Hi everyone. Been wanting to share this drawing for about a week now. I finished it. I scanned it. And it's just been there on my desktop, waiting for me to resize and clean up.
It was a commission for a friend of mine at work. She wanted an Iron Man to give as a Birthday present. And she was really happy with the finished result.
Remember everyone. My shop is now open on ebay. So check it out here.
Today's an exciting day. Today I start selling my work on ebay. I've put 3 pieces up for sale. And I've tried putting them at an affordable price to help get business started. So check em out. The links for each item are as follows.
The above Tyrion Lannister
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171372323839?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Princess Leia
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171372348662?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
The Doctor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171372349768?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Please share about my auctions. Any and all help is appreciated. I'm also available for commissions. If you'd like something else. And keep an eye out, as I'll be putting more art up for sale over the coming weeks.
I don't think I've ever found my style. A way of drawing. An end result that I'm completely comfortable with. Where I look at the finished piece and go, yeah I want more drawings like that. I get close now and then. But then I see a different way of doing things and I try that instead.
I'm saying this because this week was one of those weeks. I started the week drawing with 0.3 B technical pencil. Then the drawing changed as I tried my HB 0.3 technical pencil And suddenly I was so much happier with the line and the tone after finding B a bit soft. Then mid week I discovered an amazing artist. Darren Beadman. He draws with 7B pencils. And I love the line and tone he gets. So I get some of those and continue on that same drawing with a 7B Staedtler graphite pencil. And it looks awesome. Less washed out and grey. More bold. I love it. And I'm loving the line of a normal pencil again. So now I'm drawing with a HB and a 7B Staedtler. And I'm considering moving my art from white illustration board to greytone paper so I can play with the whites as well!
And this is why I never settle. I'm always looking for that right way. That eureka moment when it all just clicks. Until then as Indiana Jones once said, I'm making it up as I go!
It's the end of the week. I started the week with a new Indy drawing. And I thought I'd end the week with 2 of my favourite pieces from my portfolio.
1st is James Bond, 007, Daniel Craig in ballpoint pen on bristol board.
And 2nd is The Batman. Christian Bale as the Dark Knight in The Dark Knight!
I'll be back next week with a new drawing! I'm really in a groove right now! Just enjoying my art right lots!
It's the start of another new week. And time for another new drawing. I'm having so much fun working in my Moleskine at the moment. It's mainly for an hour in the morning every day before I leave for my day job! And I'm really planning to stick with it this time. I have a long history of starting a sketchbook and then giving it up after a few pieces. But not this time. I will finally have a nice shiny Moleskine filled with my drawings! So here's number 2. Indiana Jones from Temple of Doom. Drawn with a HB technical pencil. And I'm already hard at work on my next drawing...
Today I'm gonna share my love of Star Wars! In case you hadn't guessed from my blog name! With a pair of Princess Leia drawings. Both from the first Star Wars movie. The one above I finished very recently. And the one below in ballpoint pen, I drew last year. Both look really cool and go well together. So today's a mix of new art and portfolio art.
Right now I'm working away on finishing a bunch of drawings that I've taken to about 90% done. And that's how I'm going to spend this weekend. Clear the decks a bit before I start anything new. As I have 2 or 3 nearly finished pieces. And a commission I'm working on. So it's time to get them all done.
I'm also still working away on my Moleskine sketchbook every morning. The second page is about 99% done. Just needs some tinkering. And I started another cool little drawing this morning.
I'm so motivated at the moment. Really plan on doing something with all this now! I'm finally ready!
Today's is an oldie. But a goodie. Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean Luc Picard From Star Trek: The Next Generation. Ballpoint Pen on illustration board. This. Along with many others. Will soon be available to buy. I'm going to set up an Etsy. And probably an Ebay shop too. Just starting to make my plans. Until then. I hope you like my Star Trek drawing. I have lots more.
A few years back I was obsessed with Moleskine sketchbooks. Started a whole bunch of them. Did a load of drawings on their distinctive cream paper. You might see a few in my classic posts soon!
One of the things I've always wanted is a Moleskine sketchbook filled with great drawings. Filled all the way to the end.
So I thought. With my new blog. What a great time to start a new one. And as I'm trying to be more organised with my time. I've decided to only work in it in the morning before I leave for my day job. Moleskine Mornings I'm calling it. And here's drawing number 1! Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow from The Avengers. And I think over the weeks and months I'd like to draw all the other Avengers too. Iron Man, Thor, Cap etc. This is HB pencil in the A5 (aprox) sketchbook! And I'm already hard at work on drawing number 2!
Slightly wonky week. Worked for 3 days on a new drawing. Was all going so well! And then it all went totally wrong. So had to rethink what I was going to do next. And by the time I did that it was the weekend. Then I was a bit under the weather. So my great first week of blogging hit a few snags. Rest assured I am now back on it. Polishing up a new drawing as I write this. And have my little work schedule planned out and everything.
So I'm here today to share this weeks classic post. A couple of recent drawings of my favourite Doctor ever! Matt Smith was fantastic as the Time Lord. He really got me into the character. I'm still a bit gutted he left so soon after the 50th! But oh well! I'm sure Peter Capaldi will be great. One of these drawings is in ballpoint pen (above), the other a pencil drawing (below). I hope you like them.
I'll be back later in the week with a really new drawing. And then I can really start nailing down my weekly work plan!
I've had some lovely feedback to the launch of my new blog on Sunday. Where I shared a brand new drawing of Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. And I have loads of other new stuff on its way. I'm very fired up and busy at the mo!
This post though is about my portfolio. Now I've been online on and off for several years! I've had blogs and tumblrs and even a website. What this means is I have a ton of art all ready to share on here. Some people may have already seen these pieces. But lots won't have.
So today in my new home I have a couple of older drawings to share. First up is Jack Nicholson as The Joker from the Tim Burton Batman film. That one's a ballpoint pen drawing on illustration board. And secondly we have a pencil doodle of the beautiful Gillian Anderson as FBI Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files. This one's in pencil on illustration board.
Now it's been a while since I did all this online malarkey. And it's something I know will take time to build and grow. Hopefully people will like my stuff and this can lead somewhere positive.
Until next time when I'll have a shiny new drawing to share.
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