figure in progress- 3 and 6 hours

The first and second days of a three-day pose. Charcoal and pastel on pre-toned paper.

cast drawing in progress

I finished the block-in and began rendering today. Done in graphite.

apple still life

Charcoal, pastel, and chalk on pre-toned paper.

figure study 2

Charcoal and graphite on toned paper.

figure study 1

Charcoal and graphite on toned paper.

pear still life

My first project at the Gage Academy course in Seattle.

Done in graphite.By the time I was done, the pear had ripened very nicely.

The Old Man of The Sea

Costumed model at last year's drawing jam at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle.
Definitely doing that again this year.

Logos

Logo designs from my graphic design class. They were selected along with my Superman III poster to be displayed at an upcoming student exhibition.

III

Movie poster design for graphic design class.Superman III never really took off (pun!! haha) because a) Richard Pryor was in it as a sad attempt to turn it into an action/comedy, b) the poster was executed with fantastic technique but ridiculous composition, and c) did I mention Richard Pryor?

Due to synthetic Kryptonite, Superman is split into two beings representing his good side and bad side. Along the way, he pulls pranks such as blowing out the Olympic torch and straightening the Leaning Tower. (Much like Spiderman III but with fewer villains... that movie was so confusing the first time.)

So here is my version. Admittedly last-minute, but I think the concept is ok.

Black

Concept sketch for a graphic design project.

Corel Painter X, Wacom tablet.

Of Two Worlds

Rough sketch of Disney's Tarzan, from a CD cover.

Hero

Just playing around with ideas. Based off of Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent.

Corel Painter X, Wacom tablet

Shades of Silence

CD cover for part of the final project for my graphic design class.

Took about 40 minutes from concept to finish. Seriously last-minute.

Kind of a joke, since I'm not much of a musician, but hey, at least there won't be image copyright issues.

Done in Photoshop CS3.

The Cap'n seems to be actin' strange...r

2H pencil sketch. I've been spouting "I've got a jar of di-rt" for two days now.

Alien Nights Poster Design

They came. They saw. They partied.

Another assignment for graphic design class. We had to come up with taglines and design 4" x 4" promo images for a fictional film, to be turned into a montage by the teacher and displayed as a one-sheet poster.
So here is mine... fun with Adobe.

Keys

T-shirt design for my graphic design class. Considering it was really last minute, I guess it turned out all right.

Sometimes inspiration comes at unexpected times from unexpected sources.

A drawing I did from a live model at the annual Gage Art Academy Drawing Jam last Saturday. 12 hours of drawing... it was amazing.
Serious joint pain afterwards, but it was really worth it.

This is approximately a five-minute sketch. Since it was a gesture drawing session, the models only held their poses for 2 to 8 minutes.

I was absolutely fascinated by his mask and the varying values under the spotlight... anyone know where I can get one for cheap?

A mural I'm doing on the inside of my bedroom door.
Went crazy with the oil pastels one night when I was frustrated.

Cousins

Studies for characterization. I guess it looks more like them than my last attempt did.

Following the leader & Making it look good

Early concept drawings for the comic book.

Comic Sketches

Some quick sketches I did for the comic book my friends are making. The cousins, and Reporter Guy with the Fedora as requested.

Since I had no reference photos yet, none of the characters look much like the models.

And never mind that Lisa's jacket buttons on the wrong side. And that Kevin's mouth looks like it might slide off his face.

Contest Entry

This was an entry for a summer art festival poster contest. Didn't make it because of too much detail and too little color, but I still like it.

地元の美術祭りのコンテストに出しました。細かすぎるのと色が足りないので賞は取れなかったけどわりと気に入ってます。

Work in progress

A charcoal drawing of Louis Armstrong.

ルイ・アームストロングです。まだ途中だけど

Cast of human head

Just practicing.

Time and Self-Progress

A self-portrayal from several years ago.

久

Posters for my junior high's annual plays. Good times...

久しぶりに出てきたので載せてみた。

当時は頑張ったんだよ!!

漢字が大胆に間違ってるのは無視。

Cinderella Program Cover Art

It's finally finished! It's the one of the posters for my high school production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.

I started out with a pencil sketch, then inked it and colored it with colored pencils. One of my classmates smoothed it over digitally for me, thank you Scarlett!

It was used for the cover of the program.

今度うちの学校でロジャーズとハマーステン（サウンド・オブ・ミュージックで有名）のシンデレラを上演します!

二つあるポスターのうちの一つを作りました～　

鉛筆スケッチで始めてインク入れと色鉛筆で色塗ったのを同級生がパソコンできれいにしてくれました。

やっと完成!!

プログラムの表紙に採用されました。

Bored

Did this today in math class when I had time on my hands.
A guy in my math group. It was a quick sketch, so there are some parts out of proportion, but I didn't want to spend too much time on it. (Excuses, excuses.... )

数学の授業で描きました！ちょっと変なところもあるけど急いで描いたわりにはいいかな。

Done after a character in a book.

This is a little more recent.

Also done after a picture in a book.

A study of human anatomy. I'll try to get a better quality picture here soon.

筋肉。画質が悪いけどまぁわかるかな？

Spiderman

Did this quite a while ago.
...I was going to wait until I updated my scanner, but I decided to give up and use a digital camera instead.

けっこう前のです…スキャナーはしばらくあきらめてデジカメで撮ることにしました。

I havn't been able to update lately because my scanner isn't working, but I will do it soon!
In the meantime, I've been working hard on improving my skills and technique, so hopefully the next ones you see will be much better!

N子の旦那

My very first drawing with a computer tablet!
Done on a friend's computer.
I'm pretty happy with it.

K家のパソコンで描いたあれです。
〇hei…??　似てる…かな。
Josh Groban にもちょっと似てる気がする。

A two-person drawing. I did the shading and the neck and shirt.

合作その1。首と服と影を描きました。顔は先輩が描きました。

Shintaro

Another two-person drawing.

I drew everything except his facial features.

合作その2。顔の中身以外を描きました。

とても素晴らしいセンスの持ち主に囲まれていて幸せです。

N子

A drawing of a rose made with colored pencils.

I did it for a friend.

色鉛筆で描きました。

なんか〇ッキーのポスターっぽくなった…

A sculpted seal (I guess) that I made last year.
I'm not exactly sure what kind of stone we used. The stamp is carved on the bottom of the pillar.
It was selected to be exhibited at a museum in a prefecture-wide contest.
去年作った篆刻です。

しんちゃん

A drawing of a kid that I used to teach English to. I started on the head around a year or two ago and then abandoned it, but it's finally complete.
The face is really poorly done, but I guess the rest of it turned out OK. Done with 2B, 4B, 6B pencils and a tortillion.
前英語教えてた子です。
自分ではあんまりいい出来じゃないけどやっと完成しました。顔は無視!!体はけっこう自身あり。

A scarecrow drawing that I did on a postcard.
Done with a black .4 gel pen and colored pencils.
案山子です。
田○さん宛の葉書に描いたものです。
色鉛筆と、かの0.4のゲルインクのペンを使いました。

西田のブログ。

This is my friend's blog.
If you like manga drawings....

西田君のブログです！
http://nishidakenkun.blogspot.com/

I saw the original in a book and just had to try drawing it. Done with HB, 2B, and 4B pencils.
やっとできました！
虎です。文化祭の時展示したあれです。 

Some of my classmates, at a friends request.
Just some quick drawings in pencil.
似顔絵です！
似てるかな？
誰でしょう～
君はわかるか？？