Quick horse study

A racer riding his horse... not sure where they are going to. Hopefully some place where they can draw all day. *smile*

Another quick study

Another quick study of a bird from photo. Not something I got to do a whole lot, since they usually have their wings tucked in when I visit the zoo. Still can't quite get it right though. Took a little longer since I haven't got much practice with it. 30~40 minutes with cheap black paint on cool grey cardboard.(I think it was a box for cotton balls or something like that.)

Quick studies

Still not sure what to do with my colors. Thought I might as well ignore it just to see what happens. Did these two studies while listening to Ray Charles perform on an old interview. Part of the purpose is to see how I can reduce the cost of practice due to the high cost of art supplies locally. Done using some old cardboard box from Costco and my trusty paint from ToyRus, about 15~20 minutes each.

Torso study...

Not sure what happened to the pure Cad and Manganese I used to use. I still use them, but... Hum... Maybe they faded away. *smile*

Yes, the concept stuff is coming... once I am free up a bit to finish the design.

Another afternoon at the workshop

Been busy lately, but that's no excuse for not posting. Anyway, here is from this weeks painting workshop. Kind of lost with my approach for paintings at the moment.

Neighborhood

Been out sketching the neighborhood after dinner lately. Mostly focusing on getting the essentials before the light is gone. It is not hard to see the family resemblance in the approach.

Doodles this week

Did this sketch while waiting for my long lost father in front of the art museum. 30 minutes before the time to meet up, a familiar nasal voice with strong New York accent came from my left. As some of you may already guessed, I saw a short man with white mustache walking towards me. My highlight of the week.

With the overly relaxed workshop, we only get about 1~1.5 hours worth of actual painting time. Although I usually get most of the major element blocked out in the first 20 minutes, having to effectively show form, effect of lighting, while having random ambient light is a real challenge. Kind of force me to re-think my strategy and approach differently.

Granville Island

Been out painting near the river. Although it was a place with high tourist traffic, they were nice enough to spare me from conversations about their artistic relatives. Tons of nice boats around. Even some that were lifted up from the water for repair.

Another study under 20 lights...

Yeah, another one under the famous lighting condition. The workshop started off with the light not even on the model. Luckly, some of the other people also feel the need to have the spot light actually shining "on" the model. Wow... what a great discovery.

Local workshop

Been attending the local workshop for three weeks now. The lighting situation is pretty chaotic but better than nothing. I am sure there is no need of more than 3 light on one model, let alone 20. Anyway, I some how manage to survive.

Day at Library

Found some book by Pyle today. Nice to have access to books with pretty pictures. End up sketching this red thing... whatever the hell it is. I think it is supposed to be some sort of fire alarm.

Relocation...

Pretty emotional time for me. Have been staying in SF for so long, it is hard to move when one has so many friends.

Did this sketch while waiting for my plane at San Francisco Airport.

Sidetracked...

What started as an article about a phtographer, soon became an excecise in special effects. Fire, spark, smoke and splashing water...

Big guy

Big guy. Almost felt he needed a cigar.

Random doodles

Just doodels of some stuff on my desk. Not sure why, but the more I practice the less I am concerned about my materials. Always thought it would be the opposite.

Recent work

Just finished this today. Been working much digital stuff lately.

Finished from color comp

Good to have my good old tablet again. Some stuffs are just easier to do with it.

Here is the finished version of the color comp from earlier.

New studies

Got a new bottle of white gouache. Just playing aorund with it.
Practicing different female types. Something I need to work on...

Comp

Well, here is a sketch for my personal project. Just a warm up excercise before I work on my acctual pieces. God I wish I have a tablet right now...

For some strange reason I have lots of trouble logining on to my own blog.(It works fine when I am commenting on others). Anyway, Finally got on after 4 days worth of trying... Hopefully this will keep functioning from now on...

Some new sketches. First was from some cool figures exhibited in the SFO. Those were done while waiting for my plane. The second one... well... the army was on sell for $2.99 at ToyRus. The rest is history... Hours of fun though.