Figure Drawing 8

Here's a different inking version of the drawing I posted a while ago.  For this version I used a nib.

Ink on Vellum, 12"x9"

Figure Drawings 7

Pastel on Paper, 18"x 24"

Since so much of cartooning is straight line drawing, I was trying to break my habit of doing mostly line drawings of live figure models.  This style, which I made by smearing my finger with pastel and then smudging the paper accordingly, is sort of the antithesis of line art.  I've found that because the image produced is so subtle, a darker color of pastel tends to works better.  Here are a couple examples of lighter hues.

Five Minute Figure Sketches

Pastel on Paper, 18"x24"

Five minute sketches can be a good way of filling the paper without getting too precious.  I have a tendency to dwell on my mistakes which is most often counter-productive.  A short time limit forces me to embrace my errors, and in the immortal words of Tim Gunn, "Make it work!"

Figure Drawings 6

Pastel on Paper, 24"x18"

Anatomy Study 2

 

  

Graphite on Paper, 24"x18"

Figure Drawing 5

I'm taking a brief hiatus from my weekly Second Chance Vance postings while I finish up a couple higher priority (paying) jobs.  To tide you over, here's a figure drawing I did a while ago using a bamboo brush and poster paint wash.

Tempera Paint on Vellum, 14"x17"

Anatomy Study 1

Graphite on Paper, 18"x24"

Figure Drawing 4

Pastel on Paper, 18"x24"

Figure Drawing 3

Pastel on Paper, 24"x18"

Figure Drawing 2

Sanguine on Paper, 24"x18"

Figure Drawing 1

Graphite on Paper, 24"x18"