PERSONAL WORK

Within the past few days, I've had some newly-found inspiration. As a result, I've been drawing in my sketchbook a lot more. Below are a few samples of what I've been working on. All drawings have been done in felt-tip flair pen.

The above photo is a combination of two separate sketches. On the right is the first sketch that I did while looking at a reference photo of a cow skull. The skull on the right was done partially from memory while occasionally checking back with the first completed sketch. I combined the scans of these drawings in Photoshop where I also added the color.

   

I've become rather fond of drawing redwoods, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's because I can do them fairly quickly, and can sketch the trees in a variety of states. (The right tree looks full and healthy while the center one is a bit sparse.)

Finally, I've been hooked on drawing deer antlers. I've found that I'm much better at sketching them in a more stylized manner like I did for the bottom set (which are not a prime example of how they typically look.) I struggled a bit with the top set of antlers, and I believe it's because I attempted to get a more three-dimensional feeling by curving them forward, as they would naturally. Were I to use pencils instead of my flair pen, I could probably get a more realistic shape (and sense of dimension.)