Daily Sketch -- The Hammer Falls

Wow.. after a great performance by the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight against the New York Rangers, they remain the only unbeaten team left in the NHL playoffs! Couldn't resist doing a quick and dirty sketch to show my excitement, of course.

Let's go Pens! Let the hammer fall this Thursday and sweep the Rangers!

--RWHC

Not a Daily Sketch -- Old Kitty Sketch

No new daily sketch today because we are currently being invaded by Canada I have papers to write. I do hope to sneak a few sketches in this week, though.

Instead, I offer up this kitty that I drew a while back:Everyone likes kitties :3

--RWHC

Weekend Sketch -- Casey's Birthday

One of the first things I ever did when I was introduced to digital art and got my paws on a tablet was to draw a birthday card for one of my best friends. Having just touched on artistic benchmarks, I wondered what I would do for this weekend's sketch. Coincidentally, her birthday was this weekend and that's the inspiration for this post.

Here's the card I made her two years ago:

Here's this year's edition:

Happy Birthday, Casey!

--RWHC

Design Diary -- Artistic Benchmarks

Most people who know me are probably right in accusing me of being a pack rat, keeping old stuff for nostalgia's sake. Unlike my co-blogger Azureon, I like keeping the old art that I've created. For me, it really helps to see how far I've come and encourages me to keep pushing myself to improve.

Nintendo's Metroid series has always been one of my favorite sources of artistic inspiration because of its imaginative setting and immensely likable heroine. I also tend to draw something Metroid related whenever a new Metroid game comes out.

As I was looking through my art folder, I came across these three drawings that have become my very own artistic benchmarks.

Samus Aran (2004)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2006)

Corruption (2007)

I'm so glad I kept these. I wonder how much will change the next time I update my benchmarks.

--RWHC

not a sketch, but..

but for filling's sake? i guess.

a experiment with photoshop, oils and photomanips, which i've been dying to try for a long time.


and you want intros? erm, i draw to live. or at least hopefully, i'll be able to draw to live. drawing decent pictures that is.
and what will i post? pictures, i guess.

and what will i not post? whatever that is not art, which is... naps. as that is what i'm going to do as of now .....

- azureon

Can't sketch, but can think!

I figured it's about time I made my inaugural Feesh post. I can't sketch to save my life, but I do have one hyperactive brain that goes into overdrive oh about.... once a week? So that's what you can expect from this author - a kaleidoscope of thoughts, both poignant and inane, silly and profound - depending on the mood of the day.

This.. is... my.....



- Incognito

Quick Hits: Hockey Ads Are Funny

In lieu of a daily sketch, here are some of my favorite commercials... It's Stanley Cup Playoff time! Go, Penguins!

Ryan Miller's AMP Energy Winter Classic Commercial:


Swedish Twins:


NHL Road Trip:


Verizon -- Hockey Fans aren't like other fans 1:


Verizon -- Hockey Fans aren't like other fans 2:


Facebook and feed readers can take a look at this post here.

--RWHC

Daily Sketch -- Fiery Pylon

There is absolutely no excuse for how badly colored this turned out. Originally, the concept was to put a lightning pylon under water but since I just did a fish, I thought I'd place this on land... Oh, how much better that fish was.--RWHC

Daily Sketch - Rabid Feesh

One of the things that I've been enjoying during these daily sketches is watching the transformation of a sketch like this:

Into something like this:

Click for full size

--RWHC

Daily Sketch - Profile Study

Drawing human faces has been a particularly weak point of mine and this is hopefully one step in improving that. At least it's better than the duck.
Man... need to work on those shadows and colors.

--RWHC