Friday, December 26, 2008

Illustration Friday "Clandestine"


Clandestine location drawing.
The people you're drawing will move as soon as they notice that you're drawing them. Oh well, they'll move anyway! Done in ballpoint pen and watercolors.
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20 comments:

  1. ReginaDecember 26, 2008 at 9:13 PM

    Love the shifty eyes - well done!

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  2. JohnDecember 26, 2008 at 9:16 PM

    man how often this has happened to me hahahaha great piece...

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  3. Owl EngDecember 26, 2008 at 10:16 PM

    like the ambience and the character. so secretive and mysterious!

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  4. helenDecember 27, 2008 at 1:25 AM

    I like this undercover disguise - must use it some time. Great illustration.

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  5. jane dávilaDecember 27, 2008 at 6:06 AM

    Great idea! Really well executed illo. I love his eyes.

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  6. AtelierBrigitteDecember 27, 2008 at 7:18 AM

    wow - very nice piece!
    You've really captured the secrecy of what he is doing!

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  7. CatilustreDecember 27, 2008 at 10:34 AM

    jejeje!
    very clandestine regard! good! very good watercolor technique, misterious light and shadows!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 27, 2008 at 11:57 AM

    I like the feel of this, nice take on the topic.

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  9. ArtSparkerDecember 27, 2008 at 1:21 PM

    Very lively, inspires me to go out and draw people.

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  10. UnknownDecember 27, 2008 at 2:25 PM

    Well you cetainly hit the old nail on the head with this one. Nice work.

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  11. Tarun PadmakumarDecember 28, 2008 at 2:30 AM

    Its true! they DO move! dint u just HATE that? i tried wearing the conspicuous looking trench coat and hat but tht just made things worse...

    ah well. Your illustration still is top notch!

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  12. ClaireOKCDecember 28, 2008 at 5:14 AM

    How totally right-on. The only question is what exactly is the artful deception being drawn?!!!!

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  13. Tomás SerranoDecember 28, 2008 at 8:02 AM

    Great style! Very thought-provoking

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  14. DuquesDecember 28, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    Great reality! Her eyes are so clandestines...

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  15. AnonymousDecember 29, 2008 at 7:02 PM

    Great mystery and mood setting! I love this!

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  16. jmigrationDecember 30, 2008 at 8:58 AM

    Nice idea Spaceman. People sketching does feel like spy work sometimes, and people do notice. My best trick is looking "outside" the windows of coffee shops at the reflections of people behind me :)

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  17. AzulitaDecember 30, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    Perfect response to this prompt. And like everyone else has said, they really do move as soon as they notice.

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  18. MargothereDecember 31, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    Excellent take on the subject... public sketch observation does seem a bit clandestine.

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  19. tusenJanuary 1, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    Clever and funny. I love the expression on his face and his pose - hunched as if trying to be completely invisible.

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  20. jazzlambMarch 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    ah. so painfully true. I hate it when that happens!
    really nice treatment!

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