Drawing a Commission - Step By Step REVISITED

I was recently compelled to revisit the work I'm currently doing for a commissioned portrait after reaching the moment when I'd decided it was ready to be painted when it wasn't! It needed, no demanded more attention. My last post concluded the step by step drawing process at the stage seen below now with 4 new additional steps to the drawing process. Enjoy:

Step 14: Using the stencil line motif as a guide I created a rough drawing on tracing paper of the patterns I wanted to fill these areas.
It was important to work out the ebb and flow of the stippling technique before putting any ink to paper. This tracing was then placed behind
the main sheet and worked into the portrait using my lightbox. I used a Linex circle template for a consistent size and outlined the
motif lines to emphasize their partitions. Each circle was drawn with a 0.5 fine liner pen.

Step 15: ... I continued working with the trace beneath the main sheet and my lightbox, painstakingly building up the circles and structuring
the overall motif as before. I went over the stencil lines as I saw fit as the circles become overly dominant. At this stage I began to see the
'wave' forms coming into shape.

Step 16: Creating the illusion of density by altering the space between the circles and their application was tricky as the guide sheet below
was drawn freehand without the aid of a stencil, therefore a lot of improvisation and careful consideration was needed.

Step 17: The level of concentration and focus was difficult at times to maintain due to the monotonous nature of the task but it was worth it.
I considered leaving the background lines alone but it dawned on me that the piece wasn't finished until the entire canvas was covered.
So there you have it! The portrait is finally complete with background elements ready for filling and painting.

For the complete step by step drawing process journey visit the Behance project:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/36984873/Commissioned-Ink-Step-By-Step

'God Help the Girl' poster design WIP part 1.

Im currently working on a film poster design for a musical indie flick called God Help The Girl from Metrodome distribution due for release in 2014. The film stars Emily Browning (Suckerpunch) Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones) and Olly Alexander (lead singer of the British band Years and Years) and director Stuart Murdoch's debut film. The lineart features the main three characters from the film which I hope you will like. For more info about God Help The Girl visit the website http://www.godhelpthegirl.com/ Olly Alexander as James. Hannah Murray as Cass. Emily Browning as Eve.

Autographed art & meeting Bruce Lee's widow Linda Lee Cadwell.

So a couple of years ago I met Bruce Lee's widow Linda Lee Cadwell. This was a huge deal for me as Bruce Lee has been my idol since forever! So, naturally I brought along a piece of Bruce Lee inspired work for her to admire and sign. The poster is part of a graduate installation piece. Click the title above for a video link . Linda Lee Cadwell and her daughter Shannon Lee sign my poster! Click on the image for a deviantART link. Me on the right, my brother Titus on the left and Linda Lee Cadwell. Taken at Seni08 Martial Arts Event, Docklands, Excel.

Moon Rats... They're here! T-shirts, hoodies and vests from outer space on Redbubble

After a brief conversation with my friend Jason Ng, who told me about his new designer clothing brand u9ly Avenue I told him about these designs and how I thought they would make cool T-shirts. I used the assets from a project I did with London Bus-Tops over the London 2012 Olympic Games, check out the Behance project I'm hoping we'll be able to work together in the future. The designs are now available to buy on my Redbubble & Society6 stores Yuyanda's Blog of Art and Design, Animation and Illustration. 2020. All Rights Reserved.

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