Sketch 365 – by Scott Hulme

I know someone who’s going to be huge in brain resarch.  And I’ll always be able to say, “I knew her when…”

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I did a few different sketches today, and this one based on a magazine photo turned out the most normal (even if he does look a bit crazed).  The other three were:

1) a figure drawing workshop sketch of a guy who my wife said looked like he should be the front end of a centaur;
2) a different sketch from a magazine photo that ended up looking like an old man in a water polo cap; and
3) a weird little mistake that I’ve dubbed “Blackbeard del Giacomo.”

Somehow I can’t seem to resist sharing that last little bonus outtake.  If you can guess its backstory, you win a yet-to-be-determined-but-sure-to-be-amazing prize.

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Another sketch from a figure drawing workshop.  The angle I was viewing from made for big nostrils and a very snooty-looking pose.  Also, there’s a lot of stray marks on this one from the setup and refinement process.  But of the three sketches I did of this model, one looked like Frida Kahlo, one looked like a manly Aztec, and then this was the third.  I think it’ll do for today.

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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.”]

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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Was feeling pretty lazy this evening, so I just knocked out a very simplified brush pen drawing of our dessert hostess for the evening.  Thanks, Lis!

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My, what a peculiarly flat nose you have!  (Or at least, that’s how I’ve unfortunately rendered it!)

Yeah, this one got a little messed up.  But so did all the other drawings from this afternoons’ workshop.  I was having a pretty off day.  Called it quits once I decided this would have to do for today’s sketch.  I think this was either a 3- or  5-minute drawing.

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I almost forgot to do a sketch today — but tragedy was averted at the last second with this two-minute self portrait.  Not very accurate, but certainly less creepy than the last one!

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Lacking other inspiration, I once again grabbed a magazine to find something to sketch.  This is from a Chevron ad in the latest Wired.  Still not sure how it’s intended to get me to buy more expensive gasoline…

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A red head drawing of a redhead model.  Seemed a good fit.  This is another quick sketch done at an Art Center workshop.

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