Zooey, take 2

Zooey Deschanel, take two.

Take one: here

The reference was a really gorgeous shot - link

Ehh, I kinda rushed this one. Wanted to get it done with. I'm not too happy with the face):

But I like the hair. And the bow.

I don't plan on drawing lace ever again.

I don't particularly like drawing full-body shots, now that I think about it. After the failed Matt attempt, and now this, I think I'm going to revert back to full-face detailed shots(:

Small faces are really hard to do well.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

2010 completed portrait count: 2!

Matt attempt

Matt Doyle

Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie, Spring Awakening

He also sang the role of Peter in the album version of Bare

I am not really motivated to finish this because:

1. I don't think it really looks like him.
2. I really really suck at doing dark tones. And fabrics. And dark toned fabrics. (I probably need to buy a better 8B...and I need a 9B...)

but mainly because of 1.

Because I don't really want to invest a lot of time in something when I know I won't be happy with the result. So for now, I'm leaving this one like this. Expect to see his face on here again though, because I'm definitely not giving up on drawing him. I just need a better/easier ref... hahah. This one didn't really have a lot of shadows.

If you don't know who he is watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC5zMkvZpg0

He's pretty much amazing(:

Emma & Will

Emma Pillsbury and Will Schuester from Glee

(Played by Jayma Mays and Matthew Morrison)

A really quick sketch. Drew Emma basically with no eraser, and then I screwed up Will. So that's why he looks like Frankenstein here.

I love Glee though, and I can't wait till episodes come back in April! Especially since Jonathan Groff is going to be guest starringg!

I've started a new line art. I don't know how it's going to look, because the face is at an angle in the ref, and I'm really bad at angled faces... I'll probably use this one as a practice at drawing and shading textures though because it's almost a full body shot. And he's wearing jeans.

FINALS ARE OVERRR

hello!

Just a quick post to apologize for the lack of posts recently. Finals are this week and, although I haven't been studying as much as a should, I promised myself to put off drawing until they're over. Horrible, I know):

I'm not going to lie, my second semester schedule is really, really, really busy, but hopefully I can get through it with a decent amount of sleep! I'll try to draw as much as I can. My goal for 2010 is to end up with at least 20 graphite portraits I am proud of. Right now, the count is: 1. (The amazing Mr. Nicholas Hoult as seen in the post below) Ahaha...

So, in order to (hopefully!) motivate myself, I'm posting a list on here of some famous faces you can except to see over the next few months! I currently have a folder filled with amazing references I've found on various sites, and I already have my next ref printed out and ready to gooo.

Next up!

Matt Doyle (Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie and Spring Awakening)

Possibly On Deck:

Mitch Hewer (Skins)

Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)

Kevin McHale (Glee)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer)

I may draw some people more than once because there are some really great references I just can't resist, but it really just depends on my mood... I have a line art for John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in my drawer right now, but I don't really feel like finishing it haha.

But first, Finals! Wish me luck...

Nicholas

Nicholas Hoult

from Skins, A Single Man, About a Boy

My first drawing of the year! This is the first time I've used my Prismacolors in a lonnnnng time... but I wanted his eyes to pop out(: So what do you think?

This was another practice with gridding. It really helps and saves a lot of time. This drawing measures 7x4 inches. I drew it on regular printer paper using HB, 2B, 4B, 8B and 2H for gridding. The ref is HERE.

(btw, that's a very nice website. and so is fuckyeahmeninsuits.tumblr.com and fuckyeahmeninties.tumblr.com) :D

Anyways, I've started watching Skins and I absolutely adore it. I love the storylines, the format of the show, the actors, and even though I've only seen four episodes, I've already gotten really attached to the characters. I started watching it because I found out Nicholas Hoult was in it, haha. And I only found out about him because I saw him in the trailer for A Single Man, which looks amazinggg. I want to see it so badly. It's rated R though...

Sorry, I know it's really crappy quality. I don't know why. I probably have a sucky scanner... or I just don't know how to use it properly.

EDIT: upped the contrast and uploaded that image instead.

Farewell

Tenth Doctor as played by David Tennant<3

via my dA: http://sunflake.deviantart.com/art/Farewell-148495636

^^visit(:

I'm going to miss him so much.

Farewell David!

drawing measures approx. 10x14

reg .07 mechanical, 2H, H, HB, 2B, 4B, 8B, blending stump, tissue

My first gridded drawing! I measured out squares on my ref and my actual drawing paper.

I wrote more stuff on my dA description haha

cheers!

EDIT: after watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ba5Q0NrQ8

(!!!! link contains SPOILERS for Doctor Who the End of Time !!!!)

I love David and David's Doctor even more. if that's possible. which i'm not sure it is.

Matt Smith has a lot to live up to as number 11

David's regeneration scene better be freaking epic.

I am beyonddd excited. but I also don't want New Year's to ever come because then it's really over for Ten):

Jaejoong

Kim Jaejoong or Hero Jaejoong of TVXQ/DBSK, which I believe is a Korean pop band?
I'm probably wrong about some part of that last sentence.

This was a (slightly belated) birthday present for a friend. She's a fan of this guy. I did not know who he was until I looked him up.

2H, H, HB, 2B, 4B, 8B.
I got new pencils!

Click for full-view. Also, I'm now also posting on deviantART at: SUNFLAKE.DEVIANTART.COM so check me out there!

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