Sketch 365 – by Scott Hulme

That is to say, invaders of Mars, not invaders from Mars.  I’m starting to do some preliminary storyboard sketches at work for a new animation of a future series of proposed Mars missions.  These first few are based on some existing work, but I’m going to have to start inventing stuff soon.  Also, these early frames probably don’t make a lot of sense to the outside viewer, but some of the ones to come might.

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So this is kind of cool…

I’ve been stopping in at Art Center’s regular figure drawing workshops this week, since I’ve had a bit of time after work.  Today, they had booked a model I’ve never seen before, with extremely red hair.  So this was the sketch of her today.  Then I realized it seemed kind of familiar.  About a month ago, I posted “Hey, Carrots!“, a sketch of a different redheaded model, but in a similar pose, and drawn with the same pencil.  And even though today’s sketch isn’t fantastic, I can definitely see that it’s a bit more mature than the previous one.  This is the closest thing I’ve had to an even comparison — and I have to say, it’s cool to see a little bit of improvement.

[Cue someone’s inevitable comment: “I actually like the other one better.”]

A quick sketch from yet another figure drawing session.  I had a bad angle on this particular pose, so I chose to focus on just the hand. It turned out okay, though I think it would benefit from some shading to push the more distant parts (index finger, top inside part of palm) a bit deeper into the page.

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Stopped in at another figure drawing workshop.  This guy was striking a sort of contemplative pose, which ended up looking a bit like blowing his nose into his hands…

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Try the full, satisfying flavor of Wacom Slims today!

(Note: Scott Hulme will not be responsible for your medical bills if you ignite a Wacom stylus and inhale circuitboard fumes.)

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I have failed you, loyal reader.  Sure, I drew a cool, refreshing mai tai — but did I complete the pun hat trick by also sketching “my tie” and “muay thai?”  I did not.  And now it’s too late.  I leave Hawaii in disgrace.

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As long as we’re here, I’m sticking with the Hawaiian vacation theme.

I figured I would want another good memento sketch from this week, and nothing says idyllic, laid-back vacation like relaxing in a hammock.  Seriously, as soon as I own two trees within ten feet of each other, I’m putting up one of these things.

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A bit of a cheat here: the wind was moving the trees around too much, so I actually did this later the evening based on a picture in the hotel room.  Lame, I know — but having that environmental control made it a lot easier.

As time investment goes, this is the opposite of yesterday’s sketch.  Fortunately, this subject matter allows you to get away with a very quick and basic version.  Simple as it is though, it’s cool too see how just a little variation in value can sell the dimensionality of the leaves.

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Drawn poolside at the hotel — this was a fun one to do.  And of course, vacation means you can spend an hour on a sketch if you want to…

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