Getting Butch

 

Sometimes I draw in white ink into a rather lovely black sketchbook by Paperchase. But it ain’t half difficult! Funny thing is, if I draw onto paper that I’ve coloured with a wash, I really enjoy it. Maybe it’s because the commercial one is so evenly coated and perfect, it’s like drawing straight onto a perfect sheet of fine white paper – inhibiting. When I draw nudes onto black, I like mapping a grid over the surface of the body. It’s gives a three dimensional look and it also looks a bit science fictiony. I think I’ll have to be more assertive with the sketchbook and not let it intimidate me – maybe attack it with white oil bars or white conte instead of using a fine line pen. That’s it – I’ll get all butch!

Published by Rosie Scribblah

I'm an artist / printmaker / scribbler. I love drawing and all the geeky stuff associated with printmaking, working in a figurative style. I live in Wales with husband and demented cats. And my real name is Rose Davies :D

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