References: Top Left – Bottom Left – Top Right
Another food study. As you can see, I was fairly amused by the ambiguity of the images. The top right image was another of Denis Loubet’s from the Ultima game manuals. I did his version last so I could have more of my own feel on the first two.
I’d been thinking about drawing this guy for a while. I imagine he spends most of his time being rather bored. Actually, I imagine he spends most of his time making up dirty limericks, but that’s another drawing. 😛
Another image entirely from my head, as requested. These drawings usually start out as one idea then become something else entirely by the time I finish. No references used.
In response to yesterday’s poll, something entirely original. Caffeinated Octopus.
Reference Image – Metroid NES Instruction Manual (page 11)
Well this is by far my worst sketch so far. The proportions are entirely out of whack. This is why I like to spend around 30 minutes warming up before I draw. (or, you know, use a grid system)
When I was a kid, I was amused by the pseudo-chibi style images found in the instruction manual for The Legend of Zelda for the NES.
Today, I decided to draw a smattering of inventory items, more or less true to their original style, and an iconic tree gate thinger (dungeon entrance) interpreted from the 8-bit graphic. I discovered that I rather enjoy interpreting 8-bit images into original illustrations.
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More Loubet drawings. This one came out heavily distorted. Traditionally when I draw figures, I warm up with between three and six gesture drawings. I tend to be particularly self conscious with figures in the pen medium and it shows.
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Another image from my quest to study the work of Denis Loubet.
Drawing from life.
Needed some imagery to put up in the header space. Also, today I learned that Sharpies remind me of two liter bottles.
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Another Denis Loubet inspired drawing. His pen and ink style is so distinctive. I find it pleasantly frustrating to transition from my tenebristic binary shading style to Loubet’s pseudo cross-contour banding with a touch of stippling style.