Thursday, February 10, 2011

30 minute sketch - Batman

I had such a blast with that last 30min sketch that I decided to jump back in with Batman.

The image in my head was slightly different than the finished product here but I'm totally cool with that. To be honest, the image in my head was slightly beyond my ability. It was super valuable for me to realize that I couldn't quite do it and also why I couldn't do it.

Drawing quickly has a way of unapologetically exposing my weaknesses. Since I don't have time for reference material or reworking, I've got to rely on what I REALLY know.

In this case my knowledge ended just shy of the image in my head but that experience tells me point blank what I need to work on. In the end I knocked a decent little sketch and I learned a little about my current limitations.

All is well in Gotham!

2 comments:

Nicola said...

Hi there, I love your 30 minute sketches! Your work is so energetic and full of personality, really great!! I also enjoyed reading about your trip to the art museum, sounds like a fantastic place!!

Nathanael Lark said...

Thank you for the kind words, Nicola! I appreciate you stopping by and also taking the time to drop me a note. Indeed, that museum is wonderful. Definitely one of my favorites!