Wednesday 7 December 2016
Saturday 5 November 2016
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Inktober 2016
Challenge accepted and completed! This is officially the first Inktober I've completed, and I'm absolutely thrilled about it. I've got mixed feelings about the outcomes (some I like, some I hate...you know, usual stuff), but I definitely feel like this has been a very productive month.
I'm not going to lie, it has been hard. I was going to work most of the days and I would feel exhausted by the time I'd get home. Nevertheless, the challenge pushed me to stay up and just draw.
The most important aspect of the challenge I needed to control, was the anxiety over the outcome. I was publishing them as I produced them, but there have been days when I was feeling horrible about what i was drawing. It's an awful spiral lots of artists, novices and masters, get stuck into, and really, I'm not the only one who went through it at the time. To summarise it, I'd produce something I'm not happy with, and then I'll just leave it. During the Inktober though, I forced myself to start a new sketch if I was not satisfied with the previous one. Maybe the final outcome it's not something I'm proud of, but it's finished, and that's the very aim of the challenge.
I love ink, and it's not exactly a new medium for me, but I've learnt few tricks and techniques for specific brushes and products. I've tried using coloured ink to paint (first two drawings), and that was interesting. I almost feel like I've completely neglected digital art, and can't wait to go back to it, but nothing can beat the feeling of traditional tools. I've almost completed two sketchbooks, which means I actually have an excuse to buy some more.
Thursday 29 September 2016
Some thoughts
So, Inktober is approaching, and since I am doing extra hours at work, I have started to scribble down some ideas for drawings. I really want to try to complete the challenge this year. I haven't been feeling well lately, and that is affecting my will to draw. I feel I need a brand new start, so with a great deal of motivation and a little bit of endurance I hope to complete the challenge. Here's a doodle that might or might not become a possible day 1.
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Sketching at the Natural History Museum
I've probably mentioned this already, but the Natural History Museum in London is one of my favourite places. I've managed to get in when it was not too crowded and started sketching for about 2 hours.
The last two sketches were actually done at home as a warm up.
Wednesday 10 August 2016
Thursday 4 August 2016
Bear Gestures
Few days ago Aaron Blaise published some sketches done while watching grizzly bears fishing in their natural habitat through a webcam. He kindly shared the link and I decided to give it a try myself. I guess it's the safest way to sketch wild animals from real life. If you're interested, here's the webcam link: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
Wednesday 6 April 2016
Tiger Studies
Some sketches I decided to colour. The second page is drawn from picture I took at London Zoo. I'd love to be able to sketch there but the amount of people and children running around makes it impossible, especially for animals such as tigers.
Saturday 2 April 2016
Roe Deer Speedpaint
Decided to record the process of the drawing and try Open Broadcast Service recorder. Didn't work out as expected as i couldn't change the frames per second setting. It's still quite a good software for streaming on website such as Picarto, and would definitely recommend it for that.
Sunday 14 February 2016
Friday 12 February 2016
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