Last winter break I thought, “Why don’t I try to draw a portrait of someone from the waist down?” Here is the result of that idea.
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| Line art |
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| Picture from the show (c/o Ben and Amy Leach) |
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| My art on the wall! (c/o Ben and Amy Leach) |
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| Another view (c/o Ben and Amy Leach) |
Happy April Fool’s Day!
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| Line Art |
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| With color! |
Here’s how the final pieces turned out! If you’re in the Portland area, you can check them out at Gallery Mini on SE 8th and Main St.
I definitely created the “cartooniest” work on display in the gallery. I’d like to go back in and work on these pieces a bit more because I really like the concept. I was just a bit rushed to complete them (which was entirely the fault of my time-management skills).
May I present to you, Sir Slothington:
He is a proper gentleman sloth.
It’s been a bit since my last post, mostly because I was doing some last-minute illustration work on this guy:
It was entered in a Pabst art contest here in Portland at the lovely Grand Central Bowling. The winner was determined by voters, so I was very fortunate to have many of my friends stop by and drop their tickets into my envelope – I won the contest and this image will be transformed into a billboard in Southeast Portland! How awesome is that?!
I’m excited that so many people will see my art! I’m going to brag about it like crazy, since it’s not everyday that your artwork becomes a billboard (unless you work closely with a marketing department, I suppose).
So yay! Here are some images of this work in progress:
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| The rough sketch that started it all! |
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| The line work for the illustration! |
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| After the PBR cans were colored in (minus the white logo) |
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| All done! |
I should have taken some close-ups of the cans – there are many details packed on those cans. Once the billboard is up, I’ll be sure to take more detailed photos!
Here’s the final art for my Powell’s tote bag submission. I really liked it, but it didn’t crack the top 10. Since a very similar idea did make the top 10 (and was way less cute, in my humble opinion) I have a feeling my design was passed over because I didn’t make the Powell’s logo big enough. Whatever! At least I got a nice little portfolio piece out of the contest.
This was originally a mini comic I created last year – I scanned it all in and cleaned it up for your viewing pleasure!
Hey!
So I have a frame hanging on my wall that is sans a picture. In an attempt to rectify this situation, I drew a picture of Neil Diamond last night, because, why not? The man has amazing eyebrows.
I was going to pick a background for him, but then I thought, “Why not put this up to a vote? Maybe people want to contribute to this amazing portrait.”
Dear readers, I come to you with a conundrum: which background looks best with Neil Diamond?
Option 1: All American Hero.
This is the background I initially planned to use. Because Neil Diamond is a real American hero.
Option 2: Groovy-licious.
Neil Diamond is also a super groovy man, so this may be an appropriate background.
Option 3: Silver Fox
For some reason, Neil Diamond looks the most suave with this background. Or maybe that’s just me.
Drop me a comment to let me know what you think! Let the people decide! The winner will be revealed at some point. Maybe Monday?
Materials: Micron Pens, scrapbook paper
Erika Schnatz 