“Visual Thinking”
Some vintage Jim Henson for your Sunday.
“Visual Thinking”
Some vintage Jim Henson for your Sunday.
Here is an ink blob how-to video, not because ink blobs are hard to make but mostly because I like making short videos.
Also whimsical song because I know tumblr loves whimsical.
Thanks for your question! I get questions of this nature somewhat frequently so I figured now’s a good time to do another watercolor info post. (You can find more info about the materials I use in my FAQ and a previous post about watercoloring here.)
I learned what I know about watercolor mostly by just playing with it on my own. You’ll need the right materials to start. I use Prang watercolors which are inexpensive and easy to find, but are still of decent quality. Synthetic brushes are fine as long as they’re not scratchy. For paper I always use watercolor blocks. If you try to paint on drawing paper, it will disintegrate. Blocks are great because the paper is adhered on all four sides so it won’t warp when wet.
I do have some watercolor pencils, but I mostly only just use them for details or for small spaces where I’m afraid I’ll mess up if I use paint.
As far as watercolor tips or resources are concerned, I can give you some tips but I don’t know of any resources beyond what a google search will find you. I made the above time lapse video of me painting a little thing (when I should’ve been sleeping and not photoboothing and bourboning) to illustrate some of the things I do when I paint. If you watch it, you’ll notice a couple things besides the terrible quality of the video:
Leaving paint alone is essential to achieving a certain look, and it can be really hard to leave something alone! That’s why I often have two pieces going at once; then I can work on one while the other dries a bit.
I hope that’s all helpful. You’ll learn the most by doing and making mistakes. I didn’t learn all of this overnight. I’ve been paint-doodling for years now, and I know there’s still room for growth and improvement. Have fun experimenting!
WALL PAINTING : SupaKitch & Koralie
Really lovely video of a wall painting process. Not a time lapse, and better for it.
Oh, P.S.—if you liked the delicate wax art of Felicity Powell, don’t miss the video that accompanied the exhibit. She filmed her process with an overhead camera. Some of the pieces take on a life of their own! Click above to see it.
If you’ve been following me for a bit you know that my bro-in-law and I collaborate sometimes on things. Here’s our most recent little video. I did a little animation, which he cleaned up a bit, and then he added the sounds (or is it music?).
Visit Dave’s soundcloud. Also, here’s our collaborative Vimeo account.
I made a silly, doodley, 5-second animation. Whee!
“Gregor thinks a lot. Maybe even too much…”
Petra Zlonoga’s first hand-drawn animation.
The ridiculously talented May Ann Licudine (Mall) shows us how she made this gorgeous, very detailed doll, which is named Rabbito by the client who commissioned it. Not only is the doll lovely, so is this video. Hop over to Vimeo to watch it in HD.
Also, here’s her blog post showing process sketches for the doll, and here’s a photo series of the completed toy.
Here it is, a time lapse of the drawing Cloud Eater. I did this with Photobooth, sitting in front of my laptop with the screen tilted way down, so the quality is not super duper great. For the next one, I’ll try to borrow a good video camera.
EatSleepDraw TV : Artist Interview : drawgabbydraw
For our first artist interview we sat down with Gabrielle Rose, better known as http://drawgabbydraw.tumblr.com, to talk about how her environment influences her work, her goals, and other thought provoking art related questions.
Don’t forget to subscribe to EatSleepDraw TV on YouTube, so you don’t miss an episode!
Oh my gosh, it’s up! Watch my derpitude in all its glory. (It’s pretty derpiously glorious.) Lee is super nice and this was super fun! I hope you all still think I’m smart after hearing me talk.
Ink bleeding into water, sped up x2.
Earlier this week I mentioned wanting to see the Pixar exhibit at OMCA. After traveling all over the world it is finally back home in Pixar-land (that is, California East Bay). Dave and I went on Friday, and it was great! So many sketches and storyboards and color mockups. I enjoyed seeing how each character developed over time to eventually become what we know and love from Pixar’s films.
But maybe the best thing, the coolest, most neat-o thing, was the ZOETROPE. This Toy Story zoetrope was inspired by a bouncing Totoro zoetrope at the Ghibli Museum in Japan. This video was taken when the exhibit was elsewhere; at OMCA it didn’t have Woody’s narration (and was better without it, I think). Watch it above! Read about zoetropes here.
View in HI-DEF on the Vimeo page if it’s too pixellated here.
Here it is, the music/art collaboration that Dave (my brother-in-law) and I have been working on for a while now.
Dave, mad scientist musician, proposed that we collaborate on something and we decided on the theme “childhood fears.” From there Dave composed and I drew, with each new component inspiring the next as we went along. The finished product is an illustrated song. Or maybe illustrations with a score.
We suggest watching with headphones on. (Beware the 2:00 mark. It gets loud.)
Tell us your thoughts by commenting on this post or on the video’s Vimeo page!
(Dave is awesome. He is on MySpace. He’s also in this band.)
