Gerald Kelley Illustration

Warm-Up: Leprechaun

Gerald Kelley — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:52:46 +0000

I was looking through some folk-tale books today and came across some Irish tales of leprechauns. I really hate the contemparary Lucky Charms white washed leprechaun that gets paraded around on St. Patrick's Day.

Warm-up: Profiler

Gerald Kelley — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:46:02 +0000

This one started out with a simple semi-circle in the woman's face... kinda went with it.

Warm-up: Poe Boy

Gerald Kelley — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:44:14 +0000

In honor of the withering reviews of 'The Raven,' I figured this was as good a time as any to draw Edgar Allan Poe. What the hell was up with men's hair back then?!?

Warm-up: Cue Balls

Gerald Kelley — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:58:20 +0000

Today wasn't a particularly inspired day. So I went with what I know best. Bald.

Warm-up: The Frog Prince

Gerald Kelley — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:35:57 +0000

I think my version of 'The Frog Prince' would have a much brattier version of the king's daughter. If that's possible...

Warm-up: Fowl

Gerald Kelley — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:15:22 +0000

This last week I drew a fair number of fowl for client projects so I guess they're still in my system. Not sure where the dude came from...

Warm-up: Pinteresting Faces

Gerald Kelley — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:44:27 +0000

I used the Pinterest page of my friend Jago Silver for today's warm-up.

I like how the dude came out. Lots of fun lines. But the girl was really difficult. Lots of hesitation and very tentative lines. And it shows.

Warm-up: Harvest

Gerald Kelley — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:40:36 +0000

I know you were probably expecting something autumny or pastoral. This one started out with the old man at the bottom and something started suggesting a story bathed in gold and reds and involving tricksters and carnivals.

Very random, I know. Sorry.

Warm-up: Mitts

Gerald Kelley — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:46:26 +0000

Hands have never been a strong point for me. And I honestly don't know an artist who won't list hands as one of the most difficult parts of the human body to draw.

Any chance to work on the structure of the hand is time well spent. Especially for me. Coming from a cartooning background, I constantly fight the tendency to simplify everything. I've been using Stephen Silver's Posebook ipad app as well as my own hands as models.

If you go to Instructional Downloads on my links page, you can find some great resources for drawing hands and general anatomy for artists.

Warm-up: Hook

Gerald Kelley — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:05:10 +0000

Thought I would use Stephen Silver's Posebook app for today's warm-up sketch.

It just occured to me that I made him look a little like Geraldo Rivera...