Looking Back Wolf:My first dry-brushing oil painting. It could be better but I'm proud of it.
Brushes #0, 8, 10, 40
Oil painting black
Kneaded Eraser, Electric Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser
A3
Reference by amazing
Winter is coming!
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Rachel Weisz: English film and theatre actress and former fashion model. Weisz started working in television, appearing in Inspector Morse, the British mini-series Scarlet and Black, and the television film Advocates II. She made her film début in the 1994 film Death Machine, but her breakthrough role came in the 1996 film Chain Reaction, leading to a high-profile role as Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell in the films The Mummy, in 1999, and The Mummy Returns in 2001. Other notable films featuring Weisz are Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Constantine, The Fountain and The Constant Gardener, for which she received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors' Guild award for her supporting role as Tessa Quayle. She has been labelled an "English rose" since her minor role in Stealing Beauty in 1996.5H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, woodless graphite 9B, Graphite Bar 2B
Kneaded Eraser, Electric Eraser, Mars Rasor, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Brush #8
Blending Stump, Makeup Removal Discs
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Ducks: Someone reminded to me the ducks I had long ago, unfortunately they were buried or eaten by a fox. I thought it would be a good idea bring them back to life with graphite.I tried dry brushing for the background, good feelings but I think it could be better.
5H, 3H, H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, Graphite Bar 2B
Kneaded Eraser, Electric Eraser, Mars Rasor, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Brush #8
Blending Stump, Makeup Removal Discs.
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Pau Gasol: My tribute to one of the best Spanish sportsman of history if not the best. An example of dedication, overcoming and behavior. He is a spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain. Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He also won the citizenship award and currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points. After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008. His younger brother, Marc Gasol, who was involved in that trade, is also a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.Take a look at this face because we are going to kick some asses in London 2012!
5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, H, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, willow charcoal
Kneaded eraser, Pen mechanic eraser, Electric eraser
Blending Stump, Makeup Removal Discs
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Cate Blanchett: Academy Award–winning Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Blanchett appeared as the elf queen Galadriel in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy from 2001 to 2003. In 2004, Blanchett's portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator brought her numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Blanchett's other films include Babel (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Robin Hood.5H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 5b, 6B, 7B, woodless graphite 9B
Kneaded eraser, Pen eraser, Electric eraser
Blending Stump, Makeup Removal Discs
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")
50. NEIL GAIMAN: Make good art:
Neil Gaiman (1960-) is one of the best fiction writers in the world in my opinion. His work covers novels, short-stories, children’s books, comics, film, television – pretty much the whole pop-culture gamut.
This quote is taken from Gaiman’s commencement address at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which was all over the internet last week. In an absolutely beautiful and inspiring speech, Gaiman shares the best tips that he wished he knew when he was first starting his writing career. It’s required listening for anyone passionate about the arts and I’ve bookmarked it so I can watch it whenever I lose my direction. Seriously, if you haven’t seen it, stop what you’re doing and:
I first read Gaiman’s work over 15 years ago, although I didn’t know who he was at the time. It was Spawn #9, which stood out from all the other Image, testosterone-filled comics I was reading because it was um … well-written. I kept reading the rave reviews The Sandman was getting but I wasn’t ready for ‘adult’ comics yet (I was 14 and hooked on the proportionally-challenged, gun-pouch-wearing superheroes of the new Image universe.) By the time my reading tastes had matured and I started university, I couldn’t afford to buy all of The Sandman collected editions. However, one of the (only) good things about my college was that their library had a comic collection, including all of The Sandman books. Reading the series over the course of a year (they were popular so it was difficult to loan them) was one of the highlights of my three years at university. The series lived up to the hype, opened my eyes to what comics were capable of and helped me score dates with goth girls. After that, I moved onto Gaiman’s novels including the hilarious Good Omens (co-authored with Terry Pratchett), Anansi Boys and the brilliant American Gods. He’s one of my favourite writers and if you see this Mr. Gaiman, thank you for not only making good art, but for making great art.
- Neil Gaiman’s official blog. I especially recommend this recent interview Gaiman conducted with one of my other favourite writers, Stephen King.
- Thanks to reader, Albert, for first sending me the link to the commencement speech.
- I’ve never liked using the term ‘graphic novel’ to describe adult or mature comics. I know Will Eisner created the term and who am I to argue with him, but whenever I hear people use it, it’s like they’re ashamed to admit that they read comics. I actually heard someone say “I don’t read comics, I only read graphic novels.” They’re the same thing, you moron!
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Neil Gaiman (1960-) is one of the best fiction writers in the world in my opinion. His work covers novels, short-stories, children’s books, comics, film, television – pretty much the whole pop-culture gamut.
This quote is taken from Gaiman’s commencement address at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which was all over the internet last week. In an absolutely beautiful and inspiring speech, Gaiman shares the best tips that he wished he knew when he was first starting his writing career. It’s required listening for anyone passionate about the arts and I’ve bookmarked it so I can watch it whenever I lose my direction. Seriously, if you haven’t seen it, stop what you’re doing and:
I first read Gaiman’s work over 15 years ago, although I didn’t know who he was at the time. It was Spawn #9, which stood out from all the other Image, testosterone-filled comics I was reading because it was um … well-written. I kept reading the rave reviews The Sandman was getting but I wasn’t ready for ‘adult’ comics yet (I was 14 and hooked on the proportionally-challenged, gun-pouch-wearing superheroes of the new Image universe.) By the time my reading tastes had matured and I started university, I couldn’t afford to buy all of The Sandman collected editions. However, one of the (only) good things about my college was that their library had a comic collection, including all of The Sandman books. Reading the series over the course of a year (they were popular so it was difficult to loan them) was one of the highlights of my three years at university. The series lived up to the hype, opened my eyes to what comics were capable of and helped me score dates with goth girls. After that, I moved onto Gaiman’s novels including the hilarious Good Omens (co-authored with Terry Pratchett), Anansi Boys and the brilliant American Gods. He’s one of my favourite writers and if you see this Mr. Gaiman, thank you for not only making good art, but for making great art.
- Neil Gaiman’s official blog. I especially recommend this recent interview Gaiman conducted with one of my other favourite writers, Stephen King.
- Thanks to reader, Albert, for first sending me the link to the commencement speech.
- I’ve never liked using the term ‘graphic novel’ to describe adult or mature comics. I know Will Eisner created the term and who am I to argue with him, but whenever I hear people use it, it’s like they’re ashamed to admit that they read comics. I actually heard someone say “I don’t read comics, I only read graphic novels.” They’re the same thing, you moron!
via: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zenpencils/~3/dDz9eFI9iEs/
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