Monthly Archives: February 2009

Cloth study

This was the final art class project, and I’m really happy with it. The one downside is that I didn’t include any of the additional objects (there were bottles on the cloth) nor did I include the edges of the … Continue reading

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Fun with gridding (and wordpress galleries)

So part of our homework was to find a painting or image that we liked, grid the thing, and then try to use that grid to replicate the original. I took a whack at it. I think I like value … Continue reading

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Face drawing exercise

As part of our previous class, the teacher taught us the basic topography of the human face – the usual bits about the eyes being halfway down the head and measuring things in relation to eyeballs and all that. She … Continue reading

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Starbuck value study

Seriously, if you don’t watch Battlestar Galactica, you’re really missing out on some good science fiction, and by “good science fiction” I mean “it’s better than Lost.” I found myself using the eraser more than I would have liked for … Continue reading

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Aeryn Sun value study

This is the first value study that I’ve done of a figure (as opposed to a face / upper torso). I have to admit that I was pretty worried when I started, but I think everything came together in the … Continue reading

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