Posts Tagged ‘sketching’

The importance of thumbnail sketches

Drawing or painting a caricature portrait is very rarely done in a single attempt (for me at least!) An important technique I learned from Jason Seiler is doing several small, quick sketches, known as thumbnails (they’re not quite as small as an actual thumbnail but they’re pretty small, maybe 1 – 2 inches high), to [...]

Owen Wilson Sketch

I watched Bottle Rocket the other night, which was Luke and Owen Wilson’s first ever film from 1996. Really enjoyed it, as with all of Wes Anderson’s films, and it really made me want to draw the Wilson brothers’ distinctive faces! Here’s Owen, and I’m sure I’ll get round to sketching Luke some time soon.

Robert Pattinson Sketch

I really can’t see what all the fuss is about with R-Patz. To me he’s just a funny looking, moody guy with too much hair. There’s talk of him being the next Bond, which would be a disaster, and even worse are the rumours that he might play Jeff Buckley in Mystery White Boy, the [...]

Russell Brand Sketch

I’ve been asked several times for a caricature of Russell Brand, so I started sketching out a few ideas. This is a 10 minute ballpoint pen sketch, showing old Rusty with an uncharacteristically serious expression. I’ll probably try a few different refrence photos.