A gila monster, yes. Dragons, aliens, narwhals, a newfoundland dog and a baby, yes - but no actual monsters.
So I thought it was time.
They are spruced up for the Mon-scars, like Oscars but for... oh, nevermind.
Friday, 25 March 2011
Monsters, Etc.
I have never before drawn monsters.
A gila monster, yes. Dragons, aliens, narwhals, a newfoundland dog and a baby, yes - but no actual monsters.
So I thought it was time.
They are spruced up for the Mon-scars, like Oscars but for... oh, nevermind.
A gila monster, yes. Dragons, aliens, narwhals, a newfoundland dog and a baby, yes - but no actual monsters.
So I thought it was time.
They are spruced up for the Mon-scars, like Oscars but for... oh, nevermind.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
From 0 to publish post in 30 minutes.
Now fully recovered following the extreme sport squirrel (he jumped 20 feet from a tree, narrowly missing my head - I may have mentioned it) I've decided to try a little loosening up exercise.
I've been agonising over every minute detail of my art recently, I'm not sure it's entirely healthy. I'm about embark on a toucan and a penguin illustration, so with the hope of avoiding another tortuous few days I decided to give myself 30 minutes to research, draw, colour and upload a toucan and penguin to my blog - and to approach the art in a new way. Publishing and sharing the results (no matter what) would, it was hoped, sharpen the senses.
I had to extend my deadline very slightly, as the penguins at Cincinatti Zoo made me giggle too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1jmatHBIc
I don't know if it was an entirely successful exercise but I've definitely taken something from it (apart from "make toucan beaks larger than this") - and I think it'll change the way I approach my next illustration. So that's nice.
I've been agonising over every minute detail of my art recently, I'm not sure it's entirely healthy. I'm about embark on a toucan and a penguin illustration, so with the hope of avoiding another tortuous few days I decided to give myself 30 minutes to research, draw, colour and upload a toucan and penguin to my blog - and to approach the art in a new way. Publishing and sharing the results (no matter what) would, it was hoped, sharpen the senses.
I had to extend my deadline very slightly, as the penguins at Cincinatti Zoo made me giggle too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1jmatHBIc
I don't know if it was an entirely successful exercise but I've definitely taken something from it (apart from "make toucan beaks larger than this") - and I think it'll change the way I approach my next illustration. So that's nice.
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