Jeff Pecina's Blog

Christopher Singelton

2011-02-03T19:06:00.000-08:00

I love this man, and his face. I have been on a mission as of late to learn more truths in the art of caricature, trying to further understand, myself and my decisions. Reworking my coloring and taking advice from anyone willing. I wanted to thank personally Aaron Philby for his time spend discussing caricature theory with me. Thanks again, Aaron. :) A lot of inspiration went into this one. from Aaron Philby, Andrea Gerstmann, Marlo Meekins, and Brian Oakes to Kev Jackson, Dan Hay, Ty Jones and Mister Singelton himself. Looking forward to staying focused and trying to learn as I get ready for the 2011 ISCA. Thanks everyone. :)

Obama, again!

2011-02-03T19:02:00.000-08:00

This is my favorite Obama so far. All except the slightly too thick lines on the top of the head and cheeks. I liked everything else.
If you're wondering why he's swearing in with his left hand, by all means...keep wondering. If you figure it out. Tell me, because I don't know why.

Cripple Con 4.

2011-02-03T18:49:00.001-08:00

I didnt get a chance to take pictures of all of them but here are a few. This year around I did a total of 12 sketches, each that I was happy with for the most part. A big improvement from last years one actually drawing that I didn't even color. Had a lot of fun and learned a lot from all the amazing art. If you've never been to or heard of Cripple Con, look it up. Great fun. cripplecon.com. Thanks everyone :)

Friends and such

2010-12-06T21:36:00.001-08:00

Cee Lo Green

2010-11-24T16:49:00.001-08:00

Cee Lo Green other wise known as Gnarls Barkley. I did this one for the Caricaturama 3000 hosted on facebook as a weekly comp. between caricature artists. I was happy with my turn out :)

Mister and Misses Sena

2010-11-24T16:47:00.001-08:00

Drawn for a caricature exchange of my friends Ramon and Laura Sena. Had a lot of fun with this one. :)

Melody Joy Montez

2010-11-19T16:56:00.000-08:00

Commissioned, and special requested to be, "not a safe sketch". :) Very happy about that.

Karina Vazquez

2010-11-18T22:36:00.000-08:00

Felt awesome to get back into the red ball point pen. I really liked the turn out. My Model here is the very enthusiastic Karina Vazquez from Las Vegas.

Liv Tyler

2010-11-18T22:34:00.000-08:00

Drawn for the caricaturama showdown 3000 in FB. drawn in 8b dry wash and charcoal backround.

Laverne Delgado

2010-11-18T22:31:00.001-08:00

This is a new friend on FB that happens to also be a clothing designer and Model.The very pretty Ms. Laverne Delgado... drawn in 8B dry wash and charcoal.

Kev and Shauna

2010-11-16T15:20:00.001-08:00

For my two good friends Kevin Jackson and Shauna Burns. Hope you like it guys!

Mary Wendel

2010-11-15T20:24:00.001-08:00

her hair was different when I drew her, and straight. I was really happy with the likeness.

Pamela Lara

2010-11-15T20:10:00.000-08:00

This one was really fun. no preliminary sketching. drawn in 8B dry wash conte pencil and charcoal in the backround.

More Dr. Sketchy's at the Pedicab bar

2010-11-15T20:07:00.001-08:00

The last two of my 5 minute sketches also in prisma color pencil

My dr. sketchy's winning sketches

2010-11-14T23:43:00.000-08:00

These two won the competitions for best five minute sketch, and best sketch of the night models choice. The one in markette was drawn in 20 minutes and colored with prisma color sticks.

Dr.Sketchy's night

2010-11-14T23:35:00.000-08:00

These were all done in prisma color pencil in 5 minutes and 10. I have a few more I forgot to take pictures of. I'll be putting them up soon.

M.J. again

2010-11-12T09:47:00.001-08:00

Michael Before all the reconstruction. soon to be property of Mel, because if I don't give it to her, she'll travel time to punch me in the face when I was a baby.

Elliott Smith

2010-10-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

Drawn with red ball point pen back in 08. I had a job with the kgb (phone service) not the Russian mob..haha. And I would literally have hours a day to do nothing. So I started drawing. One time I could only get a red ball point pen to draw with and I sketched up a few like this one. Ball point gives you such a versatile range of tones that allows you to draw just about anything. Using pen also kept my eye sharp because you cant make any mistakes. And they're dirt cheap of course. Fun stuff.

KEMO!

2010-10-26T19:20:00.001-07:00

Of KEMO for a caricature exchange.Using my favorite media by default (Because I work at Kaman's) Markette marker and prisma color sticks. I was digging thru my drawer and happened to find an unused marker that must have been years old. This thing actually bleeds! they don't make the markettes like that anymore.

Michael Jackson

2010-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Did this for my buddy Freddie. :)

J.P. and I.

2010-05-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

little strip I did for my gf.

Jaleel White

2010-04-25T21:21:00.000-07:00

Curly hands

10 minute sketch

2010-04-14T15:47:00.001-07:00

Odosketching is pretty dang cool

2009-08-20T14:39:00.000-07:00

This self caricature took me about 25 minutes, and it's still choppy.

10 minute demo

2009-08-20T06:26:00.000-07:00

This demo was a lot of fun, but the picture of it sucks. If anyone knows how to enlarge pictures let me know. :)

Kid Cudi quick sketch

2009-08-19T09:20:00.000-07:00

After talking with my friend Brent Noll, I decided to keep up with my more realistic caricatures so I did this quick pen sketch of Kid Cudi. Open to crit.

attention

2009-08-18T23:14:00.000-07:00

I'm working part time now and since i've recently quit drinking, I'm going to have time to draw more. :) So if anyone wants to commission me, e-mail me at: jeffpecina@hotmail.com

Newest Obama

2009-08-01T17:03:00.001-07:00

I was really happy with this one.

Two M.J's and some demo's

2009-08-01T17:00:00.001-07:00

redo of a demo

2009-08-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

I liked it enough to touch it up.

robert hume

2009-08-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

rob hates this one because he thinks im a horrible artist. jk.

Kev

2009-08-01T16:53:00.000-07:00

wierdest one i've done yet, and a lame one riding in a log. haha.

Len Hernandez

2009-08-01T16:43:00.000-07:00

With the crab hand.

African albino

2009-05-06T20:27:00.000-07:00

Google that word and you'll find a whole bunch of pictures just like this one. This albino caught my attention first and I really love her exotic features and skin tone.

Randy Delgado

2009-05-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

I've drawn Randy a few times before, but im thinking this is my new favorite.

Bernard

2009-04-30T01:13:00.000-07:00

Since it had been so long since I picked up the markers and color sticks I sorta lost track of direction in my sketches, in terms of style. Hopefully that'll fix it self sometime soon.

co-me-shown

2009-04-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

3 of 3

2009-04-28T09:55:00.000-07:00

Bobby Lee was last on our list of doulbe teamed faces, and I was also the least excited about this sketch. Bad choice of backround color.

2 of 3

2009-04-26T20:00:00.000-07:00

A double team sketch of caricature artist Alberto Gonzalez, with some curly hands.

1 of 3

2009-04-24T17:10:00.000-07:00

Kev and I are double teaming 3 faces.
This is borat, the first of the three;
Which by the way took me a few days to get anything out of, buy im happy witht the results.

ian

2009-04-22T08:33:00.000-07:00

This is Roxanne's half brother, and yes I could have made his eyes darker.

Susan Boyle

2009-04-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

I was inspired to do these by aaron philby.
The one on top was my second shot at her aned i ended up liking that one a lot more than the first one on the bottom.

Jules Casablanca

2009-04-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

keeping it simple, stupid.

aaron philby

2009-04-18T22:14:00.001-07:00

im not perfectly happy with the coloring, but im trying to get back in my groove.
so this is what everyone gets in the mean time.

oh and aaron is a car hop for those who are wondering what thats all about.

Kevin Lamar

2009-04-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

Another kev that im pretty happy with. It's been a long time since i've drawn with markers and color sticks, so I think I can make it a lot cleaner next time around.

Randy

2009-04-03T15:38:00.000-07:00

Another sketch of my friend Randy Delgato i did a while back.

2007 sketch book found

2009-01-29T21:21:00.000-08:00

Done with pencil, mircon and copic marker. Most of these are while I was on the bus to work or at work. Something or the other.

Glad I found my book anyway

Barack Obama rama

2009-01-28T11:41:00.001-08:00

There are a few things wrong, I know. The eyes are a little bigger than they needed to be and the brows are a little too thick I think, but it took a damn long time so here it is.

Elliott Smith

2009-01-20T14:33:00.000-08:00

Elliott Smith is a great folk rock singer who committed suicide in 2004 by stabbing himself twice in the chest. (or heart)
He's a musical great and i'd suggest to listen to his "XO" album.
The music is a little sad for most peoples taste but if you're not bothered by that you should look him up sometime.

50 Cent and Jay-Z

2009-01-14T02:02:00.001-08:00

Much earlier in the sketch book.
More to follow

Obama, Kramer

2009-01-11T22:56:00.000-08:00

I drew Barack just after he was elected and Kramer for fun sometime before that. I'd like to draw him a few more times tho, he's got such a cool face.

more sketch book art

2009-01-08T21:50:00.000-08:00

I'm really trying to focus on getting things right the first time by using a pen to draw, but it ends up getting frustrating because sometimes my light sources gets toned down, and the value is never too dark, (since it's red i guess)or I miss the shape and it doesnt finish up clean.

I've also noticed how much less im exaggerating in turn for the realistic rendering.
Which I hate because it keeps me too hesitant.

I'll try to keep working around all that since I do these at work. It allows 8 hours a day almost to practice.

Anyway... the John C. Reiley and C. Rice were my first red inked sketches and they turned out to my liking, and I like the light source on Micheal Cera too.
So have at em.

Sketch book stuff

2009-01-07T11:04:00.001-08:00

Sorry this took so long everyone.
These are a couple of sketches from my sketch book.

I used a red and black ball point pen, It worked out fairly clean.

I just wish I would color more often before I forget everything.

I've got lots of stuff in that book, so new posts comin very soon! (for a change)

Beg My Pardon

2008-11-18T01:40:00.000-08:00

I've been a bit of a lazy ass here lately
but i have tryed to keep pen to paper.

Also wanted to give a big congrats to the golden nosey award winner
of 2008 Mr. Jason Seiler, and of course Glen and Oakes with
some really amazing stuff.
Im not too sure anyone really keeps up with this besides Kev
and maybe Aaron, but im fittin to get it pretty soon here.

mayne.

more labor day sketches

2008-09-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

these three kids were brother, and i was sick when drew em, so maybe they could have been better. idk.

labor day weekend sketches

2008-08-30T21:54:00.000-07:00

nice people, cool sketches.

more park sketches

2008-08-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

more everyday stuff, nothing too fancy pants i guess.

nicole

2008-08-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

another friend from work.

heaker on top of the world

2008-08-12T21:13:00.000-07:00

happy 20 kev!

2008-08-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

my buddy kev has a high butt.

franchesca

2008-08-07T15:53:00.000-07:00

my friend from work

never go to texas tubes

2008-08-01T14:39:00.000-07:00

two days ago i went to Texas tubes and payed for a few things with a 100 dollars and didn't get my change back
when i talked to the manager, he had nothing to tell me..
then i talked to the owner, and he insulted me and called me a liar.
it seemed as thou he'd rather stick up for his employee than his customer.

55 dollars was stolen from me, and they didn't do anything about it.
tubing is awesome. but NEVER go to Texas tubes. (tell everyone)

blingage

2008-07-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

not demo's

2008-07-26T00:34:00.000-07:00

the drummer kid didn't like it because he kept getting laughed at (even thought its not that funny) the dad didn't like it because i wouldn't add more yellow, then hated me for making him buy a tube...but his mom thought it was great.
so odd...

but the other kid was awesome, my gf says he looks like Johnathan Taylor Thomas, idk who that is.

obervation sketches

2008-07-23T17:49:00.000-07:00

these guys were sitting across from my stand. and kim is one of the artists here at ftx.

some rough stuff

2008-07-18T00:24:00.000-07:00

ruff riders stuff even...hah

color layering

2008-07-13T16:08:00.000-07:00

this guy is made up, which kinda sucks but i wantd to practice color layering.

karen

2008-06-14T23:47:00.001-07:00

from memory

2008-06-10T15:32:00.000-07:00

i did these three for display demo's at fiesta tx, the one of joe turned out to look way too much like one i've seen done by dan hay... which was an accident, sry dan.

never mind the little boy

2008-06-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

i wasn't sure if i posted this before, but i was really happy with the way the little girl turned out
not so much the little boy. i did this sometime last year from a photo while i was still doing portraits at sea world.

roxy

2008-06-06T07:31:00.001-07:00

my gf, drawn from memory

fiesta drids

2008-06-06T07:27:00.000-07:00

spring break at six flags

2008-03-26T20:06:00.001-07:00

i didnt get to snap everything, but this is what i did get.

live sketches

2008-03-06T22:15:00.000-08:00

i havent drawin in forever live, and i forgot how much i love it. rita kirkman, ramon sena, and ryan foerester.

oakes

2008-03-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

i think this is pretty boring,
but the red lips just pop dont they?

and that green
its so, green.

a few more joes

2008-03-03T17:28:00.000-08:00

kev liked it anyway

2008-03-03T16:30:00.000-08:00

but i think its off

bluhm.

2008-03-02T01:42:00.000-08:00

quick sketch, its lacking a lot of values,but it was fun. first time drawing joe, im gunna try some more interesting stuff next time around.

kevin pissed at linz for fucking up

2008-02-25T16:19:00.000-08:00

sometimes i just draw kevin again to make myself feel better.
haha

A funny

2007-12-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

FATHER, I'M RUNNING AWAY.more of these to come.

from photos, ect.

2007-11-21T17:46:00.000-08:00

it first picture is tita, a body artist. i tried to not take too much time on it and keep it smooth. my intent was to use it as a demo to hang up at the portrait stand.
so its not the most dead on as it maybe could have been. (for the critiques out there)

and this is kristen. i had tons of fun drawing this one; took something around 2 hours if i remember correct. i focused mainly on gettin all the colors i could see from a pic on a phone.

park sketches?

2007-11-21T16:46:00.000-08:00

yep, they let me work the caricature stands again, so i did some demos, and had some fun.

kamans series, trading cards

2007-11-20T09:50:00.003-08:00

these were the only two cards that i got finishes this year.
fun stuff.

could you believe

2007-10-27T17:10:00.000-07:00

while i was drawing this large honked fellow, someone actually came up and requested that i be killed, because i was drawing funny. hmph, people these days

im hungry

2007-10-23T23:19:00.000-07:00

shazamm

2007-10-09T13:44:00.000-07:00

poe trats

2007-10-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

I've been getting overly fascinated with 3 quarters view portraits lately
and now that's all i like to do, its so much fun, now i just need to work on my composition. p.s. my phone takes very weird pics. i need to get my cam back. sry about that.

me by me

2007-09-27T01:35:00.000-07:00

I took pics of the progression for once, to kinda see how it changes as i go along. finished up nice.

go to blublu.org

2007-09-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

this guy is amazing, these are a few of his works, and if u like them, you should definitely check out his site.

shes gotta big mowph

2007-09-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

this is taylor, shes got a lot of volume on her.

get bored, draw bryan

2007-09-13T14:09:00.001-07:00

this drawing has a hidden meaning, can any guess it? oh yea, and no undersketch on this one.

chalks and markers

2007-09-08T17:52:00.000-07:00

portraits... and the funny ones?

2007-08-28T17:55:00.000-07:00

so...for those who don't know, i was fired from kamans for being late. then i was rehired as a portrait artist. so I've been doing the "real" ones lately, and having a lot of fun with them.
most of what your lookin at is from about 3 weeks of practice in the park.

i know the picture quality kinda sucks, but I've been using my phone camera lately, sry about that. anyway. enjoi :)

took forever

2007-06-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

but finally some new posts.

enjoi.

2007-04-16T12:15:00.000-07:00

takin shots a portraits that came out looking more like caricatures, it was fun thou.

pat of the jungle

dis be maria.

had alot of fun drawin this one, even though its pretty tame.

my week in fiesta texas

2007-04-03T22:02:00.000-07:00

kinda sucked.

but we can draw eachother.

the grandma of this little boy kept dancing with tubes in her nose while in her wheel chair.

she said: "omg...k bye"

park skitches

2007-04-02T06:51:00.000-07:00

this one was alot of fun.
and wouldnt ya know it, the kid bought it.

this is edmund. a newbie portrait artist. he loved the sketch, and i did too.

this girl was fat.

this lady was from NY and had alot of cool things to say.

i got the funniest reaction from this young lad, he stared at the picture continuously with his mouth wide open. he did laugh, but i did.

kev again

2007-03-27T16:16:00.000-07:00

mr. lamar jackson here edited the backround for me cause i was too lazy to color it.
thnx kev.

hello my name is arron philby

2007-03-26T17:36:00.000-07:00

a quick copic sketch i did of aaron for no reason at all.

a good sketch in the park

2007-03-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

this is carlos, a newbie portrait artist. he loved the pic, which is suprising; usually newbies just get offended.but not carlos here, he's a trooper.