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Crazy Time, Sharpening Frustrations, & Bracket Madness

Published March 18, 2012 portrait Leave a Comment
Tags: art, baby, baby girl, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, children, concept, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, illustration, journal experience, light, pastels, pencil, progress, sketch, sketch book, space, white charcoal

Its been a crazy week. I have barely had time to work on my current project til today. I am still excited at where its going. I have to say this drawing is the highlight to my week and of course my new sewing machine. I am still struggling with soft pencils and my sharpener, I think it is sanding one side down more than another… not exactly sure why. So hoping I won’t be needing a new one. If anyone has suggestions it would be much appreciated. I feel like crying when I lose a pencil due to faulty equipment—just so frustrating.

The low note, bracket-wise Wichita State lost…. Sad to say the least. And even Kansas State lost today. The upsets are making things interesting (with so many #2s losing out).

Hope I get some more drawing time in tomorrow.

Highlights and Sandpaper

Published March 13, 2012 portrait 7 Comments
Tags: art, baby, baby girl, black and white drawing, canson mi tientes, children, children portrait, colored paper, concept, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, illustration, journal experience, lead, light, new, pencil, progress, sketch, sketch book, space, white charcoal

I can’t believe how much I was able to do this past weekend. Sadly I did have a white charcoal pencil decide to disintegrate, luckily the others are staying solid. I have started trying to use sandpaper on the really soft pencils to get my point, when the pencil sharpener seems like overkill. Overall I think its really starting to come together and you can see her personality coming through. I have included my reference with the portrait update this time.

black and white baby girl drawing with reference

A Weekend Of Creativity

Published March 12, 2012 portrait 3 Comments
Tags: art, baby, baby girl, baby portrait, black and white drawing, children, children portrait, concept, design, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, girl, illustration, journal experience, light, pencil, progress, realism, shaded drawing, shading, sketch, sketch book, smile, space

I am loving this expression, portrait update #3. Having an industrious and creative weekend, plan on knocking out some more today.

Shading Begins

Published March 10, 2012 illustration 1 Comment
Tags: art, baby, baby girl, children, concept, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, illustration, journal experience, light, new, pencil, portrait, progress, sketch book, smile, space

Here is the portrait update #2. I think its heading in the right direction since I am getting excited and feeling good about it.

Light Sketching

Published March 9, 2012 illustration 1 Comment
Tags: art, baby, black and white drawing, concept, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, girl, illustration, journal experience, light, new, pencil, portrait, progress, sketch, sketch book, space

This is the first update for this portrait of a baby girl. To begin I worked a very light sketch, I am hoping it is still legible over the web. Due to the media being a very dark pencil with white highlights I wanted to sketch lightly as not to pose problems later as I start to shade the lightest areas of the drawing. Hope to get even more done this weekend.

Cats don’t like water, diving in anyways

Published February 23, 2012 experience , illustration , portrait 10 Comments
Tags: art, cat, color, concept, design, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, graphic, head, illustration, journal experience, light, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, progress, short hair, tabby

Making some progress today, I dove in head first and just ran with it. Here is update #2 on the latest portrait project. I am really liking the direction of the eyes. Having some difficulty with keeping my pencils sharp for the detail. I really hate it when my pencils keep breaking down in the sharpener. I am sure this won’t be the last and it isn’t the first either. No worries I still like the new sharpener, I think its the pencil this time. I still wonder if this is going faster than the larger drawings, which I have to admit, I prefer working larger. If I can hit the mark on this one I will have to try more smaller projects, especially if it takes less time.

Meow!

Published February 21, 2012 experience , illustration , journal , portrait 1 Comment
Tags: art, cat, characters, color, concept, design, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, meow. kitty, new, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, progress, sketch, sketch book, space

I meant to get this on here this weekend. Its funny how free time gets filled so very quickly. The weather finally cooperated so I delivered Dakota and cleaned up my studio. I have started work on a kitty. This is one of the smallest ones I have done in a while. Will have to see if this goes faster due to the size and if I am able to keep the detail at a smaller scale. Here’s the initial sketch.

Am I there yet?

Published February 13, 2012 illustration 2 Comments
Tags: art, background, blanket, concept, dakota, design, dog, drawing, fine art, graphic, illustration, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, progress, sketch, sketch book, space

I had a number of comments that the negative space was too much due to the way Dakota was laying. The customer had some concerns too. So here is the latest update, hoping I have hit the mark. I didn’t want to include too much and kept it monochrome so the colors would not take away from Dakota.

Popularity, Wallflowers, and Beauty…

Published February 11, 2012 illustration 12 Comments
Tags: art, beauty, concept, dog, drawing, drawings, fine art, graphic, illustration, Illustration Friday, journal experience, light, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, popularity, progress, self worth, sketch, wallflowers

“Popularity” Illustration Friday’s topic this week. I know this post is truly stretching to fit the parameters, but I just finished this beautiful portrait and wanted to share it (We’ll have to see if the client agrees). Popularity I think this is possibly every preteen, teenage boy’s and girl’s challenge. Always feeling that they are the wallflower and trying to make it into the spotlight. I think with age comes the wisdom to realize popularity is not truly that important, its the beauty inside that matters. Being comfortable with yourself and liking yourself, I think is a challenge for everyone at any age. Dakota is a beautiful dog, I am hoping that I just provided a glimpse of her personality and the beauty it holds.

Coming to Life

Published February 5, 2012 portrait 6 Comments
Tags: art, concept, dakota, design, dog, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, light, painting, pastel, pastels, pencil, progress, sketch, sketch book

It always starts with a blank page and then an idea. Always a bit sketchy at first you never know where the drawing will lead you or what you will learn. It is always a challenge, and I welcome that. It keeps things exciting. I am sure when Frankenstein came to life the Doctor was amazed, possibly a little shocked. I am always amazed at what other artists create and more often than not what I can create with just a pencil or a pastel.

Here is my latest update of Dakota… she really is coming to life. Hoping the client is happy with its direction too. I am trying to keep it from going to white since she is somewhat white, but also touched with champagne coloring. I know its not quite right just yet. Hoping my next update sheds some light on the colors.

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Crazy Time, Sharpening Frustrations, & Bracket Madness

Highlights and Sandpaper

A Weekend Of Creativity

Shading Begins

Light Sketching

Cats don’t like water, diving in anyways

Meow!

Am I there yet?

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