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| Conker on the Half Shell 14 September 2014 Watercolour on Paper 18cm x 12cm (7" x 5") |
This month I have been mostly sketching things I've picked up while out walking.
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| Papier Pig 24 September 2014 Graphite Pencil Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight Sketch Book 21.0cm x 29.7cm (8.25" x 11.75") |
This pig is one of the few exceptions. It is one of four papier-mâché pigs made and given to Elaine by our neighbour Jeff’s sons.
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| Very Small Pine Cone 17 September 2014 Graphite Pencil Daler Rowney A5 Graduate Sketchbook 210mm x 149mm (8.3" x 5.9") |
Going for a walk and collecting something to sketch is a good way to end the working day with some fresh air and a bit of exercise
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| Dried Grass 18 September 2014 Graphite Pencil Daler Rowney A5 Graduate Sketchbook 149mm x 210 (5.9" x 8.3") |
These small detailed studies are absorbing and good practice.
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| Holly 21 September 2014 Graphite Pencil Daler Rowney A5 Graduate Sketchbook 210mm x 149mm (8.3" x 5.9") |
Sketching the holly has helped me to realise the need to revisit the basic modelling technique from the Natural Way to Draw (see Modelled Drawing). The sketch does not reveal the full curving shape of the leaves. It would help if my shading was more directional and if I increased and decreased the pressure of the shading to show curvature. This is something I will think about over the next few weeks.
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