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Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration
Earlier this year I did this illustration for the Mat-Megalodon Batch for the Arm Bar Soap Company. This painting was super fun as I got to paint a giant great white shark with a galleon ship! I’m currently working on an illustration for a new product to debut later this year from ABSC can’t wait show it to everyone.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Photos, Drawing and Illustration
Last year I did this illustration for the Big Trouble in Little Rio Mega Bar for the Arm Bar Soap Company. This painting was really challenging but a lot of fun. I’m currently working on an illustration for a new product to debut later this year from ABSC can’t wait show it to everyone.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Photos, Drawing and Illustration
Illustrated by me and perfect for the home gym or dojo The Jiu-Jitsu Players Guide to Good Hygiene is Available here; https://armbarsoap.com/collections/accessories/products/the-jiu-jitsu-players-guide-to-good-hygiene-vol-2
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books
In this video I am reading an excerpt from a Gil Kane interview where he comments on the art of his contemporaries, Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino and Everett Raymond Kinstler. You can read the entire interview here; http://comiczine-fa.com/interviews/gil-kane
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Strength Monsters
Strength Monsters Trading Card Sets are finished, packed and ready to go the next convention. There are 17 Cards total featuring characters and Submissions plus one sticker. The cards come in a collectible box featuring fold-out panoramic illustration. All the cards are written and illustrated by me visit my Strength Monsters Website to see more cool pictures or them or click on the link below.
http://strengthmonsters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=195&catid=79&Itemid=550
Posted by Sam Kressin in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Photos, Design Work, Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings, Martial Arts
A Cool Pic of the Illustration I did for the Arm Bar Soap Company. You can order a Bar of this AntiFungal Antibacterial soap here; (It comes in the box I illustrated); https://armbarsoap.com/collections/soap/products/the-absolute-batch
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings
It was an honor to be able to participate in this years Annual Joe Sinnott Ink Well Challenge. Pictured below is the legend himself Joe Sinnott after signing this years pages. The circled page is mine.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This is the last drawing in the course! I have recreated every illustration in the Famous Artist Cartoon Course. BUT my Master study is still far from being finished. Next up is to complete the final assignment given in the Lesson. Then from there I am going to take the lesson ever further with some additional studies that I will talk about in the future. Stay tuned.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Drawing Pretty Girls Day 51! A master study I’ve been doing from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7
Posted by Sam Kressin in Strength Monsters
New art work I did for my Kickstarter Funded Strength Monsters Comic Book! The next two Strength Monsters Books have been sent to the Printer!
Source: We Are At The Printer!
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This is a Master Study I’m doing out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Day 48 of the master study I’m doing out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Another Master Study I did out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Comic Books, Drawing and Illustration
Pencil and Water Color Sketch I did from Batman Vs Superman my favorite iteration of Batman ever put on film.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Adventures in the Strike Zone, Uncategorized
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This drawing is the same study I did several days earlier out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls. I wanted to attempt this pose again with better proportions than my original attempt.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This another pose I drew several days earlier out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls. This time with the figure clothed. Again the same principal of the shift in weight to one foot affecting the angle of the hips and shoulders.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Continuing on with Lesson 7 of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course these studies are still found within the “Pretty Girls in Action” section of the Lesson. Today we are particularly looking at drawing women in drama.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Still working through lesson 7 of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course these studies are still looking at the Pretty Girl in Action. The first is a nude study of a woman running followed a clothed woman running.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
In this Study I am still working through the “Pretty Girls In Action” section of Lesson 7 of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course. The purpose of this exercise is to draw the same woman from both sides.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Additional Studies of a Woman fixing her hair. I have been doing these drawing studies out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls because drawing women has always been a weakness of mine.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
In this drawing Study I have moved onto the next section out of Lesson 7 of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Drawing Pretty Girls. We are now looking at the “Pretty Girl in Action” This set of illustration in particular is designed to use the hands to make your drawings more expressive.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Today marks day 30 of doing daily studies of pretty girl drawings. This is a leg study from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” The idea behind this study is the draw the legs straight and then with the weight shifted to one leg for “greater interest.”
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This study from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 Drawing Pretty Girls is of the legs. Specifically the lesson instructs a method to find the width of the ankles on a pretty girl drawing by drawing intersecting lines beginning on the outside of the thighs and crossing near the bottom of the legs.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
In todays study out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” We are looking at the final component of a Pretty Girl Drawing The Legs.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
“The man on the street will never know how much lies behind your simple girls drawing.” This is a drawing Study I did from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls.” The purpose of this study is to pose the figure with the correct tilt of the shoulder and hips. If the right shoulder is down the right hip will be up as long as the figure’s weight is center on the right foot.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Drawing Studies from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” We are still examining the hips first in a seat pose and then using drapery to accentuate the shape of the hips.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
These two drawing studies are from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” The purpose of these studies are to draw the hips on girls in motion and various positions
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
I am now onto the next component (according the the Famous Artist Cartoon Course) of a good pretty girl drawing the hips. In this study the drawings on our right hand side are the idealized cartoon version of the hips.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
This drawing study is out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls.” This study is looking at how the breast affect the clothing and how the breasts can be accentuated with the placement of the folds and pull on the drapery.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Continuing on with the study of the Breasts. These studies are done out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course lesson seven “Drawing Pretty Girls” here we are looking at how the breasts will lift with the arms, and fall to the side while seated or reclined.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Today is the day everyone has been waiting for drawing the Breasts. I am working through the Famous Artist Cartoon Course lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls.” In this study we establish on the average woman the nipple line of the breast falls just below two head lengths from the top of the figure. The course recommends moving the nipple line up to exactly two head lengths in order to “idealize” the figure. The nipple line falling just below two head lengths from the top of the figure does seem to be an accurate measurement on most people I’ve drawn from life and has been a useful measurement to memorize.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls, Uncategorized
In this study out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” I am drawing a variety of hair shapes and styles.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls, Uncategorized
Today’s drawing study is done out of the famous artist cartoon course. In this study we are looking at the hair as a large shape and illustrating the difference between a mens hair cut and women’s hair should take up half the head.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing Pretty Girls
Working through the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls” we are now finished with drawing women based on different head shapes and now making a study of hair.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
These drawing studies I did from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course are various types of girls with the Round Head Shape. The labels “Bird Brain,” “Gold Digger,” and “Dowager” were actually written in under the illustrations the original lesson. Keep in mind this is a drawing course from the 1940s and is not politically correct.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
The drawing studies I did today out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course. These are supposed to be various types of girls with the long oval-shaped head. The labels, “High Style Babes” and “Literary” are actually written in under the illustrations in the original course.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
New drawing studies I did from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course. According to the lesson these are suppose to be various types of “Average” Girls. The labels “Capable Secretary” and “House Wife” are actually written in under the illustrations in the original course.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Design Work, Drawing and Illustration, Sketch Book, Strength Monsters
New hand drawn typography by me for my Strength Monsters Comic Book. These are my latest rough sketches
Source: New Lettering
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
My drawing for today out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course is the girl with the round head shape.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Today in the Famous Artist Cartoon Course “Drawing Pretty Girls” I am working on the next head type. This is supposed to be the girl with a Long Oval shaped head.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Yesterday I posted Day 11 of the Drawings I did as I work through the Famous Artist Cartoon Course. Unhappy with how my drawings turned out I redrew those illustrations today. I’m not really sure they turned out better but I am glad I gave it another shot. Improvement requires repetition.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here, Day 5 Here, Day 6 Here, Day 7 Here.
I did three more head studies of what is suppose to be the “average girl.” The Famous Artist Cartoon Course does not really give any specific description or explanation of what constitutes an average girl other than to keep your lines “angular and crisp.” I may redraw this set tomorrow as I’m not particularly happy with how they turned out.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here, Day 5 Here, Day 6 Here, Day 7 Here.
Today as I continue through the Famous Artist Cartoon Course we are drawing the head using the oval shape as a starting point and rotating it inorder to achieve different perspectives and angles of the head. The follow illustrations are free hand recreations I did of Joe Kings drawings from the course.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Sketch Book
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here, Day 5 Here, Day 6 Here, Day 7 Here.
Today is working on construction of the head based on the fundamental oval shape and building it up. This set of drawings is a free hand recreation I did out of the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Pretty Girls” original illustrations by Joe King.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Sketch Book
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here, Day 5 Here, Day 6 Here, Day 7 Here.
Today begins the study drawing the face and head which according to the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Pretty Girls” is one of the four parts to drawing a pretty girl. In this first exercise we are drawing a profile built off a basic oval shape and building the drawing on top of that.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here, Day 5 Here.
Todays lesson is proportions and drawing a figure eight heads high. Again this is a free hand recreation I did of Joe Kings original drawing from the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7 “Drawing Pretty Girls.”
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Inked Drawings, My Inks over My Pencils, Strength Monsters, Uncategorized
The inked hand lettered Cover Title I did for my Kickstarter Funded Comic Book Strength Monsters in “Ultra-Mayhem!”
Source: Cover Title Lettering Inked
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Uncategorized
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here
Today we learn about the “Four essential parts to a sexy girl” according to the Famous Artist Cartoon Course Lesson 7. Below is the drawing I did from this lesson. It is a free hand recreation of the illustration by Joe King. Each one the four circles in the drawing are suppose to be one of the “four essential parts.” They are listed in the course as 1. The Face 2. The Breasts 3. The Hips and 4. The Legs.
Posted by Sam Kressin in Drawing and Illustration, Drawing Pretty Girls, Pencil Drawings, Personal Journal, Sketch Book
Read Day 1 Here, Day 2 Here, Day 3 Here, Day 4 Here
Today is “The Cartoon Girl Based On Life.”
Todays lesson comes from Famous Artists Courses Lesson 7. This is to teach the artist the difference between drawing the “cartoon girl” and a “real girl.” In the first illustration I was suppose to draw a layin of the figure with the black area’s indicating the figure of the actualy model. It is an exercise in where to change your drawing from life to make an appealing cartoon girl. The second drawing is a fully finished cartoon girl based on the same pose. Both drawings I did are free had recreations of the drawing in the course by Joe King.
