I Have No Discipline

One of the main reasons I started this blog was to try to get myself to develop some discipline with my art. I need to keep doing it regularly to keep in practice or else I won't get better, I'll just go suck more. So if I ever go more than 4 days or so with no post, feel free to email the hell out of me telling me to post.

My post today kinda sucks, it was just some rushed stuff so I'd have something to post, sorry.

This first one is a quick sketch of my stepfather, Chuck. The angle is a little funny, but it somewhat resembles him at least. The mouth is the main problem I think.


This one is a self portrait. An "up the nose" shot. Sexy, eh? I need to get my own camera so I can take reliable pictures, sorry the quality is so bad on this one. Anyhow, main problem is obviously the huge forehead. I'm really not a martian, I swear.


Until next time,
~Adam

Odds and Ends

I've been gone, doing work, for a few days, so I've missed lots of posting opportunities, sorry. But I'm trying to make up with a bunch of crap here. (unfortunately I had a crappy camera so pics are not great)

First here's some final shots of the Tree vs. Pyramid.



Here's my last sculpture project (which I can't say I liked very much). I had to make a wearable piece of art based off a random object that was given to me. The initial object is the pointy meat thermometer looking thing at the top. (You may notice my sunburn racoon eyes in the middle, hooray work)


And finally some quick sketches I did of my little sister looking out the window this morning.



~Adam

Finished Asian Drawing

I fixed the perspective issue and added washes to the Asian Building drawing. What do you think of it now? I can't decide if I like it more with or without the washes. Or maybe just without the color washes would be better?

(Click for larger view, as usual)

I'm brainstorming and sketching out some ideas for this week's Illustration Friday topic, "Angels and Devils". Keep an eye out for the results within a few days.

~Adam

Ink Practice

Here's some of the result from a little ink and wash practice I did. Not great, but I felt like posting something.

~Adam

Happy Mother's Day

A quick drawing I did for my mother. Cheesy?
It's not as good as I'd hoped it would turn out. I did not have a real flower, just some photographs. I just wanted a good reason to play with ink some more I guess.

(Click for larger view)

~Adam

Asian Style Inks

I did a failry quick ink drawing last night based on a panel in a "Lone Wolf and Cub" graphic novel. I like it fairly well except for the one major perspective flaw. I intend to fix that and later apply some washes to really finish off the piece.


I really like working with ink and I like what I end up with. I plan on doing a lot more with it over the summer.

~Adam

Surgeon General's Warning:

You've probably heard somewhere by now that our country has a problem. Well it has many problems, but the particular one that I'm referring to is the inability to think for one's self. You can no longer buy a cup of coffee without being warned that it's hot! That, and the obesity problem are what inspired the project that I just finished up.





I was thinking of making stickers, ala "Mr. Yuck" to slap onto particular foods on a run throughout he grocery store. Anyone want to help me? If you want to try something less imposing, you can click on the Mayo label picture to get a larger version which you can print out and stick onto your own Mayo jars at home, just to be safe :)

~Adam

Buried Treasure!

Sorry it's been such a long stretch since the last update. I've mostly just been busy fixing up projects and haven't done anything new. However, I do have something that I've fixed up and have not yet posted, so here it is!

It's a memory box, modeled after Bettye Saar's work. None of the objects are actually created by me, just the arrangement. It looks much cooler in person than in the pictures, unfortunately. (Click for a much larger view)



And here is a final shot of pencilman after I got him back from his evaluation. I tried to add some more dimension with black oil paint. It didn't work out quite as well as I'd hoped. I also finished off the bottom of his feet so he stands much better, though you can't really tell that from the photos.



The school semester is just about finished but I have lots of ideas for things I'd like to work on over the summer, so hopefully I'll have even more posts in the next few months because I'll be doing only the stuff that I really want.
~Adam

Digital Art Cocaine

I can no longer live without a "Cintiq - Interactive Pen Display". Who wants to spot me $3,000 to buy one? I'll probably need another $3,000 for a competent machine as well.

Check out this video of a guy using one. It's amazing.

Thanks for contributing,
~Adam

Paint is good

At first I didn't like it so much, but I think I'm really beginning to enjoy painting more than drawing. I worked a couple more days on the clematis painting and I think it's pretty much done at this point. Here's a couple shots.



And here's a sneak preview of my next drawing project :)



I turned in Pencilman and the Tree & Pyramid today. I'll post final shots after I get them back next week.

~Adam

Draw a Pig!

While perusing my usual drawing blogs I came across a site that offers a personality text based on how you draw a pig. So I gave it a shot, it's cute. Anyway, I figured I'd share, everyone should have at least a little art in their day.

Draw a Pig!

Here's the first pig I drew :


And here's my second shot :


After you try it out, copy the link that is given and post it in a comment. I'd like to see everyone else's pigs.

~Adam

More art than you can shake a stick at

I've got lots of pictures but I'm not sure if there's a limit on how much I can upload in one post, so we'll see how this works out.

First off, I finished the forsythia painting completely. Here's a picture (click for larger view)

And here is a close up view of the tree in the background. This is what was giving me trouble, but it looks really cool now I think, lots of colors.



Next is a shot of the ongoing Pencilman work. I'm trying to make him looks even more like real metal, as well as fixing a problem with his feet. (he doesn't like to stand up well)


More ongoing work, the tree and pyramid project. I haven't done much with these since the last update but add a little bit of paint. I also took a shot of what the final display pose is supposed to look like. What do you think? (still one major addition I need to make)



And Finally a new painting that I started today of the clematis at growing in the back of my house. It is supposed to look realistic, but I don't think I'm doing so well on that front. But I'm not all together unsatisfied with it.



Well I look forward to hearing what you have to say about these pieces. Please leave any kind of comments you want, suggestions too. Even if you don't think you know jack about art, I'd still like to hear what everyone has to say.

~Adam

Busy Weekend

Well I've had a lot of things I've been trying to work on all at the same time for the past few days. So I'm going to give a little glimpse of each of them.

First is the newest project, which is a carving out of a plaster and vermiculite mix. The vermiculite helps soften the final product so it's easier to carve, it also gives it a neat looking stone-like texture. As usual this is for an assignment in school which is supposed to create a relationship between an organic and a geometric object. The tree object is about 7 inches tall for reference.



Next up is my pencilman sculpture. I mentioned before that I dropped him and gave him a nice crack. So I was working on fixing that and a few other little parts I don't like so much. Here's his current state. Poor guy...


And finally, the forsythia painting is getting a few little touch-ups and my professor suggested I do the painting vertically (instead of laying it flat on a work table). So I went out and bought myself an easel! Woohoo now I feel like a real artist... almost.



Well, I will hopefully have some final shots of the painting and pencilman later this week to share and I'll keep updating on whatever else I havel. Until then..

~Adam

PencilMan

Here's a sculpture that I'm currently working on, though it is near completion. It is a representation of me in the style of another sculptor, Tom Otterness. Check out some of Tom's work here : Tom's Small Sculptures

The original sculpting was done in clay. The clay was then covered with plaster to make a mold or cast. The cast was then filled with a harder type of plaster to make a final positive. After some fine tuning and a coat of paint this is what I ended up with. You may notice the crack in the tip of the pencil, I had a little accident. I hope to have that unnoticeable before it is completely finished.


It was a long process, but enjoyable. It would be especially cool if I would have been able to work with metal instead of having to try to replicate it with plaster and paint, though I imagine that would cost quite a bit. Anyway, fun as it was I think I'd prefer to stick with mostly 2D work as the time involved in 3D stuff is much much greater (from my experience) and I like to finish things quickly.

~Adam

Impressionistic Forsythia

Trying to make up for missed time.

Here's a painting I just finished. It's the first real work I've done with paint but I feel it's not too bad for what it is. It, along with most of what will be posted here, is for an assignment at school, so it's not exactly what I'd do if I were fully in control, but maybe that's a good thing. (Click the picture for a larger view)


Well, I hope this is somewhat more enjoyable to look at then the spark plugs. Let me know what you think.

~Adam