Lefran's sketchbook: 20th April

[DannySketch]

Thats a fine cock you have there.

Almost as fine as your beaver.

did you fist them both?

[lefran]

oh Dan.

[Shantih]

[lefran]

smarty- thanks
theGnoll- Thank hope you guys are ok, will probably see you over summer then!
dannysketch- oh dan
shantih- lulz

heres some reportage work from over the week, has been fun to work in a different style

[DannySketch]

I'm personally highly pleased that the 'today adam told me I was very pretty' quote has finally managed to reach the internet.

[lefran]

heres a few panoramics i took on my phone that i like!
Theyre part of my reportage project (my mum and sister sat on the train in the last one!)

[ajvenema]

oooeh, i really like the raportage stuff! maybe a bit more line variety to make at little bit more clear what its about, but please do that raportage more often!

[lefran]

ajvenema- thanks, will do

Today we were asked to go draw some characters from observation, so these were the people i saw out and about in Bristol.
I find im working in a totally different way when drawing peole from life, as i have to be quicker, some are quicker than others

[DannySketch]

loving this new style fran, good to see how you develop it.

[jdadragon]

Strange style. Most of your earlier peices could use a little tweaking to their concept, but the last picture here is very interesting.

[lefran]

Dan- Ta!
jdadragon- yeah your right, it was a really weird way for me to start drawing all of a sudden hehe, so some dont look quite right, i guess it was the time constraints of people moving!

Heres some quick reportage sketches from circomedia which is like a circus school for students based in this old converted church. Also a page of faces which was a task to draw our classmates in under 2 minutes each moving round the room like speed dating, some are really awful. Also some museum sketches, and i made the sketch from further up of the laptop man into a little model! I used this Airdry stuff which was pretty bad so couldnt get a smooth texture and its a bit crumbly
Some are really quickly stitched (and badly) together as they were on 2 a4 pages

[wookiedabo]

nice animal sketches, and the faces look great for 2 min drawings.

[Kagemusha22]

I really like your approach to drawing figures in your illustrations, very appealing. And the fact your willing to use a mix-media in your illustrations.

[Kian]

your bashing out a ton of work Fran!! wicked stuff

[Sketch]

Love the character that you're putting in every drawing and creation. You're really turning into a complete artist

[lefran]

wookiedabo, kagemusha22, kian, sketch- ta!

heres another

[Grendel Grack]

Hey Lefran, I haven't visited your SB in a while. I must say I am very impressed with the amount of work you are producing. I love the quality of line you use in your sketches - it has such character. The sketches from Bristol are fantastic.

[DannySketch]

OH LOOK!

I'M IN YOUR SKETCH BOOK!

AGAIN!

and for the forth time this page alone!

so bite me!!!

On a lighter note your rendering is becoming a little too splendid these days Franwise, bravo.

[lefran]

Grendel Grack- Thanks
Danny Sketch- Yeah i still outnumber you. But ta

[Shantih]

Yay! I consider this preparation for the arrival of Spock and Nim.

[meticulous]

Love the photography stuff - I can stare at those for hours! Keep em coming!

[lefran]

Shantih- yeeeeeaaay!
meticulous- thanks simple setting on sony ericsson phones

Common Ringtail possum
i think someone made him sad

[Jamie Romoser]

Lovely moleskins
Till next time -Omerta

[Meon]

Amazing sketches!

[Finn Diesel]

Ah. Another Joao Ruas fan. I could sense it a mile off (but not just because of your avatar). I think your drawing style definitely reflects his influence. Especially pieces like this http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...1&d=1240744337 Looking forward to seeing more

[sleep]

some bangin work, yeah discovering the side of a pencil can really change the way u draw- i love it. remember the same can be applied to charcoal life drawings, charcoal pens, etc

im well looking forward to this whole reportage thing....its right up my alley. and using a variety of media in ur sb is very healthy, something i dont do at all enough of. id love to fault you, but you arent doing anything rly 'wrong' ...u r obviously going for a more illustrative style and the more naive drawings could be chalked down to style...just keep updating.

[lefran]

Thanks guys
Sean- yeah i can tell youd totally like these kind of projects! oh man i hate charcoal so much i cant even touch it, it makes me feel sick!

[Mebiusu]

I love the Lefran animal studies! Thanks for sharing them. I cannot touch charcoal either, it's texture produces a feeling within me that is akin to nails on the chalk board. However, when I was six years old I had the bright idea that if I scratched a chalk board long enough, I would become immune to it's effect and then I could torture my enemies with nails and a chalk board. It only took three hours, but I have been immune ever since.
Charcoal still gets me, go figure. Cheers

[EKOes]

mmmh very good work on animal studies and in particolar head studies, i like your lines very fresh and instinctive, i hope to see more, ah very nice maquette

[alesoun]

I lurv charcoal, and I lurv the owl!