August 6th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I thought I’d try something different this week and do a sketch from a video as opposed to a photo. This week’s subject is the late action film great Lee Marvin. I’ve been really enjoying my home theater lately, thanks to a new projector, Blu-Ray player and Netflicks. Netflicks is a great deal, although it’s lifespan is undoubtably limited as within a few years HD content will be downloadable on-demand from a variety of soruces for your HDTV.. It’s actually available now but the technology for fast downloads isn’t quite there yet. There are a limited number of Blu-ray films available right now but many… READ MORE
July 30th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
What? ALREADY?! Seems like I just did a bunch of these. This week’s sketch is a study of “Superbad” actor Michael Cera. This is a good example of drawing someone “cold”, or in other words having no other reference than a single picture and no other source of information. With most other subjects, especially in regards to jobs for MAD, I have seen the subjects in movies or TV shows and have some impression of them from that source. Things like how they move, their attitude, personality, expressions, etc. are all things that influence a caricaturist’s depiction of the subject. Even if I draw someone… READ MORE
July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
My last subject for “Sketch Week” is a fun one. Stooges lead singer Iggy Pop is someone everybody seems to caricature… and for good reason. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. I’ve never drawn him before but have always wanted to, so I thought he’d be a good (and easy) one to finish up the week on. I hope everybody enjoyed “Sketch Week”. READ MORE
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Doing caricatures of beautiful women can be challenging, but if you look hard enough there is always something you can key in on. Scarlett Johansson might be gorgeous but she also has some very caricaturable features… squinty and small eyes set far apart, a wide and squarish nose, swollen lips, a fairly bulky jaw and chin and a small forehead. READ MORE
July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Today’s Sketch Week drawing is of director Guillermo Del Toro. I haven’t seen Hellboy 2 yet but it’s on my list. I can’t wait to see what he does with “The Hobbit“. READ MORE
July 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Sketch Week keeps on truckin’ with this kind of small study of Anderson Cooper. Actual sketch is only a little over 3 inches tall. READ MORE
July 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Sketch week continues with a quick sketch of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmell. READ MORE
July 21st, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Every once and a while I look over The MAD Blog and think: for an “art blog” there isn’t a whole lot of “art” here. So this week I am taking a break from writing and doing “Sketch Week”, with a new sketch every day. Some quick, some more involved… we shall see. Kicking off sketch week is a relatively quick study of Madonna. READ MORE
