November 8 mark...

Here's the mark from waaay back in November. I didn't post it because no one else posted theirs. But, now that Todd posted his "drawing," I thought I would post mine. 

Mark Nov 8th

Finally had time to finish the mark from November.

It was the tassels!

Sometimes something catches our eye, this time it was the tassels. (Sorry for the rough scan, I just snapped a picture from my sketchbook.)

In addition to the memory exercise, I practice my line quality. I think it could use a little more line width variation.

decora girl

Aside  from her unique outfit, I notice this lady was very lengthy and had round shapes.

Manga Reaches the US!

It's official, I saw my first Manga character in person. OK, I've seen plenty of characters at Comic Con, but not just walking around street? This isn't a costume, it's high-fashion! Complete with lollipop! 

I believe the style is called Decora. It started when photographer Aoki Shoichi started to document the street fashion in Harujuku, Tokyo. And, now it seems to have reached the shores of Culver City. 

I believe this is Decora's the first foray into these hallowed halls of Sketchclub.

--Marcelo

Smurf girl, posing for the photo. hehe.

Mark
09.19.2013
When we were observing the mark, there
was a shout and she turn. In this illustration,
I wanted to expressed a moment of apprehension.

Mark 

Aug 24, 2013

The blue sketch was my memory sketch. I then decided to look at reference and do a lil painting : )

Everybody Quiet on the Set!

Ya know, some people just look like movie stars.

Introducing Jane Lulu Liu

Lulu is one of our interns at Sony this summer, and we've been fortunate enough to have her join our sketch club. Here's one of the marks from a week ago. You can see some more of her work at her blog.

--Sketchclub Management

Sk8r Boy

 

His board was all over the place, even in the street! -  8.9.13 mark

- Lily

LYFE or Death?

The air was hot, the birds celebrated the glorious joy of the sun's beat as they darted back and forth from in-between the roses. But still that couldn't explain the chill I felt on this afternoon in July.

From the corner of my eye I saw what my ears already knew. It was the cloppity-clop of tiny heels beating down on the warm sidewalk like a funeral dirge. My eyes feasted on this procession of these two, young, budding, flowers enveloped in morbid gloom.

To add humor to this entire episode, they were headed to a restaurant called LYFE!

Legs for Days

She was fabulous - 7.26.13 mark.

- Lily

6.21.13 sketches!

I still want to draw that mark we had too! :P

06.21.2013 mark

06.21.2013

I am excited about how this one came out.

Starting to look like Marcelo's style. 

eRodriguez_ 06.14.2013 Mark

06.14.2013 Mark

This elder man seem to still be young at heart; 

still rocking the long hair, fit shirt and pants.

eRodriguez_marks of the recent past

 Finally got my scanner working. I did some minor editing on some due to the scan quality. 

Beach Pup...

A couple weeks back this pit bull came strolling by our drawing club. I remarked, "There's our memory-sketch!" I emphasized, "NO REFERENCE". It's important to draw what you remember.

(Fact: All dogs in Southern California work-out, and wear stylish sunglasses.)

--Marcelo

Happy Sketch Clubers

everybody is happy, well almost everyone...

St. Patrick's Day!

What a little cutie. She looked like she just stepped off the Peanuts comic strip. And, a little green ribbon in her hair too.

--M

Photo's From Today

New camera means new sketchclub photos!  It was a beautiful day out!

mark

I tried something new on this one. Flat colors with white skin. I'm happy with the results. I felt in the zone as I was working on this one.
: )

mark

Blustery Day

Here's my take for the mark. The wind was blowing her hair into her face, so she threw her head back and tried to let the wind push her hair back. I thought to myself, there's the drawing.

Mark

Mark 002

A character sketch from memory. In this one, I wanted to try having texture like background with limited rendering.

Mark_Girl

I drew a sketch of the mark on my sketch book from memory. Then I redrew it on Photoshop. On this one, I put in extra work. I looked at photos to reference some details such as the fold of the scarf and wrinkles of the jacket. And I added color. I'm happy with the results : )

Mushroom hair

He had a lovely head of hair.

Johnny Rotten's long lost brother

I didn't get that great of a look at him, but this is what he should have looked like.  Reality is subjective.

Flourencent Adolescent

I hadn't posted in a while and we came across this wonderful specimen this Friday, so I had to do a lil quick sketch. Heh heh heh.

Had time to sculpt the mark.  Someday I'll draw one.

Redefining "COOL"

Look at this mug! No wonder he was selected as the mark for this week. We could all see his pearly white teeth a block away as he whizzed by on his skateboard. He was redefining "cool" with his brand of fashion.

last weeks mark

My impression from last week

Long Time Watcher, First Time Poster

Hey there here's my take on a mark from the previous week.
For what it's worth, I only caught a passing glance as i turned around and saw him pass by.

My impression ;)

Phil

My first post.

Had the pleasure of joining some amazingly talented artists for the second week in a row :)  I'm looking forward to the next session!  

Another First Timer

Hello.

I was lucky enough to join the group last week, I had a lot of fun, as well as lunch!

Very excited to be apart of an amazing bunch.

Here is my quick sketch of our mark from last week, better late than never right?

Kendra I'll miss you!

-Natalie

My very first posting!

I'm a newbie here.

Still trying to figure out how things work. 

And this happens to be my very first posting. 

I haven't been coloring since college so please excuse my choices. 

Hope I get better.

Sketchclub update...

Here's the mark for this week. I'm certain the hair was darker, but my lay-in color looked so nice, I decided to keep it.

This week, Mark McDonnell showed up to draw with us at Sketchclub -- hadn't seen him in a little while. Gosh, his sketchbook looked so good, I'm sure we'll be seeing yet another book from him. Really funny drawings, he had me in stitches!

And... new comer Natalie Hall joined our club for the first time. Wow, this girl can draw.

And, it looks like the very talented Kendra Melton is going to be working a gig in New York for a stint. Hopefully we'll be seeing lots of New York drawings on her blog.

--Marcelo

Appropriate Footwear

Alright, here's my take. It's the guy all the way on the left in his slippers and athletic wear.

Marcelo Vignali

Introducing TODD HAMPSON!

Todd Hampson

Todd Hampson, from Timbuktoons, was our special guest at Sketchclub. He, and his good friend Shawn, came in all the way from Georgia. And, as is the ritual, he sketched out the mark strictly from memory.

Sweet, little old lady

I have some spare time at the moment, so I sculpted, painted and rendered the mark.  Marcelo gave me a "Oh that's disgusting", so I guess it's a thumbs up.