Passengers

This woman was on the bus on the way home, definitely seemed like she knew what was going on. She was carrying a TON.

This one was done REALLY quickly as I realized that the subway was pulling into the final stop. Sometimes you neglect to hear these things when you have headphones on.

First off, thanks so much to the people who commented on the last post. I really appreciate it. Now, on to this week. I realize I missed a week in posting. Sorry. These drawings are all in the theme of passengers, all of them are pretty much from the subway, except for the first old lady. She's part of the cab driver story and ends up having the unfortunate luck to be in the cab on the wrong day. Most are done in pen and then colored in Photoshop, some were cleaned up and colored in openCanvas (which I just started using) .
C&C welcome and appreciated.
-R.

Zoo and Cafe Drawings

lion-tailed Macaques

Golden-lion Tamarins (if ever I was to get an exotic pet, this would be it)

Tapir and Orangutan

Grizzly Bears
Drawn in pen, colored with watercolors

More Golden-lion Tamarins

Cafe Sketches

"A mime is a terrible thing to waste"

Last week, Cliff, Emma, Matt and I all went to the zoo - it was a real refreshing day after months of solid work at school. Lots of fun. This past week, I've been enjoying the time off just cafe sketching and drawing up some characters - I've been experimenting with some coloring as well. Most of the drawings here are drawn in pen and colored in photoshop unless otherwise indicated.
Also, I'm going to Montreal this weekend to check out the "Etait une fois...Walt Disney" (Once upon a time...Walt Disney) exhibit at the musee de beaux arts, if anyone is going to be there, leave a comment, I think I'll either be going on the Friday or the Saturday.

-R.

Quick Post...

Here's a quick post of some cafe sketches just to keep me in the habit of posting weekly - really busy with the film, will scan and post more soon. Comments appreciated!

-R.

Coming up for air...

Here's some cafeteria sketching from this past week. Don't ask how I found the time to go and do it, it still baffles me. The following week or two are going to be insanely crazy, but I really appreciate the comments from everyone. I hope you like this new batch of characters, the first 3 pages are somewhat random characters from observation in the cafeteria, and the last drawing was one I found which looked like a friend. Cliff and I have been noticing that where ever we go now, we begin to notice people as characters more and more, almost...zoo-like. The world is pretty interesting, we don't realize that when we're going a 100 miles a minute, but when you stop to look at it (who has time to stop?) it really is impeccable.

Comments, crits and general ramblings are much appreciated!
-R.

Sketch Dump

Here are a bunch of sketches done while on the subway and in the cafeteria and a few just playing around. I realized after putting so many sketches before, it was a pain to note any of them - so I've numbered them for easy reference! (Most of them, at least.) I really appreciate all the comments and criticisms, keep 'em coming! They're all very, very much appreciated. I've been trying some new things with designs and a couple of compositions, I'm planning on doing a lot more of those - been reading "Gesture Drawing for Animators" by Walt Stanchfield....just pure GENIUS.
That's all for now, comments and crits appreciated as always and until next time!

-R.

More Subway Sketching

Here are some sketches I did on the subways in Toronto, love the people you find on the subway...Such characters. Thanks a lot to all who commented on the last post, they're MUCH appreciated. Comments and crits are as always, greatly appreciated.

-R.

Cafetorium Sketching - Part three

Here are some more drawings done in the cafeteria at school. These are composited pages of what I think are my strongest ones...agree? Disagree? Comments and critiques are as always, greatly appreciated - thanks to all those who've commented already!

-R.

Cafetorium Sketching - Part One

Here are some sketches which I did in the school's cafeteria, some really interesting people walking through an art school, most are observational caricatures, although some made up ones are sprinkled in there for good measure as well. I've been attempting to push my designs and retract from the safety zone which I've been in for so long. Time to break the mold.

-R.