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 Two new blog entries.

 

just once I'd like to be compared to a handsome man. 

sorry

sorry for the lack of updates, been super busy.
i want to do a puppet animation. the way to pay for it is starting a kickstarter. think that's a good idea?

wip

I'll be posting wips of this guy in the coming days. You can see how I work out the figure and composition step by step.

portrait Drawing

When I draw portraits I intentionally start with an exaggerated sketch of the model. Exaggerated to the point where I can continue the path and make it a caricature or naturally swing to a straight portrait. I say naturally because I find that if I don't exaggerate in the beginning, that is figuring out which parts of the face really stick out, the portrait will be dull. Sure you might recognize the person but it won't feel like him\her. Drawing is a series of self correction and constant examination. I could draw pictures that "looked" like they people they were suppose to look like by age 10, but it wasn't till many years later that I felt they could be called portraits. This is not to say I am now a master portraiture artist, I still struggle mightily. I find that if I just tried to copy what I see exactly, the final product would suffer. This is why I like pushing the features and engaging the model (if working from life). 

mocca fest

hi people,
it's that time of the year again, you might be noticing less posts. MOCCA FEST is this weekend. We will be there at table E9 (it even sounds cool!) with shallowpocket shirts, magnets, figurines, prints, postcards, original art and the newly printed book, MY ILLUSTRATED BLOG. The blog book will be available for the low low price of 1 dollar. i know 1 dollar? J have you banged your head on a door? yes, yes i have, but that in no way affected the price of the comic. Or maybe it did. either way, you win!

ps. i love you.

an update!

the conan process

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This is how I did the Conan portrait. pencil for the head, photoshop for everything else. Any questions?