Pretty Girl Sad
Digital illustration Taken from a photo of Austrian actress, Maria Schell (1926-2005). She had such a sweet and pretty face I was struck by the contrast. Trivia: she was the sister of actor Maximilian Schell.
Tag: computer illustration
Cooper Wray
Digital illustration. Recently my mind wandered off to Gary Cooper. So I looked him up on the internet. I came across several photos of him with actress Fay Wray in the 1928 movie, The First Kiss. Here’s a sketch of one. Done on the Apple iPad using Adobe Fresco.
Hayden
Digital illustration. Experimenting on the Apple iPad with a watercolor tool in Adobe Fresco.
Grand Memories – Petting Zoo
We took a lot of photos while at the Houston zoo. I combined several to come up with this drawing for Creating Grand Memories. Click on image to enlarge. Copyrighted Digital illustration
Madison
My grandniece. I managed to finish this drawing while riding in an airplane. An unusually calm and smooth flight. Digital illustration
Penelope
Taken from a photograph of a friend of mine. Digital illustration
Leslie
French-American dancer and actress Leslie Caron. I was thinking of a strong line running through the middle with just enough thinner detail to identify the person. I think the center lines could have been thicker; could have been fewer thin lines. Digital illustration
Young Loretta, Step by Step
People have asked how I draw on an iPad. Here is a brief explanation:
Palm Tree
I was driving in traffic and saw a landscape company truck with a logo of a tree with big giant leaves. The leaves looked like hands to me. When I got home I sketched this out on my iPad. Click on image to enlarge. Digital illustration
Mary Kornman
I was watching an old John Wayne movie and the girl-interest was Mary Kornman. I looked her up and discovered she had been one of the Little Rascals of The Our Gang series. I found a photo of her I thought was precious and decided to draw her.