1st speedpaint of 2012

1.5hr, photoshop with reference

Mike Po

Boyfriend sitting in a cafe. Pencil and photoshop 1.5hrs

Autumn

gauche on cardboard. the colors look really wierd scanned in.

some habits might die hard, but getting into the habit of posting starts hard too...blech.

Christmas Llama

A post just to post.

Cigar Lurker

He looks more serious than I meant him to be...3 days worth of practice, freehanded in photoshop.

Cat and Dancer

havent done anything digital for a while, since i sit on my computer all day at work... so here is a lighting study adapted from memory and the sketch of a 5 minute pose from last week's figure drawing session. photoshop, 1.5hrs.

September

freehanded in photoshop, need to up the contrast in my lighting and colors.

Lost Battle

2 hours, freehanded in photoshop. i'm trying to understand lighting on faces. not enough contrast. oh well, you live to fight another day.

Embrace

i love watching strangers embrace and often wonder what the story is behind each one. these were done earlier this year around the time that grandpa passed away, but i just got around to posting. gouache, pen and crayon on cardboard.

Pier 39

on my way back from a lovely work offsite at Angel Island, i took some time to sketch. 1hr pen on site, 30min photoshop after the fact.

stubby mcorangetoes

this guy is so stubby and grumpy it's cute. 1.5 hours in photoshop w/reference. color is hard. need to work more on lighting.

angel

in my constant struggle to keep on drawing and dancing, self expectation seems to be my current biggest blocker. my boyfriend suggested the remedy of just relearning how to enjoy the simple act of doing. the result: 1 hour greyscale exercise, done in photoshop with photo reference.

Rock On

I try to go with the flow, but oftentimes it's not very convincing. Freehanded in photoshop.