Game of Thrones Pause and Draw: Season 5 Episodes 6 & 7

S05E06

S05E07

Can you tell I'm not the biggest fan of this past season? Only three more episodes to get through.

(If you're new to the blog, the whole "pause and draw" idea I got from an illustrator friend. I watch the show, pause where I think is a good scene, draw for 10 minutes, and move on. It's really good practice for me to sketch quickly and is interesting to break down the shot composition of the show/film as you draw it.)

Game of Thrones Pause and Draw

Season 5, Episode 4

As the season progresses, quotes may be replaced with my laments with the terrible changes to the plot and characters.

This is another great example.

Season 5, Episode 5

More episodes to come...

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!

S5E01

S5E01

S5E02

S5E02

S5E03

A Feast

Aha! Some work!


Here is an illustrated attempt for a book cover for the novel "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin. Now don't let this mislead you; "Feast" is still my least favorite book of the series and took some time to get through all that Cersei, and yet whom do I draw?! Well, I had a sketch from a life drawing class some time ago which I liked and it reminded me of Cersei so I started a random drawing on some bristol and when my final for a SciFi/Fantasy class came up.... Henceforth what thine eyes see!


I'm learning and gaining some comfort in Painter and I must say it's surprising for me to not be yelling at the computer nearly as much when working on it, much less begin to think of working digitally! Gasp! I know, I who struggled so hard against it, am becoming very entranced and interested in working digitally. The time has come.

The drawing was still traditional. ~_^

Ba-da-bum-bum, Ba-da-bum-bum

That's meant to be the opening tune to A Game of Thrones.. phonetically sung via type.

Yes, you could say I'm a bit obsessed... absorbed... but there's nothing like getting swept up into a new series and taken away by it.

Having said that, of course when the assignment of a still life for my Expressive Drawing course came up, I was in my A Song of Ice and Fire throes. And so I give you... "Winter is Coming"

One of the most interesting things I learned about this Summer semester was the wonder that is Matte medium and collage. Of course this technique sprung to mind when I thought of my still life subject matter. Words! Glorious words!

And here is the finished result.

The King in the North! The King in the North!

Drew this yesterday in my Expressive Drawing class. I've been pretty obsessed with The Song of Ice and Fire series after getting hooked from the tv show---I know, I know, I'm late to this fantasy party train full of weeping, but the show Game of Thrones is the best damn adaptation I've seen. Hence, Robb Stark as the King in the North. My scanner cropped it a bit since the original is a bit too large, but I have plans for coloring this bad boy in the future.

THE KING IN THE NORTH! THE KING IN THE NORTH!