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Drawing #10: Octopodes

Ben — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:41:59 +0000

I’m in a rush (my ride’s coming in like two minutes) so this isn’t all that great, and the title is…well, lame…but here it is:

And now for a real adieu till Tuesday. :)

Drawing #9: Abstractica

Ben — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:05:14 +0000

I don’t know if this even counts as a drawing. I might just change my goal from posting one drawing a day to posting one drawing or painting a day. It’s looking like that’ll be the de facto rule before long, at any rate. :)

Done in Photoshop by taking one of the default brushes and modifying the settings till I got what I wanted. I generally don’t care much for abstract pieces, but it was fun.

Drawing #8: Museum

Ben — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:51:05 +0000

This one started out on an index card, then got photographed and redone in Photoshop:

I think I ended up getting more towards painting than drawing here. I have a feeling that’s going to keep happening, too. :) Anyway, the door is too dark, and there isn’t enough contrast in the rest of the drawing, but it was fun. And that’s exactly what I’m finding: messing around with art is delightfully, giddily fun. I’m trying a variety of styles and almost each one is something I can work with later to make some real art. I’m also finding that I’m drawn towards illustration rather than realistic drawing. Interesting.

Drawing #7: Incognito

Ben — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:18:48 +0000

The title, “Incognito,” really has nothing to do with anything. I drew this on an index card, then photographed it and added the colors in Photoshop. I’m not sure if I ought to let myself keep coloring these, though — the point was to focus solely on the drawing. We’ll see. I can’t wait till February when I can paint. :)

I went for more of a rough look this time. And I have no idea what the thing in the middle is. Or why the sun’s puke blue. Oh well. :)

Drawing #6: I Dream of Giza

Ben — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:09:51 +0000

Today’s is a total cop-out — I’m really trying to get to bed early (because I’m really tired), and I forgot about this until just now, so I quickly popped out this drawing and colored it in and now I’m foisting it on the public:

And no, I don’t know why I like to draw clouds so much. They’re easy? :)

Drawing #5: Canyon Antics

Ben — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:41:53 +0000

For this drawing I sketched out everything first on index cards, photographed them, then pulled them into Photoshop and traced them:

We’ll pretend that the guys are supposed to be ghosts or something. :) And that the one on the right has really long limbs. If I had more time I would have stippled the rock textures, but instead I used a large brush, which unfortunately gave a very obvious repeated look. (I should have randomized the variation. Next time…)

Drawing #4: What the Stork Dropped

Ben — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:36:03 +0000

Until I get a scanner (or start doing this early enough in the day that I can use a library scanner), I think I’ll switch to drawing them in Photoshop. This one’s called “What the Stork Dropped”:

I think I need to start doing these first thing in the morning. :)

Drawing #3: Waiting

Ben — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:38:45 +0000

Today’s drawing, “Waiting,” is from a reference photo of a toy doll:

Blacking in the tie was a bad idea. And there are a number of other problems, too, but it still turned out better than I was expecting. It took about half an hour to pencil and then ink.

And I really need to get a scanner… :)

Drawing #2: Geometrica

Ben — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:35:41 +0000

For this one I wanted to do something geometric, with overlapping lines. This one’s called “Geometrica” (I know, how original :)).

It’s more of a quickie than anything. These take longer than I thought they would, drawing in pencil and then inking and all. Not that I mind, though — it’s time pleasantly spent, and I’m enjoying it a lot.

Drawing #1: Into the Cave

Ben — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:33:02 +0000

Yes, I’m a day late. But that doesn’t bother me. :) I’ve decided that for this drawing-a-day gambit, I’ll do each day’s drawing on an index card. That’ll be the only general constraint, though each day I may choose constraints that only apply to that day. (For today, for example, I wanted a picture that tells a story, and I only wanted to use lines — no solid shading.)

Here, then, is Drawing #1, “Into the Cave”:

I’m not so sure about the whole cave shading thing, and the girl’s hair is out of control, and the composition is slightly off (with the torch in the center), but it still turned out better than I was expecting. (You should have seen my first couple of drawings. ~shiver~)

I don’t have a scanner here at home, so this was taken with my digital camera. Not the best quality, but it’ll work.