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Thursday, July 31, 2014

like a little Kramer #sketch #drawing #characterdesign



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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Song and dance #dance #sketch #drawing #kids #drum



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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Part 2 #sketch #drawing #kids #science



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Kids doing it for themselves. #teamwork #kids #laboratory #sketch #drawing



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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Garage band #music #guitar #sax #sketch #kids #drawing



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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Good job little girl! #sticks #drawing #illustration #sketch



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Friday, July 18, 2014

#machine #drawing #sketch #penandink



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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

"Vroom vroom!" said the car.



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Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy 4th!



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Thursday, July 3, 2014

#foodtruck



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Spencer Hallam is a visual artist and illustrator living in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the University of Colorado, Boulder and an earned an MFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He currently works as a freelance illustrator and art instructor. Visit Spencer's portfolio at www.spencerhallam.com
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  • Sketch Night at the Society of Illustrators NYC
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  • The Effect of LIght on Local Color
    I made the two diagrams below to help anyone trying to understand how color changes under different lighting conditions. I've started wi...
  • 2D to 3D: A Lesson in Chiaroscuro
    I've broken basic chiaroscuro into 8 steps (+1 step for that "colorized" look).  Toward the end of this lesson I try to conne...
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    To render chrome effectively you must first choose an environment to be reflected onto the surface of the chrome.  In the photo above you c...

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      • like a little Kramer #sketch #drawing #characterde...
      • Song and dance #dance #sketch #drawing #kids #drum
      • Part 2 #sketch #drawing #kids #science
      • Kids doing it for themselves. #teamwork #kids #lab...
      • Garage band #music #guitar #sax #sketch #kids #dra...
      • Good job little girl! #sticks #drawing #illustrati...
      • #machine #drawing #sketch #penandink
      • "Vroom vroom!" said the car.
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