an earlier experiment with tombos from 10.19.11

Tombos are pretty fun to use. I think with some of these more developed sketches, I wasn't exactly sure which color I should have used to capture skin tone. The confusion actually made for pretty cool sketches. 

2 minute gestures: 

5 min poses: 

15 minute pose:

20 minute poses: 

10 minute pose: 

a few sketches from 11.2.11

I don't think I scanned too much from that week, but here some pretty decent ones. With that week, I tried to aim for contrast. The shaded backgrounds look a little grainy, but I don't think thats a bad thing. 

10 minute pose: 

20 minute poses: 

brown pencil from 11.9.11

During this week I tried shading using the side of a brown pencil. I'm not sure if these sketches showed up as brown, but this color is punchy and richer than plain black. I would say that this week of sketches were pretty successful. 

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10 min pose: 

15 min poses: 

20 min poses: 

a few sketches from 11.16.11

Here are a few sketches from November. With some of the longer sketches, I wanted to punch up the drawings with darker backgrounds and harder shading. I felt that I got mixed results that week. 

2 min gestures: 

5 min gestures: 

20 min pose: 

40 min pose: 

colored pencils on 11.30.11

Out of all the mediums, I feel that I'm the most comfortable with colored pencil. I thought that during that week, I should try using different colored pencils. The resulting sketches look pretty energetic and they still pop! 

2 min gesture page: 

10 min pose:

15 min pose:

20 min poses:

tombos part II

This is another attempt at tombos, but this time I'm utilizing color. I wasn't really satisfied with most of the gestures, because it seemed like I was sketching with a highlighter. The later sketches progressed into something watercolor-y. Overall, it was a fun exploration. 

5 min gesture page

20 minute poses

 

tombos!

I've found that the tombo brush pen was pretty challenging, considering that its very sensitive towards thick-thin lines. You really need a good hand to control one of these! 

2 min poses 

5 min poses 

5 min poses. i'm trying out sketching lines and initial blocking of shadow areas. 

15 minute poses. my attempt at a three value sketch

sketches from 12.7.11

With figure drawing I always like to use different mediums. Fineliner pen is challenging because it requires a more committed stroke. The results look clean, yet energetic. Hatching makes these sketches pop. 

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10 minute poses: 

20 minute poses: 

sketches from 12/14/11

Here are some some good old fashioned black colored pencil sketches from 12/14/11: 

2 min gesture page: 

20 min lying pose: 

  


20 min sitting pose: 




20 minute portrait. Still need more practice!