Exercise

Once upon a time I filled a sketchbook every six months or so. That was along time ago, though, and in recent years I've let my drawing muscles atrophy a bit. So, in climbing out of my latest Black Hole episode, I broke out the pencils and pens and tried to see if I still had what it takes.

As with all skills, practice is required to maintain whatever level of excellence one might attain, and being decidedly out of practice I have noticeably backslid, particularly when a likeness is involved Still, after a few false starts I cranked out a couple of OK pages. Here are the sharable (i.e. not terrible) ones. (Includes a couple of nekkid ladies, so if you're in a cubicle, scroll at your own risk.)

aubrey
I'd recently watched Aubrey Plaza's new film "My Old Ass" and have been enjoying a rewatch of "Parks and Rec" after seeing Michael Schur's new show, so I tried capturing Aubrey. It's OK, something not quite right there, but at least she's recognizable.

NL12
Pen and ink. Not the best medium for gradations.

EthanSpock
Ethan Peck's younger Spock from "Strange New Worlds." Like Aubrey, not dead-on, but at least recognizable. I think.

NL11
Trying a little Photoshop lens flare for the hell of it.

Back when I built this site I included a "sketches" page, but it's sat empty all this time. I'll add populate sketches page to my to-do list and maybe that will prompt some more practicing.

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  • Posted by Bill on December 5, 2024 (6 days ago)

    Natch you still have it, Tim! The new ones are bloody brilliant!

  • Posted by Bill Harrison on November 27, 2024 (14 days ago)

    Excellent work, Tim!
    I'm not very familiar with your subjects, but the renderings look very good, for sure!

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