With a Wacom

Oooh, using the Wacom Tablet is getting addictive. I love how my style sort of loosens up as I use the stylus. I wish I could have a small Cintiq sketchbook by Moleskin. How hot would that be?

FEET

If there is anything I USED to hate drawing more...its feet. The human foot has always tripped me up in life drawing. Sometimes, my drawings will mysteriously, um, stop just a little below the waist when I'm drawing a person. Oops!

But to be a better artist..to grow I must force myself out of this little corner I've painted myself in, and make myself learn. Hence, I've been drawing and looking at feet. ALL DAY. LOTS AND LOTS OF FEET.

I feel like a foot fetishist. Oh YEEEEAH! TOES! WOOOOH! LOOK AT THAT ARCH!

These are my sketches, and some random notes.










And at the end of the day...I think all the pain was worth it. Here's the sketch I drew afterwards:

High Fashion in Tarzana, CA

I've been meaning to draw more pictures from life, but I haven't been inspired to lately until I started noticing some of the interesting fashions sported by the residents of Tarzana,CA.
Especially at the Coffee Bean and Panda Express next to my offices. Ever too shy to whip out my camera, I've decided to opt for a more subtle and lasting approach of using pencil and paper to preserve these images to memory.


Like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life...okay no. But somehow this seemed less yicky when I heard them speaking French. Aaaaah...the French.


I am all about women with a little swerve to their curve, junk in the trunk, jiggle to their wiggle...but sister here needs to learn how to dress to play DOWN her ASSets. Pajama capri pants with girl clown smiley faces are NOT the way to go gurl.

Incidentally, Tarzana is also the town where Britney up and shaved her head all crazy like that.

Something in the water?

Little Women

I've been flipping through The Danger Girl Sketchbook lately as I'm brushing up on my anatomy...as TOTALLY objectifying as Danger Girl is, its usage and exaggeration of human anatomy is brilliant. HOWEVER. I've been ODing on boob-a-liscious half naked comic book females lately, so in retaliation I decided to devote a whole page to what I think young women REALLY do look like. In my world at least.

A Bitchy Girl in Flash

Last weekend I had the opportunity to check out a free Flash workshop sponsored by Six Point Harness Studio.

Here I am looking all serious and studious .

I picked up some excellent tips. Usually, to draw something like Bitchy Girl here, I draw a thumbnail first, scan, import into Flash or Illustrator, and trace over it using vectors. But after the class I was able to churn her out with just a mouse and the whole process took only 3 minutes!

If there is something I love more than drawing...it's saving time.

Toy Designs for Valentine's Day

I actually don't quite mind Valentine's Day. Whether coupled or not, I don't freakin' care. You love your sweetie, sure, but you can also love your friends, your family, your dog, your 14 cats that share an apartment with you....you get my drift. These are some funny toy designs my friend asked me to come up with for her company. My faves were the hedgehog and pug.

During a Dull GMAT Class

GMAT Class? Long story. Let's just say I hold an equal interest towards broadening my business and artistic education. This fellow is inspired by Prince. Reading Comprehension was on sexual and asexual reproduction of fungus colonies...sexual reproduction...sex...sexy music...sexy rock stars.....PRINCE....last night I saw a Chappelle Show skit on Prince...hey isn't it Halloween soon I should dress up as Prince...what would my costume look like? Ok, you get the idea.