Figure Compositions

I am trying to make my figure studies more finished for my portfolio. Here are some poses I am working on. 

Buds With Suds

 "Buds With Suds" is the winning title for this new portfolio piece. I also added my "S.G" signature into the bubble work. 

 

Beards and Suds

This is the final look for my bubble bath illustration. I made the bubble beards more transparent so they dont look like cotton candy. I also gave our feathered friend (Bill) a tail to fill some space on the left of the composition. It still needs a clever title and to be put into my portfolio. Some title ideas I should be involving bath time and playing with bubbles #BestJobEver. Feel free to suggest any in the comment section. For now I am going to get back to work on some other projects. I am making lots of new work for my portfolio. See ya tomorrow and I hope this inspires you to take a nice bubbly or in this case pet-filled bath.  -- Blub Bye -- #BubbleHumor

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Blub Blub Blub BUBBLES!

Adorable.

This is too cute not to share.

Blub Blub Blub BUBBLES!

I changed things around again. I will look at it later with a fresh eye to see if anything else comes to my attention.

I think the best thing to do is to make as many versions of something as possible to choose from. I only posted four versions of this but there was several sketches, color blockings and throw away tests.  I often make experiments I hate that spark brilliant ideas! You also learn what isn't working. 

It also helps to have friends with art backgrounds to give you feedback ;) 

Choices

Just making some final choices on an illustration. Feel free to provide some insight :)

 

Final Round:

Sketchy Ice Creams

I saw this video today and thought it was hilarious! Just want to share this with all of you.

 

Nick Artist Program

I found a cool video today about an artist named Samantha Kallis I follow on Tumblr. I have been following her for a while and last I saw she was going through the Nick Artist Program. She has since been successfully working as a Visual Development Artist and discusses her adventures in the video below! I found this very inspiring and the Nick Artist Program sounds great. 

 

Inspired yet?

1. This should inspire your creativity to go round and round. 

Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.

 

 

2. A collection of amazing paper artists all in one little book to enjoy. 

3. "Designing Your Perfect House" by William J. Hirsch is not just for architects! It goes perfectly  with "Setting The Scene: the art and evolution of Animation Layout" by Fraser McLean. They both evoke new thoughts on how to design space.

4. Some eye candy that also benefits a good cause!

Good Books - Metamorphosis from Buck on Vimeo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinterest and Old Photos

My Pinterest account started as a fun place to kill time on the internet. Now it has become a big part of how I work. I like creating mood boards for projects I am working on and getting inspired by similar themes. I find it especially helpful when creating color palettes before I start designing something.

Right now I am in the middle of a few projects and I am pinning a lot to those boards. One of those is a illustration/character design page in my sketchbook about the Circus. Here is that board! I will post the finished project soon. 

Recently I have created a board of some old family photos for myself to have digital copies to share with my other family members, friends and anyone who enjoys retro photography.

In my search for these photos I have learned a lot of cool things about my family. This is my favorite so far, a photo of my grandmother on my mothers side Norma Phillips in her 1948 gym class. I had no idea she was a skilled archer!