Shades of grey

commissioned caricature

2012-02-01T09:34:00.000+02:00

something I did this Saturday, commissioned caricature for a BDay present

J.K. Simmons

2012-01-06T09:57:00.000+02:00

the pencil sketch

and the digital painting

Дядо Добри

2011-11-21T10:32:00.000+02:00

Generals charcoal pencils - black and white

guess what - charcoal :-)

2011-11-21T10:31:00.000+02:00

another one of the series - B&W generals charcoal pencil study - after a GREAT Russian painter Ivan Kuzmich Makarov

Another charcoal

2011-11-21T10:30:00.000+02:00

Generals B&W charcoal pencils on toned paper - some refs used in the very beginning

Mark Twain

2011-11-21T10:29:00.000+02:00

Generals B&W charcoal pencils

charcoal sketch from imagination

2011-11-21T10:28:00.000+02:00

the big guy from Game of thrones

2011-11-09T11:03:00.006+02:00

charcoal sketch from imagination

2011-11-09T11:03:00.002+02:00

another Franz Xavier Winterhalter study

2011-11-09T11:02:00.005+02:00

Franz Xavier Winterhalter study

2011-11-09T11:02:00.002+02:00

sketching ..

2011-11-09T11:01:00.003+02:00

sanguine

2011-11-09T11:01:00.000+02:00

quick sketch

2011-11-09T10:59:00.000+02:00

Velin & Marina wedding invitation

2011-11-03T10:40:00.000+02:00

Another caricature I did recently - two of my favorite people got married and I was the best man.
It was a great wedding, we had a blast! :-)
They wanted something funny and I'm glad they decided to trust me with the invitation :-)

The front:

the back

Birthday present

2011-11-03T10:36:00.000+02:00

Some caricatures done for a BDay present
Thanks to Nina for sending me great photos, detailed description of these guys and LOTS of great ideas:-)
I had a lot of fun painting these caricatures :-)

Here they are:
Stefan

Tony

Redjep

Martin

Stoyan

Kali

Gevi

Ninka

The Birthday girl - Mina

Aaand the final image before printing and framing

It was LOTS of fun, hope you like these :-)

sanguine

2011-11-03T10:30:00.003+02:00

a girl sketch

2011-11-03T10:30:00.000+02:00

a doodle from imagination

2011-11-03T10:29:00.000+02:00

a doodle from imagination

2011-11-03T10:28:00.003+02:00

a quick caricature

2011-11-03T10:28:00.000+02:00

a quick doodle

2011-11-03T10:27:00.000+02:00

a sketch, no refs

2011-11-03T10:26:00.001+02:00

portrait

2011-11-03T10:09:00.001+02:00

a quick sketch

Novak Djokovic caricature

2011-09-26T14:31:00.000+03:00

John Krasinski caricature

2011-09-16T17:40:00.000+03:00

this week's challenge over at Caricaturama 3000 group on Facebook.
Pencil sketch, painted over in Photoshop

Michael Moore caricature

2011-06-16T20:34:00.000+03:00

dry pastels + black marker on toned paper(6"x8"), 45 min

Natalie - no strings attached :-)

2011-05-27T14:12:00.000+03:00

A Natalie Portman caricature I did a while ago for a challenge over at Facebook. It's a WIP and I'm not sure if I'll ever finish it...

Stephen King caricature

2011-05-15T09:16:00.000+03:00

A digital caricature of Mr King for a weekly contest at FB. Preliminary pen/pastel sketch here - click me

And the finished piece:

Franz Kafka caricature

2011-05-05T16:41:00.000+03:00

for the weekly caricaturama caricature contest over at Facebook.
Pencil sketch, painted over in Photoshop.

Norman Rockwell caricature

2011-04-08T08:06:00.000+03:00

for the caricaturama weekly contest at Facebook.
Ballpoint pen, marker and some pastels for color and highlights on toned paper

Michael Madsen caricature

2011-03-27T23:41:00.000+03:00

A caricature of Michael Madsen for a weekly contest over at Facebook

Kanye West finished caricature

2011-03-21T14:09:00.000+02:00

Damn, it took me a whole lotta time to get it right (actually I'm not quite sure I did, but...)
My first digital piece (except for a few quick sketches) in about two years - my tablet's been more of a mouse pad ever since I started learning to draw

cartoon chick

2011-03-21T09:46:00.003+02:00

a quick cartoon doodle with my coffee

digital portrait

2011-03-18T10:47:00.000+02:00

Done with ArtRage - the pencil tool is just AWESOME:-)

Kanye West caricature

2011-03-18T10:19:00.001+02:00

Done for a weekly contest over at FB.
Kanye's the victim this week :-)))

portrait in pencil

2011-03-18T10:17:00.002+02:00

inspired by the Ron Lemen DVD

sanguine portrait sketch

2011-03-18T10:16:00.000+02:00

done while I was watching some instructional DVD, Daniel Greene, I think..

quick painting study

2011-03-18T10:15:00.001+02:00

a quick pencil&pastel portrait. I may try and paint this one in oils one of these days

another one

2011-03-18T10:13:00.002+02:00

watercolors and pastels on paper, no refs

portrait sketch

2011-03-18T10:12:00.002+02:00

quick portrait in sanguine, no refs

portrait study

2011-03-18T10:11:00.002+02:00

Graydon Parrish study, flipped it for some reason

quick and dirty sketch

2011-03-18T10:10:00.000+02:00

charcoal portrait

Mr Nielsen (R.I.P.)

2011-03-18T10:09:00.000+02:00

A caricature attempt (not very successful :-)) for a weekly contest on Facebook

Captain Morgan :-)

2011-03-18T10:08:00.000+02:00

My rendition of the famous pirate, done during a lunch break at the office

funny characters

2011-03-18T10:05:00.001+02:00

These are quick 20-30 min drawings done just for the fun of it.
Tools used: pencils, grey markers, charcoal, white chalk

The cowboy :-)

the gangsta

the Teacher

The geek:-)

The waiter

Aaaaand finally - the gipsy hunter:-))

Henry Yan's figure drawing - techniques and tips

2011-03-17T16:15:00.001+02:00

http://parkablogs.com/content/book-review-henry-yans-figure-drawing-techniques-and-tips

Just came in. I'm in AWE!!!

Literally jaw-dropping art in here...

This man is simply amazing - easily THE BEST charcoal drawings I've EVER seen!

Another sparkling jewel in my collection:-)

If you appreciate art, go get it - this book is priceless, and I mean it!

So much inspiration...

Hilarie Burton

2010-11-26T15:49:00.002+02:00

It was supposed to be Hilarie.. :-)
I had a really hard time with the hair..

Susan Lyon study 2

2010-11-26T15:48:00.002+02:00

Another sanguine pastel pencil study after Susan Lyon

Susan Lyon study

2010-11-26T15:47:00.000+02:00

A sanguine pastel pencil study after Susan Lyon - an incredible portrait painter!

figure drawing study

2010-11-26T15:46:00.000+02:00

A study. Unfortunately I don't know the artist's name

Indian chief

2010-11-26T15:44:00.000+02:00

A messy sketch using watercolors, pastels, markers, pencils, gouache .. oops, I forgot to throw in some ketchup as well, next time :-))
Some refs used in the beginning, probably a Howard Terpning's piece, don't remember..

sketch

2010-11-26T15:43:00.002+02:00

sanguine pencil used

Yaro

2010-11-25T14:24:00.000+02:00

a friend and a colleague of mine

a quick doodle

2010-11-25T14:22:00.002+02:00

a 5x25 cm doodle done just for fun and practice

portrait of a smoking lady

2010-11-25T14:21:00.001+02:00

a 13x36cm portrait on an old useless piece of cardboard paper, which turned out not so useless after all :-)
No refs used

another sketch

2010-11-25T14:19:00.002+02:00

quick sketch done for practice

portrait from imagination

2010-11-25T14:18:00.000+02:00

a quick sketch, oil pastel pencils on a light blue paper

portrait

2010-11-25T14:16:00.001+02:00

a quick and dirty charcoal pencil sketch

"Проницателят" от Анди Андрюс

2010-10-11T14:35:00.001+03:00

Една измислена и същевременно безкрайно истинска и вълнуваща
история, поднесена по толкова простичък и естествен начин, че направо ме остави без думи...
Въпреки че въобще не съм почитател на "мотивационните" книжки, ужасно много ми хареса. Чете се за 2-3 часа, така че не я започвайте късно вечер, защото няма да я оставите, докато не прелистите и последната страница - да, толкова е добра! :-)
Дали ще ви помогне да погледнете на малките, но толкова важни неща по различен начин? Лесно ли е да се справим с някои "дреболии", които винаги сме искали да променим, но някак все не успяваме или не ни остава време за това в забързания ни съвременен живот?
Не зная - въпрос на гледна точка, както би казал главния герой.
Приятно четене, надявам се да ви хареса, колкото и на мен!

Линк към книгата в Хеликон

La Mari

2010-09-23T14:11:00.000+03:00

La Mari (Chambao)
I adore her music (and she's gorgeous :-)) and I hope I get the chance to hear them LIVE again sometime soon.

an experiment

2010-09-23T14:09:00.001+03:00

One of my experiments - white chalk on black fabriano paper.
It was really hard for me to do it the other way around - painting the highlights instead of shadows...
a good exercise though

Lidia Nikolova

2010-09-23T14:07:00.000+03:00

A friend of mine.
this sketch doesn't do her any justice - she's got wonderful smile and she's always smiling - It's kinda contagious :-)))

portrait

2010-09-23T14:05:00.002+03:00

quick sketch, no refs used

Dobroslav Stefanov

2010-09-23T14:04:00.000+03:00

One of my best friends :-)

Ronnie :-)

2010-09-23T14:03:00.001+03:00

Lately I've been very interested in caricatures, should work a lot harder to make it right...
I will... eventually :-)

another one

2010-09-23T14:01:00.002+03:00

some refs for the bird, girl's face is from imagination.

quick warmup sketch

2010-09-23T14:00:00.002+03:00

a 15 min warmup sketch

portrait

2010-09-23T13:59:00.004+03:00

this one turned out baaad.. :-)
Well, I'm posting it anyway..

a girl

2010-09-23T13:58:00.000+03:00

another one from imagination, no refs
I kinda like it... :-)

a sketch of a girl

2010-09-23T13:56:00.000+03:00

another quick one, no refs

redhead :-)

2010-09-23T13:55:00.001+03:00

a really quick (like 10-15 minunes) and dirty portrait done in the office for fun

a portrait

2010-09-23T13:53:00.002+03:00

a quick portrait from imagination

anatomy study

2010-09-23T13:52:00.003+03:00

yet another quick study

2010-09-23T13:51:00.001+03:00

another anatomy sketch

anatomy study

2010-09-23T13:49:00.001+03:00

Just a quick anatomy study

John Leguizamo

2010-09-18T20:29:00.001+03:00

Done for the weekly challenge at the Caricaturama Showdown 3000! group - these guys rock big time, check them out.
Watercolor, Derwent Softcolour pencils and black marker used.
it was supposed to be John Leguizamo, but i kinda lost the resemblance along the way.. :-)
Gotta do better next time...

Mim

2010-07-01T10:10:00.000+03:00

Milena Ugrinova (aka mim), a friend of mine on Facebook and a VERY talanted photographer!

David Kassan study

2010-07-01T10:08:00.000+03:00

a rather quick David Kassan study - the man is an amazing artist - my favorite contemporary artist, period! :-)
Be sure to check out his work, he's a genius!
Done with venetian red oil pastel and white chalk on grey toned paper.

Irina Vasileva, a friend of mine

2010-07-01T10:05:00.000+03:00

Хубавата Ирина :-)
Red pencils and pastels and white chalk on toned paper.

Billie Joe Armstrong - a freakin' genius! :-)

2010-07-01T10:04:00.000+03:00

Billie Joe, punk's not dead. The guy's an absolute genius !
Probably my all time favorite band.

ПЪНКО НЕМА ДА УМРЕ !!! :-)))

Anthony Kiedis

2010-07-01T10:02:00.000+03:00

Anthony Kiedis from Red Hot Chili Peppers.
I'd love to see these guys in concert again. They rock BIG time - one of my favorite bands EVER! :-)
Done using pencils, charcoal, white pastels and white gouache and w brush for the hair.

a portrait

2010-07-01T09:59:00.002+03:00

just a girl - pencils and white pastel on a blue toned paper

Amos Lee

2010-07-01T09:58:00.002+03:00

a quick sketch of Amos Lee - this man has an amazing voice!

Josh Groban

2010-07-01T09:57:00.000+03:00

a study/sketch of Josh Groban, i just love his music!

Sarah Mclachlan

2010-07-01T09:56:00.002+03:00

a quick and dirty sketch of Sarah - inspired by her new album, which is GREAT !!!!!!
Done using pencils, pastels, white gouache, markers etc :-)

another study

2010-07-01T09:54:00.002+03:00

done with pastels

study

2010-07-01T09:53:00.000+03:00

a quick study using venetian red oil pastel and white chalk

portrait

2010-07-01T09:51:00.000+03:00

a quick Sargent study

Eric Clapton

2010-07-01T09:50:00.000+03:00

a quick sketch of Mr Slowhand

Gavin Degraw

2010-07-01T09:49:00.000+03:00

just a quick and rather sloppy sketch of Gavin

portrait

2010-04-09T09:10:00.003+03:00

trying out a new technique I picked up from an instructional book

Vasi

2010-04-09T09:08:00.002+03:00

Vasilka Krysteva, a very very dear friend :-)

portrait

2010-04-09T09:07:00.003+03:00

Portrait of a girl, ref used

a girl

2010-04-09T09:05:00.002+03:00

a quick sketch

Asen Stoilov

2010-03-12T14:11:00.001+02:00

Asen Stoilov, a good friend of mine

Miroslav Petrov

2010-03-12T14:10:00.003+02:00

Miroslav Petrov - a friend on my facebook list and a very talanted artist

Katia Dimova

2010-03-12T14:09:00.006+02:00

Katia Dimova, a friend of mine

Alexandrina Karadjova

2010-03-12T14:09:00.005+02:00

Alexandrina Karadjova - a friend on my facebook list and also a very talented pastel artist

Tanya Kehayova

2010-03-12T14:08:00.003+02:00

Tanya Kehayova, a friend on my facebook list and a very dear friend of mine's sister :-)

Shades of grey

commissioned caricature

J.K. Simmons

Дядо Добри

guess what - charcoal :-)

Another charcoal

Mark Twain

charcoal sketch from imagination

the big guy from Game of thrones

charcoal sketch from imagination

another Franz Xavier Winterhalter study

Franz Xavier Winterhalter study

sketching ..

sanguine

quick sketch

Velin & Marina wedding invitation

Birthday present

sanguine

a girl sketch

a doodle from imagination

a doodle from imagination

a quick caricature

a quick doodle

a sketch, no refs

portrait

Novak Djokovic caricature

John Krasinski caricature

Michael Moore caricature

Natalie - no strings attached :-)

Stephen King caricature

Franz Kafka caricature

Norman Rockwell caricature

Michael Madsen caricature

Kanye West finished caricature

cartoon chick

digital portrait

Kanye West caricature

portrait in pencil

sanguine portrait sketch

quick painting study

another one

portrait sketch

portrait study

quick and dirty sketch

Mr Nielsen (R.I.P.)

Captain Morgan :-)

funny characters

Henry Yan's figure drawing - techniques and tips

Hilarie Burton

Susan Lyon study 2

Susan Lyon study

figure drawing study

Indian chief

sketch

Yaro

a quick doodle

portrait of a smoking lady

another sketch

portrait from imagination

portrait

"Проницателят" от Анди Андрюс

La Mari

an experiment

Lidia Nikolova

portrait

Dobroslav Stefanov

Ronnie :-)

another one

quick warmup sketch

portrait

a girl

a sketch of a girl

redhead :-)

a portrait

anatomy study

anatomy study

John Leguizamo

Done for the weekly challenge at the Caricaturama Showdown 3000! group - these guys rock big time, check them out.Watercolor, Derwent Softcolour pencils and black marker used.it was supposed to be John Leguizamo, but i kinda lost the resemblance along the way.. :-)Gotta do better next time...

Mim

David Kassan study

Done for the weekly challenge at the Caricaturama Showdown 3000! group - these guys rock big time, check them out.
Watercolor, Derwent Softcolour pencils and black marker used.
it was supposed to be John Leguizamo, but i kinda lost the resemblance along the way.. :-)
Gotta do better next time...