157th Day of Proko and counting. Two minute sketches.

I can't say I've figured out how to get what I want out of the watercolor medium--particularly when sketching models that have no obligation to stay still. One artist who recommends preliminary sketching like this before doing longer pieces said that it doesn't matter if I like the sketch as long as I learned something in doing it.

156th Day of Proko and counting. Two minute sketches.

Shapes #5

First picture is my warm-up. Second is a hand drawn picture using no ruler. I have to work on my warm-up exercises as my straight line precision was a little off. I also went over them quite a few times, making them kind of dark and messy. The third picture is done on Procreate. I did not use a grid, but I did use the straighten line function. Overall, I’d like to increase my confidence in stroking long straight lines across page and having a clear vision in my head, what different horizon lines and different vanishing points would look like before I put pencil to paper.

155th Day of Proko and counting. A few one minute sketches tonight.

Dynamic shape/gestural studies. Tried to give credit to the artist, but there were two images off of Pinterest that did not have credits to the original artist. Having a fun time, just trying to break down the shaped design of the Various Artists and capturing an overall pose. The Dratini essentially became a seal study. Lol. To reiterate what Proko has said over and over, it’s essential to find things that I’m interested in drawing and applying it to the projects assigned.

Not quite in the zone on this one, but glad I was able to get some paint to paper for a little while.

I want to start working watercolor sketching into these daily sketches. Part of the challenge is making sure I can get into it quickly. I bought some pens that have refillable water cartridges and I think that's going to help. Anything that requires a lot of setup and breakdown won't get done often.

Structure! Structure! Structure!

Playing around with structural concepts.

I grew up reading TMNT comics, and listening to the Grateful Dead. (Things haven’t changed much) When I first was introduced to Heinrich Kley I was blown away to realize my first experience with Kley was actually on the Grateful Dead album cover for Terrapin Station. I had no idea at the time who Kley was, and I always attributed the dancing turtles to Stanley Mouse who designed many of my favorite album covers for The Dead. Thought it would be fun to mash-up a bunch of my favorite things for a comic sketch cover, Kley, TMNT, and The Dead! So here’s Mikey and Donnie (rocking out to Terrapin Station) after Kley. Sketched/inked in Procreate. Can't wait to do some more of these, such a fun project prompt!

154th Day of Proko and counting. One and five minute sketches.

Following along.

Phone on my desk.

Batman sketch cover.

153rd Day of Proko and counting. One minute and five minute sketches.

This is the last of my Green Lantern sketch covers.

Sketch of my daughter.

Quicksketch with a cat today