Squatlin Orator - Facebook Live Stream Recap

This week I did another live drawing session over on Facebook. It went for about an hour and a half and I finished a drawing. I set out with a game plan this time around and had a goal in mind. At the end of the session I had created the Squatlin Orator, here is how it turned out...

Squatlin Orator

9 x 12 - Pencil on paper

Real time drawing video
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Overall the session went very well. I received some really great questions and had a lot of fun drawing. For whatever reason, Facebook is not allowing me the option to embed the video over here on blogger, so I have included links below so that you can go back and watch the video at your leisure...

The Squatlin Orator video can be viewed over on my Facebook Page!

I look forward to doing more of these as time allows and interest continues. A big thanks to everyone that came out to watch me drawing and to ask me questions. Hope you got a lot out of the experience! Hopefully whatever issue with embedding the videos on other sites will be addressed so that I can share them all here as well.

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Prepping for my Next Live Facebook Session

Last week I tested the waters of live casting myself drawing over on Facebook. Currently, I am getting ready for my next live drawing session. The test was very much a seat of my pants event. Any thought of having a plan immediately went out the window once I went live. This next time I hope to be a little more focused on working on a specific drawing. I want to better show off my process and how I build up a drawing from a sketch. To that end I have worked up a pair of sketches that I hope to use in future live casts on Facebook...

Pending Live Session Monster #1
8.5 x 11 - Digital sketch
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Pending Live Session Monster #2
8.5 x 11 - Digital sketch
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Not exactly sure when I will be doing the next live session, but hopefully it will happen sometime in the coming two weeks. Still need to get a feel for how often people will want to see this type of thing from me and if I can stay fresh and interesting. Also not sure how much I will be able to complete in a single sitting while answering questions and talking. It will be a learning experience for everyone! Keep an eye out on my Facebook or Twitter feed, I will be posting that I am going live shortly before I do so. Hope to see you there!

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Facebook Live Stream Recap

Last night I tried live streaming on Facebook for the first time. This was more of a test than anything else and it seemed to surpass any of my expectations. Between two streams (apparently there is an hour and a half limit) I drew monsters, talked about making monsters, and answered questions. I definitely will be doing this again!

Scribbling on monsters!

You can head over to my Facebook page to view the recorded streams, or you can watch them here!

I worked on a total of four monsters in the two hours I streamed. One of them, the third one, made to a finished state. I abandoned the other three because I just wasn't feeling where they were heading. I did not have anything planned for these drawings, so I was flying by the seat of my pants and seeing where the pencil took me. Here are some scans  of the drawings from the live stream...

Monster #3 (finished)
9 x 12 - Pencil on paper
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Monster #1 (abandoned)
9 x 12 - Pencil on paper
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Monster #2 (abandoned)
9 x 12 - Pencil on paper
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

Monster #3 (abandoned)
9 x 12 - Pencil on paper
© 2016 Christopher Burdett

A HUGE thanks to everyone that joined in, asked questions, and commented on what I was doing. I will definitely be doing more of these live streams while I draw. Maybe next time I will have something planned out so I can try to focus on completing a specific drawing. We shall see. Keep an eye on my Facebook page or Twitter for an announcement of when I will be going on next. It sure was a lot of fun.

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com