Life Drawing in September 2014

Far too long since you have drawn for fun... I am disappointed in you Cale, but you did a pretty good job for not drawing humans for days/weeks/months. The model was incredibly still and could hold a pose for the full duration. The drawing studio also had a great lighting setup with 4 lights on scaffolding above the model each controlled by a dimmer switch so lighting could be directed instead of rotating the model. Here are some scans:

I'm pretty good with a bo staff.

The thinker wonders where his pants are.

I like the open shapes outlining the shadows instead of shading. 

Captured fairly accurate foreshortening and depth with the overlapping body parts.

These are a few captures from Hotshops Life Drawing Session 2014 in Omaha. They are celebrating their 8th year so if you have an inclination to put some pencil to paper - check it out! There were lots of talented artists of all ages and artistic backgrounds.

Ball playing on a slide

For my next animation experiment I wanted to give some personality to a simple shape that would explore a basic backround. Ideally this would be a full obstacle course with the ball jumping over fire, sharks, and lava, but there are only so many minutes in a 1 hour mentor session. ;)

Penguin Slide :)

Whats going on with the aspect ratio on this gif? Looks like it is 0.9 instead of 1.0.

Ball Bounce Variations

This ball is far too gelatenous to be water, but it was a decent attempt - should splash a lot faster. :)

Mitosis.

Fireball test