Craig Houghton November 28th, 2007
This is simply for the sake of practice. I’ve been working on it here and there for a few weeks. I’m drawing in colored pencil and then using alcohol to blend it and then going back over it with the colored pencil. Some things I’ve left untouched by the alcohol and whatnot.
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-Craig
Craig Houghton September 7th, 2007
I’ll probably use this as a cover for a collection of short stories if I ever put it together.
painted entirely in photoshop. here’s the original sketch When doing digital stuff with a tablet, I’m used to corel Painter IX, so the adobe switch is a first for me.
and, a closer view
It’s sorta funny, but while the girl’s profile was entirely from imagination, I realized afterwards that the lip shape, nose, and chin all match up very closely to my girlfriend’s profile.
Oh, and the font is debatable… 
Craig Houghton August 18th, 2007
The Cheshire Town Council…
I started with a pencil sketch
added a scanned ink-stained paper
and threw in a few highlights using Painter IX
Craig Houghton July 5th, 2007
Women of all ages across mediums and styles.
Craig Houghton July 1st, 2007
the rendered version doesn’t have the same likeness as the sketch, but I wasn’t particular about what direction this was heading
this is done with a black colored pencil, a cotton pad dipped in rubbing alcohol, and some touch-ups on the pc
Craig Houghton June 4th, 2007
Morphing has a place of honor up there with the lens-flare filter, but I think it works in this video. There’s more morph than portrait time, but that ties the video together. And, bear in mind that this isn’t exactly representative of all female portraiture throughout the years. I think the selection bias fell heavily on the side of morph-friendly look-alikes. For example, he could have picked works that best represented common themes present in the depiction of woman for that particular period. Either way, a monotone string of masterfully painted pin-ups works too.
Women in Art - 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art
I think the poster has a thing for people sequences: Eggman’s Youtube Vid Gallery
Craig Houghton April 30th, 2007
I couldn’t help but play with super sculpey firm again today. I’ve no idea what I’m doing, and I promise I’ll stop.
click pics for larger
and this was before I realized that you need to cook the eyeballs first, seperately. So they’re flattened.
Thanks for looking!
Craig
Craig Houghton April 22nd, 2007
I drew this elfin lad/lass in colored pencil and rubbed it out using alcohol on a cotton swap. Then, I redefined and repeated. In the end I pulled out the lights with a kneaded eraser.
Craig Houghton April 5th, 2007
just some idle sketchwork… I’ll be starting something bigger to start and finish over the long weekend, but I’m not yet sure what.
paint is Painter IX over the sketch
Craig Houghton March 22nd, 2007
The photo is too dark, but here’s where the portrait WIP is thus far:
Next I’ll be getting in some real highlights, touching up, and maybe glazing in some more color.
Craig Houghton March 22nd, 2007
Here are some previously unposted progressions for the potrait work in progress:
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Craig Houghton is a self-taught artist available for fine-art commissions and illustration work. Contact via email using leversandpulleys at yahoo.com.
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