"Which Lo Pan? Little old basket case on wheels or the ten foot tall roadblock?"

I have too many projects, too much to do. . . So here's a quick post. The value block-in is complete. I'll have more details and surprises when I toss in the color.

"Shut up, Mr. Burton! You are not brought upon this world to get it!"

Thanks for looking!

–Kyle

Brush & Ink Practice

I've never been good working with brush and Ink. I had a go at it this morning, and here is the result. I'm pretty happy with it. But I still need a lot of practice. You'll see more of these from me. I've been spending so much time working digitally. But recently, I've decided that I need more practice in working traditional.

For supplies I used; Princeton 50/50 rounds #5 and #0/3, Higgins black India ink, and a white Prismacolor pencil on a sheet of 136 lb. Canson Canva-Paper. My reference was a sketch of a mustachioed man from Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis. 

Moroccan Me… B/W

This is inspired by a portrait of a Bedouin, by John Singer Sargent. So this is me in a keffiyeh. The rock formation in the back was inspired by N.C. Wyeth. 

 

The value underpainting is basically done. I'll start dropping in color tomorrow.

 

Norris Dalton - Part 1

A few months ago I posted an early sketch of the cowboy painting I am working on. In homage to one of the great illustrators of the 20th Century - James Bama. His realistic cowboy paintings depict the old west combined with elements of the modern world. The model is my old cowboy neighbor Norris Dalton.

I've never posted anything about my process. So this is the first stage: The value under-painting. I still have several more hours work to go before I start adding color. I start with a large brush, working from general to specific shapes, light to dark, and getting my lighting situated.