29 Faces: Day 1b

I was able to finish my drawing for our 29 Faces Challenge. Decided to draw Harriet Tubman because I saw her featured on Google and was re-inspired by her story.

process:

Places in my mind

Groundwork

Sketching...I'd like to develop it further.

Mantis Creature

Playing around a little more with my creature.

Front / Above view of Mantis Creature head.

Creature design

I've been wanting to create a creature based on a praying mantis, so I started sketching. Still far from what I want it to be, but a good start.

Another Face Sketch

A little bit ethnic, but not sure which.

29 Faces: Day 17

In honor of my brother, on his birthday.

From his picture (ok, so I changed his hair).

29 Faces: Day 8

Sketch (pencil, paper)

29 Faces: Day 5

Ava Gardner (pencil, paper)

No Eraser

The goal of perfection, although a desirable ambition, can sometimes hinder productivity. If I don't think I'm going to have the time/ability to do something right, then I end up not doing it. For this reason I began a sketchbook to help me just jump into drawing/sketching: commit to a line, just let the mistakes happen, depend more on what I see rather than guessing by sketching a line over and over until it falls in the right place.

Trying to loosen up first...

Kinda hate it...

Little Owl

I saw a picture of a tiny owl yesterday. It was so cute I just had to try my own version.

Children's Mural (prelim sketches2)

A few more sketches for the Children's Mural I hope to be working on over the summer.

Children's Mural (prelim sketches)

Over the summer I hope to complete a mural at a church for a children's room. The teacher mentioned she would like an underwater scene. I thought it would be fun, so I started putting together a few character sketches.

Character/Creature development

I've been wanting to create some sort of creature and in looking for inspiration I came across some great pictures of Betta fish. I loved the fullness and colors of their fins, so I decided to start from there.

Draw More 4

Rothenburg: The Walled City. One of the most beautiful places I've seen!

Draw More (3)

I had to go quickly with this one as the subject had a tendency to not sit still :)

Operation "Draw More"

A few weeks ago I was motivated by a post I read encouraging designers to draw more. Although I've had a slow start after making that decision, I hope to continue to draw more regularly.

I'd like to be able to get an impression of an object and sketch it quickly and effortlessly...not there yet! I'm looking and studying the object too much and getting hung up on the details. Hopefully, with practice, I'll get there.

You Know You've Crossed Over When . . .

Having a background in fine arts, it has only been within the last three years that I've developed a love of computer graphic design. Through painful experience I've learned the habit of saving my work every so often as I come up for air from working on a piece.

Over Spring Break I've been working on a rain forest piece (just for the fun of it). I've started by making a sketch study of a tiger. I realized I'd crossed over from the world of fine arts to the world of computer graphics when, every so often, I'd find myself looking for the save button on my paper sketch pad . . .

Tiger Study

Tree Study