6th Character Sketch - Remember When Saturday

OOOOOh ok so,
I ♥ Saturday's!
hahah How's your day going?
Been having a relaxing day with my family.
I had an idea today for a posting series I'm going to start...
Since i've only been able to draw for about 3-4 years,
I thought i would start a weekly post called "Remember When".
It's going to consist of drawings that i did back when i was starting to learn how to draw.
Thought it could be a cool/fun way to encourage you all that if you like something and want to learn something,
With some hard work, you can do anything. :)

The drawing today was my 6th drawing ever of Gemma Ward that i did 4 years ago.
It's from Volume 1 of my Character Sketchbook.
If you don't know about my Character Sketchbook i have some info on it here. ;)
I hope you like it.
Hope you're having a wonderful Saturday!

The Answer My Friend is Blowing in the Wind

Hey, hey, hey, my friends.
I just got back from L.A.
My sister and her architecture firm participated in "Canstruction L.A."
which is a can foods fundraiser for the L.A. food bank,
where they fundraise to buy can foods and they build amazing displays/structures out of the cans!
My sis's display won "Best Use of Labels".
It was incredible! So Genius! She did such an amazing job. :)
I took alot of pictures i'm going to try to post on my image diary tomorrow.
Also, my new video is going to make its debut tomorrow!
I'm really excited cause this video was kinda brutal to make,
but i think it is the best one yet :)

The painting today is Volume 1 of my Character Sketchbook.
I actually think this was my first Sketch with ink ever.
It's of Lily Cole.
I hope you like it! :)

Lily 91

Hello, hello my friends.
How's your Saturday going?
Mine has been pretty laid back, spending the day,
so far watching movies with my Dad.
The Drawing today is from Volume 1 or my Character Sketchbook.
If you don't know what the Character Sketchbook is, it's the sketchbook i started 3 years ago,
to document the process of me learning how to draw.
Well, i hope you like this old drawing of Lily Cole. :)

Singing in the Rain

Why Happy Sunday early morning friends!
Just got back from hanging with my friends, the Baxleys,
and i saw "Singing in the Rain" for the first time,
which was awesome!
Now i have a huge crush on Debbie Reynolds (the leading lady in the movie).
Oh and i started sketching up some clothes designs
cause i think my friend Alice and I are going to make a small handmade Collection sometime in the future...
and there are a few outfits i think that are going to be pretty fun.
Well, the drawing above i did a few years back, i drew it in the car while on a road trip.
i hope you like it! :)

Back in the Day

Oh wow... boy, do I miss the days back a few years ago when i started the Character Sketchbook.
I was going through the old book today, and it brought back so many memories.
It was so basic and simple, with so many accidents and freakish mess-up drawings...
That strangely enough work...

Lately, i've been longing to go back to that place,
so i think i might!
Starting at where i'm at, number #204,
i'm going back to simple pen drawings!

So, i hope you like #13. It's what brought me back to my roots today!
i'm hoping to do an art show displaying numbers 1-200 in order,
within this year... so we will see. i will keep you all posted.

Well, good night to you all my friends!
Thanks for everything.

Sketch 102

Hello, hello!
Sorry for the absence...
I went up to central California Friday to
watch the California High School State Wrestling Championships.
A few of the kids i used to coach were wrestling in the competition.
It was really fun, but i'm super tired now and a little sick.

The drawing today is Number 102 out of my Character Sketchbook.
i did this about a year ago....
Oh! i'm going to Hawaii in 3 weeks for one of my best friend’s weddings.
It's going to be amazing, starting to get excited! Woot woot!
How are all you doing?

P.S. I think Roman Holiday is next up on the Audrey saga. :)

Yikes for Late Nights

Wow! Good morning to yawl!
i feel like a Zombie today.
You know when you stay up too late,
and the next morning when you wake up, it feels like someone poured molasses in your brian?
Well, that is me today!

Yesterday, i had to go in to work.
Then, afterward, my brother and i went out and hung out with my friends Ryan & Alice.
We got home fairly late, and then i started working on some drawings i need to do....
ok, i shall stop boring you.
Needless to say, i'm Zombie Dan today.

The drawing today is from the Lily & Gemma Book (Volume 1 of the Character Sketchbook).
but this version is a tweaked version i did last year for the book "Digital Fashion Illustration" by Kevin Tallon.
I hope you like it

Oh yea one more thing...
i climbed out my window this morning and got up on my roof and took some pictures.
posted them on My Image Diary. Hope you like them. :)

Pages 24 and 25

Happy, happy Monday to you all.
How was your weekend?
Is Christmas approaching making your life a little more hectic?
It is for me, but Christmastime is hectic; i guess "It's the most wonderful kind of hectic of the year" (sung in Andy Williams voice)
i have a bigger "to do" list than Santa this year.
The only downside is, i don't get a plate of cookies once it's done... hah

Well, the picture today is out of Volume one of my Character Sketchbook.
i hope you like it. It's an oldie but goodie.
I also posted a new picture in my Image Diary.
It's a little out take of some pictures me and my Bro were talking for my new Lookbook account.
Oh yea! i have a Lookbook.nu account!
hahah It should be fun. i only have one picture up right now.

Oh, and lastly, one of my best friends Mr Jason Jones has a new Blog.
Some of you might remember him from when i posted his work a few months ago.
He is incredible, so cleaver and fun. He has clothes and accessories for sale. They're amazing! Please check them out.
his blog is Lorem & Ipsum.

P.S. Thank you to all who have been ordering prints! Your support has been an amazing Christmas present for me.

Number 68

Well, rise and shine my friends,
another new day has begun.
How are you doing?
I'm going into work today,
so i thought i would post a little blast from the past.

This drawing is from Volume 1 of The Character Sketchbook.
i drew it with these super cheap color pens. hahah
i think the model in the picture is Heather Marks.

Well, my friends, i think i'm off for now.
Be back soon enough.
I think I'm going to be going into the "experimental stage" soon,
which means i might have some new techniques to show you all! :)

Pages 28 + 29

Old school. enjoy! :)

oh the Beginning...

October 30, 2006
It was an overcast day, i was visiting my brother at school with my friends, Ryan and Alice.
I was sitting on the ground hanging out when i had the idea
to do a sketchbook to monitor my journey of learning how to draw.
Two years and 199 drawings later, here i am, one left. I sat down last night and looked through Volume 1 of the book.
It was so fun to see the growth. That's why i posted drawings 3 and 4, so you could see the starting point. :)

Thanks for all the name suggestions on the book.
It helped so, so, so much. I think that i have decided on the book's name.
i'm running them by my partner in crime, Sophie, and few of my friends.
Once it's 100%, i can't wait to tell ya!

Welp, i hope you're having a relaxing Sunday.
Watching Seinfeld right now! Such a good show. :)

Character Sketchbook Volume 1

My character sketch book is one of my Favorite pass times. On October 30, 2006 i start the book as a sort of science project, to show people that practice pays off. I was starting to draw a lot, and was working on blind contour drawing and blind contour cheating a little drawing. so I started this book to practice that. I drew all the drawings with a pen so that i wouldn't get tempted to erase. Also, to cut down on variables, I decided to pick two people draw (even though as the book goes on a few more people join the book. The Great Sophie Ward, Heather Marks, and Jessica Stam are a few) through out the book. The Two people i pick where Lily Cole & Gemma Ward, because they look exactly like the characters i drew. My goal is to some day publish all the volumes of this book.(each volume is a 100 drawings). well here is a sneak peak of Volume 1 i hope you like it. i'll be posting so of volume 2 soon.

To see post from Volume 2 just if you want to see all posts on both volumes Click here