The Inspiration
Alright, so it's the 4th of July and I'm not out there enjoying nature and stuffing my mouth with freshly grilled burgers. Is that lame? Kinda. But I awoke this morning, felt good about not having to be at work, and just felt this creative boost of energy. So I turned on the fan, hit the light on my drawing desk, powered up my MacBook, and let Pandora play. Today's posts are not today's drawings, but something I worked on this week for a my budd Bert's 50th birthday. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a huge Laker fan. But Bert is NOT.
First up, some sketches of how I want to capture his excitement. I suck at really exaggerated poses. I always end up sticking to a more "normal" pose, when I should really try to push a drawing to it's limits. It will be a process.
Next, I kind of decide on what I'm looking for in his pose. So I add the stars of the Boston Celtics. I took maybe 2 passes on them once I got the heads locked down the way I wanted. Used a lot of photo reference, doodles (most were too light to scan), and advice from fellow artist Kelly Matten. Thanks Kelly! :)
Here is the final piece with color. There was more added, like text bubbles, but that is something a little more personal that was framed for Bert. An inside joke. But as you can see, I wanted to break up the negative space around the players. They were all too evenly spread apart. Also wanted to vary their poses.
So, this is a fitting title for this post. The Celtics obviously had an incredibly inspirational win this season. Garnett finally got his ring, and I couldn't be happier for the guy. Pierce is also very deserving. Bert's 50th birthday is a big milestone for him, his wife, and his daughter. His party was a lot of fun. And on this day, we celebrate our day of independence.
WOW. I really never fail to be cheezy. I almost made myself throw up just now.
Oh, and as for TODAY'S actual drawings, they will probably go on my MySpace page. I use MySpace to post drawings of my fellow CSUF alum group, which is what I worked on today. So if you're on my MySpace friends list, check it out. I may still post it here as well.
First up, some sketches of how I want to capture his excitement. I suck at really exaggerated poses. I always end up sticking to a more "normal" pose, when I should really try to push a drawing to it's limits. It will be a process.
Next, I kind of decide on what I'm looking for in his pose. So I add the stars of the Boston Celtics. I took maybe 2 passes on them once I got the heads locked down the way I wanted. Used a lot of photo reference, doodles (most were too light to scan), and advice from fellow artist Kelly Matten. Thanks Kelly! :)
Here is the final piece with color. There was more added, like text bubbles, but that is something a little more personal that was framed for Bert. An inside joke. But as you can see, I wanted to break up the negative space around the players. They were all too evenly spread apart. Also wanted to vary their poses.
So, this is a fitting title for this post. The Celtics obviously had an incredibly inspirational win this season. Garnett finally got his ring, and I couldn't be happier for the guy. Pierce is also very deserving. Bert's 50th birthday is a big milestone for him, his wife, and his daughter. His party was a lot of fun. And on this day, we celebrate our day of independence.
WOW. I really never fail to be cheezy. I almost made myself throw up just now.
Oh, and as for TODAY'S actual drawings, they will probably go on my MySpace page. I use MySpace to post drawings of my fellow CSUF alum group, which is what I worked on today. So if you're on my MySpace friends list, check it out. I may still post it here as well.
posted by Alan Cheezy @ 2:47 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:07 PM,
Anonymous said…
i like ur final piece on this.. looks good Alan! keep it up! ;-)
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