Daily Crapbook: Serafin The Pirate

I really want to do well on this week's Schoolism assignment- to create a character inspired by a famous person.  I chose Gene Kelly from "The Pirate" because its such a fun performance, and Kelly's idea to show that men can be graceful without sacrificing masculinity is a very interesting one.  Serafin is a rake, but very charming, and as the pirate he proves powerfully athletic even in those dainty little black shorts.  There are a lot of elements to play with: his muscular legs, pointed little boots, floppy curly hair, slim, lightbulb-shaped torso, high waist, roguish expression- but every time I think I'm close to tying it all together it just slips away.  I planned to finish this today but on the last assignment I committed too early and the final product suffered. This time around I'll take it slow and let it rest overnight.

Daily Crapbook: More 80s Hair

I've got enough of ref to keep my warm-ups awful for a while.

Daily Crapbook: Warm-Up Sketches of 80s Hair

The 80s had sure some weird shapes- I need to return to this exercise.  Thank you to my cousin Art for farming this ref for me!

Daily Crapbook: Life Is A Jerk

Daily Crapbook: Life Is A Jerk

There are lots of ways Life is a jerk.  Here is one.

Daily Girls Drawin' Friday: Virgo

IllustrationFriday and GirlsDrawinGirls have the same theme this week: zodiac!  Sometimes you get a lucky break.

UPA Docs Designs: Willis Pyle

This week's Schoolism assignment coincides with what I'm doing for the UPA doc so I thought I'd give it double duty.  It'll be great to have a chance to have Steven Silver weigh in.

Illustration Friday: Survival

It took a minute to get an idea for "Survival" that didn't involve camouflage and secret bunkers in the woods.  But then I thought, the atom bomb, of course!  I love how examples for the "duck and cover" campaign always seemed to have such appeal and yet was such a morbid subject.  Everything always looked so idyllic and glossy in those posters, except of course for the looming threat of utter annihilation.  Even the mushroom clouds were beautifully rendered and perfect, and the type was always so jolly and playful.  Here is my attempt at evoking that, but perhaps with a little more tastelessness.

Daily Crapbook: Unfortunate Hairstyles for Men

I need to work from photo ref more often- this was fuuuuun!

Daily Crapbook: UPA UPA

Trying to do UPA people in the style of UPA with emphasis on the trying.  I've been behind in my commitments lately, but this week's Schoolism just happened to have a UPA section so I felt the time was ripe to jump in.

Fat Girl At Heart Logo

Logo for my fabulous friend Miss Sarah B.

Daily Crapbook: Face Warmups

Trying to fill a pages of faces to warm up in the morning.

Daily Crapbook: Schoolism Cowboy

Homework for Schoolism time!  The first assignment was to design a cowboy.  I think this guy is an extra in a western, maaaybe a supporting character.  But he's seen a lot of nasty stuff go down and its made him jaded about violence.  But he'll still watch the fisticuffs seein' as there's nothin' else to do.

Daily Crapbook: Schoolism #1

Trying to get get my Schoolism homework done.

Bachelorette Bash

Working out the illustration for the poster of Davina and the Harlots' next show on May 3rd at the Earl.  Mark yer calendars!