Saturday, July 14, 2012

Tutorial: Painting/Sketching "Minions" (graphite and gouache)

This was one of many pieces I did for the LA Weekly in 2010. More of a WIP breakdown than a tutorial but you can still see some of my process:


"Minions"



From thumbnail to sketch.



From drawing to graphite tones.



I worked a little differently on this one, laying in all the tones in graphite rather than ink and then washing over with gouache and building it up from there. I have to say, I love the control and detail of graphite but the tones are not as smooth as with ink (duh). I think my ideal would be a mix of both.... next time...
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3 comments:

  1. dinkar kushwahaApril 2, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    Hey cooper,i am Dinkar from india, i have been following you for a while its been very interesting for me,i want to know how can i improve my anatomy sketches? please help.

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  2. AngelaJune 12, 2016 at 7:42 AM

    Practice and study. Figure drawing is a great thing to start with and learning how to use an action line.

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  3. ArtloverNovember 30, 2023 at 3:10 PM

    awesome :-)

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