I grow weary of the endless demand of posting new content everyday. I appreciate all you loyal viewers, you have no idea the kind of ego boost it gives me in the morning when I see that I had 10 visitors the previous day. It's phenomenal, as are all of you. Only I can't keep up the pace. That doesn't mean a drop-off in new content however! Oh no no! My plan is to do fewer pieces, but post updates and progress. I know you've been dying to get a deeper view of the genius in action.
So here's the latest Moleskine spread I'm working on. I ususally start with an object, then see if the background is worth filling out. For my object this time I decided it's time to join the ranks of designers who think Star Wars is worthwhile solely because of kitsch value. I don't actually hold this belief, but the stormtrooper helmet is an interesting shape. So there then. I began with green pen, which I'm none too thrilled with. Black works better in my opinion. But I was stuck with a green pen, so I had to use it. I hatched like a fiend, letting it go a bit more sketchy than I normally allow myself. I'm trying to free the beast I guess.
I colored it in with my colored pencils. The important point to note here is that I was in front of the TV, in a dimly lit living room. I didn't really get a good look at the colors I was using, mostly I judged light and dark and colored accordingly. In retrospect I really love how that part turned out. Talk about freeing the beast. I noticed I had a nice black Pigma Micron pen in with the colored pencils, so I brought that out to bust down some of the green. Oh ho ho ho, Gerard Depardieu! Now we're getting somewhere.
I don't know where this goes from here. I'm sure it'll be fantastic, but it might not be until Thursday morning. Stay tuned?
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Now playing:
Stéphane Grappelli - Alabamy Bound
I have a niece in Minnesota. I've seen her once, over Christmas last year. Luckily, there are photographs. The hardest part of living away from your family is missing out on the young'ens growing up. The easiest part of living away from your family is leaving again when the young'ens are really loud and draining. Not Jenna though, she's still too young to be anything but passive.
Taken from this photograph by Keith W. Laumb, a mostly long-forgotten photographer and teacher. I was trying to capture a Parisian feel with it. The photograph really trumps my efforts, but I'm pleased nonetheless.
I usually have a nostalgic connection to a car I drive, but not this one. I didn't drive it long enough to really enjoy it. This is my 1990 Eagle Premiere. I drove it for only a few months in mid-1999. It was a hemi, meaning all 6 cylinders made a lot of noise and delivered only slightly more power. I wasn't all that impressed. It was fraught with radiator problems the entire time I had it. I vaguely remember it stranding Jan and I on the side of 494. Good times. It eventually passed to my sister, who ran it into the ground, as she did all cars. She was like a freakin' car graveyard. I wonder if that's on her resume.
So here's the latest Moleskine spread I'm working on. I ususally start with an object, then see if the background is worth filling out. For my object this time I decided it's time to join the ranks of designers who think Star Wars is worthwhile solely because of kitsch value. I don't actually hold this belief, but the stormtrooper helmet is an interesting shape. So there then. I began with green pen, which I'm none too thrilled with. Black works better in my opinion. But I was stuck with a green pen, so I had to use it. I hatched like a fiend, letting it go a bit more sketchy than I normally allow myself. I'm trying to free the beast I guess.
