According to some, Sketching traditionally refers to a preliminary rough type of drawing that an artist might make in preparation for a more formal drawing. A sketch is less detailed than a study – a study may be a highly detailed rendition of something to be used in a large composition. Of course sketching is also a form of doodling that a person may do to pass time with no end goal in mind. Formally however it is a useful way for an artist to capture a fleeting impression of a scene or person before it changes. For this purpose, it is typically executed rapidly and with little concern for accuracy. Not unlike caricature art, sketching is often about capturing a mood or key feature of the subject.
Below you will find some of the carbon sketches, liquid paper reverse and plain old #2 pencil sketches I’ve done throughout the years.
Occasionally, you just need to put something down on paper. So grab what you have and use it. The sketches below were done on accidental blackened copy paper using liquid paper. It was interesting drawing in reverse.
One of the oldest liquid paper drawings came out of the verse from Isaiah 9:2. It eventually got printed on t-shirts with the verse lit up from the King of Light.
The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
After seeing the shirts printed, a Doctor and huge fan of the Grateful Dead commissioned me to do a similar style shirt with his favorite guitarist, Jerry Garcia. He ordered a ton of t-shirts to just give to all his friends who were also fans. The t-shirt had these lyrics on it “River gonna take me, Sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy, All the way back back home. It’s a far gone lullaby Sung many years ago. Mama, mama, many worlds I’ve come Since I first left home. I think you need to be a Greatful Dead fan to understand. I just drew Jerry!
Tattoo art is one of the most fun things to play around with. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to draw the initial tattoo concept and even turn it into flash.
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Another commissioned sketch was for a deaf counselor. They wanted to have the sign “I Love You” from Jesus in front of the cross. It was a fun project as hands are one of the hardest things for a lot of artists to draw proportionately. After matting it and getting it framed, it hung in her counseling office.
