tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200294747942694002024-03-05T18:34:26.823-08:00Sketching GirlSketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-57187670430117407002015-05-25T08:15:00.000-07:002015-09-16T08:29:52.432-07:00May 2015 Art Challenge - 'Ancient vs Futuristic'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Here is my entry for Draw with Jazza's <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1390526/1" target="_blank">May 2015 Art Challenge - Ancient vs Futuristic</a>. The idea is that they are a kind of secret service MI5 (or Men In Black) top secret government agents in Victorian times, fighting Aliens and Futuristic Robots. Hence the lady and gentleman on the left, are fighting a spider-like robot from outer space, in a Victorian sewer tunnel.</div>
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This is my first artwork in quite some time, I think it might actually have been a couple of years since I last tried to create some colour pencil art. I still doodle in pen and pencil, but I've not tried to create some real art in ages. I was really rusty. But I really enjoyed doing this, and even enjoyed sketching out and colouring in bricks in between ad breaks on the TV. </div>
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I joined this Art Challenge late on in the month, having only a couple of weeks to come up with the idea and create it. If I'd had a little more time, I would have liked to have continued darkening the background, and just had a light glow around my heroes, and from the robot's laser bolts. But as it is, I still enjoyed it. And I want to create more!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My Artwork: Colour Pencil, on A5 Sketchbook paper.</span></div>
Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-39358147533053621672012-06-15T11:43:00.000-07:002014-07-06T12:22:45.789-07:00Manzanillo Beach - Landscape Complete!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Here is my completed Colour Pencil Landscape of Manzanillo Beach on A5 Sketchbook Paper. </div>
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I am pretty pleased with how this has turned out, although of course there are areas I would like to improve. My rock drawing skills are not the best, so I think they let it down - especially at the bottom edge of the land mass we see in the distance. I struggled with that! However, I love the water and how I managed to get a reflection of the light down the middle, and I rather like the leaves (especially the main one with yellow veins) in the bottom left of the picture. I also had fun discovering a way to show trees growing on the hills in the distance - by drawing tiny circles with a blue pencil on green shaded hills. It worked really well I think! </div>
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So my Landscape skills are steadily improving, and no doubt the more I practice them, the more they will improve. I just find them so challenging! </div>
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Thanks for looking, and please feel to leave and tips and suggestions for improvement in the comments below!</div>
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I have now decided to focus on Fine Art and Illustration, it is what I love the most. No more design courses for me. I want to be a Fantasy and Science-fiction Artist, creating as realistic art as I can in graphite and colour pencil. I have managed to free up my time to concentrate on my Art every day. Providing I can stick to this, you should see a lot more of my art appearing on here. Today I have been working on a Colour Pencil Landscape of Manzanillo Beach on Margarita Island, which is part of the <a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1102552" target="_blank">Wetcanvas May Landscape Challenge</a>. I am really enjoying this one, it doesn't feel like a chore, and I am really enjoying creating the ocean. I may discover a love for landscapes after all!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-23862691878987659492012-04-02T06:35:00.000-07:002012-04-19T06:36:57.961-07:00T-Shirt Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Final T-Shirt Design, I tried to sum up the essence of what the U101 Design Thinking course is all about, and I hope I managed that. </div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-25605087479253478302012-03-17T10:13:00.000-07:002012-03-17T10:14:29.728-07:00New Sketch - Car Battery Charger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k1GY1QT45lhmP2RzBb8Oa1kePESAG-xcKixlM6eNw-EABhn2Eat7zg3ZwF-nNgJWA8IgWL5hdTsIUyTG8EAq7d6nFnNNab6R-LGlzqfqoS48QSdEYhuSBCXr3ocxRnRc1UUQGKygHWXO/s1600/Abstraction+1+-+Complete++%2528Upload+Version%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5k1GY1QT45lhmP2RzBb8Oa1kePESAG-xcKixlM6eNw-EABhn2Eat7zg3ZwF-nNgJWA8IgWL5hdTsIUyTG8EAq7d6nFnNNab6R-LGlzqfqoS48QSdEYhuSBCXr3ocxRnRc1UUQGKygHWXO/s400/Abstraction+1+-+Complete++%2528Upload+Version%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720914945281311074" /></a><div align="justify">I am currently studying an Open University course in Design, called U101 Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century. This is my latest piece of work on the course, where I have to produce a detailed sketch of an old work tool. I chose an old car battery charger my Dad has, Dad's are great for keeping old bits of junk! I think I may have stumbled across a minefield of old and unusual bits of junk to draw! Here is a photo of the item for comparison:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOWw71o6hwl7ntHlGAuu9gb38pz1vBRKNMpo6jGgmA6u2bzLOul0g3S96q8B9MMYHcEPSS3ly1f0dVikC4eCXItwCVHIain7aYPurr1UFybGdL8iax63VEmZHVAXuYTMunQg-ON5-hkHb/s1600/BILD2802+CROP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOWw71o6hwl7ntHlGAuu9gb38pz1vBRKNMpo6jGgmA6u2bzLOul0g3S96q8B9MMYHcEPSS3ly1f0dVikC4eCXItwCVHIain7aYPurr1UFybGdL8iax63VEmZHVAXuYTMunQg-ON5-hkHb/s400/BILD2802+CROP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720914806704518898" /></a><br />After this initial drawing, my next task is to do two more drawings of this object, but to make them less detailed and more abstract each time, so as to create my own design from this object. This will be an interesting challenge for me! In the next few weeks I will be practicing this technique further, by designing my own T-Shirt for this module! </div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-76412265456864867332011-11-14T09:12:00.000-08:002011-11-14T13:25:30.164-08:00What Art Would I Like To Do?<div align="justify">I'm currently planning a new Art Website to showcase my portfolio and link to this blog. I was browsing some fantasy and science-fiction artists websites for inspiration and ideas, when I stumbled across <a href="http://greghornjudge.com/">Greg Horn's website</a>, and it made me think about the kind of art I want to do, when I consider my skills good enough.<br /><br />I would like to do: <br /><ul><li>Advertising Posters</li><li>Art Prints</li><li>Calendars</li><li>Comic Book Covers</li><li>Fantasy Art</li><li>Greeting Cards</li><li>Heroes & Heroines</li><li>D&D Miniatures Illustrations</li><li>Licence Art - for use on T-Shirts, Ornaments</li><li>Magazine Illustrations - Vignettes</li><li>Movie Scenes</li><li>Music Album Covers</li><li>Music Artists</li><li>Sci-fi & Fantasy Still Life</li><li>Science-fiction Novel Book Covers</li><li>Space Opera Scenes</li><li>Superheroes</li><li>Video Game Magazine Covers</li><li>Witches & Other Supernaturally Powered Figures</li></ul>So I guess I need to improve my skills by practising these kind of works! I'm off to find reference images to match these now! <br /><br />Happy Sketching Everyone!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-50462344965032131042011-08-16T08:17:00.000-07:002011-08-16T09:21:31.877-07:00Trees Landscape - Complete!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP8D1qt8ibCHklItX6CYOQbVcHIYroBclHAS72RA-X5eycdBdmBbhzqebf-MjAIVvYuK8aZeWD3YcXlek9-ACBayacNmdmdB5mu-KslInNWxtMtuUGSj-uKlRRKmEPUxqVjOu1ITPn-E/s1600/2011-08-16++Tree+Landscape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP8D1qt8ibCHklItX6CYOQbVcHIYroBclHAS72RA-X5eycdBdmBbhzqebf-MjAIVvYuK8aZeWD3YcXlek9-ACBayacNmdmdB5mu-KslInNWxtMtuUGSj-uKlRRKmEPUxqVjOu1ITPn-E/s400/2011-08-16++Tree+Landscape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641489697452801634" /></a>
<br /><div align="justify">I finally completed my landscape! It's been difficult working on this one, but I am so glad I finally completed it. It was worth finishing as now I am proud of it! There are still areas I need to improve on, I am a fledgling landscape artist, I do need to improve the contrast and make the picture darker in some areas. But this is a good start I think with a difficult reference image (see <a href="http://sketchinggirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-landscapes-need-help.html">previous post</a>). Thanks so much to Retha for offering me so much help and support - without you and would not have completed it!
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I have since discovered that I need a little more practice at drawing animals, as that's the best way to learn how to create convincing supernatural creatures. I am pleased with how my beak turned out, the eagle's head is good although I think I shortened the neck a little too much. The wings I would move further along the back, and possibly make them larger. Proportions are very difficult to get when you are combining various elements of different animals! Here is the reference photos I used to create this Gryphon.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qs2EgR2_rpryjQe_LuOO9WrhuxMbYWF9OKVpfNz8Y7H3EhQyVlsBNWkO5klOKWY4AajDPlxkCA3odyhZo6omavY960dsNrrRHq30wRxYKsZB1_tBkzi_h-VHrJEN0mktAv0A0T6jqSs/s1600/_Reference+Photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qs2EgR2_rpryjQe_LuOO9WrhuxMbYWF9OKVpfNz8Y7H3EhQyVlsBNWkO5klOKWY4AajDPlxkCA3odyhZo6omavY960dsNrrRHq30wRxYKsZB1_tBkzi_h-VHrJEN0mktAv0A0T6jqSs/s400/_Reference+Photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632936314551878002" /></a>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-84306741347338918052011-07-23T10:40:00.000-07:002011-07-23T10:46:06.669-07:00A Happy Little Shieldbug!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp4on0mhEAsElaVCEgcFbvnZ9XWFt6fNgHU4GtjUv5Wj4Z71OdUw0UcBbsVaEGGPBuvHtCk2QCSHZ2uHyuIxBQnqj9nxqKYR04jK6i9WEDqEHR9TdVpvDfe7RuIqkaY_LSmei_Mb1s18/s1600/2011-07-23++Shield+Bug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp4on0mhEAsElaVCEgcFbvnZ9XWFt6fNgHU4GtjUv5Wj4Z71OdUw0UcBbsVaEGGPBuvHtCk2QCSHZ2uHyuIxBQnqj9nxqKYR04jK6i9WEDqEHR9TdVpvDfe7RuIqkaY_LSmei_Mb1s18/s400/2011-07-23++Shield+Bug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632605451040174018" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Finally we have colour! I really had to push myself today to have a go at something. I haven't done any drawing for a while, and I guess the insecurities start to creep in. <em>Can I still do this?</em> But thankfully, once I chose a picture I liked, and looked simple enough for me to have a go at, this is what I came up with - A Happy Little Shieldbug! <br /><br />I've seen these creatures in my back garden, I think they're really cute! Tiny, but they seem able to just leap from one plant leaf to another. Love them! :)</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-83259183655205242572011-05-19T10:00:00.000-07:002011-05-19T10:14:21.059-07:00Artist's Block<div align="justify">I know you can get writer's block, but is it possible to get artist's block? What do you do when you don't know what to draw, and every reference photo you look at, you think you can't do? Maybe it's partly a confidence issue, and maybe it's a little of allowing the world to rest in heavy on your shoulders and stifle your creativity. Either way, I think I might have found a cure. <br /><br />If I take a break, do something else, allow myself to get distracted, and best of all start laughing at something - I laugh the stress away! Then I spent some time looking in my art inspiration folder, where I've collected both pencil and colour pencil art that inspires me. Art I would love to be able to do. <br /><br />I have a basic art plan to work on each week: Figure Drawing Monday, Still Life Tuesday, Wildlife Wednesday, Landscape Thursday, Urban Landscape Friday, Sci-fi Fantasy Saturday, and Colour Pencil Sunday. This gives me goals to work on to improve my art skills. I am also thinking of trying themes for each week, such as movie week, so I pick a reference related to movies for each one that week, a patriotic week, so each one has to be related to something patriotic to my country, maybe a Victorian week, so everything is Victorian related, etc, etc. <br /><br />To ease myself back into regular sketching, I am also planning to try just a section of a reference photo if I am too overwhelmed by the thought of tackling a whole finished image. I will still be able to practice my drawing and rendering skills, hopefully gain confidence, and then maybe work on a full finished drawing at the end of the week. <br /><br />That's the plan anyway. The main goal is just to get me sketching again. I want to be good, and I want to improve my skills. I can be a great artist if I practice. I can do this, I just need to try.<br /></div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-17097515034646358242011-03-17T11:07:00.000-07:002011-03-17T11:15:06.707-07:00Rolf Harris Impressionism Class<div align="justify">Right now I am so inspired by <a href="http://www.channel4.com/dreamschool">Jamie Oliver's Dream School</a>. He's bringing together the world's best in each subject he wants to have teach at his school. I recently enjoyed Alvin Hall teaching Maths Class, as Maths is one of my weaknesses, and he teaches it in a really interesting way, and makes it relevant to our everyday lives! <br /><br />But I wanted to post this Introduction to Impressionism by Rolf Harris, where he inspires and amazes the kids in this school. I really enjoyed watching it, and it really made me want to have a go at it. Even though I don't use paints, I believe I could use similar rag blending techniques using graphite pencil to create similar impressionist paintings. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you do as well.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7xBWed2Bd88" frameborder="0" width="640"></iframe><div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBWed2Bd88">Rolf Harris Impressionism Class</a></div></div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-87294384828520735032011-03-08T11:32:00.000-08:002011-03-08T11:39:59.698-08:00New Sketch - Alarm Clock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IzYJ7UkVbIdXz8AISSghLuRxOdg_zs61uOsHfz3IFL38U7ZAz5CPvUgBe03Z1T1N9b5itB3GeJQCCjXOwoJ9nD6zybfQC1QDND4xizdIRgr-hF8WDCppKPdDcADI1T7f5Hh9jFqTrmI/s1600/2011-03-08+-+Alarm+Clock.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 352px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581795970805303026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IzYJ7UkVbIdXz8AISSghLuRxOdg_zs61uOsHfz3IFL38U7ZAz5CPvUgBe03Z1T1N9b5itB3GeJQCCjXOwoJ9nD6zybfQC1QDND4xizdIRgr-hF8WDCppKPdDcADI1T7f5Hh9jFqTrmI/s400/2011-03-08+-+Alarm+Clock.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Today I'm working on some Still Life practice, so I tried drawing my alarm clock. I think I need to practice my ellipses! This clock is not perfectly round, which seems to have made it doubly hard for me!<br /><br />I have been inspired today by <a href="http://vivienb.blogspot.com/2011/02/still-life-challenge-and-pentel-brush.html">Vivien's Still Life Challenge</a>, where she's challenging artists to try doing an unusual contemporary Still Life piece. I'd love to try this, and we have until the end of April I believe to get some practice in and some ideas together. I've seen one idea she suggests in her Still Life posts, something she did when she was 15, was to collect one item and draw it, then go pick another item and sketch that in, and keep going until she builds up a nice composition. Which sounds unusual but turned out pretty well for her! <br /><br />Another idea I've seen from searching up various Still Life's, is where you pick items that mean something or represent something about you. And they called the piece "All About Me." What items would you collect if you were going to do a Still Life piece of objects that represent you? A fun challenge I think!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-86487329869119470362011-03-07T10:29:00.000-08:002011-07-23T10:48:17.258-07:00New Sketch - ''Glamorous Singer''<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic69xsvFwd5M6kPlY36akI8NFe_3UpR7vS0ylAueK4iB_3WaxigjX-Og5-PfkkaO69uYw3ofi4_huYZbNL7o_oM_7QvXxJ6fCovWLw8DHzi2qIOA-flE82VvVJZ3UU_J74KSb5q1uA_aM/s1600/2011-03-07+-+Rihanna.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic69xsvFwd5M6kPlY36akI8NFe_3UpR7vS0ylAueK4iB_3WaxigjX-Og5-PfkkaO69uYw3ofi4_huYZbNL7o_oM_7QvXxJ6fCovWLw8DHzi2qIOA-flE82VvVJZ3UU_J74KSb5q1uA_aM/s400/2011-03-07+-+Rihanna.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581409717605635762" /></a><div align="justify">Here's a new sketch I did today of a singer. I'm trying to improve my figure drawing skills, I think my figures are improving slowly, I just need to challenge myself more with these - I fear doing figures because I know I struggle with them!</div><div align="justify"> </div><br /><div align="justify">I'd happily welcome any constructive criticism!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-20336778511053048682011-02-12T11:26:00.000-08:002011-02-15T06:09:23.441-08:00Sci-fi Sketch: Spaceships & UFOs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m81HFDaipkFPKvr1jIafSusd803_HcZFn4vxao9rpepEAJtSyFdEkqAAWmxSxi0ihnSMaWYcAgBbATyMJNl0BxupHINmcO8vq2BYhrHh7mEivE-o9weGRxYthhODaOW_OWg6rmLCE70/s1600/2011-02-12+-+Spaceships+%2526+UFO%2527s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m81HFDaipkFPKvr1jIafSusd803_HcZFn4vxao9rpepEAJtSyFdEkqAAWmxSxi0ihnSMaWYcAgBbATyMJNl0BxupHINmcO8vq2BYhrHh7mEivE-o9weGRxYthhODaOW_OWg6rmLCE70/s400/2011-02-12+-+Spaceships+%2526+UFO%2527s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572887710848444578" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Today I fancied something different. I've been looking at sci-fi spaceships all afternoon, and eventually chose to have a go at designing my own. I can see I need a lot of practice! I think if I try sketching real submarines, aircraft and ships, it should help a lot with learning to draw similar vehicles. I also think sketching shiny MP3 players, CD Walkmans, etc. would also be good practice. They are made of shiny metal in futuristic styles, and may inspire me to do new and exciting spaceships.</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-14288737534887531192011-02-11T11:22:00.000-08:002011-02-15T06:11:31.362-08:00Landscape Practice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZDpMBp80d3oSRholOj7x8G43QcSmBQCbmFmydzTtFLkX-k41lq5VzfEF7_YF-Js128MVrB18ZXWAZHBJKocOlhmLdIHh0gCxubcVtJ0MbmcJThkqGqZ1uek3L2wuAMU8AQtsIUjB8-A/s1600/2011-02-10+-+Landscape+Practice+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZDpMBp80d3oSRholOj7x8G43QcSmBQCbmFmydzTtFLkX-k41lq5VzfEF7_YF-Js128MVrB18ZXWAZHBJKocOlhmLdIHh0gCxubcVtJ0MbmcJThkqGqZ1uek3L2wuAMU8AQtsIUjB8-A/s400/2011-02-10+-+Landscape+Practice+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886435487538722" /></a><br /><div align="justify">After yesterday's abysmal landscape, I decided to spend today's sketch time on trying to improve my landscape skills. So today I worked on my grass, and a tree sketching. I think my grass is looking quite good in the end, I do need practice putting it in a scene and making it look real. At least that's the idea! I'm also hoping to improve my trees, these are a start.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnoZKy4aaktkBCxZ3K6oP-642V9GXbZT5-FERx0K8iPJeUYFYCla_GgiLRSCPxgF3-cPKpX4DDj9rOs4ZB9Y481yAzpWiq6EKgjGJiOelesWb10DTpqOrlHVVbQT1RXXaczmcDAaH1Kw/s1600/2011-02-10+-+Landscape+Practice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnoZKy4aaktkBCxZ3K6oP-642V9GXbZT5-FERx0K8iPJeUYFYCla_GgiLRSCPxgF3-cPKpX4DDj9rOs4ZB9Y481yAzpWiq6EKgjGJiOelesWb10DTpqOrlHVVbQT1RXXaczmcDAaH1Kw/s400/2011-02-10+-+Landscape+Practice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572886435781704706" /></a>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-20037483160911003302011-02-10T11:12:00.000-08:002011-02-15T06:11:49.368-08:00An Abysmal Landscape!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPSKA0FjvB11csp3wNNq2GwCoMf8XHg3EBzJDcbCctrTaiRNKN_vQI-FAglKTMvl4V9iT5-QR2HyGvbBs5zjHFbxpUNlUnF0bUmasdzD5HhenqiQuKtobvjnyi6LF1DUXABu4qRD4Nhw/s1600/2011-02-10+-+Landscape%252C+Rapeseed+Field.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPSKA0FjvB11csp3wNNq2GwCoMf8XHg3EBzJDcbCctrTaiRNKN_vQI-FAglKTMvl4V9iT5-QR2HyGvbBs5zjHFbxpUNlUnF0bUmasdzD5HhenqiQuKtobvjnyi6LF1DUXABu4qRD4Nhw/s400/2011-02-10+-+Landscape%252C+Rapeseed+Field.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572142100489468882" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Today I think I have relearnt how much I need to work on my landscape drawing! I know my landscapes aren't usually the most detailed, and now I think I can see why! I tend to shade the grassy areas smooth, I don't think I am good at adding the detail yet. This sketch is approximately 4 x 3 inches, done with a blunt 2B pencil and a B pencil. I really need to practice my grass and trees!<br /><br />Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-90549928074304964412011-02-01T10:57:00.000-08:002011-02-15T06:12:12.872-08:00Sketch #6 Sea Serpent<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTIsUm_oIxs0VH_SwRTKc6gb_JWURWY2HXVvNr7AYQI7gmHP5sGLQhYqk0DGg9JEzTQqwDB9nxjroqceb5SnIUVp6eoT4QC8s7cRZyA63-A78X5_clFytM-F-Gm8B-E5zySC22Yy6WR4/s1600/2011-02-01+-+Sea+Serpent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTIsUm_oIxs0VH_SwRTKc6gb_JWURWY2HXVvNr7AYQI7gmHP5sGLQhYqk0DGg9JEzTQqwDB9nxjroqceb5SnIUVp6eoT4QC8s7cRZyA63-A78X5_clFytM-F-Gm8B-E5zySC22Yy6WR4/s400/2011-02-01+-+Sea+Serpent.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571395442125626322" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Today I nearly ran out of time in the day, I literally sketched this in 15 minutes before I went to bed! It's a small sea serpent inspired from a childrens drawing book. Drawn with less details to make it quicker to do, but I did enjoy adding the pattern and changing the shading for under the water and above it. A fun sketch.</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-31328908861059625192011-01-31T10:52:00.000-08:002011-02-15T06:13:07.001-08:00Sketch #5 Lamp on Wicker Table<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62idIzUYZUixAX6_LH6rxZhL8eqCVy7u3ysGADAONKMBtY8R-Fp5J_J6nOb7S0q-kd4R9jnwg42KKSrD7D4BAfVkgU29APZVhM8Kw1RM41IBLvQpN1U5g67kZLLc9TiLxT9hETa6yT8A/s1600/2011-01-31+-+Lamp+on+Wicker+Table+%2528enhanced%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62idIzUYZUixAX6_LH6rxZhL8eqCVy7u3ysGADAONKMBtY8R-Fp5J_J6nOb7S0q-kd4R9jnwg42KKSrD7D4BAfVkgU29APZVhM8Kw1RM41IBLvQpN1U5g67kZLLc9TiLxT9hETa6yT8A/s400/2011-01-31+-+Lamp+on+Wicker+Table+%2528enhanced%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571394625867424210" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Today's Sketch I also found in a mail order catalogue, a fancy lamp with strange globes on the end with bulbs inside and a chrome base, and then I picked a small wicker table to draw underneath it. I don't think I got the ellipse correct that it is sitting on, but then it's not that easy adding a table as an afterthought! I did enjoy it though, and I'm gradually increasing my Still Life sketching.</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-67451700107760229462011-01-31T10:19:00.000-08:002011-01-31T10:19:00.211-08:00Improving My Art<div align="justify">I am amazed by how much my art is improving, sketching every day is making a huge difference to my art. I want to improve my art equally in all major areas. There are 7 days in a week. If I can come up with a list of 7 things to try, I can do them each week, and ensure I improve.<br /><br />This idea came to me after seeing my Fashion Girl figure drawing yesterday. My figure drawing is improving much better than the last one I did. If I choose to do a figure drawing sketch once a week, my figure drawing is bound to improve. So I will make a list of the 7 different things I want to work on each week, and see where my art ends up in 3 months time. I am doing this over 12 weeks, which means 12 figure drawings - just imagine where my figure drawing will be then?<br /><br /></div><ol><li><div align="justify"><strong>Figure Drawing</strong><br />(music star, movie star, fashion model, humanoid, fantasy)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Still Life</strong><br />(a stationery object or food)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Animal<br /></strong>(mammal, reptile, fish, bird, insect, spider)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Landscape<br /></strong>(greenery, trees, grass, plants, water, full natural landscape)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Urban Landscape</strong><br />(buildings, parts of buildings, stone statue, street, vehicles)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Sci-fi or Space scene</strong><br />(spaceship, stars, nebula, asteroid, aliens, alien technology)<br /><br /></div></li><li><div align="justify"><strong>Colour Pencil Piece<br /></strong>(any of the other 6 items in colour) </div></li></ol><div align="justify"><br />This should keep my skills up in all these areas, and I can have fun doing them. I’m looking forward to this. </div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-34989201451326180682011-01-30T07:27:00.000-08:002011-01-30T07:43:53.351-08:00Sketch #4 -- Fashion Catalogue Girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPztzs9edyAgC348XBGKf42Hy8xHn0CLQ6C_NbSPVuXytidSesuCdbTV0y01BSrDdnircVTj_CJuF-EgjpuIw4OVP2kZ1rkzWRZkHEP_Z55xfZJ5xmzS0B-qaje5r58TJJyVj474B6ULA/s1600/2011-01-30+-+Fashion+Catalogue+Girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPztzs9edyAgC348XBGKf42Hy8xHn0CLQ6C_NbSPVuXytidSesuCdbTV0y01BSrDdnircVTj_CJuF-EgjpuIw4OVP2kZ1rkzWRZkHEP_Z55xfZJ5xmzS0B-qaje5r58TJJyVj474B6ULA/s400/2011-01-30+-+Fashion+Catalogue+Girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568002028650168466" /></a><div align="justify">Today I sketched a Fashion Catalogue Girl. She appealed to me because she reminded me of a Vampire, a real cruel and evil one. I ended up spending over an hour on this sketch, and I think I might have overworked it a bit. I ended up shading away most of the detail in her hair, I had some gorgeous strands and movement showing in there, but she does have really dark hair and it wasn't dark enough in my sketch.<br /><br />I'm still happy with how she turned out, as people are probably the one subject I find the hardest to do, and this is a learning curve for me!</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-84974666606542725492011-01-29T07:46:00.000-08:002011-01-30T07:44:49.612-08:00Sketch #3 -- Laptop Hard Drive<div align="justify">Today I sketched the Hard Drive I recently pulled out of my old Laptop. I had to prop it up against a cup to be able to sketch it, it kept wanting to fall down, but eventually it gave up and decided to pose there for me! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDcA8bMxYrBkx1uKyaFAIcFMkD7Yn9ylNe4Dnw61G9ao_CcXOOOPU7Azf5UYUj4plGto0rTG2v77pabQlWPzWQukgFSFqsLzDpBhEiZI5TEQlRcnNiS9qrPLjX6YMuzwGQNcV-0p56Tw/s1600/2011-01-28+-+Laptop+Hard+Drive.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDcA8bMxYrBkx1uKyaFAIcFMkD7Yn9ylNe4Dnw61G9ao_CcXOOOPU7Azf5UYUj4plGto0rTG2v77pabQlWPzWQukgFSFqsLzDpBhEiZI5TEQlRcnNiS9qrPLjX6YMuzwGQNcV-0p56Tw/s400/2011-01-28+-+Laptop+Hard+Drive.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567635309313260514" /></a><br /></div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-69186383977873917112011-01-28T07:39:00.000-08:002011-01-30T07:45:26.142-08:00Sketch #2 - Fantasy Doodles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PqMNnHiYtdD7VkV0zza4m2wCp6baAtvQRK_ECU8oSaZ13SZBkgeytkgdKbM0Q0FLe7VuaO2pQXwGul7Iksq3-r0kqAvi2VdXCzpMAnqa6mV71BXHb_yTdTxjKa9cuwlgGgu_8Vo7Oak/s1600/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+Sweets+%2526+Heart+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PqMNnHiYtdD7VkV0zza4m2wCp6baAtvQRK_ECU8oSaZ13SZBkgeytkgdKbM0Q0FLe7VuaO2pQXwGul7Iksq3-r0kqAvi2VdXCzpMAnqa6mV71BXHb_yTdTxjKa9cuwlgGgu_8Vo7Oak/s400/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+Sweets+%2526+Heart+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567634112580531954" /></a><div align="justify">Today I just doodled for fun, I started off drawing sweets, a heart, then a white rabbit, and his magic rabbit hole, a pocket watch, a little more stippling, and then a fantasy door to finish things off. It was nice just to relax and not worry about doing something 'right'. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIgXvw-maTs9sg2qHwukdbWR5QKQqsEb4_VIXTkv_MIdb_1Al0vUV4luHv1OCOxGfcgsTVg4d76NhyphenhyphenhmlWdBypVhYai8sUt96wwI6V5wwFhTga0ZxtO8jZ1UOGHbzzTO8ka7WYe7CsZg/s1600/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+White+Rabbit+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIgXvw-maTs9sg2qHwukdbWR5QKQqsEb4_VIXTkv_MIdb_1Al0vUV4luHv1OCOxGfcgsTVg4d76NhyphenhyphenhmlWdBypVhYai8sUt96wwI6V5wwFhTga0ZxtO8jZ1UOGHbzzTO8ka7WYe7CsZg/s400/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+White+Rabbit+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567634121744346450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7rq5bgbGNL5pjnBrJPT4UkuNmN1vejMnXUTsjXeBMNNU8SN_-Ad05s3adsSCLmTxytGxpZTMdN3SggEONz01aSrPpFr7OqefIQqdnIV5ahBLtejD1xnLghJvtwcx0O8bP0yW1vuiPis/s1600/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+Land.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7rq5bgbGNL5pjnBrJPT4UkuNmN1vejMnXUTsjXeBMNNU8SN_-Ad05s3adsSCLmTxytGxpZTMdN3SggEONz01aSrPpFr7OqefIQqdnIV5ahBLtejD1xnLghJvtwcx0O8bP0yW1vuiPis/s400/2011-01-27+-+Fantasy+Land.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567634120304576002" /></a><br /></div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-60073997889263830422011-01-27T11:11:00.000-08:002011-01-30T07:46:00.165-08:00Sketch a Day Game - Tree Stippling Practice<div align="justify">I just discovered a <a href="http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=848562">Sketch a Day Game</a> challenge on Wetcanvas, where they challenge you to do a sketch a day, numbering each one you do, and having to revert back to #1 any time you skip a day! It's ok to not upload every day, so long as you sketch every day, and upload them after. Let's see what number I can get up to without missing a day!<br /><br />Today I start on <strong>Sketch #1</strong> - a practice at Stippling foliage for bushes and trees. I usually just do the shading as on the first couple of shrubs and trees on this page, the stippling definitely doesn't come naturally to me, but I'm hoping they resemble trees and shrubs!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi446SJ-5zfj8Ltx3r5WdfZPWSUIkbKcYcMV9Uo-eAFd9WdDJ9YvVq3p-yswR2wLY6cT-ZuFE8pXUEUWKMA_TeR-F4jNmOFnfjMH_t_Fzu0ZdcfB81rW5C6kWCIzUF8DhLnY7GJn-4DwA/s1600/2011-01-27+-+Stippling+Trees+Practice+%2528Enhanced%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566946822604404066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi446SJ-5zfj8Ltx3r5WdfZPWSUIkbKcYcMV9Uo-eAFd9WdDJ9YvVq3p-yswR2wLY6cT-ZuFE8pXUEUWKMA_TeR-F4jNmOFnfjMH_t_Fzu0ZdcfB81rW5C6kWCIzUF8DhLnY7GJn-4DwA/s400/2011-01-27+-+Stippling+Trees+Practice+%2528Enhanced%2529.jpg" /></a>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620029474794269400.post-39146116812889426102011-01-25T11:09:00.000-08:002011-01-30T07:46:21.817-08:00Fantasy House Sketch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYjzZWHzC02C6SgI8RSw5zPBTqEl2uDO3U7sIiR_s48rovoWnAvlm8mEuUyU_lcCBZSHm23SoIVaOZg0rS_uX4LU1DCn9fTlQXjRqeBmRNjWww_6YFGUM_lLAEUGd_7Lal-SkFlwgMnY/s1600/2011-01-25+-+Fantasy+House.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYjzZWHzC02C6SgI8RSw5zPBTqEl2uDO3U7sIiR_s48rovoWnAvlm8mEuUyU_lcCBZSHm23SoIVaOZg0rS_uX4LU1DCn9fTlQXjRqeBmRNjWww_6YFGUM_lLAEUGd_7Lal-SkFlwgMnY/s400/2011-01-25+-+Fantasy+House.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566945340344381058" /></a><br /><div align="justify">I'm starting my daily sketches again, today's sketch is a little fantasy house I made up on a coffee break.</div>Sketching Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15894873881126771450noreply@blogger.com0