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

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.

"Virtuoso" publication

I recently submitted my short film poster 'Dummy' into a book publication called The Virtuoso Project. The editor of the book DragonBrusher has accepted the artwork and it will feature in the book when it is published! This is a very exciting prospect as I have never been published before! The book will feature art from new and upcoming artists from around the world and will be avaliable to buy online. More info can be found here http://www.dragonbrusher.com/

ChitChatClick's character building drawings

Following on from the finished character designs (see previous posts) I decided to composite a quick character design process which shows how I work. 3 stages which include the initial stick figure or skeleton with perspective, fleshing out the body and finally layering all the clothing, accessories and finer details. Pencil media on 140gsm paper. Mechanical Pencils. A4 light box. Rulers. Erasers. Paint brushes. ChitChatClick on Deviantart ChitChatClick on Facebook

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