283890" border="0" /></a><br />I started this page yesturday - but didn't have the camera handy at the time, so step 1 (gesture) is covered up by stage 2 above the volumes stage. In order not to cover up the volumes stage without getting a picture, I left it to be finished today (stage 3) and repeated the process for another page which I will post tomorrow. When you see it tomorrow, it will also be missing stage 1 for the same reason.<br /><br />Overall -still having a great time drawing from this book - hopefully next week I will be able to work on book sketching at normal (earlier) hours so I am not as tired. I think the tiredness is really affecting the final drawing stage. <br /><br />If you're new to this blog - I urge you to check out the Introduction and method section -found in the links on the right side of this page. In it I describe what I am doing, how I am doing it and what is the purpose of it all.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-70701791213402077552009-09-24T21:58:00.000-07:002009-09-24T22:09:12.269-07:00Day 23 - Danger Danger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23PQGtvhwuTDREMjgPpDzbJGtN1wTjPXiDayCFWfYa4xlhFEcHC85tzYQQSr73ys62NiY4KnIdYFnrC1anY4Bka8Dv5R6RzDgoWxzZhm5FLLzd0JdVo5ypDSYAPlO_SOCsopUqSxaYS0/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23PQGtvhwuTDREMjgPpDzbJGtN1wTjPXiDayCFWfYa4xlhFEcHC85tzYQQSr73ys62NiY4KnIdYFnrC1anY4Bka8Dv5R6RzDgoWxzZhm5FLLzd0JdVo5ypDSYAPlO_SOCsopUqSxaYS0/s320/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385265260978226546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8APc1NGBjBThO85bAgpxUbtAtMSvMD5WpCs-ArPKTa_d46CRZVF1IZQi8utyZBw4wpTbec-kgsIRnHLqvsQ5wSYA_xfm_JQWnBgj5dlBQO5LjMdX37k5_MwdqBB-sLEwxqPF5QTmnLY/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8APc1NGBjBThO85bAgpxUbtAtMSvMD5WpCs-ArPKTa_d46CRZVF1IZQi8utyZBw4wpTbec-kgsIRnHLqvsQ5wSYA_xfm_JQWnBgj5dlBQO5LjMdX37k5_MwdqBB-sLEwxqPF5QTmnLY/s320/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385265250179916002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaL0ySS5_xdwXPX928gm_-Eo1MqRCZbcFVzRIhV1GnLjaJQN-ALuhGhGNRylBeMbExRoeA5GFrMQdAe5OcfKxt8CaKJ1hNat1kK82jx5y58pZnnV6FXOCHk2El1vawDV27GDfiVSbAyQ/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaL0ySS5_xdwXPX928gm_-Eo1MqRCZbcFVzRIhV1GnLjaJQN-ALuhGhGNRylBeMbExRoeA5GFrMQdAe5OcfKxt8CaKJ1hNat1kK82jx5y58pZnnV6FXOCHk2El1vawDV27GDfiVSbAyQ/s320/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385265245950717682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ9beQihO8Hp8K1uxwj8Vk5yj5rcAADMHN2dqT8Gf7SpevNm8SQBze8rI1KrzwOKzQU4thkiZqe007WpTiIWThCdfkjbyAlMkeDN83bVMON4GqmqO9XIX4ssPI8uOup1dvTQxY3mLWwg/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ9beQihO8Hp8K1uxwj8Vk5yj5rcAADMHN2dqT8Gf7SpevNm8SQBze8rI1KrzwOKzQU4thkiZqe007WpTiIWThCdfkjbyAlMkeDN83bVMON4GqmqO9XIX4ssPI8uOup1dvTQxY3mLWwg/s320/book+sketching+sept+24+2009+day23+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385265242043610242" border="0" /></a><br />Another day, another Danger Girl page.. and still so much fun. Today felt like a backward step again, as I try and adapt to J Scott Campbell's style. One thing I really want to work on going forward is the way he does lips - he uses a nice combination of straights and curves (lines) that I don't think I succeeded copying too well tonight. <br /><br />On the flip side, I am discovering that I don't much fancy the way he draws ears -but really, who am I to judge. ha ha.<br /><br />His drawing of hair on the other hand is fantastic -and when I eventually reach the rendering stage in a few months - I hope start figuring out exactly how he applies the blacks to make it look so great.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-89329719355113664602009-09-23T21:13:00.001-07:002009-09-23T21:38:36.914-07:00day 21 & 22: Danger Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UUNvQoSvwYtATsKD05rRJNhyNaXwPjRCBrtH92lFVxDJxKkwX7SFSHg6UzsKqM6BLbdTy8NEZ18VrrNFgrY7Vw6WQYtlZa-NThqGAKh_ogupJnzWWVySi_2_snQIy5d1m5teiChFr0k/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+23+2009+day21_22+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I did about half an hour last night -and so today I finished off that page and did the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ND</span> day of Danger Girl. <br /><br />I also want to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">apologize</span> for the fuzzy images. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Something is</span> up with my camera - and I haven't had time to work it out, but rest assured it's bothering me so I will eventually fix it.<br /><br />I hate to say it -but out of all the comics I drew from so far, this one is hands down the most fun. I think the campy nature of it has a lot to do with it. <br /><br />One of the many challenges I found working here was trying to deal with the stylized proportions. These girls have crazy hips and legs. The Anatomy may not be accurate, but it is fun to draw. I also love the way Campbell draws noses, eyes and eyebrows. He does fantastic hair too -and hopefully as I explore Danger Girl more - I can discover some tricks in these areas and pick up on the design specifics. <br /><br />For these two pages, I stayed loose with the hair - not trying to match exactly, but tomorrow I will try and pay more attention. One thing that I did try and do was break up the hair into a few chunks, rather than focus on each strand of hair individually. I know I didn't succeed 100%, but I feel that I am on the right track with that. <br /><br />Another thing I discovered while working on these pages is the use of the right tools. For stage 1 I used an 'H' pencil. For those that don't know - H - is a hard lead, so that you get a very light line. It allowed me to draw forcefully without worrying that my drawing would become to dark. In areas of stage 2 where there was overlap - It did get a bit messy, but I tried to focus on one form at a time to overcome this. <br /><br />You can see what I am talking about in the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ND</span> page - 1st panel where the girls left arm comes out of the side of her shoulder. I used a cube for the chest/back and cylinders for the arms. the arm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cylinder</span> overlaps the cube which makes it kind of messy - but this is ultimately solved in stage 3 when i cleaned it up. <br /><br />When I got to stage 3, I switched to an Ebony pencil (that's a brand name) that is much softer (perhaps the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">equivalent</span> of a 2b or 6b pencil) which meant that I was able to get a much darker line that easily stood out above the H pencil drawing underneath.<br /><br />A final problem I had tonight was with the shape of the girl's face in the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ND</span> page - especially the proportion of the jaw. This is something I hope to work out better in stage 2 tomorrow.<br /><br />See ya tomorrow with more Danger Girl.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-46456075048992722402009-09-18T21:49:00.001-07:002009-09-18T21:58:46.103-07:00day 20 - fantastic four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9UpK08KCw6601eIor7cULpI90o5HejkUR9C7qH5UHzyDz07ClfYPxxG-OXwSkWHaELTRy02PdxFLaLU5spm1qQVY5VlITexIafY2kVdwMbkBANDdZLHB819mp7L4uyBioL7sgOT87OI/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9UpK08KCw6601eIor7cULpI90o5HejkUR9C7qH5UHzyDz07ClfYPxxG-OXwSkWHaELTRy02PdxFLaLU5spm1qQVY5VlITexIafY2kVdwMbkBANDdZLHB819mp7L4uyBioL7sgOT87OI/s320/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383036468658273330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicQNpz7oD8WRg6WJTXWlFiOJL89BbyBthz_oiB3cR9FSZp04BWuG8mMmDeVFHSxH913m8CigOuI6DdJ6niWTNx_AhLMtuzHi8dmXdgBXSPngK48g4OX0gAhRAFFbKv7YuTj1NJkj1RVs/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicQNpz7oD8WRg6WJTXWlFiOJL89BbyBthz_oiB3cR9FSZp04BWuG8mMmDeVFHSxH913m8CigOuI6DdJ6niWTNx_AhLMtuzHi8dmXdgBXSPngK48g4OX0gAhRAFFbKv7YuTj1NJkj1RVs/s320/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383036455091053666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54TUVH6rjZHaSyrmi0fztmNExIsGckuaESBsmU_olhHugLR42A2m7sbN-k5C1LJB53NsZ-gID2JEG82TfYdkunZEbplLCPQ0kqRUNzkwMCdfLJkGtSJwAAPrNYaKL7NMeA1EPZl6fXJ8/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54TUVH6rjZHaSyrmi0fztmNExIsGckuaESBsmU_olhHugLR42A2m7sbN-k5C1LJB53NsZ-gID2JEG82TfYdkunZEbplLCPQ0kqRUNzkwMCdfLJkGtSJwAAPrNYaKL7NMeA1EPZl6fXJ8/s320/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day20+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383036447065413346" border="0" /></a>Tonight I did the 1 hour spread out over the whole day. Somewhere in there - I forgot to photograph stage two (volumes). It's been a busy day to say the least. Next few weeks will be equally crazy, so keeping up with this will be a serious challenge.<br /><br />In the final stage I started drawing with the ebony pencil -but as you can see in the photo (last photo top left corner) -its quite tiny now and I was losing grip. ha ha. So I decided to go back to the brush -and am very glad I did. <br /><br />Mike Wieringo's work continues to challenge me. I may try and sketch from it again next week -but it's too soon to know for sure. <br /><br />With every new artist that I work from, I feel like I am starting from scratch again. Especially at stage 3 and it leads me to doubt if I am getting anywhere. Still, I know this is part of the learning process, and if it was easy, there would be almost no point doing it. For those who don't know my personal drawing style -its waaay more caroony. Far less super-hero-y. So Drawing from comics is really exciting, even though I have a lot to learn still.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-54285460552351802792009-09-16T23:04:00.000-07:002009-09-16T23:22:45.286-07:00Day 19 - Fantastic Four Mike Wieringo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOw2wnUWOW84SYrsOFowzDliBcZmoMKK20-BZaYDVjngGlhLDP4a5MqVaV9SZsP1Xanv-mlVNfDKX9PGH6Q6SOTTiUId1dRiicmoJTSh5cbs7kCGwfcxeYDQmbJ2ObMuQdMTDH_jMtNg/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day19+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOw2wnUWOW84SYrsOFowzDliBcZmoMKK20-BZaYDVjngGlhLDP4a5MqVaV9SZsP1Xanv-mlVNfDKX9PGH6Q6SOTTiUId1dRiicmoJTSh5cbs7kCGwfcxeYDQmbJ2ObMuQdMTDH_jMtNg/s320/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day19+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313998773077026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw0dxWeu-9VnBueu6cJBjYUJSHDTzklx3MdqLZxr_TGB6kmwsps6KJEgy9l8WFN6eq0etmlWxlEFrR2CCCzEg2NccTLp8mY83rqc0JJsxP-dGcjGh6Hamatf2lQZiac56V3Sny6HtCCk/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day19+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0Coko4lnOTUUcNGn0bkYjOCRps85BESS_RFaJvsqXNIlxuwZDiBxgaKIl1VklZNtJw1OlLX6vnOX-yrwSXYELXaDVEa8a3fJDhimSiFxqoFRSqT_FCWzyFd7Fq0OjtjY_iEoYd_zZDw/s320/book+sketching+sept+16+2009+day19+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382313826358339506" border="0" /></a>Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wieringo</span> is hands down one of my favourite artists. I got to meet him at a few conventions and the man was a truly nice person. His work continues to blow me away, and in trying to copy from it - I realize I have a truly long way to go. <br /><br />Drawing the Fantastic Four felt great. The drawings <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">didn't</span> turn out that great, but it was a lot of fun having panels with more than 1 character in them. Mike also likes to overlap a lot; something that didn't happen as much in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Spider-Man</span> pages I did.<br /><br />Earlier today I spoke with someone at the shop about this blog. He mentioned that he didn't feel the method I am using would work for a beginner. Furthermore, he said that it was was working for me since I already knew how to draw. <br /><br />I don't really agree with this. I think this method can work for anyone at any level. The only difference is the speed at which a person goes will be determined by how much practice they put in. Remember, the purpose of this blog is to get a lot of drawing done in a relatively short amount of time, by copying. <br /><br />If you are just starting out, you should spend all your time on stage 1 - gestures. Copy just gestures - don't move on to stage 2 until this becomes 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ND</span> nature or at least much easier for you. In my case, I still have a lot to learn in stages 2 and 3 -which is why I am dedicating myself to doing this. I am not going to move on to stage 4 (rendering) until I feel comfortable with these earlier stages. <br /><br />Once you feel comfortable with stage 1 - start doing stage 1 and 2, but with a focus on stage 2. Do this until you feel you got a grasp of it. Don't move to stage 3 until then. Again - copying to do any of these stages, will help you get a lot of drawings done faster, which in my opinion is the key to succeeding.<br /><br />Remember back in school when you first learned to read/write - you wrote out each letter over and over on a page. Sometimes you traced the letters out on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre-</span>printed pad that had the letters as dotted lines. In both cases, repetition in doing the alphabet helped you absorb that information into your system. It's the same thing here. Just more fun -because at the end you have a picture of the Fantastic Four or some other character instead of the letter 'a'. <br /><br />Anyhow, this is just my 2 cents. If you disagree or have any other tips you want to share, please feel free to comment.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-61071764599537055322009-09-15T20:40:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:49:22.652-07:00day 18 : more Spider-ManThis first part is a drawing from the cover. See the original in the previous post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZMNs2iEBu8UNjqQ3O78XglV33xXBG636bdGAT4TskEa3_PPV70AE3k0mtm3oGvDCAOqnaAzAbRdCp4x6rQ7odHsZwYvIMUR1VXKfIsH3qA7Gw5OW-a5_irzksvhU37LI7M53Nkwnr4s/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZMNs2iEBu8UNjqQ3O78XglV33xXBG636bdGAT4TskEa3_PPV70AE3k0mtm3oGvDCAOqnaAzAbRdCp4x6rQ7odHsZwYvIMUR1VXKfIsH3qA7Gw5OW-a5_irzksvhU37LI7M53Nkwnr4s/s320/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381906081380575106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-CrqZkmorLMJG-tvNdSTqBuWKy4hpfgMC2UEtS-n-NsiSWxhUkrNhgrFPkBczO_IFBB3_T2jASxcOqht_MqVJuC2fA21FCx2LmwxQ-mVPNpV-LmLRhn_TsMeBi1pKMh9kGDjegua6RI/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-CrqZkmorLMJG-tvNdSTqBuWKy4hpfgMC2UEtS-n-NsiSWxhUkrNhgrFPkBczO_IFBB3_T2jASxcOqht_MqVJuC2fA21FCx2LmwxQ-mVPNpV-LmLRhn_TsMeBi1pKMh9kGDjegua6RI/s320/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381906079868648866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6svBewhATW4srFJdycgnwhh8CGzmN_meaYk4_PW2Qj12ahB9zN2XCw7m38qPU_3N3vY3qUCVWGiaqEf9rnJ1VvRYweSnlVuk3v31pYUh_Ms8na9i4ANpIZQockOUWSriHcCgHfuf4FfI/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6svBewhATW4srFJdycgnwhh8CGzmN_meaYk4_PW2Qj12ahB9zN2XCw7m38qPU_3N3vY3qUCVWGiaqEf9rnJ1VvRYweSnlVuk3v31pYUh_Ms8na9i4ANpIZQockOUWSriHcCgHfuf4FfI/s320/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381906070332151650" border="0" /></a><br />the next section is an interior page. I think I need to slow down when I get to drawing the final details on the faces in stage 3. Will keep that in mind as I move forward. Also got to work on Petey's hair more. ha ha. Design wise, what I really am loving is the thick eyebrows on all the characters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFN-nlyHSzQCZkIX2WMcTFi81qayrihdMwW0ipgyegTXPeuq79rtoPILCN1r2AS2ZUNvltFMd82L9dKd6xJQTyCnHX0Ocw5llDRlJAbXSup-65VRbVPWSuJBhBWjZVD_nliyOjhwrFc4/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFN-nlyHSzQCZkIX2WMcTFi81qayrihdMwW0ipgyegTXPeuq79rtoPILCN1r2AS2ZUNvltFMd82L9dKd6xJQTyCnHX0Ocw5llDRlJAbXSup-65VRbVPWSuJBhBWjZVD_nliyOjhwrFc4/s320/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381905762528253826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOj3OUO_pGoVICMWkSOTLuzODCYgUno9fz7xtMehNjE80gxZCKteRBErF8c9X0_Lsh7ymnjaRyLKBl1t3IRgSNKmTx_I1wJDRHi0tMGgIh2os1Yu6u4HDuTRKFCEUwNL7YYy3FSrTtsA/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNt9Ze8is2LAjAGYu1jy3yqgQHxo5nf9PR7TeJUvC-Tz0ttMZypY0XIrWCvcLvDsT9kMVUuV20BEdhEkyIeRqd_Qe-qMgYLXMNrvcp_9NiLu9PYWGzmwy7oo3iNQU7QxyqUGThgCP63U/s320/book+sketching+sept+15+2009+day18+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381905728632660130" border="0" /></a>Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-18021059998160008792009-09-14T20:33:00.000-07:002009-09-14T20:42:13.281-07:00Day 17 : Spider-Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVY-ub7OZMC1TsB8GzrilVivLycyDesZfc0vhwjm_m6YMBM8aypdB6qOF7_Onu3SvKK0CmZGOqXVtcHa26Z2TP5lqc3Dq0YeKMWMBRIQuOukMD_S63chtI1yesD4SXUTCbREP1WVHTuk/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day17+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkJhJrQA9S8SE277-pHvbXHjD9YKmEKoklVFx2t399_76WQ5q8cs1R4KkvkXiHtdL8PaDT9jlEo3q8Ws7GbrCSwEtiVzaF5WoK2PCCzbFtd8hcub6SDSfM6WakoEDb4CJjuGxocux3tA/s320/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day17+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381533234286090482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7awEfu94vKUzo4NeNVNKY-D8T036NI2mXmJHNfc-ym9ZyuRheSl8vFauPeDvLgF6GJLyrZKGfn6iwJb_uKV0jqDdKEaSzk_EKNaCo0j-PkaTwVuSQcX0aen47dyUufPqy3g6SE_IxoQ/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day17+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7awEfu94vKUzo4NeNVNKY-D8T036NI2mXmJHNfc-ym9ZyuRheSl8vFauPeDvLgF6GJLyrZKGfn6iwJb_uKV0jqDdKEaSzk_EKNaCo0j-PkaTwVuSQcX0aen47dyUufPqy3g6SE_IxoQ/s320/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day17+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381533226264443250" border="0" /></a>Was hoping to find some copies of Mike Weiringo's Fantastic Four to draw from, but instead found an old copy of Spectacular Spider-Man 2 from 1968 and decided to give it a go. Today I chose a spidey page, but tomorrow I hope to do a page with more plain-clothes characters. John Romita Sr. is one of the best Spider-man artists ever, but his Peter Parker is (for me) the definative version.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-33587516748095597602009-09-13T21:14:00.000-07:002009-09-13T21:33:51.852-07:00Day 16 - volumes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClFtYO_HD3TpRnfKAoUCvINkGG0G4VYhyphenhyphena8grBGhKyXoseFq_NmS_wvq1Y0ly4nbIZbSLVa6oC6HxFS192uQ3S7Dpwh3hFBl9wEoNucjkw4JPpUcPRZCkPQwxtpdoaMjXnjo6i5AWe9k/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClFtYO_HD3TpRnfKAoUCvINkGG0G4VYhyphenhyphena8grBGhKyXoseFq_NmS_wvq1Y0ly4nbIZbSLVa6oC6HxFS192uQ3S7Dpwh3hFBl9wEoNucjkw4JPpUcPRZCkPQwxtpdoaMjXnjo6i5AWe9k/s320/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381172161252238946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6De_2z5uG4NUOQ0l65jmKXxLXzZ8qsNslo5drBvCBjemK9NnZCut90DYwpJs2MrW_yZlhzERbBtOupI6WuywXBe9mi_Neud70DnMphaGy3ySyo5CyXahKcUngGNFkdRusoZ0kYyd-oU/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6De_2z5uG4NUOQ0l65jmKXxLXzZ8qsNslo5drBvCBjemK9NnZCut90DYwpJs2MrW_yZlhzERbBtOupI6WuywXBe9mi_Neud70DnMphaGy3ySyo5CyXahKcUngGNFkdRusoZ0kYyd-oU/s320/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381172152846683666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibB79DVn78zE-J61FxSiTCyOoV1zBcPs1OgVzWBD9r_J-rgOhGNiRS-XHqaDisbBZYm51XyVvmJDjZjIJeaoDLk43AZq8zGxXtTpKLkOZhJ5sqcptx4YMAbWoUGxUvDvzBN8gnAvdwo8/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibB79DVn78zE-J61FxSiTCyOoV1zBcPs1OgVzWBD9r_J-rgOhGNiRS-XHqaDisbBZYm51XyVvmJDjZjIJeaoDLk43AZq8zGxXtTpKLkOZhJ5sqcptx4YMAbWoUGxUvDvzBN8gnAvdwo8/s320/book+sketching+sept+14+2009+day16+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381172143366724834" border="0" /></a>So here it is. The 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ND</span> part of the exercise showing basic shapes being used <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">over top</span> the gesture drawings from the last day. This is the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ND</span> stage that I usually go through -but done here exclusively to demonstrate the concept.<br /><br />This second stage is designed to help starting artists, or those re-learning to draw (like me) to clearly see/visualize volume in the drawings. Using basic shapes gives 3 dimensional form to the drawings <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">over top</span> which the design details can be done in stage 3.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One of the benefits of doing this stage is seeing how the forms of the body connect to each other.</span> For example - in many of the drawings I was able to show how the arm connected to the side of the rib cage (box form). Practicing basic forms like cylinders also helps with perspective since its much easier to work out perspective issues with basic forms than more complex anatomy. One area that I kind of fluffed off was the feet. I either left the forms as basic 2d shapes or did 3d shapes that weren't satisfying. I will work on correcting this by focusing a bit more as I move forward on future drawings.<br /><br /><br />I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently about this stage with the conclusion that this stage is probably the least important of the 3 stages in the long run. Master artists should be able to visualize the volume in their drawing and apply it directly to the forms in a more organic way. An artist that has mastered drawing should be able to move from stage 1 to stage 3 directly, while incorporating this second stage invisibly.<br /><br />As such, it's important to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">realize that using boxes and cylinders is not something you will have to do long term -but it is hugely important early on in an artist's learning</span> since it provides a clear and simplified structure <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">over top</span> which the final drawing can be made.<br /><br />Tomorrow, back to doing comic pages.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-50987167839830927312009-09-10T22:14:00.000-07:002009-09-10T22:41:57.939-07:00Day 15 (First Half) - Gestures/Lines of Action<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iuMQXSh4Xnrq86Hl6K06EtkDPtzhkOE7WwIIpe12jFuNmFkfniQc85-Sy4WTTfpw2HLBSSbJtLlvVx2impIuxNOQM7XNhdzp-GS5oJ8jKg1QVQjpEYjo7Wq1_aaMOGx0t7NNAJTg4Gk/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+10+2009+day15+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyE1lRjBN-F0l3xVqqsMRmv4zfuacUMfWB112cQAZB-XjDC3x2nb5IAqpMS4RzeGlx9sk2SOoeF-rF5-q_t0u3CHWUj2vzbcp8TwBhIfqS7Y_NPWE0M6j7VEc9eEc4hi7No6hc8owp36Q/s320/book+sketching+sept+10+2009+day15+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380074398328692546" border="0" /></a>Day 15 - 1st half.<br /><br />Trying something a bit different today - posting half of day 15s work. Too tired to do it all in one night.<br /><br />the drawings tonight come from the very awesome new sketchbook <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Deadlines 3 by Sanford Greene.</span></span> </span> It's totally subjective -but this is one of my absolute favourite sketchbooks of this con season. There are a ton of great sketchbooks out there -but this one is really dynamic. Sanford really pushes his drawings and isn't afraid to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">exaggerate</span>. Both his sketches and colour work are exciting and that's why I like it so much.<br /><br />To be clear - although all the gesture drawings I did are drawn from this sketchbook, I didn't take pictures of all the pages I drew from. I just took a few random photos of the sketchbook for you to get a sense of the type of book it is.<br /><br />I continued to draw on 11 by 17 inch paper, doing as many gesture drawings as I could in 30 minutes. The drawings are a bit more sophisticated than stick figures (but only slightly). Key differences include rough shapes for the chest, as well as added curves to to break up the arms and legs into 2 parts each ( the part above and below the elbow and the part above and below the knees). Notice that for the legs and arms - I used curves rather than sticks to both describe the direction of the limbs as well as describing a bit of the form without going into great detail. When I eventually hit stage 2, I will tighten this up to get 3 dimensional forms.<br /><br />Tonights drawings were done in order to give a clear example of what you should aim for in the first stage of drawing. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >The Gesture drawing should demonstrate Action and Attitude as well as proportion</span> (of body parts to one another.) If you are new to drawing, doing a lot of gesture drawings is a great starting point. The key to see if it's working is to compare the gesture drawings to the images you are working from and decide if you've captured the Action/Attitude of those drawings.<br /><br />Tomorrow I will draw several pages of stage 2 (volumes) in order to hopefully show clearly what you should aim for in that stage.<br /><br />I am continuing to form my ideas about drawing as I go through this process. So if you notice any <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">inconsistencies</span> in my method or ideology, please feel free to comment so we can work them out and clarify.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616183361566941460.post-443921164506712372009-09-09T21:02:00.000-07:002009-09-09T21:14:54.390-07:00Day 14 - still drawing Marvel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhXI0X479ENwWpG0P-G30RYk1FnwH6RdF4If54UneAj7PB9LQekMClqULr6CZKPPtPJ7LwvtZCEEkstJEcuNU9CAsexIOSwhssSjfa9pPdFXIxsvl2NyNheLhrR1f8xHTqwGP3YSg8jQ/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+09+2009+day14+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhXI0X479ENwWpG0P-G30RYk1FnwH6RdF4If54UneAj7PB9LQekMClqULr6CZKPPtPJ7LwvtZCEEkstJEcuNU9CAsexIOSwhssSjfa9pPdFXIxsvl2NyNheLhrR1f8xHTqwGP3YSg8jQ/s320/book+sketching+sept+09+2009+day14+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379685144403102546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRI0FhXFnn3q28GgrsdNgE6A7BBgWNC4oZDx-w1J9H9m8UN450IA_RWx5twgC3Ft5GYO9JQejVKgeFajDS7O7ZHQzLi7evbHJBovDtSvU2RZp760xUIlaV6ivSwkoE23R2wIUsLHyJFA/s1600-h/book+sketching+sept+09+2009+day14+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh_oABA8Ww47H4wEq1z6joheVjXKy3GUGgo0ioJLtb3RZK-N6hVeRQvRAxVsRU9qiouNxXtwaNzb3_-AhaiXwnqfx8eQEBm-ndRpWL-7nkg7dVc2pq1xHFXIsUPZfq5HtlZd22t-55Lg/s320/book+sketching+sept+09+2009+day14+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379684996488966274" border="0" /></a><br />Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that is looking at this blog. Knowing you're out there has kept me drawing on schedule for 14 days. The work is often being done late at night, after a long day working -but at least its getting done. <br /><br />The above 2 drawings were done in about 1 hour. maybe a little less or a little more. Lately I have stopped checking the clock -instead aiming for a certain amount of work and after doing this for two weeks, I feel I have good sense about how much I can get done in one hour.<br /><br />a note about trying this at home:<br /><br />Today I had a young man at the shop ask me a bunch of questions about doing this and expressed difficulty in following the process. The problem it turns out - was that he was having a lot of difficulty drawing basic shapes. Cubes and Cylindars. If you are new to drawing, I highly recommend spending a few days just drawing cubes in different angles as well as cylinders. You can use household objects like a tissue box and paper rolls to draw at different angles. Then when you start book sketching - try and stick to stage one (gesture/line of action) for a few days until you get the hang of it. <br /><br />Two books I really like that show you how to do this: HOW TO DRAW THE MARVEL WAY by John Buscema and THE VILLPU DRAWING MANUAL by Glenn Villpu.<br /><br />If I get a chance, I will try and post some images in the next few days to show this in more detail.Book Sketchinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402176309767773242noreply@blogger.com2