o' rourke's 1:20 am

it's different when you're helpless
when the bars close their doors
growin' hostile towards your waitress
those extra tips went north

it's different 'cause your desperate
beggin mercy on the sidewalk
to a sea of last callers
keep the conversations quick and
keep 'em interested

you're different and they sense it
your eyes can't disguise it
so glassy, half empty
ready to spill...

my newly-discovered painting muscles...

a brief explanation:
in spending more and more time trying to get the hang of this digital painting thing, i realized a few things. first, a strong underdrawing will only make the painting stronger, especially true for those who are weaker in painting. second since im practicing painting specifically, spending less time coming up with sufficiently strong underdrawings is a factor. the anwer: just steal from the best! haha the follwing drawings are not mine, but the quick paintings are. the first is from the always AMAZING alan tew and the second is a big source of inspiration to me: Mr. Ryan Ottley.
enjoy








drawing: alan tew




drawing : ryan ottley

working with my tablet for the last few weeks has confirmed two things i already suspected about painting. 1) its hard! and 2) its fun

i really found these videos by the very talented peter mohrbacher to be very very helpful. check them out

painting basics demo

speed painting

I think I've invented a new art exercise, portraits that look nothing like their subjects. wacom bamboo tablet. (not the bamboo fun model)

a new toy

finally, after long last, i have a wacom tablet of my very own, and i love it! this is my first real stab at digital painting. the tablet is so fun and easy to use. and to think, i bought the cheapest model!

Bigfoot

continuing the idea from the last post, portraits of cryptids.

black lagoon

i drew this guy after seeing this, so maybe its a bit of a swipe, but i still like it. and now, it gives me a good idea. *reaches for sketch book*

a few sketches from bob kato's the drawing club