Tom Bancroft + 1

Character Mentor sketches

So I decided to start using the Character Mentor book again since I haven't used it in a while. I really like the variety of poses that I have been varietizing here.

 Cat-Tankerous Punches it

I was going to draw DW with him, as drawn in James Silvani's 14th cover, but I had no room. So I drew him punching his invisble friend. ;)

More to come asap!

More deposits...

 Character Mentor dumping

 So yeah-- here I am experimenting with head drawings from my Character Mentor book. I'm really glad that my heads are starting to show more dimension in their shape. And my expressions are really strong too. :)

Facials

And who said that my facials weren't the least bit impressive? I have to admit that my nose needs a lot of work, in the bottom pic, but I think I can manage if I keep at it. :)

Tyler's a Crook (as am I)

 Here!

 No...here!

And more!!

So I decided to get into a copycat mood and copy Tyler Crook's art for a change. Pretty clean lines, right?

Happy 2013!

The following drawings were taken from my Character Mentor book that I've gotten for Christmas, as previously announced. It feels good to get back into the Disney style again, but with more professional touches to the drawings. ;)

Christmas Gift!!! :D

 My mom got me this book from Barnes and Noble for Christmas while we were shopping for my family. I'm really glad I got my hands on this book-- it's going to help me a lot with camera angles, character designs, and other perspectives on animation.

Coming up next....part 5 of the Gideon comic.

Dumping Drawings

 Life studies...

 Because I'm trying to improve upon my life drawing gestures, I started out small with a couple self studies of me looking awkwardly into the camera. I think my life drawing skills are better than earlier this year, but I need to work on details like how my shirt looks-- then again, they were gesture drawings and nothing really detailed.

Goliath sketches

And because I've been watching Gargoyles again, I've decided to mess around with Goliath's facial expressions because I was bored.

The next post will include the next few pages of the Gideon comic.

Copycat mood

There's that Duck again

Somewhere inside of me has been longing to draw Daffy Duck for some time, from my favorite LT cartoon by Bob Clampett, the Great Piggy Bank Robbery. I especially love that pose in the bottom center where Daffy's arms just stretch out-- it's very expressive. :)

Musclebound guy

If I haven't told you at this point, I had attended another character design workshop, led by Tom Bancroft, former Disney animator. This one had to offer some input on what we should keep in mind when we draw. One of the key thoughts that stuck with me was to listen to that inner voice, as you draw. Thinking about it, I think it certainly has applied to me for all the design work that I've done, whether it was set designing, comic strips, or just designing crappy decorations. Within me, I keep telling myself that certain aspects of my drawing, or strip could be better. Sometimes, it encourages me to draw it again so I can continue to learn from my mistakes.

I was going to post thoughts on it, as well as scan and post the notes I took, but the scan seems to take up much of the screen, and a lot on info I wrote down overlaps. If I find a wider scanner, or a better way to use the scanner I tried to use, I'll post them.

Updated...

 Coraline sketchdump

Just a little practice so I may improve with how I draw Coraline. I'm happy with the first drawing I did of her, but I wanted to improve on how I draw her face; so I drew these expressions for practice.

The following two drawings are assignments for an upcoming Character design webinar that's being hosted by Tom Bancroft. These two drawings were done under 1.5 hours.

Max Motep...and a fly!

 

Only Max would be easily scared of something so innocent... :P

 trio sketch

I'm glad that I'm finally getting these guys in a group picture nowadays. I can't wait to see more.

Peace.

I'm 'Kahling' you out, foo'!

 

So for the past few days, I've been obsessed with drawing the infamous 'Milt Kahl' hands from Disney. Drawing a lot of these were really fun.

I haven't watched a lot of his movies that he worked on, at Disney, but I have seen them as a kid. I just need to reimmerse myself with his work sometime. In fact, I'm starting to feel that Disney vibe get a hold of me again. ;)

Coraline fan art

 Coraline art

So I promised a good friend of mine that I would draw him some Coraline fan art. So for the past two days, I've been working hard on this copy and made sure it was as authentic as possible.

Happy August!

Taking care of more business...

 Dr. Jameson

After reading Creature Tech, I have always been fascinated by that one scene Dr. Jameson wraps the Shroud of Turin around himself, like a blanket, quoting the lyrics to Blood Sweat and Tears' "Spinning Wheel." So I decided to recreate that magic. ;) While it's not 100% perfect, I am 100% proud of what I've done. I think it's a fantastic attempt to a fantastic moment in a fantastic book. I highly recommend it. ;)

Andrew Dickman sketchdump

 

While I was at my Grandma's house, I felt inspired to draw the art of Andrew Dickman, of Channel Awesome. Judging my skills to his, I really think we're both similar in terms of style and interests. ;)

ProLectron

 Just a little Superhero idea I sketched up for a Character Design workshop being held by Tom Bancroft. We were suppose to create a superhero based on the sketchy details he posted via email, and it was up to me to come up with something interesting. I really like this one because of the balance of weight and body volume I'm working with. :)

That's all the updates for now. 

Cheers.

Handing it over...

 Hand practice

 

 

All these hands were strictly real-life reference for the sake of learning. I feel that there were some things that could've been better, but I think the practice was worthwhile either way. :)

Amelia Enmity update

This is a new sketch of Amelia Enmity. I got tired of the Converse shoes, hidden ears, and the same eyes, so I revamped it a little while still meeting my expectations. I had intended on working on a comic with her this summer, but I've been busy putting together my Alien Nation promo (which is almost done). I should be able to get started on that asap.

Cheers!

A quick one

Just for the night. This is just a little sketchdump that I composed last night while resting and watching a little episode of Atop The Fourth Wall, with Linkara.

Have a good night. ;)

A Couple days ago...

There was this...

and this...

I do apologize for my lack of update regarding my artwork this month. I have been on vacation with my family and have neglected updating. Don't fret. I will keep updating.

See you next post.

quick updates

Tex Avery Wolf

 I felt in the Tex Avery mood, so I decided to copy this classic Tex Avery wolf from one of the early Droopy cartoons. I want to start drawing more of those wolves. ;)

museum head sketchdump

These were just a bunch of head sketches that I took in the Greek department in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yesterday, this was the first time this summer to visit the museum and draw from statues. :)

Gorillaz sketchdump

Or at least various drawings and poses of some Gorillaz members. Stuff like this helps me get a better hand on character structure. I certainly would love to draw more of this as I progress in my cartooning ability.

dumping it all out...

Just another sketchdump that I conducted. Not too happy with every character sketched, but I still think it's not all bad. I think it's really helping me figure out my strengths and weaknesses as an artist-- in terms of style.

Sketchdumping along the lines

I was extremely restless, so I decided to do a sketchdump during church and finish it up during dinner. I feels good to really exercise my ability to draw what I can think of without using a reference. The Joker, on the bottom left, doesn't quite look like the typical Bruce Timm Joker, but it's good efforts nonetheless. Again, this was really refreshing to draw a variety of styles.

sketching away

real life comparison sketch

So yeah. It seems as though this sketch wasn't the best interpretation of this warehouse found at my college. Oh well, at list I'm trying to get the perspective down.

 linear perspective sketch

Right now, I can't seem to look back at what kind of perspective this sketch required (though it could very well be a combination of both 1 and 2 point perspective), but I think it still looks good for practice.

My Room 

...or at least a sketch of it. Seriously, I think there's more to it that I could've fixed about it. I mean, it's not bad at all, but my roommate's desk looks so disproportionate adjacent to how it really is in real life. Oh well-- practice makes perfect.

facial body parts sketchdump

While I was in class yesterday, my Professor suggested that I work on the eyes and nose a bit so I can get those features nailed down while I'm drawing my tennis player drawing.

 cartoony sketchdump

Thursday night, I got bored so I decided to do a sketchdump featuring some classic cartoon characters. I must say, they look very dignified. ;)

Glen Keane sketchdump

Of course, if you folks didn't know this by now, Glen Keane has resigned from Disney earlier last week. Since it's brought such an uproar, I decided to do a sketch of Beast and Ratigan to calm the storm XD.

 Bob Clampett Tweety Bird

I must say, Bob Clampett isn't really one of my biggest idols, but I do admire his animation direction. So out of boredom Saturday night, I decided to draw Tweety Bird.

Tim Burton sketchdump

Ah yes, Tim Burton-- one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. You know, I never had the time to really draw more of his material, but I really want to. I should rewatch all of his movies so I can start copying his artistic direction. It's so unique and creative.

Ren's Happy Helmet

Gotta love Ren and Stimpy. I've always wanted to draw Ren's happy transformation sequence from the episode 'Stimpy's Invention.' It has to be one of the best sequences ever in Ren and Stimpy.

Well, that's all folks. I've got some work to do. See yah!