Artober 2020- Day 22- Create Your Own Universe Excercise

 This was a random excercise from that Brothers McLeod book, where I had to draw three insects in sports gear. So I drew a dung beetle, a ladybird, and an ant playing Head Ball, where they had to head the ball from one side to another. I love the quick nature I churned this out.

Artober 2020- Day 12- Create Your Own Universe Excercise (Literature and Concept Storyboard Panels)

 Today's excercise is about setting the scene. So I had to come up with a paragraph that sets up the scene. So here it is. 

"Abingdon. A place you want to retire and die, than to work and prosper. The best things happen in nearby Oxford, whilst the townsfolk appear more xenophobic than their more liberal city neighbours. In a town like this, you are either born here, or you get stuck here by no fault of your own. Guess how I got here? "

 

Below are some concept panels to suggest local landmarks. I might revisit that pencilled scene just to add the neccessary detail to make it more readable.

Inktober- Day 10- Trigger Word Sketches

I thought whilst it was Inktober, I'll try and sort out how to model my next trigger word, being the word 'front' meaning "the part or side that comes first or is the most important". My initial idea was involving having a wheel missing at the front of a cleaning machine, but I decided for a more simpler idea of me noticing a stain on the front of my t-shirt - something I know too well of! 

Inktober- Day 31- More Book Cover Concepts

We've finally made it! This maybe the last day of Inktober, but that doesn't mean that I will slowing down anytime soon. I devised some covers based on the main character of this comic I have been working for this client. It is just another angle for me to play with before I develop my mood board to present to the client.

Inktober- Day 30- Further Cover Concepts

I am a man of my word! I looked back at the research my client had sent, so I took my initial designs into another direction. Might go for the right one as it looks dynamic - without the censored text or face!

Inktober- Day 14- Concept Sketch/Study

A continuation from yesterday's study for that professional project I'm working. Not as polished as my previous study, but it has given me an idea of what to implement in my final piece, and that I need to work on my overlapping and proportions when I do life drawing.

Inktober- Day 11- Illustration Concept

Remember my previous attempt at drawing this illustration? Censoring aside, I think it is definitely a stronger concept, and I will use this to create my large scale finalised piece for the client.

Light and Dark Series- Charcoal Excercises

These drawings, except the one above, were done during an exercise in which we drew what we felt, whilst some music was being played. I drew the plane whilst some opera was being played- probably a piece from Wagner. I drew the giant, industrial robot whilst some metal music was played, which was definitely some Rammstien. The ballet dancer pose was drawn whilst some classical piano music was played. The more refined drawing of the giant robot was drawn after the excercise as I felt that concept has so much. It was surprising that I drew this because I have never drawn any giant robot/mecha art before of this standard. So I was quite pleased with the result.

Sketches done during Last Week

 I also had time to do some concept sketches last week. So here is my attempt at trying to draw a character with back pain.

I wanted to achieve a noirish situation. But it didn't work out well.

Post a Drawing Every Day- Day 21- ''IF I WERE A LABYRINTH GOBLIN, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE'' Art Jam Entry

Today was doing some work towards this art jam. 

Coloured Concept Sketch

I might have deviated from what a goblin looks like... but a big helpful one stuck at a back of a counter sounds about right.

Initial Sketches

I don't want to bang on about the process behind this too much, but I used a spare page in my sketch book to work out a few problems I encountered whilst doing this. These include sketches into what the girl's shoes should looked like, and how her fingers were going to look like from the back in that pose.

Post a Drawing Every Day- Day 3- Concept Sketches for Roy Scheider Fan Art

Inspired by discovering an obituary I wrote for the paper, the PTO, over 2 years ago , I wanted to try a piece that involved characters all portrayed by one actor.

Early Concept Sketch- Pencil and Ink

So here is a rough pencil sketch featuring a character played by Roy Scheider. I had to tweak this drawing in Photoshop to pick up the actual pencil marks for this starter sketch.

Pencil sketch

So here is a pencil sketch featuring characters played by Roy Scheider (From left to right: Seaquest DSV; Jaws; and The French Connection)
This is probably my favourite piece, mainly for the expression on The French Connection character's face.

Pencil Sketch

 So here is another pencil sketch, this time featuring a character played by Roy Scheider- his character from Seaquest DSV. I wasn't sure whether his character had a beard or not- it was awkward to work out when Googling for images for his character. But at least the pose is how I wanted that character to react in the future finalised piece.

Pencil sketch

So this is the final pencil sketch featuring characters played by Roy Scheider (From left to right: Seaquest DSV; Jaws; and The French Connection)
This was drawn onto an A4 landscape, but I wasn't happy with the outcome of how the two characters appear on the left . I had to tweak this drawing, as well, in Photoshop to pick up the actual pencil marks, just to pick on the detail of those two characters.
I might revisit this concept, using digital techniques to make the final piece.