Easy Steve Drawing
Hildegard Mccauley
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I'm on a kick sketching dancers. It's a tough subject because the poses can easily seem unnatural if not captured well. I strive for chemistry between the two poses, making sure movement of limbs and lines is harmonious. This isn't easy. These drawings are not perfect but they're just exercises for betterment.
What started as a little warmup sketch became a more involved drawing that took about a half hour. Note to self: don't choose to draw a motorcycle with detail when you just want to draw something quick.
I did this drawing to practice rendering more tightly with digital pencil, yet maintain a sketchy, hatched line. It took a long time to finesse the shading and I think a less polished style gets a similar look for much less work. But the point of technique experimentation is to find a mix of comfort zones and boundary pushing. I learned a lot with this one.
I've been sketching a lot of people lately but most have been of a single person not doing much. I want to step it up a notch with more than one person. Character interaction means at least something is going on... like, say, walking arm in arm.
Someone I follow on Twitter posted a clip of the 1980s hit show, Moonlighting. The nostalgia hit me! I watched the show as a young teen but didn't remember just how striking Cybill Shepherd was. Enter inspiration. This was drawn in Photoshop and is posted in my sketchbook.
Here's another figure sketch done for practice and fun. I'm quite happy with the digital pencil work on this one. It's got a good balance of outline and shading. More pencil drawings can be found in my sketchbook.
I originally sketched this girl from a photograph because I liked her hair and pose. The first sketch was a quick one where I didn't even bother to draw the full figure. I think I just wanted to draw her hair. But as I started to get a grasp of the style I've been chasing, I thought to redraw her with a more careful rendering in a more caricatured aesthetic.
For many months, I've had a certain stylization of characters in mind but I've been having trouble capturing it in a drawing. (Who said being a cartoonist is easy?) Chasing this unknown style what many of my recent pencil drawings have been about.
This guy is the first sketch that makes me think I'm finally zoning in on it. I like the combination of the strong cheekbones, nearly non-existent forehead, and protruding lips. Applying a sculptural quality to these graphic stylizations is what makes them work for me in this drawing.
The drawing below was a precursor to the one above. I was figuring things out about facial proportions but I don't feel I pushed it far enough. But I still like the pencil quality and the character overall.
2. Enclose the pizza slice with overlapping curved lines on the top and a long curved line on the side. Then, give it a three-dimensional appearance by drawing a long curved line along one side - outlining the crust beneath the cheese.
3. Draw the cartoon character's sunglasses, erasing as necessary. Use a straight line and a rounded "W" shaped line. Then, draw the crust. Make a cylinder shape by drawing a circle at one end, with a long curved line connecting it to the other end.
6. Enclose the half-circle shapes of pepperoni on the front of the pizza slice. Use "U" shaped lines to indicate additional drips of cheese. Then, draw the character's arm, erasing as necessary. Extend two curved lines from the side of the pizza slice.
9. Complete your Pizza Steve outline by finishing the arms and legs. Complete the hand by drawing the final "U" shaped fingers. Extend curved lines from the pizza slice and double them back upon themselves to form the legs.
Uncle "Larry" Grandpa is Pizza Steve's best friend. Pizza Steve thinks he is the coolest pizza slice in the world - in fact, he says a lot of things about himself that are not true. But his friend always believes him and stands by him.
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The first lesson was all about gesture, which is very common for figure drawing, but something I never really thought of from just the "head" point of view. I won't recount the whole lesson, but here are the items I found interesting or new:
The second lesson started getting into defining more features. While it's easy to get lost in facial details Huston's suggestion was to try and avoid minutiae and think of the face as a squared eqq or a box. A few more points from this lesson:
The nose is a very tricky collection of shapes to draw or even sculpt, which I found out years ago when I was deep into ZBrush. There are tons of plane changes and how all those bits fit and overlap becomes very important to understand. The highlights:
Aaaand we're finally done with beginning constructive head drawing. I really enjoyed this class, looking back on the notes and the assignments has been helpful too. I'll put up the second half of the coursework in a few days and I'll try to avoid tons of boring notes much as possible... hint: it won't be possible!
In October of 2008 I published my first book, "Anyone Can Draw Cartoonagrams." The book is a how-to-draw guide using a method of teaching I developed while working with hospitalized children at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI. "Anyone Can Draw Cartoonagrams" teaches cartooning using letters of the alphabet linked to a key word or phrase. The Cartoonagram characters are both easy to learn and easy to remember. The book is designed for anyone who knows the alphabet, generally five years of age and up.
"Anyone Can Draw Cartoonagrams" features 26 characters. It is published in paperback and was first introduced to the public at the 2008 Scituate Art Festival in Scituate, RI, where it was very well received. In addition to it being available for purchase online,the book is also available at several bookstores in Rhode Island.
My professional cartooning career began with guidance from two of my favorite cartoonist/illustrators: fellow Dartmouth College alumnus Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and celebrated Rhode Island cartoonist Don Bousquet. I first corresponded with, and met, both mentors in 1984. They helped coach me towards a cartooning career that has included national as well as local publication. I remain in touch with Don, who is quoted on the back of my book.
"Anyone Can Draw Cartoonagrams" developed over many years as I worked on perfecting a book presentation for my Cartoonagrams drawing method. Two years ago I began collaborating with my editor and longtime college friend Richard Goldman on a digital, press-ready version of the book. Richard's computer expertise and design skills brought the book to life.
"Anyone Can Draw Cartoonagrams" not only teaches drawing skills. It can also be used as a means to get kids focused on learning and practicing their letters. In the short time the book has been available, I have been delighted to hear reports on how kids have surprised their parents with not only their new-found drawing skills, but also their direction following and letter making.
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