Free Time Art--Snow Bear!

My first night home for Christmas Break, the snow was PERFECT.  This awesome bear was begging to be born.  Sadly, he only lasted about 2 days before tipping forward and losing his arms.  The sun decided to heat up the next day.  He remained in my yard the whole break however, just not standing up.

2nd Sketch Book-Fall 2010

In my "Drawing for Illustration" class with my amazing professor Don Seegmiller (see his amazingness here) we had to draw 200 pages worth of sketches, spending 30 minutes on each page.  Subject matter was open to whatever we wanted, he just cared about the fact that we were drawing, and more importantly, having fun as we draw.

His only rules were this:  We could NOT erase.  He preferred us to draw with pen (I used both felt tip and ball point) or black prismacolor pencil.  You'll see a mixture of both, as well as watercolor pencil.  I only selected my favs to include in my blog.

My friend Stewart Craig showed me a really awesome tool using water color pencil and a little water brush that holds water in the handle and you squeeze it out as you draw, then smear the pencil around.  You get great effects!  Like this elephant!  And dancy musketeer!  And fishy!  And racoon!

This was of my roommate at the time, in her normal daily position.  Oh, and she's obsessed with zombies:

So I went to the midnight viewing of the first half of the 7th Harry Potter movie!  I had to draw from the movie the next day!  Here's a couple:

Santa Claus :) Inspired by my brother and niece.

1ST Sketch Book-Fall 2010

This was the best homework I've ever had as an art student.  I think I started developing and also RECOGNIZING my own style!  And it was FUN!  (we could draw whatever we wanted, 200 pages, 30 minutes each page)  Thank you Don!