Mike Creighton

Sketches, studies, and process of a multidisciplinary artist in Portland, OR.

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Watercolor. 29 of 30 for the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. Wrapping things up tomorrow.

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Need to kick out one more later today, and I’ll be caught up. 27/30 for the 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. Colored pencil on Bristol board.

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Some colored pencil from tonight. I’ve got a backlog of shit to post

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A couple ink + marker sketches. Trying to keep up with the 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. I forgot how taxing these kinds of challenges can be. I’m a day behind. Still.

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Another self-portrait. Most of this was done during the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days group live stream yesterday. Tried to keep the demo focused on the Loomis method for head construction, so I kept the tools simple: graphite on paper. I have grown to dislike rendering large areas of dark value with pencil. It’s so laborious.

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A self-portrait from last night so I could get some practice before my Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days live stream this morning. It’s been a number of years since I did one of these. Should probably do them more often. Good practice.

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Didn’t accomplish as much as I had hoped today — including catching up with the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. But at least I didn’t fall further behind. So that’s a thing.

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I’m a day behind with this 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. Need to catch up tomorrow. Colored pencil on Bristol board.

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Number 10/30 for the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge. More gouache. Tried to keep the statement as simple as possible. Used a larger flat brush to prevent me from getting in the weeds with detail.

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Gouache on cold press watercolor paper. Tried to stick with a round brush for all of this one. Number 8 of 30 for the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days February challenge.

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Got behind on the 30 Faces / 30 Day challenge. Opted for some colored pencil sketches so I could get caught up easier. We’ll try gouache again tomorrow I think.

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Gouache sketch for the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge this month. I forgot how much fun this medium is. MUST DO MOAR.

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Graphite sketch for today’s Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge portrait. Haven’t done one of these more formal value / structure studies in a while. Made me miss doing these kinds of drawings on 18”x24” paper with Wolf’s carbon pencils. This is graphite in a Moleskine.

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BREAKING NEWS: watercolor is hard af! Mad props to all you watercolorists out there. This is my 3/30 for the Sktchy #30faces30days challenge. I’ll be flip-flopping all over the place with different styles and media this month. Let’s get uncomfortable! . #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #watercolor #sketchbook #sketch #portrait #portraiture #moleskine #coloredpencil #sktchy #sktchyapp

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Some Friday night sketchbook stuff.

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Last chance to register for the Sktchy 30 Faces / 30 Days challenge! Registration closes tonight (Jan 31st) at Midight EST/9PM PST. Sign Up Here! Challenge yourself with the support of an amazing global community of artists. It's a great chance to level up and get into the daily habit of creating artwork. I'm humbled to be one of the featured artists for the month. I'll be right there by your side trying to tackle this challenge. By signing up, you'll get daily tips from all the featured artists, inspiring reference photos, and access to weekly live streams of the featured artists creating their work. The challenge starts on Feb 5th and runs for 30 days. Artists of all skill levels are welcome. In full transparency, I am receiving compensation for being a featured artist for this challenge.