http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog the sketches and studies of Tom Babbey Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:55:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a little flier I did for TheIllustrationBoard.com's Comic-Con Sketch Group announcement.     With Comic-Con just around the corner, I thought it would be fitting for TheIllustrationBoard.com to host a Zoo Sketch group and welcome all visiting artists in the area.  If you're in San Diego for the 'con and want to ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=95 An Asian elephant bull, done for the Elephant Drawing Day announcement a little ways back.  Ah, and Keep your eyes on the blog, folks...I'll be announcing another sketch day Creature Feature very soon.. http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=92      Last week ended up being Cat Drawing day for the zoo sketch group from TheIllustrationBoard.com.  We had a pretty nice turnout, but rain, sickness and some rather shy animals hiding in their exhibits led to very little drawing getting done.  I did manage to pull out a decent lion ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=89        My last post was a bit of an announcement for a special bird/dinosaur drawing zoo sketch group.  Here's a bit of the oucome from that day; Flamingos, pigeons, and a Therizinosaur (loosely based around beipiaosaurus).  The Therizinosaurs were a *very* strange group of dinosaurs...  Feathered herbivores descended from ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=86     The face of a Frankenstien's Monster redesign I'm working on, and the acompanying thumbnails.  The above-head will be going on something that looks akin to #14.  Further sketches on their way... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=82   A quick drawing done last night for the announcement of a talk and demo I'll be doing for TheIllustrationBoard.com.  Swing on over to the boards for more info, and be sure to come to the talk if you have time. http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=80   Here's another page from the ol' sketchbook, which accidentally ended up being North-American Mammal-themed.  The skulls were done at home (Pronghorn skull, grizzly skull, and two polar bear skulls) and the animals were done from life at the zoo... Speaking of which, there's another zoo trip coming up this Saturday, ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=78   Nothing much to show today, outside of a bit of studying for the upcomming demo and lecture at the San Deigo Zoo.  If you're in the area and free Saturday morning, swing on by and say hello. http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=76 My apologies for the lack of updates lately; I've been pretty busy with my new role as the Zorganizer (Zoo Organizer) for TheIllustrationboard.com.  Head over to the boards, sign up, and say hello.  While you're there, check out the animal drawing blog I'm running for the board, and take a ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=65   Well,  it's been far to long since the last update.  I've been busy working, trying to get ideas for the website in order, and studying.  Speaking of studies, here's a few, done at both the Atelier and in-studio at home.  The figure painting is from photo reference, the portrait from ... http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=62