sailor duck.

I though I'd name him Donald ;). Little color tweaking in photoshop.

more markers!

markers

I hadn't realized that markers can be so fun to sketch with. I guess I've used wrong kind of paper before.

similar

sketch

Love in the Mountains

This short film was Directed by Eliza Jäppinen and Falconauts, and we created it at Boutique. The film was created for Helsinki International Film Festival as an opening film. It was a really fun and challenging project to animate. You can see it on the festivals website HERE. The festival started yesterday!

100. post

Yesterday I was sketching while watching tv. I used fiber tip pen and watercolors for this old fellow. If anyone has good watercolor or aquarell tips and tricks, please let me know, my method is just guessing.

walkcycle

rough walkcycle, and I'm still working on it.

life drawing

I'm going to take some life drawing again this fall. This is from last year, charcoal on a A1 paper. I'm aiming for good flow, better understanding weight and masses, and squash and stretch.

Drawn to Life by Walt Stanchfield should be a good help along the way.

something from my sketchbook...

...and pieces of paper laying around my apartment.


That drunken fisherman was fun to watch, and to draw. Unfortunately I was a bit tipsy myself. You know, when you're not thinking about what you draw, you become a human-printer, drawing lines in your sketchbook without any planning.

I find myself drawing without thinking way too often, especially when I'm afraid of drawing. Sketching in public places is quite a lot harder than sketching in front of tv at home. When people see you drawing them they get uncomfortable, and sadly so do I at that point. And my drawings become a mess. Lines are just not flowing anymore. Drawing people from further away helps, listening to music helps a lot. It's funny that when you're wearing your headphones, you're in a different world, sort of unreachable. Then you can even draw the guy sitting in front of you in a metro.

I also get the fear of drawing when someone is watching behind my shoulder. I start drawing something that I already know. Or even only comfortable lines. This results in repeating myself. I really have to be alone (or at least feel alone) to get to the flow and learn and discover something new.

The first sketch of these result of a good drawing day, capturing the character with few strong lines. That drunken fishermans lines are all over the place. Finding the right ones by trial and error. Different approaches, both important I guess.