Quick Study: Dave B.

Here's a quick little study that I did of Mr. Dave B.  His nose is much longer, so I'll probably have to fix that later when I FINALLY paint him.  I may just go the value painting route with this one...

Bruce Willis

This is the first time that I've ever worked on a caricature of Bruce Willis.  I did a value painting first, then added color, and finished it off by painting details on top of everything. I'm really liking this painting technique!

Mr. Yang

A quick monochromatic value study using Jason Seiler's sketch of Mr. Yang, one of his earlier art instructors.

Kathy: Value Study Process

A quick little process animation showing the creation of my Kathy value painting.

Kathy

This is a caricature and value study of a little lady by the name of Kathy. I did this for Jason Seiler's online art class. If you want to increase your understanding of some basic painting principles, you can't underestimate the "value" of doing a value painting. Value painting is LIFE!

Jesse Jackson & Mr. James

Very, very, VERY fun sketches to do.  I'll definitely have to work on these two more in the future, especially James.  Love that hair!

Value Study of Gary

This was painted for Jason Seiler's caricature class.  Value painting is a really great way to improve your ability to "see", which is a very important skill to have as an artist of ANY type.    

Quick Studies: Suzane & Chris

These are 2 sketches that I did of Suzane & Chris. Sketching in Photoshop feels pretty natural. I really have to try out Autodesk's SketchBook Pro someday!