June 3, 2008

Passive/Aggressive

Oh god... I'm horrible.  I totally forgot about this whole blog thing.  If I ever said I'd update this regularly I apologize.  I'm awful.  I started this thing so it would force me to keep track of what I've been doing and to force me to keep doing what I've been doing, and so far its really not living up to its intent. 

Anywho, I hope to right that ship.  I'll start posting sketches, thumbnails, rambles, doodles etc. just to keep the flow going.  And if (when) I start slacking off again I'll start posting some of my favorite figurative work from recent adventures in naked people drawing just to hold you over.

But before I get to all this bigger and better stuff, I figure I should post the final versions of the Obama v. McCain pieces I started showing you folks earlier.  You'll notice I never posted a Hillary piece... and honestly I wish I still had to do one, I supported her. But wouldn't you know it, my cartoons are more politically in tune than I am.  Ah, politics... you're a fickle bitch. 

But alas... here is the final image I've oh so cleverly entitled, "Passive/Aggressive"





currently reading: "Chiaroscuro" by Troy Little
currently listening to: Death Cab for Cutie- "Narrow Stairs"

April 12, 2008

Barack Obama

I've been waiting to see who the democratic nominee would be so I could finish up my little presidential candidate diptych.  However, if Pennsylvania doesn't solve things, which it surely wont, we could be waiting until August for an answer.  So, in lieu of sitting around until then I opted to just draw up both Obama and Clinton.  I've had this Obama sketch done for about two weeks or so and was sitting on it for no apparent reason, but I decided it was time to post it. 

 The McCain sketch I was happy with after my first try, Obama here took two tries to get right.  And from the look of things Hillary will be taking at least three.  I should get around to a good Hillary sketch this weekend, honestly I will, I swear.



Here is a quick rough color comp.  for your viewing pleasure. He's still lacking arms and a concept but those things will come soon enough.







currently reading:  "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" by Seth
currently listening to: Sun Kil Moon- "April"

March 1, 2008

John McCain

I've recently decided that I was going to focus my time on one aspect of my art. Pick a general theme and run with it for a while.  I opted to work on caricatures and wanted to focus on politics and musical groups. 

My first project is going to be the leading presidential candidates.  I started off with John McCain for a few reasons:
1. The epic Obama v. Clinton democratic nominee thing is still raging on.  Perhaps Texas and Ohio can clear things up this coming week.  So I didnt want to dive into one person and then find out that the other actually wins the thing. 
2. It's a blast drawing creepy, wrinkly old dudes.

Without really planning a concept to put behind the illustration, I just pulled out my trusty old newsprint pad and started working on a likeness.  Here is when something crazy happened, on my very first attempt I nailed it. It looked like him, felt like him and I thought the facial expression  was great.  I can't say this has ever happened before, I usually agonize over things. I'm one of them OCD perfectionists, but man this was a fun surprise. Here is the sketch. 


After I banged that out I scanned it in, cleaned it up,  erased out his suit and drew in the outline as well as the hands and gun.  I then began coloring Mr. Mccain in good old photoshop.  I use a lot of layers but I condensed them all here just to give you an overall scope.
 
After I combined everything I thought the jacket looked a little too flat so I brought back in the original hatch work from my sketch and laid it over the black and ended up with this.


I'm planing this to work as a little dipdych with the Democratic nominee, which will stand to the left of this piece.  I'm hoping to get started on that right after the primaries on the 4th. Hopefully I'll have a better idea of who to draw. 


currently reading: "Epileptic" by David B.
currently listening to: Colour Revolt- "Plunder Beg and Curse"


My First Blog

Here she is, my very own blog.  

I started this up so for a few reasons:
1. Everybody is doing it and I feel left out
2. I wanted to give everyone/anyone who enjoys my work, and visits my official site a chance to read my rambles and see my work in various stages of completion.  Here you'll be able to see new work the moment it's complete. I'll be discussing meanings and showing everything from thumbnails to finishes.  
3. I want everyone to see how I work, and maybe during the course of all this I'll figure some things out about my work and myself that maybe I was missing. 

Cheers