Thomas Schmall – Page 7 – Art, Games and a Blog

It’s Lift-Off for my Patreon Line Art Project

June 11, 2015

Line Art for Patreon

With this drawing I want to start a crowdfunding initiative! I’m looking for support for my line-art on patreon, with variations and projects around the general idea. Patreon is basically kickstarter, with the supporters not paying once, but smaller amounts. Either per finished artwork or per month (what I’m going with). I’ve posted all the … Continue reading It’s Lift-Off for my Patreon Line Art Project →

More “Ich War Noch Niemals In New York” Costumes

June 4, 2015

Second batch of the Costumes for the Udo Jürgens Musical "Ich War Noch Niemals In New York" - playing in Berlin...

Material Experiments for Figure Drawing

May 21, 2015

I’m still not quite settled on the media to use for Figure Drawing. Pencils are definitely the one where I can get the quickest results for both shape and value. But the size is one clear limitation – filling areas takes a lot of time. Often it forces me to leave areas out. I did … Continue reading Material Experiments for Figure Drawing →

Costume Illustrations for the Udo Jürgens Musical

April 22, 2015

These are fashion illustrations I made for the musical “Ich war noch niemals in New York” – which is based on songs by the German Schlager singer Udo Jürgens.

Linking Metaphors in Film and Art

April 5, 2015

A little link collection again – starting with some research on metaphors. This video by “Every Frame A Painting” analyzes how Akira Kurosawa used cinematic techniques in his films. A lot of it is about movement and transitions, but many can be helpful when painting. Specifically the ubiquitous use of weather and the elements as … Continue reading Linking Metaphors in Film and Art →

Ink Lines and Pencil Squares

March 19, 2015

... three new figure drawings of recent...

Random Links of the Week

March 15, 2015

A couple of things I came across in the last weeks, that are worth sharing...

Progressive Poses

March 5, 2015

Ink life drawing - combining four poses into one...

Parsifal Costumes – Part 2

March 3, 2015

More costumes for Wagner's Parsifal last year in the New National Theater Tokyo...