Shake. It. All. Up. Song stuck in my head (ahem).
Time and attention. If 'time' is currency, then 'attention' is the transaction. What use is extra time if you aren't spending it wisely? Am I paying attention to the things that accrue the most interest for my end goal? I'm always assessing/reassessing my portfolio, but sometimes it pays to gamble. After doing mostly studies for the past 1.5 yrs (almost halfway through my 4-yr plan) I finally created something just for the hell of it. I can't believe how fast time flew by when I did it. It's something I haven't felt for awhile. More importantly, I was able to spot areas that need more investment and will reallocate as necessary.
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| 1 of 2 pages of warm-up exercises I picked up from Peter Han. You go over your lines, curves, circles, etc. 8x. This is supposed to be done in a sketchbook (where you can actually watch your hand move as opposed to a stylus and Wacom tablet where your eyes are on the screen) and improves hand dexterity, also. When I did studies afterward the strokes DID feel more fluid. |
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| I didn't get to all 5 basic shapes yet, but these were done from renderings in 3DS Max. Lighting in the program is a monster of its own so I was unable to depict bounced lighting. The cube and sphere are of one light set up drawn from different camera angles. |
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| Here is where I felt like breaking free from my standard routine of doing gesture drawings from Croquis Cafe (OnAir video is the Youtube page). I noticed before I'd start a session I would just doodle on my own and this time I just went with it. I like to draw emotion/a story when I mess around so I went with 'The Bench'. |
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| Proko's Anatomy Course is here! Good thing I didn't drop 7 bills on Scott Eaton's. This was a free exercise he gave out so I took a stab at it. Ecorches (or anatomy tracings) are crucial to the understanding of anatomy. Why haven't I done them up until now, you ask? Stagnation? Procrastination? I wanted to wait until I enrolled in Scott Eaton's program so yeah, procrastination. |
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| "In the Land of the Thai the Man with One Eye is King" But the sun sets on all kingdoms eventually. Some issues with perspective and anatomy; left out a few details; it has that 'Photoshop Look' to it, but I just need to vary my brushes. I only used the standard brush (except for the grass). Fan art is good for drawing on emotion/inspiration as you don't have to pull too much from your life experience to tell a story. The characters are familiar so you sort of role play. Besides, I have another world I devote a lot of myself to. My focus is renewed (getting back into the gym next week!) and January will be spent doing "active recovery" before putting to bed the 2nd year of my self-study. |
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