Eric Jean-Luc Kerke Blog

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 planes. Sure t

Hello Everybody! I'm back on Blogger. Decided to make this blog my place to post my insights and process. My tumblr will exist mainly to share images with little text. This summer I've had the honor to attend 2 amazing workshops. First up, Illustration Master Class If you love picture making, there is no reason why you shouldn't go. It's the rare opportunity to hang out and work along side with professionals and amateurs for a week. Everyone is friendly and willing to give insightful information about art, their process and life.  Above is my piece, titled "Garuda Rider". It all starts with thumbnails. Manchess gave a wonderful lecture on composition and thumb-nailing.  The first one from the lower left was chosen The instructors told me to insert more culture into the dragon, and establish a definite connection between the creature and the rider.  I decided to mess around a bit with the Garuda, a mythical Indonesian creatu