tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75577539137024004402024-02-19T03:07:01.355-08:00Graham Smith Illustration BlogRecent illustration projects, sketchbook images and life drawings.Graham Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209487622766579235noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557753913702400440.post-35140860743713173962016-10-11T13:47:00.000-07:002016-10-11T13:50:54.035-07:00Terror at the Tenth - Art Show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFGs0cmfXshNQDf73CZVlIgZeKc5s6jbVRk1rTJkMwxVaNoZGmD8kJO_VQR8h4Bdiea8cPg-klvC_A3yubON9M3HdmylM6a2Zr3gILMo2MdT5f_67qcWLPh38dM7Txeoi3kn7yq_ikj8x/s1600/TATT_postcard_2016.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFGs0cmfXshNQDf73CZVlIgZeKc5s6jbVRk1rTJkMwxVaNoZGmD8kJO_VQR8h4Bdiea8cPg-klvC_A3yubON9M3HdmylM6a2Zr3gILMo2MdT5f_67qcWLPh38dM7Txeoi3kn7yq_ikj8x/s640/TATT_postcard_2016.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Graham Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209487622766579235noreply@blogger.com1San Diego, CA, USA32.715738 -117.1610838000000331.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557753913702400440.post-5450966906415661302016-06-03T16:44:00.002-07:002016-06-06T19:36:48.966-07:00San Diego Art Prize - Nomination<div>
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I'm super happy to announce I've been nominated for the <b>2016 San Diego Art Prize for Emerging Artists</b> along with a group of amazing talents. The 2016 New Contemporaries show featuring the 10 nominees will be at <a href="https://www.sdcity.edu/CityGallery" target="_blank">City Gallery</a> this month, opening on Saturday, June 18th.<br />
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One of the cool things is that attendees of the show can vote for their favorite artist through the <a href="https://app.campbellnetworks.com/c1.pl?5dbff51e08f05f4ebc480ea08c5b91a2e37d67ebad2d5b51" target="_blank">SD View Art Now app</a>.
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Two artists from this exhibition will be chosen to receive the 2016 SD Art Prize and announced at the end of the City College exhibition. They will in turn choose mentors, and co-exhibit at the <a href="https://app.campbellnetworks.com/c1.pl?eee3081cdbbfe905833f83fb831fa53f824048220781dd73"><span class="s1">Athenaeum Music & Arts Library </span></a>in the spring.</div>
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<b><i>"small world" </i></b>is a rock album project by Andy Lund - the music written in hotel rooms, and recorded in studios around the world, with 18 different musicians. The project features 32 page illustrated liner notes, and a music video by Graham Smith.</div>
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<b>David Gordon</b> : Art director, illustrator and designer for movies: Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars-Robots, and Spongebob Squarepants. Animated commercials for Cheerios and Nike. He has written and illustrated many children’s books: Hansel and Diesel, The Three Little Rigs, The Ugly Truckling, and Smitten, Out of Picture I, and Out of Picture II, and, N.Y. Times best-selling series, Trucktown. <i><a href="http://www.illustrationranch.com/">www.illustrationranch.com</a></i></div>
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<b>Andrea Cobb</b> is a talented American illustrator living in North Carolina, who smudges the line between fine art and illustration. Get lost in her dazzlingly colorful vector built worlds, seen on the cover of Steve Vai’s “The Story of Light” album, in magazines, and on well designed products everywhere . Clients include: Chronicle Books, Toyota, Utne Reader, and Whole Foods. <i><a href="http://www.andreacobb.com/">www.andreacobb.com</a></i></div>
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<b>Daniel Baxter </b>is an illustrator residing in Red Hook, New York. His goal is to create clever & witty solutions for every project. He provides creative content for a wide range of publications, books, ad campaigns, and more. Clients include the New York Times, Random House, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Chronicle Books, & Microsoft to name a few. <i><a href="http://www.danbaxter.blogspot.com/">www.danbaxter.blogspot.com</a></i></div>
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<b>Dean MacAdam</b> - Artist and father, living in San Diego, California creating branding and character designs for Purina, Hasbro and Burger King. Most recently, he created an interactive educational app experience that gained critical acclaim worldwide, winning the prestigious 2012 Apple Design award. <i><a href="http://www.deanmacadam.com/">www.deanmacadam.com</a></i></div>
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<b>Graham Smith</b> is an illustrator and designer creating imagery for brands, publications, advertising agencies and musicians. His expressive figure drawing appear in his book <i>“Marks Vol. 1”</i>, published by Xupuy. Clients: Blue Moon, Boston Globe, Hollis Brand Culture, Rolling Stone, Sony, Worth. “Collaborating with all these great artists and musicians is the best part about designing for the “small world” project.“ <i><a href="http://www.grahamsmithillustration.com/">www.grahamsmithillustration.com</a></i></div>
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<b>Jose Emroca Flores</b> is an artist, illustrator and designer with a style that has crossed the genres of films, games, books, animations, galleries and advertising. Represented by Shannon Associates, Flores’s artwork can be seen in: EA, Vivendi Universal, Activision/Blizzard, Nike, DC shoes, FHM, Maxim, Spectrum, Computer Arts, Nintendo Power, and The Society of Illustrators. <i><a href="http://www.emroca.com/">www.emroca.com</a></i><br />
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“Flower Girl” written by Andy Lund & Michael Lille © 2014</div>
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<b>Andy Lund <i>“We are all connected. There are strong powers </i></b><i><b>that push and pull us down particular pathways. They initially </b><b>draw us together and allow us to be re-connected. They are </b><b>different for everyone. Maybe it’s faith, family, power, vision, </b><b>or certain beliefs...for me it’s always been music. </b></i><br />
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<i><b>Music has been, and continues to be the biggest connector. </b><b>I am very lucky to have met so many beautiful people, and </b><b>experienced so much while on the musical pathway. Thanks </b><b>to everyone who contributed both directly and indirectly to </b><b>the sounds and images on this project. As time goes on and </b><b>paths are further explored, it becomes more obvious. </b><b>Indeed; it is a small world.”</b></i></div>
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Graham Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209487622766579235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557753913702400440.post-17583951032682311482015-11-04T12:56:00.000-08:002015-11-10T11:35:18.585-08:00Top 10 Life Drawing Mistakes<div class="p1">
<i>A list of the top 10 mistakes beginners make when life drawing, with suggestions on how to improve.</i><br />
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<i><i>I wrote this listicle for the Strathmore Artist Papers newsletter. <a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/tl_files/content/artistnewsletter/2015/artnews_fall2015.pdf" target="_blank">Download the PDF here.</a></i></i></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>1. Sitting in the wrong spot.</b> If you are not directly facing the model, (like exactly), and are sitting too close, or far - you are setting up to fail before the drawing begins. Proper orientation to the model is the easiest thing you can do to improve your life drawing.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Rotate your work to directly face the model. Exactly straight on, not off to one side, not even a little. If you sit on a bench the model should be seen directly over your work. If you are standing at an easel, the model should appear directly to the side. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The proper distance from the artist to the model is achieved when the model appears to be the same size, or slightly smaller, than the drawing surface. Back up, or move closer to make that happen. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><br />The artist is at the correct distance from their artwork when at arms length. (Not hunched over.) Hold your arm out fully, so you dan draw with your arm, and see the work entirely. Make small adjustments for each new pose, don't move the work or you head position during the pose.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>2. Drawing too small:</b> (AKA tiny drawings) a figure drawing the size of your hand is the primary symptom of the life drawing beginner. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><br />Drawing tiny figures hide mistakes, (and isn't fooling the instructor). Drawing figures at a larger size reveals the issues hidden in a small drawing, like proportion relationships, angles, planes, and value differences. You have to see things to draw them, and there has to be room to actually draw the stuff you see.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Drawing larger helps the artist see the gesture line flowing though the longest axis - estimating angles, and proportions are easier in a larger drawing, too.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The goal: Filling the page with the figure demonstrates size control, planning, and improves composition. An artist that confidently fits the figure in the page demonstrates basic mastery, and is ready to tackle more complicated issues.</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><b>3. No page design:</b> (AKA bullseye placement, mom's photo) is a drawing started in the exact center of the page, typically beginning with the head, and drawing downwards, often resulting in the figure running of the bottom of page, and lack of composition. Typically related to "tiny drawing"syndrome.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Placement of the figure on the page is the first major artistic decision. Most beginners don't make an intentional choice where to place the figure. Beginners impulsively start drawing in the middle of the page, where "there is plenty of room." Completely ignoring that thing called composition.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Before drawing anything, ask yourself, is this pose tall, or wide? How will it fit on the page? What type placement matches the mood you want to create? Only then, draw a gesture line through the space you've chosen.</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><b>4. Police chalk outline:</b> (aka cookie cutter), the beginners practice of outlining the contour of a figure, without any drawing on the inside of the shape. Beginners get stuck at the outline stage, and don't know what to do next, not realizing they must draw through the figure to build dimension.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcyyG-7alAXc9gjcgK40YmfaCY1Bqs66UjYZdlmfv0vfmAWVjrtySQiY8DMDB5AvFoeaE5uf2d0vlV_x5CP7La3OSdOMbeCSIVPNvnKRtVFDvu-qfVSRg5FKEAQi1ZtD-vzCheLU9ca7s/s1600/Sophia-Graham+Smith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcyyG-7alAXc9gjcgK40YmfaCY1Bqs66UjYZdlmfv0vfmAWVjrtySQiY8DMDB5AvFoeaE5uf2d0vlV_x5CP7La3OSdOMbeCSIVPNvnKRtVFDvu-qfVSRg5FKEAQi1ZtD-vzCheLU9ca7s/s320/Sophia-Graham+Smith.jpg" width="238" /></a><span class="s1">Draw, draw, draw! Anywhere is ok, but inside the figure is a great place to start. Draw lines inside the cookie cutter that divide it into basic proportions of head, neck, torso legs, knees, ankles, feet, measuring carefully. Draw additional lines to show the edges between planes, or that follow the angle of the plane themselves. Draw lines that separates the light side from the shadow side.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>5. Sausage links:</b> when a beginner draws one body part, then the next, linking each body part to the next, one at time, like sausage links. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">This is an ineffective drawing strategy because the drawing ends up looking stiff, without any overall gestural flow or movement. It is also ineffective because the artist cannot place the figure intentionally on the page using this strategy. The drawing simply "ends up" wherever it leads .... which is usually at the bottom of the page, without room for the feet. (See mistake #3)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The solution is to mark the the top and bottom boundaries where the figure is to be drawn. After observing the figure, drawn a line from the top mark, through the longest axis of the figure, ending at the bottom mark. That’s the famous gesture line you’ve heard so much about. Divide that line into proportions of legs, torso head, thus ensuring the figure will fit in the space selected.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>6. Drawing symbols:</b> (AKA drawing what you think, instead of what you see.)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The beginner often draws a predetermined ideal, "a symbol" they've learned to represent a body part, instead of observing nature, noting shape, angle, value, and proportions, then recreating those observed metrics.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Beginners believe a symbol for each body part exists, and once they are all memorized, the student "knows how to draw". Not true. Beginners also confuse symbols, with anatomy, saying to themselves, "I gotta learn more anatomy" - thinking memorizing muscle and bone names, will provide the ability to draw realistically. Observation is the key. Without proper observation, you may know names of the muscles, yet struggle with drawing them. Seeing the model reveals all the answers. And learning "to see" is the point of life drawing.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Learn to measure proportions using a stick, estimate angles using the clock, determine values, simplify geometries. These skills can be learned by anyone. That is why they are important.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Learning to "see" is the goal of life drawing, learning to more completely understand what you are looking at...life drawing practice trains your mind to see underlying geometry, how to measure angles accurately, determine which areas are lighter, or darker than the areas next to it, which things are bigger, or more important. These observation skills enable the beginner to progress from symbolic, to observational drawing.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Squint to see the basic shape of the missing part, and estimate it’s size based on another body part, already drawn. (See mistake # 5 and #8)</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>8. Tennis racket head:</b> (aka frying pan face) is what instructors call the blank oval a beginner draws instead of the head and face.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Treat the head, or any missing body part, like everything else, and block in the shapes, and values from the largest things to the smallest. Estimate the size of the missing part based on another body part that already been drawn. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">One simple way to estimate the heads size, once the body is sketched, is to measure the distance from the bottom of the pectorals, up to the bottom of where the chin should be. That distance will be similar to the head size. Add that distance upwards from the chin to estimate where the top of the head is supposed to be. Draw an oval/egg shape between those 2 measurements. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">When an instructor sees tennis racket face, we know the artist is fearful, and struggling to reconcile symbolic drawing with what they see. Use basic measurement tools such as measuring stick, or measuring angles using hands of a clock metaphor.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>9. Detail crazy:</b> (aka Only Fools Rush In) The mistaken strategy of drawing details, before roughing in large masses. Often related to “sausage links” drawing style. This misconception equates more detail with greater realism, when in fact, more detail makes a drawing appear busy, and unfocused.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Squint your eyes to see only the major value blocks, and to eliminate details. Finesse the proportions of the major elements first. Proportion, and value are the first steps toward adding realism. Details are saved for last, and are the sparkling jewels of your composition.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>10. The feathered edge:</b> (aka furry line) when a beginner "shades in" one side of a shape with a small, wispy, feathered edge, on one side of a figure. This is a beginners first step in attempting "shading".</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>11. Floating figures:</b> (AKA spaceman) a figure drawn without appearing to touch the ground, it is just floating in space, sometime without feet. A figure drawn without any indication of the ground plane is a figure without weight, and demonstrates the beginners difficulty with perspective, gesture, direction of force, and drawing feet.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>12. </b></span><b>Normalization:</b> beginners rationalize the models appearance by drawing things as expected to be, rather than what is actually observed. Beginners combine a quick glance at the model with the memorized symbols expected, and create a half imagined version of the pose. </div>
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<span class="s1">For instance, angles are often "straightened out"' and deep curves are "flattened" all in order to "normalize" them, or bring them within the realm of expectation. These drawing don't reconcile with observation, and the students get frustrated. Use a plumb line to keep things lined up, and measure carefully to avoid normalizing. You have to understand what you see. All the answers are in front of you.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>13: Emotional turmoil:</b> (aka the feels) the main issue artists struggle with in life drawing workshops is their own emotions. Performance anxiety, awkwardness about nudity, being good enough, ego safeguarding, all take away concentration, willingness to experiment, and therefore progress. <br /><br />Setting yourself up to succeed by creating a safe place to experiment, will help artists want to try new approaches to learning to see, and draw.</span><br />
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Graham Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209487622766579235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557753913702400440.post-36931190299691037532015-11-03T00:10:00.002-08:002015-11-03T18:07:51.621-08:00Confessions of a Paper Junkie<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/141479839" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />
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<b>Confessions of a Paper Junkie</b></h2>
The good folks at <a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/index.html" target="_blank">Strathmore Artist Papers™</a> were curious to see inside my actual art studio, and wanted me to draw something in their sketchbook. I told them, I draw on hundreds of sheets of Strathmore® paper a year, plus anything else I can get my hands on. But by all means, please send more. I'll be happy to draw on it, give a tour, and nerd out about paper anytime!<br />
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So, last month we filmed this video. :)<br />
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Here's the transcript and some random screen shots:<br />
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<i>Art Directors used to call it taking an idea out for a walk. That…it's, it's the best part of the project… it's when…you can just grab ideas from anything, and anything goes… and you're always on a deadline, so you are drawing as fast as you can.<br />You grab your sketchbook and you just start…drawing. </i></blockquote>
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<i>So, you explore every graphic permutation of an idea with little sketches - to develop the idea into it's best possible form. You make lots of little sketches, and follow wherever they lead.</i></blockquote>
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<i>If I'm drawing figures for an art book, I'll prep a sheet of Strathmore® Drawing Paper with a light acrylic wash… (to) give it a textural feel, and a tone to work from. Then I'll go to town with colored pencils, or ink, or anything else.</i></blockquote>
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<i>I use the same technique on this creature series. This is acrylic wash over Strathmore drawing paper. I imagine the creature, and render it with, uh, graphite and chalk. I'm combining imagery from classic(al) antiquity, (and) Victorian Flower Language to create deities from an imagined past.</i></blockquote>
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<i>Basically, I craft an image to suit a story. I'm an illustrator, and at the most basic level I take ideas and turn them into things we can see… and drawing is the very first step.</i></blockquote>
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For my art nerds that read all the way down here, here are the process details. The type of sketchbook "the girl with black hair "is drawn in is Strathmore Toned Tan (5.5x8.5"). It's nice! She's an imagined character, drawn with colored pencils, with acrylic paint washed over it, then black china marker, and more colored pencil.<br />
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I filmed this in my studio, with help from art school assistant, Britney Sharp. She climbed up the ladder to hang the art, and worked the camera. A big shout out to Alberto Ruiz for the video's name. Yes, Strathmore send me a big box of sketchbooks. No, you can't have one. Go get your own.<br />
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<b>Photo Gear:</b> Canon 650D (t4i), Canon 50mm f 2.8 lens, Canon 18-135mm STM lens, 2 softboxes 5000k, Rode VideoMicPro, Davis and Sanford Tripod, Cowboy Studio slider, edited in iMovie.<br />
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<b>Credits:</b><br />
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<b>Strathmore:</b> <a href="http://www.strathmoreartistpapers.com/">strathmoreartistpapers.com</a><br />
<b>illustrator website:</b> <a href="http://www.grahamsmithillustration.com/">grahamsmithillustration.com</a><br />
<b>video:</b> <a href="https://vimeo.com/inkdrawing">vimeo.com/inkdrawing</a><br />
<b>music:</b> <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/">freemusicarchive.org</a><br />
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<b>Music:</b> <i>There It Is</i> by Kevin MacLeod (cc) by 4.0<br />
<b>Music:</b> <i>Astronauts On Earth</i> by Cosmic Analog Ensemble (cc) by 4.0<br />
<b>Video:</b> Copyright (c) 2015 Graham Smith/art/camera 1/edit<br />
<b>Camera 2 /Assistant:</b> Britney Sharp<br />
<b>Models:</b> so many models! thank you all.
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/137397644">Sketchbook 37 - Index of Time</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/inkdrawing">Graham Smith</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<b>Sketchbook 37 - Index of Time</b>: strange creature's imagined from earth's primordial past were drawn with a brush pen over the course of a week, one right after another, stream of consciousness style. Each drawing riffing off the one before, until an evolution appeared, little collections of botanicals, fauna, cultural elements and inventions.... the Index of Time.<br />
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Often, I advise aspiring artists to try new things and experiment in their sketchbooks, like in this video for <a href="https://vimeo.com/113767626" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sketchbook 38 - try new things</a><b style="font-style: italic;">. </b>But this time, I decided to follow a theme through the entire book, which is kind of a "new thing" for me! Whichever direction you try next - keep drawing!<br />
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It was an honor to illustrate a portrait of Randy Johnson for the cover of <b><i>The Phoenix New Times</i></b>, the month Randy "Big Unit" Johnson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. <a href="http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/for-hall-of-famer-randy-johnson-dominance-didnt-come-easy-7505914" target="_blank">Read the article here.</a> </div>
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To commemorate this great athlete, I'm releasing prints on premium, archival, fine art paper, hand signed, titled and printed by the artist, complete with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each Certificate is signed, stamped, and matched uniquely to each print.</div>
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<b>Paper:</b> Moab Entrada Rag. 100% cotton paper, acid free, archival, bright white, smooth, and heavyweight 300gsm. </div>
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<b>Size: </b>13"x19" paper with a 1" border on the top and sides, 3.5" border on the bottom, where it's signed, titled and stamped. </div>
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<span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">A really nice sketchbook mysteriously appeared at my studio with a note that invited me to "create art" for the <a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/pass-the-journal/journal-full.html#/journal/9/show" target="_blank">Wyeth Sketchbook</a> in the </span><i><b><a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/pass-the-journal/#/journals" target="_blank">Pass the Journal </a></b></i>project by Strathmore. I decide to dive in, and film the process of drawing a creature called, "The Bird Feeder".<br />
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<i style="text-align: center;">"Strathmore is sending artists from around the globe on a mission to fill the pages of our art journals! We have sent 12 of our 500 Series Mixed Media Hardbound Art Journals to different artists to kick off Pass the Journal. Each artist who receives a book is to fill a page with their artwork, upload their artwork and artist profile to this site, and pass it on to another artist to continue the cycle." <b>- Strathmore</b></i><br />
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This piece is called <i><b>The Bird Feeder</b></i>. It's a graphite pencil drawing by illustrator Graham Smith, drawn on Strathmore 500, mixed media paper, created for the <a href="http://www.strathmoreartist.com/pass-the-journal/#/journals" target="_blank">Pass the Journal</a> project by Strathmore. 11"x17".<br />
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Once the drawing was finished, sprayed with fixative and dried, it was time for me to Pass the Journal along to the next artist. I know a zillion artists, so it was hard to choose. But I wanted the book to go to a real sketchbook lover. So, I sent it to illustrator, and creative sketchbook master, <a href="http://www.danielbaxter.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Baxter</a>. You are going to love his work.<br />
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The last question remains... is this grotesquely elegant god more likely to feed the birds, or eat them himself? Is he good or bad, or is he like us.... full of both beauty and terror?<br />
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<b>Thoughts on Symbols:</b> The Hopi Indians believed hummingbirds intervened with the gods on behalf of humans, asking the gods for rain. The indigenous peoples of Trinidad believed hummingbirds were the spirits of their ancestors, and should never be harmed. The tiger lily flower represents the feminine principle, reflecting the qualities of mercy, compassion, kindness and unconditional love. The brown freckles on the flower's petals allude to the concept of always being in touch with one's creativity.<br />
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<b>Pencils:</b> Uni, Staedtler, Dixon Ticonderoga, Derwent, 4h, 2h, h, hb, f, 2b, 6b <b>Erasers:</b> Mars Plastic, kneaded, and Tuff Stick. <b>Paper: </b>Strathmore 500, Mixed Media, 90 lb. Vellum finish.<br />
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2 super talented sculptors from San Diego are making a full body, special fx, horror creature suit in their garage studio, and asked me to film the process. I cut this 34 second trailer from one of the episodes, so you can see what artists do when they're let out their cages.<br />
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These guys started with 150 pounds of clay, in 12 boxes, and worked very, very quickly. The sculptors, <a href="http://www.hitestudios.com/" target="_blank">Jason Hite </a>and <a href="http://www.monstrerasylum.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan Fuller</a> are about 9 hours into their work in this trailer, and are already beginning to define details.<br />
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Day 1 was the "rough in" phase. Day 2 began the refinement, and next time, I think they're going to sculpt the head! Looking forwards to showing you all the steps in this epic project. Better go charge my camera battery. :)<br />
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Here is a link to our group on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SketchBookSessionsSanDiego/" target="_blank">Drawsome!</a> Sketchbook Sessions. You can see photos of our sessions, member's artwork, and get invitations to our events if you join.</div>
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He tied a strap around the stage and pulled against it with all his strength, that same strap was tied around his hands for his "Tortured" pose, and he cantilevered his balance against a stick, which became a prop in other poses.<br /><br />Later, looking over the drawings, I began to make sense of the story from the names of his poses, and made this short video.<br /><br />Crazy Nekkid Grandpa sure can tell a good story! And as for judging books with old covers: look closely or you might miss classics like Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea", or Herman Melville's, "Moby Dick".</div>
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I illustrated this psychedelic portrait of Attorney General Mark Brnovich for the <a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/02/mark_brnovich_jerry_garcia.php" target="_blank">Phoenix New Times</a>, because, evidently, the AG followed the Grateful Dead, back in the day.<br />
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Art Director Peter Storch suggested we illustrate him to look "extra groovy, so I gave him some "Greg Brady" hair, muttonchops, and a eye popping tie dyed background. I get all the fun assignments!<br />
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After the cover published the AG's office called to say Brnovich thought the portrait was funny. Glad to hear he has a good sense of humor!<br />
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I'm lucky to illustrate the 20 Questions interview feature in Worth Magazine each issue. Sometimes I film myself drawing. Over time, I've streamlined the inking process, see if you can see how I "cheat" when inking portraits on a deadline.<br />
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The bad cop was draw with charcoal, and colored in Photoshop. I colored 3 versions of this illustration. Which one would you choose?Graham Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209487622766579235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557753913702400440.post-53237551498003513872014-11-05T22:39:00.000-08:002014-11-07T10:28:19.152-08:00Wonder Women: portraits for Hemisphere's magazine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>I finally got to draw the real Wonder Women.</b> They are 5 of the brightest young women in the tech industry and have all made real innovations in their fields, while founding their own companies. Here is a quick introduction: <i>Read the <a href="http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2014/10/01/wonder-women-2/" target="_blank">original article here</a>.</i><br />
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“I’ve always had a crazy interest in science,” she says. “One thing I do is ask questions about everything, kind of obsessively.” Perry carries a notebook around with her, in which she keeps tabs on things that, in her opinion, need fixing. “I keep asking questions until I find the answer,” she says. “If I stumble across a problem, I’m going to solve it.”<br />
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"Jerry looks like a Care Bear who has had his “tummy symbol” upgraded to a sleek, interactive screen. But before you dismiss him as just another high-tech distraction, note his most important feature: Jerry has type 1 diabetes, which makes him uniquely qualified to educate, entertain and comfort young patients.<br />
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Jerry was created by Hannah Chung, who teamed with fellow Northwestern alum Aaron Horowitz to found Sproutel, a startup devoted to inventing toys for kids with chronic illnesses. Diabetes proved a particular challenge: Children are often diagnosed between the ages of three and seven, when it’s difficult to master complex, critical concepts like carb counting. “We saw that these kids had plush animals and dolls,” Chung says, “and they were pricking their fingers, giving them insulin,” without any real idea of what they were actually doing."<br />
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The easiest way to get someone to change,” says Jessica O. Matthews, co-founder and CEO of socially conscious sports gear startup Uncharted Play, “is to make it seem like they’re not changing at all.” For proof, look no further than her company’s offerings, which include the Soccket, a soccer ball that converts kicks into electric energy that powers a small LED lamp that is inserted into the ball. <br />
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There are a billion cars on the planet, and most sit idle 22 hours a day,” Jessica Scorpio says. It’s a staggering statistic and one that Scorpio mentions as the inspiration for her revolutionary peer-to-peer car-sharing service, Getaround.<br />
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When Samantha John started building websites as a senior at Columbia University, she quickly realized that, like any language, computer programming was best learned at a young age. But how do you entice kids to code? Her app, Hopscotch, which she debuted last spring with partner Jocelyn Leavitt, turns programming into an intuitive building-block system, in which chunks of pre-written code can be combined to animate characters and have them react to stimuli in their virtual world. Think of it as Lego for the video game set.<br />
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It was great working with the talented artist and model, Christa at the Sony Life Drawing Workshop this week. She is a talented artist/ photographer, and makes her own props, like the deer antler necklace featured in this drawing. Here is a link to the models photography portfolio: <a href="http://modelsociety.com/Photographer/balm-in-Gilead/photos" target="_blank">Balm in Gilead</a></div>
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This drawing is 18 x 24 inches on Strathmore toned grey paper, and is drawn with carmine red, black and terracotta color pencils. I used white china marker for the white highlights. This drawing took about 40 minutes, but of course I wished I could draw Christa for hours!<br />
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"If anyone knows why the Granite Mountain Hotshots left a safe area on top of the Weaver Mountains west of Yarnell and descended into a box canyon that became the worst death trap in the nationwide history of such crews, it's Brendan McDonough.<br />
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The only survivor of the 20-member hotshot crew that perished in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013, McDonough, 23, is in the unique position to have heard some, if not all, of the discussions between Granite Mountain Supervisor Eric Marsh and Captain Jesse Steed in the moments before Marsh, Steed, and the others died."<br />
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Illustration assignments for the weeklies like the <b>Phoenix New Times </b>come and go quickly. Art Directors and their editors like to see sketches within a day or two, and the final art a few days after that. The whole process takes about a week.<br />
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It was great drawing the 6 foot tall, classic beauty, Tamara at the Sony Life Drawing Workshop this week. A tiny bit more is learned every time I sit down to draw. That's pretty much the secret to drawing well, lots of practice.<br />
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Blue colored pencil, with white china marker, on Strathmore Toned Grey paper. 18'x24". 40 minutes pose.<br />
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How am I just finding out that this is a thing? Up until the very moment I illustrated these portraits for the Boston Globe, I thought artists had the best job. But Official BBQ taster? These folks are winning.</div>
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The <b>Sony Life Drawing Workshop</b> starts up this Tuesday, August 19th. (6 -9pm) We'll be doing longer poses to try and push our drawing as far as they can go. </div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/103160251">Blue Smoke whale - illustration process</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/inkdrawing">Graham Smith</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Peek behind the scenes, in this illustration process video, while illustrator Graham Smith draws a whale full of decorative patterns, using a Lamy fountain pen and a Micron marker.<br />
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This whale illustration is part of the visual assets for a Blue Smoke Sushi Restaurant branding campaign, art directed by <a href="http://www.hollisbc.com/" target="_blank">Hollis Brand Culture</a>.<br /><br />I'll post some photos next month, when the restaurant opens, and we can see the final product!<br />
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We had a great time at the Sony Life Drawing Workshop, drawing muscular model, Yoni, costumed as a first century warrior, complete with a few props from the TV series, Sparta. </div>
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