Creative Action Figure Drawing!!!!!

Creative Action Figure Drawing 
Drawings I did last night at the BAMA live figure drawing session in Berkeley. Instead of simply drawing the nude model I experimented around with creating action figures. I remember playing with 12 inch 1/6 scale action figure dolls in the 80's (and still do sometimes smile emoticon 
Done in pen, tempura, watercolor and gouache.
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Character design from creative figure drawing

Untitled

18 x 24
Ink & watercolor on archival paper

This is a character design that became one of my Creative Figure Drawing sessions. Creative Figure Drawing is a practice used in the fields of illustration, animation, film and others. 

I used the live, nude figure model as a structural basis to build my design upon. The way in which I draw and Teach Drawing, using the Direct Line, makes it a fun and wondrous process to imagine into the design of the drawing without have any prior planning or previously conceived ideas of the outcome.

This drawing took about 25 - 30 minutes to draw and detail. This is only a light pass at detail. If I were to take this character design further, there would be more layers of detail conceptualized and add. However in a Creative Figure Drawing session you are able to pen & brush up an idea the move onto the next post and design. With the proper approach to drawing you can create lots of designs in one 3 hour session.

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More Creative Figure Drawing at UC Berekeley

More progress on the painting

On the easel... Jessica

Currently on the easel...
I beauty named Jessica. It's not finished yet. I will post more progress shots soon. 

Oil on Skateboard Deck

New in the sketchbook..."Teen Power!"

This was the scene at a bus stop in Oakland last week. One minute it was quiet and peaceful as I checked emails on my phone, then a swarm of teens invaded the atmosphere. You know me, I couldn't whip out my sketchbook and pen fast enough to document they're social gang-up.


Teen Spirit
Ballpoint pen and Gouache
11 x 14

Painting on stuff

This is a protein powder jar I decided to paint on months back. Here is a link to the first painting I did on the other side of it:
http://dawoodsketchs.blogspot.com/2010/07/this-is-painting-i-just-did-on-protein.html

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Queenz
12 x 9
Acrylics

Legacy (new painting)

Untited
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper
12 x 9

In the sketchbook...

Finally I had a chance recently to do some covert drawing on public transit. It feels really good when I come back from a hiatus with ballpoint pen.
Here I am experimenting with "Light and Drama" in watercolors.

In the sketchbook...

Mother

Mixed Media in Sketchbook
12 x 9

Drawing at the shoPCoffee

Drawing people for hours today at the shopCoffee. I gave birth to this one.

Ballpoint pen on paper.
11 x 16

Drawing on the Train

A sketch of a lady on the train coming back from L.A.

Ballpoint Pen in Sketchbook
12 x 9

Back at it again...

Back at it again...


Elderly Asian Woman on Transit Bus
Ballpoint Pen on paper / Digital
12x9

New Sculpture

Done with the first stage of this sculpture. Now I just need to add texture and paint. Done with polymer clay.

Figure Drawing

Figure drawing at Sharon Arts Studio with my friend Virginia Banta.

Talia Taylor (Model)

I did this drawing of Talia Taylor as a demo during my Clothed Figure Drawing class in San Francisco.
Talia is an "Incredible" model.

Dr.Sketchy's Drawing function....

These are drawings I did a the Dr. Sketchy drawing gathering at Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Basically there are two rooms. In one room there are live models posing with about 60 - 80 artist drawing them and in the other room there are 60 - 80 artist doing live art work - once they have finished they're pieces they post them on a large wall selling them between $10 - $30. I posted my work on the board for $100 each (yeah - I know).




The girls asked someone from the crowd to draw a picture of one on the others back... No hands went up so after about 2 mins I went up for the challenge.

Figure Drawings in early June