Figure Drawing 8

Posted on Nov 12, 2009 in Art

Here’s a different inking version of the drawing I posted a while ago.  For this version I used a nib. Ink on Vellum, 12″x9″

Figure Drawings 7

Posted on Oct 19, 2009 in Art

Pastel on Paper, 18″x 24″ Since so much of cartooning is straight line drawing, I was trying to break my habit of doing mostly line drawings of live figure models.  This style, which I made by smearing my finger with pastel and then smudging the paper accordingly, is sort of the antithesis of line art.  […]

Five Minute Figure Sketches

Posted on Oct 8, 2009 in Art

Pastel on Paper, 18″x24″ Five minute sketches can be a good way of filling the paper without getting too precious.  I have a tendency to dwell on my mistakes which is most often counter-productive.  A short time limit forces me to embrace my errors, and in the immortal words of Tim Gunn, “Make it work!”

Figure Drawings 6

Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Art

Pastel on Paper, 24″x18″

Anatomy Study 2

Posted on May 31, 2009 in Art

     Graphite on Paper, 24″x18″

Figure Drawing 5

Posted on Apr 2, 2009 in Art

I’m taking a brief hiatus from my weekly Second Chance Vance postings while I finish up a couple higher priority (paying) jobs.  To tide you over, here’s a figure drawing I did a while ago using a bamboo brush and poster paint wash. Tempera Paint on Vellum, 14″x17″

Anatomy Study 1

Posted on Dec 3, 2008 in Art

Graphite on Paper, 18″x24″

Figure Drawing 4

Posted on Nov 26, 2008 in Art

Pastel on Paper, 18″x24″

Figure Drawing 3

Posted on Nov 19, 2008 in Art

Pastel on Paper, 24″x18″

Figure Drawing 2

Posted on Nov 11, 2008 in Art

Sanguine on Paper, 24″x18″