Bare-Knuckle Boxer- 'Refined' Doodle

I guess I was transfixed on some of the stuff I have been working on with the Loomis book to draw this character. I was also inspired from the TV series, Who Do You Think You Are, which found that one of the celebrities was descended from a famous bare-knuckle boxer.
It is not a brilliant character sketch, but I know I might be able to improve on it by using some of the techniques in the Loomis book- I still need to upload whole chapters of my studies onto this blog soon.

Trigger Word- 'Much'

It has been a while since I have done a trigger word. This word was 'much', as in 'great in amount or degree'. So I illustrated with the concept of having too much pizza. As much as I like the middle photograph, I have to go for the bottom photograph because of the dramatic shadows on the figures.

Here are some close-up shots of the before figure, showing them opening a pizza box. Again, I find the best shot at the bottom for its dramatic lighting, although the top one does frame the figure well without the arrow.

In addition, here is the figure after eating the pizza- it's a bit bloated from all of that! The bottom photograph does have a subtle shadowing effect, but it does have the arrow cropped in the corner. Therefore, I would go for the top one, as you cannot see that arrow at all near the object.

What Do You Think?- Refined 'Doodle' on Carboard

I don't normally draw on cardboard, but I ended up doodling on the front cover of my current A5 sketchbook- which I think is spelling out the obvious- and have decided to refine the lines to make this cartoon. It's okay, especially as this is the first time in drawing something of the top of my head for a few months. I should try and show you what I have been drawing inside pretty soon.

Mayerson on Animation: Steve Jobs as Walt Disney

Mayerson on Animation: Steve Jobs as Walt Disney

It's an interesting argument about Jobs being more of the showmen in the computing industry then as an innovator. It's a good point making that contrast to Hollywood's most prolific producer in family entertainment.

Frank DiLeo, Music Industry Veteran and Former Michael Jackson Manager Dies at 63 | TheWrap Music

Frank DiLeo, Music Industry Veteran and Former Michael Jackson Manager Dies at 63 | TheWrap Music

Did anyone else remember his cameo in Goodfellas? I thought not.

Springsteen's Embarrassing Moment: Lost 'Dancing in the Dark' Footage Surfaces - Viral Videos | Billboard.com

Springsteen's Embarrassing Moment: Lost 'Dancing in the Dark' Footage Surfaces - Viral Videos | Billboard.com

As a fan of The Boss et al, I had to admit that the original concept is somewhat laughable.

The 30 Best Music Videos Ever: Poll Results | Billboard.com

The 30 Best Music Videos Ever: Poll Results | Billboard.com

It's interesting to see them compile the results by decades, but the 1980s poll is way too obvious (yawn!), and the 1990s poll show a bit of favouritism- at the least the poll for videos from the last decade is remotely interesting.