AGsketchbook — Oct. 19, 2014

This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series AGsketchbook

Scribble Ships

It is easy to fall into a pattern or style of illustration. To break the monotony, or creative block I occasionally like to apply an exercise I learned in Art School. The fact is, with a slight application of imagination, even a scribble can look like a face.  Therefore scribble on a page, and find the face. I figured this would work for spacecraft as well.

 

This illustration is named AXLE. It is the first scribble ship to be presented in the #AGsketchbook, but will not be the last. I like it because it has a James Christensen fanciful aesthetic to it that I usually reserve for cartoons, and not technical craft.  Thus it is a lot more interesting.  It is another sketch I could not leave in a raw form.

During the inking phase I tried to limit myself to methods I had before computers. No undo, but layers, markers, and graphic white. I have to say that was not wholly possible, but reminds you of the advantages you have today with computers.

Enjoy!

 

AG

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