Drawing from memory vs from a model
Bizarrely this one captured her better than drawing direct from lifel. The tutor made a good point; looking at the original drawing – and looking to improve it – you had to ask yourself to remember if the models shoulders / weight / hips / arms really were at that angle / length / position ...
Back at an easel again
Have gone back to lifedrawing class; first time in probably 15 years (eek!). I was fully expecting to freeze up and only be able to scratch out a 2″ high little stick (wo)man, but after 6 poses in the 2 and a half hour session, I was quite pleased with what I’d done… It’s a ...
Electric Sheep Magazine is Dead, Long Live Electric Sheep Magazine!
“lovingly and effectively designed – stylish yet readable – exactly as it should be” (Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet Int.) Some of you know by now that the magazine I’ve been Art Directing has now gone bust in it’s current print format. Richard writes a lovely goodbye piece on the FP blog, mentioning not only the ...
The Rain Before it Falls
This, and The House of Sleep are my favourite Jonathan Coe books. Funnily enough I’d been scanning old family photos the same day I started this,
