Sketchbook_Brain Drain 17.5 Pages 1 - 11!

I haven't shared any sketchbook pages for a while, so here's a sampling from Brain Drain 17.5.

Why 17.5? I haven't finished BD17, but I really wanted to break in my new Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media sketchbook. It's lovely!

Playing with shapes and stylization.

Cover concept. Covers are HARD.
Might work better as a chapter title page.

Remind me to smile
You know the old friends line
It gets so I feel like
I'm in this cold glass cage

The first version of the sketch above can be found here: Sketchbook_Brain Drain 16 Pages 27 - 36!

Another revamped sketch, initially found here: Sketchbook_Brain Drain 16 Pages 13 - 26!

Jillian, go take some figure drawing classes again.

Based off an earlier sketch using Willy Pogany's
Art of Drawing as reference.

Brush and ink.

Facing pages! This paper is sturdy and handles wet media on both sides
of a single page very well.

Gosh dang awkward arm / hand positioning.

Concept for a full revamp of ABAN-BUIL ANATHEMA.

I'll continue to update with more sketchbook pages. I often like my sketches more than my finished work, and I enjoy sharing my though process.

INKtober 2014, Day 14!

Day 14: Great Stag

6x8 brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper

I finally changed the Stag's proportions to be more realistic (as opposed to dog-deer). This helps differentiate it from Decay, who has an extremely stylized deer body.

The Great Stag is a confrontational but benign hallucination of Paranoid's.

Sketchbook page to figure out the pose.

Sketchbook_Brain Drain 16 Pages 27 - 36!

All drawn on September 1.

"The Prisoner" by Tears For Fears

"Helpless Helpless" by Camouflage

"The Violent Bear It Away" by Moby

 "Love" by The Smashing Pumpkins

"Holding On" by VNV Nation

"Foreigner" by De/Vision

"How Is Your Life Today?" by Porcupine Tree

"Addict" by De/Vision

"Only Thing That Shines" by Shriekback

"Happens All The Time" by Depeche Mode

"Should Be Higher" by Depeche Mode

 "Small Town Witch" by Sneaker Pimps

"Stripped" by Depeche Mode

"Your Joy Is My Low" by IAMX

"Nothing To Fear" by Depeche Mode

"Cars" by Gary Numan (Hybrid version)

 "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups

"Kingdom" by Dave Gahan

 "Special Place" by Infected Mushroom

"After" by Moby

 "Remind Me To Smile" by Gary Numan

"This Big Hush" by Shriekback

"All Mine" by Portishead

"No Control" by David Bowie

"Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel

"Crestfallen" by The Smashing Pumpkins

Sketchbook_Brain Drain 16 Pages 13 - 26!

 Music is one of my favorite 'prompts' for drawing. The following were all drawn while listening to my Brainsick inspiration playlist on random; songs and / or artists are listed below each image. I usually try to make a drawing per song, but some I create over the course of a few or several songs.

All drawn on August 28.

"Maps of Reality" by Assemblage 23

 Assemblage 23; Front 242; Goldfrapp; Massive Attack;

Zeigeist; Massive Attack

 "Intruder" by Peter Gabriel

"The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning" by The Smashing Pumpkins

 "Intruder Alert" by Combichrist

"The Runaway" by UNKLE

"Terrible Lie" by NIN

"Province" by TV On The Radio

"Entropy" by VNV Nation

 "You'll Find A Way" by Santogold (Santigold)

"Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley

"Chrome" by VNV Nation

"DLZ" by TV On The Radio

 "Dark" by Gary Numan

"And Then..." by Depeche Mode

"Surrounded or Spiraling" by Silversun Pickups

"Nothing At All" by Rob Dougan

 "Echo" by Haujobb

"The Answer" by UNKLE

"Loud" by Front 242

"Use You" by Dave Gahan

"Thru These Architect's Eyes" by David Bowie

"Fallen Stars" by UNKLE

"Spin Spin Sugar" by Sneaker Pimps

"Concrete Walls" by Fever Ray

"The Sun & The Rainfall" by Depeche Mode

One of these days I'll return to figure drawing. I need to do it again REALLY badly!