12.06.2011
11.13.2011
11.08.2011
Friday night portrait
Was so focused on the face, only now I realized how disproportionate the head is compare to the shoulder. Live and learn.
10.27.2011
9.16.2011
9.10.2011
8.14.2011
7.30.2011
7.16.2011
7.02.2011
6.26.2011
6.11.2011
Literary Sketch
This one turns out to be quite a disaster, first the color, then the proportion. Live and learn...
Medium: Watercolor
Medium: Watercolor
5.21.2011
Saturday Life Drawing
In the past, it seems all the mediums I tried are pretty easy to handle. Whether it's watercolor, oil pastel, oil painting or digital paintings, I was able to just pick one up and use it without much of a struggle. Recently, I realized not all mediums behave the same (duh!). Conte and dry pastels are two that I struggled to get used to. They don't respond to pressure the same way, they don't blend the same way, and they are hell of a mess.
Oh well, next time I'll try them with a dry brush instead.
Pastel. 3hr
Oh well, next time I'll try them with a dry brush instead.
Pastel. 3hr
5.17.2011
More detailed sketches and more common sense
I'm always aware that I need to put down more details in the initial sketch, to make the coloring easier, and to avoid forgetting certain things later. I had always kept that in mind when I'm sketching a character, and completely ignored it for landscape. And now I'm being reminded why a better detailed sketch is important.
My common sense starts to kick in as I lay down the darker shades:
1. Who mows the lawn on these hills? no one. So instead of little grass blades that barely cover a person's ankle, I really should be drawing tall grass instead. Fortunately this was relatively easy to fix.
2. Watch the wind... yeah, the smoke is blown to the right, yet the grass stands tall and still. It's not so easy to fix this mistake now, I guess I'll just have to go with the excuse: wind is stronger on top of the hill.
My common sense starts to kick in as I lay down the darker shades:
1. Who mows the lawn on these hills? no one. So instead of little grass blades that barely cover a person's ankle, I really should be drawing tall grass instead. Fortunately this was relatively easy to fix.
2. Watch the wind... yeah, the smoke is blown to the right, yet the grass stands tall and still. It's not so easy to fix this mistake now, I guess I'll just have to go with the excuse: wind is stronger on top of the hill.
5.08.2011
5.02.2011
4.30.2011
Friday Night Portrait - Chester
I didn't pack my brushes, end up drawing this by dipping a paper towel in water and watercolor.
Duration: 1.5 - 2hr.
Duration: 1.5 - 2hr.
4.16.2011
Friday Portrait Drawing
It was a great model, especially for keeping that smile on the entire time.
Watercolor, 2.5hr
4.10.2011
Monster Drawing Rally at SPACES
Works done at Monster Drawing Rally hosted by SPACES
Both are done together within one hour.
Top one is watercolor, bottom is oil pastel.
Both are done together within one hour.
Top one is watercolor, bottom is oil pastel.
4.08.2011
4.02.2011
4.01.2011
3.19.2011
3.13.2011
Saturday Figure Drawing - Eric
Need to watch the head size next time. It's always something that's out of proportion. Oh well, live and learn.
Watercolor, 2 sessions at 4hr/session.
Watercolor, 2 sessions at 4hr/session.
3.12.2011
3.09.2011
Art cat
Juju is very interested in art, she likes to sniff my oil pastels, gnawing my pencils and play with my erasers. And she really enjoy sitting next to me and watch me to draw.
Occasionally this little devil tries to get her fat butt on my laptop, and walk all over my drying canvas. I learned to store my finished paintings safe and away from her, I had found a few scratch marks from time to time.
Occasionally this little devil tries to get her fat butt on my laptop, and walk all over my drying canvas. I learned to store my finished paintings safe and away from her, I had found a few scratch marks from time to time.
3.05.2011
2.28.2011
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