http://eyedrawthings.com a place to art more Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:57:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been a bit lax on posting, but I have been pushing pencil.  If I haven't mentioned it before, I keep a separate sketchpad for different parts of the body.  I usually aim to do one page in each every day as my warm up. Haven't been varying the medium as ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=391 More lessons and reviews on the way, so in the meantime, settle down and enjoy some art.... A hand, which I fucking hated as I was doing it (see the colored commentary under it). Now that I look at it, not too bad. Once you look at it close up, the ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=370 Working on my pencil renderings for a future post on the topic.  Done with 4H, 2H & HB mech pencils and a bit of 4B 2mm from my lead holder. Used a camera instead of the scanner. A bit better.... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=343 The most underrated illustrator of the last 30 years gets his due. A lot of illustrators shot up the ranks of Marvel and DC in the late 80's - early 90's to become brand names in their own right. In many cases, well deserved, in other cases, not at all. Despite strong ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=296 Because wirebound sketchbooks just don't stack evenly. I really hate wirebound sketchbooks. Maybe hate is too strong, but it's still a heavy dislike. Yes, they stack like shit. You have to stack them spiral one way, then spiral the otherway, and so on. Ugh. When you work in them, you turn ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=278 Pulled out her maw a bit too far past her nose, the whole head has a wonky shape. But whatevs, all the lines were the first take if you know what I'm saying. Only had to use an eraser 4 times. http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=267 A crash course in using line weight. If your drawings lack depth and distinction, you're probably not doing much in the way of changing line weights. And even if you do, you're probably a little hesitant about going too fat with your lines. This exercise'll get you a little less gunshy. Get ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=233 Tackling the three hardest parts of the human body: hands, feet and faces.... Hands are the worst, but probably after the face (and maybe posture), the most expressive part of the body. Did these after doing some blind contours, which usually solves my angular line problem... Feet are deceptively tough to draw ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=202 Eye's off your paper! The brussels sprouts of art class is back and it's good for you, I swear. Blind contour drawing. I fraking HATED doing these in high school. Why am I wasting my time drawing these freakshow elephantitus hands? Why do I have to do this in front of ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=171 Copic? Prismacolor? Tombo? Garbage. The best marker on the market only costs 44 cents. Yup, Crayola markers. Not the skinny ones, the fat ones. I love these freakin markers. First, the felt tip on these are the best on any felt tip pen I've ever used. They'll give you a wide range ... http://eyedrawthings.com/?p=138