I’ve been looking at some of my sketchbooks and having a digital play with some of the drawings. I don’t normally do that, I usually scribble and then leave them, but lately I’ve been going back to them, seeing if they trigger any ideas.
I take digital photos of all my sketches and I uploaded this one into Adobe Photoshop. I drew it early in the Covid19 pandemic lockdown, using charcoal into a Khadi handmade paper sketchbook, when I was walking through the park by Oystermouth Castle. I flicked it through different effects, which was fun, and I liked these two. The landscape around here is very green because of the rain, but I enjoyed seeing this hot fiery filter on the first, it’s such a contrast. The second is pretty dystopian and alien. I’m having fun.
Here’s the original. in charcoal. I don’t know if I’ll do anything more permanent with the image, but sometimes it’s nice just to play and get the imagination going a bit.
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