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By: David Hohn,
on 12/7/2011
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I titled this John Lock because I'm pretty sure that's who served as the reference for the original sketch (or rather Terry O'Quinn the actor who played him in Lost). Of course a day later as I did the watercolor I "lost" (see what I did there?) my reference so a lot of this is just plain 'ol made up.
By: David Hohn,
on 11/11/2011
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This gentleman is from a site of old Australian criminal mug shots. Who knows exactly what this guy did -- but he doesn't seem all that sorry about it.
By: David Hohn,
on 11/10/2011
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Some faces are just begging to be painted. Today I was playing around with a gouache technique.
By: David Hohn,
on 11/7/2011
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on 11/7/2011
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I just found out that a book I did the cover for is now available at your favorite bookstore!
Written by Jessica Day George, it got a great review blurb from Kirkus:
“This enjoyable romp turns mischief into political action and a stone palace into a cunning character. These kids are clever, as is George’s lively adventure. May pique castle envy.” —Kirkus Reviews
This is a splendid YA fantasy and I had a great time coming up with all kinds of cover concepts.
And what the heck, since you're here at my blog what better place to show some behind-the-scenes stuff:
In hindsight it would have been awesome if I had waited until Tuesday to post this -- ah well, enjoy!
By: David Hohn,
on 11/5/2011
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Went on a vacation to Miami recently and did some snorkeling and sketching at a place called Black Rock. The name just appealed to the Pirates of the Caribbean fan in me. But it was the visiting sea turtles that really made my day!
By: David Hohn,
on 10/31/2011
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A sketch from a while back of Old Town in Portland. Not long after this sketch was finished I was accused by a random (and fairly disturbing) guy of "mentally harassing" him. All in all, a memorable sketching afternoon.
By: David Hohn,
on 7/22/2011
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More from the Japanese Gardens. These are great to play around with limited color palettes.
By: David Hohn,
on 7/21/2011
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Another sketch from the Japanese Gardens
By: David Hohn,
on 7/20/2011
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If you are going to be a substitute instructor then it's pretty great to take on a class you'd be doing any way. I filled in for a "Drawing on Location" class at AiPD this week and had the pleasure of spending the afternoon at the Japanese Gardens here in Portland. Truly beautiful. Definitely worth a visit if you've never been.
By: David Hohn,
on 7/17/2011
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Headed down to Santa Cruz for the weekend last week and did some morning sketching. I'll be posting these for the next couple days as I get them scanned in.
By: David Hohn,
on 7/13/2011
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My new favorite unhealthy indulgence. This uber-cool ice cream cart carries all the traditional Portland flavors you'd expect: Stumptown Coffee Cold Brewed with Cocoa Nibs, Brown Ale and Bacon, Blue Cheese and Pear, etc. But my favorite is Honey Balsamic Strawberry With Black Pepper. If you are in Portland it's located on NE Alberta. Totally worth the trip.
By: David Hohn,
on 6/30/2011
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Here's a little something that was done using the iPhone "Brushes" app.
Fairly cool application (and great for killing time while waiting for an appointment) but really hard to export out of the application and into the wider world.
By: David Hohn,
on 6/28/2011
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Came across a great website of1940's mug shots. Great hairstyles, and really honest expressions.
By: David Hohn,
on 6/27/2011
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Projects of all stripes have been keeping me busy these last few weeks, but I thought I'd post a concept development test that I did this morning.
By: David Hohn,
on 6/7/2011
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on 5/27/2011
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Playing with compositional theories (rule of thirds) and watercolor techniques (laying pigment down heavy and pulling out to model form). More of a formal test, but still fun just the same.
By: David Hohn,
on 5/26/2011
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The inaugural drawing of my brand-spankin' new set of mid-toned sketchbooks. (Very excited to be drawing in these again!) This stroller was just sitting on the sidewalk today, and while I admire the engineering that has gone into modern "baby-jogger strollers" there's just something evocative about this design.
By: David Hohn,
on 5/18/2011
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Start of a new term at AiPD -- and as usual I gave my students a "however you want" inclass project of drawing Einstein. This is my version. Kinda' fun to look back at all the versions.
By: David Hohn,
on 3/29/2011
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Came across a selection of historical photos from the Great Depression. Wonderful expressions in those (and some impressive hairstyles too!)
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on 3/8/2011
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Left this on my kitchen windowsill until it started to sprout. I loved the curves that formed as the stalks reached toward the sun.
By: David Hohn,
on 3/7/2011
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Having some fun with characters, watercolor and the new natural media brushes in CS5.
By: David Hohn,
on 3/1/2011
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on 12/7/2011
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By: David Hohn,
on 11/10/2011
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Some faces are just begging to be painted. Today I was playing around with a gouache technique.
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on 11/7/2011
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on 11/7/2011
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I just found out that a book I did the cover for is now available at your favorite bookstore!
Written by Jessica Day George, it got a great review blurb from Kirkus:
“This enjoyable romp turns mischief into political action and a stone palace into a cunning character. These kids are clever, as is George’s lively adventure. May pique castle envy.” —Kirkus Reviews
This is a splendid YA fantasy and I had a great time coming up with all kinds of cover concepts.
And what the heck, since you're here at my blog what better place to show some behind-the-scenes stuff:
In hindsight it would have been awesome if I had waited until Tuesday to post this -- ah well, enjoy!
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By: David Hohn,
on 11/5/2011
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Went on a vacation to Miami recently and did some snorkeling and sketching at a place called Black Rock. The name just appealed to the Pirates of the Caribbean fan in me. But it was the visiting sea turtles that really made my day!
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By: David Hohn,
on 10/31/2011
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A sketch from a while back of Old Town in Portland. Not long after this sketch was finished I was accused by a random (and fairly disturbing) guy of "mentally harassing" him. All in all, a memorable sketching afternoon.
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By: David Hohn,
on 7/22/2011
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More from the Japanese Gardens. These are great to play around with limited color palettes.
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By: David Hohn,
on 7/21/2011
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on 7/20/2011
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If you are going to be a substitute instructor then it's pretty great to take on a class you'd be doing any way. I filled in for a "Drawing on Location" class at AiPD this week and had the pleasure of spending the afternoon at the Japanese Gardens here in Portland. Truly beautiful. Definitely worth a visit if you've never been.
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By: David Hohn,
on 7/17/2011
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By: David Hohn,
on 7/13/2011
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My new favorite unhealthy indulgence. This uber-cool ice cream cart carries all the traditional Portland flavors you'd expect: Stumptown Coffee Cold Brewed with Cocoa Nibs, Brown Ale and Bacon, Blue Cheese and Pear, etc. But my favorite is Honey Balsamic Strawberry With Black Pepper. If you are in Portland it's located on NE Alberta. Totally worth the trip.
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on 6/30/2011
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Here's a little something that was done using the iPhone "Brushes" app.
Fairly cool application (and great for killing time while waiting for an appointment) but really hard to export out of the application and into the wider world.
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on 6/28/2011
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Came across a great website of1940's mug shots. Great hairstyles, and really honest expressions.
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on 6/27/2011
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0 Comments on Concept Sketch: Guy with huge sword as of 1/1/1900
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By: David Hohn,
on 6/7/2011
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Illustrator Cindy Ann Ganaden recently asked me to participate on her uber-cool "Sketchbook Stories" blog feature. I wrote a bit about the process that goes into creating a chapter book cover.
Head on over and check it out and stay to read about all the other illustrators she's already featured. Just click on the button below
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By: David Hohn,
on 5/27/2011
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Playing with compositional theories (rule of thirds) and watercolor techniques (laying pigment down heavy and pulling out to model form). More of a formal test, but still fun just the same.
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on 5/26/2011
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The inaugural drawing of my brand-spankin' new set of mid-toned sketchbooks. (Very excited to be drawing in these again!) This stroller was just sitting on the sidewalk today, and while I admire the engineering that has gone into modern "baby-jogger strollers" there's just something evocative about this design.
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By: David Hohn,
on 5/18/2011
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For the last year I have been working on a series of books "The Imagination Station" with Focus on the Family and Tyndale House Publishers. I've recently received my advance copies of the first two books in the series and wanted to show off the covers. Click the horizontal images for all the wraparound cover art goodness.
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By: David Hohn,
on 5/13/2011
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Start of a new term at AiPD -- and as usual I gave my students a "however you want" inclass project of drawing Einstein. This is my version. Kinda' fun to look back at all the versions.
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on 3/29/2011
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Came across a selection of historical photos from the Great Depression. Wonderful expressions in those (and some impressive hairstyles too!)
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on 3/8/2011
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on 3/7/2011
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Having some fun with characters, watercolor and the new natural media brushes in CS5.
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By: David Hohn,
on 3/1/2011
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Headed down to do some costume drawing at AiPD last night . . .
It all started off pretty realistically
Then I went for a stronger sense of rhythm and movement
Then I moved away from realistic proportion
And finally ended up doing these sorts of things to the model.
All in all a pretty good time.
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