Blog of illustrator and printmaker Brendan Totten

  1. I posted the original sketch for this piece a long time ago, but I never posted the finished piece when I revisited it.

    I posted the original sketch for this piece a long time ago, but I never posted the finished piece when I revisited it.

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  1. Uh, hey there. Been a while. I’m hoping to be more active here again, since IG has thoroughly dropped off. If you are still following me from however many years ago my last post was, thank you.
I’ve been doing a lot of drawing and style/technique...

    Uh, hey there. Been a while. I’m hoping to be more active here again, since IG has thoroughly dropped off. If you are still following me from however many years ago my last post was, thank you.

    I’ve been doing a lot of drawing and style/technique exploration lately. It’s been something of a creative existential crisis for me. This was something I came up with that I am relatively happy with and I might explore a bit further in the future.

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  1. Ojo, 8/100 for the 100 Heads challenge. Gouache on mat board.
Going to try and be more active here. Sorry I have been negligent. I will eventually repost the rest. I am up to like.. 15 now.

    Ojo, 8/100 for the 100 Heads challenge. Gouache on mat board.

    Going to try and be more active here. Sorry I have been negligent. I will eventually repost the rest. I am up to like.. 15 now.

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  1. Hey Tumblr, been a while. Finally putting this one down after a long time picking at it. Book cover illustration for Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”

    Hey Tumblr, been a while.  Finally putting this one down after a long time picking at it. Book cover illustration for Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”

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  1. “What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?” Anton Chigurh, No Country For Old Men. Quick character study in gouache, going for character essence rather than actor likeness.
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    “What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?” Anton Chigurh, No Country For Old Men. Quick character study in gouache, going for character essence rather than actor likeness.
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  1. I don’t think I ever posted this doodle. Did it a while ago experimenting with getting good texture in digital drawings. Based on a dude I saw at my train stop.
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#drawing #illustration #art #illustratorsofinstagram #digitalillustration...

    I don’t think I ever posted this doodle. Did it a while ago experimenting with getting good texture in digital drawings. Based on a dude I saw at my train stop.
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    #drawing #illustration #art #illustratorsofinstagram #digitalillustration #digitaldrawing #kylebrush #practice #doodle #texture #practice #portrait #portraitsketch #sketch

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  1. Morning sketch. I’ve spent this weekend trying get back into oil painting, but I’m still shaking off the cobwebs, so nothing to share yet. Hopefully soon.
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#drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #graphite #pencil #sketch #sketchbook...

    Morning sketch. I’ve spent this weekend trying get back into oil painting, but I’m still shaking off the cobwebs, so nothing to share yet. Hopefully soon.
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    #drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #graphite #pencil #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #practice

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  1. Being mean to myself. Texture tedium.
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#drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #sketch #sketchbook #practice #graphite #texture

    Being mean to myself. Texture tedium.
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    #drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #sketch #sketchbook #practice #graphite #texture

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  1. That bouncer and/or sound-guy at your local music venue that is totally over it. Just found this buried on my computer.
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#drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #doodle #sketch #kylebrush #digitalillustration #digitalart #portrait...

    That bouncer and/or sound-guy at your local music venue that is totally over it. Just found this buried on my computer.
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    #drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #doodle #sketch #kylebrush #digitalillustration #digitalart #portrait #portraitillustration #characterillustration #practice #metalhead

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  1. My parents came to visit last weekend, and I managed to get this quick sketch of my dad sitting outside the MFA. The likeness is not 100% but since no one in my family is particularly good at holding still, I think it’s pretty good.
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    My parents came to visit last weekend, and I managed to get this quick sketch of my dad sitting outside the MFA. The likeness is not 100% but since no one in my family is particularly good at holding still, I think it’s pretty good.
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    #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #illustration #portrait #portraitsketch #portraitdrawing #portraitillustration #doodle #practice #dads

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  1. Something a little different. #tbt to this editorial illustration I did for Rhode Island Monthly for their March issue. The article was about non-local/corporate ownership of local news outlets. Thanks so much to AD Meaghan!

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  1. Hey everyone. I have an INPRNT store now! From now on all digital prints are going to be available there. There are many reasons for this changeup, but the biggest are the convenience for me not to have to handle printing and shipping, and that I can...

    Hey everyone. I have an INPRNT store now! From now on all digital prints are going to be available there. There are many reasons for this changeup, but the biggest are the convenience for me not to have to handle printing and shipping, and that I can also offer my prints for cheaper than I could through my own store. My store (btotten.com/shop) will now only have original work, mostly drawings and small edition screen prints. To start the inprnt shop has my Handmaid’s Tale print, but I am working on getting some other pieces ready too. Check it out!

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  1. Oh Dae-Su. Quick evening practice.
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#drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #graphite #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #portrait #portraitillustration #art #practice #oldboy #ohdaesu #parkchanwook

    Oh Dae-Su. Quick evening practice.
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    #drawing #illustration #illustratorsofinstagram #graphite #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #portrait #portraitillustration #art #practice #oldboy #ohdaesu #parkchanwook

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  1. Leisure time, 1931
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    Leisure time, 1931
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  1. Keepin’ Creepin'

    Keepin’ Creepin'

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