http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog the sketches and studies of Tom Babbey Sun, 27 May 2012 21:07:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I returned  last week from the first ever Spectrum Fantastic Art Live convention, in Kansas city, Missouri...and I think I'm just now recovering from the greatness of the show, and the continuous 27-hour drive back home.  To truncate my review, let me say that it was an amazing time spent ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=169 Sorry for the massive delay in posting, all...  I've been more than busy with taking care of my incredibly awesome 6-month-old son, teaching a new course at the Atelier, and getting ready for the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live convention. ..Speaking of which, here's a little preview of a piece that I will have ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=167   Just a little sketch of your average, ordinary house sparrow.  Drawing birds is always a fun challenge, especially when tackling one of the more "mundane" species like this guy.  Birds in general are always tough to sell in an image when compared to mammals, as they lack any discernible musculature ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=166 http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=164       If you ask someone to picture a zebra, most folks think of the Plains Zebra or the Grevy's Zebra...Which is a shame, because the Mountain Zebra (Equus Zebra) is all kinds of neat, and deserves a bit more fame.The only Zebra with a dewlap, these stocky bodied, nimble-hoofed ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=162 Here's a bit of a sneak peek at some principles of animal drawing that we'll be covering in week 2 of my class, Dynamic Animal Drawing at the Zoo.   http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=160   Rhinoceros unicornis,  the Indian Rhinoceros, is the largest of the rhino species, with the males of the species weighing anywhere between 4,000lbs to 8,000lbs.  These are some of my favorite critters to draw (yeah, i know..I say that alot, about so many different things) due to the massive amount of ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=158 Just a quick sneak peek with what I'm currently pecking away at;     ...Aaaaand a quick reminder... Classes start at Watts Atelier next week, which means there's six more days to sign up for my Dynamic Animal Drawing at the Zoo class.  It's going to be a *great* class, so be sure ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=155 This fall, I'll be teaching Dynamic Animal Sketching at the Watts Atelier of the Arts.  The class will run from Oct. 16 to Dec 18, and will be held at the San Diego Zoo. For beginners, this will be a great class to strengthen the basics of gesture, proportion and ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=153 No sir, Chrysocyon brachyurus, the Maned Wolf,  isn't any of those..It's a creature unto itself, the only member of it's Genus.     The maned wolf (pardon the confusing misnomer..as I said before, it's technically not a wolf) is South America's largest canid, and one of my favorite canids, due in part to ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=150