4/21/09

My newest monoprint of a dromedary (Arabian) camel. I plan on working on a monoprint of another type of camelid, maybe even making a set of three. Also have a sugar-lift etching in the pipeline which I plan on finishing the more "technical" aspects of the process tomorrow (unless it needs a certain je ne sais pas). Hopefully I'll be able to proof it and give you guys a preview!

For anyone who has no idea what an etching is (because I tend to spew out all this terminology with minimal explanation), go here for more information.

4/15/09

These are from the last life drawing session of the semester. Although I must wait until September to practice drawing nudes, I will try to draw from life whenever I get the chance. Starbucks, here I come!

4/13/09

By George, I think I've got it! Now if I can only repeat my success. Refer to my last post with Remus for more information.

4/8/09

A return to using Sharpies and Prismacolor markers were in order last night. The resulting look is very much to my liking, so I am going to implement it in my sketches from now on (or at least until I find another way I like better). These drawings also complete this sketchbook's epic journey, so now it's on to the next one!

4/7/09

A page from a life drawing session two Tuesdays ago. Planning on going to tonight's session with the goal of filling up the last few pages of my first-ever moleskine.

4/3/09

Just can't get enough of the ol' boy. I'm still playing around with this etching, figuring out how I want it to look as a finished piece. Added some tone to his blazer using a technique called spit-bite aquatint. My etching workshop teacher went crazy adding primaries together to get the nice brown seen on the second print (plus fun splotches of left-over color). The more I look at it, the more I like it having color vs. just using black. So during my next class I am going to play around with the color inks and see what happens! I'd like to make a few portraits utilizing this style, perhaps work on a slightly larger scale to get the most out of the brushstrokes. But I only have 4 weeks of class left so I better get crackin'!

4/2/09

I was able to attend another life drawing session on Tuesday night (to my delight), so here are the results. I put down my moleskine for a bit and tried messing around with ink wash (my inking for comics teacher would be proud). My first attempt I wasn't too crazy about, so for the second I decided to pencil lightly as a guide to much better results. However I still need to work on getting faster so I can get as much detail as possible. By the end of the class I felt very inspired about an illustration project I hope to start working on in April (among a zillion other things).

There is so much to do this spring/summer/fall before applying to grad school that it boggles my mind. I plan on applying to the School of Visual Arts MFA Illustration program for Fall 2010. I originally wanted to major in illustration for my BFA but I ended up in Computer Arts land. Although I am pretty confident that I will get into the program, a part of me fears that I have no potential as an illustrator and SVA will see that and reject me. But I think I'll feel better once I start accumulating good pieces in my portfolio. And there is always Alien Raver to keep my hopes up!