Another of my gig scribbles from Hippos last weekend, of a lively young dancer grooving to my favourite psychedelic rock band, Omnichron.
I took a slice of skirt and put it into Gradient Map on Adobe Photoshop.
Two Heads At The Gig.
I did lots of scribbling at the gig in Hippos on Saturday night, people in audiences are usually absorbed in the performer – unless they’re dancing – and it makes drawing them easier. Here are two very interesting heads grooving to my old mate Peter Crow.
I cropped a section of the drawing in Adobe Photoshop and put it through a Gradient Map. It takes on a life of its own; apart from the colour changes, it also has a 3D quality from the lighter scribbles.
Listening To Crow …
Husb and I went to a great gig at Hippos the other evening, some fantastic musicians and a quirky, fun venue. Gigs are always good for a scribble, people often listen very intently so they’re nice and still. This one was completely focused on my old mate Peter Crow who delivered a storming set.
I cropped a bit of the sketch and put it through a Gradient Map in Adobe Photoshop for my blog’s featured image.
Goodbye Bouldering Wall …
Here are a couple of post-bouldering sketches I did, still at The Wall in Ulverston, but at the end of the session when people were having a rest. This climber was nice and still as he had a sit-down after a strenuous climb.
And this one took a breather standing up, but quite still, so easier to draw than those in full bouldering mode.
It was fun putting pictures of the walls through Adobe Photoshop for some graphics for the blog. I used mainly Cutout Filter and Gradient Map for the effects.
Scribbling Bouldering 6.
Here are the last few drawings from my visit to Ulverston’s “The Wall” with my young relatives. While they and Husb bouldered, I sat and sketched.
These few below are the first ones I did, extra speedy to warm up.
Scribbling Bouldering 5.
Scribbling Bouldering 4.
Husb and I spent a few days in The Lake District last week, in the lovely little town of Ulverston. Husb and our younger relatives went on the climbing wall, doing bouldering. Of course, I had to have a scribble. It’s great to draw people in strange poses that I normally wouldn’t see. I had to be quick too, which is good practice. There’s no time for detail and finesse, it’s scribbling to get something that’s stripped down to the least details you can get away with to make something recognisable.
Scribbling Bouldering 3.
Here’s another scribble from The Wall in Ulverston, where Husb and I visited last week. He bouldered, I scribbled. Here he is with some snazzy handholds and footholds, which look a bit like pebbles and gems strewn across a beach after I’ve tweaked them in Adobe Photoshop . Sensibly, there were some very deep fall mats on the floor.
Scribbling Bouldering 2.
I went to The Wall in Ulverston when I was there last week, not to climb, but to sketch. Climbers twisted themselves into some great shapes, but I had to draw quickly. The bouldering wall is covered in odd, bright shapes, handholds and footholds. I put photos of them through Adobe Photoshop to go with the sketches in my blog posts.
Scribbling Bouldering 1.
Husb and I spent a few days in The Lake District last week, in the lovely little town of Ulverston. Husb joined some of our young relatives on the climbing wall. The technique is called bouldering and I’d never heard of it before. Of course, I had to have a scribble. It was a great opportunity to catch people in odd poses and also a good exercise in speed drawing.
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