Those of us in the Pixar Story Dept. recently initiated an unofficial assignment to fill a sketchbook in a month. It was an attempt to get us to draw more outside of work commitments- in the event only 4 of us kept up with our books. We're used to meeting crazy deadlines here but this one was a push to hit, even for those of us who maintain a sketchbook regularly.
I kept the book in hand constantly rather than in my bag-it makes you more willing to open it and jot down observations (sage advice from ex-Bournemouth Animation tutor
Peter Parr)
I usually avoid 'commuter' drawings -I did hundreds of these on the Tube in London and the Paris Metro but usually you just end up with a sketchbook full of floating heads! But with the pressure on to fill this book I would inevitably spend my time on BART trying to capture some of the locals.
Walking home through the Mission District after work I made a habit of stopping to draw anything that caught my eye, from old Victorian style houses to the roadworks on Cesar Chavez.
Strolling around my neighbourhood one weekend I discovered a park with a great view of Bernal Heights
I figured a
Dr Sketchy's session would help fill up some pages. This time the theme was 'zombie slaying'!
Town house on California & Van Ness.
Gesture Class helped fill pages . . .
Noe Valley 24th Street
Oakland Broadway nr Jack London Sq.
Macarthur BART station, Oakland
'Pops' dive Bar in the Mission
Quick 'vignettes' scribbled while waiting for public transportation.
Half Dome, Yosemite
Kintetsu Mall, Japantown
Nob Hill
Ball Park
Dive Bar
Tenderloin view on Hyde & Post
Modern (ish) & vintage Bay Area transportation
21 comments:
Really nice work ! How big was your sketchbook by the way ?
Regular A4 book-120 pages
Wonderful cher Ami! Let's meet up some weekend in SF and fill one sketchbook over 2 days!
4 pages a day! you did well, did you have time to eat!
love the big digger
Nice sketches!
Thanks! Some days I did 8 pages a day some none-but always enough time to eat!
Nice work man as always :-)
These are fantastic - excellent job. I particularly like the town house drawing.
Amazing sketches! Keep them coming!
These are lovely!
What pen do you use to draw?
Beautiful stuff
Your sketches are such a treat to look at Matt! How long do you usually spend on your environment sketches like those Victorian houses you did?
Inspiring!
Absolutely beautiful and very inspiring!
Thanks folks!
Andrew-there's some info on the pens I've been using lately here-http://mattjonezanimation.blogspot.com/2012/06/sketchcrawlin.html
Yon-I try to never spend more than 45 mins-1hr on a sketch. If I find myself looking for more detail to add then I stop. It's better to leave blank space to balance the detailed areas.
Hi Matt, wonderful stuff! They are a pleasure to look at, I could say there's enough stuff here to publish another book, take care buddy :)
Tha was such an enjoyable post. Even the inanimate objects in your drawings have life. Thanks for sharing
Lovely sketchbook
Wonderful stuff - I really like your gesture drawings! Did you study the Arts Institute at Bournemouth?
Thanks Michael-I wasn't at Bournemouth but met Parr through friends who were.
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