Day Two: Middles

Hi Swimmers,

WIP but not really. I wanted to render out the characters but not much of the background...meh (got lazy). This is the second of my 100 drawing days and hopefully I can keep this up. Right now I'm going by a list but I might switch some topics out in case I cant think of anything...No. 2 on the list was 'Middles'. My interpretation was the 'middle' child in the family. Though I can't speak for myself ( I have no siblings) most of my friends tell me it can be pretty lonely sometimes. Anyways here it is!

Thanks for swimming by,

Alaia

Portfolio Piece- Color Clothing Study

Hi! Its been a while...and I must admit I've been a tad busier then I would of liked, but I've finally been able to get my hands on a sketchbook. Yay! This morning I'm trying to get back into the flow of things. I've been planing on working on Willow's clothing, especially the color and design! I didn't want anything too detailed, so I stuck with something basic as a whole THEN went with more extravagant look when it came to color. The one thing I love about Indian clothing is the beautiful designs! Now its just the problem of picking the colors I think will fit her personality.


Just floating on the bay,

Alaia

ROUGH doodles

I was extremely bored at work yesterday and decided to do some five-minute sketches of the heroine of the story. I'm happy I used pen this time around, since I don't use the medium as often as I would like...

Floating and chillaxing,

Alaia

Portfolio Piece- Expression Page (Willow)

Good Day! This is Willow's expression page (she's also in her final concept). I was going to try to post the expression page, turnaround, color sheet and render in the same post. Unfortunately things aren't going as smoothly/ fast as I want, SO I'm posting this as a 'teaser'. This weekend I'm on my way to the CTN Expo( yay!), so I won't have much time to finish and post the remaining drawings of Miss Willow.

Dive, dive, dive!

Alaia

Transportation sketches

Good Evening! I haven't posted much in a while and wanted to put some sketches up that I drew a while back. There still conceptual drawings of Willow. Most having to do with transportation, Willow on a boat and horse. Both are very 'sketchy' and I really don't have any plans for them at the moment...

Good news is that Willow's final concept is finally finished! Right now I just finished her 5pt turns and face expressions. I'll be posting them up shortly for you to see (probably after I finish her color comp). Then on to another character! Cant wait....but which one????


Dive away!

Just passing through...

I started this quick sketch of Willow yesterday at work. Nothings final for her yet, but I haven't posted in a while, so I wanted to put something up. I'm still working on her final design (Its proving harder then expected). But my goal is to have it down by Saturday.


Thanks for swimming,

Alaia

Jump

Morning Color Warm-up

I wanted to start practicing coloring some sketches (since I rarely color in the first place). Im trying to steer away from the dark outlines and work on shading and contrast to define the form. Also I need some pratice on hair and fabrics.

Morning Exercise

Just a warm-up...

P.F.

One out of maybe five kids...Track team.

Random sketchpage

Crazy Lizzy

One of Willow's best buds. Sometimes I wonder about that girl...

Companions

Just some sketches of Willow's posse.

Robot Final

Here's the final render I promised for the robot pictures yesterday...with a familiar face. I did everything in Photoshop and really tried to play with different brushes this time around.

Chow

Preview: Robot

Alright! Here are some preview characters for my next painting. I figure I should do I really nice colored drawing before I go on vacation. This wont be the end of posting everyday! BUT, I you might be seeing a lot of sketch drawings.

Face

Another face study of Miss Willow.

Lesson One

Maybe the start of something....?

Preview?

I just drew a rough of Eli and was trying to color it today. Heres a preview of what I got so far. I might try another coloring style (since I haven't gotten too far with this one).

Study Sessions

Here are some pics of Bus 14 kids I've been keeping in my sketchbook. I'm still having trouble (inspirationally speaking) so Im stepping back and revisiting older projects. Eventually i'll draw all my kids. I plan on drawing them (similar to the kickball pic) later on.

Me and The Matriarch

Just a post for the day. I've been sick at home and had the energy to draw this picture. It's actually from a dream I had a couple of days ago. The little girl peering up is suppose to be me. It's funny, in my dream she didn't have tusks(like they normally do) so I didn't draw her with any. I plan on exploring this a little bit more, but for now I just I wanted to draw this quick sketch that's been in my head.