Day 32: Architecture can be interesting
With blue skies and warm sunshine I decided that I just had to be outside this lunchtime and drawing something interesting; the only problem was finding »
Day 31: Trying out a shadow sketch
Something which I'd never consciously realised, but knew in a subconscious way, is how important shadows are to a drawing. Beyond the obvious cast shadow, which »
Day 30: Moving onto shading
With Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner I've decided to move onto Chapter 4 - Pencil Values. This is all about adding depth, weight and »
Day 29: Finishing the group of flowers
With my drawing yesterday I began by sketching out the outlines for my group of flowers and today the plan was to shade them in. The »
Day 28: Making a start on a group of flowers
I've come to realise, over the past month, that it's over-ambitious to expect to be able to complete a fully-fledged picture in every session. Once you »
Day 27: In a fruitful frame of mind
With this week's drawing session fresh in my mind, and our focus on tone, I felt like continuing in a similar vein tonight. This meant looking »
Day 26: A rose by any other name
This lunchtime, with the sun threatening to break through the clouds, I wandered somewhat aimlessly around the streets near my office. In my mind's eye I »
Day 25: Trying out a local art course
One of the things which I've realised over the last three weeks is that while drawing can bring a lot of satisfaction it's also a rather »
Day 24: Looking for a plug
As I've been working from contour drawings to a slightly more relaxed form of sketching Claire Watson Garcia has encouraged me (and many others I guess) »
Day 23: Wrapping your hand
Another exercise related to drawing irregular objects is that of pretending that something is wrapped up in paper, such as your hand, and drawing the bumpy »