Simon Cowell revisit

I fixed that hand! I think it looks a lot better than the previous version, if still not quite perfect. (click the image for more detail)



Dan

Eva Longoria sketch (with video)

I usually draw men, purely because they're easier! So I've decided to try and alternate between men and women to get more practice, and so I get to stare at photos of beautiful women for hours on end, without that guilty feeling. So here's the first, Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives fame. I also recorded the process, which you can see below. I'm always reluctant to record my sketching because I worry that it won't turn out well, but I guess I can always delete the video if I don't like it. Let me know if you enjoy this one, and I'll do more.

Simon Cowell final

Here's my final painting of Simon Cowell, which I started AGES ago! Click for a closer look. This was lots of fun to paint, but I'm glad to be finished.

Simon Cowell update

Here's a more finished sketch of Simon Cowell, I'm going to start painting tomorrow. Any comments are welcome.

Simon Cowell sketch

Here's a quick 15 minute sketch for my next portfolio piece - Simon Cowell from Britain's Got Talent / American Idol. This was just going to be a quick thumbnail to test out exaggeration, but I liked where it was going so I stuck with it, and I think I'll use it as a starting point for the painting. Any comments are welcome.

My final at last

I finally got around to finishing this, I made quite a lot of changes in the end, but pretty pleased with how it turned out. It's already been said a lot, but this course was amazing, and I've really enjoyed seeing everyone's progress. I'll look forward to seeing where we all take it from here.


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Bend it in Black and White

Hope everyone recognises who this is - I can't believe how different a caricature looks from sketch to final painting! Unlike my first colour assignment, I've been inspired by everyone else to do the wash colour method, so here is my black and white version.

After a pretty rough couple of weeks I'm gonna be trying to fly home on fire! Looking forward in hearing everyone's thoughts before I begin the colour.

Bruce Willis Final

Thought I'd share my final Bruce Willis painting too. I did some work on it after Jason's critique.

A Journey Through Time and Space...

Here's my final sketch for the illustration assignment - Vince and Howard from The Mighty Boosh (if you've never heard of it you should check it out!) Looking forward to seeing everyone else's work, there's some great sketches going on here!

Bruce Willis too

(Jason, here is my palette):






And since i'm here, i'm posting my Bruce Willis too :)

...And More Bruce!

Hey guys this is my submission. I decided on a blue green dominant and a red and orange split (something like that it escapes me now). It was alot of fun and I love how everyone interprets this guy. He was difficult!

Bruce Willis Painting

Here's my 'final'. Not really finished but I'm out of time, I'll have to finish it off at a later date. I used the direct painting method, with red-orange, green and blue as my split complementary palette. Let me know what you think.



Dan

"Matthew" Monochromatic painting

Here's my submission for Assignment 4:

Caricature Assignment 3 - Gary value study

Here's my value painting of Gary for Jason's caricature course. I made a few adjustments after Jason's critique. Feel free to give me any more advice.



I'm learning loads from the course, look forward to seeing everyone's assignments next week!

Dan

Student showcase

I'll be updating this blog regularly with student's work from my class.

Here's a couple of wonderful assignments from my November class.

Visualizing in Darkness. (1st assignment)

by Silver S (Sept13)


by Poeks (Jennifer O)


Here's a couple more assignments from my September class

Custom Brushes (Hair assignment - Class 6)

by Jack H (Jackhcpa)