Ian Smiley Presents Hans San Juan's Enigma Music Video

I'm so happy that I accomplished something that was daunting at first but I learned a lot and will definitely be able to do something like it again!

Animation by Ian Smiley Art:
http://www.iansmileyart.com/

Music by Hans San Juan:
http://hanssanjuan.bandcamp.com/

Art by Paulina Franco
http://paulinafranco.com

The Happy Elephant Cardboard Creature

by: Ian Smiley

This is the process I use to create my cardboard creatures. This is the one I like to call The Happy Elephant.

Ian Smiley Art - Carl from Up

By Ian Smiley

Carl from the movie Up with his cane and balloons in hand, digital illustration. A painting created in Photoshop.

Ian Smiley Art Gesture Sketch Practice

Some morning gesture sketch practice before the day starts.

Ian Smiley - Chewbacca Digital Painting

Chewbacca Digital Painting. Created from a hand drawn sketch and then painted in Photoshop.

Hand Sketches

Some quick hand sketches after work today.

Karate Gesture Pose

I really liked how this gesture pose came out for my morning warm up yesterday.

San Francisco Landscape Study

A landscape study of San Francisco 

by Ian Smiley

Figure Studies From Stephen Silver's Drawing Academy

Acrylic Paint Figure Studies While attending Stephen Silver's Drawing Academy

Art Knowledge is Like a Heavy Meal

When learning new information it is always good to know that sometimes it takes a while to digest new information.

What I mean by this is that lets say you are studying skulls for a day. Now the next day you try and draw a skull and you are not yet any better at it.

Not only does learning how to draw a skull take a long time and much practice but what you also have to realize is that sometimes it takes a while for information that you learn to sink in.

For example, I have spent many hours studying  and drawing the skull, but it seems it is not until a take a small break from it that my brain will actually focus and fully understand the structure of the skull.

You will never know how long it will take to learn something. One day you will be drawing or digital painting and all of sudden realize that you have this knowledge that you didn't have before.

It may take a long time to learn to draw certain things and it may seem like an impossible feat sometimes. But once you have done a drawing that you feel is successful it makes it all worth it.

Keep learning and remember to give yourself a break from it to let the information really click in your mind.

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Landscape Study 2 - Ian Smiley

Mini Landscape study number. Digitally painted in Photoshop. By Ian Smiley Art

Digital Landscape Study- Ian Smiley

Mini Landscape study number. Digitally painted in Photoshop. By Ian Smiley Art

Giraffe Drawing

A long necked giraffe. But in comparison to the rest of the family this giraffe’s neck is the shortest.

Some quick gesture drawings this morning.