Final Drawing the Fantastic class

A few of the drawings I did in my very last class of Drawing the Fantastic, where we learned how to stylize the human anatomy the whole semester. Times ranges from 5 to about 15 minutes, Prisma colored pencils and Prisma color erase were used.

Fountain Idol Concept

I was playing Wind Waker yesterday, and decided to do something silly by decorating WindFall Island full of Fountain Idol statues. I really liked how the statue looked in the game, and decided to design my own for fun.

After coming up with a few concept sketches, I got the idea that her dress should melt and blend in with the water she is poring. I think this makes her look more interesting, since she's now fully integrated with the water itself. In the end, I choose the last design I made as my favorite, or final design:

She currently has a very stylized look to her, and I really want to further develop this concept, so I'm thinking about going back and giving her a more realistic look and see how that goes. Highly considering turning her into a sculpture, and possibly even a real fountain after that (currently looking into different moldings, water proof materials, and fountain pumps).

And some more life drawings...

Here's my favorite model back in action again! First, one of my favorite gestures I did. I really liked the pose she was in, so I went back and added the hair (it was up, not down before) to make her look as if she was in movement.

Another quickie, but longer than a gesture piece; 10 minutes, I think. Loved that scarf-thing she was holding.

This was a long, 45 minute pose, I think (really should start writing down the time more often). Wanted to make sure I got that lamp and blanket she was sitting on, so she wasn't just sitting in midair! The outfit was really fun to draw, too. I love drawing folds like that.

This is from my latest Drawing the Fantastic class. This male model wasn't as exciting to draw as our last models, so I was bored most of the time with his poses. Decided to use brown paper so I could add in some light, and make it more interesting for myself. This one was about 20 minutes.

Prisma colored pencils are awesome for life drawing

My Drawing the Fantastic teacher suggested I try using Prisma colored pencils instead of just using pencils for drawing in the class... I am so glad he did. I really like the line quality they give rather than just lead pencils; it's a lot smoother. Highly recommend trying them out for drawing rather than coloring.

This model had some really great poses and wonderful costumes and props. We get to have her again next class, so more drawings of her will come!

Male and Female Life Drawings

All the females are the same model, but the males are two different models. The female model is now my new favorite model to draw from. She just has so many interesting poses. Also tried experimenting stylizing the anatomy; it is most noticeable in the knees and elbows, I think.

 This model had some totally awesome armor on, but I was disappointed that he never "got into character'' and do some awesome poses. He mostly did simple poses, which made me sad.

 I think this one has the best foot I've drawn in a long time, as well as line quality.

Some Landscapes

Some sketches I have done so far over this past semester in my field trips for landscape Design.

From the Huntington Gardens

From the Natural History Museum

From Brookside Park

Character concept

Back story of her is she part of an Imperial army, set in a type of Medieval Fantasy world. She comes from a village that is currently in war with the kingdom she currently works in, so it is very difficult for her to move up in ranks; the different tassels on her uniform represent different achievements. So the story is about her trying to earn as many tassels as she can, different tassels representing different tasks she has completed, or being granted a certain right.