4th Lunch Bag of 5th Grade

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Sara and the Leaky Locker is the theme for this year's series of lunch bag's.  I don't think that she has enough time to read a story at lunch, but I like the idea of the character having to deal with the added challenge of dealing a locker.   One that is out in the hall that houses all kinds of random gear and troubles.

Building on the previous year's techniques, the pencils went down as blue col-erase lines on the bag itself, then I inked over them, fleshing out the detail and then layering in the cross hatching for shades and shadows.  The color is done with Copic markers and some sharpie. Finally the white on the character is mainly prismacolor pencil with a little gel pen to give it some punch.  The white mist is added to help "pop" the character using smeared oil pastels.

The 11th Doctor

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This week's sketch card for my son's lunch.  The 11th Doctor Who and his sonic screwdriver.

2.5" x 3.5" illustration board sketch card, sepia pitt pens, Copic markers, oil pastels, and just a little sharpie.  

The size of the cards are a challenge to convey an image that is recognizable on such a small layout.  Then having enough room to blend the marker color.  The lines are also kind of a pain, the Pitt pens take time to dry enough to go back over with the markers.  I have recently experimented with starting with color and treating it more like a painting, but my skill level has not reached that yet!  I was pleased with the tones of the skin and the fact that ever 3/4's of his face is basically recognizable as the character.

2012-2013 lunch bag #3

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Dr. Who #10

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This week's sketchcard for my son is the 10th Doctor.

Dalek - Exterminate!

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This week's card for my son, continuing the Dr. Who theme.

Lunch Bag 10 Aug 2012

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This bag has Sara working a clicker.  Still experimenting with media, this is a mix of marker and pastels on the lunch bag.

Christmas Card Inking

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When I have the time I am still working on the characters for our 2012 Christmas Card, above we have Sara's Mom, Sara and Tucker.

Tardis

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I haven't watched Dr. Who in a long time, but my son has really gotten into the most recent iteration.  For the school year he has asked for drawings in his lunch on Friday's. Last year there were a lot of dragons, so this year I am hoping to branch out some.  This is pencil and pen on illustration board sketch card (about the size of a baseball card) with copic markers and some oil pastels for the glow.

First Bag of the School Year

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This is the first bag of the school year, if she will let me keep doing them.

Christmas Card Sketching

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A couple more doodles for the Christmas Card.