Tribute to my Childhood- Pokemon

My series of Tributes begins with the whirlwind that was Pokemon. It took the world by storm and it is still going strong. It was a new and amazing idea that captured the imaginations of every child back then, it's like had not been seen before. The cartoons were great, the toys a must have and the games mind blowing. To top it all off as Pokemon reached it's peak it then went above and beyond with the legendary Pokemon: Then First Movie.

This was a film that encapsulated all the great things about Pokemon. But more than that it had a story with genuine depth and conveyed a message about kindness that hit everyone in such a profound way.

It is for these reasons that Pokemon gets my recognition first.

Jolteon in Pen and Crayon

Hypno in Ink and Crayon

Dragonair in full Crayon

Tribute to my Childhood series

The cartoons and stories that I grew up with have had a large impact on the kind of styles of drawings that I like. Because of this I have decided to do a series of drawings dedicated to the cartoons I used to watch. As a child the cartoons I watched were: the X-men, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Thundercats, Transformers, He-Man, Spider-man, Batman, Animaniacs, Warner Bros. and more. In addition to those cartoons I was also a fan of the Beano and Dandy comics.

More on Perspective Drawing: 3-Point Perspective

By now you should have a much better understanding of perspective drawing, providing you have read my previous posts on perspective drawing. If you haven't do it now and get the basics down before attempting 3-point perspective.

More on Perspective Drawing: 2-Point Perspective

Now that we have looked further in to 1-point perspective it is time to dig deeper into the world of 2-point perspective.

Wall of Progression Update

Since it is September I thought I should update you on my Wall of Progression

More on Perspective Drawing: 1-point Perspective

Now that we have looked at the basics of what is perspective drawing and what types there are and their basics, it is time to look more closely at each type. This time it is the simplest type; 1-point perspective

Learning to Draw Figures/People

To be able to successfully draw comic style images I'm going to need to learn to draw people. Not just a one-off sketch but multiple images of the same person in a variety of poses and situations. There are a couple of methods that are used for drawing people and artists pick the one they prefer.

Negative Space Drawing

For a while now I have been intending to do a drawing using negative space but it has taken me a while to make myself do a picture. I have forced myself to do a picture and here it is.

How to Shade with a Pencil or a Pen

Here I will show and discuss with you the different ways of shading with a pencil, their merits and the types of effects they can produce.

Rocks and Mystical Orb Charcoal and Paint picture

This time I have done a picture of some rocks and an orb and have used charcoal and paints to do it in.

Drawing Portraits- Post 1

Portraits are a classic thing to draw but they are incredibly difficult to do well.

Creating a Logo- The Final Stage

Yes, the logo is complete, you have probably already seen it but now I shall tell you the final stage of how I created my logo.

Creating a Logo- Stage 2

Continuing on with the process of creating a logo here is my second stage of design.

Creating a Logo- The First Stage

I have decided that this blog could do with a logo. Something simple, nothing too fancy but something that reflects the purpose behind this blog and is fairly easy to recognise and 'get'.

Wall of Progression Update 28/07/2013

It's hard to believe another 2 weeks has gone by. I don't feel like I have done much, at least not enough to warrant another update but never mind that. There are some changes so it might as well be done.

Another Comic Copy

Oddly it has been 9 days since I last did a picture and I have done another copy of an existing comic picture, that is after all the main aim of this blog (not copying pictures but doing comic book styles pictures).

The Basics of Perspective Drawing

Perspective drawing is a thing used quite often by many types of artists. Those that paint landscapes need a sense of perspective as well as those who make up images. Cityscapes, graphic design and of course comic books all use some degree of perspective drawing.

Here I will go over the basics of drawing in perspective.

Vegetables Still Life

Much like fruit, vegetables are suitable for still life drawing as they also have different shapes, colours and textures. So in the unlikely event that you don't have any fruit at all, you can use vegetables instead.

Wall of Progression Update 14/07/2013

It has now been just over 2 weeks since I started this blog and now it is time to have a look at the Wall of Progression.

Dating your Pictures

You have probably seen that on my pictures I always put a date down on it and you may have wondered why. Well I shall tell you and the answer is quite simple.