Week 19 - Studies of Al Capp

This week I used the same schedule as the past two weeks, expect I replaced all studies of photos, with studies of the work of cartoonist Al Capp. I studied from The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo a book of Lil' Abner dailies from Life magazine 1948 to 1959. I love Al Capp's line style. He has great economy of line. He suggests form very well without shading or hatching. He is great at capturing expression and emotion in the faces and hands. I definitely learned alot from studies the way we rendered faces.
Cartoon Gesture - Al Capp Studies -Originals -

Week 18 - General figure study from photograph

This week is the same as last week.
Cartoon Gesture -Studies from photo -Studies from Imagination -

Week 17 - General figure study from photographs

The schedule this week is a combination of the exercises from the previous weeks. I have felt an immediate improvement in my skills, from these past studies. In this, schedule I applied the structure breakdown technique to creating figures from imagination. The purpose of the structure studies from the beginning was to be able to constantly draw realistic figures from imagination. I think its working. Also, from this weeks cartoon gesture, I studied the work of cartoonists such as Al Capp, and Robert Crumb.Cartoon Gesture

Studies from PhotoStudies from Imagination.

Week 16 - Clothed Figure from Structure Study

This week is like the previous structure study schedules, except now with clothes.
Cartoon Gesture - 30 min
Clothed Figure from Structure Study - approx 2 1/2 hours

week 15 - Head Study

This week I focused on drawing heads and faces. During the last two weeks I have struggled with placing the head and face correctly in context of the drawing, So i focused on it this week.

Gesture of Face - 30 min

Large Faces - 1 hr
Structure Study - 15 min
Heads - 1 hr

week 14 - Female figure from structure study

This week is the same as last week except this time with female nudes. The process goes like this: First, in photoshop, on a separate layer, draw the structure of the model Next, draw the structureThen, scan the drawing of the structure. Place the drawing over the original and fix any errors.Remove the layers from the model, then draw contours of the model over the structure in a different color. Finally ink the drawing. Cartoon Gesture - 30 min
Female figure from structure study - approx 2 1/2 hours