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Pencil Sketch by Alvalyn Lundgren

Behind The Eyes

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From my sketchbook. Sitting in a restaurant near the wharf, I noticed this pensive guy a few tables over. I wondered, what’s behind the eyes?

Lion of Judah

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Since I practice two separate but related disciplines, I am very aware of the commonalities and differences in the process of each. For me, graphic design tends to be more evolutionary in that I start with concept sketches and develop from there. My illustration process is a bit different, because I almost always have the [...]

Sunday Sketch

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One row forward and three seats over. I did this quick sketch in about 10 minutes in my sketchbook during a seminar.

David: Start to Finish

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This is the concept rough from my sketchbook, which is not finished enough to be considered a comp, and the finished artwork. The illustration was created in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil, on Arches 140#. Most depictions of David, the hero king of Israel in the Old Testament, show him fighting Goliath of Gath. A [...]

Sketchy Memories

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“Sequoia, In Part” – a pencil sketch of my dog, found in a sketchbook. I am currently in the concept stages of a logo development project. I always begin in my sketchbook, doodling forms and symbols, playing with shapes, sizes and letter forms until things start to connect. I go a long way with my [...]

Laszlo

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    I seldom get bored in meetings. There is always something or someone that catches my interest and I begin to doodle. A quick sketch of Laszlo, who was listening attentively to the guy with the microphone, occupied a few minutes of my time. Then I turned to a new page and drew someone [...]

Fisherman

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  I enjoy watching people. My frequent jaunts upcoast often include visits to piers where there is an abundance of both commercial and private fishing activity. This was one of two young men who evidently spend a lot of weekend hours fishing from the pier. He takes his catch home to his family in a [...]

Sketching Around

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I’m getting into the habit of keeping my sketchbook close at hand all the time. I take it with me to my design classes at UCLA because a lot of times it’s easier to sketch a point than explain it verbally. The students will watch me draw and their light bulbs start flashing. Oh, duh! [...]

A Sketch

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Old Man at the Pier I noticed this guy when I was at the Santa Barbara Pier. He was sitting motionless, looking half asleep over his lunch. So I opened up my sketchbook and drew him.

A Quick Sketch

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I had the opportunity to sketch some of my students while they took the midterm in my color theory class. This was a quick sketch, drawn in about 8 minutes.