Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Lesson 2

The second lesson in the book involved some upside down drawing.  The idea here is that when you draw something from an angle other than right side up your left brain finds it too confusing, it can no longer identify things like eyes and arms and such and so your right brain gets to function at simply recreating the lines that are on the page.

So lesson two is, look at this example, and as you look, upside-down, you draw it.

Here is what I came up with

 

Then go find two other line drawings and repeat the process!

A quick line sketch of Flash that Francis Manapul did in the front of my Flash vol 1

and also

Another picture from in the book.

Go give it a try and see how you do, please share your progress in the comments below.

Nightwing Pencils

So as promised here is another drawing video.  This week I drew Nightwing.  I have been doing a lot of that for the third book in the comic series that i am working on and so I thought it would be good too just be able to draw him for fun.

Check out the video on YouTube with the link below and if you have any questions or comments or suggestions just leave a comment either here or on the video.

Nightwing pencils: http://youtu.be/cH_L0jaaTqM

I2 Page 13

Another sort of half filler page with a kind of poorly drawn Batmobile.  There is at least a bit of background in that bottom picture. The next page is way better I promise.

I2 Page 12

I’ve decided to slow down the rate a bit just due to the fact that I have a lot less time on my hands with two new children in the house.  One is 3 month old and the other is just over a year.  So Look for pages every Tuesday and Thursday along with a link to a video every Saturday and the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain update every Sunday.

 

I like this page here the newscast delivery of exposition seemed to work really well.  The truck is a little off in the middle panel, but I think that’s what I get for working without a ruler. I can honestly say that the reason that this next book is taking so much longer is that during the little time that I have is that there is a lot more attention to detail.

As usual, comment and questions are welcome, leave them below!

Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain Lesson 1

The first actual exercise in the book, beside the preliminary draw these four things is to draw the face-vase thing.  You know that image that looks like either a vase in the middle or two faces on either side depending on where you put your focus.

The instructions are simple, If you are a righty, draw you face profile on the left side of the page and draw it from memory.  During this step you are being mindful that you are drawing a face still. then once you are done that draw your two horizontal lines on the top and bottom of the page and then this time you are drawing the mirror of the other side.

It’s important to think this way during the second side, because you are no longer ‘drawing a face in profile’ but seeing the lines and their angles of the first side and putting them in reverse on the other side of the page.

Here is what mine looked like:

Not quite symmetrical, but not horridly bad either.

The second part of this lesson was to follow the same process, but this time add embellishments to the first profile.  Warts on the nose, a funky chin, wrinkles in the brow, whatever struck you to add in.

I think it’s a bit closer to symmetrical , a few things that are off, but close.

There is a whole chapter of text that goes with this lesson that more accurately describes the propose behind it.  But if you are wanting to follow along with the lessons in the book only, here you go! Do this and come back next week for the next lesson.

A Quick Flash Drawing

Drawing, Inking and Colouring The Flash: http://youtu.be/OCM4Wmk3qYk

I got listening to theflashpodcast.com yesterday and in the few quiet moments I had while my newest little one was napping I did this drawing from start to finish.  

I can understand now how guys like Greg Capullo can say they look at their work and only see flaws when it's done.  Some would argue that doesn't build good self esteem or something I would say that is a sign that you always want to improve.  Very rarely do I finish a piece and think ' oh yeah,  That's great! ' I'm usually thinking oh I like this bit but this other part needs work.  That's ok though I think.

I2 Page 11

Another page of exposition! and see Robin has gone from by the computer to swinging just like that!