New Painting..

I made this painting the other day.. Acrylic on a small canvas.

Human anatomy drawing

I've been doing some human anatomy drawings (for an illustration job). It's amazing how much you learn by actually drawing all the of the complexities of the human body. Once again, it goes to show you the difference between just looking at the theory and actually drawing your own studies.

Another doggie

Another doggie for the client. They wanted "angular", less "organic roundness"!

"Tom and Jerry"-ish bulldog

Here's a bulldog that I made for a client. They wanted something in the line of a Tom and Jerry bulldog, so I'm not just blatantly copying that design because I feel like it. Hopefully I've added some of my own flavours in there as well. Also, I tried out my new brush-tip pens for the first time..

Construction Practice

More construction practice! I love this pose. It's so strong, expressive, and to the point. Very clear line of action.

Practice, practice, practice.. These old-schoolers sure could draw!

Chilren's Book Drawings

Here's a bunch of illustrations I did for a childrens book. I tried to retain my cartoony instincts in my approach to the characters. I suppose the kids will judge if my work is worthy.

All images copyright © Gerhard Cruywagen 2009

Fathersday dads..

I made these cartoon dads for my grandfather. He's going to use them for fathersday cards or something. My little homage/ripoff of the Hanna-Barbera style, invented by the brilliant Ed Benedict. I suppose there's a bit of Simpsons in them aswell. Hmm..