Carrie Rodriguez's Sketch Blog

Speedpainting #drawinyourstylechallenge #joriouxdrawinyourstyle

2019-02-08T16:51:00.003+08:00

Hey Guys,

I did a #drawinyourstylechallenge by joriouxdraws on instagram. I have also done a speedpaint for it on my youtube channel. If you are interested go check it out please. I would appreciate critique on the piece. :)

I have also opened up comissions so if you want to work with me feel free to email: carrieroedraws@gmail.com

Hope you all are well. :)

-Carrie

Drawinyourstyle

Hello Friends.. if you are still around. :)

2019-01-17T00:55:00.003+08:00

So great news for those who are still following this blog is after a very long hiatus and such I am now rethinking of starting up the sketch blog again. As I am now pursuing art as a full-time freelance illustrator I feel I have more time to dedicate to reflection, learning, and thoughts more focus towards art now.

I hope that people will return to the sketch blog and start to interact like the old times I will work on sharing my progress both as an artist and as an individual. There are a lot of topics I want to tackle with the sketch blog. I am also hoping to be more active locally and hope to share my experiences with you guys both my struggles and wins! :)

I have integrated this blog into my main website at https://carrieroedraws.com. I hope you take time to view it and would appreciate any feedback from the website.

I will also be working on the sketch blog to revamp the graphics, links and such. :)

Anyway, for anyone out there. Thank you for reading and I hope too that you return for my future updates!

This piece was created using the XP Pen 15.6 and CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO

The brushes I have used are the Frenden Brushes which can be found on http://store.frenden.com/

I highly recommend them if you are into traditionally textured brushes. :)

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WE HAVE NOW MOVED!

2018-07-02T16:41:00.000+08:00

Hello Friends!
We have now moved to

http://carrieroedraws.com

For contact the email address has been updated as well:

carrieroedraws@gmail.com

Hope to see you all there! :)

Bear Drawings

2016-08-26T20:23:00.001+08:00

All done in Paint Tool SAI
These were sketches and drawings for a request my friend made for his profile picture of an angry bear.

15 minute practice

2015-12-12T19:27:00.002+08:00

Hello kiddies!

2013-10-18T11:12:00.000+08:00

Hello kiddies! I'm back!! I've been too busy with school so I haven't been able to drawing anything but anatomy stuff which I kinda doubt you wanna see that.. (haha!) Yeah, I'm graduating this year!! woohoo! :)

So here are a few sketches I did during this month.. yeah, no watercolor pieces for me in a while just simple pencil sketching :)

pencil on parchment paper

pencil on parchment paper this piece was based on an Aurelie Neyret illustration

scribbling during class :)

A brief flashback...

2012-05-22T03:19:00.001+08:00

Hello!!

So I was cleaning out my old files from my old computer which I sold a couple of months ago and found a couple of screencast videos from when I was still learning how to digitally paint. Here is a quick video.. I think this was my 4rth try at digital painting at that time.

I've added a few captions to it so I'd advise you to watch it in full screen mode. I used to record myself painting to see what I was getting wrong with my process and help better my composition the next time. But also the problem was I wasn't that good of a drawer.. well, I still am not that good of a drawer but still trying to learn digital painting at that time. :)

I'd appreciate a some comments and feedback. :)
I might post a couple of more videos later on I just have to figure out how to convert them to good quality though. :)

Here's another video of me and my dog, Shar pei after our 40 minute walk the other day :))
It was sooooo hot outside and she just couldn't take it so I decided to bring her back to the condo before she got heat stroke. But check out the video she looks so cute. :)

...so til the next blog post.
Cheers,

Carrie

5 minute sketch

2012-05-03T21:50:00.002+08:00

I got inspired by some works from Wouter Tulp so I ended up doing a quick head sketch :)

Japanese woman WIP

2012-04-17T00:50:00.000+08:00

Paintbrush Pen, water color on Moleskine

Painting Flower pots

2012-04-14T02:28:00.001+08:00

So I decided to fix up my room. I wanted to put more plants in the room so I figured a bright colored pot would make the room look nice as well. I painted an old terracotta plant pot I found on the porch. I was gonna make it a bright yellow but decided to go for a pink color. Check it out. :)

Mutter und Baby [updated]

2011-04-29T23:42:00.002+08:00

(I hope my german is correct) LOL

Anyway, I finished my piece "Mother and Baby"
All done in Photoshop CS5 using a Wacom Intuos 4 :)

[updated] Fixed some proportions and the mother's face :)

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Mother and Baby

2011-04-29T00:49:00.000+08:00

This is a piece I'm doing for a friend who's expecting a baby. :) Its exciting I guess having your first child.

I'm still working with the perspective of the baby... its too flat in this sketch

Conan O' Brien Process

2011-04-10T23:15:00.000+08:00

Hello!

I've been watching a lot of reruns of the Conan show. So I just couldn't resist, I guess..

Heres the process.

I actually prefer my sketch to the final work.. I have to work on keeping the likeness of the sketch while painting and not loose the "essence" of the character.

Moleskine Video

2011-03-28T06:25:00.003+08:00

Long time no blog. :) I haven't blogged in a while, I've been busy with personal things.
Anyway, my moleskine sketchbook is almost done and I decided to make a video of it. The pictures aren't that clear so please bare with it since I'm just too lazy to work my crappy scanner. :P I'd love some feedback on the some sketches. :)

if you notice I had some failed attempts at the styles of Ingrid Liman, Ericka Lugo, Tara Mcpherson, Stella Im Hultberg, Travis Louie. :) google them! they're great artists!

Update: I'm heading back to Vet school, enrolling today. That's all I can say on the matter. -__-

Japan Sketches and a quick preview

2011-02-21T10:06:00.000+08:00

Here are a few sketches I did in Japan. I'll be uploading the rest later in the week so stay tune for those. Anyway here they are

This was done during our last day in Namba. I enjoyed having sushi every night from this store right infront of the hotel we were staying at. The sushi was amazing the fish tasted like smoked salmon. :) Plus Japanese Mayonnaise! :D

This was done in Namba as well while we were eating a little bistro. The girl beside us has really cute huge glasses.

This is what I'm working on now it's a sketch for a painting I'm planning on doing. I'm struggling with the shading and lighting can't seem to get the values right.

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2011-02-20T04:15:00.001+08:00

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Huge Update: Japan and 16th Hot Air Balloon Festival Philippines

2011-02-20T03:49:00.002+08:00

disclaimer: please note that ALL pictures were taken by Carrie Josephine Rodriguez. Please do not use them without her permission.

Hello!
It's been a long time since I've blogged. (wonder if anyone is even reading this) Anyway, so we arrived from our two week vacation in Japan on Feb 8 :) once we landed in Manila I was happy and sad to be home. I loved Japan! the people, the scenery, and most of all the weather! I'm putting down going back to Japan on my bucket list. We first arrived in Namba, Osaka which was absolutely shopping galore! I think if Rebecca Bloomwood was in Japan she'd have a heart attack! There are so many things to find and more. :) Our hotel was situated right in the middle of it all so it was really easy getting around from store to store from restaurant to restaurant. The people there were so kind, friendly and polite. We spent most of our 3 days in Namba on a street called Shinsaibashi it was basically this long street that was just filled with stores. Here are a few pictures from Namba

(if you guys know this band please contact me I'll add their name up)

facing Shinsaibashi Street

Me in my new fave hat! My friends say I look like I'm from Russia or Mongolia when I wear it. LOL

Next stop on our trip was Nara Japan which was my favorite place I was really disappointed we only spent a day in half there. :( Oh well at least we I got to spend time with Tita Midori! (Aunt Midori Purdy)
Nara was amazing it was a much more less populated place plus it just felt like the Burbs if the burbs had wild deer walking about everywhere. :) Tita Midori brought us to the Todai-ji Temple first it was absolutely beautiful! It actually started snowing while we were there but just for a short while :( My favorite place was Nara Park. :) It was just to sit and relax and appreciate the surroundings (as well as the wild deer who'd come up to you for a pet or two) :)

Todaiji temple

The next day Tita Midori took us around the small streets in Nara to really get the feel of OLD JAPAN. We were able to go inside this lady's house it was an old fashioned style japanese house! It was amazing how intricate the house was and attention to detail and function to every which way in the house. Only in JAPAN.

See this window (above) from the outside people can't see through but from the inside people are able to see who is passing by and looking into their houses, sort of like a HUGE peep whole.

SEE...

I took this picture of Mom, my sister and Tita Midori from inside the nice woman's house. :)

After Tita Midori left Mom and I took the train to Horyuji and visited temples there. The grounds were absolutely amazing it was so big and open with a huge pond :)

(Horyuji Temple)

The next day we left Nara and headed to Uji where we looked absolutely forward to seeing the Byodo-in Temple. The Byodo-in Temple in my opinion was one of the most beautiful temples we saw in Japan. Make sure to look closely in the pictures. From across the lake you can see Buddha's face in the temple. It was absolutely beautiful!

In Uji we had lunch in this little quaint restaurant in one of the side streets it was so cute. It was filled with little collectibles and little cute plants outside.

After Uji we headed Kyoto where we spent our first night in this horrible hotel in the Gion area. Anyway, so the next day we moved to Citadines Kyoto. It was amazing there the staff was so friendly and the venue was so clean and modern looking. :) We spent 6 days in Kyoto and saw so many temples we saw over 10 temples while we were in Kyoto.

Ginkakuji Temple (Silver temple)

Heian Shrine

Higashi-hoganji Temple

Kinkakuji temple (Golden temple)

Roanji Temple

Kiyumizudera Temple (MUST SEE!!)

Few other temples we visited in Kyoto..

Then we headed back to Osaka for a day before we left :) We went to the Aquarium, it was sooo cooL! 8 floors of fun!

and then when we arrived it was the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark so we last minute decided to go and check it out. So me, mum, my friend Bea my sis and her BF headed over to Clark, Pampanga to check it out. Glad we went, it was so worth it. :)

Cheers! No sketches for this post. :) But yes, I did draw A LOT during my travels so please check my site for the update I'll be posting the sketches soon. :) Hope you all are well, thanks for checking out the blog.

and for more pictures please check out my deviantart account and flickr. :) (links are on the sidebar)

PEACE! -Carrie

Heading To Japan for Two Weeks!

2011-01-24T02:30:00.001+08:00

So, I'm heading to Japan for two weeks I'll probably be updating my Twitter though throughout the whole trip so if you've got one http://twitter.com/carrierodriguez

Heres an update on Characters I'm working on for my own project :) (Keep in mind these character descriptions and names can change while the project is still not finalized)

"Mr. Dobsky"a 46 year old English professor who is just bored with his job teaching at Oxford University. He is liked by most of his students and faculty but just thinks there is more to life than teaching uni students correct grammar and how to use punctuation marks and such.

"Gemma Pillsbottom"
--still haven't quite figured her out yet--

well thats it for now!

Oh, oh! I've been reading quite a lot lately I've joined this site Goodreads.com its pretty cool.. helps me find out which books I want to read next and all. :) Check it out!

Share some love for some artists

2011-01-18T23:00:00.000+08:00

Heyheyhey!

So I've finished up my sketch entry for the Skelanimal sketchoholic contest. I must admit it ain't my best work I struggled a lot with controlling the watercolors. But anyway if you like it vote for it :)

"Carrie the Pony"

Nothing much really

2011-01-16T23:37:00.000+08:00

Well, Ive been busy with my Mum trying to get our papers out on time for our Japan trip; hopefully it pulls through. Anyway heres a sketch I did from a while back.

Oh, I'll be posting an entry into the latest sketchoholic contest featuring Mitchell Bernal who created Skelanimals :) Check it out and show support for other artists please :)

meet my dog

2011-01-14T21:04:00.000+08:00

Isn't she cute?

hello 2011

2011-01-13T23:19:00.001+08:00

Hey Guys!!

2011 is here and this will be the year for change! I feel it! Anyway, so how was your New Year and Christmas celebration? Hope it was all well! :)

Been thinking of working on a little project maybe a short children's book :) But here's a current character I'm working on I haven't quite figured out his whole background let alone his name. But here it is he's half ogre half cyclops. First I wanted to call him Frank the one eyed monster but that seemed too generic. So I would love some feedback :)

This is a mock piece on a the character. It was done with watercolors. I was going to show the process of this piece but just ended up painting it straight out forgetting to take frequent scans. hehe

oh well thanks for stopping by! :)

-Carrie R.

Tokyo Cafe, SM Megamall, Philippines

2010-12-27T04:10:00.000+08:00

We were in this restaurant called Tokyo Cafe in SM Megamall for lunch. Its a weird Japanese place its "japanese" themed but the food they served is all american style hamburgers, pizzas, milkshakes and pastas. Their desserts are awesome taste wise and "look wise" :)) haha

Please Support Urban Sketchers.org

2010-12-21T23:33:00.000+08:00

SEE THE WORLD ONE DRAWING AT A TIME
The group was created in November of 2007 by Gabi Campanario and set the foundation for the Urban Sketchers blog (Nov. 2008) and a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing (Dec. 2009.)

Urban Sketchers Manifesto

• We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
• Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
• Our drawings are a record of time and place.
• We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
• We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
• We support each other and draw together.
• We share our drawings online.
• We show the world, one drawing at a time.
(taken from http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbansketches/)

To see other urban sketchers' work click here

This is a sketch I did while stuck in traffic on C5 road. This is the road I have to pass all the time to get to my new condo :) I absolutely despise this road since its always filled with traffic whenever we're there! hehe but thats because its where the toll booth is at. :) Didn't sketch the road though I was admiring the palm trees as well as the old rundown buildings in the area.

playing with watercolors [update]

2010-12-14T02:07:00.001+08:00

**the colors didn't really come out the way I wanted for some reason my scanner wasn't on my side today. Anyway, hope you guys like them. These are just for fun :)

Oh, and here are some more pictures of my dog Sharpay ahaha, after jogging