Alec Baldwin

Sometimes these sketches aren't good likenesses. This started as Alec Baldwin but now I think it kind of looks like Martin Sheen. But practice makes perfect... just gotta keep doing them and hopefully the likenesses will start to come more naturally.

Most of these have been done from Hulu or DVD screen shots, by the way.

- Cat

Cat Scott - Louisville Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart was third in my list of "Celebrities to Draw." I saw her in Adventureland where she played a lost soul of sorts, but from what I hear she's also in some vampire movies. I think she sort of looks like a stoned raccoon, so in that sense, I think I succeeded with this one.

Cat

Cat Scott - Louisville Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Jemaine Clement

I completed the second celebrity portrait in my sketchbook style portrait series. Since the first sketch was of Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords, it was only appropriate to draw Jemaine Clement, the 2nd in the duo.

I'm really excited about this style. I think it suits my personality - I get to do some tedious detail work, but then get spontaneous and messy with the painting. Plus I dig how it looks. I recently completed an illustration for Louisville Magazine in this style, and I have another coming down the pipes. Hooray for a new style!

Happy Oaks Day!

Cat

Cat Scott - Louisville Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Bret McKenzie

Happy TwentyTen, friends!

As you probably remember from my "Best of 2009" blog entry, one of my goals for 2010 is to incorporate my "sketchbook" style into my marketable illustration portfolio. Step one: Create a series of celebrity portraits in this style.

Flight of the Conchords came to mind when I decided to pursue this endeavor, maybe because I recently read that the show is not going into a 3rd season (RIP, FotC).  First up: awkward, shy, and adorable Bret McKenzie.

This series is going to be spontaneous like my sketchbook drawings, meaning no preliminary drawing, no tracing paper, no fine tuning.  The final drawing, done with my favorite Hi-Tec C pen, is the same rough and raw "get it down" sketch that I started with.  Acrylic and GAC100 give the "sketch" tone and color.

Stay tuned for my latest RV Living and Louisville Magazine illustrations.  Thanks for stopping by!