Cafe Sketch- 9/27/09 Part 3

Hey Bloggers!  As promised, here are the last pages from two weekends ago:

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Cafe Sketch- 9/27/09 Part 2

Hey everybody!  Here's part 2 of last weekend's sketch-a-thon!  

Make sure to come back soon to see Part 3!!

Cafe Sketch- 9/27/09 Part 1

Hey Bloggers!  Here's a couple pages of sketches I did from last weekend.  I'm just now getting around to posting the last of it here today:

I'm trying my best to do more environment drawings instead of just doing people all the time.  It's a good way to develop your eye for composition, studies of light and shadow, etc.

This last one was done at 33 Revolutions Cafe in El Cerrito.  Cant say I was all that impressed by the atmosphere in that cafe but they at least had a singer that I could draw.
Have a great week everybody!

Sketching at the Berkeley Campus

I wanted to shake things up a bit and sketch at a different location last week so Joy and I went to U.C. Berkeley.  The Cal game happened to be playing on a giant screen outside of Zellerbach Hall so there was a good amount of students watching.  Little did they know that THEY were being watched as well:)

There was also a group of dance students practicing a routine and doing stretches so I drew them too!

Have a great week everyone!

Sketchcrawl 24 (9/19/09) Part 2

Happy Friday everyone!  Here's the second half of last weekend's Sketchcrawl drawings, as promised.  As I mentioned before, there was alot of gambling going on but the weather was great and everyone was in great spirits!

This particular fellow was so awesome...he just had  his cigarette hanging out of his mouth as he assessed his hand of cards.  
And this final page was done at the BART station as we made our way home back to North Berkeley.  
Nothing like an entire day's worth of drawing to flex those artistic muscles!  Well, the week is over, which means that we've got a whole weekend to go out there and draw so what are you waiting for???!!!   Grab those pens and start sketching!

Sketchcrawl 24 (9/19/09) Part 1

Hey everyone!  Just wanted to share my sketches from last weekend's Sketchcrawl.  Our intrepid bunch made it to San Francisco's North Beach/Chinatown area which had a TON of really interesting characters to draw!  You couldn't ask for a more beautiful day!

people were on the grass soaking up some sun and enjoying the nice weather:

At Portsmouth Square, there were many Chinese locals who were playing cards, checkers, and trash talking as they gambled the day away:

Come back this Friday to see the next batch!  

Gesture Drawings @ Pixar 9/08/09 Part 2

Gesture Drawings @ Pixar 9/08/09 Part 1

More gesture drawings from this past week:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Owl Etching!

Hey Bloggers! Today, I wanted to share a step by step process of what I've been really into lately: Etching. I went to the art store and bought a block of linoleum and some basic etching tools which were relatively cheap. Next I decided I wanted to do an owl print so I started doodling some owl designs which you can see here....

Once I settled on the design, I transfered it onto the linoleum. It gets kinda tricky here because you have to keep in mind that this carving will be a NEGATIVE IMAGE of your final picture. The other tricky thing to keep in mind is that what's white will be black and vice versa. Got that? I know, it makes my head hurt too! Anyway, once the design was transferred, I got down to carving out the linoleum with the gouge you see below:

Here is a close up of the linoleum. You dont really have to gouge that deeply into the linoleum but any mistakes you make are PERMANENT! Other than that, I found this to be very therapeutic and relaxing for some reason. You can just listen to music and just gouge away.

Once you're finished gouging everything, you can brush away all the little bits of linoleum and get ready for the fun part! With a small roller, you apply the paint onto the linoleum, press the paper to it (this part is called burnishing). And VOILA! Here is the final picture!

Once you see the image, it's a little bit of a surprise since it's facing the opposite direction. One thing you can do is to check your work in the mirror, especially if you're carving words. Anyway, I hope you guys liked this piece. I'm working on a few more which I'll post as soon as I finish!

Espresso Roma Cafe 8/22/09 Part 3

Hey everyone!  Well, here's the last part of my backlog of sketches.  Now, I truly am all caught up!

Stay tuned for the next blog entry to see the latest hobby / project I've been working on.  I'm super excited to share it with you so make sure to come back soon!

Gesture Drawings @ Pixar 9/01/09 Part 2

Well, here's the rest of the gesture drawings I did at the gesture drawing class. These are unedited so the weaker stuff is mixed with the more successful poses.

Sketching from a model definitely uses a slightly different drawing skillset but I have to keep telling myself that I am telling a story through drawings. I've been slowly making my way through Walt Stanchfield's "Drawn to Life" books and being very inspired by them. I highly recommend them to all professional and aspiring artists out there!

Espresso Roma Cafe 8/22/09 Part 2

Happy Monday, Bloggers!  Well, it seems that I'm finally almost caught up again with my sketchbook pages!    

Enjoy!

Gesture Drawings @ Pixar Part 1

Hey Bloggers!  I had a chance to go to Gesture drawing class again this past Tuesday here at work.  Heres a few 30 second and 1 minute gestures that I did. 

 I felt a bit rusty after not having done it in awhile so some of these could be a bit stronger and a little less muddy in terms of line of action and poses.

Stay tuned for more to come

Espresso Roma Cafe 8/22/09 Part 1

Espresso Roma Cafe 8/02/09

Happy Monday, Bloggers!  Let's chase away those Monday blues with a couple of sketchbook drawings!!

Have a GREAT week everyone!

Pixar Intern Sumo Wrestling 2009!

The Pixar story and Animation interns finished their last day with a bang yesterday with a Sumo Wrestling Competition.  It was great to see them learn and progress throughout the summer with the help of their mentors.

I'll be posting some pictures on Twitter so make sure to follow my account so you can all see how it turned out!

Espresso Roma Cafe 7/04/09

These were done around the July 4th weekend which now feels like eons ago....I feel like I need another vacation.  Lucky thing Labor day is coming up!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!  Come back next Monday for more sketches!

Espresso Roma Cafe 6/22/09

Sorry to have been away from so long folks but I've been hard at work on some Toy Story promo stuff lately.  I've got about 10+ pages of sketchbook drawings that have been backlogged since the end of June and I'm just now getting a chance to put them up.  

Look out for more sketches this Friday everyone!

More Cafe sketches coming at ya! Part 4

Hey Bloggers!  Well, here's the last batch of my recent sketches from Cafe Roma.  Hope you've liked them.  

Have a safe 4th of July everyone!  

More Cafe sketches coming at ya! Part 3

Another day, another sketch!  

More Cafe sketches coming at ya! Part 2

Hey Bloggers!  As promised, here's a couple more sketches from the 'ol sketchbook.  Sketching has been really fun lately.  It allows me to unwind and not worry about having a supervisor or director "buy off" on it or approve it.

I usually have my trusty Ipod on me and a book to keep me occupied if there aren't enough interesting people around.  It really is quite therapeutic.  
Part 3 coming soon!

More Cafe sketches coming at ya!

More sketches from Cafe Roma...

stay tuned for more!

Sketches @ Espresso Roma Cafe Part 2

As promised, here's part 2 of my Espresso Roma Cafe sketches.

The man with the hat seems to be at the cafe as much as I am. He always brings a paperback novel in a ratty, beat up old plastic bag.
Have a great week everyone!

Sketches @ Espresso Roma Cafe Part 1

Got a chance to go sketching at the local cafe this past weekend. I was pretty happy to get back into it as been awhile since I've gone. The weather was beautiful and a whole host of interesting characters turned out!

Come back soon for part 2!!!

Mr. Darcy

So, Joy was watching "Lost In Austen" the other night.  It's about a modern day woman who magically ends up in Austen's Pride and Prejudice.  Imagine Back to the Future meets Austen.  Only not as cool.  The first hour was amusing but quickly trails off to sappy, cheesy romance.  Anyway, I got the sketchbook out and just started sketching the characters and their costumes which was way more fun....

Mr Darcy, you are such a CAD!

Newark Airport Part 2

As promised, here are some more airport pictures I drew awhile ago.  

...I keep forgetting that I own a brushpen.  I have to use it more often just to change things up!

Have a great week everyone!  More sketches soon!

Poll Result! Your favorite Pixar films (UP not included)

Well, here are the results of your favorite Pixar films, as voted by YOU!  This poll closed awhile back when UP wasnt in the running and therefore explains why it's not on it.  

The Incredibles...... 13 votes (27%)

Monsters Inc........... 10votes (20%) tied with Ratatouille 

Finding Nemo.........6 votes  (12%)

Wall-e.......................4votes  (8%)

Toy Story.................3votes  (6%)

Bugs Life, Toy Story 2....1 vote (2%) tied

Cars.........................0 votes

Make sure to vote in the newest poll

 

Newark Airport Part 1

Hey Bloggers! Sorry for the lack of posts lately but things have been a bit crazy lately. UP has come out and is thankfully a HUGE success. I recently flew home and got some sketching done at the airport.

Stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon!

Cafe Sketch- 3/7/09

Hey Bloggers!  So the sun finally came back out and the rains stopped and I was able to get some sketching done this weekend.

I saw this little girl who seemed to have boundless energy.  She had some great poses and I was doing everything I could to keep up with her.  I wish I had more time to sketch her.
Stay tuned for more sketches coming soon!

Final UP Trailer

Cafe Sketch- 2/28/09