new drawings..
Been listening to lots of inspiring music lately. Mostly old stuff, but it’s keeping me drawing. Late night drawings pictured above. Worked on some in Illustrator this morning..
I’m thinking this is going to lead to some sort of finalised tattoo design in the future. I am still so fond of ink on paper that doing things digitally seems to make me feel more detached from my work. I’m working on something larger than I’ve ever done before and it’s kind of intimidating, but in the best way possible.
late night drawings..
I couldn’t sleep, so I drew.
Now.. to think of what I can do with such things. A friend suggested prints.. tee shirts.. I wonder how well the line work would print. I could blow them up pretty huge and have them screenprinted off centered towards the bottom of a tee, or even near the collar. I’ll have to ask DK to see what can be done. Fun times!
watercolour woes
Watercolours and I have never been good friends. Sometimes, we’re too watery, sometimes, too heavy. Never just right. I have tried different brands of watercolours, different papers, but every time I experiment, I fall short of the exact kind of effect I’m going for. Because of these challenges though, I have become kind of obsessed with perfecting a technique that works for me. I spent a good part of winter 2006 trying to get this technique down, but being too impatient, I gave it up. Now, three years later, I’m ready to explore this medium again and this time, have enough gumption to tackle it until I own it.
listening to: Little Dragon, Twice
drawing exercises
Since I tweaked my back during yoga, I’ve been exercising my right hand by drawing every morning. The page my sketchbook is open to is a page full of ideas for new creatures. Creatures that will be mobile and featured in upcoming movies (hopefully). My tiny budget and time allowing, I should be able to post new stuff next year that will hopefully open new doors for me.
Also, job hunting again, is really unfun.
sometimes i take notes..
Being recently laid off, I was given my sketchjournal back and I went through it today. I kept a lot of notes, but during meetings, when things were being discussed that didn’t necessarily pertain to me, I’d draw. Most of the time, I was drawing because it helped to flush out ideas for designs I was asked to create. A lot of my personal creativity was lost in most of the designs I made for marketing, but I could control what was going on in my sketchjournal.
Crazy tabs were also made to mark pages of importance. Basically, there was a tab on every other page because I liked making them and cutting out tiny arms and ears.
breakfast & drawing
Two slices of Amish friendship bread that I baked the other night, and a new drawing. I worked on the drawing for a little while, before realising my ink wasn’t drying fast enough, so I kept smudging it. I don’t like smudged lines. So, I’m abandoning this to start anew. I wasn’t particularly feeling the tiny boytree anyway.
sunbear riding a narwhal
Looking at this drawing now, I have to laugh. I was inspired by a conversation to draw a sunbear riding a narwhal. These animals were both drawn from memory and after doing some research on narwhals, I can see so many things wrong with this poor little guy. However, it still makes me smile when I look at this. The sunbear.. well, we won’t even get into all of the things that aren’t quite right with him, but it’s true to my style. A little funny, a little wonky!
