#SketchbookSundays Week #16 - Pen and Ink Drawing 17/01/2011 - 23/01/2011
I already use ink pens for a lot of my lineart, but am keen to try traditional nibs and india ink! This video even shows you how improvising an ink pen can lead to ‘happy accidents’. This week I am going to experiment with india ink and different types of nibs, which will be a totally new are to explore.
This is something on which I need to spend some time, so this week I am heading outside to practice drawing landscapes using one, two, and three point perspective. This handy link gives definitions for each kind of perspective, with examples:
http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Perspective
And here is a link to video that shows a perspective landscape drawing step-by-step:
#SketchbookSundays Week #14 - Sketching with Paint 03/01/2011 - 09/01/2011
I came across this video on Youtube and thought that this week I might try sketching with watercolours. I have always enjoyed using watercolour pencils, but this week I am planning to stretch myself and see what I can come up with! You could also try using ink, or watered down acrylic.
So take a break and doodle! Have fun!
This week on #SketchbookSundays - Guerilla Sketching! ‘…the art of quick and covert drawing of a live subject in a public place.’ Now that my course is finished and it is so close to Christmas there won’t be any opportunity for life-drawing classes until next year. But this seems a good alternative! It could also be a nice break and an excuse to relax at a cafe during the silly season. Go on! Grab your sketch book, and go get a flat white!
#SketchbookSundays is a little late this week, but here ti is! This week I am going to give contour drawing a go. I recently found a copy of The Natural way to draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes, and am going to work through the exercises one by one when I have time. here is how he describes the contour drawing exercise:
“Sit close to the model or object which you intend to draw and lean forward in your chair. Focus your eyes on some point - any point will do - along th econtour of the model. (The contour approximates what is usually spoken of as th eoutline or edge.) Place the point of your pencil on th epaper. Witout taking your eyes off the model, wait until you are convinced that the pencil is touching that point on the model upon which your eyes are fastened.
Then move your eye slowly along the contour of the model and move the pencil slowly along the paper. As you do this, keep the conviction that the pencil point is actually touching the contour. Be guided more by the sense of touch than by sight. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MUST DRAW WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE PAPER, continuously looking at the model.”
Sounds like a challenge, but should be a lot of fun!
For #SketchbookSundays this week, why not try experimenting with negative space? I have had a lot of fun in class this week drawing still life scenes by defining the space around the objects instead of drawing the objects themselves. I even did a few colour experiments which turned out surprisingly well! This week I am going to try and do some more colour exercises in negative space. Why don’t you join in and draw along too?
Here’s a link to an interesting article at Tutorial9 to get you started: http://www.tutorial9.net/downloads/enhancing-your-art-with-negative-space/
For #SketchbookSundays this week, fill a sketchbook! Or, as much of a small sketchbook as you possibly can! I carry around an A5 sketchpad with me wherever I go, and this is very useful for making small notes and sketches!
Over the next week, I plan to do as many extra drawings as I can in my small sketchbook to help reinforce what I have been learning in class. Let’s see how many pages I can fill by the end of the week! How many do you think you can do?
This week I have been focusing on planes and volume in drawing class, and I definitely need more practice! So this week’s task is to draw the face or whatever other subject you prefer using only planes. Have fun!
This week for #SketchbookSundays, design an original character and make a model sheet!
Here is a useful link from Larry’s Toon Institute to get you started!
