EraserFoot

The end of Eraserfoot

2011-11-19T15:55:00.000-08:00

I am retiring the Eraserfoot blog. Thanks for for being a visitor.

My new art blog is located at:
http://erichenze.blogspot.com/

Subscribe and update your links, you won't be sorry!! This reboot has me energized and ready to get back to posting more frequently.

11 Second Club WIP

2011-06-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

Still a week and half left to go on it.

Sick Day

2010-12-17T20:59:00.000-08:00

Discovered http://www.civilwarphotos.net
It's pretty bad ass if you are home sick and want to draw something.
This one was done in vine charcoal while watching "Art School Confidential" via streaming netflix.

My 2010 pumpkin....

2010-10-28T22:27:00.000-07:00

The number of blog posts between this pumpkin and last years is kinda bumming me out.

Witch - Friday Speed Paint Lunch Hour

2010-10-08T23:10:00.000-07:00

Moar Speed Paint Friday

2010-08-13T21:08:00.000-07:00

Rock and Roll

Double Rainbow OMG

2010-07-16T21:27:00.001-07:00

From lunch hour speedpaint Fridays at work.

While My Cintiq Gently Weeps

2009-05-16T16:25:00.001-07:00

Traditional media experiments for a comic book idea I have.

Between a Rock and a Heatbreak

2009-04-06T22:56:00.001-07:00

Monster

2009-02-21T22:35:00.000-08:00

I had a story idea this weekend while walking my dog. This is a character from it. It will probably whither and die like all my other side projects.

Kitty Colored

2009-02-11T22:43:00.000-08:00

I tried to color this using mainly layers. I used Multiply, Soft Light and Color for pretty much all of it. I learned alot about how those layers work but I'm not totally pleased with the result. More experimenting is needed.

Ring Thief

2009-01-24T15:50:00.001-08:00

I was this close to painting his junk swaying in the breeze.
War Fedor! War Babalu!!!

WTF now in Color

2009-01-16T22:49:00.000-08:00

WTF?

2009-01-14T20:58:00.000-08:00

This weeks topic for creature of the week is "Cave Dweller". I sat down for 2 hours tonight and drew this. WTF!!!?? It looks like the love child of Jabba the hut and Geigers Alien or something. I think I need to go play some "Little Big Planet" to get my head right again. I'm pretty sure there aren't any tentacle boobs in little big planet.

Owl Guy

2009-01-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

I barely had time to do anything fun this weekend so I had to rush this owl guy. Now that I see him on the blog he is kinda similar to the turtle guy. My wife made a bunch of comments that makes me want to redo him.

Turtle Shriner?

2009-01-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

I watched Kung Fu Panda and then felt like drawing a turtle guy. This what came of it.
48 Posts to go.

1 down 49 more to go

2009-01-01T22:01:00.001-08:00

Back Trackin

2008-08-25T22:13:00.000-07:00

I decided to re paint some old pieces that I wasn't happy with. Last night was Hellboy and tonight I chipped away at my old coconut monster.

Bouncer Doodle

2008-07-15T23:04:00.000-07:00

He doesn't see much but having him around keeps most people in line.

Royal Gaurd Doodle

2008-07-13T21:38:00.001-07:00

Exploding Bug

2008-07-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

For creature of the week. I tried to make the baby one sorta cute to make up for the extra gross sauce I slathered all over this.

Lobster Johnson

2008-07-04T15:50:00.001-07:00

Abe

2008-07-01T21:27:00.001-07:00

Punch!!

2008-06-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

Hellboy

2008-06-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

Mike Mignola, Phil Hale and Monty Python got together in my head and told me to draw this. Color to come hopefully this weekend.

Indiana Jones

2008-05-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

Coconut Cruncher

2008-04-12T14:56:00.001-07:00

I like doing creature of the week now and then because it saves me from having to think about what I want to draw. I don't really have the motivation to finish rendering this any further than i already have.

"The tropical sun burned its ears when it first arrived but it sure did take a liking to coconuts."

Stilt Stalker

2008-03-23T19:43:00.001-07:00

"When the Stilt Stalker showed up people just stopped running. They knew they were already caught."

SONIC COMB!!!!

2008-03-11T23:40:00.000-07:00

Yoga Flame

2008-03-06T22:37:00.001-08:00

Update: Here he is with the background. I have mixed feeling about how the background and the head are integrated.

Painted this up this afternoon. I still need to do a background for it though. I used the process outlined in Ryan Woods video tutorial. I got a much better outcome than I normally do and spent alot less time noodling with colors.

Another Pirate From Olden Times

2008-03-06T22:35:00.001-08:00

He built a time machine so he could go to Home Depot and buy a crowbar.

A crowbar is really useful when you only have one arm.

Yarr. This be a pirate I drew.

2008-03-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

Hopefully I can paint him later when I can string together a few free hours.

Work in Progress

2008-01-21T21:43:00.001-08:00

Vine Charcoal

2008-01-07T21:03:00.000-08:00

My Excel teacher.

I think softer mediums that erase easily are what I'll be using from here on out.

Old Man Henze

2008-01-06T20:58:00.001-08:00

Drawn from a photo taken in my folks basement over Christmas holidays. Thanks go out to Dad for showing me how to operate my fancy camera that went horribly underused during the last year.

This was my first time trying NuPastel instead of Conte for a portrait. Way messier but also easier to get halftones as the drawing smears you can erase out highlights. I think I'm going to do more NuPastel stuff because I like the look.

3 Consecutive Moustache Posts...

2007-09-01T20:21:00.001-07:00

Life Drawing:2 Hours. My instructor Meadow Gist jumped in for a about 10 minutes and saved me from certain doom. I tend to run out of tricks after I have a two tone version laid in.

Color Wrestler

2007-08-30T23:07:00.001-07:00

I plan to use this painting as a paper doll to design his wrestling costume on top of.

Wrestler

2007-08-29T22:33:00.001-07:00

This is the start of my Luchador Cowardly Lion. I'm going to paint him up and then experiment with costume designs in Photoshop or Painter.

More Tin Man...

2007-08-17T22:22:00.000-07:00

Tin Man Designs

2007-08-14T22:27:00.001-07:00

I'm going with the cowboy I think. Mostly cause he'll go well with the Luchador Cowardly Lion I have planned.

Ripley

2007-08-14T22:24:00.000-07:00

with the best gun design ever.

Weapon Card

2007-07-20T23:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight is my last chance to work on this so this is as done as it gets.

Moving on

2007-07-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

In the interest of my sanity I'm leaving this painting as is for now and moving onto the other one I need to do. I may come back to it if I have time at the end or if someone points out some glaring mistakes. Also I will probably email it to work to color adjust it because it always looks dull and washed on any monitor other than my laptop.

Razor Fly

2007-06-03T21:35:00.001-07:00

I entered the creature of the week contest over at http://www.conceptart.org
I planned on working on it all week but I instead chose to install a virus on my computer and spend the whole week reinstalling my operating system and getting my computer back to a working state thus leaving me saterday and sunday evening to do the painting.

Thats what i get for being a pirate. Kids takes notes. Crime doesnt pay.

Except bank robbery that usually pays.

Side note. I just noticed that this looks remarkably similar to the lobster man I made for WoW. I guess some of those design elements were floating around in my head. I dont know how I didnt see that earlier.

Digital Still Life

2007-05-14T23:41:00.000-07:00

3 Hours worth of digital still life. The little statue thingy was crazy detailed but I didnt really have time to put it all in. Same thing with the bottle on the right. It was full of raspberries or something. Still I'm much happier with this then my oil attempt at still life. Next week is a digital landscape from a photo.

Panthro

2007-04-22T22:01:00.000-07:00

Spent Sunday evening over at Mike's house watching the riff track of Star Trek 5 and painted Panthro. The nunchuks are rope instead of chain 'cause thats way easier to paint. Probably wont go back to Lion-O. I have had enough of drawing Thundercats.

Narcissism

2007-04-22T00:29:00.000-07:00

Self portrait on the your blog. The pinacle of art narcissism.

Used this photo as reference. I left out the double chin and crows feet.

Color Work in Progress

2007-03-19T12:57:00.000-07:00

Stage one of my coloring of Lion-O. More to come.

ThunderCats

2007-03-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Lion-O for the work sketch blog. I'm actually going to paint this one up for a change. Truth be told I have never actually watched an episode of Thundercats. Does that mean I have to turn in my geek badge?

More Quicksketch

2007-03-16T20:50:00.000-07:00

A page of gestures ranging from 2-5 minutes and a page with 2 5's on it. One more class of quicksketch left and then my class is over. I have signed up next term for an oil/digital painting class which should start up in the next few weeks. My blog posts should have more color soon.

Quicksketch

2007-03-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

A full page 5 minute drawing, some tiny instructor demos on gesture that he did on my pad, and a page full of 5's that I did. Jeff Watts rocks out on the gestures. He doesnt spend anytime shading in stuff. He just spends the entire time mapping out edges and then goes back during the break to fill them in.

Two Drawings in One Day

2007-03-04T21:35:00.000-08:00

The spare time gods shone their light down on me today. This is for the sketchbook sessions drawing jam this month. It turned out kinda mediocre so I dressed it up with a bunch of scribbles.

Roadblock

2007-03-04T15:53:00.000-08:00

A sketch for the GI Joe theme for the work sketch blog. Trying out drawing with a mechanical pencil and a 2H lead. I am also trying to use the same approach I have been doing with my life drawing. I may color it later.

20 Minute Lay Ins

2007-03-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

The all nude blog streak continues with 20 minute lay ins.

More Nudity

2007-02-23T21:33:00.000-08:00

Did the model have a really big head, small hand and a really dark and messy lower leg or did I just draw her that way? Only I know for sure.....

Something for the Ladies

2007-02-16T08:58:00.000-08:00

Naked man bits. A page of gestures and a long pose. I like the gestures better.

F@ck drawing

2007-02-12T21:39:00.000-08:00

I sat down tonight with every intention of finishing off my medusa drawing. Instead i mangled it beyond recognition. My 2x2 foot work space in the picture has more rage per square inch than anywhere in orange county right now. Enjoy. I'm going to bed before a portal opens and demons spew forth into the world.

Long Head 2

2007-02-09T08:59:00.000-08:00

Last night was the last night of Head drawing in my Head/Figure/Quicksketch class. Next week its onto Figure Drawing. Our head model was gorgeous. My spot was kinda crappy so I had to draw an almost complet profile. Also I creased the hell out of my drawing while scribbling in the tone in front of her face in the last five minutes of class, you can still kinda see it out front of her nose and mouth.

Drawing Jam 2

2007-02-07T23:45:00.000-08:00

Another piece for the drawing jam from photo ref. Maybe I'll get around to coloring it.

Spartan Medusa

2007-02-06T08:55:00.000-08:00

I need to draw a Spartan for the OhSee and a Medusa something else so I figured I'd combine them into one drawing. Here is the sketch. I want to ink it up Frazetta style. It was super light so i had to blow out the levels just to have it show up. Yes I know girls couldn't be Spartans. If you dont like it go draw your own Spartan.

Drawing Jam

2007-02-05T21:32:00.000-08:00

Based on a photo from this months drawing jam at http://www.drawingboard.org/
One day I will draw something scan worthy that doesnt have a flash hot spot from my camera.

Edit - cleaned up the face a bit. Didnt really have time to carry it into the hair.

Long Head

2007-02-01T23:31:00.000-08:00

My first ever long head drawing. My first long life drawing of any kind for that matter. It got out of control towards the end. I learned alot doing it though.

Another fat Link

2007-01-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

My God you've gotten fat...

2007-01-03T08:47:00.000-08:00

Another Link drawing. This time Mr. Incredible style. He's 45 and has to go back into the adventuring business to pay off some debts. 2 posts in 2 days woot. Although yesterdays is pretty ugly. Stay tuned for more ugly drawings as i post whatever i can finish before work everyday.

Final Class of the term

2006-12-23T18:45:00.000-08:00

I did what i think is my best painting of the semester on the final day. Its no masterpiece but it's alot better then the stuff i crap'd out the last couple weeks. I had a not too bad day doing quicksketch as well. Here's the painting, a mixed page of 5's and 3's and page of 2 minute gestures.

Link Part 2

2006-12-20T22:10:00.000-08:00

Put in another hour on Link tonight. Mostly noodling on the face and sword.

Spartans!!! Tonight we dine in tights!!!!

2006-12-14T22:00:00.000-08:00

The current topic on the work sketchblog is Link from Zelda. I'm gonna make my Link a gruff bearded older Link. I want my version to have decent odds in a staring contest with the guy from the new 300 trailer. This is my painting 45 minutes into it. I will try and post more as I chip away at it.

Zorn Pallette

2006-12-11T21:40:00.000-08:00

This weeks class had us painting in color for the first time using a simple 4 color pallette. Vermillion Red, Yellow Ochre, Blue/black and white. Only problem was i didnt have the correct type of red so I had to borrow some. About 1/3 of the way into the class i ran out of red but didnt want to bother anyone for more. Eventaully the teacher saw and lent me some red. I spend the last part of class bailing out my painting while rationing red fiasco. I included the pretty crappy color painting and a quick photoshop squished one that fixes the long horse face i gave her. Also included is a page of 3 minute gestures and a 5 minute drawing of a dudes naked butt for all the ladies out there.

Wet into Wet

2006-11-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

Did my first wet into wet painting in class today using black and white. I could have used a bit more time to finish it. I also dropped it on my way out my car and smudged the top of the ear with my thumb when i tried to catch it. His forehead ridge is way over done and the lip hightlight is on the wrong side. Seems obvious when i see the photo but it wasnt so clear to me as i was painting. The other two pages are 3 minute quick sketches. One page from last week and one page from today.

Throwin' down the gauntlet

2006-11-05T10:46:00.000-08:00

We did our first painting from a live model this week in class. I bought an extra large canvas and did the paintingn on half of it. I think it turned out pretty good. It took me about two and half hours which is good because the photo ref ones i was doing were taking 3 hours plus. I think he kinda looks like Tarzan's dad from the begining of the disney version. Now the gauntlet has been thrown down. I have to do another painting on the other half of the canvas that doesnt suck. Next weeks class we move on from burnt umber pickout to using black and white, wet into wet.

more bears

2006-11-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

Where's Goldilocks?

2006-11-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

Some doodles on my life drawing pad with a piece of 2B conte. Fun stuff to draw with. Forces you to draw loosely. Or badly.

Lets be Frank....

2006-10-26T22:16:00.000-07:00

Haha get it!!! Frank! cause he's Frankenstein. and that has the word Frank in it. Oh man I crack me up.

Watching Painter DVD

2006-10-24T23:13:00.000-07:00

Borrowed a Gnomon DVD by Ryan Church on how to use Painter. To keep it from putting me to sleep i did some doodles while i listened for tidbits of info that were useful. You can kinda see the notes i took at the top. Nothing great in here but i want to get in the habit of posting regularly whether its good or not. A mega distorted Brock Sampson choking a small animal and some kind of hobo/deserted island guy.

Yesterday I said i would do another oil painting. I did. And if you want to see it you will have to come by my house and wrestle it away from my cold dead hands. It sucked. Bad.

Whats that you say. I just said i would post even if it was bad. No deal. Just try and and come by my house to see that painting and see what happens.

I should draw more...

2006-10-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Here's some doodles for this months drawing jam held over yonder at http://www.drawingboard.org
I have almost stopped drawing entirely this last year or two. This blog is here to get me back to putting pencil to paper. It's gonna be a bumpy ride as I get back in the swing of things.

2006-10-15T13:48:00.000-07:00

Mic Checka....
one two
one two
checka checka checka