Friday, February 19, 2016

Doug Mangskau and his team

Looking through Casting Director Doug Mangskau's Facebook pictures was fun because he'd captured funny moments of his team members. And that's exactly what I needed.

Whoever got Trevor (far left) to act in front of the blue wall in the audition room like us actors do was a genius, because all these years going to Eastside Studios I didn't even know Trevor exists casting alongside Doug until last year. He hides in the casting office at all times and seem shy. So, this one and only funny picture of Trevor set the tone for the rest of my drawing choices.

And I was so happy to find Eron and Shayda's funny moments that will accompany Trevor's very convincing acting instruction. Doug is the only sane one in all the pictures, so he's leading the team for this drawing. Eron is the session photographer, and it's so perfect to see a picture of himself pointing camera at himself. And it's so fun to see Shayda's goofy side in many Doug's photos, because she is the session runner in the audition room and she's usually serious trying to get talents in and out smoothly. Drawing her blonde hair made me want to go blonde.

Super fun drawing them, started exactly from left to right, Trevor to Shayda, with very few erases. I think having enough of pictures to choose from helps so much to tell the story. it just pops up to me when looking through them.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

The McRae Clan

This drawing was done for Casting Director Yvonne for her family holiday card last Christmas, and it's so fun to receive one in the mail, too. 

I had a fun time drawing the goofy kids and it came weirdly easy for me even though I've never met them in person. But I feel very guilty I didn't draw Yvonne and Holland as beautiful and handsome as they are both in person and in photos. I did very many re-drawings but I just couldn't get their essence right.

This is a challenge I hope to overcome and repost to show the difference some time soon.

I hope next time I see Holland he'd explain how much he loves eating shave-ice that he wears a Shave Ice cap in almost every picture Yvonne sent me. I found it funny so I kept his Shave Ice cap on before Santa hat.