The Girl and the Tiger

Ok so i just found this old sketch i just had to post!
I seriously completely forgot about it.
I drew it like 3 or 4 years ago, but there is something about it i really like.
I remember i was web surfing on Myspace or Flickr...
i came across this self-portrait that Scarlett Barry had done,
and it was fun looking, the next thing i knew, i was sketching on the nearest piece of paper,
and this was born.
I hope you like it ;)

P.S. I know i said this on the post earlier today, but just a reminder ;) I have been having trouble keeping up on Formspring, emails, etc. so what i thought could help is if my brother (who helps me alot) & i did a video question and answer. So if you want to post on the comment part below questions for me or my brother or even both of us and we will try to make a video for you all :)

Gesture Study of the Day

Good morning!
So i definitely messed up big time last night and set my alarm to 1:30 a.m. on accident...
which is bad, i know, but what was worst, an hour later after i went back to bed, I woke up wide awake!
haha yikes~ seriously, so bad, so i just got up and started working...
Somehow i have a feeling i'm going to pass out midday today! haha
But anyway, had an great weekend, my sister & my brother-in-law had a Christmas party on Saturday.
It was awesome seeing them.
Also yesterday, saw Tron with my family!
Movie was great, and Daft Punk & the Art Direction was perfect!

So i've been trying to get better at drawing and painting different gestures and expressions.
The Sketch today was a little study sketch i did this last week.
I really like how it turned out.
It's definitely a rougher sketch but i really like how expressive she is.
I hope you like it too :)
Any of you traveling anywhere for Christmas?

P.S. Just to update you on the print orders. First off, thank you all so much for your support, it's been amazing. My mom has been helping process all the orders and get everything shipped, and so far we have been able to get your prints out the day you ordered them. So, if you're still thinking of getting Christmas prints, the sooner the better. They are all up at http://www.etsy.com/shop/DannyRoberts.


P.S.S. I'm thinking of getting rid of Disqus Comment system and go back to bloggers comment system... Cause people have been having problems with Disqus loading or not showing up.... is it working for you?

The Dress I designed for NYFW!

Hey hey hey!
Oh, ok so completely forgot to tell you all!
I designed a dress for Caravan and it made it's debut in Elle Style 360 Fashion Show for Bobi, Caravan girl, and Boy Meets Girl.
I will post picture of the dresses (two versions of it) really soon.
But first i thought i would post my design sketches i did for the dress.
I really hope you like it!
Hope you are having a great night :)

The Runaway Forest Concept Sketch

Well Good morning!
How's the day treating you?
Well T Minus 8 days till my brother and i leave for NYC.
There is still so So much to do... C'est la Vie ;)
So my best friend since like i was in 3rd grade, Benje, arrived here last night.
He has been living in Kenya for the last year or so.
It's been amazing catching up with him.

So growing up, my brother David, Benje, my friend Sean, Ryan, and i have been best friends.
And since we all have moved to different places and we are all doing different things now,
we started a yearly tradition of doing a week (or weekend) vacation to catch up and relax.
So tomorrow i will be leaving for that. Should be so much fun!
I should have tons of pictures from the trip for yea ;)

Ok Now for this sketch...
You know how i've been saying i write music & write stories?
Well i've finally officially started writing my first story book!
My brother and i had a road trip this last weekend and we got rolling on the first book in the series.
The sketch above is one of the first study/concept sketches i've done for the story.
I really hope you like it!

P.S. I'm thinking of posting some excerpts of the story as it is written...
Is that something you would be interested in?

EDIT: Just Realized i left out the newest member to the friends get away, Alice! This is the first trip since Ryan and Alice have been married! woot woot!

Quick Princess Sketch ;)

Hey hey hey!
How was your day?
Mine went pretty well,
I've been working like crazy.
I thought i'd post this quick Sketch.
I'm thinking of doing a polished painting of this one...
What do you think?
Should i?
;)
I hope yawl are doing great!

Miss Mona Johannesson & the Hat - Part 1

Hey Friends!
How is it already August?
i can't believe Fashion Week is just a month away...
so much to do & so little time!
Today's Sketch is just part 1 of this picture of Mona Johannesson.
I really want to do a polished painting of it.
I love Mona Johannesson,i think she has such a wonderful look. :)
I hope you like this sketch.

Kaja Sokola Scribble Sketch

Hey Friends,
how did your day go?
Mine was alright,
I feel like my drawings lately have been a little off,
not sure if I've been working too much and just need a break,
or if i need to go back to practicing the basics...
Well, since i can't really afford time off, i decided to do some raw sketches to relax,
and this Pen Scribble sketch is what was born. :)
The Sketch is of Polish Model Kaja Sokola.
i know its raw, but i hope you like it :)
Hope you're having a great night!

My Little Girl Sketch

Hey Friends!
So today is something a little different, i guess.
I found this picture of Walt Disney's muse Kathryn Beaumont.
Kathryn is the voice and the model for the Character "Wendy" from "Peter Pan"
and she is also "Alice" of "Alice and Wonderland".
So with that said, I found this picture of Kathryn Beaumont as a little girl in the movie "It Happened One Sunday".
She was so completely adorable, i did this little sketch of her.
I really like how it turned out :)
I hope you like it.
Also, hope you're having a great day!
:)

A Live Sketch of My Brother

Well, my friends,
the post today is something a little different...
I wanted to get better at live sketching,
so I decided to start practicing it on the weekends,
so my brother was nice enough to sit still for this sketch/painting i did of him.
I like how it turned out.
it's kinda crazy, what do you think?
:) I hope you like it,
and hope you are having an amazing day!

A Little More Polished Version ;)

Hey Friends, i worked all day drawing some more frames for the animation below.
Yikes, this animation stuff is brutal!
But I'm trying my best to finish it!
i think it will turn out cool :)
But last night i tried to do a little more polished version of a sketch/painting from one of the frames.
What do you think?
I'm hoping the polished animation will turn out kind of like this piece :)
I hope you like it.

P.s thanks Refinery 29 for your wonderful article! :)

Little Miss Ballerina - Video

Hey hey hey Friends!
Sorry for the Long Gap between posts...
I've been exhausted from working, plus i was a little sick,
so i've just been resting up.
But this morning i got a message on twitter to this site called sketch.odopod.com.
It's a site where you can sketch pictures online, and it records the actions.
So i thought i would give it a try!
The picture above was my first test sketch on the site.
I hope you like it!
Thanks Ann for suggesting it! :)
Hope yawl are having a great day!

The Girl & Her Fox

Hey friends, how are you!?
SO... tonight my Dad got inducted into the Orange County Wrestling Hall of Fame for coaching!
It was amazing!
Such a great event ;)
Congrats poppa! ;)

Well, the drawing today is a random little sketch i did
the other day called "The Girl & Her Fox"!
It was more of a brain storming sketch.
I'm not sure who the characters are yet,
and what the story line behind them is yet. ;)
I hope you like it :)



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The Cast of Volume 3

Well my friends,
I've finally started to figure who will be the main girls of Volume 3 The Character Sketchbook.
I can tell you that Tanya Dziahileva & Ali Michael
are going to be two of the main girls of the book. :)
I'm really excited cause i need to get back to the basics,
and start practicing more and start improving more.
I actually need to work on live drawing,
but no models live near me, to come sit for drawings, C'est la vie ;(
So i guess i'm back to working in the Character Sketchbook.
But I really hope you like the sketch today!


P.S. Thank you so much Elana & Jason Wu for your kind words on the Blog! :)

Plane Sketch of Vogue Enfants

Y-A-W-N...
Opps, sorry for the yawn!
Oh, my, I'm tried!
Trying to get back on California time...
but it's a little bit of a transition.
Before I got to bed, I thought I would post a quick sketch that I did on the plane ride to New York.
I really like how it turned out!
It's from my new favorite thing in the world... Vogue Enfants!!
The pictures from Vogue Enfants look incredible!
When i saw this picture, i knew i would draw it! ;)
I hope you like it.

Also, it's my brother's 27th birthday today!
Go follow him on twitter! ;)
His name on there is @David_Roberts_
And finally got an Igor + André twitter account too.
Click here to check it out :)

The Green Gaze

Hi Friends!
How's your week going?
My week is insane! haha
Well, i guess my next two weeks;
The Pre-Fashion Week Buzz is definitely keeping me busy.
So many deadlines over the next few...
I haven't got a chance to look through the Couture Shows yet!
ah! i really want to!
But please forgive me if my posting is a little scattered over the next few weeks!
i'm trying to get some pieces up.

Which brings me to today's piece.
It was a little experimental painting i did.
I really like how it turned out.
It's a lot different, style wise, to my other pieces.
I like the mood of it...

Well... my good friend has a birthday party tonight, so i must be off!
I hope you're doing great! :)

P.S. If you could send all Fashion Show Invites to Info@igorandandre.com that would help me alot! Thanks so much :)

10 Minutes with Tanya

Hey Friends,
Happy Cyber Monday!
Thank you all for your support.
I've been packing & shipping prints all day.
How was your weekend?
Mine was great.
I started drawing in Volume 3 of the Character Sketchbook.
It was really fun, cause i kinda got new direction for volume 3.
I want to improve at speed drawing,
so i started doing some 10 minute drawings.
and i added Tanya Dziahileva into Volume 3.
I'm having way too much fun drawing her.
So i hope you like this 10 minute sketch. :)

Also, made a 10 minute sketch video, click here to see it :)

Donna Karan

Hello my friends!
How's your weekend going?
I'm doing great! Did this little painting of a Donna Karan Collection.
Also, finally got a portfolio site up at DannyRoberts.com :)
Hope you like it.
I'm getting really excited for this week; there could be some awesome things in the works!
i will keep you all posted.
i hope you are having a great day. ;)

p.s. Donna Karen Has a new Iphone App That is incredible! check it out! :)

Happy Thursday Night

Hey friends! Happy Thursday!
hahah Almost Friday! woot woot.
Well, i didn't finish that painting,
but did this little sketch for you.
i saw this picture of this girl carrying this over-sized stuffed bear head.
It's was way too amazing to pass up.
haha i hope you like it. :)

Lily & the Plant

Hello my friends! Wow, i am so tired!
Today was a long day.
i'm excited to get back, wake up, and begin drawing again tomorrow!
This drawing above i drew while on a plane flying back from New York fashion week a few years ago..
It's weird to think it was that long ago... mmm..
i have a sweet tooth tonight, so i think my brother and i are about to leave for some ice cream.
Guess i better get ready, but i hope you like the drawing and hope you all are having a great day!

p.s. We have been updating the Dream Walking Society a bunch lately,
almost got it to 24 hour posts going on! haha
i hope you having been enjoying it!

Doodling & Day Dreaming

OOOOOH MY! GOOD MORNING!
Don't be fooled by the caps, i'm not in any way a morning person...
but today i'm sipping coffee, it's kinda cool outside,
so i'm feeling pretty gooood!

So, i was working on a drawing last night,
and my brother thought i should post the sketch.
i really like how her face turned out.
i think i'm going to follow through with a pollished version,
but then again, i really like how the sketch turned out.
...oh, and if you are wondering about the text written on the sketch,
they were song lyrics of the song i was listening to when i drew the picture,
and it just seemed fitting some how, hahah.

Oh, and we have a new member to The Dream Walking Society
the Lovely Miss Geri Hirsch is going to start contributing to the site.
I'm really happy with the site so far; the goal was to have a site inspired by dreams, but then also to inspire dreams.
And i'm happy to say IT'S WORKING!
Well, at least for me that is...
haha! Ever since we started it 3 days ago
i have been having super vibrant and long dreams.
I hope the site does the same for you.

*Note: "The rain is falling it looks like love" is from the song Look Up by Stars
: )