Thursday, May 9, 2013
Motion 2
This sketch is based off of a photo I took today of my cat Dinah. She was stalking a bird, and I thought it would be a good study for my "motion" focus. I meant it to be a 15-minute sketch, but it ended up taking 45 minutes...oh well!
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Motion 1
One of my weaknesses is the portrayal of motion - I will often find myself doing very static work, and ending up with a stiff, boring result. So I'm going to try and turn that around by getting more comfortable with bold motion - in pose and in technique.
5 minutes each:
5 minutes each:
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Back to it!
It's been a while, and things have been crazy...but I'm getting back into daily speed sketches. Here are a few from today:
top to bottom:
1 min
5 minutes
8 minutes
I really like how buffalo look - they always seem to poised and stoic.
top to bottom:
1 min
5 minutes
8 minutes
I really like how buffalo look - they always seem to poised and stoic.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Well In
Here are a couple small sketches from the game project I'm currently working on (to be announced shortly!).
`But they were in the well,' Alice said to the Dormouse...
`Of course they were', said the Dormouse; `--well in.'
-from "Alice in Wonderland"
`But they were in the well,' Alice said to the Dormouse...
`Of course they were', said the Dormouse; `--well in.'
-from "Alice in Wonderland"
Sunday, March 3, 2013
"Not Quite Daily"
Oops! I forgot to post yesterday (although I did do a little sketch, below). The reason being: life is super, super busy right now! Thankfully in a good way (lots of work)! But this level of busy-ness probably means that this "daily" sketch blog may not be exactly "daily" for a little while! So look out for "not-quite-daily" speed sketch posts, and also posts every now and then in my main blog (nataliemaletz.com) about these other projects that are keeping me so busy!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Life, the Universe, and Everything
This is my 42nd speed sketching post!
Here are a few speedy ones, 3-5 min. each:
Here are a few speedy ones, 3-5 min. each:
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Pineapple
Oops! I forgot to post the sketches I did yesterday! Here they are.
Key-5 min, pineapple-10 min.
Key-5 min, pineapple-10 min.
Friday, February 15, 2013
More speed!
Today I cut down on my time - these were 2 minutes each (except the guy on the bottom, which was ~15 minutes). As you can see I wasn't really able to finish anything in 2 minutes in color, but it was good practice!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Love
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Swords, etc.
Each of these took about 5 minutes - the faces were a little longer, more like 7-8 minutes.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Cave Troll Treasure
Approximate times: Cave-35 minutes, Troll-15 minutes, treasure chest-10 minutes.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Friend & Landscapes
Approximate times (top to bottom): Molly-35 minutes, mountain pass-10 minutes, mountain path-15 minutes, swamp-20 minutes.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Chickens!
Times: 5 minutes (hoe) 10 minutes (first 2 chickens), 15 minutes (shed) ~25 minutes (bottom chicken)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Color!!
And now for something completely different! Color speed sketches!
Time per sketch: ~5 minutes
Time per sketch: ~5 minutes
Monday, February 4, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Discus thrower and cat shoulder blades
Time per sketch: 30 seconds
Not much time to sketch today! But it was Havencall work keeping me from sketching, so that's ok. :)
I also decided to give my posts more interesting titles than simply the date. It can be a game - find the weird things I mention in the title in the mess of chicken scratches below! ^_^ I guess it's not a very difficult game...haha
Not much time to sketch today! But it was Havencall work keeping me from sketching, so that's ok. :)
I also decided to give my posts more interesting titles than simply the date. It can be a game - find the weird things I mention in the title in the mess of chicken scratches below! ^_^ I guess it's not a very difficult game...haha
Friday, February 1, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Jan. 30, 2013
Time/sketch: 30 seconds (except for the handstand guy)
The two sketches with red bits is me doing a little exercise where I draw a scribble without anything in mind (the red bit), and then try to construct something that makes sense around it (in this case, figures).
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Jan. 28, 2013
Time/sketch: 30 seconds (except for the three sketches with stars - those were about 1-3 minutes)
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Jan. 26, 2013
Time per sketch: varied (30 seconds-10 mins, about)
Today I sketched one of my kitties (Dinah). At first she was moving a lot so it was difficult, but then she settled down to nap and I got a good few sleeping poses. =^_^=
Today I sketched one of my kitties (Dinah). At first she was moving a lot so it was difficult, but then she settled down to nap and I got a good few sleeping poses. =^_^=
Friday, January 25, 2013
Jan. 25, 2013
Time per sketch: ~30 seconds
10th day of speed sketching. Am I a master artist yet?? No? Darn. :P
10th day of speed sketching. Am I a master artist yet?? No? Darn. :P
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Jan. 24, 2013
Time per sketch: 30 seconds (excluding the random stuff at the bottom)
Once again, horses, big cats and athletes. Great subjects for speed sketching!
So yeah, I guess I got tired of drawing from reference at the bottom and some random stuff cropped up. :P
Oh also, 2nd from the top on the right was an adorable tiger cub scratching its head with one of its feet while standing. It was too cute. That is all.
Once again, horses, big cats and athletes. Great subjects for speed sketching!
So yeah, I guess I got tired of drawing from reference at the bottom and some random stuff cropped up. :P
Oh also, 2nd from the top on the right was an adorable tiger cub scratching its head with one of its feet while standing. It was too cute. That is all.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Jan. 22, 2013
Time per sketch: 2 minutes
Total time spent sketching: 22 minutes
Subject: faces
Notes: I decided to give myself a little more time than usual today to see what I could do with it. I think the 30 second sketches have probably been improving my ability to quickly analyze the subject and place pieces/features in accurate positions. Doing these longer sketches gave me a chance to see if this quick analyzing skill carries over into longer sketches as well. I think it likely does, but I definitely need a lot more practice at the quick sketches, as well as more longer ones like these...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Jan. 21, 2013
Time per sketch: 30 seconds
Total time spent sketching: ~18 minutes
Subjects: faces, animals
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Jan. 20, 2013
Time per sketch: 30 seconds
Total time spent sketching: 14 minutes
Subjects: faces, athletes, people, horses, big cats
Notes: Didn't focus on anatomy like I thought I might, it seemed difficult to do in 3o seconds...it's probably something better studied with 2-3 minute sketches. Today I was thinking more about types of mark-making, and using less lines where possible.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Jan. 19th, 2013
Time per sketch: 30 seconds
Total time spent sketching: ~13 minutes
Subjects: faces, athletes, people
Notes: trying to think a little more about "line of action" today in the bodies, and getting the big pieces down first with the faces...kinda ignored anatomy on some of these though..maybe that should be my focus tomorrow.
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