SP~In Flight: Pages 4 & 5

SP: In Flight~Pages 2 & 3

Update on my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project. Here are pages 2 & 3. For my next couple pages I plan to do something more relaxed...sort of a "doodle." Since Halloween is coming soon I would also like to do some Halloween-type illustrations for In Flight--bats maybe?

IF~Caged

It has been a couple weeks since I did anything for IF. Been doing personal work and I also just got a small freelance assignment! :-D I am starting my sketchbook for the Art House Co-op. My theme is "In Flight." When I saw that this week's topic was Caged I felt that I could merge the two somehow as I am trying to do personal/professional work together in a timely manner. I suppose this drawing is the opposite of something being caged...as the bird is being set free. I always seem to do peaceful illustrations! :-D Medium is pen & ink. The texture is from putting a layer of acrylic gesso underneath...it was one of those "happy accidents."

Big Cupcake

I'm feeling inspired by food art, still lifes, etc. right now. I did a bunch of cupcake sketches in my sketchbook a while back and now I have begun to choose the ones I like best to make into final pieces. This is a drawing of my first one. The dimensions of this particular piece are 14"x17." Color to come later.

IF~Breakfast

This week's topic was a perfect opportunity for me to do some food illustration. I immediately wanted to do sweet breakfast foods. Medium is graphite/Photoshop.

IF-Diary

In progess illustration. Not happy with the color yet so here is the line drawing, which was done with mechanical pencil and also sepia toned in Photoshop. The first thing I thought of was a boy breaking into his older sister's room and sneaking a peek at her diary. I'm a fan of compositions that bring the viewer into the piece. Here I show him getting caught in the act (the boy looking devious).

IF~Giant

For Giant I have a drawing of a girl with a giant coffee cup...sort of poking fun at oversized coffee drinks. I would like to add color and possibly have a cafe setting...