Last year I borrowed a Cintiq from my friend Barry Deutsch and started learning how to use it. One of the exercises I assigned myself was to ink and color in Photoshop a sketch drawn in pencil. I chose James[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a progression of sketches of Gogol as I study his face and head toward the caricature I am aiming for. I am closer, but still not quite there yet. Still, I like these. The main challenge was his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Click to view at full size. Anyone following me on Twitter or Facebook has probably gathered that I am mourning the loss of Alex Chilton, great American songwriter, guitar player and singer. For reasons why, click the image above and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rendered with a humble Pilot Precise 5 pen. Those are great for sketches. I like the bite of the line work here. I wonder if I can duplicate it in a more finished product. The challenge is to not tighten[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last night I experimented with drawing caricature from digital scratch. I think it looks okay — as in, it looks like him and it’s cartoony — but it doesn’t grab me the way pen on paper does. I am less[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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