Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Pants Down


Trying to plan out teh attitude of a particular sketch, with this being a very immediate sketch of the idea. Sometimes I wonder, tough, if I should consider this not the prelude but the final product.

Monday, March 25, 2024

Boy On iPhone


Sometimes while sketching I just get so inspired to draw, and I'm not often certain about what I want to draw, but the inspiration is to create something nice, possibly great...and then I get distracted. I liked the boy I drew, then I got distracted with testing out some new (to me) brushes in Photoshop, to emulate some of the work fellow artists do with gouache,

Sunday, March 24, 2024

ManCroquises


A fave model agency, Tomorrow Is Another Day, posed a pola of one of their models and I really liked his simple, easy stance, so I made a croquis (well, two) of it.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Crqouises In Paint


I had a vision of me trying to create a new female fashion figure for myself, one that feels more relevant to what fashion is doing now, as well as to my own sensibilities. It's hard because I'm no longer as interested nor as adept at womenswear as I am at menswear, but it's also a good challenge.

But then I got distracted with new brushes!

Friday, March 22, 2024

Round Boys 4

 


I'm trying to make this a triptych, but I need a middle panel since I have the outside ones. But many of the poses seem redundant or too similar in frame.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Round Boys 3


I decided to pull this guy out and possibly publish him on IG, and as such also decided to make him chaste with some draping, and I actually think it looks better with his dick covered! But maybe I'll show both on IG just to have a backup for the peen lovers, lol.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Behind You, 2


I caved and did two hands on his. back again. It seemed to work better with his head position. And the banana yellow took over the entire background. But I did a drawing like this before so I need to find some way to spin it differently, I think.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Light & Shadow Demo


I was teaching my students to observe  highlights and shadows in a model, and I was quite pleased as I walked around and saw some of the sketches—some of them were actually getting it! Anyhow, these were my sketches from my demo as well as of me drawing along.

Monday, March 18, 2024

Sequins


I got a bit ambitious and out together a PDF of various fashion illustrators doing shine and shimmery things, and I decided to do my own version of a sequined dress (this one taken from Zara). Not the best sketch but not the worst for something I rarely draw, although it reminds me a lot like Cliff Faust's work, so I might be channeling his sketchs from Facebook.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Arms Crossed, Tatted Up


I decided to turn this guy into the sketch I originally did inspired by a tatted model and the hot chef from my gym who has a lighthouse tattoo. It turned out pretty well, and I think I'm uploading this to Insta today. Fingers crossed they don't delete the peen!

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Arms Crossed


I'm determined to do a sketch for Instagram that will feature full frontal nudity again, but I'm also hedging my bets by doing a covered, underwear version. This drawing came together rather quickly, although I have to say his face was hard to come by-I went through quite a few less satisfactory faces (since I make them up as I go along).

Friday, March 15, 2024

Behind You


I didn't love the direction of the drawing yesterday, so I did another cute twunk-looking thing looking back at you, and showing butt. And trying to change his hand positions up a bit instead of having them both on his back, I have him holding a banana. I suppose it can be suggestive.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Early Bird Gets The Gown


Against my longing to stay in bed, I got up early to join my friend Renaldo for his model drawing class, the better to try out more toned paper sketches on our fave model Cyrene. Practicing beforehand gives me confidence it will work out when I do it for my own class, and truth to tell, I can feel it already. Doing a demo while not being 100% sure just sucks, bec ause you have to perform, lecture AND produce at the same time, presenting your work as the definitive model (no pun intended) to follow. The kids might not notice but I certainly do. It can be daunting even for those with experience.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Leering Overhead


I'm trying to get back into drawing the way I did before I started teaching. I feel like I put so much energy into my lessons that I go home exhausted and not wanting to draw anymore. So I'm trying to make something also that I can post fully nude on IG and get over the feat that they will censor me again like they did at the beginning of the year.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Toned Paper Demo


I actually sketched in Lamont's class yesterday, so I had practiced and felt comfy by the time my demo sketches for class happened today. We did evening wear on a non fashion type model, and she had natural curves and was kinda cool with a very doll-like face. All on toned paper, which I think the students can enjoy, and now that I think about it, since it is very my thing on digital work, why not here as well? It's certainly fun.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Setting The Tones


I was prepping for a model drawing class with the students working on toned paper, which is kinda my thing (albeit digital) so I decided to map out some sketch ideas on how they might approach laying in highlights. This was my sample sketch in Photoshop.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Walk On, Done


I got it ready for posting.I'm still not sure it looks right, yet I know the legs are right, he's just a big-gammed guy lol

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Walk On 2


I still didn't refer to any photos so I feel a bit good about myself, but still think he can be refined even further. Not sure what needs doing, need to walk away from it. Legs look a bit large...

Friday, March 8, 2024

Walk On


I started out with a profile and wanted to a walking pose, and thought it flowed fairly well. I just need to sort out the anatomical details. Well, also his head might be too small (although I've certainly seen some models with that kind of proportion!)

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Sketchy Guy 2


I thought maybe he'd look better with a fuller body, and it does look better smaller, but I'm not sure what the body's doing...

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Legionaires 2024


I was at the gym when I saw a woman with semi sheer tights exercising, and I thought about how the sheer elements could account for some of the cutouts in the 1970s Legion costumes, which got me redesigning costumes in my head.So I resolved to draw them as soon as I got home. These were attenmpts at rethinking the cutout theme in Saturn Girl's 70s look, and see if I can bring it into now. Hmm, not quite there yet..

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

ReDemo


I thought I did better with this demo than last week's, because I at least liked the form I achieved along with the proportion, in the 10 minutes that I drew it. I'm hoping to get more finished pieces done by next week, but just happy this looks cleaner.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Sihouetted Towel Boy, 6


I'm not sure if I'd consider him done because I might still draw him with his dick out. But for now, I suppose hes published on IG.

Warming Up



After my disastrous demo (well, it's not too bad but I wanted to be better) I went in to practice life fashion drawing at another professor's class, and I got a bit more of my groove on although the model felt a bit too stiff for me to really get my fashion on.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Sihouetted Towel Boy 5


So I retooled his face once again, and brought back the elements I liked about the original iteration, which was a very Bruce Weber kind of model. Like he's a frat boy or something.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Seatback


Because Instagram hasn't yet heard my appeal on my previously censored drawing (it's been months now), I find myself sketching and self censoring already. Ugh.  I should find a way to make this more about what I want to put out.

Friday, March 1, 2024

Oversized 3

 


Oversized and ready for First Friday in our Facebook Art of Fashion Illustration group.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Looking Over 2


I went further and made him a more masculine African American man, versus a more fashion black model. Although not sure where the sketch will go after this.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Looking Over


...his shoulder, to be exact. I thought I tended to prefer this pose myself, but then as I was studying the other illustrations of other professors in the FIT Fashion Art office, I noticed a LOT of other artists prefer this same pose, too! Mostly for the side-eye drama, I assume.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Bad Demo



So I was supposed to teach my kids how to render prints on garments, from an 8 minute model sketch. Needless to say it's a bit  of a lot to do esp. if you chose two garments with too many patterns! Argh. I was not happy with my demo. Fortunately my other sketches that day went better,

Monday, February 26, 2024

Noodly 3


I thought I could go into this old sketch and pick up where I left off, but again, this face I created isn't necessarily an improvement. I am just batting a thousand here, aren't I?

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sihouetted Towel Boy 4


Sometimes progress isn't improvement. I tried to clean up/improve my towel boy's face but I don't think this new face is an improvement. Oh well, back to the (almost literal) drawing board.

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Under The Influence of Oleta, 5


I thought of finally getting him published on Instagram, because I always liked this drawing but never knew how to finish it. So I figure, give him a few more scrolls to make it seem more finished, and at least upload this version as is for now.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Ladyface 2


I left it at that level yesterday where I knew I would have to retool it, so this is the first, conscious rework of yesterday's face. A short, pert nose to feel younger...

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Ladyface


I thought I'd draw a woman's face instead of my usual guys, but I'm not quite sure this is a feminine enough start.

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Minim


I usually start a sketch with a gestural swash of line, to map out parts of the figure that I will them use as guiding marks to make other marks. Usually those initial guiding marks get retooled or erased as I refine the sketch. Here I decided just to use them as the final marks and make a minimal nude. "Minim" is a word I never knew existed until I started doing the NY Times Spelling Bee game, so I thought it would make a nice title for this piece.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Phantom Girl 2024 3


I always wondered why Cockrum didn't put consistent cutouts in Phantom Girl's outfit that he designed, and why he went both into rectangular cuts as well as circular cuts. So I tried just circular and it looks like a Yayoi Kusama motif. It's not a bad idea but not sure how to resolve it just yet. Although I love the idea that the circle cutout is largest at her neckline AS her neckline, while radiating outward into smaller cutouts. Although I'm not sure I like the bell bottom/flared foot with this, it does make things look too Gumby in my opinion.

Monday, February 19, 2024

Sihouetted Towel Boy 3


I'm going to try and post him full frontal on Instagram, despite the recent rash of censorship lately that finally included one of my own posts.So this is me retrofitting him to show peen.

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Backside Tanline, Done


My goal was to get this ready for posting on Instagram, and I finally got it to a level I was happy with today. I wasn't sure if it was right, but considering it's naked without showing peen, it's perfect. Here's hoping the insta-censors don't find even that offensive!

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Missed Demo


I was supposed to give my students a demo on undersketching with a looser hand last Tuesday, but we had to cancel because of the snow day. So this is my trying my hand at it but digitally, just for practice.

Friday, February 16, 2024

Phantom Girl 2024 2


I think maybe her face needs to look less human, but I need to figure out how to make this outfit more alien. I thought changing her sleeve holes into floating wormhole panels, maybe some sort of visualization of her phasing powers, where parts of her are constantly phasing between the Earth and her home dimension, if I properly recall how her powers were explained.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Phantom Girl 2024


I thought of making the Legion of Super Heroes' Phantom Girl's 70s bell bottoms into a more au courant cone leg like a mech anime character. I think it could be a fun variation for her now-classic 70s outfit by Dave Cocktum.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Backside Tanline 3


The balance was off a bit so I redrew much of the torso, and rounded ou his butt. I am not a butt man, so it takes me a bit to draw a hot butt. I think this is hotter...? Also tried giving him some hair color but maybe shouldn't use the same color as his tanline...

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Backside Tanline 2


I ended up having to cancel my class for today. FIT canceled in person classes but my model couldn't work from her phone and my screen sharing function on my Mac was not working no matter how much I tried before class. So I canceled. So have a new tanline.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Patterns On A Figure



The next lesson for my model drawing class is rendering patterns on a figure. I went in today to prep for tomorrow's class and I found some dresses in the FIT Fashion Closet, which has a ton of old garments, so I was hunting for proper prints, although the dresses leave something to be desired. Or is it just my imagination. Granted I didn't draw them from a model, just from the garments hanging from a hanger. I still think they look terrible. Well, my sketches look terrible.

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Backside Tanline


I decided to try and do a butt shot this time, with a tanline. I think tanlines are hot, but maybe because they hark back to the 70s when it implied nudity (versus the 2020s, where full nudity is such a non issue lol).

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Ben Cohen





Fellow life drawing artist, Ben, modeled for us at The Center today, and I woke up early in the morning to see him. I'm glad I did not necessarily because of Ben, but because drawing him I realized how rusty I've become, and how much I need to practice drawing live again. Clothed OR Unclothed!