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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Gaius Baltar value study
I need to come up with a term for what I do with the Gimp (the B&W and cranked contrast thing). If anyone knows what that’s called, give me a heads up. The hand was pretty darn hard, but I … Continue reading
Jimmy McNulty value study
I did that B&W contrast thing with the Gimp again. It’s super effective. I’m getting a little better with doing these quickly and loosely. It’s helping me appreciate the presence of value even when there’s no obvious shadow.
Value study of John Locke
I figure if I want to learn a value-heavy cartooning style, I should probably better learn how to spot value in an image and add weight to it. I grabbed a photo of John Locke, plopped it into the Gimp, … Continue reading
Still working on keeping it loose
I wasn’t putting a ton of effort into getting it completely accurate. I’m still working on keeping the pencils loose. It’s requiring a lot more discipline than I had hoped, but that just means that it will stick when I … Continue reading
Super loose
So, I grabbed something simple and kept in mind the tips Evan gave me as well as the “remember to breathe” mantra I keep writing in my sketchbook. I wanted to keep this really loose. In fact, this sketch was … Continue reading