Sketching in the Foyer

Whilst waiting in the Foyer to the IMAX Cinema, Science Museum, I thought I'd sketch some people! I made a pact to myself that as I would rather go out and draw from everyday life than spend my Mondays at Life Drawing, I need to take advantage of every moment!

What do I hope to get from doing his?

- Well, at the moment I have become slightly bored with life drawing classes. I feel I have done enough of 'drawing the body without an outline' and 'focusing on the tones, shadows and forms the body is made up of'. All I would like at the moment is to either draw the human anatomy in immense procission and accuracy or drawing people and the environments they are in whilst capturing that sense of atmosphere and place. Also, I some feedback from last year was that I need to work on my faces - so I guess I need to work on incorporating personality into each figure I draw! 

Ideabook

I've started this new thing called an 'ideabook' where in this book I draw out ideas and sketches from my imagination. I already do a lot of drawing from observation so I need to balance the two. Plus, I want to work on my ideas and to strengthen them by practicing and training my mind to conjure up thoughts and ideas - hence: 'ideabook'.

So far there are mostly sketches of a new manga series idea of Wizard apprentices...

Spirited House Upon the Hill

Coloured pencil magic

I drew this one either on the way to Newquay or whilst I was there. I love it, I think its so cute and it reminds me a lot of the house Chihiro and her family  move to at the beginning of Spirited Away.

A Really Sweet Digi Print

Digital Illustration using Brush and Bamboo

Drawing in sketchbook

My Cousin visited and I saw she was wearing the most beautifully cute top I ever did saw. The block pastel colours and shaped fruit design, and fabric used all were heaven to my eyes. When I asked her where she bought I top from, she told me the 'Strawberry' shop in America. One day I shall go to America!!

So instead I made a drawing of her top and used my Bamboo tablet (for the first time!) to create a digital pattern through Photoshop. I would have used the pen tool but sadly I only have Photoshop Elements, which I can't seem to locate it on. Thus, leading me to using the bamboo.