Craig Houghton August 21st, 2007
Here’s my submission for Clay Sisk’s Motel Project, a clever way to promote his new film, Motel. Click here for the trailer.
MOTEL is starting to hit the festival circuit…So to celebrate I came up with a interesting little project. It all starts with a blank piece of Palms Motel stationery
(Based on the fictional motel in my film).
Artists have the freedom to draw on it..write on it…(Pretend that you stayed there…anything goes)…
So, here’s my little motel stationary submission (I recycled an older sketch, but I think it found a proper home). He may have had the coffee, but I don’t think he’ll be back.
Craig Houghton June 3rd, 2007
No finished drawings or paintings here, just some recent sketchbook bits and pieces thrown together.
random scraps 1
and 2
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Craig Houghton February 14th, 2007
Last night I watched the Carlos Huante Gnomon Creature Sketching and Design Video. He demonstrated a drawing technique that included colored pencil, marker paper, and rubbing alcohol. Once he had the basic forms down with some selective detail and value, he splashed alcohol on a cotton square and rubbed out the work. He then lifted out the lights with an electric eraser and reapplied the darks. From there he used the mid-tone to help him carve out a creature. I tried out essentially the same technique, but I did make use of a white colored pencil as neeeded.
I apologize for the marker tree there. This started out on my scrap page of marker paper — I didn’t expect to go anywhere with it, but the technique felt comfortable enough to keep me going. I didn’t expect the colored pencil to be so forgiving (in terms of getting things initially hammered out), but when you wash out the light lines using the alcohol, it cleans it right up.
-Craig
Craig Houghton January 18th, 2007
Yesterday night, after doing the mockingbird, I needed a break from the avian stuff. Tonight I’ve been working on an illustration for a local paper.
scrap of hot-press watercolor paper
playing around with a quick sp
Thanks for looking!
Craig
