It may surprise some people that my favourite animated character isn't Lightning McQueen. Anyone who knows me knows I take my animated movies quite seriously, but it didn't take me long to figure out who my favourite animated character is. Total drawing time: Without text: 1 hr 4 m. With text: 1 hr 18 m.
Some people have been surprised that I didn't choose to do "Roar". While "Roar" is indeed my favourite thing to say, it isn't actually my favourite word. Something about this word is just really... Beautiful. Looking forward to the next few days of drawing, getting back into some prompts I enjoy.
I chose to draw Screwtape, from CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. He's a senior devil in Hell who is mentoring a younger tempter. Screwtape is a highly experienced tempter who has a very strong understanding of human weakness.
This drawing was the first real challenge for me, for a number of reasons. 1. I had a think of a book character that I like. 2. I didn't have much reference for the character, because they couldn't be in a movie. The other thing that contributed to this being a really challenging drawing for me was that I was trying to study for an exam and had a limited amount of time.
This is Katie, my best friend. She is... I can't even think of a word to describe her. She's the greatest. It was actually tough for me to do this drawing, as I had a hard time accepting that nothing I draw is going to fully convey how awesome she is. I didn't want to give her any less than she deserves. But, when it comes down to it, nothing is going to measure up. Plus I know that she'd just encourage me and tell me to do my best, and then probably give me angry eyes when I say that my best isn't good enough, and then blush and/or tear up as she reads about how incredible I think she is. Thank you Little Red, for always being there for me. Things really are better when we're together.
In today's drawing I really challenged myself by stepping outside of my comfort zone... I used pencil crayons to draw the entire picture. Usually the only times I use pencil crayons is on birthday or Christmas cards. I am quite pleased with the results and think that they will be getting a bit more use now...
This drawing didn't have a lot of effort put into it, as I was instead putting my effort into studying for my Theoretical Logic exam... Now that I've finished writing the exam (yay!) I've been able to upload the movie!
Day 2 of my 30 day challenge. This one was drawn last night, during a much needed break from studying.
I really enjoyed doing this drawing as it was my first time really working with white on black... It's a lot different than my usual style, and really requires you to think differently about what you're doing. I definitely think I'll be doing it again.
Interesting note about this drawing... I'm pretty sure the prompt of 'favourite animal' was asking me to draw MY favourite animal, but I decided to draw my sister's favourite animal instead. She really likes wolves, and I think they're pretty cool too... And much more interesting than my favourite animal: cows. Don't ask, I just really like 'em. :]
I've decided to take part in a 30 day drawing challenge. Each day, for 30 days, I will do a drawing of whatever the prompt is. Some days (like today!), I will also post a video of me doing the drawing!
I think this challenge will be good for me for many reasons. I'm a total perfectionist, and the idea of sharing work that isn't PERFECT literally makes me sick to my stomach. With a daily drawing, though, I don't have time to perfect it, and that's the beauty of it. It will also help me broaden my skills, as there are a lot of things on the list I would never have drawn before...
A couple of months ago the head pastor at my church stepped down and I was asked to do a portrait for his Goodbye Party. This is what I came up with, with reference photos from Rob Campbell Photography.
Randy 1 Graphite, 2011
Sorry for the glare in the Framed photo. I hate pictures.
For my friend Maura's 19th birthday last year, I made her a silly card... I used cardstock (using an exacto knife to cut out the star detailing), a silver sharpie, and acrylic paint for the front effect.
Maura's Card Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock, 2011Maura's Card Back Ink, 2011Maura's Card Inside Pencil Crayon, 2011These are some some quick sketches that I used for Mother's Day Cards. I enjoyed working with new material, and just used reference photos that I found on Google.
Flower 1 Graphite, 2011
Flower 2 Graphite, 2011On April 24th, a wee Samuel Bingham entered my life, son of Matt and Caitlin. In the short time he's been here, he's already proved how amazing love is. This is my first, but definitely not last, sketch of him.
You're amazing, little guy.
This is a new toy I've bought myself as an early Christmas present. I've only used it for a total of about 2 hours so far, but I'm already absolutely in love with it. You can find more info on it here.
I would suggest watching this little clip in 480p (changed by click the little number to the right of the time slider thing). Looks nicer, especially if you're watching it full screen.
On Friday, I went to a Thanksgiving dinner with friends from school. I volunteered to bring a cake as a contribution to our dinner, and that is indeed what I brought. My first foray into using fondant with cake went exceptionally well, in my opinion. Not only did the cake look pretty nice on the outside, it had a special surprise on the inside..
The next day, my friend and I got together to make some minicakes. I had the idea awhile ago, while considering making a rainbow cake again, but realizing that a full rainbow cake is a LOT for a few people to eat... This is the alternative I thought up of.
2 commissioned drawings of family pets. This was my first time drawing an sort of animal in a realistic style. I quite like them.
