Life Change and Game of Thrones

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. May was an absolutely crazy month. In the span of 3-4 weeks I visited Los Angeles with my partner, we secured an apartment, and moved. It has been a whirlwind of activity and I'm so very happy to finally be settling back down into normalcy. Now just to unpack my copious amount of art supplies and set up my new studio space!

In the meantime, I have been drawing--I swear! I started sketching some Pause-n-Draw with this new season of Game of Thrones. I have a time limit of 10 minutes per pause/sketch, and although that may sound like a lot of time, it really isn't! It's been fun to see how quickly I can capture the composition and mood of the scene. Also, it really makes me pay attention to the cinematography of the show more (this season is DARK).

For quicker updates on the Pause-n-Draw GoT project, follow my Facebook page or follow me on Instagram @datbootietho.

Enjoy!

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Pause and Draw: The Lady Vanishes

There are all sorts of fun challenges and themes to practice drawing and painting. I've been working on a Draw-A-Thousand-Heads challenge for over a year now (around 830!) and really enjoy the habit. If you're new to the blog, there's not much to it. Draw one thousand heads and get better! I've noticed it allows me to experiment more since I'm not necessarily trying to brainstorm a specific story or idea. It's a fun activity that helps me practice drawing more consistently. I've heard of some other methods from fellow students and illustrator friends and decided to start implementing them. For this week, it's Pause and Draw! I found out about this from fun posts I'd see from Matthew Sargent, a friend from Columbia College days. Basically, watch a movie and every so often pause and draw. This also connects with another method I've heard about of speed painting based on film screenshots/stills. There's a cool blog where some Academy of Art grad students are sharing their speed paints. Another awesome animator lady out of the Academy, Sarah Barrie Fenton, is doing this on her blog (and tumblr), too. It's a good quick studies habit. This helps with studying lighting, composition, characters, and also drawing or painting quickly to keep the energy going. Time for me to start stretching those drawing and painting muscles more often!

Today I decided to watch Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes. I really enjoy Hitchcock's dramatic lighting, compositions, and story-telling. I've also been meaning to watch more since I've only seen a few: Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. There's a lot more to watch. So two birds, one stone! I gave myself a 10-15 minute time limit for each and opted for good ol' pencil and pen.

It was really fun! If anyone has some Hitchcock priorities for me, please leave a comment! I picked this one since it was the first I came across on Netflix that I hadn't seen yet. I'm going to aim for doing the Pause and Draw and tv/film speed paints at least twice a week. I'll either share them here or on my Facebook page. 

Skull Chick Sketch

God damn I want blue hair again...

First Sketches of Yonder New Year

I might develop the last sketch into a color illustration/possibly painting. But I'm not sure how strongly I want the "you suck" to be.... hmmmm......

Random Doodles

I promise something a little more finished/developed within the week, but in the meantime here are some doodles from my last Storyboarding meeting.

New Sketch... at a Price...

Here's a sketch that I colored and messed around with. I tried experimenting with colors that I don't usually use and think I like what came from it.

UNFORTUNATELY, like an IDIOT, I overwrote the 300 dpi colored version with the web version I saved for the blog. >.< I am literally, mentally, kicking my ass so hard right now. Granted, it was just a sketch but still... I may have wanted to print it. Now I'd have to color it all over again. aaaaaah.....

Alas. But here's the sketch:



I was thinking that developing the concept a little more might make for a good Threadless submission. Any takers? Sound good or more in the realm of, "Who the hell would want to wear this shit?" I appreciate honesty.

And if I do decide to develop it for threadless... at least I won't feel AS BAD for overwriting the high-res file.... T_T