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Figure Drawing: Design and Invention
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Oh, to be a fly on the wall at Amazon right now. Seriously, I wonder what the Kindle marketing team’s feeling right now, with just a few short days before Apple’s announcement.
Will the Tablet, whatever it’s called (tangent: my money’s on Newton), obliterate the Kindle in the marketplace? We’ll just have to wait and see. Share your thoughts on this in the comments below.
-Krishna
Here’s a quick black and white piece I drew this evening. I have no idea why Milton’s being chased (or for that matter, who’s chasing him), but it was an impromptu sketch and a helluva lot of fun to draw.
Enjoy (and for more sketch goodness this evening, check out the family portrait sketch I drew!)
-Krishna
If you’re on Facebook, you’ve no doubt run into “Farmville”, which can best be described as “the game that annoys the hell out of everyone else who’s NOT obsessively addicted to Farmville”. I don’t care how many cows you’ve milked, or whether your corn needs to be picked, and I have no plans on helping your farm grow. (I despise yard work, both real and virtual.) I’m not convinced why anyone would play it, except if you’re really, really bored at work.
What do you think of Farmville? If you play it, what makes the game so great? (Maybe I’m missing something.) Sound off in the comments below.
-Krishna
A fun evening sketch! I’m trying to do at least one a day. Thoughts and feedback appreciated!
Update: Inks and colors added, with subtle tweaks to the boy’s design.
-Krishna
I had so much fun drawing this character the day before, that I decided to flesh him out with inks and colors. Below are the ‘pencils’ and inks.
…and final colors.
Enjoy!
-Krishna
Created a few quick sketches for a character design course I’m teaching.
Taking and breaking stereotypes in shape can yield some interesting character designs. Below I have a ‘typical’ villain, tall and menacing. To the right, I have the same character in a shorter body. The character is still a villain, but his diminutive stature makes for potential comedy.
Below: Short villain vs. tall and chubby oafish, balding super-hero.
If you want to try something different, try distorting or varying the proportions of various body parts in your character’s anatomy. (Draw a large body with small feet and hands, for example.)
When designing multiple characters, try to play around with the shape silhouettes. Variety is the spice of life, and makes for interesting looking characters. We should also be able to tell something of the character’s personality through shape.
Hope you enjoyed the sketches!
-Krishna
(I’m taking a brief pause from the Footle storyline this week. Don’t worry, we’ll find out what happens to Bob and Maurice next week. Stay ‘tooned.)
Today’s guest-star ‘toon features Victor Cajiao, host of the very popular Typical Mac User Podcast. Victor has been a long time supporter of the strip, with appearances going back for the last 5 years (he holds the record for being in more PCW comics than any other guest-star!).
Guest-Starring is a fun way to appear in a comic. It’s also a great way to surprise a friend on a special occasion. It’s also a fun way to support the comic. (Who knows? Maybe your guest-star comic will appear in the next PC Weenies book!)
My goal this year is to beat the 2008 record of 29 guest-stars. I know we can do it. Whaddayasay? :)
Oh, and if today’s reference to Geraldo Rivera doesn’t make sense, may I present Exhibit A and Exhibit B:
-Krishna
A small warm-up piece. It’s been a while since I last posted some new art for the blog. Enjoy!
-Krishna
