There is a post over at the Drawn! website featuring other artist’s versions of the Mona Lisa. Here’s my own interpretation… I drew her a little younger than Leonardo did.
Author Archives: Rob
What was I thinking?
When I’m working on an illustration, I usually do a few simple thumbnail drawings. They’re really nothing more than scribbles, but it’s enough for me to tell if the composition is working, if the idea is worth continuing. It’s all about getting the idea out of my head and onto paper as quickly as possible. And this process usually works really well. Until now.
Here is a sketch I did a few days ago, and then set aside. And I have no idea what it’s of. I wish I did– it’s got a lot of movement and some interesting lines. Is that a person on the left there? Is that a fish in the middle? Is this even right side up? Who knows?
So if anybody has any idea what I drew, let me know in the comments… it’ll be fun. Thanks.
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The Captains
Welcome to the 8th Annual Captain Convention, where men from all walks of life but having all attained the same rank gather to discuss the job of captaining. All captains are invited— from the army, navy, alien armadas, and even the distant past. Turnout is small this year, most stayed away after last year’s disastrous duel between Capt. Kirk and Capt. Ahab…
This is one of those drawings that became increasingly complex as I worked on it. What began as a simple drawing of a few goofy guys talking turned into a fairly complex perspective drawing. Stupid tile floor. But I think it turned out OK.
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Emergency!!
Now, that’s an emergency if I’ve ever seen one: stranded in a small row boat, with only one oar, in choppy seas, with a hungry shark ready to attack. The two guys in the boat are from the comic strip I did for my college newspaper years ago (and the high school paper before that). The calm fellow on the left is Crazy Cal, and his understandably worried friend is Sam.
I did the line-work for this a long time ago. In fact, it has appeared on my website (in the B+W portfolio section) since I’ve had a website. This weekend I finally took the time to color it. I roughed the art up slightly, to give it the feel of the cover of an old, well-read magazine.
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Illustration Friday– Moon
In the year 2152, Lt. Buzz Alswietzer IV recreates the classic first moon landing in “authentic 20th century astro-garb.”