Monthly Archives: December 2014

Lunchbox Drawings – December 2014 Part 1

Finally getting around to posting some new lunchbox drawings.  I can’t keep track of where I left off, so many of them are getting done.  On a side note, I’m going to be painting three of them for Christmas presents for the family.  I just finished the charcoals of the aristocratic owl (which I will have to post later) and it is turning out very well so far.  I love what you can do with lighting with charcoal.  It just lends itself to that so well.  I should thank one of my students for making mention of aristocratic owls as it prompted the image in the first place.

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Painting of Ruby June and Charter Jack Preparing to Set Sail

Ruby June and Charter Jack preparing to set sail in search of the mysterious Voice of the Sea.  Charter Jack looks a little worried but Ruby June, as usual, is unruffled!  She is such a trooper and knows when the world needs her to get it out of a jam.  For the design of the Slippery Squid, Charter Jack’s boat, I drew from the boat they used in Jaws.  I always think back to that scene with Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, and Richard Dreyfuss showing their scars and talking their tales around the table.  One of my favorite scenes!  And, of course, I had to give Charter Jack a pocket in his shirt in case he needs to munch on some crackers.

The textures on this panel I felt really came together.  I really liked the way the shadow of the plank on the side of the boat really showed the texture so well.  Sometimes the texture works well, sometimes not as much.  I think the key is to have a darker value for the wash and a lighter value to pick up those peaks.  Still trying to perfect the craft.

 

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Lunchbox Drawings – November 2014 Part 2

Here are the tail end of the November lunchbox drawings.  It has started to become quite the bear keeping up with them but I am learning a lot about forcing the creative process and more about technique in pen and ink, which should come in handy when I start work on my comic book.  Don’t want to go too much into that except to say that I have a list of books on order to learn more about the craft, from the writing through ink and color.  This is definitely a good exercise in understanding the tools and where to apply detail and where not to.  In any case, here are the November drawings, part 2.

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