CHARACTER PRACTICE
My goal for this practice was to get a little more comfortable at drawing humans -- which has been my weakness for quite a while. I analyzed the poses from photographs, simplifying the body however I could as I sketched them out within a self-imposed time limit of 5-10 minutes. I only referred to the photographs in the initial sketch phase, so the finals were all based on them - This meant that I had to make up some sort of arbitrary environment, context and title for them that mostly made no sense. 🤪
Year: 2021
CHARACTER PRACTICE 10-12
[ "Concealed by Foliage"; "Superstar"; "Mesmerized by Floaties" ]
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For this batch, the aim was elegance. I wanted to render these characters in a semi-realistic way - paying close attention to defining features of the made-up face with light, shadow and atmosphere..
CHARACTER PRACTICE 7-9
[ "A Head-scratch Moment"; "The Flamingo"; "Passerby 8909 w/ Patterned Pants" ]
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Because I enjoyed not overthinking so much during the previous batch, I continued doing another 3 in a similar style - but this time in a different, more funky color scheme reminiscent of 70s workout fashion.
CHARACTER PRACTICE 4-6
[ "Impatient Patron"; "Buff Bro"; "Finger Cramps" ]
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I like things to look clean and orderly, so this was a practice in letting go,and allowing myself to create wild strokes and marks I would typically avoid making.No linework or cleanup process whatsoever!
CHARACTER PRACTICE 1-3
[ "Luscious Locks Amidst A Sparse Wheat Field"; "Riverside Chillin' - Human On Rock"; "A Naked Flexible Man" ]
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Cleanliness, simplicity and exaggeration of the body was the goal of this batch. Also, I wanted to feature body hair. :D
