Month: September 2016

10/13/16 UPDATE: The drawing is finished and hanging at Meltdown in Hollywood. I’ve updated the animated sequence with all the frames (it ended at 24 frames); see below…

09/01/16 UPDATE: I added more frames to this work in progress sequence. This illustration needs to be at the print shop in 14 days; draw faster!

08/26/16: So much to make, so little time. Lately I’ve been drawing every day until my hand hurts. Then I take a break and draw some more.

Here’s one of the new pieces I started last week. I sketched this on paper then made a hi- res scan of the rough drawing. I’ll continue working in Photoshop using a Wacom drawing tablet and stylus. Similar to using traditional art pens, I’m building this image by stroke and scribble. It’s a slow method but you really have to draw something if you want it to look like a real drawing.

I’m not using any visual references while crafting this image; I’m totally making it up as I go along. Big edits happen every session and there’s no erase or undo with pen and paper; that’s the great benefit of drawing with software.

I save my work in versions when I draw in Photoshop. This animation cycles sequentially through versions (1-5, so far) of the drawing. Each version is one session of drawing. I’ll add to this time lapse as I do more sessions. It should be a nifty little movie when I’m finished.