Well the winter is over and that can mean only one thing…the hawk is back. Nimit and Juan talk shop, on video! Oh you are in for a treat, we even have some photos. Meanwhile I’ve relocated to the D.C. Area and have been settling in and setting up shoppe of my own. Well, you are really going to enjoy this, let me tell you WHAT.
Chad.
No one hawk should have all that pooowerrrrrrr!!!!
Juan and Nimit will be attending this year’s Fanexpo in Toronto, August 27th – 29th. If you’re in the Toronto area, definitely stop by their respective tables to pick up some free Hawk and Squirrel swag, talk shop, photos, maybe even a haircut or two!!
Hope to see you guys there!
Tags: Appearance, Event, Fanexpo, juan carlos solon, nimit malavia, Promo
Oh hey you! Haven’t seen you in a while!
We apologize for the long hiatus from posting, a few members of the H&S team have been busy with personal projects.
But rest assured we are hard at work on new episodes of the podcast!
In the mean time, Nimit has just finished a brand new Time-lapse that he wanted to share with you + some talks on the process
I began with a thumbnail of the image in mind, I often use this small drawing as a guide for the rest of the process:
Working up the drawing to plan out specific elements and to help prepare for the final execution:
I draw a more revised drawing on the the paper type that I plan on inking:
After the major line and ink work was finished, I carefully dry brushed areas of the face and body to give the drawing more dimension and tone. This stage of the drawing had me really nervous, as it was kind of make or break in certain areas. For tricky things like this I always keep a few test sheets and A LOT of paper towel on the side so I can have everything in the best working condition before I put brush to paper.
(detail)
(detail)
I then took the drawing into the computer and applied a frame to the drawing in Illustrator. Looking at it, I thought that it might be nice to work up the frame with a lot of decorative elements reminiscent of the old portraits from the early 1900′s.
After doing a few drawings and designs, I decided that a simple frame suited the piece best.
Here are the brushes and pencil that I used through out this piece, below is a full list of the tools with name:
Notes:
(in ascending order)
-Staedtler Kneadable Eraser
-Winsor & Newton Artists’ Water Colour Sable – Pointed Round (size 3)
-Wallack’s brand White Taklon – One Stroke (size 1/8″)
-Winsor & Newton Scepter Gold II – Sable/Synthetic (size 2)
-Pen and Nib
-Pentel Mechanical Pencil (size 0.5mm)
-White eraser (used to be a big rectangle)
-Bond Paper (13.5 lb)
-Arches Watercolour paper (200lbs)
If you would like to see more of Nimit’s work please visit his website at nimitmalavia.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Tags: chad covino, hawk and squirrel, illustration, ink, juan carlos solon, media, nimit malavia, pen, podcast, process, time lapse, tools
Hey y’all! Here is Episode 2 of Hawk and Squirrel : The Mullet
In this two-part episode we discuss Social Networking, Twitter, Blogs, and different ways for your work to reach new audiences!
Enjoy!!
Questions, Comments or Concerns feel free to email us at hawkandsquirrel@gmail.com
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Nimit’s Ironman Numbers:
Ok beautiful people, yes you especially you *wink wink. Here is the teaser for the upcoming episode 2 this week!
Without further ado, here is episode 1 of Hawk and Squirrel!! Hope you enjoy it! any questions, comments or concerns email hawkandsquirrel@gmail.com
Show Notes::
Nimit’s Ballpoint Pen (Paper Mate ® Ballpoint Stick Pens, 1.0 mm, Medium Point)
Writersblok sketchbook (passport sized)
Ladies and Gentlefolk, Chad Covino, Juan Solon and Nimit Malavia present the audio teaser for the upcoming Episode 1 of the Hawk and Squirrel: Convo-stration Podcast.
What is Hawk and Squirrel?…It’s a couple’o guys talkin’ art and illustration. But really, we’re still unsure where it will go… but hopefully we can find out together!
Huge gigantic thanks to Chad Covino for taking the big task in audio editing!!!
Thanks for listening! We hope you’ll join us for our first podcast!
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