Week 10 Sketch

For my final week sketch I decided to go with a old school barbarian. I had and absolute blast making this guy and was able op practice my pencil sensitivity a lot in the piece and I do see the improvement on my part. one downside to the piece was I don't think I developed enough on the weapons and the face of the character. If I had would have done something different it would have been to change the weapons and face and maybe give him more of dynamic pose, but overall am pleased with my progress to this point.

Week 9 sketch

For my opposites illustration  I have to say I had a lot of fun with it. This project is one a the past couple pieces that I've tried to push the articulation with my pencil pressure  and in many ways I believe i achieved this. On the flip side I believe I could have done more contrast with and and if I had done something different it would have been that and doing something more with the background. overall this piece was good practice for me and a had fun making it so it was definitely worth the time and effort.

Week 8 sketch

This was definitely a tricky piece that I have to say I struggled with. I was happy with the over all concept and composition of the piece. Though when it came to the actual drawing I believe it fell short. If I had done something different it would have been to get better photo reference and given myself more time to work and bring the piece to a higher level.

Week 7 sketch

For my anthropomorphic portrait I really wanted to do something with a dog and a Doberman pincher seemed like the perfect choice for this almost classy portrait. one of the things I think I could have gone a little farther with was push the value scale in the piece and I think if I changed something it would have been to make the dogs head bigger and stand out more.

Urban Space Cowboy final

And this is the finished piece! overall I was extremely pleased with how the painting came out for being my forth painting so far. I thought I was able to capture the light  and had some good color unity throughout the piece. One of the things I was not overly happy with was the face, I just couldn't seem to make it look the way I wanted. If I had done something different it would have been to reproach the face but over all I love this piece and is I big accomplishment for myself.

Urban Space Cowboy sketch

I then did the drawing for the piece which I would then spray with a fixative and give a raw umber wash to more unify the whole piece.

Urban Space Cowboy Photo reference

For my Urban Space Cowboy illustration reference I took all my photos in photoshop and combined them to create this mock up for the real piece.

Week 6 sketch

For My movement Illustration I wanted to go with something that just had a fun sweet feel to it and I was very happy with how this piece came out. Unlike a lot of my other sketches it has more of a realistic feel to it which I liked. One of the downfalls I had with it was the bottom leg looks a little disproportional compared to the rest of the piece. So if I had done something different it would have been to do more with the leg and bring more contrast to the background.