Day 37: Wondering why glass is so hard to draw
The art course that I'm working through includes lots of student drawings to give people clear encouragement; if these avowed amateurs can produce such nice pieces »
Day 36: Taking my hand to another level
As part of my art course today's exercise required me to re-visit my non-drawing hand. Previously this was used to draw an outline, with directional lines »
Day 35: Trying to get better at shadows
I've grown to realise lately just how much accurate shading and shadows add to a drawing. If you get them right then the whole thing appears »
Day 34: Picking up some interesting texture
Sitting in the garden today I let my eye roam in the hope of finding something interesting to draw. I know that logically anything should be »
Day 33: Using charcoal for trees
Scattered around the Barbican are lots of open concrete areas that are softened by strategically placed planters and water features. The result is remarkably effective in »
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 »