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I did this drawing as part of a Sketch Club challenge. The rules were simple… use 5 lines, no more. Here is how this drawing was broken down. First I laid down a background fill. My 1st line started on the girls profile, where I worked it into her eye, then hair, headphones and a quick suggestion of a torso. The 2nd line was used for the dark grey. I then used the eraser tool to bring back the highlights and cleanup for the 3rd line. The 4th was the text “groove”. Apparently I used the 5th line somehow… but I have no idea where it might have been.
I enjoyed this challenge… and I like the result. I think I might try a couple more of these contour style drawings again soon.
Jan 16, 2012 | Categories: Art Updates | Comments Off
One of my NYR (New Year’s Resolutions) was to really amp up the number of times I post to my blog. Last year I switched from using Flash to HTML5 for my site, both to increase traffic from Google as well as to make www.crimsoncrayon.com more iPad friendly. I have been immensely happy with the result using Word Press, however, I have seen a lot of things that needed to be added and changed. Also, as a result of beginning to read “Likeable Social Media” by Dave Kerpen, I setup a Facebook page devoted to my art.
For anyone that has tried to use more than just the very basic of features of Facebook, you will know that it sometimes can be a real monster. Never-the-less, changing the profile picture on your page is relatively easy until you want to maximize the picture size while maintaining the correct placement and dimensions for the thumbnail… which I still have to do. In the meantime, I wanted to change the default image to something more interesting which is why I created this image.
So please “Like” it if you like it… and comment on it too if you are so inclined. I am always open for comments and criticisms.
Jan 11, 2012 | Categories: Art Updates | Comments Off
I haven’t drawn my Dragon Huntress for a while… and i wanted to do another take on an image I did before. This was once again drawn on my iPad using the Sketch Club app.
Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: Art Updates | Comments Off
Winter is here. My kitchen pipes froze yesterday. I’ve had to spend a few hundred dollars on a new winter jacket… but there is still something very special about this time of year (aside from hockey season)…
Another iPad sketch done with SketchClub…
Jan 04, 2012 | Categories: Art Updates | Comments Off
I am trying to develop some new techniques and styles. Amélie is one of my favourite movies of all time.
Nov 13, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
I have been playing the new Batman: Arkham City game in which you get to play as Frank Miller’s Batman. Miller’s Batman is awesome… and although this is not referenced from any of his drawings… I was thinking of his “style” when doing this sketch.
Nov 08, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
Trying to warm up my inking skills before I start drawing my comic. I love the 30′s and this is referenced loosely from the “White Mink Black Cotton” album.
Nov 08, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
I have a few sketches on my iPad that I have not completed for one reason or another. This Ivy picture I had previously “inked” and somehow I lost everything I was working on.
Nov 07, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
Quorra, from TRON… drawn on my iPad.
I love her hairstyle… one of my favourites…
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
Working on this drawing was a lot of fun and a lot of work. Every time I pick up my iPad and launch SketchClub, I seem to learn something new.
For those of you who haven’t used SketchClub, its a “basic” app that has come a LONG way from its first version… but has kept its simplicity that made it so great in the first place. However this also has a down side. Sometimes, I really do need more than 5 layers… For instance I needed to create a background for this drawing… but with my ink, colour and texture layers… I was stumped… until i realized I could create a new file… and import the final BG as a final layer (when I was ready to merge the drawing down)… Then I wanted to create some textures (such as the scales on the Dragon) but the app doesn’t include any way to create your own brushes. So once again, I created a full page black & white image of scales which I could import, scale, rotate and apply to one layer over and over again. Not flawless by any means, but it gets the job done.
It was done for another SketchClub contest but I think it got lost in the entry shuffle… relegated to page 4. That being said, there are some FANTASTIC entries that clearly beats this. Check it out while its still on.
Sep 22, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Comments Off
