Even if I didn't make much money on a given day, if I had drawn a couple mall sketches that I was happy with, I considered it a good day, and after awhile I looked forward to doing these more than live caricatures, as I was finding a lot more freedom with drawing quicker, drawing at different angles than I was used to, and trying to start caricaturing not just people's faces but their bodies, poses and a bit of their personalities. Also, I learned to simplify faces more and learned to draw moving or at least non-posing targets, which helped a lot with all the babies I would draw later.
These were the last mall sketches I did, as I was relocated to a couple other spots where I was busier and didn't have much time between drawings to do sketches. I never got around to scanning and editing them in photoshop till a couple days ago, so they're new to your eyes but not to mine. That being said, these are some of my favorites! These are posted at 75% of their actual size, in case you were wondering...
Mall Sketch #60: Hooded Flier
Mall Sketch #59: Booby Lady
Mall Sketch #58: Lollipop Girl
Mall Sketch #57: Turtle Jacket
Mall Sketch #56: Shaggy Slob
Mall Sketch #55: Globe Squatter
Mall Sketch #54: Hourglass Figure
Mall Sketch #53: Poop Man
Mall Sketch #52: Old Dude with Fork
Mall Sketch #51: Lanky Frog
Mall Sketch #50: Cross-Hatched Crone
Mall Sketch #49: Cross-Hatched Sourpuss
Mall Sketch #48: Pretentious Lashes
Mall Sketch #47: The Mumps
7 comments:
whoa, these are fantastic! I almost did not see them. I like 59, and 55 the best.
Thanks! Those are definitely in my fave 5 of the 60 mall sketches I've done.
Those are Awesome. Love the style and shapes you use.
HAHA. Awesomeness!!
Derek- Thanks! I had a couple cartooning/character design books that I was looking at everyday that really helped me focus on shapes, simplification, pose, weight distribution and other elements that I wasn't really incorporating into my retail work. Glad you see some of that.
Aaron- As always, your comments really mean a lot and inspire me, so thanks, man!
These are great, Eric. Nice and simple with character!
Thanks, Francesca! Somehow I forgot to comment back until now.
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