Bowling and Tea

This is just a sketch dump.

Two pages from my sketchbook from bowling the other night, which I can tell I'm rusty with using an actual pencil and paper. I work primarily digitally anymore, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't also be doing analog work. Be prepared to see more of that since it needs to happen. 

Also I asked a friend the first thing that popped into their head the other night so I could just do something to practice. One of the words they stated was "gorilla" so I ran with that and out popped a spider monkey having tea with a very agitated gorilla.

Space Mom

This isn't part of any project of mine, but merely a inspired sketch after reading some old graphic novels I have laying around here. I'm not sure why I chose to make her a mom, perhaps it's due to having to take care of a tiny puppy lately. That or constantly putting away maternity clothes at my other job. Either way I thought it was a nice, sweet moment to capture in a sketch. To be honest this may be my first mom sketch ever, not counting random animals and their young. I'll draw another shopper, or a monster next. ;)

Oh, and I may be doing a site revamp tonight as well after work. Which means it won't be happening till late. I think it needs a touch up for the new year, maybe even a little make up, haha.

Sleepless with Sketchbook Express

If you follow me on Twitter, you'd know we recently got a new puppy. Which is nice, but there are down sides to it. As in he never wants to sleep unless it's when you don't want him too, chewing cords, having accidents. So the whole family has been a little tired lately. He is insanely cute though, so it's worth it. In the meantime I have been playing with Sketchbook Express, which is amazing. Though I'm fairly certain I'm going to have to buy the full version. It's not a very big price tag at all for what you're getting either. If I could, I'd give Autodesk a fist bump right now for their awesomeness. Since I've been really enjoying the software. Both the sketches today were done in it, just using different techniques. The kitten is done in how I usually do things, while the puppies are done differently just to test things.

Dog Chase

This is just a simple warm up sketch I did a while ago, nothing too fancy. Though I do feel like this may represent me right now. Running to keep track of all the holiday things I have to do. I missed a week of posting, but I've been working on Christmas gifts. Which I will post after the holiday is done since I know the people they are intended for are watching my blog. In the mean time though, you can have this funny little sketch, I may post up another later today to make up for my absence.

If you don't follow me on Twitter as well then I would like to take this time to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

Blackbird Pie

I did this for a sketch contest, I didn't win which is fine. It's practice which is always good. :) But, I couldn't stop thinking about blackbird pie and this old Australian sign my illustration professor Steve used to have in his house. It didn't look like this but it had the same theme of blackbird pie, so I decided to revolve the sketch around it for fun.

I hope you enjoy it, and the next installment of the holiday scene painting tutorial will be next. I haven't forgotten!

New Car

I've been insanely busy with several things regarding being a responsible adult and life. One of which has been recently buying a new car, hence the theme of the sketches today! I recently bought a 2001 Saturn Wagon which is really nice, but I've found it does need some fixing up in certain areas. But, I really like this car so I decided to try to infuse some life into him by sketching him.

And yes I named him Maurice, but I also think he looks like the brave little toaster (BLT for short). Go ahead and judge me about naming my car, I don't care haha! It amuses me. :)

Monster Lips

I've been pulling from myself and my surroundings more lately than my imagination when I start sketching. Hopefully it'll be more interesting for the sketches, and I'm also trying to push myself to do more odd poses and perspectives. Since I've noticed lately I've been sketching things more head on naturally, which doesn't help for practicing.

So today when I woke up and after getting ready, I felt like my lips we're huge cartoon-like lips. Why, I have no idea. I originally was going to take a Dailybooth photo of it but then I thought, why not sketch it and make it even funnier. So here it is. :)

Sleeping with Wolves

So as I woke up this morning, and as I was trying to figure out what to sketch I ended up remembering that every morning this is usually how I wake up. Both dogs smothering me all over my bed and my hair a mess. I ended up thinking it was hilarious and might make a good sketch exercise, and a funny title. I made this digitally in Painter if anyone is interested. I also have some other sketches from this week that I'll post tomorrow or the next day. But today you get this one! Enjoy!

Also let me know if you can find the little dog, and yes she actually DOES sleep that way. :)

Daily Sketches = Weekly

So, I've decided since I get caught up in everything so easily I'm still doing the daily sketches. But! I'm just going to update them all in one post weekly. It'll make it easier for me, and I'll still be drawing everyday. It just won't be updated on here everyday, which will also help me from feeling like I'm spamming my own blog. So this is a win, win I think. Hopefully you enjoy these sketches, some I obviously felt off on days, others I felt better. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly* is what you'll be getting. :)


(*please tell me you all have seen that movie.)

I also realize I'm a little late with this post, I'm sorry. :(

A little old, a little new

I promised some sketches, these were ones of me trying to figure out what I exactly wanted to do with my header, and this is an old WIP (Work in Progress) example I did a while back. To show how I start an image digitally and the different stages of painting. I'm not really into drawing elves much anymore, though it's still nice to look back. I thought you all might find it interesting! Sorry these are later than planned, I've had a lot going on today. All good things though!

Dr. Jekyll

I'll probably color him tomorrow, as well as work on this background Im working on as well. I've had a busy day doing more unpacking of boxes and helping move furniture around. So it's been a bit hectic.

Sketches

Just some random sketches I did today as a warm up before working on my thesis. They're just digital painted rough portraits. I just made up the facial features so they're no one in particular. though some of them do look similar to some people I know. My painting class has started to make me think in blocks of color when I sketch instead of lines anymore. I think that's a good thing but it makes it odd when I start to try to just do line drawings like I did with the little classy old man up top.

shout out to Michael Daley for the tips and telling me to update more often. Go check him out if you don't know his work. It's at http://biocreep.blogspot.com