Page 35 - Sports Illustrated KIDS Magazine (January - February 2020)
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A thumbnail is a quick,
small, simple drawing. “If
I never sketched out this
idea of the bus coming
towards you, I’ll always
wonder if that idea would’ve
been better,” says Jeremy.
“Thumbnailing helps you
get all your ideas on the
page quickly and without
much detail.”
“This sketch didn’t have the
right gesture for LeBron.
It felt more like he was
asking to see your ticket,
or saying, ‘Who cares?’
The final pose I landed on
communicates that inviting
feeling much better, I think.”
“I wanted the bus to be almost
like a stage. Instead of a moving “I used many different reference photos of
something imagined. For our 2018
bus coming toward us or moving LeBron’s face in all sorts of angles, lighting
NBA cover, we asked Jeremy to
away from us at different angles, situations, and expressions. So basically
imagine the Lakers hopping on the it anchors all the other fun stuff what I end up with is a Frankenstein of
bus with LeBron. Here’s how he was revolving around it. So a straight different reference materials to get the
able to whip that up from scratch. horizontal bus just felt right.” best expression and likeness.”
“Athletes got that grip, that Instead of drawing every If you’re drawing an athlete
ability, that coordination, and finger isolated from each gripping a ball, like in this
Because it all ends at the fingertips. other, stick a knuckleball drawing, look at
you know them like the back of your So I like to flare them out a few together the way the colors change
hand! “We see them all the time,” says little bit, make them bigger to simplify throughout the hand.
than they should be, like things. To “When skin is pulled tight
Gary. “So we know when they look wrong frog fingers, and swell the make it even it’ll turn white,” says Gary,
in a drawing. So many artists will hide knuckles a little bit, too. I easier, think “Because the blood can’t
them in pockets, or they’ll hide them love the hands in Cloudy of the hand get all the way under the
With a Chance of Meatballs. “like an elm skin. Press your fingernails
behind things.” Don’t let hands scare you.
They flap like hot dogs. leaf that tapers together and watch your
Instead, use these tips to help get a grip. They’re wonderful!” at the end.” fingernail turn white.”
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