Musings on and examples from various creative and constructive projects.
24 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus
This morning I took a long lunch and attended another life drawing session hosted by The Male Form, for which Figmod modeled. Figmod wore a few different costumes, which was interesting. It's a different challenge trying to capture the props and clot...
23 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus
I believe this will be the last set of sketches of Joe and Ahmad, which makes me a bit sad because they are super talented and nice guys who are incredibly generous and creative with their posing, and fantastic to draw. However, they were only planni...
21 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments DoctorPlatypus
Joe and Ahmad are such talented models, and they are posing for several groups and events while the co-quarantine, so I was able to draw them again today. This workshop was hosted by the 2B or Not 2B Collective, in England. It was mostly fast poses,...
21 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments DoctorPlatypus
I bought a tan-toned sketch pad today to use with my charcoals, so I could use the white chalk pencil to create highlights and actually be able to see them appear on the paper. Here's my first experiment along those lines: I am pretty happy with how...
19 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus
I attended a new figure drawing workshop this morning, hosted by Bare Life Art, with two models, Ahmad and Joe. After a couple of five-minute warmup poses, the guys posed together. The poses were intricate, intertwined, extremely tender. It was a gre...
18 Mar 2021 1 minute read 1 comment DoctorPlatypus
I have this idea for a two-page graphic story spread that opens with a frog and lily pads, then pulls back to reveal that it's all growing in a swimming pool. A further pull back reveals the handsome poolboy standing nearby looking sadly at the situa...
17 Mar 2021 2 minute read 4 comments DoctorPlatypus
Back to timed figure drawing workshops - Today's session was Draw Jerome, through The Male Form. Each sketch today has something that I am pleased with and each one has ways I wish it were better, so I am just presenting them in time groups. Here are...
17 Mar 2021 1 minute read 2 comments DoctorPlatypus
I am really excited how this bunny came out. I am still very much learning how to draw with charcoal. This is the first piece where I have tried any smudging, and I am pretty happy with the effect.
12 Mar 2021 1 minute read 3 comments DoctorPlatypus
I was thinking nature today, and I wanted to try another way of drawing water, so I went looking for mallards. I think the duck came out pretty well - I was fretting about all the little feathers and what that was going to look like, but I feel like...
12 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus
Yesterday after the timed figure workshop, I spent some time in the evening working on techniques to draw water. One of the graphic novels I want to write/draw will involve a pool cleaner, so I really feel motivated to learn how to draw water surface...
