Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Last night I made another drawing of a baby for practice. I originally wanted it only to be a quick sketch but ended up spending much more time on it than I intended, probably because I almost never draw babies and I’m out of practice. Also, I actually know this baby in person and I […]
Thursday, November 4, 2010
I did some portrait sketching last night of Ujwala Prabhu and Serena Lewis for Julia Kay’s Portrait Party. In the background, I was listening to the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast. The podcast is geared towards freelance illustrators and I’m not quite used to all the lingo they use, but I have gotten a lot […]
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Some time ago I wrote that I was working on a “secret drawing” and that I was scanning it in as I worked. It has taken me longer than I had anticipated because of all the other things I have going on right now. I then lost the will to keep it a secret so […]
This was a fun drawing I made of NCMallory for Julia Kay’s Portrait Party. It was a relaxing portrait that I drew after work one day when I had the house to myself. I highly recommend his photostream as he is very talented and an all-around interesting guy. You can see all the artists’ interpretations of him here. He […]
This was a drawing that I made recently for Julia Kay’s Portrait Party of Felipe. I did it really fast using pitt pens (see below). Lately I have been trying to make faster drawings, which means that it is easier to mess things up in portraits especially when drawing in ink. That said, I do […]
In an effort to practice my portrait skills, I have joined Julia Kay’s Portrait Party group on flickr. Above you can see drawings I made of Anita Davies and croquisdenico. It is such a great opportunity to gain lots of practice with all kinds of different faces, as well as meet new artists on flickr. […]
I get a lot of questions about my last name and whether or not I am related to the “Chicago Pappases” or some random Dr. Pappas. (If you are ever tempted to ask me that, the answer is always “no relation.”) However, I do tend to pay attention when I come across someone else with […]
I decided to make some practice baby sketches from some photos on flickr before undertaking the drawing that I want to make. I thought it would be easier to draw some random stranger’s baby before I make an attempt at a baby I actually know. It worked well for this practice sketch. I think it felt […]
There’s no denying that portraits are a tricky business, but after practicing for many years now, I feel that I have mastered the basics. Fine tuning is always necessary, but I rarely make drawings that are so bad I have to tear them up anymore. I have a new challenge coming up though – a […]
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Yesterday I had a bad fall when I was walking my mother’s German Shepherd. The leash got tangled around my thumb and she started running after some sort of small vermin, leaving me flat on my face, with bruised ribs and sprained wrists. I spent all day in bed with wrist splints on, not doing […]