drink and draw

I went to the "Drink and Draw" costume figure drawing session in Hollywood last night. It was really cool. These are from memory the next day.

In progress

The first page is coming along.

desk painting

So, I was trying to do a value study for the kid's desk.

morning warm up

just some sketches

BG designs

So I'm working on this witch comic again. One of the kids is a scientist and he has a tree-house laboratory. I have to combine the right amount of science and tree house. I started out by designing shots of the whole room, trying to compose it nicely and design at the same time. My teacher, Will Weston recommended I try working on one prop at a time and then compose the shot later. So, I'm starting with the desk. After I drew this, I noticed the composition was completely even. The size of the window and the desk are exactly the same. But, now I have an idea of what I want and I can push the proportion of the elements, without inventing the elements themselves. I'm surprised I didn't think of this before because it is exactly how I do my character designs. When I design a character I put it in the most boring straight on and side pose I can, so I'm not thinking of the pose, just the design. Then, I use that as a rough guide for the final comic when I just think about the poses.

rough chun li

Haven't posted in a while, figured I would just do something quick.