Summer Workshops Part II- Grand Central Atelier : One Month Drawing Intensive. Taught by Anthony Baus , Patrick Bynes and Katie Whipple . After a rigorous week in Massachuetts at the Illustration Master Class, I immediately started the month long drawing intensive in the Grand Central Atelier. I think we all have seen the classic example of form rendering; a sphere, some light direction and a cast shadow. Now how do those principles apply when lighting a complicated form, let's say like the eye of Micheangelo’s David? My instructors answers came from a respect of capturing actual form in relation to light, the foundational essence of the Grand Central Atelier core program. My Month Long Cast Drawing. Still could have spend another month refining it. Through week 2. So many optical illusions occur when studying a cast or model. One value can appear the same as another, yet they are on two completely separate light receiving...
Hello Everybody! I'm Eric Jean-luc Kerke, Renaissance man for the 21st Century! My first priority is being a Illustration student at Montclair State University New Jersey, Second is being a Musician on my own terms, Third is leading a righteous life. I've decided to start this blog as a way to share my creations and ideas. I hope my readers/ viewers/ listeners enjoy my stuff. Off to stir the universe. ~EjK
A couple of months ago I was assigned to interview a professional illustrator. So I got in contact with Iain McCaig! Here is the interview, typed word for word from a audio recording on my phone interview. Fair note, this is my first formal interview. Ejk: How much do you draw a day? IM: Everyday. No matter what. Sometimes I'm traveling, some times I'm teaching but on an average, in the studio, Monday through Friday a good working day is 10 hours. If I'm in the studio, it's the working schedule. But I draw everyday, no matter what. No matter where I am. I'll make sure I have a pen and a pad and make sure I draw something. If you miss a day, you start to forget things. No one would really notices but you will. And then after a week your audience will notice. I've been sketching since I've been a little kid. Ejk: Has this schedule been instilled since art school? IM: No. I didn't do art until my final year of high school, a...
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