The Sartorialst -

So thanks to a blog post by Mel Milton... (another great artist ,find his name in my links list)Posted maybe a year or two ago I stumbled upon a great blog called The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman. It is now one of the most viewed blogs in the world and one of Time Magazines top 100 design Influencers.

Over the course of the time whenever Im having trouble with a character I know I can always go to Scotts blog and Look at the great pictures of ordinary and extraordinary people wearing the clothes that make them...well THEM. Fashion and clothing, just as art is a way of self expression.

Reading the blog over the last few months I noticed Scott was coming out with a book of the same title of the blog. So I went to the store and picked up a copy and was blown away with how jam packed full of pictures it is. Its a great buy for any artist, fashionista, and character designer.

As an Ode to Scott Schuman and His blog, I want to Draw as many characters from this book as possible. Now it would be great to draw all of them as they all deserve to be drawn.... but Im not going to make any promises here and now. lets just see what happens shall we...

For Now here are 2 of the Sketches by me, and inspired from
"The Sartorialist" by Scott Schuman.

The First is From Page 486

The Second is the Cover Girl


This one is the Cover of the Book ( photo by Scott Schuman) just to show you the way I will be designing and getting inspiration from the book.



I will NOT just copy the pose/clothing/or realistically render anything. I am doing this to 1. Draw better 2. Draw from what inspires me 3. Create memorable characters 4. DRAW BETTER!



Thanks!

First Mobile blog post!!

Hey guys, Wow, I never thought that I would be able to upload a sketch to my blog while I was sipping coffee at a cafe... That's just crazy. Check out Blogpress! From the app store.

Here's a drawing I did last night while at sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna gallery. I did more but my phone died before I could take any pics. Also Sorry I can't scan this one in. The woman who I drew purchased the piece before I even finished :)



- Posted using my iPhone

Life -

So i have been trying some new things with my life drawing sessions. Im trying to add more character design to them and Im also trying more with perspective. I would like to be able to force perspective when I want or when I feel it is needed for the pose or the story. Its a great challenge and I know it will only make me draw better.

Its even fun drawing my classmates!

Heres a few from LIFE.

Cheers

Charcter Designs - Ozzy and Franzen!!

Heres a couple designs that I created for a short dialogue sequence I will be animating this semester in class. Hope you like them guys!

WWSK 24!

Yesterday was the World Wide Sketch Crawl. A bunch of us drew here in San Francisco and man was it a blast. There was a great turn out and a few good friends from China also got to experience it for the first time. It was a great coincidence that the Chinese Moon festival was going on at the same time.

Heres what I drew.. or should I say painted. Now I dont usually use Acrylics but i have been making an attempt lately to use them more. So I bought one of those really dinky kids sets and went at it. I learned a lot and can say that I will be doing lots more with them in the future. Probably some better ones though. hehe

Thanks for checking it out!

Fabes









This last one was not drawn yesterday at the crawl but I thought I would thow it in the mix anyways.

New Banner, New look!

Hey Guys, Just finished designing my new banner for the cons that Ill be going to.

Actually that reminds me.... next up is APE con here in San Francisco. Its next month, so mark your calenders! Ill be there selling my book and some originals and prints. Theres also gonna be tons of great stuff there that should keep the whole family entertained! So bring em all and stop by and say hi!



Heres a peak at my new banner and then the flyer for APE .
Oh, if your wondering.... my banner was made with pencil and marker then text in PS

something a lil' different -

Heres a couple drawings I did yesterday. I was having a fun weekend with Daisy's family and really just wanted to get away from drawing people or characters for a bit.
I have been seeing these type of van/trucks around and was kind of intrigued by them. Im not sure what they are called but if you do ... let me know.


These were drawn in my sketch book then colored in Photoshop.

More on the Music Video!

Hey Guys Check out some more designs I did for the Music Video Im directing. Its actually going great! So good Ill show you 1... yes...1 Screen shot....Keep your eyes peeled for more in the coming weeks as we make more progress!

GHOST PIRATES OF VOOJOO ISLAND!!

Hey Guys -

I have some exciting news for you all. The trailer for "Ghost Pirates of Voojoo Island" is out!!!

I did some character design and character animation for the game. Its looking great and cant wait till its released. Its a Bill Tiller game, made by the guys at Autumn moon Ent.


But the exciting part is that one of the shots that I animated is on the trailer!!
I know, not the biggest deal, but if you look at about the 59 second mark you can see a shot of the character Poppa Doc casting a spell. Yep... I did the animation for that and I think it was the second shot I animated while working at Autumn Moon. Yipeee!

Let me know what you think!

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