Preston Blair 1 - Back To The Fundamentals

I feel that I don't have a strong enough grasp on the fundamentals
of constructing a solid drawing so I'm stepping back
to practice the basics.



Look Ma, No Grid!

This is my first serious study that I don't use the grid system.
Even though I took my time on the drawing I tried not to agonize over every line. I just wind up taking more time to finish the drawing without much change.





The Comparison

Back To The Fifties

Knockoffs from the book, Cartoon Modern.



Cartoon_Modern

Simple Layout?!!

Here I am copying a frame from the great Howie Post
that aspiring cartoonists have been trying.




My First Attempt



This didn't work out too good.
I blocked in the background elements first
and didn't leave enough room for the main characters.


My Second Attempt



Better, but I wasn't satisfied with
the way the dust trail was coming out.

My Third Attempt



I erased the trail in Photoshop, printed it out and did the trail again.

My Cleaned-Up Final



It's not as accurate as I'd like -
the main tree's trunk is wider in the original.
I made the main characters taller and longer.
The horse's muzzle should be smaller and point more downward.
The three groupings of tree foliage on the right
need to go down further.
It was pretty hard getting the variety of the circular foliage.

What do you see?

Wolverdoodles 6!

Got a new computer up and running.

To celebrate, here's a backlog of doodles inspired by Basil Wolverton originals.

I have a study coming up that I'm finishing up.

Wolverdoodles 5!

Basil Wolverton is just too fun to copy, so I had to do more.

Are You Ruff And Reddy?

I challenged myself with a Hanna Barbera study this time.
I took a long time finishing it.





For some reason Ruff's right foot was trouble.
When I added the toes the main form seemed to break up.
Had problem's with Reddy's tie too.

What mistakes do you see with the copy?

Wolverdoodles 4!

Yep, more doodles inpired by Basil Wolverton.