Follow-up on the previous post. Finally wrapped this one up, and I’m on to the next one.
Follow-up on the previous post. Finally wrapped this one up, and I’m on to the next one.
Recent commission in progress. Needs more work. I need more sleep. Ajsajnacjfaebvgfvsvdvsajakscjakvnad…
Also, I made a stupid time travel comic.
Some pages from the past few days. It’s a fun challenge trying to sketch on location since there are so many things that are in flux- People, portable objects and vehicles, passing wildlife- Hell, even the lighting changes if you sit in a spot long enough. Because of this, I’ve had to economize my mark-making drastically to account for the fact that what I’m drawing is something that may not be there in the next few seconds. Of course, there are some things that allow for more elaboration of form, but sometimes calculated blobs of gray value have to get the job done.
A sketch from the Cove
A few more sketches that didn’t make my last post regarding Spectrum, plus a few sketches from video stills- an exercise that I’m picking up for compositional studies
Sketches from Kansas City and Spectrum- If you didn’t know about the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live convention and you are interested in art in any way AT ALL, you definitely missed out on a great experience. So many major players in illustration were present and, more importantly, completely accessible.
I met so many amazing peers and a number of my heroes, spoke to them about their works, their outlook on art and life, and the best part about the experience was how hands on the whole thing was. There were a number of panel discussions that were highly informative, and no shortage of demos by illustrators and artists that were masters of their craft. It’s one thing to read or be told about image-making, but another altogether to see it happening. Once again, it was an amazing, informative, and galvanizing event that made me feel like I belong to a much bigger creative community. I look forward to the friendships and insights that I gained from this past weekend.
My buddy John and I took full advantage of the free Tuesday at the Memphis Zoo for sketching. The weather was amazing and the lighting was perfect. After seeing James Gurney demo at the Spectrum convention last weekend and speak about his sketching process, I decided to adopt his approach to plein aire sketching. Basically, I took a waterbrush filled with 3/4 water and the rest sumi ink (to get something in the neighborhood of 50% gray) and used my Pentel pocket brush for the darker values and blacks. This made for a great portable set up for on-the-go ink work, and yielded some exciting results.
Drawing at the zoo today, using a technique James Gurney demoed at Spectrum. I’m thinking it may turn into a favorite method of mine, because it’s easy to carry around and lets you block in values extremely quickly.
Essentially, just get 2 watercolor pens (the ones that you can fill up with whatever) and fill one with water, and the other with an ink/water solution (the proportion can vary) which you inject into the pen with a syringe. You can use them like a normal brush pen (or brush and ink setup), but then also easily lay in washes.
It’s a great, portable setup.
YES. WANT.
THE GREAT SHOWDOWNS book to be released in October 2012!
It’s the first ever collection of the Great Showdowns! About 150 of them collected into one sweet little volume. With a foreword by the one and very only Neil Patrick Harris! And a special little intro by me (Scott C). Big time exciting!
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THE GREAT SHOWDOWNS
by Scott C.
Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris
To be released in October 2012
Book release and Art Exhibition on September 21, 2012 @ Gallery 1988
Pre-order the book right here!
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I am excited about this news.
