Tagged: Drawing
Drawing exercise: describe objects with your fingers!
Describing the qualities of an object without naming it This is an exercise we did to really ‘look’ at, or pay close attention to, the shape, texture, quality, material, sound and smell of objects....
Using wood saw blades to create paper sculptures in Victorian furniture factory
I took part in Dining Room Drawing Club’s two day event, Drawing in Space last week. 15 artists came and made work over a weekend in Brixton East, a huge, beautiful two-storey Victorian furniture factory. For...
Actionettes as Lichtenstein ladies – posters painted for the show
Some posters we painted from illustrations I’d drawn based on the ladies… The posters were created using the genius Rastorbator programme (Free!) that creates multi-sheet posters from your artwork and makes them all Lichtenstein-dotty...
Artists, crafters and makers talk business
Makerhood held a free event called a ‘local makers forum‘ in Brixon’s Living Bar the other day. Makerhood is an initiative to promote local making, creativity and skills – and build connections between local makers, the...
Phone sketchbook: finger or stylus?
These are done using Sketchbook Mobile Android app which is pretty impressive, but without a decent stylus, still not as good as a paper and pen somehow… It has a really great interface, customisable...
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...
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...
Marzipan
Marzipan smells and tastes delicious (if you are so inclined) but is pretty underwhelming to draw until someone has made it into marzipan fruit or icing. However it did make me think of soft,...