Three shapes, three heads video
A fun little experiment using three different shapes to draw three different heads.
What I ended up with, was a Superman whose chin would put Jay Leno's to shame, a version of Fat Albert if he had come straight outta Compton, 'Hey, hey, hey, I'm gonna bust a cap in yo' ass, fool!', and a woman looking appropriately concerned.
Lots of fun to do and hopefully insightful...
A clearer, hi-res version of the video can be found here.
posted by Chris Wahl at 1:29 AM
21 Comments:
I love your work and process. You use the computer for what it's good for while still relying heavily on your excellent drawing skills. Truly and great meld of mind and technology.
You are my new hero. I hope you keep making these videos regularly, they are great to learn from.
Is there any chance you are going to be at the San Diego Comic-Con? I'd love to get a sketch from you.
Pardon my ignorance, but what program are you drawing these on?
Man, it's so cool to see you draw. Every line is a confidant stroke.
You make it look effortless.
That was amazing to watch, Mr. Wahl. Part of what amazed me was how often you just scrapped what you'd been doing and started all over. I could never... ever do that. Kudos to you.
Hi Chris,
Man again you knock us out with your fantastic ability to pop out a sketch with just a shape to start with....and in a moments time too// thx again for keeping the door open... Lou
Thank you all for your kind words and enthusiasm. It spurs me on.
Adam- Unfortunately, since I live in Australia and currently have a young family, I won't be going to San Diego anytime soon (although San Diego is one of the first places in the States I want to visit. I hear they have a great zoo)
Cactus- I draw these in Photoshop. I originally tried using one of the free online sketch sites like 'Rate my Drawing' to make my videos, but they don't support tablet sensitivty, so you only get uniform linework. That, and they didn't record every line I made.
More to come...
Hello Chris,
How can I get in touch with you about commissioning some artwork? I looked for an email address on your site but couldn't find one. Please e-mail me at me[at]phoat[dot]com.
Thanks
Hi Phoat,
I'll be in touch soon.
Chris - thanks for cranking out these awesome drawing tutorial videos! I've really been enjoying them. Keep up the great work!
Krishna, ciao nery- Thanks guys, glad you like 'em.
Hey Chris, love the videos. Have attempted this before but I had some issues with my screen-capture software. I illustrate on a Wacom in Illustrator and was using Camtasia for the screen-capturing... what do you use for capturing? Does your hard-drive constantly spin? Love your style.
Antony
Thanks Antony. Great work on your website.
I hear Camtasia's a great screen capturing tool, but unfortunately it's PC only. I'm on a Mac and the one I use is called SnapZ Pro. I'm on a G5 Dual processor so I don't get the constant spin, but I do notice a very slight slowing of Photoshop while I'm drawing, but not enough to create a problem.
What version of photoshop do you use and how much did it cost you? Also what type of tablet and how much?
Currently I use Photoshop CS which costs around $400-$500 US. But for years I made do with Photosop 5.5. Any version from 5 upwards (as this was when the invaluable 'history' feature was included) will be more than adequate.
I use a Wacom Intuos graphic tablet 6x8 inches. These days you can buy the latest version Intuos3 for about $280-$300 US. Wacom Graphire is a cheaper option, but it doesn't have the same pen sensitivity as the Intuos.
Thanks for responding. I was curious if you ever use adobe illustrator too?
These days I mainly use Illustrator to vectorize bitmap art, using a third party plugin called Silhouette (similar to Adobe Streamline), which coverts bitmap art into vector, so they can be printed on large scales.
I'd have to say mate...
I'm so impressed by what you give out.
Invaluable advice and even better inspiration for everyone.
And of course who better to do it than someone with so much talent they can lead from the front.
Keep it up.
M
Thanks Matt.
...cheques in the mail. ;p
Your work is fantastic! I have found so much use for the information you so generously provide here -- thanks. You will see improvements in my work in short order....
My portfolio blog
bexrex- No,no,no! Don't go improving any further! I already get extremely jealous visiting your blog. ;)
Thanks for your comments and great work.
c'est hallucinant ! i don't speak english sorry.
très interessantes ces évolutions....je mets un lien sur mon blog....bravo ! very fine !
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