Francis Oneil's May 24th

I tried something a bit different on this one, starting directly in colour after my block in.  This technique exactly mirrors how I handle oil paint instead of digital paint.

I think it largely worked out. 1.5 hours + 3 hours cleanup

Francis Oneil's May 16th

I thought I would try a profile this time.  The background made this a bit more challenging.  1.5 hours in class plus about 2 - 3 hours clean up.  The cloth is main from imagination because I didn't have the folds down during class.

Francis Oneil's May 9th

1.5 hours in class and then about 3 hours of cleanup.  This is more from memory because the early stages weren't going that well.

Famous Artists Course

I just found an online collection of an old illustration book. Like most illustration books from the 1950s it seems to be full of good advice.


http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/10/03/download-famous-artists-course/

This is a landscape done from the combination of two trees I saw yesterday at the Harcourt Arboritum (http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/Harcourt/obg-harcourt-intro.html).  The pink tree is based on the following photo I took on my iPhone.  I didn't actually consult this photo too often since it was on my phone and hard to see.  The leaves were made with a custom brush that I created manually.  The tree in the background is based on a pencil sketch I did yesterday.