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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Two Sushi Chefs
If you're ever in Huntington Beach, CA, these are the sushi artists whose masterpieces you'll want to have...
Marker and artstix.
Marker and artstix.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Toon Weekly!
One of the benefits I've been able to enjoy on my travels is having my laptop and wacom pad with me. I can draw digitally almost anywhere. My detailed couple-caricature commissions, and another I haven't shown yet, have been all done in Photoshop, on the road this week--literally! However, PS is capable of myriad styles, so I decided to try a less-complicated piece.
A parallel field to caricature is character design. Many people confuse the two words when it comes to our art---they are inter-related, but not always the same thing. I'm not an authority on it, but when people say to me in live settings, "Oh, you're a character artist!" I usually explain that I'm a caricaturist, my goal is a specific likeness of a specific person. A character design CAN be a specific person, but not always. A good caricature is always someone in particular.
So, character design is an area I don't have much experience with; (except for my not-wholly-succesful attempt at the two stars of Pulp Fiction in one of last year's NCN Face-offs) but two caricaturists from England have just set up a website devoted to artists showcasing their skills in that area.
www.toonweekly.com
(also newly in my links list)
Mike Giblin and Justin Cook are responsible for a place for fellow artists to tackle weekly character design projects. This week it's rock stars, and I decided to join the fun with this glam guy!
Thanks Justin and Mike!
A parallel field to caricature is character design. Many people confuse the two words when it comes to our art---they are inter-related, but not always the same thing. I'm not an authority on it, but when people say to me in live settings, "Oh, you're a character artist!" I usually explain that I'm a caricaturist, my goal is a specific likeness of a specific person. A character design CAN be a specific person, but not always. A good caricature is always someone in particular.
So, character design is an area I don't have much experience with; (except for my not-wholly-succesful attempt at the two stars of Pulp Fiction in one of last year's NCN Face-offs) but two caricaturists from England have just set up a website devoted to artists showcasing their skills in that area.
www.toonweekly.com
(also newly in my links list)
Mike Giblin and Justin Cook are responsible for a place for fellow artists to tackle weekly character design projects. This week it's rock stars, and I decided to join the fun with this glam guy!
Thanks Justin and Mike!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Some current sketching....
...done while bouncing down an interstate in a big truck ( I'm travelling with the BF) listening to this Grammy-nominated waif/junkie with the expressive voice...
No basement here.....
Any fan of Pee Wee will understand that sad statement!
This is an old marker-pencil sketch I did of Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman, whom I have also been a fan of for a long time. My BF and I are doing some cross-county gallivanting, and we stopped at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas , just as the sun was setting.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
John Lennon
Done by me, in graphite...
I have been a fan of the Beatles, and John Lennon in particular, since I was twelve years old and first saw "A Hard Day's Night" on television one wintry Saturday afternoon. It's safe to say I have drawn his face many times since then. This past weekend, (another bitterly cold one) my boyfriend and I were in NYC and made the pilgrimage to the Dakota, where Lennon lived---and died. We were certainly not the only ones, almost everyone in the vicinity spoke reverentially, and in different languages, of Lennon and his legacy. It may be twenty-eight years since his death, but his message of peace and love still matters...
I have been a fan of the Beatles, and John Lennon in particular, since I was twelve years old and first saw "A Hard Day's Night" on television one wintry Saturday afternoon. It's safe to say I have drawn his face many times since then. This past weekend, (another bitterly cold one) my boyfriend and I were in NYC and made the pilgrimage to the Dakota, where Lennon lived---and died. We were certainly not the only ones, almost everyone in the vicinity spoke reverentially, and in different languages, of Lennon and his legacy. It may be twenty-eight years since his death, but his message of peace and love still matters...
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year!!
Here's the first piece I did in 2008:
I'd actually drawn it the other day in-between holiday festivies, but finished it this afternoon in PS. Congratulations, Bill and Dorinda!
I'd actually drawn it the other day in-between holiday festivies, but finished it this afternoon in PS. Congratulations, Bill and Dorinda!
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