Scott DuBar Illustration

Category: Personal Work

  • Bigfoot

    Bigfoot

    Day 05 Bigfoot 01

     

    Day 05 Bigfoot 02

     

    Day 05 Bigfoot 03

     

    Awhile back, I attempted to take on the “21 Day Drawing Challenge“, from Lynda.com’s Von Glitschka. I started off quite impressively (You can see my Day 1 drawing here.) but very quickly found myself wanting to use this opportunity to experiment with color and brushes in Photoshop. Which meant that I was going to need to spend a little more time on them. I also had the good fortune of becoming pretty busy with actual paying work within just a few days of starting the challenge. In the end, I’ve decided to settle on turning it into “21 Inspirational Drawing Prompts That You Should Totally Do When You Have A Few Spare Moments.”

    The illustrations below are from the day five challenge, which was to draw three different versions of a character (I chose Bigfoot), refining the design each time. Not sure if I “refined” so much as “completely redesigned,” but I had fun and I think at least the first two came out really well.

  • Urban Sketching with the Galaxy Note 5

    Urban Sketching with the Galaxy Note 5

     

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    Met up with my local Urban Sketchers group, eager to try out the S Pen on my new Samsung Note 5. I was running late that day, so didn’t really have time for more than the one sketch shown above. I used S Note, an app that comes pre-installed. Overall, I was very happy with how it came out, but I will need to look into some of the various drawing apps if I want to pursue digital sketching on a regular basis. S Note makes switching between different brushes, brush sizes, and colors a little bit cumbersome for sketching from life. It’s not terrible by any means, and I had a real blast playing with it, but the reality is what it is. There are also improvements that could be made on getting the most out of the S Pen’s pressure-sensitivity. It’s an awesome feature, but it only applies to one or two brushes. I looked at Sketchbook from Autodesk, but the free version does not seem to support pressure-sensitivity which is a deal-breaker for me.

    In the end, the S Pen is amazing, convenient, and fully eliminates any excuse for not keeping up with your sketchbook drawing- even if you only use it as a backup to your actual paper sketchbook.

  • 21 Day Drawing Challenge | Day 1: Cat

    21 Day Drawing Challenge | Day 1: Cat

    21 Day Drawing Challenge | Day 1: Cat by Scott DuBar

     

    Here is my first day of Von Glitschka’s 21 Day Drawing Challenge where we had to draw a cat. I liked it so much, I went ahead and finished him in Photoshop. My solution was to come up with an image that conveys my own fondness of cats and of what great companions they are (contrary to popular misconceptions!). I also took the opportunity to experiment a bit more with my approach to digital coloring, which I found very rewarding. Somewhere along the way, I got inspired by the old animated intro to My Three Sons, which helped me to go for a more elongated composition. I think it helps to convey the relationship between the cat and his owner more from the cat’s perspective, which is fitting since “cat” was the prompt for the day’s challenge.

     

  • Tiger’s Blood

    Tiger’s Blood

    I was recently invited to participate in a contest for Mike’s HARDER, to come up with an illustration for a new, limited-edition drink called Tiger’s Blood. While I don’t normally go for contests, I really liked the brief and felt this was a nice opportunity to work outside my usual style. The result is an illustration that is very different from what I typically showcase in my portfolio, which was a lot of fun for me to do.

    Here’s a shot of the initial drawing stage:

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    And here’s the image alongside a mock-up of the final product:

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    Really happy with how it all came out!

     

  • Urban Sketchers Gallery Show at the VCA

    Urban Sketchers Gallery Show at the VCA

    I got to participate in a local Urban Sketchers gallery showing at the Virginia Center for Architecture in Richmond, which marked my first galley showing in a pretty long time. The event was organized by Jessie Chapman, who is a long-time board member of UrbanSketchers.org, an international organization that promotes sketchbook drawing.
    The exhibit features our Urban Sketchers group, along with work from Andrew Moore, Don Gore, and Washington Post news illustrator Richard Johnson.

    Above: Me standing next to my profound thoughts on the value of sketchbook drawing.
    Oddly, none of the sketches pictured are mine. Below: A few of the panels that feature some of my work, along with Stephen Haske, Jessie Chapman, and others.

     

    The show will be up through July 5, so anyone in the RVA area can drop by. Check out www.architectureva.org for more details.

     

  • Hanging with the Urban Sketchers

    Hanging with the Urban Sketchers

     

     
    Went to the downtown library today with some of the Urban Sketchers. Had a nice view of the street from a cozy window seat in the children’s book section. #urbansketchers #sketchbook

     

  • Super Bowl Sunday sketching before the crowds came.

    Super Bowl Sunday sketching before the crowds came.

     

    Met with the Urban Sketchers this Super Bowl Sunday at Buffalo Wild Wings. We got there well before the big crowds came, which was good since that gave us plenty of time to sketch, eat and talk without feeling pressured to give up our table. First image was colored digitally at home.

     

  • Urban Sketchers at the Miller School of Albermarle

    Urban Sketchers at the Miller School of Albermarle

       Miller School of Albermarle   

     

    Joined the Urban Sketchers for the plein air event at the Miller School of Albermarle. It was a gorgeous day of sitting in the sun and the grass! Here’s hoping we get a few more days like this one before winter sets in. You can see photos of other artists at the event here.

  • Charlottesville Urban Sketchers Week 4

    Charlottesville Urban Sketchers Week 4

    Pianist at Martha Jefferson by Scott DuBarJessie Chapman at the Omni Hotel by Scott DuBar

     

    Charlottesville Downtown Mall by Scott DuBarWaiting Room by Scott DuBar

    I’m really enjoying being a part of the Charlottesville Urban Sketchers!