a happy little design studio

Shmo or Schmo?

by ahapp9288 on May 22, 2011 Comments (1)

I had sincere hopes of making drawing and sketching part of my daily routine.  Ideally, I would be able to dedicate at least an hour from every day to just me, my sketchbook, and whatever tools/mediums I felt like using.   Between school and work projects, it's actually become more of a weekend affair.

So, this weekend's sketchbook project is acrylic and pen.   My second attempt with acrylics after not using them for several years.  My first attempt felt a little clumsy and awkward.  And then I was flipping through a magazine and saw a picture of Trump.  Of course my first thought was, what a Shmo!  But, as I was looking at his face, I began noticing the little highlights and shadows and had the urge to paint.   I am much happier with the stylistic quality of this piece.  Just for the record, Schmo and Shmo are both in the dictionary and mean the same thing.  I went with the shorter spelling for aesthetic reasons.  My husband suggested (after I was nearly finished painting) that I should have went with Chump because it rhymes with Trump.  He is totally right.  Darn.

 

 

Fun with Colored Pens

by ahapp9288 on May 18, 2011 Comments (0)

Over the last several years I have been working towards my Bachelors in Graphic Design.  So this factor has been a huge influence on my shift away from traditional mediums and towards digital art.   I love the flexibility digital art offers, but there's also something to be said for the tangibility of working in traditional art mediums.   Afraid I may cause myself to go blind from spending so much time in front of the computer, I bought myself a new sketchbook and plan to devote time to some good old fashioned sketching a few days a week.   It wasn't until I began drawing in my new sketchbook again that I realized how much I had missed this old past time.

This sketch was created with Pigma Brush Pens (which I love) and also a few Bic marker pens.

You Are What You Do With Your Hands

by ahapp9288 on May 16, 2011 Comments (0)

I watched an episode of Art 21 a week or two ago. I can't exactly remember which episode, but one of the artists featured was a sculptor. And she said something that stuck with me - You Are What You Do With Your Hands. I think there is a lot of truth in that simple statement.

 

 

 

Believe in What you Say

by ahapp9288 on May 13, 2011 Comments (0)

I saw this Video today and felt really inspired by it. It's humorous, truthful and wise.

Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.

Sketches

by ahapp9288 on May 10, 2011 Comments (0)


The internet went down yesterday afternoon.  After my initial hysteria passed, I decided it would be nice to get away from the computer.  I could have (and probably should have) taken the opportunity to tidy the house.  However, I got out the sketch book out  and cranked up the tunes instead!  The brown brush pen is my favorite these days.