Jason Seiler Observation Points by Kerim (Aka: jerkyturk

I wanted to keep a record of these points observed in my Class with Jason Seiler on Schoolism.com. This was written by Kerim (Aka: jerkyturk) Thank You for making these notes Jerky Turk!

Here is a link to slide show of my work I did on Jason Seilers Class:
http://larserarts.blogspot.com/2010/09/jason-seilers-schoolism-class-work-by.html

"I was looking through all my class notes the other day and realized how much stuff we all actually learned in this caricature class and how its almost impossible to remember all of it now that we're almost at the end... so i start...ed compiling a list of all of the valuable things Jason has told us, to have on my desk to refer to from time to time and to keep me from having to watch all of the video lessons and critiques to refresh me on what we had learned in previous weeks...

hope that made sense :)

anyways... also, please, keep this list for yourselves (or ask Jason's permission before distributing to others) to respect all of the work Schoolism and Jason have done to help us all improve as artists.

other than that, jason, i hope i did you justice... and for the rest of you, enjoy!

good luck with your final assignments!

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words of wisdom from jason seiler

(gathered from all schoolism lessons and various student critiques)

humble yourself

find the true character of the person

keep it simple

look for simple shapes and size relationships between features

eyes and mouth, then head shape most important

think in terms of inner face and outer face

simplify the weight, where is it?

exaggeration: for every action, theres reaction

compare faces side-by-side to point out differences between people

when sketching: start light and thin, think shape and structure

when darkening lines, dont trace. use as guidelines and improve

upon whats underneath

caricature drawing = study of person's true character

exaggerate the truth by pushing the features

get the placement and general shape

don't settle for a weak drawing

perfect practice makes perfect

flip drawing and reference upsdide-down or sideways to turn off left

brain

sketching = adjusting

step back to get a fresh look. zoom out to not get caught up in the

details

squint your eyes to help simplify

what makes person unique and interesting?

what stands out and why?

tell the story

be encouraged, don't give up

don't distort, exaggerate

thumbnail sketching: give yourself choices, possibilities

look at face. what comes out furthest, what goes in, what's narrower,

further?

where is the widest point, thinnest?

find the triangles

focus on placement of features, not details

exaggeration: everything must follow - its the combination of

features relating to each other

likeness is king

width and weight: find the shape of head

pay attention to angles

look away from person. draw the impression of person

follow the form, exaggeration must follow

keep going. start sketching. start over!

think about planes of face, contours of face

sketching = adjustment & problem solving

for beginner: study portraiture before caricature

do thumbnails

develop yourself as an artist - sketch, think, learn, draw, paint, see

hair: get the main shapes first. slow down

don't do one drawing. explore and sketch lots of thumbnails

don't exaggerate one feature but all features working together

doing thumbnails are like taking notes

when doing thumbnails, think in animation drawing style

value painting: start with 4-5 values only and move towards more

complex later

what is the reason for what youre drawing?

try to capture the essence of person

what is a caricature to you? strong caricature, strong likeness,

essence.

hair: try to paint it in, dont use speckling

paint with feeling

think cartoon first

what pops out the most?

thumbnail = plan of what could be. possibilities

shape = placement of features

caricature = character, structure, likeness, exaggeration, humor,

truth

don't get caught up on things that dont matter

pay attention to shapes in between. negative space

eyes: capture the shape of whites of eyes

think in planes/angles

exaggerate and push but still think about anatomy

process: start light. block in general shape. placement. build up.

adjust

slow down. spend more time on the eyes, mouth, nose and head

shape

shapes - width, weight, depth, contour lines

what is the most important thing? whats next?

where is the humor?

humor? you mean humor 'haha' or funny like a clown humor?

umm hello... are you listening to me?

am i talking too much?

do you think i could sell this list on ebay and make money behind

jason seiler's back?

does reading this list make me look fat?

do you think drinking 6 cups of coffee a day is bad for your sense of

humor??

anyways... jokes aside, i hope making this list was helpful to all of

you. but most importantly, don't forget to thank jason for sharing his

wealth of knowledge with us. thanks jason!

peace out

kerim (aka. jerkyturk)"

Final Diploma and grade from schoolism

I really felt happy with the class and my work has really stepped up another notch.

Final Obama Painting

Well this painting for schoolism.com is finally done on my end I have been tweaking it and spending alot of time on it! I am always open for comments or suggestions to improve it. I know Jason Seiler is a great teacher and friend, and I will never forget my experiences I have had on the www.Schoolism.com and JS class! If anyone wants to sign up please let them know I referred you ( I receive discounts towards other classes) I really want to take Steven Silvers Character Animation classes, and all of the classes if I could! I really recommend this Class with Jason, and I now really feel more confident to send out promo pieces from my work made from this course after I look back at the recommended changes and do some of them, but ultimately I have grown as my own artist and really believe I have learned alot from this experience!

Bill for schoolism #6

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Robert for schoolism #6 scull studies

I am really pleased with this study of Roberts face and I tried mostly to have a good value study and the color it.

Hugo Color sketch

I took one of my sketches of Hugo and practiced coloring in photoshop. I like it and will do more details in the hairs, eyes etc. a little later. It comes with a study of the scull to understand the anatomy (see last post). I hope you enjoy!

My study of Sculls and Caricature

Here is part of my studies on Sculls in my Illustration work. This is part one of three from my Class with Jason Seiler on schoolism.com.

Tony Final Photoshop Monochromatic Painting

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Picking out a thumbnail for final.

I just e-mailed alot of my other class mates on schoolism.com to help pick out a thumbnail to do a final monochromatic painting from. I thought it would be a fun way to help each other out and to get to know each other a little better. I am leaning towards the 3/4 view of Tony or profile view and having it in a night blue tone to help create a more moody piece? Any comments are greatly welcomed.

Jay Leno Caricature

Here is the finished art and thumbnails for my final Jay Leno done in pencil and water color, with a touch of gouache highlights. I am not happy with the hands on him and had to repaint, them. After I get my critique from my teacher on schoolism I will do the changes in photoshop! For the record I really enjoy the water color and how it works with my drawing style. Comments are always welcomed!

Scott citizens shape study for Schoolism.com

I am working on Jay Leno for tonight please stay posted. I need to submit my finals by 11.59 tonight!

Marco Thumbnails and finals

Before I post these tonight here you are!

Tom Hanks Sketch Pencil and digital

This is part of my Schoolism class assignment to do a final sketch of Tom Hanks. I included the pencil and the pencil and digital additions in photoshop! I stll like the sketch but I think the digital is more sellable? What do you all think?

Schoolism assignment 1 Sketches

Here is the progrees on my first assignment with Schoolism.com "Caricature art with Jason Seiler" We are to draw 3 diffrerent regular people in different angles or one angle of each. Then to top that off....surprise you will have to check back by the 26th of April.! That is when the first deadline is comming up. I really like my new lap drawing board, and it has pockets under neith! This class is a great investment to my portfolio. I have such an urge to add shading with water color or something but I am holding off, because my wonderful wife debbie is always has the brains. She said to stick to the assignment and then later you can go back and add what ever you want!! You what do all you think, can't water colors, color pencils, gouache washes be considered part of sketching?

My inspiration after watching "sketching with Jason Seilers" Dvd

Yesterday I received my DVD from Jason Seiler. I became aquinted with this artist plus many more such as Fred Harper, etc. I am very pleased to announce that I will be taking the http://www.schoolism.com online class with Jason Seiler starting on July 16th. I haven't been in College since Ringling College of Art & Design which I am always extreamly greatful for my Father Bill Robinson for helping me with my B.F.A. in Illustration and he is currently putting his three other kids through SCAD college. This new adventure would not have been possible unless a anonimous donater from my church at Grace, and my supportive wonderful mother in Sweden. I did fill out and pay for my application with SCAD online masters degree in Illustration, but me and my family decided we need to focus on my son Sean who is now 10 and try to save for his collage! I the mean while I pray that god will open doors for me with publications and the jobs keep rolling in. Dear God thank you for answering my prayers and please watch over my family and that you will continue to protect us! Here are some sample sketches I did last night!