Tag Archives: Drawing

This is why you should use an easel

I was really unsure about whether to post this. I was on a plane last week, and to pass the time I decided to do a little drawing practice. I know that ideally you would draw from observation, but the back of the chair in front wasn’t all that interesting. Instead, I decided to sketchContinueContinue reading “This is why you should use an easel”

Lack of motivation

I’ve been finding recently that I don’t have the same patience/attention span for art. When I was younger I could work on something for HOURS and for days on end. I think a big difference is that as an adult there are always other things I feel I need to be getting done. I knowContinueContinue reading “Lack of motivation”

Art Deco Dolls

For Christmas my brother got me a book on graphic and illustration from the art deco era. I wanted to work on proportion and scale, and generally speeding up a little bit. In general I think I’m getting better at making the initial sketch part more accurate and speedy. It’s still taking me a veryContinueContinue reading “Art Deco Dolls”

Miss Fisher, the lizard queen.

The title is a reference to the first attempt of this drawing that looked like a drug fuelled lizard woman. Here’s the wonderful Essie Davis as Miss Fisher reference picture: Progress so far is an improvement from the lizard lady version though I know there’s lots to work on, like the jaw and mouth andContinueContinue reading “Miss Fisher, the lizard queen.”