Sketchblog

Michi, one of the Guitarists from the amazingly talented Band Undiscovered Soul out of my hometown. They currently are crowdfunding a trip to LA to record their new album, if you like them, support them on their wemakeit.ch-page.

For some color practice, I did this study off a random grizzly picture on pinterest.

Last week, I’ve dug out a small sketchbook again because my other one was full. It’s nothing fancy, the paper seems rather cheap and thin. But because of the small size and the quality I didn’t feel pressure to fill it with well „thought out“ drawings. So I’ve just kept it really loose and didnt think about the drawings too much which turned into much better drawings than I do usually. It’s good to overthrow your usual workflow every once in a while.

Some photoshop colors for the tall guy.

To practice getting Values right a bit, I challenged myself with a self-portrait, done in Photoshop using one of Chris Oatleys Custom Brushes.

In my desk drawer I’ve found a set of pastel chalks waiting to be used. I’ve finally got to use them on this portrait of a buddy of mine. Sorry for the long neck, buddy =)

It’s fun to work on colored paper like this one where the paper defines your midtone, you can then work in it with white chalk / pencil or one of those white correction pens. And since you cant make lines really well with these chalks, it was a good practice like that where I had to work more with shapes and values instead of lines, as I tend to do usually.

The logo for the new KIDNAP and ONCE films Snowboard-/Skateboard-Movie „Just Kidding“, premiering on 29th of November 2014 here in Thun.

Size comparison of the logo. A well designed logo should be legible even in small sizes.