Thirsty

 

 

 GARRET 

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Gil Elvgren

Gil Elvgren

 

Gil Elvgren was a pin-up artist in the 1940’s and 1950’s and beyond. We have here his photo reference, a charcoal study and the finished painting.

Click here for a look at numerous photo references next to their finished paintings. 

pinupfiles

Canadian Fur Trapper

pencil on bond paper

GARRET MCFANN

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This illustration depicts a French Canadian Trapper from the 1850’s -1860’s. He is sporting a capote jacket made from a Hudson Bay trade blanket and is followed by his Indian Dog pulling a travois.

Information for this illustration was obtained from the art work of two contemporary artists of the time: Cornelius Krieghoff and Rudolf Friedrich Kurz.

For another Kurz related blog post click here

 

Following the Moose, oil on canvas painting by Cornelius Krieghoff, ca. 1860, 11 x 9.5 in., 

Garret's sculpture of an Indian Dog travois, 14" X 24" X 10"

pencil portrait

                                             

    Actual size pencil rendering

GARRET

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George Bridgman

The following academic charcoal studies, drawn on newsprint, were all created by students in the classes of GeorgeBridgman, who taught anatomy and figure drawing at The Arts Student League in New York. Many of these scans were borrowed from the illustration art blog, which has a nice article on Bridgman.

Bridgman was an instructor at the League for 45 years and was presumed to have taught 70,000 students. His influence on illustrators and fine artists over the generations is incalculable.

His teachings continue through his figure drawing books which are still in production and widely used. Every serious figurative artist has a copy of one of his books on their bookshelf.

• Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
• Constructive Anatomy
• The Human Machine
• Bridgman's Life Drawing
• Heads, Features and Faces
• The Book of a Hundred Hands

Robert Beverly Hale taught the classes after George Bridgman’s departure from the school...

Trail Boss

 pencil on paper

MCFANN

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Atmospheric Perspective

                   This scan was lifted from the Today's inspiration facebook group

Frank Frazetta

The above ink drawing by Frank Frazetta is a good example of the use of atmospheric perspective. Notice how the guy on the slab is rendered in a lighter value of line than the girl. This creates the illusion of depth.Also, in regards to depth, a thicker line will come forward and a thinner line will recede. The same goes for sharp lines and fuzzy lines.

For another Frazetta ink drawing click here