My digital media classes are designing cereal boxes, and one of the requirements is that they include a custom mascot. Some of my students are unsure of their drawing skills, so today I showed them how they can use a reference image to make a mascot. I used my head as the sample image. I started by showing them the over-detailed image, then the simplified one, and finally the exaggerated and even simpler version. Let’s hope it keeps them from making theirs from AI slop!
No reference photo this time, which is probably why I’ve returned to having a Megamind head.
I forgot to draw a self portrait yesterday – I was too busy watching four mostly terrible movies – so I’m posting two today. I spent hours on these.
I tried two tricks. I used one of them- turning the picture upside down- for the last picture. This time I added an 8×6 grid to give me 48 squares to keep me on track. Much less stretchy. I guess it’s better than tracing.
The main thing I learned: I have hairy ears.
Now I need to figure out how to do it right side up without the grid.
It definitely looks like… someone. Not me, but someone.
I should do that “flip a picture upside down and do it a tiny bit at a time” thing.
Thanks to the magic of Adobe Illustrator layers there are two versions of me today: Bearded and freshly shorn.
Hey, look! Things are getting worse!
I’ve been playing with making custom Photoshop brushes. This was drawn with one of those. I like the way I forgot to color my neck.
Maybe I should get a “how to draw” book.
