In an effort to keep my senses sharp on the comic book work I've been doing, I've decided to take the time to do other types of illustrations. This all began when I started to do some of the quick sketch drawings, that I try to do every week, in pen as opposed to pencil:
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| These were one minute sketches done at the Drawing Workshop over the weekend |
My goal is to start doing all gesture drawings in ink as well:
In an attempt to use up my old marker refills left over from the old storyboard days, I created this. The first thing I realized is that the ink from the refills works the same way whether it be on a marker nib or a paintbrush. While that brought back a few memories, it also reminded my why I didn't really care for markers.
I also drew some faces using a soft pencil:
Lastly, I took some characters out of a book of photography that was used by Norman Rockwell to create his paintings ( Norman Rockwell: Behind The Camera by Ron Schick) and did colored india ink illustrations of them.
These exercises are fun and educational in many different ways. Look for more coming soon.
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| Quick gesture drawings on on my commute home last week |
In an attempt to use up my old marker refills left over from the old storyboard days, I created this. The first thing I realized is that the ink from the refills works the same way whether it be on a marker nib or a paintbrush. While that brought back a few memories, it also reminded my why I didn't really care for markers.
I also drew some faces using a soft pencil:
And created a little watercolor painting:
Lastly, I took some characters out of a book of photography that was used by Norman Rockwell to create his paintings ( Norman Rockwell: Behind The Camera by Ron Schick) and did colored india ink illustrations of them.
These exercises are fun and educational in many different ways. Look for more coming soon.
