Plastic Head # 2

Warm-up.

Bizzaro-head / Bridgeman stuff

I haven't touched this stuff since June, so I'm rusty at it. Plus, I've never really got my brain wrapped around this much to begin with. If anyone has any critiques or advice, I'd appreciate it!

summer fun

Yo gang, I hope all of my Cali peeps are up to no good and having a great summer.
just thought I would add some summer drawings, and encourage all of you to do the same, especially Matt, we gotta represent the Midwest yo!

New Caricature Site Update

Hello World,

I wanted to create a post letting you all know that I have launched my new caricature website. I have quite a few new sketches on there, but I still have more to come. Check it out and if you see any errors or bugs, let me know so that I can fix them before too many people in the general public stop by.

C.M. Holtwick
cmcaricatures.com

Iced Earth-Watching Over Me

I'm gonna rip you off Antwan. That was a very good idea. This is my favorite song and it is just so beautiful I had to post it. Listen carefully to the words takes you through all the emotions.

This ones for you Coby. Hope you all enjoy!!

rock out once again Coby

Coby loved Rush, as did I. Him and I would talk about them a lot, here's one for you buddy.

Coby at that big easel in the sky "challenge"

I just found out moments ago that our good friend Coby Castro has passed away. Coby was a great person with a huge heart as im sure you all have had a chance to experience. This news comes after only a few days of texting him and wondering where he was so i could visit. Usually hes quick to respond and since he had been in the hospital i thought that he might have just been away from his phone. I will miss his presence at lego and his awesome ball point sketches! There will be a get together at his home on the 21st from 1-4 and from what i understand from his mother all who knew him are welcome. man, i still cant believe it. he was a good guy to know and have as a friend. 

this next purgatory challenge (sorry for the hiatus) will be a tribute to Coby. create something that makes you think of him or anything that his memory inspires you to do. and if you can, bring the original to the gathering as an offering to his family. on your post say a few things about Cobes if youd like. I am still rather shocked and speechless so forgive me if i dont do this tribute post justice. all i know is Coby deserved peace from his pain and he now has it and i am at least thankful for that. Enjoy your new life free of pain and over priced art supplies Coby. 

Kareoke Night

"Creepy" has a new name...

Behold! The child of Ricardo and Taylor. This is kind of like those "what if they mated" spoofs they do on Conan O'Brien. Wierd...

Super Vasquez Bros.

I decided to warm-up today by drawing the most handsome brothers known to man. Jose turned out OK, but Ricardo's head is sort of separated from his massive dentures.

Joser...

I had to get in on the action...

Jose

I think I'm way off but to be fair I did it from memory, so with out further a do heres, what's suppossed to be, Jose... maybe I'll try another one later, maybe.

Happy belated birthday, Jose! 

hi!

Slow day at First Aid.... so took a couple mins to do this.
kthanksbye

My Bro!!

Everyone meet the definition that is Caricature. I give you all my pride and joy...my brother Jose. Today is his 18th birthday and I cant believe it. Time just flies. Anyway I have wanted to post his picture on here and what better day than today.I wanted to see what you guys could do with it. I give permission for you guys to do your worst. I always draw this guy. He's so fun to draw. Take a stab and see what you can do.

Into the Sketchbook...

Recently I been workin from my sketchbook alot and am very happy with my stuff and thought I share!!

I was scrollin through a blog and came upon this lookalike and thought everyone would enjoy!! Minus the braces!!

Happy Valentines from yours truely!!

...And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!!

Sketch night at 2nd st.

some models and drawluhs

Jacob

Here's my attempt at Jacob, not the best likeness, or at least not like Tyson's or Taylor's, but I kinda liked it so I hope you do too... I might try another one later... Peace

Drawing this makes me want to play Super Monkey Ball. Here's my 20 min. library sketch.

Jacob

a 15 min. sketch last night. first attempt

Gang Bang Jacob

Thank you for being a friend!!!:)

Create Your Own GushyGram
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Memory sketches from the land of Legos. Hope you guys like.

Circus Art Show

So me and a few of your fellow purgatory mates were in an art show last tuesday and it was good fun! check out the work and photos HERE!

GO SKETCH FOOOOLS!!

Dutchess Wendlings of Debenshire

Its been a while since I have posted here. This one is an attempt to draw Wendy from life. There are some things off (as always), which sucks because she did an excellent job of posing. It took about an hour...maybe a bit more. Anyway...hope all is well with everybody...and happy holidays!

Taylor Smith Live

I was picking up a frame one day and Taylor was getting ready to draw someone and I decided to record it. I have seen the live stuff from Joe Bluhm's videos and really enjoyed them and have planned on doin this for awhile now and am glad I finally did. Not only was it a fun learning experience, but as well entertaining. Thanks Taylor for lettin me film your process.

Cool Blog Finds Joshua Middleton

ok my fellow art fiends I was browsing and thought id share an awesome blog I came across and want to encourage you to share any gems you find on the world wide web worth sharing. well my blog find is of comic book artist Joshua Middleton. Im not sure if you guys have heard of him but hes pretty legit. check him out by clicking his name.

New Challenge "immigrant gangs"

from the irish of the 1800's or the mexican zoot suiters, the puerto rican boppers of the 50'sthe mobsters from italy to asian cartels 

Coby

Olde Tyme Sketches

These drawlings are from the tymes of yore. Specifically, 2 some odd years ago from my lil' sketch book. I used to be into the whole Dungeons and Dragons table top game thingies and this was the result from all of that...except for the colored one. That was a Prisma marker test run.

Studio 2nd street sketch night

There is going to be a sketch night at the S2S school tonight at 7pm, it's just good ol' fashion sketch group fun, come if you can! It's on 2nd street in Encinitas between D and and E street.

Artist Trading Cards

artist trading cards. on wed. we had a little sketch night at my place and traded a bit. these are some i did after. post some of your cards yall. it was a good time to just draw and geek out on each others little cards. i got an awesome one from taylor Mag and Ricardo.

from left to right on the three cards on top is taylors, mags, and Ricardos

Day of the Dead

Remembering family and friends with their favorite food and beverage. Tacos and Keystone Light for this one in particular.

the dead mariachi

New Challenge "dia de los muertos"

Orc Leader (Colored)

Here's my colored version for the tribal leader challenge. Spent to much time on this one but it was a fun to work on. As the War Craft Orcs say... "For the HORDE!"

Fighter

Uh... This dude has 4 arms, yeah I know they're hard to see, but they all serve a purpose. The two on the outside are build for strength and power, to punch and grab and throw around and shit. While the inside ones are to like block and give quick jabs. That's why they're smaller but have big forearms. Red aye for seeing better, dark face so that when he moves his head it disappears into a blur, and the tan and leopard spots are purely aesthetic.

my undergrounp fighting league

brad "pitt" but really brad boxer, bear boxer guy, gorilla guy vs german sheppard dude, and pork life meat fighter man.

Lu-kangaroo, man eatin' manatee, jujitsu sloth

just some quick sketches...I'll probably do another one and spend more time on it.

New Challenge "genetically manipulated prize fighter"

Just Drawing

Caricature of Jason Statham on top left corner from Crank movie cover and other sketches of people in my art class and other stuff.

Aztec dude quick sketch. leader? maybe

everbody knows monkeys have guns

Another leader...just felt like drawing a guy...

Ork Leader

He's supposed to be riding a wolf. Think I'll color this when I get back from my trip. Enjoy!

On a side note... what the crap!? What is everyone sleeping?! Start making some art you bums! If it's any incentive to the Studio 2nd Street students, Comic Con's all ready 3/4 of year away! 
 

you Can't handle the truth!

how the world works in 2 hours. there is also a second part called Addendum

everybody knows girls can't be leaders

amazonian tribe leader...i don't know, i just wanted to draw a chick....or is she????

Crazy Noodles

After years and years of having the urge to do Kareoke I finally manned up.

Sorry for the low quality picture it was done with my camera phone.

My buddy helped me out while I had to take the stage.

More repurposed art, don't tell

And yeah, he's just a witch doctor, but they were at least second in command

my bed buddy, my friend, inpiration, and all around CREEP! T.S

sorry its a bad picture.

My two attempts at Taylor. The side one is a better likeness. Its not over...I will get one I'm proud of.

New Challenge "Tribe Leader"

Character design challenge. Design a tribe leader. from any era or time past, present or future. from no particular culture

Taylor and Antwan

Even "Miss 1990" gets to participate in the 80s Cartoon Challenge!

80s
Okay so I think I'm the only one in this club who was born in the 90s...
That makes me cool, right?
Just kidding...
So I loved My Little Pony as a kid, what little girl didn't? It's the quintessential little girl show: ponies, flowers, bright colors, magic...
Okay... so the last actual birthday party I had, which was my 14th, was My Little Pony themed. Because I NEVER got that REAL pony I always wanted.
Anywho, this is Tofu Sparkle Tutti Pie [with a block of steaming tofu tattooed to her ass!], angrily consuming flowers like a good vegetarian.
I wanted to add more maimed flowers, trying to piece together their broken bodies, entrails streaming out...
AND I wanted to do a nice, kind of detailed background...
But I am done with this. I've gotten pretty sick of it.

80's Cartoons - Transformers: Prime

Ugh...it has taken a while to get around to some of this......SO here is a REALLY quick (and kinda crappy) digital sketch of Optimus Prime from The Transformers. 

Man I can barely remember the 80's.....

My Very Very Very Late Femme Fatale-ish Thing

So here it is.
Yes, sloppy line work. It's all crazy and uneven and weird. Oh well! This is my first Photoshop inking-and-coloring endeavor... and I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I would love to do more detail, make her costume more embellished and all that jazz, but I'm done with it for now.
I think I should try to do some other stuff... very, very slowly and steadily, of course. Because that's just how I work.

Marko's Party Colored

Teenage muscle-bound ninja turtles

I did not have a TV growing up, so I didn't watch the show, but I did love the toys!!

I was going for a fish-eye perspective, but it looks wonky.

Birthday Partay

I think I am going to color this one...but I like it as black and white too...I have a blank space on the right side...don't know what to put there yet either

Patty

Man...she is tough to caricature! Thanks for the desk Patty :D

illustrations

Here are a few of my completed drawings that will be featured in my children's book.

*Jem! Trooly Outrageous!!!!

I liked watching Jem as a little one. I always wanted those earrings of hers to make awesome holograms, lawd noes how useful those lil' thangs would be to me...
Anywhoo, I used Prisma markers for colour and Copics for the outline. Since I do not have a scanner, I took a picha of it and spruced it up some bits in Photoshop 7. (*whisperwhisper* I did little sparkles on her earrings...)

Cheating

I did this a long time ago but it fits the theme. HERCULOIDS! My own take on them, not supposed to be accurate. Did it for a forum contest I think.

Starscream

Evil smurf

Uploaded by www.cellspin.net

Crush Pat

My good-bye sketch for Big Pat:

Better late than never...

Gotta' "crush" on Miranda:

New Challenge "80's cartoons"

challenge date: aug 26th

CRUSH Taylor

Do your worst... if you can.

Patrick

One more to add to the collection. 

funny ass caricature vid.

Finally I got a new blog dedicated to my past erotic art up and running. Go ahead and take a look!!

http://xxxtooned.blogspot.com/

Patrick

Uploaded by www.cellspin.net

patrick

patrick as ...patrick

pTY

peace out patrick

patricks goodbye caricature. its not jacked and the likeness is a bit off so ill do another with the photo ref. 

Gang Bang Patrick

since hes going going back back to .....texas. crush him!

Crushing Patrick

For his last day of work

Comic Connies

This is my (Taylor's) take on the last challenge. There's parts I like about this piece and parts I'll do differently on my next projects. One thing I'm learning though is that using acrylic ink instead of marker before you bring it to the computer really helps make the blacks "pop." I used a brush to ink this and colored it in Photoshop. Hope you guys like it.

Miranda

I totally forgot the lip ring...my bad. Hey Miranda, I need the one you did of me!

Miranda / TMNT

If quickies are the theme to this gang bang, then my nickname is the "one pump chump." Actually, I spent a half hour on this one. I miss you Miranda. Hope it's a good school year in Michigan and you make lots of cool art.

miraaanda

10 minute sketch. not very smashed or crushed but whatever

This next one goes back to the video game challenge. Another cardboard drawing which seems to be my thing lately.

Quickie!

First Smash 'em Gang Bang

Pretty simple. take the ref. photos and "crush" them. firing squad style. 

New Challenge "Comic Con Freak"

heres a character design challenge. design the perfect comic-con-goer cliche. 

challenge date: July 15th

Some shiiiiiii'

hmmmmmm

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UNJECT

CLICK THE POSTER TO WATCH


About Unject:
Unject is the animated tale of the epic battle between Ronald McDonald and Michael Jackson, culminating in a crescendo of brutal violence unlike anything ever seen on this earth before and forever after.

Animated over the course of Six-hundred and Sixty-six days in a secret underground bunker in North Korea, the film-maker was driven to extreme measures in order to bring Unject into being, including recycling his own urine and covering himself in mud so that Predator couldn't see him.

Proceeds from this picture - if any - will be donated to the Satanic Order of Communistic Nazi and Otherwise Extraordinary Gentlemen, or SACNOEG.

Piss off.

Blee

Well...here is a first attempt...I feel a little rusty at caricatures...funny to say that huh? I don't consider the work I do at legoland or any other retail caricature opperation to be benificial...there are rare exceptions to the rule, but for the most part its mindless. That may be a poor attitude, but after 8 years, you tend to get sick of the same shit as far as customers go (or at least I am)...the difference here at legoland is that we are not allowed to draw while on the job, there is no way for me to stay connected to the feeling of valid art, so you forget...accept when I am at home, and by then I am tired as fuck. This results in poor drawings. So, I am going to make more of an effort at the park and outside...even though it seems hopeless to the masses...especially in California for some reason...

Anyway, sorry for the rant...enjoy!

Star Wars

Inspired by Clone Wars...the animated series.

Ninja Gaiden

When I was a kid, I used to pretend I was a ninja and run around my neighborhood with a ninja outfit and plastic sword all the time...and it was because of this game (and American Ninja 1,2, and 3)...ninjas rule.

Feme Fatale - And other CRAP.....

Shit....Finally posting something here. I actually have a lot of pin-up girls and feme fatales sketches sitting around here.....sketchbooks full of them.....which I draw cause they make me feel less depressed ...... so since I'm still at fucking Blockoland (what a shit hole) I draw a lot of them......

This is a caricature of my friend Sarafina, she always modeling as a pin-up girl at classes at the Academy. Slowly I feel my caricatures are coming along, though line quality is still my enemy....not to mention good exaggeration of features. But since it looks I'm going to be at Blockoland for a while I guess I'm going to get to practice some more.....unless I get hit by one of those fucking plastic bricks at work.......if I were only so lucky.
Here's an old feme fatale from a project at school, one of my finished designs. In the end the design was never used.....but I got numerous pics of her......

Struggling Hard

Alright...so here is an attempted portrait of Marko. I did a 20-30 minute study from life and then spent about an 1-1.5 hours bringing it to a finish on my own. It ended up looking more like a cross between Marko and Pee Wee Herman...both of which are over idealized. I think the chin and neck are too big, the back of the skull needs more mass, and the features are still too platonic. That is one thing that I am really struggling with. I keep on hearing people say that my rendering is good...but to me, it looks to perfect and not natural enough to the light. I also think the features may have drifted a bit from the original structure I had designed. I guess it just goes to show how little I still know. I remember instructors in the past telling me to study Vanderpol (sp) for rendering features more believable...guess I need more work. Anyway...sorry Marko.

Monkey Robot #1

This is my take on the organic mechanical challenge. Its not really done, I'm still coloring it but its been a while so I thought I'd post something. Its was also a class assignment so that's why its a 3 view. I liked but like always it could be better.