Studying Away

     I've been getting some work done most days, last week I missed a few in my schedule, but I'm determined not to this week.I'm trying to make sure I hit a little bit of everything each week. Vehicles one day, environments another, animals, and characters...

    Early last week I got a few vehicle sketches in, I'm trying to work on my perspective above most other things. It's one of my weaker skills.

[vehicle studies]

    I also worked on some black and white environment sketches as well. This week after I get a good sketch I want to develop it further. Hopefully I can start pulling some portfolio pieces out of my studies. I'm still having a hard time creating a real sense of depth though, another thing to push. 

[environment studies]

    After those sketches I started on an idea I've had for a long time, that until I understood applying perspective was baffling me. It's just a double floating pyramid in a city, but I couldn't do it 1 or 2 years ago.

Progress? I may come back to it, or go at it from another vantage point/composition later.

[environment concept in progress]

    Today though i was working on some animal studies, birds in particular since they are dinosaurs. I want to be able to bring the real traits and postures of living birds into extinct dinosaurs. The dinosaur sketch I ended up doing has a kind of silly pose/stance. So I'll play with that more next time.

[bird studies]

[dilophosaurus sketch]

    There's a group/movement on Twitter and other sites called Jurassic June, where people are celebrating the Jurassic Park franchise for the entire month. Seems like a good month to pick with the new movie coming out IN ELEVEN DAYS. I'm going to try and get a dinosaur into my studies each day if I can so here's another chunk of Dino A Days.

    Allison's been drawing and painting almost every day with her classes in Italy, hopefully she can share some pictures of what she's been doing tomorrow. If not it may be another few days because she's taking a few day trip to Rome, and Pompeii. She better have 2 billion photos for me on her memory card when she gets home.

-Cody

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Dino A Day #7

    A little sick today, don't know if it's intense allergies, or a cold, but my nose is running. At least I can try to stop it, a Brachiosaurus can't even reach up.

[Brachiosaurus sketch]

-Cody

Dino A Day #5

    A quick sketch of an Ankylosaurus before some Destiny and bed.

[Ankylosaurus sketch]

    See you tomorrow hopefully with something a little more fleshed out.

-Cody

Dino A Day #4

Sorry for the last post, I had a late class last night and didn't have time to post. Number 4 is the king himself, Tyrannosaurus Rex!

[feathered Tyrannosaurus Rex sketch]

Today's will be up shortly as well as a main post by Allison, and I together. 

-Cody

Dino a Day #3

    A quick one before bed, I know it's technically Thursday now, but I did it before midnight I promise.

[derpy/sleepy Brachiosaurus sketch]

    "Life finds a way" -Ian Malcolm 

Dino A Day #2

    Day to in the week long series here. Spinosaurus, the big bad guy from Jurassic Park 3, not the best JP movie, but still a fun dino flick.

[Spinosaurus sketch]

    Now onto my Destiny, it came in a Limited Edition box in the mail from Gamestop. 

-Cody

A Dino A Day... #1

    So our Monday isn't completely without a post, I've come up with an idea to keep myself drawing everyday outside of my required school based work. Starting today I'm going to do a different dinosaur sketch/drawing/painting/something everyday for a week here. If I can do that, I'll try to stick to it for a month, then maybe even longer.

    No guarantee it'll be a different species of dinosaur everyday, but I'll try to mix it up, and work on more interesting/dynamic poses for them. To start out the week, here's something in a nearly static pose[against what I just said I know].

[Carnotaurus sketch]

    Just something quick while I was watching Disney's "Dinosaur"[on VHS] not the most accurate dinosaur movie, but it's pretty fun.

-Cody

"A dino a day, keeps the mammals away." -No One