Still too sick to get in a run, so I swapped my usual gesture drawing spot for this plaza right outside work.
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66th Street Scribbles
Posted by Mark in Mark's Sketchbook
Sleepy Student
Posted by Mark in Mark's Sketchbook
Could describe me, could describe this guy who was napping while waiting for our teacher to arrive on Thursday.
Sketchy Rock Star
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My friend was kind enough to invite me to a rock concert, resulting in my only sketch of the day, on the iPhone.
One Year Down
Posted by Mark in Mark's Sketchbook
Who has flat feet and has posted to this site daily for a full year? [Awkward roundhouse kick] This guy!!!
On the left are some drawings from 2011, 2012 on the right. So my improvement has been…subtle. If nothing else, I’ve improved my ability to draw quickly and with less frustration. My painting skills are noticeably better. So is my gesture drawing ability. Animation, sadly, has fallen by the wayside, but only because it’s so freaking time-consuming. I still love it and aspire to make a go of it.
Anyway, I know I have a very small core of readers, 50% of whom are my parents, but I’d like to thank everyone for their encouragement over the last year. Even though I generally raise a big skeptical eyebrow to compliments, your response has driven me to forge ahead with my harebrained “get rich slowly” scheme to become the Grandma Moses of my generation. Grazie mille.
Caffeine Shake
Posted by Mark in Mark's Sketchbook
I took one of my quick gestures from the coffee shop this morning and fleshed it out a little.
Subway Series
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My Sketchy Chickadee
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I got lucky and ended up with this fun and challenging image of W.C. fields shooting billiards in “The Big Broadcast of 1938.”
The 86th Street Zoo
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A Swingin’ Saturday
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And here’s a gesture drawing as a proto-animation:
Go Figure
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I hate posting lousy stuff like this, but my hope is that it will help to provide some contrast with future attempts, and illustrate my progress. In the meantime, feel free to let loose with the pointing and laughing.
