Sketchbook: I Hate the Way I Draw Heads…
It's been a jam-packed, busy week, so I don't have much of an update, unfortunately. I did a little sketching last week, still trying to work on the composition for that piece of concept art in my last entry. A bit of a combination of the previous two layouts. I'm going to have to gather some visual references to help me define the plateau these characters are standing on so it looks like they are way up in the mountains and not standing in a field with mountains in the distance. That edge of ground back there should appear
Work In Progress: Revisiting Some Old Wilhelm Concept Art
As expected, the summer schedule is mucking with my studio schedule, which means art making is more sporadic, leading to inconsistent site updates. My apologies. I am somehow still managing to make progress towards some goals, but it is slower than I'd like. Anywhat, this happened a few nights ago: Some good ol' fireside sketching. The boys built a fire pit last summer, and we've been trying to make good use of it. I hadn't done much drawing in the previous two weeks, tied up with the normal summer "life" obligations as well as creating a business card
Studio Stuff: The Yin Yang Hat
Since I was crazy busy last week getting ready for company to spend the weekend while simultaneously getting my oldest ready for his week at Boy Scout camp, today is the perfect day for a Studio Stuff update. Meet The Yin Yang Hat. I bought this hat my senior year of college, partly because it's fun and cool, but also as a stab at some self therapy. You see, I've always struggled with self esteem/self worth. It's a bit better now that I'm older, but I still deal with it. Back in 1999, I was pretty depressed. I
Sketchbook: Chimera Doodle Gallery Update
Yes, I know, it's Tuesday, not Monday. For those of you who follow me on the Books of Faces, you know why. For those of you who don't, basically, I spent yesterday eyeball deep (my eyeballs, not Willy's) in the lovely aromas associated with fixing a plumbing problem. Why not just call a plumber, you ask? Cuz I'm me, that's why. Anywhat, ever since my amazing wife gave me a Vest of Holding for Father's Day (so I can carry all the things), I've taken to carrying some art supplies with me whenever I leave the house. This is something
Gallery Update: Willy McEyeballs
Um, no, that's not yet another new logo...it's been there this whole time...why? Anywhat, I managed to get some solid hours in the studio the last few days and "finished" the Willy McEyeballs piece. I say "finished" because I'm never really done with any of the art I make. I always see problems, things I meant to fix and forgot, things I want to improve and tighten up. But, I think I need to move on from this one. For now. Let's take a quick look back at where this piece started. I was going to show some more transitional
Sketch Book: Polar Chimera
(Yes, that's yet another "new" logo/variation...I can't stop!) So I've had griffons and chimeras on the brain lately. I'm not positive what started it specifically, other than seeing some beautiful artistic interpretations while browsing through Pinterest looking for visual inspiration. One artist, who goes by RobtheDoodler on deviantart.com , did some wonderful owl cat griffon drawings that really got my brain spinning (go check out the series of drawings he did of his critter, they're awesome!). What would various griffons look like with different combinations of birds and cats? Why not different sizes? What about other mixes of animals? How
Please let me know what you think, it makes my brain happy.