Here are some blind contour drawings of my kids. Except for a slight hint of likeness in the first one (of my son), they look nothing like them. But at least they look like faces! I find the middle one (of my eldest daughter) the most interesting—and the last one (of my youngest daughter) aContinue reading “Blind contour drawings”
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My eldest daughter
Drawing faces is hard. The tiniest mismeasurement can ruin a likeness, and make the proportions look a bit odd, which I think they do here. Having said that, I’m pretty happy with this (drawn from a reference photo, not from life). I captured at least some of what I was trying to.
Funny the things you notice (as an artist)
Not that I’m a very skilled or experienced artist yet (I do respect the word), but I’m definitely in that mindset. And in the Men’s at work the other day, I noticed this button on the top of the toilet cistern. I loved the dark, abstract shapes in the reflection, and I knew I hadContinue reading “Funny the things you notice (as an artist)”
Drawing exercises
I went for a couple of months recently without drawing or painting anything, mainly because I was distracted by work. But I’ve started sketching again, with a little help and inspiration from this book. All of the below images are exercises or copies from the book. Click on them to see the full image.
Ink drawing of a David Hockney photo
You might remember, in week 4 of my art classes, we worked with ink and shellac and did some drawings of old David Hockney photos of objects in his studio?
