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Sunday, May 31, 2009

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As my wife pointed out yesterday that May has 31 days not 30 days, so yesterday was my antepenultimate EDIM and this is my penultimate EDIM. Just a bunch sketches from random news photos + random doodles.

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Friday, May 29, 2009

IlloFri: Adapt

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I did this drawing of Charles Darwin in PhotoShop some time ago. Since Darwin introduced Natural Selection, the process by which species adapt to changes in their environment over time, I decided to pull it out for this week's IlloFri.

Don't forget to follow twittering IlloFriers with the hashtag: #ifri.

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Every Day in May: May 29th

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Almost there. This is my penultimate EDIM. The pen drawing here is a little sloppy, but I'm trying to pick up my speed a little. I'd like to get to the point where I can create a credible pen sketch in an hour or so, and not have to take 3 hours for it to look decent.

I'm also enjoying getting back to the watercolors again. It's funny though; I feel the need to have the structure of a pen drawing or a pretty well established pencil drawing to hang the color on. I should try working from a very light, rough pencil sketch or even straight into watercolor.

Labels: Every Day in May, micron, sketchbook, watercolor

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IlloFri: Cracked

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I don't know why I like the image of the Frankenstein's monster in a tie and coat. I draw it every so often. I had no idea where I was going with the cracked concept. I just started out drawing the crack, and the rest came along as I drew it. As I was drawing this I was suddenly struck by the similarity to the Harry Potter lightning scar and the Frankenstein forehead crack. Hadn't really thought of that before.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Every Day in May: May 27th

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Lunchtime sketches plus color added later. 3 more days in May for 30 days of May.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Every Day in May: May 26th

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Every Day in May: May 25th

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Or perhaps some fruit.

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Every Day in May: May 24th

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Sketching at a graduation ceremony on Sunday.

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Every Day in May: May 23rd

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Busy weekend, but here's my sketch from Saturday. Playing around with cracks for the Illustration Friday theme: Cracked.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Every Day in May: May 22nd

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Finished from yesterday. Battling Assyrians.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Every Day in May: May 21st

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Kinda cheating here. Started today, finishing up tomorrow. Oh well. A post is a post, I guess.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Every Day in May: May 20th

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Random stuff from the sketchbook. Ten more days to complete every day in may. Whew.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Every Day in May: May 19th

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Experimenting with water color pencils, but the scanner really doesn't capture what it looks like. The thicker the cover the less it gets it right. I think it's the pigment reflecting back?

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Every Day in May: May 18th

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Messing around with faces. Some observed. Some imagined. Some from photos.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

IlloFri: Contagious

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Every Day In May for May 17th and Illustration Friday on the subject of Contagious. I did all of those thumbnails yesterday and then ended up going with something entirely different. Go figure.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Every Day in May: May 16th

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Late post from yesterday. Just playing around with ideas for Illustration Friday theme this week: contagious. Also more working with water soluble color pencil. I really struggling with scanning color pencil. The scan really doesn't capture the texture or the color correctly. I can get a bit of back in PhotoShop but not really. Wondering if there are resources online with info on scanning natural media.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Every Day in May: May 15th

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Friday, May 15, 2009

IlloFri: Parade

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A last minute parade for Illustration Friday and May 14th for Every Day in May. That's all.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Every Day in May: May 13th

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Hey, this is my 100th post to this blog. That must be cause for a celebration of some kind, right? Anyway, here's my Every Day In May contribution for today. Did this one mostly on the spot, south of market, although I finished it up at home with the help of a photo from my iPhone. The bottom is a little sloppy, partially because I couldn't really make out the details from where I was sitting (iPhone didn't help much with that) but mainly because I had to wrap it up and post it.

I am really enjoying doing this EDIM thing and following all of the other folks adding their stuff to the flikr page. Lot's of good stuff there!

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Every Day in May: May 12th

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Some vague echoes of the movie we watched last night (Australia...which we didn't find nearly as dreadful as we had heard. We actually enjoyed it). Still feeling sick today, so had trouble drawing on the bus. I only did a bit each way and added the color at home.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Every Day in May: May 11th

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Still sick. Did this of our dining room from the sofa in the living room. Pretty sloppily done, but that's all I could manage today. Hopefully I'll be feeling up to more tomorrow.

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Every Day in May: May 10th

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May 10th by proxy...I actually did this one a couple of weeks ago in San Francisco, and uploaded it on the 11th, but I was sick as a dog on the 10th so I'm cutting myself some slack here.

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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Every Day in May: May 9th

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'nuff said.

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Saturday, May 09, 2009

Every Day in May: May 8th

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Random scribblings today. Some working out of ideas for this week's Illustration Friday. The word this week is 'parade'. Nothing's really hit me yet, but I have the whole week, so we'll see what happens.

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Friday, May 08, 2009

Every Day in May: May 7th

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May 7th. That's one week's worth!

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Every Day in May: May 6th

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May 6th. That's all. Time for bed

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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Every Day in May: May 5th

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May 5th posted in the wee hours of may 6th, but actually drawn and colored on May 5th (so there!). This was another one done primarily on the bus, finished and colored at home. The reference for this came from The History of Costume site that I have been looking at using for inspiration and reference every so often for the past...what? decade, perhaps. I don't think the site has ever really been updated much; the images are small and not terribly clear; but I still love it as a source for ideas. This fellow, by the way is an Egyptian king. In the original, there's also a court official and a fan bearer, but my goal is to complete a sketchbook page every day in May, so supporting cast will have to wait for another day.

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Monday, May 04, 2009

Every Day in May: May 4th

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4th day sketch. For every day in May. Did this mostly on the bus into work and was going to do some more on the way back, but the evening bus was really vibrating. My pencil was like a seismograph. Sometimes I can draw on the bus no problem, and sometimes it's impossible. Depends on the bus.

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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Every Day in May: May 3rd

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May 3rd sketch. Done mostly in downtown Sonoma, although I finished it up at home with the help of a photo from iPhone. 3 down. 27 to go!

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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Every Day in May: May 2nd

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Every Day In May post for May 2nd. Didn't have a lot of time today so did this pretty quickly but I want to make sure I got something up. And this time I posted before midnight!

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IlloFri: Hierarchy

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I think this is the earliest I've ever put up a piece for Illustration Friday. It's only because I'm also doing Every Day in May, which is another art challenge to do something (a drawing, a painting, whatever) ever day for the Month of May. I'm going to see if I can fill an entire page in my Moleskine. Every day. In May.

I've started using the hashtag #illofri on Twitter because #illustrationfriday doesn't show up on search.twitter. It seems there is a character limit for hashtags, although I haven't been able to find any documentation to that verify it. I've just noticed that longer hashtags don't stick. If you use twitter, and you're doing the Illustration Friday thing, please consider using #illofri to announce your stuff. Or let me know if you're using something else. Also, follow me if you're so inclined: twitter.com/ThreePoint

Could you tell that the face at the bottom of the image is Arlen Specter? The mouth and eyes are more or less correct, but the shape of the face is a little too round.

Labels: color pencil, derwent wash pencil, Every Day in May, gesso, illustration friday, pencil

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