Two things in varying stages of progress. The top one was just a sketch I messed around with for far too long. It's not going any further. The bottom one is a piece for a book, but I'm not entirely happy with how it's going, so I'm starting over.
I like how the coloring was coming along, but it started to overpower the drawing -- or rather, the coloring was much better than the drawing, so I have to step that up before I continue. I just sort of feel like I'm going through the motions, especially in these two pieces. I think I need to be spending simultaneously more and LESS time working. More time thinking about what and how I'm drawing and a little less time trying to get the drawings exactly right. There's a looseness and an energy that's absent from the drawings here. I am trying to remedy that.
UPDATE:
I forgot that I never posted this. Something that I started towards the end of last semester but never ended up finishing it for whatever reason. Based on High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Sigh. Another thing I will never finish.
Those look great Sam!!
ReplyDeleteWow! No way! I want a print of the High Fidelity piece. It's incredible. Save that file, please!
ReplyDeletei really dig the way you've drawn and painted the second image. i don't think they're "failures" per se, maybe just not what you were going for - but for what they are on they're own, they're lovely!
ReplyDeletewhat more could you do to that last piece? Looks done to me!
ReplyDeleteI've got to agree with your feelings on the first two pieces. But that High Fidelity one is too good. Those girl faces are awesome.
ReplyDeleteLooks very promissing to me !!!
ReplyDeleteI also agree about the first two pieces, but I think the High Fidelity one is great. It's got a simplicity and cleanness to it that I think is lacking from the first two; I agree that you're probably overworking things!!
ReplyDeleteDude, I LOVE your work! You should offer a print-store if you haven' already.
ReplyDeleteDUDE. This is a BRILLIANT illustration.
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