I promise I will post more. At least twice a week, as long as you (?) keep coming by to look.
This page is a couple of things. The animal studies are just me trying to build up my visual vocabulary. Drawing animals helps me think differently about familiar shapes like eyes, hair, joints, etc. I also am trying to find the right amount of rendering for reptilian scales. It takes a lot of patience to effectively render textures like this, and also it takes experience and judgement to describe the scales enough, but not too much. I think I'll have to revisit scales quite a bit before I'll be satisfied with my mastery of them.
This is on Moleskine paper. Also, I think I predominately used my Kuretake no 40 brush on here. This is a TERRIBLE paper/brush combination, but I find I keep going back to it. The ink pools on top of the paper, and getting a nice, fine line is virtually impossible. If you see one line you like on this page, it's only because of the total refusal of my hands to yield to science and physics. It's a shame, because I love this sketchbook, and the pen is great on other papers.
You've got a keen eye, sailor. That is the unexampled Jimi Hendrix hanging out down there. I've been studying him a lot lately, in preparation for some large drawings. I don't think I'll ever tire of drawing inspiration from his music and his sense of style. He really did artists a favor.
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