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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'sketch'
Lion of Judah
December 1st, 2009 Comments Off
Tags: colored pencil · drawing · gouache · Illustration · painting · quick sketch · sketch · water color
Sunday Sketch
November 1st, 2009 Comments Off
One row forward and three seats over.
I did this quick sketch in about 10 minutes in my sketchbook during a seminar.
Tags: drawing · pen & ink · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook
David: Start to Finish
August 13th, 2009 Comments Off
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 few [...]
Tags: art · colored pencil · gouache · Illustration · painting · portrait · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook · water color · watercolor
Sketchy Memories
April 23rd, 2009 Comments Off
“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 pencil [...]
Tags: art · creativity · drawing · painting · sketch · sketchbook
Laszlo
February 24th, 2009 1 Comment
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 else.
Tags: art · drawing · Illustration · pen & ink · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook
Fisherman
February 11th, 2009 Comments Off
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 10-gallon painter’s [...]
Tags: art · design · drawing · Illustration · pencil · pencil sketch · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook
Sketching Around
October 28th, 2008 Comments Off
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!
I [...]
Tags: design · design student · drawing · Moleskine · sketch · sketchbook · students
A Sketch
June 7th, 2008 Comments Off
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.
Tags: black & white · drawing · graphite · pencil · pencil sketch · portrait · sketch · sketchbook
A Quick Sketch
March 25th, 2008 Comments Off
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.
Tags: exam · figure drawing · midterm · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook · students · women
