Finally some new WORK..99.9% of the Time

I was really bored one night, and had the urge to draw. I pulled out my sketchbook and started doodling this man's face. After sometime of rendering it out...and tore the piece out of my book and crumpled the paper. It just wasn't what I wanted.

Then I thought of this concept:

I took a snapchat pic of it and titled it "99.9% of the time". Basically it was how I was feeling in that very moment. And people seemed to respond really well to it. So then I began thinking, what if this was on a shirt or a mug or even a pillow? So I started to render it out in Photoshop!

My plan is to upload this to society6 and see if anyone wants to have this. I'll be adding more than just a "?", but the title will still be the same, "99.9% of the Time.

Here a quick look at the WIP:

I seriously can't wait to finish this!!! More to come soon!!!

Celebrity Attempts

Here are two drawings based on pictures of real celebrities. The first is of my favorite Aussie male model, Daniel Garofali. The second is of the beautiful songstress Lana Del Rey.

 

Here's the DG pic. I usually like to use black and white pics to draw since you can see the values more easily. While studying the reference pic, I start off like most artists do with the basic shapes. Once I have those down, I usually go for the face. I love drawing eyes and I feel like the eyes are what makes the drawing really come alive. 

While drawing this piece, I couldn't help but noticed bits of myself were being put into the face. Not intentional, but perhaps unconsciously. Overall, it doesn't look like him really (well the body does), but I still like this piece.

You can see the step by step process on my instagram: @ronnieboyjr

 

Here's the Lana piece. Now this piece look like her. But while Lana usually looks more stern in her pics, my rendition has more of a pleasant smirk. 

I used my same method as the previous (and others like this). The hardest part for me was her nose. She has a high tip, which when turned to an angle and disappear under harsh light. 

Overall, it's fun to study b&w photos, since they can help you understand value, and ways to simple create certain parts of the face, body, and more. 

Another #MCM

Well, this is basically the last of my #MCM and #WCW pics I've drawn. Like before, I was given a list of around 10 qualities my friend would like to have in her "perfect" man. And the following is it:

Random Doodles

Here are a couple of random doodles I drew throughout the months. Not too many since I was incredibly busy during the summer teaching art camps. But you can definitely tell the difference between when I draw from my mind and from reference. 

My natural style is to go for more of a cute aesthetic; simple shading and features. 

When I draw from reference, I usually try to get all the highlights and shadows in the image, along with the basic shapes and structures. 

And more than likely, I won't finished what I started haha

Too Long, But Not Forgotten

Well, looks like my last post was WAY back in February :\...This is an obvious sign that I'm really bad at uploading things I'm working on/have worked on. But at least it's getting done today! I'll break them up into several posts since there is more of a theme/story to each one.

The first of my posts is a tattoo design I did for my friend. She had requested a "Rosie the Riveter" + "Star Wars" inspired piece. And the following is the result (being the female pin-up jedi in the center).

 

I started with the reference image I was given from my friend. She liked the style of the piece and the 50's pin-up aspect of the drawing. From there, I re-imaged the picture, having the girl holding a light saber using more of my art style. 

I then proceeded to add the tattoo sleeve. The sleeve consists of things my friend likes. She loves "The Little Mermaid", so I drew a "Dia de los Muertos" mermaid. I drew it bigger first to get the details I wanted in it, which I could then place into the arm in Photoshop. I also added Yoda and the Death Star for fun little Easter eggs. There are also basic American traditional designs in the arm too.

Whether she gets it or not is up to her, but I was happy with the results and so was she.