tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44030813169961309872024-03-14T02:43:58.439-07:00Alexis Barattin's SketchblogAlexis Barattin is an illustrator and designer living in Toronto, Ontario.Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-41046205011268688632012-10-25T06:38:00.000-07:002012-10-25T06:40:37.185-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guess who showed up in my sketchbook? Mr. Grumpypants himself, <a href="http://guydavisartworks.com/">Guy Davis</a>' character The Marquis. He's such a fun guy to draw, I think because his silhouette is so iconic. Plus he always looks like he's got a pebble stuck in his shoe.<p>
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Tumbled</a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/8121993972/">Flickr'd</a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-5868635839423058902012-10-24T09:56:00.001-07:002012-10-24T09:58:13.999-07:00Hello internet!
These are some people from my nephew's 5th birthday party - there was a trampoline but I wasn't allowed on it :C
More importantly - DOGS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://alexisbarattin.tumblr.com/post/34237006397/hello-internet-these-are-some-people-from-my">Tumbled</a>
Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-9667904518054655982012-07-30T13:55:00.001-07:002012-07-30T14:14:38.844-07:00A Message from the Past<p>
<p>So I was feeling kinda gloomy today and I was flipping through a semi-recent sketchbook and found this little comic I did about how great i was feeling at the time. It's like me-from-the-past is sending me a secret message!<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7679363660/" title="Motivational Comic? by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7679363660_f515029fff_c.jpg" width="535" height="800" alt="Motivational Comic?"></a>
<p>Sometimes, in lieu of a diary, I make these really rough little comics in my sketchbook to record whatever's going on in my life. I might post some more of them - they're obviously really rough and messy but they have a certain je ne sais quoi about them that I like.
<a href=http://alexisbarattin.tumblr.com/post/28358700025/a-message-from-the-past-sometimes-in-lieu-of-a>Tumbled</a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-72380593532460265432012-07-29T14:54:00.000-07:002012-07-29T14:54:06.159-07:00This one escaped my frog page for some reason so here he is with a splash of colour.<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7671950112/" title="Green Frog by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7671950112_0451f63094.jpg" width="500" height="320" alt="Green Frog"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-48649238944299252692012-07-28T18:26:00.001-07:002012-07-28T18:26:23.907-07:00While I'm working on other things, here is a page of frog sketches! I want to do something with frogs, I'm just not sure what yet. They are very interesting creatures.<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7665520340/" title="Page o' Frogs by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7665520340_da225a103c_b.jpg" width="600" height="773" alt="Page o' Frogs"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-45480048837332335812012-07-22T14:16:00.001-07:002012-07-22T14:18:13.012-07:00Here's a really lose sketch of a drawing I might start working on. Full body octopus hug! Or racy pinup? You be the judge!<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7624822558/" title="Octopus Hug by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7624822558_8a4f92f36a.jpg" width="209" height="500" alt="Octopus Hug"></a>
<p><a href=http://alexisbarattin.tumblr.com/post/27784571211/heres-a-really-lose-sketch-of-a-drawing-i-might>Tumbled</a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-61867382078956323082012-07-21T17:46:00.002-07:002012-07-21T17:56:22.212-07:00Some little cupids based on illustrated woodcuts from 1900<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7618692640/" title="Sketchbook: cupids by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7618692640_2dbd66f917.jpg" width="433" height="500" alt="Sketchbook: cupids"></a><p>
<a href=http://alexisbarattin.tumblr.com/post/27729613353/little-cupids-based-on-some-illustrated-woodcuts>Tumbled</a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-84482168443694723032012-07-17T19:28:00.001-07:002012-07-17T19:33:18.548-07:00I was playing with some left over paint and voila - a rose!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7594523386/" title="roseroserose-web by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7594523386_67e50892ef.jpg" width="400" height="448" alt="roseroserose-web"></a>
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<a href=http://alexisbarattin.tumblr.com/post/27453324783/little-rose-i-was-playing-with-some-left-over>Tumbled</a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-33308201108180665052012-07-16T06:47:00.002-07:002012-07-16T06:47:26.298-07:00Hivemind<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7582724054/" title="Hivemind by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7582724054_5682c7f2c5.jpg" width="322" height="500" alt="Hivemind"></a><p>
I've really been into bees and ants the last few weeks after reading Angels and Insects by A. S. Byatt. This piece represents a lot of the experimentation I've been doing with texture.Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-67324482334708247852012-07-11T19:10:00.002-07:002012-07-11T19:10:13.808-07:00Here's a little drawing from the sketchbook:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7553422258/" title="Sketchbook: this guy by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7261/7553422258_59f4aa473f.jpg" width="368" height="500" alt="Sketchbook: this guy"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-54530088946286456532012-07-10T18:23:00.001-07:002012-07-10T18:23:34.248-07:00It's me in doodle form! One more before I pack it in.<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7546788118/" title="Alexis Doodle by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7546788118_1050be900f.jpg" width="437" height="500" alt="Alexis Doodle"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-4819197411428710152012-07-10T16:43:00.002-07:002012-07-10T16:44:51.189-07:00Little bee! This is part of a larger illustration I'm working on but ain't he sweet?! This drawing is actually only around 2.5cm, graphite.<p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7546374576/" title="Little Bee by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7546374576_1b3d521a07.jpg" width="500" height="403" alt="Little Bee"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-14177504285660407372012-07-10T09:54:00.001-07:002012-07-10T09:54:13.464-07:00Last one of these!<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7539225202/" title="Portrait Sketch by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/7539225202_365bc384fa.jpg" width="372" height="500" alt="Portrait Sketch"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-83054027324956319882012-07-09T06:54:00.002-07:002012-07-09T06:54:40.198-07:00One more! Another experiment with a limited palette.<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7530537368/" title="Painting Sketch by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7530537368_118ba4260a.jpg" width="406" height="500" alt="Painting Sketch"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-77610356238486845862012-07-08T09:48:00.003-07:002012-07-08T09:48:52.985-07:00I got my hands on some actual paints! This is a study in a limited palette: yellow ochre, titanium white, raw umber, ultramarine blue and I think I threw in a tiny bit of maybe burnt sienna near the end.<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7528452002/" title="Sunny Portrait by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7528452002_b7f1703636.jpg" width="492" height="500" alt="Sunny Portrait"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-34890531595566668272012-07-06T21:51:00.002-07:002012-07-06T21:52:04.190-07:00Some more creepy faces!<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7517155882/" title="Kids' Faces by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7517155882_900015d152.jpg" width="466" height="500" alt="Kids' Faces"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-23058220849146414832012-07-05T19:22:00.001-07:002012-07-05T19:22:06.486-07:00Some face drawing from tonight, from a book of facial expressions:<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7511972502/" title="Face by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7511972502_ea9f6be2a9.jpg" width="477" height="500" alt="Face"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-60525897537570739822012-06-24T15:37:00.001-07:002012-07-09T07:32:17.491-07:00I made this Free Cece poster to hang up around the city, if you'd like to put some up too you can download the original (letter) size by clicking on the image. For more information about Cece Macdonald's case visit: <a href=http://supportcece.wordpress.com/about-2/background/>Support Cece</a>!<p>
I stand with Cece!<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7435510502/" title="Free Cece - Poster 1 by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7435510502_1215d252c1.jpg" width="389" height="500" alt="Free Cece - Poster 1"></a>
<p>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-10103256903654440462012-06-22T21:20:00.001-07:002012-06-22T21:21:49.537-07:00From the sketchbook, two guys in pencil:<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7423701306/" title="Sketchbook - two guys by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5234/7423701306_71a33d270e.jpg" width="500" height="279" alt="Sketchbook - two guys"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-89969623623601176842012-06-21T17:50:00.001-07:002012-06-21T17:50:30.152-07:00I've been making a mask for the last couple of days. It's a very ambiguous animal. <p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7417181928/" title="Monster Mask by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/7417181928_8aec686670.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Monster Mask"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-79154778547522302932012-06-19T19:54:00.001-07:002012-06-19T19:54:00.482-07:00Scenes from a sketchbook:<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7405442068/" title="Sketchbook - 06/19 by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7405442068_ddaae19e48.jpg" width="500" height="479" alt="Sketchbook - 06/19"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-4747079718113161892012-06-17T19:14:00.000-07:002012-06-17T19:14:45.649-07:00More paintering from this evening: <p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7391020102/" title="Portrait Study - 6/17 by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5346/7391020102_54beb41815_z.jpg" width="336" height="640" alt="Portrait Study - 6/17"></a><p>
And a close up of the eye, for anyone interested:<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7391017512/" title="Portrait Study - 6/17 by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7391017512_9ccdfde515.jpg" width="452" height="356" alt="Portrait Study - 6/17"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-5499270295466560112012-06-17T13:59:00.001-07:002012-06-19T20:04:18.298-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7389167510/" title="Motivation by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7389167510_2be31ef580.jpg" width="500" height="452" alt="Motivation"></a><p>
WHERE ARE YOU THIS WEEKEND?!Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-4000598499694566422012-06-16T18:00:00.003-07:002012-06-16T18:00:42.301-07:00From the sketchbook: a jellyfish experiment. <p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7383072954/" title="Sketchbook: Jellyfish by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7383072954_866be30b01_z.jpg" width="398" height="640" alt="Sketchbook: Jellyfish"></a><p>
More exciting experiments with texture.Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403081316996130987.post-43007868902434766722012-06-15T20:00:00.001-07:002012-06-15T20:00:34.714-07:00From the sketchbook:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14563519@N02/7377436572/" title="Sketchbook: this thing by alexis_barattin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7377436572_2847ccba24.jpg" width="496" height="500" alt="Sketchbook: this thing"></a>Alexis Barattinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341846421787548150noreply@blogger.com0