Finished Pencil Drawing (Face)

So it took me alot longer than I thought it would (but considering I'm a big time procrastinator I guess maybe it was sooner than I thought?) but I finally finished this drawing... at least the penciling. All I have left to do is the inking. Which may be the hardest part next to actually coming up with what to draw. And of course, I still have yet to purchase the Koh-I-Noor pens, which are out of stock until 12/22. I think I might have to buy some other pens in the meanwhile. That, or just use one tip size throughout the whole thing.

If you look back at the previous version(s) of it, you can see how much has changed since I first started it. And actually, when I originally started drawing I began with only the face. I really didn't have much of a goal, which is the way I usually go into a new piece (sketchbook or otherwise). Sometimes that can be a good thing, but other times it may not work out the way I had hoped. But I think this did. Hopefully the ink and color come out the way I hope they do. The next step after I've finished is to maybe do something similar on a larger scale.

Mechanical Face (Unfinished) [cont]

Rather than just update my previous post I decided to start an new one since I tend to lag sometimes. That, and it gives me an excuse to have more content. Luckily, this is a short one.

I started working on the drawing more and, like I had said earlier, it turned out completely different than what I had originally started. I think the only part still there from the beginning is the top layer of teeth and nose. If you look at the post below you can see the big differences. I honestly thought that previous drawing was going to more or less be the final product (in terms of the face at least).

So I'm going to add more to the left side of the page since right now it's basically just the face. And I'm going to continue with the whole steam/smoke (not sure yet which of the two it will eventually be) throughout the background. And of course, I'll post the finished pencil drawing, if anything just to drag it on until I have new content (like I always do).

Mechanical Face (Unfinished)

Just over a week ago, on Halloween of all days, I started a new drawing. I guess you could say that I was inspired by the "holiday" to draw something a little bit on the morbid side. Of course though that would have mostly to do with the non-stop horror/suspense programming that was on display on most of my local television channels all weekend long leading up to the 31st.

So I started drawing this mutilated face (sounds worse when I type it out) that I used to always draw in high school. I don't know why. I think I was inadvertently influenced by H.R. Giger or the Alien movies or something else he did in the 80's or 90's because alot of my doodles (btw, I hate that word) had that organic/mechanical combination that he was so good at. I don't even like mentioning him, because in no way am I trying to mimic or copy his work or his art style.

My original intention wasn't to add all of the machine-like pieces throughout the drawing. I was going for a more organic feel. When I started it, I was actually hoping to finish it the same night. But it's now been over a week and I've gone back and forth erasing alot of what I had originally started. And now I'm going to completely fill in both pages. My view of what I was supposed to draw changed drastically. But then again that's usually what happens. I go in with no real vision or goal in sight.

Obviously it's not done yet. Like everything else on here it's just a rough draft and I'm going to either post the completed work the next time, color and all, or a version in between in ink. I'm trying to finish up all the rough pencil work by this Thursday night. Ever since the Koh-I-Noor pens I've been wanting to get have received a significant price drop they've been out of stock.... And literally, just as I wrote that last sentence they moved the date up on when they will be in stock again. Oh well, at least that saves me 2 train rides and about 3 hours (round trip) to get into Pasadena to get them...

More (of the same) Markers

Ok, so I had this coupon for Aaron Brothers for 50% off any one item. Just to make it clear, I rarely ever shop there... The selection is terrible and the service is subpar. Anyways, I went in yesterday because the coupon I had expired that day. I was hoping to find the Koh-I-Noor pens that they used to always carry. And of course they don't carry them anymore (I guess the $140 retail price was too much for most). So I figured I could find some other pens in the meanwhile but there was nothing even close to that quality.

Instead I see a set of Copic Sketch Markers. Big mistake. They had them at retail ($77.99) and not even thinking if I already had those colors I bought them. With the coupon it came out to $42 for the set of 12. I just couldn't pass up that deal. They retail for about $6.49 each. With the coupon they were each about $3.25. Considering these markers are rarely ever below retail I thought it was a good decision.

The ones I bought are the 12 oval shaped markers at the bottom. If you look closely you can find the doubles.

So, of course, once I got home I get my other markers only to realize that I already had those colors. Every single one of them. I don't know how to feel. I thought about returning them or doing something sneaky like taking them to Blick and exchanging them there for something worth $80. But instead I just kept them. Technically though I don't have these because the ones that I buy are the regular, square shaped Copic Markers. But I ended up liking the sketch markers because of the longer brush nib on them. So all in all it wasn't that big of a deal that I spent $40 on a set of markers that I might already have. I think secretly I obsess over the fact that now I have 50 Copic Markers, even if 12 of those are doubles.