Bulldogs and Bears

Sorry for my absence, I've been working on a gallery show and commissions.

Here is the bulldog exercise, I first copied the orginal Tom and Jerry bulldog then I exaggerated that one, making his chest, front paws and collar larger as well as fangs and muzzle and then I made his hind quaters smaller. I then exaggerated that sketch even further.







Here are some more Kaspars, at this point I'm just trying to get the character design down pat.



The original (sorry it is a scan of a black and white print out)







I realized this time that Kaspar's head is made up of three shapes, Sort of like three tires stacked, each one getting smaller. His muzzle isn't fully drawn here (in the first image), it is just suggested by one small line. The peach on his face moves with his eyebrows and changes during expressions. There are only some areas of fur texture folllowed by periods of rest. And the hair on his head follows his line of action. His toenails are in all different shapes and sizes and are at different angles. The outer parts of his ears are thicker towards the inside and thinner on the outside. His eyes are asymmetrical and so are his pupils.

I think that is everything that I noticed this time, more soon!

Also anyone who likes drawing toys, this is a ceramic squirrel, cat,dinosaur from my grandma's basement and it might be fun for someone to draw!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beckydreistadt/4162096117/

PS: I REALLY want to draw these Goofy's and horses, does anyone know or have the a larger image of this? I find it really hard to work from. Thank you!

http://www.galerielaqua.de/galerielaqua/IMAGES/Original/original%20art/disney/CARSTE102.gif


~Becky

Falling Hare study

I realize that this is a very, very hard drawing!
the construction is very solid, you can feel the masses, plus is full of life and this is just one animation frame!! Man, this is pro stuff.

The most difficult part was Bugs head, is very tricky and in this drawing is at perspective. It was very hard to me trying to transfer the perspective of the head, so I tried to see and analyze the angles of the head, where it bends and why it bends there and no in other part. I realize that it bends just there because of the perspective, the muzzle has this subtle angles too and the lines that form this muzzle bends there because the form wrap around the perspective of the cranium.
I also realize that the right side of the cranium is more big and has more space than the left part, because the perspective too.

My line of action in the upper part is too far foward.
The head is bigger
The arm tha is in the legs has to be more down.
Im happy with the lower part, it fits well

Kaspar Studies with BG

Hi everybody,

I am back from Portugal and now I will start to do more cartoon studies.
I began drawing these poses below. I started with the ones that had the explanation about the construction, than I jumped for the ones that you had already drawn (so I could read the critiques that mr. John K gave) and at last I drew the ones that nobody had tried. It was preatty hard and I think that it still have a lot of the same problems that mr. John K pointed already... but I also think that I am improving little by little... I will keep practicing.
After I finished the constructions I applied them in the background as you can see in the next image.
I use the photoshop to apply the images and also to make some small corrections on the proportions so it would fit in the BG... I don't know if it is the right way... but it kind of worked.

I can tell that it is not perfect and the drawings could be funnier (SHAME again)... but I really think that the next ones are going to came better... I will try not to take very long until the next post.

abraço

davi

Popeye Toy 1 + Rubber Line Feel

I tried to do the rubbery feel in the lines with this Popeye toy I drew down below.


I probably didn't pull it off too well. It feels kinda realistic to me. I was tempted to put in some shading, but didn't.

I think I added way too much lumpiness and wrinkles in his pants and legs.

I tried making the lines feel like rubber by making certain objects swoop into other objects without connecting lines like his right eye and his hand holding the spinach.

I do like how the torso area came out.

I think I was also able to put in the planes you were asking for, John, like in the cuffs, tugged in shirt, and the tips of the shoes.

It was pretty hard to do, but managed to learn a few things I guess.

What do you think?

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another funny Kaspar

another attempt at Kaspar

I think the expression has been tone down.

One More

This one came out good I think. I did this one a lot quicker than the ones before.

I think could've made his feet a bit bigger and his left cheek more round.

Also make the guy in the corner a bit smaller.