The last sketch that I posted of this model was drawn in a very stark way, but this pose inspired me to go a bit scribbly. It took 45 minutes and I used graphite onto a heavy vintage paper (make unknown). I spent a lot of time analysing the hand. I’m out of practice, IContinue reading “The Scribbly Lines”
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#Caturday Archives: 35
Looking back through my sketchbooks to February 2015, I spotted Little Ming aka Ming The Merciless. She was a tiny, fluffy Tortoiseshell with one eye and a giant personality! She was a sweet, delightful, cuddly little cat UNTIL we took her to the vets. She had a red marker on her notes at the vetsContinue reading “#Caturday Archives: 35”
The Stark Lines
This pose inspired me to do an analytical drawing, lots of measuring and spare, stark lines. The model is very thin and his features lend themselves to precision. It was a 15 minute pose and I used graphite onto a good quality but reasonably cheap cartridge paper.
The Corn Flour Hack
I’ve seen a few printmakers using this hack on social media to see if their lino block is ready to print. It saves doing a proof print and getting the block inky. I sprinkled cornflour onto the block and scraped it across the lino with a business card (see below) to get the cornflour intoContinue reading “The Corn Flour Hack”
Portrait Drawing: Week 7
It’s 7 weeks since I started back at life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop after a long break (see here) and here are the warm-up sketches. I’m aiming to improve my portrait drawing over the next year. These range between 5 and 15 minutes, using a graphite block onto a good quality but cheap cartridge paper.
Which Should I Choose?
These are the final three portrait drawings I did recently at Swansea Print Workshop‘s weekly life drawing group. I did these in the final hour of the session, she maintained the same pose so I was able to really look and analyse what I was seeing and try and be accurate. I’ll be choosing one ofContinue reading “Which Should I Choose?”
I Love This Head
I love drawing this model at the Swansea Print Workshop’s life drawing group, she has such a fantastic face. I’m focusing on portrait drawing for the next year or so and I’m getting faster at drawing a reasonable likeness. This is a 25 minute pose, drawn in graphite onto a heavyweight vintage paper (no watermark).
Portrait Drawing: Week 6
These are the warm-up drawings for week 6 of my return to life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop after a gap of several years (see here). My goal is to improve my portrait drawing over the next year. These sketches range between 1 and 15 minutes, using a graphite block onto a good but cheap cartridge paper.
#Caturday Archives: 34
This #Caturday Saturday I’ve gone back almost 11 years to January 2015 and some pen and pencil sketches I made of the late, great Bobbit, a rather curmudgeonly calico cat.
At The Swansea Fringe: 5
I was one of the “Live” sketchers at this year’s Swansea Fringe, and here’s one of the musicians at Elysium on the first night, in a band called Whilbur. I used graphite onto a thick vintage paper (not watermarked), a water reservoir brush and Derwent Inktense blocks.
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