We all got Covid at my house! I can draw and paint but for some reason anything practical I do is overwhelming. Daily drawing lately has been an anchor in these strange times. The prompts this spring are all earth-related. It’s a great way to fill a sketchbook, and I won a prize from a Pen-focused Instagram Contest!
I find the idea pops into my head, and sometimes then I do a bit of research. I can credit other Instagrammers for their inspired photography, and challenge myself to push my comfort zone with media and techniques, and composition. The original inspiration nearly always sees me through, which is encouraging. These are posted, so they actually get COMPLETED, which I often have a problem with. I try to limit the pencil and fussiness, finding the best means to the end. I try to economize clean, confident line and simplified colour palette. The only stage I don’t enjoy is the procrastinating!
Today the prompt was “moths”, and I got Procreate to give me the symmetry and background. The result is a digital file. Should I print the result and glue it into the sketchbook? Maybe. I’d like more commentary in imy sketchbooks too, like Liz Steel. My skills in Procreate are pretty rusty.
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| All in Noodlers Walnut with just a touch of black. |
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| Vintage Nurses Pen from Fifteenpens |
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| Background studies |
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