Peter Hong - Furniture

I tried to make it a bed first, but thought this worked better.

Charles Eubanks - Furniture

I just love the design sensibility in Disney films.  You can tell they think through all their artistic choices carefully, adhering to well-defined shape language and color palettes.

This chair is from The Sword in the Stone, from the scene where The Wart and Merlin first meet.  I reproduced it as faithfully as I was able, paying close attention to the design nuances.  I like how the back mirrors the shape of a castle tower, and also hints at the direction from which Wart will make his sudden entrance.

In other news... I can't draw a straight line worth a darn.  So this exercise was really good for me!

Topic for 3/12 - 3/17

Heya, folks!  Is it just me, or did that last topic put you in the mood for cake?  Great Portal drawings, everyone!  I think Aperture has some great new R&D ideas to run with.

Let's try something a little more down-to-earth for next week's topic...

FURNITURE!!!

Yes, furniture!  Boring, you say?  Then try some visual research for inspiration!  Look at historical furniture, or film, or comics, or even just the room around you!  This can be a fun challenge, taking something ordinary and making it look artistic.  And as always... have fun!

Peter Hong - Portal

I looked up 3D drawing, and it looked really complicated. Something about taking two photos about four inches apart, then matching them up after changing the image modes in Photoshop. Also, you would need a pair of 3D glasses to appreciate it. So, this is about as 3D as I could get. And...shameless toilet humor, at that. :P

Adam Heine - Portal

The Aperture Science Snowboard Team

Though my wife made an excellent point: "What if the hot air balloon drifts a little?"

Oh well.

Brian Y.A. Lee - Portal

Hi. First time drawer here and I don't have Photoshop or anything fancy to edit out unwanted things, so bear with me. It's just me and my best pal called "mechanical pencil."

I heard about this game, but never played it before, hence I saw bunch of images of Chell from Google and drew an image coming out from portal weary and tired.

Marie Criddle - Portal

My colors didn't scan very well here, but c'est la cake.

I just have to pass this on to you guys, though. I've been working on more dynamic poses and I LOVE practicing with models from this gallery I found: http://senshistock.deviantart.com/gallery/ I used one of her poses for Chell here.

You'll have to sign into deviantart to see them (and be over 18), considering it is about a million pictures of men and women in their briefs. For art! 

Topic for 2/28 to 3/10

Hi, long lost Anthdrawlogians! So we've been a little swamped on our topic-posting side and despite our best efforts, have slacked off on posting current topics. But fret not! It's back to business time and we won't let Anthdrawlogy fall by the wayside. It's been too fun for me, personally, to let it slide much longer, and I love having something keep me coming back to the drawing board at LEAST once a week. So! That said, let's get on track, shall we? This one might be a little hard for those that are a little behind in our gaming, but let's try:

PORTAL!

And yes, we mean the video game! However, if you have no experience with the game, feel free to try your hand at any interpretation the word might conjure up for you. Either way, I'll consider it a triumph. I'll make a note here: huge success.

(We'll go to March 10th on this one, then start the week after posting on Mondays again. Woo!)

Oh! Also give a huge welcome to new Anthdrawlogian, Brian Lee!! Can't wait to see your stuff, Brian!

Marie Criddle - Valentine's Day

Okay, so Valentine's Day is long past but this little fishy has finally won over his mergirl's wet heart, so a-posting I must go. NEW TOPIC IS COMING MOMENTARILY!

Peter Hong - Valentine's Day