Pencil 3 Variant

I thought I'd do a sketch for Instagram and while searching for inspiration, I found an old brush I never really used extensively. Pencil Variant 4 has a hidden message in its strokes, but I was just wondering if it would work.

Contraposto Croquis 4

I like the pose and I like the proportions, but I think I did her limbs too 'normal' when I needed to make them more 'fashin'

Contraposto Croquis 3

I might be drawing too much and turning her into a paper doll. But I do like her features, I just think she might look a little too comic book-like, 

Contraposto Croquis 2

I decided to redraw her from scratch, against my previous Illustrator croquis.

Contraposto Croquis

I usually give my students a straight up and down figure, but this time I thought I'd offer them  one with more zip in her stance, so I made one in contraposto.

Gingko Print

I had to create a pattern-making demo in Illustrator, and I always liked gingko leaves as a print, so I did a quick motif tracing off an actual leaf pic (from a royalty free photo) then I embellished a bit with the line work. I think it's cute! Ever since I started teaching I've been getting more and more used to Illustrator, and it IS just another method of digital illustration.

Grinder Brush

I discovered a new (to me) brush named Grinder, and it's kinda rough and I'm not sure I like it

Contemporary 2

I thought maybe we needed a background color to merge with his shirt/jacket, and emphasis the half-dressed-ness of him all.

Contemporary

I was just doing a doodle but the body is similar to Nicholas' body, with his annoyingly hot Adonis' Girdle and super flat pelvis. But I felt like the face—at least this one I put in that hair—felt too contemporary? Like it's the hairstyle one expects on Instagram nowadays? To be fair, I HAVE been drawing this hairstyle for a while (or some variation of it) but I suppose culture has caught up and I need something fresher...

Tweenks 2

I added a second figure. I'm trying to draw more American black features, versus the African ones I've been trying to emulate from the runway models.

Tweenks

I suddenly got the idea to do a very stylized, outline-free sketch of very long skinny, twinky, Hedi Slimane-type models. But I'm not loving this face, but that's okay, I'm just mapping out poses and feelings.

Laidback, Done

I got him ready for Instagram, finally. I went through all my references and never found exact reference, but I did have similar views that I was able to glean the right anatomy (or so I hope) for his arms, hands and belly.

Popped Up Collar

A student of mine designed something he didn't even know how to figure out—as many of them have done. I find it's been part of my job to design the designs my kids make so they can make flats out of tehm. I remember being like that, except I always tried to figure things out, because I'm wired that way. Which is maybe why it's ideal I try to figure it out for them too. This was a vampire collar, as I called it.

Crouching With an Extra Long Belt 2

I added another guy possibly in designer waders to overlay the background. Not sure what to do at this point, but doodling is always good for exploring solutions.

Hoodiehead

I usually do a half clothed figure, usually a naked man opening a coat or a shirt, but I wanted to try one with a hoodie, and I thought, maybe he's only got the hood attached to him. Et voila. A quick rough to get me started, plus I'm testing a new brush, the Palette Knife Gritty.

Laidback 4

I really like this simple sketch but i do need to figure out exactly how his abs and arms anatomy look in this view. I'm wining it as usual.

Lookaway 4

I went in a completely different direction with the black guy, but I'm not sure which I want to keep! I find I like the drawing here more, but the previous version might be more attractive? I don't know.

Lookaway 3

I decided to concentrate on the new guy on the right, and devise a face for him based on imagination. I kinda like the contrast but not sure where this is going...

Crouching With an Extra Long Belt

I was reading some fashion magazines at school today (we have an excellent fashion magazine collection, as one would expect of FIT) and I saw a shoot with a guy wearing an extra long studded leather belt. Clothed, of course, so I did a naked version in a different pose, maybe for Nicholas to pose in. Not sure the pose works, but I had to draw it to find out.

Lookaway 2

I added a new guy for him to look at.