“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts”
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Portrait by a 13 year-old
A very talented 13-year old by the name of Rami drew this portrait of me. I don’t remember being as skilled at drawing compositions at that age, so I have high hopes for this young lad @yourboyrami
Analog Drawing Process
Pencil sketches into the final inked drawing with a brush
“The View of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and the ugly. I paint life as I would like it to be”
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“There is not one piece of artwork I have ever done that lived up to the vision I had for it in my head. That’s why I keep on trying. Maybe someday I’ll do it. I don’t want to be in the past. I want to get to the next thing.”
Gonna have to get this as a tattoo, the only space left is on the left arm lower tricep (back of arm). Matt can’t do it as he’s booked for three months, but I’m in no rush because it’s a COVID lockdown and nobody’s doing shit.
“Knowing what to take out and what to leave in is what separates the men from the boys.”
“I created the first black superhero who was not a gangbanger or an African chief but was rather a college graduate and a professional, which I think is a big accomplishment.”
This is one of the most important things that one can have in their arsenal. I study and use a lot of Andrew Loomis’ methods, along with the philosophy of Alex Toth to keep things simple and remove “clutter” from images that don’t need to be there
“It was great fun, to learn anew. You think you know enough, but you don’t. You must open up; let it in. be receptive, admit what you don’t know, which few are willing to do. Start from square one. Again!”
Don’t Let This Happen
I was inking and spilt this - I didn’t take a picture of the actual spill part because I was quite pissed, but you can totally understand from the pics - Blue Magic with a bucket and sponge did the trick
I started a new sketchbook a week ago and I’m halfway through 160 pages. The last time I used one was at uni, and for some reason I’ve always just drawn on single pieces of A4 as they’re easier to move around. I’ll aim to complete a spread a day from now on - I’m trying to make up for lost time
“I am not a black artist, I am an artist.”
