tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287589849450683722024-03-08T07:24:41.192-06:00I Can't Draw a CircleVisual spewings from the mind of Jeremy RowlandJeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-25113595838253845482012-10-25T16:00:00.000-05:002012-10-25T16:00:04.613-05:00Drawing groups updatedPoor, poor blog... how I neglect you so.<br />
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At any rate I made some updates to my list of drawing groups around the DFW metroplex. I didn't check everything so feel free to berate me, but there are a couple new figure drawing groups.<br />
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<a href="http://jprowland.blogspot.com/2010/02/dfw-sketch-and-life-drawing-groups.html">DFW Sketch and Life Drawing Groups</a> (on Blogger)<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/note.php?&note_id=331384143679">DFW Sketch and Life Drawing Groups</a> (Facebook)<br />
<br />Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-90527833174227214592011-04-15T23:41:00.002-05:002011-04-15T23:46:24.124-05:00Fellow patrons at Borders cafeHaven't done any 100% digital sketching lately so I had a go with it at the cafe in Borders. Tried something new with toning and I think it came out nice, I'll have to do more digital toning to all my sketches. Autodesk Sketchbook Pro 2011 (worth the upgrade for the blending modes!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5623138499/" title="JPR_20110415_01b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5623138499_5f91aa8f2b_m.jpg" width="240" height="188" alt="JPR_20110415_01b"></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-62610625788328979022011-04-14T12:44:00.000-05:002011-04-15T23:41:24.745-05:00DirtyGirlsRallyA racer friend (Christy Carlson, right) asked me to draw a picture for a t-shirt. The car and driver on the left (Brianne Corn) is the team I co-drive (navigate) for!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5621903153/" title="JPR_20110413_01c_sm by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5621903153_18b29d18bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="183" alt="JPR_20110413_01c_sm"></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-40814297175399675702011-04-11T09:55:00.003-05:002011-04-11T09:58:42.970-05:00Drink & Draw April 10Sketches done last night at the Drink & Draw at Flying Saucer in Dallas. Both done with red Col-Erase in my 8¼"× 5½" Hand Book sketchbook (worlds better than Moleskine!), the second was inked over with a Zebra brush pen (fine point? the gray one)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5610192542/" title="JPR_20110410_02 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5610192542_dfd248bb04_m.jpg" width="191" height="240" alt="JPR_20110410_02"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5609613155/" title="JPR_20110410_03 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5609613155_44d9465947_m.jpg" width="193" height="240" alt="JPR_20110410_03"></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-40791804882224249902011-04-04T01:58:00.002-05:002011-04-04T02:04:30.810-05:00Last Tree on MarsThis was one of the last kinds of tree to die out on Mars. The large trunk stored up plenty of water in the increasingly dry conditions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5587657667/" title="JPR_20110404_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5587657667_5b373abb9c_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="JPR_20110404_01"></a><br /><br />Ink in sketchbook. Initial sketch done in Col-Erase Carmine Red (and looked much better!) Copic F01 drawing pen, Zebra super fine sign pen, water brushes with mid-tone and black washes.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-67946350689728489742011-04-02T10:58:00.004-05:002011-04-02T11:06:51.489-05:00Copic sepia fountain penPlaying around with a Copic sepia fountain pen I got a couple weeks ago. I love it, except the point is a little too fine for this kind of sketching and the ink keeps running nearly dry. It's supposed to be waterproof but it bleeds just enough to make some nice washes with the water brush, perfect for this kind of sketching. The drawings probably look larger than the real versions, the super fine point inspires tiny scratches rather than bold strokes.<br /><br />Quick sketches at the park (cut short because my almost-4-yr-old was being, well, an almost-4-yr-old)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5581907807/" title="JPR_20110401_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5581907807_9c88d12d9f_m.jpg" width="216" height="240" alt="JPR_20110401_01"></a><br /><br />More sketches later while watching TV. Mostly from imagination but inspired by people I saw.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5581920381/" title="JPR_20110401_02 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5581920381_43418bf22c_m.jpg" width="240" height="237" alt="JPR_20110401_02"></a><br /><br />PS. I have a new son less than 48 hours old. Toby Alexander, 8 lbs. 1 oz., born 9:39 PM March 31, 2011. Welcome to the new kid.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5578196849/" title="Untitled by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5578196849_058f538657_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt=""></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5578781840/" title="Untitled by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5578781840_3a7bf0217d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt=""></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-6789037395146023092011-03-28T11:59:00.006-05:002011-04-02T11:05:14.062-05:00Another yearAnother year come and gone without posting anything. Sigh.<br /><br />I updated my <a href="http://jprowland.blogspot.com/2010/02/dfw-sketch-and-life-drawing-groups.html">list of DFW sketch groups</a> to include a new uptown group and link to the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco which hosts figure drawing workshops from time to time.<br /><br />Here's a couple girls I drew last night at the Drink and Draw DFW. The black thing growing out of the left girl's head is me splotching the ink by accident before it was dry. Pen & ink wash (left), 5"x8"; pencil and watercolor (right) 5"x8".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/5568050179/" title="JPR_20110327_02b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5568050179_b39c54f5c5_m.jpg" width="240" height="205" alt="JPR_20110327_02b"></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-11374007716722324892010-03-07T13:55:00.002-06:002010-03-07T13:56:22.346-06:00Cupcake War<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4414039657/" title="Cupcake Wars by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4414039657_4de1e3d900_m.jpg" width="240" height="210" alt="Cupcake Wars" /></a><br /><br />Done at Dr. Sketchy's Dallas, Sat. Mar. 7. Yes, he really did sit there with a cupcake on his face for 5 minutes! Ink and wash, 10"x10".Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-22051409044992478412010-02-26T21:26:00.022-06:002013-05-23T00:24:50.950-05:00DFW Sketch and Life Drawing GroupsIf you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and are looking to get out and draw or paint with other artists, there's a number of opportunities, but I've found the information is scattered all around and often out-of-date. So, I thought I'd try and consolidate a list of some chances for us artists to just get together and draw.<br />
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Some require a fee which I've noted. Since this is about community, I'm pretty selective about the classes listed here; they'll be limited mainly to model sessions with a "show up at the door with your money and sketchpad" admission policy (rather than, e.g., accredited schools.)<br />
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Let me know if this list has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate... and always be sure to double-check with the group before driving out because of reading this!<br />
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<b>Drink & Draw DFW</b><br />
Hosted by Jose Ramirez; meets bi-weekly, currently Sundays at 6:30pm, at various locations around the Metroplex such as the Flying Saucer (Addison) and Big Racks BBQ (Grapevine.) Now also meeting on alternate weekends in Fort Worth!<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64739297644" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://drinkanddrawdfw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/drinkanddrawDFW" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br />
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<b>Uptown Dallas Sketch Group</b><br />
Meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at Cafe Express in uptown Dallas with occasional special events.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Uptown-Dallas-Sketch-Group" target="_blank">Meetup</a><br />
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<b>Plano Sketchers</b><br />
Meets roughly weekly or semi-weekly at Collin Creek Mall. Dates may vary, usually 7:00pm.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Plano-Sketchers/">Meetup</a><br />
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<b>Dallas Sketch Club</b><br />
Informal, social drawing group. Hosted by Lucas Puryear at Taco Bueno at
75 & Forest Ln. Often bi-weekly, every other Saturday 5-7:00pm, but
pretty intermittent so get in touch first. Past meeting locations have
included Richland College cafeteria and Chipotle at 75 & Forest Ln.<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=316719429404" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
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<b>A Bunch of Short Guys</b><br />
DFW's premier animation and VFX guild. Not strictly a drawing group but they sometimes host drawing sessions and related classes. A highlight is their annual Industry Giants conference which usually features a figure drawing track. Meets monthly, usually on a Saturday at 10:00am, at Collin College Spring Creek Campus (2800 East Spring Creek Parkway, room C-104, Plano, TX 75074).<br />
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<a href="http://abunchofshortguys.org/">Web site</a><br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/A-Bunch-of-Short-Guys/">Meetup</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/7309656649/?fref=ts">Facebook</a><br />
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<b>Dallas Artist Networking Group</b><br />
Hosts a variety of artist meetups including monthly socials, a weekly "Friday Night Creative Circle", gallery shows, and a (roughly) monthly ArtLoveMagic with music, poetry, etc. I haven't been to any myself, but I know some who reguarly like to attend and sketch.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/dallasartists/" target="_blank">Meetup</a><br />
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<b>Tarrant Artist Networking Group (TANG)</b><br />
An extention of the Dallas Artist Networking Group (DANG), they organize a (roughly) weekly meetup at Roots coffee house in North Richland Hills, though the date and time seems to move around a bit.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/dallasartists/" target="_blank">Meetup</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000836387260" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
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<b>Figure Drawing:</b><br />
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<b>Cedar's Art Gallery</b><br />
Traditional life drawing sessions which favor long poses-- often a single pose for two to three weeks-- though they occasionally do shorter poses (e.g. 10-20 min). Thursdays 7-9:30pm and Sundays 1-4pm, $20 session fee. David Terry and Paul Labadie run mailing lists; contact me for their email address.<br />
<a href="http://www.cedarsartgallery.com/" target="_blank">Web site</a><br />
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<b>Dr. Sketchy's Dallas</b><br />
Monthly life drawing, usually Sunday 4-7pm, featuring "fringe culture" models such as burlesque dancers, roller derby girls, and the like. $10 session fee.<br />
<a href="http://www.drsketchysdallas.com/" target="_blank">Web site</a><br />
<a href="http://dallassketchy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45491282955" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dallassketchy" target="_blank">MySpace</a><br />
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<b>Dr. Sketchy's Denton</b><br />
Monthly, usually on Sunday nights at Banter Cafe on W. Oak St. $10 session fee.<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Sketchys-Denton/129822811752" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/drsketchysdenton" target="_blank">MySpace</a><br />
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<b>The Society of Figurative Arts (TSOFA)</b><br />
Michael Mentler teaches life drawing classes in Carrollton from the model every Tuesday and Wednesday, with weekend "crash course" workshops. The web site is (or at least seems to be) eternally out of date, so you may want to contact him to verify class times. $30 normal class ($25/class when purchased in groups of 10), $185 weekend workshops.<br />
<a href="http://www.tsofa.com/" target="_blank">Web Site</a><br />
<a href="http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72362" target="_blank">Michael Mentler's online sketchbook</a><br />
FACES & FEATURES<br />
Tuesdays 11:00a to 1:30p<br />
FIGURE DRAWING<br />
Wednesdays 11:00a to 1:30p<br />
Wednesdays 7:00p to 9:30p<br />
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<b>Friday Night Lights and Shadows (Meetup.com)</b><br />
Drawing from live models, varying clothed, costumed and nude. $15 fee, Friday nights at Brookhaven College, usually weekly at 7:00p.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Friday-Night-Lights-and-Shadows/events/72397532/">Meetup</a><br />
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<b>Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF)</b>Occasionally runs weekly series of figure drawing workshops.<br />
<a href="http://www.vagf.org/upcoming_events" target="_blank">Web site (events)</a><br />
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<b>On the Internet and abroad:</b><br />
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<b>Sketchoholic</b><br />
Featuring "Chiustream" with Bobby Chiu sketching, chatting, and voting on viewer drawings at the end so draw as you watch. Very motivational and addictive! Every Friday 4-5:30pm CST. Also hosts live interviews with professional artists and illustrators (times vary).<br />
<a href="http://www.sketchoholic.com/" target="_blank">Web site</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bobby-chiu-broadcasting" target="_blank">Live stream</a><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/bobbychiu" target="_blank">@bobbychiu on Twitter</a> (announcements when the live streams start, as well as upcoming interviews and contests)<br />
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<b>SketchCrawl</b><br />
Worldwide, quarterly, grassroots event started by Pixar story artist Enrico Casarosa. A day set aside to walk around and draw! DFW isn't always well-represented, so if you don't see anyone organizing something then feel free to start your own thread on the forums.<br />
Upcoming dates:<br />
SketchCrawl #26 - February 27, 2010<br />
SketchCrawl #27 - May 15, 2010<br />
SketchCrawl #28 - July 31, 2010<br />
<a href="http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/index.php" target="_blank">SketchCrawl forums</a><br />
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<b>Defunct</b> (groups that died out, but you can keep your eyes on them in case they pop up again):<br />
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DFW Sketch Group and DFW Sketch Group Northeast<br />
Informal, social drawing group. Meets bi-weekly, Saturdays at 1pm, with alternating locations: Borders cafe in Lewisville, and Half-Price Books community lounge on Northwest Highway off US-75 in Dallas.<br />
<a href="http://art.meetup.com/410/" target="_blank">Meetup</a><br />
Update: As of Aug. 5, 2010, this sketch group has been cancelled.<br />
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Greater Fort Worth Sketch Group<br />
Not sure if they host it, but they regularly advertise a weekly Drink and Draw at Mellow Mushroom at the Bluebonnet traffic circle off TCU campus, Mondays at 6pm, as well as other sketch meetups.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Greater-Fort-Worth-Sketch-Group/" target="_blank">Meetup</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Worth-TX/Mellow-Mushroom-Fort-Worth/46671699731?v=wall" target="_blank">Mellow Mushroom Fort Worth on Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mellowmushroom.com/fortworth/happenings#/store/happenings/fortworth">Mellow Mushroom Fort Worth Happenings</a><br />
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As of March 22, 2010, Mellow Mushroom's Drink and Draw has been cancelled until further notice.<br />
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Dallas Sketch Group<br />
Used to meet on Sundays 11:30am-2:30pm at the Half-Price Books on Northwest Highway off US-75, but died out a few years ago (2011?).<br />
<a href="http://dallassketchgroup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6922029019" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
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Plano Figuredrawing and Painting GroupShort-lived figure drawing group in Plano on Meetup.com. Meetings were scheduled for Sunday afternoons/evenings but died out to lack of interest.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Plano-Figuredrawing-and-Painting-Group/" target="blank">Meetup</a><br />
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Figure Drawing (Meetup.com)<br />
This was hosting open model figure
drawing sessions but ended a while back. I used to have a link in case
it came back but I think the hosting site dropped it completely.<br />
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UTD Little Concept WorkshopSketch/painting group
(roughly weekly, location varies) focused toward drawing for concept and
fantasy art. One or more subjects are given for the attendees to focus
on, and in the future they hope to add some figure drawing to the mix.
Meets usually on Saturdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm.<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8156197998" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://littleconceptworkshop.wordpress.com/">Blog</a><br />
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DFW Life Drawing (Fort Worth) (Meetup.com)<br />
Defunct as of March 9, 2013. Used to meet in Fort Worth weekly with $10 fee.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/DFW-Life-Drawing/">Meetup</a><br />
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Magnolia Ave. Life Drawing Group (Meetup.com)<br />
Defunct as of April 15, 2013. Drawing from the live model with instruction and motivation from leader and professor David Calton. $15 fee, meets at Calton's studio at the corner of Magnolia and College in the Historic Southside district in Fort Worth, Thursdays 6:30p to 9:30p and Sundays 1:00p to 4:00p.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Magnolia-Ave-Life-Drawing-Group/">Meetup</a><br />
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Deep Ellum Draws (Meetup.com)<br />
Cancelled as of May 20, 2013. Drawing from live models, usually nude, $20 fee, Thursday nights 7-10:00p in Deep Ellum. Hosted by animator Bill Konersman.<br />
<a href="http://www.meetup.com/Deep-Ellum-Draws/">Meetup</a><br />
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Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-79992663468805020122010-02-22T20:19:00.001-06:002010-02-22T20:20:30.400-06:00Drink & Draw Feb. 21Great fun last night at the Drink & Draw in Grapevine. Even had time to do a few sketches...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4380246983/" title="JPR_20100221 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4380246983_7f5a54882b_m.jpg" width="240" height="186" alt="JPR_20100221" /></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-46474307390312377032010-02-15T15:56:00.007-06:002010-02-15T16:03:24.402-06:00Roussillon<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4359944289/" title="Roussillon by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4359944289_f9446b8e3f_m.jpg" width="176" height="240" alt="Roussillon" /></a><br /><br />Roussillon, France. Roussillon is very... red. It's a famous source of ochre pigment. I think there must be a law or something stating every door in Provence must be painted light blue. 22.9x30.5, watercolor on Strathmore paper.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-10336198927363462312010-02-04T16:24:00.005-06:002010-02-04T16:44:05.852-06:00Great Basin National Park<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4330547975/" title="JPR_20100204_2658 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4330547975_6c7e756543_m.jpg" width="240" height="174" alt="JPR_20100204_2658" /></a><br /><br />Ugh... yes, well, I may redo this one since I do at least like the scene, and make it less "busy". From imagination, inspired by a TV show I watched on Great Basin National Park. I've never actually been there though it looks pretty cool. Watercolor on Strathmore 300gsm paper, 22.9x30.5.<br /><br />Using metric makes it look like I know what I'm doing...Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-54238198818361514782010-01-25T19:23:00.004-06:002010-01-25T19:25:31.188-06:00Southside SunsetStill trying to get a good grip on this beast called watercolor, should only take me a few more years...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4304673383/" title="Southside Sunset by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4304673383_b8a2ebe412_m.jpg" width="240" height="174" alt="Southside Sunset" /></a><br /><br />View from my parents-in-law's back yard of H. Neely Henry Lake near Gadsden, AL. 9"x12", watercolor on Arches 140 lb. paper.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-62830538534596838982010-01-21T16:04:00.003-06:002010-01-21T16:06:15.152-06:00Wilson CreekGoing to commit to trying to do a painting every day. Can't promise I'll post them all though ;) Here's one to start. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/4294086680/" title="Wilson Creek by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4294086680_9d6fcd052e_m.jpg" width="176" height="240" alt="Wilson Creek" /></a><br /><br />Wilson Creek near Towne Lake Park in Mckinney, TX. Watercolor on Strathmore paper, 9"x12".Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-35977124117828766272009-09-14T02:19:00.008-05:002009-09-14T02:26:45.990-05:00Watercolor landscape practiceDid a few watercolor sketches tonight. I've got a long way to go, but they turned out better than I expected. Both are, um, about 4" x 7" I think.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3919021872/" title="JPR_20090914a by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3919021872_7660405a69_m.jpg" width="151" height="240" alt="JPR_20090914a" /></a><br />Inspired by a photo I saw, modified a bit. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3919022278/" title="JPR_20090914b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3919022278_533cd1d777_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="JPR_20090914b" /></a><br />Looked up some reference photos for the bridge itself, otherwise from imagination. Need to get out and do some real plein air location painting. Um, so yeah, the truck is there to cover up a "slip" of the brush.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-40948690263013567352009-09-01T13:19:00.008-05:002009-09-01T14:13:49.911-05:00Back to itOk, so, I've been doing other things lately but it's time to focus on teh artz again. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3878954768/" title="JPR_20090830 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3878954768_ee32f88e1e_m.jpg" width="149" height="240" alt="JPR_20090830" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure I've seen something like this before so nothing original. I was going to have her hold a teddy bear in her left hand but I decided it would be too cheesy and cliche so the Thermos instead. Hey, a girl's gotta have her coffee. The gun was originally going to be an M-16 but then I realized it would look too obvious that I did it from memory and screwed it up, so I just sort of made something up. I used my Space Pen, my favorite pen that I lost and just found. I've since lost it again.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3878954854/" title="JPR_20090828 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3878954854_8839e5221c_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="JPR_20090828" /></a><br /><br />I keep calling myself a "painter" but I never get around to it, so there, a watercolor sketch in the Moleskin. Probably should have used some of the proper 140 lbs. paper I had with me considering how much I layered and worked it, but hey whatever.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3878954938/" title="JPR_20090803b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3878954938_f85fac552d_m.jpg" width="240" height="231" alt="JPR_20090803b" /></a><br /><br />Some disembodied heads, digital. Haven't sat down with the tablet and sketched while watching TV in a while, should do that again soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3878159425/" title="JPR_20090729 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3878159425_2de4531a10_m.jpg" width="193" height="240" alt="JPR_20090729" /></a><br /><br />More disembodied heads, from the sketch group that meets bi-weekly at CiCi's.<br /><br />So, near as I can tell it, there are two types of "professional" or semi-pro photographers that I've run across. The first are people who think they're artistic but are too lazy to learn to properly draw or paint, so they take a bunch of photos and run some Photoshop filters on them. The second are people who truly understand the strengths of photography vs. other media like painting and choose it because of, not despite, the differences. If you want an example of these guys, try <a href="http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/">Joe McNally</a>. Since I don't want to be like the former and I don't care enough to put in the incredible time and effort to be like the latter, I think I'll give up on doing "serious" photography as an art itself, and just be content taking above-average snapshots and using it as a tool for other media.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-88753895785590818202009-06-24T15:09:00.006-05:002009-06-24T15:47:13.151-05:00Another sketch dumpIt's been too long— almost two weeks! Here are some of the better recent sketches:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3658136908/" title="JPR_SCAN_023 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3658136908_ed05a9ccc8_m.jpg" width="240" height="191" alt="JPR_SCAN_023" /></a><br /><br />More concepts for my vaporware graphic novel when I was at <a href="http://mycoffeencream.com/" target="_blank">Coffee N Cream</a> in Allen, TX. The girl on the left is the main protagonist; she is roughly 16 years old and (at the risk of giving too much away or making it sound a little cheesy) is being trained as an assassin by a small group of rebel freedom fighters. This costume needs a <strike>little</strike> lot more work, though I liked the vest I sketched a while back so I went with it. But her look overall is probably the closest I've gotten yet to where I want to go. The story is set on another world, with two very different cultures, so I have a LONG way to go. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3658136864/" title="JPR_20090619b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/3658136864_bdf4e94c9e_m.jpg" width="240" height="166" alt="JPR_20090619b" /></a><br /><br />I like the woman on the left— one of the few times I've pictured something in my head and it turned out almost exactly the same way on paper ;) Ignore the little girl, I can't draw children to save my life. Check out the mullet on the guy in the middle, some sort of artsy nerd guy. He was with the 40-ish guy on the right— it must take literally decades of practice to slouch as much as he was, my sketch doesn't even do it justice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3657344261/" title="JPR_20090619a by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3657344261_147bb51533_m.jpg" width="240" height="184" alt="JPR_20090619a" /></a><br /><br />More sketches, some from real people, some made up. The shirt on the girl on the left sort of confused me; it was longer in real life and I drew it (somewhat) properly, but then I made her hips too low below the hem of the shirt, so her torso is too long. Oh well. I covered it in a bunch of shading and tone to hide it.<br /><br />Both the previous two were done also at <a href="http://mycoffeencream.com/" target="_blank">Coffee N Cream</a>, but this time at their downtown McKinney branch. They call the Allen one their "flagship" store but I like the one in McKinney better, it's a little more quaint and quirky. Here are a couple photos:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3658159884/" title="Coffee N Cream (exterior), McKinney, TX by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3658159884_8f7fee95bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Coffee N Cream (exterior), McKinney, TX" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3657364835/" title="Coffee N Cream, McKinney, TX by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3657364835_c2899b7975_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Coffee N Cream, McKinney, TX" /></a><br /><br /><br />And one last one from Lucas' sketch group at CiCi's last Wednesday:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3658136794/" title="JPR_20090617a by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/3658136794_0af5c144de_m.jpg" width="240" height="133" alt="JPR_20090617a" /></a><br /><br />Playing around with some shapes and design in tiny thumbnails. I like the tall round guy in the middle with the ranger hat, kinda reminds me of <a href="http://www.plymptoons.com/" target="_blank">Bill Plympton</a> for some reason.<br /><br /><br />As usual, I need to push myself and do more finished pieces instead of these rough sketches. I got a bunch of new watercolors, maybe I'll get off my duff and do some paintings. I've been amazed recently at <a href="http://ktanabefineart.com/" target="_blank">the watercolors of Keiko Tanabe</a>, check it out!Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-86730141165863300702009-06-13T17:29:00.008-05:002009-06-13T18:25:41.070-05:00"Up" mini-review (and more sketches)I finally got around to seeing <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/" target="_blank">Disney/Pixar's Up</a> in Disney Digital 3D and enjoyed it thoroughly. I didn't think it was necessarily their best work-- I thought a few others such as The Incredibles and Wall-E were better, and Toy Story 2 still tops my list-- but still a must-see. I was pleased to see that the 3D effect, which was almost painful to watch in the previews, was more subtle and convincing in Pixar's short and the feature. Unlike some naysayers, I believe that whatever is lost in 3D viewing is more than made up for by the sheer "cool" factor, and I don't feel that being in 3D distracted at all from the story. The brilliance of the colors does suffer with the glasses, and during fast movement the image still flickers a lot while your eyes and brain adjust. The story was good; very moving and touching, but still just "good". It's ironic that their most successful characters to date (in my opinion) have been the most unlike their primary audience, namely a robot (Wall-E) and a grumpy old man (Carl). <br /><br />"Partly Cloudy", the short preceding the movie, was a solid B- for effort. A little too saccharine for my tastes; it lacks the bite of Geri's Game, still in my opinion their best short to date. With a short film format, they have such an opportunity to push the boundaries, but they keep making "safe" little cutesies like this. Still, it had a slightly unexpected ending-- always a plus in my book-- and the cloud effects were pretty amazing from a technical and visual standpoint.<br /><br />On further thought, only the first half of Wall-E was better than Up. The second half was pretty lame and cliche.<br /><br />Moar skeches! The first three are from the <a href="http://art.meetup.com/410/" target="_blank">DFW Sketch Group</a> today at Border's in Lewisville.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3623494544/" title="JPR_20090613_02a by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3623494544_867c452ac2_m.jpg" width="240" height="178" alt="JPR_20090613_02a" /></a><br /><br />Kinda reminds me of <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=cowboy+bebop+ed" target="_blank">Radical Edward</a>. Didn't turn out too bad considering I didn't have a model to draw from. Do you know how hard it is to find a good sketchbook with toned paper? This is not one, by the way. This is kraft paper, which is basically what they make grocery bags out of. It tends to crumble and fall apart when worked or erased too much. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3622675541/" title="JPR_20090613_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3622675541_6becd9e7f9_m.jpg" width="205" height="240" alt="JPR_20090613_01" /></a><br /><br />Some sort of cowboy demon hunter fellar. I guess I had some old manga/anime in my head when I was thinking of him.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3622675669/" title="JPR_20090613_02b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/3622675669_1a5b631afb_m.jpg" width="240" height="198" alt="JPR_20090613_02b" /></a><br /><br />More half-hearted concept work for my graphic novel idea. I really need to just sit down for a few days and pound these out instead of piecemeal here and there.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3622675469/" title="JPR_20090610_02b by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3622675469_d2a6b2dfee_m.jpg" width="199" height="240" alt="JPR_20090610_02b" /></a><br /><br />Tribal-inspired woman, did this at the <a href="http://drinkanddrawdfw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Drink & Draw</a> this past Wednesday. The storm chased everyone away, it was just me and <a href="http://www.portfolioofjoseramirez.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jose R.</a>, and then <a href="http://verasteguiart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jose E.</a> showed up a little while later. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3623492176/" title="JPR_20090610_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3623492176_59965e7f78_m.jpg" width="222" height="240" alt="JPR_20090610_01" /></a><br /><br />More heads while watching TV from earlier in the day before Drink & Draw... I really like the one on the top left.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-7174033625284170492009-06-10T15:12:00.005-05:002009-06-10T15:24:27.689-05:00A Present for Mommy and DaddyShe just can't wait to show her family what she found!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3614124223/" title="JPR_20090610_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3614124223_c2d8d34a70_m.jpg" width="223" height="240" alt="JPR_20090610_01" /></a><br /><br />The little girl didn't turn out quite as young or as stylized as I had hoped but still looks all right, I guess. I think maybe the cranium is too small (or face too big), and the neck is probably too long as well. I was going for a watercolor look but I guess to get that you need, you know, watercolors. The airbrush tool in Sketchbook Pro looks like, surprise, an airbrush.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-13349210150665004202009-06-08T16:59:00.005-05:002009-06-08T18:55:28.890-05:00JP's Drawing "Club"Went to Panera Bread (Eldorado @ 75) today from 12 noon until about 2:30-ish and sketched. I'm committing to myself to do this weekly, so even if I keep being lazy or hesitant to draw, I MUST drag myself out then to do it. Panera worked ok today, though I think I may wait around until closer to 1 P.M. to avoid the lunch rush. Actually I'll probably head to the Cafe Brazil next door next Monday, I love bottomless cups of coffee. Figuratively, not literally.<br /><br />Would love to have some company too when I draw so if that time's not good for you drop me a line and we can get together sometime. I'll probably keep doing the Monday 1 to 3-4-ish thing since it works well for me, but I don't draw enough, so more is good!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3608154041/" title="JPR_20090608_002 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/3608154041_d2078e61da_m.jpg" width="174" height="240" alt="JPR_20090608_002" /></a><br /><br />Playing around with some character ideas for a graphic novel idea I've had kicking around for years. Decades, really, I was thinking about it in high school. And how much have I done on it in all that time? This page...seriously. Anyway, since I have nothing else inspiring me at the moment, I'm going to actually put my nose to the grindstone and get it done. Obviously from the drawings I have forgotten nearly everything I ever knew about anatomy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3608153905/" title="JPR_20090608_001 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3608153905_a864497b21_m.jpg" width="233" height="240" alt="JPR_20090608_001" /></a><br /><br />Some stuff I was warming up with. I was trying to get something Michel Gagne-esque. I failed epicly. Is epicly a word? Well, this certainly is failing epicly.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-51738836775060514112009-06-07T00:49:00.037-05:002009-06-07T20:28:25.562-05:00My Animation ReelI took down my professional site a few months ago (when I was doing some part-time photography) and I don't have my demo reel publicly available so I thought I'd post it here.<br /><br />I'm experimenting with a new Flash video player, please give me any comments you have on using it. The display of the videos has been reduced to fit the page but they are streaming at a higher resolution; I recommend clicking the full-screen button in the player.<br /><br /><!-- player #1 --> <br /><a class="jprPlayer" href="http://www.jprowland.com/animation/movies/jpr_reel_full_v20080121a_HQ.mp4" style="display:block;width:400px;height:220px;" > </a> <br /><font size="-1">Full Reel, 1'30", 12.1 MB. <a href="http://www.jprowland.com/animation/movies/jpr_reel_full_v20080121a_HQ.mp4">Click here</a> to download the movie if the Flash viewer does not work with your browser.</font><br /><br /><!-- player #2 --> <br /><a class="jprPlayer" href="http://www.jprowland.com/animation/movies/jpr_reel_short_v20080121a_HQ.mp4" style="display:block;width:400px;height:220px;" > </a> <br /><font size="-1">Short Reel, 0'30", 12.1 MB. <a href="http://www.jprowland.com/animation/movies/jpr_reel_short_v20080121a_HQ.mp4">Click here</a> to download the movie if the Flash viewer does not work with your browser.</font><br /><br /><script language="JavaScript">flowplayer("a.jprPlayer", "http://www.jprowland.com/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf", { clip: { autoPlay: false, autoBuffering: true } });</script><br /><br />Shot lists for each reel and what I did on each:<br /><br />FULL REEL<br />a. 0:05” (3D) “Camelidoo”<br />b. 0:07” (3D) “TAGG the Dog” spot 1 (1)<br />c. 0:12” (3D) AAFES “Terminator” (1) (3 shots, rigged/animated robot dog)<br />d. 0:19” (2D) AAFES “Western” (1) (2 shots, rigged/animated cowboy)<br />e. 0:23” (3D) “TAGG the Dog” spot 2 (1)<br />f. 0:27” (3D) “Dollar Bill”<br />g. 0:29” (3D) AAFES “Western” (cont.) (1)<br />h. 0:30“ (3D) “Camelidoo” (cont.)<br />i. 0:45” (2D) Walk cycle, polar bear<br />j. 0:47” (2D) Run cycle, ostrich<br />k. 0:48” (3D) HD Greetings “Lightning Bug” (animated bug) (1) <br />l. 0:51” (2D) “Old Growth”, entry in 24-hour “Savanijam 2006” competition<br />m. 0:58” (2D) “Here’s Mud in Your Eye”, animation with existing characters (2) <br />n. 1:05” (3D) “Lightning Bug” (cont.) (1)<br />o. 1:12” (3D) “Dollar Bill” (cont.)<br />p. 1:17” (3D) “Camelidoo” (cont.)<br /><br /><br />SHORT REEL<br />a. 0:02” Excerpts from student film, “Camelidoo”<br />b. 0:12” AAFES “Terminator” — rigged (custom) and animated robot dog (1)<br />c. 0:14” AAFES “TAGG the Dog” Christmas spot 1 — rigged (using Setup Machine) and animated dog (1)<br />d. 0:17” AAFES “Western” — custom rigged and animated cowboy (1)<br />e. 0:22” HD Greetings “Lightning Bug” — animated main bug (1)<br />f. 0:24” AAFES “Western” (cont.) — rigged (custom) and animated cowboy (1)<br />g. 0:25“ “Dollar Bill” — animated with pre-rigged “Lo-Man”<br /><br />Footnotes<br />(1) prop. of <a href="http://www.corganmedialab.com/" target="_blank">Corgan Media Lab, LLC</a><br />(2) Timon and Pumba characters © Disney<br /><br />Many thanks to the other talented individuals who also contributed to the parts of the shots I didn't work on (modeling, lighting, rendering, and the like)!Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-56726045623270091782009-06-06T20:51:00.013-05:002009-06-07T02:19:58.151-05:00Industry Giants 2009 with Dr. SketchyYes, I know it's been a while. I won't even bother to "catch up". Always look forward, right?<br /><br />Lots of life drawing this week at a Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School "mini" drawing session at <a href="http://www.thesodagallery.com/" target="_blank">The Soda Gallery</a> in the <a href="http://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/" target="_blank">Bishop Arts District</a> and then a full session with the same model (burlesque dancer Ginger Valentine) at the <a href="http://www.industrygiants.org" target="_blank">Industry Giants 2009</a> CG developer's conference the next day. Industry Giants also sponsored a drawing class with the <a href="http://tsofa.com/" target="_blank">Society for Figurative Arts'</a> Michael Mentler which was good since I have been meaning to go to some of his classes for a very long time and this gave me a taste of what I've been missing. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3602401358/" title="20090605_SCAN_02 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3602401358_c16865f1af_m.jpg" width="222" height="240" alt="20090605_SCAN_02" /></a><br /><br />I love drawing with my Sakura Pigma brush pen! My only complaint is that the ink always looks very washed-out. Would also be kinda nice if you could wash the ink like watercolor, but waterproof has its pluses too. The yellow is the natural paper color of the Moleskin sketchbook I'm trying out. That's a circular saw sitting on the table; they were running a contest for "best incorporation of 'hardware'" in our drawings. I loves me some non sequitur!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3602401450/" title="20090605_SCAN_03 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3602401450_9e778dc454_m.jpg" width="240" height="208" alt="20090605_SCAN_03" /></a><br /><br />Playing with a mix of my <a href="http://www.lamyusa.com/safari.html" target="_blank">Lamy Safari fountain pen</a> and watercolor.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gagneint.com/" target="_blank">Michel Gagne</a> (one of my favorite artists), Jason Manley (<a href="http://www.massiveblack.com/" target="_blank">Massive Black</a>, <a href="http://www.conceptart.org/" target="_blank">ConceptArt.org</a>), and Jay Hawkins (Senior Concept Artist for Gears of War at <a href="http://www.epicgames.com/" target="_blank">Epic Games</a>) were there at Industry Giants, as well as several other very talented CG artists. Very inspiring, gotta hit the drawing pads!Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-85729593587323277572009-02-14T16:47:00.000-06:002009-06-07T02:21:03.729-05:00DFW Sketch Club Meetup 2009-02-14Had fun meeting some other artists at the Borders in Lewisville. Ended up chatting almost as much as drawing, but here are a few I did. Will I ever draw anything again besides disembodied heads? Hmmm...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3280010206/" title="JPR_20090214_02 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3280010206_60ed2e8a6a_m.jpg" width="228" height="240" alt="JPR_20090214_02" /></a><br /><br />That red I used looked like ColErase red on my tablet but looks almost DayGlow pink here. Maybe a color calibration is out of date or something, need to look into that.Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-54526457640527131122009-02-08T19:36:00.000-06:002009-06-07T02:20:42.240-05:00The DoctorSome sketches while I watched a marathon of Doctor Who that's been accumulating on my DVR for weeks...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3265316614/" title="JPR_20090207_02 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/3265316614_b1430c1fe3_m.jpg" width="193" height="240" alt="JPR_20090207_02" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3264490771/" title="JPR_20090207_03 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/3264490771_ac13665707_m.jpg" width="193" height="240" alt="JPR_20090207_03" /></a><br /><br /><br />This guy started as an "experiment" in inking (to say I suck at inking is one of the understatements of the year) and I ended up shading in some too. The beauty (and curse) of tone and color is that it helps cover a multitude of drawing sins...Also, some sketches of my son, and some girl sketches from a couple days ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jprowland/3264490701/" title="JPR_20090207_01 by jprowland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1230/3264490701_b0cd793fff_m.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="JPR_20090207_01" /></a>Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428758984945068372.post-8571489666166621542009-02-05T00:29:00.003-06:002009-06-07T02:22:24.336-05:00Working on it...Yes, I know, nothing for a few days...I've done a few pages of sketches (not enough, certainly, but some) but nothing worth showing. Working on setting aside blocks of time for focus on drawing rather than just squeezing it in whenever I have time and/or "feel like it" (which is rarely, to be honest). <br /><br />They're not drawings, but I do have some photos of our trip down to meet my parents in Austin and San Antonio. Some turned out nice:<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jprowland/sets/72157613340815823/">http://flickr.com/photos/jprowland/sets/72157613340815823/</a><br /><br />One of the great things about photography is the really extreme ways that the camera sees that the eye doesn't -- I just love wide angle and telephoto shots (you'll see few examples of a "normal" focal length in my photographs). Just so you know, it's a complete myth that you can point a camera at something and capture it the way you saw it ;)Jeremy Rowlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660454328756283459noreply@blogger.com0