Vest in Peace

So I did this one with a photo reference. Suprisingly few people on the internet limping around doing zombie poses, many many more doing facial prosthetics. People of the internet, get out there and limp!

Holy productivity

Two in one night! I like drawing zombies, requires enough anatomical knowledge to be interesting, but you can sort of make stuff up as they are, you know, rotting undead. He looks a bit flat though, think I need to use a lot more reference next time.

Geegee

A few weeks ago went for an epic beach ride with a few friends. Epic in both the scale and speed, but also the trauma we experienced with our feeble little bodies trying to control some mighty feisty horses. I didn't look so much majestic as much as like someone who's got on their rollerskates then taken hold of the back of a ferrari. So, after that horse related story, a drawing:

Mr Octopus says...

Because I'm going to Comiket today! Quite excited to see what's there, not been to it before, and my friend Rob of Orful Comics fame is going to be there, as well as Philippa Rice. So I'll catch you later, I'll take some pics to put up tomorrow.

Ack almost a month

That was not the plan when I made this blog! An upload a month is hardly a commitment. Although it is much easier to feel creative on your second weekday off in a row, when I haven't already had my face attached to a screen for 8 hours. Not that I don't love my job, but sometimes you need to give your eyes a break!

I scribbled this, and then started trying to 'paint' it. But boy do I suck at painting without a reference. I know how things should look, but they always come out look weird and bloated or flattened. Would love to attend a class of some description. So rather than ruin the drawing I slapped some shade on underneath and played with the lighting.

From the back

I doodled this the other night in a half hour or so, just sort of splodging around and messing with the smudge tool in photoshop.

I need to draw way more than my current rate. Consider myself slapped on the wrist and making an attempt at upping the ante.

Smudge and slash

After showing the previous painting attempt to a friend he recommend I work faster with less strokes and more blending.

It definitely looks a whole lot better, especially the face. I can't tell you how much I can't wait to just be an ace at drawing faces. I somehow usually manage to flatten the form somehow or just make them look plain odd.

Also I made 'low fat' brownies tonight, although I think the low fat thing is cancelled out if you eat three of them.