sketch book - markers
I thought I would try out some Copic markers and see what I could do with them. Fun to play with, just make sure that you have several of the most used/needed colours! I ran out of several half way through and had to improvise. Colours are very vivid and intense - I like that!
Sketches are 11” X 17”
sketch book - graphite
These sketches were a series of graphite studies of sculptures and artifacts that I had found interesting from various books on the subject. I like to use these resources as the lighting in the photographs is always dramatic and really provides great contrast and value range. A great way to keep your skills sharp!
Sketches are 5.5” X 8.5”
sketch book - sharpie challenge
For this challenge I wanted to try and test my “eye balling” and decision making skills by creating a series of sketches using only Sharpies (fine and ultra fine). No pencil, no eraser, no rulers and an 1 hour time limit. Once the Sharpie hit the paper I was committed to the marks and had to make the best of it!
There was definitely some wonk going on and in some cases I subscribed to the mantra “when in doubt render it out” (i.e. over render) to try to save the sketch. This was a ton of fun and I found accuracy did improve as sketching progressed.
For the most part completed while watching TV, the majority of sketch subjects are from old movie poster and architectural books.
Sketches are 5.5” X 8.5”
