Tuesday 27 October 2015

HALF TERM!!! IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

Please note there will be no class on Tuesday 27th October, due to half term.
The next class will be Tuesday 3rd November
The remaining classes will be on the following dates,
Tuesday 10th November
Tuesday 17th November
Tuesday 24th November
Tuesday 1st December
Tuesday 8th December - the last class of 2015


Saturday 24 October 2015

#inktober day 21, 22,23 and 24

I didn't manage to post the past four days anywhere but tumblr and facebook, so here are the past 4 days efforts.

Day 21 : Nick Drake

Day 22 : Marc Bolan

 Day23: James Dean
Day24 : Jeffrey Lee Pierce


ROCK 'N' ROLL IS DEAD!

Wednesday 21 October 2015

HALF TERM!!! IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

Please note there will be no class on Tuesday 27th October, due to half term.

The next class will be Tuesday 3rd November
The remaining classes will be on the following dates,
Tuesday 10th November
Tuesday 17th November
Tuesday 24th November
Tuesday 1st December
Tuesday 8th December - the last class of 2015


Monday 19 October 2015

#inktober day 19


Rock ‘n’ Roll is DEAD!
When I was drying out and recovering from pleurisy in 93, I listened to Dirt and In Utero  to get me through it. Probably not everyone’s choice of medicine, I am sure, but it worked for me.
Not my best work. I've left it a bit late in the day and my eyes are tired.
Better than not posting at all.
It's the left eye,... I over did it.

Sunday 18 October 2015

John Kenn Mortensen

I have mentioned Mortensen's work before now, in class.
Here is his blog.
Check out his work.
Buy the book.
Still available on amazon

September-November 2015 Week 3

LIGHTING
Here are the photos shown in class. 
I am not going to recap the drawing we did later. I want to try something out in the next class. 





















All around you are actual examples of  light and lighting and how the unlit areas of dark give strength to the lit areas.
Also look for compositions and balance using the light and bark.

#inktober day 18


Saturday 17 October 2015

#inktober day 16 and 17

I fell behind with my posting but the drawing was done and posted on social media
Day 16
VOODOO  CHILD


Day 17
Paul Gray

Ok, this one is a bit weird. I totally LOVE Slipknot but I don’t identify with Paul Gray as a person. I think it’s because  I  haven’t connected with him as an artist. I connect with Slipknot. He was part of the slipknot I connected with.
I think it’s sad that anyone should die so young when they have so much to offer.
Rock  'n' Roll is  DEAD!

This is not my best entry.
I am feeling a bit wack, today. No, I am very wack, today.
I am so wack, it’s a  miracle I made an #inktober entry at all.

Tuesday 13 October 2015

#inktober day 13


Rock ‘n’ Roll is DEAD!
I have to say, I am not overly impressed with my efforts this morning.
I produced a draft in pencil, faffed about too much with the hair and trying to get the face right. And then, I faffed about on the line work, forgetting that it’s just a quick sketch.
In the end I think it looks a bit sterile.
NEVER faff with your drawing!
Anyways,.. it is what it is,…..#inktober day13

Monday 12 October 2015

Sunday 11 October 2015

WHAT YOU MISS IF YOU DON'T LOOK

You will no doubt remember my repeated ramblings about being observant and absorbing all of the amazing wonders of everyday life that  are all around us.
Well, here are some  every day surprises  I stopped to look at recently. I thought I would share them with you.
Do they inspire you to create anything?
What would you create?









You just have to stop and look.


September-November 2015 Week 1

It was good to see a full turnout on the first week.
Thank you for  braving the foul weather on week two.
A good effort from everyone so far.
Some of you have been absent from drawing for a while but even so, good progress had been made by week two.
Very encouraging.
 For those of you who would like another stab at the first drawing exercise, here are the breakdowns.
This is what you are aiming for.

 In the first week, I didn't want to get straight into constructing imagery using cylinders and circles etc, I wanted to see how you felt your way around  a drawing and transferred information to paper.
If you attempting this again, try and loosen up and think of the shape  the drawing makes.
Most drawings can be broken down into a dominant shape. Whether that be a square, triangle, curve or squiggle.
This  diagram shows the shape that forms the backbone of the  dragon and the rock it is perched on.
Very much like a question mark symbol.

This diagram shows how easily the wigs are formed.
When I am drawing a dragon, I often refer to the wings of a bat.
Apart  from studying a drawing created by someone else, you will be hard pressed to find photgraphic reference of a dragon, because, they don't exist. 
However, If you study the wings of a bat, you will notice that they are not that difference to the wings of a dragon, as depicted in storybooks or films



Most fantasy art is based on something that does exist in reality and used as a foundation to build upon and distort to create exciting imagery of things that do not exist in our world.



Here you can see that the limbs have taken shape and detail is added to the head.

You can have fun designing your own dragon. It doesn't have to follow min exactly. You could draw a less aggressive dragon.
I tend to use real life reptiles or dinosaur  anatomy as reference for the dragons I  draw.
Dinosaur skeletons are a very useful reference .
Dinosaurs no longer roam the earth but the skeletal remains and of course, real life reptiles can offer  a
 solid base to start from.
Here is a finished drawing I created using white pencil , crayon, and white gouache on black card.

Some more dragon sketches