Late post. I’m sorry. We had a tacky Christmas sweater party. Things were fun. Anyway, here’s a picture with a dude wrapped in Christmas lights, because why not.
Month: December 2011
Sketch a Day, Day 19
It’s been a much too busy day, and I accidentally left all of my drawing supplies at school. This was drawn in my Moleskine journal with a regular gel ink pen, no pencil sketch, so it’s a little rougher than usual. As it’s my sister-in-law’s birthday, I figured I’d do a quick little portrait of her.
Sketch a Day, Day 18
I have trouble drawing hands. Or rather, I’m never particularly happy with the way hand I’ve drawn come out if they’re not just curled into a fist. I’ve been trying to work on that, so today’s sketch is a bit of hand exercise (keep those filthy thoughts and comments to yourselves, folks). I’m also trying to get better with forced perspective, because trying to improve just one skill at a time wasn’t enough of a challenge, apparently.
Anyway, I’m not 100% happy with the way today’s sketch turned out. I think it’s the legs (yay, something else to work on).
Sketch a Day, Day 17
I usually draw pretty small. I mean, everything I’ve been posting in these daily sketches fits on a 3″x5″ index card. So today’s sketch is an effort to start thinking bigger. It still fits on an index card, but it’s a close-up self portrait. I also inked this one using a brush pen instead of my usual gel-ink ballroller. I’ve always been fascinated by the variation in line width you can get with a brush pen, and I’ve been trying to learn how to use them for awhile. I think I’m starting to get the hang of it.
Bonus Sketch!
Bored in a staff meeting. Here, have a bonus sketch.
Sketch a Day, Day 16
One of my favorite tropes is the gunslinger who has fallen on hard times and become the town drunk. Of course, then he goes and takes up the gun again to fight evil or whatever. It’s great. I do kinda love westerns.
Sketch a Day, Day 15
We’re entering our third week of sketches. Today’s is what I imagine goes through my students’ minds as they sit in class, attempting to learn on a Monday morning.
Sketch a Day, Day 14
Spent the weekend doing things with my in-laws, so I thought it’d be fun to do a quick little sketch of them. Less, my mother-in-law really has Kramer hair. It’s true.
Sketch a Day, Day 13
Went with the in-laws today to see a local community theatre version of A Christmas Carol. It wasn’t horrible, honestly, and they did have the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come glide around on rollerblades. Anyway, here’s a Scrooge for you. I really want an old-timey nightshirt like that.
Sketches From Memory 